Throne of Magical Arcana

Encountering this kind of thing suddenly, Lucien's latent evil factor almost exploded, and he almost shouted serving the people as an answer. Fortunately, he restrained himself in time, bent slightly to help Polk up, and said gently in his mouth: "This is What every man of conscience should do."

The coachman in the Kingdom of Holm would actually do such a dramatic thing. Is it because of the popularity of operas here?

Polk does not have the cells of a poet, and he repeats words such as "thank you", "thank you", "hope", "survive", "farmer", and "harvest". Said: "Mr. Evans, please get in the carriage, I am really sorry for delaying your time."

"It's okay, you see we're not in a hurry." Lucien looked around casually, and found that many passengers on and off the train were staring at this side curiously. He didn't understand why Polk would do something like church worship, confession, or formal audience with the Pope, The etiquette of the king, is the king of which country secretly visiting by magic steam train?

Under the guidance of Polk, Lucien and Arthur boarded the carriage painted with the royal purple badge, and Arthur's guards scattered around.

"This country mud-legged person really has never seen the world. To show such etiquette to unqualified people for the sake of a good harvest, disregarding any etiquette, and humiliating the royal family!" Arthur thought a little angrily, and then he piled up a smile. Taking advantage of this matter, he complimented Lucien in a low voice, "Fortunately, there are few ordinary people who dare to approach him on the platform of the six-pointed star, otherwise he will be thrown into prison if he is seen doing this kind of courtesy to Evans. A bumper harvest is really the biggest expectation of farmers, Evans, if you bring them a bumper harvest, it means becoming a harvest angel in their minds."

Lucien looked at the wooden board that separated the carriage from the position of the coachman as if he could see through, and said with a smile: "According to some historical documents, after the creation of the God of Truth religion, the gods that appeared next to human beings were death, the sun, and the sun. , the moon, life and harvest (hunting), and then slowly evolved more and more abundant different gods, and now there are only a dozen countries in the northwest of the Dark Mountains."

Human worship of gods originated in the ignorant period, but before the magicians took over the dominance, they died out due to the harsh environment full of horrible creatures. Except for legends, only a few mural records have been handed down. At the same time, human beings are also in the The middle and lower levels of the food chain did not gradually rise until some people who were born with strong spiritual power slowly figured out the ability to cast spells such as imitating the pattern structure of magical creatures.

For many years after that, there were no traces of gods and churches in the magic empire. If you want to do similar research, you have to attack other intelligent races or explore alien spaces.

When the Religion of Truth surfaced, it was accompanied by churches that believed in other gods. They joined forces to defeat the magic empire, but were wiped out by the Religion of Truth that had grown stronger. Only some of the countries in the northwest of the Dark Mountains escaped. Strike coexists with countries of other races in a delicate relationship.

Hearing Lucien talking about this matter and using "rich" to describe the gods, Arthur didn't dare to intervene at all. Although he interacted with magicians openly, and had great doubts about the church after the theory of the God-given of life was revised, his faith was shaken again, but he still has a lot of awe for the God of truth, the education he has received since he was a child .

Noticing his expression, Lucien casually changed the topic to Minerals and Harvest Company. Immediately, the atmosphere between the two parties was harmonious and the conversation was pleasant.

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The place where the dinner party was held was a private villa on the banks of the Verosa River in Rentat City. The face was dyed with fine gold, like a river of light bands, and the natural garden full of flowers was backed by it. The scenery was so beautiful.

In the villa, Lucien saw Natasha's uncle, Prince Patrick again. He was a little older and thinner than a year ago. He didn't look like a middle-aged man in the prime of life, but rather old.

"Welcome back, Evans, you were much earlier than I expected." Patrick held a glass of red wine, and was hiding on the balcony under the protection of several attendants, blowing the cool breeze from the river. Traveling, going to different places, experiencing different customs, but unfortunately my body does not allow me to do this, by the way, how is my dear niece now? Are you happy? Has she grown taller?"

Lucien smiled and replied: "Your Highness, Natasha has passed her age long ago, but she has slowly come out from the shadow of the past."

After chatting in a relaxed atmosphere about Natasha, Aalto, and travel knowledge, Patrick patted Lucien on the shoulder: "Evans, come, before the dinner, let me introduce you to some friends .”

He seems to be in a good state of mind today, and he doesn't cough as frequently as in the past.

Taking Lucien through the banquet hall, Prince Patrick nodded secretly to several nobles, then entered a lounge, followed by three well-dressed nobles and a middle-aged man in a black magic robe men.

"This is Earl Haysong, the Minister of Finance of the kingdom." Patrick pointed at an old man wearing a white wig without condescending attitude. He has a pair of sharp blue eyes.

"This is Russell, Duke of Wolfsburg, and James, Duke of Pefors. They are both influential members of the noble council."

Wolfburg County and Pafos County are relatively prosperous counties in the Kingdom of Holm. The two dukes sitting on one side seem to be in their prime. At the same time, they shaved their heads bald, but as far as Lucien knew, they were actually quite young, and the reason they kept their youthful looks was because of the strength of the Sky Knight.

Finally, Patrick pointed at the black-haired and black-eyed magician with a faint smile: "He is Viscount Harrison of the Royal Magic Court of Holm, and he is also a member of the Wizard's House and a member of the noble council. Illusionist, alchemist, you should have heard of Lucien?"

Lucien nodded slightly, indicating that he had indeed heard of it. According to the private agreement between the church and the nobles, in the case of another heir, the magician cannot inherit the title, at most he can become a member of the parliament at all levels, and because the "other heir" covers a very wide range, many distant members with thin blood ties They are all qualified, so there is basically no magician who can inherit the title of his own family. At most, he can learn magic after becoming a noble. Only a few lucky people can inherit the title as a magician by chance, such as the Harry in front of him. Viscount Mori.

What makes him even more enviable to the magicians is that when he inherited the title, he was only a magician with five rings. As a result, with the help of the Viscount's rich property and his own ability, he was promoted to a high rank within fifteen years.

However, Lucien heard that it was because of another matter that he actually refused to join the will of the elements, and instead became a senior member of the wizard's family. Things, it looks like he prefers illusion to alchemy.

After introducing several nobles, Prince Patrick coughed a few times and said to them with a smile: "I think you should have guessed who he is. Let us welcome the youngest winner of the Holm Crown Award, a talented arcanist, Mister Lucian Evans the Magician."

The bald-headed Duke James showed a cordial smile to Lucien with great interest, while the other three nobles maintained their characteristic reserve and only nodded slightly.

"Mr. Evans, I envy Arthur very much. It's a pity that he actually managed to win your cooperation. Jinkela is like a bag of goldtale." Duke James said bluntly, "I don't know what else you have recently. Research? I think we can have a good collaboration."

"I'm sorry, Duke James, I just returned to Allinge after finishing my mission, and I haven't done any new research yet." When we met for the first time, Lucien naturally wouldn't talk superficially.

James didn't mind, he said with a smile: "I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate. By the way, Harrison and I are trying a new product recently. Are you interested in joining?"

"What is it?" Before Lucien answered, the Minister of Finance, Earl Haisong, spoke with interest like a shark smelling blood.

Harrison smiled while holding a red wine glass: "Your Excellency Stormmaster's electromagnetic communication technique is very good. It can allow two people to communicate directly at a long distance. Although it is easy to be interfered, and there will be noise when the distance is long, it is enough It is used normally, and it is much, much cheaper than the teleportation array!"

"Think about it, when you are hunting in the forest, it is a wonderful thing to be able to share the joy with your friends in the city for the first time, not to mention the application in contact and discussion. Shorter time, more Quick response means greater advantage."

He's not cloudy and ethereal like most illusionists, and he's radiant when it comes to money and products.

"But it is a fifth-level magic item, and not many people can afford it after it is made." Duke Russell shook his head, not very optimistic about their prospects. In Holm, there are many magic items. Due to the price, most of them Nobles can only choose what is urgently needed or necessary.

"Of course. So we are trying to simplify, such as replacing the constant magic circle with the magic circle that stores current energy. In this way, although the use time becomes limited, the price will be reduced a lot, and the Magic Council converts the power of the river into electricity. The more and more magic towers are built, as long as we find a way to introduce them into our home, we can easily restore the energy of the items. Now I only have one problem, no matter what, this is also the magic of the five rings, and the price will be cheaper if it is lowered Not going anywhere, I'm trying to improve it."

"If it succeeds, it can also bypass some of the exclusive rights of the Storm Lord in this magic, and reduce a lot of costs."

Harrison was a little distressed, he was not good at electromagnetic magic, so he turned his eyes to Lucien, "Our genius kid, what's your opinion on this? Do you have any ideas to simplify this magic?"

"Not yet." Lucien once tried to simplify, but after reducing the magic of the fifth ring to the level of the second ring, it will either become a "walkie-talkie" within a few hundred meters, or a "wireless telegraph" .

When they met for the first time, the nobles didn't expect Lucien to make any comments. This is related to the ultimate magic item, which is naked money!

After everyone discussed for a while, the topic shifted to the recent affairs in the kingdom. Lucien was a little bored listening to them criticizing the minister of internal affairs for being too procrastinated, and accusing the chairman of the noble council for being a complete conservative who sold his heart and soul to the church. , and viciously guessed that he was too old and was approaching the end of his life, so he had to hug the church's thigh tightly, hoping to go to Heaven Mountain after death.

"Isn't it boring?" Harrison walked up to Lucien with a glass of wine in his hand, "But it's not a bad thing to listen more, at least it can help us distinguish who can be won and who must be suppressed. This circle is considered to be within the kingdom. representatives of the enlightened faction."

Lucien took a sip of "Sky Blue" and said with a gentle smile, "Take it as a break from learning magic."

"That's right, you are a very calm young man. No wonder you won the Holm Crown Award at such a young age. After a while, I will introduce you to some high-level magicians, which will be of great help to you on the road to magic in the future." It's very helpful for you to move forward." Seeing Patrick personally introduce Lucien, Harrison understood that he was a pro-aristocratic faction within the Magic Council and had a close relationship with the prince, so he expressed his goodwill appropriately.

Lucien smiled and said, "Thank you, Viscount, for your kindness."

The topic of the two gradually turned to magic. While talking, Harrison brought up the matter of Isabella's thesis. It seemed that the arcanist who reviewed the thesis and let it pass leaked the news, causing Many magicians knew about this before the journal was published.

"This is a completely superficial understanding. She only saw the superficial reaction of the illusion on the human body, but forgot the reason for the secretion of those alchemy-like substances." Harrison explained his point of view to Lucien a little excitedly and indignantly. "Heart and soul, this is the deep foundation of illusion! The human heart is changeable and unpredictable. No matter how advanced arcane research is, it is still impossible to fully analyze psychological activities. Only illusion can use them!"