The next day, Xiao Chen visited Sage Asimiro again, and this time he was accompanied by Cleveland and Yolanda.
Asimiro and Bruders were very surprised to see the two Holy Judges coming into the office. Asimiro said, "It seems that the situation has changed. After meeting the Holy Maiden yesterday, did Mr. Xiao Chen have any changes of mind? Did he reach any agreement with the Judicial Authority?"
Xiao Chen said: "After I came here, I gradually understood the conflict between the Sages and the Judiciary, and also understood what your expectations of the Saint were.
Let's be frank. All of this is ultimately a conflict caused by positions. Some are about ideas, some are about interests. At this point, the situation in the world may take a sharp turn for the worse at any time. I feel that I need to be a middleman. I hope you can unite to solve the problem of the Saint's awakening."
Asimiro said, “I have always been a person who is willing to listen, and I really want to hear what Mr. Xiao Chen thinks about the Saint’s matter.
But I don't quite understand, shouldn't the Inquisition be the most loyal guardian of the Saint? Shouldn't they just protect the Saint and catch those wizards, just as they swore to the Saint? "
Although Cleveland could no longer show any strength in front of Xiao Chen, as a chief judge, his status was higher than Asimiro. He frowned and said, "Asimiro, our presence here is an attitude in itself. We are willing to reach some cooperation with the Sage Society to a certain extent. Do you want the dispute in the south to continue? The battle between the Sage Society and the Judiciary will not be easily decided. If it keeps going on like this, who will benefit in the end? Those scattered businessmen? Those families without power? Those wizards who are secretly connected? I hope you cherish this opportunity enough."
Asimiro could see that the other party was serious about what he said. He stroked his beard and said, "Well, now that we've come to this, let me see what ideas you have."
Xiao Chen told Asimiro about his thoughts on the Saint, and also showed him the contents of the video crystal.
After reading it, Asimiro fell into a long silence. After a while, he said, "Magic... This is something that people on this continent have been afraid of for a long time. I didn't expect you to show me these in front of the two holy judges of the judicial authority, and even said that you wanted to take away the memory inheritance of the leftover woman? What's going on?"
Xiao Chen said: "There are some things you may not know yet. These two Holy Judges are also two Holy-level magicians."
"What?" Asimiro and Brutus, who was standing by, both screamed. Although Brutus had experienced the battle between Xiao Chen and Yolanda, he and Esselit had fainted at the time and did not notice the magic attacks used by the Holy Judges.
"This... How is it possible?" Asimiro's eyes switched between the three people in front of him, trying to find some flaws.
However, Yolanda stretched out her hand, and a ball of fire appeared out of thin air in her palm. The fire circled around her palm and arm, spun several times, and finally disappeared into her palm again.
Asimiro held his forehead and said, "What's going on? Wait a minute, I remember now that there was a report that an executor of the Judiciary used magic-like skills. Also, some of our business personnel in the south died in the attack of wizards. Now it seems that there are more than just you two who can use magic in the Judiciary, right?"
Cleveland just smiled and didn't answer the question.
Asimiro slapped the table lightly and said, "I understand a little bit now. No wonder you are involved with these people from the East Continent. You are essentially the same magicians, and you are more worried about the awakening of the Saint than anyone else, so you agreed to Mr. Xiao Chen's plan."
He added: "But now you have told me this news... If I don't agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this room just based on the secrets I've heard, right?"
Xiao Chen said, "Mr. Asimiro, please don't be nervous. You have helped me a lot anyway. How could I put your life in danger? I brought them here, and naturally brought a solution that is beneficial to everyone."
Asimiro said, "I'm afraid that few sages would think this is a good idea. Let's not talk about loyalty to the Saint, and whether magic itself is an evil force. If we really allow people from the Judiciary to use magic, how can we compete with them in many places? At that time, because of the distribution of interests, it may cause a civil war."
"I'm showing you the situation of our East Continent territory to tell you a possibility. Magic and industry can be combined." Xiao Chen's fingers moved in the air, and characters appeared in the air one by one, staying there motionlessly. He wrote three advantages of each side in the air, "Please take a look at what you each have. As a member of the Sages' Association, you have factories and production capabilities, a lot of financial support, and political resources available. Similarly, as a judicial institution, you have magic technology, sufficient intelligence, and countless branches and bases."
Xiao Chen wrote a 3 on each side. "If we confront each other, I'm afraid both sides will suffer. But if we cooperate, there is simply no better partner than each other. Each of your strengths is basically complementary. When combined, most of the weaknesses are eliminated. So this is not a 3+3 relationship, but a 3x3 relationship."
Xiao Chen drew a multiplication sign between the two 3s. "This is a project with great advantages, but there is more to it than that."
Xiao Chen wrote another 3 after the 3x3 formula. "We in the Tower of China have a lot of magical heritage, especially the scientific process of learning magic. We have experience in combining magic with industry for production, and we also have ships that can travel between the East and West continents. If we join in, the effect will be explosive. When we form a cooperation, the wealth you produce will be much higher than when you do it on your own. All you have to do is to cooperate with us to solve the problem of the Saint, and convince enough members of the Sage Council and the Judgment Authority to join this model."
"It's a really crazy idea. I don't know what to make of it."
"Then try to accept it, how about that?"