August 19th, Elsen City.
As it was close to the Gondola Mountains, the temperature here was not as hot as in Hollier City. When there were clouds blocking the sun, the temperature in the city was cool.
As time went by, more and more teams were transported from Eiffta. Recently, there were even two or three teams per week. At the same time, the number of people staying in the city gradually increased. Most of them were "professionals" hired by Rody, including blacksmiths, cobblers, tailors, and even some young clerks. They were responsible for the statistics of the number of habitable houses, the size of the remaining food, and various other resources.
It was a huge project to take over an empty city. Fortunately, everything was under Camilla's control.
The Arcanist, who used to belong to the Holy Union, no longer cared about restoring the High Elf civilization. Compared to those empty slogans, the only thing that kept her going was to let her daughter, Naiffy, live a happy and stable life.
"Viscount Coase's team has settled in the third house in the west district. They have ten days to unload goods and carry out other transactions. If they want to apply for an extension, report to me at any time."
"Let the blacksmiths smelt raw materials in the temporarily opened furnace. The military factory is not open yet. Take care of their food and accommodation. I don't want to see any conflicts."
As she had the ability to monitor the entire city at any time, none of these people's movements could escape her senses. Therefore, this kind of "vertical command" made Camilla's administrative efficiency astonishingly high.
The tactic of 'pestering endlessly' had no effect in front of Camilla. After a few fights, Camilla's authority was invisibly established. Of course, there were some who didn't express their dissatisfaction and even spoke rudely … But after their jaws were broken, these guys all shut their mouths and began to feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Everything was settled before noon. Most of the rest of the time, Camilla would carefully study the books about "defense magic circles" in the library. When she was not reading, she would accompany her daughter to walk around the city, or conduct some experiments in the Pasha Magic Tower.
For other people in the city, these days were extremely ordinary. However, Camilla had never been at ease. Under her strong personality, she always had a goal in her heart …
He escaped the imprisonment of the spell formation.
After days of research, she gradually understood that the reason why she was trapped in the city was because the city's "defense system" had not reached the theoretical "perfect" level.
In other words, while the High Elves' magic circle was of an extremely high level and complicated structure, it still had a lot of potential for improvement. If he could find a way to perfect the magic circle … it would not be impossible for him to regain his freedom.
However, this was easier said than done. Countless High Elves had perfected the art of Arcana. It was almost impossible for Camilla to achieve a breakthrough with her wisdom alone.
But Camilla still chose to continue.
In the afternoon, Camilla coaxed Neffy back to her bedroom to sleep. She carried a few books and notes and walked to the Pasha Magic Tower, ready to continue her research. However, as soon as she entered the Magic Tower, she found Roddy waiting for her in front of the test bench.
"Due to some matters, I came back without notifying you."
Roddy waved at her and said, "I saw the development in the city. To be honest, it's better than expected."
"This, this is what I should do."
Camilla hadn't seen Roddy for a long time. When she spoke to him again, she found that her crystal was strangely stuttering …
Why was she so nervous? She wasn't a child anymore.
She tried hard to hint it in her heart several times before the independent and strong woman finally regained her composure.
Looking at her, Roddy couldn't help but think of the image of an "office lady" with "black-rimmed glasses" and a "uniform". Then he felt a little amused because of the confusion in time and space.
Come to think of it, Camilla and Roddy were about the same age. Her life experience was far richer than Sally and Akasha's. At this time, the "girl"'s immaturity had completely faded. She exuded the unique charm of a mature woman.
If Sally was a student who had just left school, then Camilla was a senior executive who had worked in a large company for many years. Even if it was just a gaze or a movement, her aura was more powerful than Sally's.
After clearing his messy thoughts, Roddy coughed and said, "You already know about Efta's matter, but I made some other arrangements. I came back mainly to find some information."
He pointed to the bookshelf beside him and said, "It's best if you can find it, but it doesn't matter if you can't. I will probably leave tomorrow or the day after, and then lead the team north."
"North?"
"Through the North Mountain Range, to the Deathword Canyon."
"That's very dangerous!" Camilla almost shouted subconsciously, her eyebrows tightly knitted together, "The snowstorm there can freeze people into ice. Even if you cross the mountain range, there are still frozen snow monsters and barbarians on the other side of the glacier plains …"
Roddy was already used to her unyielding attitude when she expressed different opinions, so he did not get angry at this time. Instead, he replied with a smile, "When have I ever done something I'm not confident of?"
This question stunned Camilla, then her voice softened. "Why do we have to go there? Do we have to go? "
"Strictly speaking … yes."
Roddy put the Molten Core in his bag on the table and continued, "This trip can basically solve the energy problem, and at the same time, we can open up another trade route to prepare for future resource collection …"
After briefly explaining the reason for this trip, Camilla knew that there was no need for her to dissuade him, so she changed the topic and asked, "What book do we need to find?"
"Information about King Solomon."
"Never heard of it. Roughly what period?"
"Middle-stage High Elves, or even earlier."
"It should be in the history section of the public library in the East End. Do you need my help?"
"There are some other things that I need your help with. I can go find it myself."
Perhaps because they were of the same age, the conversation between the two was very tacit. Roddy handed a piece of parchment to her and then left the Magic Tower for the library. Camilla looked down at the parchment and went up to the laboratory on the third floor to find the crystal according to the standard on the parchment.
Time passed quickly. Time always passed quickly in the library.
Roddy searched among the rows of bookshelves, his mind full of nostalgia for Google and Baidu. When he was looking through the table of contents of a large book, Naifei's little face suddenly appeared from the bookshelf beside him.
She stretched out her hand and pulled the corner of her mouth, sticking out her tongue and making a funny face at Roddy. For a moment, Roddy did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Brother Roddy, why didn't you tell me that you're coming back? As a punishment, I have to scare you!"
"I don't know who is sleeping like a pig. I didn't want to disturb her, so I didn't wake her up."
"I'm not a pig!"
Naifei ran out of the bookshelf with a smile. Then she started to make trouble in the name of "helping". When Roddy lowered his head, she came over to block his view. When Roddy raised his head, she pretended to search for books on the bookshelf.
She read the strange rhyming verses aloud and played the game of stepping on the shadows while looking for books on the bookshelf …
Roddy was not tired of this kind of fun. For him, if he could bring more joy to Naifei, the accumulated hatred in his heart would be calmed a little.
When the sun was setting, Naifei finally calmed down. She sat on the wooden chair beside Roddy and thought for a long time before she asked in a low voice, "Brother Roddy … I heard from my mother that you are going to leave again?"
"Yes."
"Then … Can you …"
Naifei looked around and silently wrote "Take me with you" on the wooden table with her finger. Obviously, she was afraid that her mother would know what she was thinking, so she did not dare to say it.
Roddy smiled and then patted Naifei's head. He shook his head firmly, "Life in Elsen City may be monotonous, but it is always safe here."
"When you grow up, if you want to see the outside world, I will absolutely not refuse, okay?"
The little girl pouted and looked very cute, but this was not the reason why Roddy took her into danger.
"Grow up … grow up … Mother always said that, but when will I be considered to be grown up?"
"When you are … sixteen years old."
"Really?"
Naifei counted with her fingers and pouted, "There are still three more years …"
But it was better to have such a hope than nothing. She raised her hand, "Then, brother Roddy, do you dare to swear?"
"In the name of the Baron of the Kingdom of Karen, the lord of Elsen City, I swear that I will definitely keep my promise."
After saying these words, Roddy smiled and then added, "Of course, the premise is that your mother agrees."
"That's nonsense!"
Naifei stamped her feet in anger. Little did she know that Camilla, who was in the Pasha Magic Tower, had already laughed out loud.
Camilla lightly pursed her lips. Only then did she realize that … it seemed that she had not smiled for a long time.
*****
While Roddy was searching for information about King Solomon, the Shadow Dragon Merinsera had already passed through hundreds of miles of frozen mountains and rivers, passed through the dangerous Deathword Canyon, and stood at the end of the valley.
In front of her was a prototype cave that was at least 30 feet high.
As Dragons, none of the high-level magical beasts in front of Merinsera dared to show their heads. She only relied on her aura to arrive at the entrance of the legendary "treasure" unscathed. But she did not enter because there was a stone tablet outside the cave. On it, there was a simple sentence written in the High Elves' language.
"The elements will tell you all the answers."
Merinsera frowned and stared at the sentence for a long time. Finally, she was sure that she could not see the meaning behind it. She lightly pressed the wound on her abdomen and took a deep breath. Then, she cast all the protective spells she could use and stepped into the cave in front of her.
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