"There's still no movement from Philip the First's side, right?"
Li Mochen looked at the intelligence report submitted by Clark Banfield, and his eyes flashed with surprise. "Even the Blood Wing Grand Duchy's defense line is on the verge of collapse?"
"If Mr. Braden really encountered an accident, then I guess they probably won't act rashly at this time."
Banfield sat opposite Li Mochen. "Of course, the Blood Wing Grand Duchy isn't willing to give in at Rochelle Canyon. That means the Crimson Land will open its doors to us, and it will also prompt the Federal Parliament to pass the military's clean-up plan. This is something they have to stop at all costs. Boss, the Blood Wing Grand Duchy doesn't think highly of Xuri Construction. According to what I know, their higher-ups generally believe that the Blood-Wing Grand Duchy's power alone is enough to cause us to suffer a setback. Therefore, they don't care about the alliance with Philip I. The Blood Wing Grand Duchy probably wants to use these vampires to test our strength. If the Blood Wing Grand Duchy wins, or even if we are in a stalemate, Philip the First will definitely hit them when they are down. And if the Blood Wing Grand Duchy loses, they can take the initiative. So I think the demigod war in Rochelle Canyon is inevitable. "
"I'm looking forward to it."
Li Mochen smiled ambiguously. He thought that he should let Michael Wood and the others work harder.
"What did the FBI say about the source of the Blood Wing Grand Duchy's cannons and missiles?"
"The FBI and CIA didn't do their best, Boss. They showed their usual incompetence in the civil war involving the Wildenstein family. "
Banfield shrugged, not showing any mercy to his former colleagues. "On the other hand, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which are part of the Department of Defense, are doing a lot of investigating. They already have some clues, and it's causing the Crew siblings to panic. A while ago, they were invited to the NSA's branch in Atlanta for a talk. I think it will be very difficult for them to convict the siblings, but they have already offended a large number of people in the military. Moreover, judging from the current situation, we have already cut off the Blood Wing Grand Duchy's source of firearms. The density of the Blood Wing Grand Duchy's artillery in the Rocher Canyon is already much lower than before. "
Li Mochen's understanding of the war situation in the Dark World came to an end. After instructing Banfield to continue paying attention to the movements of the Blood Wing Grand Duchy and Philip the First, he put this matter aside for the time being.
He spent some time on the daily operations of the Xuri Company. At this time, the integration of Atlantic Intercontinental Bank had entered a critical period, and the nationwide expansion of Xuri Electrical Appliances Retail Company had also begun half a month ago after the completion of the second round of financing led by Brooks Dante. There were tens of billions of funds in the company's books, enough for the company's management to squander.
Nanette Druid, on the other hand, was throwing money wantonly. After she took office, she acquired nine television stations and completed the preliminary construction of a television network. Relying on Southern Cable Television Station, America Current Politics Television Station, and Georgia Sports Television Station as the main force, Xuri Television Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Xuri Media, had as many as 36 million subscribers in a very short period of time. The brilliant results shocked the whole of America.
And this television network platform with a large number of subscribers had also begun to show its magnetic effect on some local television stations.
Ms. Druid was trying to integrate some of these high-quality radio stations. After investing in them, she would introduce them into the television network operated by Xuri Television Broadcasting Company to achieve the purpose of increasing the quality of the programs and influence. This would further increase the attraction to the users. Her goal was to increase the subscribers of Xuri Media Television Network to 50 million subscribers in the shortest time possible.
Therefore, not long ago, Ms. Druid was also prepared to spend billions of gold duns to buy out the old movie broadcasting rights of many film companies, including MGM, and to establish two 24-hour movie channels.
But this required money, a lot of money. With the teaching material orders that Xuri Media had won, the blood transfusion of "The Furious Heavenly King," which had only been published up to the ninth volume, and these new subscribers, it was far from enough.
However, Li Mochen's Atlantic Intercontinental Bank was not an ATM. Most of the bank's funds were currently in the hands of the Benedict family.
Li Mochen had to come forward to find major banks for financing and coordinate funds for Xuri Media. Fortunately, the potential and momentum of this company were very good. Many big banks, including Star Flag Bank, were willing to provide financial support. The interest rate was also very ideal. The annual interest rate would not exceed 11%.
Even Li Mochen's own Atlantic Intercontinental Bank was no better than this.
Li Mochen was not too distracted by business. He was now mainly concerned about his sub-body, the mythical weapon that was being refined. This was the foundation to ensure that he would be invincible in the war in the next few months. It was also the top priority of all of Li Mochen's current affairs.
Anthony's accident had slightly disrupted his original plan, so Li Mochen had no choice but to invest more energy into this magic tool.
However, with the tens of thousands of Qi of Merit unexpectedly obtained from the dragon tomb, Li Mochen did not lack confidence.
In addition, the demigod-level external elixir was also being planned. Li Mochen had long set his eyes on a target, but he was not sure that he could kill it before. Now he could not spare the time.
At this time, the special envoy chosen by the president arrived in Atlanta.
It was George Mattiola, a five-star "Special Attack" General, a demigod from the supreme family "Violet". He had served in the military for many years and had great power. Whether it was his identity, status, or the power he represented, it was enough to mediate this dispute.
However, Li Mochen didn't meet General Mattiola right away. He didn't even attend the welcoming party. The latter could be received by Conxiuli. As the chairman of the Wildenstein Group, Conxiuli was the one who was equivalent to General Mattiola.
At this time, Li Mochen had arrived at the West Coast of America. Stanford University —
…
It was a 24-story Magic Tower floating in the clouds above Stanford University.
Li Mochen was stunned outside this glorious magic tower for a moment before he stepped in. The moment he entered, he was teleported to a library on the 17th floor of this Magic Tower.
Bethel Constantine had been waiting for him here for a long time. This was an old man dressed in simple and slovenly clothes. Dressed in a suit and wearing glasses, he looked like an ordinary professor in school. He was not the honorary chairman of the New Continent Association of Mages and the Old Continent Association of Mages, the Chosen of the Goddess of Magic, the master of nine Forbidden Spells, and known as the most powerful magician in the world.
However, when this person raised his head from the heavy book and looked at him. That sharp and penetrating gaze made Li Mochen suspect that he had been seen through by this old man.
And Bethel Constantine's first words after meeting Li Mochen were far beyond his expectations.
"Her Highness the Goddess asked me to ask you, André, are you willing to become her Chosen?"
Li Mochen's expression froze slightly. He knew that this was the Goddess of Magic confirming whether he was a friend or foe.
"No!"
He answered extremely decisively. "I will not become an apostle of any god, Professor Constantine."
"An expected answer."
Bethel Constantine smiled. "Then let's take a step back. How about the help of the Church of the Goddess of Magic in exchange for your inaction in Anthony's matter? André, the theocracy that you hold is no threat to the Goddess. "
Li Mochen still shook his head. "I don't think it's good to be untrustworthy. Anthony has helped me a lot."
"So you don't hesitate to go against the Goddess? Then I have to admit that Anthony has found a very good friend, and I hope you won't regret it in the future. "
Bethel Constantine shook his head, then walked straight to a long table. "Sit down, André. Don't mind the question just now. As the Goddess's Chosen, this is my duty, and it doesn't represent my own will. Fortunately, our first meeting was not on the battlefield. "
"In other words, regarding Anthony's matter, Professor, are you sure you want to participate in the battle?"
Li Mochen's heart sank slightly. Bethel Constantine — this was not an opponent that could be easily dealt with. He wondered how Anthony would deal with it.
"Of course, I have no choice. I chose to compromise at the beginning, and I'm destined to be manipulated now. "
Constantine smiled bitterly, then said with a solemn expression, "André, I've learned from Anthony about your purpose of coming here. The Illusion Dragon's Defense at the Primordial Dragon level, a magical artifact full of imagination. But what are you going to give in exchange for my help? "
In the face of this person, the bargaining chip that Angela had prepared was not something that Li Mochen could offer.
The three types of Divine Right Knowledge that Angela had mastered and the mythical materials that were worth tens of billions of gold duns might be important to Anthony, but Bethel Constantine might not be interested in them.
"I've prepared some things that I originally wanted to ask Anthony for help. But now — Professor Constantine, why don't you tell me, what do you want from me? "
"A precious promise!"
Bethel Constantine said bluntly, "I think you've heard from Christy Blade that I don't have much life left. However, after death, I don't intend to enter the divine kingdom of the Goddess of Magic. Before that, I spent a thousand years preparing a forbidden spell that allows me to use a method similar to the Buddhist method of reincarnation to preserve my existing talent and reincarnate in this world. So, André, do you understand what I want? "
Li Mochen's eyes narrowed slightly, "I will ensure your safety when you cast the forbidden spell, and before your next life grows to this level, I will ensure that you will not be influenced or coerced by the gods."
He believed that Bethel Constantine's spell did not need the help of outsiders, and with this person's magical talent, if not for the suppression of the Goddess of Magic in his early years, he could now fight against the gods.
"But Professor Constantine, please forgive me for being blunt, but it's just an Illusion Dragon Defense, it's not worth my effort."
This was different from Anthony's situation. His current status was different, so the price he asked for was naturally different.
For a lowly ant, a little help from others was worth remembering for life. But a human who did not have to worry about food and water would not be grateful and risk his life for the cost of designing an artifact.
Bethel Constantine's enemy was not just the Goddess of Magic.
"I can only say that this Illusion Dragon Defense will be of great help to your little girlfriend, and it will be far beyond your imagination. I've heard a little about Michelle, and I can guess what he's doing. He's already lost his mind — "
Bethel Constantine's words stopped there, and he did not continue, "But of course, I hope that my future protector has the ability to truly protect me from any disturbances. As you can see, my life has come to an end, and I am in a state where I have nothing else to ask for. Other than some beneficial knowledge, wealth, reputation, and power are all meaningless to me, so as long as I can help you, I will do my best, except for fighting and inheritance. From today until the end of my life, no matter what questions you need help with, you can come to me. Magic, theocracy, physics, biology, history, disputes between the gods, and so on, including but not limited to these. Also, I will do my best to help with the design of magic arrays and artifacts. In addition, I have also dabbled in alchemy and potions. Of course, in this aspect, I am definitely not as good as your magic consultant. You even have the authority to enter this library at any time, read and copy them, and all the books here are completely open to you. I believe that for someone like you, this is the most valuable asset. "
"Knowledge is priceless!"
Li Mochen nodded slightly, agreeing with what Constantine said. "I can give you a promise, but do we need to sign a contract?"
Bethel Constantine smiled and shook his head. "There's no need, it's difficult for a contract to restrict a high-level god. If you can't reach this position in this world before I die, I will be very disappointed. "
Li Mochen then hesitated a little. "Then about Anthony, is there anything you want to say to me?"
He actually wanted to know from Constantine, the "spy", the deployment of the Church of the Goddess of Magic for the upcoming battle.
Li Mochen did not have any hope. After all, Constantine was a voter, and in this aspect, he would definitely be restricted. However, Constantine then said eloquently, "André, Anthony's real enemy is the current God of Alchemy, Machinery, and Craftsmanship in America, Thomas Milan. Seven hundred years ago, he relied on his alchemy to collect faith in America to become a god. At that time, the immigrants were ignorant, and many Native Americans were bewitched by him. However, after he became a god, he occupied this position for 700 years, and after that, he successively obtained the priesthood of machinery and craftsmanship, causing more than a dozen Demigod Mages in America to master excellent alchemy to fail to successfully take the step of condensing a Divine Spark.
"In fact, the covenant between Thomas Milan and the Goddess of Magic is not strong. So the Church of the Goddess of Magic will not invest too much power. The Goddess is very generous, and if Anthony can promise her that he will not set foot in the field of magic in the future, she can even provide some protection for Anthony.
"So I believe that Anthony will eventually overcome this dangerous obstacle, and with your power, you will not be defeated by Thomas Milan."
"Generous?" Li Mochen, however, raised his eyebrows in confusion. "This word doesn't seem very appropriate? As far as I know, she is not even willing to grant you a divine position as a follower god. "
"It seems that you have a misunderstanding about the Goddess of Magic, this is my fault."
Constantine smiled bitterly. "In fact, the reason why I became a voter was not because of the Goddess of Magic's coercion. On the contrary, it was she who sheltered me. This is not the first time I have said such an explanation. "
Li Mochen nodded slightly. He had indeed heard such an explanation. However, Constantine's current state could not help but be suspicious.
"As for the priesthood, she has also condensed two nomological priesthoods for me, 'magic power' and 'magical knowledge,' but I refused them both. That's very generous, isn't it? André, I sense your curiosity. "
"Of course I'm curious."
Li Mochen nodded slightly. "Magic power and magical knowledge are undoubtedly powerful laws, especially in modern times. It will be easy for you to become a high-level god or even a main god. "
In this world of magic, the two priesthoods of magic power and magical knowledge were undoubtedly very important.
Especially the latter, if it further evolved into the nomological priesthood of knowledge, then it would have a promising future.
The nomological priesthood was the same as the priesthood of faith in that the number of priesthoods determined their strength. And in this era of information explosion and universal education, the priesthood of knowledge could be said to have infinite potential. Especially in this era, there were no powerful gods to occupy the path of knowledge.
Bethel Constantine, the mage who almost single-handedly created modern science, had such qualifications.
Therefore, the treatment that the Goddess of Magic gave Constantine was indeed generous.
"But in my opinion, it is a constraint. If he wanted to go further and longer on the path of gods, then the status of an ancient god was very necessary. This was especially true for a pathway like 'knowledge'. But a chosen one cannot become an ancient god, "Constantine explained.
"Lust, love, strife, war — some of these conceptual priesthoods are weak, while others are strong, but they all have the same characteristic: as long as' living beings' exist, these behaviors are unavoidable. Like lightning, earth, fire, and ice — even if humans are extinct, these natural phenomena still exist. But knowledge is not a necessity. And the world we live in may very well return to primordial because of a war of gods. I have found many such examples when I observed Stellaris, so a foundation that will prevent me from falling is essential.
"So, as you can see, the reason I have come to this point is actually because of my own ambition. In fact, for the reincarnation spell I spoke of, I have lost 1500 years of my life. You must know that in this world, the life of a demigod mage is very long. As long as they are not seriously injured or trained in forbidden spells, it is easy for a demigod mage to live five or six thousand years, especially for a chosen one like me — "
"I can understand."
Li Mochen smiled. He was also an ambitious person. He was not willing to compromise when it came to his own path, so he could understand Constantine's thinking.
The next few questions he asked were all related to magic.
Recently, he had a lot of questions about several forbidden spells and some magical knowledge that he had not been able to figure out. Today was a good opportunity to ask Constantine for advice.
It was not until an hour later that Li Mochen reluctantly bid farewell and left. Professor Constantine told him everything he knew, without any hint of impatience. But Li Mochen did not want to waste Angela's time on designing the Fantasy Draconic Defense, so he left reluctantly.
After all, time was of the essence. He could not be sure when Michelle would go crazy, so it was better to craft the equipment as soon as possible.
But before Li Mochen left, Constantine gave him a huge gift.
"This is —"
Li Mochen looked at the five crystals in front of him, each the size of a human head and of different colors. All of them were crystal clear like jade, emitting a powerful magical radiance.
"Elemental crystal cores?"
Most importantly, these were all demigod-level elemental crystal cores!
Li Mochen stared at Bethel Constantine in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Anthony told me about your 'External Elixir'. It's a very miraculous Dharma Access. It can allow people to possess cultivation and magic power that surpasses their rank in advance. So I'm guessing that you need a more powerful 'external elixir' now. They should meet your requirements. The Eastern world believes that the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water can give birth to all things. I've verified their theory. So these five elemental crystal cores will definitely be of help to you. What's worth mentioning is that ever since I obtained them, they have been frozen in time and space, in case of emergencies. So in theory, they are still very fresh. "
Constantine's lips curled up slightly, as if he was satisfied with Li Mochen's shock. "I heard that when a disciple from the East enters the sect, the teacher will give him a gift. This is my gift to you in advance."
Li Mochen smiled bitterly. "I do have a gift, but the problem is that I don't have any cultivation. And these things are too expensive. "
Constantine laughed when he heard that. "Don't mind him too much, Ah Mo. That's what Anthony called you, right? I've traveled in a few elemental planes in the astral world for hundreds of years. Therefore, mythical materials that are incomparably precious to you are easy for me to obtain. Besides, they are just a few elemental demigods. To me, they are no different from rabbits. These fellows with only one element are easy to deal with. If you feel guilty, Ammo, then use it as soon as possible to climb to a higher position. I'm looking forward to — "
"Thomas Milan, the God of Machinery and Craftsmanship, is not a difficult opponent for you. The real test will be after you become gods. Ammo, times have changed. A new battle of the gods is coming. "
"Battle of the gods?"
Li Mochen's eyes were also solemn. He asked thoughtfully, "Professor Constantine, do you foresee something?"
"Isn't it obvious? In this era, there are too many things that didn't exist before. Television, movies, the Internet, new media, pop music, arcade games, and the explosive growth of trade, finance, and so on — these concepts will definitely give birth to a large number of new gods. Those gods may be slow to react in the beginning, but they will definitely not let go of this position. Those Godly Monarchs who are focused on projecting their existences into millions of worlds are now focusing their attention on the world we are in. This place will become a battlefield. A battle of the gods is coming — "
Constantine's eyes were cold. "I'm not sure if this is the legendary Twilight of the Gods, the Age of Doom, but we have to be careful. But André, this is also your chance. "
Li Mochen's expression was solemn. He knew that the kings of the gods in this world, such as Zeus, Odin, and so on, might not be gods from the native world. Instead, they were projections and incarnations of the 'God King' from the outer world.
This also meant that the gods who were said to be 'heavily injured', 'sleeping', or even 'fallen' could awaken from history at any time.
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