Chapter 65 Yellow Bird
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With wind and snow, winter in the holy city is always exceptionally cold.
This is destined to be a day of extraordinary significance.
When Luke gave his speech in the auditorium, the academy had already conducted relevant discussions in advance, including the Austin School of Magic, which he had contacted before.
In-house meeting.
"We not only need to establish a major, but also ensure the safety of students of Magic Literature. Those from other majors who harm or bully others without reason will be expelled once verified."
When the dean was using the terminal to hold a video conference, the other professors looked at each other and were about to speak when they were interrupted.
"I have received clear news that the Eli family and the Bart family are frantically recruiting magic talents in private."
The Terminal Space Station sent out a message this morning, announcing that upload qualifications will soon be open. As long as the software has passed the review, it can be put on the terminal!
Seeing that "Ghost Journey" made a fortune in just a few days, how could these big families sit still?
Just as the dean expected, the families that wanted to share the cake were not only eager to recruit talents, but the leader of the Eli family also publicly expressed his admiration for Luke:
“He is a guiding star of this era.”
"We are very optimistic about and support his ideas and are willing to provide employment opportunities for more people."
Countless reporters captured this scene.
The next day, all the newspaper headlines were about Magic Literature and Luke.
The photo of the latter giving a speech at the Temple of Revelation was published directly in the most prominent position.
As the center of public opinion, Luke's number of fans has experienced a terrifying growth.
Any online post can get over a million comments:
[I saved my salary to come to the Internet cafe just for this message, you are the best! You have given our family hope of settling in the Holy City in the future. 】
[Ahhh, no one noticed? The avatar is so beautiful, the most beautiful in mainland China, no objection accepted! 】
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The legendary life experience and the story of rising from the mud, each of them perfectly touches the heart of Mu Qiangpi.
When Luke was flooded with comments, he was discussing building a school with Karen.
"I'm afraid that the college families will go to the central city and directly screen those who come to take the application exam."
Everyone wants to take advantage of what is already available, and once this group of people is snatched away, a gap will form.
Education should start from an early age.
Lujia: "First, build 200 primary schools as a pilot. I will pay for most of the money. The name of the school will be Lujia Magic School."
Karen nearly spit out her tea.
Is it so direct?
Luke nodded calmly: "Of course."
When you do good things, you must leave your name behind.
Quill looked coldly at Karen who was spitting tea, despising his surprise.
He would sign every manuscript of his that was lost, otherwise no one would know that it was written by him.
Snowflakes fell on his eyelashes, and Luka rubbed them away, instantly turning his eyes into big watery ones.
"Why hasn't it stopped raining for two days?"
I complained casually, but Karen explained, "At the beginning of every new year, a new batch of priests will take office and receive blessings. I heard that the tree of life is an extremely cold thing, so the climate in the main city will be particularly cold."
Luke's eyes flickered: "I see."
He looked up at the flying snow, reached out to catch one or two petals, and wondered what he was thinking.
Snowflakes covered half of the sky, almost forming a unique boundary that easily radiated inside and outside the main city.
The source of the blizzard, the nearly boundless Tree of Life, its translucent branches climbing up to the horizon, blocking out the surrounding light.
The visibility under the tree depends entirely on the illumination of the tree of life itself.
Young priests dressed in white robes stood under the huge Tree of Life and solemnly swore an oath.
They are proud and proud in their hearts.
After taking the oath, the trainee priests bowed respectfully and left the Tree of Life.
Today's ceremony was presided over by the saint.
The maid lowered her head and stood aside. After everyone left, she stepped forward and began to report the news outside: "The whereabouts of the Sage's Sword is still unknown."
The saint frowned slightly.
The sword was taken away on the open day, and she had assumed the worst, so she went to see the child.
In the hall, she did not sense any aura of the Sage's Sword, nor did she detect any excessive tension from the other party.
"The core of the terminal has been confirmed. It is maintained by the leaves of the Tree of Wisdom... In addition, Iliad's reputation is very high now."
When the maid said the last sentence, her tone was obviously weaker and she did not dare to look at the saint's expression.
The saint stood quietly in the sea of snow under the tree.
“What a pity.”
I finally waited until the tree of wisdom reached its aging stage.
If the high priest succeeds, the life fluid can help them solve the problem of the Elf King. On the other hand, the Tree of Wisdom will become weak every time it produces a fruit of wisdom.
The Holy Court can then march straight into the Elf Island and take away the Tree of Wisdom.
By absorbing the Tree of Wisdom, the injuries of the Tree of Life might be healed.
The sky and the earth suddenly became colder. There was a horrible crack in the center of the mighty tree trunk. A piece of human ancestor's bone had been stuck there, and the wound had not healed for years.
The Tree of Life was angry, thunder flashed in the sky, and every biting wind was filled with murderous intent.
All the maids around knelt on the ground, trembling.
The saint took off her cloak, walked slowly to the tree trunk, and said devoutly but cruelly: "I will find a way to solve this trouble."
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The blizzard lasted for several days and finally stopped on the fourth day.
The 'snowfall' on the Internet has just begun.
Lillian paid close attention to public opinion. When she found something was wrong, she immediately came to inform Luke: "Recently, many people have criticized you from a racial perspective."
These criticisms are clever, focusing on the idea that Luke has a network, but chooses to do it on the human race.
As the conflict continued, the humans and demons cursed at each other, and some demons had begun to vent their anger on Luke.
If this continues, the prestige he has accumulated during the hunting expedition will probably disappear.
Lillian sneered: "They don't even think about how you are treated in the demon tribe."
Will the devil give unconditional support like a saint?
She became angrier and angrier as she spoke: "Otherwise just block the account."
Luke shook his head, thinking that this would give people an excuse to criticize him.
"It doesn't matter. Some princes have contacted me and want to become the official supplier of the Demon Realm."
Anyone can use the terminal, and the ultimate control lies with the elves. This statement will soon be covered by other hot topics.
Lillian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
After Lillian left, Luka studied the list of demon princes who had contacted him and selected the most suitable partners from them.
After comparing the conditions, he made a decision quickly.
Now with the terminal, the communication process is extremely convenient, but the signing of the contract still needs to be done in person.
Luka: "The prince cannot go to the human realm without permission. I have to make the trip. I don't want to run."
Quill: "Fly."
Luke cleared his throat: "I blow towards you gently like the wind..."
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Quill saw that he was really low on energy lately, so he started singing everywhere again.
In the end, both parties used the most primitive method of travel and rented a beast cart.
Faith continued to flow in along the way, and Luke practiced quietly throughout the whole process. The speed at which he purified it lagged far behind the speed at which his faith was gaining.
Being too popular is also a problem.
As they approached the border, Luke sighed, "I miss the days of building towers."
It was here that I was, wrapped like an iron tower, resisting the self-detonation of various assassins.
Feather Pen carefully considered the terrain. His strength has recovered 60%. Before the beginning of March, he can catch Princess Mary and revisit the place to set off fireworks.
Speaking of Princess Mary, Luke paused his practice, thought for a moment, took out his terminal, and searched through a bunch of almost real-name accounts, but he didn't know who to contact.
As dusk approached, the animal cart finally arrived at its destination.
As a prince who rose to prominence in recent years, Aman's fiefdom was not very vast. Because she plundered the interests of some other princes, it was still relatively wealthy overall.
Traffic control was implemented on the streets today, and there were not many demons on the road.
The meeting place is located in a dark fortress next to the Vibe River.
The entire building is forged from steel bars and magic ore and is heavily guarded. From a distance it looks like a steel monster.
The airtight fortress has left an unobstructed path today to welcome the distinguished guests.
"Welcome, His Highness Iliad." At the end of the door, the tall demon servant saluted humbly.
When the demon servant lowered his head, his gaze lingered on the shadow on the ground for a second longer before he said, "Please follow me."
Luke nodded.
The fort was covered with long red carpets, had few windows, and had to be lit even during the day.
The demon servant led the way to the main hall.
Prince Aman was sitting under a dark lamp, and meat-based food had been prepared on the long table in front of him.
When she saw Luke, she gave him a seductive smile.
"I knew that with your intelligence, you would come to me."
Lujia looked around and found that there were no unnecessary people. His eyes moved slightly: "I have many choices."
"But there is only one person who has a grudge against Alec's father and has taken the initiative to help you spread propaganda in the area you govern."
Ah Man said slowly, "The authority of the Lord of Hongrong City is limited. At the same time, compared with the old prince with a strong foundation, you can have more initiative in our cooperation."
After that, he raised his glass and said, "Cheers to the best partner."
Luke stood on the other side of the long table, his eyes swept over the wine glass, but he was hesitant to raise it.
When the movie premiered, A-man took the initiative to show up to support it, so the two sides have some connection.
After a short silence, he raised his head and said, "So I'm curious, why do you suddenly want to turn against us?"
The relatively calm tone is like a daily greeting.
But what he said took a 180-degree turn.
Aman's smile froze instantly.
"This meeting was too low-key. If it were me, I would invite a bunch of reporters to announce our dinner to the world, so that other princes would think that the cooperation has been finalized."
When entering the room, the demon servant checked his shadow, as if he was on guard against secret guards following him.
Aman expressed surprise at being misunderstood.
She knew very well that even though Luke spoke with great confidence, he was only magnifying the suspicion and deceiving himself first.
It's just the norm for suspicious people.
Luke continued to test:
"Let me guess. First of all, the target of your betrayal is not the Demon King. He is faster at taking action than acting. There is no benefit in cooperating with other princes to deal with me. That leaves the crown princes. I remember someone in Huishou used a similar method to bribe other crown princes to deal with me..."
Luke paused: "There are no eternal enemies."
"Come out, Alec!"
A low, hoarse laugh came from behind.
A strange swaying shadow appeared on the wall. Alex walked slowly into the main hall, followed by several demon generals completely wrapped in armor, their light green eyes deep and bright.
He clapped his hands and praised: "Iliad, you are really smart."
The moment he came in, several figures all paused.
Luke's expression is hard to describe.
Prince Aman's face didn't look much better.
"What are you doing out here?" She almost uttered these words through gritted teeth.
Alec: “Now that we’ve talked about it…”
Stupid X!
Let’s talk about your parents.
Aman: "Is it just a guess if you didn't hear it?"
The beginning is to let him guess.
If Alec had not come out on his own initiative, he could have dispelled some of the other party's suspicions through words.
At least it can delay until a meal. If there is any tampering with the food and drinks, even a legendary magician may fall into the trap.
There was dead silence all around.
The snow was falling heavily outside the window, and the first thing to break the silence was the dull sound coming from the sky and earth outside.
Alec's expression returned to normal and he tapped his temple lightly with his fingers, as if hinting something to Luke.
Luke immediately scanned with his spiritual sense, and his eyes gradually darkened.
The banks of the Weibe River, which were quiet and beautiful when we came here, are now surrounded by demon cavalry, and more demon soldiers are coming in the distance.
All of them wore iron masks with fangs and held □□, which showed that they were well-trained.
"Two thousand demon guards and five hundred cavalry." I'm afraid a blockade has also been established in the air.
Alec smiled.
"Your foundation in the demon clan is too shallow, but you have to personally handle many things. The big figures you rely on can't always accompany you."
If you want to proceed slowly, you can only continue to win over the prince and those city lords with benefits. During this process, anyone who is interested can be calculated by him.
Greed can indeed blind one's eyes.
Instead of developing in the human territory, he fantasized about having both.
Luke moved his lips, but Alec gave the order directly: "Go!"
Delay would lead to changes, and he would not give the other party any chance to speak.
The four great demon generals attacked at the same time with tremendous momentum. Their bodies had been modified so that they were half human and half snake when attacking. The reflection of the wriggling snake tails on the wall was extremely cold.
Instead of using killing moves, all the demon generals attacked in one direction.
The space inside the fortress was limited, and the snake's tail smashed a hole in the iron wall, apparently trying to force Luke back to the encirclement outside.
A'man wanted to take action together, but she felt inexplicably uneasy.
The dragons are still in those remote city-states in the Demon Realm and cannot arrive for the time being. The other party should not be so fearless in the face of danger.
While he was thinking, the situation changed.
Thick fog emerged from the air, instantly forming a strange magnetic field. The demon general with a strong body was actually controlled and could not move forward an inch.
Aman and Alec looked at the same place.
The source of the mist came from a man's palm.
Wrapped in the black gloves, the quill-like fingers were unusually slender, but what was wrapped inside seemed not to be flesh and blood.
When Alex looked closely with his magic eyes, he found that the gray fog was not gas, but millions of lines.
The translucent thread was like light, easily piercing through the demon general's solid armor.
"Ah!" A demon general seemed to fall to his knees in severe pain, but was forcibly pulled up by the thread again.
The quills are high up in the air, like they are performing a puppet stage play.
Alec used shielding to interrupt the spell, and Aman tried to get closer, but was surrounded by more radioactive gray fog.
Where the fog was thickest, it condensed into small whirlpools. No one could see clearly what was going on inside, and during the confrontation, sharp howls could be faintly heard from inside.
They were about to use their ultimate moves together, but the fog dissipated at this moment.
I saw the four demon generals standing less than half a meter in front of me, with their hands hanging down, looking extremely weird.
The next second, all the demon generals turned around and faced Alec, their pupils dilated and murderous intent boiling.
Alec took a step back cautiously.
A Man had a bad guess: "Necromancer."
Didn't this race become extinct long ago?
Alec was still very young and had only read about it in books.
The most powerful weapon of the Necromancer is enslavement. He can enslave the enemy's soul for a short period of time and carry out counter-control.
The aura exuded by the seemingly inconspicuous man at this moment was indeed extremely dark.
After being shocked, Alec said in a deep voice: "So what if he's a necromancer? The number of people he can enslave is limited."
During the process of slavery, countless people suffered backlash, otherwise this race would not have become extinct.
It would take several rounds of fighting to kill the four high-level demon generals, even if it was a demon king, let alone control them.
At least now he knows Luke's trump card.
"Three thousand demon guards, eight hundred cavalry."
Luke was still mechanically reporting numbers.
Alec has made a strategic adjustment and is ready to leave the fortress and directly send the army to encircle and suppress the enemy, even though this will cause a lot of noise and cause casualties.
Unfortunately, before he could make any move, he was stopped by the demon general controlled by the feather pen.
"Five thousand demon guards and one thousand cavalry."
"…6,000 demon guards, 1,200 iron cavalry, and 300 flying demon soldiers."
The continuous counting made Alec frown.
At most, he had assembled five thousand demon guards, so where would the flying soldiers come from?
He glanced out the window casually and stopped immediately.
There are indeed flying soldiers in the sky!
The blades of the demon soldiers rooted on the other side of the river were no longer pointing towards the fortress, but in another direction, as if they were in a standoff with some force.
He remembered that only the Fifth Princess Alicia had trained flying soldiers.
At this time, Aman also received news from outside that the Fifth Prince was leading three armies to encircle the area west of the Weber River.
"You knew there was a trap here and teamed up with Alicia in advance?"
Luke: “I don’t know.”
This is not what the prophets predicted.
"and you……"
Luke told the truth: "I have paranoid delusions."
So I always make extra preparations wherever I go, and when I stop at the border, I always find bodyguards.
He then said to Alec: "I don't know how you convinced Prince Aman, but I'm paying for everything here."
It was just a casual contact and both parties hit it off.
For Alicia, there is always the risk of being possessed by Princess Mary.
Looking at the demon tribe, only he and Princess Mary are fighting to the death, and the other side is also counting on him and Princess Mary to kill each other.
“…” Alec almost choked to death on a mouthful of blood.
Has he never seen anyone with paranoid delusions who would make such a fuss just for a trip? !
Quill had no idea what they were so surprised about.
The last time Luke went to the elves, he also used all kinds of connections to contact the saints and the dragon tribe in advance, and asked the dragon tribe to find other friends to say hello to the Elf King.
Just basic exercises.
The armies outside were restraining each other. Inside the fortress, the feather pen controlled the demon general as a puppet, preventing Aman from acting rashly.
Luke moved his fingers slowly.
"My first day back to the Demon Tribe started with a duel with you."
He said calmly: "Let's end where we started."
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Excerpt from Luke's diary:
Times have changed, and being a real young master has become a high-risk profession.
Alec: ...Look carefully, who is in danger!
Three hundred thousand words, it’s time to lay off some staff @派外少爷阿历克. Randomly drop 50 small red envelopes as resignation compensation~
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