"Your Excellency Minsk, why, why has the envoy of the 'Qian' Empire already arrived on the west coast, but we have not received any news?"

Archmage Adler looked at the old man who was squatting on the ground and repairing the positioning teleportation array, and asked in a gentle tone as much as possible.

As if he hadn't heard, the Archmage of Minsk continued to lie on the ground fiddling with the gems and crystals on the teleportation array, still wearing the odd-looking and old-fashioned fur robes, his hair and beard mixed together, looking like an odd old goat from the side.

He doesn't actually need this kind of appearance, Increy developed a golem that specializes in arranging the arcane circle ten years ago, and after the spirit link with the archmage, the alien spider composed of more than a dozen alchemy arms can quickly arrange the arcane circle in the archmage's mind, of course, it is also as convenient to repair, dozens of times faster than a simple human hand. But the Archmage of Minsk never used these things, he belonged to the most old-fashioned Inclave, rough, cold, extremely strong in action and willpower, always believing in his own hands, even if they themselves pushed the arcane branch of the Golem to a new level, even beyond the peak of the Imperial Age, but when it came to something, they would always prefer to do it themselves.

From the bottom of his heart, Adler actually respects these old people, not only because of his age, but also because he himself grew up in an environment created by these older generations of Incley mages, and it is the hard work, wisdom and tenacity of these older generation mages that have reclaimed the barren land where demonic beasts are rampant. But really getting along with these old people for a long time, he also has a stubborn disgust and headache for these older generation of mages, when their tenacity is reflected in the resistance to new ideas and new technologies, the attributes embodied are still extremely amazing, how much admiration people can make, how much headache can be made people.

The Archmage of Minsk had been silently repairing the positioning teleportation array, and Archmage Adler stood behind and watched without saying a word. After a long while, the Archmage of Minsk finally finished the work in hand, straightened up and clapped his hands, he stretched out his hand and swiped a few times in the air, a test teleportation arcane was used, and the vertex teleportation array on the ground immediately lit up with an orderly blue light, and he breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

"Then did you report the news to Robert Jr.?" said the Archmage of Minsk at this time, but instead of answering, it was a somewhat abrupt question.

"Not yet. Archmage Adler replied immediately.

"Oh?" said the Minsk archmage looked surprised. "Why?"

“... I don't think there's any need to widen the divide any further. Archmage Adler waved his hand. "I understand that you and Your Excellency Jensen are very much resistant to the Duke's plans, but this cannot be the trigger for the division and civil strife in Incre. Inclave's strength has been created by your older generation of mages, and now is the perfect opportunity to expand Inclave's influence, so why should we expose our internal differences at this time?I have just attended a seminar at the Arcane Academy, and His Excellency Chairman Bastinne Magnus has greatly appreciated the 'True Illusion' of the Arcane that we have completed, and their impression of Inclave will soon be changed......"

"I'll tell you a secret, Adler. The Archmage of Minsk suddenly looked at Adler and said.

"What?"

"Whether it's from the Great Plains or Oroyosta, whether it's a marquis, a baron or a duke, when you smash them, scorch them, or dissolve them with acid, the flesh and scorch that spill out is actually the same as when you kill a few goblins or kobolds. The Archmage of Minsk said coldly with a blank face. "After the war, there were quite a few guys who came to Inclave, some were the envoys of the Duke, some were the nephews of the Marquis, and some said that they were the royal descendants of Orogreen, and they all wanted to rely on their so-called noble blood to cheat and cheat - well, it didn't matter, although Incre was a little poor at that time, there was no problem with accommodating a few more mouths to eat. But when these guys play tricks and want to seek any practical benefits, the only end is to chop up and feed the wolves, and some of them are so burned that even the wolves don't want to eat them. We don't care what they think of Inclave and what they think about what they think about Inclave all day long, what they say about culture and art, noble blood, but in essence they are no different from goblin kobolds. ”

Archmage Adler let out a long sigh of helplessness, because the Incre people have always been looked down upon by the nobles of the Great Plains, and called them hillbilly nouveau riche, and it is not for nothing that the older generation of Incre people have a brutal style and a complete disregard for culture and art, and the pragmatism of the people is indeed incompatible with the concept of 'nobility'. But this is no longer the case with the new generation of Inclave who have grown up after the war, who also know how to enjoy life, how to be elegant and artistic, and more importantly, to look beyond the wide, wild highlands to the east.

"It is impossible for Inclave to prosper for a long time just by relying on the three major veins and the highlands. We have to step forward. Archmage Adler took a deep breath. "What the entire empire lacks after the war is actually a belief and pursuit of arcane, and the Duke's plan at this time is very far-sighted, as long as it succeeds, it can make Inclave the focus of the entire continent in one fell swoop, and become a new holy place in the hearts of all arcanists......"

"I've heard Robert Jr. say these things a long time ago, and I don't need you to repeat them again. The Archmage of Minsk interrupted Adler's words with a blank expression.

Archmage Adler was silent, such an attitude and answer were not actually beyond his expectations, the stubbornness of the elderly was not limited to the concept, although the Duke's plan was ambitious, but like all reforms, the implementation would hurt the inherent interests of some people, and the old people's desire to protect their property and territory was another powerful source of their stubbornness. Those fortunes and achievements are the success of their life's work, and of course they will use their life's strength to protect.

But understanding this does not mean agreeing with this, Archmage Adler has a lot of headaches about the actions of these older generation of mages, and the authority in their hands is not even under the current Duke of Inclave, and now they are actually intercepting the intelligence about the envoys of the Western Continent, whether this is to put the differences within Incre directly on the table, or under the gaze of many families in Oroyosta, this is simply to actively show Inclave's biggest weakness in front of people. He was now barely able to keep the split from expanding beyond control, which was already the limit of what he could do.

"Actually, I've already met with the envoys of the Westerners. The news suddenly said by the Archmage of Minsk made Adler stunned. "When I was collecting the resources that the Revival Society had dispersed before, I found something interesting in the Rodriguez family, that is, the materials that Robert Jr. wanted that were unique to Western alchemy, and it seemed that the Revival Society had stolen them from the West Coast. When I went to buy it, I happened to meet one of the chiefs of staff of the Western diplomatic corps who also received the news that they had come to recover their stolen items, and a fight broke out, and the end result was that I lost and fled, and you saw it at the time. ”

“...... What?" The amount of information in these words was too great for Archmage Adler to react for a moment. It was not just the facts stated in it, but also the meaning of the sudden words of the Archmage of Minsk, who had never regarded them, the new generation of mages, as equal objects of communication, and now such a confession seemed to indicate an attitude.

"Robert Jr. just wants those alchemical items, and he doesn't really want to establish any kind of diplomatic relations with that damn Western Empire, right?"

"This ...... It should be like this for the time being..."

"Good. The voice of the Archmage of Minsk was low and hoarse, with the characteristic smell of decay of old men. "Actually, I don't have any other feelings about Little Robert's plans, or the ideals of you new generation of Mages Incre. Whatever you want, as long as it doesn't get in my way, you can do it. The shares of the crystal deposits in the Southern Ridge Dragon Mountains in Jensen's name belong to me, and I can turn to support you. The intelligence blockade was done by Jensen and his men, and sooner or later this matter will be stabbed out, and Robert Jr. will not always put up with him. ”

“...... What?" was Archmage Adler once again shocked, even though he had been with these old people for so many years, he could not help but be shocked by the rough, naked desire and coldness of these old Inclaves when they revealed their true colors. All it takes is a change of events for colleagues and friendships that have been together for decades to turn around and be discarded.

"You can't do that, I know. Of course, I don't just have those shares, and there is one that you can call the shots now. "The cloudy eyes of the Archmage of Minsk emitted a dark and mysterious glow, which was a little disgusting when it mingled with the smell of old people around him. "I'll help you get those alchemy items from the Western Mission, and you help me go and arrest one of the envoys. After doing this, the operation in Oroyosta is completely up to you, and I can even cooperate with you, how about it?"

Archmage Adler frowned and was silent, and after thinking and weighing for a while, he nodded slowly: "Okay." ”

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"Well, it seems that as long as there is enough communication and communication with them, these Euros are not all barbarians who are not educated in etiquette. ”

Looking at the absolutely grand welcome procession in front of him, the smile on Lord Li Wenmin's face couldn't be brighter, this is the scene of Siyi in his mind, and this is the style of envoys to foreign countries in his mind. But he will never forget whose credit it is – if it doesn't, it has to be, and that's all that matters. He took a deep breath, felt that he had taken out a gentle and kind gesture of Corporal Lixian, turned to the side and said: "These are also the credit of Mr. Feng, it is all Mr. Feng who has gone on this trip, I don't know how much effort and saliva it took to convince these barbarians, and he can also recover the previously stolen gifts by chance, and the official can just sit and drink tea and chat in the back to enjoy it, which is really deserved." ”

"Where, in fact, I have also listened to a lot of Lord Li's daily words about moral articles, and relayed them to those European nobles, so I easily persuaded them. And without Lord Li sitting in the rear to stabilize the morale of the army, I don't dare to talk freely with those people, so this is actually the credit of Lord Li. ”

Feng Yinqiu replied with a smile, which made Lord Li Wenmin even more excited, if it weren't for decades of hard work and hard work, he would almost be unable to help but dance, even so, the hand holding the long beard accidentally tore off a few well-maintained beards.

Seeing everything in his eyes, Feng Yinqiu was also secretly funny. Of course, he has never been interested in dealing with these rotten and rotten woods, but in front of him is just a puppet and poor worm who is controlled by himself but does not know it, so he was only playing with children at that time.

After witnessing his battle with the Minsk Archmage of Incre up close, the Rodriguez family humbly accepted Wind Yinqiu's suggestion, not only honestly returning the stolen items of the envoys, but also putting on a grand welcome ceremony to welcome them. The Rodriguez family had not suffered any substantial losses, and it would have been a great pleasure to spend a little money on such a welcoming ceremony, and now they would have only to spend two days here to make their way to Oroyosta.

However, for the scene of coming to 'persuade' this time, Feng Yinqiu still has some lingering palpitations. The body of the wolf god is the hole card that he would never want to use unless he has to, but this time he was forced out under the hands of an archmage, and in the end, although he relied on the power of the true talisman to defeat the archmage, but a well-prepared archmage could sneak attack and take revenge from behind at any time, which made him feel like a thorn in the back. He knew very well that although he had the magic of all things by his side, the arcane he had learned now was still too monotonous compared to an existence like the archmage, and his own understanding of the arcane was the same.

Because of this, he now yearns for the arcane capital of Oroyosta. He didn't pay much attention to the fact that he couldn't knock out a few high-level arcane scrolls in the Rodriguez family, as long as he could go to Oroyosta, he believed that there would definitely be many more opportunities.

"In the next etiquette handover, I asked Master Li to lead other adults to show their strengths, and I won't join in the fun. ”

After dealing with Master Li, Feng Yinqiu turned around and was about to leave. But just as he turned around, he saw a figure rushing towards him in the distance, it was the female mage, Lady Motley. She ran in a hurry, her wide mage robe lifted to reveal her white calves underneath, and her chest swayed from side to side.

"Hmph, these Euro barbarians are indeed rough and embarrassing by nature, and this woman is said to be the supervisor of the country, and she is so undecenuous that if it weren't for the magnanimity of the official and not bothering with these rough women, she would have been expelled a long time ago. Lord Li looked at the female mage who came and his eyes suddenly lit up, but as if he didn't know what he thought, he suddenly snorted coldly, and said to Feng Yinqiu in a rather well-intentioned voice. "Mr. Feng, be careful, don't be confused by these rough barbarian women, these mountain barbarian women are a little attractive, and they are also like monkeys and beasts, and it is definitely not worth using half of your thoughts. ”

I don't understand why Lord Li suddenly reminded him of this, Feng Yinqiu also felt a little funny, nodded casually and walked towards the female mage, he knew that she must be coming towards him.

"I finally caught you today, you can't run away. The female mage ran up to Feng Yinqiu and grabbed his wrist as if she was afraid that he would disappear in place. "You said you wanted to explain to me the secrets of your arcane. ”

"Okay, okay, the past two days have been a bit busy. Feng Yinqiu didn't struggle, just sighed. He had indeed deliberately avoided the female mage Motley for the past two days, but now that the rhetoric had been thought out, his appetite for the female mage had been satisfied. "Let's find a quieter place, and I'll explain it to you in detail. ”

"I come from one of the largest sects in the Western Continent called 'Zhengyi'. We have a territory in the southeastern part of the empire that resembles a Dominion, and we have de facto control over it even at the height of the empire. As for the core power taught by our sect, it is also the strongest system in the continent, called the 'Zhengyi Detention Divine Qi Prohibition Method', which is very difficult to explain accurately in the Eurotic language, and you can probably understand it as 'the most powerful in this world, the only way to coordinate and control the world'. My uncanoeous abilities that look incredible to your normal arcanist are based on this power system. ”

"Really? How could there be... Amazing?" the female mage's eyes widened wide and wide, staring intently at Feng Yinqiu, as if she was afraid of missing a note.

"Of course it's true, our 'Zhengyi' sect even draws up a new genealogy of gods every once in a while, using the pious beliefs of believers and commoners to virtualize all kinds of gods, although these are false gods, but they are also a means of weaving the laws of the world. The strength of our sect, you can imagine from the side. Feng Yinqiu replied affirmatively. Of course, what he said was true, even if the female mage went to any Shenzhou person to ask, she would get a positive answer. "And after arriving in this continent, I found that the laws of the world are a little different from ours, and the spells of some schools cannot be used, such as the spells that Ms. Mu learned before, so she turned to the path of the priesthood. The abilities of some schools will be slightly suppressed, but they can quickly adapt, such as Mr. Liu's ability. As for the ones I have learned, after quickly adapting to the laws of the world here, especially after adapting to the existence of the magic net, they have shown more powerful abilities. Because the magic web weaves the laws of the world more orderly and organized, I only need to use the 'Zhengyi Divine Qi Prohibition Method' to completely copy the arcane and apply it at any time. ”

"It's... How is it possible, it's simply incredible, how can human beings do such a thing?" the female mage looked incredulous.

"Why can't it be?" "Have you forgotten what the basic principle of arcane art is, that is, to use the human soul as the foundation and the spirit as the tentacles to pry and weave the laws of the world. The magic net is just a huge tool that makes the process more orderly and simplified, making it easier for people to learn and easier to use, but when it comes to the fundamental work, it is the human spirit and soul that work. Isn't there a saying that arcane arts are essentially divine arts?"

"Ah, yes, that's a pretty mainstream way of saying it..."

"Divine art is based on the human soul, and the spirit leads the laws of the gods to weave divine arts, and the human soul is essentially connected to the gods and the essence of this world, which is also the reason why the vitality can be honored as the 'fifth element', and the four fundamental elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, isn't it? In our Western Continent, because of different world laws, different cultures and civilizations, we have created another completely different civilization crystallization in tens of thousands of years of inheritance, and when we encounter the arcane in this world, we have exerted a magical effect that one plus one is greater than two, what is incredible?"

"This ...... It seems to be really ......" The female mage already felt that her mind was a little overwhelmed, these are the most basic theories of the arcane, and it still seems difficult to accept, but logically speaking, it is completely correct. "But why haven't you heard of anything like this before?"

"Because this secret method is only qualified to be learned by the most core personnel of our sect, and to become a core member must be to devote oneself to the construction and maintenance of the sect, and no one from our sect has come to this continent for hundreds of years. Just as many of you Euros think that we people of the western continent are uncivilized barbarians, we see you as little more than barbarians. Those in high positions are not willing to venture across the oceans to come to you. It was by various coincidences that I became the first core member of the 'Shoichi' Sect to come here. Feng Yinqiu's face did not change his face, he hadn't talked nonsense like this for a long time, but it didn't mean that he had forgotten how to fool people. He pressed his voice downward, and said in a somewhat embarrassed and mysterious tone: "But my identity is a secret, if it is disclosed in the envoy group, it will cause a lot of unnecessary embarrassment and trouble, now you are the only one who knows, this is my trust in you, or please don't do it." ”

"Ahh Yes, this... I—" The female mage still looked ignorant. She had thought about how to get the news step by step, but she didn't expect Feng Yinqiu to tell her a lot of things, how credible these words were, how to verify them, what is the meaning of these words if they are false, and how to deal with them now...... These thoughts were so mixed that she didn't know what to do for a while.

"The fact that my secret method has been able to reach this point is actually thanks to your help, Master Motri. The deeper my understanding of arcane arts, the more arcane scrolls I referenced, and the more mature I became in combining them with our sect's arcane methods. I need Master Motteri to do me a favor right now, so I'm just showing you that. Feng Yinqiu's eyes began to shine with a scorching light, and there was indescribable excitement in his tone.

"This... What's the problem? Tell me about it first. The female mage barely calmed down.

"I need as many arcane scrolls as I can to learn more about the arcane. In this way, I can deduce the harmony between this secret method of our sect and the magic net to the limit, and then I can use the arcane to analyze this secret method in reverse, and make this secret method arcane, so that it is possible for the arcanist to learn this secret method. ”

“... Arcanization... Why are you doing this?"

"So that I can start a new branch of our sect in this continent...... This will be an unprecedented feat, and it will definitely make those old and mediocre guys in the Western Continent jaw-dropping. The light in Feng Yinqiu's eyes became more and more intense, and his voice became more and more excited, as if he was too excited, and reached out to grab the female mage's wrist. "Lady Motri, that is also an unprecedented reform for the arcane, and I think you'll be interested. Once you make this skill arcane, I guarantee you'll be the first to learn it!"

"Really?" the female mage's face flushed, and she didn't know if it was Feng Yinqiu holding her hand or something else, her eyes also glistened. "Can you teach me a little bit now?"

"It's not impossible, but if you follow our language, there's a good chance you won't understand. The cultural and linguistic barrier is very huge, and the dwarf who wanted to learn Mr. Liu's fighting skills before also spent a lot of energy but it was useless. While you are certainly many times smarter than that savage dwarf, this spiritual aspect of learning is only harder. For example, one of the more crucial steps is to 'forget your form, give up your intelligence and wisdom, and perceive the whole world with a chaotic and vague mind', can you understand what this means?"

“...... Well, I see. The mage nodded. She had also asked Mu Qinyi about some of the unique meditation exercises in the Western Continent, even if she already had some foundation in the Western Continent's language, but those obscure words and inexplicable logic still gave her a big headache and couldn't understand it, so she knew that these should not be excuses for Feng Yinqiu. "Then I'll try to help you, but be sure to let me know if you have any arcane progress!"

"Rest assured, definitely. Feng Yinqiu smiled with satisfaction.

"By the way, what happened to the divine creature you transformed into when you were fighting that Archmage of Incre? Could it be that the secret method is also the effect?" asked the female mage with a frown.

"Ah...... This one... Sort of. As I said earlier, our 'Zhengyi' sect gathers the beliefs of believers and commoners to create virtual gods, and that is an accidental product of one of them......"

"But what can only be condensed like that is a low-dimensional consciousness aggregate, a pseudo-god, you just said it yourself......"

"Because I received a blessing from the true god by a very fortuitous chance, and with the breath of the true god, I condensed the power of that divine creature......" Feng Yinqiu sighed deeply in a tone that could not be looked back on the past, and looked up at the west. "That's why I'm ostracized by the rest of the sect...... Forget it, there is no need to say more about some dirty things that compete for power and profit. So I have to do something in this land now and let those people know that they are wrong!"

The female mage looked at his side face with deep eyes, as if immersed in memories, and the light flashed a few times in her eyes, and nodded: "Okay, I understand, I will definitely help you." ”