Inside the castle, Char retracted his sight. Everything that had just happened was under his gaze.
Although he can use the spells he collected during his years in Beichen, it does not mean that others can use them, but now it alleviates Xia Ya's worries a little.
Many spells in Taoist classics are performed by communicating with the gods, such as the Calming Earth Curse, and the Fire Hell Curse he just used, which communicated with Suzaku, and the thunder method used by Char.
Among the three magic weapons given to Zhang Daoling by Taishang Laojun, one of them is called: Zhengyi Alliance Power Talisman:
"瓓" is a register that records the gods. It can "unify all ghosts and gods in the world, slay evil spirits, slay goblins, recruit spirits and qi, control mountains and rivers, cleanse filthy qi, send chapters to the post, and spread the message to gods. Never forget the truth." One thing."
Therefore, in Zhengdao, there has always been a ritual of conferring urn, which is equivalent to a professional qualification certificate. Only after being conferred with urn can a Zhengdao priest be qualified to summon heavenly soldiers and generals, practice magic, and be called a mage.
"瓓" is the collective name of talisman and 瓓. Taoism believes that talismans are naturally formed by clouds in the sky, copied by gods and passed down to the world. Therefore, they have magical functions such as summoning ghosts and gods, calming the five directions, subduing demons, curing diseases and eliminating disasters.
The urn, also known as the urn, usually lists the names of the gods and corresponding talismans, and some even have images of the gods painted on them. Only when a Taoist priest possesses the corresponding magic urn can he summon the gods and soldiers to protect his body or use them to implement Taoism.
There are different levels of magic urn. The higher the level, the higher the magic weapons and generals that can be summoned.
However, the Dharma Ribbon is not granted casually, and requires proficiency in specific scriptures and spells.
This is the rule set by the gods in the past when they existed.
According to common sense, after the immortal gods disappear, these spells should not be able to be used.
But these spells can still be used.
In a sense, it actually shows that these gods did not really disappear, but part of them remained in some way, maybe integrated into the rules, or maybe only a little aura remained.
However, it is undeniable that the power of the spell is smaller than in the past.
Like in the past, a divine spell like this that summoned the fire of Suzaku would have killed the ghost king without the birth of Suzaku.
Zhang Daoling had founded a sect in the past, and Xia Ya gave him the position of Si Ye, which was equivalent to the position of vice principal. There were two Si Ye, and one of them was Xuanzang.
Both of them are powerful people with reliable personalities, and they should be able to handle matters in the academy very well, so there is no need to worry about Beichen for the time being.
However, things are different here in Britannia.
"Hmm~"
Alicia in his arms let out a cry. They were now lying on the bed, Alicia lying lazily in his arms, with a little tiredness in the corners of her eyes.
On the floor next to the bed were scattered various styles of clothes and underwear, which looked very messy. There were wet sheets in the laundry bucket in the corner, which would be put into the magic laundry bucket for cleaning later.
Alicia slowly raised her slightly heavy eyelids and looked in the direction of the balcony. China was twelve hours ahead of Britannia, so it was night there, but here in Britannia it was early morning.
She yawned slightly, stood up from Xia Ya's body, and as the quilt slipped, the spring light suddenly appeared, and her graceful curves were gradually revealed in front of Xia Ya's eyes as the sheets slipped.
The warm sunlight streamed in through the window, shining on her fair skin and even reflecting the light.
There are some things that you never get tired of no matter how many times you watch them.
"What time is it now?" Alicia asked a little confused.
"It's about seven o'clock in the morning." Xia Ya said.
"That's still early." Alicia yawned lightly, lay down on Charia's side, pulled up the quilt again, and closed her eyes against Charia's arm, "I'll sleep a little longer. I was so tired last night."
Xia Ya smiled, turned sideways and looked at Alicia's sleeping face quietly. Although she basically didn't sleep much last night, her complexion was still rosy. Alicia had her own characteristics whether she was wearing makeup or not. Beauty.
You don’t have to do anything, just looking at it makes you feel happy.
Char approached Alicia, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and whispered with his forehead against hers.
"Miss Sissi?"
Hearing the sound, Alicia opened her eyes suddenly.
"Tomorrow night is New Year's Eve in the East." Xia Ya said, "It is a day for family reunion. We can ask Lisa to bring her back for a meal, in another identity."
Lisa was the name of the nurturing android that Char had entrusted Tony to create.
Britannia also has the Spring Festival, which was brought over by the people from the Northern Territory in the past. It is a very important festival in Britannia, but the days are different due to the time difference.
Alicia stared at Xia quietly, her bright eyes filled with waves.
"Do you miss her?"
Xia Ya was silent for a moment and whispered, "You are right, that is indeed the greatest miracle in the world."
Alicia's eyelids closed slightly.
"Then I have to prepare well."
Alicia stood up from the bed.
"You also change your clothes, let's go out together, buy some ingredients, and we'll cook some more complicated dishes."
She was already thinking about what to cook, muttering under her breath.
"Make a dish of squirrel mandarin fish and Longjing shrimp. She likes sweet food, and then make a dish of Dongpo pork, oh yes."
She turned her head and looked at Xia Ya, "How about jumping over the wall as a Taoist Buddha?"
During the time when they came out of Jixia Academy, Xia Ya and Alicia took a good tour of this gourmet city and ate a lot of food. Alicia said that she had eaten in Beichen recently and was impressed by it.
"That will take a lot of time." Xia Ya said.
"Isn't there still one day?"
Xia Ya nodded, "It's up to you. Make another plate of grilled fish and call Arthur over, as well as your two sisters."
"In this case, the weight will be very large," Alicia said.
They had a very normal attitude towards Sissi leaving the castle temporarily.
Although Alicia was a little sad before, she is actually fine now.
Extending the timeline, the time her daughter left was just an episode for them, just like going out to school.
Moreover, they did not completely leave her. They would accompany her through various important life nodes, but not as parents.
The short departure is for a better encounter in the future.
Alicia and Char both lost their parents at an early age, which is nothing compared to never being able to see each other again.
Although Char hid it very well, Sissi discovered it during the few years she lived in the castle. Char ya would agree to whatever Sissi said. There was even a time when she wanted stars, and Char ya actually went to the sky to bring them to her. A meteorite fell, and it is still in the basement of the castle.
It was the same thing just now. He obviously wanted to see her, but he still asked her if she wanted to see her. It was like she was the one who asked Sissy to come because of her. It was very awkward.
To be honest, Alicia feels that Sissi staying with Xia is not a good thing for her education, and she will have to be the villain when the time comes.
It’s also a good thing to have Lisa, a professional childcare android, with you when you go out.
Char and Alicia quickly changed their clothes and walked together on the streets of the imperial capital. Although they had just experienced a revolution not long ago, the whole of Britannia seemed to have become quiet during this time. At least the emperor is like this.
With the imperial capital as the center, the government established by Mordred and other revolutionary participants is gradually radiating power outwards.
Most of the army was gathered by Mordred, so it was only a matter of time.
And at the same time, Mordred also carried out public ownership reforms in Britannia.
Of course, full public ownership is still unrealistic, and the market vitality brought by private ownership cannot be denied.
Domestic capital is now waiting and watching. They need a relatively free market, which is why they acquiesce in the rebellion and even help the government.
If it were fully public ownership, then these capitals would undoubtedly flee, which would be a big blow to Britannia.
Before productivity reaches a certain level, market vitality is an important basis for competition with other countries.
He gathered the power, land, and factories that were important national resources in the hands of the aristocracy and made them state-owned, opening up a system for the country in which public ownership was the main body and multiple ownership economies developed together.
Mordred's biggest reform is the land reform. The legislation distinguishes between construction land and agricultural land, and takes agricultural land as state-owned and distributes it evenly to landless farmers. Unauthorized construction is not allowed. At the same time, part of the construction land is also taken away. Being state-owned allows most farmers to own land to build houses.
The problem of domestic slums began to be solved during the Arthur period. In the past, slums were formed for many reasons.
Partly because the wages were too low, people were hovering on the line of food and clothing and unable to save savings, so Arthur promulgated labor laws to protect the rights and interests of workers.
At the same time, part of the reason is also due to people who have lost their physical strength after old age and are unable to work, and some people who have lost their jobs due to illness.
So Arthur promulgated the pension system and medical insurance system, and also standardized production safety.
Secondly, there is the reason for group quality. This part is left to Mordred to solve.
The first thing to do is to break up the slums so that these groups of people can no longer pile up and influence each other.
He built or used the properties of some nobles to establish public rental housing in various parts of the imperial capital. This was provided by the state with policy support and limited construction standards and rent levels. It was targeted at middle- and lower-income families with housing difficulties in urban areas and newly-entered households who met the prescribed conditions. Affordable housing for rent for employed workers without housing and migrant workers with stable employment in cities and towns.
This allowed them to get away from the bad environment there. At the same time, because of the splitting of the fields, some people in the imperial capital chose to return to their hometowns to work in farming, giving the imperial capital a relatively less involuntarily working environment.
However, as the industrial revolution progressed, the air in the imperial capital became worse and worse day by day, especially after it rained just now.
Xia Ya felt that there might be some kerosene content in the rainwater, and there was a strong smell of kerosene in the air. Xia Ya felt sticky even when walking on the stone path.
The dense fog shrouds the city, and aside from the smoky soot in the air, it is truly a poetic sight.
Even some of the carriages are surrounded by a halo of light that reminds people of everything that happened, as if they were in a disappearing ink painting.
The entire city is looming in the mist, and because of the increasingly serious environment, although the citizens of the imperial capital have gradually become accustomed to the city, many wealthy people still choose to go to the countryside to breathe fresh air.
For the poor people trapped in the city, this never-ending gloomy environment is obviously very depressing, especially in winter.
But all this is tolerable to both the poor and the rich.
Because despite this miserable scene here, it also symbolizes wealth.
There is even a saying circulating in the imperial capital.
"As long as there's smoke there, there's money."
But it is undeniable that urban pollution has also threatened the health of many people living in the imperial capital.
Mordred knew the reasons that caused the imperial capital to become like this, but it was impossible to move factories to the countryside. Considerations such as transportation and employment population were not something that the countryside could provide, so this was his next challenge.
Alicia frowned slightly and covered her nose, "How did the imperial capital become like this?"
"The development of the times is inevitable." Xia Ya said, "Beichen is also like this, but the city construction in Beichen is more reasonable. It is not like the imperial capital, which is all tall and narrow houses, forming a canyon structure that separates all the clouds and mists. It’s all locked.”
"Otherwise, go to Sashili." Xia Ya said, "The food there is also cleaner."
Alicia nodded, and as she said that, they turned around and prepared to go back to Sashili.
But then, they seemed to have discovered something, and they all turned their heads.
The mist-shrouded imperial capital was shrouded in a huge black curtain. The curtain seemed to be made of silk and was very smooth.
These curtains fell slowly, covering the buildings, swaying with the wind, and the whole city fell into a strange black silence, bringing a sense of oppression that was even more depressing than the thick fog.
However, the people walking around seemed not to notice it at all.
Charia slowly approached the curtain. On the curtain, there was a sign, which was an evil dragon entrenched on the letter "X".
The dragon is the symbol of Grindelwald's spell-casting equipment.
"What is this?" Alicia said.
"Gaward is calling his followers." Xia whispered softly.
"So high-profile?" Alicia was a little surprised, "Isn't he afraid of the Magic Association?"
"This shows that he has found the confidence."
Charia looked at Alicia, "Maybe we can find a few more people to help prepare the dinner."
Alicia nodded, "Go over and have a look." (End of Chapter)
