The Last Alchemist

The diary left by the magician recorded in great detail the changes in Liberty City in the past two months.

There are two key things. The first is the offensive and defensive battle between the Imperial Army and the Northern Allied Forces in Berkeley two months ago. The second is the change in order in the free city of Berkeley after the war.

Rosen pointed to the record in the diary and read in a low voice: "The day before the Parason Empire's army arrived at the city, reinforcements from the Northern Alliance arrived. Among them, there were 4,000 troops from the Kingdom of Kewell, which was the absolute main force of the Northern Alliance. ,occupy The total number of coalition forces was less than one-tenth of the Imperial Army, and their equipment and morale were far inferior to those of the Imperial Army. The residents of Berkeley were panic-stricken, and the Flame God took the opportunity to send a large number of priests to preach in the city to stabilize people's hearts. "

Annie smiled contemptuously: "The Flame God Cult is really good at seizing opportunities."

Veronica said: "I am very curious, how did the Northern Alliance defeat the Imperial Army at such a huge disadvantage?"

Rosen continued to read: "After the imperial army arrived, they collected materials from the spot and spent three days building hundreds of bamboo rafts and temporarily building pontoons. The army crossed the Bishui River from the Blue Mountain Ferry south of Berkeley and began to attack the city. The war lasted until the afternoon. The Imperial Army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, but its morale was high. The Northern Alliance Army suffered more than 1,000 casualties and the battle losses exceeded 5 By one point, the morale of Berkeley was almost collapsed. When the city was about to be defeated, hundreds of strange weapons suddenly appeared on the outer city wall of Berkeley. The weapons were provided by the Flame God and were called "Thunder God's Power". , These weapons are long tube-shaped, about one and a half meters long, as thick as a corbel, and there is nothing special about them except that they are made of iron. "

"The power of the God of Thunder?" Annie was stunned for a moment, her eyes subconsciously looking at the big spiral spray hanging on Rosen's waist. She remembered clearly that Rosen called this thing Thor's Hammer.

Veronica is also a little confused.

Rosen spread his hands: "Don't look at me, I don't know what's going on."

He continued to read the diary: "The priests of the Flame God used torches to light the fuses on the Thunder God's power. After a few seconds, the thing that looked like an iron cylinder made a loud noise like thunder. As soon as the Imperial Army's war horses heard this The sound was all It can also shoot solid iron balls thousands of meters away, which can easily smash the Imperial Army's catapults. In the hands of the priests of the Flame God, these thunder gods are simply destructive. The sword in the hand of God!"

Little Alice interjected: "The fuse, the thunderous roar, launches the iron ball. Brother, it sounds very much like the primitive artillery you told me."

Annie said: "I feel it is somewhat similar to the doomsday iron ball we used that night."

Rosen shrugged and made no comment. He continued reading: "Less than 2 hours after the force of Thunder God joined the battlefield, a large number of the Imperial Army's catapults and city climbing ladders were destroyed. Even the Imperial Army Commander, Duke Midson They all died under the stone balls issued by the power of Thunder God. The morale of the Imperial Army was reduced. It dropped to freezing point. That night, Prince Candela of the Kingdom of Kewell personally led thousands of elite soldiers to attack the Imperial Army camp, and at the same time used the power of the Fire God's Thunder God as a boost. After a night of fighting, the Imperial Army was defeated and fled south in chaos. .This victory is truly a miracle~”

Seeing this, Anne sighed: "Before the war, the Flame God Cult preached crazily in the city. During the war, the Flame God Cult's weapons defeated the Imperial Army and even killed the commander of the Imperial Army. The followers of the Flame God Cult may be confused. Increased by countless times?”

Veronica looked at Rosen: "Is there any more news?"

"Of course." Rosen nodded, but he did not continue reading. Instead, he quickly flipped through the diary and skimmed through the follow-up content. Finally, he concluded: "There is still a lot of follow-up content. The general meaning is that after the Northern Alliance's victory, The Cult of Fire gained countless followers in Berkeley, and The most important believer is Prince Candela of the Kingdom of Kewell. With the strong recommendation of the prince, King Kewell publicly recognized the legal status of the Flame God Cult. In order to reward the Flame God Cult for its great contribution in the war, the king designated the Free One. The city of Berkeley is the fiefdom of the Flame God Cult.”

Annie looked in disbelief: "The Cult of Fire controls the Free City. Oh~ this is really a disaster."

Veronica was much calmer. She tapped her lips with her fingers, pondered for a while, and said: "As far as I know, although the Free City belongs to the Kingdom of Kewell in name, its commerce is developed and transportation is convenient. Those merchants With a flexible mind and cunning methods, he maintains close ties with the nobles and has been openly and covertly fighting against the king's authority. Now, what King Kewell is doing is like throwing a hot potato to the Flame God Cult and making a smooth favor. ”

Rosen nodded slowly: "What you said makes sense, but what Anne said is also right. Berkeley is a disaster now."

"What happened there?" Veronica asked.

"In the past two months, wizard hunters have been out every day to hunt down illegal magicians in the city. Witches, astrologers, and alchemists have all been killed. So far, more than 100 magicians have been burned at the stake, almost People were burned to death every day, and the smell of barbecue lingered in the air throughout the city, the diary said.

"Oh~those lunatics!" Annie covered her forehead.

"Human beings are always good at killing each other. This drama is very cliché." Veronica was very calm. Obviously, she had seen a lot of such tragic things before.

Rosen closed the diary and said, "Pope Talati XIX of the Flame God Cult is an ambitious person with extraordinary means. Now that he has been given such a great convenience, I am afraid that the Flame God Cult will grow into a monster."

This situation appeared in the game. Now the Flame God Cult is only publicly recognized by the king as legal, but soon it will become the state religion of the northern countries, and theocracy will override the royal power. I don't know if King Cowell will still be able to laugh at that time.

"Maybe." Veronica sighed and shook her head helplessly: "But what can we do? In this kind of national trend, no matter how powerful an individual is, it is impossible to interfere. You, me, and everyone in this carriage can only be bystanders. It is very lucky to be able to protect ourselves. If you are accidentally involved in this vortex, you will definitely be crushed to pieces in the end."

Annie was stunned, looking at Veronica, and asked puzzledly: "You are so powerful, how can you have such a humble idea?"

"Powerful?" Veronica smiled bitterly, she turned her head to look out the window, and lowered her head. "There are two kinds of power in this world, one is personal power, and the other is national power. In terms of personal power, I am considered strong. If I want to kill someone, that person will most likely not be able to escape. But in terms of national power, countless mortals have fought one after another to form villages and towns, and finally formed large cities with hundreds of thousands of people, or even kingdoms with millions of people, and empires with tens of millions of people. Once you reach the level of a kingdom, the power you can mobilize far exceeds your personal power."

"But you can kill a king to change the situation?" Annie was puzzled.

"Will this work?" Veronica smiled faintly: "If you kill a king, countless people will take his place, and at the same time, terrible hatred will be aroused in the hearts of mortals. Countless people will search for me and hunt me down. I can kill one, but I can't kill all of them. Although ordinary people are no match for me, there are magicians, alchemists, and hunters like you among mortals. Do you think I can survive in the end?"

Annie shook her head: "It's difficult. Even the strongest people will be careless. If there are too many enemies, it is inevitable that there will be a mistake."

Veronica laughed at herself: "So, you think I'm very powerful, but in fact I'm just showing off my personal bravery. There's nothing to brag about."

After she said that, Anne also felt powerless in her heart. She looked at Rosen and asked: "Rosen, is our fate to be only bystanders and doomed to never be at the center of the world?"

Rosen has been listening to the conversation between Veronica and Anne. Veronica was very knowledgeable and what she said was not bad, but Rosen felt that she was too pessimistic, and the reason for such emotions was probably because she could not see a way out.

But Veronica could not see it, but Rosen, an earthling, could see it.

On Earth, he had read a lot of human civilization history, such as best-sellers such as "A Global History" and "Steel, Guns and Germs", and also read some obscure and unpopular research works. He had his own views on the evolution of civilization.

Now hearing Anne's question, he raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled and said: "The wheel of history rolls forward, and you and I are the stones under the wheel. Some stones are very small, just like ordinary mortals, and there is no feeling when the wheels pass over them. Some are larger, like princes, nobles and strong people, and the vibration will be greater when the wheels pass over them. But there is another kind of stone, which may be the iron ball of doomsday. If the wheels press on it, I am afraid it will be blown to pieces."

"Rosen, your joke is not funny at all." Anne didn't understand it very well.

Veronica understood something. She also raised her long and delicate eyebrows and laughed, "Rosen, you are so arrogant. Even Emperor Parasen dared not say that."

"Who knows what will happen in the future?" Rosen smiled calmly.

Just then, John's voice came from outside the carriage: "Ladies and gentlemen, look, the city of wisdom is ahead."

Rosen turned his head and looked out the window, and saw a wide river on the left side of the carriage. On the river, various sailboats were racing past, and on the opposite side of the river was a bustling and busy dock. Next to the dock was a tall white city wall, and inside the city wall were magnificent stone buildings, but all of this was not enough to attract his attention. What attracted his attention the most was the island in the center of the wide river.

The island is very wide, at least one mile in radius. There is a beautiful stone arch bridge between the island and the main city of Nilogard for passage. On the island, sunshine, green trees, prosperity, white towers are intertwined, and there is a faint white water vapor on the river. From a distance, it looks like a paradise on earth.

At first glance, Rosen fell in love with Nilogard College.

It is ten times more real and ten times more heavy than the model in the game, showing a kind of ancient wisdom beauty.

When Rosen saw it, he felt that his body and mind were unblocked. For more than a month, he had experienced the kind of sticky, dark, smelly, black and white days, but now, everything in front of him became colorful in an instant

He couldn't help but sigh: "What a wise city."