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Chapter 133 Chapter 130: The Standing of the Personal Maid

If Robert eventually succeeds to the throne, then he and all the alchemists of the Empire...

Will they all never get ahead?

Eugene's words were not bluffing. Nolen narrowed his eyes and motioned for him to continue.

"We are all alchemists, you should understand what I mean."

Eugene said, "The existence of the late emperor represents the pinnacle of personal extraordinary strength, so after the establishment of the empire, the concept of extraordinary supremacy has been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts.

"The empire has begun to completely tilt towards the extraordinary from its ideas to its system. As for the alchemists? To the extraordinary, they are just ordinary people who are smarter and will not receive much preferential treatment.

“And this is unfair to the alchemists, because human society is not sustained by supernatural power alone.

"Whether it is an alchemical potion that can cure all diseases or assist in training; or an indestructible alchemical weapon that can enhance combat power;

"It even includes luminous lamps and other alchemy tools that are indispensable in life.

“Alchemists have made indelible contributions in various fields, and in many cases our role cannot be eliminated by extraordinary beings——

It is undeniable that Eugene's lobbying was quite inflammatory to the alchemists.

After decades of barbaric development, the empire's alchemy has been improved for several generations, and now a revolutionary "new rune system" has emerged.

Alas, if you suffer a loss, just suffer a little, it’s not like you can’t live a life that’s impossible.

What he said is probably true, and it is consistent with his impression of the existing system of the empire.

But this is obviously very unreasonable. If you ask a senior alchemist who studies magic circles to draw magic circles, you can't possibly give him the same price as a carpenter for a day's work, right?

Do you really treat high-level intellectuals as coolies?

But the system and quotation rules set by the empire back then were like this, and the alchemists could only break their teeth and swallow it, silently suffering this big loss.

"Even so... Lord Nolen, do you still think that the fight for the throne has nothing to do with you?"

“However, under the current policies and rules of the empire, the status of alchemists is not high, and our achievements have not received enough attention.

Or maybe it’s taken into account, but given very stingyly, which is basically better than nothing.

In the past, alchemists were not taken seriously, and it was not just due to the influence of the "extraordinary supremacy" trend.

Nolen was silent, and Eugene was right about that.

"Because Flamel's stance has always been neutral."

Nolen leaned back in his chair, already thinking about it.

It was probably simply because... alchemy had not yet developed.

Eugene's tone became high-spirited, "After collecting suggestions from Bach and the Alchemy Society, His Highness has publicly expressed his willingness to improve the status of alchemists and readjust the quotations for alchemy commissions!

"Of course, the problems of the system cannot be easily changed by a prince, so he promised that as soon as he ascends the throne in the future, he will immediately carry out formal reforms to the system!

“And this is a promise that His Highness, Prince Robert, will never grant.

Nolen frowned and tapped his fingers on the table.

Once this alchemical achievement is put into practical use, it will give alchemists real power to compete with extraordinary beings!

Even if he had made special research results as a legendary alchemist, when Fred, the representative of the royal family, came to discuss cooperation with him, the remuneration offered was by no means generous.

"If you are in the era of His Royal Highness Robert in the future, under that backward system, your alchemy achievements may not be taken seriously, which will also cause countless losses to you!"

Unlike extraordinary beings, most alchemists themselves have no power, so their voices have always been suppressed.

After a while, Nolen raised his head and suddenly asked, "As far as I know, Bach has not made a clear statement of surrender to His Highness Roderick."

After speaking, Eugene looked at Nolen with a smile, giving him enough time to think.

Taking weapons orders as an example, the current quotation logic of the empire is basically based on a price slightly higher than the cost of each alchemical weapon.

Whether it's supernatural power or alchemical power, power is power, it's obvious and intuitive.

"Because he is an out-and-out conservative and has blind confidence in the empire's system. It is impossible for him to increase the empire's budget in this area just to improve the treatment of alchemists.

Eugene answered cleverly, “His Royal Highness Roderick respects and understands Flamel’s position, and even so, he is willing to improve the alchemist’s situation.

"I believe you feel the same way about this. It can be said that the alchemist has been suffering from the empire for a long time!"

But the fact is not the case. Even after the assassination, Flamel's position has tilted towards the camp of the great prince.

The simple truth is that if Roderick is really the alchemist's life-saving straw, then the Alchemy City Flamel should become his loyal supporter.

And this cost price only includes the price of the weapon material itself, and does not include the cost of technology research and development and the labor cost of the alchemist.

Flamel also has the confidence to improve the treatment of alchemists, let the empire re-evaluate the importance of alchemists, and adjust the quotation for alchemy commissions——

However, since he is the envoy sent by the second prince, he must only brag about his good qualities. Although there are facts in his words, they are definitely not the whole truth.

“The empire completely ignores the effort behind our alchemical research and has long forced us to produce alchemical results at a low price.

No, it's not like that.

"Isn't this an expression of His Highness' kindness?"

"Since it is so beneficial to the alchemist, what does Flamel say?"

Even though the eldest prince is an out-and-out conservative, he is not blind.

As long as the possibility of alchemy of this era is shown in the war, even when facing the conservative great prince...

"However, when His Highness Roderick visited Flamel a few years ago, he heard the appeals of the majority of alchemists."

At that time, the alchemical achievements made by alchemists were not comparable to the extraordinary power, so naturally they could not be valued by the empire.

Otherwise, what else can we do? Rebellion?

Because the so-called "extraordinary supremacy" actually means "power supremacy" to put it bluntly.

Bach may have had this idea at the time, which gave him the confidence to refuse Roderick's invitation.

After all, once this main demand is lost, why should Flamel take big risks to help the camp of the second prince who is not justified?

Thinking of this, Nolen suddenly became enlightened.

The one who is anxious now is not Linfeng City, but the second prince Roderick.

Because when the "new rune system" comes out, Roderick must always be on guard against the Imperial Army being equipped with new alchemical weapons in batches, which will pose a great threat to their power.

If he and Linfeng City were torn apart at the first touch, Roderick wouldn't mind erasing this threat.

Therefore, he planned the invasion of the grassland people and acquiesced in the assassination plan of the Broken Star City envoy.

But when these methods fail, and even Flamel will leave him -

He switched to a soft policy in an attempt to draw him into his camp.

The meaning of being arrogant in the front and respectful in the back makes people laugh when thinking about it.

Because of all the unpleasantness that had happened in the past, even though outsiders praised the second prince for how he was close to the people and diligent in his work, he really could not have a good impression of Roderick.

If this era is unreasonable, I will use my own way to change it. This is what a legend should do.

As for you, I hope you can realize your lofty ideals——

If you can successfully win the civil war.

"The sun is going to set."

Nolen looked out the window, "It's time for you to go, winter nights get dark very quickly." Upon hearing this reply, Eugene knew that his lobbying had failed, and he said unwillingly: "I came here this time just to let you know , His Highness does not want to be an enemy of you and Linfeng City.

“Even if you don’t join us, at least don’t provide all support to Robert.

"You only need to watch our army overthrow the puppet king in the imperial capital from a distance. After the civil war is over, His Highness will still give you the treatment you deserve."

"I'm not the city lord." Nolen shrugged, "I can't make any promises to you."

"You really love to joke." Eugene smiled apologetically, "Now who doesn't know that you are the real talker of Linfeng City's forces?"

Without Norun, Linfeng City would probably have been breached by the prairie people and captured by the Second Prince's camp.

How could he continue to resist until now and become a headache for His Highness?

"If I were to stand on my own terms, I would not follow your instructions."

Nolen sneered, "Whether it's assassination or preventing me from becoming a legendary alchemist, after so many things happened, you don't really think I have any good impression of you, do you?"

Eugene's face looked ugly: "Have you thought about it, are you really ready to become our enemy?"

"Presumptuous." Nolen's voice turned cold, "Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not." Eugene lowered his eyes, "His Highness appreciates your talent and hopes to live in peace with you.

"As for all the unpleasantness in the past, he promises to personally apologize to you after everything has settled. Please also put the overall situation first and never act out of emotion."

Nolen snorted, his tone slightly soothing:

"I must reiterate that Linfeng City has no position or reason to obey your instructions, but at least there is one thing I can disclose to you -

“Linfeng City is located on the border, not on any military thoroughfare, and it currently does not have the productivity to mass-produce weapons for other armies.

"Therefore, our existence is 'harmless'.

“As long as no one threatens our development, we will not pose a threat to others.

"This is the attitude of Linfeng City. Whether we are our enemies or friends depends on His Highness's own attitude."

"Really..." Although this was not a perfect answer, Eugene still breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Nolen.

"I understand, and I will convey your message to His Highness.

"I can assure you that as long as Linfeng City does not do anything that endangers the overall interests of our forces, our army will never take the initiative to launch an attack like Linfeng City.

“Finally, on behalf of His Highness, I would like to greet you and congratulate you on becoming the fourth legendary alchemist of the Empire.

"The glory of the Roland Empire is with you."

"Heh..." Nolen relaxed his body and called the knight at the door, "Send him out of the city."

Although the two parties did not reach cooperation in this conversation, at least he clarified one thing.

Roderick does not intend to take the lead in attacking Linfeng City. At least at the beginning, Linfeng City will not be the main target of the attack.

If you think about it from someone else’s perspective, it’s actually easy to understand.

Linfeng City is too remote. It is not in a political center or a strategic military location, and its product resources are not rich.

If it weren't for the emergence of a legendary alchemist in this city, it wouldn't even be within the scope of the game between the two camps.

If you really want to attack it, not only will you waste precious troops, but you may also be caught by surprise by new alchemical weapons. It can be said to be a hundred harms without any benefit.

Therefore, the safest way to deal with Linfeng City is not to "destroy" it, but to temporarily "exclude" it from the civil war.

Just make sure it doesn't provide support to Robert's army.

And this is actually something Linfeng City is happy to see happen.

Don't worry about me, just let me develop in silence!

After taking this reassurance, Nolen stood up and stretched, and was finally able to go home.

At this time, Yuna had already finished her training for the day, put on her maid uniform and waited for him at the door for a long time.

"Welcome home, Master."

Nolen stepped out of the carriage and was greeted by Yuna, who bowed and smiled, "I came back very late today. Thank you for your hard work."

"You have been practicing hard all day." Nolen walked towards the house, "I clearly told you to have a good rest, so you don't have to come to the door to wait for me."

"This is not possible!" Yuna said seriously.

"It's already my fault that I can't follow you all the time. If I can't do this well, what's my position as a personal maid?

"Or...are you tired of my service, Master?"

After Flamel plucked up the courage to give that kiss, she thought that this would be an opportunity to quickly close the distance between herself and Nolen...

But he didn't expect that after returning to Linfeng City, Nolen's tasks increased instead of decreasing. Not only did he not see half a person during the day, he was also assigned to practice combat skills.

Ugh... If this continues, the rare sparks will cool down!

The courage I finally mustered up, the hope I finally ignited QAQ

Especially during this period, when she heard that Ma Enna had asked Nolen if she needed a new personal maid, this sounded the alarm in her heart.

You have to do something to show your existence...

Strangely enough, in the past, when I had low self-esteem, I would never have thought of this.

She will only keep her feelings silently in her heart and wish Nolen to find a better existence than herself.

Keren's nature may be greedy. After being honest with Nolen during the human body refining ceremony, she not only looked directly into her heart, but also understood Nolen's feelings for her.

Even like that, I am still valued and needed by Nolen. Now that I have recovered my health, what reason do I have to keep retreating?

This reminded her again of Teacher Lane's teachings to her. Now she indeed has the motivation and ability to pursue happiness.

And Nolen is a clumsy boy who is not good at expressing his feelings, and she knows it.

So she quietly made the decision that she should no longer wait passively.

"You're tired of serving or something, don't talk so weirdly!"

Nolen scratched his head, "I found that since you returned to Linfeng City, you have become more and more unruly. Did Maena teach you bad things?"

"Well, that's true."

Yuna pursed her lips, "As a personal maid, I still have many shortcomings. For this reason, during this period, I also asked Mr. Maena for a lot of advice..."

"Well, what did you ask him to teach you?" Officer Nolen pouted.

Of course that is a way for a maid to please her master... Yuna secretly thought, of course, she has no shame to say such explicit words now.

To be honest, she is actually similar to Nolen. Both of them are as pure as a blank sheet of paper when it comes to matters between men and women.

Without the advice and guidance of Ma Enna, an experienced driver, how would she know how to impress her sweetheart?

And now, it's time for her to make use of her flirting skills——

Yuna Aska, in maid form, attacks!

(End of this chapter)