In all fairness, Jose Carlos agreed with Rashidier's opinion. Things that could be obtained through negotiation did not necessarily have to be fought. However, his wife was Gregory Otto's sister, and Gregory had promised to split the spoils after the battle. Therefore, he was in a dilemma.
From the bottom of his heart, he did not think that this airship, which was built with a lot of money, would lose to a magic tower. The airship's flexibility and mobility meant that the magic tower was doomed to be passive. Although the Tower of the Great Sage's light bullet attack array was suitable for land and air attacks, it was extremely difficult to hit a flying airship.
To deal with enemies in the air, one had to use wide-range attack spells such as Lightning Net or Sea of Fire to be effective. As long as the enemy's tail was swept by the magic attack and caused damage, after two or three times, they would eventually fall to the ground due to injury or exhaustion. At that time, they would be at the mercy of the enemy. Many tactics used to attack flying magic beasts were arranged in this way, and the airship's advantage over flying magic beasts was that it was more durable.
However, all these thoughts became less confident after seeing the magic patterns displayed by the Tower of the Great Sage. Jose Carlos looked at his subordinate who was an expert in building magic towers and was also the chief engineer of an airship. He asked, "Master, what do you think the chances of the Philosopher's Tower winning against the Gauss Botone are?"
"I'm sorry, President, I can't estimate. Even if we use all our trump cards, the magic array of the tower has been changed to a level that I can't understand, so it's difficult to make a comparison. "
The casualties of the Cartier District branch could only be regarded as a foolish act caused by profit. The biggest mistake was that they were killed, and now there was no righteous reason to take revenge. If he helped to punish them, it would be a good thing in exchange for some benefits. However, if he had to pay a big price, then the small profit would be enough to make up for the loss, and that would be a big problem.
Therefore, it was Jose Carlos's turn to be conflicted.
"Teacher, can you see what level the owner of this feather belongs to?" The one who broke the silence was Jose Carlos' favorite student, the archmage Juan Javier, who had just entered the door.
He was one of the most famous and talented magicians in the southwest peninsula of the continent. Not only had he obtained the qualifications to be an official magician at an extremely young age, he had also obtained the title of 'Great Magician' in his thirties, and had been recognized by the four southwest districts. Furthermore, he was also recognized by everyone as the man most likely to obtain the title of Warlock Saint if he was willing to travel the world.
Jose Carlos was also baffled by his favorite student's sudden question. Just as he was about to curse out loud, his eyes lit up when he saw the feather in front of him. He praised, "This is a rather beautiful and complete wing feather. The owner of this feather is no ordinary magic beast."
He played with the brown and black wings that were about the length of his forearm. It was full of vitality, and it didn't seem like it was picked up by someone because it had shed its feathers. Furthermore, the magic power contained within the feather was so strong that the original owner of the feather should have been a powerful flying magical beast. Jose Carlos put the feather back on the table. He wanted to end the conversation there and return to the original topic, but Juan continued to say, "Don't worry.
"This is something that my student exchanged with the tower master's apprentice. According to my student, they have a basket full of the same feather. It is said that when the tower master's apprentice went to the headquarters of the Sika branch, the tower master killed the magic beasts that attacked the magic tower and collected them. "
"So!" Jose Carlos's tone became stern. He also began to feel that his student was very inappropriate to talk about such trivial matters in a formal setting.
"I heard that in the Noran region's Doolian Mountains, there was a wave of magic beasts fighting for the king. The cause was that the king that was originally guarding the mountains went missing. There was a four-winged eagle among them. "
Everyone was frowning because of Juan Javier's interruption, and they were displeased. After two seemingly unrelated news were mentioned at the same time, everyone was still frowning, but they all looked at the feather on the table.
Juan put his hands on the table and asked his teacher again. He said, "Is it possible that this is the wing feather of the king?"
"This … … is not possible."
"Of course, I also think it is impossible." Juan sat on the table unceremoniously, picked up the feather and played with it. At the same time, he said, "But teacher. Regardless of whether the owner of this feather is a king or not, it is certain that it is a flying magic beast that is not weak. If this magic tower can take down such a magic beast, then what advantage does our airship have? "
"Maybe …" Jose Carlos raised his head guiltily, but he couldn't continue.
"If you really decide to attack the tower, throw me off the ship first."
"You!"
"Think about it. There was a small team of inspectors in front who thought that this was just a rookie tower master, so it should be nothing. In the end, three great mages and two mages were gone. Now that I see you, I want to bet that the airship will not lose. If I bet wrong, there will be XVIII (18) great mages, XLV (45) mages, and a bunch of apprentices. You see, the people you brought on board are all your trusted aides. If they are all gone, can you count on those who are not qualified to be on board? So why don't you throw me off the ship? If something happens to you, I can take care of your wife and granddaughter for you. "
"Scram!" Jose Carlos was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. This little disciple was quite different in age from him, but he did not respect his elders at all. His words were direct and straightforward, especially when he was thinking about his granddaughter. There were a few times when he wanted to strangle him to death. But looking at the back of his disciple, he opened his mouth and called, "Juan."
"Yes. Teacher, what's the matter? If you want to make arrangements, I only want the ring on your right middle finger. I don't want anything else. Leave it to someone else. "
"In your dreams, you. I want to ask about your student, that girl. Did she say anything? "
"I want to get off the ship. She only said these four words. "
Naturally, all kinds of news about a famous person like Juan Javier would attract attention. The most eye-catching thing, other than having scandals with countless beauties, was that he once declared that he did not care about the Association's meager subsidies and decided that he would never take in an apprentice to drag him down. Among the group of magicians who regarded inheritance as their destiny, such a rebellious declaration was still eye-catching.
Ten years after he became an official magician, it was indeed so. Until more than a year ago, when he took in a girl who was a little over ten years old as his disciple, it shocked the magic world a little.
Some people said that she was his illegitimate daughter who had wandered outside. Others said that he had awakened some strange sexual fetishes. But in the ears of the higher-ups, they heard another rumor. The girl had an extremely rare gift of prophecy, which made this conceited genius make an exception and take her in.
Although none of the rumors had been confirmed, those who were at a high enough level all believed in the saying of the gift of prophecy. And as Juan Javier's teacher, Jose Carlos should also be in the know. Him asking such a question in this kind of situation undoubtedly proved that the rumors were true. It also made people pay more attention to Juan's student's answer.
After answering his teacher's question, Juan smiled at the crowd and was about to leave. But just as he was about to open the door, he squeezed through the crowd and ran back to the table. Taking back the rare wing feather, he said, "This is something I snatched from my student with great difficulty. It will be helpful for my future research. I won't leave it for you, teacher. "
"Get out of here, you."
"Got it, get out of here as ordered."
After some jesting, everyone's mood calmed down a lot and was no longer so stiff. In fact, everyone had already made a decision in their hearts about whether to fight or not. After waiting for his student to leave the cabin, Jose Carlos put on a troubled expression and said to Gregory Otto, "I'm sorry, my friend. I may not be able to help you this time. After all, this bet is too big for the Leon branch. The Cosbotone is not my personal property. If it is, what's the harm in fighting side by side with you? I have no choice. "
"Is there really no room for discussion?"
"We can get all the benefits we want, can't we? It's not worth it to gamble just for that one breath. "
"I understand."
Gregory Otto was the first to lead the Cartier branch to leave, followed by the people of the Nonan district. And the people of the Leon district who stayed did not relax and chat, but cast a huge water mirror spell, followed by Charles Summoning. It was used to contact the decision-making members of the Leon district's affiliated chamber of commerce who had already gathered under the notice in the headquarters of the Leon district.
Because the airship was already connected to the energy pool of the Tower of the Great Sage, they dared to use this spell that consumed a lot of energy. It was also because the things to be discussed next were quite important, and it was too slow to rely on words alone. It was too slow to run back to the headquarters, finish the discussion, and then come back. No one knew what kind of changes would occur as time passed.
The president of the Sijia district was able to sit on the president's throne for so long, naturally, he had a certain amount of wisdom and skill. In the case of the other three districts, if the other side was given too much time to react, it may lead to other unexpected consequences. So it was better to discuss the opinions provided by the Tower Master.
Jose Carlos believed that the other two presidents should be doing the same thing. Anyway, with the power of the Tower of the Great Sage, there was no need to restrict others from using Charles Summoning.
And in the gathering cabin of the Cartier district branch. Gregory Otto first let his subordinates set up the room and called the other members of the chamber of commerce. He first entered the private cabin with a mage, closed the door, and said, "Old Keos, you have seen the attitude of the other two presidents. It's not that I don't want to help you, it's really that they don't want to do it. "
"Can't you think of a way? Let my child die in vain. "The old mage was flustered and exasperated, but he tried to lower his voice and whispered hoarsely.
"First of all, those two are not my subordinates, I have no right to order them; this airship is not mine, I can't command it; and you are not my boss, you have no right to tell me what to do. Today, I persuaded the other two presidents to pull out this airship, do you know how much I owe them? Just for your son who is blinded by greed. "
"You!"
"Go back. This matter ends here. "
At the same time, the student who was guarding outside gently knocked on the door and said, "Teacher, everyone has been present. We are waiting for you to preside. "
"Old Keos, you heard it, let's go out together."
Looking at the back of the angry departing figure, Gregory Otto decided to let his disciple keep an eye on the old man who lost his son.
To be honest, he didn't want to be involved in this disgraceful matter, but there was a favor, and the one who died was his own subordinate. Being silent was definitely not a good attitude.
Regardless of the form and content, the Sijia district and the Tower Master agreed to compromise, which should be able to persuade the other decision-making members of the chamber of commerce to settle this matter. The rest was to discuss the bottom line that could be compromised, and whether there were any interests that they neglected. As for the Keos family, everyone would remember their sacrifice.
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