On the night of the visit to the alien device, Li Nuo stayed in Selena's study until late at night.

That night, Leno learned from Selena about the draft of Hotamos' entire plan to erase the metal creations.

This project, tentatively named "Stone Grass" by Hotams, meant replacing metal with stone and wood.

In the evening of the next day, Li Nuo came to Selena's study again to fulfill his promise.

With the theme of "I have a friend", he pre-weaved a narrative similar to a travelogue.

Through the perspective of his "friend", he described to Selena what this "friend" saw and heard in the waters south of the Spin Continent.

Queen Estano, the Queen's royal guard, the Siren aristocracy, the slave soldiers, the regular trials of the Siren nobles, the Dreadscale Elders, etc.,

For a person like Selena, these things seem like a fantasy, and Li Nuo picked up all the things he could say and told her.

The whole set of words is full of detailed descriptions of the cultural customs of the Kraken Kingdom, and from time to time a few nouns pronounced in the Kraken language will be mentioned.

All of these elements enhance credibility.

Queen Estano's magical enchantment, and Lino also explained the existence of this thing to Selena.

It was the effect of this magical enchantment that became the final blow that drove Selena into a state of despair.

Selena did not doubt the veracity of what Leno said.

Because in the soul contract signed by the two parties, it is clearly required that the two must truthfully state what they know during the transaction process.

Li Nuo may have deliberately concealed something, but he must not fool Selena with wrong and false content, otherwise he will inevitably incur the punishment of the soul contract.

It turned out that what he said was true, and the soul contract did not punish him.

After repeatedly confirming that Li Nuo's words were true, Selena completely lost her mind, her eyes were full of confusion and distress, and she suddenly lost her motivation to work.

She took a leave of absence for the first time, avoided all affairs, and closed herself in her bedroom in the academy castle.

In many cases, truth is more cruel than a lie.

The magic enchantment of the Estano Witch can forcibly take control of all the sea water and deep sea magic in the enchantment from the hands of the deep sea wizards and hand it over to the queen of Espanor.

With this alone, the Kraken Kingdom is invincible.

On this basis, for every point of strength of the Kraken Kingdom, the chances of the Deep Sea Branch weakened by one point.

The legendary deep sea monster, the Frenzy Venerable with the combat strength of the ten rings, the Kraken slave soldier with the same amazing breeding ability and growth speed, the regular Kraken class of the Kraken that is comparable to the six or seven ring battle wizards...

This heavy information is accumulated layer by layer on Selena's heart.

She needs to be quiet and find her own meaning in life.

Li Nuo could understand Selena's mood.

He also believed that the other party could survive.

After about 72 hours in the bedroom, Selena will be able to get out of her current state.

I want to ask how Li Nuo knows.

Hehe, deconstruction, of course.

Selena's panel information has an additional negative effect called "Morale Failure".

Its remaining duration is exactly 72 hours.

When this negative effect is gone, Selena will naturally walk out of her bedroom.

When Selena was demoralized, Leno went about his business as usual.

Among the six plastic energy plans that have just arrived, the only ones that are worth his energy and energy are the "Tracking Thunder Arrow Array", "Magic Electric Arc Furnace", and "Thunderstorm Nova".

On the No. 1 Snow Mountain Island, Li Nuo set up a magical fog to shield peeps and energy fluctuations, and started his own work of shaping spells on the shore.

He had previously guessed that he could create a weakened version of the spell by "cutting corners".

This guess is correct.

In "Tracking Thunder Arrow Circle", Li Nuo used 10,000 lightning energy and 1,000 energy points to create a version with a 10% completeness.

The circle comes with 10,000 energy points.

The lightning energy contained in each lightning bolt fired can be selected from 1 point to 10,000 points.

The more lightning energy the bolt contains, the longer the distance the bolt can fly and the more powerful it will be.

It is important to note that lightning energy is consumed during the flight of the lightning arrow.

For every 1 meter of flight, the lightning energy drops by 1 point.

Thunderbolts fly fast.

Due to the limited space, Li Nuo was unable to calculate the specific data in the experiment, and the conservative estimate was more than 3,000 meters per second.

"Magic Electric Arc Furnace", Li Nuo has made a version with a completeness of 0.01%, which produces about 10 fire energy points per second.

The appearance of the Magic Electric Arc Furnace is a hollow cylinder that glows fiery red, pure and flawless, with a surface as smooth as crystal.

Li Nuo used the magic arc furnace to accumulate tens of thousands of ignition energy, and tried to shape spells with "energy shaping technique".

He has successively harvested fire spells such as "Fire Charge", "Fire Whip", "Fire Armor", "Fire Nova", "Lava Rush" and so on.

Without exception, all of these spells were included in the "Promoted Fortress".

Considering that the enemy he was facing was an underwater creature and that the fire spells were of limited use, Li Nuo wisely stopped the work of creating fire spells so as not to waste energy and energy.

The spell "Thunderstorm Nova" has also been crafted by Li Nuo.

Its power was absolutely earth-shattering, directly blowing up the haven of the No. 1 Snow Mountain Island, and there were scorched black marks everywhere that had been swept by the electric light.

Not only that, but a spherical thunderstorm is spherical in shape, and it spreads in all directions.

While the ground was ravaged by the thunderstorm, the sea water next to it and the magical mist in the sky did not escape the catastrophe.

The sea boiled, bursting with countless droplets and waves, and the magical mist was pierced by a raging bright blue thunderstorm.

This earth-shattering energy fluctuation attracted the attention of the magic sentry.

It took some effort for Li Nuo to send the magic sentry away.

Looking at the magical mist pierced by the thunderstorm and the jet-black natural haven, Li Nuo could only use two words in his heart to describe the spell "Thunderstorm Nova".

The most important thing is:

The panels of this spell say that it will deal damage to the caster, but the damage is very, very limited.

Take Li Nuo himself, for example.

When this spell is cast, the lightning energy will first form a spherical lightning barrier on the outside of his "magic shield", and then spread in all directions into a spherical thunderstorm.

Because the thunderstorm spreads in one direction, Li Nuo, who is in the center of the ball, is at most harassed by some small electric snakes.

With his current shield strength, it would be easy to block such damage.

This is the result of experiments in an aquatic environment.

In the underwater environment, it's a bit of a problem.

The lightning energy extracted from the meta-reactor will quickly escape in the seawater, making it difficult for Li Nuo to accumulate the energy needed to cast spells.

Li Nuo did not have a spiritual ocean, nor did he have a "magic power container", so he naturally could not use the means of a wizard to store thunder and lightning energy.

The only way he could go was to use the "magic viscera".

In order to ensure that he could cast the "Thunderstorm Nova" in the water, he concocted 11 knightly elixirs in one go, which were used to open up his "magic viscera".

[System News:]

[You have unlocked 11 "Magical Organs". 】

[Your "Tenacity" attribute is 100.] 】

Each "Magical Viscera" can hold up to 1,000 points of Magical Energy (i.e., Mana). 】

You can hold up to 11,000 points of magic energy. 】

[With 11 "Magical Organs" activated, your Energy will drop by 11 points per hour.] 】

This little drop in energy value is a drizzle for Li Nuo, and the energy value that automatically recovers every day alone can make up for the expenses.

He first went to the shore to extract the thunder and lightning energy from the meta reactor, and then inhaled the thunder and lightning energy into his body according to the guidance of the "Calm Breathing Method" and stored it in the "Magic Viscera".

A faint tingling sensation swam in the internal organs, causing Li Nuo's body to tremble slightly.

When the "Magical Visceral" was filled with thunder and lightning energy, Li Nuo stopped the operation of collecting the magic power, and the tingling sensation became weaker and weaker, almost imperceptible.

At this time, the information on the panel was called up, and the words "Thunder Energy Reserve: 11,000 points" were added to the entry of "Magic Viscera ".

Li Nuo sank himself to the bottom of the sea at a depth of three meters, sketching a blueprint of spells in his mind, and mobilizing the thunder and lightning energy in his viscera.

The "Thunderstorm Nova" released by 11,000 points of lightning energy has a significant decrease in its magical power, which is 1/1000th of what it normally is.

After a little preparation, a bright blue lightning barrier appeared near his body, and then exploded in the sea with a crackle.

A column of water several meters thick suddenly appeared on the surface of the sea, mixed with a large number of tiny electric snakes.

In an instant, Li Nuo was also wrapped in bubbles and rolling seawater.

Back on the ground, checking the battle information, Li Nuo shook his head in regret.

The situation is not encouraging.

Thunderstorm Nova faced the same dilemma as Thunderclouds, as neither of them was able to propagate normally in the seawater environment.

Just now, the thunderstorm that was supposed to be far away from Li Nuo went out of sorts under the action of the seawater, causing more than 3,000 lightning damage to Li Nuo's "Necromantic Shield".

You must know that the full-power "Thunderstorm Nova" that consumed more than 10 million thunderbolt energy before only caused more than 10,000 lightning damage to Li Nuo.

From these two data alone, we can know how unbearable the thunder and lightning spell is in the seawater environment.

"It's a real headache for me. What kind of spell can kill the Kraken in the sea? ”

Li Nuo couldn't stop thinking.

The predicament he is facing now can also be said to be the predicament of the entire Deep Sea Branch.

Just as Leno was exhausted in his quest to find a way to kill the Kraken in seconds, a letter from Selena interrupted his thoughts.

This is the first letter Li Nuo has received from each other since the two ended their confidential conversation four days ago.

Selena invited Li Nuo to meet in the letter.

Li Nuo readily agreed.

After many days, stepping into the study room suspended in the miniature ocean again, Li Nuo saw the haggard Selena.

The woman seemed to have lost some weight, with cheekbones on her cheeks slightly bulging outwards and her eye sockets sunken inward.

"You look a little haggard. Don't need a few more days off? Leno asked.

"I want to rest again, Jarvis."

Selena squeezed out a smile and swept her gaze over the mountains of documents on the table:

"But I've delayed a lot of things. Now we have to get to work. ”

Li Nuo nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down:

"It's good that you can get out of the space where you close yourself off. At least prove that you are not overwhelmed by the scenario I described. ”

Selena stopped a few magic pens writing beside her, folded her arms, leaned on the back of her chair, and sighed:

"I was almost crushed, just by the margin. Especially when I learned that the Kraken Queen's magical enchantment would cause the Wizards of the Deep to lose control of the magic of the Deep, I felt that all my previous efforts had been in vain. ”

"Anyway, you survived, didn't you?" Li Nuo comforted:

"Do you remember what you said to me?" Killing alone won't solve the problem, and may even attract stronger enemies'. In the face of a behemoth like the Ocean Kingdom, it is the wisest choice to use wits to deal with the other party. ”

"Yes, that's what I said. But do you remember what you said, Jarvis? You are responsible for wielding a stick and threatening the enemy, and I will act as a peacemaker to make the enemy surrender. Selena's face was genuinely smiling, and her eyes flickered.

Li Nuo read some inexplicable meanings, nodded and said:

"Well, I did say something like that."

Selena took a deep breath and puffed up the full moon:

"Thanks, Jarvis. You helped me out of the haze. ”

"Oh? Why? Li Nuo asked.

Selena leaned forward, bent her elbows and clipped to the edge of the table, staring at Linuo:

"Even if you already know what the Kraken Kingdom is, you haven't given up on exploring an efficient way to defeat the Kraken. You're determined, very determined. Neither setbacks nor difficulties can shake your faith. The strength of the enemy will not make you give up resisting. I'm starting to understand a little bit of what kind of person you are..."

Li Nuo raised the corners of his mouth:

"It's my pleasure."

Selena raised her right hand, dragged her chin with her palm, and still stared at Li Nuo:

"I also know where my frustration comes from. It wasn't caused by the Kraken's strength, nor did it come from the Kraken Queen's magical enchantment. ”

Li Nuo nodded and motioned for the other party to continue.

"My frustration comes from me doing something I shouldn't have done." Selena says:

"It is your job to be responsible for dealing with the enemy, and I should believe in you unconditionally, and not try to fight the enemy with my own strength. All I really have to do is manage the wizarding forces, that's all. ”

"Smack, smack." Li Nuo slapped his palms twice, said with a smile:

"Congratulations, Selena. You've finally learned what it means to work with me. Just as Dinas provided me with emotional value and teleportation security, you only need to do your part to enjoy the fruits of my creation. Professional things should be left to professional people to do, and it's not too late for you to understand this truth. ”

Selena raised her chin and blinked, her complexion improved a lot, and there was more agility in her eyes:

"So my Mr. Stick, what are you going to do with the Kraken? If you can take down the Kraken's territory, I'm willing to help you manage it. ”

Mr. Big Stick... Li Nuo rubbed his chin, always feeling weird.

But that's not the point.

The point is that Selena has finally caught up with his train of thought and is familiar with his style.

In that case, there are many things to talk about.

"That's right, Selena." Li Nuoyong says:

"I analyzed the characteristics of this extraordinary creature like a kraken. Their physical abilities far surpass those of humans, and they are able to physically resist the pressure of the water and the harsh conditions of the sea. Not only can it withstand the corrosive effects of seawater, but it is also immune to most natural or magically created toxins. ”

"Uh-huh..." Selena shifted from holding her chin to holding her face, listening intently to Li Nuo's analysis.

"The sea is a natural barrier to protect the Kraken. Since seawater is much denser than air, almost all spells that can be applied in air will fail in seawater. Coupled with the existence of the deep-sea spell "Water Barrier", the remaining spells that can be effective against the Kraken will also be dissolved by the powerful water that sprays onto the surface of the sea. ”

The "Water Barrier" was obtained by Leno when he killed the Dreadsail Wizard.

This spell creates a vertically flowing water barrier.

All projectiles and rays will be deflected by the turbulent currents, either to the surface of the water or to the bottom of the sea.

Casting this spell in seawater greatly reduces the cast cost and increases its power.

This is one of the tricks used by the Dire Sail Wizard and the Kraken.

Selena can also use this spell.

She gave her own evaluation:

"You're right. Casting the "Water Barrier" in the sea water will increase the magic power of this spell by more than a dozen levels. We deep sea wizards can use it to save our lives, and so can the Kraken, and more so can we. ”

Li Nuo nodded and asked:

"I suppose your eldest brother, Ronk Pomida, should have come to the same conclusion as me, right?"

"Yes." Selena responded.

Li Nuo snapped his fingers:

"Let me guess, you must have tried to develop some spells that cause explosions underwater. These spells can either explode when an enemy approaches like a magic trap, or they can be detonated manually.

"But in the end, the experiment was definitely a failure. These spells were useless, and the Krakens easily discovered their existence with "Deep Sea Exploration" from a distance of several kilometers, right? ”

"Uh-huh, it's the same as you said. It seems that you chose to bombard the sea with lightning, which is also the result of many experiments. ”

Selena nodded again and again, and then asked:

"So, Jarvis, do you have any good ideas?"

Li Nuo ignored the first half of the other party's sentence, shook his hand and said:

"I don't have a good idea for the time being, but I have an idea."

"Oh?" Selena stared at Li Nuo with expectant eyes.

"My train of thought is..."Li Nuo paused, glanced at Selena's expression, and said with a smile:

"I'm sure you won't reveal what I've said to your eldest brother. I just wanted to ask, how would you feel if it turned out that I was better than your eldest brother in dealing with the Kraken? He is the vice president of the Deep Sea Branch in charge of combat matters, and it is his job to deal with the Kraken. ”

Selena was stunned for a moment, deep in thought, "How will I feel..."

李诺 says:

"Or, I'll ask it another way. Suppose one day, Ronk Pomida knows of my existence, that you have signed a soul contract with me, and that I have mastered the best means of dealing with the Kraken.

"If he forces you to hand over my secrets, what will you choose? It is to stick to the soul contract between you and me, keep secrets, and create estrangement from relatives. Or at the risk of being punished by the contract, the secret is revealed by special means. ”

Selena frowned, it was clear that Linuo's question hit the nail on the head.

Although the future described by Li Nuo may not happen, once that situation occurs, it is definitely a difficult moment for Selena to make a choice between family and contract.

The secret that Li Nuo said before was at most a small fight compared to dealing with the Kraken.

You know, with the nature of human wizards, after they have mastered the means to defeat the Kraken, there is a good chance that they will run to the other party's kingdom.

One of the two sides is a human and the other is a demon, and there is no basis for coexistence, not to mention that the Kraken has invaded the Suman Islands for many years.

What ensues, the protracted battle of the Extraordinaire and a series of unspeakable events.

It is precisely because Li Nuo anticipates such a future that he will see the historical significance of his current secret conversation with Selena.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this secret conversation is the starting point of the whole historical event.

"It's time to make a choice, Selena." Li Nuo said slowly:

"With your experience, you should be able to understand what happens when Unas Ring masters the method of victory.

"The times make heroes.

"As long as the Kraken and the human wizards are still in conflict, sooner or later someone will find out my way.

"If you choose to reveal my secret to your family, you will be the one who discovers this method, and you will be a page in the History of the Unas Ring.

"If you keep it a secret for me, then this low-hanging fruit honor will be enjoyed by those who come after you, and you can only watch yourself miss it."

Selena gradually came back to her senses:

"Don't you want to make the method public at all? Even if it allows Unas Ring to defeat the Kraken once and for all. ”

Li Nuo smiled:

"Of course not.

"All I want is gold, soul crumbs, and magic. When the Kraken Kingdom is here, I can get these things. The Kraken Kingdom is gone, and I can get them too.

"Whether the Kraken Kingdom exists or not is not a choice that I have to make. Now that I'm familiar with the current environment, I can't afford to let the Kraken Kingdom disappear. ”

Selena had anxiety on her face, entangled in what she would do in the future:

"I'm the Vice President of the Deep Sea Branch, Jarvis. I can't shirk my responsibilities and can't turn my back on my loved ones. I... I don't want to lose your help because of such a choice. I don't know what to do..."

"Actually, the solution is very simple." Li Nuo said.

"What?" Selena rubbed her somewhat stiff face.

"Contradictions will always form unity at a higher level." 李诺 says:

"If I were your superior, you wouldn't be distressed."

"My. Superior" Selena was a little dumbfounded:

"You want to use the method of dealing with the Kraken as a bargaining chip and become the head of the Deep Sea Branch?!"

"No, you're wrong." Li Nuo waved his hand and said:

"In the future, I plan to buy a sub-plane from the Unas Ring and have my own private space. I don't participate in the management, you are in charge of the management. In exchange for you, once I have figured out how to deal with the Kraken, I will allow you to transfer it to the Deep Sea Branch. Since then, you've cut off from the Deep Sea Branch and become my manager. ”

Selena's expression froze, and she looked at Li Nuo dumbfounded, and after half a sound, she said faintly:

"At the end of the day, you're here to poach me."

"No, no, no, I'm trying to avoid you from making a painful choice." Li Nuo spread his hands and said:

"Look. You can give your way to deal with the Kraken to the Deep Sea Branch, which will not only protect your relationship with your family, but also boost the morale of the Deep Sea Branch, and maybe even be recorded in the Unas Ring History. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

"All you have to do is change places and help another person manage an area that is far more peaceful than the Suman Islands.

"In the whole transaction, you are the one who makes a lot of money, you have preserved your family affection, gained your reputation, fulfilled your duties, and went to peace. You're right, Selena? ”

Li Nuo looked at each other with a smile on his face.

Selena's eyes narrowed, and with years of experience and experience, she quickly captured Li Nuo's true intentions.

She pursed her lips, snorted, and said coquettishly:

"Oh, Jarvis, you've got a bad stomach. Your city is too deep, and you have found multiple buyers in one transaction, and you have reaped many benefits. The existence of the Kraken Kingdom is not an inevitable choice for you. What you are already familiar with the current environment, there is no need to make the Kraken Kingdom disappear. These are just your words.

"You may have had the intention of making the Kraken Kingdom disappear from the beginning, you are just trying to make the most of yourself! You're in a bad stomach! ”

Li Nuo shrugged slightly, with a look of indifference:

"Oh, even if that's what you say, so what? I can't just give over the method of dealing with the Kraken to Unas Ring, right? I'm not an idiot. ”

Selena glanced at him:

"And then you'll count it on me..."

The scene was silent for a few seconds in Selena's sulking.

"Well, I accept your offer. When you buy the secondary plane from Unas Ring in the future, I'll help you manage it wholeheartedly. ”

Selena took a deep breath, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"But you have to get my father's permission first."

Li Nuo's face was strange:

"Wouldn't it be nice if you just wrote a resignation letter and handed it to him then."

"Flow-wise, that's exactly what it is." Selena raised her chin slightly, and said with some pride:

"But as the dean, if he postpones the handover indefinitely and doesn't let me go, then I won't be able to leave the Suman Islands. So in any case, you're going to have to convince my father. ”

Li Nuo couldn't cry or laugh:

"You're taking revenge on me, Selena."

Selena shrugged her shoulders slightly, learning from Li Nuo's previous tone, and said in a strange manner:

"Oh~ Even if it's what you say~ so what~~~"

Li Nuo looked at her playful appearance and smiled:

"Okay. What is your father's strength? ”

"A true ten-ring battle wizard, a graduate of the Natural Branch of Hortamus." Selena crossed her arms with some provocative hints in her eyes:

"Don't you like to fight, Mr. Stick? Can you defeat my father? Hmph, if he knew that his little daughter was going to be the manager of a barren sub-plane, I don't know what he would think~ Maybe, it didn't take long for that sub-plane to be broken by demons. ”

Li Nuo looked at Selena's charming appearance, his heart was happy, and then he calmed down and said solemnly:

"I'll keep you safe in the future plane, Selena."

"Trust you for now." Selena's face flushed.

She leaned forward, held up her chin, and stared at Li Nuo:

"How old are you, mysterious hidden wizard? Is it a hermit who has lived alone for a long time and wants to have some fun in a lively place? ”

Li Nuo smiled mysteriously:

"Mr. Big Stick, it's as big as it should be."

Selena was stunned for half a second, the blush occupied her cheeks, and threw a water bomb at Li Nuo:

"I'll just say you've got a bad stomach..."

Li Nuo easily avoided the water bomb, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The matter of purchasing the plane from Unas Ring was the result of his careful consideration in the past few days.

Only in this way can he create a peaceful and stable environment for himself and seek development wholeheartedly.

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