"Hello, Luke.

I'm at Emerald Dream Academy and everything is fine.

This is the furthest trip I have ever taken away from the palace. I had never thought of traveling so far before. It took me nearly half a month just by boat, and then another week on horseback to get to the Emerald Dream Academy.

I have seen more elves here than I have ever seen combined. They are all very beautiful, elegant and exclusive.

There are very few students of other races in the college, so at the beginning, I was always made things difficult intentionally or unintentionally. It took me a lot of time to adapt to the life here, so I am writing to you a little late, please forgive me.

Please don't worry about me. My relationship with my elf classmates has improved a lot now. Thanks to the archery class in the palace, my grades in archery class are very good. My classmates all say that I am an elf, but I have a human look.

Look.

There is also the sculpture that sister Agatha taught me. You should really see their expressions at that time, it is really funny.

By the way, they have not only heard of Miss Qingkong, but also admired Miss Qingkong very much. They also regret that Miss Qingkong is a prairie elf, not a forest elf. But I cannot reveal my identity, and cannot say that I am Miss Qingkong's student or friend.

.

The professors at the college are also very good. I took natural science as an elective. My natural science tutor, Professor Makatina, is a powerful elf. She can communicate with animals and control plants.

…”

Luke read the letter from Del, and the words in the letter seemed to have a voice, just like Del talking beside him.

Dai'er has been studying abroad at Jade Magic Academy for some time, but because of the long distance, the letter has not been delivered until now.

Also sent along was the mission briefing for the accompanying agents.

As Daier said in her letter, except for some troubles at the beginning, she has now adapted to life at Emerald Dream Academy.

Looking at the letter, Luke couldn't help but think of the Emerald Forest in the Anno game.

The Emerald Forest is the country of forest elves and the largest elven settlement. At the beginning of the new era, the civilization created by the human race radiated into the Emerald Forest, and then localized to present another style.

In order to build factories, humans can cut down forests and discharge pollutants everywhere. In the Emerald Forest, these behaviors are absolutely prohibited, and violations must be severely punished. Therefore, there are no roads or railways in the Emerald Forest, and there are almost no wheels.

Transportation.

But industrialization is a major trend in the world, so the forest elves used magic, alchemy, steam, and mechanical disciplines, combined with the natural sciences that the forest elves are best at, to produce the world's best alchemical golem technology.

Elves who are proficient in art make golems into various animal forms for transportation and work. Some golems have developed intelligence due to natural magic and turned into unique creatures.

Natural magic is magic that can only be learned and practiced in the Emerald Forest. Its source comes from a magical well, which the forest elves believe is a gift from the elven god.

The well is called the Magic Spring by the elves.

According to the information currently available, the so-called Elf Lord should be a special energy body similar to the starry sky and the abyss. The function of the Magic Spring should be similar to the Book of Disaster, which is a door connecting the "Elven Lord".

Now Dai'er is in the Magic Forest and has taken natural science as an elective... Is it a coincidence or is it destiny?

Luke picked up the pen and wrote a reply to Del.

He talked about the changes in the imperial capital during this period and what new things had been added to Raging Wave City. He wrote about his trip to the Tedega Hills, introducing in detail the conditions of the Holy Mountain and the unique culture of the barbarians, as well as his victory in the championship.

The process of Hercules.

Finally Luke wrote:

There is a magic spring in the Emerald Forest. It looks like a well, and there are many elves around it. The location of the magic spring is not fixed. It disappears every once in a while and then appears in another place, but it is very remote.

The place.

Regarding the Magic Spring, there are many legends in the Emerald Forest. The forest elves all believe that it is a gift from the Elf God. Every creature that encounters the Magic Spring is lucky, because unexpected good things will happen after drinking from the Magic Spring.

If you take natural science as an elective, you should collect more information about the Magic Spring, because all the natural energy of the Emerald Forest comes from the Magic Spring. This is the secret of the forest elves, and they will not tell outsiders casually.

Miss Qingkong has lived in the Emerald Forest for a long time in search of the magic spring, and has done some research on natural science. I will tell Miss Qingkong and ask her to recommend some natural science books to you to help you study.

Let me tell you another little secret, Miss Qingkong found the Magic Spring through the information in these books...

After Luke finished writing the reply, he encrypted the important information in it and handed it over to the secret messenger sent to the Emerald Forest to deliver it to Princess Del as quickly as possible.

As soon as the letter was sent away, Agatha came.

Now the relationship between the two seems to be the same as before. They always talk about work when they meet, but it is a little different from before. Agatha seems to be very satisfied with this distance. It is neither far nor close, which is in line with the status and identity of the two people now.

Today, Agatha was wearing an equestrian uniform and holding a riding crop in her hand. She was in a very good mood: "Diel wrote a letter. She is doing well at the Emerald Magic Academy. I can finally rest assured. Del said she was going somewhere in the Emerald Forest.

They were all riding horses, and then I remembered that I hadn’t ridden a horse in a long time.

I brought two royal horses and we ran around in your back garden, just in time to tell you news from the north."

Seeing that Agatha was so interested, Luke rode with her for a walk in the back garden.

Agatha, who was riding a horse, had a very high royal dignity. She raised her chin slightly, and the sun shone on her golden hair. Even when she was walking in the garden, she seemed to be patrolling the territory of the empire.

Agatha asked Luke, who was riding a horse and walking side by side, "What did Dale write in the letter to you?"

Luke replied: "It should be about the same. First, I reported that I was safe, and then I talked about some life in the academy. Del's temperament is very similar to that of an elf. It can be said that any living creature will like her when they see her and cannot bear to hurt her."

"Yes! Dai'er is an alternative in the Augustine family. At first, I was reluctant to let her study abroad in such a far away place. Now it seems that this is the right choice. In this era of turmoil everywhere, the Emerald Forest is rarely safe.

place. I hope that when she comes back, all the troubles in the empire will be solved smoothly."

Luke smiled and said: "Troubles are never solved. Let's talk about the North. What's new?"

"The north is good news." Agatha regained her capable look: "The Snow Legion recently regained the Shchimir area in the north of Snow City, and now the entire area around Snow City is back under the control of the empire. With the follow-up

As supplies and troops keep up, the war in the north will enter a stalemate stage as you wished."

This is indeed good news. Schchimir has been recaptured and the outer defense lines of Snow City have been closed. The imperial army can use Snow City as the core to compress the war area from the third line of defense to the second line of defense, greatly reducing the defensive pressure.

On the other hand, the Yate County Alliance no longer has the all-powerful edge it had at the beginning of the war. Recent intelligence shows that the Yate County Alliance troops are building fortifications in the occupied areas, and it seems that they are also preparing for a protracted war.

Hulkkin's intelligence confirmed this. After the county alliance military learned that Raging Wave City had built a 10,000-ton warship, they made all-out preparations to deal with large-scale conflicts at sea. The land gradually turned to defend occupied areas, resources, and funds.

and personnel have shifted significantly towards naval construction.

Luke did not hide the fact that Raging Waves City built a 10,000-ton battleship, and such a large battleship couldn't hide it either.

He even published the data of some battleships in order to arouse panic among the maritime powers, especially the Yate County Alliance, and thus start a round of maritime military power competition. Giant ships and cannons are a toy that consumes a lot of national power. Soon,

Most countries know that they are not qualified to own this toy, and succumb to the countries that own this toy, willingly withdrawing from the track of industrialization and becoming a resource-exporting country or a manpower-exporting country.

Those high-tech talents scattered in various places will flow to places with strong national power because there is no room for them to develop locally.

Once this flow is finalized, the world structure will become such that the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak.

As long as a strong country does not commit suicide, there is almost no possibility for a weak country to stand up.

Yatejunlian's industrial capabilities are extremely strong, and cheap energy makes their industrial products very competitive. However, the high latitude determines that this country has fatal shortcomings. It has a single agricultural product and it is difficult for light industry with low profit margins to survive.

If the Yate County Union falls into a maritime arms race, it will greatly occupy industrial production capacity. It will not only fight wars, but also build ships. The export of industrial products will decrease, but the import will increase significantly. It will not take too long for prices within the Yate County Union to rise.

will soar.

At that time, there will only be two paths before Yate County United.

surrender!

Or make a desperate move to fight a battle for national destiny with the empire.

This is a conspiracy. As long as the Yate County Alliance does not dare to engage in a decisive naval battle with the Raging Waves City fleet, they must follow Raging Waves City to build larger and larger ships.

Other countries will also find their place in this competition.

If the national strength cannot sustain it and does not want to passively accept the world's division of labor, it will take military risks.

Agatha rode her horse to the front unknowingly. She turned around and saw Luke lagging behind thoughtfully, so she turned the horse's head and walked back: "Looking at your expression, you don't seem to think this is a good thing?"

"No, no..." Luke came back to his senses and said: "Of course it is a good thing that the Northern War has returned to a rhythm controlled by us. I am just thinking about how we need to deal with a world in a few years.

A big change in the landscape.”

Agatha asked curiously: "The world is changing so fast now. I don't even know what unexpected events will happen tomorrow. Can you imagine how the world will change in a few years?"

Luke followed Agatha's footsteps again and said: "The world's resources do not allow all countries to maintain such a high development rate at the same time, and even the vast majority of countries will be eliminated. This elimination is cruel, when some of the current

When powerful countries realize that their development ceiling is locked, they will take desperate risks.

The Empire should prepare for a world-class war."

Luke's words made the originally relaxed Agatha suddenly change her expression: "You told me when the empire was fighting two wars at the same time that there would be a world-class war in the next few years.

Don't make such a joke with me!"

"I'm not kidding you. This world-class war has already started brewing under my plan. Only after experiencing a great chaos will the new world order be accepted."

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Agatha realized that her voice was too loud. She looked at the attendants standing in the distance, lowered her voice and said to Luke: "You must understand that world-class war means

What. The last world-class war was an ancient war initiated by five civilizations. Look what was left after the war?

Whatever you are doing must be stopped immediately."

Agatha had no doubt that Luke had the ability to provoke a world-class war. She was very nervous and a little scared.

But Luke said calmly: "A world-class war is a turning point that will inevitably occur when civilization develops to a certain level. I just did some things in advance to make it come faster. Remember what I once said to you'

Are you ready to fight a new civilized war?

It's coming, and whether you accept it or not, you have to shoulder your historical responsibilities."

Agatha, who was slightly behind, urged her mount to catch up with Luke: "But I thought your words were just a metaphor, but now you tell me that we will fight in a few years, and I don't even know who I want to fight?

Do you really know how to fight?"

"Unless the entire human civilization recognizes the Empire as the only pole that cannot be challenged before the war begins, and is willing to use their resources to the Empire at will, otherwise this war is almost inevitable.

Agatha, if a country wanted to take away the tax revenue from Raging Waves City, would you be willing?"

Agatha replied decisively: "Of course I don't want to!"

"If we don't want that to happen, the empire must defeat all opponents in this competition and establish an order that all countries abide by."

"Have you ever thought that human civilization will collapse like ancient civilizations, or even... even die?"

Luke said calmly: "I have thought about...after experiencing chaos, is it the abyss or the starry sky ahead? This kind of uncertainty is the wonderful life."

"You, you are simply..." Agatha didn't know what she should say at this time. Then she realized something and asked Luke: "Is the abyss you are talking about a metaphor, or does it mean a real abyss?"

Luke smiled and said to Agatha: "Do you think the starry sky I am talking about is a metaphor, or does it refer to the real starry sky?"

Agatha couldn't help but look to the sky.

The sun sets in the west, the clouds in the west sky are like burning flames, the full moon hangs high in the east sky, and the starry sky is bright.

Agatha couldn't help but be stunned by the celestial phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together, and she forgot to talk to Luke for a moment.

Luke and Agatha stood side by side, looking at the beautiful sky together.
Chapter completed!