On the night after visiting the alien device, Li Nuo stayed in Selena's study until late at night and left voluntarily.
That night, Li Nuo learned from Selina the draft of Hotams' entire plan to erase metal creations.
The plan, tentatively dubbed the Stone Grass project by Hotams, meant replacing metalwork with stonework and woodwork.
In the evening of the next day, Li Nuo came to Selena's study again to fulfill his promise.
He used "I have a friend" as the theme and pre-woven a rhetoric similar to a travelogue.
Through the perspective of his "friend", he described to Selina what this "friend" saw in the southern waters of the Whirling Continent.
Queen Estano, the Queen's Royal Bodyguard, the Siren Nobility System, Slave Soldiers, Regular Trials of the Siren Nobles, the Dreadscale Elders, etc.,
For a person like Selina, these things were like fantasy, but Li Nuo told her everything he could.
The entire set of words is full of detailed descriptions of the humanistic customs of the Siren Kingdom, and from time to time, several nouns pronounced in the Siren language are mentioned.
These elements all enhance credibility.
Queen Estano's magic barrier, Li Nuo also explained the existence of this thing to Selina.
It was the effect of this magical enchantment that became the final blow that drove Selina into a decadent state.
Selina had no doubt about the authenticity of what Li Nuo said.
Because in the soul contract signed by both parties, it is clearly required that the two people must truthfully state what they know during the transaction process.
Li Nuo may have deliberately concealed something, but he must not fool Selina with wrong or false content, otherwise she will definitely incur the punishment of the soul contract.
It turned out that what he said was true, and the soul contract did not punish him.
After repeatedly confirming that Li Nuo's words were true, Selina was completely lost. Her eyes were filled with confusion and distress, and she suddenly lost the motivation to work.
For the first time, she took a leave of absence, avoided all affairs, and closed herself in the bedroom of the college castle.
Many times, the truth is crueler than lies.
The magic barrier of Estano Witch can forcibly take away the control of all sea water and deep sea magic power in the barrier from the deep sea wizard and hand it to Queen Estano.
Based on this alone, the Kraken Kingdom is invincible.
On this basis, every time the strength of the Kraken Kingdom increases, the chance of winning of the Deep Sea Branch weakens.
The legendary deep sea monster, the Zealot Master with tenth ring combat strength, the Kraken slave soldiers with equally astonishing breeding ability and growth rate, the regular Kraken army comparable to the six or seven-ring battle wizards...
These heavy pieces of information accumulated layer by layer in Selina's mind.
She needs to take some quiet time to find the meaning of her life.
Li Nuo can understand Selena's mood.
He also believed that the other party could survive.
A quick calculation shows that if Selena stays in the bedroom for another 72 hours, she will be able to get out of her current state.
Ask Li Nuo how he knew.
Hehe, through deconstruction of course.
Selena's panel information has an additional negative effect called "Demoralization".
Its remaining duration is exactly 72 hours.
When this negative effect disappears, Selena will naturally walk out of her bedroom.
When Selina's morale was low, Li Nuo continued to do his own thing.
Among the six energy shaping plans he had just received, the only ones worthy of his energy and effort were the "Tracking Thunder Arrow Array", "Magic Electric Arc Furnace" and "Thunderstorm Nova".
Li Nuo built a magical mist on Snow Mountain Island No. 1 to block prying eyes and energy fluctuations, and started shaping his own spells on the shore.
He had previously speculated that he could create a weakened version of the spell by "cutting corners".
This guess is correct.
"Tracking Thunder Arrow Array", Li Nuo used 10,000 points of lightning energy and 1,000 points of energy to create a version with a completeness of 10%.
The magic circle comes with 10,000 energy points.
Each time a thunder arrow is fired, the amount of lightning energy contained in it can be selected from 1 to 10,000 points.
The more lightning energy contained in the thunder arrow, the longer the flight distance of the thunder arrow and the greater its power.
It is worth noting that the lightning energy will be consumed during the flight of the thunder arrow.
For every 1 meter of flight, the lightning energy decreases by 1 point.
The flying speed of Lei Ya is very fast.
Due to the limited space, Li Nuo was not able to calculate specific data in the experiment. It is conservatively estimated to be more than 3,000 meters per second.
"Magic Electric Arc Furnace", Li Nuo produced a version with a completeness of 0.01%, which produces about 10 points of fire energy per second.
The appearance of the magic electric arc furnace is a hollow cylinder that emits fiery red light. It is pure and flawless, and its surface is as smooth as crystal.
Li Nuo used the magic electric arc furnace to accumulate tens of thousands of ignition energy, and tried to use "Energy Shaping" to create spells.
He has successively acquired fire spells such as "Fire Bomb", "Fire Whip", "Fire Armor", "Fire Nova", "Lava Rush" and so on.
Without exception, these spells are all included in the "Ascension Fortress".
Considering that the enemies he had to face were underwater creatures and fire spells had limited effect, Li Nuo wisely stopped creating fire spells to avoid wasting energy and energy.
Li Nuo has also created the spell "Thunderstorm Nova".
Its power was absolutely earth-shattering. It directly blew up the shelter of Snow Mountain Island No. 1, leaving scorched black marks everywhere.
Not only that, but a spherical thunderstorm is spherical and spreads in all directions.
While the ground was ravaged by thunderstorms, the sea water next to it and the magical mist in the sky also failed to escape.
The sea water boils, shooting out countless water droplets and sprays, and the magical mist is pierced by raging bright blue thunderstorms.
This earth-shattering energy fluctuation attracted the attention of Magic Sentry.
It took Li Nuo some effort to send the magic sentry away.
Looking at the magic mist penetrated by the thunderstorm and the pitch-black natural haven, Li Nuo could only describe the "Thunderstorm Nova" spell as awesome.
The key is:
The panel of this spell says that it will cause damage to the caster, but in fact the extent of the damage is very, very limited.
Take Li Nuo himself as an example.
When casting this spell, the lightning energy will first form a spherical thunder barrier outside his "magic shield", and then spread into spherical thunderstorms in all directions.
Since thunderstorms spread in one direction, Li Nuo, who was in the center of the sphere, would at most be harassed by some small electric snakes.
With his current shield strength, it would be very easy to block such damage.
This is the result of an experiment in an aquatic environment.
It's a bit more troublesome in underwater environments.
The lightning energy extracted from the elemental reactor would quickly escape in the seawater, making it difficult for Li Nuo to accumulate the energy needed to cast the spell.
Li Nuo does not have a spiritual ocean or a "magic container", so he naturally cannot use wizards' methods to store lightning energy.
He can only take the path of "magic viscera".
In order to ensure that he could cast "Thunderstorm Nova" in the water, he prepared 11 knight's secret potions in one go to open up his "magic organs".
【system information:】
【You have unlocked 11 "Magic Organs". 】
[Your "Tenacity" attribute is 100 points. 】
[Each "magic organ" can hold up to 1,000 points of magic energy (i.e. magic power). 】
[You can hold up to 11,000 points of magic energy. 】
[Due to activating 11 "Magic Organs", your energy value will decrease by 11 points per hour. 】
This drop in energy value was nothing to Li Nuo. The energy value that was automatically restored every day could make up for the cost.
He first extracted the thunder and lightning energy from the elemental reactor on the shore, and then followed the guidance of the "Calm Breathing Method" to inhale the thunder and lightning energy into the body and store it in the "magic organs".
A vague numbness coursed through his internal organs, causing Li Nuo's body to tremble slightly.
When the "magic organs" were filled with lightning energy, Li Nuo stopped collecting magic power, and the numbness became weaker and almost undetectable.
At this time, I called up the panel information and saw that the words "Thunder Energy Reserve: 11,000 points" were added to the "Magic Organs" entry.
Li Nuo sank himself into the seabed three meters deep, sketched the spell blueprint in his mind, and mobilized the thunder and lightning energy in his organs.
The magical power of "Thunderstorm Nova" released by 11,000 points of lightning energy is greatly reduced, to one thousandth of normal conditions.
After a brief preparation, a bright blue lightning barrier appeared near his body, and then exploded with a crack in the sea water.
A water column several meters thick suddenly appeared on the sea surface, mixed with a large number of small electric snakes.
Li Nuo was also surrounded by bubbles and rolling seawater in an instant.
Returning to the ground and checking the battle information, Li Nuo shook his head with regret.
The situation is not optimistic.
"Thunderstorm Nova" faces the same dilemma as "Thunder Cloud Technique". The lightning energy of both cannot propagate normally in the seawater environment.
Just like the explosion just now, the thunderstorm that was supposed to be far away from Li Nuo went crazy under the influence of sea water, causing more than 3,000 points of lightning damage to Li Nuo's "Necromancer Shield".
You must know that the previous full-power "Thunderstorm Nova", which consumed more than 10 million lightning energy, only caused more than 10,000 points of lightning damage to Li Nuo.
From these two data alone, we can know how unbearable thunder and lightning spells are in a seawater environment.
"It really gives me a headache. What kind of spell can kill the sea monster instantly in sea water?"
Li Nuo couldn't stop thinking.
The dilemma he is facing now can also be said to be the dilemma of the entire Deep Sea Branch.
Just when Li Nuo was working hard to find a way to kill the sea monster instantly, a letter from Selina interrupted his thoughts.
This is the first letter Li Nuo has received from the other party since the two ended their confidential talks four days ago.
Selina invited Li Nuo to meet in the letter.
Li Nuo readily agreed.
After many days, Li Nuo once again stepped into the study where the miniature ocean was suspended, and saw the haggard Selina.
The woman seemed to have lost some weight, the cheekbones on her cheeks were slightly protruding, and her eye sockets were somewhat sunken inward.
"You look a little haggard. Don't you need to rest for a few more days?" Li Nuo asked.
"I also want to rest again, Jarvis."
Selena forced out a smile and glanced at the mountains of documents on the desktop:
"But I've delayed a lot of things. Now I have to get to work."
Li Nuo nodded, pulled out the chair and sat down:
"It's a good thing that you can get out of the closed space of yourself. At least it proves that you are not overwhelmed by the scene I described."
Selina stopped writing some magic pens around her, folded her arms, leaned on the back of the chair, and sighed:
"I was almost crushed, just a little bit. Especially when I learned that the Siren Queen's magical enchantment would cause the Deep Sea Wizard to lose control of the deep sea magic, I felt deeply that I All past efforts have been in vain.”
"No matter what, you still made it through, didn't you?" Li Nuo comforted:
"Do you still remember what you said to me? 'Killing blindly will not solve the problem, and may even attract stronger enemies.' Facing a behemoth like Ocean Kingdom, it is wisest to use wisdom to deal with the opponent. choose."
"Yes, I said that. But do you remember what you said, Jarvis. You are responsible for wielding the stick and threatening the enemy, and I will act as a peacemaker and make the enemy surrender." Selena's face A real smile appeared on his face, his eyes twinkling.
Li Nuo read some inexplicable meaning, nodded and said:
"Well, I did say that."
Selena took a deep breath and raised her eyebrows:
"Thank you, Jarvis. You helped me come out of this haze."
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Li Nuo asked.
Selina leaned forward, bent her elbows on the edge of the table, and stared at Li Nuo:
"Even if you already know what the Kraken Kingdom is, you have not given up on exploring efficient solutions to defeat the Kraken. You are very determined, very determined. Neither setbacks nor difficulties can shake your faith. The strength of the enemy will not let you down either. Give up resisting. I’m starting to understand a little bit about who you are..."
Li Nuo raised his lips:
"It's my pleasure."
Selena raised her right hand, dragged her chin with her palm, and still stared at Li Nuo:
"I also know where my frustration comes from. It is not caused by the power of the Siren, nor does it come from the magical enchantment of the Siren Queen."
Li Nuo nodded and motioned for the other party to continue.
"My frustration comes from doing things I shouldn't have done," Selena said:
"It's your job to be responsible for dealing with the enemy. I should trust you unconditionally instead of trying to fight the enemy with my own strength. What I really should do is to manage the wizarding forces well, that's all."
"Pah, pah." Li Nuo clapped his palms twice and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Selena. You have finally realized the true meaning of cooperating with me. Just like Dinas provided me with emotional value and transmission guarantee, you only need to do your part, and you can enjoy what I created. It’s working. Professional things should be left to professionals. It’s not too late for you to understand this truth now.”
Selina raised her chin and blinked. Her complexion improved a lot, and her eyes became more alert:
"Then my Mr. Big Stick, how are you going to deal with the Kraken? If you can knock down the Kraken's territory, I am willing to help you manage it."
Mr. Big Stick... Li Nuo rubbed his chin, feeling strange.
But that's not the point.
The point is that Selina finally caught up with his train of thought and became familiar with his style.
In this case, there are many things to discuss.
"That's it, Selena." Li Nuoyong said:
"I analyzed the characteristics of extraordinary creatures like sea monsters. Their physical fitness far exceeds that of humans, and they can physically resist water pressure and harsh seawater environments. Not only can they withstand seawater corrosion, but they are also immune to most natural or... Poison created by magic.”
"Hmm..." Selena shifted from holding her chin to holding her face, listening intently to Li Nuo's analysis.
"Seawater is a natural barrier to protect the sea monster. Since the density of seawater is much higher than that of air, almost all magic that can be effective in the air will be ineffective in seawater. Coupled with the existence of the deep sea spell "Water Barrier", only The remaining spells that can be effective against the sea monster will also be resolved by the powerful water spraying onto the sea surface. "
"Water Barrier" was obtained by Li Nuo when he killed the Terror Sail Wizard.
This spell creates a vertically flowing barrier of water.
All projectiles and rays will be deflected by the turbulent currents, either rushing towards the water surface or towards the bottom of the sea.
Casting this spell in sea water can greatly reduce the cost of casting and increase its power.
This is one of the special spells of the Dreadsail Wizard and Siren.
Selena also knows this spell.
She gave her own evaluation:
"You are right. Casting "Water Barrier" in sea water can increase the magical power of this spell by more than ten levels. We deep sea wizards can use it to save our lives, and so can the Kraken, and they use it more skillfully than us. "
Li Nuo nodded and asked:
"I think your eldest brother, Longke Pomida, must have come to the same conclusion as me, right?"
"Yes." Selena responded.
Li Nuo snapped his fingers:
"Let me guess, you must have tried to develop some spells that can cause explosions underwater. These spells are either like magic traps that can explode when the enemy approaches, or they can be detonated manually.
"But the final experimental result was definitely a failure. These spells were useless. The Krakens easily discovered their existence using "deep sea detection" from a few kilometers away, right? "
"Yeah, the situation is the same as what you said. It seems that your choice to bombard the sea water with lightning is also the result of many experiments."
Selina nodded repeatedly and then asked:
"So, Jarvis, do you have any good ideas?"
Li Nuo ignored the first half of the other party's words, waved his hand and said:
"I don't have a good idea for now, but I have an idea."
"Oh?" Selina stared at Li Nuo with expectant eyes.
"My idea is..." Li Nuo paused, glanced at Selina's expression, and said with a smile:
"I believe you will not reveal what I said to your eldest brother. I just want to ask, if it turns out that I am better than your eldest brother in dealing with the sea monster, what will you do? What do you think? He is the deputy director of the Deep Sea Branch who is responsible for combat matters, and dealing with the sea monster is his job."
Selina was stunned for a moment, lost in thought, "How would I feel..."
Li Nuo said:
"Or, let me ask another question. Suppose one day, Longke Pomida knows about my existence, and also knows that you have signed a soul contract with me, and also knows that I have mastered an excellent method to deal with the sea monster.
"If he forces you to hand over my secret, what will you choose? Should you stick to the soul contract between you and me, abide by the secret, and become estranged from your loved ones. Or risk being punished by the contract and reveal the secret through special means? go out."
Selena frowned and said nothing, it was obvious that Li Nuo's question hit home.
Although the future described by Li Nuo may not happen, once that situation occurs, it will definitely be a difficult moment when Selina must make a choice between family ties and contracts.
The secrets Li Nuo mentioned before were at best a trivial matter compared to dealing with the sea monster.
You know, based on the nature of human wizards, after they master the means of defeating the sea monster, they will most likely rush to the other side's kingdom.
One of the two parties is a human, and the other is a monster. There is no basis for coexistence, not to mention that the sea monster has invaded the Suman Islands for many years.
What followed was a protracted battle between the Extraordinaries and a series of indescribable events.
It was precisely because Li Nuo had envisioned such a future that he could see the historical significance of his current secret conversation with Selena.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this secret conversation was the starting point of the entire historical event.
"It's time to make a decision, Selena." Li Nuo said slowly:
"Based on your experience, you should be able to realize what will happen after Unas Ring masters the winning method.
"Times make heroes."
"As long as the conflict between sea monsters and human wizards continues, sooner or later someone will discover my method.
"If you choose to reveal my secret to your family, you will be the one to discover this method, and you will become a colorful page in the "History of Unas Ring".
"If you keep a secret for me, then this easy-to-get honor will be enjoyed by those who come after you, and you can only watch yourself miss it."
Selena gradually came back to her senses:
"You don't want to make the method public at all? Even if it allows the Ring of Unas to completely defeat the Kraken."
Li Nuo smiled:
"Of course not.
"The things I want to get are nothing more than gold coins, soul fragments and magic power. When the Kraken Kingdom is here, I can get these things. If the Kraken Kingdom is gone, I can still get them.
"Whether the Kraken Kingdom exists or not is not a choice that I have to make. Now that I am familiar with the current environment, I cannot afford to let the Kraken Kingdom disappear."
Anxiety appeared on Selena's face, struggling with what she would choose in the future:
"I am the deputy director of the Deep Sea Branch, Jarvis. I can't avoid my responsibilities, and I can't abandon my relatives. I...I don't want to lose your help because of such a choice. I don't know what to do... "
"Actually, the solution is very simple." Li Nuo said.
"What?" Selina rubbed her stiff face.
"Contradictions will always form unity at a higher level." Li Nuo said:
"If I were your superior, you wouldn't feel distressed."
"My...superior" Selina was a little dumbfounded:
"You want to use your method of dealing with the Kraken as a bargaining chip to become the dean of the Deep Sea Branch?!"
"No, you've made a mistake." Li Nuo waved his hand and said:
"In the future, I plan to purchase a sub-dimensional space from the Unas Ring and have my own private space. I will not participate in the management, and you will be responsible for the management. As a price for recruiting you, after I have figured out a plan to deal with the Kraken, I will allow you to transfer it to the Deep Sea Branch. Since then, you have severed ties with the Deep Sea Branch and become my supervisor."
Selina's expression froze and she stared at Li Nuo dumbfounded. After a while, she said quietly:
".At the end of the day, you're here to poach me."
"No, no, no, I'm trying to prevent you from making a painful decision." Li Nuo spread his hands and said:
"Look. You can give the method of dealing with the sea monster to the Deep Sea Branch. This can not only protect the relationship between you and your family, but also boost the morale of the Deep Sea Branch. It might even be recorded in the "History of Unas Ring" . It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
"And all you have to do is change a place and help another person manage an area that is far more peaceful than the Suman Islands.
"In the whole transaction, you are the one who made the biggest profit. You saved your family ties, gained your reputation, fulfilled your responsibilities, and found peace. Are you right, Selina?"
Li Nuo looked at the other party with a smile on his face.
Selena narrowed her eyes and quickly captured Li Nuo's true intentions with her years of experience and experience.
She pursed her lips, snorted, and said coquettishly:
"Oh, Jarvis, you are full of bad ideas. Your city is too deep. You have found multiple buyers for one transaction and reaped multiple profits. The existence of the Siren Kingdom is not an inevitable choice for you. . You are already familiar with the current environment and there is no need to let the Kraken Kingdom disappear. These are just your words.
"You may have had the intention to make the Siren Kingdom disappear from the beginning. You are just trying to find ways to maximize your benefits! You are full of bad ideas!"
Li Nuo shrugged slightly, with an indifferent expression:
"Oh, even if that's what you said, so what? I can't just hand over the method of dealing with the Kraken to Unas Ring without asking for any price, right? I'm not an idiot."
Selena gave him a look:
"Then you'll blame it on me..."
The scene was silent for a few seconds as Selena sulked.
"Okay, I accept your proposal. After you buy the secondary plane from Unas Ring in the future, I will help you manage it wholeheartedly."
Selina took a deep breath, and a smirk appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"But you have to ask my father's permission first."
Li Nuo looked strange:
"Why don't you just write a resignation letter and give it to him then?"
"In terms of process, it is indeed like this." Selena raised her chin slightly and said with some pride:
"But as the dean, if he postpones the handover indefinitely and doesn't let me leave, then I won't be able to leave the Suman Islands. So no matter what, you still have to convince my father."
Li Nuo couldn't laugh or cry:
"You are taking revenge on me, Selena."
Selina shrugged slightly, imitating Li Nuo's previous tone, and said in a sinister tone:
"Oh~ Even if that's what you said~ So what~~~"
Seeing her playful look, Li Nuo laughed:
"Okay. What is your father's strength?"
"A genuine ten-ring battle wizard, graduated from the natural branch of Hotams." Selina crossed her arms with a hint of provocation in her eyes:
"Don't you like fighting very much, Mr. Big Stick? Is it possible that you can defeat my father? Humph, if he knew that his little daughter was going to be the manager of a desolate secondary dimension, I don't know what he would do. What do you think~ Maybe, that sub-plane will be breached by the demon before long."
Li Nuo looked at Selina's charming appearance and felt happy. Then he calmed down and said solemnly:
"I will keep you safe in the next dimension, Selina."
"I believe you for now." Selina blushed on her face.
She leaned forward, raised her chin, and stared at Li Nuo:
"How old are you, the mysterious hermit wizard? Have you been living alone as a hermit for a long time and want to have some fun in a busy place?"
Li Nuo smiled mysteriously:
"Mr. Big Stick, it should be as big as it needs to be."
Selena was stunned for half a second, a blush took over her cheeks, and she threw a water bomb at Li Nuo:
"I told you that you are full of bad ideas..."
Li Nuo easily dodged the water bomb and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The matter of purchasing a plane from Unas Ring was the result of his careful consideration in the past few days.
Only in this way can he create a peaceful and stable environment for himself and devote himself to development.
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