Chapter 231: Technological Frontier (2)
The white wolf listened to Lu Feng's speech while looking around, there are a lot of rune devices in her room, this is probably the furniture purchased by Lu Feng herself for the convenience of life, this room should be occupied for a long time, full of life, giving people a very warm feeling.
But then, the white wolf saw Alyssa walk to the kitchen next to her, and took out a bag of tea from the drawer, presumably ready to make some tea.
The white wolf recognized the type of tea, it was the golden leaf tea that the elven wizard Agaga told him before, but he didn't expect Alyssa to be so bold that she dared to use her teacher's tea directly, or because she had a good relationship with the teacher, and the white wolf remembered that this golden leaf tea was quite a valuable tea.
"There was an accident in her family, so she stayed with me temporarily, and she actually bought these things with her own money. Seeing Alyssa go to make tea, Lu Feng put her mouth to the white wolf's ear and whispered.
"No wonder she's so skilled, she thinks it's her home, so where do you usually live?" asked the white wolf.
"I'm also a court wizard, and I usually live in Eagle Castle, but I must say that I still feel more comfortable here than the tense atmosphere in Eagle Castle. Lu Feng sighed.
"Why?"
"Hmm... I beg your pardon for not telling you about this, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Empress has ordered me to swallow this matter in my stomach so as not to have a bad impact on society. Midoriho replied.
"Well... That's presumptuous. β
"It doesn't matter. β
The two of them chatted, and Alyssa over there also made tea, and brought it to a person and a wolf, I have to say, she is still quite generous, in order to let the white wolf drink tea smoothly, Alyssa specially used a basin to fill the tea, which made the white wolf recall the past.
"Elisa, I remember the days we lived in that village, and I drank from the basin. The white wolf looked at Alyssa and said.
Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Alyssa's eyes, if she was a little hesitant before, now that she heard the past in these memories, she could confirm that the white wolf in front of her was her savior, and nodded hurriedly, to be honest, she didn't expect the white wolf to remember these trivial things.
"Eh, why don't you have your own share?" the white wolf realized that Alyssa hadn't made tea for herself, and sat down again after serving tea to the two of them.
"This tea is very expensive, so I have to save some money. Alyssa replied.
"This child is like this, he is used to being careful and frugal in his life. Midoriho smiled and looked at Alyssa.
"So... Diligent and thrifty, this is a good girl. The white wolf immediately climbed up the pole and began to compliment, and when he heard this, a rare flush rose on Alyssa's face.
"Let's continue with the topic just now, you said that if the technology stagnates, you will face a serious crisis? Why is that? I think if you continue to make unremitting efforts, you will definitely be able to make breakthroughs in the future, after all.... Rune technology is a trial-and-error technique. β
"Is it a technique of trial and error... I agree, but the problem is that time is running out, and according to the prophecy that has been handed down, in this hundred years, our world is about to encounter a major crisis, and the recent riots and various crises have confirmed this from the side, and the invasion of the enemy is imminent. Lu Feng said seriously.
"What kind of crisis?"
"Enemies from another world, who feed on their lives, are mentioned in the prophecy that they have invaded many worlds, and this world is their next target. β
"Invaders from another world..."Hearing this, the white wolf was speechless, he himself came from another world.
Moreover, the white wolf once completed the feat of crossing the world with the help of a great will, so he also has some understanding of the relationship between the two worlds, and the world he is in now is based on the surface of the world he was in before, if there will really be any invaders from another world, then it may also threaten his original world.
"It is for this reason that the stagnation of technology makes us particularly anxious, the power of runes and elements is the strongest power in this world, if they do not continue to develop, we cannot imagine what will happen when the prophesied day comes, after all, we know nothing about the strength and situation of the enemy. β
"So you want me to join the Society of Truth in the hope that I can solve the current problem of technological stagnation?"
"Exactly. Midori nodded.
"I beg your pardon for refusing. The white wolf replied.
"Why?" Lu Feng didn't expect the white wolf to refuse, she originally thought that he would bargain, could it be that this is a trick to retreat into advance?
"The reason why I refuse is simple, the reason is that I do not agree with some of the ideas and practices of your Society of Truth, and I am not sure that other people will agree with me, so it is easier to start anew. The white wolf told him calmly.
"What do you mean by that, is it wrong that our Society of Truth will advance rune technology around the world?"
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with this idea, and it is not an exaggeration to even describe it as noble, but there is a serious loophole in it, what do you mean by the world? Is it limited to the human world?"
"How do you say that? The world is naturally the whole world, and every race has the right to develop rune technology, which is written in the covenant book of the Society of Truth. Midoriho retorted.
"It's one thing to write it in a book, it's another thing to do it or not, where were you when the Spirits were slaughtered? Their elemental sensing ability and rune technology are much stronger than humans, if you really want to promote the development of rune technology, you should help them escape from the slaughter, your Truth Society's tentacles have extended to the elves, but don't tell me you don't know about it!" The white wolf gave an example that he had seen with his own eyes, and the facts were bloody, which instantly made Lu Feng speechless.
Regarding the internal situation of the Society of Truth, Lu Feng is really very clear, those few positions with voting rights are firmly controlled by several wizard families, and the technical exchange organization that was originally aimed at promoting runes now seems to have become the private property of some families, if anyone dares to go against these families, then there will definitely be no good end.
These families are of course pure-blooded humans, and over the past two hundred years, their practices have become more and more arbitrary, and they have taken anthropocentrism as their guide to action, which has won the support of many human wizards, and it is because of the support of these wizards that the family members can firmly hold the voting power in their hands.
Originally, the members of the Society of Truth were mostly human beings, and there were only a few dozen foreigners, and after the power was concentrated in the hands of these families, the foreigners were even more marginalized, and from time to time some people were expelled from the Society of Truth for various reasons, and a few foreign wizards withdrew from the Society because they were dissatisfied with the practices of the three major families, so that the foreign wizards of the Society of Truth became fewer and fewer, and now, there are only seven people left.
Maybe it's because the Book of Covenants is still sacred in everyone's minds, or maybe it's because the three families still want to keep some traditions, and the three families haven't done anything to these foreign wizards for the time being, but if they want to, it's a matter of minutes to expel these remaining wizards.
As for Lu Feng herself, although she is a well-known wind elemental wizard, she still doesn't have much say in the Society of Truth, the reason why she wants to invite the white wolf to join is completely out of anxiety about the future, if she and the white wolf work a little harder, it is still possible to persuade those wizard families to agree to the white wolf to join the Society of Truth.
As for the massacre of the Soul Race, some people of the Truth Society really cannot be exempt from responsibility, since the outbreak of the cult rebellion in Hesse City, the Truth Society has set its sights on the extreme south, and they know the movement of the human army very clearly, they have the time to inform the Soul Races at that time, as long as one or two foreign wizards are sent, these races can be saved from the fate of destruction.
At that time, it was not that no one had made relevant proposals, but they were immediately vetoed by those who had the right to vote, and no one mentioned this matter again, through the rumors among the wizards, Lu Feng also learned some gossip, it is said that the plunder itself was instigated by the big families, they promised some benefits to the eldest princess who was in charge of commanding the army at the time, and secretly reached some agreements.
Afterwards, those ethnic groups and villages were completely destroyed, but the eldest princess and the three major families made a lot of money, these villages were not ordinary villages, and the runic equipment in them could be sold for quite a high price, not to mention the foreign population that plundered them.
Whether it is a foreign woman with an alien style, or a foreign male whose physical fitness is much stronger than that of humans, it can be sold on the black market for a dumbfounded price, and the money finally goes into the pockets of the eldest princess and the three major families, however, whether they left some slaves to drive themselves in the end, the green leaves are not clear, I think there should be.
Lu Feng told the white wolf all this information, and the white wolf, who learned about these inside stories, not only did not get angry, but acted very calmly, as if everything was as he expected.
"All things, to put it bluntly, are interests, the monopoly of the Truth Society on the rune discourse system can bring many benefits, your human wizards promote anthropocentrism for these interests, crowd out foreigners, support the three major families to ascend to the throne, and the three major families for their own interests, instigated the eldest princess to plan this disgraceful, robber-like plunder, these things, we talk about them as if they were understated, but I have experienced that massacre, I know what those guys did, that kind of corpse-strewn scene still often appears in my mind even now, I will never forget itγ β
"Your Society of Truth is under the noble banner of spreading rune technology, but it is such a reckless thing, I will never join it, even if I add it, the final result is probably someone will be plotting, and finally I will be knocked out of my skull and take out the demon core. The white wolf didn't have the slightest anger when he said this, but Lu Feng felt a chill for no reason.
The green-haired wizard was in a complicated mood at this time, the white wolf, as a wolf, was able to use interests as the key to deeply analyze the dark driving force in human nature, as well as the current situation of the Society of Truth.