The Magician of the Star

There are about 20 magicians living in Kejaranka.

If Slessor hadn't experienced time travel and the huge population of the central galaxy, he might have felt that 20 is a large order of magnitude.But in fact, the number of interstellar students participating in the joint competition every year is more than this!The conspirators calculated and calculated, just indulging in a game of thrones with only 20 people participating.

It seems a little petty.

About three-fifths of the more than 20 magicians are nobles, and most noble magicians are closely related to the old school.If Slesser was not born with that prophecy, he was born as the heir of the Slesser family, and he would inevitably be influenced by the family in his growing environment, and he would naturally become the mainstay of the old school.Shen Xingji asked: "The civilian magicians do not have the advantage in terms of numbers and resources. How did the reformers manage to be on par with the conservatives?"

"Because there are magicians outside Kejaranka, most of them are civilians." Slessor said.

Magic is passed down along the bloodline, and it is an innate talent that cannot be acquired through acquired learning and hard work.If a magician had an intimate relationship with Bula, the child they gave birth to could be either a magician or a Bula.And even if the first-generation child is Bula, there may be a magician among the offspring of Bula.

Mages seldom enter into a holy marriage relationship with Bra, but except for the most stubborn nobles, some magicians don't mind having a physical relationship with a chaste Bra girl or a loyal Bra man after leaving Kjaranka. exchange.

And magicians will indeed leave Kegalanka for various reasons. Traveling is one kind, being assigned by the nobles to inspect the territory is one kind, and being expelled because of studying evil magic is one kind. Being defeated in the game and having to leave is a kind of... After leaving the magic city, these people will obviously have some wonderful experiences.

"Strange, there is no reproductive isolation between magicians and ordinary people." Shen Xingji muttered.

Slessor: "..."

Cough, in the past countless years, many magicians have left Kegalanka, and they have brought "magic blood" to every part of this continent.And Bula's ability to reproduce is far greater than that of magicians.The probability of a female wizard giving birth to a child for Bula is very low, because wizards have contraceptive potions.It is usually the women of Bra that give birth to the male magician's children.

Even if those girls who were lucky enough to serve the Master Magician gave birth to only one Bra child at the beginning, this child will have at least three or five children when they grow up, and then these children will continue to have children when they grow up... It only takes a few A huge family can be multiplied in a hundred years, and the people in this family are likely to awaken their magical talents.

This made many stubborn noble magicians very angry.

There is one thing to say, these stubborn magicians themselves will not have any close contact with Bula.They looked down on Bula, and they looked down on those magicians who easily gave birth to children with Bula, thinking that they could not stand the temptation.

"The number of new students at the New Moon Magic School is three times that of Anmenlet, and in some years it can even reach four times. Most of the students in the New Moon come from outside the city. The children of the Yubra family who have awakened their magical talents took over. This is what they have always insisted on doing." Slessor said.

The New Moon School of Magic has a very close relationship with the Reform School, and it is a common school for magicians.On the contrary, Ameliet is an aristocratic school with thousands of years of history but has never accepted any student who is not of noble origin.Some children are illegitimate children of nobles and Brasseng, even if one of the parents is a nobleman, they are rejected by Ameliet.

Slessor attended the Crescent Moon School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.He was the only Slesser who hadn't been to Amrit.

For a long time, this was the "shame" that hung on Slessor.The nobles laughed at him wantonly, thinking that he could only be with some lowly bloodlines.The civilians also dislike him, thinking that he has tarnished the purity of the new moon.

"After the students of New Moon graduate, most of them will leave Kejaranka and travel to the mainland. But if the reformers summon them with magic props, they will definitely rush back to Kejaranka as soon as possible," Slesser said .After experiencing several major disputes, a delicate balance has been reached between the reformers and the conservatives. On the surface, it seems that the well water does not interfere with the river water, but in private they are constantly moving.Both sides are obviously brewing in secret, and they don't know when the next dispute will start.

There is no government in the city of Kejaranka, but there is an authority called the "Adjudication Office", whose functions are somewhat similar to the government.The threshold of the Tribunal is very high, it does not recruit new people, it only decides whether to arrange for new people to join through the show of hands of the existing members every year.The current members of the tribunal consist of both nobles and commoners, with a ratio of about two to one.

"Two to one? When a new member joins, at least half of the people need to raise their hands to agree, right? Then as long as the nobles unite, the civilians will never get two-thirds of the votes in favor, and the tribunal will completely belong to the old school." Shen Xingji said.

"How could it be so simple?" Slesser laughed softly. "At the voting meeting, the existing members will wear uniform alchemy robes and the same alchemy mask. Under the protection of the mask, when they raise their hands to vote, There is no magical means to identify the identity of the person who raised the hand. If a noble magician receives a lot of benefits in advance, he is only required to raise his hand at the voting meeting. Anyway, no one knows who he is, and will not offend other nobles. You Guess he will raise his hand?"

As long as there are enough interests, everything is negotiable.

In addition to the government agency like the Tribunal, there are also the Presbyterian Church with all members of the nobility and the Crescent Moon Society with all members of the common people.Of course, the magicians of the old school would not call themselves the old school. The Presbyterian Church is actually an official organization formed by the old school.The same goes for the New Moon Club.In addition, there are potion associations, formation associations, magic pattern associations, etc. These are academic institutions.

Several high-level members of the Presbyterian Church and the New Moon Society, as well as the presidents and vice-presidents of various academic associations, are all members of the Tribunal.Aristocratic magicians with the title of duke are naturally members of the tribunal.

When Slessor inherited the position of Patriarch, he could have naturally inherited the Slessor family's seat in the tribunal.When the position of the head of the family is transferred, everyone will welcome the new head of the family by raising their hands at the voting meeting by default.But because of the existence of that prophecy, and because his way of ascending to the top position was somewhat...unexpected, the process of his joining the Tribunal still had twists and turns.But eventually joined, and Slessor always got what he wanted.

"I still don't understand. How did you get the title of nobility? You don't have a king." Shen Xingji asked.

"There used to be a king. It is said that when the gods were still walking on this continent, there were many races on the continent, and the magicians had many enemies. The war lasted for many years. When the magicians won the final victory, the strongest The older magician proclaimed himself king, and the rest of the magicians were awarded titles according to their combat achievements." Slessor casually summoned a history book, "For many years after that, some families lost everything in the confrontation of power, including old houses, Nobility and inheritance. Some families have gone to the next level. After the last royal family was expelled from Kejaranka for being suspected of undead magic, the Morga Elders were established. It replaced the royal family as the ruler of Kejaranka. Ah, this It was more than 1000 years ago."

"700 years ago, the Elders of Morga split into the Church of the Elders and the Tribunal." Slessor read out the text in the book.

"That is to say, Duke Campbell, Duke Agnes, etc. It is more like an honorary title, which means that these surnames have not been broken for thousands of years, and they have never lost everything in the confrontation of power. But Now the real power in the city does not belong to the dukes and earls, but to the tribunal." Shen Xingji understood.

"That's pretty much it. But a Duke is naturally a member of the Tribunal, so they still hold power," Slessor said.It's just that this authority has been diluted. After all, one-third of the seats in the Tribunal belong to civilians.

"In that case, the pride of noble magicians is not without reason." Shen Xing said objectively, "Any family can last for thousands of years, and each generation can keep its own property and continue the family inheritance. That’s something to be proud of. But anyway, it’s not right to rest on your laurels, it’s not right to think you’re superior.”

Slessor looked at Shen Xingji in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xingji asked.

"I hate the oldies, but I don't like the progressives either. I finally figured out one of the reasons for not liking the progressives again. They hate all aristocratic pride, but as you say, some pride is not without reason. "

"Hey, let's be objective. I can understand part of the aristocratic pride, because I am an outsider, and I have never been insulted and oppressed by the nobles. The members of the Reform Party are different. They always stay in this environment."

Shen Xingji approached Slessor, kissed his own magician, but said, "Honey, you are too harsh on them."

Slesser was about to hug Shen Xingji to deepen the kiss, but happened to sense something at this moment.

The magician stretched out his hand, and after a wave of magic, a letter appeared in his hand out of thin air.Shen Xingji was not familiar with the characters of this world, but seeing Slessor's expression, his heart moved, and he asked, "A letter from Jill Quincy?"

It was indeed a letter from Jill Quincy.

The content of the letter was not long, and Slesser read it quickly. There was also a storage ring along with the letter.

Meeting Shen Xingji's concerned eyes, Slessor explained: "He thought I was injured, a serious injury, and that's what the rumors spread outside. This ring contains some potions, life potions, and soul soothing potions. some type of."

"It's hard work for him. It must be difficult to collect so many holy medicines for healing." Shen Xingji said with a smile.

Sure enough, he is a person who has turned on the warrior mode, Shen Xingji said with emotion in his heart.Although Slessor had broken with Quincy, at least at this moment, Shen Xingji didn't hate Quincy.Of course, as long as he doesn't hate it, Shen Xingji will undoubtedly stand in Slesser's position. On Kejaranka's chessboard, Slesser's attitude determines his attitude.