226. There are always some people who have strange ideas
With Bai Yi's strong performance of commanding the dragons, the current situation has been controlled, and he quietly landed back on the ground when he had not been noticed by more people, and did not look back to find Aya, but directly followed the location provided by the hammerhead shark puppet and found the key teleportation node.
Is the situation here better than he expected? I don't know what kind of method the scholar hammerhead shark puppet has adopted, but all the mages present have obeyed her command, only to see her flying around on the magic circle, weaving a schematic diagram with magical power, and those mages are working hard there with reference to this schematic.
Some of them were relatively complicated and required a certain amount of knowledge of the magic circle, and she handed them over to the two sisters, Mia and Tisgar, who were lying on the ground as if they were facing an extremely difficult exam, and they were so engrossed that they didn't even notice that Bai Yi had come over.
It's just that... Pay a little attention to how short your skirt is! Fortunately, the mages present are all working hard, and no one cares about the scenery of the two beautiful girls inadvertently leaking.
"What's the situation? Grim and severe? Bai Yi asked in the void.
The scholar let go of the part of consciousness under her control and let the hammerhead puppet hang there, and then replied: "It's not particularly bad, the previous completion is okay, and the materials are sufficient, but there is a shortage of manpower, and those mages who don't have the knowledge of the magic circle are not of much use, and a lot of work has to be done by Xiao Miya, and if you want to speed up the efficiency, you need more manpower." β
Bai Yi thought for a moment, then turned his head to a mage who was looking up at him with a puzzled look and asked, "What about the person who was in charge of building this circle before?" Where is it? β
"Some have returned to headquarters, some have disappeared." A mage with the insignia of the Mage Guild next to him replied without raising his head, his forehead was completely wet with fine sweat, and it seemed that even these basic tasks were extremely difficult.
"You go on, I'll try to find some help." Bai Yi continued, there are scholars in charge of the work, he doesn't have to worry, but efficiency must be raised, there are only 12 hours in total, the sooner the magic circle is completed, there will be more time to evacuate the victims.
"Then you can go quickly." The scholar replied, and was about to turn back to control the hammerhead shark when a cold questioning voice suddenly came to mind in the void:
"If you just complete a dimensional teleportation array that provides dozens of people to travel through, it should be much faster, right?"
"What do you mean, Lich Walker?" The scholar hurriedly asked.
"I mean, prioritize completing a circle that will allow a few people to pass through, and retreat back to the East plane." The lich replied.
"Are you trying to get us to abandon the millions of victims out there?" The scholar asked angrily.
"Obviously, that's the smart thing to do." The lich sneered and said, "With the current efficiency, how much time do you have left to evacuate in the end?" Can you stay stable in this process? Nothing changes? You should also know that in this rapidly changing crisis, unpredictable crises may arise at any time, and it is the safest thing to do to give up those civilians! β
"Sorry! I can't! Without thinking, the scholar rejected the Lich's proposal, "This is beyond my limits!" β
"Tsk, stupid hypocrite, do you want the precious opportunity we have been waiting for for thousands of years to bury these refugees? Who do you think you are? You're a puppet at best. The lich asked angrily.
"Don't underestimate me, you filthy stinky bones! Who do you think I am? If you think I can't do it, I'll show you! β
This is the first time Bai Yi has met a scholar for so long that he has heard her speak in such an angry and cold tone... Many times, his impression of her is fixed on the image of the otaku girl who has never married in his life, and he almost forgets that she is the great sage Noreji of Immobility, a top powerhouse at the demigod level, and an existence worthy of his trust.
She is not afraid of demigod lichs, even though she is an academic mage who is not good at actual combat.
So just as the lich was about to threaten with cruel words, Bai Yi spoke at the right time and interrupted the lich's words.
"Enough, don't argue, I remember I once said, I can't bear to see the devastation of life, you just treat me as a disgusting hypocrite, who called me a good person?"
Obviously, Bai is also in favor of the scholars' decision.
The lich wanted to continue to say a few words, but Bai Yi didn't give him a chance, and continued to say aloud: "We are all people who pursue power, but after having power, after having the power we have now, we still can't follow our own hearts and succumb to reality at this critical moment, so what's the use of these powers?" β
The lich was speechless for a moment, since the Fifth Void Element, who had the heaviest voice in the Void, had made a decision, then he had no way to refute it, there was no way, who called the evil forces in the Void few? Most people will support Bai Yi's choice to help the common people.
So Bai Yi hurried to the king's side, he was surrounded by a large group of politicians and nobles, arguing about some trivial matters, Bai Yi resisted the urge to ridicule, pushed away the people in the way, and told him that he needed to gather the group of mages who were responsible for building the magic circle.
"Someone is already doing it." King Ron said.
"It's not enough." Bai Yi shook his head, "Your Majesty needs to come forward in person, and use the thing that made the festival speech before to recruit those mages and other people who know something about the magic circle in the whole city." β
Previously, before the fireworks show began, the king used to speak to the people of the whole country through something, so that everyone in every corner of the city could hear, and this was exactly what was needed at this time.
The king thought for a moment and was about to nod on the spot, but one of the ministers beside him hurriedly dissuaded, "No! Your Majesty! It can't be like this! After that, he shouted at Bai Yi and asked, "Are you crazy?" This will expose the existence of the Dimensional Teleportation Array in advance, which will cause panic, and those civilians will storm the palace and cause even more chaos! β
This person's idea is very simple, before making sure that these nobles, bureaucrats and their families can escape safely, let the commoners know that there is such a glimmer of life, it will cause a lot of trouble, so it is absolutely necessary to block the news.
Bai Yi had already seen through his little caution, but he didn't plan to talk nonsense with him, but directly waved his fist that was frozen into a lump of ice, and slammed it into his face before anyone around him could react, causing the minister to fly out as far away as a kite with a broken string.
"Master Hope, you..." King Ron also suddenly showed anger, he was very dissatisfied with Bai Yi's rude approach, and actually hurt people in front of him? It was only out of etiquette and self-cultivation that he did not have a seizure on the spot.
"I don't want to care about the things between you magnates, I'm just telling you one thing." Bai Yi said not only to the king, but also to the group of nobles who were gritting their teeth around him, "The restoration work of the magic circle cannot be completed without my help, I think you should understand what this means, please be rational and calm down." β
"You're a threat!" A voice of discontent erupted from the crowd.
"That's right, it's a threat, I can launch a one-way teleportation array for only a few people to escape at any time, the reason why I still stay here with you to waste time is probably because I'm in a good mood today and want to save more people, but if I'm in a bad mood, then I may not plan to save some people." Bai Yi threatened with a fierce voice, and when he heard him mention that he could build a magic circle in advance and leave, the crowd suddenly fell silent, not daring to make any more doubts.
At such a critical moment, it is often necessary for Bai Yi to take tough measures, he looked at the reactions of the people around him with satisfaction, and finally patted the king on the shoulder very disregarding his identity, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that you are a king who cherishes his subjects, right?" β
With that, he walked away under the angry gaze of a nobleman, and ironically, most of the people had watched him go with admiration and gratitude when he had left.
"Your Majesty, what should I do? Do you have to endure the coercion of that thug? Do you want toβ" said one politician, gesturing with his hand to wipe his neck, "The two students in charge of repairing the circle are his two students, both ignorant little girls, who are easy to control." β
The king shook his head helplessly, and replied in a low voice, "Don't make any extraneous problems at such a time. β
But the politician still refused to give up, and continued to persuade: "Is Your Majesty concerned about his strength? So saying, he leaned into the king's ear and whispered a few words.
"At such a time, can you still retain such power?" When the king heard this, he looked surprised.
"Of course, this is the last card to protect our family's property and life, but as long as Your Majesty nods, I will immediately let them dispose of that villain, I have already probed his strength, it is nothing more than a master."
But in the end, the king shook his head wisely, "Let your men go to support the dragon knights, and then transfer all your private soldiers to help maintain order in the palace and organize the coming victims." With that, he reached out and pulled out a conch-shaped magic prop from his bosom, which was what he had just used to speak throughout the city, a high-end luxury.
"Your Majesty! Are you really going to let those civilians know? When the time comes, if it's too late...", someone next to him immediately opened his mouth to persuade, it seems that even after being threatened by Bai Yi, some people still haven't given up those dirty thoughts.
"Believe in Master Hope, don't show off your cleverness in front of such people." As he spoke, the king couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "This great hero in the mouth of the church is really... Does it live up to its name? β