Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 385 Conversation between Two People
Perfect is one of the most powerful alchemists in the world, and Veil was once a legendary alchemist. The two of them have endless topics to talk about just when it comes to alchemy.

But Perfect and Wei'er did not discuss alchemy, but talked about the current situation in the empire.

"So what kind of problems has the empire encountered that requires such a huge investment in the development of the northern border?" Wei'er asked first. This was also the question that concerned her most.

Although Wei'er had resigned from her position as president of the Alchemy Association many years ago, it did not mean that her network of contacts had disappeared as well. It was still no problem for her to find out some information.

So Wei'er knew clearly how much manpower and material resources the Empire had invested in the North during this period of time, and this was very abnormal for the Empire.

The empire had developed colonies in the past, but at that time there was no such large-scale investment. It was just maintained at a level that could ensure local development. Apart from that, immigration was just an official call, and there was no formal official organization of immigration.

Compared with the North, which has factories, scientific research institutions, and has also mobilized the Guards and the Steam Knights to organize official large-scale immigration, the difference is like heaven and earth.

Especially the 500,000 immigrants this time, these are 500,000 people, all hired by the empire. Even if each person is only paid 100 gold pounds a year, this is an investment of tens of millions of gold pounds, which is an astronomical investment for the empire.

Even if this was influenced by the genius alchemist Perfect, it shouldn't be so exaggerated.

Wei'er had reached the same height in her past. After all, she was once the president of the Alchemy Association. The empire did not attach so much importance to an alchemist back then.

The Empire had this level of commitment to alchemy? I had no idea.

So Wei'er directly concluded that the empire must have encountered very serious problems, otherwise it would not have invested so much in the North.

As for what went wrong, Wei'er couldn't judge, but she somewhat suspected that it was related to the incident they had that year.

However, after taking a deep look at Wei'er, Perfect asked her, "Who are you to ask me about this? The previous head of the Witch Workshop? Or a former legend of the empire? Before asking me these questions, should you first introduce yourself?"

Of course, Perfect knew that the little girl in front of her, who looked younger than her, was an alchemist even more powerful than her, but she would not tell her directly about the end of the world.

After all, Perfect didn't know what kind of person Wei'er was in the past. What if she was the type who pursued the so-called "truth" and disdained everything in the outside world? Or was she the type who pursued power at all costs?

You have to know that the word "witch" is not a good word, whether in the original world or this world. Especially in this world, witches would be wanted by the church before the Industrial Revolution.

Of course, just like the church in the original world did not actually conduct any witch trials, although the church in this world wanted witches, it was limited to the extraordinary profession of real witches, not ordinary women who were slandered as witches.

If someone is really accused of being a witch and is required to undergo a series of verifications, hiding in a church temple can actually provide shelter.

Does it sound like it subverts common sense? But it is actually true, because witchcraft does not exist in the church doctrine of the original world. Only pagans or lunatics with abnormal brain circuits would think that a person is a witch. Therefore, based on the church's doctrine, there is no belief or legal basis for witch trials.

As for how witch trials evolved into a wave that swept across Europe in the Middle Ages, that is another matter and has nothing to do with this article.

In this world, witches are a special supernatural profession. They really fit the description in the legend. They can change the weather, curse others, etc. And the most important thing is that witches can extract magic power from the blood of innocent people.

If witches only had magical powers such as cursing and changing the weather, they would not be discriminated against or excluded, but for some reason they developed a technology that could obtain magic power from living people, and it soon became standard for all witches.

This method was originally only to absorb the essence and vitality of the living. Although it would cause certain harm to people, it would not endanger their lives.

But later a witch improved it by converting magic power into blood directly, which greatly improved the efficiency but also made it possible to directly drain a person's vitality.

This quickly led to witches becoming hated by everyone and becoming a taboo in this world.

And the girl in front of him, Wei'er, was actually named a witch, which made it hard for Perfectcot not to think too much and wonder if she was the remnant of a witch.

Although Wei'er's body regressed to the form of a little girl, her mind did not. Although the damage to her soul made it difficult for her to maintain an energetic state, she also made some preparations for today's meeting so as not to make any mistakes or omissions in front of Perfectcot.

Naturally, she also saw that Perfect was worried about her, so she spoke frankly, "My name used to be Sandrion, the last president of the Alchemy Association. People at that time called me the Crystal Sage and the Glass Witch. Together with the last president of the Magic Association and the president of the Royal Astronomical Society, I was known as the Three Sages of Victoria."

When Perfect heard Wei introduce herself, it suddenly occurred to him that he had read this name in his grandfather's diary.

"I didn't expect that you were a legendary figure from nearly a hundred years ago! I once read about you in my grandfather's diary. I have the impression that the president of the Knights Association at that time should be the fourth sage together with you, right? But he seems to have disappeared in the historical records?" Perfect looked at Wei'er with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Although these stories are legends from nearly a hundred years ago, the people involved are right in front of him, and even Perfecto couldn't help but feel curious.

"He's an unlucky guy. What happened back then backfired on the four of us. All traces of his existence were wiped out, and I became a child." Weier explained helplessly, but then asked Perfect with concern: "So now can you tell me, what exactly is wrong with the empire?"

Facing Wei'er's repeated questioning, since Perfectcot already knew who she was, he didn't hide it anymore, so he nodded and said, "The empire is not facing any problems, but the problem is this world, which is about to perish."

"Ah?" Wei'er's little face was full of confusion.

(End of this chapter)