After being infused with magic power, magma with a lighter color, greater brightness, and higher temperature burst out from under the dark red rock formation that had almost cooled down. The orange-red light almost lit up the cave.
After just completing the installation of the magic furnace, both the energy inside the magma and the content of magic elements in the air were lower than originally expected. Lant had to bring the magic goblin to transform the entire crater and remove the volcanic rocks at the top. It was transformed into more than a dozen magic tower-like structures, making the originally round mountain pass look like a zigzag shape.
In addition to the addition of buildings and formations at the top, a formation was also rebuilt inside the volcano several hundred meters high. Huge pillars were connected directly from the magma to the top along the mountain wall.
When all the construction was completed on August 5, the Chief of the Salt and Iron Department, Alexey Zhuoqin, Befen Klein and Ben Call, accompanied by an old magician wearing a star hair robe, visited The entire mountain.
The old man looked at the many towering pillars and kept sighing, "What an amazing masterpiece, Sherman, you made a lot of money this time,"
He is the principal of the Imperial Magic School, Louis Shendu, a veteran magic demigod and a direct disciple of the Magic Emperor Douglas. He was able to come and visit the magic furnace after it was installed because the next magic furnace will be installed at the Imperial Magic School. .
"I remember that you wanted to transform the entire volcano back then, but because Queen Padmila was not familiar with fire magic, you never succeeded. Even the temperature of the volcano has been declining over the years." The old man smiled and knocked on the dwarf's head. , "Now you spent some metal materials from the magic furnace, not only installed two magic furnaces, but also let others modify your volcano for free?"
"Master Principal, I didn't let him work in vain. He couldn't have painted all the magic patterns in the cave by himself. I bought all the earth and fire fairies in the magic fairy shop in the entire imperial capital. This all belongs to him from now on." Sherman covered his head with one big hand and pointed with the other hand at the dozen magical fairies flying around in the cave.
"You guys..." Louis still wanted to knock the dwarf, but seeing Sherman covering his head with his hands, he could only send a sentence with his consciousness: "They are about to start a full-scale war with the orcs in the west, and they still want to give you, give When Starry Sky Society installs a magic furnace, why don’t you persuade the emperor to approve their war protection as soon as possible?”
"Principal, I can't control these things. As the chief of the Salt and Iron Department, I am just a blacksmith," Sherman muttered.
Although the legendary dwarf was embarrassed, he knew very well in his heart that the entire human empire was originally in a delicate and fragile balance: on one side were the imperial factions represented by the Tower of Purity, the Finance Secretary, the Salt and Iron Division, and the Palace Division. , and on the other side are the local factions headed by the imperial capital and supported by various border kingdoms. The two have advantages in the distribution of magic furnaces, funds, and policy preferences, but they are dissatisfied with each other.
The Tower of Purity has been seeking to break the status quo, so the Dianqiansi went to the Galloping Horse Plains to cause trouble, hoping that the Empire would control the plains. The rise of the Galloping Horse Tribe seemed to have frustrated the plans of the Imperial Faction, but Lant Galloping Horse himself had the God-Emperor crowned as the God of the Barbarians. It can be said that the faith of the entire plain was dedicated to the Imperial Faction, making the God-Emperor great. Be inspired.
However, in terms of specific operations, Lant belongs to a local faction. For example, he frequently expresses his goodwill to the Red Dragon Kingdom and Tyriana Fairy Queen. Going to Dragon Tooth City is almost like going home, but he has never officially visited the Imperial Capital, nor expressed The will to visit the Tower of Purity.
Lant's attitude was taken as a matter of course by the senior officials of the imperial capital as some kind of wavering. If it were just an ordinary noble, there would have been people who would have supported his subordinates in causing trouble, or there would have been unrest on the border.
However, now there is a Magic Network Queen standing behind him. Even without the magic furnace industry, it will only be the most basic operation for the Galloping Horse Plain to become an independent principality in the future. Restoring the Galloping Horse Kingdom may also be a matter of time.
So now in the Great Council, several forces have begun a game. The imperial faction is wooing the local faction Kirislav to block the war protection, hoping that the rand can make concessions, while the local faction is coming to win over the Salt and Iron Division, hoping to support the rand to hold on. .
Sherman likes drinking and blacksmithing, and is a little troubled by the fight over parliament. Human forces are inherently interconnected. There are neither absolute enemies nor absolute friends. They are all constantly collaborating for interests and rights. horizontal.
Even Lant Galloping Horse, who was foraging in the fields, had Halkara, the God-Emperor's sister-in-law, as his ancestor. As a dwarf, Sherman would accidentally stand opposite all the human nobles. He didn't want to talk about it. Entering the world of human beings!
In the volcano, Lant flew next to the red mountain wall, inspecting the large magic circle in the center between the stone pillars. The huge injection of magic power in the air caused the magma to continue to heat up, and volcanic ash spewed out from it. When he was about to reach the mountain pass, he was Special arrays and mechanisms intercept the heat, and the heat will be conducted to the bottom of the mountain as a preheating source for the furnace's air inlet and feed materials, while the volcanic ash will be collected intensively and used as construction raw materials.
After inspecting the last magic circle, Lant returned to Sherman and said, "Your Excellency, your project is now complete. My new industrial zone is waiting for your team."
There is no way that a magic goblin worth less than 30,000 would be allowed to let Lant bring two big goblins and almost all the magicians here to work hard for Sherman. However, Sherman, as a legendary dwarf, has absolutely no regard for exploration and furnace design. The best in the empire.
Rand hoped that the Salt and Iron Division could restore the new industrial zone to the style of the Galloping Horse Kingdom, so he made this deal: Rand would transform the crater here, while the Salt and Iron Division would search for magma layers underground in the new industrial zone.
"Count Lant is really the most outstanding magician in the empire for hundreds of years." Louis Shendu suddenly spoke, which made Lant realize that there was a legend here. "I am Louis from the Empire Magic School. The Demon Emperor has mentioned it to me a long time ago. You, it’s a pity that we can only meet today.”
Lant quickly landed on the ground and bowed his head in greeting, "Thanks for your appreciation, I send you my greetings."
Although after a few months, Lant has become more and more familiar with legends such as Ben Call, Sara Neal, and Sherman, but when facing the veteran demigods, Lant still maintains a straight posture and expresses respect.
"Lant, as a pioneer lord, you actually stayed here for such a long time when the territory was in danger. Won't there be problems on the border?"
"Actually, there are already some problems," Lant scratched his head. The magic circle on the side of the volcano was too complicated, and there were many things going on on the Yeqi City side. Several orc tribes on the border began to test the Iowa Pass. He was now This is completely an extreme operation. "Fortunately, the next installation of the magic furnace is at our western border. I will be able to teleport at the border in the future."
"Lord Lant, don't underestimate the policy of war protection," Louis said with a smile. "During the ancient empire, Kirislav used galloping horses to fight against the orcs more than once, and united with the dragon to attack the southeast of galloping horses."
