The position of the White People in Port Harrison is completely rooted in Elder Pud alone, which is not only the personal friendship with Viscount Grant, but also the personal strength of Elder Pud - Hilliard believes that the other White People are not ignorant, they must know very well that in the face of Elder Pudd's authority, they can only obey, and it is impossible to refute.

But for the sake of the right of the 'future Elder of the White People', there must be fools and greedy guys who will feel unwilling, and then try to attack Ian, the 'default elder heir'.

"Of course, I can clearly see that the captain of the Red guard looks down on me."

Picking up an oyster and swallowing the meat with a thud, Ian was not interested in this kind of thing: "He thinks that a psychic is nothing, anyway, there is no inheritance, no resources, no matter what, it is the first energy level - and I am too young, how can I shoulder a big responsibility, he, the sublimator who fought hard for the people of Bai and fought bloodily for the family and the natives, is the real person who carries the beam!" ”

"That alchemist, Minin, doesn't care about this, but she is dissatisfied that Elder Pude didn't teach her, she is Elder Pude's niece, and secretly sarcastically said several times that her uncle would rather pass on the skill of pressing the bottom box to 'outsiders' than to her."

"Haha." Hearing this, Hilliard also laughed, this kind of contradiction that was too much of a life made him feel a little nostalgic: "But the knowledge of the aether armament that Elder Pud taught you comes from Viscount Grant, and without the Viscount's consent, he can't pass it on privately anyway. ”

"What's more." He stretched out his hand and rubbed Ian's rain-soaked hair, the essentia steamed, and dried the moisture: "Inscription this thing, it won't be won't." She's certainly not as smart as you. ”

"It's just boring."

Ian shook his head, his face expressionless as he let the old knight straighten up his growing gray hair: "That captain is friendly to me, because my psionic ability can see which catches can be sold for more money, and maybe my father, who was the first to directly light up the green favor sign on me." ”

"And his nephew, Uncle Sainan, also has a good relationship with me, so he supports me quite a bit."

The essentia of the sublimator is the power of life and can only be stored in one's own body, and hair, a body structure that has a simple structure and can be repeated and superimposed, is a good material for storing essentia.

Ian could easily hunt those beasts and monsters that contained essentia, which allowed him to obtain a large amount of essentia at a young age, and even if he exercised, it was difficult to consume all of them, so he could only store them as much as possible.

As for Elder Pudd's behavior of vaccination, Ian could understand, but he was rather uninterested.

He fully understands the importance of interpersonal relationships, and he can also understand the necessity of various schemes, but he is too lazy to use his brain in this regard, because it is actually wasteful.

When he was still on Earth, he was the most standard nerd character, and his weekdays were studying, reading, stargazing, researching and making handmade models.

Any singing K and eating class reunions is a waste of time, and he would rather stay at home and spend eight hours building a model of a Truth Defender-class battleship than go out to participate in a fellowship.

It's changed a little after work, but that's only because Ian understands that by building a good social relationship with people, you can save more time with your relationship when it's more critical — and occasionally you can meet like-minded people, and that's double happiness.

Because of this, even if he was not interested, Ian did not refuse Elder Pud's invitation to meet with those White People elders in turn.

"How did you solve it in the end?"

Hilliard, however, was intrigued, and asked Ian about the final result: "Even if Elder Pud didn't make you his heir, he wouldn't allow anyone else to show 'displeasure' with his choice...... Even if you don't want to be the leader of the future White People, he won't accept the fact that someone dares to disobey him now. ”

After all, it's one thing whether Ian will succeed in the future, and the elder himself will have another twenty years to live.

If you don't obey now, you can pay it back when he's really old!

"Elder Pud has shown them 'my' Wavesinger heritage."

Ian said simply, "Elder Pud, it's up to me to decide who can practice the Wavekeeper Inheritance in the future. After all, it was the reward I received from Viscount Grant, which was reasonable. ”

"Captain Red has relented, his inheritance is blood atavism, because the energy level is too low to pass on to his children - he has three children."

"Smart people."

Hilliard nodded slightly: "No one will have doubts now." ”

"But ......," said the old knight slowly, "do you really want to be the elder of the White People?" ”

"Hmm." Putting the fishbone down in his hand, Ian said lazily, looking at the surging shoreline on the other side, "Honestly, Sensei, this kind of thing is boring...... But if I were the elder and leader of the White People, many things would certainly be convenient. ”

The boy stared at the surging waves in the distance and the phantom of the fishing boats that could be faintly seen in the distant sea, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "After all, human beings are social animals, and the more people there are, the more powerful they are. ”

"If I'm just an ordinary sublimator, at least I can keep myself and Elam safe."

"If I were Elder White People, I would be confident that the ship structure would be improved and the shipping industry in Port Harrison would be more advanced, no longer limited to the offshore, but would allow for the development of fishing and commerce, and the exploration of further afield."

"If I were the Governor of Port Harrison, I would have tried to improve the structure of the alchemy cannon and the firecracker, and put down the war in Southridge for so many years, and build a prosperous city."

"In this way, the surrounding environment will be safer, there will be no war and vendetta, and I will have a lot less trouble, and I can study what I want with more peace of mind."

Ian's words were as flat as exposition, without confidence or declarativeness, but as a matter of course as eating and drinking, just because everything seemed to him to be something to take for granted.

But Hilliard was completely convinced, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with his student's idea: "Yes, you can do it." ”

There was silence for a moment, and then Hilliard spoke again.

"Ian."

This time, the old knight's tone was slow, ethereal, with a long-standing nostalgia: "What if...... You are a general of the empire and a governor of a province. ”

"Even, Emperor."

"What would you do?"

When he had finished speaking, he waited.

"Haha, that's a lot to do, but it's definitely faster than I can figure it out and do it alone."

Ian didn't think there was anything strange about this topic, he laughed, and then tilted his head and thought: "I don't understand military affairs, and the general is not easy to say, but it is always more powerful than the governor of Port Harrison, a semi-direct jurisdiction, and I may use the excuse of military improvement to study alchemy artillery, alchemy rockets and the like, which can be regarded as laying a good foundation." ”

"Hasn't there been news from the merchant side lately that floating warships are being built in the City of Knowledge? I think I can try it too, it's all rocket ships, and I can do it. ”

"As for the provincial governor, there are too many things that can be done, let's build a materials science research center first, I have to devote myself to studying the inscriptions, and the deconstruction and re-study of the etheric armament must also be put on the plan...... There are so many things that can be done in the class, and I feel like I have to make a list all of a sudden. ”

"As for the emperor......"

At this, Ian fell into deep thought, and he frowned and fell silent.

And Hilliard waited patiently,

He did not feel that the contemplation and silence of his pupil was due to fear of the dignity of the emperor, and after these months of living together, he had learned that his pupil was really a pure person without any fear or natural worship, and he was only true to his heart.

There's a power in Ian's heart, pure curiosity enough to change the world, but it just needs a little help.

He believes in this and is willing to help his students do it.

But first, the old knight wants to know, deep down, Ian's true desires, ambitions......

and dreams.

"I ......"

After about a few minutes, Ian, who had thought about a lot of things, conceived a lot of ideas, and wanted to say many, many things, opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know where to speak.

His plan, his list, his timeline, his research project...... It all mixed together and stirred his mind.

Finally, the boy just sighed and looked up at the cloud-obscured sky.

Staring at the gloomy sky where the rain was falling, Ian said softly, "Sure enough, I still want to." ”

"I want to use my own hands...... Touch the light of the stars. ”

The torrential rain weaved into a dark silver curtain between the sky and the sea, and the water flowed along the wide eaves of the giant trees by the sea, forming flowing curtains, dripping onto the camp's waterproof canvas roof, making a porphyry sound.

Hilliard and Ian stared at the sky in silence, and lightning seemed to streak across the horizon.

The clouds were rolling.

"Let's go."

Hilliard stood up: "It's time to continue training." ”

"Hmm." Ian cleaned up the leftovers of his food, and he had regained his strength.

So the master and apprentice continued to exercise until the sun went down.

Until nightfall.