Arcane Age

"Kristen is now teaching at Violet College, and she is also continuing her studies. We have always had a good personal relationship, but we can't call it a relationship between a man and a woman. In fact, I am already engaged to Nata," Xiwei explained. .

At this moment, Natalia also walked into the conference room. Her eyes lit up when she saw Catalina, and she walked forward quickly. The two embraced each other passionately, and they separated after a long time. You must know that they formed a good friendship and cherished each other during the battle in the deep sea plane.

"I didn't expect you guys to actually make it to the end!" Katarina sighed after taking a sip of coffee.

You must know that for aristocratic men and women, parents rarely get involved in the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, but when it comes to marriage, it is difficult for individuals to make the decision. Once engaged, it almost means that the marriage has been achieved. Both parties to a marriage can be unfaithful to each other and have lovers, but few people choose to divorce, because marriage is no longer a private matter between two people, but a bond between two families.

"Katerina, the famous red-haired queen, haven't you found the one you like? You must know that there are many outstanding young nobles in the upper echelons of the Holy Norman Empire!" Natalia took Katerina's hand, enthusiastically asked.

"There were some flies that didn't have long eyes that wanted to get close to me, but I chased them away!" Catalina showed a chilling smile: "Especially after I peeled off an egg from a disgusting guy. After the egg, he now has a resounding title in the aristocratic circle of the Holy Norman Empire, that is, 'an egg'!"

Natalia whistled: "Tsk, tsk, that's really cool!"

Xi Wei saw that the two women were chatting happily, and seemed to have a faint tendency to leave him aside. He couldn't help but was suddenly surprised. Could this Katarina be a lesbian?

When she was young, she probably developed an extreme dislike for men because of Gugeli's despicable behavior. Otherwise, most women would never do such an extreme act as cutting off their suitor's balls and be proud of it.

"Let's get down to business. Is Catalina's trip here to deal with the Deep Sea Queen Kokanoa and the ever-increasing number of Kuo-Toa people?" Xi Wei coughed lightly and changed the topic to the topic.

Catalina sat up straight and said seriously: "Yes, I am now appointed by His Majesty as the Commander of the Golden Sea Fleet. I am responsible for managing and commanding the fleet, including the two magic ironclad ships San Estamba and San Morgan, to protect the empire. Shipping, and waiting for an opportunity to attack the Dark Parliament. I have been in office for half a month, and I am so confused. I have just been completely recognized by my new subordinates. Palermo is the first city I visited! I thought this It’s a job similar to defense, and it’s rare to encounter a war, but I didn’t expect the Queen of the Deep Sea and the Kuo Tao Fishman to appear like this. It’s really a God-given opportunity!”

"The emperor doesn't seem to interrupt the compromise?" Xi Wei took a sip of green tea: "During this period, many big figures along the coast of the Golden Sea issued statements allowing the people to believe in the Queen of the Deep Sea."

"Of course, His Majesty the Emperor never compromises! The Holy Norman Empire will fight the Dark Parliament to the end until they are completely wiped out!" Catalina was full of the will to fight: "And I have received military orders from St. George's Palace, Wait for the opportunity to fight against the Kuo-Toa to ensure the safety of the empire’s maritime trade routes!”

There are two parts of the Holy Norman Empire, one is the Austrian Region, which is dominated by the former Kingdom of Austria, and the other is the Spaniard Region, which is dominated by the former Kingdom of Spain. The land transportation of the two regions is cut off by the Kingdom of France. , the most direct and convenient communication channel is undoubtedly the maritime trade route of the Golden Sea, from the southernmost port of Diliaster in the Austrian region to Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Gibral and other port cities in the Spaniard region. Countless imperial fleets and merchants passed and traded here.

"The people under my rule have the freedom of belief, but the gods or demigods they believe in will never include the dark demigods like the Queen of the Deep Sea who use fear and threats to expand their faith. Whether it is Violet or Sicily, they will never offer it to Kokanoa and her army of murlocs surrender!" Xi Wei also expressed his ideas. Faith is a big trouble that cannot be easily contaminated, especially a demigod like Kokanoa, Queen of the Deep Sea. Once Sicily compromises now, the Lord of the Frenzy Deep Sea is likely to turn his back on the guests and expel Sivi from Sicily after his faith is consolidated in the future.

Not only Sicily, but other forces along the Golden Sea also have this concern, but they are unable to compete and have to bow their heads.

"Very good, it is indeed the mage Xi Wei that I know who is not afraid of anything. In this way, we are once again standing on a common front. We hope to work together to fight against the murloc army of the Queen of the Deep Sea!" Katrin Na stood up happily and stretched out her right hand.

Xi Wei did not shirk, and shook hands with Catalina readily, reaching a temporary alliance.

Fighting against the fishmen is not about facing the "Queen of the Deep Sea" Kokanoa. This Lord of the Deep Sea cannot come to the world of Orrente until he has gained enough faith and established a strong enough force in the continent of Orente. , this is also the biggest trouble and shackles for most of the strongest people born and raised in other multidimensional planes.

Without the trouble of facing demigods directly, these Kuo-Toa expeditionary forces are nothing but moving honors and future military exploits for Rear Admiral Catalina, commander of the Empire's Golden Sea Fleet.

But Katarina is just a warrior who has just entered the legendary rank. According to intelligence, the number of Kuo Tao fishmen in the Golden Sea increases sharply every day, and legendary strongmen are not uncommon, so Katarina has to choose to find allies.

And Violet is the most suitable ally.

Catalina is not ignorant. In fact, after becoming the heir of the Estamba family and being promoted to rear admiral of the Imperial Navy, most of the family's intelligence resources have been used by her. She has all the information about Xi Wei, "Arcane" and even the Arcanist headquarters. If you have heard about it, you will naturally know what a powerful and potential force of spellcasters Xi Wei and the arcanists he represents are.

However, there are a very high proportion of spellcasters and clerics among the Kuo-Toa, and they must be dealt with carefully, so Katarina was the first to come to the door.

"To travel from the Turbulent Deep Sea Plane to the Oriente Continent, you must rely on large-scale plane teleportation gates. In particular, teleportation tunnels that can teleport legendary level experts are very rare. Our best way is to find this plane teleportation gate and Destroy it completely!" After reaching an alliance, Catalina began to discuss with Xi Wei how to deal with the fish-man crisis.

Obviously, Catalina's plan is like a sharp knife, full of aggression. She is not the kind of fleet commander who only escorts and ensures the safety of trade routes, but aims to defeat the enemy with one blow and avoid future troubles, just like Like an assassin.

"In the battle outside Milan some time ago, Nicholas, the Lord of Secret Blood, opened a large portal connecting the endless abyss plane, and three demon kings descended on the world of Orrente. Infiniti, the Lord of the Setting Sun, infused his divine power with a sudden attack. Only then were we able to destroy the portal and reverse the entire war situation." Xi Wei said in a deep voice: "The Wild Waves Deep Sea Plane is one of the few giant planes among the multidimensional planes. The teleporters leading to the Orient continent plane have established The difficulty will never be lower than the Endless Abyss, and its importance is far beyond that. With the lessons learned from the last war, I think the Queen of the Deep Sea will definitely deepen the protection of the portal; not to mention that we are still unable to detect and discover the teleportation Even if we discover the portal, we will not be able to launch a demigod-level attack, and lower-level attacks may not be able to destroy the portal. And even if we successfully destroy the portal, it means that we have completely cut off the Queen of the Deep's access to the Orient continent. , her anger will inevitably be attracted to you and me, and that is not something to be thankful for."

Xi Wei's analysis is very rational, and this is also a helpless choice. Small forces are mixed among big countries, and it is difficult to have both sides. What's more, in today's world, there are powerful people who cannot be offended easily.

"If you say so, why should we fight? Let's just kneel down and surrender!" Katarina said angrily, but deep down she had to admit that Xi Wei was right. She is really hot, and I am afraid His Majesty the Emperor may not be able to protect her.

"It is natural to fight. If we don't fight, we will give everything away. But there is a strategy of fighting. What is our lowest demand now? Smooth trade routes. What is Kokanoa's purpose? In the continent of Orente Establish your own church organization and expand your faith, and one day truly become a god. It is only the early stage of her and the Kuo-Toa fish people's strategy, and it has not yet reached the time for a real large-scale attack. Many people have already chosen to compromise, so Kokanoa The initial strategy has been basically completed and steadily advanced, so all we have to do is to take small steps!" Xiwei patiently explained that this strategic approach was also during this period when he and Natalia collected and understood a large number of This was summarized after discussing the information about the Deep Sea Plane of Frenzy and Kokanoa.

"A little fight? What do you mean?" Catalina asked quickly.

"Kokanoa, Queen of the Deep Sea, is a cruel and capricious demigod. She rules all the Kuo-Toa tribes with violence and threats. Her followers are frightened and afraid of her, because once things go wrong, they will They will suffer the most painful torture." Xi Wei continued to explain in depth: "I have conducted reconnaissance during this period and found out that there have been seven different tribal flags in the Kuo Tao fish people army on the entire Golden Sea, and the number is still increasing. . These murloc tribes are not completely friendly, but have a bloody competitive relationship. Whoever completes the task better and more smoothly will be rewarded, and whoever completes the task poorly or even fails will be punished by the Queen of the Deep Sea. Therefore, if you choose to attack For a murloc tribe, the murlocs from other tribes are likely to choose to watch the fire from afar rather than join the battle, as long as they are not in danger of all capsizing and complete defeat."

"You mean we focus on attacking a small group of Kuo-Tao murlocs, so that other murloc tribes will not join the fight, and at the same time, we will not arouse the real anger of the Queen of the Deep Sea?" Katarina thought thoughtfully: "I always feel like this is limiting my capabilities. !”

"Yes, it's like dancing with shackles, doing your best under restricted circumstances!" Xi Wei concluded: "It won't harm the overall situation of the Deep Sea Queen Kokanoa, but it is enough to protect the Holy Norman Empire and Violet safe sea routes!”

Finally, Xi Wei whispered to Catalina: "Old friend, this is also a very good opportunity for you and me. The Golden Sea sea routes are cut off, countless commodities are backlogged at the port, and countless businessmen are eager to jump into the sea. If we Being able to open up and dominate a trade route would be a terrifying wealth!"

Xi Wei has already reached the point where he basically ignores wealth, but as the leader of Violet, he must consider the overall situation.

Spellcasting is a profession that requires financial support. Although Xiwei has done his best to cultivate and reserve a large number of low-cost or even free spellcasting materials and magic plants for Violet, more than 5,000 teachers and students consume a lot of money in daily teaching and research. All kinds of wealth are simply astronomical. Although a few of these projects contain great business opportunities and can create a lot of wealth, currently they are generally unable to make ends meet and there is a serious shortage of resources and money.

Therefore, Xi Wei had to love money. This fish-man crisis was a big trouble for most people, but he saw new business opportunities.

Catalina's eyes lit up. She was the heir to the Estamba family. How could she not know the importance of wealth? Therefore, the two hit it off and soon began to discuss specific cooperation plans and how to distribute benefits.

Soon, a strategic plan called the "Golden Route" took shape. This golden route starts from the port of Dilieste in the east, stops at Palermo in the middle, and ends in Valencia in the west. Xiwei and Catalina will fully escort it to ensure that The safety of this golden route is expected to create a huge source of wealth for them.

This route abandoned the Eastern Golden Sea, which was beyond reach, and also abandoned other transit ports because they were outside their sphere of influence. However, it ensured the logistics operation between the two major regions of the Holy Norman Empire and could fulfill the emperor's requirements at a minimum.

As the only transit point on the entire route, Palermo will also be the biggest beneficiary. This original pirate port will surpass many golden maritime ports with hundreds of years of history and become a new economic and trade center.

Of course, in order to achieve this ideal, the most important step is to ensure the safety of the golden route trade routes, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

Caterina did not stay long. After reaching the cooperation policy, she soon left Palermo with the Sant'Estamba and headed for the Port of Dilieste.

"Sylvie, we are about to send the fleet to fight. This time I want to go out! The last battle of Catonia ended too quickly!" Natalia said to Xiwei excitedly: "And look at it , Charlotte, and Katarina have all entered the legendary rank. I am under a lot of pressure! Even if I am left behind by you, I must not fall behind others. Only high-intensity fighting can help me move forward. growth!"