The sudden fluctuation of magic power made Lu Yu subconsciously take out his own jellyfish statuette. The small glowing tentacles were the signal for the work of the embedded magic circle.
"Sorry, it looks like a friend is contacting me."
Lu Yu did not shy away from Laurende and triggered the message.
"Hello...ah...ah, communication test, can you receive it?" This was Royer's voice.
Lu Yu reluctantly replied to the message: "I can hear you. I forgot to remind you to test when I was in the territory."
When Lu Yu put down the statue, Laurent suddenly asked: "The development of magic tools you have seen along the way is very lagging behind. Many functions have not been improved for more than a hundred years, or even hundreds of years. Do you know why?"
This is really a question that Lu Yu has always been curious about but has never understood in detail.
Take the transmission of information as an example. Among the existing communication methods, the most frequently used by magicians is the magic messenger. This kind of messenger is constructed with magic power and remembers certain specific places. The messenger can quickly complete the delivery task. Secondly,
It is these "information arrays" improved and used by a very small number of people, which are the jellyfish statues in Lu Yu's hands.
If it is an ordinary person, the only way to transmit information is through human flesh transmission.
The time since the emergence of magic can be said to be long or short. Considering the initial scarcity of magic power, the use of large-scale magic power began about a thousand years ago.
If you carefully examine the invention and use of magic props in the past thousand years, you will find that after experiencing an early blowout, many props have begun to stagnate.
Lu Yu assumed an attitude of seeking knowledge with an open mind and waited quietly for Laurend's teachings.
"There are many reasons and they are very complicated, but the root cause is the continuous improvement of the status of magicians and the monopoly of the school."
Laurent said: "As the environment continues to change and magic power becomes more intense, the limit of power that magicians can control is also quietly expanding. From lagging behind warriors in the early days, to stalemate with warriors later, and now warriors must
Only by uniting with the craftsmen can we compete with the magicians. After the magicians continued to improve their status, they also began to suppress the craftsmen."
"Magicians know very well that warriors have now reached the point where they need the blessing of external objects to compete with them. Although the existence of the power of craftsmen will help them a little, it more often gives warriors and ordinary people a chance to kill.
The chance to kill them."
Laurent sighed: "Magicians can't bear that an ordinary person who has no magic at all can pick up a weapon and a device that may harm or even kill them. For this reason, they are willing to embrace occlusion and use their magic power to
This god-given power is held in the palm of the hand, and it is determined not to be convenient for ordinary people, or even for low-level magicians. They pass on knowledge in various cumbersome ways, and the process is painful and difficult."
"Most of the existing high-level magics that are spread out, which are what magicians call "universal magics", have already had improved versions. The reason why they have become universal is because they have many 'disabilities'."
"The birth of schools has intensified this occlusion. In the glorious era, the major schools in Mela still communicated with each other, and the improvement of magic equipment was quite active. However, after the glorious era, most magicians can only join one school in their lifetime, and even leave the school.
You may be hunted down, and the mentality of wanting to be "butt-y" rather than correct, and to be closed-minded rather than open-minded is prevalent."
"Knowledge is no longer a radiance that brings happiness and progress, but a tool for magicians to consolidate their status."
Lu Yu thought of the gift Laurend gave to Sigrid.
The legendary craftsman Halst was assassinated by a magician just after he perfectly fused the magic crystal with weapons, and the casting process was lost.
In this depressing environment, even if some magicians want to make improvements, they still need to be careful about backstabbing from their peers.
Lulu once said that there are a huge number of wild mages but it is difficult to compete with the regular schools. Only one or two amazing geniuses who improve magic on their own cannot reverse the situation.
What's more, many of those amazing geniuses eventually established new schools of thought and became part of the occult.
Lulu got the opportunity to systematically learn magic through Tanya, and then she had the opportunity to fulfill her talent.
Through Laurend, Sera became the leader of the new generation of magicians in Mera.
During this period of time in Mela, Lu Yu had never seen the works of wild mages among the books he read. Most of the magic books available on the market only introduced magic up to the third level, and the knowledge above the third level was only limited to
Trading among magicians, and if you really want to learn from scratch...
Lulu's parents love her so passionately and wisely. They must have been ready to work hard on the day Lulu showed her talent, just to let Lulu avoid the difficult task of becoming a wild mage.
the road…
Restricted by class and struggling all their lives, they know all too well the pain of poverty and humiliation. Their dignity never belongs to them, and their destiny is also held in the hands of the well-dressed group of people.
For Lulu's future, they are willing to sacrifice everything, even their lives.
"Why are you talking about these all of a sudden?" Lu Yu looked at Lulu's back and raised the corners of his mouth.
"Among the people I gave you, some are proficient in farming, while others are proficient in craftsmanship." Laurend boasted proudly, "They are all great young people and will bring many surprises to your territory."
"You said before that your dream is to make everyone around you happy... You think this is a dream that is not lofty... No, you are wrong, this is the best dream."
Laurend stood up and motioned to Lu Yu to support him.
The two quietly left the laughing and noisy crowd and walked into the quiet garden. The almost withered flowers still worked hard to provide the two with the intoxicating fragrance of flowers.
"I wouldn't want to be the pope if I could."
Lu Yu looked up in shock and saw a figure flashing not far away, which made him break into a cold sweat... Can this be said directly?
"It doesn't matter, all the Glory Incarnations know about this. Some of them even witnessed the scene when I refused." Laurend smiled and looked at the shadow in the trees not far away, "I don't know if any of you are like that.
How many.”
"I still remember the reason why the Pope refused." The radiant incarnation actually answered.
Laurende nodded: "At that time, I just wanted to respond to Mao Jing's love... She is really a great girl. For me, even if she was almost beaten to death by the Theocracy, she still stubbornly clung to the statue and refused.
leave."
"Then the old pope said to me... There are many people waiting for you to save... You should not give up the faith in your heart because of personal emotions, and you should not miss this opportunity to realize your ideals and spread brilliance."
"I finally agreed." Laurent smiled bitterly, "For my ideals, to make the people of the Theocracy live better than before... I tried my best to change something."
"Resolve external troubles and deal with internal worries; force the vested interests to spit out some of their money and transfer it to the poor; even though they gradually realized that the God of Glory may not exist, they still made up more true lies for this purpose, so that
The dream of all believers continues..."
The moonlight fell from the gaps between the trees, and the mottled light illuminated Laurend's old face. When he said these things, he did not show a proud expression, but a tired look on his face.
"Many deeper conflicts could not be dealt with until my reputation was at its peak after 30 years in power, and those stubborn people were convinced to spit out the fat that they had eaten... After my death, even if there are rules and regulations,
Those who are greedy will eventually come back."
"Have I changed anything... It seems so, but I can foresee that this change will only be short-lived, just like the glorious era in history..."
The radiant incarnations hidden in the darkness knelt down one after another, and some tremblingly said: "We will protect the gifts you left behind and defend the Theocracy!"
"Didn't Melias have an imperial will? Don't their imperial wills from generation to generation feel the decline of Melias?" The Pope said sharply, "When your enemy is not a specific person, but consciousness, it is
Emotion is an unstoppable rolling trend and the era itself. What can you do... The light can dispel the darkness, but it cannot make it disappear; the steel knife can cut the flowing water, but the flowing water will not stop."
The Avatars of Radiance fell silent.
Laurent's withered hands tightly grasped Lu Yu's shoulders. The amazing strength burst out from nowhere in his weak body, and Lu Yu was pinched until it hurt.
There seemed to be stars twinkling in those eyes that were a little cloudy due to a serious illness. Laurent stared directly at Lu Yu and said solemnly: "Making the person you like happy is the most beautiful and charming dream...
Every good thing should be responded to by another good thing.”
"Work hard for the people and things you cherish, and try to change something when you have the energy... Even if you do nothing, if you can bring peace and happiness to these few people, you are also their hero... Great people will always be great.
Pain, I don’t want you, Sierra and Lulu to suffer... I hope you are all happy and live a happy life... This road is too difficult to walk, don’t take it lightly."
"Time will eventually bring hope, just like the ebb and flow of the tide. Standing on the shore and shouting when the tide rises, or reminding you when the tide goes down, is the greatest contribution to the world and the reason why you are still passionate.
Proof of.”
Laurend suddenly turned his head and looked at the incarnations of radiance kneeling in the darkness.
"Although you are the will of the Theocratic State, please take my kindness into consideration... be gentler when the Theocratic State has to let you come forward to confront Lu Yu and the others one day."
Lu Yu understood Laurend's intention of bringing him out. This was not only to use his life experience to warn him, but also to obtain distant protection for him.
The Avatars of Radiance fell silent.
"We... try our best."
The wrinkles on Laurend's face relaxed: "Thank you."
Immediately, Laurent stared at Lu Yu, his eyes seemed to be pleading.
Lu Yu reacted, but couldn't help but ask: "Am I really the kind of person who forgets the care behind him when he is impulsive?"
Hearing this, Laurend was stunned for a while, and his throat became hoarse after talking too much. He laughed twice and then coughed. Fortunately, Lu Yu brought water with him.
Moisturizing his throat, Laurent said: "It seems a little too anxious...it's not like me."
Lu Yu felt warm in his heart, and he helped Laurende walk back: "I've finished teaching, and Mao Jing might still be waiting for you... There isn't much time left, so we can't waste it, as you said...
Cherish the people around you.”
Back near the garden, Mao Jing was indeed sitting where Laurende had just been.
Mao Jing's dissatisfaction was written on his face, and Laurende hurriedly explained: "I told Lu Yu something very important."
"What important thing?" Mao Jing asked.
"Don't be like me... leaving you aside for eighty years."
Mao Jing trembled and his expression softened: "In that case, let's talk more about it. This is indeed an important matter."
Lu Yu wanted to say it was over, but Mao Jing reached out and held him down, telling him to stay and listen to the lecture, while he walked briskly to the side.
"If you had to choose again... would you still be the pope?" Lu Yu looked up at the stars.
"Yes." Laurent said without thinking.
"Why?"
"Although the glory will eventually dissipate, I at least left a trace." Laurent said firmly, and then changed the subject, "But if I could do it all over again... I would change something for Mao Jing, so that this
The wait is not so long...so that she can stand by my side and embrace me calmly. There are some things that only after looking back on, I realize that I made the wrong choice. It was me who was too conservative, which made Mao Jing suffer so much. It's a pity.
I can't pay back more."
Mao Jing, with his hands behind his back, was roasting meat for the servants of the Papal Tower. The smile on his face was so charming that it made Laurend's heart become drunk.
After a long silence, Laurend looked at the jellyfish statue that had triggered many conversations and asked curiously: "Who sent the message?"
"Royer Fedina, one of Solon's Six Pillars."
"Solon... he should be in the Civita area now. According to the itinerary, Emperor Solon is about to arrive."
Regarding the emperor's patrol, Lu Yu had many bright scenes in history in his mind, and a certain element in film and television literary works was even more complete.
"Solon's territory is so vast, and the Civita area is close to the border... The security along the way and the security of the royal capital is a big problem."
Laurend glanced at Lu Yu and said meaningfully: "We all know it, so he himself also knows it, but he still does it..."
"Anything in mind?"
"Bring all the heirs who meet the age limit. This is the first time the emperor of the four major kingdoms has gone on a tour..." Laurent said. "It will be very troublesome to ensure the safety of the emperor himself. The safety of his heirs... haha."
Lu Yu was still too kind. He had never thought of this when he was thinking about Emperor Solon's intentions before. He was so shocked that he was sweating profusely. This completely beyond imagination guess was pointed out by Laurend and proved... It is very likely to happen!
"Is...possible?"
"Who knows?" Laurent said calmly, "Every emperor's thoughts are hard to guess. It's not surprising that he would be bored fishing."