Chapter 485: Daxia People

As the days passed, winter was gradually receding; although the accumulated snow had yet to thaw, the cold wind was no longer biting.

Ever since Xia Duo returned from Seventon, he had not left; aside from his daily Meditation Training and research into new communication Spells, he spent his time watching the territory residents work.

Because the ground was frozen solid, clearing land and constructing farmland was a very difficult task, but apart from clearing land, March, with its gradually warming weather, was a good season for logging.

Of course, if one were to discuss the most suitable time, it would certainly be autumn.

However, Xia Duo actually did not need to consider the timing for logging at all; he only needed to consider the human factor, because there were simply too many trees here—as long as one wanted to cut them, there would always be some.

In just over a month, the residents arriving from the Inner Land would reach Linshui Village, and the originally later Phase 2 plan could now be set in motion.

Lord's Villa Reception Room.

Nowadays, quite a bit of new furniture had been added here, all made by the Territory's carpenters; although the workmanship was still very rough—not to mention aesthetics and artistry, even the basic horizontal and vertical alignment was lacking—this was the seed of development.

Xia Duo was willing to let them practice more and summarize general patterns to facilitate future improvement; for this reason, he even named the style of this new furniture "Minimalist Style" to encourage the residents to constantly explore and research.

This day, Laidun came to find Xia Duo to report the situation: "My Lord, the newly arrived Langasi have gotten into a fight with the original residents again; this is already the fourth fighting incident to occur this month."

Laidun's exhausted expression made Xia Duo feel a bit bad, but the original strategy could not be changed: "Tell me, what was it about this time?"

"A small matter; a Langasi child roasted a rabbit caught by a Netherese child. Afterward, the adults of both families had a verbal altercation while working, which then escalated into a physical fight. If the Patrol hadn't been nearby, it might have turned into a large-scale brawl."

"If they can argue, it means their language learning is going quite well!"

"My Lord!" An anxious expression appeared on Laidun's face, and his tone became more urgent: "It would be better to separate the Langasi and the Netherese, otherwise there will be even more such incidents in the future."

It was indeed so; it was only early March, and four conflicts had already occurred. But Xia Duo still insisted on his own view: the growing pains of integration were bound to appear; if one forcibly covered them up now, it might become a hidden danger in the future.

But for them to fight over a rabbit, Xia Duo was still somewhat dissatisfied; he preferred to see conflicts regarding Faith and culture, rather than simple petty bickering.

They were still too idle!

"From now on, anyone who fights will have their work doubled; if they don't finish, they don't eat. Also, send all the children to Aiwa to receive basic military training. From now on, they will study language and writing in the morning and train in the afternoon. Let's arrange it this way for now and see when spring arrives."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo said earnestly to Laidun: "Integrating the Langasi and the Netherese—or rather, the people of Savile Territory—into the same Working Group is something that needs to be implemented long-term. Furthermore, in over a month, there will be residents arriving from the Inner Land. With the composition of the residents becoming complex, there is an even greater need for integration, to make them all Daxia People! Also, I permit the Langasi to worship their ancestors at home, but the target must be clear—it can be a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, or even someone more distant, but it cannot be an Ancestral Spirit! And there must be no Blood Sacrifice. Later, I will provide the methods for making the relevant offerings."

Worshipping ancestors was something Xia Duo had originally intended to promote, but with the Langasi having arrived, he used them as an excuse. Currently, although the common Faith in Netheril was the Lord of Radiance.

It did not restrict other faiths, let alone simple ancestor worship. Moreover, the Netherese already had a tradition of worshipping relatives (Moon Festival), but Xia Duo had made this point more explicit and allowed for daily worship at home.

As for the prohibition of Ancestral Spirits, it was actually just a guess of Xia Duo's. The Ancestral Spirits of the Langasi did not have specific names; if one had to say they did, it was related to the tribe—for instance, the Ancestral Spirit of the Kewu Tribe was actually called the "Kewu Tribe Ancestral Spirit."

The Princess led the expansion movement of Netheril, but Xia Duo had seen two mysterious wooden carvings in the image of the Princess with his own eyes, so it was truly hard not to let one's imagination run wild.

Worshipping Ancestral Spirits easily transformed into a single Ancestral Spirit faith; Xia Duo had to prevent this in advance, and also avoid offending the Princess in certain aspects.

As for the offerings, they were nothing more than incense, candles, paper money, and the like. Of course, cheap writing paper could not be popularized yet, so paper money could only be listed in the plan for now.

Xia Duo's words plunged Laidun into deep thought. Turning the Kewu Tribe, the Savile People, and the Inner Landers all into Daxia People? Were they not already residents of Daxia Territory? And what difference was there between Daxia People and Netherese?

At this time in Netheril, although there was the term "Netherese," its connotation was very thin, being nothing more than humans living in the Nether Territory; few people had specifically studied this issue. At least, Laidun was indeed somewhat confused at this moment.

But his greatest strength was obeying orders; the Lord's words were the direction of his actions. Up to now, he had not discovered anything that violated his Faith or Doctrine. Whether they were Daxia People or Netherese actually made no difference to him.

When it came down to it, compared to the "objects of rule" or the "forms of rule," Laidun was more concerned with "rule" itself. He was currently serving "rule," not anything else.

"My Lord, I understand. I will continue to strengthen the advocacy in this regard."

"Is there anything else?"

"There is also the issue of food. Because most of the residents have started working, food consumption has also increased. The food that could originally last until May is now estimated to not even last through this month."

"Hmm, I have already arranged for this. You go ahead and get busy!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

After Laidun left, Xia Duo contacted the Tower of Time to arrange for the Arcane Garden to increase production. He had indeed neglected the food issue before, but with the pressure on the Mythallar Ruins reduced and the energy reserves of the Tower of Time steadily increasing, a temporary increase in production was actually nothing.

What was more worth considering than this was actually the depreciation of the Magic Arrays related to the Arcane Garden.

However, this did not matter either; in any case, it would all be funneled into the annual total expenditure of the Tower of Time. When spread out, given Xia Duo's status, he actually did not need to pay much of a price.

As he approached becoming an Arcanist day by day, Xia Duo's heart grew more and more relaxed. In any case, he already owed the Tower of Time a large sum of money, so he did not care about this little bit.

This was just like a company CEO owing the company money; the more they owed, the happier they were!

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