In fact, Mathil's people have no concept of controlling public opinion. However, it has to be said that magicians are indeed smarter than ordinary people in various senses. In addition, their longer lives than ordinary people have given them more experience, so Yin Lian is assisted by powerful and clear logical thinking. Next, I finally convinced them.
Of course, this also has the benefit of trust that comes with all of Yin Lian's successful initiatives so far.
After the meeting, Luka couldn't help but said to the Black Sage: "It's true, Mr. Li An, the teleportation array subsidy is just a small amount of money. She can make her own decision. Why bother to spend so much effort to hold a special meeting and try to persuade Where’s everyone?”
The Black Sage said: "It is easy to make this decision, but it is not easy to maintain it. She wants you to continue to maintain her decision even when she is away, so naturally she has to convince you thoroughly and make you recognize her. Idea. Otherwise, when she is gone, all that she has done will easily be in vain."
Luka pondered for a moment, then noticed another question and said, "When Mr. Li An is not here? Where is she going?"
The Black Sage glanced at him leisurely, and then said in a steady tone: "Isn't she often absent?"
There was a hint of sadness in his tone.
After hearing this, Luka was confused and thought that he might have heard wrong, so he smiled and said: "So you are talking about this kind of absence. It is strange to say that His Highness Li An has been in such an elusive state in the past few years. Was she really summoned by her goddess?”
The Black Sage did not speak, only frowned slightly, seemed to think for a while, and then asked: "Do you believe her statement?"
Luka paused, hesitated slightly, and said, "To be honest, I didn't really believe it before."
When the Black Sage heard what he said, he suddenly became interested and asked: "If you didn't believe it before, does that mean you believe it now? Tell me what you think."
Luka said: "Although Her Highness Li An is keen on promoting doctrines, as far as the actual situation is concerned, I don't think she really believes in the teachings of the Church of Life. Even among mages, Her Excellency Li An is obviously not that kind of person. A compassionate character."
The Black Sage said: "Tell me the reason."
Luka said: "I think I may be the person who communicates with Mr. Li the most in normal times. Mr. Li An has always been interested in magic tools, so we spend a lot of time together. I should be more familiar with her character. People who have the right to speak…”
However, when he said this, he suddenly stopped, and with a start, he looked up at the Black Sage, and then saw his gloomy gaze.
Luka suddenly reacted and said: "Of course, it can't be compared with you. I mean, among other ordinary people who know Mr. Li An, there is no such close teacher-student relationship as Mr. Li An and you."
The Black Sage then snorted, seeming to indicate that he accepted this explanation.
Luka felt inexplicably lucky to have escaped, and continued: "When Mr. Li An usually does things, he will obviously show a certain sense of utilitarianism. Even when doing good deeds, he will use a very utilitarian approach. For example, when adopting young children, it is obviously out of compassion, but their future labor force must be calculated. It is also said that it is because the city of sages lacks manpower, so it has to pay attention to the use and cultivation of every manpower... Although it does make sense, what does it have to do with her? But Mr. Li An always explains his thoughts in this tone every time, as if he wants to clarify something, which makes her not very happy. Do this kind of thing.”
The Black Sage also thought so at the time, and Luca's ideas basically coincided with his. But now he felt that his judgment was completely wrong, but he did not say it. In front of the subordinate mages, it was definitely not an honorable thing to admit that he had misjudged even his own students, so he just said: "Then what caused you to change your mind?"
Luka said: "Because of His Highness Li An's attitude. You should still remember that before you took me away, I was secretly serving King Aiger in Aiger City, right?"
The Black Sage thought for a moment, his expression suddenly subtle, and he said, "Well...that's right. So many years have passed in such a short time that I can hardly remember them."... Of course, this sentence is also a lie. In a sense, he had just finished reviewing that episode of the past. Although Yin Lian's script had some artistic expression techniques, it was a relatively reliable restoration of what happened at that time. He didn't want anyone to think that he was bragging shamelessly to his apprentice in private when they saw that drama - and if Luca was here, he could prove the truth of the matter, which was not a bad thing.
Luca didn't know what the Black Sage was thinking at this time, so he just continued naturally: "Although I swallowed my anger at that time, hid my identity and lived in Eger, secretly building magic tools for that tyrant, I was extremely unhappy in my heart. Because I’m not happy, I’m not happy either. People around me who don’t know my identity as a prisoner think I’m a gloomy person. In fact, people who know me well now know that’s not the case. It’s just because the environment at that time forced me to be gloomy. .”
The Black Sage said: "This is also the reason why I built the City of Sages." In order to allow all those who have magic power and pursue true knowledge to gain freedom of life and thought.
Luka suddenly laughed and said: "I will always believe in you in my life..."
The Black Sage said: "Why did I hear that a large number of you people often go to the Church of Life now?"
Luca was very frank about this and said: "The teachings of the Church of Life are very interesting. They do contain some natural truths and are actually very helpful for magic research."
The Black Sage accepted his words, nodded, and said no more.
Luka continued: "When people do things they don't like but have to do, they will never be happy. But in Miss Yin Lian, I can't see her unhappiness. Rather, although she She doesn’t talk very gently to the children who have received rescues, but every time someone expresses gratitude to her, she will look very happy. Although her expression and actions are still a bit too reserved, I think that is just Her nature dictates that her inner happiness cannot be faked."
What Luka said, although his thinking direction is different from that of the Black Sage, is indeed equally convincing.
He said: "It seems that you do understand her to a considerable extent..."
Luka suddenly reacted and said again: "Of course it cannot be compared with you and Mr. Li An——"
But his repetition seemed redundant, so the Black Sage's face turned dark instantly. Luka's performance was too obvious, as if he would really be unhappy because other people had a good relationship with Yin Lian - although he would indeed be a little unhappy, but if it was directly exposed, he would be a little angry.
So he just said: "Shut up!"
Luka: "..." Shut up.
The Black Sage then said: "I don't object to the friendly relationship between Lian and you. We are all mages of the association, and they are also my students. If you get along well, it is not a bad thing for me."
Luka immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Yes, Your Excellency."
The Black Sage left the association.
Walking on the road, the people still have a relatively obvious fear of the ruler of the City of Sages, but this fear seems to have added something else in recent days.
The Black Sage occasionally sees people looking at him secretly and whispering.
He checked the other party's situation without any human rights, only to find that everyone was holding some postcards. Yin Lian had casually shown this set of postcards to him before, and they were not realistic at all. If anything, the Black Sage on the card does look similar to the Black Sage himself at first glance, but if you look at the details more carefully, you will find that the most similar thing about the Black Sage above is only his clothes and appearance. The charm is also relatively similar, but other than that, everyone in the postcard looks relatively stereotyped. Although they are handsome all at once, as long as they take off the clothes with personal characteristics and the recognizable accessories, they look like It's hard to tell who is who.
This is the essence of modern pop art.
Yin Lian's explanation to the Black Sage at the time was: "Originally, I didn't want them to know the mage's true appearance from the postcard. Otherwise, if something happens in the future, wouldn't it be possible to use this thing directly as a wanted order?"
A general wanted portrait does not need to be very realistic, but it must have some key features of the wanted person. Yin Lian's pictures are exactly the opposite. Although the characters are lifelike, each picture looks almost exactly the same. They just changed the clothes and decorations to enhance the style. They cannot be used as wanted posters at all.
The Black Sage could only lament that his students were so thoughtful and did things so well.
Although the portraits don't look alike, people will still recognize the Black Sage as long as he walks on the street wearing his usual clothes. At this time, you can feel the unusual commotion from the people.
The Black Sage ignored it. No one really dared to rush up and harass him anyway.
But he did pay attention to what was going on in the city. Although he did not participate in the whole process, he did support all of Yin Lian's actions, and he also understood the meaning and purpose behind each of her actions, so he would also pay attention to whether her purpose was achieved.
In fact, the current effect is still very good.
In fact, this is not only the case in the City of Sages, but also everywhere in the continent.
In the Holy City, which has been experiencing a strange atmosphere recently, the atmosphere in various churches is also very complicated. Today the priest found another postcard from a young believer. He was very anxious and angry: "As a believer of the God of Wind, he actually worships a magician there!?"
Although at this time, the entire Holy City is basically under the rule of the City of Sages, and various churches have openly expressed their submission, this does not mean that they have sincerely converted to magic. Most believers are still quite resistant to the Mage Association, and are always waiting for an opportunity to regain everything they have lost.
But before they had a reliable enough plan, they discovered that the believers' souls had begun to be corrupted.
Recently, postcards related to the two dramas "The Wizard King" and "The Black Sage" have begun to appear frequently in the Holy City. Most people in the Holy City have never seen these two dramas, but the pictures on the postcards shocked the uninformed residents of the Holy City. They were unknowingly attracted by the beauty of the characters and began to collect and collect them. Travel back in time with these beautifully printed cards.
And this is simply the first step to the fall of faith.
