"You''re nervous."


    With a silky tone of questioning, Dalton kand looked coldly at his apprentice: "corona?"


    The teacher''s words are always concise and comprehensive.


    Lauren, with an uncertain expression, sighed and nodded slightly: "I want to know why the wizard tower is so big?"


    Huh?


    Dalton narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were a little playful: "corona said, you''ll understand."


    "Yes, I understand what''s going on, but... It''s different from what was agreed at the beginning!" Lauren, who gradually woke up, frowned and said in a deep voice: "don''t you feel anything different?"


    Because she was blinded by Charlotte''s "achievements" and had a similar "agreement" with corona as early as eboden, Loren didn''t think much at all.


    Build a library, a wizard college, six associations, large and small alchemy workshops in three years, not counting the alchemy workshop project three years later


    This is not to support Byrne''s wizard power, which is clearly to completely copy eboden to Byrne!


    Charlotte was blinded by the desire to join hands with the wizard tower; She can only understand that the wizard tower is expanding her power, but she has never thought about what this whole set of things means.


    In the short term, it may only improve the influence and status of wizards in Byrne; But in the long run, eboden''s original position as the headquarters of the wizard world will be challenged in a few years; With the alchemy workshop and the traditional chamber of commerce system, Byrne could easily cultivate his own free aristocratic power.


    Can''t corona see the threat to eboden and wizard tower? Of course he can see... Then why do you do this?!


    Aware of the apprentice''s reaction, Dalton was also thinking about it quickly.


    So, the opposition I heard in eboden was not a rumor, but it was true?


    Yes, supporting Byrne''s wizard class so directly is tantamount to creating an opponent; Whether as the consul of eboden or the leader of wizard tower, his status will be challenged.


    After all, the size of the two principalities is completely different; As long as we get technical support, it''s only a matter of time for Byrne to surpass eboden; If it were not for the fact that only alchemy was the strongest in the imperial wizard college, the status of the wizard tower would have been challenged long ago.


    To support Byrne on a large scale now is to make things worse.


    "No matter what his purpose is, you are the direct beneficiary." Dalton immediately grasped the key point: "seizing the opportunity can greatly enhance your strength."


    "As for its fundamental purpose... We can''t give up eating because of choking without knowing."


    Looking at the teacher''s calm expression, Lauren nodded slightly.


    Although his attitude is still as indifferent as before, mentor Dalton kand still considers problems for himself and even Byrne from his own perspective, rather than putting the wizard tower first.


    At the moment when he saw his mentor, the black haired wizard did worry about this problem... After all, he was the messenger of the wizard tower. It''s hard for Loren not to think so.


    Now it seems that you are worrying too much.


    "So... That''s all for the gossip of reunion."


    At this moment, Dalton, with an expressionless face, interrupted his thinking: "how much do you know about fascism and the unknown evil god?"


    Lauren was slightly surprised, but then calmed down.


    Now that he''s here, Dalton kand... Or the former night watchman, how can he know nothing about the situation, or even just see it as a mission?


    As for the reason for asking - Dalton kand, when did he talk nonsense about such a thing?


    The dark haired wizard slowly opened his mouth and shook his head: "I only know that the nine pointed star Holy Grail is not their only goal, or even a means to achieve their goal; the real intention... Is difficult to judge up to now."


    Frowning, Dalton fell into deep thought.


    "Only one thing is certain." Loren''s tone became more dignified: "no matter what, fascism... Or the evil gods behind him, intend to achieve his goal through the most direct means of violence."


    "Eboden, duanjie mountain, red blood castle, big green sea, silver helmet mountain... They are constantly trying to revive evil gods that have long disappeared from the world, or simply corrupt a tribe to weaken the power of all parts of the Empire."


    "Today, when the holy cross no longer needs to preach, and the original contradiction of survival has gradually transformed into internal struggle between principalities and empires, we are even more powerless than the elves in the ancient wood forest in the face of evil gods and monsters."


    "Because... Most people have long forgotten how to fight them."


    From beginning to end, the tutor did not refute, let alone interrupt Loren.


    "Say I''m naive, unreasonable or regardless of form; now there is an opponent who knows our roots, but we don''t have many means to check and balance him."


    Speaking of this, Loren couldn''t help laughing: "at present, we are seriously unequal in strength. If we don''t have the slightest vigilance against the enemy."


    "Maybe in the end, I don''t even know how to die."


    Think about the end of the silver helmet mountain and the end of the Centaur tribe... These forces that were originally strong and could even confront a principality were not clear in the end.


    Without caution, ordinary people can''t have any power to parry evil gods and apostles; When the "magic modified" Holy Blood potion that can make themselves immortal and even immortal is put in front of them, most people don''t have much idea of resistance.


    Dalton kand''s eyes were dignified: "so, what''s your idea?"


    Looking at the tutor, the black haired wizard suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head.


    "To tell you the truth, what I thought of at the beginning was actually the Holy Cross Church - compared with wizards, knights who believe in the oath of the Holy Cross are the most appropriate force against evil gods and apostles!"


    At the moment of speaking, Loren immediately echoed the figure of the oath knight and the "shield of defense" fighting in the glacier wasteland.


    To tell the truth, the vast majority of wizards are not suitable for the battlefield and are not good at fighting - putting a sword in the hands of an ivory tower wizard who is proficient in mystics or alchemy does not change the fact that he has never killed anyone or may faint at the sight of blood.


    Combined with their respective expertise, they may not play as much role as one tenth of that in the laboratory.


    "But with my relationship with the church, I''m afraid even if I bow my head and admit my mistake, they won''t listen to me." with a trace of regret, the black haired wizard said casually:


    "Therefore, we can only find another way."


    Dalton raised his eyes as if his expression would never change: "so what you need is a combination of conventional and unconventional forces that can pose a threat to the evil apostles."


    "Like... The wizard who mastered the valve."


    Loren looked at his mentor and stopped talking.


    For wizards, the valve is the highest level. Only the elders can master it, and even try to avoid being detected by the church; Because it not only means the power of gods, but also the danger of facing the abyss.


    Even if you master it skillfully and can use it successfully, it will still have irreversible consequences.


    But


    A moment of hesitation.


    "Tutor, please tell me a question truthfully." Lauren looked up and looked at Dalton solemnly. "What level have you reached for the mastery of valves?"


    "The first valve, getting started."


    Looking at the apprentice with complex eyes, Dalton said in a deep voice: "the time to contact the valve is not much earlier than you."


    "I know what you''re trying to say, apprentice, but you can''t imagine the accomplishments of the freswalker school in mystics; we have enough means to minimize irreversible side effects."


    "What''s more, as you said, in the face of evil god apostles and their monsters, if there are not enough threats, ordinary people can''t resist them at all."


    Looking at the tutor''s expression as usual, Loren''s eyebrows frowned tighter.


    Harlem van ashmai has told him what will happen to "ordinary" people who open the valve.


    This robust alchemist, who is comparable to a giant monster, has been well-informed and has survived on the battlefield many times. At this time, he is like an old man suffering from disease. He even needs help to walk. He has less than four hours to wake up in a day.


    According to the little wizard, his state will last at least half a year; Even if the disease is cured, the body must be much better than before.


    "I see..."


    Huh?


    "I really want to understand..." Dalton looked at Lauren and said firmly, "corona has tried his best to support Byrne."


    Loren''s eyes fell into thinking.


    Yes, if so, it makes a little sense; If it is to deal with the threat of the "black cross" serlior, it is indeed worth paying such a price.


    Even if it causes the decline of the status of the wizard tower and even the division and confrontation of the wizard class, it is 10000 times stronger than being completely eliminated.


    Through purposeful support to Byrne, we can gradually concentrate the wizards who originally studied separately to serve some work; However, in time, it can also rapidly improve the rapid progress of wizard tower in some research and application.


    For example, the ways and methods for void life, the alchemy and Ancient Runes applied to war, and even... High-order magic spells dedicated to combat; These technologies that were not valued in the past can enter the state of rapid R & D.


    But Loren always felt that the reason why corona did this might not be just these; He vaguely remembered the oath knight who had been invited by eboden to the misty sea before.


    Did the wizard tower really find something?


    Loren sighed and looked at his mentor seriously: "but even if the wizard tower can do everything, it''s still not enough."


    "In the battle of centaurs, we knocked out all the elite of Boye. More than half of the casualties of Bain''s expeditionary army were killed. Master asamai almost died. In the end, he still won miserably - because of the timely support of the Empire!"


    "Even if you count all the Wizards in the Empire who have mastered the valves, and even those who may master the valves, there are not even 50; not to mention that many of them may be inferior to Isaac in terms of combat experience."


    Dalton narrowed his eyes.


    "As a force, the wizard tower is neither an army nor a faction. She is closer to an academic exchange institution - which means that her binding force on wizards, especially those with quite old strength and qualifications, is very poor, and it is impossible for them to obey orders."


    Shook his head, the black haired wizard was still not optimistic about the prospect: "our current needs are very urgent."


    Dalton looked at him as if he had thought of something.


    "Therefore, in addition to unconventional forces, you also need a group of conventional forces that can resist the enemy and take shape quickly." Dalton said coldly: "you need a group of forces that have a minimum understanding of the power of emptiness and can deal with it and even fight directly."


    "They need to master certain reaction skills, have the most basic knowledge of monsters and evil gods, be equipped with a certain degree of alchemy weapons, have the knowledge of incantation and Ancient Runes, and be proficient in raid, tracking, anti tracking, concealed action, frontal combat and killing."


    "So, what you need is a group of demon hunters with certain wizard level and excellent strength, right?"


    "Mentor, in fact, you don''t have to..." when Loren wanted to say something, Dalton reached out and stopped him.


    "Before I met you, I had some information, and you seem to have begun to prepare." the indifferent Dalton said calmly: "well, after I officially become your wizard consultant, I will take this matter as a top priority and start training as soon as possible to make this group of people combat effectiveness."


    "As a former night watchman, I think I have some experience in training new people." Dalton raised his eyes and looked at his apprentice:


    "Or do you have a better candidate than me?"


    How could


    Lauren, with a complicated expression, was about to speak and was interrupted by his mentor again.


    "I know what you''re thinking, but that''s not what you should think and think about now." Dalton stood up and shook his head slowly:


    "Loren Turin... You are no longer the knight attendant who has nothing, no longer an apprentice who can be used and abandoned at will, nor a wandering wizard who can leave alone after leaving the collapse situation."


    "There is a certain element of luck, but there are also your own reasons. Put a person who is good at making profits for himself, never considers the consequences and does everything to achieve his goal in the position of saving the whole empire."


    "Loren Turin, if you don''t want to kill everyone, you take the responsibility!"


    Dalton Kander stood in front of the door, his right hand on the doorknob, did not look behind him, and also got up and looked at his apprentice; His trembling shoulder seemed to hesitate for a long time before he said a word and pushed the door to leave:


    "Excuse me, Duke."