Evelyn looked at Doris. Obviously, what she was going to say was related to the latter.
The young Doris was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She looked at Roddy and said, "Prime Minister, this is just a rumor. It's said that in the core area of Eiseka's capital, there's a … um, an entrance. Some people speculate that there's a passage to another world underneath it."
"Passage? Where does it go? Another world or deeper underground? "
Roddy narrowed his eyes slightly. He quickly searched his memory for the various races and maps that had appeared in Earthbreaker. The map areas of the game were released with the update. In the first version, the Kingdom of Karen was not even fully released. The first update only opened the entire kingdom four months later. After that, it expanded the entire map of the Northern Glacial Plain, Tasman Empire, and Nehemiah Steppe.
The reason for this was that the game world was built according to the scale of the real world. In the era where science was equivalent to the Middle Ages, it was extremely difficult for players to walk to the edge of the map. If their level was not high enough, not only would they die of hunger or thirst, they would also die if they encountered a high-level wild wolf. Hence, the concept of "the edge of the map" was only accidentally touched by people after the release of two expansion packs.
Now that he thought about it, it was probably to save the resources of quantum computers.
In the limited world, orcs, elves, and the undead were the most common races. Other than that, in Roddy's memory, he could only think of two races that fit the criteria of "living underground".
"Gnomes" and "Halflings".
Gnomes had appeared in many games and works, and they were usually repulsive. Roddy remembered that "Gnomes" were human-like creatures that lived in the depths of the forest. Like groundhogs, they could dig tunnels tens of meters deep, so they had the word "Gnome" in their name. In fact, they came in all sizes, but their level of civilization was only at the level of wearing clothes and eating cooked food. They were far from being able to influence a civilized race like Eiseka.
As for "Halflings", it was even more impossible. Unlike the guys in Lord of the Rings who ate six meals a day, the halflings in Earthbreaker looked like monkeys. They lived in natural karst caves or underground caverns, and their job was to attack exploration players. Most of them did not even know how to wear clothes and were considered barbaric …
Could it be that there was an advanced civilization like mutated gnomes on the other continent? Or was it a portal for demons?
Seeing that Roddy was frowning for a long time, Doris continued to explain, "Prime Minister, we have been secretly guessing what it is for a long time. Many people think that Her Majesty Taliyah … Uh, Taliyah's decision was too radical and was bewitched by others. Therefore, when such rumors spread, the Imperial Palace would specifically come forward to clarify the rumors, and even invite all the major clans to walk freely in the Imperial Palace to prove that this' entrance 'does not exist. "
Doris suddenly realized that she shouldn't have addressed Taliya as "Your Majesty", so she hurriedly changed her form of address and carefully glanced at Roddy. The latter didn't care about this at all, but keenly noticed one important point. "Specifically asking the major families to refute the rumors? It seems that these families in Eiseka are very powerful, to the point that even the royal family doesn't dare to offend them. "
Evelyn bit her lip and lowered her head. "That is indeed the case, Prime Minister. Originally, as the patriarch, I was exempted from most of the formalities in front of Taliyah … And when Taliyah wants to mobilize the soldiers, she has to go through the formalities with the various patriarchs. Although most of the patriarchs are on her side, if some requests are unreasonable, we, the patriarchs, have the leeway to refuse."
Saying "leeway" instead of "power" was probably just a form of decency. Roddy inexplicably recalled the power structure of the Qing Dynasty on Earth when they first entered the pass … Clearly, Taliyah was the same as Emperor Taiji, not a monarch who held all the guns.
This discovery was worth exploring, but Roddy was more interested in the "entrance" Doris mentioned. "Going back to the previous topic, I reckon that those patriarchs didn't find any substantial evidence when they went in, right? But what's the basis for your suspicion of the existence of this' entrance '? It can't be just a wild guess, right? "
"That's because … the spells we learn."
Doris slightly straightened her back. "Although my mentor didn't explicitly say where the specific inheritance of spells like 'Charm Spell' and 'Disruption Spell' came from, we all know that this kind of mental spell has never existed in the Tuk Clan before. It is completely different from divine spells, and also different from schools of thought like spell formations. It is a completely independent spell. "
"You mean the spell systems that control people's minds are different?"
"Yes … Regardless of the casting principle or usage, they are all different."
As Doris spoke, her voice became softer. "Also … there are also rules for the selection of spellcasters."
Seeing her blushing face, Roddy looked at Evelyn with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong? Is it hard to say? "
Evelyn coughed dryly and said honestly, "Replying to Prime Minister, if it's a spell formation master like me, I need to possess a specific bloodline to be qualified to learn. And Doris … The first threshold for her to be qualified to learn is — Charm … or rather, outstanding figure and looks. "
Roddy raised his eyebrows.
"Err … This is related to Eiseka's national conditions." Evelyn swallowed and quickly skimmed over this part. "Secondly, she also needs to pass some special tests on her ability to resist temptation. If she doesn't pass, she might even lose control when casting this spell. There were people who went crazy directly when casting the spell."
At this point, Roddy roughly understood why they found it difficult to speak about it. Mental spells were not specialized in destruction, but were probably more used to control people's minds. This was similar to the female spies in the Soviet Union who were good at using beauty traps. Beauty and figure were another kind of weapon, and when paired with mental charm spells, the power would naturally multiply.
"These spells are very painful to learn. Most importantly, if the skill improves and reaches a certain level, you will enter a certain mysterious state —" Doris pointed at her own head. "This is called 'advancement' by the mentor. "In such a state of mind, I would feel as if I had left my body and was drifting around. At that time, I was advancing not far from the Imperial City. Just as I was feeling happy, I felt a strange suction force pulling me toward the bottom of the Imperial City …"
She said as she trembled inexplicably. "There seemed to be a very strange power there, and there were strange whispers ringing in my ears, but I couldn't understand the specific words. It seemed to be a language I didn't know. And this state soon disappeared, and after I got rid of it … I never had a similar experience again. "
Roddy nodded slowly. This evidence was enough to prove some things.
After asking for some more details, Roddy felt that there were still many things worth investigating in Eiseka. He estimated that he would not be able to ask them all in a short time, so he let them go eat first and continue in the afternoon.
He got up and planned to accompany Sally for lunch, but the guard directly reported the news. "Prime Minister, Ambassador Mithran requests to see you."
He then added, "He looks a little anxious, his head is full of sweat."
"Let him come."
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