I shouldn't have given up my dukedom and my realm in the first place. Ancy Wodaus said with great regret.

Wren nodded.

If the teacher has a dukedom, even if he doesn't have to manage it seriously, he entrusts a general manager to help him govern it, and with the area of the dukedom, the annual tax alone will be at least two or three million gold guilders, and he will never fall into such an embarrassing situation.

"Teacher, why doesn't the High Council approve of your regaining your territory?" Wren asked.

Like most people in the Empire, he only knew the authority and members of the High Council, but he knew little about the situation inside the Council.

"It's just a battle of will. ”

Ancy Vodaus shook his head helplessly, and said: "For us holy souls, rights are actually not that important, and we will not really fight to the death, but as the leader of the faction, we have to fight for the interests of countless people behind us. ”

"The sole principle of the Supreme Council is to preserve the survival of the Empire. ”

"Without violating this principle, they are happy to see my jokes. Especially the old fellow Ogulwe, who has been my nemesis since the rise of Wezeland. ”

"As for Tim Kennan, he's a wall-to-wall grass. ”

"Sometimes he supports me, sometimes he is on Ogulvi's side, his theory of balance, but also supported by a few neutral holy spirits, and a lot of things are disturbed by him. ”

Anthy Vodaus's face became very unsightly at the mention of the Supreme Council.

"Wizeland owes a debt in the Imperial Bank, and they have known about it for a long time, and have privately agreed not to let me get the territory to collect taxes and pay off the debt. ”

"Over the years, they've used the debt problem to get me to compromise on some issues. ”

Wren suddenly realized.

The debt of the floating city is the teacher's handle, as long as he grasps it, the teacher's voice in the Supreme Council will be weakened, very passive, and tried repeatedly.

With such a good handle, the other two giants will definitely refuse to let go.

"But this time things are a little different......," Anthony Vodaus said with a sudden pause, his eyes full of worry and as if he didn't want to talk more.

Wren asked with concern, "Teacher, what's wrong?"

Ancy Vodaus hesitated a little, as if he was thinking about something, he looked at Wren, and finally said, "Wren, how much do you know about the core of Iola?"

"I don't really understand. Wren replied truthfully.

The Core of Eola is the world's greatest magical creation, it was invented by Master Ogulvi, and it is rumored that the world's first Core of Eola was created with the help of the goddess of magic.

Ansivodaus said slowly: "For more than two thousand years, the method of manufacturing the core of Eola has been in the hands of the High Council, and wizards below the Holy Soul are not qualified to be taught. And it's not enough to have a manufacturing method, except for the first one, the cores of Eola that were made later need to be activated by the energy of other cores of Eola before they can be used. ”

"Activate the other Iola's cores......"

Wren muttered a few times, Huo Ran looked up at Zi Anxi Wodaos, his face was full of irrepressible shock, and he lost his voice: "Teacher!"

Because he didn't know the inside story, he had never thought about it before.

Who made the Core of Iola in Naxus Skytown? Moreover, it has been activated to power Naxus!

If you think about it further, you will inevitably not be suspicious of the Supreme Council.

Anthywodaus' expression was very heavy, and he said in a low voice: "Although I don't want to believe it, there must be traitors in the High Council. ”

Wren was incredulous.

The Supreme Council of Cermidis has a total of twelve members, each of whom is a Holy Soul Wizard.

It's hard to imagine that a Holy Soul Wizard has betrayed humanity, been involved with the Death Knot Sigil or the Scourge Legion, or even with the Lord of the Necromancy.

No wonder the teacher was so out of shape when he saw Naxus Floating City that day.

I was even a little scared.

It turned out that it was not only because Ruin took away control of the Floating City, but also because there were traitors in the High Council.

"Teacher, do you know who it is?" Wren hurriedly asked.

"I don't know. Ancy Vodaus shook his head, "The issue was discussed in the council, but everyone proved their innocence, and in the end there was no result. ”

"The three men who may have known, Rouin and Medra, are dead, and Colstead has also fallen. ”

"We're afraid we'll have a hard time finding the traitor. ”

Wren didn't know what to say, the level of the Holy Soul Wizard was too high, and he couldn't interfere with it.

But this is undoubtedly a serious event that can shake the entire empire, and as long as the traitor remains in the High Council for a day, the empire will be under great threat and may erupt at any time.

The teacher has always been worried these days, not only worried about money, but also worried about the traitor's affairs.

A list of the twelve Holy Soul Wizards flashed through Wren's mind.

First of all, exclude the teacher.

Then there are the five Holy Soul Wizards who don't have a floating city.

These five are Duke Silverstar, who has the Core of Eola but has not activated it, Master Oroin, the founder of the School of Battle, Master Medifer the "Prophet", Vantusrui Hohuai, who lives in seclusion in a dark valley, who is the only wizard of the Holy Soul level, and the youngest and most low-key Holy Soul wizard to date, Duke Tuzley Sling, who has only one wizarding tower.

The remaining six Holy Soul Wizards all have their own floating cities:

First Sorcerer, Master Ogulvi, the initiator of the High Council, whose Nesser Floating City is based in the capital city of Northriel;

Lord of the Flannis Floating City, Duke Tim Kennan of the Greyhawks, located in the northwestern part of the city of Dragonpos;

Duke Kellstone Carlser, who founded the floating city of Pallas on the northern savannah, known as the first genius in human history, and created the branch of the "Psyker";

The Empire's greatest alchemist, the Grand Sage of Congerald, who invented the Soul Stone, and his Floating City of Al Ain is located in Sunset City in the northeastern part of the Empire;

Queen of the Storm "Starcloth", ruler of the Principality of Hohavon, an imperial vassal, and master of the floating city of Agralon;

Magna Eland, Duke of Purple Flame in Isrek City, never opens her Tyriss Floating City to the public.

Each of these Holy Soul Wizards is famous in the Empire.

Even outside the Empire, and even in other planes, their names can be heard in the mouths of many aliens, and they are legendary great spellcasters.

However, it is precisely these six Holy Soul Wizards who are the most suspicious, and only they can activate the new Iola Core.

Wren couldn't guess who had betrayed the High Council.

"Don't speculate. Seeing Wren's expression, Ancy Wodaus reminded: "The stakes are very high, and I will only tell you alone, don't tell anyone." ”

"I understand, teacher. Wren nodded in understanding.

Both fell silent.

Wren saw that the teacher was still preoccupied and was about to get up to say goodbye, but he heard him ask: "The mechanical union took the initiative to borrow money this time, and also offered such good conditions, does it have something to ask you for?"

"Yes. Wren took the opportunity to say, "The Mechanics Guild wants to buy the manufacturing technology for Rambo's gun." ”

"Rambo's gun?" Anthony Wodston was intrigued.

He fought in the sky that day, and naturally he also saw the scene of the machine gun in full swing, but he was busy in the past few days, and he had no time to ask about internal and external troubles.

Wren immediately pulled out a machine gun from the ring.

He needs the teacher to protect himself from the machine gun from falling into the hands of others, and he must first give the teacher an explanation, so he can't hide it.

Ancy Vodaus took Rambo's gun and held it in his hand to observe.

The machine gun weighs more than two hundred pounds, and it is a little difficult for wizards who are generally not good at melee combat to hold it, but for holy soul wizards, it is still as light as nothing.

He looked back and forth a few times, and quickly figured out how to fire.

"It's kind of interesting. The Holy Soul Wizard fiddled with it a few times, clicked, pulled the bolt, and saw the cooling rune on the barrel, his face was a little puzzled: "The principle should be similar to that of the soul gun, how can it be so ferocious?"

"Teacher, you can try your hand. Wren said with a smile as he chained the machine gun.

"Good. ”

Ancy Vodaus pointed his gun at the wall and pulled the trigger.

Dada......

Gunfire erupted, and a fierce and dense roar rang out in the room.

In just a few seconds, dozens of bullets were fired, and then they were blocked by an invisible force field, and the bullets hung in the air.

"Huh?"

Ancy Wodaus's eyes lit up, and he immediately noticed the peculiarity of the machine gun, and said in surprise: "This gun doesn't consume any soul power!"

Wren nodded in acknowledgement, "Yes, that's why my Makulags can use it." ”

"No wonder ......"

Ancy Vodaus couldn't help but suddenly, suddenly let go of his hand, and Rambo's gun flew up and turned the muzzle of the gun at himself.

Before Wren could speak, the gunshots rang out again.

Da Da Da ...... Bullets poured out and struck at Anthy Vodaus' plastic bag. A layer of flame shield emerged, and bullets thumped on it, instantly melted into molten iron by the heat on the shield, and flew in all directions.

The gunfire stopped.

Ancy Vodaus re-caught Rambo's gun, took out a bullet from the magazine, pinched it at his fingertips and observed, guessing that the secret of the machine gun was inside the bullet, but did not open it to look at it.

"The power is good, the power of each bullet is similar to that of the Arcane Missile of the Second Ring, it should be slightly stronger, but its firing frequency is much faster than that of the Arcane Missile, the range is long, and it does not consume soul power. ”

"It's incredible!"

He immediately realized the most important point, "This gun can be used by ordinary people?"

"Yes. Wren nodded in response.

"Is it expensive to manufacture?" Ancy Vodaus continued.

Wren thought about it for a moment before replying, "It's not too high." Rambo's gun can be simplified and lighter, using less materials, but the power will not be much reduced, and the cost can be reduced to less than five gold shields, which can be produced by any machine factory. ”

"So cheap!"

Ancy Wodaus's expression became solemn, and he thought for a long time before he said: "Wren, this is a weapon that can change the pattern of the world, if it leaks out, countless people may die under the gun, and the consequences are unpredictable." ”

"I knew, so I turned down the mechanical union. ”

Wren got up very solemnly and said, "Teacher, I hope to declare the machine gun to the outside world that it is your invention to stop those who covet the machine gun." ”

"Yes, but you have to protect yourself from anyone else touching it. Anthony Wardaus readily agreed.

As he spoke, he slipped the bullet back into the magazine and returned the machine gun to Wren.

Wren put away Rambo's gun, and a matter of heart finally landed.

Both of them smiled, and a tacit understanding was reached between the master and the apprentice.

Wren raised money for Floating City and will provide more funds in the future, while Ancy Vodaus acts as a backer to escort Wren. The two take what they need, and there is not only an exchange of interests, but also a genuine teacher-student friendship, which is strong enough to trust each other.

Return to the castle from the Floating City.

Wren immediately sent someone to inform Akaland, and he went to find Madame Charanway.

He used ten storefronts in the commercial street as collateral and borrowed 500,000 gold dong from Ganglong real estate merchants at a very low interest.

Then he took out another 100,000 gold shields and sent them to the Floating City in the afternoon.

Ancy Vodaus's borrowing from the Queen of the Storm also went well, and in only half a day, Wizeland had scraped together the eight and a half million gold guilders he needed.

As soon as the money arrived, people's hearts settled down.

Time can make people forget their pain and soothe their sorrows, and the Floating City soon regains its former prosperity, and the people who have passed away are gradually forgotten, as if they never came.

Wren also rarely entered a quiet and fulfilling life.