"So that's what you want to know. Just ask directly, there is no need to spare such a big circle. Pulling her chin lightly with her long sharp nails, "Let me think about where to start with this, with ......"

"Lord Richard, how much do you know about the Mad King Nero?" asked Zara a seemingly unrelated question.

This question involves an ancient man thousands of years ago, who ended up in a mystery, but it stands to reason that there should have been no bones left.

"A mad and cruel king, a genius magician. Impermanence is elusive, but being able to advance to a magus at the height of the elemental tide represents supreme talent and wisdom. All in all, a contradiction. Richard snapped his fingers.

Coincidentally—he happened to be looking at an alternate scene with Nero as the main character lately. This monarch was also a romantic breed during his lifetime, creating a grand harem with rich connotations to the point of unprecedented, and fed a group of descendants who pinched the pen to specialize in his next three ways, and it is still a best-selling classic theme.

"The concise generalization, which sounds very imposing, is unfortunately not accurate. ”

That's the prevailing view these days. ”

"It's another thing if the mainstream is the mainstream, and it's another thing if it's right or not. He also wanted to learn to snap his fingers, but he was too weak and had no energy in his hands, and it took two tries to get worse than a fart.

Sila silently retracted her hand, her face not even half embarrassed, and continued: "Nero once founded a country called 'Utopia', and Pompeii was founded on the site of the destruction of Utopia. As the successor, although not so direct, Pompey's court also treasures a lot of materials, and he knows Nero far more deeply than other countries, and has the qualifications and confidence to deny the mainstream. ”

"Richard. Sauron tapped the ground with his cane, "Lord Saura is probably the most authoritative expert on Nero at the moment, and His Majesty told me this himself. ”

"Yes, please continue. "Your Excellency has always respected professionals.

"Why do you think Nero was able to advance to the Magister, a rank that would seem extremely illustrious today, in the extremely barren elemental tidal environment of those days?"

"Extremely talented. Richard didn't think about it and replied directly.

"Nope. Slowly shaking her head, she denied the easiest answer, "A too barren elemental environment will suppress the caster's advancement, just like in a ten-blade-wide pond, there is absolutely no big fish that can grow eleven blades by half a minute, and this dilemma cannot be solved by talent alone." ”

"Wait. Before the lord could speak, Sauron's brow gradually frowned. Obviously, this is the first time he has heard of the theory just now.

"The lower the elemental tide, the more difficult it is for the mage to advance, there is no doubt about that. But even if the elemental tides were at an all-time low during Nero's time, how can you conclude that there is no hope for an advanced magister, and how can you conclude that the 'pool' has only ten blades instead of twelve?"

"As a mage, I've never heard of this before, even though I'm not of a high rank. The mage badge on Sauron's chest shone brightly in the light of the candlelight.

"Have you ever studied math?" After asking, he saw that the other party was dazed, so he had to sigh, showing a very depressed look, "Then it's hard for me to explain to you, how can a summer bug understand what winter is like." ”

At this moment, the lord of Gaoshan Castle, who had not spoken for a long time, said coldly: "I have learned." ”

Although I have basically eaten by my fists all these years, although I am always considered a typical person who does not learn and has no skills, although it has been many, many years ago.

But if it's true, Richard did have a systematic higher education that would be beyond the reach of everyone in the world, and it wasn't particularly paddling!

Some things never go through time, and a book read should be one of them!

"It's great that you've learned, it's much easier to explain. Zara looked at Richard's expression of obvious surprise for the first time, and slapped her face lightly, "That's roughly the case—the mage's advancement conforms to certain mathematical laws, and the elemental tide is the most important time variable among them. I first collected data from different eras to build an equation, and then collected data through the data of the Nero Era Mage Association, so that I could reverse the elemental tide parameters at that time, and after bringing it in, I could naturally calculate the probability of an advanced magister! However, because of the huge amount of the project, I did not calculate the final result carefully, but I can determine that it is basically equal to zero. ”

"Do you understand?" asked Sara cautiously, full of hope.

The lord leaned back, his hand on his forehead, and his face shrunk into the shadows that the candlelight could not reach. Motionless, like a statue lost in thought, it was silent for a long time.

He could be sure of one thing now - maybe something wouldn't pass over time, but the little bit of math that once existed in his head certainly didn't include it!

"Understood. Richard said sullenly.

"Great. Suddenly became excited, and her waist, which had been leaning on the back of her chair, sat up straight suddenly, "Words sometimes deceive, but data doesn't, never will." ”

His feeble but sonorous voice echoed through the room: "Your Alpine Fort far exceeds the financial expenditures of the other pioneer territories, and Nero's exaggerated performance that crushes an era is also abnormal. No matter how plausible it may seem on the surface, there is often a hidden cause behind this anomaly. Just as it is impossible for the treasury of Alpine Fort to be a trophy of war, Nero cannot rely only on talent!"

"So what is it?" Richard finally heard that the conclusion was coming, and tried to cheer up.

"I don't know. "Pull your hands and spread them out.

"I'm ......," the lord forced the urge to grab a stick and concuss him.

"All I know is that there must be something that supplies Nero, and it's hard to say what it is. You have to remember that reasoning is not omnipotent, and it is impossible to make something out of nothing. But it's almost certain that it should be a very powerful magic item. I gave it a code name - 'Deep Blue Magic Well'. ”

"Deep Blue Magic Well. Richard repeated it twice more to deepen his memory.

"Yes, the Deep Blue Magic Well. Zara nodded, "It's tempting, isn't it, it can create a powerful item for a magister." Ever since I came to this conclusion, His Majesty has been secretly tracking down the whereabouts of this treasure, but unfortunately no clues have been found. ”

"But what does this have to do with the Church of the Ice Goddess?" the lord couldn't help but wonder.

"I suspect that the church is likely to have some clues, and there is even a high chance that it will directly control the Deep Blue Magic Well!"