On the Crimson Throne, Little Red Riding Hood changed from plum blossom stakes and long-arm boxing to Wing Chun, then to broadcast gymnastics, and finally to tai chi until she was knocked out by a rune fish.

She slumped on the couch on all fours: "It's an impossible task!"

The little angel Qiu Xiang couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, let's come!"

The thrush nodded: "I, we should be able to beat a few levels!"

"Okay, okay, you guys, take a breath for me", Little Red Riding Hood agreed disapprerovingly, and the two little angels flapped their wings and flew into the "game area".

The little angel was bounced out after a while, and Little Red Riding Hood shook his head: "I'll just say, you still have wings, and the bomb area is so big." ”

The little angel was not discouraged, even the thrush clenched his small fist, his eyes were full of fighting intent, and he rushed in again.

"Bow your head, twist your waist, turn around, bounce!"

"Left, right, back, drill!"

After a while, the little angels gradually became familiar with the rhythm, watching them wave their wings and shuttle freely among the runefish, Little Red Riding Hood's mouth gradually opened wide.

"I should have thought of it......"

Her eyes lit up and she muttered, "Sure enough, you have to have little wings!" What does the advertisement say? Soft and soft is really comfortable? No, young is to fly!"

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In the Dean's office of the Supreme Academy of Magic, Menesus pressed the crystal ball on his desk, and the room was in a trance, as if falling into an uncertain space.

"My strategy is for Richie to make some moves against the existing slavery system in the Storm Isles, to push our forces in Shadow City to attack, to reform the selection and training mechanism of battle mages and demon warriors, to improve the living conditions of civilians and slaves, especially the residents of Shadow City, and so on. ”

"The incense faction is very insecure and clinging to tradition, and these measures will not only weaken their power, but also bear the additional expenses. They can't get new space for development from the Alliance of Order like us, and they will inevitably resolutely oppose it. ”

"In this way, as long as we stand on the side of the commoners and slaves, we will not only be able to gain the name of righteousness, but also the support of many small and medium-sized families and free people. Our proposals at the Supreme Council, including provisions such as expanding the size of the Council and the Council, cannot be stopped by the Incense faction. Once the proposal is passed, the new Supreme Council will inevitably fall firmly into our hands. ”

Hathaway sat at the desk and reported to Menesus: "But Richie has not moved, there is not much time left before the reorganization meeting, if we want to play ourselves, it will expose our hole cards and leave hidden dangers for the subsequent struggle." ”

Menesus nodded: "This little guy is not so simple......"

"The person who can propel Theresia step by step to where she is now is certainly not simple," Hathaway sighed, "He is still observing, looking for something." I've given him clear hints, but he's still unhurried to follow the schedule. I can't even tell whether he is deliberately restraining for the sake of the overall situation of the Order Alliance, or if he has a bigger agenda?"

A hint of worry flashed in Hathaway's eyes: "Or, the faith he reveals to the outside world is just a disguise?"

Menesus shook his head: "The divine power characteristics I sensed in Prell cannot be faked, you should know that the reason why the good god has divine brilliance is because his faith is beneficial to the world of Finn." ”

"Even if Lady Crimson's faith is disguised, the faith under the disguise still makes Finn better. The true face of the Crimson Lady is, I guess, the resurrected god of mercy, or a new god born from multiple primordial priesthoods, such as ...... The god of happiness. ”

"Lady Crimson had appeared before she fell asleep, but the fact that the lady had no judgment on Lady Crimson suggests that her attitude towards the deity was at least neutral. ”

Hathaway still couldn't understand: "But this guy didn't say anything about the situation in Shadow City, or the widespread evil of slavery in the Storm Islands. What the hell is he thinking when he is still talking wildly in the Supreme Council, and he looks like he wants to intervene in the struggle between the upper echelons?"

Then she took a breath: "Could it be that he is concerned about the situation in the Undercity? In his opinion, the forsakens of the Undercity are the ones who suffer the most, and they are the targets of his attack, so he wants to dig deeper into the truth?"

Menesus's white eyebrows were raised, and he smiled faintly: "Hathaway, maybe you overestimated him as a person? He is a teenager after all, and it is one-sided to say that he pushed Theresia to this point." It was the lady who really pushed Theresia, it was Kem. He's just a mere mortal bond with Theresia at the right time. ”

Menesus turned his gaze to the crystal ball, which was floating like someone's perspective. A little silver-haired girl and a pointy-eared half-elf can be seen arguing, and the half-elf glances at the "camera" and hides in the room with her ears covered. When I opened the door, I saw Richie Prell leaning on the sofa through the crack in the door, holding his head to watch the mirage play, which looked like "Queen Elizabeth".

"This kid ......"

The white-haired old man's cheeks twitched: "Either I really regard this trip as a trip to a deal with Mildern's family, or I am planning something that we can't guess or dare not think of." ”

His brow furrowed even tighter: "Wait, the undercity ......"

"No, it can't be", he shook his head slightly, "He can't know." ”

"Is there any secret in the Undercity that can't be told?"

Hathaway said curiously: "Isn't it just a giant magic array that powers the secondary mask?" The people exiled to the Undercity can't even see the false sun and moon, the air, water, and food are even worse, and the rest of the city is not much different from the Shadow City. ”

Menesus glanced at Hathaway deeply: "The magic array of the Undercity supports the operation of the laws of the entire sub-dimensional mask, and it is the core secret of the Storm Islands, which is heavily protected and disguised. Even if you are in an underground city, what you see in your eyes may not be true. Even I don't know exactly. ”

He looked at the crystal ball again, and the scene froze at the moment when the crack in the door opened, and Li Qi's face was magnified to the point that he could see clearly in his subtle expression: "Lady Crimson is a newborn deity, and this little guy is too young for us to over-interpret his behavior." Maybe this little guy isn't as ...... as we think Deep, the present manifestation is nothing more than natural nature. ”

Hathaway pursed her lips, although she felt that her mentor's words were very reasonable, but in her own experience, it seemed that this was not the case.

"Of course, it's also possible that he's really planning something and can't let his mind off his feet, if necessary," Menessus said, "and we'll have to correct him and get him back on the track we need." ”

Hathaway's heart was even more bottomless: "Mentor, can't you use prophecy spells on him to get a glimpse of his movements?"

Menesus sighed, "You know, I, a demigod, only stayed in the main plane by using some clever properties of the secondary plane mask. All I can help you with is the power of my family that has been accumulated for a hundred years, and the wisdom of a demigod. ”

Hathaway said movingly: "It's me who is not good, and I can't take the lead alone, so that the mentor can't leave with confidence." ”

Menesus looked at her lovingly, "It's not your problem, it's my duty to the lady, and the mage needs a demigod who keeps an eye on the Storm Isles, after all, this is everyone's homeland." ”

He added: "Another reason is that Richie Prell's fate line is closely tied to the Crimson Lady, and snooping on him is tantamount to spying on the gods." ”

"Now that he's in the Storm Islands, doing so is giving Lady Crimson a clear signpost, exposing the secondary mask to the threat of the gods. In the past few days, I have sensed a slight disturbance in the secondary mask, and I am afraid that Ms. Crimson is doing a temptation. ”

Hathaway was terrified: "This Richie has such a close relationship with his gods?"

"After all, it's close to the electorate," the old man comforted, "But don't worry, Lady Crimson doesn't have a projection in the Astral Plane yet, not even a medium god, and she is very inexperienced." He was tempting the second-dimensional mask and giving many demigods the opportunity to pursue Him. If she is so reckless, not only will the demigods discover the location of the kingdom of God, but other gods, including Mystra, will not miss the opportunity to find out her true body. ”

Hathaway nodded: "This is a good opportunity to force him to take a stand, instead of being sneaky and fishing in troubled waters like he is now." ”

"Let's leave it at that, since the incense faction is doing something through the Mildern family, it's up to them to do what they can do," Menesus pressed on the crystal ball, the image disappeared, and the ethereal feeling in the office faded.

Hathaway said, "They want Richie to pry some of the foundations of the Storm Isles, attract the attention of the demigods, and prevent us from forming an alliance with the Order Alliance, which is really a good calculation. ”

The black-haired beauty said disdainfully: "Let's not say that they overestimated the demigods' attention to the Storm Islands, and they wanted Li Qi to pry into our common foundation, and they overestimated this guy's ability, but ......"

She smiled pityingly: "We both want to make Li Qi make some noise, this guy is really pitiful." ”

Menesus nodded, then shook his head again: "If Richie really shakes the foundation of the Storm Islands, of course the demigods will be concerned, and we can't sit idly by. ”

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In Silver City, the rotunda on one floor of the tower of the Mildern Mansion was filled with representatives of various families or workshops, and the monthly Dimensional Exploration Auction was held.

The Storm Islands are a sub-plane, connected to and relatively independent of the main plane, with more spatial gaps in the outer plane and easier to modify. After the Storm Islands obtained the security barrier of the Legalized Sub-Dimensional Mask, the development of the outer plane was smoother, and more resources were obtained.

The mages in charge of exploration have obtained a steady stream of magical materials and strange items in the elemental plane, the strange plane, various half-planes, and even the Purgatory Abyss, and these explorations are supported by major families, the High Council, and many small and medium-sized families and even workshops run by free mages. Because of the different harvests, they often traded with each other, and gradually formed a fixed auction system.

Originally, the auction was held annually, but due to its growing size and demand, it has grown to a monthly event. The cost and income of holding an auction is not small, and it also affects the economy of the Storm Islands to a considerable extent. In order to prevent the auction from being controlled by the High Council or certain families, a tradition was formed that each family held it in turn.

This month's auction was the turn of the Mildern family, because the Duke of Prell, the representative of the Order Alliance, was also invited to attend, and the number of buyers and sellers participating in the auction far exceeded that of last month, and the Mildern family had to urgently change the venue and put it directly in the mansion, but there were still many people who could not join the scene and could only participate through the Book of Trade Winds.

"This thing will shake the foundations of the Storm Isles......"

When Richie handed the folder with the cover "A Magical Principle of Magic" to the trader and included it in the list of auction items, Artur, who knew the contents, muttered.

Li Qi said indifferently: "At most, it is the level of a little boy, and it is far from Big Ivan." ”

The group of them sat in the VIP seats at the back of the hall, watching the high-level magicians enter the seats, many of them were legends, and Li Qi couldn't help but sigh for a long time.

Artur was surprised and asked, "Why is the cardinal sighing?"

"I can't bear to think that someone will inevitably vomit blood or even get a headshot, it's really inhumane," Li Qi said coldly.

Artur had long since adapted to the crooked wind that Litchie had brought up in the Epsilon, and said with a smile: "Why don't we just lay a wreath for the victims then? Anyway, at the end of the day, the Storm Islands will give us a medal." ”

Li Qi nodded: "I will tell them the style of the Rising Sun Medal of the First Class that Li Mei dede, let them do it, and then send it to me." ”

While he was telling a joke, Zelder came in a hurry. His cheeks were purple and red, his forehead was covered with bruises, and he stared at Li Qi with his bloodshot eyes, and gasped: "Li, Li Qi! This thing you want to auction is to shake the foundation of the Storm Islands!"

Lo and behold, there's already been a headshot.