"There's still no movement on Philip I's side, is there?"

Li Mochen looked at the summary of information submitted by Clark Banfield, and his eyes couldn't help but show a strange color: "Even if it's the defense line of the Bloody Wing Grand Duchy, it's already crumbling?"

"If Mr. Braden had had an accident, then I guess they wouldn't have acted rashly at this time. ”

Banfield sat across from Li Mochen: "Of course, the Grand Duchy of the Blood Wing is unwilling to back down in Rochelle Canyon, which means that the Red Land of Blood will open its doors to us, and it will also prompt the Federal Assembly to pass the military's clean-up plan, which they will prevent no matter what." BOSS, the Bloodwing Grand Duchy doesn't look down on our Rising Sun Group too much. From what I've learned, their top brass generally believe that the power of the Bloodwing Grand Duchy alone can defeat us, so they don't care about the alliance with Philip I. And the latter should want to borrow these bloodlines to test our color. If the Grand Duchy of the Wings wins, or even if it is a stalemate, Philip I will definitely fall into the ground. And if the Bloodwing Grand Duchy fails, they can take the initiative next. So I think this demigod war in Rochelle Canyon is inevitable. ”

"I'm looking forward to it. ”

Li Mochen smiled meaninglessly, he thought that he should let Michael Wood and them work harder.

"So what does the FBI say about the origin of those artillery and missiles in the Bloodwing Grand Duchy?"

"Neither the FBI nor the CIA are doing their best, BOSS. Involved in the civil war of the Wildensteins, they have shown their usual incompetence. ”

Banfield shrugged his shoulders and showed no mercy to his former colleagues: "It's the National Security AgenSA and the Department of Hend Security (DHS), which are under the Department of Defense, and they have been tracking down a lot, and they already have some clues that make the Clio siblings panic." Some time ago, they were talked to by the NSA branch in Atlanta. I think it's still very difficult for them to convict these three siblings, but they have already offended a large number of people in the military. And from the current point of view, we have cut off the source of arms for the Bloodwing Grand Duchy, and the density of the Bloodwing Grand Duchy's artillery fire in the Rochelle Gorge is not as good as before. ”

After learning about the battle situation in the Dark World, Li Mochen put the matter aside for the time being after instructing Banfield to continue to pay attention to the movements of the Bloodwing Grand Duchy and Philip I and others.

He spends a little time on the day-to-day operations of the Rising Sun Company. At this time, the integration of Atlantic Intercontinental Bank has entered a critical period, and the nationwide expansion of Glorious Sun Electrical Retail Company was also sounded half a month ago, after the completion of the second round of financing led by Brooks Dante. The tens of billions of funds on the company's books are enough for the company's management to squander.

Nannett Drew is spending a lot of money, having acquired nine television stations since she took office, and has initially completed the construction of a television network. Relying on Southern Cable TV, Amerika Current Affairs TV, and Georgia Sports TV as the main force, the 'Rising Sun TV Broadcasting Company' under Rising Sun Media has as many as 36 million subscribers in a very short period of time, and the brilliant results have shocked the entire America.

And this TV network platform with huge users has also begun to show its magnetic effect on some local TV stations.

Ms. Drew is trying to integrate some of these premium stations and bring them into the network operated by Rising Sun Television Broadcasting Company after injecting capital into it, with the aim of increasing the quality of the program and its influence – which will further increase the appeal to users. Her goal is to increase the number of subscribers to the Rising Sun Media TV network to 50 million in the shortest possible time.

So not long ago, Ms. Drew was also planning to spend billions of gold shields to buy out the rights to broadcast old films from MGM and other film companies and establish two 24-hour movie stations.

But it takes money, a lot of money. It is far from enough to rely on the orders for those textbooks won by Rising Sun Media, the blood transfusion of "The Angry War King", which was only published in the ninth volume, and these new subscribers.

However, Li Mochen's 'Atlantic Intercontinental Bank' is not an ATM, and most of the bank's funds are currently in the hands of the Benedict family.

Li Mochen had to come forward to find financing from major banks to coordinate funds for Rising Sun Media. Fortunately, the potential and momentum of this company are very good, and many large banks, including Star Flag Bank, are willing to give financial support. The interest rate is also very ideal, with a maximum annual interest rate of 11%.

- Even Li Mochen's own 'Atlantic Intercontinental Bank' is nothing more than that.

Li Mochen was not distracted too much in business, his main focus now was on his subordinate, the mythical weapon he was refining—this was the foundation of ensuring his invincibility in that war in the coming months, and it was also the top priority of all Li Mochen's current affairs.

Anthony's accident slightly disrupted his original plan, so that Li Mochen had to put more energy into this magic weapon.

However, with the tens of thousands of wisps of merit that he accidentally obtained from the Dragon Tomb, Li Mochen did not lack confidence.

In addition, the demigod-level Wai Dan is also being planned. Li Mochen had already set his sights on a target, but he had never been sure to kill it before, and now he couldn't spare time.

It was at this time that the president's chosen envoy arrived in Atlanta belatedly.

It was George Matteola's five-star 'Special Attack' general, a demigod powerhouse from the supreme family 'Violet', who had served in the army for many years and had a huge power. Whether it is his status, status, or the power of his personal representative, it is enough to mediate this dispute.

Li Mochen did not meet Admiral Mattiola at the first time, and did not even attend this welcome party. The latter was received by Consciuli, who, as chairman of the Wildenstein Group, was the equivalent of Admiral Matteola.

At this time, Li Mochen has arrived on the west coast of America, Stanford University-

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It was a magic tower floating in the sky of Stanford University, a twenty-four-story high.

Li Mochen was stunned outside this tower of glorious magical energy, and then stepped in. The moment he entered, he was teleported to a library on the 17th floor of the magic tower.

Bethel Estadin had been waiting for him here for a long time, an old man dressed plainly and unkemptly. Dressed in a suit and wearing glasses, he looks like an ordinary professor in school. Instead of the honorary president of the New World Magic Association and the Old World Magic Association, the Chosen of the Goddess of Magic, who holds nine forbidden spells and is known as the most powerful magician in the world.

But when the man looked up from the heavy book and looked at him. The gaze full of essence and penetrating power made Li Mochen suspect that he had been seen through by this old man.

And the first words of Bethel Estadine after meeting Li Mochen greatly surprised him.

"Your Highness the Goddess, let me ask you, Andrei, would you like to be her chosen one?"

Li Mochen's expression was slightly abrupt, knowing that this was the goddess of magic confirming friend and foe.

"No!"

He replied decisively: "I will not be an apostle to any god, Professor Estantine." ”

Expected answer. ”

Bethel Estadine smiled: "Then take a step back, what about the help of the Church of the Goddess of Magic in exchange for your inaction in the matter of Anthony? Andre The divine power you hold is not a threat to the goddess." ”

Li Mochen still shook his head: "I don't think it's a good moral character, Anthony has helped me a lot." ”

"So even if you fight against the goddess, then I have to admit that Anthony has found a good friend, and I hope you will not regret it in the future. ”

Bethel Estadin shook his head, then walked straight to a long table: "Sit down, Andrei. Don't pay attention to the question just now, as the chosen people of the goddess, this is my duty, and it does not represent my own will. Fortunately, our first meeting was not on the battlefield. ”

"In other words, about Anthony, Professor are you sure you want to go to war, right?"

Li Mochen's heart sank slightly, Bethel Estadine - this is not an opponent that can be easily dealt with, I don't know what Anthony will do to solve it.

"Of course, I don't have a choice. I chose to compromise in the first place, and now I am destined to be at the mercy of others. ”

Estadine smiled bitterly, and then said with a solemn expression: "Andre, I have already learned from Anthony about your intention, the primeval dragon-level fantasy dragon royal, a magic weapon full of imagination. But what are you going to do in exchange for my help?"

In the face of this, the little chip prepared by Angela, Li Mochen couldn't take it.

Angela's three kinds of theocratic knowledge, as well as the mythological materials worth tens of billions of gold shields, may be important to Anthony, but Bethel Estadine may not be able to look down on them.

"I had something to prepare, and I was supposed to ask Anthony for help. But now—Professor Estantin, may you tell me what you want from me?"

"A precious promise!"

Bethel Estadine was blunt: "I think you've heard from Christy Brad that I don't have much left to live. However, after death, I do not intend to enter the kingdom of the goddess of magic. Before that, I had spent thousands of years preparing a forbidden spell that would allow me to use a method similar to Buddhism's 'reincarnation' to preserve my existing talent and be reborn in this world. So, Andrey, do you understand what I want?"

Li Mochen's eyes condensed slightly: "I will ensure your safety during the period when you cast the forbidden spell, and protect you from the influence or coercion of the gods until you grow to this realm in your afterlife." ”

He believed that Bethel Estadine's spells did not require the help of outsiders, and that with his magical talents, he would have been able to confront the gods now, if he had not been suppressed by the goddess of magic in his early years.

"But Professor Estadine, with all due respect, it's just a fantasy dragon and not worth it. ”

This is different from Anthony's situation, his current status is different, and the asking price is naturally different.

For the humble ants, the slightest help from others is worth remembering for a lifetime. But a human being who eats and drinks without worrying will not be grateful to Dade for the design cost of an object, and he will be born and die for it.

Bethel Estadine's enemies were more than just the goddess of magic.

"All I can say is that this fantasy dragon will help your little girlfriend far more than you can imagine. I've heard a little bit about Michelle, and I can guess what he's doing. He's lost his mind—"

Betel Estadine's words did not go any further: "But of course I would like my future protector to have the strength to truly protect me from any interference. As you can see, my life has come to an end and I am currently in a state where I want nothing more. Wealth, prestige, and power mean nothing to me, except for some useful knowledge, so as long as I can help, I will do my best to help you, except for fighting and inheritance. From today until the end of my life, you can come to me no matter what questions you have for advice, magic, theocracy, physics, biology, history, conflicts between the gods, etc., including but not limited to. As well as the design of magic arrays and magic weapons, I will also help in my best ability. In addition, I have a little bit of dabbling in alchemy potions, and of course, in this regard, I am definitely not as good as your magic advisor. You can even access the library and make copies of it at any time, and everything here is completely open to you. I believe that for people like you, this is the most valuable asset. ”

"Knowledge is priceless!"

Li Mochen bowed slightly, agreeing with the other party's statement: "I can give a promise, do we need to sign a contract?"

Bethel Estadin shook his head with a smile: "No, it's difficult for a contract to restrain a high god." I would be disappointed if you hadn't been able to reach this place in the world before I died. ”

Li Mochen then hesitated slightly: "So about Anthony, do you have anything you want to say to me?"

He actually wanted to know from Estantine, the 'inner ghost', that the Church of Magic was planning for the next battle.

Li Mochen did not hold out any hope, after all, the other party is a voter, and he will definitely be restricted in this regard. However, Estadine then said in a gullif: "Andrei, Anthony's real enemy is the current alchemy of America, Thomas Milan, the god of machines and craftsmen, who relied on his alchemy seven hundred years ago to collect faith in America and become a god. The immigrants of that time were ignorant, and many Indians were deceived by him. However, after becoming a god, he has been entrenched in this god position for 700 years, and after that, he has successively obtained the priesthood of mechanics and craftsmen, so that more than a dozen demigod mages in America who have mastered excellent alchemy have not succeeded in taking the step of condensing the godhead. ”

"In fact, the covenant between Thomas Milan and the Goddess of Magic is not strong. Therefore, the Church of the Goddess of Magic will not invest too much power. The goddess is very generous, and if Anthony can promise her not to set foot in the magical realm in the future, she can even provide Anthony with some protection. ”

"So I believe that Anthony will eventually step through this danger and your strength will not be knocked down by Thomas Milan. ”

"Generous?" Li Mochen raised his eyebrows puzzled: "This word doesn't seem appropriate? As far as I know, that person is not even willing to give you a divine position from God." ”

"It seems that you have a misunderstanding about the Goddess of Magic, and it is my fault. ”

Estadine smiled bitterly, "Actually, I didn't become the elect because of the coercion of the goddess of magic. On the contrary, it was she who sheltered me. I have already said this explanation more than once. ”

Li Mochen bowed slightly, he had indeed heard such a statement. However, Estine's current state cannot but make people doubt.

"Regarding the priesthood, she also once condensed the two law priesthoods of 'magic power' and 'magic knowledge' for me, but I rejected them, which is very generous, isn't it? Andre, I sense your curiosity. ”

"Of course I'm curious. ”

Li Mochen bowed slightly: "Magic and magical knowledge are undoubtedly a powerful law, especially in modern times. It's easy for you to become a high god, or even a main god. ”

In this magical world, the two priesthoods of magic and magical knowledge are undoubtedly very important.

The latter, in particular, has a bright future if it is further evolved into the priesthood of the law of 'knowledge'.

The Priesthood of Laws is the same as the Priesthood of Faith, and the number determines whether they are strong or not. In this era of information explosion and universal education for all, the priesthood of 'knowledge' has infinite potential. Especially in the current era, there are no powerful gods who occupy the path of 'knowledge'.

Bethel Estantine, the magician who almost single-handedly created modern science, has the qualifications.

Therefore, the treatment given to Estine by the goddess of magic is indeed not unkind.

"But to me, it's a bondage. If you want to go further and longer on the path of the gods, then the person of the ancient gods is necessary. Especially for the path of 'knowledge'. However, a chosen person cannot become an old god. ”

Estadine explained: "Love, strife, war—these concepts are either weak or powerful, but they all have the same quality, and as long as such a thing as 'living beings' exists, then these actions are inevitable." Thunder and lightning, land, fire, ice – even if humanity is extinct, these natural phenomena will still exist. Knowledge, however, is not a necessity. And the world we live in is also likely to return to Hongmeng because of a divine war. I've found many examples of this when I've observed the world of stars, so a foundation that keeps me from falling is essential. ”

So, as you can see, the reason why I have come to this point is actually because of my own ambition. In fact, just for the reincarnation spell I was talking about, I lost fifteen hundred years of life. You have to know that in this world, mage demigods have a very long lifespan. As long as there are no major injuries, or any forbidden arts, it is easy for a mage demigod to live for five or six thousand years, especially a voter like me—"

"I can understand. ”

Li Mochen smiled, he was also an ambitious person. In the matter of his own path, he is also unwilling to accommodate, so he can understand Estantine's thoughts.

The next few questions he asked were all about magic.

Recently, he has a lot of difficulties in the knowledge of several forbidden spells and some magic texts, and he has never been able to figure it out. Today is the opportunity to ask Estadine for advice.

It wasn't until an hour later that Li Mochen said goodbye and left. Professor Estadine knew everything about him, said everything, and had no impatience. But Li Mochen didn't want to delay the time to design the fantasy dragon royal for Angela, so he reluctantly left.

After all, time was tight, and he couldn't be sure when Michelle would go crazy, so the sooner this equipment was refined, the better.

However, before Li Mochen left, Estadine gave him another big gift.

"It's—"

Li Mochen looked at the hedron with five spars the size of a human head and different colors in front of him. All of them are as crystal as jade, exuding a powerful magical brilliance.

"Elemental nucleus?"

The point is - these are demigod-level elemental crystal nuclei!

Li Mochen looked at Bethel Estadine opposite in shock, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Anthony told me about your 'Waidan', which is a very wonderful method that allows people to have cultivation and mana beyond their own rank in advance. So I'm guessing you're in need of a more powerful 'Waidan' right now. They should meet your requirements, the Eastern world believes that the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water can derive all things, and I have verified their claims. So these five elemental crystal nuclei will definitely help you. It's worth mentioning that since I acquired them, they've been frozen in time and space just in case. So theoretically, they're still very new. ”

The corners of Estadine's lips were slightly raised, as if he was satisfied with Li Mochen's shock: "I heard that there are disciples in the East who have entered the school, and as a teacher, they will give them an apprenticeship, even if this is a gift I gave you in advance." ”

Li Mochen smiled bitterly: "There is an apprenticeship ceremony, but the problem is that I am not prepared to restrain myself." And these things are too valuable. ”

When Estadine heard this, he laughed: "Don't worry too much about Amo, that's what Anthony should call you, right? I have traveled in several elemental planes in the astral plane for hundreds of years. So mythological material, which is extremely rare for you, is a no-brainer for me. Not to mention just a few elemental demigods, to me, they're no different from rabbits. These guys with single attributes are easy to target. If you feel worthy of it, take advantage of it as soon as possible and climb to a higher position. I'm looking forward to—"

"Thomas Milan, the god of machinery and craftsmen, is not a tricky opponent for you. The real test is after you become gods. Amo, times have changed, and a new battle of the gods is coming. ”

"Clash of the Gods?"

Li Mochen also looked at him with a blank look in his eyes, and asked thoughtfully, "Professor Estatine, did you foresee anything?"

"Isn't that obvious? In this day and age, there are so many things that didn't exist before. Television, movies, the Internet, new media, pop music, arcade games, and the explosive growth of trade, finance, and more - these concepts are bound to give birth to a whole new group of gods. Those gods may be slow to react at first, but they will definitely not let go of this position. The god-kings who are all focused on projecting their existence onto thousands of worlds will now turn their attention to the world we live in, which will become a battlefield. A god-destroying war may be coming—"

Estine's eyes were cold: "I'm not sure if this is the legendary 'Ragnarok', the 'Age of the End of Law', but I can't help but guard against it." But Andrey, this will also be your chance. ”

Li Mochen's expression was solemn, he knew that the kings of the gods in this world, such as Zeus, Odin, etc., might not be the gods of the native world, but the projection and incarnation of the 'god kings' of the outer world in this world.

This also means that these rumored 'badly wounded', 'sleeping', or even 'falling' gods could wake up from their past history at any time.