Chapter 2815 - 1204: Zalanda’s Divine Path

Chapter 2815: Chapter 1204: Zalanda’s Divine Path

"I know you’re not a mere mortal anymore, but there’s no need to flaunt it," Zalanda glanced at Gaven and said, "The opponent is a demigod after all, representing a noble divine position closely tied to governance, not to be underestimated."

Perhaps because of their close relationship, or maybe because Gaven normally lacks the consciousness of being a demigod.

When the two are in private, the atmosphere hasn’t changed much due to Gaven’s ascension.

Gaven responded irrelevantly, "Do you think in governance, it’s the nobles who matter more, or the ordinary lieges?"

Zalanda answered without thinking, "Isn’t it obvious? Of course, it’s the ordinary lieges. If they gain the recognition of those lieges, can nobles truly be called noble; otherwise, they’re just a group of ordinary people!"

"Nobles are born into the ruling class, do you think this is reasonable? Are ordinary people naturally destined to be ruled?" Gaven quickly posed a new question.

"Well..." Zalanda hesitated this time because she had never considered this issue before.

After all, she had received a knight’s education from a young age, although at the lowest tier of nobility, she was still part of the nobility, with many concepts deemed naturally and deeply ingrained.

Without Gaven’s questioning, she would not have considered this issue.

However, her thinking is extremely dexterous, and she has been in a high position for some time, thinking while responding, "The hereditary governance of nobles is a way of ruling established by the vested interests to maintain their benefits.

Their ancestors might have been wise and powerful individuals, qualified rulers.

It doesn’t guarantee their descendants are qualified, even if they receive elite noble education!

Those born to ordinary people aren’t necessarily insignificant.

Relatively speaking, the civil service examination system of the Far East Empire is a more advanced method of selecting talent.

It at least creates a relatively fair competitive environment, providing those ordinary individuals a ladder for promotion, allowing them an opportunity to showcase their talents."

Influenced by Gaven and the Book of Strategy, Zalanda has developed a strong interest in the distant Soaring Dragon Empire, frequently collecting and studying books transmitted from there, with history books being the most read.

The purpose is to better corroborate and study the Book of Strategy, but it’s regrettable to find major discrepancies within.

Many viewpoints and historical events in the Book of Strategy aren’t present in the historical books transmitted from the Soaring Dragon Empire.

The process wasn’t entirely fruitless, the vast governance and long-standing history of the Soaring Dragon Empire destined its governance methods to be extremely valuable for learning and research.

Upon hearing this, Gaven smiled and said, "It’s great that you’ve already developed this understanding yourself.

Since you’ve been hailed as the people’s Zalanda, then carry through with this title, representing the people, representing the interests of the majority.

Your governing power is neither derived from the True Gods, nor from the Royal Family, nor from noble bloodlines, but from the trust of the people."

Zalanda now isn’t an ordinary person, ignorant of faith and True Gods, immersed in her surroundings, with a level far beyond common people’s, her eyes flickering with incredible brilliance, "Are you suggesting I become the protector of those civilians? And forge a path for promotion that belongs to us?"

This is no longer a mundane dispute, but a conflict of faiths.

The old noble system vs. the emerging governance system.

"Yes," Gaven gave an affirmative reply, "Since the Noble stands for the nobility and noble bloodlines, then you stand for civilian heroes and civilians, representing civilian promotion, representing qualified governance.

This will integrate with our territory’s talent selection mechanism.

In fact, we’ve already begun.

Previously, on the path of conquest, expanding into the wilderness, the knights and base managers selected along the way aren’t they civilian heroes? Aren’t they emergent nobles?

They hold the responsibility to lead and protect the lieges under their rule, and when they violate the original promises, those lieges can also abandon them.

Among them, some certainly possess noble bloodlines, but most are civilians, and we need not differentiate them, treating them equally.

And this is just the beginning, the future will be more systematic, more standardized, more conventional, more fair.

It also won’t be possible without further support for a more widespread education system, granting all citizens the opportunity for education, to unearth potential, although complete fairness cannot be attained, at least relatively fair, granting them the chance to compete on equal footing!"

As for Zalanda, Gaven certainly has his own plans.

If the Nobles can unify politics and religion, then they certainly can too, but with an even more advanced system.

This reform belongs to limited innovation.

It’s a variant of the Knight Feudal System, still using noble knights as the ruling class, but this class is no longer static, like the civil examination system of the Soaring Dragon Empire, through assessment selection for promotion.

Just one transformation can yield numerous benefits.

For example, merit-based appointment can bring pressure and vitality to the ruling class, with a sense of urgency, they must fulfill their duties or risk being replaced.

This is something the original noble class didn’t have, because it was hereditary, based on family, based on bloodline inheritance, regardless of their qualification, they had inheritance rights.

If qualified, it is the lieges’ fortune.

If not qualified, those lieges can only silently endure, praying their Lord can awaken, or under the guidance of the Nobles, undergo a transformation, if absolutely impossible, they can only hope for the successor.