Anken Rein Imperial Luke? Brewster Archmage's first apprentice, sanctioning the mage tower to be the mage's assistant Luna? Brewster placed his hand on the magic control bracelet on the sensing circle, feeling the subtle flow of magic. Sanctions Mage Tower Director Brooklyn? Arquette stood in the teleportation circle in front of her, adjusting the teleportation target. After a few moments, Luna felt the familiar fluctuations of the coordinates returning to her place, and she let out a soft breath and activated the circle.

With only six archmagers left, teleportation circles are not a common means of passage. It was expensive, consuming more than three hundred kilograms of S-class pyroxene per run, and could only be operated by an apprentice with a magic control bracelet, or by the archmage himself. And the destination to be traveled to must also set up the same circle, in order to establish a cross-space connection between the two circles and realize teleportation. Once, before the Second Great Demon Tide, such magic circles were all over the country, and most people could rely on the active magic power in the air to activate them, and the consumption was not so great. And now, only the six major mage towers still have such a magic circle for use in case of emergency.

After a few seconds of adjusting to the vertigo caused by the teleportation, Luna finally saw where she was. This is an unnamed underground cavern, apparently artificially modified. The air in the cave is dry, and the dome is dotted with neat pyroxenes. At this moment, because of their arrival, those pyroxenes are lighting up one by one, like stars at night.

"This is the No. 17 magic circle, the location is confidential", Arquette in front of him has already walked down the steps of the teleportation circle, "I brought you here today to let you see this magic circle, and by the way, learn about the common sense of the maintenance of the magic circle." It's only two months before the Fire Festival, and all 39 magic circles must be checked one by one, so I'll leave it to you if I can't do it alone. ”

"I know, thank you, teacher."

Luna still uses the name that Arquette called her when she was in class, and Arquette has no objection. The cave is huge in size, with numerous stone pillars connecting the dome to the ground. On the ground where the processing is extremely level, there are complex magic patterns and dense pyroxene distributed vertically and horizontally. Luna jumped through the circles as Arquette followed, and gradually lost track of time as she spoke of the functions here and there, the pros and cons of the pattern being arranged in this way, and the precautions for the flow of mana. It wasn't until the two of them walked for a long time and came to a round platform high above the ground that Arquette summoned Luna out of her sponge-like state of learning.

"Here, this is the control center, Lord Luke's spiritual power will be transmitted here through the magic guide and the magic circle, and the general magic circle will be activated through this magnified magic circle, can you understand?"

"I'll try ......."

Luna's eyes widened, carefully studying the more complex layers of magic patterns on the round table. Arquette stood beside her, looking at her with a smile of relief. It wasn't until she nodded lightly that she spoke.

"I knew you could understand it, but when I first came, I pondered for two hours."

"Only when the teacher teaches well can the students understand", Luna bowed slightly, and then asked, "Teacher, is this the cornerstone of our Magister's status?" I really didn't expect it to be such a huge system, I look at the direction of the magic pattern, this magic circle is afraid of more than one layer, right? ”

"Well, the entire circle has five layers, and the pyroxene used is more than twenty tons, and it is the most important facility that determines why we are who we are. Since the Second Great Wave, the magic has converged on pyroxene, and the Magus must mobilize the magic of the pyroxene in order to release any magic, and since then, the Magus has gradually become a rarity. If it were placed before the Second Great Demon Tide, who would have imagined that a Grand Magus could decide the life and death of a country. ”

Although both of them are already familiar with the relevant knowledge, but somehow, in front of such a huge human creation, Luna and Brooklyn? Arquette became more solemn and quiet.

"Luna, do you remember that word?" Brooklyn stood across from Luna, her arms outstretched, and she recited in an aria-like tone, each of the word's pronunciations deliberately muffled and slowed down until it became a muffled resonance.

"Wizard Balance."

"I remember, of course I do", Luna also opened her arms and closed her eyes to feel the silence in the air, recalling what she had learned.

"Wizard equilibrium, also known as mage equilibrium, archmage equilibrium or six kingdom equilibrium, refers to a balancing mechanism established after the second great demon tide in the six countries with archmages in the central continent because of mutual fear and threat to each other. Under this mechanism, the countries that possess the Magister do not invade each other, and each decides its own internal affairs independently. In the event of an international dispute, it shall be submitted to the parliaments of the six countries for adjudication. If the Six Nations Councils are unable to adjudicate, or if the matter involves the Archmage, it will be submitted to the Six Towers Council for adjudication. In the 827 years since the establishment of the Magic Equilibrium, there was no direct war between the six major powers, and the central continent was able to enjoy peace and stability for a long time. ”

Luna's voice is clear and melodious, and it can be heard far away in the silent cavern. Brooklyn smiled as she opened her eyes and continued to ask questions in a half-chat, half-test tone.

"Do you know what the six-nation balance means to us?"

It means supremacy and an inescapable responsibility. The Archmage and the Mage's Tower belong to supreme power, and no one or organization can challenge it. The Grand Magus has the power to decide the internal affairs of the state, remove the emperor, change the state system, decide the life and death of the people, make laws and taxes, and so on. It's just that these powers are extremely noble to ordinary people, but they are no more than the same to the Grand Magus. As far as I know, the six mage towers, except for the Longquan mage tower in the Papal States, which is a special case, the other mage towers have delegated these powers to the state. ”

"Since it's decentralized, it can be taken back at any time. Luna, you must always remember that the Archmage is the top of this world. It's not that the six Great Powers have six Great Magisters, it's that the six Great Magus have six Great Magisters. As subordinates who have the privilege of being able to serve His Excellency Luke, we naturally enjoy some of this supreme honor. The communist movement, like the one mentioned at the last meeting, no matter how much the workers tossed it, had no effect on us. And the Havari master who wrote "On Capital", St. ? Amy doesn't know what he's thinking, but it doesn't seem to me that it's hard to guess. ”

Brooklyn paced along the edge of the platform as she checked the state of the circle and pyroxene in the center of the platform. Luna stood in the clearing of the outer ring of the circle, listening quietly.

"As Magisters, the world's nearest invincible beings are, and they definitely want something interesting. Every Grand Magister has a different entertainment in this regard, sleeping with a lot of women, sleeping with a lot of men or **, gathering wealth, changing the emperor, changing the political system of the country, provoking civil wars, engaging in massacres, and even conquering small countries where there is no Grand Magister. In the more than a thousand years since the Second Great Demon Tide, have those invincible Great Magus done less? It's just that in the last 800 years, the balance of the six kingdoms has become stable, and the archmages have lost interest in those mundane things, and the people have settled down. If you were faced with such a situation, how would you entertain yourself? ”

"I ...... Maybe ......" Luna wanted to say something, but she eventually hesitated and retracted her words, "...... I don't know, I can't imagine that kind of life."

She turned to Arquette for her teachings.

"Actually, it's very simple, it's to have fun for yourself. I feel like Huney? Master Havari is a master of having fun with himself. He first cultivated the bourgeoisie, promoted the market economy and the flow of goods, then invented the steam engine, promoted the steam engine revolution, and increased the productive forces explosively, and then gave birth to the proletariat, and then let the proletariat overthrow the bourgeoisie. Don't you think it's a lot of fun? ”

Hearing this, Luna shivered subconsciously. She hadn't seen the dead archmage, but at this moment, she subconsciously imagined that Lord Havari as a devilish face with blue fangs. Playing with sentient beings in the palm of your hand, is this the mind and ability of the Great Magister?

"Of course, this is just my guess, I can't count," Brooklyn smiled and paused, "In the last meeting, you didn't look at the directors like they did to Havari, they all knew what was going on. It's just that the Council of the Six Towers is a formal occasion, and it's inconvenient to talk about these secrets, so I'll tell you now. Luna, if you have hope and activate the magic sense, you will become the being who can decide the life and death of Ankenrein. What the Fifth Prince, what Archbishop Scott, will be dust under your feet when the time comes. ”

Brooklyn's expression was serious when she said this, and Luna nodded solemnly, then shrugged her shoulders helplessly.

"But, teacher, it's really too difficult to activate the magic sense......"

"I was about to say this," Brooklyn interrupted Luna, "if you can't activate the magic sense, Master of the Mage's Tower, you'll be the one under one and above ten thousand." You know, in a country as big as Ankenrein, there are hundreds of things to do every day, and His Excellency the Grand Magister doesn't have so much time to take care of these trivial matters. Most of the things will be left to the national government or the royal family. But you can always take back any power from the state if you want to, you understand? Even if you can't become an archmage, your status as the head of the Mage Tower will allow you to influence the fate of a country to a great extent. ”

"I can imagine it."

Luna nodded, smiled, and fell silent. She knew that the Master Tower Director was an important person in managing the Mage Tower, but she never knew that the Master Tower Master could have such a huge influence on the country where she was located. After repeatedly chewing Brooklyn? After Arquette's words, she nodded solemnly again.

"I see, teacher."

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After finishing her conversation with Brooklyn and leaving the hidden circle cavern, Luna felt much better. She was originally because she was going to make peace with the saint on the day of the fire festival? Scott was a little depressed about getting married, but now he realized that he and St. Scott were married. Scott was happy with the essential differences between them. Even if she can't activate the magic sense, even if she has to marry someone she doesn't like, as long as her mentor is still there, as long as the magic balance is still there, she will be like Brooklyn, she will become an existence under one person and above ten thousand. A man is nothing more than a man. Even if it is holy? Behind Scott is the Pope, the Grand Magister Saint? How does Egerd, an archbishop, compare to her status as the first apprentice and assistant to the head of the mage tower, and the future head of the mage tower? Luna had already thought about getting married, but she would never have sex with that man. She wants to leave her first time to the man she likes.

Perhaps, when he becomes the director of the Mage Tower, he can be with Dawn? Prince Gibson has a free romantic relationship?

With such thoughts, go and saint again? Scott talks about the wedding preparations, and Luna is a little more relaxed. She maintains a very tolerant attitude towards Scott's proposed wedding process, wedding dress selection, entourage, guest lineup, etc. Unless she encounters something that violates the habits of His Excellency the Archmage, or the customs of the Anken Rein Empire, she agrees to everything else.

"Luna, you seem to be in a good mood today, and I am in a better mood, and thank you for bringing sunshine to my days."

Sitting in St. On the balcony of Scott's mansion, two men and women who are about to get married, but who have their own thoughts in their hearts, chat softly. The midsummer sun hit the parasols above their heads, bringing a golden glow on the side of the umbrella.

"Thank you for the compliment, Master Scott," Luna smiled politely, shaking the ice kiss in her hand, "I just have a clearer understanding of the nature of this world. I think that just as you have always aspired to be a cardinal, I also wish that I would be able to activate the magic sense, which would nullify our marriage, but I think it would be acceptable to become a magister at any cost. ”

"Of course, the Magister is the supreme existence of this world, if I hadn't passed the advanced evaluation, I wouldn't have dealt with those ignorant people here, but in the Longquan Mage Tower, I studied all day like you, and prepared to become a Magister."

Scott doesn't show discomfort because of Luna's words and actions. He responded gracefully, gently shaking the cold beer in his hand.

"Oh, that's a shame, but cardinals are good jobs, and I wish you success in advance, Lord Scott."

"Thank you, Miss Luna," Scott asked, draining his beer in one gulp, "and Miss Luna, when are you going to do the last test to activate the magic sensor?" ”

Four weeks later, in the afternoon of the festival. If successful, the Archmage will announce the news after the Festival of Fire. If it doesn't work out, I'll marry you on the night of the Fire Festival. ”

"That ......," Scott relaxed and leaned back in his chair, "I wish you success, my dear fiancée." ”

"Thank you."

Luna tilted her head and drank the kiss in one gulp. Her long hair fluttered in the summer breeze, like the unpredictable mood of the two.