Demon Lord

Regardless of the silence of the nobles around him, Charles II bowed his head and read. The content of the first newspaper was the most recent issue detailing the beginning and end of the Holy Temple war. Those words on the front page made Charles II frown deeply. He didn't believe it was true at first, but after carefully looking at other contents of the newspaper, he found that it was actually the work of Elson Newspaper.

Does this kind of thing really have objective content?

Charles II's brain is not stupid. From the perspective of a ruler, if he edited this newspaper by himself, he would definitely praise the great achievements of the royal family and the stability of the people's lives, and at the same time criticize the darkness of the hostile forces. In his opinion, he is not surprised that more than 80% of the newspaper's content is fabricated.

However, even though he said so, his heart was still full of anger: each issue of the newspaper had a date, and he could easily see when the earliest issue of the newspaper was published. Regardless of whether the content is true or not, the fact that the majestic emperor didn't see it until now already means something is wrong.

Your Majesty, the statistics on casualties and the course of the war in this newspaper are basically true. I have verified it through various methods. Among them, only...

Earl Duveyden hesitated, and Charles II was in a bad mood, frowning and said: Say it directly, don't be secretive.

Yes, yes, Your Majesty. The only unreliable news may be about the involvement of Efta Cabinet Prime Minister Rody in the battle... It said that he defeated the two elders of the three guards of the 'Viper Cross' by himself, which is obvious. It is an exaggeration to show his personal force...

Charles II didn't speak. What he was thinking at the moment was not whether Roddy was good or not, but looked directly at Du Weiden: You mean that the other data in this newspaper are all true?

He had already read the comments about Mirno and Viper Cross in the newspaper. Last night Mirno sent an urgent report, saying that he had encountered the enemy and was currently retreating in danger. If what the newspaper said was true, then Milnor obviously didn't know how to deal with business at all, so he was looking for a reason to bluff the past!

Your Majesty, the casualties and process above are basically consistent with the answers I have sent people to investigate in the past few days. The army of Viper Cross suffered heavy losses, while the Temple also lost a cardinal, an elder and Lots of soldiers.

It can be said that Du Weideng has exhausted all his strength to bring down Mirnor, but he obviously has not cultivated a special intelligence agency, and the news has a certain lag, so that at this time he has not yet learned that the Holy Temple has been captured by Efta. Facts of military control.

Charles II belonged to the category of people with the most delayed news. After knowing this, he couldn't help but glance around again, and finally understood why the nobles didn't dare to look at him just now. As for being deaf and blind for so long,

Always be blinded!

He really wanted to tear up these newspapers now and scold this group of nobles, but his reason told him that it was meaningless. On the contrary, the solution to this matter is not who is being held accountable now, but how to make the whole thing end smoothly while reducing losses.

Taking a deep breath, Charles II hardly changed his expression, and said in a low voice: Let Mirno think about his words and come to me again. The attack on Efta is terminated, and everything will start now to restore order in the territory. For the most important.

This sentence is actually announcing that Milno will take the blame. Although the war was started by Viper Cross, he can't turn against Viper Cross now. Rose Cross has a tendency to fall to Efta, and he must not push its opponents out at this time.

Charles II, who tried his best to control his emotions, barely kept his cool until the end of the meeting, but he finally couldn't hold back and smashed a teacup when he returned to the study. After taking a deep breath for a long time, he sat back in the armchair again and began to carefully read the contents of the newspaper. And on the last edition of the latest issue of Karen Times, a piece of news made him feel more and more wrong the more he read it.

Efta Civil Service Exam...regardless of origin, as long as you pass the exam, you are eligible to apply for various positions...

Charles II's frown became deeper and deeper, and he felt the crisis contained in it. However, this mechanism has only appeared in military selection in the past, but no one has ever applied it to departments with real power. Official positions in the aristocratic world are not The emperor of the Karen Kingdom really cannot imagine what this kind of examination that breaks the boundaries between commoners and nobles will bring.

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When the emperor was puzzled by Efta's various actions, the eighth issue of Karen Era began to sell in the streets and alleys.

After the Battle of the Temple ended, the newspaper's circulation was drastically reduced. One is because of fees, and the other is because there is no need for comprehensive publicity now. After all, paper is currently the most in-demand commodity in Efta. Even the old newspapers are now being bought with copper coins because they find that the paper can barely be reused after soaking in water to wash off the ink. Less spread.

This phenomenon indeed reflects the thirst for paper in the southeast of the kingdom. However, unlike these small merchants who were staring at small profits, at this time, Karen Times and various weekly magazines issued at the same time had become fashion books that everyone in the upper class must subscribe to. If you don't have the latest issue of a newspaper or magazine in your hand, it's really embarrassing to talk about national affairs with others at an aristocratic dinner.

The noble mages also kept a close eye on the recruitment pages of the Magic journal and Karen Times to do the Battle of the Temple. These mages actually knew that the war could not be fought. As the group with the highest IQ in the entire continent, if they can't even see this situation clearly, then it's more appropriate to farm.

They didn't even want to read the news on the front page about Earl Mirno was defeated and fled. They basically just curled their lips and turned it over, and then carefully read the position in Elson City. What a surprising treatment.

Finally! Finally there is news! Look!

What did you say?

Recite quickly!

In Crown of Ice Kron's magic tower, an experimental assistant rushed into the laboratory with the newspaper he just bought, and the exclamation immediately attracted a group of apprentices to watch.

Elson School of Magic is now recruiting magic teachers: Candidates who pass the low-level, middle-level, and high-level magician tests will be awarded the position of 'Lecturer' at the Magic School.

Lecturer's salary standard: the basic salary is determined according to the test results, the commission is determined according to the teaching score, and the bonus is calculated according to the student's test results at the end of each school year. The minimum basic salary for low-level lecturers starts at 2 gold coins, and the minimum salary for high-level lecturers starts at 30 gold coins.

When reading this, a group of magic apprentices and assistants whispered, because the newspapers had previously popularized concepts such as basic salary, commission, performance, and bonus. intuitive concept. For example, a low-level lecturer with a minimum of 2 gold coins a month, after calculating the commission, performance and bonus, it is possible that the average monthly salary can reach three gold coins or even five gold coins in a year.

Then how much can Lord Kron get if he goes?

Someone asked curiously, they know that Karen nobles give a lot of resources every month. However, the resources are not for them, but for Kron, and then Kron will decide how much these apprentices and assistants can get. If you ignore the experimental funds and various necessary expenses and simply talk about salary, it is not bad for a low-level magician to have 2 gold coins a month. If there are many outlets and you can earn extra money, you can earn 3 or even more than 5 coins.

So Efta's recruitment doesn't sound very attractive, but when they were talking about it, the assistant holding the newspaper continued: There is also a special note on the back: All mages working in the Magic Academy, every Monthly get magic points equal to the number of gold coins!

Magic points can be used to rent laboratories, purchase rechargeable crystals, and borrow books from the library. At the same time, you can also obtain the corresponding 'academic level' based on the accumulated points! The higher the level, the more resources you can use for free!

It's also stated below... A low-level charged spar only needs 1.5 points, my god... so there are middle-level, high-level and extremely effective charged spars!?

ah?

real?!

The originally somewhat cold atmosphere suddenly became hotter, and they gathered around to inquire about the details, but the newspaper had limited space and did not write specific content, and all the magicians suddenly had some wild imaginations.

What the hell did Elson do? Do they always use low-level crystals?

It should be like this. Later, it is said that only low-level crystals are currently open for sale.

The academic level is interesting. Does it mean that even if we can't reach a high-level magician, we can have a higher level through theoretical research and qualifications? If the theory is solid, and a few more papers are published, will it be low? High-level mages can also use the laboratory of high-level mages for free?

It seems to be true!

No way? Do Elson really have so many laboratories?

Who knows...but the fact that 'you can buy rechargeable crystals' alone is enough to tempt many people, right?

This is indeed true. After experiencing the benefits of the charged spar, now the magic world in Karen Kingdom knows that such a magical spar energy is nothing but the charged spar sold by Elson. There are too few spars, and many magicians only hear their names but don't see the truth. As a result, the few charged spars on the black market have been sold from the initial 45 gold coins to 850 gold coins each!

You know, this price is enough to buy a basket of ordinary magic crystals of the same size.

But even so, after various experimental conclusions proved the magic of spar, the price has not fallen back, but continues to rise. Because of this extreme supply and demand relationship, ordinary laboratory assistants and magicians can't afford it at all. .

But now, as long as you successfully apply for a job in Elson, you will have the opportunity to have these things that you could only imagine before... The magicians present couldn't help but breathe a lot more heavily.