"These greedy and shameless guys... Goblins are more generous than them!"

The cursing voice of Gary, the royal magician, echoed in the hall, and in front of him, his lips pursed and he did not say a word, it was Charles II, who had finished the second round of negotiations in the morning.

Gary's strength is not as good as those magic masters, his own magic attainments are mediocre, and the only thing worthy of praise is his political ability and "ideological awareness".

To put it bluntly, he was able to curse in front of Charles II bluntly, all because of his absolute "loyalty" to the royal family over the years.

After preliminary negotiations with Houdini of the Rasiman Kingdom, Charles II finally understood the other party's intentions to come here. In fact, before the other party spoke, he had almost expected the reason why this magic kingdom would come to demonstrate in front of him.

In a word: interests.

There is never any friendship or hatred between countries, there is only interest. Charles II was a standard statesman, and he saw this aspect thoroughly, so he was not surprised by the demands made by the other side. Gary is also not stupid, but as a "close minister" by the monarch's side, he is very clear about his role and position, so his complaints and curses at this time are actually completely to vent the depression in his heart for Charles II...

"Forget it, this plan is also a win-win situation for both parties. ”

Daylight poured into the house through the side windows at the top of the palace, but Charles II's expression seemed to blend into shadows. He leaned half of his body on the throne, making it impossible to see his face, but his tone was much more softened than it had been earlier in the day—and it was clear that Gary's risky scolding had had some effect.

Fifteen application magic circles, twenty-seven improved spell teaching materials, one hundred and thirty-seven magic item making manuals... These things that are invisible and untouchable are just numbers, but the magicians understand... This is an insurmountable gap in the level of magic between the kingdoms of Karen and the kingdoms of Raciman.

For these things alone, Houdini opened his mouth to exchange a large fortune of the royal family and the right to trade in the port.

The "bomb" thrown by the Rasiman Kingdom made Karen's mages a little confused. Basically, mages who know magic will think that this deal is not worth it, but after seeing the diagram of those scroll circles, they also understand... If these things can be exchanged for benefits, in fact, the deal is not a loss.

If Roddy were here, he would definitely say that "magic technology is the primary productive force".

There is no way, the level of spells is not as good as others, and there are no achievements in magic arts, in the face of magic technology that can greatly improve the strength of the country, and people have no intention of aggression, no matter how much this money is squeezed out!

If it was two years ago, Charles II might not have had much interest, but now the relationship between Evta and the kingdom is tense, and the orcs are not at ease, and these magical technologies can reduce the wear and tear of logistics in wartime, improve the ability to deal with frontal battlefields, and so on. Charles II could not stand on the sidelines from any point of view, so he knew from the very beginning that he would have to agree to this negotiation sooner or later, the difference was only in the amount of money to be paid.

"The basic intention is almost reached, tomorrow you go and bring someone to deal with the final negotiations, and sign the contract. ”

These things don't need to be done by Charles II himself, he is responsible for grasping the direction is enough, although he is in a bad mood, but there is nothing to complain about at this point, after making a decision, he asked one more question: "By the way, yesterday those Magisters promised to have a spell competition with Houdini." Gary, tell me, can we get a city back?"

"This..."

Gary, who wanted to give an affirmative answer, hesitated for a moment and was completely speechless.

Charles II also understood what this meant, sighed, and no longer had many illusions about the result.

And three hours later, the "friendly exchange" between the Rasiman Kingdom and the Karen Kingdom ended without any suspense.

There were a total of ten competitions, and each side selected ten young magicians to participate, and each side proposed five competition questions to show fairness, including the understanding of magic, the speed of spell casting, the accuracy of spell casting, the ability to resist interference spell casting, the accuracy of attack targets, the strength of defensive spells, and so on.

Among the ten people who participated in the competition, only Mai Linsera won by an overwhelming margin, and the rest of the players were completely defeated by the opponent, and there was no room for even rebuttal!

The Karen talents, who were secretly unconvinced before the competition, were like frosted eggplants at this time, bowing their heads one by one and not saying a word. Their tutors had different expressions - they had already scolded their students on the spot, and the only one who was normal was Merlensella's titular mentor, "Ice Crown" Crohn.

After all, only his student saved the face of the Karen Kingdom in the ten competitions, but at this time he was not in the mood to be complacent, as one of the top mages in the kingdom, he was thinking in his heart at this time: How strong is the Rasiman Kingdom?

Houdini was the absolute victor, but he was more interested in the mage who had shined in the final contest - "Ah... Mage Merinsera, you are destined to become one of the most powerful mages in the future of the Karen Kingdom. ”

In the face of the other party's compliment, Merin Sera was not as cold as the dragon clan, but showed a standard aristocratic smile: "Thank you for your compliment, I also admire the performance of the mage of your country." ”

The experience in the human world has taught Merinthera to be more "tactful" in the world. Knowing advance and retreat, being sensible, these two points alone don't know how high they are compared to the "geniuses" with unruly personalities around them.

But Houdini didn't just compliment, he saw it a little deeper.

Although nominally an "envoy", Houdini is also a member of the top sequence of mages in the Rasiman Kingdom - he is not studying the powerful "elemental system", but the extremely unknown "prophecy system".

In the eyes of most people, "prophets" are basically equated with "liars", because more than half of the words in the words of the prophets cannot be verified, and words like "I think you want to transfer" and "you have a bloody disaster" make people scoff at such "prophecies". But in reality, the power of a high-level "prophet" goes far beyond a glimpse into the future.

Like Houdini, he actually used "Ability Detection" to confirm Merinsera's "potential" during the first competition, and confirmed the fact that she is a unique outlier among this group of mages!

Houdini found herself unable to presume her growth limit, which meant that Merinthera would undoubtedly be much stronger than herself in the future - and that meant she was comparable to the giants of the Rasiman Supreme Law City Council!

So Houdini immediately had some ideas in his mind and put them into practice...

"Today's competition is an eye-opener for me, although the mages in your country are not in good shape, their performance is remarkable. Instead of continuing to taunt or belittle these mages in the Karen Kingdom, Houdini chose to protect the other party's face, and this concession also made the faces of several mages look better.

Houdini knew that this was not enough, so he sincerely took out his "private goods" to give some advice and guidance to these juniors, and now not only young people, but also several magisters couldn't help but join the discussion-because Houdini's words did have the effect of building a high house. After chatting like this for about ten minutes, the previous awkward and tense atmosphere disappeared, and finally there was a "friendly discussion".

After all, mages are not fanatics, they tend to be more knowledge-seeking and power-seeking, and are not sensitive to "loyalty to the royal family" and the like, so when Houdini then proposed the concept, almost all young people were interested.

"While my students are better at it in some ways, the magic of the kingdom of Karen is unique, and it's an inevitable consequence of cultural differences. Houdini was talking to several Magisters such as Crohn, as well as Gary who was standing a little further back.

"So I hope that my students will study here for a year, experience different magical cultures, and improve their understanding of magic. In exchange, I also hope that there will be excellent young magicians in your country who will return to Rasiman with me and feel the charm of the 'magic country'!"

As soon as these words came out, a young man was suddenly excited!

The magic attainments and prowess of the Rasiman Kingdom have been fully proven in these days, and in the eyes of the mages of the Karen Kingdom, the country on the other side of the sea has become a "magical holy place" worthy of pilgrimage, and if you can communicate and improve every day like you just did, the temptation is almost impossible to resist.

But these people are not stupid, and those who can go to Rasiman will definitely not be mediocre, especially the "excellent" magicians in Houdini's mouth... Everyone understands what they mean by Mailin Sera.

The Rasiman Kingdom will not have a head-on conflict with the Karen Kingdom because of its geographical relationship, so now is the "honeymoon period" of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Seeing Houdini's request, they naturally began to ask for advice - but what they didn't expect was that Merinthera, who was the first to be asked and everyone thought was inevitable, did not agree.

"The Rasiman Kingdom is very willing to help excellent mages, we have enough systematic spell research and publication institutions, and countless mages publish their experiences every day, even ordinary people who don't know magic can also learn about the latest magic research in the kingdom... Every day in Rasiman, you'll be able to witness the improvement of the spell system!"

If the genius of Merinthra could not be taken away, Houdinike would be at a great loss - he had no interest in the other mages who were not very capable, and the only thing he wanted to do was to use the resources of the Rasiman Kingdom to keep Merensela behind!

The mage is looking for power, and it is the same wherever he is pursuing, and the word "treason" is not the turn of the mage at all, and Houdini even found a good reason for Merinthra to "stay abroad for a long time"...

It's a pity for such a genius to give the Karen Kingdom.

"It is a great honor to have the honour to accept your invitation. Of course, Merinthra didn't really want to go, she actually wanted to see a more advanced magic system, but since she heard those conversations of Charles II yesterday, she had some other thoughts-"But if I can leave the kingdom and study in your country, I hope I can give me a day to think about it carefully, and I hope that Lord Houdini will forgive me." ”

As soon as Houdini heard that there was a play, he immediately prepared to respond, but before he could speak, he suddenly found that there was an extra line of handwriting in front of him for no reason!

He was stunned for half a second, and then immediately realized that the handwriting was not floating in the air, but that it was precisely shining an imperceptible light beam on his right eye - Houdini found that Merinsera did not even raise her hand from beginning to end, and her expression was extremely natural, but that's it, she quietly transmitted a message to herself in front of the magisters!

Or rather, a condition.

Merinsela demanded that Houdini sell the magical materials traded to the royal family to Elson City at a 50% discount, otherwise she would refuse to go to Rasiman.

She could have stepped on the ship to Rasiman without saying a word, but what about Roddy, who would have been lost to the dust of history by the time he returned?

After learning about Elson's predicament, Merinthera actually wanted to find an opportunity to do something in her heart - her life was saved by Roddy, and if such a cold-blooded choice had been ignored, then Merlensera might have died in the glacial plains a long time ago.

So after seizing the opportunity in front of her, Merin Sera made this gamble without hesitation!

Houdini's eyes narrowed, and after a brief moment of surprise, Houdini, who was also a magus, returned to his senses, and replied, "Of course, Rasiman always welcomes a good mage like you!"

The conversation that followed was a routine formality, and it wasn't long before Houdini and his party returned to their dormitories arranged for them by the royal family. And Houdini thought about it for a long time in the armchair, and finally sighed: "Forget it, Rasiman has no shortage of geniuses, there is no need to offend the royal family for this..."

Obviously, he gave up his plan to "introduce" Merinsera, after all, the "envoy" paid the most attention to not being involved in the political whirlpool of other countries, and once he caused trouble, it would definitely end up in a bad end.

Having made his decision, Houdini was much more relaxed, and after flipping through the stack of documents he had brought with him in front of the door, Houdini began to meditate every day.

However, today's meditation did not go well, because it was interrupted by a knock on the door of a subordinate not long after it started - he wondered what else could be urgent at such a time, but then he learned that the news made him jump straight out of his chair!

"Artificial rain, floating towers, how is it possible!?"