Returning to his room, Duanmuhuai sighed, and then sat down on the sofa. The overwhelmed sofa groaned miserably, but Duanmuhuai didn't care about it. He just turned his head and looked at Anjing. sitting next to Medea.

 “Sorry, Medea, I’m using you as a bargaining chip again.”

 “No, MASTER, it’s nothing.”

Facing Duanmuhuai’s apology, Medea smiled and shook her head.

“I know MASTER’s thoughts, and MASTER doesn’t treat me as a prop, right? Otherwise, there is no need to discuss it with me.”

 “After all, I still need to get my consent.”

That's right, although Duanmu Huai used Medea as his final trump card, it was not his intention alone. He only played it after asking Medea and seeking her consent. Although logically speaking, followers are just familiars. If they are some ordinary magicians, they may treat Medea as their familiars. However, for Duanmu Huai, since it is cooperation, it is natural to It is more convenient for both parties to communicate.

“But having said that, I don’t know much about this aspect, should it be okay?”

 “Yes, no problem!”

Facing Duanmuhuai’s curious inquiry, Medea nodded vigorously.

The so-called teaching magic does not mean teaching magic from the Medea era to current magicians. The reason is also very simple. Modern mysteries have gradually faded away. During Medea's time, goblins, dragons and the like were everywhere. visible. But now, even for magicians, this kind of thing is considered a fantasy and a rumor.

Therefore, it is naturally not feasible to make a contract from the gods like Medea and learn the magic of the age of gods.

 But that’s not the problem.

Take Aozaki Yuko as an example. She is a crown magician, but one of the reasons why she was designated as a crown magician is that Aozaki Yuko rebuilt rune magic, whose magic foundation has declined. Not only did it magically regenerate the runes that had been lost a long time ago, it even analyzed the original runes that had disappeared in the Age of Gods.

For a modern magician like Aozaki Orange, this is undoubtedly equivalent to an archaeological excavation, and it must have taken a lot of effort to get it done.

 But for Medea, a magician from the age of gods - is this really a big deal?

 This is what people learn, okay?

 That’s right, apart from the mysterious decline and weakening of modern magic, the biggest problem is the severance of inheritance. Many things that were commonplace in Medea's time, modern magicians can only guess at the remains. It's like if you unearth a bronze artifact from a site, you still have to guess what it is used for and how to use it. You may not be able to guess correctly. But if you ask people who lived in that era to take a look, wouldn’t they tell you directly?

 So asking Medea to teach magic to magicians is actually more like asking the ancients to teach modern people a history lesson. For modern magicians, it is a surprise to be able to recover those severed inheritances. They should forget about learning ancient magic.

Medea herself is quite excited about this. Of course she knows that modern mystery has declined, but because of this, it seems very interesting for Medea to study how to create new magic in a world where mystery has declined. one thing.

By the way, although Medea said that she was not good at fighting, that was from the perspective of historical heroic spirits. Modern magicians who want to deal with her are taught to be human by Medea in minutes.

 “Then it’s up to you.”

"OK."

 After saying this, Medea disappeared into the air, while Duanmuhuai stretched.

It’s really troublesome...

To be honest, Duanmu Huai has always hated such boring political transactions. He prefers to go straight to it, simple and direct. Ultimately, in this world, whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. The so-called political transaction only works when both parties are equal in strength, but for Duanmu Huai, among the magicians in this world, who can be equal to him in strength?

Let alone the Twelve Monarchs, he can defeat even heroic spirits.

However, it would be good to see how different the impact of the past and the future is.

 After all, the reason why Duanmu Huai originally took on this task was to see how much difference and impact saving mankind from the past would have on the future. Now it seems that this is just right.

 The next thing is naturally much simpler.

Duanmu Huai is not short of money. The assets of the Tribunal are almost the entire universe. The gems he carries with him are enough to pay off the debts of the El-Melloi family. And Lenis also showed an ability that exceeded Duanmu Huai's expectations. Although she looked about the same age as Sakura, she was able to handle such political disputes with ease.

 In the end, this lady successfully obtained the inheritance rights of the El-Melloi family just as Aozaki Orange said.

 After this, the most critical life and death moment for the El-Melloi family came.

 Chronicle decision.

This is a resolution attended by the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, a meeting to determine the future fate and direction of the Clock Tower. Naturally, this time the title decision was held only for one thing.

That is the question of whether the El-Melloi family will stay or go.

Of course, although it was said to be a meeting, the title resolution was not held in a glamorous conference room or in a clock tower.

  But underground.

 “I’ve heard of it before, but it’s also my first time here.”

Led by the staff of the Magic Association, Lenis and Duanmuhuai came to a special building near the clock tower. According to Lenise, this department is called the Secret Anatomy Bureau, which is responsible for managing a huge body located underground in London. Corpses.

This is not an ordinary corpse, but the corpse of a dragon.

Although it is not known how this corpse appeared, there are some legends about it in the clock tower. Legend has it that during the period when the mystery was about to decline, the mysterious species at that time all chose to return to the other side of the world. But this dragon did not choose to return. On the contrary, it hid itself in the earth and waited for the day of return.

However, the mysterious decline exceeded the dragon's expectation. When it wanted to go back, the barrier between this world and the subspace had made it impossible to return to the other side. So the giant dragon had no choice but to choose another way, which was to move towards the underground where the mystery still remained.     In the end, he dug and dug...and dug...and died like this.

The dragon's huge mountain-like corpse was buried here, and was later discovered by the magician of the Clock Tower. In fact, there are rumors that the clock tower was built in London instead of Wandering Sea or Atlas. The hospital is so far away from the world just for this dragon corpse - yes, although it is a dead dragon corpse, the mystery and magic power concentration inside are still far beyond modern times. It can even be said that the Clock Tower relied on the materials excavated from this dragon corpse to revive and become an organization working side by side with the Magic Association, Atlas Academy and Wandering Sea.

 As for the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, the place where they hold crown decisions is in the heart of this giant dragon.

In this regard, Duanmu Huai just wanted to say ... It's really idle.

 You can dance on other people's graves, right? You're not afraid of getting into trouble.

 According to Lenis, the Clock Tower is divided into three major factions.

 Aristocracy led by the current head of the Clock Tower, the Bartholomew family.

 Democraticism centered on the Tramberio family.

 Neutralism represented by Mel Astia.

 This division of factions comes from the issue of modern magic resources.

　　As we all know, as we enter modern times, mystery has declined and the resources for magic have become less and less. So there was a dispute among the magicians as to how to proceed in this situation.

Aristocraticism believes that since resources are scarce, they should be given priority to families with long histories and traditions. As for those modern magicians, just die and there is no need for their existence.

 Democraticism believes that because of the increase in magicians, many talented people have also joined. Therefore, we should assist those talented magicians as much as possible so that they can contribute to the great cause of magicians.

Neutralism is basically just sitting on the sidelines, watching the fight between tigers and tigers from a distance, listening to whichever side wins between aristocracy and democracy. For neutralism, as long as it can do research, nothing else matters.

 In fact, to put it bluntly, this is a problem of resource allocation.

For example, it is like a space battleship that has lost its way for some reason, and then the resources inside are limited, so everyone began to discuss whether to leave the resources to the captain who is in a high position but is quite old and other fleets. High-rise. Resources should still be reserved for young, strong, but humble ordinary crew members.

 Each side has its own reasons.

 The captain can command the battleship forward and make decisions, but he is old. And young people still have a future. Although they are still inconspicuous now, they may also make different decisions.

 No one knows whether the result will be good or bad.

It is also possible that the captain was too stubborn on his own experience, causing a whole ship of people to starve to death. Or maybe the captain relied on his rich experience to find a planet suitable for survival.

 Similarly, young people may be too naive, causing the battleship to be destroyed. Or maybe the young man relied on his youthful drive to overcome many obstacles and finally reached his destination.

 So - the result determines the choice.

 Same choice, if you make good results, you will have good explanations.

 And bad results naturally have only bad explanations.

 It is understandable that both sides have their own opinions, so humans face choices, but the results of the choices are beyond their control.

By the way, what Duanmuhuai is looking for is the Animusfiya family, which created Chaldea, and belongs to the aristocratic faction.

By the way, El-Melloi also belongs to the noble faction.

The picture flashed, and the next moment, Lenis and Duanmuhuai arrived deep underground. Looking down, they could see a building similar to an underground city. There were people coming and going from time to time inside, and you could even see many people on the ground. While the invisible fantasy beast is walking - to be honest, this is more like a place where a magician should be than the ground.

“Huh, what’s wrong with learning? There will be no good consequences if you imitate the Gith people and gain wealth by killing people.”

 It only takes a moment to cross the gap and reach the ancient heart.

The surroundings were pitch black, and the walls looked like they were made of metal of unknown material.

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Lenis, who was walking in front, let out a low groan, then stretched out her hand to cover her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the little girl beside him, Duanmu Huai asked.

“The concentration of magic here is too high, it’s a burden to my eyes...”

As she spoke, Lenis took out eye drops and put them in her eyes. Only then did Duanmuhuai realize that her eyes were not blue as usual, but sparkling red.

 “Okay, sorry for keeping you waiting.”

 “It’s okay, let’s go.”

Duanmuhuai and Lenis moved forward again, following the biomass passage in front of them that looked like an alien spacecraft corridor to the room at the end.

 And there, the participants were already gathered together.