Standing in front of Rosetta Augustus were the president of the Royal Association of Mages, the legendary mage Windsor Mapel, and the current master of magic, Daniel, who has become the president of the Imperial Association of Craftsmen.
They are the most outstanding scholars and technical personnel in the empire, they are the most trusted consultants in the extraordinary and industrial fields of the royal family, and they are also the right-hand men of Rosetta Augustus himself.
Not many people in the empire know about the news that the Courage departed from Port Mobius. That ship is the crystallization of Typhon's most advanced technology, and its related news is naturally kept secret, but the people who can stand in this room Apparently not bound by secrecy regulations. After hearing Rosetta's words, Windsor was the first to smile: "This is really good news."
Daniel asked curiously, "Is Spirit still on Thasos?"
"Still on Thassos, but we will return today," Rosetta said unhurriedly. He knew what Daniel was curious about. "The news is that Port Mobius, which was sent back by magical communication, has the strongest port on the east coast. A large communication tower, and on that ship... there is a small communication circle improved by Ms. Windsor Mapel herself."
Daniel was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Windsor Mapel indifferently, and nodded with the same indifferent expression as before: "Not bad results."
"Thank you for your compliment," Windsor said immediately, "It's just some modification of traditional spells, not a breakthrough creation."
"But it is also an effective transformation," Rosetta Augustus said, "It turns out that the communication technology of the Eternal Sleepers is extremely useful, and the distance between Thassos Island and Mobius Port is not short. The old-fashioned communication towers cannot communicate so far away. However, the improved communication circle is not very stable. It has been several days since the Spirit successfully arrived at Thassos, but the communication has been disturbed by the magical environment of the ocean. It was not until today that the information was successfully sent back.”
"This is the problem we have to solve in the next stage," Windsor Mapel said immediately, "It hasn't been long since we got the technology of the Eternal Sleeper, and the improvement of the communication spell has just started. In many cases, it is even simple and rude to use their The idea is only applied to our own communication technology, and there is still a lot of room for optimization. In the future, whether it is efficiency or cost, our communication technology will definitely have greater improvements.”
Rosetta Augustus glanced at the legendary mage and smiled: "I have always believed in your ability, ma'am."
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The corridor from Obsidian Palace to the Royal Library is long, hundreds of steps, and it is usually quiet.
Only a few are qualified to walk here.
Daniel and Windsor Mapel walked in this long corridor, and only occasionally saw the royal guards standing guard on both sides. The footsteps of the two mages were very light, which made this empty corridor even more deserted and silent .
The first one to break the silence was Windsor Mapel. She turned her head slightly and looked at the former mentor who was walking beside her: "Teacher, I still remember when you took me through this corridor for the first time. At that time, I just broke through to a high level, and you said that it is a great honor for a mage to go to the Royal Library from this corridor... "
Daniel's expression didn't change, he just responded indifferently: "Not a few years after that, you will be qualified to unimpeded in this area as a legendary mage."
Windsor Mapel said subconsciously: "Mentor, I..."
"No, I didn't blame you," Daniel paused slightly, and he glanced at the former apprentice beside him, with nothing but peace in his eyes, "I'm just saying, your talent is indeed very good, and this talent belongs to you , we should all accept that fact.”
Looking at the calm eyes of the tutor, Windsor suddenly inexplicably felt a little calmer in her heart.
She hadn't seen such a calm appearance of her mentor for many years.
What has mentorship been like over the years? Resistance, boredom, frustration, anger, hysteria... Ever since he failed to break through the bottleneck of talent with some terrible methods many years ago, this once gentle and wise old man seems to be a different person, getting farther and farther away from himself In the end, he even voluntarily left the Royal Wizards Association and chose to live in seclusion in an inaccessible place. After many years, the old man returned to the imperial capital, and his attitude towards himself was still cold and full of distance. With signs of melting, Windsor Mapel even felt that this rift would never disappear.
The once close master and apprentice became strangers.
However, a series of plans by His Majesty the Emperor forced this pair of strangers to come together again. Whether they are willing or not, as the two most outstanding talents in this country, they must meet here frequently and work together. Working, communicating, arguing, and helping each other due to contacts in the field of technology and knowledge.
"Actually, I am very glad to have such an opportunity." Windsor Mapel smiled and said with emotion, "Your Majesty's mission has brought us all back to 'on track'. I think you have proved that you have done so many years ago What I want to prove is that extraordinary power is not the only talent in human beings, and your talent in the field of magic technology is also at the 'legendary' level."
In Windsor Mapel's view, Daniel is so calm now, it must be inseparable from the development of magic technology. This persistent old man has proved himself in a new field, and this "proof" is enough to untie his knot , And as long as the knot in my heart is untied, that kind mentor will gradually come back.
Daniel just glanced at Windsor quietly.
A powerful legendary mage with outstanding talent and a transcendent status, but this does not mean that she has the ability to read people's hearts.
fair enough.
"You don't need to compliment me, you know I don't like compliments," Daniel shook his head, and said lightly, "In fact, people who are talented in the field of magic are usually not inferior in talent in the field of magic and magic. Many places are connected. Your improvement in the communication spell proves your ability in this area, and it is not something ordinary people can do to understand the technology of the eternal sleeper in a short time."
"Thank you for your compliment," Windsor smiled, but then frowned and said seriously, "However, I also encountered a lot of difficulties... The rune system of the Eternal Sleeper was born out of divine magic, but the communication spell and divine spell There is a problem of energy conflict between spells, and now I try to use pure arcane magic to drive two sets of runes, which leads to very low stability of the whole system, and it is prone to reverse flow and meltdown... I think the Cecilians Only by solving this obstacle can we boldly apply the runes of the Eternal Sleeper to those 'Magic Net Terminals'. Recently, I am looking for this key conversion structure from the samples of Magic Net Terminals... "
She carefully and carefully talked about the problems she encountered in the face of brand-new knowledge, just like when she was an apprentice discussing difficult problems with her mentor many years ago, but soon she found that Daniel did not respond to her, and the old man was just silent. Standing quietly by the side, looking at this side with strangely calm eyes, this made her confused: "Mentor?"
"I'm listening, but I don't have any good suggestions," Daniel shook his head slowly, his eyes still on Windsor Mapel, and then he was silent for two seconds before sighing softly, "You really very talented…”
"I'm very glad that you are willing to listen to me talking about these issues with you. I know they are very boring, and it's not your job." Windsor smiled, and then took half a step back, "I have to take a step first, Prince Hadiron and I I have an appointment, and we have to meet in half an hour."
Daniel nodded simply: "Well, you go."
Windsor Mapel left, leaving Daniel alone in the long and empty corridor.
He looked at the direction where the former apprentice left, and sighed softly in a voice that no one could detect.
"Windsor... your talent is really great..."
Two seconds later, the old mage shook his head and continued to walk forward slowly and steadily.
He was not jealous, nor had he ever loathed any of his apprentices.
It was only at this moment that the ability shown by Windsor Mapel made him feel a little "dangerous".
In the end, however, he decided to do nothing.
This is not because of Windsor Maple's status as a legendary mage. In fact, he knows that Windsor Maple is completely defenseless against him, and with the help of his secret advantage, he can also completely avoid any frontal contact. To sabotage the research projects of the Royal Society of Mages, or at least greatly impede and delay their progress.
It's just that there are many talented people in this world, and in the mighty Typhon, there is more than one person like "Windsor Mapel". There have been many in the past, and there will be many in the future.
The master said that he doesn't mind Typhon's development, and he is even happy to see other mortal kingdoms prosper because he will guarantee that Cecil will always be the most powerful of all kingdoms.
Under this premise, the master does not advocate that he obstruct most of Typhon's technological progress because every technological progress, whether it is Typhon's or Cecil's, is the common wealth of mortals.
He used to not understand the great idea of his master, and just executed orders in this area mechanically, but after personally participating in the construction of the magic industry and seeing the changes of Typhon and Cecil, he felt that he could vaguely Yuedi understood the idea of the master's "community of mortals".
He took a long breath and smiled.
Windsor Mapel's talent is her own, as her mentor... I should be happy.
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Matilda Augustus was sitting on a small sofa by the window through which the sunlight slanted in, illuminating the crystal ornaments and the Cecil Cube on the table.
She flipped the pages of the book in her hands, and stroked the hair hanging down her ears. At this time, footsteps came from not far away, and she lifted her eyes from the book and looked in the direction of the door.
The young Prince Hadiron was entering the room.
"Hardiron," Matilda nodded, "Aren't you going to meet Ms. Windsor Mapel at this time?"
"In half an hour, sister," Hadiron said casually, "what are you looking at?"
"A gift that just arrived by international mail this morning." Matilda raised the book in her hand that looked heavy, and then pointed to the neat tomes lying on the table not far away. In an exquisite wooden box, this is obviously a large-scale series of books, ""The Foundation of Everything", this incredible tome has finally been completed, Emperor Cecil sent me a set of signed copies as promised, and I am reading it Sociology volume, I feel very inspiring."
"The Cecilian's 'Encyclopedia of Natural History'?" The young Prince Hadiron muttered casually, sitting down opposite Matilda while reaching out to the bookcase, "Speaking of Cecil... Do you feel like there's been more and more stuff coming from Cecil lately? Their magazines, their newspapers, and their toys... I've seen merchant kids playing with rune cubes when I was in town, and they Cheerfully chanting 'Cecile Cube,' as if having a 'Cecile Cube' among the kids is something to be very proud of."
"This proves that their parents have sufficient financial strength, and it also proves that they themselves have sufficient wisdom to understand how the cube works." Matilda glanced at Hadillon, "Carefully read the book of mine in your hand." It hasn't been opened yet."
Hadiron immediately put the "Agronomy Volume" back into the bookcase: "Then I just don't read it."
Matilda's attention had already been attracted by her younger brother, she looked into Hadillon's eyes, and asked seemingly casually: "Speaking of gifts...you have accepted the gift I brought you from Cecil It has been more than a month, and there is no evaluation yet.”
"Oh my God," Hadillon's cousin suddenly became weird, and he gave Matilda a sad look, "I sometimes wonder if you are deliberately playing tricks on me... you can't give me something real Is it a normal gift..."
"I think books are the most normal gifts, especially books that are rich in knowledge and inspiring," Matilda said immediately, "Hadiron, you have always been lax in your studies, that's why you have Windsor A legendary mage like Ms. Mapel personally taught it, but until now... ”
"Stop, stop, I broke through to the high level last month, so your preaching in this area is useless," Hadiron immediately raised his hand and shook his head again, "And I admit that the book does It’s a good gift, but don’t you think twelve books on mathematics and mechanics and one hundred and eighty-seven sets of papers are a bit too much?”
Matilda looked at her younger brother quietly, and after two seconds, she nodded with a serious face and said, "That's Cecil's specialty."
"...This is really bad," Hadiron said helplessly, "that's why I said, there are too many 'Cecil' here..."