Chapter 649: Thinking of the Self
Seeing that Arrow didn't reply, Capone didn't mind, and continued: "Therefore, the royal family needs to do its best to control the situation of the magicians in the world, let them all register, and try not to let any fish slip through the net. In this way, the group of magicians was used in turn to help maintain the rule of the imperial power. In fact, it is not only the Wizards' Guild, but also some other Guilds of Warriors, Assassins, etc., which have similar functions, but they must also be registered with the Empire. β
"But the question arises again, can the matter be solved just by asking the magicians to register? President Arrow, you are a smart man, and you should understand that this is not really the way to solve problems. β
This handsome uncle's eyes showed a little melancholy, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the current situation was really tense, Arrow was really afraid that he would not be able to control himself. After all...... Capone, a middle-aged uncle, is really handsome.
"Unlike those who need to be trained to gain a certain amount of strength, the power of a mage comes from 'talent'. This means that they don't need much training to have the power that ordinary people can't. β
"After absorbing these members, although the royal family solved the possibility of them becoming external troubles, on the contrary, it also allowed these magicians to find an organization, even an organization that was enough to form a huge momentum. In other words, external troubles have begun to turn into internal worries. β
So what can be done to prevent this hidden problem from completely exploding? After all, royalty is finite, and magicians in the world are relatively equivalent to infinite. Once the mage organization begins to distrust the royal family for some reason, or even is used by other people with ulterior motives, then the threat to the royal family is undoubtedly huge. β
"Here, I can really only say that we humans are indeed very intelligent."
"Although there is no way to make every emperor a great mage, we humans can build a team that is strong enough to compete with mages. This team can deal with those with great talent through specialized training. With some hard training, these allegiances to the royal family can grow up to be strong enough to deal with the magicians quickly in the event of a riot. I'm sure someone as smart and clever as President Arrow must understand what this organization is, right? β
Capone's words couldn't be more obvious.
Arrow only felt the corners of his mouth twitch constantly, and his heart pounded wildly!
Cautiously, he glanced away at the crisp tower next to him, and he was a little relieved after confirming that the paladin candidate was now more concerned about the battle over there, and didn't seem to pay much attention to what Capone had just said.
After exhaling slowly, he raised his head, thought for a moment, and finally said the answerβ
In other words...... The Holy See of Light? β
The smile on Capone's lips finally rose again.
He looked away from Arrow, continued to turn to Tiramisu over there, and said with a smile, "The royal family can't take the initiative to fight against the Wizards' Guild, because that would probably cause disgust." At the same time, the royal family also needed to avoid the blind worship of magicians as powerful as possible. Because it would be very dangerous. β
"In this case, the best thing to do is to have other beliefs, and only after having other beliefs will the common people become a little more rational about magicians, knowing that even if they have strange abilities, they are still ordinary people. In this situation, the royal family of the Blue Bay Empire chose the Holy See of Light, which had spread on this continent a long time ago, and supported it, even making it the state religion. β
"Let's talk about the Paladin. Every paladin who successfully joins the Holy See must undergo rigorous training. They need to master a whole set of magical knowledge that is not inferior to that of a magic apprentice. From the moment they join the Holy See, they must learn to fight against all kinds of magic, both spiritual and physical. In addition to exercising their own bodies, high-level paladins also need to learn how to make or find qualified suppliers of magic materials to make or buy suitable anti-magic potions to improve their ability to kill each other under the indiscriminate mana of mages. In this way, a group of upper-level army experts with professional counter-mages can be created, and there are also a large number of low-level knights who can act as cannon fodder for a while. β
"Moreover, although the paladins are nominally subordinate to the Holy See of Light, more than half of them are actually born soldiers, in other words, they are born with absolute loyalty to the royal family. If nothing happens, with the presence of paladins in the Holy See of Light, the royal family will never be afraid that the guys from the Magic Association will immediately rebel. This is a kind of conditioning. β
"The royal family controls the paladin, and the paladin is subordinate to the Holy See, and the Holy See secretly resists the power of the Magician Guild in the name of assisting the royal family, but on the other hand, because the moldability of magic is too high, and the profits in it are too great, so the royal family and the Holy See have to cooperate with the Magician Guild in turn, using their magic to obtain profits and control the people. I don't know how the upper echelons of other countries are shaped, but it seems to me that this is a balancing act that successive emperors of our country need to achieve. This is a method of operation that tests His Majesty's mental strength very much. β
Hearing this, Arrow thought for a moment and said, "These ...... I kind of got it. But what does this have to do with your mentors and apprentices actively attacking the association? β
Capone suddenly couldn't help it, covered his mouth and smiled, then shook his head, looked at Arrow with a little helpless eyes, and said with a smile: "I thought you would agree with me." If I'm not mistaken, the magicians of the guild just wanted to trap our master and apprentice to death, right? If they can kill our master and apprentice, why can't I kill them? β
This sentence Arrow agrees.
If he could, Arrow really wanted to nod his head vigorously, indicating that this lifestyle of how you treat me and I will treat you is very normal!
However, Arrow couldn't tell this magic swordsman what he really thought!
That's ...... If you really want to kill, then find a time to secretly kill them in a place that won't implicate Pelican Town or Mermaid Song! Why do you have to rush out to "help" the mermaid song at this juncture when the mermaid song is trying to guide public opinion? This isn't a gang, it's purely to cause trouble for the mermaid's song! That's why Soloh is really upset!
It's just that how can such a thing be said? Therefore, Arrow can only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach now, swallowing this magic swordsman uncle's evaluation of his "only having the heart of the Holy Mother and not looking at the cause and effect".
"That'...... Is that really just because of the fact that you are attacking them? β
Arrow could only change the subject and try not to make this matter so troublesome.
Capone smiled and said, "Besides that...... Indeed, I must admit that there is another very important factor. β
"That's the identity of our master and apprentice - the Demon Swordsman."
Arrow was slightly stunned, but after thinking about it, he seemed to understand the reason again.
"As I said earlier, the Holy See of Light and the Wizards' Guild check each other and cooperate with each other. Interspersed with the mediation and checks and balances of the royal family, a delicate balance is formed that is almost perfect. β
"But in this situation, the internal members of the paladin are not completely monolithic. For example...... People like me. β
Capone's body straightened slightly, as if he was thinking about a very thought-provoking question, and as he thought, he saidβ
"As the Holy See of Light used to maintain balance, there is no doubt that the most important thing for those of us who were born in the military is not to doubt, not to question, and even ...... No need to think. β
"However, such a request is inevitably too difficult, as long as the paladins are still carried by humans, then we humans will naturally want to think."
"President Arrow, do you understand what the reality would be if there was a faith in this world that no longer obeyed the Holy See, but had a whole set of combat power against magicians?"
Seeing that Arrow was still silent, Capone smiled and continued: "In this case, the balance of power will collapse, and the sudden rise of the army may be a kind of nemesis for magicians, but for a country, the sudden emergence of an uncontrollable force like ours is undoubtedly an unstable factor. β
"In the past few days since I left the Holy See, I have actually been thinking that although the number of magic swordsmen like me is not large, over the years, there should be about a hundred and ten people in the entire empire. How much disaster can we inflict on this country? β
"As you can imagine, we've become the biggest nemesis of those magicians. Magicians, on the other hand, basically aim for the Royal Society of Magicians. In this way, if we scattered magic swordsmen are united one day, we will become the greatest nemesis of the Royal Wizards Guild. β
"If we attack the Guild, then the Guild will turn into a strategic defensive state, and in this state, the various revenues from the use of magic will naturally decrease, and the decrease in income will of course indirectly affect the income of the royal family. This is certainly a blow to the royal family. β