"What?"

Like hearing the funniest joke in the world, the Sword of Benevolence burst out laughing, its voice echoing like thunder in the wide room. It took him a while before he stopped and nodded repeatedly: "Very good, very good." It turns out that there are still people who dare to hit me on the head, Your Excellency, please tell me who these people are, I can't wait to meet them. ”

"It's just a possibility. Perhaps they know the strength of His Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, and such enthusiasm, maybe they will be discouraged. Looking at the reaction of this Westerner, the chairman couldn't help but laugh.

"Are those who are interested in the Divine Festival?" Feng Yinqiu also noticed at this time. If Angelo, the two inexplicably dead apprentices, and the Sword of Benevolence had any connection that would attract the attention of the Arcanist, it seemed to be the only one.

"yes. The chairman also nodded, looking meaningfully at the sword of benevolence that could almost be regarded as elation. "A clergyman who failed and survived the Rite of the Gods, this is a unique case in the history of arcane civilization, if it were in the Age of Empires, an individual like you could only survive in the crystal solution, and no imperial arcanist would let such a precious material as you run around. ”

"Oh, I don't think His Excellency is interested in me. The Sword of Benevolence replied with a smile. "You brought us here on purpose, didn't you plan to soak us in a crystal solution and study it slowly?"

"Invincible brother, is the chairman that kind of person. Feng Yinqiu couldn't help frowning. Sitting in someone's mage tower, such a question is a bit sensitive.

"Hehe, yes, I'm very interested in you. The chairman didn't mind, his thick eyebrows and beard twitching together like a hairball. "But don't worry, as the president of the academy, I'm more interested in you than anything else. As for the arcane interest...... Although there is, it is not so thick, and at my point, I already know what to know, and what is best not to get to the bottom of it. Isn't it true that you in the West have a sutra that says, 'Mere knowledge has no end and is beyond the reach of life'?"

"Hehe, it's rare for the chairman to know this sentence. Wind Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence smiled at each other. This should be the sentence in the Nanhua Sutra 'I have an end to my life and know no end', which is a bit strange in Euro dialect, and it is difficult to get the true meaning of it, but it is really surprising that this chairman can know.

Yes, I couldn't agree more, especially after the fall of the Empire. Pure and endless knowledge will only make people arrogant, confused by desires, and then gradually lead to destruction. The chairman sighed. It's a pity that many people don't see it that way, and for them the fall of the empire is nothing more than an accident, or even an opportunity for them to reap the greater good. Isn't that the rise of Inclave, for example?"

"Chairman, you say it's Inclave's people?"

"No, they may have a motive. Their plans also require a hand in their faith, but they are not capable of it. At least in Oroyosta, they don't have the power to play with these tactics at the Arcane Academy, this is not their territory. ”

"And who, exactly?"

“... I don't know. The chairman shook his head. "I don't have any evidence at the moment, and there are more than one or two families and forces capable of doing so in Oroyosta. ”

Feng Yinqiu asked, "But since their goal is the Sword of Benevolence, why do they go to Angelo's brother again?"

"To be precise, their target is all the materials for that festival. The chairman sighed again, and it was so loud that he blew his beard and eyebrows. "Oro Green's Divine Law. It was most likely the last eleven-ring arcane scroll in the world, and it was actually used in such a poor and remote place, without any arcane records and observations. From the Arcanist's point of view, that would be a crime, and perhaps only the extreme lunatics of the Arcane Revival would do anything to achieve their ends. And for those who want to replicate or simulate the recreation of that arcane artefacts, any scene, picture, and feeling at that time is very valuable. What's more, these three students all have a considerable arcane foundation. ”

"So, those two students are ......"

"It looks like they died in an accident, but if we look at what happened to this Rothschild later, their deaths, their bodies, and the accidents that killed them, were all carefully planned disguises, and they should have been sealed off from their spirit bodies at some point, stripped of unnecessary limbs and internal organs, leaving only the cerebral medullary vesicles in solution. This is the most efficient way to extract memories, even if the 'Advanced Memory Replication' law of the spiritual arcane can completely perceive the opponent's memory, but how can it be so convenient. With this kind of processing, coupled with the special arcane magic circle, even an ordinary mage apprentice, as long as he spends some basic crystal consumption, he can feel and experience the scene of the divine law at that time as casually as the eight-ring arcane, everything he sees in his sight, the sound he hears, the smell he smells, the vibration of the magic net, and even the spiritual impact brought by the gods, everything can be experienced clearly, even more clearly than his own memories. After all, if you want to study or restore an eleven-ring arcane, it is a very large project, and you need a lot of arcanists. With the cerebral marrow as the carrier, their spirit bodies and memories can exist very steadily, so there is almost no limit to the number of reads, and they can always contribute to this arcane project. ”

The chairman's voice was flat and his tone was relaxed, but the content sounded creepy. Feng Yinqiu couldn't help frowning and shook his head slightly, this kind of method is already a real demon outside the way of God in Shenzhou, but Ou Luo's side seems to be a little accustomed to it.

The chairman of the board of directors noticed Feng Yinqiu's shaking and spread his hands: "Hehe, it's terrifying, isn't it? ”

The Sword of Benevolence clipped his hand and said, "In this way, Angelo's brother is also a trap specially arranged for him. So his real brother probably can't even find the corpse, right?"

"Yes. How could an organization that could make such a detailed plan leave such a thing as a corpse?"

"Poor child, this is the kind of thing that happens to you lying in bed reading a book of poetry. The sword of benevolence pouted. It's no wonder that the chairman wants to send Angelo out of here, and the big-faced young man doesn't know if he can stand it when he hears this.

"It's a shame that this happened, but there's nothing I can do to stop it. Whether it's a big family, a certain force, or an Inclave, their power is not something I can stop, I'm just the chairman of the academy. The chairman let out a long breath, and his beard was blown to a flurry. "I'll try to investigate this as much as I can, but I probably won't get any results. Those guys can reach into the academy, and there must be their spokesperson in the council, and they can do so much. Even if it were found out, the most I could do would be to warn them and make them pay compensation. ”

"Did I hear me wrong?" said the Sword of Benevolence, his eyes widened and his mouth wide, and the voice he uttered was very surprised. "One of the most brilliant and powerful arcanists in the continent, the chairman of the Arcane Academy, actually let out such a helpless sigh. Is your fragmented world from the Empire and the Mage Tower just a display to scare us two Western hillbillies? If you don't want to find out the truth about this kind of thing, bring the murderer to justice, and administer justice for those students, how can you be worthy of such a great title as yours, how can you be worthy of those students who treat you as an idol?"

“...... Hahahaha... Indeed, it disappointed the Sword of Benevolence and the students. After being stunned, the chairman shook his head and laughed, and there was a bit of bitterness in the laughter. "It's a pity that this mage tower, although indeed powerful, serves as the cornerstone of all the arcane sequences of the Arcane Academy, and even the entire Oroyosta. Even if I had the highest authority, I wouldn't be able to use it lightly. I'm the chairman, not the head of Oroyosta. The academy and the city were built from the ruins of dozens of families, large and small, and not a single house or an inch of land in Oroyosta belonged to me. I don't have the ability to rule everything from nominal to practical like little Robert's. Politics is a very complex thing, and even Robert Jr. can't really do anything that comes to mind...... His followers, his predecessors' subordinates, didn't follow him for the title of duke. ”

"It turns out that this old man is just a martial arts alliance leader with no backstage power. ”

The Sword of Benevolence turned his head and said a word to Feng Yinqiu. Feng Yinqiu couldn't answer, so he couldn't help but nod secretly. In this way, this chairman is really the same as the martial arts alliance leader pushed out in some places on the rivers and lakes of Shenzhou, with superb martial arts and outstanding reputation, one can convince the public, and the other can gather popularity and start a signboard, but if this alliance leader does not have any strong forces himself, he can usually only be a peacemaker with mud. Even if those big families do something evil that everyone despises, it is a big thing and a small punishment, so that everyone has a step down. No matter how high the martial arts are, it is impossible for one person and one sword to beat all the people up and down the mountain gate to confess their sins and beg for mercy or simply kill them, if that is the case, all these sect families must immediately unite to eliminate this threat as soon as possible.

To put it bluntly, whether it is the rivers and lakes of China or the European aristocratic circle, society is a collection of order, but as long as you are in this system, no matter how high a position you stand, you must abide by all kinds of rules in this order system, whether it is on the surface or in secret, it is a part of this social system, and those who can take advantage of the loopholes and contradictions in the rules are already extremely talented and capable people. As for breaking through and then creating a new world, and wantonly whipping the world, it must be the son of heaven created by the times.

The chairman of the board of directors should not understand the Shenzhou dialect of the Sword of Benevolence, but he can feel the meaning of the two. The face buried in the eyebrows and beard was a little more helpless, and continued to sigh: "As for justice...... Ever since I was younger, I've wanted something that would allow us to judge clearly what is right and what is wrong, that we can rely on, that give us hope and strength when we are helpless. But unfortunately, after a hundred years, I haven't seen anything like this. All I can do is try to find out the truth and get more compensation from that college......"

"Alas, Brother Wind, you saw it too. This is a good example of when you enter the rivers and lakes, and you will immediately be involuntarily unable to help yourself, even if you have a peerless supernatural power, you will also become a fly and a dog under the calculation of human feelings and sophistication, weighing the gains and losses. Therefore, if you want to be chic and free, you can only live alone like us, and you must not be entangled in those worldly false names and mundane affairs. ”

The Sword of Benevolence shook his head, evaluated the No. 1 European mage in front of him with a clear sense of superiority, laughed again, and said again in Euro language: "Justice is in our hearts, and it is up to us to promote it. Those despicable and evil guys who don't know how to live or die dare to kill innocent teenagers like this, and dare to target me, the only end is to wait to be crushed into slag by my fist. ”

"Then I sincerely expect you to show true justice. Hehe. The chairman smiled meaninglessly. "I can remind you that all you need to guard against with this evil organization are traps and all sorts of intrigues. After all, in the current environment, no one dared to put their interest in the 'Oro Green's Divine Law' on the surface, not even Incre, who had the loosest influence in the Temple. The last incident happened in the remote north of the West Coast, and if it was in the Central Plains, it would immediately be the biggest upheaval since the war, and any family or force involved would be targeted to death by the church and the temple. So they won't act rashly when they're not completely sure they can deal with you. ”

"That's a shame, so should I deliberately show some flaws to give them some confidence?"

"Anyway, good luck anyway. From my point of view, I don't want any unnecessary turmoil at this time, those fools who only think about selfish desires can't see that this civilization is already fragile, isn't it enough to have a bunch of highland fools in Inclave messing around?"

The chairman let out another long sigh and blew his beard and eyebrows into a shaky manner. He had sighed many times since the beginning of the conversation, and the archmage of the land of Euro looked like an ordinary old man full of complaints. Then he clapped his hands, and continued with some weakness: "Okay, okay, let's put these troubles aside for a while, and get back to business." I didn't invite two guests here to listen to me, an old man, who exposes his weakness and sighs indiscriminately. ”

Hearing the chairman's clapping, the teapot on the table automatically jumped up, pouring hot black tea for the teacup in front of Feng Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence, and the plate containing the exquisite pastries was also moved. The Sword of Benevolence unceremoniously picked up a cup and poured it down his throat, picking up two pieces of pastry and throwing them into his mouth.

"Some time ago, the magical abilities displayed by the two of you in Oroyosta caused a lot of turmoil, and Oroyusta has not been so lively for a long time. The chairman also picked up a cup of black tea and tasted it slowly. Compared to the previous topic, this one seems to make him much more relaxed now. "First of all, Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, your battle with His Excellency Adler in the Muse Theater was very exciting, we had a special meeting to discuss your magical power, the combination of high law life energy and personal will seems to have the same effect as the divine realm, and it can actually affect the magic net, it is really amazing. It's a pity that the details of the battle at that time were not recorded, and a lot of data is only superficial. Originally, our plan was to invite you to come to the academy for a special seminar, but now we know that there may be a force that is secretly plotting against you...... I don't know if you'd like to?"

"What do you say, Your Excellency the Chairman. The Sword of Benevolence swallowed the contents of his mouth and asked rhetorically with a strange expression. "It's disgusting to be looked at and pointed at by a bunch of weird-looking old men, just like those experimental animals. What's more, there is still a bunch of idiots who don't know where the ambush is, ready to sneak up on me at any time. You also know that they have people in the academy, so it is easy to get the information on my research, and you can imagine that their traps against me will be countless times more dangerous as this...... Isn't it a bit difficult for me to cooperate with such a disgusting and very dangerous thing?"

"However, I'm also very interested in arcane technology, and I maintain a lot of respect for arcane research itself......" Before the chairman could reply, he changed his tone and expression to indicate that there was still room for it. "In this case, if you can come up with some valuable compensation, that's not impossible. It just so happens that I've been interested in a magical arcane lately, and I think the Arcane Academy will be able to provide it. ”

"Oh?" the chairman's eyes narrowed as they buried under his eyebrows. "Looks like you have some research into arcane as well. I'm curious about this, what is it about the arcane that makes you so interested?"

"Wishing Technique. I need Wishing now. "The sword of benevolence is straightforward in proposing its own conditions. "It's useless if the secondary wishing technique is not strong enough, what I need is the Ten Rings Wishing Technique. If you can provide me with a scroll of the Ten Rings Wishing Technique, I can attend this workshop?"

"Wish-making technique?" the eyes in the chairman's eyebrows jumped, and then he smiled. "It looks like you have a very difficult problem to solve. It's a pity that the Ten Rings Wishing Technique is now a resource that cannot be recreated, and the only remaining scroll in the academy can only be used as valuable research materials, and it is impossible to give it to you. ”

The Sword of Benevolence immediately shook his head in dissatisfaction: "I can't even give up a scroll, how can I believe in your enthusiasm and sincerity for arcane research?"

"It's not just a scroll, it's a precious and non-renewable imperial arcane legacy. The chairman also shook his head and added very blandly. "And didn't you just say that participating in this seminar now will definitely add a lot of unnecessary danger to you. If you are really put in danger because of this, the Arcane Academy and I are to blame, so I think it's better not to do it. ”

The Sword of Benevolence didn't say anything more, just spread his hands and made a strange expression.

"As for you, Mr. Wind. The chairman drank the black tea in the cup in one gulp, took a deep breath, and his eyebrows and beard shrunk for a while, like a hairball accumulating energy for the upcoming major topic. "If the Sword of Benevolence only amazes me, you simply frighten me. Can you understand the feelings of a centenarian when his worldview is shattered? It only took a few months for you to go from being completely ignorant of arcane to using the eight-ring arcane. ”

"Then I can only say I'm sorry. Feng Yinqiu smiled. However, the chairman of the board of directors did not show any surprise before. "Actually, it's just a magical skill unique to the clan school I came from, and it just looks like an arcane art......"

"Don't doubt the vision and judgment of an old man who has been immersed in the arcane realm for a hundred years, those words that fool others can be said without saying. You're using arcane, but it's not ours. ”

The director's flat tone could not reduce the weight of these words, Feng Yinqiu's eyebrows were raised, but he didn't say much, in the face of this old man who was perhaps the most knowledgeable of the highest level of arcane in the land of Europe, he was not sure how much his secret could hide, and it was not good to cover it up.

"Regardless of whether you say it's a skill or something else, you can't use the causal order arcane and spatial arcane in your way, right? The lowest order technique, or even the flashing technique of the five rings, am I right?" the chairman asked slowly, motioning to the teapot to pour a new cup of tea from the empty cup in his hand.

"Yes. Feng Yinqiu nodded. He hadn't tried the sequencing technique yet, but the two arcane arts, the flashing technique of the five rings and the phantom shifting of the six rings, were indeed the same, not that they could not be rubbed into the true talismans, but that they could not be used at all. As for the reason, he has read a lot of arcane theories to some extent, and he probably has a bottom in his heart.

The chairman nodded: "Well, because the essence of the causal order arcane is to weave the cause and effect of this world, in the words of the druid, it is the wind that involves the world, but the wind is just a transfer of power within a fixed system, and the reduction here will automatically flow over and replenish it, that is to say, no matter how small the causal order arcane is, it essentially involves the entire world and is an inseparable part of this world." So your rule changes that belong to another system completely can't work in this world. ”

Feng Yinqiu smiled and didn't speak.

"In the same way, the space arcane is not good. Because all space-based arcane arts are actually an extension of the eleven-ring arcane of 'Sazarstan's World Membrane Tearing'. It is with this eleventh ring arcane that coexists with the magic web, we can use displacement in the main material world to enter and exit the various fragmentary worlds in the astral plane. All the space arcane is applying for permission from this eleven-ring arcane, and in essence, you have to be part of this 'Sazarstan's World Membrane Tear' to function, so you can't use it, right?"

Feng Yinqiu still smiled. He couldn't find anything to say except to laugh.

"I don't know if it was the luck or misfortune of the Arcane civilization that a stranger like you two appeared in the land of Europe at this time. The chairman of the board of directors breathed a sigh of relief. "If it were in the Age of Empires, you, especially Chief of Staff of the Winds, would have carried enough traits to spark a new arcane revolution and elevate arcane civilization to a whole new level...... But it is likely that the destruction will be more complete in the end, and it is a question of whether our world can still exist. ”

"It's rare to find a mage as pessimistic about arcane civilization as you. "Feng Yinqiu finally found an interesting topic to talk about. "Many of the Arcanists I have come into contact with are full of enthusiasm and confidence in the Arcane, and they all remember the strength of the Arcane Empire. ”

"That's because they don't see enough. Everyone who is still alive should be glad that the power of the arcane is not strong enough, and the last wave of arcane annihilation in fortress two did not completely break through the elemental barrier in the dwarven altar. The chairman scoffed disapprovingly. "The more you can see the whole empire, the more you can understand that everything that happens later is inevitable. Knowledge and power without restraint are like building blocks that are more tired and higher, and the grander they are, the more dangerous they are. And the more I see the whole picture of the world, the more I understand the flow of cause and effect, the more I agree with your view in Western civilization that the world is in a dynamic equilibrium, and what is needed is never strength, but balance. ”

"So, I have privately invited Chief of Staff Wind to come here to make a request to you. Please, it's best not to show that power too much, it's better to find a reason to cover it up, like the excuse that belongs to your sect's unique skills, and I can even endorse you when it comes to arcane theory. ”

"Oh, why?" Feng Yinqiu was slightly surprised. I really didn't expect this archmage to call himself here for this, which was originally one of his heart problems.

"There is never a shortage of desperate fools in this land, driven by desire. I don't want to see the order we have so hard to rebuild destroyed by them. And it's good for you, too, because you don't want those bad guys to think about you all the time. ”

"Of course, there is no problem with this. Feng Yinqiu nodded, thought about it and smiled again. "But I'm also interested in some arcane scrolls, I wonder if Your Excellency the Chairman can meet some of my small needs?"