Although we and the envoys of the Wood Spirit Clan have arrived in this city for two days, negotiations with the Council of Truth, officially known as the "Seminar of Truth", the nominal supreme authority of the Mage Nation, have not begun, not because they are putting up a show, or simply avoiding it, but because we have simply come at the wrong time, and the Council is still just an empty shelf.

"Requesting an emergency hearing? But now, six of the twenty-eight Truth Holders are on the front lines of the Bayer Empire, and less than half of them are not able to sit at all. ”

"Other masters of truth? That, generally speaking, it would be nice to have the whereabouts of half of the truth controllers being mastered, but now that the six truth controllers in the Cloud Tower are in office, they can't hold a meeting if they want to. At least ten people can be gathered. Otherwise, just wait for next month's regular meeting. ”

Alosso of the Arcane Blade is one of the most famous ice mages of our time, and Aroso, who has reached the demigod level in half a step, was once a member of the Truth Controller, and when we first arrived, he was the one who received me and gave me an explanation.

Judging from his undisguised enthusiasm and the special hugs and thanks when we met, the mage information of the "Ice Age" that I gave me directly seemed to be very appetizing to him, and he benefited a lot.

"Roland, I really didn't expect that we would meet one day. The truant king of the year would have such a mature day. As the dean, I am very pleased. ”

The old mage, who has a plump figure that is rare among the mages, is a well-known good man in the tower in the clouds, and at this time he is smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, and he is smiling and patting his big belly while talking. The fat is constantly shaking.

And there was a real friendship between us, and the junior college where Caed and I studied at that time was also a subordinate college of the "Arcane Blade", and the director of academic affairs at that time was Aroso himself, who is also the dean of this college, so my reissued diploma even has his seal and signature.

But although we have a teacher-student friendship, it is not a master-apprentice relationship like Heroise and Amira.

I'm afraid that in order to explain it clearly, we must first introduce the special political structure of the country of mages.

this country. Not so much an independent country. A place where one class dominates over others is more of a super-large collection of institutes.

Ayin Roh is the ancient word for "seeker of knowledge", which is also the name of the city. And Ain Rodant. It is "a gathering place for those who seek knowledge." I'm afraid the name says a lot.

The ruling base of this country is not the aristocracy, the so-called aristocracy is only the magistrate who manages the administration, although it is a country of mages. The real ruler is not a pure lone mage.

The entire country of mages is composed of countless large, medium and small spellcaster organizations, and spellcasters often choose the most suitable mage organization for themselves, and the most responsible one is always the collective organization.

In the larger organizations, however, there are various schools and small organizations, and the key difference lies in the different paths of the Masters' pursuit of truth and understanding.

"I want to prove the magic of the stars for fate."

Archmage Rodriguez had this idea, and there was a famous mage organization called "Star Revelation", their True Word, Prophecy, and Constellation Magic are all at the top level of this world, but their members are generally very homely, and they are extremely lacking in actual combat experience, and it is good to be able to exert half of their combat power in actual combat.

"I'm looking for the ultimate in spell warfare."

Archmage Ryvester has this idea, and there is an organization called "Arcane Blade", and their members are often rare practical combat factions among mages, all kinds of combat spell casting, spell warfare skills are outstanding, half of the course is actual combat class, the growth process is often the history of combat, one top two in the same level of battle is considered to be less, actual combat skills, a lot of small spells, but you want them to come up with any top theoretical results, but it is a little difficult for him.

Well, although the above two organizations are both one of the most powerful mage organizations in Ain Rodant, the relationship between them can be poor, and it can basically be seen as the difference between the theoretical school and the practical school, or maybe it is not bad to say that the liberal arts man is not bad against the science man.

But this difference is not absolute, the sage Margaret is a member of a certain niche school in the "Star Revelation", but she is definitely very good at fighting when she travels the world.

In a sense, I'm a member of the Arcane Blade, but not to mention the annoying elemental magic, at least my research on necromancy is still very deep.

On the other hand, the ideals of the creator tend to change over time, such as the mage organization called the "Sword of Order", whose founder is a fanatical believer in the Holy Light, and the research topics are also similar to the magic of Order, belief in the Force, and the use of the Holy Light in magic, but in modern times, the changes are so great that they can anger the founder.

Maybe it's because they've gone too far and too far in terms of rules and concepts, or maybe they're going to be the opposite, and they've long since narrowed down the Holy Light spells to what they're best at, but it's weird...... For example, necromancy, summoning demons, and oriental talismans are definitely the settlements of all kinds of niche researchers, and the research of all kinds of forbidden spells is among the best in the entire world.

And the relationship between various organizations is also a bad debt, some small organizations are hanging on top of several large organizations at the same time, because their core layer is derived from those large organizations, but the relationship between those large organizations is very poor, and they don't know who to support every time they hold an academic seminar...... Don't underestimate the academic seminar, it's the most important conference in the country, and every time a conflicting argument is made, the conference room immediately transforms into a gladiatorial arena.

Yes, the most important conference in this country is the colloquium, not the political conference.

Since the various mage organizations are all aimed at the pursuit of truth, the disputes between them can only be regarded as academic exchanges and seminars, and in the country of mages, the highest level of academic seminars is the "truth seminar", well, it is also the highest authority in this country.

The number of participants in this seminar is not fixed, and the archmages with high research results and prestige will be invited, and will also receive the unofficial honorary title of "master of truth", but in fact, many immortals have no interest in such inconclusive seminars. After barely participating in a few sessions, I felt that I couldn't get it for the sake of being guilty of false names, so I tried every means to retire early and replace people.

Cause? When I was an apprentice, I audited two seminars, where 30% of the time was spent boasting about their academic achievements, 50% of the time was spent attacking the latest achievements proposed by the other party as either plagiarism or simply worthless, and the remaining 20% was spent competing for budget and resources to snatch a new generation of outstanding mages......

As for administrative matters? When the saliva is dry, I can't fight anymore. The last five minutes are used for high-speed passage of various government decrees. The efficiency is not ordinarily high.,Before the title was read, all the staff raised their hands.,The text jiàn disappeared one by one before he finished signing.,There's such a boss.。 It's also a debt to the officials in charge of administrative matters.

"It's a farce. It's all old and stubborn. They are all top experts in their own fields, and who can convince anyone just by their tongues, and there are dead rules that they can't do it. The debate has long been more reasonable than anyone else. It's about who has a louder voice, a better spirit, and can survive longer! ”

This is also the reason why the country of mages has not launched a war of aggression for thousands of years, ambitious mages are not useless, but to get other archmages at the meeting, with a majority vote to pass the war resolution, the difficulty is like a hen on a tree, it is better to directly use personal strength to conquer a country.

This is also the reason why the country of mages is not even a country at all, for a truly pure mage, his entire world is a research room and a library, and he really lacks ambition for territory and honor, which is the opposite of the overlord of this world.

Such a policy. The governance system makes it impossible for the "Truth Seminar" to discuss the truth at all, and it is very easy to make enemies, from different views on things to quarrels to quarrels, and finally develop into "don't leave after the meeting, see you in Zhongshan Park" There are too many things.

Every time you pass through the garden, you can see all kinds of hand-to-hand combat scenes (forbidden spell duels), many of which are gray-haired old professors, not to mention literate hooligans (mages), and many mages who know martial arts.

One or two long and meaningless meetings are uncomfortable enough, and even more unpleasant for small organizations or solo mages to be questioned about their research, so seminars are always postponed due to too many absences......... But because it doesn't make a difference whether the meeting is held or not, it's always postponed but it makes people happy.

But only the heads of the eighteen most powerful mage organizations had to attend this regular seminar, and they were too big to do anything about it, and in a sense, it also led to the very rapid renewal of the heads of these large organizations, as if it were some kind of deadly chore.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything, for example, a certain witch took the initiative to get this position, although her main goal is to extort research funds and cover up her case, but with her good looks and external disguise mode, as well as the ability to sense other people's communication, she has dominated several large-scale events, and even won many debates, and has a high popularity and prestige in the Tower in the Clouds and the Arcane Blade.

Well, the witch Amira was also a member of the Arcane Blade, and even gave me and my contemporaries a big lesson.

What gave me a headache was that I had to go to this headache-inducing meeting.

Not long ago, after meeting Osruvin, the Keeper of Truth, that epic quest gave me the next step to do.

[Congratulations to the host for triggering the epic story mission: whether to return home or a phoenix in distress.] Invite the host to attend a truth seminar, and trigger the next task based on the progress of the meeting and the attendance status of the meeting. System prompt: You know the rules between mages, and if you want to talk and take care of things, come up with something real. 】

Judging from the triggering of this serial task, the ultimate goal of this epic task is already obvious, it is nothing more than directly or indirectly affecting matters related to the Three Kingdoms War, so this task is obviously a serial nature, first of all, the Three Kingdoms choose sides and gain a certain prestige, and after the choice, it is natural to expand the influence, and only when you speak with a voice can you affect the situation of the entire war.

And for me and the nascent Lan League, allies are a must, and the support of a super empire that can speak in human society must also be earned.

As an alternative to the super empires, when the other super empires are in trouble, the Mage Nation is probably the most trustworthy ally, and it is obviously necessary to enlist their support.

With the system's consistent habit of cheating, I can guarantee that if I didn't have the identity to speak at the meeting and didn't have enough impact on the meeting, the future development would only become more and more cheating, and maybe I would become the backbone of cannon fodder in the rush by mistake.

The postponement of the workshop was both a good thing and a bad thing for me, because the mission would not be able to continue for a while, but on the good side, I had more time to prepare.

For the next seminar, because there is an important issue of war, the invitation has been sent out, and it has been stated that no absences will be allowed, and it should not be postponed, and my goal now is probably how to build up enough reputation in this short month to influence the progress of the conference if necessary.

"So much has happened lately, and the seminar must be held, at most a month or two at night. Roland, wait a little longer and familiarize yourself with the environment. Now that the situation seems to have eased, they should be back soon, and they can be convened by then. By the way, otherwise, come to my academy for two classes to pass the time, and the students should be very happy to have my senior brother back to teach at the school. ”

Then I remembered that Also had helped me get a special lecturer qualification before, and I knew that he was trying to help me get an identity in the country of mages, but I didn't expect that he would ask me to give a lecture.

After all, in a sense, we are all students who came out of his academy, and of course, the students who came out of this academy are completely different from the kind of personal disciples.

Many large and medium-sized mage organizations have their own magic academies, which are the cradle of novices and the gladiatorial arena of talent and diligence.

Naturally, the contribution of the mage organization is not gratuitous, because of this relationship, the rookies in the academy are often easy to become the new blood of their respective organizations, and when they want to become full members, they must either be extremely good, or they must become candidates for the true disciples of the archmages.

The general knowledge of the academy is limited and shallow, but it is the essence of years of refining and pruning, and it is also the basic step to the next step.

By the way, since both of them used to be teachers in the academy under the "Arcane Blade", they are naturally also one of the Arcane Blades, and as far as I know, Heloise is also a core member of the Sword of Order, and she has dug up a lot of ruthless corners to switch to the Sword of Order during her teaching, and several of them have finally made it to the natural disaster list, and there are more anti-social maniacs, and the name of "Demon Professor" is well deserved.

In fact, because the threshold for becoming a mage is too high, when the conventional inheritance of the son and father cannot survive in the society of the caster, when the inheritance of the inheritance is more of a certain research result and the pursuit of truth, the most important thing in the society of the mages is the teacher-teacher relationship of teaching and teaching.

"We must not let the inheritance of the teacher's line be cut off in my generation" is the idea that after a certain time, a disciple who can inherit what he has learned and pursued all his life is simply a dream, and of course, the most important inheritance is always the pursuit of a certain goal.

Unlike the master-apprentice relationship that is somewhat indifferent to other professions, the relationship between the disciples and the mentor who have been with them for dozens or hundreds of years has long been the same as the relationship between father and son, mother and daughter, and even, in the laws of the country of the master, the master has the right to arrange the life of the disciple, the disciple has the obligation to take care of the young master's father, and there are various inheritance rights for the children.

What? Me and Heloise? There is no other vein like us that continues to fall as if we were under a curse!

At this time, I had a headache about how to improve my reputation and gain a higher voice, but soon, I had to worry about whether my reputation was too loud.

"Sure enough, it was definitely a mistake to take those bastards with you!" (To be continued......)

PS: Today's state is a bit poor, a more 4500. Write more tomorrow.