Ducal's notebook was quite thick, and it was filled with a lot of information. Rody flipped through the contents in front. Most of the short sentences were about his troubles with the 'headache'. There was not much about 'Elson'. However, Rody was able to understand a few important points.
Elson was an extremely important city in the High Elf Empire. It was similar to the status of the imperial and demonic capitals in China.
"Cadgar" was the most powerful leader among the Elson Arcanists.
"Elson … Recharged Crystal …"
Roddy narrowed his eyes and recalled the map Ansadin had left behind. He was very interested in the "Recharged Crystal" because Roddy knew that this thing had epoch-making significance. Once it was mastered, it could even affect the entire world. The invention of the "stirrup" allowed the cavalry to become the trump card on the battlefield for hundreds of years. The "Internet" allowed the entire human world to enter a new era. Such examples were too numerous to mention. If the "Recharged Crystal" was popularized, it was not impossible for it to cause an "industrial revolution" in a decade or so.
"Cadgar … this name sounds familiar."
Putting down the notebook, Roddy suddenly remembered that the author of the book "On the Self-Awareness of Defense Systems" was "Cadgar". He immediately placed it on the table and flipped open the ancient and heavy pages …
"… Newman's research is all rubbish. Only what I have is the truth!"
Roddy looked at the first few pages of Cadgar's handwriting, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He suddenly felt that this High Elf's personality was a bit extreme. It was almost like a "mad scientist".
"Inventing the 'Charged Crystal' is the proudest achievement of my life, but it is not the most satisfying one … The invention of the Charged Crystal is just the beginning of everything. I believe that there must be a higher level of energy in this world. I have no doubt about this!"
Clearly, this book was not a reference book placed in a bookstore for others to read. It was Cadgar's "research notes."
Rody could see that the handwriting on the page was not neat. Traces of alteration could be seen everywhere. Occasionally, he could also see one or two formulas written in the gaps between sentences. He could not understand the academic content of the book, but he was able to confirm a very important clue.
The Charged Crystal was invented by Cadgar, the chief arcanist of Elson!
As he read deeper, Roddy found that the book was actually about the construction process of "Elson"!
He read the tome attentively for four to five hours and didn't even have time to go to dinner. When Roddy read until midnight, his eyes were red as he turned the last page, he took a deep breath and felt as if he had won an astronomical lottery …
Genius! A miracle! An opportunity!
These were the only words he could think of in his mind.
He was a genius because Khadgar's achievements had reached the level of Edison, Tesla, and Einstein. His research involved all kinds of fields, and he had reached the pinnacle. He had overthrown and rebuilt the theoretical foundation of arcana.
Just as he had said before, after the invention of the Recharge Crystal, his bold idea was ahead of its time … to the point that many people could not comprehend — because Khadgar wanted to build a city with "self-awareness"!
This was what Roddy thought of as a "miracle". While other cities used fixed and rigid "protection barriers", Cadgar, through more than ten years of hard work, actually succeeded in awakening Elson's "self-awareness".
The "Jarvis" in Iron Man was a typical "artificial intelligence" in sci-fi movies. It could control houses, help control armor, and control cars … but Roddy could not imagine what a "city" would look like after it had a mind of its own.
From the records in this book, Elson's "self-awareness" could communicate with people. It could defend against enemies with the greatest efficiency, and it could instantly catch criminals who committed crimes. It could even improve the city's planning, optimize the layout of buildings, and even adjust the temperature of the city … all these things were completely beyond Roddy's understanding.
But Roddy knew very well that this was an "opportunity" in front of him.
He remembered that Brody had briefly mentioned the current situation of "Elson": it had not become a ruin, and it was still within the scope of the "Time Stop Barrier", maintaining its original appearance from more than seven hundred years ago!
In other words, it still had the powerful defense ability when Cadgar was alive.
Opening the [Map Bar], Roddy flipped to the location of "Elson", and after seeing the surrounding information, he slightly narrowed his eyes.
"Elson" was more than seventy kilometers away from "Sora Outpost", which meant that … this city was not even within the scope of the Kingdom of Karen!
It was a "land without an owner".
An idea popped up in Roddy's mind: why not occupy Elson and become a "self-acquiring" noble?
The reason why he rejected the "Baron" title from Angmar was that such a noble title was not as good as a "self-acquiring" noble!
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, should he seize it?
As soon as this idea appeared, countless plans spread wildly in Roddy's mind … it was a city that the Orcs could not break through after three years, it represented the most brilliant magic civilization of the High Elves, and it was also the birthplace of the "Rechargeable Crystal" …
Having it meant that he was directly standing on the shoulder of a giant!
Ansadin had once tried to explore this city, but the results were not ideal. However, at this time, Roddy had enough reason to try: the structure, scope, activation, and closure of the "Time Stop Barrier" were clearly written in "On the Self-Consciousness of the Defense System"!
Not only that, this book even clearly wrote how to communicate with the "self-consciousness" of the city of "Elson"!
If "Elson" was an unbreakable "lock" for Ansadin, then at this time, the book in Roddy's hand was equivalent to the only "key" to open this city …
In other words: the door of this city was closed to everyone, but it was open to Roddy.
Even though he was used to many big scenes, Roddy still felt excited by such information, and even felt a little hot all over.
Realizing the importance of this book, he did not dare to neglect it. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and copied the key information on the parchment using square Chinese characters. After confirming it three or four times and deeply imprinting it in his mind, he did not hesitate to tear out the pages written by the High Elves, put them on the candle and lit them …
In the slowly rising black smoke, this information completely became a secret that no one knew.
Roddy took several deep breaths … Although he kept telling himself that this was true, his mind still felt "unreal". He walked back and forth in the room three or four times, gulped down a large glass of water, and calmed down again.
Then, he began to think about the feasibility of the goal of "taking down Elson."
Opportunity always coexisted with risk. If he established a territory here, once the undead and the Orcs invaded the kingdom, he would definitely be the first to bear the brunt …
The possibility of all his efforts being wasted was really not small … Roddy did not want to lose all his wealth because of a rash decision. The more he thought about it, the more hesitant he felt, and the quill in his hand that was constantly writing down the pros and cons gradually stopped.
"Da da."
A sudden knock on the door woke Roddy from his chaotic thoughts. He looked back at the moon outside the window – it was almost midnight, who would be looking for him at this time?
The door opened, and Roddy found that it was a servant who came to deliver a message, saying that the Dukes Of Angmar had an urgent matter to discuss. Hearing this, he got up and followed the servant out without saying a word. When he came to Duke's study, the old man was frowning and talking to Knight Wellington …
"… If it is possible, we should leave before dawn, and the letter to the royal family must also be delivered …"
"… There is no need to give face to those who are gossiping, this is a matter of life and death, there is no room for carelessness …"
After saying this, Knight Wellington hurriedly left, and when he met Roddy at the door, he did not even have time to say a word before he ran downstairs with a serious face.
Nobles would never run in such an occasion, which meant that something big must have happened.
Angmar looked tired, but his eyes were still sharp. He let Roddy sit on the armchair opposite, and without waiting for the servant to bring him a cup of milk tea, he directly said: "Sora Sentry has just sent news: there is an army of the undead walking out of the Gondola Mountains."
Roddy's arm that was holding the teacup froze in mid-air.
An army of the undead … this was no longer an "individual unit" like Magda or Ansadin. Once the word "army" was involved in the undead, it usually meant a disaster!
"The scouts of Sora Sentry ran fast, but I can see that they did not care about the fact that they were discovered. They also drew a copy of the knight's emblem, I will go to Benjamin tomorrow to ask for clues …"
"Emblem? Let me see. "
In Roddy's mind, there were more than ten possible reasons for the undead to launch an army of the undead, ranging from simple revenge to outright war. However, when Duke handed over the crumpled parchment, Roddy's body suddenly froze, and then he slowly exhaled …
"There is no need to look for Benjamin, the enemy is the 'Frost Baron' Belorme."
Angmar thought that Roddy was having a headache because of the enemy's strength, but he did not know that his reaction was completely because of the sudden notification in the [Mission Pane] —
Obtained mission clue [Judgement of the Bone Throne].
[Judgement of the Bone Throne] First Mission Objective: Stop the 'Frost Baron' Belorme's actions.
Stage Mission Reward: 1380000 EXP, 1 Epic Level Skill, 3 Basic Talent Points, 3 Advanced Talent Points.
Remaining Time: 136 days.
Roddy was still hesitating whether he should go to "Elson", but now that all sorts of factors overlapped, he knew that he had to go.
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