In a certain room of a residential building in the Inverted Tower District, the windows were tightly covered by curtains, and in the darkness, a purple light reflected the face of a girl who could only be regarded as delicate.

"Very well, Winnie, although most of the information can be obtained through open channels, when it is confirmed by your side, the value is greatly increased. ”

A magnetic female voice came from the purple light: "You've done great things before, Richie Prell's relationship with the Empress is starting to deteriorate, there will be someone else to do more for us, and we won't have to come out again." ”

Winnie was a little anxious: "Yes, Your Highness, I understand. However, Your Highness, the civilians here can't resist their preferential treatment and bewitchment, and it is becoming more and more difficult for me to develop brothers and sisters here, how long will it take for it to change?"

The voice said, "Are you shaken? Don't be impatient, change will be fast, and the light will come eventually." ”

"I'm sorry Your Highness, I'm just a little ......"

Winnie said in fear, "I shouldn't be shaken, I will continue to work hard." ”

The voice said, "No, there's no need to report that trivial information anymore, I'll arrange for someone else to do this low-value work." And don't try to develop believers or do incitement for the time being. What you have to do is erase the traces left before, bury them deep in that place, quietly and safely, and wait until you are needed. You are worth far more than you think of yourself, and believing in this, the lady is protecting you. ”

Winnie bowed her head deeply, and when she looked up again, the purple light disappeared.

The curtains were opened, and the sunlight poured into the room and shone on the girl's fair cheeks. At this time, she saw downstairs that her roommate, who was Mayne, was walking into the building side by side with a young man.

"Does Mayne have a boyfriend too?"

Winnie smiled, "Good, it's going to make her dumber and just do what she needs to do." ”

Kane went upstairs with Mayne and into the small apartment. It's not too far from the Public Security Bureau, Mayne is too busy with work to move to a new place, and having a companion who even chats a few times a day is better than living alone, so she stayed where she lived when she was the neighborhood committee liaison.

"Hello, I'm Kane Danhit. ”

Kane greeted Winnie, who was originally very reserved, but when he heard the name, he became enthusiastic: "You are the big hero that Mayne said, I thought it was just her colleague." ”

"I'm indeed her colleague now", Kane tried to show kindness, and the child of lies cried out in his heart, "Look at the status I earned for you, you will be treated with preferential treatment everywhere!"

"Is it an injury? I'll take care of it! Although I don't know how to heal, I can clean and repair wounds at a professional level!

Without waiting for Mayne to explain, Winnie fetches a medical kit, and Kane thanks him.

Being fiddled with by his tender little hands, Kane felt a little uncomfortable, and he remembered another nurse.

The son of lies suddenly said with compassion in his heart: "This Winnie is strange. ”

Kane couldn't help but respond: "In your eyes, everyone is weird, so you don't think I'm ...... No, we're the weirdest?"

When I saw Mayne before, the Son of Lies said that Mayne was eccentric, a person who had crossed life and death, and his soul had been passive.

"No, it's not like Mayne," said the Son of Lies, "Winnie is indeed a commoner, but her soul has a very faint aura of alien spirits, which can only be found in people with soul contracts. ”

Who could it be? Could it be your companion...... No, strictly speaking, brothers and sisters did it?

"Why don't you accept that we are one, that you are just a fictional truth made up by me? As long as you admit this reality, you won't make such a ridiculous judgment, let me see ...... again"

The Son of Lies' declaration could no longer shake Kane's heart, and he waited patiently for the Son of Lies to say what he had to say.

"Ah...... It's really strange, it's actually the breath of the Night Lady! No, it's not that pure, it's more like the hands and feet made of the Night Lady's artifact. ”

Kane's discovery of the Children of Lies surprised Kane, and he subconsciously looked at Winnie. The girl was busy with her concentration, which made her more beautiful.

Mayne came out with the folder, just in time to see Kane's appearance, and raised his voice: "Kane, do you have a crush on Winnie?"

Winnie was stunned, her cheeks flushed, and Kane said, "Don't get me wrong, I just remembered the others." ”

"The nurse who was killed by the half-demons?"

Mayne suddenly patted Kane on the shoulder and said, "Grief, and you have avenged her." ”

This made Kane feel much better about her, although the two stayed together all day, they always looked at each other badly. Now Kane feels that Mayne's temperament seems to be more like a boy, and he always follows the standards that girls should have, so he will not get along with Mayne.

Mayne explained to Winnie that the two seemed very close, which made Kane's heart skip a beat.

Mayne introduced him on the way, saying that Winnie was also a witness to the events on Central Street, but that Winnie was no longer there when Betty was killed by the adventurers.

Kane asked in his heart, "Are you sure Winnie has anything to do with the Night Lady Church?"

The Child of Lies said, "It's not related to the Night Lady Church, it's related to a certain Night Lady artifact." To drive such an artifact, it must be a high-ranking priest of the Night Lady, or even a legendary-level bigwig. ”

"If you don't believe me, I can share my soul vision with you. But with your knowledge, I'm afraid you don't recognize it as a sign of the Night Lady. In fact, not many people can see such traces, who makes me the best child of lies? ”

There is no need for the Child of Lies to lie, and it is also thanks to the clues and abilities it provides during this time that Kane and Mayne have been able to catch a large number of cultists, including the shapeshifter.

The shapeshifter disguised as a paladin even mixed up with Ralph, the captain of the integrated law enforcement team, as a deputy, and the director of the Public Security Bureau couldn't believe it when he received the news, and he was about to recruit that guy into the Public Security Bureau for reuse.

In an instant, Kane had a series of speculations, and the son of lies said, "That's right, did you think of it too? Maybe this Winnie has something to do with the Central Street incident, but because she is good friends with Mayne, who is in charge of the investigation, she ......"

Kane looked at Mayne and said that when he left here, he would have to talk to Mayne.

"You're really not the material Kane for this business", the Son of Lies sneered, "Why do you assume that Mayne doesn't know Winnie's details?

What? The two of them are in a gang!?

Kane secretly gasped, how could this be possible!? Not to mention anything else, Mayne is a Crimson Sanctuary, and the power of faith can't deceive people, how could she mix up with the Night Lady's people and cause destruction?

"I'm sure Mayne isn't my sibling, and she's not a shapeshifter. But in addition to the Children of Lies and Shapeshifters, there are other evil gods in this world who can disguise souls or even create false souls. Such a soul is enough to carry the various branches of the Crimson Faith and generate the power of faith, yes, it is you Kane. ”

The Son of Lies sneered: "Not only evil gods, but also good gods can do such things, and they don't even need to disguise." It only takes one baptism of the soul and a seal, and the soul is like the unbeliever. If you open the seal after obtaining another faith, you will be able to recall the original faith. Of course, those who can do this must be clergymen with extremely strong souls, and they will also suffer great damage, but the conclusion is ...... The power of faith can deceive. ”

Kane gritted his teeth secretly: "So you mean ......"

"Mayne's soul is problematic", the fluctuation of the child of lies in the heart is full of temptation: "Winnie's soul is also problematic, they live together, and they are both parties to the Central Street incident. So what is the probability that the two are not colluding and are not murderers?"

Kane was still defending Mayne: "I heard that Mayne has a good relationship with several highnesses......

"Because of this, it is all the more terrible," said the Son of Lies, "and if you stand up and expose the truth, will you not appear more determined and loyal? ”

Kane looked at the two girls again, and his heart was rolling. He didn't think about any losses, but thought that if this speculation was true, it would be terrible. The real plot of these two men is obviously not as simple as inciting riots in the streets.

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

The Storm Islands, the island where the Ted family is located, originally only stood a magic tower, but now there are several white towers under the tower, which are high and low, and the layers are clear, covering the entire island, vaguely like the appearance of Silver City.

In the empty hall on a certain floor of the central magic tower, countless lights and shadows dissipated, and a beautiful woman with black hair and silver eyes stretched out on the sofa, as if she had just finished a boring meeting.

Hathaway sighed faintly: "This kind of thing is really murderous youth, I want to have a doppelganger to deal with meetings." ”

The light flickered again, and she straightened her seat slightly, and the shadows became clear, not only her uncle Gordon, but also the other members of the High Council, all legendary magicians.

"First of all, I would like to thank Rowanna for her achievements in the magic of illusion technology, thanks to her, we can now communicate easily and safely. ”

As Speaker, Hathaway opened with a graceful gesture and tone: "It won't be long before she will appear among us and be one of us." ”

Some unsuspecting councillors were a little surprised, saying that Rowanna was not one of Richie's people, and why did she fall to the Supreme Council?

"Rowanna is a magician after all, isn't it natural to return to the magician's family?"

Hathaway smiled: "As for Richie, don't worry about him, now Theresia has drawn a line with him." The vast stage of the empire will be ours from now on. ”

The legends applauded, and many of them sighed with relief. When Li Qi came to the Storm Islands, he threw out Artur's Law at the auction, and the shock of subverting the magic metal smelting technology later, it seems that it was finally swept away at this time.

A certain weak voice smiled happily: "Since Li Qi has become a water dog, why don't you take the opportunity to completely defeat him?"

"I mean drawing a line, not being hostile," Hathaway said coldly, "Our business is not to bring down someone, but to master the world through magic and gold bushels." Simbner, your personal vendetta with Richie is your own business, don't discuss it at this meeting. ”

Other MPs chimed in......

"Yes, you have the ability to go to the Godfall Plateau and wipe out his Beta City. ”

"Why kill him? He made so many good things, how good we can sell them in the Empire. ”

"Now that Li Qi has been driven out of the empire, the silver dragon has been preempted by the red dragon, and he is also slapping the empress hard, and he will definitely not dare to help him sell things anymore, no, and Zold. ”

"Zold's pedal two...... No, the guy from the three boats will not be bothered, he can't be a councillor anyway. As His Excellency the Speaker said, the Empire is ours!"

"Don't be too suspicious of our Mosmut family, we are a wizard family after all, how could we lose our roots like that guy Zold. But there is really no need to be hostile to Li Qi, as long as he loses the stage of the empire, there is no threat. From a personal point of view, he was still interesting and rewarding. ”

Simberner snorted and stopped talking, and Hathaway waved his hand: "Don't waste time, we have a meeting like this to make the necessary communication before the formal meeting." Set the boundaries in advance, coordinate disputes, avoid making it too ugly in formal meetings, and don't get to the Empire to let outsiders like Medi see the joke and give their royal magicians a chance. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and Hathaway said again: "I just attended the meeting of the Ministry of Magic convened by Medi, and now the Empire has the idea of establishing the Imperial Magic Workshop and making its own protective enchantments, magic cannons, magic chariots and even magic guns. ”

The hall was filled with indignation, and everyone was crusading against Medi, and some were shouting for "fighting with the people" to make it clear to the Empress.

"I'm sure Theresia will be able to tell right from wrong, she's doing her best to deal with those who were once her most loyal supporters, and if she offends us again, she'll be overwhelmed. ”

Hathaway said, "But let's not jump too obviously, forcing Theresia to think of Richie again, and things will be in trouble." Li Qi can not be the Duke of Prell, but he can be the Minister of Magic, a matter of words, so we must be cautious. ”

There is a legend suddenly: "So...... Just let the Empire know they can't get anything?"

"That's right", Hathaway smiled, "After this period of rest, I believe that everyone has also sorted out the affairs of the family, and now it is time to show the world the power of our magicians!"

"It's true that Li Qi shook us with the magic guide gun, the magic guide cannon, and the magic guide car, and the law of source stone induction and Artur's magic circle, but it would be wishful thinking for him to think that with a little skill, he could completely overwhelm us on the path of magic. All he did was awaken a sleeping dragon, and he restored our dignity and confidence as magicians. ”

"Think about what our forefathers did tens of thousands of years ago? ”

"In recent times, the Magic Patent Board has received a number of groundbreaking patent applications for magic and magic technology. I'm just going to pick a few to mention and you should understand what these patents mean. ”

"Wind Resistance Magic, which specializes in defending against wind arrows, can reduce the power of existing magic guns by eighty ......"

"Protective Arrow with Fire Resistance can greatly reduce the bombardment damage of the Magic Cannon......"

"More sophisticated repeating magic guide guns, you can also easily change the core circle, you are familiar with the applicant, Stoner ......"

"Miniaturized personal shields that can effectively resist attacks from magic fire bullets and even magic fire barrels......"

"The Enhanced Magic Eye, which is invisible and barely detectable to mana fluctuations, can replace existing remote cameras made with ordinary magic eyes......"

"All kinds of float cars, float skateboards, and improve the ...... of levitation and flying"

"Extract the magic power from the Monster Core Crystal and turn it into a magic crystal that can be used forever......"

Hathaway's list of techniques caused the councillors to turn heads and ears, not with each other, of course, but from where they were sitting.

Seeing the greed and eagerness on everyone's faces, Hathaway said awe-inspiringly: "Everyone, don't use the methods of the Golden Family to directly ask patent applicants for their patents, we have too many ways to serve us. And after the Empire approves the Patent Act, the Empire will also get involved in the magic patent matter, so that the Empire will not see us as a group that has organized violently to plunder wealth. ”

Everyone echoed it, saying that since there was a way to invest or something, how could they learn from the Golden Family to directly deprive the low-level magicians of their creations as before.

A councillor said: "A lot of it came from Li Qi's side, right? During the War of the Dead, they made a lot of things, and Li Qi relied on those things to block the attack of an undead monarch, and he also used a bunch of magic chariots to create miracles in the Lion King City. ”

"Yes, there are quite a few," Hathaway nodded, "but there are also many that are the brains of other magicians, and the United Communications Network allows the transmission of information and knowledge to be wider and faster, and a wave of magic technology is rushing in the world of Fein." ”

She smiled faintly and said, "Richie, is just the front wave of this wave, he will definitely turn into white foam on the beach." ”

Then she moved on to the topic: "This wave will bring a lot of space for everyone, and everyone in every family can give full play. Today's meeting is to demarcate some necessary areas to avoid disputes. ”

The parliamentarians all agreed that since the cake was so big, there was no need to stare at a piece and grab it.

The councillors here have all come from the turmoil of the Storm Isles, and they have also taken the lead in stepping into the Alliance of Order with Hathaway, and today they have become a powerful side of the Empire, and everyone has the title and fief of the Empire earl or marquis. As long as these people reach a tacit understanding, other mage families, workshops, and even individual mages are not worried.

"We, the Ted family, focus on matters related to floating technology, from floating ships to floating nuclear crystals, and we can participate in matters other than that, but we will never occupy a major share. ”

Hathaway first stated that everyone naturally knew that the Ted family had received most of the Gazrion family's inheritance, and although they did not get the floating nuclear crystal mine, the general floating ship technology was in their hands. This means that the Ted family can accept other people's involvement in this field, but they don't want to compete head-on with the Ted family.

Other families have expressed their opinions, and they are all based on the family background and areas of interest, as well as identifying promising areas to delineate the scope.

There are those who specialize in protective enchantments, those who make magic wells, those who make magic cannons, those who specialize in magic metal smelting, those who specialize in the breeding and development of magical beasts, and those who announce that they will enter the field of magic guide cars, and so on.

According to Hathaway, as long as they get things out of their respective fields, so that the royal magicians of the empire cannot get low-cost raw materials, technical licenses, and better magicians than them, it is impossible for the empire to leave the magicians to do it themselves.

However, to spread out such a big stall in the empire all of a sudden, many families feel powerless, after all, they have lost too much in the turmoil before, and the research and development, production and sales of magic guide products must first invest a lot of gold bushels.

Hathaway said, "Don't worry about the Golden Bussel, the Dragons and the Temple of Commerce have made supporting us a top priority. The investors of the dragon clan, the banks of the Temple of Commerce will spread out business in various places, and it will be good to contact them when the time comes. ”

Members of Parliament praised the Speaker for his thoughtfulness and dedication to the well-being of the people......

The atmosphere of the meeting became more and more enthusiastic, and at this time, someone mentioned Li Qi again, after all, this guy is a huge variable, will he really honestly nest on the Divine Fall Plateau?

One of the councillors said, "Richie is preparing for war with Koster, which is the Empress's sphere of influence for him." ”

Another lawmaker waved his hand and unfurled the light curtain: "He's working on this thing, I think it needs to be focused on." ”

On the curtain of light were sketchy drawings that the Spy had drawn himself, like a giant worm. Then there is a blurry image, a round ball about a meter in diameter, with long metal legs that resemble stick insects, as tall as the person in the image, walking crookedly.

The image changed to a huge steel fortress, which was the Tekjar Fortress that I had seen in many mirages, and it could be seen that high walls had been built around it, and it was extremely well guarded. Countless people were in and out of the fortress in the high walls, and it seemed to be in an unusually hurry.

"I've also heard the term Mobile Fortress from the Tipsters, and it looks like Richie wants to get this fortress moving and use it against the Kingdom of Koster. ”

The information of this councillor made the others gasp, but Hathaway only raised an eyebrow, and she naturally knew it for a long time.

"Our Ted family has the deepest attainment in levitation technology," she said leisurely, "According to our judgment, it is impossible to make such a huge fortress stand up with the existing levitation technology, so let him toss it." ”

Seeing that the councillors were skeptical, she added: "Of course, it is not bad to use this news as a gimmick to make the empire and the kingdom of Koster, as well as Romros, who is about to establish an empire, nervous. So that they will need the same weapons, and when the time comes...... If any of you are willing to take such an order, you are free, and our Ted family will not interfere. ”

People breathed lightly, and there was no need for Hathaway to say that they were all making such calculations. Since Hathaway said it magnanimously, they were not welcome.

At the end of the meeting, the light and shadow dissipated again, and Hathaway rubbed her forehead and suddenly sighed.

"It's a pity, if I'm not the Speaker but the Empress, and I order these magician families to be entangled, what can't be done?"

shrugged again: "But the empress's path is not what I want, so I don't want to protect any order." ”

In a flash, she returned to her study, took off her robe, put her long hair loose, and waved a book from the shelf.

"Just let those vulgar fellows drown in the golden bushels like the dragons, only the path of free power is the only meaning. ”

She opened the book, and the worn-out pages were magically glued together, and even if the original handwriting was illegible, it shimmered to make the contents of the pages clear at a glance.

"The first Magic Emperor, Tekwu, slew the Goddess of Dawn and transformed the Kingdom of Dawn into a massive floating city, flaunting the feats of mortals and his own exploits. ”

Tekwu angered the Goddess of Magic, and both sides were killed in the battle, and the web nearly collapsed. Tekwu's lovers sacrificed themselves to stabilize the magic web, and the Magic Empire continued, while also laying the groundwork for an even greater catastrophe in the future. ”

"The Divine Kingdom of Machines is gone, and legend has it that it floats in an unknown plane in the void. It will only be pushed out by the tide of magic before and after the change of epochs, and projected onto the astral plane, but the true location is unknown. ”

"That's the Dawning Star......"

Hathaway sighed, "This is my light, if I can find it." ”