The applauding man was dressed in a golden robe, with brown leather boots and a monocle hanging from his left eye, giving people an elegant and easy-going but domineering feeling.

The plush little ball squatting on Zhang Guangmu's shoulder seemed to feel the pressure from the outside world, and turned on the grinning mode, trying to support Zhang Guangmu.

The moon cake stared at the strange man fiercely, trying to warn the other party not to get too close: "Meow! ”

Li Xiaoxiao's eyebrows frowned, he came to Zhang Guangmu's side, and introduced in a low voice: "He is the lord of Umbrella City, Jon, and George's own brother. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Guangmu popped out a finger and scratched the chin of the moon cake to appease, and at the same time bowed slightly: "Hmm." ”

The man in a high-profile golden robe is not ostentatious in terms of personality, but shows a little gentleness, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"Two generations of city lords from Mushroom City, Mr. Zhang Guangmu and Mr. Li Xiaoxiao, hello."

Jon looked at the two of them with a smile, bowed slightly, and said in a slightly apologetic tone, "I'm so sorry that my stupid brother has caused you trouble. ”

"I already know all the causes and consequences of the incident."

"I will compensate for the losses that George has brought to the two of them and ensure that they are satisfied."

Speaking of this, Jon's gaze was slightly deflected, and with a calm look, all the words that came to George's mouth were shattered, and he could no longer speak.

At this time, Jon maintained a smile and demeanor, and said quietly: "Actually, I have been here a long time ago, but I was worried that the two of you would misunderstand, so I didn't act rashly." ”

In fact, Jon not only didn't act indiscriminately, but even used the excuse that "this is just an ordinary mage exchange" to suppress the guards and servants in the chief advisor's mansion, so that these people could keep their composure and do what they had to do.

He did this, on the one hand, because he had full confidence in his ability to handle things, and felt that he would definitely be able to calm the scene, and on the other hand, he also felt that he could take this opportunity to hone his stupid brother and let George understand the importance of his ability to do things.

After all, they have never been children of destiny, and after reaching their respective limits, they have already reached the end of their magic path, and their potential is exhausted, and it is almost impossible to go further.

So......

In Jon's opinion, in the face of various things, it is a foolish decision to deal with them simply and rudely like George just by relying on himself as a full-fledged magician.

Zhang Guangmu looked Jon up and down, and immediately felt the powerful magic power in this man's body.

The corners of his lips rose slightly, and he smiled: "Compensation...... I've got it. ”

"Speaking of which, I have to thank George, if it weren't for him, it would take me a long time to break through to the realm of a full-fledged magician."

Speaking of this, Zhang Guangmu flicked his fingers.

Boom!

The air in the room exploded, and a brilliant cube of golden-red flames swirled between him.

"The Core of the Magic!"

After Jon blurted out these four words, he rearranged his expression, restrained the piercing cold light in his eyes, and smiled bitterly: "Although I have seen it once just now, I ......"

"This kind of thing, no matter how many times you watch it, makes people jealous......"

Speaking of this, Jon sighed and admonished in a tone from a person who had come over: "City Lord Zhang Guangmu, you have just stepped into the ranks of official magicians, and you have this thing, if you want to surpass the official magician in the future and be promoted to the level of magician, the difficulty will be much lower than others, and you will hardly encounter any great difficulties along the way." ”

"But ......"

"It's also easy to attract the envy of other people who have exhausted their potential."

Jon shook his head and said, "Everything in the world is one and the same, there must be good and bad, like my family, because of the birth of an excellent and outstanding heir like me, there are also stupid people like my brother George who can't do anything." ”

"Your talent is so powerful that it can be intimidating, and it can also cause you a lot of trouble."

"My personal advice is to try not to cast your magic in front of other people until you grow up to be a mid-level magician, as it can easily provoke some enemies for no reason."

The stinky brother George was full of indignation.

He didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, but he was just unlucky enough to meet a pervert like Zhang Guangmu.

If it were another ordinary young city lord, there would be no such thing as today.

After all, didn't he George want to do something and prove himself in front of his brother?

Unfortunately, Jon didn't bother to look at him.

What I just said seems to be exchanging experiences and making suggestions, but in essence, they are trying to turn a war with Zhang Guangmu.

Zhang Guangmu also felt his kindness.

After his "Arrogance" magic was folded into a three-dimensional structure, he had the ability to cover five types of magic: attack, defense, movement, healing, and status with one enemy and five enemies, and at the same time, he also made himself reach the realm of a full-fledged magician.

According to Jon, the current structure of the magic of "Arrogance" can be called a great help for his future promotion to magician.

At this moment, Zhang Guangmu also heard Jon's other impulse meaning - the official magician is not the end, but just the beginning.

Strictly speaking, I am now, and after I advance, I am a middle-level and high-level magician, and at the top level, I am a magician and a magician.

As the lord of Umbrella City, Jon is also trying to release kindness.

"I appreciate your kindness."

Zhang Guangmu smiled slightly, feeling that Jon was a smart person, so he didn't play any bells and whistles with the other party, and went straight to the point: "Your Excellency is now a median magician, right?" ”

"I think Umbrella City is strong enough to be qualified to conclude an alliance with our Mushroom City and become a partner who watches over each other."

The corners of Jon's lips rose, his eyes shone slightly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he showed a powerful ability to gather intelligence: "I think so too-in Mushroom City, although there is only one official mage in your Excellency now, in my opinion, Li Xiaoxiao also has abilities that are not inferior to those of the lower mages. ”

Saying this, on the one hand, he is showing his own means, and on the other hand, he is also telling Zhang Guangmu that "in terms of overall strength, Mushroom City may not be stronger than Umbrella City".

After all, the Umbrella City side has two full-fledged mages, and there is also a mid-rank mage among them.

Just looking at the level of employment, Umbrella City should occupy a dominant position in this covenant.

Of course, this statement is not feasible here for Zhang Guangmu.

He took the moon cake off his shoulder, held it in his arms, sat on the main seat with a golden knife, and said while petting the cat: "I understand what you mean." ”

"The alliance must be an alliance, and the only difference is in the 'primary and secondary relationship'."

"I can report the bottom line to you right now - Mushroom City must be dominant!"

Hearing this, the smile on Jon's face gradually retracted, and his eyebrows frowned slightly.

"It's definitely not going to work."

He said in a sad tone: "After all, in addition to the people in this city to support, I also want to compete for the position of the main city of White Frost County in the future. ”

"Even magicians like me and George, who have run out of potential, want to fight for more resources and forcibly pile themselves up to a higher level."

Yes, the same resources, used on Jon, may be able to train him to become a high-level magician, and can be used on other potential magicians, and five or even ten high-level magicians can be cultivated!

But......

So what?

It is someone else's to become stronger, and no matter how much resources you waste, it is you who gets the benefits!

The ascension of each level of the magician is a leap in the essence of life, not to mention other benefits, just the increase in lifespan can make countless people crazy!

Not all official magicians are like George's big gift bags, and with the assistance of his brother, he barely climbed into this threshold, and everyone was cowardly.

Other official magicians, after reaching this level and receiving the approval of the Magic Guild, will learn "Cryptomagic" as soon as possible, which is used to cover up and blur the composition of their magic energy displayed in the process of releasing magic, so as to avoid being easily stolen and borrowed from the past.

- The above requirement is derived from Regulation 38 of the Law of the Sanctity of Magical Knowledge.

Jon affirmed Zhang Guangmu's talent, but he didn't think that Zhang Guangmu would be his opponent now, so he dared to put forward conditions.

But......

Zhang Guangmu didn't follow his words at all, but changed his words and jumped to the other side: "Mr. George, the chief consultant of Umbrella City next to him...... The letter he wrote made me quite interested in that. ”

"So I sent my henchmen to do a field investigation."

"The so-called haunting of the undead is just a cover."

"Essentially, a rich one."

"I think Your Excellency should also know the news."

Zhang Guangmu said in a calm tone: "I can give you half of the profit." ”

Hearing this, Jon's eyes flickered, and he was a little shaken.

But after all, he frowned, shook his head and said: "It's a little worse, if Mushroom City wants to dominate the alliance, it has to give up at least thirty percent of its interests." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Guangmu shook his head with a smile, scratched the fluffy little face of the moon cake, and said in a soft tone: "It's half a deal, if you can't talk about it, you will go to war directly." ”

"When the time comes, it will definitely be you who will die."

Zhang Guangmu even took out a free hand in his busy schedule and knocked on the table.

Bang! Bang!

Two sparks sputtered on the tabletop, landed on the ground, and gradually merged.

Like a stream of water, this spark gradually absorbs "water vapor" from the air, expands and expands, and finally condenses into the appearance of a golden-red humanoid flame puppet that is three meters high.

The blazing heat caused the indoor heat wave to roll, so that George next to him couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and took two steps back.

"It's ......"

"The magic of Pride after refining it."

Zhang Guangmu's eyes were calm and said, "I am different from the chief advisor of Guicheng. ”

"I can stay in Mushroom City and let it fight in Umbrella City."

"Flame puppets like this, as long as there are enough magic energy gems and magic energy particles crystallizing, there are as many as you want."

George was bragging to say that the rock puppets could take out targets hundreds of miles away.

At most, he could only allow the magical beings he created to move within a radius of no more than fifty kilometers from him.

Beyond this range, the magical life will automatically collapse and dissipate between heaven and earth.

Zhang Guangmu vaguely felt ......

He seems to be barely able to achieve George's bragging bull.

It's just that if you want to do this, it takes a lot of energy and magic energy to maintain, and it's a bit more than worth the loss.

During the negotiation, as soon as the words were spoken, Zhang Guangmu sensed through the change in Jon's demeanor, and the other party obviously knew that the threat he had just now was not feasible, so he added a sentence in passing.

"Beyond that!"

"Throughout the mining process, I was able to have George as one of the supervisory management personnel."

Speaking of this, Zhang Guangmu looked at Jon meaningfully: "My lord, times have changed. ”

"Maybe it's this year, maybe it's tomorrow......"

"When the time comes, let alone a mere White Frost County, even if you look at the entire magic star, you may not be able to save a single piece of pure land."

"...... in Mushroom City"

"It's definitely safer than being in Umbrella City."

Seeing that Jon had a slightly solemn look on his face, but he was not shocked, Zhang Guangmu said leisurely: "Blue Star." ”

"That's all I can say."

"If you understand, if you don't understand, even if I force an explanation, you don't understand."

Jon is a smart man.

Smart people tend to think too much.

After a few moments, he finally made up his mind: "Good! Do as you say! I don't want that half of the benefits! ”

"As long as you can guarantee George's safety, I can support you unconditionally!"

Zhang Guangmu complained in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "No, no, no!" Since you want to do what I say, then everything will be as I say! ”

"It's all about me!"

"No one can change the conditions I have set!"

"Even if it is for the sake of Zhang Guangmu's interests, it will definitely not work!"

After all, Zhang Guangmu and Jon have no emotional bonds, they only have a connection of interests between each other, George is a proton, if he is not even willing to pay half of the benefits, he can't expect others to contribute and fight for his own interests wholeheartedly.

“……”

Jon was silent for a long time before he said quietly, "Your Excellency is ten times stronger and more powerful than I imagined. ”

Both are vigorous and resolute people.

After reaching a consensus of intent, Zhang Guangmu signed a contract with Jon, and in the following time, he would publicly announce the alliance between the two cities to the surrounding cities.

About two hours later, the Umbrella Mushroom Alliance was concluded!

Grinding becomes the master, and the umbrella city is the supplement!

After doing this, Zhang Guangmu and his entourage directly rejected Jon's kind invitation and retention, and immediately left the mansion of the chief consultant of Umbrella City, without any nostalgia.

Looking at the figures of the two leaving, George couldn't hold back the curiosity and doubts in his heart, and asked his brother: "Since they already know the truth, why don't they work overtime to open a mine?" “

Jon sighed, "Stupid. ”

"Before he came here, he didn't know the truth about that vein!"

"I was standing outside, and I heard it so clearly, he didn't even understand anything!"

"It's not a deliberate stupidity!"

"So...... Zhang Guangmu is nothing, but a civilian with an extraordinary talent for magic, and even a wanderer. ”

"He can be where he is today because of his own hard work and talent!"

"...... between you and Zhang Guangmu"

"The level gap is too big."

"Force and wisdom, from beginning to end, you have been suppressed by him to the death, and there is no chance of victory."

"Even I don't dare to continue to fight him."

Speaking of this, Jon closed his eyes: "Lord of Mushroom City, Zhang Guangmu." ”

"What a horrible guy......"

The stinky younger brother George immediately expressed his disbelief: "Zhang Guangmu's assassination talent is at the historical level, and his magic talent is also a top-level existence that only comes out of one era in an era!" He's great, but that's all! It's not as exaggerated as you say, is it? I don't think there's anything special about him in terms of how he behaves in the world. Does he really have the so-called 'wisdom'? I think he's a reckless man! ”

Jon opened his eyes, and his gaze fell on George's face like a knife.

With the eyes of the mentally retarded, he stared at his brother with pity for a long time, and then Jon said in a quiet tone: "Don't think about those who have and don't. ”

"Later, when I go to Mushroom City, I will work hard, work hard to hone my management skills, and strive to master a skill."

"Later, I will hand over the position of Lord of Umbrella City to you...... children. ”

"You are not too young, get married quickly, have a few more offspring, and I will personally teach your children, both men and women, that they will have all the talents to inherit the family."

……

On the way back to Mushroom City, Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be calm and shared the good things at the bottom of his box with Zhang Guangmu.

It was an ancient kendo lineage from another world.

It's called ......

"Ji Gu Sword"!

(There will be a plus in the evening!) ）