Chapter 332 Enlightenment
Fortunately, he restrained himself in time, bent down slightly to help Boke up, and said gently: "This is what every person with a conscience should do."
The coachman of the Kingdom of Holm actually did such a dramatic thing, could it be because of the popular opera here?
After he repeated it several times, he finally came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Mr. Evans, please get in the carriage, I'm sorry for delaying your time."
"It's okay, you see we're not in a hurry." Lucian looked around casually and found that many passengers getting on and off the train were looking at this side curiously, not understanding why Polk made a rituals similar to church worship, confession, or formal audiences with the pope and king.
Led by Polk, Lucian and Arthur boarded a carriage adorned with the royal fuchsia badge, while Arthur's guards scattered around.
"This country mud leg has really never seen the world, and he does this kind of etiquette to unqualified people for the sake of a good harvest, ignoring etiquette at all, and losing the face of the royal family!" Arthur thought a little annoyed in his heart, then smiled, and took advantage of this matter to compliment Lucian in a low voice, "Fortunately, there are few ordinary people who dare to approach the hexagram platform, otherwise he will be thrown into prison if he is seen doing this kind of etiquette to Evans. A good harvest is really the farmer's greatest expectation, Evans, you bring them a good harvest, which means that you will become a harvest angel in their minds."
Lucian looked at the wooden board separating the carriage and the coachman's position as if he could see through and smiled: "According to some historical documents, after the founding of the Truth Church, the gods that appeared immediately in mankind were death, sun, moon, life, and harvest (hunting), and then slowly evolved into more and more different gods, and now only a dozen countries in the northwest of the Dark Mountains remain."
In addition to legends, only a small number of mural records have been passed down, and at the same time, humans are also in the middle and lower levels of the food chain, until some people with natural spiritual power slowly explore the ability to cast spells such as imitating the pattern structure of magical creatures, and gradually rise.
For many years afterwards, there were no traces of gods or churches in the Magic Empire, and if you want to do similar research, you have to attack other intelligent races or explore xenospace.
When the Truth Cult surfaced, it was accompanied by churches that believed in other gods, and they joined forces to defeat the Magic Empire, but were destroyed by the growing Truth Cult, and only some of the kingdoms in the northwest of the Dark Mountains escaped the blow, coexisting in a delicate relationship with other races.
Hearing Lucian talk about this and use "abundance" to describe the gods, Arthur didn't dare to interject at all. Although he openly interacted with magicians, and after the revision of the theory of the divine gift of life, he became very suspicious of the church, and his faith was shaken again, but he still had a lot of awe for the God of truth from childhood to adulthood.
Lucian noticed his expression and casually shifted the topic to the Mineral and Harvest Company, and the atmosphere between the two sides was immediately harmonious and the conversation was very happy.
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The dinner party was held in a private villa on the banks of the Verosa River in the city of Rentat, facing a river dyed in fine gold, like a river of light, backed by a natural garden full of flowers, and the scenery was beautiful.
Inside the villa, Lucian saw Natasha's uncle Prince Patrick again, he was a little older and thinner than he was more than a year ago, not like a middle-aged man in his prime, but looked old.
"Welcome back, Evans, you came much earlier than I expected." Patrick held a glass of red wine, hiding on the balcony under the protection of several attendants and blowing the cool breeze from the river, "I have always wanted you to travel around the mainland like this, go to different places, and appreciate different customs, but unfortunately my body does not allow me to do this, by the way, how is my dear niece now? Are you still having a good time? Did you grow taller again?"
Lucian replied with a smile: "Your Highness, Natasha, she has long passed the age of growing taller, but she has slowly come out of the shadow of the past."
After chatting about Natasha, Alto, and travel experiences for a while, Patrick patted Lucian on the shoulder: "Evans, come, before the dinner starts, let me introduce you to a few friends."
He seemed to be in good spirits today, not coughing as often as he used to.
Taking Lucian through the banquet hall, Prince Patrick nodded secretly to several nobles, and then entered a lounge, followed by three well-dressed nobles and a middle-aged man wearing a black magic robe.
"This is the kingdom's treasurer, Count Haisong." Patrick didn't condescendingly point to an old man wearing a white wig cover, and he had a pair of piercing blue eyes.
"This is Russell, Duke of Wolfburg, and James, Duke of Peforth, both of whom are attractive members of the Noble Council."
The two dukes sitting on one side look in their prime, one with golden half-length hair, handsome and chic, and the other looks fierce and shaved his head bald, but as far as Lucian knows, in fact, they are not young, and they still maintain their youthful appearance because of the strength of the Sky Knight.
Finally, Patrick pointed at the black-haired and black-eyed magician with a faint smile: "He is Viscount Harrison of the Royal Academy of Magic in Holm, and he is also a member of the House of Wizards, a member of the Noble Council, and is a famous illusionist and alchemist, Lucian, you should have heard of it?"
Lucian nodded slightly, indicating that he had indeed heard of it. According to the private agreement between the church and the nobles, in the case of another heir, magicians cannot inherit the title, at most they become members of the council at all levels, and because the "other heirs" cover a very wide range, many distant members with thin blood relationships are qualified, so basically no magician can inherit their own titles, at most they become nobles and then learn magic, and only a few lucky people can inherit the title as a magician by chance, such as the Viscount Harrison in front of him.
What makes him even more envied by magicians is that when he inherited the title, he was only a magician with five rings, but with the help of the viscount's rich property and his own abilities, he was promoted to a high level within fifteen years.
However, Lucian heard that he was due to another matter, he actually refused to join the elemental will, but became a high-ranking official of the Wizard's House, which was an incredible thing for the people of the Royal Magic Academy in Holm, it seemed that he liked illusion more than alchemy.
After introducing the nobles, Prince Patrick coughed a few times and said to them with a smile: "I think you should guess who he is, let's welcome the youngest winner of the Holm Crown Prize, the genius arcanist and magician Mr. Lucian Evans."
The bald Duke James smiled affectionately at Lucian with interest, while the other three nobles maintained their characteristic restraint, just nodding slightly.
"Mr. Evans, I envy Arthur, he actually won cooperation with you, it's a pity, Jin Kula is like a bag of Jintal." Duke James spoke bluntly, "I don't know what other research you have been doing recently? I think we can work well together."
"I'm sorry, Duke James, I have just returned to Alinge from a mission and have not yet conducted new research." The first time they met, Lucian naturally wouldn't talk deeply.
James didn't mind, and laughed: "I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate. By the way, I have been trying a new product with Harrison recently, are you interested in joining?"
"What is it?" Before Lucian answered, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Count Haisong, spoke with interest like a shark smelling of blood.
Harrison smiled with a red wine glass: "Your Excellency Storm Lord's electromagnetic messaging is a very good thing, allowing two people to talk directly over a long distance. Although it is easily disturbed and makes noise at a long distance, it is enough to be used normally, and it is much cheaper than teleportation arrays!"
"Think about how wonderful it is to be able to share your joy with your friends in the city for the first time when you hunt in the forest, not to mention the application of contact and consultation. Shorter time and faster reaction mean greater advantages."
He is not as gloomy and ethereal as most illusionists, and when it comes to money and products, he is radiant.
"But it is a level five magic item, and not many people can afford to use it." Duke Russell shook his head, not very optimistic about their prospects, in Holm, there are many magical items, and due to the price, most nobles can only choose the ones that are urgently needed or necessary.
"Of course. So we are trying to simplify, such as replacing the constant magic circle with a magic circle that stores electric current energy, so that although the use time becomes limited, the price will be much lower, and the magic council will build more and more magic towers that convert river power into electricity. Now I'm only worried about one problem, no matter what, this is also the magic of the five rings, no matter how low the price is, it won't be cheaper, I'm trying to improve it."
"If it succeeds, it can bypass the exclusive rights of the Storm Lord in this magic and reduce a lot of costs."
Harrison said a little distressed, he was not good at electromagnetic magic, so he turned his gaze to Lucian, "Our genius child, what do you think about this? Is there a way to simplify this magic?"
"Not yet." Lucian once tried to simplify, but after reducing the magic of the fifth ring to the level of the second ring, it would either become a "walkie-talkie" within a few hundred meters or a "wireless telegraph".
When they met for the first time, several nobles didn't expect Lucian to put forward any opinions, which was related to the final magic item, which was naked money!
After discussing for a while, the topic shifted to the recent affairs in the kingdom, Lucian listened a little boredly to them criticizing the Home Secretary for being too slow, and for a moment accusing the Speaker of the House of Lords of being a complete conservative who had sold his whole body to the church, and viciously guessed that he had to cling to the thighs of the church because he was too old and was about to reach the end of his life, hoping to go to Heaven Mountain after death.
"Isn't it boring?" Harrison walked to Lucian's side with a wine glass, "But listening more is not a bad thing, at least it can help us distinguish who can fight for and who must be suppressed. This circle is considered to be the representative of the enlightened faction in the kingdom."
Lucian pursed his lips of "Sky Blue" and smiled gently: "Just think of it as a relaxing break from learning magic."
"Yes, a very calm young man, no wonder he won the Holm Crown Award at a young age. After a while, I will take you to get to know more advanced magicians, which will be very helpful for you to move forward on the road of magic in the future." Harrison saw that Patrick personally introduced Lucian and understood that he was a pro-aristocratic faction within the Magic Council and had a close relationship with the prince, so he appropriately expressed his goodwill.
Lucian smiled and said, "Thank you, Viscount, for your kindness."
As they talked, Harrison brought up Isabella's paper, which seemed to be leaked by the arcanist who reviewed the paper and let it pass, causing many magicians to know about it before the journal was published.
"This is a completely superficial understanding, she only saw the superficial reaction of illusion on the human body, but forgot what those alchemical substances secreted." Harrison explained his point of view to Lucian with a little excitement and indignation, "Mind and soul, this is the deep foundation of illusion! The human heart is ever-changing and difficult to guess, no matter how advanced arcane research is, it is impossible to fully analyze mental activities, only illusion can use them!"
(End of this chapter)