"There are ancient ruins near Chaidui Town? Are you sure?!"
In the earl's mansion, the red earl sits on a fragrant wood throne, wearing a bright red mage robe with gold edges and a ruby gold crown on his head. He holds a ruby scepter in one hand and supports his bearded cheek with the other. He looks more like he is looking down than a mage.
The strong king of his subjects. But when he heard Kelden's words below, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils, sat up straight and asked:
"Who told you these words? Answer truthfully!"
The words of the Crimson Earl were filled with terrifying magic power that ignited the blood, causing Kelden's face to turn unnaturally red. He tightly grasped the priest's hood with both hands and said without daring to raise his head: "Yes, what time is it?"
A church member who stayed with us a few months ago...he was a retinue of an armed church guard."
"Armed Guards?" The Red Earl tapped the ground with his ruby scepter. In the empty living room, the fireplace flames swayed uncertainly, as if some terrifying existence was about to swoop out and devour Kelden.
"Saremi, the armed guard is called Saremi! He claims to be going to Firewood Town to serve as the sheriff!" Kelden said everything he knew in one breath: "He has already started in Firewood Town.
He built the chapel and planned to send more manpower to the church, so he sent his followers here to ask for help."
"Chaihei Town?" The Red Earl was dubious: "What kind of sheriff do you need in such a shabby place?"
"Really, it's true!" Kelden explained: "That Salemi is said to be some kind of noble, with the title of knight, and an armed guard with a red bronze rank. He was born in the mission academy, so he is more familiar with mages.
,Compare……"
The Red Earl looked grim: "Huh, those magicians from the mission academy have caused enough trouble, haven't they? You just said that a group of mages went to Chai Dui Town? Who are they? Have you found out clearly?"
"I don't know about that retinue, but I asked a few more questions. It seems that there has been a batch of enchanted equipment in Chai Dui Town recently, which was brought back by Salemi. Even the retinue himself got one." Kyle
Den said.
The Crimson Earl slapped the arm of the chair, scaring Kelden so much that he didn't even dare to breathe. Only the Crimson Earl himself understood——
"A group of mages, and a batch of enchanted equipment? Could it be the Legion's Arcane Guards? It seems that there are indeed ancient ruins near Chaidui Town! But if it is the Arcane Guards, they should stop and station in Lagen City. Why I don't understand at all
The news in this regard...could it be the manpower of the Pentagram Tower?"
Kelden didn't wait for the reaction of the Red Earl, and he was extremely scared. As a clergyman of the church in Lagen City, he had never even mastered miracles. He could only stay in the church by cleaning the house with enough diligence.
Recently, the Red Count, the lord of Lagen City, arrested local church members in the name of "resident reporting" and "clergy corruption". Kelden was also imprisoned for a time. Facing the branding iron, Kelden chose to give up his faith.
, privately took refuge in the Crimson Lord, returned to the church to collect information, and reported back regularly.
"You go back and do something for me." The Red Earl took out a finger-sized glass test tube from somewhere, which contained a light red liquid. "Mix this bottle of medicine into the food of the retinue, and don't let other people notice it.
"
Kelden swallowed secretly. He carefully took the glass test tube and asked, "Do you have any other instructions?"
The Red Earl's tone was cold, and even the pleasant temperature of the living room was like an ice cellar: "No more, please continue to monitor the situation in the chapel. If anyone comes and goes, let me know immediately!"
"Yes Yes!"
The Red Earl changed his tone: "Don't be so nervous. I just think that the church today is too decadent. If you are willing to cooperate with my actions, then after the purge of the church in Lagen City, I will recommend you to become the local bishop and help you do it."
It’s easy to manage up and down.”
When he thought that he could become a bishop that was admired by thousands of people and that it was a transportation hub like Lagen City, Kelden couldn't help but get excited and cheered in his heart: "I can also become a bishop! Let's see who dares to laugh at me in the future.
I?!"
"Okay, you go down." The Red Earl couldn't help but laugh. He could clearly see the needs and desires of this Kelden guy, and thought to himself: "That's good. From now on, Lagen City only needs my voice.
Compared with the stubborn old bishop who persists in poverty, this kind of stupid stickman is easier to tame."
After Kelden left, the Red Earl stood up from the fragrant wood throne, went to the room on the other side of the living room, closed the door and window, activated the "Mage's Secret Room", and then took off a tapestry, revealing an eight-pointed star pattern on the back.
In the middle is a half-open eye, and the arcane power is gradually activated under the driving of the Red Earl.
"Wait a minute, do you really need to tell the Eye of Mystery about this kind of thing?" The Red Earl suddenly stopped moving, and the faint blue light of the eight-pointed star pattern suddenly disappeared.
The Red Earl started walking on the spot. This was his habit of thinking about things: "The people from the Eye of Mystery feel that my blood magic is too outdated. They always prevaricate and shirk in accepting me as a member of the council. They are so arrogant.
No. I haven’t delivered enough benefits to them over the years. Isn’t it just that I dislike the poor and love the rich?
If I completely take control of Laigen City and put the nearby major fragrant wood producing areas and high-quality black iron mines under my own name, I can still be independent for a long time, open a magic academy, and attract talents and wealth. By then, the lower level will have food-producing land, and the middle level will have grain-producing land.
With fragrant wood specialties and smelting processing, and my academy on the upper level to make magic items, my power will be greatly expanded, and the western part of Golden Crown Wood will be more prosperous!
But if the Eye of Mystery knows that there are ancient ruins here, with their greedier character than the dragon, they will not only completely occupy the ancient ruins, but even my city of Laigen will probably have to carve up some of the profits. Even for the sake of the arcane magic.
Purity', kick me away, and parachute a member to manage Lagen City. Damn! It's really possible!"
The Red Earl was now very anxious: "But according to Kelden, the people in the Pentagram Tower may have discovered the ancient ruins first. How about I show my favor to the Pentagram Tower now? On the contrary, it will be easier for them to accept it.
A different kind of spell caster, but in today’s situation, wouldn’t doing so mean to be the enemy of the Eye of Mystery?”
The Red Earl has witnessed the power of the Mysterious Eye with his own eyes.
The Imperial Legion in the New World once had a senior general who believed that the Magic Council headed by the Eye of Mystery interfered too much in the affairs of the Imperial Legion. Through the "Piper", an organization of bards, it was revealed how the Eye of Arcana passed through
The procurement projects of various magic items and the kickback bribery of legion generals were exposed to the extent that everyone in the old and new continents knew about it.
As a result, three days later, this senior general was convicted of "having an improper relationship with a female secretary", "adultery with a female family member of a subordinate general", "organizing illegal transactions with young girls", etc., and was sentenced and executed on the same day, and his body was hanged.
After blowing on the tower for three months, no one dared to collect the corpse.
The Red Earl still remembered that not long after that, the general's wife and daughter appeared in the high-end club and became a very popular "dish". Even ordering had to make a reservation.
As for kickbacks and bribes? Please, don’t stop everyone from making money!
"It's better not to confront the Eye of Mystery directly, but if I deal with the things on my own territory first, there will be no problem, right?" The Red Earl immediately figured it out: "Now all parties are preparing for the signing of the peace treaty.
Be prepared. The destruction of an arcane guard near Chaihei Town should not attract too much attention. If I can fully control that ancient ruins, even if the Pentagram Tower sends people later, I can use this as a bargaining chip.
Negotiate with the Eye of Arcana."
Thinking of this, the Red Count re-covered the tapestry to cover the runes of the Eye of Mystery, then picked up a wand of communication and ordered: "Everyone pauses the magic experiment, organizes the equipment and props, the target is Firepile Town!
"
…
"Honored Saint Oranzo, you are right in front."
Led by the snow goblin wizard Akuma Matata, the three Xuanweizi walked through the forest and came to a cave. They erected simple statues with branches, broken animal skins and bones. They seemed to be made of
To scare wild animals.
"Don't worry, I've been on the road, let's take a rest." Xuanweizi saw that Titus was a little tired, so he asked everyone to rest and eat, and then called Akuma Matata to feel his pulse.
The adaptability of goblins to the environment is sometimes even better than that of humans. From cold snowy areas to hot deserts, up to high mountains and down to the dark underground, goblins seem to be the haunts of goblins.
Moreover, they will also evolve into a large number of subspecies due to differences in the environment, and mutation iterations will cause the population to evolve very quickly. A gnome that migrates to an alternative environment will be able to adapt to the local environment in a few generations as long as it does not die out quickly.
Change, but the fertility of goblins is comparable to that of mice - an intelligent race for the time being.
The body of a creature like a goblin seems to be quite excited, and it will quickly adjust according to the external environment, from the outside in, and even affect the reproductive system, resulting in extremely rapid evolution.
"It's incredible, it's incredible." Xuan Weizi sighed repeatedly: "The world is far away and the creation is so mysterious that anything can happen."
"Oh! Lord Holy Oranso, is there anything bad happening to me?" Akuma Matata asked in a sharp and harsh voice.
"No, I was just checking the soul function and found that your body is very special and very different from humans." Xuan Weizi said.
"Body...soul, what is that?" Akuma Matata asked.
"Hmm... let me think about it, how to explain it?" Xuan Weizi thought about it, but it was impossible to directly copy the sentence in the "Nei Jing" that "the one who comes in and out with the same essence is called soul", so he used telepathy
explain:
"Compared to the soul, the body is an innate sensory instinct that does not require training or teaching. For example, if you can feel hot, cold, pain and itching, you don't need to be taught to know it, right?"
Akuma Matata nodded in understanding, while Theus asked from the side: "Are you talking about the innate magic ability?"
"No, no, no! Physique refers to the basic functions of life. Whether they are intelligent creatures, beasts or birds, they all have their own physiques." Xuan Weizi explained: "For example, most birds do not use the flying ability.
As for teaching, this can barely be regarded as a category of physical fitness.
But in addition, physique also includes the ability of living beings to interact with the outside world. For example, Wolf, you have a stronger ability to tolerate cold environments, which also belongs to physique. A strong body usually also strengthens the body."
"By physique, do you mean Fortitude saving throw? Or do you mean constitution? Vitality?" Theus asked as he took out a delicious almond biscuit from his dimensional pocket and ate it.
"It doesn't seem right, because the body itself cannot be treated in isolation from the external environment and racial characteristics." Xuan Weizi pointed at Akuma Matata: "Do you think his Fortitude save is very high? Not necessarily, but
His physical function is actually quite strong, because the adaptability of goblins is also reflected in him."
Tius noticed that Xuan Weizi used the word "he" to refer to humans and humanoids when referring to this snow goblin. His expression was a little weird, but he couldn't blatantly mock him, so he asked: "Then what's the point of having this strong body?"
What's its use? Could it be turned into a dragon? It would be great if it could turn into a hobgoblin."
"It's hard to say, I'm not sure yet." Xuan Weizi said with a serious face: "Because physique is a summary of relatively low-level physiological and sensory functions. If the physique is strong, it may not be able to directly develop any magical abilities."
When Akuma Matata heard this, he lowered his head dejectedly.
Being strong will relatively improve the basic quality of the body."
What Taoism calls physical body is actually closer to innate than soul. Broadly speaking, the moment the essence and blood of the parents meet is acquired, but from that time on, the "physical body" gradually comes into play. It is even still in the mother's womb.
The body of a baby is more powerful than the soul.
Moreover, in specific cultivation, refining the soul is more difficult than refining the soul, because it involves the adjustment of the underlying functions of life, which cannot be done by anyone other than the master of the soul, and is even more dangerous.
Akuma Matata was also very clever, and he bowed like a human and said: "Holy Saint Oranso, the humble Akuma Matata has to ask you for help because he is too weak.
.It is my sin to let you bother to come to my dirty and small lair. If you can teach me the skills to become stronger, I will lead the people to worship the Holy Saint Oranso forever and abandon the ugly ancestral spirit.
False beliefs.”
"I...poof -" Theus just took a sip of water, and when he heard all these words, he said in his heart: "This goblin is too good at flattering! Wait a minute, Doctor Olenso, that look on your face
Think about it seriously? You don’t really want to teach the goblins any skills, do you? That’s a goblin, a goblin!”
Fortunately, Xuan Weizi did not agree immediately, but said: "I haven't thought of a suitable skill for you yet. Don't think about it in a hurry. Let's see what is attacking your lair first."