Chapter 209 Breath of the Wild (the final chapter of this volume)
Mage Prison in Saint-Sion City.
Since being sent here, Gothe seems to have been forgotten, and has been in the dark prison for a whole day.
During this day, the interrogator did not come, and not even the prison staff who delivered meals came.
Gaode didn’t know what happened.
Perhaps you are planning to starve yourself for a few days so that you can no longer hold on anymore and take the initiative to beg for mercy?
Perhaps.
Gothe did not think too much, but devoted all his attention to the rune patterns on the four walls of the prison.
With enough concentration, even hunger can be blocked.
In the dark cell, the concept of time also becomes blurred.
I don’t know how long it took.
"Bang!"
The door to Gaode's cell was suddenly opened.
Two prison staff members walked in followed by a young mage wearing a tailored robe and military uniform.
"What is this man's crime?" the young mage asked.
Amnesty has never meant pardoning all crimes regardless of severity.
Some crimes are not included in the amnesty.
"He does not have a prison document. This man was imprisoned just yesterday. It seems that he was sent in because he offended the noble ministers above." The prison officer replied respectfully and flatteringly.
"I offended the poor noble minister, but we were lucky enough to meet us." The man smiled, then waved his hand and said casually: "Let him go!"
"Congratulations, you are free," the prison officer said, "I still don't want to thank the adults of the Holy Empire."
Free? Holy Empire?
Gaode was completely stunned.
Stepping out of the dark mage's prison, the fresh sunshine bathes the body again.
Gaode didn't feel much joy in his heart, but more of peace.
No one knows what he thought during the two days in jail.
Gaude has only been to St. Sean City twice in total.
The one time was more than a year ago, with the help of Jelika, I took an airship from Bremen to St. Sean.
The second time, this time, he was taken to Master Saint Sean's Prison.
But Gothe can clearly feel that the current Saint-Sean City is somewhat different from the past.
He squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the city.
It seems that nothing has changed, but it seems that everything has changed again.
Soon, Gothe understood what had changed.
The flag that originally hung high on the flagpole, representing the Principality of Sien and the royal family of Jaros, has disappeared.
Instead, there is a burning heart of fire flag and a black eagle flag that is half a pole taller, with black and gold.
The previous flag Gaode didn’t recognize.
But the latter aspect is very familiar to Gao De, who has taken geography classes.
That is the flag of the most powerful country on this continent, the Holy Empire.
"A black hawk on a golden background."
Gothe is walking on the street.
It is obvious that this once prosperous city is much more depressed today. There are far fewer pedestrians on the street than before, and even many surrounding shops are not open.
In sharp contrast to this desertedness is:
All residential buildings in the residential area, and almost every house, had a mini version of the black and gold eagle flag of the Holy Empire hung up in front of the windows and doors, making it look like it was a holiday.
Most of those flags look rough, and only those flags hung in front of single-family buildings that look like wealthy people are more refined.
Obviously, these flags were made by the people of St. Sean City overnight.
There are even some exaggerated slogans hanging on the upper floors of some residents such as:
"Warmly celebrate the Principality of Xi'en joining the Holy Empire and becoming the Province of Xi'en under the jurisdiction of the Western Governor of the Holy Empire", "Long live the Holy Empire", "Long live the Ice Flame Army".
No one needs to give special orders, let alone teach them.
After the royal family of Sien announced their surrender, the residents of St. Sien City accepted this fact as quickly as possible and used the greatest sincerity to please the new ruler of this country.
Gaode made some inquiries and quickly figured out the specific situation.
Just one day in jail, and the world outside changed.
It's just that this change of weather is like "pie in the sky" to him.
Gothe couldn't help but think of the high-spirited instructor Mawson who highly admired the political system of the Holy Empire in the "Geography of Nolan Continent and War Geography" course.
He smiled inwardly.
At that time, Teacher Mosen would never have imagined that just one year later, he would become a subject of the Holy Empire as he wished.
You can occasionally see soldiers from the Holy Empire on the road.
These soldiers have tough faces, are well-equipped, and have an air of iron-blooded bravery and confidence.
There is a saying that "the temperament of a soldier is the temperament of this country."
From these soldiers, Gothe can glimpse a corner of the unique temperament that belongs to the Holy Empire.
There is no reason why so many people admire this country.
There must be a reason why the Holy Empire could transform from a barbarian country into the most powerful empire in the world, and it is not due to luck.
After walking several blocks, Gaode came to the entrance of a splendid chamber of commerce.
This chamber of commerce did not temporarily cease operations due to the arrival of the Holy Empire. The door is still open.
On the top of the doorway, there is a conspicuous gold-wrought emblem hanging, and the overall color is mainly gold and dark red.
The badge adopts a circular design, and the center design is a delicate alchemical furnace pattern. The flames in the furnace are blazing, and the light of stars is steaming above. On the edge of the badge, there is a circle of mysterious alchemical runes surrounding it.
Just below the furnace pattern, the abbreviation of Oakenley is written in the human language.
Yes, this is where the St. Sean City branch of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce is located.
Even if it is only a small branch in a small principality, its pomp is huge, fully demonstrating the strength and financial resources of the O'Kenley family as one of the four major merchant families in Linhai City.
Long nights and many dreams.
Although Gothe was lucky enough to get the light of the Holy Empire, he was able to escape from the prison.
The rulers of this city and even this country have also changed.
But Gothe was not prepared to stay in St. Sean City for a long time.
Hyp To be precise, he is not planning to stay in the Principality of Xi'en any longer.
One is that although the country's nobles, including the Usher family and Dean Schell, have temporarily lost their status.
But their power and wealth are still there, not to mention that under the concept of meritocracy in the Holy Empire, Shere Ian is very likely to restore the position of Dean Siris.
Gaode could not guarantee that he would be able to sit back and relax when Sean changed rulers.
Secondly, during the few days he was in prison, he had already planned his future development route.
The top priority is to find a suitable site.
Then, plant trees!
Sean is no longer suitable for him.
He wants to leave as soon as possible, and will not return to Xi'an in a short time.
In other words, the next time I come back is when I come to settle accounts with these people.
Hence, before leaving, Gothe needs to first take away the things that Hexi stored in the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce and left for him.
Oakley St. Sean City Branch is just a low-level branch.
In addition to purchasing unique minerals and raw materials locally and selling some lower-end alchemy items, it also engages in businesses such as paid treasury and lending.
Having the endorsement of the Oakenley family, they have extremely high credibility in this field, so they have always been the first choice for people who need this in St. Sean City.
Gaode stepped into it, faced the reception lady who came up and said softly: "Hello, I want to take out the items stored in cabinet No. 666 of the Bronze Library."
"Okay, sir, come with me."
Gode entered the bronze warehouse under the guidance of the reception lady.
The light inside the library is soft, and rows of cabinets made of deep metal are scattered in an orderly manner.
There is a faint scent of magic in the air.
Gaode came to cabinet No. 666.
At this point, the reception lady of the Chamber of Commerce wisely withdrew, leaving Gao De alone.
The Chamber of Commerce's treasure house does not verify identity, but if you want to take out items, you must have the corresponding secret command.
Of course, He Xi had already informed him of the secret order.
Gaode entered a series of complex and precise secret commands into cabinet No. 666, which was also an alchemy item.
With a slight click, the cabinet's locking device was triggered.
The cabinet door made of precious magic-guided metal opened automatically, revealing the things contained inside.
After these two days, Gothe had already made a guess about what was inside, and was 90% certain that it should be a rune structure.
In fact, his guess was right.
But it is not multiple sets of runes.
There is one and only one set.
A set of stacked runes with shimmering light lying quietly among them.
It is composed of multiple parts and is made of materials with excellent magic-guiding properties.
These magic-guiding materials can not only perfectly carry runes, but can also conduct and enhance the wearer's magic power.
These parts are intertwined with silver and white light, and the surface is covered with complex runes and patterns.
They are as delicate as silk, small but surprising. Their arrangement follows specific logic and rules, and they have powerful power.
The overall shape is similar to a traditional war shirt, including multiple parts including the head, body, and limbs.
Each part carries different rune properties and effects, but is more abstract and streamlined, and smaller.
As common sense, the rune structure needs to be customized according to the wearer's body shape and needs to ensure the best comfort and combat effectiveness, but there is obviously no so-called customizer for the rune structure in front of you.
So in order to be suitable for subsequent users to wear, it is necessary to free up part of the precious runes and make an adaptive design.
Gothe put his hand into it and took out a set of obviously smaller tabard-like rune structures.
His mental energy was slightly concentrated on it.
In an instant, a layer of brilliant light flowed from the surface of this set of runes, and some information was instantly conveyed to Gothe's mind.
【Breath of the Wild】(Level 4 rune construction):
Rune effects: Level 4 elemental resistance, Level 4 solidity, Level 4 agility, Level 4 spell damage increase, Adaptability and tolerance.
Construction effect: The wearer's physical recovery speed is increased by 57%, the mana recovery speed is increased by 62%, and the mana consumption of casting spells is reduced by 31%.
When the wearer of the construct stands with both feet on the ground, the above effects will be doubled.
…
Gothe was stunned for several seconds before he gradually came back to his senses.
What He Xi left for him was indeed a rune structure, but it was not a third-level rune structure, but a fourth-level rune structure.
Unexpected, but reasonable.
Hose Xi said that in order to verify the interference constant, he spent all his savings.
Once the interference constant is correct, the complete six basic rules of runes will be established and correct.
Once the six basic rules of runes are established, it means that "rune adjustment" is no longer required to construct a magic circle. You can completely rely on logic and calculation to build a magic circle.
This also means that the entire runic system will be completely subverted.
How to prove the correctness of the six basic rules of interference constants and runes?
According to the above logic, the answer is obvious:
Just subvert the existing runic system.
· He Xi did the same thing.
He did indeed do it.
He Xi used the level of a third-level mage to create a set of fourth-level rune structures.
The first and only set of fourth-level rune structures in the world made by a three-ring mage.
In the field of rune construction that requires the most precision, the six basic rules of runes can be established.
Let alone in other rune fields.
Since then, a new runic system has been born.
Although, only Gao De knows about this matter at present.
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On the fourth day after the Holy Empire's Ice Flame Legion occupied the city of St. Sean.
The 25th of the Misty Month.
Another airship, like a sharp sword cutting through the sky, gracefully shuttled through the clouds and appeared above the city of St. Sean.
This is a strange airship that no one has ever seen. It is not big as a whole
But its smooth and streamlined hull shines silver in the sun, shining like a carefully carved silver giant fish, full of beauty and speed.
The most eye-catching thing is the propulsion device at the tail of the airship.
It was an unprecedented design, with several slender tail pipes ejecting brilliant light blue flames, which formed a sharp contrast with the common airship tail propellers.
All in all, this is an airship that is definitely high-end at first glance.
The airship flew all the way into Saint-Sien City, and finally stopped over the airship base in Saint-Sion City.
It stood there quietly, motionless.
Many people in the city looked up and saw the airship.
However, in their eyes, they all agreed that this should be an airship from the Holy Empire, carrying important figures from the Holy Empire.
Such a high-end airship can only come from the Holy Empire.
At least before St. Sean City was settled by the Holy Empire, they had never seen such an airship.
Until a large number of heavily armed Holy Empire soldiers were dispatched and rushed to the airship base.
The stern-faced officer of the Holy Empire even ordered the surrounding crowd to evacuate and isolate the area. Only then did the aborigines of St. Sean City faintly sense that something was wrong.
The mid-level officer of the Ice Flame Legion who hurriedly arrived looked at the airship in the sky and was extremely surprised.
This airship is really too fast.
When their reconnaissance mages spotted it from a distance and sent back the news, it had already entered the city of St. Sean.
Him Considering the O'Kenley emblem on the airship and the advanced design of the airship, senior officers did not order the legion's air defense forces to take action.
"Send a signal to contact the people on the airship and inquire about the other party's identity and purpose." The officer of the Holy Empire who came over ordered.
Soon, the legionnaires had brought in a special machine for air communication.
That is a set of magic equipment, called the airship magic communication machine, which can transmit magic signals of special frequencies through the air. As long as the opponent's airship has matching magic equipment, it can receive the signal and respond.
The airship magic communication machine is already the standard equipment of all airships.
The message was conveyed smoothly and a reply was received quickly.
ô The intermediate officer of the Ice Flame Legion couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the reply.
Although the Holy Empire is powerful, it does not mean that it is completely invincible.
At least the Plantagenet Dynasty in the west and Linhai City in the south are worthy of fear.
After another ten minutes.
After receiving the news, Deputy Commander Helen of the Ice Flame Army arrived in person.
For this airship, the Ice Flame Legion has full respect.
Deputy Commander Helen also took it for granted.
Because the airship above is the latest airship in Linhai City.
The people who can ride this kind of airship are undoubtedly the top group of characters even among the O'Kenley family.
At least, the private airships of all the officers of the entire Ice Flame Legion, including the private airship of Captain Fleming, are not as grand and advanced as the one in front of them, and cannot compare with it.
Deputy Commander Helen was puzzled.
In a small place like St. Sean's City, who is worthy of the O'Kenley family, thousands of miles away, sending a prominent member of the family to greet him in person?
After getting the permission from the commander, the airship above finally began to land.
But there were several mages who appeared before the airship.
Before anyone could react, on the ground, in front of them, in the originally empty space, a bright light suddenly bloomed, like a falling star, reflecting everything around them like a dream.
This light quickly gathered, rotated, and finally condensed into a huge circular portal.
It floats quietly a few feet above the ground, neither touching the ground nor floating too high.
The edge of the portal is a circle of flickering two-dimensional ring runes that are constantly flowing and changing.
The interior of the portal is full of fog.
The next moment, several mages wearing gorgeous robes walked out of the mist.
They walked steadily and looked calm, as if they were used to such a scene.
The leader is an old but energetic old man. He is wearing an extremely gorgeous magic robe with complicated rune patterns embroidered on it.
Deputy Commander Helen's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.
He understood what the portal in front of him was:
6-ring energy-shaping spell [Secret Magic Gate].
Even in the Holy Empire, six-ring mages are the absolute core force.
Among the human race, the number of sixth-ring mages is one of the important indicators to measure a country or power.
There is no doubt that among this group of people from the Oakenley family, there is at least one sixth-level mage.
Hence, Deputy Commander Helen did not dare to show any slightness to such a lineup.
He puffed up his chest, walked in front of the group of people, and performed a military salute of the Holy Empire.
"I am Helen, the deputy commander of the Ice Flame Legion temporarily stationed in Saint-Sien City of the Holy Empire. Saint-Sean City, including the Principality of Sean, joined the Holy Empire three days ago and became a province under the jurisdiction of the Holy Empire. Your airship has entered the airspace of this city under martial law. I wonder what your specific purpose is in coming to this city?"
Hearing Helen's deputy commander's inquiry, the old man who led the army nodded calmly. Then one of the mages behind him took a step forward and handed a document to Helen.
Helen took the document, and the first thing that caught his eye was the black gold eagle symbolizing the empire. He was immediately shocked and read it carefully.
It turns out that this is a special pass certificate issued by the empire.
This pass proves that the airship from the Oakenley family can legally enter any airspace within the empire's territory except first-class airspace, and can land and leave freely.
In addition, there is a special note. The local garrison of the empire that receives this document will try its best to cooperate with the other party's pick-up operations.
The authenticity of the document can be verified at a glance through the magic mark at the bottom.
But Deputy Commander Helen's doubts were even more serious.
———Who is the big shot of the Oakenley family from the distant seaside city coming to Saint-Sion City to pick up? Is it actually worth launching such a big show?
Shel Ian was on the top floor of the Siris Mage Tower as usual, overlooking the academy below.
The sudden fall of the Holy Empire caused him to temporarily lose his position as the dean of Sires Academy.
But he has adjusted his mentality as quickly as possible, and is confident that with his talents and performance over the years, under the empire's meritocracy system, it is only a matter of time before he returns to his original position.
After all, for the Principality of Xien, Sires Academy is the holy place for all mages, but for the mages of the Holy Empire, it is just a "country school".
Why would those high-ranking and powerful people be interested in the position of "rural school principal"?
In his opinion, the merger of the Principality of Xi'en into the Holy Empire may also be considered a good thing.
Unlike those aristocratic ministers, Tasher is a truly talented person, and did not just rely on his ancestors to achieve his current status.
Have your back against a big tree to enjoy the shade.
Becoming a subject of the Holy Empire, for him, is actually equivalent to changing to a bigger platform.
Just when Sher was still immersed in thinking about the future, there was a quick knock on the door of the room.
Shell Ian frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with this visitor who disturbed his interest, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and expression.
Now is no different than other times, try to keep a low profile.
But before he could nod, the door had been pushed straight open.
A group of people walked in.
The leader was a spirited old man whom Sher Ian did not recognize.
But the person accompanying the old man was very familiar to him.
Hélène, deputy commander of the Ice Flame Legion.
“This is the former dean of Seres Academy.” Deputy Commander Helen introduced him to the old man next to him.
After the old man nodded slightly, Deputy Commander Helen took a step forward without waiting for Sher to speak, and said to Sher in a serious commanding tone:
"Shel Ian, this is Denglai O'Kenley from the O'Kenley family in Linhai City. Master, he came to St. Sean City this time to pick up Jose O'Kenley, an important descendant of the O'Kenley family who has been teaching at Sires College for many years. "
The respectful facial expression Sher Ian had just made solidified at this moment.
(End of this chapter)