The sky was dark, and deep in the caverns of the cliffs of the mountains southeast of Kist, the halflings were full of energy, as if they had just won a great battle.

"I've sent the mirage to the Book of Trade Winds, and this should have been passed on to the United Communications Network, so you can see how the magic ship beat Prell's propeller flyer!"

"Yes, one to eight! The one that was lost was still your mercenary!"

The middle-aged man in the light curtain said politely: "But the battle two days ago did not stop Prell from delivering supplies to Romulus, and the battle that broke out tonight did not even make their convoy lose a transport plane." Don't ask me how I know, we know everything about Romrose. ”

"Your Excellency Marquis, there should be a record of tonight's battle on your side, no matter what the result is, send it to me. Otherwise, we don't know how to improve the magic ship in a targeted manner, so that it can continue to maintain an overwhelming advantage over the magic guide aircraft. ”

"In addition, Your Excellency Marquis, I believe that the magic flying boat is not only the loss of one aircraft, our side can immediately provide new flying boats to replenish, and you can also recommend personnel if you need them. Of course, in terms of price, if you need it urgently, we can only pay an additional cost, so ......"

Mirhaus's face became gloomy, and then suddenly erupted: "Overwhelm a ghost! Your magic flying boat has been beaten to the ground! What kind of flying boat champion you have found, now there is no good skin on his body, and he is lying on the bed and calling!"

"When you swore how powerful the flying boat was, I really believed you. As a result, your flying boat is like a papier-mâché kite in the sky, and it rots at the touch of your fingers!"

"You know everything about it? What have you all done? I've at least gained a little bit in the two directions I did, and your flying boat team hasn't even shot down a transport plane! It's so hard to distinguish it from that clumsy magic plane, and that's how I want my gold bushels!"

"Don't think I don't know that you're using me as a propaganda specimen, using my performance to sell flying boats to other people, and charging me gold bushels. If it really works, I admit it, this level is not as good as my dragon, and I still want to increase the price, get out of the way!"

The halfling sorcerer was so angry that his nostrils spewed sparks, and he tore up the papers: "Do you want a mirage? I'll send it directly to Hathaway Ted!

Steve's face turned pale, and he waved his hands and said, "Your Excellency the Marquis is easy to discuss! Everything is negotiable! Don't have a mirage!"

Mirhaus gasped for a moment, paused his staff and said: "I don't completely deny your flying boats, in these two battles, the flying boats can still compete with Prell's planes one-on-one, but unfortunately there are too few of them." If it were a few times more, I would have been able to cut off the transport route of Prell. ”

He sneered: "In this way, whether it is the Dawning Empress, or Belino, or Romulus, they will all pay attention to the magic flying boat, and then you Ted family will be able to eat it all three." ”

"I'm just a middleman, I don't represent a family," Steve said solemnly, hesitating, "but I don't really have any extra flying boats on hand, and the price is ......"

"In ten days, give me a hundred flying boats and their corresponding crews, and I will be able to annihilate all of Prel's convoys," said Milhaus, "only such a record can speak for itself, isn't it? ”

"Don't talk to me about the price, I'll send you the mirage now, you can take a good look. If you still want to sell the flying boat, be honest and be my sponsor and let me win this battle. Otherwise, when everyone sees the mirage, don't even think about selling a flying boat!"

This is not something that Steve can call the shots, and after receiving the mirage and taking a look, he retired to the halfling with a pale face, obviously going to the master for advice.

The light curtain dissipated, and Mirhaus crossed his arms with a smile on his face: "If there are less than a hundred, half of them will always arrive." ”

"If you use me as a gunman, you will have to give me enough benefits! Otherwise, you will say that your flying boat is worthless, and see how you sell it!"

A faint groan sounded outside the cave, and Milhaus's face darkened again, rubbing his forehead and sighing: "Dioto can escape from the hands of the legend, it is still worth reusing, it seems that it will cost him some money to treat his injuries." ”

Zatak Elon...... ...... Kidina"

Speaking of these two, the halfling man seemed a little entangled: "It seems that there has been a little change, a bad change." ”

He snorted again: "No matter how it changes, it will not escape from the palm of my hand. Wait until you deal with Belino's side first, and then clean them up!"

He instructed his subordinates: "Go to the south to pick up Zatak Elon and Kidina, be in that position, be careful not to be discovered by the Fei Gong's people." ”

Confirming that his subordinates were leaving and that there was no one nearby, he waved his hand to lower the barrier, and then took out something and whispered it.

A strange aura stretched out from the shadows, immersing the entire cavern in it, a force that was twisting into nothingness in any real being, and even the legendary halfling shivered.

"O Supreme Master, your humble servant calls to you in fear, and beseeches you for guidance......"

The breath rolled, sending out fluctuations similar to the low dragon's roar.

"Please punish the master, my progress is not very smooth, although I have dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, but I have not been able to completely extinguish them. They have several legends now, and they have also obtained the inheritance of the Magic Empire, and even I can barely match the magic guide technology, and all I can rely on is a few lowly dragons who are not loyal enough. ”

"Yes, I know that this is a test that you have given me, but if I can successfully complete the task without the guidance and supervision of my master, such a task should be meaningless. I just want ...... Uh, hopefully you'll send a few helpers, master. ”

"Half a month...... I will certainly deliver results that will satisfy my master within half a month!"

The breath subsided like a tidal wave, and Mirhos rose from the ground, his body and mind filled with scorching battle intent.

As if issuing a declaration of victory, the halfling said passionately: "With the support of the master, no problem is a problem!"

..................

Early in the morning, at Valentine's Castle, Theresia finished her light breakfast and came to the study as usual.

The study here is much larger than the shield fort and is simply decorated according to her intentions. A circle of small bookshelves enclosed her desk in a reassuring space, and a wider round hall in front of her was lined with neat chairs for discussing issues with important ministers and receiving the audience of close courtiers.

On one side of the vase-like study was a terrace, and she stood on the terrace to breathe.

Only the top floor of the palace was completed, and the protective barrier caused the light here to refract greatly from the outside world. The location where she is at the moment is actually a thousand meters above the ground, but whether it is the direction of the wind flowing outside or the view from above, it is only at a height of 100 meters.

So in her eyes, the new buildings that Valentine is rising from the ground one by one, and the flow of cars and horses and people shuttling through the streets, are not far away, and seem to be within reach.

"It's more lively than yesterday......"

Tricia nodded in satisfaction, returned to her study and sat down, holding the crystal ball down with her magic hand.

She had become accustomed to connecting the Crystal Ball to the joint communication network, the Book of the Trade Winds, and the communication towers set up by the various kingdoms, principalities, and viceroyalties, as well as the hidden communication channels set up by the eyes and ears who reported directly to her.

As the most well-informed and well-informed person on the main plane, she was accustomed to relying on such information channels, and her mind could easily digest hundreds of messages at the same time, and make some preliminary inferences from the mutually corroborating or contradictory news.

"Nouma El discovered the stronghold of the Old God Church, and the Orthodox soldiers went to surround and suppress it...... It's good that he's always been so loyal and dutiful. ”

"Are the half-elves of the Forgotten Forest fighting again? The Imperial Knight Sect has actually been defeated? It can't be tolerated! It seems that the ghost of that guy from the Evening Star, who swore in front of me at the beginning, and forgot his oath when he let him go back? I must teach him a profound lesson!"

Baudouin ...... Well, it's really troublesome that the Hand of Order has been doing nothing, and the progress on Brinto's side is not going well, and the most important thing is that Romeros and Belino haven't held a decisive battle yet, so I'll go directly to Erxiang There are too many variables, let him be patient a little longer, that is, it will be a matter of half a month. ”

"Air battle ...... in the western mountains of Köster"

The news led to multiple sources, including several mirages, that allowed Theresia to devote a considerable portion of her attention.

"It's so rare that Li Qi actually suffered a loss......"

The blonde and snow-skinned beauty smiled faintly and looked very happy: "It's a pity that I couldn't see his expression, I just think that guy can't do anything to make his expression very bad." ”

The smile gradually retracted, and the news and the key in the mirage made her subconsciously think of business.

"Li Qi and his Crimson Church are indeed a little inferior in magic technology. Those flying boats are the Mage's Federation...... No, maybe even Hathaway gave it to the halfling. ”

"The magic flying boat that restored the Storm Islands is really not a low-level imitation that can compete with it, one to eight, this is not a gap that can be made up by hard work and a little cleverness. ”

The empress's brows furrowed faintly: "I originally thought that the dozens of flying boats that the Mage Federation gave me before could only be used for transportation and sightseeing, but now it seems that they have such great military value. Is there something to be done to adjust the composition of the floating fleet?"

As he was thinking, the angel statue flashed with a faint blue light.

The Empress temporarily interrupted her daily briefing and connected to the newsletter.

Hathaway...... When are you free, I thought you would never come out of your workshop. ”

In the light curtain, the black-haired and silver-eyed beauty greeted the empress respectfully, and said with a smile: "The mysteries of magic are endless, and if it weren't for the fact that I was too poor to uncover the pot, of course I would be willing to indulge in the pleasure of pursuing the mysteries." ”

The Empress joked intimately: "My Excellency Speaker, if you are still poor, there are few people in the world who can afford to wear underwear." ”

She sighed again, "Tell me, is it about the magic oil tax, or is it about the public magic guidance academy?"

Previously, she had obtained the technique of Slime Magic Oil from Richie, and released it to all Wizard Craftsmen for free. Then declare the magic crystal as an Imperial controlled material, and require all public magic facilities and magic tools to switch to magic oil.

This move had apparently given a significant boost to the development of the Wizard industry in the Empire, and the Magicians and Wizard Craftsmen rejoiced. The Mage Federation also hurried to call out the wisdom of the mountain at the first time, if it weren't for the Imperial Ministry of Magic listing the magic oil as an authorized monopoly material, and the Ministry of Finance also had to collect taxes, it would have been long live the mountain.

The giant family at the top of the magic industry chain is obviously deeply dissatisfied with this, and the empress is naturally very clear. But because this initiative is also promoting the development of the magic industry, which has benefited middle- and lower-class magicians and emerging magician families, those giants can only swallow their anger.

Another move that upset the Wizard Family was the Public Wizarding Academy, which was strongly promoted by the Empress, under the auspices of the Imperial Ministry of Magic and the Royal Magicians, and the Mage Federation was difficult to interfere with. This means that in a few years, another group of mages will grow up from the Storm Islands.

This new class of mages that will merge the royal mages and the wild mages will inevitably shake the authority of the mage federation to control magical affairs, and their names are predetermined, either imperial or academic mages.

But in the face of this policy, the Mage Federation is also unable to retreat. Vigorously promoting magical education and magician affairs, and elevating the status of magicians, this is a basic policy that has existed since the days of the Order Alliance.

At the same time, the Mage Federation has taken an open-minded stance of no longer taking the Storm Islands as orthodoxy, opening its doors widely, recruiting members regardless of their origins and backgrounds, and focusing only on magical matters rather than industrial interests. The Empress is also encouraging all kinds of magicians to join the Mage Federation, transforming it into an academic organization rather than an industrial organization.

But everyone knows that the Mage Federation is still an interest group controlled by the Storm Islands Group with various families as the core. After a large influx of new blood, the upper echelons became more and more powerless to control the lower echelons. With the popularization of magic, the Mage Federation will only become the Empire's Mage Federation, not the World, or the Mage Federation of the Storm Isles Family.

The Mage Federation is undercurrent in this situation, and Hathaway, as the Speaker, has not come forward to communicate with the Empress for a long time, making her Speaker's seat a little shaky.

The Empress thought that Hathaway must have come to talk about these two things......

Hathaway's response stunned the Empress: "Your Majesty, I have already asked the Mages Federation to resign. ”

The legendary sorceress smiled, "When I first came forward to take on this position, my goal was to make the mage integrate into the whole world. Now it seems that even without me pushing for it, the general trend has stabilized, so I can break free and pursue my career. ”

The Empress kept a natural smile and asked tentatively, "Looking for the light?"

This is a secret that cannot be hidden, Hathaway is collecting materials in many ways, working on a big project, and occasionally leaking some words, of course, will reach the ears of the Empress.

"I can't hide it from Your Majesty, it sounds too arrogant, doesn't it", Hathaway smiled frankly, "With my status, there is nothing else to ask for in this world, only such things can arouse my interest." ”

"Oh, really?"

The empress replied in a skeptical tone, and said in her heart, Have you forgotten a person, a person who makes you willing to lose face and create ambiguity, and then turn your face into an enemy?

Isn't the magic flying boat that caught Li Qi's plane on the Internet and killed Li Qi the enemy you sold to Li Qi through intermediate channels?

"Of course," Hathaway seemed to have really forgotten someone, "when I presented the crown to His Majesty, you didn't want it." So, I was thinking, if I fly up to the sky and pluck the dawn and offer it to you, you will accept it, right?"

"That's not something that a mortal can afford to wear," said the empress in surprise, "why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Hathaway's response was extremely sincere: "I don't even want to become a god, what do I want this thing to do?" The mystery of magic is my supreme pursuit, and the pursuit of the dawn is the pursuit of magic, and the end of magic is my grandmother, and this is what I should do." What I enjoy is the process, and the final glimmer of light should be given to the most suitable person. ”

Then she laughed and said, "Oh, so seriously, as if I could really take it off." ”

The Empress laughed too: "So what's the matter with me? Do you want me to sponsor you? I don't have that many gold bushels, you know." My floating fleet, just buying your floating nuclear crystal has cost tens of millions of gold bushels. ”

"Of course Your Majesty can sponsor it, if you can't sponsor it, we'll be in business", Hathaway twisted the waist of the water snake like a coquettish and said: "Give me a few friendship lists, I really can't open the pot at home." ”

The empress shook her head and smiled: "Qili is not here, what are you doing with me putting on such a greasy look?

"Of course it's the Magic Ship," Hathaway blinked, "Your Majesty, you should know what's going on over there, right?"

The empress sighed: "Sure enough, you sold it, so you are not afraid that Li Qi will send Qili over to you for trouble?"

"Chestter is an enemy of the Empire, how can I be an enemy? absolutely, definitely not for me!"

Hathaway raised her hand: "Swear in the name of the goddess of magic, Misley!"

Of course, from a procedural point of view, you will never leave a handle.

The empress tugged at the corners of her mouth, there was no point in pursuing this.

"But the technology does come from the Storm Isles, so we Ted do have some responsibility. ”

Hathaway continued: "But it's already leaked, and there's no point in locking it down. Your Majesty has also seen that even if it is a flying machine like Li Qi that can compete with the dragon, it has no power to resist in front of the magic flying boat, and the flying boat will definitely become popular!"

"Belino will definitely use it against Romros's dragon, and Romross will copy it to compete with Belino's flying boat. It would be too dangerous if the Empire didn't follow up. ”

"Of course, the flying boat will not replace the floating ship, but it is an excellent match with the floating ship! It can withstand the opponent's flying boat, and can maneuver quickly and flexibly at medium and low altitudes. If you make further improvements, you can also throw magic bombs!

Hathaway's eyes flashed like a golden bushels, and she said eagerly: "As long as it is less than 100,000 gold bushels, it can be equipped with one, a hero-level transcendent to operate, and a floating ship with twenty or thirty flying boats, this is the correct mode of ruling the sky!"

This price is not expensive, but if you count the quantity, it makes the empress feel a little painful, she shook her head and said: "Hathaway, even if the flying boat is very good and important, it doesn't have to be bought from your Ted family." ”

"I understand, Your Majesty will definitely choose the best of the best", Hathaway smiled firmly, "but what is the more convincing criterion than the actual record?"

The Empress frowned: "What do you mean ......?"

"Your Majesty, it can be regarded as a kind reminder from me, if you will convey it to Richie. ”

Hathaway's eyes narrowed with a smile, like a black cat licking its paws: "The sky won't be his soon, the flying boat is the right direction." Of course, he was definitely unwilling to give up his buzzing magic plane route, so he would only have to hit his head and bleed. ”

Then he coughed again and emphasized: "That's definitely not what I sold, it's someone else's imitation, who made our Ted family's magic flying boat design the best? ”

"I ...... ...... will be considered"

The Empress reluctantly responded, not knowing whether she would consider purchasing the Ted family's flying boat or reminding Richie, but Hathaway didn't care, and left without asking carefully.

"It seems that Richie has suffered again......"

The light curtain dissipated, and Theresia sighed.

That's right, I can see it clearly on the mirage, it is not a fake, and the combat power and battle record of the flying boat are clearly there.

Do you want to remind Richie......

Theresia hesitated for a moment, but finally did not call the communication magician.

"Just gave him some support, and he seems to be confident. On the plane of the Kingdom of God, Lady Crimson is also guarding her lair steadily, and with the assistance of the Grim Reaper and the New God, now Li Qi must feel that he has a great advantage. ”

"He's also building a mobile fortress, and when it's done, he's going to attack Caster, which is not what I want to see. So, let him just nod his bitterness. ”