"Boom, boom, boom!"

The sound of the new salute rang out in the temple area, and the thunderous sound spread throughout the entire Dawn City.

The new Duke of Dawn is being crowned.

On this day, the streets of the Temple District in Dawn City were once again deserted and the noise was deafening.

But this time, Rosen himself did not participate in the excitement.

He was sitting in the tallest tower of Dawn Castle, using the light and shadow magic he had just mastered to quietly watch the hustle and bustle of the Great Temple of Saint Veran.

"The majority of those with fanatical expressions are ordinary people without power."

"There are quite a few practitioners, but their expressions are rather calm, they are just there to watch the ceremony."

In Weilan, the ratio of practitioners to ordinary people is about ten to one, and is increasing year by year.

The comparison between the two sides clearly shows the changing trend of the new era.

In the general trend, theocracy is weakening and secularism is rising.

In the social atmosphere, piety gradually fades away and ignorance gradually disappears.

As for personal practice, the threshold is gradually lowering and the level is gradually rising.

This is the direction in which the current era is rushing.

If you go against the current, no matter how talented you are, you will be shattered to pieces.

If you follow the trend, or even give it a push, you can use the power of the times to soar into the sky! At this moment, in the temple, the high priest finished the tedious prayer and put the Crown of Dawn, which symbolized the Duke's authority, on the head of the clone.

When the crown was in place, a blue-white glow suddenly appeared on the sculpture of Mother Nature.

Holy songs were heard in the glow, and countless ancient holy patterns were faintly visible, which was the "Nature's Favor" spell with an eighth ring.

There are no big effects, but the light and shadow effects are stunning.

As a result, the ordinary people watching the ceremony became more and more excited, and even the high priest was beaming with joy.

"Rosen, isn't it disrespectful to let a puppet receive the grace of Mother Nature?"

A gentle female voice came from behind him. It was his mentor Anna.

Rosen smiled and said, "Mother Nature is a merciful and forgiving god. She will not take my little disrespect seriously."

"After all, the most important thing now is not the coronation, but Aaron's threat."

Turn to look at the instructor.

"I just received intelligence that the Aaron Noble Cabinet meeting has just passed the Weilan Property Preservation Act."

Aaron's council is concerned with Weilan's affairs, and they are just looking for trouble to start a fight.

Anna had heard about this before and had expected Aaron to react like this, so she was not surprised.

She gathered the hem of her skirt tightly and squatted down beside the light and shadow formation, carefully examining the delicate light and shadow in the formation. The more she looked, the more surprised she became.

"This spell doesn't seem very simple. Did you learn it recently?"

Light and shadow alone are not difficult, but what is difficult is the real-time changes that are completely synchronized with the real world.

Rosen nodded: "Yes."

This live broadcast-like spell is an application of the power of radiance.

The maximum live broadcast distance can reach 5 kilometers, but if a few relay devices are added, it can reach 20 kilometers.

It can be used as an advanced exploration of the battlefield.

The only drawback is that it is difficult to transfer the precious energy, and it requires the training of a group of specialized detection mages.

"Well, I don't understand it anymore."

Anna only felt that the magic circle on the ground was delicate and complex, far beyond the scope of her knowledge of magic.

But she didn't worry about it: "How are we going to fight this battle?"

Rosen had certainly thought about it, and even before he went south to Dawn City, he had already been preparing for war.

"We originally planned to use a tactic combining land and sea. We would use the high speed of warships to fight guerrilla warfare at sea to consume interference. We would set up defenses on land and conduct the final decisive battle."

Just prepare for a real tough battle.

At this time, the coronation ceremony of the temple had ended, and Rosen no longer input mana into the magic circle, and the light and shadow on the magic circle went out.

He stood up, took his mentor's hand and helped her up.

"But now, I have gained some new knowledge of magic. I have a new idea and plan to end the battle directly at sea."

The two stood side by side in front of the glass window of the tower, looking at the blurry St. Veran's Cathedral in the distance.

Anna said: "We don't have an advantage in naval power. The navy soldiers are not well trained and have insufficient combat experience, and they have not fully recovered from the chaos."

"I feel that even with the addition of planes, it won't work because the Aarons will definitely make corresponding defenses."

Although the huge zero-ring mind spell is powerful, if the more than 500 crew members on a ship are all equipped with high-level mind amulets and have their own tenacious minds, they can ignore it.

Therefore, in the end, the only thing that can be used is the Thunder Plane.

But there are too few planes at present. Even if we produce them as much as possible, we will be lucky if we can produce 30 planes by the time the war breaks out.

Why is the production capacity still so poor even after taking over the giant island of Weilan?

Because the giant island has not been fully organized, the corresponding talents and factories have not yet been built.

Although the supply of raw materials and materials has increased significantly, the equipment and talents on the production side have not improved much, so the increase in production capacity in a short period of time is very limited.

To put it simply, the bread is in your hand, but it has not yet been eaten and digested into strength.

So, Anna really couldn't figure out how to resolve the battle at sea.

Rosen explained with a smile.

"Because I have developed a brand new ship-borne magic weapon. Once installed on the ship, it can greatly enhance the warship's naval combat capability."

"But let me keep you in suspense as to what it is."

There was one thing Rosen didn't say, which was that he would try his best to use the help of the international situation to force Aaron to reduce the intensity of the war.

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Teacher, you came to see me specifically, but you definitely didn't come to discuss the battle situation, right?"

Anna narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Don't call me mentor, I feel weird."

She took out a book, the title of which was "Rosen's Cultivation Records": "I am here to ask for advice on cultivation, Duke Rosen."

"What exactly is the problem?"

Rosen has heard such questions a lot recently, and his ears are almost callused.

Because countless mages come to visit him every day.

Unexpectedly, the instructor couldn't help it either.

He took the book and leaned against the wall of the tower to read it, while Anna leaned against him, her bulging chest pressed against his arm, pointing to one of the pages.

"I tried all the communication ring techniques you mentioned, and the effect is indeed much better than before."

"But according to my calculations, when I touch the fifth ring wall, the current speed of improvement seems to be unable to break through, even with the Soul Gem."

Rosen had observed Anna's practice closely and nodded in agreement: "It's still a little short, but not much."

Anna was immediately frustrated: "Does that mean my cultivation talent can only be stuck at the fourth ring?"

"With its help, the difficulty of breaking through the fourth ring wall can be reduced by 20%."

"That is to say, within three years, a large number of four-ring masters will surely emerge in the alliance."

"My initial estimate is that there will be tens of thousands of them, more than twenty times the current number."

"But there won't be too many Five-ring Sages. They will probably increase from the current dozen to around 40 to 50, but probably not more."

At first glance, it seems to have increased several times, but considering the huge base of mages, it is nothing more than an increase from one in ten thousand to three or four in ten thousand, which is still similar to a lottery.

Anna sighed: "Ah~ I'm greedy."

Rosen smiled and said, "It is naturally difficult to advance by simply following the techniques in the book. But I didn't tell you everything, because I am still researching some secret methods to help break through the ring wall."

"I haven't completely researched these techniques yet, so I haven't written them down. But when my instructor touches the fifth ring wall, I should have useful results."

The method to break through the ring wall is the knowledge that every wizard dreams of.

The Frost Messenger Lafeng was doing research, and Rosen was naturally there too.

He previously had a secret method to lower the height of the ring wall, which could help people break through the fourth ring. After obtaining Lafengge's secret method, he had a new idea.

It's just that I've been very busy recently and haven't had time to study.

Of course, even if the research is successful, it will not be used indiscriminately, but will be given as a reward to practitioners who have made contributions to the country.

Anna was delighted but also shocked: "Rosen, have you studied the magic ring to this extent?"

Rosen laughed: "It's not that exaggerated. At most, I can help people break through to the fifth ring. I can't do anything higher."

"Five rings are high enough."

Anna suddenly became excited about the prospect of cultivation.

Of course, this is ultimately a personal matter, and she has official business to attend to.

"Rosen, in which county are you going to build Weilan's magic industrial zone?"

When she was on the White Sturgeon Island, Anna was in charge of the establishment and management of the magic factory and was the director of the island's production department.

In the past, in order to avoid provoking Aaron, the White Sturgeon Island only produced some low-end magic products, but now that it has completely broken off relations with Aaron, it is natural that it will start to seize the high-end market.

The tower is not a good place for conversation.

Rosen said, "Teacher, mentor, I'm used to calling you that, and I can't change it."

Anna covered her mouth and chuckled: "You can shout if you want, but don't shout when we are intimate, it sounds weird to me."

Rosen laughed: "I feel refreshed, so I have to shout."

"You little rascal."

The two walked side by side towards the tower and arrived at the study in Dawn Garden.

Rosen pointed to the Weilan map on the desk and said, "I plan to build magic industrial zones in the inland Ruhr County and Hongyuan County on the south bank of the Suijin River."

"The two counties are adjacent to each other, and are close to the Broken Gold River, so they have convenient water and transportation. At the same time, they can also be connected to the rich black stone mines in Gaoshan County, and obtain cheap energy supplies."

"After the opening of the new route, Hongyuan County has become a key transportation hub for Weilan, and its geographical location is even better than that of Dawn City."

"Finally, we are far away from the mainland, so we won't be affected by the war."

Anna looked at the map carefully: "What does the magic factory mainly produce?"

Rosen had thought about it a long time ago, and the best case scenario would naturally be to take everything into account.

Each of them has the upper hand, but it is impossible in a short time because Weilan does not have so many talents.

Therefore, we can only seize a part of the high-profit market.

Rosen has also thought about this.

He still did not intend to engage in a head-on battle with traditional strongmen in traditional fields, but to explore new fields.

"I have to continue producing low-end daily-use instruments. Although they are small and cheap, they are produced in large quantities and can generate good income."

"In addition, I plan to develop three new areas, including electric carriages, civilian ships, and civilian transport aircraft, and establish a series of magic industry systems."

“Not only do we have no competitors in the market, but we can also set prices freely and set standards in various fields.”

“Once the market gets used to our products, newcomers will just have to chase us.”

In the past, when we were on the island, we didn’t dare to bring out the good things because we were afraid that the fat guys from the Witt Continent would learn from them.

Now the giant island of Weilan has also grown to a considerable size.

Although we are still at a disadvantage, as long as we do a good job in talent cultivation and use some market competition skills, we will be able to compete with the big fat guys in the Natural Alliance.

Of course, the Glorious Empire is too powerful and it will be difficult to break it, unless it obtains the power of the entire Natural Alliance.

Anna squinted and smiled: "It's hard not to make money with these three things."

Afterwards, the two discussed the relevant plans for the industrial zone in detail in the study.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Selena returned from the coronation ceremony.

As soon as she saw Rosen, she complained, "My dear, the Duchess's gold crown is so heavy that it almost breaks her neck."

Rosen smiled: "I'll give you a good massage tonight."

Then he asked, "Will Uncle Holland and Uncle Tewold come to help with the reconstruction of the army?"

Weilan's legion will be reorganized, but not now, but after the war.

What we are doing now is to regularize the adjutants of the existing legions and continue training to prepare for the next battle.

Selena nodded, took the water handed to her by the servant and took a big sip.

"Uncle Tewold was very happy about it and agreed immediately."

“As for Uncle Holander, he was still a little emotional, but he finally nodded.”

"It's good that you can come. After all, both uncles are rare warriors in the family."

Of the two Adrian family members, Tewold's abilities are average and he is a qualified naval general.

But Holland was a real commander who could command both the army and navy, and had fought several brilliant battles.

Since you have the ability, you certainly can't waste it. You must use it, and use it with confidence.

Because with his current prestige on the giant island of Weilan, he can completely suppress it.

Now that the coronation is complete, Rosen is the fully legitimate Duke of Veran.

Although he was secretly preparing to fight with Aaron, he naturally had to maintain harmony on the surface.

Especially to Aaron's envoys.

After all, war is a matter of life and death, and one's intentions cannot be easily understood by the opponent.

Even if both sides know that they are going to fight, when, where and how they fight all involve many lives and may even determine the final outcome.

The next morning, in the government study in the front yard meeting area, the clone began to formally accept audiences from foreign officials.

The first envoy was Sir Jarak from Aaron, who was also a semi-acquaintance of Rosen.

(End of this chapter)