July 30, cloudy.
After yesterday's heavy rain, the air was relatively humid, and it was bitingly cold under the breeze. The change in climate indicated that the terrible black snow season was coming. The sacrificial high platform in the Holy See of Light and the square had already been built, and a large number of people had already gathered on the high platform. Next, surrounded by the statues on the high platform, although the ceremony has not yet officially started, the people have already begun to pray devoutly.
On the same day, at dawn.
The main director family of the Scott Consortium, in the old castle of the Chai family, a figure secretly entered from a secret passage on the side of the castle, followed by two figures waiting at the entrance of the passage, and came to an underground secret room in the old castle In the middle of the day, he took out a secret report from his arms. Through the faint oily light on the wall, he could faintly see nine encircled star cities engraved on the cover of the secret report. The nobles were familiar with this symbol, which symbolized the main institution of the Holy See of Light—the Temple of Elements!
An old man wearing a black mask in the secret room seemed to know the identity of the person who came. He quickly took the secret message and opened it. On it was a short poem by a famous poet. He glanced at it twice and his pupils shrank suddenly. , the finger holding the secret report trembled slightly. After a while, he restrained the shock and said hoarsely: "Go."
The shadow who handed out the secret report didn't speak, just nodded, then quickly turned and left.
After watching him leave, the old man in the black mask packed the secret report, turned around and entered from another secret passage in the underground chamber, bypassed several corridors, and came to a basement where sundries were stored. He turned around and twisted the wall The agency closed the door of the secret basement under the miscellaneous basement, took off the mask, put it away in the robe, walked out of the miscellaneous basement along the stairs, and came to the hall of the old castle.
Glancing at the ancient clock on the wall that was more than sixty years old, it was still early at this moment. He took a light breath, exhaled slowly, and regained his composure. He found the head maid and said, "It's getting late, everyone is ready to work." work."
"Yes, butler." The head maid promised when he saw the old man.
The scorching sun was born, and the warm sunlight shone on the windows of the castle. The young ladies and young masters of the Chai family all woke up one after another, while some younger third-generation descendants huddled under the covers, unwilling to get out of bed.
At seven o'clock, all the young ladies and young masters came to the hall, even the third-generation descendants who liked to sleep late, because at this time, their grandfather, Chestov, the head of the Chai family, would get up on time and come Go to the hall to have breakfast with everyone, this is the way of life of their Chai family, and no one dares to violate it.
However, today, the ladies and young masters of the Chai family were waiting in the hall, but they couldn’t help being anxious and surprised when they didn’t see their grandfather coming down for a long time. In their memory, Chestov never got up late, and his life was as regular as a marionette. It can show that there are more important matters waiting in front of Chestorov's bed, and such matters are usually the affairs of the consortium.
For a while, everyone in the hall had different thoughts and guesses.
In Chestov's room.
Looking at the secret report handed over by the old butler, Chestov rubbed his eyes, took the secret report, and stretched out his other hand. The butler understood, picked up the glasses next to him, and handed them respectfully.
Putting on his glasses, Chestov slowly opened the secret report, browsed it slowly, slowly closed the secret report, and handed it to the old butler. The impenetrable depth seems to have countless thoughts, and it can see through endless hearts.
"Master..." The old butler looked at him inquiringly.
Chastov was silent for a moment, and said, "This time, take this thing down at all costs!"
"Yes." The butler nodded respectfully.
Chestov put on his shoes, got out of bed, changed his clothes, and went to the hall with the old butler. In the hall, all the young ladies and young masters of the Chai family stood up in awe.
After Chastov took his seat, the people took their seats one after another according to their status.
The old housekeeper handed today's morning newspaper to Chestov, knowing that he likes to read the newspaper while having breakfast, which can save time and be more efficient.
The first newspaper Chastov picked up was not the newspaper of his own consortium, nor the newspaper of the nobles, but the newspaper of the military department. For him, what will happen to his consortium and what will be reported in tomorrow's newspaper The news, he had expected it a long time ago, and at his height, the only thing that can shake the status and foundation of the Scott Consortium are only two aspects, the first is the military department, the second is the Holy See of Light, and now the border war Unpredictable, the situation is unpredictable, and one can only rely on military newspapers to learn about it. This war, which will cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers, is not a life and death struggle for him, but a way of making money in business.
His famous saying is: "Where there is struggle, there is business."
This sentence has influenced many wealthy businessmen, and it is also the most important principle that he has regarded as the business principle throughout his life!
"Relying on the geographical advantage of the fortress and the magic of military magic, you still fall into a disadvantage?" Chastov pondered. "These savages, who only rely on brute force, have learned to use tactics. It's interesting."
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On the same morning, the five consortiums including the Huasheng Consortium, Mellon Consortium, and Krylov Consortium all received secret reports from their internal staff in the Temple of Elements. When the above information was confirmed, all consortiums The silent behemoth comes alive at dawn.
When Chestov woke up from the bed, the divine magic daily in the temple had already been distributed to all the castles. The quiet morning was suddenly broken by an uproar, and shocking exclamations were heard from all the castles.
On the headline on the front page of the Divine Arts Daily, seven bold characters appeared: Du Di'an's new divine arts!
Especially the word lightning rod at the back, which uses the special logo color of Shenshu Daily, which means that this object is a magic item!
The same newspaper was also sent to Du Dian's castle and appeared in Du Dian's hands. When he saw the news on the headlines, a faint smile appeared on his face. When it rained heavily yesterday, he expected that today would be the result. as expected.
"Mr. Du Dian, the smallest winner of the 'Era' medal in history, who is only 16 years old, has released his third magical work today, following the epoch-making legendary work [New Textile Machine], four-star mid-grade [Military Crossbow] Finally, the third magical work [Lightning Rod] came out!!"
"[Lightning Rod], just seeing the name, many people will wonder, isn't Mr. Du Dian an envoy of the wood department? The author also thought so, but Mr. Du Dian told me with facts, what is a 'genius', what is an 'extraordinary' ', everyone's guess is correct, as the name says, this is a thunder magic! That's right, the thunder, the most destructive thunder in the temple of elements!"
"According to the identification of the Divine Art Temple, jointly confirmed by Master Ibiza, Master Kesi, and Master Miqi, the grade of [Lightning Rod] divine art is four-star top-grade!"
Du Dian looked at the words in the newspaper. Although there are some exaggerated modifiers in them, they are generally good. At least people can't find faults. To his surprise, the grade identified by the lightning rod is even higher than the military crossbow. !
Four-star top-rank, this is already close to the work of a fifth-rank master!
Du Dian thought for a moment, then guessed, "Military crossbows are military supplies. Although they are more useful in war, they can kill limited enemies, and they can only be used during wars. However, lightning rods are civilian products, and they can Items that protect the lives of civilians can also save people's lives. In this regard, they are offset by military crossbows. As a kind of military weapons, the two sides do not rely on each other's weapons when fighting. It's about who has the strongest weapon. The role of the military crossbow is to dominate in mid-range combat. If a better weapon appears, it can replace the military crossbow in this field. Facing production stoppage and becoming worthless, the only value is the combat concept of the weapon itself.”
"But the Lightning Rod is a work of the Lightning Department, and it is also Jubi's first magical work that can defend against lightning attacks in so many years. It is an underestimation to be rated as a four-star top-grade. If they understand the core principle of the Lightning Rod, the magnetic field of electric energy, etc. In all aspects, it is not an exaggeration to rate it as a five-star work.”
In any case, in his prediction, it is worthwhile for the lightning rod to reach a four-star mid-level. After all, the identification of the Temple of Elements depends not only on the work itself, but also on the current situation, environment and other factors.
Du Dian saw the second news in the newspaper below, it was also about him, one person took up the headline and the second page
"According to the statistics of the temple, Mr. Du Dian's magical points have accumulated and have reached the level of a high-level envoy. From today onwards, he will be promoted to a high-level envoy..." After a glance, Du Dian came to his senses and almost forgot the points. Indeed, continuous production Producing two four-star works is indeed enough to be promoted to a high-level envoy. You must know that most people who are promoted to a high-level envoy only produce one four-star work, and then rely on a large number of two-star and three-star works to accumulate enough points to advance. , This is also a rigid requirement of the temple. No matter how high the points are, if you want to be promoted to a high-level envoy, you must have a four-star divine art work.
Similarly, a mid-level envoy must have a three-star divine art work.
Like the master in the temple, the difficulty is much higher. You must produce two five-star divine art works to become a master. Therefore, there is a huge gap between the master and the envoy.
Nicotine, who was standing behind Du Dian, saw the newspaper that Du Dian was reading, and his pupils shrank slightly, showing a strong shock. Although he knew little about the Temple of Elements, he still remembered that he only got together with a junior envoy of the temple after asking for relationships. Now, Du Dian is already a high-level envoy, and it can be seen from the newspaper that his status is much higher than that of ordinary high-level envoys.
Only now did he realize that this young man was more terrifying than he had imagined.
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Mount Dega, the Ninth Castle of God.
Ibiza held the Divine Art Daily in his hand, with an ugly expression on his face. Although with his relationship, he was able to find out who the producer of this divine art was before the newspaper was published, but he was too lazy to use his relationship. The art is not his, but, no matter what, he never thought that this magnificent work of lightning magic would be the work of this person!
How can it be
How could a sixteen-year-old boy create a four-star top-rank lightning magic
If it is said that Du Dian made a new type of textile machine, it originated from a family of tailors, and made a military crossbow, which is a talent, so what is it to make a thunder magic? Geek
It suddenly occurred to him that a long time ago, this young man came to the temple for the first time and came here to visit him. He wanted to be his assistant and participate in a magical project he made at the beginning, but was rejected by him. Unexpectedly, today, the latter However, to achieve such an achievement in the lightning-type divine arts by himself, and to step into the ranks of high-level envoys, if you just look at the identity and resume, it should be more gorgeous than the resume of any high-level envoy.
With gloomy eyes, he threw the Divine Art Daily in his hand on the table.
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In another castle.
Arsens ate breakfast with a smile, picked up the magic daily newspaper handed by the butler, and read it. He was seventy years old this year, and he knew that he didn't have a few years left to live, so he often reminded himself to be happier every day. Indeed, there are very few things that can arouse his resentment and displeasure in these years. Even if the magic arts fail, he doesn't care. After all, in the long study of the magic arts in his life, the number of failures has long been countless. Qing, so he has already learned to laugh at failure, and he also uses this to teach his students.
However, when his eyes fell on the Divine Art Daily, the smile on his face was startled.
When he looked down and slowly read the entire Shenshu Daily, the smile on his face had long since disappeared, the corners of his mouth twitched for a moment, picked up his coat, got up and left the castle.
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Lane family.
Old Flynn looked at the Divine Art Daily in front of him, with a hearty smile in his eyes, and said to Sandro next to him: "Look, I knew he would never do anything unsure, this time the lightning rod magic was born Well, all the remarks made by the Mellon Foundation before have to be swallowed. It is estimated that tomorrow's Scott Foundation newspaper will ridicule the news agency of the Mellon Foundation, what kind of accompanying singer, hehe, these slanderous words will give him a halo of glory Adding a touch of color, even if you are accompanied by a singing girl, you can create a four-star high-grade divine art, do you think it is powerful?"
Sandro couldn't help laughing when he heard his father's joke, and said, "So, the most powerful counterattack is your own strength."
"It's good if you understand." Flynn smiled slightly.
Sandro said with emotion: "It's really unimaginable that a 16-year-old commoner would appear in the eyes of all the nobles every day, and completely occupy the first page of the Temple Daily, tsk tsk, today will definitely be unpopular Few people will remember that his name will be completely popular today, perhaps, today should be called 'Du Di'an Day'?"
Fulin's eyes brightened slightly, and he said, "Du Di'an's Day? Yes, this is a good opportunity to create momentum. You should immediately contact the Huasheng Consortium and other consortiums. Now that Di'an Chi is very popular, they are all willing to sell this favor to let them in Write this in tomorrow's newspaper, haha, from now on, this day will be [Du Di'an Day]!"