Gollum......

As Ruerno breathed, bubbles erupted from the mask-like device he was wearing in his mouth, rising upwards.

His whole body was soaked in a transparent jar, and his body was naked, without a single strand.

Through the blue potion, he slowly raised his hand, letting the surrounding water waves float, and saw the emaciated arms and shoulders, although his vision was blocked by the mask on his mouth, but presumably, his chest should be the same.

On his back, dozens of pipes extended from the back of the jar, piercing into it.

"Thank you......" A stiff mechanical voice suddenly sounded in the room, and Ruerno looked up, his gaze fell on Charlemagne and Elba through the transparent crystal in front of him, and behind them there were many court mages fiddling with various instruments and wiring.

This is his home, this is his original bedroom, and now it is naturally a 'bedroom', but now it has been renovated and changed.

The faint light flowed on the dim runes, and those standing outside the jar could see that the huge jar in front of them, half 'magic steel' and half crystal, was engraved with all kinds of runes and circles, which were intermingled, and some of the circles were meshing with each other, and when they worked, the flowing magic would work together with multiple circles.

Perhaps sensing something, Charlemagne made a gesture to get all the mages except him and Elba out of the room.

The commissioning of the instrument has reached the end stage, and the next thing can be completed even by Ruerno himself, so naturally there is no need to waste other people's time.

"I'm feeling better now......" Rourno floated in the crystal jar, his eyes narrowed slightly, "It's been a long time since I've been so awake!"

The cold and merciless mechanical voice echoed in the room, and Elba was still expressionless, but Charlemagne couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "Is it worth it? If you don't do this, you may live a few more years, and even if you use some extreme means, maybe another ten years!"

"I don't need to survive, I need a sober brain. Ruerno also replied in a deep voice, "Even if I live for a long time, it is useless, my soul has begun to decay, if I don't overdraw my soul, I can't keep my mind clear, if I can't keep my mind clear and my consciousness clear, then why am I still alive?"

"Rather than living with a dead face, it is better to contribute the last bit of strength to the empire!"

Looking at Urno who was quietly suspended in the crystal jar, Charlemagne shook his head helplessly and sighed, Elba on the side patted him on the shoulder, and said calmly: "This guy's brain is already broken, no matter how much you persuade him, it's useless." Ever since the day he woke up from his serious injuries, he had already intended to give everything to his plans, including his own life!"

Ruerno was silent, apparently acquiescing to Elba's claims.

That's exactly what he intended, and that's what he had done from the beginning.

The three of them were not the same teacher, but they were from the same era, he was only a few years older than the two of them, it was an era of many talents, but unfortunately after that, there was no legend among the court mages.

However, as information and knowledge have begun to circulate, the number of legendary mages is bound to increase, but he can no longer see that future.

The people of that era are gone, they are lonely, and now, he is almost gone......

Ruerno moved his left index finger, and on each of his fingers was a ring-like ring that extended a line to the crystal jar's mechanism.

As his fingers moved, the machine behind Charlemagne and Elba automatically lit up and began to self-detect.

"It's time like this, don't say those discouraged words. Rourno sneered, "Anyway, my soul has been activated since the beginning of the operation of this machine, and it is impossible to stop again. However, I think it's worth it to overdraft a few years of muddy life in exchange for a year or two of sober time!"

Charlemagne sighed again, "Then let's talk about the recent situation in the Empire, you should be interested in this." ”

Hearing this, Elba turned around and left, "Then I'll go first!"

"He's still ......" looked at the departing back and the door that closed quietly, and Rourno sighed.

Charlemagne shook his head, "Because he is different from us, he wanted to find the ultimate of magic from the beginning, and wanted to understand the truth of this world, so he became a mage." ”

As the words fell, the two were silent for a moment, and the words reminded them of the old days.

"Let's talk about the Empire!" Charlemagne pulled a chair and sat down, thinking back to the information he had learned, "In recent days, it may be because of the bloody battle in the abyss, demons and demons have been extremely active in the main material plane, not only on our side, but also in other worlds, and even in comparison, our world may still be relatively 'peaceful', all thanks to the teachings of the Lord of Radiance. ”

As he spoke, he smiled and praised the brilliance, out of respect for the Lord God.

"There are also the nobles of the progressive church, they are now smart, and they know that if they fight head-on, they may not be able to defeat the other noble coalition forces at all, so they will learn from the Principality of Sorrow and the Church of Fortune, and promote their ideas around the empire, not to mention, it's very useful!" looked at Charlemagne, who was frowning, and Ruerno couldn't help but smile on his face.

That's exactly what they want, the empire is not as chaotic as possible, all chaos has to be within a limit, otherwise they will intervene.

The teachings of the Progressive Church coincide with what they are doing, and it also allows them to do things in the name of the Principality of the Screaming Winds and the Church of Wealth, although the nobles believe in the goddess of progress, but in reality, they belong to the Empire.

"Besides, even the nobles you brought to my attention before seem to feel timid, except for a few who are still not satisfied. Charlemagne smiled and shook his head, "Now they finally feel that they have accumulated too much wealth, and they have accumulated too much wealth in their hands!"

"Everything is going according to plan...... Rourno chuckled as well, and then asked, "what about the great nobles?

"They?"

Charlemagne sneered and asked, "Do you think they'll make any moves?"

Ruerno nodded slowly, his eyebrows were filled with a look of joy, "I remember that the chief maid said, 'wealth moves people's hearts', those small and medium-sized nobles have gathered so much wealth, and it is time for the big nobles to come out and harvest a wave." ”

Charlemagne also smiled, but soon, he asked suspiciously: "However, at such a time, if you lure them to do this, won't you be suffering from internal friction?

"Put this part of the power in their hands, that is the real 'weakening of national strength'. Ruerno snorted coldly, "Just look at the current appearance of the Principality of the Sorrowful Wind, all the military forces have been integrated, a complete command system has been established, and they have a unified command system, and now their combat effectiveness is no longer the same." ”

"Most of the nobles' private soldiers have no faith, they don't have a firm belief, once there is a disadvantage, the army will soon collapse, this is the biggest difference between the army of our empire and the army of the Ogordon Empire!"

"No matter how chaotic it is, as long as it does not exceed the limit, then the plan must continue to be carried out - if we want to build a strong empire, we also need a strong army!"

Feeling the decisiveness in Urno's words, Charlemagne smiled bitterly, and then suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, most of the adult dragons of the Bronze Dragon Clan are active, and they also told us that from this time on, for a long time in the future, most of the adult dragons will fly over the continent......"

"They, with the Dragon Hunter Order—"

"Never die!"

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