The sudden suspension of the game was beyond everyone's expectations, and it also pushed a professional game that was not so attention-grabbing to the forefront. In the Corin-Ithurian community, almost everyone is discussing this incident in the empire and speculating on how the conflict will affect the final outcome.
Transcontinental communications doubled in just a few days. The Kaulin-Ithurian Craftsmen's Guild, the Kapka branch and the Elfendor Council alone sent messages to the empire three times a day. , consult on the progress of the event.
Fortunately for outsiders, the alchemists in the association clearly felt that the Craftsmen Association was taking action. The great craftsmen in several places exchanged letters with each other, and more and more Ayin Block was mentioned in magic transmissions. Then first came the Elfendor Council. The former speaker Andre Uriel directly launched an attack on the association's internal professional journal, angrily criticizing the imperial alchemy community for its difficulty in maintaining the necessary fairness of the Continental League.
The former is a highly respected figure in the alchemist community of South Kaolin. He not only enjoys a high reputation in the Elfendor Council, but also has a long-standing reputation in the entire Aitaria and internationally. It can be said that he has friends all over the world. His statement caused widespread discussion in the alchemist community, and even within the empire, there were many voices questioning Ayinbrok's handling of the matter.
As for Tree Hill and Lotao, they have long been dissatisfied with the empire's control of the leadership of the Craftsmen Association. In Sanshak and the Temple of the Stars, more than a dozen master craftsmen jointly supported the Kaolin people in the "Alchemist Weekly", and there was even a long-retired great alchemist who made veiled criticisms of the imperial people.
For a time, the Imperial people were extremely passive. Until the central government was alerted, His Majesty the Emperor directly asked about the matter during the court meeting.
When things have developed to this point, they are no longer limited to Aiyin Block. But the pressure from above was also directly transmitted to every department involved in the incident. The Ayinbrock Patrol Guard headquarters was brightly lit, and the staff were spinning around, trying to 'investigate' the truth.
But let’s not care about the truth.
The Mobius Craftsmen Guild knows the mastermind behind the scenes and has no intention of taking the blame.
The Federation of Craftsmen directly wrote an article and also published it in "Alchemist Weekly", publicly accusing the Wizards of intervening in the Continental League, and at the same time stated that it was also actively investigating the matter.
The article was signed "Friston J. Helleye". Anyone familiar with this pen name knows that this article was written by Friston J. Helleye, the president of the Federation of Craftsmen. Public opinion was in an uproar. This article was tantamount to openly putting the conflict between the empire's alchemists and magicians on the table.
Of course, the magicians here mainly refer to the magician families in the empire. After all, except for the astrologers of the Tower of Stars and Moon, the mages do not have their own unified organization. The differences between the various schools are even greater than the differences between different professions due to their different understanding of the basic theory of ether.
The feud between the empire's magician family and the craftsmen's guild has a long history and is well known to the world. To put it bluntly, it is caused by the uneven distribution of benefits in the reform of alchemy.
The craftsmen always hold the national policy of alchemy reform since the previous emperor, and on the one hand, the magician family, which is recovering from its ancient honor, of course also wants a share of the pie. There was a honeymoon period between the two, sharing technology with each other and jointly promoting the advancement of magic skills.
But since the dispute between the old and new structures led by the Empire more than ten years ago, the two have parted ways, each embarking on a different path. In the end, the new-generation structure design led by the Imperial Workshop won the favor of His Majesty the current Emperor, and later became the standard for the next-generation combat structure of the Imperial Army's procurement plan.
Since then, he has won the greatest victory in the alchemical revolution.
The plan was so well known to outsiders. Fang Yu had also heard about this revolution in Kaolin-Ithulian. The leaked version was the K-series configuration he had seen before - the knight-type annihilator, the choke monster, and the central nervous system magic guide. furnace.
Because the interests involved were too great, it directly led to the feud between the Mage Family and the Artisans Association, and they attacked each other until today.
However, the struggle between the two is usually subtle and subtle. It is rarely as direct and open as it is now. They accuse each other in the press and shirk responsibility. The publication volume of major newspapers and periodicals in the empire tripled every day, and relevant practitioners were very happy.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
The direct result was that from the next day onwards, the number of reporters gathering at the gate of the Patrol Guards Headquarters doubled.
But one can imagine why the Mobius Craftsmen Guild reacted this way - because that cunning owl from the Empire had crossed a line. The president, Friston J. Herreyer, was of course warning his opponents.
As a professional competition with an artisan nature, the Continental League does not receive much attention from the outside world, but it has a high level of gold in the alchemist circle, and it can be said that it has a long-standing reputation. The Imperial Craftsmen Association regards this as a way and means to prove its authority, once every five years. The apparent indifference is just a reflection of the arrogance among alchemists.
Because of this, how can they tolerate outsiders talking about such an event?
The other party's choice to cause trouble at such a time of year has obviously touched the most sensitive nerve of the empire's alchemists.
But the reaction of the cunning lord of the empire was not ambiguous at all.
When everyone thought that the other party would restrain its claws. The Hawke family directly initiated a court meeting at the Empire Center, stating that they would openly discuss the matter of Ayinbrok.
The whole world was shocked for a while.
Under the shadow of the 'Owl Eagle' Duke, the faction of the Cunning Owl family has grown in the imperial political arena in recent years, with many followers. But this doesn’t mean anything. What’s even more shocking is that in addition to the traditional allies of the Hawk family, the Eisengreen family of the Golden Goat, the Griffin family of the Griffon Feather, and the Terry Funk family of the changed badgers have also joined. joint name.
These old enemies of the Hawke family also showed up this time and stood on the cunning owl's chariot. So this time the Empire's family of magicians openly broke with the alchemists of the Craftsmen Association.
Major newspapers and periodicals were silent for a while.
After all, there is a difference between watching the excitement and getting yourself involved in the whirlpool. A fight between two behemoths may not hurt you, but if you are not careful, it will shatter the bones of others. No one wants to get burned.
But the silence of the empire's public opinion circles contrasted with the lively situation in the community. The fight on Etalia's side cannot affect the real bystanders on the other side of the Star Gate. The forum, especially the forum in the third division, was a sea of hustle and bustle.
Many people said that they had never eaten such a big melon in their lives.
A small continental league has stirred up the empire's internal struggle. He is obviously just an outsider, but he has become the center and fuse of this dispute. The man at the center of the whirlpool was already famous to the Kaolin-Ithurians.
From Fenris to the South, from Istania to Elpahim, its reputation is known to everyone. The scourge from Fenris, the instigator of the Northern War, once again showed its power in the empire.
"The disaster star from the third division will take down the empire——"
"Fortunately, he has gone to the Empire. I am very happy."
"Our unlucky King does good things occasionally."
The Chosen seem to lack basic respect for the Supreme Being of Corin-Ithurion.
But when things have developed to this point, everyone can see that the two sides are no longer able to get off the stage, and a real confrontation with swords and guns is inevitable. As for the title of Dragon Alchemist, it has already become popular from inside the circle to outside the circle following this incident.
Regardless of Cowling-Ithulian, it can be said that everyone in the Third Division community knows this name. Perhaps one day if Fang Plover goes silent, no one will discuss the name Dragon Alchemist anymore, but at this moment, its unprecedented grandeur is no less than the era when the lone star, the late executioner 'Loofah' rose.
"But Loofah only became famous after the Continental League and went to the Second World." Odin looked at the comments in the community and jokingly said to Chen Xi beside him, "This kid is really unprecedented."
Although the two are sworn enemies in the guild, they have a pretty good personal relationship, and they have both met Fang Plover, so they have a lot in common on this matter.
"Don't forget the July War," Chen Xi shook his head. "When I returned to the Second World a while ago, KUN asked me about it and said that he seemed to have met Ed. I checked the small team he worked for , if nothing else, the Sea Witch should have seen him at that time."
"Weird."
Odin listened speechlessly for a long time and came to this conclusion.
There were few rumors about the July War outside, but they could not be hidden from insiders like them, not to mention that the former alliance was one of the participants. The Sea Witch turned that war upside down, and finally played tricks on both sides and took away the Sea Forest Crown.
So far, the two major alliances are still searching for each other's whereabouts in the second world.
Therefore, it can be said that the war ended hastily. Although it was not caused by Fang Plover, it is difficult to say that it had nothing to do with it.
Even Odin couldn't help but wonder, does this kid have any special talent that can muddy the waters and make things a mess?
But Chen Xi's mind was obviously not in front of him, and he was not just talking about this matter just to discuss Fang Plover. "There are seven obelisks, and five have been found so far... But the one in Fenris has sunk into the ground forever, and no one knows about it. He is the only person who has been close to that obelisk, but it was too long. Short, it is very likely that I did not get any useful information from it..."
"Twelve stars shine, and we have identified seven places where the stars shine. The progress of the Imperial people may be faster than ours, but it is also limited. The Imperial people have been to Istania, and they should have found the lost star more than ten years ago. those slabs, and determine the location of the final obelisk from above.”
"But they don't know the whole story of what happened in Fenris. We have strictly kept this matter secret. Except for the military, that is, me, you, Ming and Virus, only a few people know the truth. The possibility of the military leaking the news Almost zero, I, you and Ming will naturally not disclose it to the outside world. As for Virus..."
He pondered for a moment.
"I can't say Elite. I'm not familiar with this guild, but she doesn't seem like someone who would speak to outsiders easily. Therefore, it is conceivable that the Imperial people are still trying to get information from the Seven Saints inscription. .”
"But our two major alliances have actually given up the search for the Seven Holy Monuments, and have instead focused on the Twelve Stars Shining Land and the collection of the four holy relics. The descendant of Flor has had a good relationship with Ed recently. Quite a few, and for this reason, they hope to learn the whereabouts of the Sea Witch from each other."
He shook his head, "But I'm not optimistic about it. Let's not say that the Sea Witch and Ed only met once. Besides, with his character, he wouldn't tell you even if he knew."
Odin put his hands behind his head and replied nonchalantly, "That's the club's business. The decision has been made above, and we just have to implement it. To outsiders, the top leaders of the guild are you and me, but in fact we can only We are only responsible for the details of the guild's operation. The general direction is determined by the club. Can we change anything?"
At this point, he remained silent.
If anything could really be changed, the Mount Covenant incident would never have happened.
But Chen Xi was obviously not concerned about this issue. He turned back to look at his friend and asked: "The Eternal Heart of the Giant Tree Hill is missing again. Do you know?"
Odin was slightly startled. Looking in this direction, he obviously knew about this matter, but he didn't expect the news to have spread. "You know?"
Chen Xi nodded.
"The news has spread," the latter replied, "but the interesting thing is, I don't know who spread the news. I also checked the source of the news, but I can't find the source. It's like..."
Odin's eyes flashed, "It's like someone is deliberately spreading this news."
Chen Xi nodded again: "It's exactly like the timing when that rumor appeared."
The two looked at each other, with an inexplicable light flashing in their eyes.
Under the seven obelisks, buried are the secrets of Numerin, the Holy Grail of the Elves, the place where the twelve stars shine, eternal life, and endless wisdom.
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The community in the Third Division was abuzz with discussions about the events that happened in the empire, but the discussion on the matter within the Oshu people was relatively silent at the moment, and all major newspapers were silent. The imperial family of magicians and the alchemists stand against each other and decide a winner, just like they did more than ten years ago——
Or wait for His Majesty the Emperor to intervene.
But the Supreme One would never speak easily. Everyone was afraid of getting burned, so public opinion suddenly fell silent.
The Kaolin-Ithurian Craftsmen Association also noticed the change in the atmosphere. The president of the association, Falais-Copper Bay, directly ordered a group of people to form an envoy to the empire. On the surface, they were protesting on behalf of the Kaulin-Ithurian Craftsmen Association. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was an attempt to put pressure on the empire.
But of course the party under pressure will not be the alchemists of the empire, but the Sorcerer Family who are currently leading this incident - putting pressure on the headquarters of the Ayinbrok Patrol Guards.
Falaise was obviously very dissatisfied with the Imperial people dragging the matter out without limit, and asked the other party to come up with a conclusion as soon as possible.
The alchemists of the empire were delighted to hear this.
So in silence, this confrontation seemed to have come to an end, and it would finally usher in a decisive battle.
But within the circle of Caulin-Ithurian alchemists.
More people were surprised, and many people were speculating on the origin of the Dragon Alchemist. In the eyes of most people, the Imperials themselves made a mess first, and there was no need for the Corin-Ithurian Craftsmen Association to be so aggressive.
If the Continental League is suspended, it will be suspended. Anyway, it is the Imperial people who lose face. But Falais-Copper Bay issued a death order to keep the Kaolin-Ithulian delegation. This was exactly what the mission wanted to do.
Everyone actually knows who the person they really want to protect is.
Among the top brass of the Craftsmen Association, there are only a few people who truly understand the reasons.
Of course Ander Uriel of the Elfendor Council knew that the bad-tempered Copper Bay family didn't care about his cheap student at all. All he cared about was the matter at the Silver Tower.
It's a pity that the former didn't know exactly what happened in the Silver Tower back then. He only vaguely learned that on the day the envoy left, that guy from Falaise sent a letter to the empire.
But he didn't know anyone in the empire.
Then you can imagine who the recipient of the letter is.
In fact, just as Andre Uriel thought, at the headquarters of the Mobius Craftsmen Association, the recipient was unfolding the letter, pushing up his monocle, and smiled while reading the letter, "Copper Bay The family members are getting even worse. He actually dared to threaten me in the letter——"
He flicked the letter paper and shook his head, "Milleuthymis is not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? With such an impatient personality, it's no wonder that the Tongwan family is getting worse from generation to generation, but it is interesting to get the permission of that dragon. little guy."
He put the letter back on the table and pondered for a moment.
Then he picked up the pen, dipped it in fluorescent ink, unfolded a piece of letter paper and started writing on it.
In fact, the Cunning Owl family does intend to suppress public opinion in the empire. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see what the outcome of the investigation of this matter will be.
The empire is very hierarchical, so I don't take the Stargate Declaration seriously. The selectors of the First Division have high self-esteem, and the Alliance itself is too deeply involved in imperial politics. It is difficult to say that it complies with all aspects of the Stargate Declaration.
Therefore, the fact that the Seven Seas Brigade itself complained may be true in the eyes of others. If the empire investigates on its own, the result will naturally be good, but a mere Ayinbrock patrolling the guard headquarters will not dare to play tricks under the noses of Ming and Virus.
The only thing the Hawkes could rely on, therefore, was the fact that the Cowling-Ithurian delegation was undermanned.
And through the relationship between the Death Come Guild, they can infinitely expand the scope of investigation to the Hart Principality. Even more than ten years ago, once things get complicated, there will be more places to intervene.
But in order to do so, the Mage Family first needs to avoid the alchemists of the Mobius Craftsmen Association.
Therefore, Duke Hawke did not focus on the conflict with Ayinbrok from the beginning, but directly launched an initiative to re-investigate the old affairs of the Lynn family twenty years ago.
If they can prove that Ash Lynn's manuscript is the key evidence of the scam twenty years ago, then it can explain the fact that Lila was asked to 'assist in the investigation', if the patrolling guard's procedures are legal. of.
Then the Kaulin-Ithurians' statement is not so tenable, or at least it can be explained as a misunderstanding.
As for investigating the old affairs of Lin En's family twenty years ago, there is no need to actually launch an investigation. After all, the empire has already made a conclusion about what happened back then. What is needed now is just to draw further conclusions based on this conclusion.
Even the Craftsmen's Association of Mobius cannot overturn the old case from twenty years ago. In this way, the cunning lord of the empire can naturally achieve his own goals.
"...If the situation develops as expected, it may be somewhat disadvantageous for us." Ming frowned and looked at the information brought by Virus and Bifang, obviously feeling a little troublesome, "President Falais sent When the envoys came over, they were also aware of this problem. On the one hand, they urged the other party to seize the time, and on the other hand, they also solved the problem of our shortage of manpower——"
But Bai Xue was not very optimistic about this and shook his head.
"But we are in the empire. No matter how many people we send, it will not help."
She analyzed carefully, "The only thing we can rely on, besides Sister Ming and Ms. Virus, is that the Craftsmen Association will be on our side. But I didn't expect that the empire's magician family would be so deeply involved in it, and would even hesitate to fight against it." The Imperial Craftsmen Association has openly broken up, and if they really want to use the old case from twenty years ago to reverse the case, there is no way we can continue to fight with them here indefinitely."
"...Besides, the Imperial people may not be able to understand all aspects of the old case twenty years ago, so how can we possibly be able to distinguish it clearly?"
Ming Ye frowned. She wouldn't mind if she had to fight with the dragon knights of the empire. But when it comes to going deep into the internal affairs of the empire, how could she, a selector, know so clearly?
The two couldn't help but look at Fang Plover, "So what magic power does Ash-Lynn's manuscript have that allows the Duke to do this?"
Fang Yu touched his nose. He really didn't know this, and he had never seen the manuscript.
Ming was furious when she saw him like this, and gave him a shudder angrily, "I don't know anything, but you dare to shoulder the responsibility. I really don't know how to say good things to you."
"But they attack ordinary people, and we can't turn a blind eye," Fang Yu said aggrievedly, holding his head, "And Sister Ming, please stop talking. I am the leader of the Seven Seas Brigade. It's embarrassing to be seen by outsiders. Besides, This is already the best way, there is no way I can spend time with those people in the Stag Principality infinitely and death comes."
"So now you're going to let us and the Imperial people spend unlimited time?"
But after Ming finished speaking, he looked at Bai Xue and did not continue on this topic.
Although influenced by the Super Competitive Alliance, the guilds in the third division no longer value the terms and conditions in the Stargate Declaration as much as before. The establishment of the two major alliances is based on this basis.
But they have more or less experienced the end of that glorious era, or have seen it with their own eyes, or heard about it.
It was difficult for the two of them to say that Fang Plover's behavior was wrong. Death comes to guilds to engage in banditry, and it cannot always be said that it is right to support such banditry.
The two of them were looking at each other in silence.
Fang Yu had nothing to worry about in his heart.
Since he dared to do this, he naturally had something to rely on. The support given to him by the Cowling-Ithulian delegation was unexpected for him. But in fact, even without the support of Ming and Virus, he still has his ultimate move that he hasn't used yet.
He was just waiting for that time to come.
But just when the entire atmosphere fell into silence, Virus walked in from outside. He glanced at a few people silently before speaking in this direction:
"Ed, someone wants to see you."
"I?"
Fang Plover was slightly startled.
Who will come to see me at this time? Almost everyone he knew in the Empire was already here.
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