Although Lagash shows his toughness at every turn, in the face of absolute power, he must face reality after all.

The meeting soon became simpler, Ian made a few conditions, and several archbishops, led by Bud, almost unconditionally agreed.

And what the Earth Expeditionary Force can bring them is the hope of continuing to survive.

At the end of the meeting, the archbishops of Lagash agreed to hold a banquet for the two guests.

The dinner was set in an open area on the outskirts of the city, with an endless variety of food and drinks in front of everyone, surrounded by a quiet and peaceful forest.

Several of the Lagash musicians play music belonging to their race, and they all share a common thread: to inspire and look to the future.

Ian and Qi Xiao also relaxed.

Even Qi Xiao made an exception to accept the food provided by the host...... It's just that Ian has to check if the strange food is poisonous.

However, there are still annoying whispers in private.

Several archbishops had spoken privately several times in private, in order to confirm their doubts about the earthlings. Although Ian and Qi Xiao's display of strength gave them some comfort, the reality of the attack on them made them more and more frustrated.

Ancient enemies threaten the security of an entire race. To add insult to injury, many of the villages attacked by Negar's army still need to be rebuilt, and the army needs to be reorganized.

Despite Ian's promise that humanity would do his best to help, it won't be long before the armies and builders of the Earthlings will come to Lagash's territory and use their advanced technology to heal the wounds inflicted on the people and land of Lagash.

However, both Gatumdogh and Abu Baba know that it will take time to prove whether Lagash will be able to rise again.

Holding his glass, Gatumdogg approached Ian, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Please be vigilant while you stay in our territory, some people who are loyal to Ramasu may cause some trouble......"

He glanced at Dumuji Abzi.

Ian glanced at Gatumdog, "I thought your goddess would come forward to talk to me, but it looks ...... She's busy? ”

Gatumdogg shook his head and said, "Ah Bud is completely capable of speaking in place of the goddess. ”

Ian touched his glass with the one in his hand: "A thinking tree." ”

Gatumdog nodded: "Yes, in a sense, it represents Lagash more than the Frost Goddess. ”

He sighed: "In that unprecedented catastrophe, it was its steadfast standing on the side of the Council of Bishops that allowed us to survive. ”

He watched Ian look at him with interest, turned his head, and motioned for Abu Baba to continue explaining.

Abu Baba put down a piece of bacon, wiped the grease from his hands, and looked up, a ghostly smile flashing across his face.

He said to Ian, "Bud represents the essence of the power of frost, the source of all our wizarding powers, and we have been immersed in the power of the goddess of frost all our lives, and you have no way of knowing how much we rely on it. Without the presence of the bud and the goddess, our people would be weaker and weaker, and the elderly and children would die one after another. ”

"Can you relate to that?"

Ian looked down and thought for a moment, then raised his head: "In my experience, it looks like some kind of source of magic, a node of the godhead?" ”

Abu Baba nodded: "After the Radiant Goddess disappeared, its magic essence did not dissipate, but survived the catastrophe, some of which became the Frost Goddess, and the other part, condensed into the Frost Crystal, which exudes this power and provides us with energy. ”

Ian asked suspiciously, "Why don't you use the magic web?" ”

"Because it's not reliable enough." Abu Baba confessed: "Lagash is not popular in this world, and we can't afford to mess with any of the gods on the nodes of the magic network. ”

"Actually, there should be a lot of workarounds...... Ian shook his head and began to argue with his peers.

Abu Baba suddenly raised his head, waiting for a pair of flickering black eyes to look at Ian: "What do you think, what is magic?" ”

Ian didn't have to think about it at all, he smiled and said, "I think magic is just a name and a prejudice that the outside world doesn't understand about it, and I prefer to call it science." ”

Abu Baba shook his head: "Magic is the building block of the world, like water and air. It is unevenly distributed, strong in some places and weak in others, but generally ubiquitous. ”

Ian nodded, "Yes." ”

Abu Baba continued, "So, imagine that at the beginning of the world, all the water in the whole world originated in one place. All the rain, the river, the sea, the stream, and even the dew and tears are all gathered in one place. ”

"But right now, we're not talking about water, we're talking about magic." Ian said.

Ignoring Ian, Abu Baba continued, "In the same way, the magic core comes together to support the entire world, linking the different planes, and is a door of light to the endless darkness and the rest of the worlds, including your own world, Earth. ”

"And then, this core exploded, and it was scattered in all corners of the world, weaving an invisible web......"

Abu Baba paused to look at Ian, who was rightly silent this time.

Abu Baba looked at the mysterious young man in front of him, and his face became more and more gloomy: "All magic links rely on the nodes and those connections on the Internet, if you move on this side of the net, you will also get news over there, and when you want to use this net to fish, you may also be dragged by the people on the other side of the net......"

"Bud is a node that we fix, and only by relying on it can we survive under those who have more nodes and connections......"

Ian doesn't move, and he casts a little magic to fully merge himself into the world's net.

The energy of those primordial essences seeped into his skin.

The energy seeped into his skin.

Energy flowed through his blood.

The energy clears his mind.

His consciousness roams the magical web of the entire world, and the energy brings him closer to the world's most powerful creatures.

Ian frowned, took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and spat out a name: "The God of the Sky - Anu." ”

"Yes." Abu Baba looked enviously at the young magician in front of him: "Anu has the most nodes and connections, he controls the sky, atmosphere and wind of the entire planet, and is the undisputed king of this world. He is many times more powerful than you think. ”

"It's not easy for you to defeat him." Abu Baba looked at Ian with a playful smile in his eyes.

Ian shuddered when he remembered the oppression brought to him by the sky of this world.

"Actually, we don't need to beat him......" Ian argued.

"Haha, then I didn't say it." A ghostly smile flashed across Abu Baba's face.

He raised his hand nonchalantly, drank a glass of wine into his stomach, and then turned and swaggered away.

Ian sighed and looked up, only to see that Qi Xiao was already sitting with a group of people, raising his glass and drinking happily, and his mouth was full of nonsense.

Compared with the aesthetics of the two worlds, the more handsome self seems to be less popular.

His eyes roamed over the entire banquet, and he saw Nyingmar wearing a cute and pretty long dress, looking at himself drunkly, his face crimson, and his eyes full of antiquity.

He tried to give her a perfect smile, which he believed could fascinate thousands of women if it were on earth.

Nyingmar got up from his seat and, encouraged by several of his female companions, walked towards Ian, and before she could get to the corner, he noticed that Nyingmar was completely drunk.

"Hey."

"Hi, ma'am." Ian responded with a smile.

"Well, I just wanted to ask, did Qi Xiao mention me to you? Belch...... I'm just asking. When Nyingmar said this, his face quickly turned red.

Ian took his glass, looked at the sky and sighed heavily.