Chapter XIX: Centralization
As the sun was getting hotter, Dundan left with a look full of disbelief and excitement.
He went straight to the palace, met with the two gods of law at the gate of the palace, Zimmour and Bessie, and jointly met with the eleventh monarch of the Keville Empire, X'an, to report the results of the negotiation and symbolically complete the ordination process.
Speaking of which, it is necessary to mention the Queville Empire.
In a country where order is defined by violence, imperial authority and resources are almost firmly in the hands of magicians!
Royalty and nobility are to magicians what professional managers are to shareholders.
In reality, of course, the line between the two is blurred.
Magicians will be born among the nobility;
Powerful mages are also eligible for titles of nobility and territories.
Now that the royal family is in decline, although it is known as one of the four pillars of the empire, it only relies on special magic props and years of experience, so the power of the empire naturally falls on the three gods.
This is also the fundamental reason why Deng Daner was able to negotiate with Yu Sheng'an on behalf of the Keville Empire.
Back to business.
After receiving the nominal authorization, the magic tower of Willis City lit up again.
One by one, orders passed through the magic tower and spread to the major cities.
With the ripples of magic fluctuations, the great social changes that have been accumulating for a long time have finally begun!
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In the city of Tuva, on the border of the Kevel Empire, in the seven-story magic tower towering in the center of the city, the great magician Theodore was shocked as he read the jointly signed orders from the four pillars of the empire.
As a magician on the pastoral side, although he is far from the center of power, he still knows about the big things that happened in Willis City.
Especially the interconnected magic that has suddenly appeared recently and is popular in the capital, he has been keeping an eye on it.
Leaving aside his personal thoughts, the follow-up of this matter seems to him to be nothing more than two results:
Either the empire forcibly banned;
Or let it go.
But he didn't expect that the empire would choose to cooperate with the god of the Internet!
No, where is this cooperation, this is clearly taking refuge in the god of the Internet?!
Although the empire and the god of the Internet have a strict contract, they are not allowed to build churches and peep into magicians with the help of divine magic...... And so on, but the contract can be re-signed.
With the propaganda power of the Internet, when the God of the Internet is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is entirely possible that the God of the Internet will take the opportunity to force the Keville Empire to sign a new contract.
Thinking of this, Theodore's scalp tingled.
He didn't understand why the three great gods would agree to this cooperation?
But it's too late to say anything now.
He knows that times have changed.
It is highly likely that the god of the Internet will become a superior being over the empire in the years to come.
He's just a great magician, less than the top, more than the bottom.
He can't participate in the choice of the fate of the empire, but he can choose his own destiny - in this wave of the times, as long as he chooses the right direction, he may be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
With such a complex mind, he activated the Interconnection Divine Technique.
Suddenly, the familiar illusory scroll unfolded in front of him.
Only this time, there is a new module on the main page, which is the symbol of the Great Empire of Kerville - the Ring Magic Tower.
When he clicked in, the new parchment-like window that popped up directly stunned him!
Unlike other functional modules, the Empire website page is divided into an infinite number of large and small blocks.
In the top row of squares, the large and small administrative institutions of the empire are displayed in turn.
In the square below, the latest decrees, news, and announcements of the Empire are displayed...... Wait a minute.
Among them, the column of the latest decree is impressively written with the two new decrees he has just received.
First, spread the magic of interconnection.
Second, administrative units at all levels should immediately set up literacy schools.
Theodore's scalp tingled as he looked at the details of the Empire's official website, and his thoughts burst into the browsing.
It can be seen that the official website that has just been launched has only one main framework, and after many modules are clicked in, they are almost blank.
But even so, this main frame still shocked him to the point of chills.
For example, the section of the Department of Adjudication, which publishes the Imperial Code in detail.
It can be expected that once the Internet magic spreads, everyone can log in to the Internet, which is equivalent to greatly curtailing the archon's power to interpret the code.
In other words, it will stifle and monitor their power.
In addition, in the area of government affairs complaints, he was even more shocked.
He saw a large number of anonymous complaints in the complaints section of Willis City.
There are trivial things, such as too few wells in the slums, and who bullies people...... Wait a minute.
But there are also things that don't seem serious, but are actually serious.
For example, some people accused the personal butler of the aristocratic Lang clan of bullying men and women and preying on commoners.
Theodore knew that the Lang family seemed to be huge, but since the death of the Magister Longfellow, the family has been declining.
In the first few years, he was able to rely on the connections left by the Magister Longfellow.
However, as Longfellow's son Longferro was unable to step into the realm of the Magister, the resources occupied by his family have been looked down upon.
Now this accusation may become the fuse for Lang's decline.
Theodore took a deep breath, he had long seen the Internet's ability to manipulate public opinion, but he had to admit that he still seriously underestimated it.
You must know that the world is as black as a crow.
Who can guarantee absolute cleanliness under the butt?
No one.
Of course, the power of a magician comes from power, and as long as the power is strong enough, no amount of public opinion is useless.
But public opinion will be an excuse to move the knife.
Theodore can understand why the three Dharma Gods chose to cooperate with the God of the Internet.
Under this leisurely crowd, everyone has to choose the main side, otherwise with a little guidance from public opinion, there will be a reason to use the knife.
In other words, the power of the empire will be concentrated like never before!
Thinking of this, Theodore looked at the complaint function on the official website interface, and suddenly thought about it and became extremely frightened.
He found that manipulating public opinion is not the most terrible, but the most terrible thing is that power goes directly to the grassroots, which is the bottom of the kettle.
Before that, although everyone feared the Dharma God, they were not too afraid.
Come to think of it, even if public opinion is boiling, if the person concerned is sitting on one side, he can only turn a blind eye for the sake of stability.
Because the empire always needs people to manage, and if you want people to manage, it is natural to make concessions in some aspects.
But now it's different.
Through the interconnection of divine arts, the grassroots can directly reach the heavens, and the law god can directly mobilize the grassroots forces with an order, in other words, the management in the middle has become unimportant.
When the relationship between supply and demand changes fundamentally, do you still dare to have no fear?
What the?
The number of magicians is limited, and the gods of law can't just punish and erase them?
Hehe, haven't you seen the basic magical knowledge published on the Internet?
It is foreseeable that as long as the interconnected magic spreads, the number of magicians will inevitably usher in a blowout in the next few years.
When wolves have more meat and less meat, who dares to be unscrupulous?
No one!
What a terrible calculation!
Who came up with this?
Theodore, who was trembling and trembling, almost subconsciously popped up in his mind with an honorific name - the god of the Internet!
Is it any wonder that he was able to convince the three great Dharma gods?
Theodore looked at the Internet page and fell silent.
In his thoughts on the way out of the future.
After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Because he found that the appearance of the official website of the empire would be the worst era for the traditional aristocracy.
But for capable poor people, this will also be the best era!
When the information is made public, will the day when capable people come out?
"Praise be to you, great god of the Internet!"
Theodore couldn't help but praise!