Wolf scratched his scalp and looked at a group of Pentagram Tower mages in the distance, who were placing strange objects on the ground. They were approximately trapezoidal four-sided stone piers, arranged in two rows and extending to the end of the field of vision.
Farther away there is something like a carriage, without horses pulling it, or even wheels. It just hangs above the trapezoidal stone pier. There is a half-foot distance between the two. Driven by the magic power, it moves along the stone pier. The arrangement moves forward slowly.
Whether inside the carriage or on both sides of the stone pier, there are craftsmen and wizards from the Pentagram Tower. Some raise their hands to cast spells, some take quills to copy quickly, and some shout, "Speed up!" "Turn right!"
As for the outer periphery, there are some scattered mysterious knights and ordinary soldiers, boringly wielding their spears, guarding against any danger.
In fact, within the territory of the Mutual Protection Alliance, as long as you walk on the main roads, there is no obvious danger. The bandits and road bullies that were once rampant in the past have long been wiped out by the Star Order and the Golden Flower Society. The Mutual Protection Alliance A standing security team has also been established within the city to patrol everywhere.
Although there are still monsters and wild beasts occasionally appearing in the wilderness, with the intervention of the Green Ring, the boundary between civilization and wilderness has gradually become clearer. Some areas where large beasts and magical monsters appear will also have druids. The wooden plate or stone tablet serves as a warning to persuade passers-by and business travelers to pass as soon as possible and not to poach without authorization.
This naturally provided significant benefits to the commercial activities within the Mutual Protection Alliance. Villages and towns in various places also showed a prosperous scene due to the convenient exchange of materials.
If anyone has suffered a loss in this process, it may be those mercenary groups and private guards that were once very prosperous with colonial expansion. The stability within the Mutual Protection Alliance has caused their business to decline day by day.
Some mercenaries and private guards with keen insight have long since found another way out, either becoming a regular military organization of the Mutual Protection Alliance, or going to look after the homes and homes of wealthy people and settle down.
People like Wolf, who led a group of berserkers to act as bodyguards for merchants, are becoming increasingly rare on the road these days.
"What is that?"
Behind Wolf, several caravans were parked on the roadside, and the caravan crews were taking a rest. A young man, carrying a huge backpack that did not fit his body, started chatting with the caravan owner.
"That?" The caravan boss knew that the young man was asking about something that the craftsman mage was tinkering with in the distance, so he replied: "I have also heard others talk about it. What is the magic train called? It seems that it does not use horses or livestock, and is completely driven by magic. A carriage. But generally carriages run on dirt roads, and these magic trains run on special tracks... Look, it’s those two rows of stone pillars."
The boy carrying the bag looked curious: "I saw it. It seems that the carriage can still be suspended in the air? Is it possible that this magic train has to use the 'levitation spell' to keep it suspended? Although it is only a second-level spell, I remember this spell You can only make a few hundred pounds of stuff float at most, right?"
"I don't know about that." The caravan boss said: "The scale here is quite small, but I heard that it is already in full swing over there in Fire Dance City. Hey! Brother Wolf, you have traveled all over the country, have you heard anything? information?"
Wolf twisted his shoulders and said as if he didn't care: "I don't understand this, I just know that it was the 'Duke of the Heart' who did it." When he said this, he glanced at the boy carrying the bag from the corner of his eyes.
"That's a good thing. Who doesn't know what the 'Duke of the Heart' is capable of these days?" The caravan owner patted his carriage: "Even my carriages were bought with loans from the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce."
Wolf frowned: "The Evergreen Chamber of Commerce is also lending usury now?"
"What!" the caravan boss waved his hand: "The interest is not as high as usury, and it can be deducted by assisting the Changqing Chamber of Commerce in transporting goods. Nowadays, the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce is doing a lot of business, and it is the first-class big business in the Mutual Insurance Alliance.
The Chamber of Commerce cannot handle the transportation of their raw materials and finished products themselves, so they outsource it to small caravans like us."
At this time, the boy carrying the bag pointed at the magic train track being built in the distance: "But when this thing is repaired, won't it take away the business of you carriage caravans?"
"Magic is very expensive, and not everyone can afford it." The caravan owner didn't care much: "Besides, the magic train may not be the one grabbing business in the future."
"what is that?"
"Didn't we see a group of druids and people digging a canal a few days ago?" the caravan boss said: "Compared to the magic train, the canal is much more reliable. The goods that can be loaded in the carriage are as much as
How can the number of people compare with the ships sailing on the water? I think the width of the canal is not only used for farmland irrigation, it should be designed for the navigation of cargo ships!"
The boy carrying the bag was confused: "Since there is a canal, why do we need to build a magic train? Isn't this a waste of manpower?"
"I don't know about that." The caravan boss gestured: "But have you noticed that the mages of the Pentagram Tower are more interested in the magic train? Their people are working on the construction. It is estimated that the magic train will make the mages
What great benefits have they gained?”
"Then what are you going to do?" Wolf asked: "Didn't you buy the carriage with a loan? If it doesn't work well in the future, wouldn't the money and energy you spent be wasted?"
"The canal and the magic train can't be built to every corner, right?" the caravan boss said: "There are still many small villages and towns, and we still need carriage caravans to transport goods. If that doesn't work, go to Ansai
Your kingdom is doing business, and they are also spending money to recruit people. Brother Wolf, haven't you ever thought about your future prospects?"
"A way out?"
"Yes, there are fewer monsters in the Mutual Protection Alliance these days, let alone bandits." The caravan boss said, "It's just that I'm going to Xuefeng Autonomous Territory. It seems that because the weather has turned cold, the monsters there
The wild beasts have become more rampant, so I asked for your help. But according to me, these problems will be eliminated sooner or later."
"Are you so confident?" Wolf asked.
The caravan owner sighed with emotion: "I have been around for more than half my life, and I can understand some things. That 'Duke of the Heart' is indeed going to do big things, especially after the Ansel Kingdom next door was established, I heard
Some people are discussing when the 'Duke of the Heart' will be crowned."
When Wolf and the boy carrying the bag heard this, they both showed strange expressions: "Where did you hear all this? And in the Mutual Protection Alliance, the Pentagram Tower is still the most powerful right now, right? Those
The mages are all from the Tower of Pentagram, so they may not be loyal to others."
"This is not simple. Wouldn't it be great if the 'Duke of Mind' and the 'Queen of Missiles' get married?" The caravan owner chuckled and said: "Brother Wolf, didn't you go to the tavern to inquire about the news? About these two people.
Scandals have been going on since a few years ago."
Wolf glanced at the boy carrying the bag thoughtfully, but the boy just rubbed his nose and said nothing. The caravan boss kept talking: "Look, back then, the Pentagram Tower was the main force in developing the inland areas of the New World.
Even the Fire Dance City was laid by the 'Fire Demon' Sidons himself. But as soon as the 'Duke of the Heart' showed up, he attacked the 'Son of the Fire Demon', and in the end he was not responsible at all. What does this mean? What does it mean about the 'spirit'?
The Duke has been the 'missile queen' from the beginning!
I don't understand the 'Missile Queen'. The legendary mage is aloof and of course he doesn't care about the life and death of ordinary people like us. But after the 'Duke of the Heart' came, my life was better than before, and even my daughter
I can find a job in the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. I don’t want this day to be ruined. If anyone opposes the ‘Duke of the Heart’, we will smash his head!”
Seeing that the caravan boss was getting more and more excited as he talked, Wolf didn't bother to talk to him. Just as he was about to urge the caravan to set off, his consciousness suddenly sensed him, and when he turned around, he saw Xuan Weizi approaching.
"Why are you here?" As soon as Wolf opened his mouth, he noticed something strange. Neither the bag-carrying boy nor the caravan owner seemed to see the Xuan Weizi so close at hand. The surrounding space seemed to be stagnant, as if Wolf had fallen.
Entered a special state of time and space.
"I just came to take a look." Xuan Weizi said, "Don't worry, you are the only one who can see me now."
Wolf remembered what the caravan boss said just now and couldn't help but smile: "What? You don't want Lai Luo to see you?"
"Since I've left him to be taught by you, there's no need for me to show up, lest he think he has someone to rely on behind him," Xuan Weizi said.
"That's not what I mean. With a father like you, no matter what Lai Luo thinks, others will think that you are his supporter." Wolf said: "And in the current mutual protection alliance, there are not many places suitable for Lai Luo.
Experienced."
"Too safe?" Xuan Weizi asked with a smile.
Wolf nodded: "Although Lello is still young, he has actually learned several of the skills you taught me. A few months ago we received a commission to eliminate the ooze monsters entrenched in the mines.
, in the end, Lailuo beat the ooze monster to pieces with a stick alone, and used his inner strength more skillfully than me."
Xuan Weizi smiled and said nothing. Lailuo, as his and Sandori's son, has a perfect body that is unmatched by ordinary people. A sentence of natural power is no longer enough to describe it. His physical and mental qualities will develop along with it, and he will naturally grow to an incredible level.
To such an extent, and the body and mind are harmonious and naturally coordinated, it is simply the innate seed of spiritual cultivation.
But precisely because of this, Xuan Weizi did not want to take care of Lai Luo like a treasure. He also did not deliberately set any abnormal test for Lai Luo that was difficult to complete, but just let him experience it in reality.
"You seem to have made a lot of big noises in recent days?" Wolf asked: "You even pulled back the Eye of Mystery. As far as I know, many low-level mages in the Tower of Pentagram,
They think you are smarter and better than the Missile Queen, and there are even rumors that psychic powers are closer to the essence of magic, so many people plan to switch to the Golden Flower Society."
Xuan Weizi lightly dusted his collar and said casually: "No wonder the number of apprentices in the Golden Flower Society suddenly increased sharply during these days."
"Aren't you going to restrain yourself?" Wolf asked: "Although I am not a legend like you, I vaguely feel that there is danger here."
"What danger?" Xuan Weizi asked.
Wolf pursed his lips and said, "Just think it's my misunderstanding. Maybe many mages in the Pentagram Tower really admire you and have benefited from your actions. But there can only be one wolf among the wolves." Missile
Will the Queen be willing to obey you? I doubt that even if the two of you were actually married, it would be impossible to resolve this matter."
"Then do you have any suggestions?" Xuan Weizi asked again.
"Is it possible that you came to ask me about this?" Wolf's face changed slightly: "I can't answer you. Now everything in the Mutual Protection Alliance is indeed going for the best. If you completely break up with the 'Missile Queen', then
The worst possible outcome for everyone."
"I know too." Xuan Weizi sighed.
"You have changed." Wolf suddenly said: "Not only have you improved compared to the past, but your behavior has changed. In the past, you would not have asked me about this kind of thing."
Xuan Weizi showed a smile that was reminiscent of the past: "Indeed, but you are the first person I met in this world. Maybe I hope to see the shadow of my past in you."
"What? This world?" Wolf didn't understand at first.
Xuan Weizi turned around and said, "But you have also changed. You are much calmer than before."
Wolf raised his hand and clenched his fist: "In the past, I probably wouldn't have been able to bear the resurgence of the Green Ring on this land, but maybe I also had paranoid thoughts in the past, which led to the hatred and mania in my heart that could never be calmed down."
"Then have you forgiven the Green Ring now?" Xuan Weizi asked.
"No, I just don't let hatred blind my mind anymore. It doesn't mean that I agree with what the Green Ring did back then." Wolf said frankly: "It's just that I didn't expect that Onvino's teacher was also considered a sage of the Green Ring, but he didn't
Participate in the 'Endless Revenge Storm'?"
Xuan Weizi explained: "I have only recently learned that after the development of the Green Ring, several factions have been divided within it. The teacher of Onvino prefers to show the cruel and ruthless side of nature and believes that the strongest
Only those who are qualified to survive, and the berserker’s plan was hatched. However, he himself also died in the Magic Council’s subsequent annihilation of the Green Ring.”
"Is this a morbid view of nature?" Wolf said with a smile: "Onvino can follow such a sage with a green ring, which shows that he is quite morbid. I guess he has despaired of this world."
"Different life experiences have shaped different mentality and thinking. Nature can encompass all things, but people's vision may not be able to accommodate the entire nature." Xuan Weizi said: "But if you can say this, it seems to be true.
You have got rid of the entanglement of the past. Congratulations."
"I want to thank you too." Wolf said.
"I feel relieved that Lai Luo will follow you." Xuan Weizi said: "If the mutual protection alliance is not enough, then take him to explore a wider world. This is his growth, and it is also your practice."