When things go wrong, it is not a good habit to pray to gods and worship Buddha. Not only are you easily deceived, but sometimes incorrect explanations can lead to worse results. But in the mysterious land, when you encounter difficult things, just
It is normal to ask a skilled magician to use prophetic magic. After all, this is a world with magic and gods.
For a political entity, maintaining a group of magicians who are good at this is even more basic equipment. Because no one can guarantee when they will encounter mysterious events that cannot be judged by common sense. At this time, they can only ask these professionals to take action.
Sometimes when I feel confused about the unclear way forward, I will look for people like this to give me guidance.
But not all those in power like these people. The struggle between divine power and monarchy has always been a puzzling issue. Of course, the divine power here does not only refer to general gods, but generally refers to the right to interpret mysteries.
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If these people could be allowed to serve politics and control what they say, it would be easier to accept. But magicians have never been so easy to control and coerce, especially a group of people who can predict magic.
When the Emperor of the Military State did not have much experience when he was young and had troubles everywhere, it was easy to listen to these people. But as he grew older and became more confident in doing things, he gradually stopped contacting those people. On the one hand, he did not like them.
The feeling that things must be carried out according to other people's words. On the other hand, as long as these people open their mouths, no matter whether it is good or bad, it will definitely come true.
'When a prophecy is spoken, it becomes part of building the future.' This is what magicians who can predict will often say. Knowing the future does not mean that you can seek good fortune and avoid misfortune; sometimes those who want to prevent the future from happening
Their actions actually promoted the realization of that future. Therefore, any ruler with a normal mind knows not to rely too much on this group of people.
He had been alienated from that group of people for a long time, and it was only when Duke Becker mentioned it today that the old emperor remembered raising such a group of rice bugs, and frowned at the same time. The prophecy is not only for the future, but if it is for the past, it will be a time when clear personnel information can be obtained.
Although the land objects are expensive, the point is that the answer you get is not necessarily what the person asking the question wants.
Seeing the hesitation of his old rival sitting on the throne, Duke Becker said loudly: "I will bear the price alone. I only need your Majesty's assistance to ask the witches on my behalf."
In order to prevent those people's words from becoming a political weapon, the old emperor strictly controlled their freedom of contact with the outside world. In the history of the military state, there were more than one occasion when the witches tried to use their prophecies to change the order of succession to the throne.
National policy, war direction. And every time, there is a political purpose behind it, not just pure.
Although he was considered a soft-hearted emperor by others, his decades in office had already turned him into a seasoned emperor. The witches did not dare to point fingers at his political affairs, because they were based on the experience of countless corpses of their predecessors.
Any noble who wants to contact the witch privately will face the fiercest anger of the emperor. Regardless of whether he is wrong or not, he will be beaten first. Therefore, even Duke Becker, who is a political enemy, does not want to step on his elders in this matter.
The emperor's bottom line allowed him to make such a request.
Although he didn't want to see those weird women, the old emperor still agreed to Duke Becker's request because he himself was a little unsure about how to treat the two magicians.
The weight of the word 'Demon King' to an emperor is not like that of ordinary people listening to bards telling some heroic epics in a tavern. It is simply an existence for brave men to conquer. That is a heavy weight that may shake the country.
Noun, although the attitude of most people at the top of the military is to pretend to be dumbfounded. But as an emperor, he has to prepare for a rainy day and even prepare for the worst.
Of course, when it comes to Duke Becker's request, he will carry it out without compromise, rather than asking out the questions in his heart. According to his experience, if those women listen too much, they will easily worry about gains and losses, which will interfere with their judgment.
, and often answered questions that were wrong. This also gave the old emperor a realization: what people want to hear is never the truth, they just want to hear what they want to hear.
Under the protection of the knights of the military and national guards, the old emperor walked to a four-story magic tower in the palace complex. There were layers of golden-armored guards guarding the place, not only to protect the people in the tower, but also to monitor them.
Upon the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, the leader of the imperial guard immediately directed his men to remove the roadblocks and clear a thoroughfare. At the same time, the door of the magic tower opened from the inside, and the contemporary witches stood at the door to welcome the emperor.
Witches, in the Lost Lands, specifically refer to female magicians with special bloodlines. In the Vader Military Kingdom, they refer to a group of bloodlines that are particularly good at prophecy.
In order to maintain the power of their bloodline, not only do they have very strict standards for the selection of spouses, but sometimes they may even choose close relatives. Men will only appear in their lives when they need them. Other than that, men will only appear in their lives when they need them.
, witches are like caged birds, kept in magic towers. They are protected and kept away from the interference of the world, thus weakening their ability to predict.
However, it is unknown whether it is due to the influence of the closed environment or their own abilities. The thoughts of the witches are very different from those of normal people. This is one of the reasons why the old emperor is reluctant to contact this group of women.
And those who came out to greet him were all unfamiliar faces. The same feature was that they were much younger than the people they knew. Basically, raised in such an environment, witches all lived a long life. But the older ones
Does that group's unwillingness to come out mean that they are not welcoming to their visit? And the younger group has different ideas?
"Your Majesty." The leading witch, Pingting, bowed.
"Where is Sophia?" Although he guessed what those people were thinking, the old emperor still asked.
"Teachers and others are not willing to get involved in this matter, and they also prohibit us from assisting. But His Majesty takes us in, not just because he hopes that we can help at the critical moment, but there is no reason to refuse. So I came with those who are willing to help.
Sisters, in addition to proving that we can be independent, we also hope to contribute to the military."
Although these words sounded like little girls eager to prove themselves in front of adults. But the old emperor understood another meaning from the product, that is, they were unwilling to be lonely and wanted to make a difference.
To be honest, he doesn't dislike the enthusiasm of his subordinates. But the disadvantage is that few people can control their behavior. Such people often don't know the red lines they step on. So the miko who had this mentality in the past
, after making mistakes, they were all burned by themselves.
Seeing such people appear again in the younger generation, the old emperor did not waste his words and warnings, he just hoped that they would not step on the red line too early, otherwise another young life would be lost.
Without further ado, the old emperor took the handwritten request from Becker from the attendant. After confirming the content once again, the old emperor handed it over to the leading miko.
In fact, it is the best situation for the questioner to directly meet the magician who uses prophecy, because the strong emotion of the questioner is also an important key to improving the quality of prophecy.
But when you don't want both parties to meet, using this kind of handwritten letter to make a request is the next best thing. If there is another middleman to write it, then there is probably no need to use prophecy magic, just
It's just a waste of material.
The leading witch respectfully took the document from the emperor's hand and moved out of the way. The old emperor walked into the magic tower with only two trusted knights. This was not because he was trusting or trusting these witches.
The only function of this magic tower is to increase the accuracy of prophecy. There are no traps, attack magic circles, etc.
Simply put, this four-story magic tower has no lethality. It is aimed at more ethereal things.
However, the old emperor only found it funny in his heart to see the respectful attitude of contemporary witches. If other old women didn't shake their faces, they would have been polite. How could they lower their heads and speak so humbly.
The old emperor took the familiar route and arrived at the room where the ceremony was held. Just like in the past, whenever he came here, they had already prepared everything that was going to be held. It was like a warning, telling themselves that they had foreseen everything.
Move to the old position and sit down. This is a small magic circle where you can watch the entire ceremony without affecting the progress of the ceremony.
Just before the young witches were about to start the ceremony, another group of people walked in. They were dressed in black veils and black robes, and they were old and staggering. They came to the old emperor with staggering steps. None of them came first.
When he spoke, he just looked at someone eerily.
How could the old emperor, who had long since tempered his face into an iron-clad face, be afraid of a group of old women staring at him? But a certain amount of respect for these old witches was indispensable. There were several of them, but they had helped him when he first ascended the throne.
, and even taught his childhood self. So the old emperor said: "Grandma Sophia, I am so happy to see that you are still healthy and peaceful."
"It also makes me happy to see you dying."
For this witch who taught him, even if his beard turned gray, he could still find a way to keep his head down. As for the curse in his mouth, the old emperor did not take it seriously and said: "I have lived a decent life. And I can endure it."
A crown prince died, and now my grandson has waited long enough. I have worked hard to maintain this country throughout my life. I dare not say that the military is more powerful than my father's time, but at least it has not declined. And when will I die?
I won’t feel any regrets. Of course, people in the future will worry about future events. I’m really not afraid of whether I die or not.”
"Idiot. If you want to die somewhere else, don't die here. If you die here, you will just give your stupid grandson an excuse to die."
"Mother-in-law, what are you doing..."
In the surprise of the old emperor, the strong maid who stayed in the magic tower to serve the witches moved the magic materials used as prophecy sacrifices in the warehouse to the ritual room box by box, and placed them in piles.
Place it in a position ready for sacrifice. At the same time, the black-robed witches who followed Sophia also inlaid the magic stone into a specific position, opening the second and third circles of magic circles to protect the emperor.
This battle reminded the old emperor of an unconfirmed rumor: a certain prophecy master lost a pair of eyes because of his relationship with those two people, and he also stopped further improvement in magical powers.
Then... has Granny Sophia foreseen the person she may provoke this time?