"Ignorant people!" Amy waved her hand, and a wall of fire suddenly rose from the ground, separating Ella and the group of outsiders. "Guards! Throw these ungrateful guys out of the window!"
"There's no need to be so angry." Ella motioned to Amy to put out the fire, and then stared straight at the general, "Put down your spear, unless you want the warriors behind you to die in vain. !”
After a moment of silence, the general slowly put down the short spear in his hand.
"The weather here is cold and not suitable for you to stay." Ella said, "You should go somewhere else."
"A stupid decision, you had the opportunity to become the Sun King's ally." The messenger responded, "The Sun King controls wealth and land that you can't imagine. Countless countries loyal to him have used their most elite personnel to The troops are gathering on the coast. The entire continent under your feet will soon surrender to the power of the Sun King!"
"It's a threat that's like a dream." Ella waved her hand to chase them away, "Go back and tell your Sun King that there is no place for him on this continent!"
The foreigners were forced by the soldiers to curse and go out. Seeing that there was no one in the palace, Ella couldn't help shouting: "Why are there such stupid barbarians! It's a complete waste of my time! Amy, have you seen what's in that box?" No matter how poor you are, you can't just catch a few birds and pluck their feathers and use them as money!"
"Your Majesty and I have the same opinion this time." Amy said, "They also put the beans in boxes... I guess they are just a group of farmers who have never seen the world."
"In the end, there is still no money to be made." Ella scratched her hair irritably, "How about I really lead the troops to grab some money?"
"Your Majesty, Alfred of Britain is our ally. The Alemannic Federation has signed a trade agreement with us. The tribes on the eastern prairie are poorer than us. If Your Majesty wants to go out to plunder, we can only bypass it. Go to the Strait of Gibraltar to plunder the coast of the Mediterranean, or follow the example of Hestein and sail on dry land to the Seven Hills Empire... But is your Majesty really prepared to do this?"
"Thinking about it carefully, it still doesn't work! Those places are either the Seven Hills Empire or the homeland where the Seven Hills Empire fell. If I lead people from the Pirate Kingdom to rob that place, how can I have the dignity to call myself Baselisa!"
"I do have a suggestion. Your Majesty can use your knowledge of alchemy..."
Amy remembered that Ella had executed a nobleman for counterfeiting gold coins in the Seven Hills Empire, and Ella should still remember that formula. Although Ella was very angry at the time and killed the nobleman who had forged the gold coins with his own hands, but due to the pressure of life, Ella might really agree to the counterfeiting of coins.
"No way! How can I be that powerful?" Ella wailed, "Transmutation of base metals into gold is a very profound subject!
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Amy sighed. She did not expect that her Majesty was only thinking about forging real gold, and did not even consider the option of forging counterfeit coins.
"I know nothing about alchemy... But when Your Majesty said this, I remembered a story I heard on the street not long ago. This story was brought by a group of merchants who came to Gotland to do business. About the alchemy university in the island republic."
Countries around the world have different attitudes towards alchemy: For example, in the Seven Hills Empire, alchemy was completely banned, and all relevant documents were burned, leaving only some originals sealed in the forbidden library of the Royal Library. Only royal families like Ella Members are eligible to consult; another example is the Alemannic Federation, where alchemy is not illegal although it is discriminated against. Habiba is peacefully studying how to convert feces into gold in Ditmarchen; as for the island republic, alchemy is not only not illegal. There was even a university dedicated to teaching alchemy, and Dan, who turned Ella's hair brown, graduated from there.
"What happened to the Alchemy University?"
"A fire broke out a few months ago, and a quarter of the school building was affected. The place where the papers of past teachers and students were stored was also there. The entire room was burned to the ground, and almost all the documents were destroyed by the fire."
"That's really a pity. But the problem is not big. If it is useful research, it should have been copied by many people. And the person who wrote the book must have a backup."
Amy said mysteriously: "The point is not the papers that were burned...but the papers that survived."
"Surviving documents?"
"Almost all the papers were burned, but a small number of papers - not precious documents that were kept separately, but ordinary papers mixed with the burned papers - were caught in the fire. Well preserved! These papers were scattered throughout the charred room. After people collected them together, they were surprised to find that the authors of these papers were all the same person!"
Ella opened her mouth in shock: "Only the paper written by this person was preserved in the fire?"
"Yes, only his thesis has withstood the test of fire. Everyone now says that this is the guidance of the triple great Hermes. Hermes helped mankind erase all errors and left only the truth. "
As she said that, Amy smiled innocently.
"They also said that the author has controlled the element of fire. They all want to find him and pay him a lot of money to give lectures! Hehe, I wonder if His Majesty can't pay for it anymore, should I also give lectures to them..."
"The fire element and your fire are not the same thing."
Ella educates this silly little maid.
"They are talking about concepts related to alchemy. In alchemy theory, all metals are composed of sulfur and mercury in a certain proportion, called two elements. Sulfur and mercury are composed of cold, heat, dry, It is composed of the four basic properties of wetness. Aristotle also mentioned the four properties of cold, heat, dryness, and moisture. Hot and wet are wind, cold and wet are water, cold and dry are earth, and hot and dry are fire. Four elements. Although the relationship between the two elements and the four elements is not yet clear, it is obvious that controlling the fire element is an important step in the transmutation of metals. They are thinking of turning base metals into gold!"
"Is that so..." Amy was a little frustrated, "I thought I could make some pocket money to buy more clothes."
"Still buying clothes? You already have thousands of clothes in your collection, right? More than me!"
"I haven't counted it yet. I always buy clothes by weight... I think if they get torn into pieces again, I can have them as a spare..."
"Who dares to tear your clothes off now? Apart from this, do you know the name of the person who wrote those papers?"
"Hmm... I remember... his name is Paracelsus. It is said that he graduated from the Alchemy University three years ago. At that time, he was just an ordinary student. But now, everyone is vying for him to stay. Where are those pieces of paper?"
"Paracelsus?" Ella suddenly looked very angry. "Putting the prefix Para- before celsus, does he think he has surpassed Celsus?"
"Your Majesty? I don't understand. Celsus is...?"
"Eight hundred years ago, he wrote eight volumes of "History of Medicine", "General Pathology", "Specific Diseases", "Body Parts", "Pharmacology", "Surgery" and "Orthopedics", compiled into A copy of "Medical Skills". He was the greatest medical scientist in the history of the Qiqiu Empire! That book is still in the Wang Family Library!"
"That's right...but why is Your Majesty angry?"
"Celsus is a member of our Cornelius family! Amy, now I want to lead my troops out to rob again! I want to snatch those pieces of paper back and see what the student is capable of. , how dare you call yourself Paracelsus!"
"Do you want to rob? But I heard that the navy of the Island Republic is very powerful... Is there anything your Majesty can do?"
Ella bit her clothes reluctantly.
Although the Island Republic only consists of a few small islands and some scattered land, their naval size is comparable to that of the Seven Hills Empire. Their capitals are always under naval protection. And unlike Constantiniya, the capital of the island republic is at the end of a long and narrow sea route. The land on both sides is like a big pocket. If they don't defeat their navy head-on, rushing into such a big pocket will almost mean death. And if they want to defeat their navy head-on, the size of the army that needs to be mobilized will be huge. It was impossible for her to mobilize a huge fleet and go to the other side of the continent just to grab a few pieces of paper.
"Then let's discuss this matter again." Ella stood up pretending to be nonchalant and wanted to walk out of the palace.
Amy reacted and grabbed Ella who was trying to escape.
"Amy! Let me go! The interview is complete! I'm going to take a shower! Then go back to the 'Flying Zealander' to rest!"
"Your Majesty... you are so smart, you probably won't forget how many local representatives want to see you this month, right?" Amy replied with a smile, "Since the court meeting has already been held, shall we meet them one by one?"
