Chapter 272 Winning the Lottery

Ducal's notebook has a certain thickness, and many things are densely recorded on it. Rody flipped through the previous content, and most of the short sentences were about his troubles with "headache". There were not many words about "Elson", but it also let Rody know a few key points —

Elson is an extremely important city in the High Elf Empire, similar to the status of the imperial capital and the magical capital in China.

"Khadgar" is the most powerful leader among Elson Arcanists.

"Elson...charged spar..."

Rody narrowed his eyes, recalling the map and the information in it that Ansadin had left behind. He said that he is very interested in the "charged spar", because Rody knows that this kind of thing has epoch-making significance, and once mastered, it may even affect the whole world-the appearance of "stirrups" makes cavalry a strong figure on the battlefield. The century-old trump card, the "Internet" has brought the entire human world into a new era, such examples are too numerous to mention, and if the "charged spar" becomes popular, it is not impossible to trigger an "industrial revolution" in more than ten years

"Khadgar... the name sounds familiar."

Putting down his notes, Roddy suddenly thought that the author of the book "On the Self-Awareness of the Defense System" seemed to be "Khadgar". He immediately took it over and put it on the table, and opened the old and heavy pages...

"...Ai Newman and their research are rubbish, only what I have is the truth"

Rody looked at the handwriting left by Khadgar on the first few pages, dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that the high elf's character seemed a bit extreme, with a hint of a "mad scientist" in it.

"Inventing the 'charged spar' is the most proud achievement in my life, but it is not the most satisfying achievement... Its invention is just the beginning of everything. I think there must be a higher energy state in this world. For this, I have no doubts"

Apparently this book is not a reference book placed in the bookstore for others to read, but Khadgar's "research notes".

Rody could see that the handwriting on the pages was not neat, and traces of alterations could be seen everywhere. Occasionally, he could see one or two formulas written in the gaps of some sentences. He couldn't understand the academic content, but he confirmed that A very important clue:

"Energized spar" was invented by Khadgar, the chief arcanist of "Elson"

And with the deepening of reading, Luo Di discovered that... this book is actually about the construction process of "Elson"

He held the tome and read it for four or five hours, and he didn't even have time to go to dinner. When Rody finished reading in the middle of the night and turned the last page with red eyes, he took a deep breath and felt that he had won a sky-high lottery ticket...

Genius Miracle Chance

These were the only three words that could come to his mind.

I say "genius" because Khadgar's achievements have reached the level of Edison, Tesla, and Einstein. His research has involved various fields, and he has reached the pinnacle, overthrowing and rebuilding the theoretical foundation of "arcana".

As he said before, after the invention of the "charged spar", his bold ideas are really ahead of the times...even to the point that many people can't understand—because Khadgar wants to build a "self-awareness" city ​​of

This is the "miracle" that Roddy thinks: when other cities use fixed and rigid "guardian barriers", Khadgar has succeeded in awakening Elson through more than ten years of hard work "consciousness".

"Jarvis" in "Iron Man" is a typical "artificial intelligence" in sci-fi movies. It can control houses, help control armor, and control cars... But Roddy can't imagine a "city" with a touch after thinking. Sample.

Judging from the records in this book, Elson's "self-awareness" can communicate with people, can defend the enemy with maximum efficiency externally, and can instantly detect criminals internally. Among them, he is strong, improving urban planning, and optimizing building layout. , and even adjust the temperature in the city... All kinds of deeds are completely beyond Roddy's comprehension.

But Rody knew very well that this was an "opportunity" before him.

He remembered that Brody once said briefly about the current situation of "Elson": it has not become a ruin, and it is still within the scope of the "time stillness barrier", maintaining the original appearance of more than 700 years ago

That is to say, it still has the strong defense ability when Khadgar was alive.

Calling up the [Map Bar], Rody turned to the location of "Elson", and narrowed his eyes slightly after seeing the surrounding information.

"Elson" is more than 70 kilometers away from "Sola Sentinel", that is to say... this city is not within the scope of Karen Kingdom at all

It is a "no man's land".

An idea had to pop up in Rody's mind: why not occupy Elson and become an "actively acquired" nobleman?

The reason why he rejected the "baron" granted by Angmar at the beginning was because such a noble "title" attribute was not as good as the "self-obtained" noble

Now that the opportunity is in front of you, do you want to seize it?

As soon as this idea appeared, Roddy crazily spread countless plans in his mind... It was a city that the orcs could not break through for three years. It represented the brightest magic civilization in the high elves period, and it was The birthplace of "charged spar"...

Owning it means standing directly on the shoulders of giants

Ansardin once probed the city, but the results were not satisfactory. However, Roddy now has enough reasons to try: because "On the Self-awareness of the Defense System" clearly wrote "the barrier of time stagnation "'s structure, scope of action and start-up and shutdown methods

Not only that, but the book is very clear about how to communicate with the "self-awareness" of the city of "Elson"

If "Elson" is an unsolvable "lock" for Ansardin, then the book in Rody's hand at this time is equivalent to the only "key" to open the city...

In other words: the city's gates are closed to everyone, but only to Roddy.

Even though he was used to many big scenes, Rody was still very excited by this kind of information, and even felt a little hot all over.

Realizing the importance of this book, he no longer dared to be negligent. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and copied the key information on the parchment in square Chinese characters, and checked back and forth three or four times. After engraving them deeply in his mind, he tore off the pages written by the high elves without hesitation, and lit them on a candle...

In the black smoke that slowly emerged, this information has completely become a secret that no one knows.

Luo Di took several deep breaths in a row...Although he kept telling himself that this was true, he still had the feeling of "unreality" in his mind—he walked back and forth three or four times in the room, and drank a large glass of water Then he calmed down again.

Then, he began to think about the feasibility of the goal of "taking Elson down".

Opportunities always coexist with risks. If you establish a territory here, once the undead and orcs invade the kingdom, you will definitely bear the brunt...

The possibility of all the efforts being in vain is really not small...Rody didn't want to lose all his wealth because of a reckless decision. The more he thought about it, the more hesitant he became, and the quill that kept writing pros and cons in his hand gradually stopped.

"Da da."

The knock on the door suddenly sounded, waking Roddy up from his chaotic thoughts. He looked back at the moon outside the window—it was almost midnight, who would look for him at this time?

The door opened, and Rody found that the other party was a servant who had come to report the news, saying that the Duke of Angmar had something urgent to discuss. Hearing this, he got up without saying a word and followed him out. When he came to the Duke's study, the old man was frowning and talking to the Knight of Wellington...

"...If possible, leave before dawn, and the letters to the royal family must be delivered..."

"...There are gossips, don't give them face, this is a matter of life and death, there is no room for sloppy...

After saying this, the Knight of Wellington left in a hurry, greeted Rody when he met at the door, and ran downstairs with a serious expression before he even had time to say anything.

Nobles would never run on such occasions again, which proved that something must have happened.

Angmar's face was tired, but his eyes were still sharp. He let Rody sit on the armchair opposite, and without waiting for a sip of the milk tea brought by the servant, he said directly: "The news just came from Sola sentry: there is a An army of undead came out of the Gondola Mountains."

Roddy's arm holding the teacup froze in mid-air.

The undead army is no longer an "individual unit" like Magda or Ansadin. Once the word "army" is involved in the undead, it usually means a disaster

"The scouts at Sola's sentry ran fast, but I can see that the other party doesn't care about the fact that I was discovered - they also drew a copy of the knight's emblem headed by the other party. I will go to Benjamin tomorrow to ask for clues..."

"Emblem? Let me see."

Rody had no less than ten possible reasons for the undead to launch troops in his mind, from simple revenge to directly launching a war, and almost all of them were thought through. However, when the Duke handed over the crumpled parchment, Rody But suddenly his body settled down, and then he exhaled slowly...

"There's no need to look for Benjamin, the other party is Baron Frost, Bellom."

Angmar thought that Rody was having a headache because of the strength of the enemy, but he didn't know that his performance at this time was entirely because of the prompt that popped up in the [task bar]——

Obtain the task clue of [Judgment of the Throne of Bones].

[Judgment of the Throne of Bones] Objective of the first step: Stop the actions of "Baron Frost" Bellom.

Phase task rewards: 1386 experience points, one epic skill, basic talent points - points, advanced talent points - points.

Time remaining: 136 days.

Rody was still hesitating whether he should go to "Elson" just now, but at this moment, all kinds of factors were added together, and he knew that he had to go.

The title brought by the epic city, the attractive rewards of the "epic mission", the threat of the undead, and the slow development of his own power, Rody has no choice at this time...