Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1042 Act 369 Empire Rainstorm IV
"Mr. Friston."

"Congratulations to you two, you have achieved good results in the tower test. There are very few people who have reached the last red door in history, and these people are, without exception, the brightest stars shining in the galaxy of history , some of them will profoundly change our world, using the knowledge you know—our magic technology.”

The president even applauded lightly, which made Fang Plover a little embarrassed for a while, but Luo Fen who was on the side was fine, as if he had expected such a scene.

After all, Fang Yan never thought that the president of the Craftsman Association would come to pick them up in person, "Do the people of Aoshu attach so much importance to this competition?" He thought—not to mention that other participating delegations have already arrived in Ai Tone Brock.

To put it bluntly, there are only them and the people from the Imperial Workshop on this ship.

This is a hall on the ground floor of the towering steel airport tower of Ain Brock. When the airport tower was first built, it was originally the ticket hall, but since the ticket hall of No. Few people will use the hall below.

Many of the halls below have been transformed into power rooms for elevators and other magic equipment, filled with noisy machinery and the hum of magic engines, but the hall is soundproofed, so it might overwhelm Friston the sound of.

The reason why she chose this place was because Friston proposed to talk to him and Luo Fen alone, but Ms. Ming did not object, and took the others away first.

Needless to say about the Imperial Workshop, Georgiffin and Juno didn't even look surprised.

Fang Yan was a little surprised. He originally thought that the president would at least leave behind the twin stars of the empire, but he also realized that he was being sentimental at the time - he had seen this in the last level of the tower. President, and only he and Luo Fen passed the third checkpoint.

The other party left the two of them, so he naturally roughly guessed what the other party would say.

Naturally, it came from the prophecy of the genius at the fourth level, and everything related to the disaster star.

He felt a little uneasy for a moment, did he want to talk about what he saw among the thousands of stars?

Fang Yan thought silently, "This genius once told me about another obsession of himself, but in essence, the one in front of me at this moment is also another him," he thought, "The one who shined in Xinta 700 years ago An historical figure."

"The other party is not a robot or a bionic person, but a person who led the reform of the empire and created the alchemy revolution that originated in Osu. He and the last shadow I saw in the tower were actually There's no fundamental difference."

"With the same self-confidence and pride," he looked at the president, "even a little arrogant..."

But this arrogance wasn't even a fault of the genius himself.

It is the general arrogance of the imperial elite. They only believe in themselves, the empire, and the leaders of civilization. Everything is the same as it was 1000 years ago. If they walk on the right path, then others who disagree Humans are naturally wrong.

This is the unique thinking of imperial people.

"And more importantly, haven't experienced failure."

Fang Plover stared into the eyes of the president.

There is no difference between those brown-gray eyes and real people, and there is an ambitious light inside, as if he has seen the picture of the future that he foresees slowly unfolding in front of him.

And the most important part of that picture, in fact, were these young men in front of him—these two young men—they were so important.

Friston put away the smile on his face, as if reminiscing.

A new technological revolution is not new for a character like him who has been prepared for a hundred years and may not come out once in a century, and it is not even the most difficult part. The most difficult part is to make the new technology a part of the old world All that is known.

The most important part of this change is the continuation. How many people fall on this unfinished road, and the interests that are touched will inevitably lead to counterattacks. Unless a new general interest system is formed, only the maintenance of interests can make the emerging classes form a consensus offensive and defensive alliance.

He has already completed this part, but those selected from the old nobles are short-sighted and may repeat themselves at any time. Those who can really protect this technical route for him must be those young people who have agreed with him from the very beginning. people.

Preferably a genius like him.

There are not many such people, but fortunately, some are born in every era.

They are determined to forge ahead, and only an alchemist can understand the world of an alchemist. He doesn't need to say more, as long as he understands the goal of his efforts, these outstanding young people will definitely understand everything he is doing.

And consciously maintain it.

Friston looked at Luo Fen, nodded in satisfaction, and asked, "Piero, your teacher has already told you?"

That weird name is Luo Finn's Christian name. Oshu is a state-religious country, but the magic emperor holds the supreme power of monarchy and theocracy at the same time. The former is his crown, and the symbol of the latter is the thousand-year-old empire. holy relic—

Philosophical hands.

Most of the nobles of the empire have some awkward Christian names, and the selectors of some identities are no exception, but the selectors generally don't call them that.

As always, Luo Fen didn't talk much, just nodded silently.

In Fang's opinion, this FOX student is very similar to Luo Yu in some respects. Neither of them are dull, their minds are filled with complicated thoughts anytime and anywhere, but they are both accustomed to hiding their thoughts in their hearts.

It's just that Luo Fen gave him a more gloomy feeling. Of course, it may also be that Luo Yu has spent more time with him, and it may not necessarily be that he knows each other better.

However, after hearing Friston's words, Fang Plover was thinking in his heart, what exactly did the Gray King say to Luo Fen and the President of the General Assembly, and what did he see after the third red door? Is it related, so what does Luo Fen's nod represent?
Does it represent some kind of promise from FOX to him, or represent the entire Gray Field?If yes, is this a tendency?
This craftsman president is trying to win the support from the Chosen One within the empire?

So he is still advancing his plan, but to what step has that plan been advanced?

Fang Yan looked at this high-spirited president, and didn't know how to speak for a moment. Such a character, at such a juncture, would really change his original intention just because of his few words?The genius 700 years ago really posed a problem for him. What should he say, tell him what he saw at the end of the thousand starry sky?
Tell him you met him after the fourth red door, and he has failed there.

How will the other party react?Should the guards arrest him?
The point is, how paranoid is the paranoid creed that Friston gave himself? He was even a little annoyed. He even forgot to ask the other party if he should take the initiative to ask about it when he was in the tower.

After all, compared to him, of course, Friston himself knows himself better, so why didn't he say a word about asking himself to change the genius's mind, or did he already know that it is impossible to witness the failure with his stubbornness? Back before?

That's why he took the initiative to mention that he had to rely on the power behind him.

With the help of Colin-Ishurian, forces other than Oshu, and even Stargate Port.

But how could the proud Ossurians bow their heads to other forces? There would inevitably be a war behind them. If the war with the empire hadn't been restrained like in the Second World, it would have been a contest like a competition.

Then there will definitely be a bloodbath in the first world.

Just like the Battle of Byrne more than ten years ago, and that was just a 'little friction' between the Empire and the Kingdom of Colin.

Thinking of this, Fang Yan suddenly made up his mind, no matter what, he had to try.Even if he offends the chairman, at most he will suffer for himself, and it is better than involving the entire First World in a world-shaking war, right?
It's just that he raised his head, and before he could speak first, Friston had already finished talking with Luo Finn and cast his eyes on him.

The other party suddenly said: "Ed, our excellent Mr. Dragon Alchemist," the president smiled lightly, and first teased, "Since you have passed my test, you should have seen all of that. Bar?"

Fang Yan was slightly taken aback, he had indeed seen all of that.

But what is all that?
If it refers to the scene after the fourth gate, could it be said that the chairman has already foreseen it?But if it's the third door, it seems that the other party didn't let him see anything there. Could it be that huge nightmare furnace?
Or is it about everything about the star device afterwards?
Could it be that the star device?

Thinking of this, Fang Yan could only bite the bullet and nodded. He planned to contradict the chairman later, so of course it is best to follow the other party's words at this moment.

"Very good." Friston showed a very satisfied look.

That look surprised Fang Plover a little bit, he didn't quite understand what made him satisfied and passed the checkpoint?That shouldn't be the case, both he and Luo Fen have reached the fourth red gate—at least that's what the outside world thinks, so what's the point of him passing the third gate?
Friston naturally didn't know the surprise in Fang Plover's heart, and continued: "You have passed my test and naturally understand the path I'm on. Your willingness to walk on this path shows that you are more or less Approved of the idea below."

"In fact, not only you, but also Piero, and his teacher, the famous Ash King among you, many of you have already stood by my side, but even so, I I still want to get the answer from the two of you personally."

"Wait, wait..." Fang Yan was stunned.Agree with your philosophy?Where did he start from? I didn't lose my mind just now. How did the topic suddenly turn to this direction? What did he agree with? Why didn't he know?
But in Friston's view, that is a matter of course.

"Our world is getting darker, and the two worlds are at risk of converging. Piero, your teacher and those behind him can't find the answer. It's normal to fall to us. Because the answer is so simple , even in Etariana is the result of many geniuses searching for nearly a thousand years—”

He paused, "Even I didn't dare to say that I did my best, that's why I need you, your teacher and the people behind them. This plan must gather everyone's strength to have a sliver of success." possibility."

Fang Plover finally understood, "You mean—the cursed star?"

But what about the intersection of the two worlds? It certainly wasn't about the third coming of the cursed star. He suddenly thought that there seemed to be similarities between Su Changfeng and some of the things he had said.

The people represented by Luo Fen's teacher FOX are, to put it bluntly, the First Division Club League, the Super Sports League, and possibly Stargate Port and even the Special Operations Forces—on the surface they belong to the United Nations, but in fact they belong to the U.S. military. The peacekeeping force stationed at Stargate Port.

It's somewhat similar to my own situation——

There is a risk that the coordinates of the two worlds overlap, and it is through this method that the Dragon Worshipers escape to the other side of the star gate.The turmoil in Altalia will also cause turmoil on the other side of the star gate. In fact, the two worlds have long been closely linked together——that's what Su Changfeng told him.

Therefore, did the turmoil in Osu actually attract the attention of the first division league? Friston was not surprised that there was a drafter standing behind him.

Or not to say that what really surprised him was that FOX had only now agreed to his plan.

Is it because of everything seen in the tower?

But what exactly did you see in the tower?
He himself knew what he saw, but as for Luo Fen, the other party obviously hadn't entered the fourth gate, so he really couldn't remember what he saw in the first three gates.

Friston nodded, "As expected, you have heard about it. In fact, after inquiring about everything that happened in Estonia, I knew that you would not be unaware of the third cursed star and the old green star. .”

He paused, "Because everyone understands the origin of alchemists, but there are some things that the Artisan Association will not say clearly, nor will it be mentioned in the history of alchemy. In order to control risks, this part of the knowledge is naturally unable to be understood by the lower level alchemists. .”

"However, when you reach a certain height, you will naturally understand, just like you and Luo Fen." He changed the subject, pointed at Fang Plover and said, "So if I'm not wrong, Ed, you should have pieces of Hailin crystal on you, right? ?”

Fang Yan looked at the other party in surprise, for a moment he even forgot what he was thinking about before, he finally learned something from his ship officer lady, he didn't show much emotion on the surface, but he was naturally panicked to death.

This is the secret of his secrets.There is actually only one Hailin crystal fragment on his body, and that is the star dagger that Miya gave him back then.

And it goes without saying what the star dagger means to him, so the secret about Hailin crystal, whether it is the star dagger or the Hailin crown that he had a relationship with once, is related to the deepest secret.

That's what Farif, the owner of the Silver Tower, told him personally, and he must never mention it to anyone before everything is successful.

It's just that Friston couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw his surprised expression, "Don't be surprised, you have experienced the Battle of the Blind Descars in Estonia, and you must have been in contact with the Verdant Star, or to put it another way, that's actually It is also similar to Hailin Crystal."

He paused and said, "As for guessing that you have Hailin crystal fragments on your body, it is very simple, and those who are interested will not miss it. When you fought against the Dragon Witch in Elfindor, as long as you read the records at that time, Most of them will guess the fact that you have the brilliance of the sky."

"Cang Zhihui is very strange to some people, but it is very familiar to me," Friston smiled, and did not explain why he was so familiar. After all, it was only his experience. Explained: "I have seen the green star before."

Fang Plover suddenly realized.

Can he still not understand why this genius has seen Cang Zhihui? All technologies are related to it.

It can even be said to come from this, the source of everything.

Since the other party has seen the fragments of the Verdant Star and Cang Zhihui, it is only natural for him to think of the Verdant Star and the fragments of the Hailin Crystal from the battle between him and the Dragon Witch. Use that power.

He was slightly silent, it would not be incomprehensible to guess his relationship with Hailin Crystal.It's just that although he was relieved, another layer of anxiety arose in his heart. If the craftsman president can guess, can other people guess it?
He was not worried that other people would guess his connection with Cang Zhihui, but he was worried that those people would mistakenly think that he was related to Hailin Crown Crown.

After all, he has actually met Hailin Crown, and many people know that he had a relationship with Miya once.

He suddenly came to his senses, why did Ming and Baixue come to him in such a hurry at that time—or did the grand guild behind them have noticed, and even started to suspect?

Fortunately, Sister Ming was on his side, and Bai Xue also promised to help him keep the secret, which made him somewhat relieved, and at the same time, his heart also raised his vigilance.Now it seems that the Cang Zhihui on his body cannot be exposed all the time.

It turns out that there are quite a few people who know this stuff.

After thinking about all this clearly, he realized that he was a little distracted, and raised his head to look at the chairman.Friston followed his own logic and said: "Since you have seen the inevitable result, you will naturally understand the original intention of me, the mortal alchemists. It is somewhat helpless to choose to take this path, but it is necessary. matter."

"We act for our world, and the coming war is a cruel future for everyone, but we cannot escape, so we must face it. Bloodshed cannot be avoided, so sacrifice is inevitable."

"Sacrifice?" Fang Ploy responded, "Mr. President, I have heard of the alchemy reform you led. Is all this related to that plan?"

"You are very perceptive," Friston nodded, "The Empire has been promoting this plan about a century ago. At that time, I was only the proponent. After all, the great prophecy has always existed, and His Majesty the emperors of all dynasties have never given up on this road. quest above."

"Your Majesty has devoted all his life to promoting the entire transformation of the empire. Some of these transformations seem outdated today, and some have even regressed, but most of the reforms have become today's reality," he said. Said, "You are from Colin. The Colin Kingdom fought against the Empire in the Second World. In theory, you should be very clear about the achievements of the Empire in the past 30 years."

"It may hurt to say that," Friston said, "but don't worry, you are also an alchemist, you should understand that alchemy is not such a narrow thing. Because technology will spread one day, in fact, I don't intend to firmly grasp it. In the hands of the imperial people, my original intention was to let you learn all of these and bring them back to your country. It's a pity that there are not many people who really understand what I mean."

There is nothing to worry about Fang Plover, he is just a chosen one in the final analysis, and he has no deep relationship with the Kingdom of Kaolin.Even if there is some sense of honor, it still belongs to the third division, not the kingdom that is a little strange to him.

The only thing he knew about that country was the young king's hostility toward himself, Sylvie, and her father.

Although he had never even seen His Majesty the King.

However, Friston's words also confirmed his guess, although it was almost obvious - the technological change of the empire was indeed related to the impending disaster.

"But," Fang Yan couldn't help asking, "you are willing to let the technology spread out, what about the empire, His Majesty the Emperor, the nobles of the empire, do they agree? I mean, the spread of technology has its regularity , The technological change is driven by the empire, so it is understandable that the Osyrians are the first to enjoy its benefits, but according to what you said, Mr. President, you seem to want us—the players in the league to share your hard work Bring back your own kingdom?"

"Since you mentioned the disaster star, you naturally understand that this is a disaster facing the whole of Etalia," Friston replied, "If only the people of the empire can resist natural disasters, then the Numelin elves will do it." Naturally, the magic emperor and I can’t be so naive if we don’t know what to do.”

"Did that His Majesty agree to it?"

"Your Majesty is first and foremost the holder of the Philosophical Hand, the heir to the Silver Helmet, and then the Emperor of the Oshu people. This is the contract we made in the wilderness in the first era. The history of the Oshu Empire So it was established to protect civilization."

To protect civilization, the words "Qiaoqiao" and "Qiaoqiao" made Fang Yan's heart tremble.

But this matter is easy to say, but it is often extremely complicated in practice. He asked: "That His Majesty agrees, but does the noble also agree, and the people of the empire have reached an agreement?"

If it is true that the empire has reached an agreement, does the president still need to come here to discuss with himself? He can directly contact the artisan associations in other countries. Is it more reliable than the contestants like them?

What's more, he still remembers everything he saw in Istania. There are people from Prometheus working behind the blind god Desca. What's more, Ye Hua and Xingming told him clearly that there is the shadow of the US military behind it. .

Unlike the third division keeping a distance from the Colin Kingdom, the U.S. military has a precedent of directly interfering in the political situation of the empire, or rather, His Majesty the current emperor has a deep connection with Washington since he ascended the throne.Although the empire is still strong and arrogant, even with the strength of the first division, it cannot penetrate too deeply here, but it does maintain influence in all aspects on the upper echelons of the empire.

So if the first division, if the Oshu people really reach an agreement, will they still see everything he saw in the sea of ​​sand?

He didn't forget what he saw under the Nozpitz, and the abnormal appearance of Irs.

If the empire is preparing for a war.

Who is it going to declare war on?

Is it the third curse star? But judging from all the rumors, it is not the case. It is rumored that the empire is preparing to take action against the Great Council in the rainforest. Could it be that the Great Council is the accomplice of the dark world?

He thought of Tenarik. Although the lizard prince didn't tell him much about their mission to the empire this time, it could be seen that the Tada lizard priests who had been in the rainforest were also there. Prepare for the coming doom prophecy.

So what exactly does the empire want?

He stared into the eyes of the president.

Friston didn't evade his eyes, and replied directly: "Of course not everyone agrees, but don't worry, I have convinced most people. Before that, the only opponents were the Seven Sorcerers family, but Now they are on our side too."

"Duke Hawke?"

Fang Plover suddenly woke up.

"Almost," Friston replied, "but after all, it is an internal matter of the empire. Of course, what happened to the duke is somewhat related to it, but it's not just that. I don't want to talk too much about the internal affairs of the empire. After all, the duke Your Excellency is rebellious, and the conflict between him and His Majesty has been heard by the outside world—”

He paused, "All in all, the result is like this. Is the politics of the empire important to alchemists?"

It really doesn't matter, Fang Plover doesn't really care about that at all.He just asked: "How did Mr. President convince those nobles? Not everyone is on the side of the Hawke family, right?"

Friston gave him a surprised look.

At that moment, Fang Yan even felt that Luo Fen's gaze was on him as if indistinct.He looked in that direction, feeling a little surprised—what was this guy looking at again—but Luo Finn had already looked away before that.

"It's all about the distribution of benefits within the empire," Friston skipped over this topic, "You care about it? But it's not really important. For alchemy, those are just necessary but meaningless tasks. "

It's just that his subconscious avoidance put Fang Plover on alert, and he naturally thought of what the genius in the tower told him.

What is it that makes the president make the nobles obey.

Yes, no one lasts forever.

But no one has ever given up on the pursuit of eternity. If there is such an opportunity in front of him, will he be moved?

After experiencing the tower and his party and witnessing the final ending of the starry sky, he might not be moved, but what about other people?Those nobles are known for their short-sightedness.

Fang Yan took a deep look at the president.

He roughly understood the path the other party was going on, he hesitated for a moment, and was about to tell the other party the final result—whether this Friston accepted it or not, he was still trapped by the deep-rooted creed in his soul.

He has to try.

Otherwise, if the empire insists on going its own way, other countries will be involved in the flames of war to some extent.

But unexpectedly, Fang Yan stopped first, remembered another matter, and asked subconsciously: "I was on the way here, and I heard that the empire was going to launch a war against the Great Council in the southern rainforest. The fluctuations and preparations in all aspects seem to point to this rumor. But didn’t the envoys in the rainforest just leave the imperial capital, Mr. President, is this true?”

He actually regretted asking this question, realizing that the in-depth discussion before made him a little overstepped.

Even if this is true, it must be a secret of the empire. No matter what the chairman in front of him thinks of him and Luo Fen, it is absolutely impossible to mention this matter to him.

Not only will he not get an answer, but it may arouse the other party's suspicion and even resentment.

But what Fang Plover never expected was that Friston looked at him and nodded directly.

"Yes."

"What!?" Fang Plover was taken aback, the answer was so unexpected that he stayed there for a moment, his mind went blank for a moment, and even forgot how to answer next.

It's not that he didn't think about such a possibility. After all, rumors may be false, but the fluctuation of bulk materials in the market must point to the fact that he is an alchemist, and he is more sensitive to changes in the price of alchemy materials.

And a large part of mortal magic technology actually points to war-related machines. He is also a battle craftsman and good at making constructs, so he is particularly sensitive to this change.

What's more, he had seen the mysterious army of the Imperials under the Nozpitz.

What the army formed at this time is for, the meaning behind it is already obvious.

But what Fang Yan never expected was that the chairman would not shy away from his question at all, and told him the answer directly.The other party didn't even seem to hesitate much, nor was he surprised that he asked this question.

The other party just looked at him, and then asked:

"This war is naturally part of that plan."

"Do you want to know?"

"I--"

Fang Yan was in a daze for a moment.

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(End of this chapter)