Chapter 39: The Great Event
When Magellan laughed and picked up the hammer by the furnace, when Queen Sawa threw herself into Tara's arms, when the countess smiled and left, leaving room for the two. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
A voice whispered to itself in the darkness: "They don't know how the trajectory of fate has shifted in the silent dark void, but they will soon know." ”
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Soon, Magellan forgot about the doubts left on him by the group of uninvited guests, and focused entirely on forging weapons.
In a sense, Magellan has once again deviated from his original intentions, and since Athena told him what the weapon could do, he was looking forward to the weapon's approach more than the weapon itself.
In Athena's words, this weapon is "a reward for defeating the Kraken, so the ability allows the wielder to defeat the Kraken".
Magellan didn't quite understand the meaning at first, but when Athena explained to him the rituals that had to be performed when casting, Magellan fully understood the power that the weapon possessed.
"For a hero, the best thing for him is always the spoils of bravery. Because it corresponds to the ancient ritual of witchcraft, the so-called, the fixation of miracles. ”
"For a hero, he may only challenge the sea monster once in his life, but as long as he succeeds, this glory will follow him forever. This is the power of courage, it can be fixed and given a form that everyone can see. ”
It sounds a bit tongue-twisting, but Magellan could understand what Athena meant. To put it simply, because he defeated the sea monster, he can use this sorcery to give himself a power that will definitely defeat the sea monster, and that power can be anything, including a weapon.
In ancient Theros literature, heroes performing heroic deeds are everywhere, and most of the time they act as if they were showing off, and the changes before and after performing heroic deeds are so large that it is difficult to understand. If there was the kind of witchcraft that Athena was talking about, it would all make sense.
At Athena's behest, Magellan strictly followed the needs of witchcraft by removing a section of vertebrae from the remains of the sea monster and forging it step by step into the shape of a sword.
In the process, Magellan truly felt the power of the gods.
It is a power that is far higher than the supernatural power, and it is also a perverse thing, the supernatural power is by strength, and the gods are by knowledge.
From the beginning of the skeleton being calcined in the furnace to the later beating of it into the shape of a sword blade, the whole process is like a mysterious witchcraft, and the result is doomed, but it always feels like it is not the result it should be.
While Magellan was fully immersed in witchcraft and wanted to find out the secrets of the ritual, the countess brought a piece of news.
"The king of the world has issued a new decree. ”
The king of the world often issued decrees, but most of them did not affect Magellan, nor did they affect the countess, so when he saw the countess's serious face, he knew that something must have happened.
"In the name of God, the emperor has decreed.
All the riches of the world belong to God, whether from nature or from the hands of man. It is a crime to plunder someone else's property, but it is a righteous act to seek something unowned.
It is a shameful waste to abandon wealth in places that are inaccessible to man, and it is legitimate and in accordance with God's will to bring them back to civilization.
Here, Emperor Francis, patron saint of the pope, the first believer of God, Queen Elizabeth decreed: all precious metals found outside the civilized continent belong to the discoverer, the natural wealth found can be exchanged for the equivalent Elizabeth gold coins at the Royal Society of Nature, and the income is exempt from tax, and the cultural relics found can be exchanged for the equivalent Elizabeth gold coins at the Royal Historical Society, and the income is exempt.
Anyone who engages in this undertaking can enjoy the protection of the Francis government and enjoy the above rights and benefits by obtaining an explorer's permit.
All wharves, sea vessels, caravans, and warehouses that have obtained permission from the government to provide services to qualified explorers are entitled to tax exemption and other preferential policies, and are under the protection of the Francie government, and can conduct trade, self-defense wars and collect taxes on behalf of the Francie government.
This decree is to collect the precious treasures of the lost and civilized continents, the heritage of mankind, and to offer to God.
This decree shall be in force from the date of its promulgation. ”
The decree is not long, and it is obviously written in layman's terms for ease of understanding, but the meaning behind it is shocking.
"Nearly a hundred years after the end of the Great Pirate Age, is the Age of Great Exploration finally coming......
"There is also a list at the back of the decree, approved by the King of the World, explorers, list, with your name on it, Professor Magellan. ”
"Isn't the Earl's name there?"
"Unfortunately, no. The countess put the paper on which the decree was written on the table, and there was no regret in her tone.
"In this case, the Britannian pirate army may not be able to protect itself......"
"It's not so easy to decide between nations, but the explorer's spring is coming. ”
"King of the World...... Is she trying to open the cage where the lion is kept?"
"No, she's driving the chaotic flock together to the land of Brittanya and letting them cause a catastrophe. ”
Magellan remembered the crowd of uninvited guests who came and went: "How long has this decree been issued?"
"It's just been released, but it seems that the king of the world has had this idea for a long time, otherwise she wouldn't have come up with this list. ”
Magellan nodded, the countess and he could see that the list after the decree was full of people who could really be called explorers, and a few of them were unknown to outsiders, and the king of the world must have paid attention to explorers for a long time.
"Let me think about it, there are a few people on this list who should definitely not be on it......"
"The king of the world does not care about the past, and no one can refuse her. ”
"Hyena Reyes, I can't think of why the King of the World should forgive him, a scavenger who not only has a reputation but also killed a professor of history at the Royal Academy of Francie. ”
"I've heard of this, and the Pope asked the explorer to do something for him, so the King of the World forgave him. ”
Magellan smiled: "Then these things are strung together." ”
"This scavenger is the best at stalking, and I wouldn't be surprised if Edward lost to him. The Pope has long wanted to see me die, and he is also inseparable from the king of the world, so the hyenas came to trouble me. ”
"You're saying that the uninvited guests are the explorer's men?"
"It's hyenas, if they go slower, they will fall into our hands. ”