Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 460 Abyss and Starry Sky

   "Hi, Luke.

  I'm at Emerald Dream Academy, everything is fine.

   This is the furthest trip I have ever made from the imperial palace. I never imagined that I could come to such a far place before. It took nearly half a month by boat, and then another week by horseback to reach the Emerald Dream Academy.

   Here I saw more elves than I have ever seen before combined, and they are all very beautiful and elegant, and they are also very exclusive.

  There are very few students of other races in the college, so at the beginning, I was always made things difficult intentionally or unintentionally. I have spent a lot of time adjusting to life here, so please forgive me for writing you late.

  Please don't worry about me, now my relationship with the elves has improved a lot. Thanks to the archery class in the palace, my grades in archery are very good. My classmates say that I am an elf, but I look like a human race.

   There are also sculptures that Sister Agatha taught me. You should really look at their expressions at that time, it is really funny.

  By the way, they have not only heard of Miss Weatherlight, but also admire her very much. They also regret that Miss Weatherlight is a prairie elf, not a forest elf. But I can't reveal my identity, I can't say that I am Miss Weatherlight's student and friend.

  The professors in the college are also very good. I took natural science as an elective. My natural tutor, Professor Makatina, is a powerful elf. She can communicate with animals and control plants.

  …”

  Luke reads the letter from Del, the words in the letter seem to have a voice, just like Del talking by his side.

   It has been a while since Dai'er went to study at the Emerald Magic Academy, but the letter was only delivered now because of the long distance.

  A mission briefing of the accompanying secret agent was sent along with it.

  As Dai’er said in the letter, except for some troubles at the beginning, she has now adapted to life at the Emerald Dream Academy.

  Looking at the letter, Luke couldn't help but think of the Emerald Forest in the Anno game.

  The Emerald Forest is the kingdom of the forest elves and the largest elf settlement. At the beginning of the new era, the civilization created by the human race radiated into the Emerald Forest, and then localized to present another style.

  Humans can cut down forests to build factories and discharge pollutants everywhere. In the Emerald Forest, these behaviors are absolutely forbidden, and violations must be severely punished. Therefore, there are no roads or railways in the Emerald Forest, and there are almost no vehicles with wheels.

  But industrialization is the general trend of the world, so the forest elves use magic, alchemy, steam, and mechanical subjects, combined with the natural science that the forest elves are best at, to produce the world's best alchemy puppet technology.

  Elves who are proficient in art make golems into the forms of various animals for transportation and labor. Some golems have intelligence due to natural magic and become a unique creature.

  Natural magic is a magic that can only be learned and cultivated in the Emerald Forest. Its source comes from a magical well, which the forest elves believe is a gift from the main **** of the elves.

  The well is called the Magic Spring by the elves.

  According to the information currently available, the so-called main elf **** should be a special energy body similar to the starry sky and the abyss. The function of the Magic Spring should be similar to that of the Book of Calamity, it is a door connecting the "lord of elves".

   Now Dai'er is in the magic forest, and she also took natural studies... Is it a coincidence, or is it destined?

  Luke picks up his pen and writes back to Dill.

  He talked about the changes in the imperial capital during this period, and what new things have been added to Raging Waves City. He wrote about his trip to the Tedgar Hills, introducing in detail the conditions of the holy mountain and the unique culture of the barbarians, as well as the process of winning the champion Hercules.

   Finally Luke wrote:

   There is a magic spring in the Emerald Forest, which looks like a well, surrounded by many elves. The location of the magic spring is not fixed, it will disappear every once in a while, and then appear in another place, but they are all very remote places.

  About the Magic Spring, there are many legends in the Emerald Forest. The forest elves believe it is a gift from the lord **** of the elves. Every creature who encounters the Magic Spring is lucky, because unexpected good things will happen after drinking the Magic Spring.

  If you choose natural science, you need to collect more information about the magic spring, because all the natural energy of the Emerald Forest comes from the magic spring. This is the secret of the forest elves, and they will not tell outsiders casually.

  Miss Clear Sky has lived in the Emerald Forest for a long time in order to find the Magic Spring, and has done some research on natural science. I will tell Miss Clear Sky to recommend some natural science books for you to help you study.

   Let me tell you another little secret, Miss Weathering found the Magic Spring through the information in these books.

  After Luke wrote the reply, he encrypted the important information in it, and then handed it over to the secret interviewer sent to the Emerald Forest, and sent it to Princess Dai as quickly as possible.

  As soon as the letter was sent away, Agatha came.

  Now the relationship between the two seems to be the same as before, and they only talk about work when they meet, but there are some differences from before. Agatha seems to be very satisfied with this distance, neither far nor close is in line with the current status and identities of the two of them.

Today, Agatha was wearing an equestrian uniform, holding a whip in her hand, and she was in a very good mood: "Dai'er has written, she is fine at the Emerald Magic Academy, and I can finally rest assured. Daier said where is she going in the Emerald Forest?" They were all riding horses, and I just remembered that I hadn’t ridden a horse for a long time.

  I brought two royal horses, and we ran in your back garden, just in time to tell you news from the north. "

  Seeing that Agatha was so interested, Luke accompanied her on horseback for a walk in the back garden.

  Agatha riding a horse has a very high royal dignity. She raised her chin slightly, and the sun shone on her golden hair. Even if she was walking in the garden, she seemed to be patrolling the territory of the empire.

  Agatha asked Luke who was walking side by side on horseback: "What did you write in the letter from Delle?"

  Luke replied: "It should be about the same. First report safety, and then talk about life in the academy. Dai'er's temper is very similar to that of an elf. It can be said that any creature who sees her will like her and can't bear to hurt her."

"Yes! Dai'er is an unusual member of the Augustine family. At first I was reluctant to let her go to study in such a far place, but now it seems that this is the right choice. In this era of turmoil everywhere, the Emerald Forest is rarely safe. I hope that when she comes back, all the troubles in the empire will be resolved smoothly."

  Luke said with a smile: "Troubles are never solved. Let's talk about the North. What's new?"

"The northern border is good news." Agatha regained her capable appearance: "The Snow Army recently regained the Shiqimir area in the north of Snow City, and now the entire surrounding area of ​​Snow City has returned to the control of the empire. With the follow-up Supplies and troops keep up, and the Northern War will enter a stalemate as you wish."

   This is indeed good news. With Shiqimir recovered, the outer defense lines of Snow City were closed, and the imperial army could use Snow City as the core to compress the war area from the third line of defense to the second line of defense, greatly reducing the pressure on defense.

   On the other hand, Yate County United no longer has the aggressive edge that it had at the beginning of the war. Recently, intelligence has shown that the army of the Yate County United is building fortifications in the occupied area, and it seems that they are also preparing for a protracted war.

  Helkekin’s intelligence confirmed this point. After learning that Raging Waves City had built a 10,000-ton warship, the county coalition military made full preparations to deal with large-scale conflicts at sea. The land is gradually turned to defend the occupied areas, and the resources, funds and personnel are greatly shifted to the construction of the navy.

  Luke didn't hide the fact that Rage City built a 10,000-ton warship, even such a large warship couldn't hide it.

  He even announced the data of some warships, with the purpose of triggering the panic of various maritime powers, especially the Attorney League, thus setting off a round of maritime military power competition. Giant ships and cannons are a toy that consumes a lot of national power. Soon, most countries know that they are not qualified to own this toy, and succumbed to the countries that own this toy, willingly withdrawing from the industrial racing track and becoming become a resource-exporting country or a manpower-exporting country.

   Those high-tech talents scattered in various places will flow to places with strong national power because there is no room for them to play locally.

  Once this flow is finalized, the world pattern will become such that the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak.

  As long as the strong country does not kill itself, the weak country has almost no possibility of turning over.

  Yate County United has extremely strong industrial capabilities, and cheap energy makes their industrial products very competitive. However, the high latitude determines that this country has a fatal shortcoming. The single agricultural product and low-margin light industry are difficult to survive.

  If Yate County United falls into a maritime arms race, it will greatly occupy industrial production capacity. Both wars and shipbuilding are required. Exports of industrial products have decreased, but imports have increased significantly. It won't take too long for prices inside Art County Union to soar.

  At that time, there are only two roads in front of Art County United.

   Surrender!

   Or put all your eggs in one basket and fight a national destiny war with the empire.

   This is a conspiracy. As long as the Yate County United dare not fight the decisive battle at sea with the fleet of Raging City, they must build ships together with Raging City, and build bigger and bigger.

   Other countries will also find their place in this race.

  If the national strength cannot sustain and you don’t want to passively accept the world division of labor, you will take military risks.

  Agatha rode to the front unknowingly. When she turned her head and saw Luke lagging behind in thought, she turned the horse's head and walked back: "Looking at your expression, don't you think this is a good thing?"

"No, no..." Luke came back to his senses and said, "Of course it's a good thing that the Northern War has returned to our control. I'm just thinking about how we need to deal with a world situation in a few years' time." big changes."

  Agatha asked curiously: "The world is changing so fast now that I don't even know what will happen tomorrow. Can you imagine how the world will change in a few years' time?"

Luke followed Agatha's footsteps again, and said: "The world's resources do not allow all countries to maintain such a high speed of development at the same time, and even most countries will be eliminated. This elimination is cruel. When some of the current When powerful countries realize that their upper limit of development is locked, they will take risks.

  The empire should prepare for a world war. "

  Luke's words made the originally relaxed Agatha's face suddenly change: "You told me when the empire was fighting two wars at the same time, there will be a world-class war in the next few years.

  Don't joke with me like this! "

   "I'm not joking with you. This world-class war has already begun to brew under my layout. After a great chaos, the new world order will be accepted."

"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Agatha realized that her voice was too loud, she looked at the attendants standing in the distance, lowered her voice and said to Luke: "You must understand that world-class war means What. The last world-class war was an ancient war initiated by five civilizations. Look at what is left after the war?

   Whatever you are doing must be terminated immediately. "

  Agatha has no doubt that Luke has the ability to provoke a world-class war. She is very nervous and a little scared.

But Luke said calmly: "A world-class war is a turning point that will inevitably occur when civilization develops to a certain level. I just did some things in advance to make it come faster. Remember what I once said to you" Ready to fight a new Civilization War'?

   It has come, whether you accept it or not, you must bear the historical responsibility you have to bear. "

  Agatha, who was a little behind, urged her mount to catch up with Luke: "But I thought your words were just a metaphor, but now you tell me that I will fight in a few years, and I don't even know who to fight?

  Can you really fight? "

  "Unless the entire human civilization agrees that the empire is the only pole that cannot be challenged before the war begins, and they are willing to use their resources as the empire takes at will, otherwise this war is almost inevitable.

  Agatha, if a country wanted to take away the tax revenue from Rough City, would you be willing? "

   Agatha replied decisively: "Of course I don't want to!"

   "If you don't want that to happen, the empire must defeat all opponents in this competition and establish an order that all countries abide by."

   "Have you ever thought that human civilization will collapse like ancient civilizations, and even... even die."

  Luke said lightly: "Have you ever thought about it... After experiencing chaos, is the abyss or the starry sky ahead? This kind of uncertainty is a wonderful life."

   "You, you are simply..." Agatha didn't know what to say at this time, but she realized something and asked Luke: "The abyss you mentioned is a metaphor, or is it the real abyss?"

  Luke smiled and said to Agatha: "Do you think the starry sky I mentioned is a metaphor, or the real starry sky."

   Agatha couldn't help but looked towards the sky.

  As the sun sets, the clouds in the western sky are like burning flames, and the full moon hangs high in the eastern sky, a starry sky.

  Agatha couldn't help being stunned by the celestial phenomenon where the sun and the moon were shining together, and she forgot to talk to Luke for a while.

   Luke Zhuma and Agatha stood side by side, looking at the beautiful sky together.

  (end of this chapter)