Chapter 868 Vice President Rigg
Fernando waved his hand and said angrily: "There is one, but it has no value, a floating city that can fall from the sky by itself can only be a failed work, and it will only lead us down the wrong path!"
He unceremoniously mocked the legendary magician who built the floating city, believing that the great success he preached was only on his lips.
"Floating City" is the same research direction after the development of the three magical empires to the peak, they try to live high in the sky like gods, looking down on ordinary people, but a city can be done in the air for a short time, and a long-term, stable state has been difficult to achieve, becoming a problem that all parties want to overcome.
In this process, many legendary magicians claimed that they had completed the construction of the floating city, but so far, there is not a single floating city flying in the sky, some of them were involved in the Dawn War not long after taking off, becoming clear targets of attack, and were destroyed by the church and the aristocratic alliance, and some had various problems, and after barely floating for a few months, years, or more than ten years, they collapsed or crashed on their own.
Because of the strength shown by Douglas, Roland smiled quite enthusiastically: "We just found its wreckage, well, it's called 'Alinge', the famous 'Sky City', but we lack the core magic circle structure, and there is no way to repair it, it can only be used as a secret base."
Douglas didn't care, and said with a kind smile: "Failed works also have their own effect, they can remind us of what mistakes we should avoid, I have always been interested in the effects of spells such as floating and flying, and want to understand the laws and principles contained in them, so I hope the union can let me study 'Alinge'."
"No problem, we will propose to the vice president and the others, with your magic level and merits, there will definitely be no problem!" Roland almost patted his chest to assure.
He clearly knew that there was only one archmage in the United Union who would "stop time", and one more would mean the essential improvement of combat effectiveness, and Fernando's proud people admired and admired Douglas' ability in mathematics and science, so he also had a bit of a sense that Glass could grow into a strong man who needed to look up to and rely on in the future.
Douglas nodded: "Then I'm sorry to trouble you, which direction are we going now?"
"If you want to go to the headquarters, you have to go to Rentat." Roland showed a meaningful smile.
Douglas said with a slight astonishment: "Rentat? The city where the headquarters of the Diocese of Holm is located?"
"Yes, it is also the capital of the Holm Kingdom." Roland nodded with a smile.
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The setting sun was bloody, and a carriage drove into Rentat before the city gates closed.
After passing through several streets full of fishy smell, the carriage stopped in front of an ordinary-looking hotel.
"Grilled Fish Hotel...... Douglas stepped out of the carriage and smiled and read the strange name.
Fernando said in a sharp voice: "He is best at grilling fish and is only good at grilling fish, I suggest you get one, otherwise he will be very angry and think you don't know how to eat."
He jumped down directly, splashing water on the ground.
After heavy rains, the whole Rentat is full of water, but unlike small cities, the roads here are made of stones, not full of sludge, and look quite clean.
Seeing this scene, Douglas said with some emotion: "Rentat is an important city operated by the Empire on this side of the Storm Strait, and it has been built well in all aspects, but it was still occupied by the church......"
He was born in Antifleur and felt that he was a member of the magical empire of Sylvanas in his bones.
"One day we will be back!" Fernando suppressed his voice and said confidently.
Roland, who was temporarily acting as a coachman, turned his head and said loudly: "Don't be a statue here, let's go in and talk about it."
After communicating along the way, he found that Douglas was easy to get along with, and did not have the arrogance that other archmages had in common.
The hotel is very small and old, there are few tables in the hall, and there are only three or four guests sitting sparsely.
Behind the counter stood a man with gray hair, his head was dipping in his cup.
"I can't see my fingers clearly, and I don't light candles! Stinginess is the most disgusting of all your shortcomings!" Fernando accused as soon as he entered the door.
It was dusk, and the windows in the hotel lobby were very narrow, and darkness seemed to have fallen early.
The boss raised his head, revealing a square face, his left eye was dead green, cloudy and dull, lifeless, which made people feel extremely terrifying.
"Saving is an attitude towards life, you will never understand, the little guy with a heart full of fiery glue." The boss's other eye is a beautiful turquoise green, deep and dark, and it seems that the bottom cannot be seen.
Fernando was not angry, and turned to Douglas and said: "Old Green, the owner of this store, an outdated knight, his left eye is the product of a failed blood fusion."
In this inn, he did not pay attention to the taboos that could not be mentioned, such as magic and blood fusion, and the three or four guests who drank spirits and ate grilled fish did not react abnormally at all, enjoying life on their own, as if Fernando's words just now were Douglas' hallucinations.
After saying that, Fernando pointed to Douglas: "You can call him Douglas, a guest from the opposite side of the continent, who wants to join us and has passed my test, this is the details I gave to Vice President Rigg."
He flew a piece of dull yellow parchment to Old Green.
Old Green's hands were still wiping the wine glass, but the parchment was flying slower and slower, like an animal stuck in a swamp, gradually making it difficult to move.
Pressing the parchment paper with a freshly wiped wine glass, Old Green said expressionlessly: "Young man, would you like a honey-grilled fish? This is the best food in the whole of Rentat, the whole of Greater Holm, the entire Channel Territory, and you won't regret trying it!"
He seems eager to market his honey-grilled fish.
Douglas was reminded by Fernando's hidden complaints and sarcasm, and smiled: "I'm looking forward to it."
"There are not many young people who know how to appreciate it now, and some guys can't calm down to enjoy the food." Old Green sarcastically walked towards the kitchen through the secret door behind the bar.
"This is an experimental knight secretly cultivated by Fernando's teacher, who has a close relationship with the Hoffenberg family, and after the fall of his teacher, he was unwilling to surrender to the church and opened this hotel in Rentat as a secret transit point for union contact." After Roland parked the carriage, he hurried in and gave a supplementary introduction to Douglas, "Old Green will hand over the mission report to Vice President Rigg, and they will discuss and decide before entering the headquarters.
"Thank you." Douglas smiled and nodded, "Actually, I'm not too anxious, although the principles of flying and floating are the main directions of my research, but I still have a lot to ponder."
Fernando's two bright red eyes suddenly looked at Douglas: "What other research do you have?"
Along the way, the discussion between Fernando and Douglas mainly focused on mathematics and science, although he had been harshly belittling him to his face, but he was paying more and more attention to Douglas's ability in his heart, so after hearing him mention other fields at this time, it was inevitable that he would be a little anxious, hoping to hear more thought-provoking views.
"Some trivial things." Douglas had no intention of keeping a secret, so he pulled away a chair and sat down, exchanging various magic questions with Fernando, a young high-level magician with excellent talent and quick reactions.
This discussion lasted most of the day, even though the dark clouds outside covered the moon and he couldn't see his five fingers, Fernando was unwilling to leave, and the honey-grilled fish was only eaten a little, causing Old Green to blow his beard and stare at him - if he had a beard and intact eyes.
It wasn't until midnight that Fernando went back to his room to sleep with a mind full of questions, while Douglas entered the room he had prepared for himself, looked at the few stars in the sky through the clouds, and felt a long-lost peace.
You should be able to calm down and study for a while, right?
He thought so.
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As soon as it was light, Douglas heard Roland's familiar footsteps from far to near, and finally knocked on his door.
"Douglas, President Rigg is here in person, he is a senior archmage." Roland was excited about the importance Douglas received.
Douglas also felt a hint of joy in his heart, after all, everyone would be a little happy to be treated so seriously: "Roland, please take me to see President Rigger."
Roland led Douglas into the secret room located on the basement floor of the hotel, and saw an old man wearing a black soft hat, he had black hair and blue eyes, a thin face, clear wrinkles, and a slightly curved nose, like an aging falcon, but those eyes were restrained and deep, as if hiding countless secrets.
"Welcome, Douglas." Vice President Rigg wore a turtleneck jacket popular at Rentat, like a true veteran aristocrat.
Douglas smiled and saluted, "It's an honor to meet you, President Rigger."
Roland looked at the room: "Fernando hasn't come down yet? I'll go find him."
"No, I'm mainly here to see Douglas." Rigg slowly shook his head, "Douglas, you and Fernando raided the court, and the action of killing the 'Hunter' proved that you had no problem, but your action also brought us huge trouble, under the leadership of the 'Heart of Time', the clergy, the night watch, and the nobles strangled more than thirty of us magicians."
"This operation is mainly to show the nobles our value! Those magicians should have been exposed long ago, but the church deliberately did not take action!" Roland defended loudly.
Rigg glanced at him coldly, making his words stop abruptly: "This is not something you need to consider."
He turned his head and continued to look at Douglas and said, "Therefore, the union has not only agreed to your joining, but also wants to give you a certain punishment, and will send you to study the wreckage of the floating city of 'Alinge' for three years.
Is this suppressing and giving a good hope? Douglas thought with a smile in his heart, none of this was important to him, the important thing was to have the opportunity to study the wreckage of the floating city of "Alinge".
"I have no objection." Douglas nodded slightly, Roland wanted to refute but didn't dare to speak, his face turned a little red.
Rig finally showed a smile: "I hope you can research a real floating city."
Saying goodbye to Vice President Rig, Douglas and Roland returned to the upper deck and suddenly saw Fernando hurried towards him in a fit of rage.
(End of this chapter)