Chapter 208: Knowledge and Power I

Jiao Ming didn't forget his suspicion of Evan's identity, and at this time, seeing that he admired this vice president of Sasu so much, he blurted out and asked if he had anything to do with him. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info Binglian kicked Jiao Ming's calf, but it was to no avail.

Evan was not annoyed, and replied with a slight smile: "Mr. Jiao Ming misunderstood, I am not related to Vice President Sasu, and I was even his opponent at first, until I saw what the two of them did in the Crocodile Collar, and I changed my mind. ”

This answer was completely unexpected by Binglian and Jiao Ming, both of whom stared at Evan's handsome face in the light of the bonfire, in order to distinguish how much flattery and how sincere it was.

"You're exaggerating, the crocodile territory is remote and backward, and you don't deserve such a comment. Binglian prevaricated, then changed the topic and asked, "Mr. Evan must have known about the trouble we encountered a few days ago, and you are still with us, have you obtained any news from within the Wizards' Association to ensure that the journey is safe?"

"Of course!" Evan looked up at the sky, his voice was less elegant and indifferent like aristocratic chatter, and more dignified: "Does the young master of the crocodile know who is in charge of this escort mission?"

Although Evan's question spans a lot, it is obviously to explain his judgment, and at this time, it is just small talk, and the farther he goes, the more information will be brought out, which is exactly what Binglian wants. So Binglian shook her head cooperatively and said that she didn't know, but Jiao Ming guessed that it was Sasu. "Mr. Jiao Ming is wise and in a word. "I don't dare to be wise, I only know this one name. ”

Next, Evan once again broke out the information about the factions within the Wizards Guild and the details of Vice President Sassou.

"This vice-president of Sasu was originally just a reverence for the ancients, and he admired the attitude towards magical knowledge in the era of Saint Kozon, so naturally he had a stiff relationship with the alchemist who advocated the unique inheritance of knowledge. But two years ago, Sassou suddenly became more radical, advocating for full disclosure of magical knowledge, giving public lectures in places where magicians gathered, and running for the vice president of the Magicians' Association. The relationship with the alchemist has also changed from 'stiff' to 'hot'. ”

"Then the process of Sassu winning the position of vice president must be quite exciting," Binglian interjected at the right time, adding firewood to the bonfire by the way.

Evan shook his head and said with a look of regret: "It's really wonderful, but it's not something we can appreciate." With his hidden strength beyond the Nine Rings, Sasu cut off the ladder for the promotion of the two alchemists and the Nine Rings Fire Magician. ”

Bing Lian gasped when she heard this, but Jiao Ming was confused, and asked Bing Lian to explain, Bing Lian whispered: "That is, these two masters have no possibility of surpassing the Nine Rings." ”

But this also left a feeling, these two old gods are declining, and there is no hope of surpassing the Nine Rings. Evan smiled wryly.

"What happened later?" Jiao Ming asked with a glint in his eyes, thinking that this kind of grievance must be endless, and the struggle is continuous, and the two sides are going back and forth.

"What else...... Sasu became the vice president with the strength to surpass the nine rings. ”

"Commander Guang Pole can't do anything, Sasu will inevitably recruit subordinates, and his henchmen will have their own faction and will fight openly and secretly with the alchemist. "Ice Lotus said.

Evan nodded, the glow of a dancing campfire reflected in his eyes. "The alchemist lineage has accumulated for hundreds of years, and its power is extremely huge, and it is completely the power of the Vice-President of Sasu. If it weren't for Sasu's own magic strength being strong enough to suppress the battle under the Seven Rings, I really don't know what would have happened. ”

"So this time Sasu appointed the Eight Rings Magician to protect us, and the Alchemist Pulse won't do it again?"

"It's not that simple. This is Sasu's first success story, and the changes that the spread of the permanent magic teleportation array will bring to the entire kingdom have begun to emerge, and people of insight have seen it, and many neutrals have begun to lean towards Sasu. In this context, if the Alchemist Pulse completely destroys this team, it will push at least ten Nine Rings to Sasu's side, and the strength and weakness will be reversed immediately, so I don't think the Alchemist Sect will make a move. ”

Binglian smiled bitterly and said, "Sure enough, it's still bait......"

Jiao Ming was interested in the powerhouses of the Nine Rings and asked which ten they were.

"The crocodile collar three. Master York's master was close friends with his two closest friends. And the two eight-ring fire magicians ......" Evan turned his gaze to another campfire in the distance, where the two eight-ring fire magicians were sitting cross-legged in meditation. “...... It is subordinate to an alliance of fire magicians, the kind that can't do alchemy, and the fire magicians who can't do alchemy are not good. So if these two have an accident, half a vendetta, half revenge, Sassu can win over at least four nine rings from this alliance. Add up to at least ten. ”

Binglian and Jiao Ming understood that Evan had misunderstood the identity of Master Mar, and only the crocodile duke and Xia Feng's thin bamboo-like father were the nine rings, but they would not make a foolish mistake and acquiesced to the situation of the crocodile collar with three nine rings.

"Mr. Evan has obviously forgotten about yourself, right?" Jiao Ming asked tentatively, intending to ask if Evan did not conceal his origin in his answer, he would take the opportunity to ask to find out the details.

The corners of Evan's mouth turned up, and he said, "Will there be no nine-ring powerhouse who will be co-opted by Sasu because of me as a little person, I am very sure about this." As for my family, the two of you will naturally know when the time comes. ”

Touching a soft nail, Jiao Ming was not annoyed, knowing that this topic was over, he turned to ask another thing that he was very concerned about: "If you want to learn the permanent space teleportation array, what is the price?"

"Naturally, it's completely free as Sasu advertises, but Mr. Jiao Ming needs to join the Magicians Association. ”

Jiao Ming wanted to ask about the membership process and whether he wanted to write it into the application form, but in order not to show his timidity, he decided to wait for the evening to ask Binglian alone, and by the way, he had some addiction. After chatting about important matters, the three of them gossiped a little, and then went back to their tents. Jiao Ming was entangled by Xiao Shi again, and he had to wait until tomorrow when he asked.

After breakfast the next day, the team set off, and Jiao Ming asked Binglian in the carriage how to join the Magician Association.

"For that Keno's circle technique?" asked Ice Lotus. Jiao Ming nodded. Ice Lotus shook her head and said don't think about it, and then said the situation of the middle and low-ring mages in the Wizards Association: stationed in the Mage Tower in a different place or participating in the war.

"If you join the Wizards' Association, you will be stationed in a remote mage tower until the sixth and seventh rings, or you will return to the headquarters or be transferred to the mage tower in a prosperous area to continue to garrison, so what will happen to our marriage?"

Jiao Ming scratched his head and was unwilling, but he heard Binglian smile and said, "It's so stupid, don't forget Semeer." Jiao Ming realized and gave a thumbs up to the ice lotus. At this time, someone from the Wizards' Guild informed that magic was about to enter flight mode, and tried not to cast it.

Jiao Ming was full of immediacy, he almost took out his hand to turn off the machine, and after the servant left, he asked Binglian, "Is there still a flight mode?" Binglian replied with a smile.

A few minutes later, Jiao Ming felt a fluctuation of qi magic on the carriage chassis, and at the same time, the scenery outside the window also sank slightly, and the entire carriage actually floated. Looking at the other carriages, it was the same, the galloping horse was like pulling a light kite, and the speed increased.

"It's really magical!" Jiao Ming sighed, and then asked, "Why didn't you use it yesterday?"

"Look at the road below. Binglian reminded.

Only then did Jiao Ming realize that there was no longer a smooth dirt road below, but a narrow road that was just a little short of weeds.

"We have left the core area of the kingdom of Dezel, and the road is inconvenient, so if we want to hurry quickly, we can only do this. Binglian added.

Jiao Ming nodded, understanding that this was just an alternative, but then he thought of the earth's maglev train and the horse-drawn train in the late Qing Dynasty, and then looked at this horse-drawn suspended wooden carriage, and suddenly felt a strange feeling.

The team ran like this for a day, and then seemed to enter the core area of another force, running on the ground for a morning, and then floating for another two days before entering the hinterland of the Blue Python Kingdom. Everything was as safe as Evan guessed, and during the journey, the daily reporting system was restored, and like the ship, she remotely assisted Lady Purple Feather in handling matters in the territory.

A day after the group entered the hinterland of the Blue Python Empire, two things were mentioned in the bulletin from the crocodile collar. First, a team of personnel has already set out from the Crocodile Territory to do human trade in the Dezel Kingdom, and they can probably arrive before the magic array is built. The second is a medical incident, please ask Binglian to deal with it.

Three days ago, a tax evasion was carried to a livestock breeding demonstration site, and although according to the policy, free medical care could not be provided, but several eight-person team leaders were able to rescue the villager from the ghost gate. It was a trivial matter, but after it was mixed with personnel struggles, it made a fuss, after all, there was also competition between these squad leaders, and after a few days of fighting with no results, they had to report it, and Ms. Ziyu heard that it was a matter of the head of the ice lotus, so she rightfully threw it to the ice lotus.

Both of them scratched their heads on this matter, not knowing whether to reward or punish, and the life of a living person cannot be wrong, but this is contrary to the established policy. After all, this is dominated by magical forces in the world, and theoretically speaking, the root of this medical system is the cement produced by magicians, not supported by the pitiful taxes and grain of the people.

After thinking about it all day in the carriage, in the evening when the capital of the Blue Python Kingdom was in sight, Jiao Ming gave a suggestion to deal with it: secretly improve the evaluation of these squad leaders, do not reward and punish, and at the same time follow this example for future treatment.

"Why?"

"The implementation of a policy is to achieve the purpose, and if the implementation of a policy is found to be unable to achieve the purpose or deviates from the purpose, it is natural to modify or adjust. ”

"Changing the order overnight will damage credibility. And to serve the people who evade taxes, it is not fair to the people who take the initiative to pay taxes, and I am afraid that it will be resentful. Binglian was not persuaded by a simple sentence, and raised two questions.

Jiao Ming had already thought of these two points, smiled confidently, and explained: "Improving the lives of the people is the ultimate goal of the 'benefiting the people' policy, and fulfilling this goal is the highest reputation. Moreover, the matter of paying taxes has been linked to sufficient preferential policies, and for the people who have already paid taxes, medical care is just icing on the cake, but it is a relief to patients who evade taxes. ”

"Why do you secretly raise your evaluation?" asked Binglian again.

"It is the job of a bureaucrat to strictly enforce policies, and being able to appreciate the purpose of policies and adjust them in turn has the potential to become a senior bureaucrat. Seeing that Binglian nodded in agreement, Jiao Ming added: "Of course, these squad leaders may not have such an awareness, but only give treatment out of human instinct. Therefore, further investigation is needed. ”

According to Jiao Ming's idea to send a reply, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then through the carriage window, they observed the street scene outside until a magnificent mage tower came into view.

"The end stop?" Jiao Ming asked, "Exactly!" Binglian replied.

The convoy stopped in the spacious courtyard, and the three Eight Rings and Ice Lotus entered the Mage Tower and went through some procedures. And Jiao Ming and the crocodile leader could only wait outside, but found that Evan was also waiting here, and as soon as his mind changed, Jiao Ming asked tentatively: "If Mr. Evan has no place to stay, why don't you come with us?" There is a manor outside the city, but our crocodile leader is the reward for the troops. ”

"Then bother, I really appreciate it. Evan replied with a smile, not polite at all.

Jiao Ming secretly scolded with a thick skin, but he couldn't drive people away, but he wanted to wait for Binglian to come out, and he would be relieved.

When the setting sun dyed the mage tower red, the ice lotus came out of the magic tower with a tired face. Jiao Ming cared for a few words, and then mentioned Evan, the new tenant, and Binglian welcomed him warmly, and then led everyone to an ordinary carriage without a floating function to the manor castle outside the city. It was dark that everyone entered the castle, and after a few simple words with the children waiting neatly, they allocated a room, washed up and fell asleep, and the bumpy journey to the south finally came to an end.

The next day was close to noon, Jiao Ming woke up leisurely, saw Xiao Shi who was still sleeping on the small bed next to him, smiled, and then got up and dressed lightly. When you go out and get acquainted with the terrain, you find that the whole castle is busy, and the center of the busy is the kitchen.

"Sir, you're finally awake. Luohua's sweet greeting came from behind him with the sound of brisk footsteps, Jiao Ming turned his head and said with a smile: "The journey is tiring, you should also sleep a little longer." ”

"It's a maid's duty to get up early. ”

Jiao Ming knew that anything that involved the duties of the maid could not be persuaded, so he didn't say anything more and asked about the next schedule.

"Today is a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, tomorrow to visit the urban planning of Blue Python City and hand in the first draft of the plan of Long Vine City, and the opening ceremony the day after tomorrow. Luohua took out a notebook from behind her and read them one by one.

"Binglian, where is Evan?" Jiao Ming just turned around and didn't find the two of them.

"The young lord went to the tailor's shop to get the college clothes, and Mr. Evan went out early in the morning with two servants, and he didn't know where to go. ”