It's a pity that Yalin vetoed Grete's proposal. ,
It's not that Yalin is afraid of technology leakage or that he is reluctant to spend some resources. It's just that the magic power consumed by a large portal is very large when it is activated. The leakage of magic power can easily be sensed by people nearby who have practiced magic, such as the current man. Serena, the chief priest of the Ice and Snow Goddess, who has been staying in the Saxon capital, once the portal is activated, the chief priest, who is proficient in magic and is also good at divine arts, can immediately sense it, and can also judge the type and type of spell through the fluctuation of magic power afterwards. Casting position. During the Dragon War ten thousand years ago, both warring parties used this method to detect and attack each other's portals and cut off logistical supplies.
Obviously, the Kingdom of Saxony does not have the technology to build large-scale portals. The only ones that have the full set of technologies for large-scale portals are the Holy City and the Holy See, two religious organizations that are inextricably linked to the Dragon War. If someone suddenly discovers Saxony The kingdom has a large portal, so if we trace it out, can the Kingdom of Saxony be able to withstand the two behemoths of the Holy City and the Holy See without wavering
Of course, another way is to build a magic blocking array around the portal, so that the leaked magic can be hidden and not discovered, but the cost will be high. Although he is not reluctant to spend resources, the current situation in Ulduar City does not allow Yalin to waste resources like this.
Schneizel quickly brought back the bad news for Gretel. Simply put, if the Kingdom of Saxony wanted to build a large teleportation gate in the royal capital, it must meet a prerequisite, that is, the two parties, the Holy Capital and the Holy See, must Get out of this religious organization!
Obviously this is not something that the Kingdom of Saxony can do, but after understanding the situation, Gretel did not force it. After all, the transaction with the ancient gods exposed that the Kingdom of Saxony would also face unimaginable diplomatic pressure and difficulties. Although she didn't force it, Grete still didn't give up. The mage still hoped to build large portals in other territories of the Kingdom of Saxony.
Schneizel and Gretel discussed this proposal for a long time, and Yalin gave the final decision to Schneizel. In the end, after the two parties discussed all aspects of the details in detail and Grete could guarantee on behalf of the royal family that the power of the Holy Capital and the Holy See would be limited to the royal capital, Schneizel agreed to build a new portal for the Kingdom of Saxony. The right to operate the gate can be handed over to the Kingdom of Saxony but will not establish direct contact with Ulduar City. In addition, in the future, the Kingdom of Saxony will need to cooperate with some of the actions of Ulduar City in the Free City. Mainly responsible for covering up and helping Ulduar City purchase and transport some goods to the Free City.
Of course, Schneizel did not explain the existence of Lelouch and others to Gretel, and Gretel also mistakenly believed that some transactions between the Ancient God and the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce required the Kingdom of Saxony to act as an agent. For this request Grete has agreed personally for the time being. However, the detailed details still require direct discussions between the mage and the royal family before a final answer can be given.
Over the past few days, Grete and Schneizel signed a series of agreements. During this period, the court mage also took the opportunity to enter the Thinker Library in his spare time to read some long-lost magic materials and historical records. You must know that even the great mage Faron was amazed by the large amount of information in the great library of Ulduar City after his return, especially the many precious magic technology information. The old mage only sighed that none of him could All this information is carried away in the brain.
In the library, Grete also deeply felt the resentment of her mentor Faron. What she now has in her hand is an advanced application material of the teleportation circle recorded in ancient Elf language. Ancient Elvish is a language used by the elves a long time ago. However, after the human-dominated common language on the continent began to prevail, the elves began to slowly abandon their own language, which led to scholars studying ancient Elvish and other racial languages. Less and less. As a magician, Gretel has also learned some ancient Elvish language, but she only understands it a little. Facing this information that was entirely written in ancient Elvish language, Grete could only sigh inwardly that the book would only be used when it was used!
"Master Gretel?"
Just when the court mage was silent in reading, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind. Grete turned her head as if she was electrocuted. At this moment, Princess Luo Jie'an, who was wearing silver scales, was as happy as seeing her relatives. He looked at himself with a look on his face.
"Your Highness Princess~" Although she was extremely excited, Gretel did not dare to neglect at all and hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Princess Luo Jie'an smiled gently and signaled to Gretel that there was no need to be polite. After all, this was not the Kingdom of Saxony, and her identity here was not that of a princess, but just a subordinate of His Majesty the Dragon King.
The library was not a good place for conversation, so the two of them moved to the observation deck and found a seat to sit down. Princess Luo Jie'an took out a letter. This was the letter that Gretel had asked Schneizel to deliver to Princess Luo Jie'an. After learning about the palace mage's intention, Princess Luo Jie'an said that Gretel did not need to be so nervous. If you have something to convey to yourself, you don’t have to go through so much trouble to let others convey it to you.
"Haha~ You are worrying too much about Master Gretel. I am not a prisoner. If you have anything to do, just come to me." She picked up the water glass with a smile and sipped the hot drink made of juice and milk. .
Gretel nodded repeatedly. It seemed that Princess Luo Jie'an was living quite well in the city of the ancient gods. Her Royal Highness looked much more cheerful without the constraints of a marriage contract. It's just that I haven't seen the princess in these days. She has started to grow her hair long. The elegant silver scales support her beautiful figure. Compared with the previous one, the current Princess Luo Jie'an is even more beautiful. If the princess can return to Saxony now, As for the kingdom, the entire palace would be filled with handsome young men who want to woo the princess.
Seeing that the princess was fine, Grete was finally relieved: "I will convey to His Majesty that Your Majesty, Princess, that you are fine, but His Majesty still misses you sometimes. After all, you are his only biological daughter now."
Luo Jie'an was still a little emotional when she heard about her father. As a princess, Luo Jie'an has always been loved by her father Luo Lan. Not only because Luo Jie'an is the heir of "Yinxue", Luo Jie'an once had a sister. , but this sister died at a very young age, and then Luo Jie'an, the only remaining daughter, was cherished by her father.
As they chatted, the topic involuntarily shifted to what Luo Jie'an had heard about before about the emergence of cultists in the royal capital. As a court mage, Grete was very concerned about this matter. After all, they not only discovered the cultists, but also built an altar outside the royal capital. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, otherwise God knows how many more innocent people these cultists would have killed. So far, the Kingdom of Saxony has not relaxed its crackdown on cultists. This incident is firstly to ensure domestic security, and secondly, the royal family also uses this incident to divert the attention of the Holy Capital and the Holy See, so that these two behemoths do not want to Too much energy was focused on slave acquisitions.
"Don't worry, Princess. The current situation in the country is very stable. With the help of God Togu, the Kingdom of Saxony is slowly getting better. As long as the ore mining starts slowly in some time, everything will get better."
"Thank you for your hard work these days, Master Gretel. I hope the cooperation between the royal family and His Majesty can go smoothly."
At this moment, magical light spots condensed behind Luo Jie'an. Grete subconsciously became alert. Cu Chulainn, carrying the Death Thorn Spear, appeared behind Luo Jie'an.
"Hey~ It's training time, little girl. Being late is not a habit that a warrior should have." Cu Chulainn said with a somewhat frivolous tone, knocking Luo Jie'an on the head.
Luo Jie'an reacted immediately and said apologetically: "Sorry~ I accidentally forgot."
Seeing the man who suddenly appeared doing this, Grete originally wanted to stop him immediately, but then she thought that she was now in the territory of the ancient god. The court mage had to swallow what he wanted to say again.
"Who is this?"
"This is a very powerful warrior, Lord Cu Chulainn, and now he is my spearmanship training instructor."
Princess Luo Jie'an immediately introduced each other: "Your Excellency Cu Chulainn, this is┉┉"
"I know, the royal court mage, the king's most trusted right-hand man, I've seen you before." Cu Chulainn said jokingly while holding a spear.
Has the other party seen him? Grete had some doubts. She really had no memory of seeing the blue-haired man in front of her. If she had seen him, she would not have any impression. Could it be that when he first came to the Yanold Mountains and was ambushed, the other party had seen him in a melee. Perhaps it was only in that chaotic situation that he had no impression of him.
But Gretel has another problem. The other party is Princess Luo Jie'an's spear training instructor? In the previous duel with Silvado, Princess Luo Jie'an showed extraordinary strength, a strength that even Grand Duke Maurice would be amazed by. Princess Luo Jie'an, who has awakened her power with the help of the ancient gods, has long since transformed into a being beyond mortals. And now the other party can also serve as Princess Luo Jie'an's mentor. How many incredibly powerful monsters are there in this city
After thinking about it, Grete still made a request to observe. Seeing many elves, dwarves and tauren doing combat training with real swords and guns in the training ground, Grete was already secretly amazed. When Princess Luo Jie'an and Cu Chulainn fought, Grete finally realized that her vision was too narrow. In other words, the gap between mortals and beings beyond mortals is just that big. Princess Luo Jie'an's explosive speed and power are already far above ordinary people. What's more, Cu Chulainn, who was even better than Luo Jie'an, was as fierce as a tiger in the battle. Grete secretly made a painful discovery that if it was Cu Chulainn who fought against her in the first place, then she might not have had time to release her magic. He had already been pierced through the heart by a spear.
A level 16 mage may be considered a remarkable achievement among the world. But here Grete discovered that she was actually so powerless. Clenching his fists, the mage couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
One day later, the cooperation agreement that Yalin had reviewed and signed was handed over to Grete by Schneizel, and Grete also embarked on the road back with this new agreement. Before returning, the court mage also brought a secret message to Schneizel. Lawrence, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Free City, would be visiting the Kingdom of Saxony in the near future. (To be continued...)