"Kerr, I'm not saying polite words, even if you don't come to me today, maybe in two days I'll take the initiative to find you. Although this matter itself is small, it does hide the problems between our two houses. I think there is too little communication between our two colleges. Yesterday afternoon, when Nicholas Bernard was there, one of your students asked if magicians could fight with the army? What does this mean, it shows that even a magic apprentice has an ideal and enthusiasm to join the army and serve the country, I think this is a very good thing, we should give guidance and assistance, maybe these little guys can become the mainstay of the emperor in the future!" Dean Leader diverted the topic, no longer mentioning yesterday's events, but shifted to the topic of magicians and the army working together.

"Alas!" the old magician sighed softly, knowing that the other party would surely grasp the question he was most taboo to mention, "they are just childish children, who know how to serve the army and serve the country. ”

"You can't think so, old friend. I think children's thoughts are the purest, but adults often think too much. I think that His Majesty left the palace alone at about this age and chose to travel to the mainland. It is precisely these valuable experiences that finally made the current majestic Yuss XI. "It was clear that Dean Leader disagreed with the old magician.

"I don't know what you're saying, but magic is an art, the crystallization of human wisdom, and humans can use it to adventure and create civilization, but it shouldn't be used to cause killing, and that's not what I created the Academy of Magic. The old magician waved his hand, disagreeing with Dean Lead's proposal for the magician to participate in military operations.

"Looks, you know this is not my personal idea, Your Majesty also thinks so, when you built the Academy of Magic, Your Majesty chose to build it in our academy also has a deep meaning, he has always hoped that the two of us can cooperate. ”

Abbot Leader didn't give up, he stood up as he spoke, walked to a wall covered with a curtain, and reached out to pull the curtain open, revealing a huge military map hidden inside.

The map is the territory of Noah's continent centered on the Yus Empire, and the eastern part of the empire is a vast and dense primeval forest, which is currently the territory of the elves. To the north is the Sunset Grassland, across the river from the Yus Empire, and further north is the Northern Wasteland, where the orcs are now gathered. To the northeast is Mount Lalves, to the northwest is Mount Blistland, and to the north is an unmarked blank area to which the nomads are said to have fled to the west by the orcs. To the west are the Capra Mountains, which stretch south to the Brussels Marsh in the south, and are inhabited by primitive barbarians. On the south side of the Yus Empire is the Hig Empire, and in the southeast of the Hig Empire there is a tall mountain range along the continental coastline - the Holy Mountain of Congo, and on the other side of the Holy Mountain of the Congo is the territory of the Holy See. The Congo Cyon Pass was in the hands of the Holy See and was at the same time the dividing line between the Higg Empire and the Holy See. Further south of the Higg Empire are smaller human kingdoms.

There are several areas highlighted in red on the map, namely the gathering place of the orcs, the seat of the Holy See, the location of the elves, and the capital of the Hig Empire and the Yus Empire, which clearly represent the most powerful forces on the continent at present.

For the old magicians who have traveled the continent for decades, everything marked on this map is no stranger to Famakos. However, it is clear that Dean Leader is not talking about the map itself.

"Old friend, you also know that after the orcs fled to the northern wasteland, their power has declined to only one-tenth of what it once was, coupled with the harsh living conditions of the northern wasteland, making it extremely difficult for the orcs to reproduce, even after so many years of development, the number of orcs has not recovered to one-fifth of its heyday. In the past three hundred years, although the orcs have frequently moved south, especially in recent years, they have been particularly active, but in this case, the southward invasion of the orcs is destined to be only harassing, except for some loss of people, livestock and food to the empire, there is no mortal threat. ”

Abbot Leader first pointed to the northern orc's sphere of influence and explained the situation of the old mage to the orc, and then moved his finger downwards to a large area south of the Higg Empire.

"The real threat to the empire comes from the South. The current power structure of the continent has basically been determined since the expulsion of the orcs back then, and hundreds of years have passed, only the southern countries have been transformed into believers of the gods of light due to the expansion of the power of the Holy See, and have become part of the divine alliance and accept the leadership of the Holy See. The power of the Holy See gradually penetrated from the southernmost country on the mainland to the north, and during this time, the methods used by the Holy See can be said to be all-encompassing, and countless human beings were persecuted because they opposed the Holy See or were unwilling to convert to the gods. Initially, these signs did not attract the attention of the Empire, and His Majesty only regarded it as a struggle between faiths, not realizing that the Holy See was using this method against other human nations, especially during the reign of the previous Pope, and the expansion of the Holy See's power had been significantly eased. However, the good times did not last long, and after the current Emperor S. Hepburn ascended the throne, his methods became more ** In order to further expand the faith of God and the power of the Holy See, he even did not hesitate to eliminate some forces that did not want to convert to the God of Light by means of war, he was no longer satisfied with simply incorporating other small countries into the Divine Alliance, but used the sphere of influence directly under the Holy See to directly form a country called the Papal State, and some nearby forces of the Divine Alliance were directly incorporated into the territory of the Papal State, if the rulers of those forces did not accept, he directly distributed it in the name of God and even exterminated the race, and now the Papal State has surpassed Yous and Higg, becoming the most powerful country of mankindCounting the subordinate kingdoms and principalities of the Papal States, the power of the Holy See has spread to most of the human forces except Higg and Yous, and the strength of Thes Hepburn has made the Holy See's grasp of the human state more solid, and countless people who originally believed freely have to convert to the God of Light. There are only two human states left in the human state, Yus and Sigurd, who are still independent of the Holy See's sphere of influence. ”

Abbot Leader pointed to some relatively small human kingdoms in the south of the continent, indicating that these countries are now vassal states of the Papal States, not only requiring their people to believe in the God of Light, but even the rulers of the countries must be approved by the Pope before they can take office, and finally he put his finger on the map of the Higg Empire.

"Therefore, all the kingdoms and forces adjacent to the south of the Hig Empire have become the forces of the Papal States, and if Emperor Hepburn wishes, the army of the Divine Alliance will launch a full-scale offensive to the north on the long southern border of the Hig Empire, and at the same time, the Knights Templar can rush out of the Congo Xiongguan at any time, go straight into the hinterland of the Hig Empire, and stab the deadly sword. ”

Abbot Led moved his finger to the southeastern part of the Yus Empire, where a majestic checkpoint separated the Higg Empire from the Papal States.

"The Congo Fortress is located at the crossroads of the three forces of the Holy See, Higg and Elves. For hundreds of years, due to differences in beliefs and ethnic differences, the Holy See and the elves have been constantly fighting, so the role of the Congo Xiongguan is more to deal with the elves, but with the expansion of the Holy See's power, the Holy See can use it as a springboard to invade Higg at any time. ”

Dean Lead's finger circled the map with the pattern representing the Elven Forest, and then placed a heavy emphasis on the location of the Kongo Hung Pass to emphasize the importance of the level.

"Your Majesty's speculation now is that the Papal States may soon launch a war against the Higg Empire, and the thirteenth who is now in charge of the Higg Empire is not a wise and powerful lord, once the war breaks out, the Hig Empire is very likely to be defeated in a short time, with the consistent performance of Higg XIII, if the war is lost, it is likely to give in to the Pope. ”

When Dean Leader pointed out the changes in the situation on the continent to the map, the old magician did not interject, he just took out the cigarette pouch on his waist, twisted the tobacco, and then smoked it, as Dean Leader continued to speak, the old magician's expression gradually became solemn, and finally asked: "Isn't there an elf in the east?

"Looks, it looks like you have some military talent, too. It is possible for elves to take advantage of the situation, so the Holy See must bring Higg to his knees in a short period of time, thus forming a two-sided attack on the elven forest. Dean Leader still did not forget to praise the old magician in response to the old magician's question, but the old magician was obviously indifferent to this compliment.

"Higg has a dragon knight in charge, it shouldn't be so easy to succumb, right?"

"Nicks, not to be discouraged, what do you think of the dragon knight of Higg compared to the combination of the orc priest and the first warrior of three hundred years ago?" Dean Led seemed to have expected the old magician to ask him this question, and without hesitation, he asked back, and without waiting for the old magician to answer, he continued:

"Although we have no way of knowing what happened three hundred years ago, one thing is almost certain through various historical records on the mainland, that is, the paladins killed the combination of the orc priest and the first warrior in a very short time during the Battle of Togo Hills. Using the current orc combat power as a reference, the strength of this combination is by no means inferior to that of the dragon knights, especially when they each command a powerful army. ”

"Are you saying that the Holy See will send a paladin to deal with the Higg Empire? You must know that he has not shown up for some years, and I don't know if he is dead or not!"

"Paladin as the most mysterious figure in the Holy See, the official statement given by the Holy See is that he is the doppelganger of the God of War in the world, although we don't know whether the God of War exists, but the Paladin - the guardian of the Holy See has indeed always existed, and every few years it will appear at an important moment in the Holy See, as far as I know, although the Paladin may have changed, but the strength is still the strength of the year. Therefore, if the Holy See wants to deal with the Higg Empire, the easiest way is to send paladins to kill the dragon knights, and the remaining leaderless army of dragons will be easily solved. Otherwise, although the Higg Empire has long ceased to be the prestige of the ancestors, but it is not comparable to those small southern countries, the Pope will definitely go all out to deal with Higg, and once it falls into a long-term war, it may trigger the intervention of the elves, and then the Holy See will have to give up the Higg that must be obtained in order to protect itself. ”

"If Higg gives in and the Holy See takes advantage of the situation, Yus will be the next target of Thes Hepburn. This is also what Your Majesty is most worried about at the moment, so Your Majesty needs your help, and only you can help Your Majesty. Dean Leader seemed to put an end to his tirade, and the conversation returned to square one.

"Even so, maybe I'm powerless, you know how difficult it is to train magicians, I've been here for more than three years, and now there are less than ten students who can barely be called magicians, even if you send them all to the battlefield, maybe the paladin only needs to move his little finger to crush them all. ”