After passing through the second doorway and entering the hall, Fang Plover saw two figures, one tall and one short, which were Sylvide and Delis. The little princess of the Silin-Spika family raised her hands and was holding Sylvide's hand, frowning slightly and talking to the former about something. The little girl occasionally curled her lips, looking very cute.
Wu Mian, on the other hand, stood behind Delis with some helplessness. Next to them were Luo Yu and Xiang Xiang. Xiang Xiang was dressed in a black coat that was tightly wrapped with only one eye exposed. He was incompatible with everyone around him. However, he was dragging a crystal goblet in his hand, which contained a small amount of water. There was a layer of wine on it, which looked like blood under the candlelight.
Fang Yu quickly turned his head to the side, pretending not to recognize this person.
And he turned his head and saw Lin En beside the two of them. The latter was holding an omnipotent plug-in and discussing something with Luo Yu. It was somewhat surprising to him that during the days when he was injured, Lin En came to visit him several times, during which he and Luo Yu actually found a common topic. After all, both of them are crazy about alchemy. One likes fighting craftsmen, and the other likes to create some weird and flexible structures. It can be said that they hit it off.
These days, Luo Yu has acted as a free reviewer of the latter's works, providing full and professional opinions and learning a lot.
Although Luo Yu's level of combat craftsmanship is average, his vision is very high, and his basic knowledge is quite solid. Even in some details and common sense, even Fang Piao himself is far behind - such as what are the detailed rules of the craftsman competition, Yu What is the difference between "Quantity Challenge" and "Beast Chess"? Fang Yu always believed that the other party just lacked some talent and luck, but in terms of hard work and seriousness, most people couldn't match it.
Among the few people, only Wu Mian was facing the direction of the gate, so he saw Fang Plover and the others walking over at a glance. He immediately nodded in this direction. Although the previous Van Rieke incident did not end perfectly, due to Luo Lin's defection, the political marriage that Earl Xilin and Spica had originally expected naturally failed, and Delis also You no longer have to worry about marrying someone you don't like.
It can be said that the two of them owed Fang Yu a huge favor.
He patted Delis on the shoulder. "What are you doing, Wu Mian?" Delis complained and turned around, only to see Fang Plover, Hong Ye and Aitila. As for Jita, because she was too short, she was unfortunately buried behind the crowd. Only then did she show her delighted eyes, waved her hands hurriedly, and said in a childish voice: "Mr. Ed, you're just in time."
"What?" Fang Yu asked, but his eyes subconsciously moved to the side - today's Sylvide was wearing a light blue evening dress, with a slight blush made of dragon red wood dye on her face, which made her fair skin show through. He showed some healthy color, and used crystal dust to dot a little mole at the corner of his eye, which looked like a girl's tear stains.
The noble daughter is like a sea-blue rose, and the veil is the tears and dewdrops on the rose petals, budding and waiting to bloom into astonishing beauty.
Sylvide noticed his gaze and only used a silk fan to cover her face. Under her lowered eyelashes, a slight smile appeared in her bright eyes.
"Don't just look at Sister Sylvide, Mr. Ed," Delis said dissatisfied: "Help me think of a solution."
Fang Yu was exposed to a little girl in person, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "Hasn't the matter between you and Luo Lin been resolved, so what happened?"
"Who said it was Luo Lin? It was my father." Delis wrinkled her cute little nose and snorted: "Luo Lin is gone too, but my father still doesn't want to see Wu Mian. If this continues, sooner or later he will have to pay for it. I'm looking for other husbands."
Only now did Fang Yu understand what she was talking to Sylvester before, and couldn't help but think that this little girl was really as big as a brat. But he was too lazy to get involved in Count Xilin-Spica's family affairs, and besides, Delis and Wu Mian were not the same age.
Let’s talk about what happens next.
He made a few perfunctory remarks, but Delis was so smart that she was definitely not comparable to an ordinary little loli, so she immediately gave him an annoyed look. Fortunately, the little girl's white eyes were light and non-lethal. Fang Pliong's eyes only met the eyes of his ship officer, and he planned to ask her what she thought of today's events.
But before he could speak, Lin En walked over first and, regardless of others, pulled him and said: "Ed, I just had a new idea with Luo Yu, and I was planning to go find you, but you arrived unexpectedly. .”
Fang Yu looked at this man speechlessly. He had not noticed this before when he and the other party fought against Nicol Bolas on the Elfendor Spire - it turned out that this guy was an alchemy madman.
In the eyes of the other party, there seem to be only two things: alchemy and craftsman competition, and the other things that have nothing to do with it should be directly turned into air in the eyes of the other party - or worse than air, because in Aitalia Atmospheric elements can also participate in alchemical reactions.
Fang Yu sighed, knowing that if he didn't ask the other party what his idea was, he wouldn't be able to do anything else today. He could only cast an apologetic look at Sylvester, but fortunately the ship officer was reasonable and just smiled and nodded to him.
"Okay, what's the idea?"
"Ed, the so-called legacy of the Numerin elves is actually elven alchemy, right?"
"I have read your Elf Alchemy and Luo Lin's, and found that they are essentially the same. In fact, they both use modern alchemy to express the ancient alchemy formation. And I have carefully thought about the difference between them. It’s actually magic itself, right?”
Fang Plover nodded. Alchemy was born in the Age of Atholin and was invented by the elves of Numelin. This is not a secret - it is the first lesson in the basics of alchemy. This is mentioned in the overview of the history of alchemy.
The original intention of the birth of alchemy was actually just a way for the Numerin elves to find a new way to replenish their military resources in order to fight against the dark dragon during the unprecedented disaster when the second evil star 'Green' came.
As we all know, the Numelin elves are good at controlling extraordinary spells, but this does not mean that every Numelin elf is a great arcanist (the title of a spellcaster in the Magic Age is roughly equivalent to the current great wizard). This is like Nowadays, humans are recognized as being good at magic technology, but not everyone is an alchemist.
In that war, the Grand Arcanists, who were always on the front line of the battle, were often the most vulnerable troops to be lost. The Numerin elves are a group with a long life cycle, but reproduction is not their strong point, and among the limited population, the number of great arcanists is even smaller.
As the war progresses, it will become increasingly difficult for the elves to bear the casualties caused by the war with the dark dragon. In this way, the birth of alchemy has its inevitable reason.
The earliest alchemy was to give the 'ordinary elves' among the Numerin elves a chance to fight on the battlefield against the dark dragon. At the end of the war, alchemy gradually divided into two routes - one went to the high end, seeking ways to supplement the high-end combat power of the elves.
The other one is facing the public and begins to draw humans, dwarves and halflings into this war that is closely related to the fate of the continent.
The former is called giant construct technology, which later became the predecessor of dragon knight technology. Its purpose of existence is to universalize the highest-end combat power that is very rare among the Numerin elves - the sky knight. The Sky Knight's main opponent in the war is actually the Dark Dragon itself.
Therefore, after the Dragon Knight came into being, it also got its name. However, the dark dragon has passed away. The Dragon Knight technology was further promoted by mortal craftsmen thousands of years later, and today it has become the dome of power in the human world.
It also bids farewell to the era in which it was born and the historical destiny it was specially given——
The latter became the beginning of the Numerin elves teaching magic skills to humans, dwarves and halflings. The relevant technology was transformed into a technical specification that is still in use today - the magic furnace through the hands of the elf great alchemist Ed.
The invention of this alchemical work can even be said to be the starting point of the alchemical civilization of contemporary Aitaria in the ten centuries that followed. Later, the technical routes of the Dragon Knight and the Magic Furnace reached the same goal through different paths, and they all turned into the gains of mortals.
This is the history of alchemy.
But the history of elven alchemy in Numerin is different.
The purpose of ancient alchemy is to allow more 'ordinary elves' among the Numerin elves to become expendable troops in the 'Dragon War', but the so-called 'ordinary' here is very different from ordinary people's perceptions. Big difference. Magic is ubiquitous in the society of Numelin elves. Not every Numelin elf is a great arcanist, but almost every Numelin elf knows magic, but the amount they master varies.
Therefore, the foundation of ancient alchemy is based on magical civilization. This is the biggest difference between it and modern alchemy.
Also because of the use of magic, the alchemists of the Numerin elves can complete many operations that contemporary alchemists cannot complete. Because they master many spells to gather elements and screen materials, they can be used in conjunction with alchemy.
As a non-magical race, humans do not have these benefits. Therefore, in order to popularize alchemy to the human world, mortal craftsmen established a brand new system over several centuries of history. They abandoned many of the original methods of the Numerin elves and created contemporary alchemy that is more suitable for humans. .
But the ancient alchemy studied by Silver Tower goes in the opposite direction. Borrowing a more complete contemporary alchemy system, the magic furnace is used to simulate the spells used in ancient alchemy to reproduce the ancient alchemy of the Numerin elves.
There is actually no conclusion as to which of the two is better.
The 'alchemical magic' of the Numerin elves was very efficient, but the alchemy itself of their time was very crude. It is in no way comparable to the thousands of contemporary alchemical techniques that can be divided into categories and subdivided by today's sound system. .
But once the two are combined, they can shine with astonishing brilliance, just like Fang Lu's previous performance in the mainland league. This is exactly the original intention of Lin En's words - using modern alchemy and the magic power provided by the magic furnace, humans, a 'non-magical race', can also simulate the ancient alchemy that only the magic tribe of ancient times can master.
But this is an obvious thing. When he taught Dill, Cui Yu and Yis's group, Lin En also came to watch every day. Fang Yu didn't believe that this guy who had experienced the Hall of Thousand Doors could not see what was going on here. doorway. He didn't know what the other party meant by bringing up this concept at this time.
But Linn said a little excitedly: "This is ancient alchemy, but have you ever thought about, Ed, what the ancient Numerin elf fighting craftsmen were like?"
Fang Plover was startled.
But the other party is obviously not the kind of person who can hide his words. Lin En did not show off and continued directly: "Contemporary alchemists and combat craftsmen actually have something in common. You have also participated in the Continental League. You should know that the craftsman's operation in the magic furnace is actually related to the manipulation of flexible structures. They are almost the same. So we can completely deduce that there should be no fundamental difference between ancient alchemy and ancient combat craftsmen."
He seemed a little excited, so much so that his voice was a little out of tune: "Ed, the essential difference between ancient alchemists and today's alchemy is just the presence or absence of magic. By the same token, the ancient fighting craftsmen and today's fighting Is the same thing true for craftsmen?”
Fang Yu couldn't help being shocked. He had never thought about it in this direction, but suddenly he realized that it seemed to make sense. But this is not as simple as one plus one equals two, plus one equals three.
He thought for a moment and then found the problem: "You don't want to follow the same pattern, use the alchemy array to simulate ancient spells, and then control flexible structures, right?"
Fang Yu only considered the operability of this and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Using the same method to perform some simple alchemical operations, he also found it a bit difficult to actually transform them into more complex and flexible construction controls.
He simply couldn't imagine how inhumanly difficult it was.
Fortunately, although Lin En was thinking more linearly, he was not going to hit a wall in front of him. He shook his head and said: "It is very difficult for a craftsman to reach this point, but I think the reason why it is difficult for a craftsman is Is it difficult to control spells? After all, we are alchemists, not arcane magicians. But if I think about it, arcanists are not much different from today's magicians and elementalists, so we only need to find someone who knows magic or elements. People who can use spells and control flexible structures can just come out and experiment."
Fang Yu subconsciously looked at Luo Yu who was aside.
A thought immediately flashed through his mind, remembering those strange black clockwork fairies that he had seen in the Hall of Thousand Doors that emitted beams of light. At first, he thought those things were just imaginary things that existed in a fantasy world, but later after seeing a real object in Luo Lin's hands, he realized that those 'dark stars' might have actually existed in history.
At this moment, Lin En's words gave him a wake-up call, and he couldn't help but wonder if those 'black stars' were the flexible structures used by the ancient Numelin elves.
The alchemy of the ancient Numelin elves is no different from the alchemy of contemporary mortals, and each has its own merits. However, judging from those 'dark stars', the fighting craftsmen of the ancient Numelin elves seem to be much more powerful than the contemporary combat craftsmen.
This may be due to the strong offensive nature of magic itself.
There is no doubt that Luo Yu is the person Lin En is looking for. Fang Yu couldn't help but feel it was a bit of a coincidence. He even wondered whether this might be the path Luo Yu had been looking for.
Obviously, Luo Yu was not unmoved when he heard Lin En's proposal. Fang Plover looked at the other party, and it was obvious that this young man from Tapolis had a faint light flashing in his eyes. Although he has changed his profession to an elementalist, the other party has never given up on his dream of becoming a combat craftsman.
However, there is still a gap between dreams and reality.
Fang Yu also asked Lin En how confident he was about this guess, and he told Lin En bluntly that it was just an idea. No one can say how long it will take for a new technology to go from idea to reality.
It’s possible to do it overnight and see results quickly.
But those long-term projects, just like the Silver Tower's research on the Fairy Dragon Knight, may last hundreds of years, and they will eventually have to face failure.
However, it is better to have a hope than to have no hope at all. Fang Yu looked at Luo Yu and could only hope that the other party could find his own path.
He asked Lin En again about Luo Lin. The other party had met Luo Lin in Idos. The two had always had a good relationship. After Luo Lin's defection, it also brought him a lot of trouble. Not to mention the investigation by the Elfendor Council, there have been many rumors circulating among the alliance, and suspicious eyes will inevitably fall on this young man.
But the latter didn't care much about it, as if compared with these slanders, it was not worth mentioning at all with what he was currently concerned about.
Lin En only shook his head in response to Fang Yu's concern: "I believe Luo Lin has his own reasons. A person who is so outstanding in alchemy will never fall like this."
Fang Yu could only roll his eyes at such words. He also likes alchemy, but not to the point where he doesn't distinguish between right and wrong for the sake of alchemy. If someone who is good at alchemy is a good person, then the potion master Depra must be the most good person in the world.
After sending this alchemy lunatic away with a few words, he finally had a chance to talk to Sylvester - but at this time, the box came straight over with a wine glass, as if he wanted to talk to him. Fang Yu couldn't stand these people anymore, so he quickly glared at them:
"Go away!"
Xiangxi stood there with a surprised look on his face. He just wanted to go to the bathroom - but after thinking about it for a while, he still walked aside silently and aggrievedly.
Sylvide looked at this scene and squinted her eyes with laughter.
However, she looked at her captain, and then spoke softly: "The captain wants to ask me what I think of the current Elfendor Council?"
Fang Yu nodded, this was exactly what he came for.
Sylvide thought for a moment before replying: "Although the Elfen Council is different from the past, after the Nicol Bolas incident, the opinions of all parties in the council have become more and more leftward. It can be seen that the Super Athletic Alliance The effect of separating the Chosen Ones from the Southern Alliance is quite remarkable - in Aitaria, the natives are much easier to differentiate than the Chosen Ones. But the Rose Workshop is still a big help to the captain. , Captain, you have really thought about it, do you want to make such a decision? "
Fang Yu shook his head. He had actually discussed it with everyone before, but at this moment he still wanted to ask Sylvester her own opinion: "What do you think?"
The ship officer lady's eyes changed and she asked, "What do you think, Captain?"
"I don't want to get involved in the whirlpool of the Southern Territory. The big cat man is right, we have no intention to do so." Fang Plover then replied: "What's more, even if I get the inheritance rights of Rose Workshop, it will only be insufficient in the parliament." It’s just a matter of severity, not to mention that there is Count Xilin Spica on top.”
He said softly: "What should I do if they make an unfavorable decision for you again? Except for Teacher Ande, I can't trust them. The master craftsmen have simple minds, but what about the nobles of the Southern Territory behind them? I asked the teacher before , I learned that the Elfendor Council had betrayed you and the Albert family once before..."
"I'm not good at politics, and I don't need to sway here. This goes against my original intention." He looked seriously at the girl's shallow sea-like eyes and replied: "Sylwede, I will use my own methods to help you, rather than relying on these external forces - not to mention that in the end they may not be reliable in the first place."
"Is this the captain's answer?"
"Yes."
Sylvide only smiled softly: "The captain's opinion is my opinion. In fact, I said it a long time ago."
She looked at the hall and replied: "But the captain doesn't care about the Rose Workshop, but the Fairy Heart is the brainchild of my father and grandfather. If it stays in the parliament, it will only give outsiders an advantage. We We still have to find a way to get it.”
Fang Plover nodded lightly.
In fact, he had already made a plan in his mind.
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