[Chapter 93 Brunnia Continent]

The deal was concluded. David, in order to squeeze the alchemist named Newton as efficiently as possible, immediately began to ask for all kinds of information.

Especially the intelligence of various forces on the continent.

Newton did not expect David to start asking questions as soon as he reached an agreement with him. It seemed that he wanted his consultant to start working immediately.

“You didn’t even sign a contract?”

“I think you don’t care about a piece of paper like me.”

“That’s right.” Newton nodded and agreed with David’s words: “Okay, if you have any questions, raise them… If possible, I really hope you can raise all the questions tonight.”

If possible, spend a night answering various questions, and then you can freely study new materials. Presumably, this young man named David will not be too obsessed with the minimum time limit of one month.

“The first question, I want to know the situation of this continent.”

“The situation of this continent? What do you mean?”

“How big is this continent, what countries are there? And what do you know about the situation of the so-called temple?”

Newton looked at David and suddenly became curious about David’s identity, but he did not rush to ask, but answered David’s difficult questions first.

According to the description of the old alchemist, this continent called Brunnia is very vast. At least he has not traveled to every corner of this continent. He has only traveled around in the human kingdom.

There are many countries established by humans. There are four most powerful countries, namely the Kingdom of Tilan, which occupies a large area of land in the north of the continent; the Kingdom of Holy Gaunt, located in the western part of the continent; the Sodurunma Empire, located in the eastern part of the continent, with the largest territory among all human kingdoms; the last one is the New Ailan Federation, which is sandwiched by the Kingdom of Holy Gaunt and the Sodurunma Empire, and a small part of its territory borders the Kingdom of Tilan.

In addition to the four major human kingdoms, there are many small kingdoms and principalities scattered at the junction of several major human kingdoms or further south.

While watching Newton’s explanation, David drew a simple map on the ground, and had a clearer understanding of the entire continent, especially the division of the human kingdom.

The Kingdom of Tilan is located in the north, and a large area in the southeast of the kingdom borders the Sodurunma Empire.

The territory of the Sodurunma Empire is much larger than that of the Kingdom of Tilan, which has been expanding rapidly in the past hundred years. Their territory is only slightly smaller than the land of the other three human kingdoms combined.

The Kingdom of Holy Gaunt is located in the west of the central part of the continent and southwest of the Kingdom of Tilan; the last one, the New Alan Federation, is located in the east of the Kingdom of Holy Gaunt, bordering the Kingdom of Tilan to the north and the Sodurunma Empire to the east.

“These four are the most powerful human kingdoms on the Brunnia continent.”

Newton did not introduce the remaining small kingdoms and principalities in too much detail, but roughly pointed out a few locations to indicate the approximate areas where these small countries are located.

In addition to the borders between several countries, there are more in the south of the New Alan Federation.

“What about other places?” David looked at the map drawn by Newton. It was obvious that there were many lands outside the human kingdom: “For example, further south…”

“The plains further south are the territories of werewolves, minotaurs, centaurs and other races. The west of the Holy Kingdom of Gaunt is occupied by a large number of dark elves. As for the east… the east of the Sodurunma Empire is the sea. This country has a long coastline. It is said that the coastal areas are often harassed by a strong and barbaric race, but I have not seen it, so I am not very clear about the specific situation.”

Looking at the simple map, David finally had a basic understanding of this continent.

“What kind of existence is the temple?”

Newton looked at David in front of him, and then looked at Sharon next to him. He did not answer immediately, but asked a question: “Before answering this question, I would like to ask about the identities of the two of you.”

“I am the village chief of Winter Village in the Kingdom of Tilan. Winter Village is a new village that has just been established for a year. You can understand that I am a country bumpkin in a remote area of the Kingdom of Tilan, so I am very curious about the outside world.”

“You don’t look like an ordinary country bumpkin.” Newton nodded, did not continue to ask, and continued to answer David’s questions after complaining.

According to Newton’s description, the Temple is a religious group. The Temple is both the name of this group and the headquarters of this group.

The Temple is located next to the capital of the Kingdom of Holy Gaunt. It has a huge influence in the human kingdom. For example, the selection of the king of the Kingdom of Holy Gaunt needs the approval of the Temple. Although other countries are not to this extent, most people recognize the transcendent status of the Temple.

“At present, only the people of the Kingdom of Tilan do not believe in the gods believed in in the Temple.”

David knew that the so-called Lumiere was the God of Light, one of the most important gods in the Temple, and there were many believers.

Lumiere priests occupied a pivotal position in the Temple, and the priests who often preached in various places were mostly priests of the God of Light.

At the same time, the God of Magic is also one of the gods worshipped in the Temple. This God of Magic, whose real name is not circulated outside, is also the belief of all wizards on the continent of Brunnia.

“The faith of the mages…”

Hearing this, David understood why Sharon could sense but not mobilize the arcane energy of this world.

It seems that the magic and arcane energy of this world have been banned by the God of Magic, so that the mages of this world can only use magic within the rules he has set.

However, compared with ordinary believers, the group of mages is still special. There are many mages on the Brunnia continent, and most of them have little contact with the temple. The temple does not seem to care about this, and allows the mages to do whatever they want.

After listening to various news for half a night, David was not sleepy at all.

He looked at Newton. There was no fatigue or listlessness on the face of the old man. It seemed that he could talk for a few more days.

“Anything else you want to ask?” The old alchemist looked at the hammer in David’s hand. He felt that he had said so much and in such detail that it should be enough for David, a “country bumpkin”, to digest for a while. He could take this time to study the hammer.

“Let me ask another question!” David picked up the hammer of judgment and handed it to Newton: “What is an alchemist?”

“Ah, this question…” Newton happily took the hammer. He thought he could study it carefully, but he didn’t expect David to ask such a question. He immediately put the hammer in front of him and put on a very serious expression: “Alchemist is an individual who studies and uses alchemy.”

Newton knew that this nonsense answer would not satisfy David. Before David continued to ask, he explained to him what alchemy is.

Simply put, alchemy, as its name suggests, can turn objects into gold. Its true essence is to change the form and properties of matter through mysterious techniques.

“If it can turn into gold, it can naturally turn into something else.”

This is also the reason why the old alchemist traveled around and wanted to see more minerals that he had never seen or were rare and hard to see. For alchemists, traveling around to find various rare objects is itself a kind of practice.

“I see!”

No wonder the old alchemist wanted to study his Hammer of Judgment so persistently when he saw it. This was due to the characteristics of his profession. According to Pierre Newton, no alchemist could resist the temptation of a novel, unseen object in front of him.

“Of course, the tools in the national alchemy workshops established by various countries are another matter.”

“What is that?”

As Newton told the story with disdain, David learned that all human kingdoms have more or less alchemists, and the main job of these alchemists is alchemy.

In the true sense of alchemy, the main job of these alchemists is to make currency for the kingdom they serve.

“…”

David didn’t know until today that the currency of the human kingdom in this world was minted in this way – does that mean that the currency of the human kingdom essentially relies on the kingdom’s own reputation? After all, gold can be made continuously through alchemy, and it is no longer a rare precious metal, and it has lost its value as a standard.

David didn’t think deeply about this question. He didn’t need to worry about this matter now. Even if the currency market collapsed, the headache should be the kings of those major countries.

“Are there any conflicts between alchemists and followers of the God of Magic?”

David did not ignore Newton’s behavior when he suspected Sharon was a follower of the God of Magic.

But from the information Newton had told him before, he did not see any conflicts between alchemists and mages.

Even according to Newton’s description, all human countries value mages and alchemists very much, and their status is not low in any country.

“Because when alchemists use alchemy to change the shape or properties of objects, they need to consume energy.” Newton did not deliberately conceal it, but bluntly stated the biggest conflict between the two: “And many alchemists prefer arcane energy that is highly malleable, versatile, stable, and easy to mobilize.”

“…” David had vaguely guessed the answer, and Newton’s subsequent words also confirmed that his guess was correct.

“But the vast majority, or 90 percent, of alchemists do not believe in the God of Magic. The way they obtain arcane energy seems a little… well, you know, in the eyes of the followers of the God of Magic.” “

Disrespectful?”

“Yes, that’s roughly what I mean!” Newton laughed a few times, as if to cover up the slight embarrassment in his words: “However, most wizards don’t worry too much about these things, except for the followers of the God of Magic in the temple.”

(End of this chapter)