Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

The meeting room fell silent.

Muradin, leaning on his short cane, picked up the conversation:

"That's right, we dwarves are also concerned about personal property."

He pointed to the iron hammer in the hand of his attendant behind him.

"This is a warhammer that has been passed down for seven generations in his family. The furnace is in his own yard, and the workshop was also built by his family themselves."

"After joining the Great Xia Dynasty, will all these things have to be handed over to the state?"

"There are also small furnace areas in the mines, where many craftsmen make a living."

"If everything is taken away, how will they live?"

Once those two questions were asked, the atmosphere in the meeting room became somber.

After joining the Great Xia, whether ordinary people can go to school and see a doctor is of course important.

But if ancestral homes, land, and workshops cannot be preserved, then so-called citizenship is just a piece of paper that is harmful and useless to many people.

Lin Mo was prepared and projected a supplementary plan into the air, saying:

"Regarding these issues, my suggestion is to add a transitional recognition procedure."

"The territory must be verified and publicized by a registration team after providing testimony from at least two witnesses of the tribe, workshop, town or mining area."

"During the verification period, temporary identity certificates will be issued, granting individuals the right to basic medical care, food, education, and assistance."

"After confirming everything is correct, the status will be converted to official status."

Warwick's brow slowly relaxed.

Lin Mo looked at the animal hide map on the table.

"The absence of a land title does not mean the absence of land rights. The absence of a birth record does not mean that a person does not exist."

"First, magical mineral veins, strategic energy resources, military materials, and large-scale water sources will be included in the unified national registration and allocation system."

"Second, ancestral lands, pastures, hunting grounds, and migration routes shared by the tribe are registered as collective lands, and their use cannot be changed arbitrarily without legal procedures."

"Third, the residences, stoves, tools, livestock, personal storage, and legitimate business income of ordinary people are considered private property, and the state may not confiscate them directly on the grounds of merging them into the Great Xia."

Muradin stared at those three points for a long time.

"What about the workshop?"

"It depends," Lin Mo said.

"Small workshops operated by families or artisans are private or collective property and can continue to operate after being registered in accordance with the law."

"Workshops involved in strategic weapons, national energy, large-scale mineral mining, and construction in the Dwarf Kingdom will be subject to unified supervision. However, the state will purchase the products according to the contract, pay the remuneration, and arrange for the original craftsmen to continue working."

"What if the workshop needs to be expanded?"

"Proceed with land use, environmental protection, and safety procedures in accordance with the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"What if the craftsman is unwilling to hand over the furnace?"

Lin Mo smiled and said:

"Joining the Great Xia does not mean handing over the people to the state, nor does it mean taking away all their private property."

"What Great Xia needs is a nation that can jointly resist the demons and jointly develop production, not a prison where everything is locked in a warehouse."

Muradin slowly loosened his grip on the short staff.

Warwick then put away the animal hide map.

"Who will protect the ancestral lands of that tribe from now on?"

"The national armed forces are responsible for external defense, while the autonomous region is responsible for daily management," Lin Mo replied.

"In the event of migration, disaster, or demon attack, local authorities can apply for temporary resettlement and emergency supplies."

"Your tribe will not become people who can be driven away at will just because they do not have land deeds."

Warwick pressed on,

"What if someone uses fake documents to seize land?"

"Public announcement, review, and appeal—three procedures," He Qinglan continued.

"Disputes involving ancestral lands shall be jointly adjudicated by representatives of the clan, the local registration authority, and legal personnel of Daxia."

"Neither party can forcibly expel the other before the results are in."

Warwick looked down at the document, remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Your plan is reasonable, I have no further questions."

The subsequent negotiations lasted for a full two weeks.

Population identification, land registration, private property ownership, mineral resource allocation, autonomous region finance, education and medical care, and military service obligations—each item was broken down into specific clauses.

Some people complained that the process was too slow, so He Qinglan listed the person responsible for each step and the deadline for completion.

Some people worried that the tax burden was too heavy, so Xu Zhiyuan presented the autonomous region's fiscal model to explain which revenues would cover public facilities, military logistics, and people's livelihood.

Some worried that the workshops would be taken over by administrative order, so Muradin personally requested that the boundaries between private furnace areas and strategic workshops be written into the agreement.

Some people worry that the orc tribes will be fixed on a map, while Chen Li proposes a plan for migrating tribes to establish temporary settlements, water supply points, and mobile medical stations.

Every argument has never ended with a simple statement like "obey the state's arrangements."

Because those who would truly live under those terms were the dwarves in the mines, the orcs in the valleys, and countless ordinary people who couldn't even say when they were born.

Two weeks later, the final details were finally finalized.

Zhao Gang placed the document in front of Lin Mo.

"The relevant departments have completed their reviews, and Mr. Zhao has also given his approval."

Lin Mo turned to the last page.

The establishment of the Orc Autonomous Region and the Dwarf Autonomous Region, the procedures for transitioning citizenship, the protection of land and private property rights, and financial and military obligations are all clearly written.

He Qinglan also added a sentence on the appendix.

"No one shall be deprived of their basic civil rights because of a temporary lack of complete records."

Lin Mo looked at the sentence and nodded.

"Do it this way."

A smile appeared on Zhao Gang's face.

"There's one more thing."

"What?"

"This year, Mr. Zhao decided to hold the National Day celebration in the Terra fiefdom."

Lin Mo was taken aback.

There are only two days left until October 1st.

"So fast?"

"Elder Zhao said that the formal incorporation of the two races into the Great Xia Dynasty is something that all the people of the Great Xia Dynasty should witness," Zhao Gang said with a smile.

"Besides, it doesn't matter where you spend National Day, the people of Terra should also see what Great Xia is like."

The news quickly spread across the internet through official media.

[Official Announcement from Great Xia: After deliberation, the Orc Alliance and the Dwarf Kingdom have officially completed the procedures for joining Great Xia.]

On October 1st, the Tera fiefdom will hold National Day celebrations and the establishment ceremony of the autonomous region and the joint legion.

Within a minute of the announcement being posted, the terminal network was flooded with comments.

"Finally!"

"Welcome, fellow orcs! Ah! My cat-eared girl, wait for me!!"

"I'm going to marry a fox spirit girl!!"

"Welcome, fellow dwarves! You are all talented individuals, each a master craftsman! May Great Xia take off!"

"Spending National Day in Terra this year, that's definitely going to be a big deal!"

Amidst much anticipation, construction around the plaza in Terra has entered its final stage.

October 1st, early morning.

The square was already packed with people as soon as the two suns peeked out from behind the clouds.