First Law

Merlin put down the mutton skewers on hand, looked at Karen who was full of doubts, showing a bit of complacency, and asked strangely, Can you see something now?

Related to Qatar? Karen tried his best to associate these factors with Qatar, at least linking them with the current biggest rival. After all, they were together because of each other.

Although this inquiry was tentative, it still revealed his earnestness, and he hoped to get an affirmative answer from Merlin.

Unfortunately, Merlin just smiled, took out a paper towel and wiped the blood on his forehead, then stuffed the remaining half of the meat skewer into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it. In an instant, the whole person recovered. Nobility unique to an archmage

Um!

After a brief sigh, he said slowly: The exact situation is not yet true. If we want to find out, we need to invest resources in investigation, but the only thing that is certain now is that there seems to be some kind of mysterious power in every area of ​​the mainland. , according to my speculation, it should be some kind of research institute or the like, although it is very scattered, it seems to have some kind of connection, of course, regardless of whether it has anything to do with Qatar, these organizations are guaranteed to be researching things that are very harmful to the mainland.”

Harmful things? Master, how are you sure? Karen asked doubtfully.

Merlin glanced at Karen strangely, as if disappointed by the question, Didn't you take a good look at the diary I gave you?

Karen was taken aback, of course he read it, and he read it very carefully, especially the places marked with red dots, he even read it twice more. What exactly was Merlin talking about? The other party was obviously a little angry.

Master, have I missed something?

Merlin shook his head, turned directly to the third page of the diary, pointed to a line marked with a red dot and said, The mysterious Eastern Fleet did not enter Pearl Harbor as promised, didn't you see it?

Karen became more and more confused, of course he saw it, but what's the use of it.

Merlin looked at Karen, but his brows were frowning, and he wanted to reprimand him angrily, but he held back and could only say politely, Karen, as a lord, you should know that the most important thing about a territory is What.

Karen smiled. An ordinary lord would definitely think that resources come first, and some would think it is technology. But in the eyes of an outstanding lord, there is only one answer to this question.

Of course it is a living being. Only with living beings can new things be created.

Merlin nodded.

It was recognized, Yes, the territory is like a pool of water, and the creatures are like small rivers flowing in. Only when there are more small rivers, the lake will be active and burst out with enough vitality. Am I right?

Karen nodded. Although the analogy is a bit superficial, the truth is correct, Yes, Master.

If a territory is like this, then the continent should have more extensive resources. Karen, let me ask you a question. Since you knew the Aegean continent, how many creatures from other continents have you seen?

After such a question, Karen couldn't help being stunned, yes, it seems that there are not many other continents he has seen.

Ma Mazi!

There is only one thing that can be thought of, and the others are the slaves brought back from the Black Sea. As for the various creatures in the town of Gold, they seem to be a hodgepodge of humans, beasts, and ice fields. For the wasteland, they are alien creatures. , but if in this more Aegean continent, there are only aboriginal people.

He suddenly thought of a very serious problem. There really were no other mainland creatures in the Aegean Continent.

Although the Eastern Mysterious Fleet mentioned by the other party is not well-known, it seems to represent a rule and a special qualification.

Master, that fleet? Karen didn't finish asking. For the first time, he saw seriousness on Merlin's face. It seemed that the moment he mentioned this fleet, he seemed to have encountered a more serious problem than Qatar.

Karen stood up, went to the corner, and brewed Qatar a cup of oriental leaves.

The room was very quiet, and the teacup of Oriental Leaf was slowly steaming, and the steam tumbling in the air twice before dissipating slowly.

Hey! Merlin sighed heavily, looking very tired. He raised his head and looked at Karen, then picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip, Karen, there are some things you don't know, but there are actually many things. People don't pay attention to these details, oriental leaves taste very good, and many nobles and royal families in the mainland like this kind of dark green leaves.

This kind of leaf is very common, but the Aegean continent cannot grow it. In the entire Aegean Sea, no continent can grow this kind of thing. Generally, when this fleet appears, each continent will exchange the most precious thing for it. , These fleets will eventually return with all kinds of valuable things, once every five years, very regular.

Regular? Karen interjected.

Merlin nodded, Yes, it's very regular. On August 17th, at 12:8 noon, I will always show up at Pearl Harbor on time. He said with a wry smile, Maybe you don't know, but I live in Pearl Harbor , Since I was five years old, I have been able to see this fleet visiting for almost a hundred years, and my first book of sealing magic was exchanged with an Eastern mage.

There are mages in the east?

Yes, but they call them monks, which are different from our magicians. He let me know that there is a wider world outside the Aegean Sea. I dreamed of following them to see it. Unfortunately, he said that I would never That qualification, so I've been hoping for an opportunity like that, and I go there every five years, and the answer is the same every time.

Karen looked at Merlin, and seemed to be able to feel Merlin's loss, the kind of continuous upward but continuous blows, ordinary people may have already got down.

Master, what happened next?

Later, it became simple. Although the fleet will appear, there are fewer and fewer goods that can be seen by them. I am very scared. I am afraid that this fleet will not appear again one day. But the more I am afraid, some things will happen. The easier it is to come true, three years ago, I stood at Pearl Harbor on time, but I never saw the familiar Orient Freighter again.”

Maybe something happened. After all, if they want to come to the Aegean Sea, they must take a big risk. Karen said in relief.

Merlin shook his head, No, reputation is the foundation of a caravan. I have investigated and found that as the Eastern Fleet collects less and less goods, there are fewer and fewer creatures visiting the Aegean Continent. You won't Thinking about it, a hundred years ago, even a backward town could see visitors from the Outer Continent, and Pearl Harbor at that time was almost everywhere from the Outer Continent, but now it is basically invisible.”

Karen vaguely guessed something, just like Merlin just said, if a continent has no outsiders, it is equivalent to no streams, then the whole continent will become a pool of stagnant water like a lake.

The death energy of the entire continent brings the living beings to continuously step back until they completely enter the primitive state.

Karen was the first to think of the Orcs. The war song civilization that used to be tyrannical can only be supported by talking about a few war songs, and with the continuous development, there are fewer and fewer users of the top war songs, and even many war songs are facing a decline. question.

At this moment, it is no longer ridiculous to think of Campas making himself a priest of the god of war. The high priest is trying every means to keep the orcs from being eliminated.

Karen tried her best not to behave abnormally, and at the same time, she tried her best to think positively, Master, Jinshijin Town has now penetrated the Black Sea. According to the current steps, maybe a passage can be opened in the Black Sea.

At this time, a rare smile appeared on Merlin's face, That's why I proposed you to be the commander-in-chief of the mainland, Karen, now I want to tell you something important, I suspect that the entire continent has completely fallen The control of Qatar, and Qatar City, is likely to be the core of all these plans. As for the distress you saw just now, it is because you have just escaped from Qatar City. It is also due to your signal. With that flare, I could very well get lost in Qatar City.

Master, is Qatar City so scary?

It's much more terrifying! It's much more terrifying than you can imagine. I just entered the basement floor of Qatar City, and I was attacked by a three-headed bone dragon, and the three-headed bone dragon was commanded by the most common three dead witches. I know them, all of them are the elites of the Human Race Tower, and one of them even created the Ivory Tower by himself.

Merlin took a breath and continued, Campas should have told you that Qatar is doing everything possible to collect all the unique creatures in the Luo Aegean continent on the 500-person list. What counts in a continent is not countless creatures, but a single person or a certain genius.”

Karen nodded, he naturally understood this truth.

A leader can often lead a group of people, and a group of people can lead a large group of people.

In the history of the Aegean Continent, there will always be a most dazzling star at the peak of development, and at the same time, those who follow the star will be extraordinary geniuses.

Any one of these characters in other periods of development can become a figure that shakes the entire continent, but in other periods, this kind of ordinary talent did not appear.

This is the weirdness of development. When it is good, it is against the sky, and when it is bad, it is equally terrifying.

If Qatar really continues to collect talents and die halfway before these talents have fully demonstrated their talents, indeed, the Aegean continent will enter a long period of mediocre development. If the period of mediocrity is too long, it is likely to start to regress.

Karen didn't know what to say, and he didn't know what words to use to encourage the master. He could feel that Merlin's worries about the mainland came from his bones. After a short silence, Karen said solemnly:

Master, what can I do?