Split? From the very beginning, there was no unity or division.
As a mage, the pursuit of endless truth is always the pursuit of a certain degree of respect and friendliness to the existence of the same great mage. This is because each other is a fellow who pursues the truth, and shows respect for the gods on the surface, just respect Great power and avoid getting into trouble.
A pure mage will not sincerely bow to the sincerity of any powerful existence. The strength of the opponent will only attract their interest and curiosity, analyze, analyze, imitate and learn the source of the opponent's strength, and then become more powerful than the opponent. powerful.
"A true mage cannot devoutly believe in gods and the like, because he is only curious about the source of gods' power, and firmly believes that as long as he analyzes them clearly, he can become more powerful than gods. Powerful, and then send the other party to his own dissection table to verify his research results - the Archmage of the Council of Truth 'Desecrator' Raven"
In this regard, the most excessive should be the civilization of the sages. Even if the time is reversed and they explore the mysteries of reincarnation and the soul, they will eventually embark on this road, and the Republic of Tali, the country of the dead, is not the same. dead end.
Therefore, the organization of mages is often a loose association, which is determined by their essence. It is difficult for researchers who dedicate their body and mind to imperial power and power to go further.
reason? In the world of magic, knowledge is equal to power. The basis of research and exploration is doubt and analysis. Without the essence of questioning everything, how can it be possible to break through the fog and explore the continent of new knowledge.
And this loose alliance cannot produce a strict relationship between superiors and subordinates.
Esso's early exit caused the alliance to lose the most important contact core. The undead emperors knew that it was only a matter of time before they chose to choose this helpless family, young and old.
And once blocked, it is their day to go their own way.
So, all I can do is in front of me.
"...even seeing it with my own eyes, it's still unbelievable."
We are now just sneaking out of the palace, draped in thick white wolf fur, and wandering the streets.
What surprised the undead emperor was not the high-end magic technology creations, but the sales of street vendors. The seller was a high-level undead skeleton. He was selling his bone-style accessories and children's toys, but the buyer was Ordinary citizens without power.
When the two sides bargained to the point of spitting, it was obvious that the high-level skeleton could slap each other to death with a slap, but accompanied the smiling face to explain their design ideas and cost prices to them.
And those buyers are obviously very excited, but they still try to grind down the price.
This is actually a very common commodity trading scene, but the living and the dead do business, probably not seen in other areas.
"...How is it possible, that general skeleton is really trying to please those women, obviously he can easily kill them. And those women are not afraid at all!"
I can understand Sandro's mentality. For guys like us, no matter how hype the intelligence and spies say, they will always be skeptical until they see it with their own eyes. , I heard it with my own ears, but I wouldn't take it seriously.
But this time, he visited suddenly, and with the Undead Emperor's understanding of the fluctuations of the soul, the true and false feelings of the soul in front of him could not deceive him. This seemingly simple business scene showed one thing - in Defende, The living and the dead are ordinary citizens, and in their respective concepts, there is no essential difference.
In this age where power represents everything, in this world where the undead equals evil, such a scene is more incomprehensible to Sandro than the forbidden spell.
I believe that such a scene is unique and unprecedented.
There have also been cases where the dead and the living coexisted in the same country, but whether it is the ancient Taly Republic or our Shiro Empire, the dead and the living are not equal. Although the dead and the living are in the same country, they are not equal. are two parallel lines that do not interfere with each other.
In Ciro, most of the living are slaves and the lower class, and the top are all undead.
During the Taly Republic period, most people chose to practice undead magic, and the regime and high-level officials were also lost and transferred among the undead masters. Converting to high-level undead was actually the way for the living to stand out.
It can be said that between the two countries, the undead are still enslaved and controlled by the living, and the natural gap between the dead and the living makes peaceful coexistence extremely unimaginable.
"… how did you do it?"
It was still the questioning at the meeting, but I fell into silence. After all, being able to get to this point can indeed be called a miracle. It is a miracle created by many inevitable and accidental at the same time, and it is impossible to replicate.
"Talk as you walk..."
Walking along the commercial area, even though it has snowed a few times, it is still very prosperous.
The temperature had already dropped below zero, and even the mules and horses had stopped making noises, but there was an endless stream of vehicles on the street to buy and sell goods. In the past, when this time came, the business district should have been closed for a long time. After all, many transactions are close to manpower. It can't be done, and the goods that can't be shipped are just cumbersome, and they can't be called commodities.
But now, passing by us are fleets that come and go in a hurry. For them, the year-end/early-year sale has just begun.
Some of them rode snow versions of iron sled horses (motorcycles), some started tracked wagons, but many more, they used the best-selling goods of the ghost car and horse shop.
Skeleton horses, ghost horses, and zombie horses, the nightmares in the eyes of those who were born in the past, are now dragging sleighs, wagons, and carriages, tirelessly moving forward.
In Defende, the competition between the creation of magic technology and the creation of undead magic is becoming more and more fierce. On weekdays, ordinary car dealers can also participate in their competition, but in this cold winter , it is better for the horses to hide in the warm stables for the winter, but the treatment of frostbite is a waste of medicinal materials.
Iron horses that rely on magic power do not have the problem of turning off in winter, and they also have many snow variants. The goblins who are good at making money have long taken the opportunity to launch winter specials, but the relatively expensive cost makes them very disadvantaged in the civilian market.
And a skeleton carriage controlled by an undead apprentice (with two zombie workers) can be hired for only three gold coins for a day, which is much cheaper than an iron horse that sells for at least 500 gold coins, and has unknowingly occupied more than 70% of the Winter Market.
And because undead magic has low talent requirements, low learning costs, and can still make money, there are more and more "civilian necromancers" who practice in undead magic, and there are more and more "civilian necromancers", and the employment price still tends to decrease. I heard that they are still discussing whether to set up a guild recently to regulate the price...
I marched silently all the way, but deserted, but Sandro saw the scene in front of him and understood.
"... Linking undead magic with the interests of the people to eliminate their anxiety? It's a good idea, but the Republic did it back then, and it seems to be less effective."
I shook my head. Common interests are not the key and source, but only the result of the undead being accepted by the world. If the cause and effect are mixed up because of the scene in front of me, I will have a headache instead.
"...how to say, this should be an accident that cannot be replicated, and it is also a necessity..."
My thoughts went back to the past. Everything should have started on that day. The knights of the dead who were defeated and held up their worn-out battle flags hesitated to return to their homeland, but they were defeated by those Defende who still remembered the will of Lan. Residents accept and welcome.
This is an opportunity and a miracle. The nostalgia for the motherland, the admiration for the historical hero, the respect for this undead knight, the guarantee of the royal family of Lan and the return of myself, let the people of Lan accept this undead army.
The knights of the dead were once members of the Royal Knights of the Lan Kingdom. They deeply loved this land and repented that they did not protect their citizens in the past, and how could they harm the living.
For the living, these undead knights are heroes who guarded the country in the past. Under the guidance of Princess Renee, the heroic knights who returned with Prince Roland, they know admiration and trust.
Trust requires the efforts of both parties, but the accidental return has reached the best choice, and the dead begin to be accepted by the living.
But this is not enough. With the activity of the undead knights, the royal knights are scattered to the core of various industries in Lan Kingdom, alchemy, military, winter hunting, and even construction. The activity of these guardian knights has greatly It has improved the lives of the people and brought the relationship between the living and the dead closer.
Taking this as an opportunity to spread the common sense of the undead, the ancestral knights are still guarding their own reality, eliminating the prejudice of the Lan people against the undead, and making Defende a holy place in the dream of the necromancer. Countless necromancers are not far away. Come here.
The reason why it is called a miracle is because the subsequent development has encountered a miracle. The establishment of the city of innocence allows the unfamiliar undead to be proved innocent. When the world has no prejudice, friendship and trust can be Establish.
After that, the benefits brought by the great development of necromantic magic and the publicization of the practice of necromancers. At this time, there will be soil for the living and the dead to live on an equal footing.
It can be said that it is simple to say, the scene in front of me is the result of countless coincidences, even the miracle of the Sleepless, but it is also inevitable, without the return of my knights, without these lovely people who accepted the ancestral knights, there is no With the Battle Flag of Lan that has guarded this land for thousands of years, no miracle is possible.
I have no intention of concealing these things. Following my statement, Sandro fell into silence. He was thinking, recalling, and making important decisions in his heart.
"Reproducing such a scene elsewhere? It's impossible in a short period of time, but this land does not reject the undead, and you have seen it... So, what do you think of the Taly Republic, which is directly related to our future choices If you think that the Taly Republic is the country of the old people, and it is the country of the dead to be revived, we have nothing to talk about. If you think that the civilization of the past is a kind of cultural heritage, maybe we have a lot of communication. space."