"Okay, let's get back to business, we'll talk about the matter in the Pure Mind Realm later." Chu Feiyue shrunk the staff into a pendant and hung it around her neck, and continued to point to the emblem of the Eye of Chaos and said, "This thing can't be collected by ordinary players' gathering techniques. And, let the adventurer rush into these things, I'm afraid that something bad will happen. ”

After all, the ancient gods started by spiritual demagoguery. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to provoke the empire's nerves too much, it is estimated that the ancient god [Rune] would be able to control all the players in the Lost Giant Ruins-Ruins dungeon. After Chu Feiyue got the emblem, the reactions of those players who covered the sky also confirmed this.

However, it is pointless to control those players, with the current level of players, even if there are hundreds of them together, they can't beat the most ordinary guard NPC. It seems that the Old Gods could not influence the sanity of the elite native guards stationed in the outposts of the Lost Giant's Ruins without the Eye of Chaos' emblem as a medium.

Old man Ike pondered for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said:

"No... Maybe we can take advantage of that. This emblem has the will of the old gods on it, which is undoubtedly from the power of the old gods. ”

"Adventurers will encounter the same monsters in the illusion, which means that there is also this thing in those illusions..."

"If we can get the adventurers to collect these badges for us and bring them out of the illusion. Then as long as the Old God doesn't want this illusion to collapse, it must replenish it with new energy, generate new emblems, and then be brought out. ”

"In this way, we can continue to consume the energy of the Old Gods. Although there are some problems with the seal on the Giant's Gate, it is still working. The ancient god that is sealed, how much energy can it have to accompany us? ”

Old man Ike tapped the table with the ring on his middle finger and said with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Absolutely, absolutely not too many. We can afford it, it's... Can't afford it. ”

"But will it spend so much time with me? When it senses what we're trying to do, it should take all its power back, right? ”

"No, don't worry." Aphrodite glanced at Chu Feiyue, who was full of doubts, and said, "The ancient god can absorb negative emotions to grow, and it spreads its power into the environment, probably hoping to absorb the negative emotions in the illusion. A qiē in the fantasy world is a projection of reality. In order to extract the power of the illusion, the ancient gods must take back the power of reality together. Letting the Old God reclaim its power is tantamount to letting it drill back into the seal that it has managed to break with great difficulty, and it is impossible for the Old God to do so. ”

Having said this, Chu Feiyue didn't realize that there was a problem, but Aphrodite's brows furrowed first.

"But this will turn into a dead end, and the old gods are likely to choose to break the net..."

"Heh, the fish is dead? How can it have that capital. Old man Ike sneered and said disdainfully, "Count with your fingers, how much power does the ancient god have in his hands?" Even if it wants to fight hard, what can it do with us? Besides, that guy at Tennoji is just polluted, and he hasn't completely lost his mind for the time being. It may be possible to let him stand in front of us, but it is very unlikely that he will completely fall to the side of the ancient gods. ”

"That's it, hurry up and make a tool that can detect and extract the Eye of Chaos emblem, and then distribute it to the adventurer's team in the form of a quest item. The badges drawn up will be destroyed by the empire, this is a sure-fire deal, and the power of an ancient god will be weakened by one point, and before the ancient god regrets it, how much can be drawn. ”

Old man Ike knocked on the table and looked up at the noble class of the two elves, Chu Feiyue and Aphrodite.

"Anything to add?"

"It's a good idea, and we don't have anything to lose anyway. And there is such a thing as making zuò extraction tools... The Wizards' Guild must have been busy lately, right? Let's do it. Aphrodite, who first met Ike's eyes, said that his group of elven archmages were all idle now, and it was best to find something for them to do quickly, otherwise they would start to study how to transfer the flavors in the lollipops to other foods.

Belch... I've already started researching it... Probably.

The Magicians Guild has been busy with the selection of Imperial Archmages during this time, and in the past few years, the mages of all races in the Shengxiao Empire have all collected their innovations in magic, and evaluated them from various aspects such as practicality, applicability, and usability. This matter has attracted most of the energy of the Wizards' Guild, and it is really difficult for them to make hundreds of thousands of extraction devices in addition to this.

This is also the deficiency of the magic civilization compared to the scientific civilization, how can a person be capable, after all, it can't compare to the work efficiency of the machine. However, in terms of magic, it is impossible to complete it with a simple machine, and it is too difficult to carry out assembly line work.

However, it is said that Leona-sama has been undergoing a technological reform in this area recently, and I don't know if it's true or not... Hopefully, it's not just an excuse to deal with the Messiah's daily urgings.

There was nothing wrong with Aphrodite's side, and Ike turned his gaze to Chu Feiyue again. Although Chu Feiyue was just a lonely person without any power, after all, there was a name of the goddess inheritor on his head, and it was still necessary to ask his opinion.

"Well~ I don't have an opinion on the method. But if the ancient gods fight to the death, is there really no problem on the Empire's side? With such a big camp, the daily consumption is huge, right? ”

"Hehe, this..."

Seeing that Chu Feiyue actually asked this question, Ike and Aphrodite actually shook their heads and laughed together. When they laughed, Chu Feiyue was even more confused.

"What's wrong?"

"No, the Inheritor, you said that this question is very practical, but I still have to say, my lord, you really think too much..."

Old man Ike's face once again piled up the cheap smile that made Chu Feiyue look at the roots of his teeth, and said with a grin: "If it was ten thousand years ago, this problem would indeed be a headache. But now, the Empire's teleportation network has long been perfected. As long as there is no problem in the rear, whatever materials you want can be transported at any time. Therefore, the worries of adults are not a problem at all. ”

"Besides... Do you think this is an army? ”

"Isn't it?" Chu Feiyue stretched out her arms and drew a big circle, "Such a big enchantment, with so many people in it, isn't it big?" ”

"It's a big range, that's true. But most of them were businessmen who came to make war money, and the real army was actually less than a thousand people. ”

As he spoke, Old Man Ike pulled out two books of uneven thickness from his desk and spread them out on the table.

"Well, this is the list of sergeants (pointing to the thin ones), and this is the merchant who heard the wind and followed him (pointing to the thick ones). Because of the concentration of adventurers, the commercial trade in this camp is very developed, and the commercial taxes paid by the merchants alone are more than the daily expenses of our army and the cost of running the enchantment. ”

"Uh... In other words, this attack on the ancient gods... The empire is still making money!? ”

Chu Feiyue's eyes widened slightly, and she said in surprise.

"Earn~ Earn the old nose." Old man Ike twitched his nose and pointed his finger at the merchant's roster, "Quota bidding... These people had broken their heads and paid a lot of money to get in, and all of them were now lying in the Empire's coffers. In addition, the adventurers have a lot of gold coins on their bodies, but they don't have the vision to match them. Anything can get gold out of their hands, and the merchants bully the adventurers into buying their goods at prices far above cost, and there is also a royalty of the Empire's commercial tax. How much money has the empire made so far, even I, the commander-in-chief, don't know, how much do you say? ”

When a country fights a war, it is always the merchants who make war money to make money, but the country itself needs to bear huge military expenses and rehabilitation expenses (subsidies for the wounded and dead, post-disaster reconstruction, etc.), and it is often overwhelmed. It is precisely because of this that on the planet, only the powerful countries have the capital to wage war, and those weak countries have difficulty even maintaining social stability, so how can they invade others?

But here, the Shengxiao Empire launched a war - and a homegrown war against the internal problems of the country, and it was still possible to profit from it, this ......

What a high sense of honor and pride does this require? How much the people of this country identify with their own country!

Seeing the blankness in Chu Feiyue's eyes, Ike smiled and said, "The Shengxiao Empire is our country, a country that we have built with our own eyes. While it may have had some problems, they weren't a problem as long as we were alive. One day, we will not rely on the protection of the goddess and face all difficulties with our heads held high. Then, overcome them. ”

"This idea has been accepted more and more by the citizens of the Empire, but it is not enough..."

"But we all believe that with us old immortals as an example in front, this kind of consciousness will eventually enter the hearts of every Imperial person."

"At that time, the will of the people of the empire will be invincible."

Speaking of these great and lofty ideals, the back of Old Man Ike seemed to bloom with a colorful divine light, and the whole person became much taller.

In front of the dream described by Ike, both Chu Feiyue and Aphrodite couldn't help but lower their heads.

Although the Elven Kingdom is the most powerful nation in the Empire, there is no doubt that the great deeds of Ike are only possible with the most populous human empire. At that time, humanity will inevitably squeeze out the elves and become the dominant power of this empire, but what does it matter?

Before, Chu Feiyue had never understood why the elves had completely handed over power to humans after the incident of humans capturing blood elf slaves, and turned behind the scenes and became low-key bystanders. And now, he finally understood what Sister Shanni meant.

Humans can bring prosperity, and the elves will abdicate to make way for the virtuous, it's as simple as that.

Chu Feiyue, who uses a utilitarian heart to measure this matter, is still too shallow...