Warlord: King of All Clans

A master craftsman mysteriously disappeared during a palace dinner. Not to mention causing an industry earthquake, it would at least take the capital's alchemy industry a long time to digest the situation.

But to the royal family, who are of respected status, a master goblin is just a goblin. So what if he is lost?

If Master Alchemist Freeman wants to be summoned by His Majesty the Emperor, it will take at least a month to apply.

The basis for their meeting was not his identity as an alchemy master, but his identity as a high-level wizard and Viscount of the Imperial Capital.

Virgil, the goblin craftsman who drank expensive wine and enjoyed the top luxury of the human race, could not understand in his entire life how he was suddenly captured and taken to a remote area in the north.

After being imprisoned in the Mage Tower by Fesa, he tried to escape, but the clever Fesa first handed him a map of the empire and marked the location of the river bend on it.

Then he called Midgard El's number and asked her to have a brief chat with Virgil.

Looking at the map, the distance from the river bend to the southern imperial capital was more than 4,000 miles, and the distance to the free state of the islands was nearly 10,000 miles. After hearing a few words from Al, the goblin Virgil immediately calmed down and became addicted to this place.

After becoming a master craftsman, the goblin Virgil enjoyed all the splendor and wealth and no longer needed to work hard for survival. He accepted Master Freeman's invitation to come to the imperial capital simply because he was attracted by the cutting-edge technology of the human alchemy industry.

But in Hewan, there is technical assistance from the Atrium System's El. This artificial idiot, despised by Leo, has almost all the technical knowledge of all races in the continent.

Poor Master Freeman, with the help of his old friend Professor Herod and his student Denise, spent a week trying to find out the whereabouts of the goblin craftsman he hired for a large sum of money. After he came to the embassy and found Leo, he smiled bitterly and said, "You northerners are really barbaric. You took a fancy to the goblin master, so why couldn't you tell me a word?"

Master Freeman is nearly sixty years old and has long lost his sharpness. He is now very sophisticated and graceful. Although he was tricked by Leo, he was unwilling to say anything bad to him.

Leo was of course the same. He had great respect for such high-tech talents, so he said sincerely: "Believe me, Master Virgil's going to the river bay will also be beneficial to your golem research."

He quietly revealed, "I also have some knowledge about the elven mechanical soul you mentioned."

Master Freeman was very interested. "Do you have a connection? Did Dennis and you really find the atrium? Or is the Elf Queen willing to teach you elven knowledge?"

Leo smiled but said nothing.

Denise did not tell her acquaintances in the capital about her discovery of the atrium, nor did she publish it in a professional paper, but the novel she wrote became a hit in the capital.

Freeman made some guesses and said with emotion: "For countless years, various empires have risen and fallen, but none of them could escape the fate of being forgotten by history. Only the elves of Trahil have a unique geographical barrier and a mentality of not competing with the world, so they can be passed down to this day."

"The elven culture is extensive and profound, with a long history. It is the only known ancient heritage that has not been broken off."

"The study of elven history is already a prominent subject in the imperial capital. Half of my inventions were inspired by Professor Herod's archaeological research."

Leo laughed secretly in his heart, it's true that other people's scientific research relies on innovation, but you rely on archaeology.

But when I think about the fact that the elves were able to build an alchemical city a thousand years ago and create the intelligent system El, it doesn't seem to be that technically difficult to create an alchemical golem.

The civilization of the Orlantis Empire has not developed for hundreds of years. If one wants to achieve a disruptive breakthrough in human technology, elven archaeology is undoubtedly the quickest way.

Now that I think about it, Denise wasn't looking for an unpopular major.

He couldn't reveal too much, so he could only comfort him, "Master Virgil has gone to the North to get in touch with the elf technology. He will bring you good news sooner or later."

Freeman nodded and said, "It's a pity that the mountains in the North are high and the roads are long, and the princes are divided, otherwise I would like to go there too."

Apparently he didn't know the transportation method of the River Bay Mission, and thought that Leo and the Elf Queen had traveled all the way from the distant North.

There was suddenly a portal in the palace. It was a royal secret and not everyone could access it.

He didn't expect that if Leo walked faster, he could get back to the Riverbend Lord's house for lunch in fifteen minutes.

But Leo had no intention of luring this master alchemist to River Bay. He had a large family and a great business in the imperial capital. Even if he was extremely yearning for elven technology, it was impossible for him to settle down in River Bay forever.

After the exchange and study, we must return to the capital.

When talking about the separatist regimes, Master Freeman obviously reacted strongly and began to be indignant, "It would be great if Queen Lola was still here."

Leo was a little curious and nodded, "If Queen Lola were still here, communication between the north and south would indeed be much easier."

Freeman smiled and said, "This princess is not as simple as you think. She is simply an extraordinary woman. She once recovered a large number of noble fiefs, strengthened the centralization of the royal family, revitalized the imperial standing army, prohibited hereditary territories from collecting customs duties, and encouraged trade..."

"If it is implemented for a few more years, there will be no obstacles to travel from the southern border to the northern border, and the empire will be able to achieve glory again."

"Your Majesty today, ah..."

He fell silent after saying this. Although Emperor Charles VII was as kind and gentle as ever, he gave people a sense of decadence and negativity.

Ever since the Queen's accident, Charles VII has never left the palace, and the reason is not entirely because he is afraid of assassination.

After all, the imperial capital is ruled by three great saints, and they all have good relations with the royal family. The emperor is also surrounded by high-level guards. As long as he does not leave the imperial capital, there is almost no danger.

When Queen Laura was alive, Charles VII, with her assistance, could be considered a king of revival. He issued many decrees and consolidated his imperial power.

But with the Queen's accident, most of the decrees issued became dead words.

He no longer cared about political affairs, and left them all to several court earls and ministers.

The policies promulgated by Charles VII, or rather Queen Laura, seriously infringed the interests of the hereditary aristocracy of the empire, so he was collectively hated by the hereditary aristocracy, but was supported by the industrial and commercial class.

Whether it is technological exchange or commercial trade, feudal separatism is always the biggest obstacle.

A large number of high-end industries in the developed areas of the southern border were blocked by the hereditary earls entrenched in the surrounding areas. The products could not be sold abroad and could only be sold to them at low prices.

Without powerful connections and strong backgrounds, the caravans from the two northwestern regions cannot reach the imperial capital.

High-level wizards like Freeman, who want to go to the North or West to exchange ideas and learn from others, have to consider their own safety, let alone ordinary people.

However, the Orlantis Empire was founded on the feudal lord system, and the feudal landlord class was extremely powerful. It was okay for the royal family to give them orders, but if they wanted to dig up their roots, they would incur public outrage.

The alien version of bourgeois reform was ultimately strangled by the extraordinary power of the landlord conservative class.

After chatting with Master Freeman for a while, Leo became more and more interested in the little mouse's mother, the daughter of the Grand Duke of the North.