Chaos Crown

When Aaron found his magic advisor, Barry Moonflower of the Sun Elf family, this guy was eating and drinking in the largest elf tavern in Sunset Town, "Amber Eye", with Aaron's cousin Robert .

Recently, the news came from the royal capital of Susar that Robert's parents, uncle Lothair and aunt Merry were both knighted. Lothair was dumbfounded in front of his uncle.

I'm a lord?
But am I not just a horse breeder?
Cormyr is a country that tends to be lawful and neutral. Compared with free cities like Baldur's Gate, this country will pay more attention to protecting the interests and safety of ordinary people, but it also means a relatively conservative atmosphere. solidified class.

I have always heard that people who have made military achievements in battle can be awarded a lord, but have you never heard that a horse that has been raised for decades can be awarded a lord of honor?

Did the royal envoy get something wrong?
Lothair even asked the royal envoy Jim Harker if he had made a mistake?

Jim Harker looked helpless and a little funny watching Lothair's performance.

This horse breeder really doesn't know how to be blessed.

However, when it was announced that Lothair was promoted to honorary steward of the Royal Stables, and his salary was raised from 300 Golden Lion Coins a year to 1200 Golden Lion Coins a year, Lothair couldn't control it completely, and his uncle said nothing. He didn't dare to take it, he knew very well that his level of horse breeding was not outstanding among a group of horse breeding officials, and he couldn't take it if he didn't get paid for nothing.

Honest man, this is it.

The cabinet minister, Jim Dodd, used a tactic to deal with such an honest person, saying, "In other words, you intend to defy the joint decision of His Royal Highness Alice Sale and all the nobles of the kingdom?"

"This may require you to attend the Kingdom Council in person and explain to all your lords the reasons for your refusal, are you sure?"

As soon as the big hat came down, Lothar was so scared that he almost peed.

Upper Kingdom Council?Express my refusal in front of the Queen Regent and all the great nobles?
It would be better to kill him!

The uncle did not dare to disobey, so he had no choice but to take over the title of lord and the post of chief honor officer.

Get one.

Jim next went to canonize Aaron's Aunt Melly.

Hey, Aunt Mei Li's behavior is completely different from Uncle Lothair's. After hearing about the purpose of the messenger, Mei Li asked Minister Jim to wait for a while, and then sent someone to notify all her relatives, friends and everyone on the street. Neighbors, let them all come to witness the scene of becoming a conferred lady.

At the canonization scene, Aunt Mei Li accepted all the rewards brought by Minister Jim without hesitation, and the pungent middle-aged woman even scolded with a shrill voice: "It's a good thing I took Aaron to the red carpet in the palace and rolled twice , If it wasn’t for the old lady to make trouble? Can the Kingdom now have the Knight of Flowers, Aaron Salian?”

After Aaron's parents, Manuel and Elizabeth, died in battle, Aunt Mellie took Aaron to the palace to make trouble. Minister Jim knew that Olivier, the cabinet minister of finance, was so embarrassed by this vicious woman on the spot that he couldn't speak. , became a famous court joke.

"Hey~ This lady's dress is so beautiful!" Aunt Mei Li touched the fabric with her hand after taking the dress: "I didn't expect that I would really be able to wear this kind of fabric one day, thank you, Mr. Jim."

"Ms. Mei Li, you are welcome. From now on, you will be a lady. Your title and your husband's title are independent." Minister Jim said with a smile: "It is also for your Royal Highness and all the nobles to reward you for raising Aaron-Salian. Credit."

"Damn, what can I do? Do you think I don't know what you guys are thinking? Don't you just take me and Lothar as hostages?" Aunt Mei Li's words made Minister Jim extremely anxious. Before Minister Jim signaled that "this is an untouchable topic", the shrewd woman's words exploded like a cannonball: "Okay, I see, Aaron, I will say more good things about the kingdom to him, Really... When I helped this nephew, didn't I just hope that he would lead our family to become rich together? But this day came a little too soon, right?"

"Ha, from today onwards I will retire and enjoy the blessings. Hmph~ that idiot Lothair, raising a horse for the rest of his life is not as good as his nephew saying something to him, he is so beautiful!"

Satisfied, Aunt Mei Li returned to the Salian house under the envious eyes of the neighbors, leaving everyone with a chic back.

After the canonization was completed, under the watchful eyes of countless pairs of eyes, the news reached Aaron in the sunset collar.

Aaron's attitude was also quite playful. He didn't express any thanks, but after hearing that his uncle had been promoted to be the honorary steward of the Royal Stables, he personally wrote a song "Legend of Horse Jumping" to express his congratulations.

"Legend of the Jumping Horse" immediately became Cormier's official horse racing anthem.

At this time, this song is being sung on the stage in the Elf Tavern "Amber Eye". Its lively melody, catchy lyrics and magical dance make everyone dance together.

"I am your beloved horse~"

"With a pounding heart~start running~"

"It's like a fireball out of the gun~running forward~"

"It's the first time for a match like this (3, 2, 1, fight)"

The elves and half-elf drinkers in the audience waved their feathers together, and the elf dancers on the stage were happy and youthful.

The obese sun elf Barrell-Moonflower was with Robert. Seeing Aaron coming, Barrell-Moonflower motioned to finish listening to the song first, and he listened carefully to Aaron's intentions.

Aaron asked Barrell Moonflower about the "magic net" and the "super nine-ring spell".

After the song was over, they went upstairs. After closing the door and completely isolating the hustle and bustle outside, the Sun Elf Arcane High Priest explained the magic net.

"Yes, you find it correct. After the fall of Netheril, the second generation of Goddesses of Magic decided to close the magic net above the ninth ring." Barrell wiped the sweat off his face with his hands, his expression Seriously: "So, your Excellency, you actually touched the deeper part of the Nine Rings and felt the closed part?"

"Yes." Aaron nodded: "So I'm here to ask my magic advisor."

"Hmm..." Ba Ruier sorted out his language: "Super nine-ring spell is one of the most dangerous and powerful skills in the kingdom. What do you mortals understand about super nine-ring spell? Karthus made him a god." Art? Iolum Longevity? Let me tell you, you are all right, but not so correct."

"The real power of the super-nine-ring spell is that it can change and reshape reality at will, like squeezing mud, and leave a catastrophe that even the gods can't make up for. Restriction, I must have tried some magic tricks that distort reality, right?"

Aaron nodded, and he told Ba Ruier something related to Lorgar's Power Word.

Ba Ruier couldn't stop laughing when he heard this: "I told you before, we're an elf society, right?"

"Our elf society is a public ownership society that is closer to your human ideals. Every elf community has something like a 'public treasury'. All community members have the ability to use the resources in the 'public treasury' by themselves. Right, the elves will set up a warehouse manager to manage the public treasury. Due to our elves' long lifespan and relatively high moral values, they will get what they need from the public treasury, but few people will take more than themselves from it. supplies needed."

Ba Ruier didn't just talk about the magic net, but used the elf society as a metaphor.

"Very few, but not none, right?" Aaron nodded with a smile.

The Sun Elf also laughed, but he didn't deny it: "Yes, you can think that although the morality of our elves is generally higher than that of humans, there are still selfish guys who steal the wealth from the public treasury and take it for themselves. An elf will always have a reason for embezzlement, or he is in urgent need of money, or he is eager to improve his strength, or he is depraved by some temptation."

"Our elves are different from you humans. We don't have the mentality of 'he took more and I took less, so I lost money', 'he got a share and I should be a share' mentality, so the public treasury system is always in place. Implemented in the elves..." Ba Ruier hesitated for a second, nodded and laughed at himself: "But I also admit that corruption still happens from time to time. Implemented among a portion of the wealthy elf community who worship our Father God Corellon."

"Elves have a long lifespan and have many pursuits." Aaron thought that Barrell was a proud sun elf. Of course, he mainly flattered his own race. His words can be used as a reference, but he can't believe them all.

"Okay, now we understand the public treasury system of the elves, and the magic net is a higher level, a public treasury system in the full sense." Barrell said metaphorically: "The magic net is a public ownership system in the true sense. It is understood as a 'common treasury' that truly belongs to all people in the country, regardless of order or chaos, whether full of evil or kind-hearted, as long as any existence meets the conditions for accessing the magic net, the magic net will treat everyone equally."

"This is the most ideal public ownership. In the past, the magic net was open to every existence and encouraged people to explore the deeper mysteries of the magic net. The goddess of magic is the warehouse manager. She only has the power to manage. The things in the public warehouse are not It belongs to Him, and the only thing He can do when facing community members who come to the public treasury is to 'register'."

Barrell said with a silly smile: "Now your Excellency should be able to understand why the great arcanist Karthus spent 24 hours releasing his god-conferring technique. The goddess of magic knew the whole process, but there was no reason to stop it, right? "

"Because he's just a warehouse keeper?" Aaron understood.

Mythrael, the first generation goddess of magic, defined herself as a warehouse administrator. His policy and duty were to manage the magic net, and preventing Karthus from apotheosis was contrary to his philosophy.

"Yes, to be honest, human beings are indeed an ambitious race." Ba Ruier said with a smirk: "Before, no matter what race it was, whether it was the five founder races, dragons or giants, the great empires of our elves That's right, everyone maintains the most basic awe when using the magic net, and always takes as much as they want to use."

"Only the Netherese are greedy. Every time they go to the public treasury, they are not satisfied with what they need. Every Netherese wants more from the common treasury."

The Sun Elf Arcane High Priest showed a look of contempt on his face: "Look at the super nine-ring magic of the great arcanists of Nether."

"Iolum's longevity technique, Marvin's world weaving technique, Proktiv's mountain movement, Trodin's deadly wind, Valdik's spinnaker technique... These super nine-ring magics are essentially unlimited. Stealing a large amount of resources from the common treasury of the magic net, the Netherese shamelessly declared that this was the result of their magical research, which eventually caused a terrible disaster."

"Public ownership is not suitable for your human race." Ba Ruier finally concluded: "Excessive greed led to the second generation of Goddess of Magic to seal off the deep area of ​​the magic net above the ninth ring. You see, from that moment on, Nether Is there still one of the super nine-ring spells that can be used? The so-called seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence."

"Unlike the Netherese, we elves always retain the ability to cast legendary spells, and the elf high wizards of Evermeet Island can still hold large-scale magic ceremonies... If you live long enough, Your Excellency Aaron, you still have insight It will be the day when our elves have super-nine-ring legendary spells." Ba Ruier finally concluded: "Even if it is the third generation of magic goddess, it is not impossible to release super-nine-ring spells, but there are two prerequisites, one. Can you prove that you are qualified to use the resources of super nine-ring magic power from the public treasury, instead of stealing shamelessly like the Great Arcanist of Nether? Second, can you get the consent of the goddess of magic and let him open this restriction for you? "

Aaron fell into deep thought.

The Naithers crossed the river relying on information asymmetry, and blew up the bridge crossing the river with a backhand.

If so, wouldn't it be difficult to use the super nine-ring chaotic catastrophe magic in the future?Without the assistance of the magic net, relying solely on the magic power of the star realm, it would be very difficult and unstable to release the Heavenly Tribulation magic of the Super Nine Rings.

But looking at Barrell's contemptuous look, Aaron asked back: "The legendary spell of the elves? Are you talking about the Great Split event?"

"Uh..." Mentioning the Great Split incident, the Sun Elf showed an embarrassed look on his face: "We have a relatively long history of magic development, and the number of high-level archmages is relatively rich."

"So the Great Schism event just 'took' the appropriate resources?" Aaron asked.

"We carry out the Great Separation Ceremony to improve the living standards of the elves while adjusting the living layout structure of the elves, to do a good job in the construction of Yongju Island, to improve the internal circulation of reincarnated souls, and to satisfy our family's desire for the kingdom of Avandor. It represents the fundamental interests of the majority of elves, and it is a great exploration."

"So the elves don't need to be responsible for the Great Split?"

"Stop talking, stop talking."

"Then what are the follow-up issues arising from the great split, what do you plan to do on Yongju Island?"

"Don't talk, don't talk." Ba Ruier scratched his head in embarrassment: "The impact caused by the great division has not ended to this day, and the archmages can't find a solution for the time being... Believe in the wisdom of future generations."

"Then you are not the same? If the Netherese caused the closure of the area above the Ninth Ring, then the great division ceremony performed by your elves also brought far-reaching sequelae to the country, which has been tormented to this day." Aaron complained: "Forever Didn’t Judao plan to solve it?”

"Don't ask, don't ask, believe in the wisdom of future generations, the next queen will definitely have a way."

Barrell couldn't answer Aaron's question, and the sun elves couldn't discredit his hometown and criticize those elf high-ranking wizards who were much higher than him. He could only embarrassingly signal Aaron not to ask. No matter how he answered this question, he would be wrong.

Fortunately, Aaron was not entangled, he let Barrell go, and the Sun Elf also provided a very important news.

Even if the Goddess of Magic is unwilling to open the magic net area above the ninth ring, maybe she can get some ideas from the Shadow Demon Net. The Shadow Demon Net may be able to bypass the magic net's restrictions and release super nine-ring magic. After all, the Magic Goddess does not control the Shadow Demon Net.

But thinking that Aaron is Su Lun's voter, and Su Lun's nemesis Shar is in control of the Shadow Demon Net, Ba Ruier thinks this idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Aaron and Barrell discussed it for a while and then left.

Ba Ruier didn't stay in the tavern either. The fat sun elf greeted his cousin Robert and returned to his residence in a hurry.

Facing the water spring reflected in the transparent light mirror in the residence, Barrell sent a series of messages.

"Your Excellency Aaron Salian is proficient in our language, knowledgeable and talented, and is one of the great nobles with the most reform thinking and international vision on the mainland."

"He was born in a very influential noble family in the Zilong Kingdom, and he is a male voter of the Silver Virgin Su Lun's family, and he has sent incarnations to come several times."

"He has a very deep and ambiguous relationship with the princess regent, the sole heir of this country."

"Before I sent this message, he was the only spellcaster in Cormyr who touched and clearly felt the enclosed area above the ninth ring of the magic net."

"I believe that if we can get his full support, it will not be an unrealistic fantasy to recast the glory of Mith Dranor and let the crowned king of Komanthor, the Japanese elf, return to his hometown!"

"What is Wang Ting's decision, I hope to reply!"

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