At the top of the abandoned castle, the black and white dragon took human form and stood behind the Emperor of the Holy Will Empire, whose gaze cast on the dark pillar of clouds that connected the heavens and the earth in front of him.

The former kingdom of gods on earth, along with the bay, is now covered by this pillar of clouds with a diameter of more than ten kilometers, and has become a terrifying place that even legends can't avoid.

Even though the castle was still several kilometers away from the Pillar of Dark Clouds, the cold and cold air currents still lapped against people, and even the low-level transcendents could hardly stand still, so it was no wonder that the castle was abandoned.

The blue light flickered, the castle shook, and a moment later a black-robed old man walked up to the top floor, using magic to clean the blood from his face as he went.

Romrose turned his head and asked with concern, "Bockman, hurt?"

The old man bowed his head and saluted: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, I'm fine, I used the phase swap in time to blow up my flesh and blood puppet." ”

The old man said with palpitations: "The situation inside is even more terrifying than purgatory and abyss, but fortunately I teleported it out in time." ”

Seeing Romroth frowning, Bokman hurriedly explained: "That's a flesh and blood puppet made with Warcraft. Since our god puppets will return to His Majesty's order, of course, we will no longer use spells that harm human beings. ”

Romrose nodded, then sighed, "Even an eight-ring arcanist like you can't gain a foothold in it, and it looks like we'll have to make more preparations." ”

Bockman, an arcane artist who exuded a legendary aura on his body, echoed: "This is necessary, it is best to cover it with a huge magic machine, I already have a preliminary idea with a few inner ring arcanists. ”

"You've seen the mirage too?"

Romrose smiled, "Inspired by Richie's Mobile Fortress? That's a miracle, don't you think?"

"It's a miracle, of course, but we don't believe there's not even a legend on it," Bockman said. As for inspiration...... Your Majesty is right, we are indeed very inspired, and it is not a hassle for the Arcanist to build such a mobile fortress. In terms of mana source technology, no one can compare to our arcanists. With enough magic, any problem will be solved. ”

Romrose snorted, "That is, you don't need the blueprints and techniques I asked for from Richie to maneuver the fortress?"

Bokman was stunned and asked with some urgency, "Can I get there?"

Romrose pondered for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "I can't get the equivalent of anything to exchange here, thousands of various planes have already consumed almost all the magic materials, and there are also many mines that will be included in the territory in the future." ”

Bockman was not very disappointed: "Those magic planes, there is no problem with using them to restrain the Mad King, if you want to start a war with the Empress of Dawn, it is far from enough." ”

"So I didn't put all my hopes on Richie's side," Romrose said, "and the addition of your Arcanists is a real relief to me." ”

Bokman said respectfully, "We appreciate the order that Your Majesty is about to establish, and it will be a bright and free world for the Arcanists. ”

Romeros was very pleased with Bockman's statement, and the Arcanists were quite active in the northern part of West Fein, even secretly controlling several small countries, the largest of which was the Golems.

As the vice president of the Inner Ring Council, the core of the Divine Golem Society's Concentric Ring Council, the addition of Bokman and his henchmen not only announced the split of the Divine Golem Society, but also represented a solid step towards mastering the entire West Fein Empire.

Bokman himself is an eight-ring arcanist, that is, an eighth-level legend, and he also brought in several seven-ring arcanists and hundreds of middle-ring (heroic) arcanists, enriching the high-end combat power of the empire.

For the Empire, the true value of the Arcanist is not on the battlefield. The Empire-backed Golem Society will replace the original Golem Society as the official organization that will absorb all Arcanists, putting the Empire's magic technology on a formal, systematic, and rapid development path.

While this means that the Empire will turn to the arcane channel, under the Empire's control, the arcane can be used to its advantage. As for the Arcanist's original reputation as dark and filthy, so what? Aren't wizards even darker and filthy? Haven't they been whitewashed by the Empress of Aurora in the Empire?

Romrose continued, "I don't want to clash with the Dawning Queen, she is, after all, a being of man and god. Before I negotiate with the Empress of Dawn, I don't want to enter the fragrance with great fanfare. So that kind of mobile fortress, I don't need it for the time being. ”

"But that doesn't mean I'm going to bow down to her, and the necessary preparations still have to be made. On that level, Bockman, do you arcanists have any ideas?"

Bockman certainly had an idea, and he smiled slightly: "The plane can only compete for the sky below 20,000 meters, and the higher sky still belongs to the floating ship." If you can't rule the sky, you can't rule the ground, and the Dawning Empress obviously understands this truth. So she is vigorously developing the floating fleet, and now her new floating fleet should be about to take shape. ”

Romulos raised his eyebrows: "I understand this truth better......"

His war with Belino had just come to an end, and the two sides had amassed more than 400,000 ground troops, but the tide of the battle was determined by a meagre number of flying troops.

Relying on Rich's support, he not only won the victory, but now with only a few hundred fighters, he firmly controlled the battle line, and the army of Belino did not dare to move.

At this moment, he only put tens of thousands of ground troops on the border, and the main army soldiers divided into several routes, turned around and marched to all parts of West Fein. With the momentum of devastating decay, the resistance of one principality after another kingdom has been broken, and the territory of the empire is rapidly expanding.

The principality kingdoms that were still immersed in the thousand-year-old tradition did not give up resistance, in addition to gathering high-level transcendents to launch squad battles and defending the city with old-fashioned magic weapons, the grand occasion of the heavy armored knights charging in groups also continued to appear.

Their firm faith and fearless courage are worthy of respect, but under the bombardment of the magic cannon and the strafing of the magic machine gun, the corpses that fell one by one were completely senseless sacrifices.

From Romrose's point of view, these sacrifices are not all meaningless, at least allowing many countries to give up resistance and avoid more unnecessary sacrifices.

Because the war is getting smoother, Romross regrets asking Li Qi to send troops in the previous agreement. Although the corresponding countries and regions were not ceded to Li Qi, based on the needs of the army's actions and material transfers, it was necessary to give people some places to stay. This, combined with the freedom of flight across the hinterland of the empire, also made Romross increasingly uneasy.

This has nothing to do with his personal relationship with Li Qi and Qi Li, but is just an instinctive reaction as the ruler of the empire. He has decided to formally raise the issue at the next meeting, and to that end he will not hesitate to adjust the border between the two sides.

Romroth's mind drifted for a moment, and he quickly withdrew to listen to Bockman's words.

"The Dawning Empire's floating ships are still based on floating nuclear crystals, and our arcanists have long created the technology to directly enslave demonic beasts and drive floating ships. ”

"The nuclear crystal of the Flying Demon Beast has great potential, so that it can be kept alive without having to go through complicated processes and a high failure rate. ”

"As long as the problem of scale is solved, our floating ships will not only have the corresponding performance, but will also become very cheap, just like the animal trainers and druids drive animals, so that we can gain a huge advantage in numbers. ”

As Bockman said this, Romroth frowned again as he remembered the rumors of various Arcanists that had spread throughout Finn.

"Your Majesty, as long as you don't extend such technology to human ......"

Bockman looked at the two dragons in human form behind him and explained, "And with our close allies, there's nothing wrong with that. ”

He asked forcefully: "Haven't human beings been domesticating demonic beasts since ancient times? Wouldn't killing demonic beasts and taking out their nuclear crystals for use be more cruel than directly letting demonic beasts do things for humans?"

Romulos sighed, "It's just that the monsters are nothing, of course, but you also seem to be very good at enslaving other creatures. This is supposed to be what wizards do best, and I can't figure out why it is the Arcanist who is the most proficient in the perception of everyone. ”

Bokman said proudly, "Because we arcanists are fearless, we bow only to the truth. Since it is useful and can be used in this way, then to use it is to follow the truth, and not to use it is to violate the truth. ”

Romulos asked, "Is it really limited to Warcraft?"

"And, of course, all kinds of ethereals, alien creatures, and ......"

Bockman carefully chose the wording: "Everything that is not human." ”

"In addition to the black dragon, the white dragon, the blue dragon, the half-elf, the halfling, the dwarf......"

Thinking of the racial composition of the Fei Communist Advisory Group, he added: "There are also gray elves. ”

Bokman nodded: "Of course, everything is determined by His Majesty's will." ”

"If it's something terrible, I have to let me know that I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the Magic Empire," Romulth said, "and this principle cannot be violated, so let it be up to you, the Arcanists, to show me miracles as soon as possible." ”

Bokman smiled lowly, and then saluted the emperor, and the white dragon and black dragon next to him were aroused by this laughter.

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

"The miracle of bullshit!"

On the light curtain in the hall of the magic tower, the Mobile Fortress slowly walked forward with heavy steps, and a water cup pierced through the light curtain, causing the Mobile Fortress to turn into a ripple.

The black-haired and silver-eyed beauty on the sofa still maintained the posture of throwing things, and her face was full of disdain: "Just this ghost, can you compare with my Phantom number!?"

Taling said in a mechanical tone: "Miss, this is the largest magical machine built by mortals in the Finn Lord Plane since the collapse of the First Age Magic Empire, and it is movable, it is not too much to call it a miracle. As for Miss's Phantom, even many basic theories have not yet been formed, and the parts that have been built are empty shells. While the idea and design are miracles, they can only be considered miracles on paper. ”

"Misya ——!"

Hathaway said angrily: "I thought you were smarter than the other Talings and knew how to protect your master's face!"

"Miss cares more about reality than face," said Taling, "I shouldn't be wrong in my judgment." ”

Hathaway slapped her forehead and collapsed on the sofa: "Forget it, I'm really crazy, I'm really compared to you." ”

"I'm still judging", Taling took an inch: "Miss, you are actually very shocked, you must think that if Li Qi can join your design team, the research progress of the Phantom will be greatly accelerated." No, only Richie understands your endless quest for freedom and truth, and if he can be your companion, you will continue to work miracles and change the world. ”

Hathaway roared, "This has a bullshit connection to being a partner!"

Her tone suddenly turned cold: "Misya, is your nuclear crystal contaminated in any way, why is it so abnormal today?"

Taling let out a deep sigh, more humane than human: "Miss, it's you who is abnormal." You haven't put on makeup for seven days in a row, you haven't even put on nail polish, and you've been like this all the time, except for reading all kinds of news on the Internet, you are in a daze. ”

Hathaway paused for a moment, then spread her hands and said in an exaggerated tone: "I was ordered by Her Majesty the Empress to reflect at home, and I have to regret it." ”

Then she smiled bitterly and said, "Misya, don't persuade me, I'm just thinking about the future path, and there are some things that I haven't figured out yet." ”

Taling also returned to normal: "Your uncle has a communication. ”

"Hope is not to keep nagging......"

Hathaway muttered and waved, and a small curtain of light lit up next to the couch.

Gordon said with a calm face in the light curtain: "Hathaway, the Legion Engineering Department has launched a new batch of floating ship tenders and proposed new technical indicators. Judging from these indicators, it is completely excluded from our floating nuclear crystal. ”

After the flying boat business is messed up, what the Ted family can still count on is the floating ship business. Originally, in the Dawning Empire, he could still support a stall by selling floating nuclear crystals, but now this situation is completely worse.

"Our influence in the High Council is also waning, and the other day the Empress manipulated the High Council through the people of Mosmut and Zold, and passed a resolution to reopen the floating plane. The floating nuclear crystal mine inside is owned by the Empire, and each family has the right to bid for the right to develop the mine, and the opposition forces of my organization have not been able to stop the decision. ”

Gordon sighed, "You can't be so depressed anymore, you're the patriarch." ”

Hathaway shook her head and said, "Uncle, I'm not depressed, I'm just thinking." ”

"I have been mentally prepared for these things you said, how could Theresia let go of the opportunity to attack me? ”

Gordon said bitterly: "But the family still owes so many debts......"

"I have some ideas, but they are not yet formed," Hathaway said, "and as for the debt, the Void Consortium is disgusting, but the agreement will not be voided." I'm thinking of taking the Void Consortium's suggestion to turn the debt into shares in the Floating Ship Workshop and throw it to them so that they can find someone to run it. ”

Gordon dumbfounded: "How can that be!?"

"Why not?"

Hathaway glanced at the mobile fortress on the large light curtain again: "I understand, magic technology is changing with each passing day, and the idea that you can eat what you grasp for a lifetime is outdated. What's important? It's the idea, the idea, the belief behind the technology!"

"Why was Li Qi able to perform such a miracle? is because he made magic technology serve his faith!"

"He firmly believes that miracles can be created using low-level powers, from magic guns, magic cars, magic planes, and now mobile fortresses, he continues to prove to the whole world that he is right. ”

Saying that, her eyes flashed with purple brilliance: "I'm just looking for this, I'm the Holy Maiden of the Night Lady, but the Night Lady is asleep." I'm still a direct descendant of the Goddess of Magic, but the Goddess of Magic won't give me any special inspiration, and I need to find my own path. ”

Gordon was silent for a moment, his expression tangled.

He was relieved that his niece had indeed risen from her setbacks and set a lofty goal.

But such a goal, just like picking up the ancestral account of the family and trying to find the dawn, is too ethereal to solve the practical problems in front of you.

"When it comes to the roots, it's actually power, but it's not the power that I picked up outside, it's the power that exists in my soul and can continue to grow," Hathaway added, "It's the same thing as my search for a way to break through to the demigods." ”

Gordon continued to be silent, Hathaway was both the saintess of the Night Lady and the blood of the Goddess of Magic, and it was almost impossible for her to be promoted to a demigod if she wanted to be promoted to a demigod.

Hathaway clearly understood Gordon's thoughts, and smiled, "That's why I'm looking for a new path that is entirely out of my soul's desires." ”

Feeling that this matter was as mysterious as finding the dawn, Gordon sighed secretly, at first Hathaway wanted to find the dawn, because she thought that the dawn was her path. To say that now, it seems to be admitting defeat. After all, everyone knows that the empress is the dawn.

Hathaway said: "I didn't admit defeat, I wanted to fully understand what the soul wanted, to see if it was really the dawn." If not, no matter how good it is, I don't want it. ”

"Okay, uncle, you must be unhappy again when it comes to this, is there anything else?"

Feeling like his niece was starting to mess around again, Gordon decided not to delve into the issue and talk about something else.

"Theresia wants to build a crash course for the Transcendental? wasn't she particularly disgusted with this kind of thing before?"

Hathaway snorted, "Build it, how can it be regarded as a vassal obligation, and apportioned to the heads of each noble?

The Empress issued an edict encouraging all forces under the Empire to build crash schools to train commoners into low-level transcendents. She asked all the nobles, whether the old nobles of the kingdom or the new nobles of the empire, to contribute to the extraordinary power of the empire.

The empress pulled up a list according to the level of the title, and the nobles above the viscount level either contributed materials to build a school, or provided funds with gold bushels, and if they didn't have it, they would send someone to the school as a tutor, in short, they would build a thousand accelerated schools within a year, and train 100,000 civilians into low-level transcendents who could at least one spell.

As for the source of the students, there is no need to worry, the empress promised all the students to study for free, and the empire will provide jobs after completing the studies. Civilians must flock to the school, and the school can admit on the basis of merit.

Of course, this was not just assigned to the nobility, it was already the administrative goal of the empire's direct districts, and everyone from the governor to the mayor of the town had to be handled as the number one business.

Things related to civilians are very cheap, even if it is a matter of raising 100,000 civilians for a year, which is tens of thousands of gold bushels, counting school buildings and training facilities, it is less than 100,000 gold bushels.

Hathaway, as the Duke of the Empire, was assigned ten schools, which is converted into a thousand gold bushels.

She was about to wave her hand and say that it would be regarded as the "school tax" collected by the empress, and she would just pay the money directly.

The arm was raised, but the heart was agitated.

After a while, Hathaway smiled: "This is a great stage." ”