When Luke saw Orlando pick up a glass of water and drink, he continued: "Now the area we actually control in the north is this land centered on the imperial capital, and those vast territories in the south that are blocked by Senat, we must send people to strengthen contact with them, and we must not let them fall to Senat. ”

"Yes, Luke. Orlando put down his glass and nodded, "In the meantime, I intend to train half a million troops, which will be the new swords of the Empire." ”

Luke took Orlando and said, "It seems that my task is to do the logistics. ”

"I'm sorry for you. Orlando said to Luke, and then turned to Catherine: "When my 500,000 troops are trained, I will personally lead 200,000 troops south to retake the territory divided by Senate." ”

Catherine looked at Orlando and then at Luke, she thought for a moment and said, "You can do these things, and if there is anything I need to do, please feel free to ask." ”

Luke glanced at Orlando, and then said: "In addition to the rebuilding of the imperial capital and the training of the army, there are two other things that are the most important, the first is the hearts and minds of the imperial capital, please ask Her Majesty to take a lot of care about this." And the other one......" Luke said here with some hesitation, and he looked at Ryan, and then stopped.

Orlando didn't think about that, he took Luke's words and said, "Now we need someone to go south to contact the lords who are loyal to the Empire, whether it is Free Heaven or Mochizuki City, they are a powerful force, and with their support, Senate's power will not expand too quickly to the south." ”

Seeing Orlando say it without reservation, Luke knocked on the table and said, "I guess that in fact, the forces of Free Heaven and Mochizuki City may not be really loyal to the Empire, but they were only forced by reality before. Now that the influence of the empire has been drastically reduced, it is normal for them to have other ideas, but if Senate wants to really confront the empire, he will inevitably expand his power to the south, which is in conflict with those lords, so as long as we can choose a few suitable messengers, we will definitely be able to convince them to fight against Senate together. ”

Ryan saw that Orlando and Luke were glancing at him when they said this, and his party was not qualified to enter here, so he immediately understood what the two were thinking, and he looked at Faraz beside him, the latter's political consciousness was much higher than Ryan's, and he understood what they meant when Orlando kept explaining the importance of those territories in the south.

Seeing Ryan asking about his attitude, Faras made a gesture that you call the shots, and Ryan thought for a few seconds before saying, "You say, what do you want me to do?" ”

Luke saw that Ryan said this, his heart was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "This messenger naturally has a candidate, but it is not easy to send him to the south quietly, although we can teleport people to Sea Breeze City through the teleportation magic array, but there is also a long distance from Sea Breeze City to Freedom Heaven, to Moon City and other places, and once you negotiate with those southern lords, the news will spread quickly, and Senat will not sit idly by." So, we need a mercenary group strong enough to protect the emissary. ”

"Why don't you send troops?" asked Ryan.

"That would cause unnecessary trouble, and the lords of the south would even think that we were stretching our hands too far and causing unnecessary trouble. If it's a mercenary group, then it's very reasonable, a simple mission can swagger to the destination without worrying about news leakage. ”

Ryan was very hesitant in his heart after learning about the situation in detail, in fact, he didn't really want to get involved in these things, but unfortunately he had no way to refuse, because of Farah's relationship, he had been deeply branded by Luke, so Ryan still agreed a little reluctantly.

After Ryan agreed, the entire state apparatus immediately took action, and all the formalities were completed in one day, the Ryan mercenary group was originally a mercenary group registered in the Free Paradise, and he accepted the task of aiding Thor's Fortress there, and then followed the defeated army to evacuate to the imperial capital, all of which was very reasonable. And now that the war is over, the Ryan mercenary group naturally wants to return to the free paradise, and as for taking on a few tasks, it is also the proper meaning of the question.

Ryan, Faras, Allendo...... Each member of the Ryan Mercenary Regiment was forced to recite the words Luke had prepared for them under the bombardment, and the emissary named Robin quickly integrated into the Ryan Mercenary Regiment. The current Ryan mercenary group has a lot more people than when it was first formed, in addition to Robin, who is about thirty years old, two more marksmen, Colin and Thomas.

As for the little witch Alina, even if she is willing to go, others are not worried about her, and Faras will give her to the Minsk Magister, I believe that under the words and deeds of this high-level magician, Alina's magical strength will be greatly improved. Faras's strength improved quickly this time, and even Victor praised her a few words, so she also joined Ryan's group.

Originally, Red also wanted to set off with Ryan, but unfortunately, Red's current identity is the archbishop, and he can't get out of his body at all, so he can only give up. However, an adventuring team always needs a priest, so Catherine recommended her friend Maia when she participated in the Atlético Royale tournament, and it is impossible for either Luke or Orlando to refuse this candidate, so Ryan has a new partner.

The day before his departure, Ryan went out of his way to find Victor, who had been hiding in his magic tower since he released the forbidden spell, dismissing the title of royal chief magician reappointed by the Fernando royal family. After listening to Ryan's description, Victor smiled and shook his head, "You now understand why I'm hiding, right?"

Ryan replied with a wry smile, "I know, but it's too late." ”

Victor patted Ryan on the shoulder and said, "But it doesn't matter, you should be honed along the way." Living on this continent, even I can't avoid these worldly things, which can't be avoided. I can't give up my friendship with Luke, just as you can't give up your love for Faraz. ”

"I was going to discuss with you about the experience of making the magic array, but I don't have time now, I hope to have this opportunity when you come back. Victor smiled and said, "You're running out of ingredients, are you?

Ryan smiled and patted his chest, which was where he put his storage pocket, "Hehe, I asked Luke for some more, they didn't skimp on this inevitable adventure." I've double-checked everything you described in the book you gave me, and it's all the best ingredients. ”

Victor nodded slightly, and said: "When you practice, it's okay to use this material, but you must be careful, if you can't get rid of the dependence on materials, no matter what magic items you do, you must use the best materials, then your strength can only be like that." ”

"There is no useless magic, only useless magicians, and the same is true for the manufacture of magic items, otherwise even if you use top materials such as black dragon blood, angel wings, and demon hearts, you will not be able to make artifacts. ”

Ryan nodded in acknowledgment.

Victor said, "Do you remember when I cast the forbidden spell?"

Ryan repeatedly, "Of course I do. ”

Victor continued: "In fact, the so-called magic is a process of communicating, gathering, and releasing magical elements. This is the process of the Fireball Technique, this is the process of the Flame Explosion Technique, and the same process is the process of the Firestorm Technique, even the Forbidden Spell Star Burning is no exception. That's the biggest reason why I asked you to practice casting multiple spells at the same time, if you can release a thousand fireballs at once, then the power is not very far from the forbidden spell. ”

Ryan said with some excitement, "Is this how to learn forbidden spells?"

"Of course not. Victor smiled and shook his head, "Your strength is still too poor, so it's hard for you to understand how the forbidden spellmaster released it now." However, according to the method I said, you can improve your magic strength faster, and only when you step into that step will you know what you have been thinking about and not understanding before. ”

"What is that?" said Ryan, who had heard this for the first time, and asked Victor rhetorically, "Is it the comprehension of magic?"

"You can say that, but there's another way of saying it......" Victor looked up at the starry sky, his hands behind his back, and muttered to himself, "Usually, we call that step the Sanctuary, and the mage who steps into that step is the legendary mage." ”

"Legendary mage, what is that?" Ryan heard a lot of words from Victor's mouth tonight that he had never heard before, and couldn't help but ask, "If you become a legendary mage, can you release the forbidden spell?"

Victor didn't answer Ryan's words, just stood there quietly with his head up, and Ryan also set his gaze on the stars after staring at Victor for a moment.

"See?" asked Victor abruptly.

Ryan blurted out in his heart: "I see!"

"What do you see?"

"Stars. Ryan replied.

"Stars, what are they? Do they have life?"

"I don't know, because I'm not a star. ”

"Lane," Victor said in a faint tone, "Legendary mages are to ordinary mages what the stars in the sky are like yours. You stand on the ground and never understand what the stars are. And when you can one day be among the stars in the sky, you will understand why the stars hang high in the sky and why they shine forever. ”

(End of volume)