Chapter 153 Message of the War, Star Axis, Rewards
"Your observation skills are very keen, Morty." Schmidt stared at Moriarty again, and then sighed softly: "The news I just received is that this year's postponed federal meeting is still not going well.
The situation is even worse than last year. Due to trade barriers and commercial rights issues, representatives of southern city-states have withdrawn midway and threatened to secede from the federation."
"So serious! So, is it really possible for a war to break out?" Although he had made some speculations and psychological preparations, Moriarty was still very surprised when he received the concrete news from the mid-level mage.
For a long time, due to geographical and racial relations, most of the northern city-states of Brakada were dominated by humans, and they controlled more than 80% of the foreign trade volume. In the south of the federation, the goblins dominated.
Lord, in addition there are two powerful fighting races including Titans and Nagas.
It's just that compared with humans in the north, the city-states in the south are generally relatively backward in development. This is not to say that the magical civilization of goblins is worse than that of human mages. In fact, in many fields, especially in alchemy and machine manufacturing, goblins have special talents.
Mages have always been leaders in this field. However, because it is difficult to trade directly with foreign chambers of commerce for the goods they produce, a large portion of the profits of the southern city-states have been occupied and controlled by humans in the north for thousands of years. This is why as the
As time goes by, the key reason why the conflicts between the north and the south of Brakada will increase day by day. And now, if a southern city-state really announces its withdrawal from the federation, then the humans in the north will definitely not tolerate it. Subsequently, Brakada's
All-out civil war will also be inevitable.
In fact, in the secret conversation that Schmidt had with Moriarty when he just returned from Erathia, the mid-level mage had already quietly revealed the issue about the increasingly severe south-north confrontation, and reminded his nephew and his
The studio has made early plans to deal with the increasingly complex and fierce federal situation. It is precisely based on this that Moriarty has taken the initiative to suspend the development of other lines of the Earth Studio this year and focus all his energy on
In the research and development of the red crystal gargoyle, the goal is to maximize the direct combat power of itself and the Earth Studio in the shortest possible time. After all, in a troubled world, only the force in hand is the only reliable reliance.
"War... maybe it will happen, maybe it won't. In short, you have to be aware of it." The mid-level mage finally whispered.
Soon, the carriage carrying the two alchemists slowly drove into Hockenheim. Then, under a silent guidance, the driver turned right and drove towards a secluded three-story building located behind the academy.
There is a semi-enclosed museum that is not usually open to the public. At this moment, there is a hazy light coming from the windows of the building, giving it a special sense of mystery.
The carriage slowly stopped, and Moriarty quickly jumped out of the car, then came to the other side and opened the door for Schmidt.
"Well, let's go." The mid-level mage nodded and walked into the half-open ancient copper-skinned wooden door first, followed by Moriarty.
In the small building, the light yellow light slowly shone from the ceiling, making people feel soft and comfortable. But looking around, Moriarty was slightly surprised to find that there was a space of nearly three to four hundred square meters on this floor.
It was actually empty inside, with no shelves or facilities for storing materials or books.
"Do not move."
At this time, Schmidt's voice came. Immediately afterwards, the door behind the two people suddenly closed with a "snap". Before Moriarty looked back, suddenly, the yellow light in the building suddenly lit up, as if
The first day of the morning suddenly jumped to the bright sun at noon, making people's eyes dim. When Moriarty quickly adjusted the focus and senses, and then glanced out attentively, he found that he was already standing under a bright starry sky.
There was no one around.
This is a starry sky that Moriarty has never seen before.
Different from the sparse starlight at night in the Antagrich continent, and different from the constellations in the old world, the night sky that appears in front of the mage at this moment seems to be an entire ocean of stars. The black space is the ocean of sea water.
And among them, countless stars, bright or dark, big or small, near or far, are like fishes in the sea, blinking, still and moving, dividing and uniting. And they are slowly falling from the starry sky, as if
The starlight, which has traveled through the shackles of time and space, falls on Moriarty's body bit by bit, like snowflakes, like dewdrops, like the eyes of a lover, seemingly real and illusory.
"This is not an illusion created by magic!"
Moriarty stared at the boundless sea of stars for a long time, then closed his eyes, his expression becoming a little solemn. Because at this time, somewhere in his body, a dark golden seed that had sprouted slightly was constantly floating.
Under the starlight below, there was suddenly some indescribable throbbing and a heartbeat that seemed to wake up from hibernation. That feeling was reflected into the mage's mind through the closely connected flesh, flesh and nerves, forming a picture
, turned out to be spring! The bright spring that revives all things!
But it is a pity that in the end, the seed still failed to wake up completely. It was as if the "spring light" cast in the starry sky was not strong enough to wake up a soul that had been sleeping for thousands of years from the cradle of the God of Sleep. After another moment,
The dark golden seeds returned to silence and no longer responded.
In a trance that followed, Moriarty felt that the stars had shifted. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had returned to the empty first floor of the library. Opposite him were Schmidt and Depp.
Lazheng stood in silence. In front of the two of them was a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue brilliant star robe, tall and tall, but with his eyes closed.
"Unfortunately, this star axis has been damaged for five hundred years, and subsequent generations have been unable to repair it despite their efforts. Therefore, what you just saw is only a superficial appearance, but it cannot bring you the actual power of the stars.
." The middle-aged man's voice was calm and leisurely, but with a vague sonority.
"Star Axis?!" Upon hearing this word, Moriarty's heart suddenly tightened. It was one of a series of conditions for awakening the Seed of Austrian War recorded in the green leaves.
"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Dean!"
Without any verbal introduction at all, Moriarty already knew that the middle-aged man in front of him was actually the most powerful person in Hockenheim just from the surging magic power and towering spiritual power he felt directly.
He is also one of the two most powerful arcanists in Azurite City - Figaro Bruges.
After quickly adjusting his mood, Moriarty bowed deeply to the other party.
"Haha, I'm very happy to meet you too, the future ace alchemist of Hockenheim." The dean said with a gentle smile.
"I am so humbled by the praise." In front of a powerful man like the Grand Arcanist, all Moriarty could do was be humble, humble, and humble again.
"Actually, when Depra sent me your crystal activator formula, I wanted to talk to you. But unfortunately, due to many worldly affairs, I have been unable to get away, so I can only postpone it.
We can wait until today." After Moriarty stood up after the ceremony, Figaro took the initiative.
"Yes." Moriarty couldn't answer the question casually and could only nod in agreement.
"Don't be so nervous, Master Moriarty." Seeing the other party's restraint, the dean smiled and shook his head: "Speaking of which, the college should express its gratitude to you and your studio. Whether it was the destruction three years ago,
Series A, as well as last month’s activator, are both very rare alchemical masterpieces. Especially the crystal activator, it is not wrong to call it the development trend of alchemy that will start the next era. Therefore, on behalf of Hogansea, I
I would like to express my deep gratitude to Master Moriarty for your outstanding work and selfless spirit."
"Thank you for your compliment. This is an unimaginable honor and honor for Earth Studio and I." Moriarty bowed deeply again.
"Although honor and glory make people happy, they are just illusory and commonplace things after all." The Grand Arcanist waved his hand and said: "In view of the outstanding achievements of the Earth Studio, the academy will give you a one-time special reward of two hundred thousand gold coins.
At the same time, a special allowance of 30,000 gold coins and corresponding patent royalties will be provided every year. In addition, do you have any other requirements?"
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity!”
Moriarty did a quick mental calculation and found that a reward of this level was already quite good. After all, what Hockenheim had received was a modified version of the formula, and its alchemy cost for crystal magic equipment must be higher. However, he still decided to try to make it.
After all, it is almost too rare for a greedy "villain" to get the promise of the Grand Arcanist.
"With your permission, I hope to purchase learning scrolls for second-level and third-level spells from the academy. Of course, with my current professional level, it may be too rude to make such a request, so please forgive me." Moria.
Di lowered her head and said slowly.
As for the fourth-level spells or even the legendary fifth-level spells, there is no need to raise them, otherwise you will be making yourself unhappy.
The dean didn't seem surprised to hear such an additional request, and the worried look in Schmidt's eyes, who was standing behind him, quickly faded away and he nodded slightly with satisfaction.
"Haha, yes." Figaro smiled slightly, then turned to Depra and said: "Remember to make some appropriate discounts, otherwise the gold coins that Master Moriarty just received will slip away again."
"Yes, sir." The senior mage responded immediately and smiled at the same time.
Not to mention the already very expensive second-level spell learning scrolls, the price of the third-level scrolls is even higher several times. A word of care from the Grand Arcanist is equivalent to saving Moriarty hundreds of thousands of dollars.
gold.
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