Although he has made huge profits from the technology investment of minerals and harvests, elemental gifts and other companies in recent years, he has invested in the construction of the magic tower three months ago, and he almost can't make ends meet.
The council's complete tilt in materials, potions, magic, etc. is difficult to use in this matter, and the "pale hand" does not raise prices all over the world, even if it hinders the last time the demigod lich hunted him.
So, Lucian seriously considered whether to take out a loan from the teacher or from the collateral of the Holm Mining Union Bank.
At this time, the monocle suddenly becomes slightly burning.
"Lucian, I just finished a meeting of the House of Lords, sentenced Count Baladei to hanging, and stripped him of his title......" Natasha said with some excitement, she had no sympathy or pity for the mastermind behind the cause so much damage to Lucian and herself.
Lucian held back the heartache of being about to go bankrupt and smiled: "In the future, any nobleman who has the idea of assassinating you will think carefully about the fate of Count Baladei before taking action."
Natasha recounted what happened in the council and the conversation with Ketonia in a chatty tone, and finally said: "Count Baladie's territory, I divided it into five parts, one for Aunt Camille as the 'frightening loss fee', three for appeasing and winning over Duke James and the others, and the remaining one I wanted to give you, but the current situation cannot put you on the surface, so I took it back to the royal family, but privately it will be converted into a specific amount to give you in the form of Kintale, alchemy workshop shares, materials, items, etc., which you deserve , no refusal."
Lucian was immediately shocked, opened his mouth, a smile appeared on his face, and blurted out: "Natasha, I love you."
This is simply a windfall flying from the sky, it is more than enough to pay for the improved version of the "Life Concealment Technique", and there is still a lot of surplus.
"Huh?" Natasha never expected to get such an answer, and was extremely dazed for a while.
Lucian didn't hide it from her, and told her about the improved version of the life concealment technique.
"This makes me feel much more at ease...... I didn't expect you to be a 'money fan', but fortunately I am the queen and the future Grand Duchess, hehe." Natasha smiled, imitating what Lucian had said in the morning, "It's a pity that knights must maintain a high degree of unity in body, bloodline, soul and will before being promoted to legend, and cannot use this method as a last life-saving measure. Hehe, the path of a knight is destined to be a difficult and difficult road."
The Violet family has produced an epic knight, and the Hoffenberg family has produced two, and in terms of the experience of knights being promoted to legends, Natasha is much better than ordinary knights.
Lucian also understood this, if it weren't for this, "physical control" Ramiro's ability to proliferate and regenerate in a relatively large area would not be his exclusive trump card.
After the call, Lucian found that his teacher Fernando was looking at him with a smile, so he said, "What's wrong, teacher?"
Fernando tsked: "It's good to be young, it's good to have a queen as a partner."
Lucian changed the topic slightly awkwardly: "Teacher, does the improved life concealment technique have to be used in the limbs?"
This is a ritual unique to the "Pale Hand", and Lucian is unaware of the specific situation, only the need for the original version of the Life Concealment Technique.
Fernando glared at Lucian: "If I knew it in such detail, I would be able to develop it myself, anyway, the original Life Concealment Technique could only use a part of the limb. You can stay in Alinge with peace of mind in the next few days, and when the Life Concealment Ritual is completed, you can run wherever you want."
"Starting next month, there should be more discussions about Oliver's transform, and we should also pay attention to guiding them to discover the effect of relativity, and strive to be able to initially show Douglas your special theory of relativity in two or three months."
"Everything is up to you, teacher." Lucian has no objection, the most important thing at present is to build a spell model to make his magic strength reach the level of a stronger eight-ring mage, and the next goal is the "spell reversal" that he has been thinking about for a long time in the seven-ring magic.
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In the office of the Atomic Research Institute, Lucian was looking at the papers reviewed by several of his students, fine-tuning the final opinions from time to time.
Roque walked in with a tired face with a magazine and dozens of resumes: "Lucian, the second round of interviews is over, and the final general interview will be held in three days, see what is wrong."
Lucian flipped through his resume, which looked like about forty copies, and said with a smile: "Yes, there are five or six intermediate magicians. You go through it first, and then ask the committee to check their details, and I will also use illusion to test it during the general interview to prevent spies from the church and other organizations from sneaking in."
It is both an open recruitment and a hot atomic research institute, if those spies don't want to sneak in, they will be ashamed of their duty, Lucian is not careless about this.
Roque said agreed: "The infiltration of the church is too great, after all, there are many mages in the council who are frustrated or are about to reach the end of their lives."
Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, handed the magazine in his hand to Lucian, lowered his voice, and whispered, "Do you know? Your Excellency Oliver and Lady Florence have dissolved their marriage."
Lucian picked up the magazine and looked at it, and found that it was a lace journal called "Impressions of Alinge", so he flipped through it at will. found a description of this matter, shook his head and said: "In this way, the seven great arcanists of the council are all single, which is really laughable."
After chatting about Lucian's so-called "gossip" for a while, Roque stood up contentedly and walked out the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw an elegant middle-aged man wearing a wig and a hood.
"Oh, Your Excellency Oliver......" Roque's face turned white, and he said a lot of bad things about him behind his back.
Oliver nodded, passed by Roque, and casually closed the office door.
"Lucian, this is the script I wrote, how about it?" Oliver glanced at the "Impression of Alinge" and said calmly.
Lucian took the script with a "toothache", read it roughly, looked at it, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, almost suspecting that Oliver was a fellow from the earth, which was very similar to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Mermaid Princess", but fortunately the second half was fundamentally different.
Oliver wrote about a personable prince who met a mermaid princess at sea, and the two sides fell in love, and then the mermaid princess gave up the others, swallowed the magic potion, faded her tail, and transformed into an elf-like girl followed the prince back to his country, and promised each other for life, but then the prince fell in love with the princess of another country, so the mermaid girl was heartbroken and returned to the sea.
As time passed, the prince gradually recognized his heart and understood that he still loved the mermaid girl, so he went out to sea on a sailboat every day, calling the name of the mermaid princess in the wind and waves, but unfortunately there was no response.
"It's tragic...... Lucian didn't know how to comment.
Oliver sighed: "Only tragedy can move a lady and save a marriage."
Lucian felt a "toothache" again and couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency Oliver, I really don't understand why you obviously love Ms. Florence, but you betray your marriage again and again, causing her harm."
Oliver said seriously: "Lucian, you don't understand, I am serious about every love, I put my most passionate and unrestrained soul, love as fiercely as fire, and dedicate my whole body to each other. And in this kind of love, my inspiration will burst out, my thoughts will sublimate, and many of my results are researched under such circumstances."
"I love each of them, but I love Florence even more."
Lucian didn't know what kind of expression he should make, although the Chinese on Earth often "persuaded peace but not dissuaded to leave", but hearing Oliver's self-analysis, Lucian would only applaud every lady who left him.
In just a few seconds, Lucian reversed his previous decision and didn't want to help Oliver adapt the opera anymore. If Florence can't get out of it herself, she is willing to be humble and forgive Oliver, it is her own business, she cannot be this accomplice, and she will have a bad conscience when she writes this opera.
So Lucian considered his tone and said: "Your Excellency Oliver, I'm really sorry, Your Excellency Hathaway, Your Excellency Maurice, neither I want me to help you write an opera, and they ......."
Lucian didn't finish speaking, with a "you know" expression.
Oliver was stunned and sighed long: "I understand, this matter is too big, and they are the elders of the Hoffenberg family. Lucian, I hope to collaborate with you on other operas in the future, and the best script will naturally be matched with the best musicians."
Seeing Oliver away, Lucian closed the door, not wanting to help them with their family at all, anyway, Hathaway had a bad impression of Oliver for a long time, and when Oliver asked her, she would only acquiesce.
Fortunately, there are many classics in his mind as a reference, and he has preliminarily selected the second part of Mr. Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelungen" "Valkyrie" as a blueprint.
Of course, for this opera based on German and Nordic folklore to match the world and Natasha's situation, Lucian had to make essential changes, which was considered a completely new creation.
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The day after Oliver's visit, Lucian received a call from Fernando and knew that the ceremony could be held.
On the thirty-third floor of the Alinge Magic Tower, an empty hall.
Lucian saw Felipe after a long absence, he still had the same sickly pale appearance.
"This magic is based on his cellular memory research and improvement, and with his cooperation, my success rate will increase a lot." Fernando confessed that this was the first time he had used the improved version of the life concealment technique, and the Revenant Master would not come to preside over Lucian.
Felipe looked at Lucian, it was hard to believe that his teacher would not be able to kill him again and again, and finally caused his own downfall, but in front of Fernando, he would not say these things, but nodded gently and said: "Your improved amplification magic based on the principle of light is good, but it seems to be far from the effect you promised."
His magic level has risen to the seventh ring, which is a very fast progress, but compared to Lucian, it seems a bit shabby, and the arcane level is close to the seventh level.
Lucian said seriously: "Improvement is always explored step by step, don't worry, I will not give up this research."
Lucian had never dared to do the experiment of electron diffraction, and was ready to wait until the special theory of relativity and the harvest brought by the silver moon were almost digested before proceeding.
After saying that, Lucian asked the question he was concerned about: "Felipe, can the improved version of the life concealment technique only use limbs?"
Felipe said coldly: "Hair, teeth, etc. are not included in the bloodline, it is ineffective, don't think about being able to ensure safety without affecting yourself, are you such a greedy and irrational person?"
If he had the chance, he never minded mocking Lucian.
Lucian frowned: "Where's the internal organs?"
Felipe snorted coldly: "Yes, but what's the point? It does not mean that when they are out of elementalization and other states, they can persist for a long time, and the parts cut off by the life concealment technique cannot grow back, and the transformation technique cannot be used, so don't think about something unrealistic."
"In other words, can internal organs?" Lucian's expression relaxed, "I ask to use the designated part of the 'intestine'."
Felipe looked at Lucian in slight astonishment, as if he had never seen him so stupid: "Are you sure? If the ceremony fails, I will not compensate for the lost wealth."
"I'm sure." Lucian calculated that he had a net worth for this kind of ritual twice, so he could try it.
Half an hour later, Felipe froze in place, watching Lucian leave with the "Life Talisman" easily and happily like a stone sculpture.
"Without a piece of intestine, he can still be intact......"
"He's really a monster......"
It's almost 4,000 words again.
(End of this chapter)