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Chen Rui thought about it and asked tentatively, “Does the force behind you have a candidate for the chief bishop?”
“No.” Belia shook her head, “The forces in the Eastern District are not under their control. I’m a hidden pawn. If I can compete for the chief bishop, I might get so support, but I’m just a deacon; not even a bishop, so this is impossible.”
“Possible always arises out of the impossible.” Chen Rui revealed a strange smile with a wine glass in his hand, “If sothing happened to Angelie at this ti, then can you beco a candidate for chief bishop with justification? “
“You an…” Belia’s eyes lit up.
“If Angelie has an accident at this ti, you should not be suspected first, but the other 6 contestants.” Chen Rui said confidently, “If you beco the new bishop, you should be the least hopeful of the 7 bishops to beco the chief bishop and also the least noticeable one. But in any case, you have defeated Angelie and achieved the desired goal. In theory, you are still one of the chief bishop candidates. If you perform amazing results in a short ti, combined with the help of the force behind you, a new force will erge by then, and it is not impossible to beco a chief bishop.”
“You said it very easily, but this is undoubtedly a huge risk.” Belia quickly cald down. She had a scheming mind after all.
“Risks always coexist with benefits. You don’t want to be a hidden pawn that may be abandoned at any ti right?”
“A pawn like is not what you think it is.” Belia shook her head slightly, “However, your proposal gave another smoother road. It is undeniable that I’m really tempted.”
“Regardless of your choice, we need to grasp the latest and most accurate movent of Angelie. I’m now in a ‘missing’ state, which is equivalent to lurking in the dark. If there is a chance, her ‘accident’ will be more natural and reasonable.”
Belia thought for a while and said, “I need ti to think about it, so let give you an answer after the Star Tower matter is over.”
“Okay, I’m waiting for your decision. After all, we are now allies with shared interests, and we are ‘close’.” Chen Rui changed the topic, “I want to go to the Silver Moon Celestial Capital of the Jade Forest Sea. Do you have any convenient ways?”
“The Silver Moon Celestial Capital?” Belia frowned slightly.
“To be precise, it has sothing to do with my training.”
Although Chen Rui did not explain the specific reason, Belia did not ask. The previous sentence was correct. Both of them were now allies who had signed the contract. The stronger he was, the stronger the assistance to her. Especially since the proposal just now pretty much matched with the plan in her mind. In fact, it was bolder and more attractive.
“Speaking of the Silver Moon Celestial Capital… Deputy Dean Socrates recently got an ancient stone slab engraved with a magic circle. These days he is planning to set off with the stone slab and his apprentices to visit the Silver Moon Celestial Capital’s Grand Master Finoia. I’ll try to see if I can recomnd you as a ‘teacher’ who ca to apply for a job to escort them. However, Socrates himself is a Saint magician, and his apprentices also have 2 powerhouses who are proficient in martial arts, so they may not need guards…”
“You’re wrong.” Chen Rui took a sip of wine, “The subject that I’m ‘applying’ for is not martial arts but magic circle.”
Belia’s eyes flickered, “You’re really a surprise… Sir Roman.”
3 days later, Chen Rui appeared on the big ship going to the Jade Forest Sea in Blue Star City’s port. Beside him was an old man with white beard and hair.
This old man was Deputy Dean Socrates of the Starlight College, the famous top magic circle master who was a Saint magician. The n and won on the back deck were Socrates’ apprentices. This ti they would follow their teacher to the Silver Moon Celestial Capital of the Jade Forest Sea to visit the legendary Elf Grand Master Finoia.
“Roman, do you think this inscribed pattern can be further improved?” Socrates’ eyes were shining at the mont, which was completely unlike his usual solemnity. Apprentices who were familiar with sir deputy dean would know that there was only one thing that could cause their teacher to look like this, that was the magic circle.
This ‘Roman’ was the candidate applying for the magic circle teacher post recomnded by the school affairs departnt. It was said that he wanted to get an extra place in the Star Tower. Previously, Socrates had disapproved of this person, especially when he was recomnded by the school affairs departnt people who would only care for selfish benefit. However, the ability displayed by ‘Roman’ surprised Socrates.
In addition to having a solid foundation of magic circles, ‘Roman’ also had an extraordinary talent to improve magic circles. As everyone knew, a magic circle needed to use a magic conductor to depict or draw, and at the sa ti inject magic to make it echo with free elents or natural power to produce effect. This involved various comprehensive subjects such as magic, mathematics, astronomy, and alchemy. The level of difficulty was evident.
Magic circles were all very precise and rigorous things. Any change might cause chain reactions or even destroy the entire formation. However, this’ Roman’ actually could freely delete without destroying the original formation to further improve the magic circle performance, which was simply incredible. The young man in front of him obviously couldn’t be a 100-year-old magic circle quasi-grand master or even a grand master, so Socrates was convinced of the reason for that ‘talent’.
Facts had proved that people would always make so empiricist mistakes unconsciously. Socrates wouldn’t even imagine that this young man was really a magic circle quasi-grand master.
“Sir Socrates, I told you that I can only use my talent sense and make certain modifications on the magic circle I understand. I can’t understand this kind of magic circle at all. Even my talent is limited, so it cannot be used without a limit. It will be overwhelming here.”
With that said, Chen Rui pointed to his temples, and his facial expression was a bit bitter, “The ntal consumption has been too much these days, and I’m even a little dizzy now.”
“Right right! You should go to the ship cabin for a good rest. We will discuss it tomorrow.” Socrates patted his forehead and quickly accepted. Since he discovered the ‘talent’ of the teacher candidate, he seed to have obtained a treasure. He had to discuss magic circles with ‘Roman’ every day, and he felt that he had gained a lot.
Sir Deputy Dean had made up his mind that no matter how much it cost, he must keep this talented ‘Roman’ as a teacher at the Starlight College.
A few days later, the ship only crossed the Ice Sea and arrived at the Jade Forest Sea. Unlike Chen Rui’s last location, Socrates’ ship only reached the Purple Orchid Port guarded by the elf tribe, which was actually the front entrance of the elf tribe’s station.
As a well-known master in the human world, the deputy dean of the college where the princess elf was, and the friend of the elf grand master, Socrates and his escorts received the courtesy of the elf tribe. They rode on the silver pegasuses prepared by the elf and headed toward the Silver Moon Celestial Capital all the way.
It was already evening when they arrived at the Silver Moon Celestial Capital. Although Socrates had the intention to imdiately go to the Purple Forest to visit Grand Master Finoia, he knew that he could not be rude, so he took the apprentices to live in the stage station arranged by the elf tribe.
Coincidentally, it happened to be the stage station where Chen Rui lived last ti. It seed to be specially equipped for foreign VIPs. The exquisite items and furnishings inside had amazed the apprentices who ca here for the first ti. Chen Rui naturally didn’t have this mood. He used too much of his talents these days and needed a rest, so he entered the room and fell asleep long ago.
In fact, Chen Rui was already outside the Purple Forest while others were sleeping.
With the previous experience, plus the skills of [Sneak] and [Camouflage], his journey was smooth without any difficulties.
Chen Rui passed through the lakeside hut where Finoia’s apprentice, Taranna, was located, and entered the Purple Forest silently. When he arrived at the Purple Heart Treehouse where Finoia was located, he found that the elf grand master had already been waiting in front of the big tree.
It was obviously impossible to break through all the magic circles on this road without being discovered by the elf grand master. Moreover, Chen Rui deliberately controlled the speed, sequence and route of the crack to be basically the sa as last ti. With the wisdom of the elf grand master, he could naturally guess the identity of the ‘intruder’.
“It’s been a long ti, Sir Finoia.” Chen Rui had transford to his previous appearance as he bowed.
Finoia solemnly bowed back, “What a surprising reunion, should I call you Sir Richard? The kingdom powerhouse that once killed a 4-winged angel.”
Chen Rui didn’t explain as he shook his head, “I think my elf grand master friend is reminding that, with the disparity in alchemy’s attainnt, I should call him Sir Finoia.”
The 2 smiled at each other. Everyone had their own secrets. There were many things that did not need to be asked or explained. It was enough to have tacit trust. This was a friend.
“This is not a place to talk, let’s go back to the treehouse.” Finoia smiled, “Speaking of which, the taste of the beautiful wine last ti was really morable. The forest hobbit who is not here will definitely envy now for enjoying the treatnt of beautiful wine exclusively.”
The lobby of the Purple Heart Treehouse was filled with the fragrance of the aromatic millet wine. A few plates of exquisite green food were placed on the table in front of Finoia and Chen Rui. The elf grand master slowly tasted the morable fine wine while revealing an intoxicating expression. If it was the hobbit grand master, he would definitely pick up the wine bottle and bottom up violently before cursing and complaining that there was no appertizer.
“Your chanical skills have actually reached a considerable height. In so aspects, even a grand master may not be as good as you. What you lack is just an opportunity, but I feel that your intention to beco a grand master seems to be more urgent than the last ti? This is not a good thing.”
“I know that haste makes waste, but I will soon face a grand master-level chanic in a different kind of life and death duel.”
The small glass moving to the elf grand master’s lips stopped, and a few drops of wine overflowed.
“Even though I’m also a chanics grand master, I still can’t understand. A kingdom-level powerhouse will choose to use chanical skills for a life-and-death duel with a grand master.” The elf grand master glanced at him, “As far as I know, there are only a handful of existing chanics grand masters, can I ask which opponent it is? Perhaps I can provide so targeted opinions.”
Chen Rui sighed, “This enemy is not any grand master whom you know. To be precise, he should be more terrifying than them.”
The pupils of the elf grand master contracted slightly and returned to normal in an instant. He nodded, “Everyone has their own path that they must choose. You co here because of your trust in and Bernd. In any case, we will do our best to help you.”
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