Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Robbers
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Po Wodi let go of his hand and said with a smile: "Who said I was relaxed, that promotion just now consumed a lot of my energy." Maybe I'll have to eat an extra roast duck to make up for it when I go back. You must accompany me with this money. β
The Duke of Sauersi had already walked in, and said happily in his heart: "I will accompany you with this money." Then they introduced each other: "Yesterday Pastor Holder was at home, so there are some things that are inconvenient to talk about. Today, I will invite the two of you to come over to discuss this important matter! Pastor Spes is here not only on behalf of the Lady Luck Church, but also on behalf of the local God of War Church. β
"Wait, why is the God of War Church opposing Giffen?" As far as I know, Giffen has trained a large number of arcane soldiers, which is what Arric, the god of war, is pleased with. β
Spease nodded and said, "Cruise has indeed built the Arcane Elite Training Camp and cultivated a large number of talents. But these people were all instilled by him with the idea of the supremacy of the mage. So much so that after coming out, not only could he not integrate into the God of War Church, but he helped the mages in Giffen City to speak and expand his influence. The church's top brass was already dissatisfied with this, but it was inconvenient for them to take the initiative to intervene, and Giffen City had a huge local influence, so it was difficult to oppose it. This time, we will take this opportunity to let the Lady Luck Church come over in their place. And let us secretly bring some of the best siege magic tools!
The Duke of Sauers introduced: "Mr. Powardi has come this time, firstly, on behalf of the steel heart flow, and secondly, he has come to deal with this matter with carte blanche from the Austrian Federation. So. A qiΔ heavy dΓ matters are decided by Mr. Po Wodi on the spot. β
Spease smiled at Powardi and said, "You're a good mix." Did you secretly learn the arcane arts? Did you also become an arcane soldier? Or an arcane assassin?"
Po Wodi waved his hand and said, "I have practiced the martial arts of Steel Heart Flow all my life, and I didn't come into contact with the Arcane Federation until I was in my forties. I'm all getting old, so where can I still learn to move? It's just that my current wife is a special mage of the Arcane Federation. And it's not good for the Austrian Federation to take the initiative in this matter. I was afraid that the people of Giffen would be alert, so I was specially asked to be the plenipotentiary of this operation. β
Spence sneered twice and said: "Cruise thinks he is a genius, but in fact he is just a stubborn dog who has bumped into shit luck! More than 90 years ago, he took advantage of the opportunity of the sub-giant clan to troubled the Western Continent and the withering talents of the Austrian Federation to establish Giffen City. He has been sending his spring and autumn dreams for so many years! Hmph, but he didn't know that he had offended everyone earlier. This time, everyone acted together, and he had to resist it, and the demon could become an angel. For quite a few years, he openly humiliated our Lady Luck Church in the Principality of Hereford, and my teacher returned to the kingdom of God ahead of schedule. I really want to see how miserable his death really is this time!"
Povodi took out a letter and said, "If the city of Giffen is solved this time." The relevant interests of our participants in this region must also be clearly divided before then. This is our preliminary opinion of the Steel Heart Flow and the Austro-French Federation. I'm sure you've also brought your opinion on the division of interests from the Church of Arek, the god of war. β
Spease took out two thick letters, and said with a smile: "Not only the Church of the God of War, but also the Principality of Hereford!"
"Even the Duchy of Hereford participates?" said PovodiΔ, "Aren't they well taken care of by Giffen?"
Spes sneered: "Take care of him, hum! He is nominally helping the principality, but in fact, he has placed his own descendants of mages in important positions, and now the mages in the entire principality are unprecedentedly powerful. Defending the interests of their group in everything is even more hateful than bandits! Even not taking the god of war Aric in his eyes has caused the dissatisfaction of countless noble believers. Now the two sides are facing each other like a pair of gnats in a bottle. It's on the verge of a touch. What's more, it was the secret obstruction of these Giffen City mages that allowed those uncontrolled nobles to go out independently and become a country of their own. For this matter, several generations of kings can only be resentful, and this time of course will not give up the great opportunity for revenge. β
Povodi smiled and nodded, but he knew in his heart that the king's heart was not only about revenge, but also about recovering his territory and power. Perhaps he has already set his sights on the seven or eight rich small kingdoms in the surrounding area! As long as the backstage of these small kingdoms, Giffen City, collapses, then they can take down these countries in one fell swoop with the help of the Arek Church of the God of War, the Arcane Federation, and even the power of the Iron Heart Stream! And the Aric Church may have other plans! I heard that the Arec Church in the Northeast Sea has already begun to take some actions, and some people have even connected with the Argent Federation. Hmph, the richest east and the most remote and poor lizard west moved together, and it seems that they also want to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Humph, it's a big game of chess.
Originally. All the people have a big game of chess!
In the afternoon, the strong sunlight shone on the bag of gold coins in Grimm's hand, and he was immediately overjoyed. After hastily putting away the hundred gold coins, he took out an emblem and handed it to Dongzi, and said, "With this emblem on your body, you can freely enter and leave Giffen City during the day." Be careful, though, that at night the emblem doesn't matter. So you have to go out of the city before the sun sets, otherwise you have to stay in the city for one night. The cost there is very high. Walk. Let's go to the Mage Tower of Master Beinhalle now. But I'll also make it clear that you must not bring advanced magic equipment into it! Some can see through the camouflage and transformation of a qiΔ spell, some can detect magical aura, and some can detect the magic hidden in magic wands and staffs. Anyway, except for potions, everything can be detected clearly. β
Dongzi nodded, although he knew that the money to get this emblem would definitely be less than 100 gold coins, but he didn't want to waste time with Grimm for this little thing. After receiving the gold coins, he placed the Mist Scepter, the Demon Scattering Order, and the Wind Resistance Order in the Gift Box. He also arranged for Badbey and Lelin to watch in the mansion, and he followed Grimm alone to Giffen City, which was not far away.
Walk through the bustling bazaar and you'll arrive at the gates of Giffen. There are several gates in Giffen. But it's all square, just like the one in front of you!
I saw a few arcane spearheads and a few medium mages hastily inspect the emblem at the three-person high gate and let them in. The careless Cheng dΓΉ surprised Dongzi, and when he entered the city, he saw that there were not many passers-by around, so he asked in a low voice, "Why are they so lax? If an enemy strikes hard inside the city, these few medium-sized mages can stop it??"
Grimm smiled and said, "There are all kinds of spells on that gate to defend against foreign enemies, and it is difficult for them not to relax!"
Dongzi immediately asked, "What kind of spells do you have?"
Grimm pointed to the square gate and said, "Look at that gate, why is it square, because when it releases the iridescent wall, it can block the whole gate." There is also a magic rune on the inner and outer sides of the gate, and you can see the green one. It can release the space lock. Makes it impossible for those who break in to teleport themselves out with spells. In addition, there are several other spells on the gate that can unleash waves of exhaustion and exhaustion on those who pass through the gate, ensuring that you will not have the strength to fight when you rush in. What's more, the ground can also release a powerful range-extender spider web technique. Even a team of cavalry can't jump over! If necessary, the spells on both sides of the aisle of the city gate can also release acid mist, dead clouds, and burning clouds, which will definitely let you go in and die. β
He pointed to the sky a little excitedly and said, "So if you want to attack the city, you can only attack from the sky." But the walls are full of ballistas with magical effects, and they are guaranteed to die one by one. β
Dongzi sighed secretly, it turned out to be tight inside and loose outside. With the protection of these spells, it would be stupid to want to attack the city directly. However, such valuable equipment can only be installed in this kind of mage city. No other kingdom, except for the metropolis, could have such good protection.
Enter the wide, straight streets of Giffen and discover its grandeur and splendor!
The wide streets are flanked by seven or eight-storey buildings, and they are varied in shape, some resembling square boxes, but the walls are full of colorful geometric patterns, which have a special abstract atmosphere, and some are like domes, with thick columns standing upright up to ten storeys high. The doors and windows on the ground are made of shell-shaped graceful curves, showing an exotic atmosphere, and the ground is like a castle-like building made of several huge building blocks, which is both majestic and lovely.
In the distance, several mage towers that look like skyscrapers stand majestically, and their shapes may be towering. Or strange and beautiful, or like a bud born on a thick branch, or like a silver ball cast on the top of a tower. The colors are also colorful, like giant exotic plants rising from the ground and blooming in the sun.
But what made Dongzi feel the most obvious was the powerful spell fluctuations here! And it was certain that there were quite a few detection spells in operation, closely watching the entire area! These forces swept back and forth. It's like a hot and cold, hot and humid wind blowing back and forth. It makes people feel very uncomfortable.
Then they came to the heart of Giffin City, the Arcane Academy, the old place.
After entering the Kinai. Finally, you can see some green vegetation, but the shape of the building is monotonous, only to see the blue-gray buildings neatly arranged, there is really a scene of teaching buildings. Only the occasional tall tower and sharp tower top can make one understand that this is an Arcane Research Academy, not an Earth school.
Then you come to an open green area, and there are several fresh lakes dotted in between, which is quite pleasant. And several high-rise giant ** master towers stand in this area. Dongzi thought to himself: Building these mage towers in this place with a good scenery has a bit of a villa flavor. It seems that these high-level mages are not the otaku who only know the stuffy head research in the legend, and they really have a bit of fun in life.
Then, when they knocked on the door of the mage tower of Master Ben Harley, Dongzi realized that the mages had a lot of fun in life.
A female mage in a light mage robe opened the door, she was not more than thirty years old, and her big eyes were particularly shiny and watery, matching the rose-like face. It's really fascinating to countless young men. The pink mage robe on her body was thin and almost translucent, and she could faintly see the bewitching willow delicate body inside. It's like a powder mist that shrouds the delicate body, which makes people's hearts restless. I want to explore and caress it gently. And her eyebrows and eyes are a little spring, she should have just gotten along with Renyan. But its color is not right, as if it has not been satisfied.
In a languid, moving tone, she told the two of them to follow her upstairs. As he walked up the rocky stairs in a circle, Dongzi only felt that all kinds of spell fluctuations were scattered in this tall building-like mage tower, and even the walls were filled with some powerful spells! Some of the fluctuations were quite hideous, obviously some powerful killing spells. It seems that if you want to rush in and kill the mage by storming, you can only pile up the corpses.
Go to one of the floors. The mage slowly opened the oak arch. A white-haired old man was sitting in a luxurious room with a slightly tired spirit, waiting for the two of them, he was the ** master of an 8th order arcane master, Beinharley.
"You want to understand the process of elemental control?" The white-haired and white-bearded old man suddenly smiled, as if he had seen prey: "Since you are a priest of the gods, then it is good to directly use the power given to you by the gods, why study it?"
Dongzi said lightly: "The great god Akodi guides us to discover our own hobbies and potentials, and I am very interested in supernormal things and want to know what the process of transformation is all about. At the same time, I want to dig deeper into the potential function of this ability, and give full play to more uses to serve the cause of the divine land. I prayed to the great Akwardi about this. He did not object. Then he suddenly smiled differently: "Aren't there many mages who believe in gods who are also studying the similarities and differences between arcane and divine arts?"
Bain Halley laughed, "I'm just asking, please don't take it personally." It's just that you said that your ability is a supernatural power given by God, but my earthly elemental control ability is a kind of magic. There is a big difference between the two, and I can't tell if it can help you. Maybe you and I have been busy for a long time and have nothing to gain in the end. β
Dongzi smiled: "Although there is a difference between supernatural power and spell-like ability, the essence of it is to shape various energies in the universe into specific forms to produce specific effects. The fundamental core is the same, but the way in which it borrows the power of the universe is different. However, there are some similarities in the differences. Although it cannot be grafted directly. However, it can be used as a reference material to study, and it may inspire me. β
Bain Halley's old face suddenly became stern again, and he muttered, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a rational pastor as you. How could the god Aquadi choose someone like you to be a priest? I think you're like a druid from the Eastern Continent. β
Dongzi's heart sank, and he was a druid from the Eastern Continent! But why was there so little introduction in the books he had read before? In his mind turned sharply, he had already opened his mouth to cover up: "Haven't you heard a saying, words are better than deeds! What the great god Akudi is happy about is to let the believers find their own interests and goals, and seriously cultivate and give full play to them. Turn your dreams and hobbies into a living life. Restricting one's own interests and imprisoning one's dreams is something that God Akudi strongly opposes! And I take the responsibility of showing my special interests and hobbies to the public, so that they can know that under the protection of God Akudi, every dream can have a chance to be displayed!"
Seeing his "righteous and strict" appearance, Bain Halley had to nod his head a few times with "um, um". Although he didn't have much research on the teachings of the air elemental god, it sounded like it really was, and he had heard that some of the more paranoid and whimsical priests of the air elemental god often clinged to all kinds of practical or confidential biological realities. For example, trying to breed a hunting or racing dog that is faster and has a more supple coat, studying how long orcs are strong enough to survive a violent storm, or investing a lot of effort in studying artificial flying wings for cats.
Maybe that's their peculiar tradition. Whatever. The most important thing for yourself is another thing.
So the old man cut straight to the point: "But I paid a very high price for obtaining this ability." So it's not like you can learn what you want to learn. You know, tuition is very necessary. β
Dongzi asked lightly: "If you want to learn thoroughly." How much does it cost?"
Bainhalle returned with a special smile: "Twenty thousand gold coins." β
Rao is Dongzi was still surprised when he was prepared: "Just learn this kind of ability, but it costs 20,000 gold coins, it's too expensive!"
Bein Harley smiled and said, "Expensive, this is already quite cheap!This priest, do you know what conditions are required for elemental control?" Seeing Dongzi shaking his head, he said solemnly and proudly: "You need to occupy an eighth-order spell slot!" That is to say, you need to master an eighth-order arcane art first, and then give it up before you can obtain this ability!" I had only mastered an Eighth-Order Arcane Polar Ice Ray two years ago, but I had to give it up in order to study Elemental Mastery, and use my only Eighth-Order spell slot to study Elemental Mastery-like spells. I've paid a lot of money, and the price couldn't be lower. β
Dongzi kept his face calm, and after a little thought, he said: "This money is too much, and even the kings of some small countries may not be able to take it out at one time. And how much more so a pastor like me? Please allow me to think about it for a few days. Bainharley continued to smile proudly, "Of course, I am in this mage tower every day, you can come to me at any time." Actually, I'd love to talk to a great magician. β
After coming down from the thick mage tower, Dongzi didn't say a word, which made Grimm think he was sulking. It wasn't until he left the gate of the academy that Dongzi suddenly said, "Grimm, I understand you now." β
Grimm was confused: "Understand, understand what?"
Dongzi seemed to sigh: "I understand why you are desperately asking for money." It is impossible to accomplish such a high cost of study without great wealth! I think many poor students can only pay for their tuition by going to robbers. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Grimm looked a little embarrassed, so he asked, "What?
Grimm motioned for him to whisper, "You just need to know this kind of thing, don't go around talking nonsense! There are detection spells everywhere here, and it's not good to be heard." β
Dongzi looked around vigilantly, and instead of seeing obvious spell detection equipment, he saw many students wearing mage robes coming in and out in twos and threes. It's just that most of the expressions are strict, and the eyes are half gorgeous longing, half helpless confusion.
Dongzi looked up at the clear sky in confusion: What will be the future of me and Benmen? When will it be as transparent as this sky?
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