Chapter 249: Preemptive Strike
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Dades' expression clearly did not match his words, and even at this moment, through the crystal fantasy, Yulian could clearly see the tired expression on his face.
"How's it going?"
"Very troublesome. ”
Faced with Yulian's question, Dades hesitated, although the other party has always been an ally of the Mage Association, the so-called family scandal should not be publicized, in fact, he didn't really want to show the situation. However, after noticing the slightly displeased gaze of the twin sisters beside Yulian, he immediately changed his mind.
"Archmage Pharian has not denied the accusations against her by the Council of the Twelve Stars, but she claims that her actions are justified. ”
"She claims?"
Hearing this, Yulian frowned.
"Why?"
"We don't know if the council didn't ask her, but she didn't intend to explain, only that everything she did was for good reasons, for the prosperity and development of the Mage Guild. Of course, such a statement cannot be understood and supported by other archmages, but ........."
What a brilliant move.
From Dades's account, it can be seen that he and Yulian immediately perceived each other's true thoughts.
In any case, after all, Falian is a member of the Twelve Star Archmage, one of the highest levels of the Mage Association, and her identity determines that the Twelve-Star Mage Council cannot do whatever she wants, and she is still the youngest Archmage, which to a certain extent, even if it is the goal and banner of many young mages within the association, and purely from a subjective point of view, compared to those very old "old men", the new mages will of course be closer to those who are close to their own age.
Another example of this is Faren, who was asked by the Mage Guild to teach Falian that it may not mean "young and young united", and tried to prove to those mages that the Guild is a merit-oriented organization that does not look at age. But there is good and bad in everything, and it is naturally the same at this moment. If Falian doesn't admit that he has done this, then with the power of the twelve-star mage, as long as he shows enough evidence to show the mages that he is suspicious, he can completely take it down. After all, the evidence is ironclad, and it is useless for Farian to pretend to be stupid and quibble in front of the evidence.
And Yu Lian also knew very well that with the power of the Mage Guild, they didn't mind "handily" creating a little evidence.
But now in trouble, the archmage has publicly admitted the accusations against her, and also claims that everything she did was for a valid reason, and for the mage guild. This can be regarded as a completely unexpected trick for the twelve-star archmages, although she also did not explain the specific content, but because of this, it made it impossible for the twelve-star archmages to attack her. The reason is simple, if Farian gives her reasons, it may be reasonable, but it may not be accepted by all mages. But now it's different, she keeps her mouth shut, so her reasoning always contains the possible surname of "legitimate".
And if this possibility is not eliminated, there is no way for the Mage Guild to punish Farian too much.
"Our old bones may be really old. ”
Dades said this, and there was a trace of sincere bitterness and exhaustion on his face.
"It's not as self-motivated as young people. ”
In the face of his words, Yulian shrugged his shoulders and did not answer. To be young means to be young, energetic, and even enthusiastic. But that's not necessarily a good thing, especially now that it seems to be even more so.
"Farion is indeed a very talented archmage, and her ability to join the Council of the Twelve Stars is also a result of what we believe is the need to select talents from among the younger classes. Frankly speaking, it's not that we don't value her sense of power, but it's not necessarily a bad thing, and I think you know that when people get older, they have fewer things to care about. It's the same with us, young people always have to take responsibility, but ............ We may still be underestimating the power of desire. ”
Hearing this, You Lian was silent, on this continent, there is not much difference between the lifespan of the strong and ordinary people, ordinary people can live to be seventy or eighty years old at most, and high-level members such as knights and mages, if you don't consider the battle damage, a hundred years old is already the limit, even if it is an archmage, it is not more than one hundred and thirty years old. Unless it is those necromancers who follow the path of life and death, they can attain eternal life -- only after the wars of the chaotic years, necromancers have become extinct.
"What's the situation now?"
"Although Falian has given us a problem, it does not mean that we have to give her an answer, in any case, she has violated the rules of the Mage Guild against interfering in local political affairs, and we have put her under house arrest without punishment. ”
Young is certainly enthusiastic, but ginger is still old and spicy. Faced with the question of Farian pushing back, it was obvious that these old mages had no intention of following the other party's path to turn in.
"What about the Wizard Knights?"
Yuren pondered for a moment, then asked. After all, although they are only acting on orders, they are executors after all, and with the attitude of the Mage Association, it is impossible not to knock and knock.
"It's not decided yet, but ......... It temporarily restricted their ability to go out, but it didn't last long. After all, they don't know much, and there are a lot of young mages in there, so if we go too far, maybe we'll get even more trouble......
"Well, give them to me. ”
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Dades was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yulian with some surprise.
"What do you mean ........."
"A deal. ”
Yulian smiled and held out a finger.
"I'll help you deal with Falian, how about you lend me the Wizard Knights for a while?"
"But ........."
"It's no worse than the Mage Guild here, with Messiah and Semiya here, maybe we can train you a few more archmages. How's that going? It's not a loss for you. ”
"Settle the Falian?"
For Yuren's suggestion, Dades clearly values the first half.
"Your Excellency, what do you mean ............?"
"There are some things that I don't know will be happier. ”
Yulian waved his hand, signaling that this was the end.
"Master Dades, you understand. ”
"Yes, I understand. ”
Hearing this, Dades let out a long sigh and shook his head.
"So, sir, what are you going to do?"
"In a few days, I will take Messiah and Semiya to the Mage Guild in person, and as a noble lord, I will ask the Mage Guild why it broke the rules and sent people to intervene in political affairs. ”
"There's no way we can answer that, Mr. Yuren. ”
At this time, a glimmer of wisdom finally shone in Dades's eyes.
"After all, we don't know the motives and practices of the messengers. ”
"So I'll ask the guy who knows the motive to answer my question. ”
Yulian quickly ended the conversation, and there was only silence in the air.
"Then, I will faithfully look forward to your arrival, Lord Yuren. ”
Subsequently, the figure vanished.
"When people are old, they just think too much, which is good, but not good. ”
You Lian shook his head, he turned his head and looked at the two girls beside him with a wry smile, I have to say that Dai Des's emotion also resonated with him, although You Lian knew very well that the gap between himself and the other party was really 108,000 miles.
"You have heard what I have said, go and get ready, and set off in three days. ”
"Yes, brother. ”
"Yes, Dad. ”
Looking at the figure of the two girls chuckling happily out of the room, Yulian sighed, and then walked out of the room, and then immediately stopped.
"Is there something wrong? Charlotte?"
"Yes, master. ”
The loyal head maid was standing quietly outside the door at some point, and when she heard Yuren's inquiry, she immediately raised her head and smiled at Youlian.
"The sisters would like to ask about the production site -- after all, in the present situation, it is not practical to make it in the castle, because there is not enough space, and there is not enough to keep it secret. ”
"I see. ”
Yulian nodded, he understood why Charlotte had come to him, although theoretically, it would be very time-consuming to deliberately clear a vacant space for these alchemists to experiment and set up, but here it was different. With the Fountain Device in possession, Yuren could create such a space with just one command.
"No problem. ”
After taking a closer look and making sure that there were enough Mana stored in the source to create such a clearing, Yuren quickly agreed.
"You can start building tomorrow, and you can transfer the manpower of the guards from Judy. ”
After so many days of transformation, almost all of the geistels hovering within the castle have been given new forms so that they can live like humans. Of course, this is not without its flaws, since these Spirit Warriors are very powerful beings in their lifetimes, so once they start fighting, the total amount of Manna consumed will be very staggering, and the gap is not something that this medium source can provide. However, if it is a rotation system, there is still no problem.
But Yulian was not worried, he had already carefully counted the strength of his current guard in Judy's report -- there were four talented knights plus himself, one hundred and fifty knights, thirty master alchemists, and forty-five archmage-level spellcasters.
From the point of view of quality alone, there are so many powerhouses in this twilight forest that everyone is enough to take a sideways step for it.
You know, even in the Mage Guild, there are only thirty spellcasters who can reach the level of an archmage, and there are only four or five alchemists at the master level, and the number of people who can reach the peak height of Charlotte is zero-that is, there is no at all.
Moreover, these Spirit Warriors all have the most powerful, mysterious, and complete technical information of the Age of Chaos. It is not at the same level as those who rely on excavating ancient skills and passing them on by word of mouth.
"Okay. ”
Hearing Yuren's answer, Charlotte's face showed a smile of excitement, she nodded, and then was about to leave, but at this moment, suddenly a rush of footsteps came. Hearing the footsteps, Charlotte's face changed slightly, and then she quickly saluted Youlian.
"So, my lord, I'll ......... it."
"Miss Charlotte!"
However, before Charlotte could finish speaking, Julien saw a young girl appear at the end of the corridor, and when she saw Charlotte, she immediately waved her hand excitedly, and then ran towards her.
"Finally found you!"
As she spoke, she ran up behind Charlotte, gasping for breath as she came to her senses after a few moments.
"Miss Totori, as I have already said, I cannot accept your request, I still have my own work to do. ”
"But Miss Charlotte, please, I can only ask you! Please, I can do whatever I can! I only hope that you will agree to my request. ”
"This ............"
Which one is this singing?
Yu Lian looked at the girl in front of him with some curiosity, judging from her age, she was probably a little older than the Messiah, and the dark robe on her body meant that she was a mage apprentice, Yu Lian remembered seeing her among the people brought by Dades, it seemed that she should be one of the mages. But what is the relationship between her and Charlotte?
"The hosts. ”
Obviously, although she didn't know what problem Charlotte was experiencing, it was obvious that she was planning to cause trouble, and at this moment she raised her head slightly, looking at Yulian with a look of embarrassment, obviously hoping that he would solve this problem for herself.
"Master?"
The girl looked at Charlotte's side curiously, and when she saw Yuren, she immediately blushed and lowered her head.
"Ah, no, I'm very sorry, my lord, I didn't know you were here, ah, no, no, no, no, I just didn't see it, no, no, no...... I ........."
"Okay, nothing serious. ”
You Lian waved his hand, interrupting the other party's disorganized defense.
"What the hell are you looking for Charlotte?"
"That's right. ”
I have to say that in the face of Yu Lian, the girl is still a little nervous, after all, he is the head of the Final Knights, and he is a lord noble, and the girl has never dealt with a nobleman, so she is naturally a little uneasy in her heart at this moment. But maybe it's because the other party's age is not much older than herself, and the girl finally got courageous.
"I hope to be able to learn from Miss Charlotte!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Yulian glanced at the maid beside him with a little amusement.
"Charlotte, why?"
"Because Miss Charlotte is a very powerful face alchemist!"
Saying this, the girl clenched her fists, and her little face looked serious, as if she was swearing.
"I have never met an alchemist as powerful as Miss Charlotte, so I wish I could learn alchemy from Miss Charlotte. ”
"I'm honored to say that, but I still have a job as a maid, and I really can't spare time. ”
Charlotte's response was as formulaic as ever, but it was obviously not the first time that she had refused, seeing how skillful she looked.
"I can help, Miss Charlotte, please, take me as a student!"
"Isn't the teaching in the Mage Tower satisfying you right now?"
Hearing this, You Lian couldn't help but ask curiously--As part of the exchange, You Lian had agreed with the Mage Association that he would teach the knowledge he had to the Mage Association, which could be regarded as a very valuable gift for them. After all, there are not many people who can master the knowledge of the Chaotic Age, not to mention that these geists have personally experienced that war, and these experiences are things that cannot be exchanged for money.
Of course, Yulian didn't send the most important people under his command, but the average level of these geists was already very high, so he simply drew two alchemists and archmages from the people other than the twin sisters and Charlotte to teach them in the mage tower.
According to Charlotte's report, at first, these energetic young mages were very dissatisfied with the spirit maids, after all, they looked too young on the surface, and it was quite embarrassing to be taught and reprimanded by a female surname who was about the same age as herself. But after each of these geist maids showed their hands a few times, the mages obediently shut up and said no more. And looking at the appearance of this girl, it doesn't seem to be too much like she is dissatisfied with the teaching content.
"Although that knowledge is useful, I would rather learn it under Miss Charlotte!"
Even the men came out.
Hearing this, Yu Lian smiled helplessly and looked at Charlotte, while the other party looked at him with a hint of help, but Yu Lian obviously did not intend to help, on the contrary, he was very happy to see it.
"It's difficult, but it's not impossible. Well, Charlotte, you give her a question to see if she has the qualifications. ”
"This .................. All right. ”
Charlotte threw a complaining glance at Youlian, "Master, you betrayed me!" and nodded reluctantly. Then, she turned to the maiden and thought for a moment.
"Well, Miss Totori, I'll give you three days to use all the knowledge you have now to make a magical artifact, and then I'll check it, and if you meet my requirements, then I can agree to be your teacher. ”
"Really, great!"
Hearing this, the girl named Totori cried out in surprise, and then she hurriedly saluted Yulian.
"Well, then, I'll go and get ready at once, and I'm sorry to disturb you, Lord Yuren, Miss Charlotte, goodbye. ”
With that, the girl turned away, and disappeared again like a gust of wind.
“............ Master, you are really a commander who does not know how to be considerate of his subordinates. ”
"Don't say that, I'm very gentle with my female surname, so I can't bear to refuse her proposal...... And you're not as annoying as you seem, are you?"
"A little bit, I guess. ”
Charlotte nodded slightly, looking into the distance of the hallway, and then a hint of melancholy appeared on her face.
"Frankly, that young lady reminds me of my old self...... How many years ago was that? I used to be like her...... But now, it's different. ”
"Is she as talented as you?"
"In terms of talent, it's a little worse than me. ”
Being judged by Charlotte is only a little worse than her, and it seems that the girl also has great potential. You must know that in the chaotic era, Charlotte was the only one in the Alchemist Guild who could single-handedly fight against the five gifted knights, and this power should not be underestimated.
"Anything else?"
"Yes, master. ”
Hearing that Yulian returned to the topic, Charlotte quickly restrained the melancholy on her face and became cautious and serious again.
"According to Miss Judy's report, the refugees outside the Twilight Forest are somewhat unstable, and although Bird and the Zach family have been trying their best to restrain them, they don't seem to be working very well. I wonder if someone is making a fuss. ”
"I don't rule out this possible surname, what else?"
"There's an emissary who claims to be from the Blue Feather Mercenary Regiment, do you want to see him, master?"
"Of course. ”
Hearing this, Yulian nodded.
After all this time, they finally heard back.
(To be continued)