Chapter 2 The Ambitious Lucien
When Douglas asked, his eyes were on Lucian, and of course he had to give his own ideas about this kind of thing.
"The celebrations of the previous Grand Arcanists were all associated with the congratulations of the promotion of the Legendary, and it was too troublesome and time-consuming to hold it twice, and if I wasn't a Legendary Mage, I always felt a little lacking in confidence, so when I advanced to the Legendary, I did it together. Lucien expressed his opinion, although it was a pleasure for most people to be congratulated for holding a celebration, and the Grand Arcanists in the past were no exception, but because of repeated celebrations for the same reason, this euphoria would become numb, and it would subside, and it would be torture.
Moreover, during the celebration, the Elven Court, the Druid Elders, and the friendly faction of the Dark Council will let the legendary powerhouses come, and it is easy to expose the fact that they have been promoted to legends in close contact, which will allow the enemy to avoid major mistakes in intelligence, and invest more difficult to prevent and more powerful.
Fernando leaned back in his chair without sitting at this time, and nodded: "I agree with Lucian's suggestion, Grand Arcanist is the most valued title within the Council, a title of glory, but the legendary realm is the ascension of the essence of life, and it is the sublimation that is recognized by any profession. ”
Seeing that Lucien himself and his teacher had said so, there was naturally no need for the other members of the Supreme Council to dwell on this issue.
Douglas bowed his head slightly: "I have always worried that Lucien will become arrogant and arrogant because of the two major achievements of 'Miracle Night', but today I am glad to see that he is still so humble and cautious, rational and calm. Understand the importance of your own strength. ”
Lucien tensed his face and resisted the urge to laugh, His Excellency the Speaker's acting skills are not bad!
"However, the news of Lucien's acquisition of the honorary title of Grand Arcanist should not be so quiet, otherwise it will make the other Arcanists in the Council have bad thoughts that we will not see the growth of young people. Douglas continued, "I propose that Sky Radio's 'World Truth' channel and 'Voice of Mysteries' channel repeat this message in the program, so that as many arcanists, nobles, and ordinary people as possible can know about it. ”
"What about the old way? Do you still need it?" Helen had a thick book in front of her, vaguely one of the books Lucien had given her. She's so serious. So much so that only a small part of the energy was allocated to listen to the content of the meeting.
This is what she has always used in meetings. The members of the Supreme Council were no surprise that there were few things that could pull her out of the "worldly realm" of arcane and magical research, except for particularly important issues and discussions related to herself, but she had been on Alinge's rotation for the last five years. She had to tell the committee about similar things. So I had to ask out loud.
- The Magical Council's past method was to inform the various branches. They transferred it to the magicians and apprentices under their jurisdiction, and at the same time added the text on the cover of each journal that so-and-so had been awarded the title of Grand Arcanist by the Council for what he had done, for three consecutive issues.
Douglas affirmed: "It was a special proposal before. Without prejudice to the implementation of the previous approach. ”
"Some mages are not in the habit of listening to the radio, and while the journal is still in circulation, I propose to send a letter to every High Mage's Magic Tower that Evans has been awarded the title of Grand Arcanist. "The Prophet" said Begner, who wears Tower's signature gray pointed hat and a white beard like a goat.
The number of high-level personnel has always been scarce, and there are not many organizations like the Magic Council, according to Lucian's vague impression, there are only about five or six hundred, and it will not be too troublesome for each person to send a letter, and further down, the number is quite staggering, so no member of the Supreme Council objected to the suggestion of the "Prophet".
Douglas smiled and announced, "The first item has been successfully concluded, and I confer on Lucien the title of Grand Arcanist on behalf of the Council. ”
As he spoke, he took out a silver star badge on a black background and gave it to Lucian, which was quite similar to the arcane badge, but the black was more profound, like the endless night sky, and the three huge silver stars were arranged according to the structural model of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and the background was dotted with stars, just like the real vast starry sky.
This is a unique badge that represents each Grand Arcanist, and it also integrates the authority of the members of the Supreme Council, and although it only has the magical effect of "freedom of movement", it has the ability to mobilize the power of Sky City and Alinge's magic tower.
As Lucien placed the badge on his chest, applause rang out again, marking his official status as the Grand Arcanist, a member of the Supreme Council.
"The second issue is how to effectively control the four countries of the Strait and the Northland coastal corridor, and how to weaken the faith base of the Church. Douglas put away his smile, "The scene where Benedict II performed the Divine Descent twice, I believe you have seen it, even if it is not the power of the believers to summon the Heavenly Mountain Projection, and it is not because they have such great power, it is not difficult to see that the prayers of believers and clergy are at least the trigger medium for the casting of the Divine Descent, and if the belief of ordinary people can be weakened to a certain extent, the casting of the Divine Descent and other divine spells may become difficult." ”
"Regardless of the effect, this is at least what we should strive for, what do you think?"
"Starlight Light" Grant said bluntly, "I can follow the example of the Church in hunting down magicians and attack the faith in the God of Truth in this side of the Channel." ”
He was a tall, thin middle-aged man, beardless, with pale blonde hair neatly tilted backwards, and his eyes were like the brightest and clearest stars, exuding a strange charm.
"No, I can't. Erica, the "master of transformation" with flaxen hair and eyes, spoke out against it, "The clergy of the four countries of the Strait and the coastal corridor of the Northland are developing in the direction of moderate sects, and are closely integrated with the nobles, and to fight them is to fight the nobles, and our strength and control are far from the peak, rash actions will only cause turmoil and give other enemies a chance, you must know that after we controlled this area, we have been secretly in contact with us, and the northern church with an ambiguous relationship has been alienated a lot. ”
Having been operating in the Duchy of Calais for many years, she, the "Cursed Eye", has become inextricably linked to the local aristocracy, and is a pro-aristocratic faction within the parliament.
The "Cursed Eye" also followed suit: "If we strike at the moderate sects within. In the future, it will no longer be possible to rebel and convince the clergy and the aristocracy, and they must achieve their goals in a more moderate and intimate way. ”
"I agree with Erica and Atlante. "I think you should have noticed that in recent years, the devotion of the common people of Rentat has decreased a lot due to the launch of the 'Voice of Mysteries', which can be confirmed by the number and frequency of worship, the contribution to the church, and the way they usually talk and behave, so I think that increasing the promotion of magic radio and the attractiveness of radio programs are the most effective means." ”
There were many magicians and apprentices in Rentat. It is the city with the strongest council control. Ability to quickly spot changes in the general population.
Hearing Brooke's opinion, the eyes of the Silver Moon Scholar Holt and other members of the Supreme Council all looked at Lucian, he invented something completely new like broadcasting, and the specific program content was also formed under his guidance. He is the person who has the most say in broadcasting.
in their own field. Lucien was not modest. Turning the quill in his hand, he said: "The current setting of the two channels is quite reasonable, plus the two channels that will be opened by the Hoffenberg royal family and the Holm kingdom, there is no need for more programs." Because for ordinary people, the daytime is busy with life, except for the evening time period, there is no extra free time to listen to programs, and at the same time, there are too many channels to focus on the 'Voice of Mysteries', the most important thing for us now is to reduce the cost of magic radio and promote it to most households. ”
"Then we should ban private radio stations. The Silver Moon Scholar added.
And the alchemy master Klaus expressed his professional opinion: "Although there is a group of dwarven craftsmen to supplement, their number is still not enough, and the cultivation of follow-up talents will take more time, so for a long time, even if the cost of magic radio is reduced, it will not be able to meet the needs of large-scale promotion. ”
"I have a plan with Natasha and James for a big promotion. Lucien officially brought up last year's events, and said in the end, "Other than that, I have some ideas. ”
"You always have something new to surprise you. Douglas smiled and motioned for Lucien to continue, and none of the other members of the Supreme Council objected.
Lucien coughed: "The reason why magic radio cannot be promoted is the problem of cost, and the second is that the income of ordinary people is too small to afford, and in the same way, the society built on this foundation makes it impossible for us to harvest more wealth, although the nobles are rich, but the number is still too small, we should be with the Kingdom of Holm, The Kingdom of Briana has united to formulate a five-year plan for the revitalization of the alchemy industry, and through our early investment and invention, we will increase the number of relatively well-paid jobs, increase the income of ordinary people, and increase the overall wealth of the whole society. ”
"Lucian, you have the potential to be the prime minister of the kingdom, and the concept of the overall wealth of society is very good. "The problem is that most of the ordinary people don't have the ability to enter the alchemy workshop. ”
Alchemy workshops in the Wizarding Society are much more demanding than those of the industrial age.
Lucien smiled: "They don't have the ability to do anything, because they lack the necessary knowledge and skills, and this can be achieved through education, I think the way of private teaching by teachers in the kingdom is too backward, the form of magic school should be promoted, so that more people can improve themselves through learning, and once they know more things and open their eyes, the devotion of faith will naturally decrease." ”
This is what Lucien has wanted to do since the beginning, to change society and change the fate of ordinary people!
Yes, the more knowledgeable people are, the lower the probability of having a religious faith. Fernando nodded slightly, "Before, we didn't control this area and couldn't promote the school, but now it's time." ”
Lucien followed up and added: "I suggest that there be two kinds of schools, one is a five-year system, which teaches writing, arcane basics, magic knowledge, biological knowledge, religious knowledge, historical knowledge and basic labor skills, which I call general education, with the magic council and the kingdom each bearing a part of the cost, and the common people themselves paying a part, we can directly select people with good arcane talent from these schools, which is easier than ever." ”
"One is to provide professional education for follow-up talents for the major alchemy workshops, which are invested by each alchemy workshop and bear all the costs, the council is responsible for providing teachers, the kingdom is responsible for exempting taxes and fees, and ordinary people need to sign an apprenticeship contract before entering this kind of school, and after graduation they enter the corresponding alchemy workshop, I named this kind of school 'Bluffrey'. (To be continued......)
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