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Mages are a special group, they are not devout in their faith.

It’s not that they don’t have faith, the vast majority of mages also have faith. They often believe in the Lord of Mysteries, or the God of Spellcasters, or the God of Scholars. These three are considered the mainstream of mages’ beliefs. Apart from them, all There are also various other beliefs... By the way, because the god of spellcasters and the god of scholars have fallen, among the gods that mages now believe in, the second-ranked one is the god of knowledge and culture, Vol. There are many people who believe in the wonderful jellyfish god Void Mask.

But no matter which god they believe in, mages rarely put their faith on a level that is equal to or even higher than life.

For them, faith is nothing more than an ideal. The reason why an ideal is an ideal is that it is opposite to reality. Most mages are realists. Of course they are willing to pursue their ideals, but few are willing to sacrifice themselves for their ideals.

In a sense, the group of mages is vulgar and far less pure than the group of scholars. Although the two groups have great similarities and even overlaps, scholars are far superior to mages in terms of external reputation and internal cohesion.

Of course, the mages don't care about this. Instead, they feel that their own attitude is the right way to treat faith. The key to faith is the consistency of everyone's ideas. People can sacrifice for their own ideas, but if it is for faith, To sacrifice is to mistake the purpose and means, and to put the cart before the horse.

Some extreme mages will even call those devout fools, thinking that they have abandoned the most precious thing in human beings - spiritual independence, and have degenerated into domesticated livestock or even tools of gods. In some worlds, there are also powerful alliances of mages that reject all religions and even ban people from believing in gods.

Tro Hylar is certainly not that kind of extreme person, but he is not really devout in his faith. In other words, he is a typical mage. This kind of person either has the same ideas as the gods and becomes a true believer, or he is a true believer. It is absolutely impossible to become a devout believer or a fanatic because their attitude towards life is based on " "I" is the main one and will never give up his independence.

Hyrule mage's belief in the Lord of Mysteries is roughly between true belief and orthodox belief. On the one hand, he agrees with most of the teachings of the Lord of Mysteries, but on the other hand, he has completely different views from the Lord of Mysteries on many things. This situation is very common among high-level mages, so it's not surprising.

For him, issues of faith can be traded. As long as the conditions are sufficient, he doesn't mind converting to other gods.

But this does not mean that he can become a devout believer in other gods, because he will not change his ideas.

If what East wanted was for him to convert, then he might have thought carefully and bargained before agreeing.

However, what East wanted was not his belief, but the political attitude of Mill City, which put him in a bit of a dilemma.

As a city in the central and eastern part of the Mystic Tower Federation, Mir City's status is even better than that of Golden Tower City. It can even be said to be an important town in the entire Mystic Tower Federation. This is because they have two legendary mages sitting in charge. You can see it.

For such a city to change its political stance is no small matter!

When Jinta City became independent, the Mystic Tower Federation did not hesitate to dispatch a large army and fight a siege for several months. In the end, although they failed to capture it and withdrew their troops in despair, they still did not admit its independence, which shows their attitude.

If Mill City wants to be independent or wants to surrender to the Northwest Republic, the response from the Mystic Tower Federation will only be greater. At that time, I'm afraid it won't be an army, but a dozen legendary mages coming together, raining down powerful legendary spells one by one.

Can Tro Hyrule stop such a scene?

Without thinking about it, he knew that there was absolutely no way he could stop it.

And without the help of those legendary mages, his teacher, Master Mir, would probably not be able to tolerate him - Mir City was a city built by Master Mir himself. Although he had passed the position of city lord to Hyrule, the highest authority of Mir Magic Tower still remained. in his hand. In other words, he is still the city's real supreme power.

With the magic tower given by Tuyan, Hyrule is not without the ability to fight against the teacher, but being able to fight does not mean that it is possible to win. If Master Mir is willing, as long as he pays a sufficient price, he can definitely destroy Hyrule together with the magic tower given by Tuyan and turn it into ashes.

After all, Hyrule was not the founder of the magic tower, and the magic tower did not fit him very well. What's more important is that his strength is far inferior to Master Mir. This is like a famous saying in martial arts novels - most people in this world cannot become sword gods even if they hold a divine sword.

If he wanted to fight Master Mir with that magic tower, it would be better for Tuyan to do it himself.

But it was obviously impossible for Tuyan to run back to support Hylar, let alone fall out with Master Mir, who taught him, for his sake. So this is absolutely impossible.

Hylar was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.

"To be honest, I have almost no way out now. I am like a person who is about to drown. Even if I see a straw, I have to hug it tightly, hoping to save my life." He said slowly and He said seriously, "However, I really can't change the political stance of Mill City. This is not a question of whether I want to do it, but a question of whether I can do it."

East smiled. Hylar considered it so seriously and then refused, which showed that he really put his heart into it, and it also showed that he was indeed moved.

In this case, it's easy to handle.

"If you are worried about insufficient combat power, I can think of a way." He said bluntly, "If necessary, I can mobilize at least ten legendary strong men to help you support the scene. I believe that if so many legendary strong men come forward, even if the secret method It is impossible for the Tower Federation to dare to use force to solve the problem at the risk of losing many legendary powerhouses in one fell swoop.”

The Master of Hyrule, who had already considered it carefully, still shook his head: "The problem is not just here. You can help me deal with the Secret Tower Federation, but what if the teacher comes forward? I can't recruit outsiders to deal with the teacher. In that case, it's better to die!" "

What he said was categorical and there was no room for change.

Tro Hyrule was not mentally controlled by Master Mir and did not dare to be an enemy at all. If necessary, he would not mind fighting with the teacher. But he also has his own bottom line. It's okay to fall out with the teacher himself, or to ask his brothers for help. But if he asks outsiders to deal with the teacher, that's absolutely not okay!

In earthly parlance, this is called the difference between "internal contradictions" and "external contradictions." If there is an internal conflict, even if a person's head is beaten and a dog's head is beaten, it is not impossible. After the fight, everyone can still sit down to eat and drink, and even if they curse, there is no problem; but if you want to collude with outsiders to get involved, then you are a traitor, you are 25 He is a traitor! Don't care whether it's reasonable or not, let's start with three knives and six holes. If a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out, it's absolutely right!

Just like in China back then, the two parties fought in darkness and bloodshed. However, once the Japanese invaded, everyone should first put aside their disputes and join forces to fight against Japan. As the saying goes, "Brothers hate each other behind the wall and defend themselves against aggression." Resisting the invasion of foreign enemies is The most important thing is right and wrong. In front of this important event, nothing else is worth mentioning.

Of course, ideal is one thing, reality is another. From the "borrowing prisoners to suppress the bandits" in the Southern Ming Dynasty to the "preferring to be friends rather than domestic slaves" in the late Qing Dynasty, there are many bad guys who break the bottom line. Even during the anti-Japanese war, a certain person's status was so noble that he had to leave a space in front of his name. The big shots were still obsessed with suppressing the Communists, and even caused the Wannan Incident, but at least Teluo Hailar was not such a person.

For him, it is one of the basic principles of his life to not collude with outsiders to deal with teachers.

He can die, but he cannot violate his principles!

Seeing his firmness, East frowned slightly and looked at Tuyan.

Tuyan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that this matter would definitely involve him, but he had no choice.

"...To be honest, I really don't want to be an enemy of the teacher." After hesitating for a long time, he still shook his head and said, "Mr. East, if you really want me to deal with the teacher, it's not enough for you to speak."

East naturally understood what he meant.

Speaking of myself, the portion is not enough.

For Tuyan to make up his mind to help Tro Hylar deal with Master Mir, His Majesty the Mask of the Void must speak in person.

This is Tuyan's biggest concession and also his bottom line.

He received great favor from His Majesty the Mask of the Void, and had long since entrusted his wealth and life to this god. If His Majesty Void Mask opens his mouth, he can convince himself to fight against the teacher.

However, East hesitated again.

Tuyan obviously has no fighting spirit. In his current state, what are the chances of winning against the legendary mage Master Mir who has been famous for nearly a thousand years?

I'm afraid the chances of winning are slim. Not only is the odds slim, it may even cause him to be seriously injured and lose his life. It's not surprising.

For the Northwest Republic, Tuyan and his skeleton labor army are an indispensable and important force. If necessary, East can even use his own life to protect the survival of this legendary mage. So he couldn't let Tuyan risk his life under any circumstances - the input and output were completely out of proportion, and it was such a loss.

Just like when herdsmen want to eliminate evil wolves, of course there is no problem in using sheep to lure wolves, but those who really "can't let go of their children to lure wolves" are either animals with cold nature or mentally retarded people with brain problems.

No matter how you look at it, your own children are much more important than wolves, okay?

East pondered for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't make up his mind, so he had to sigh and silently pray to Sui Xiong, asking Sui Xiong to make a decision.

Sui Xiong received his prayer immediately and rushed to Tu Ya'an almost immediately. In a flash of green light, a palm-sized floating jellyfish appeared in front of them.

East and Tuyan hurriedly saluted, and Tro Hyrule also showed respect to this great god.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" After saluting, East asked anxiously.

Although he still has a good impression of the Mystic Tower Federation, it does not mean that he will not work hard to consider the Northwest Republic. Whether it's wooing the cities on the northern border, including Gray Tower City, or poaching the corners of Mill City, it's not a problem in his opinion.

As long as it doesn't cause natural disasters to the federation and bring disaster to the people, he doesn't think there's a problem.

As for poaching, that's nothing...

Sui Xiong had already known everything from his prayer. After thinking about it, he asked Master Hyrule: "If Master Mir doesn't mind that Mir City changes its camp, then everyone will be happy. If he doesn't want to, what can you do at most?"

"Join the classmates to deal with the teacher, or even drive him away." Tro Hyrule answered without hesitation, "But I will never kill him, let alone join forces with outsiders to deal with him."

The green jellyfish shook back and forth a few times, which was considered a nod.

"Then, if you are allowed to transform into a legendary creature now, do you think you can fight Master Mir?"

Master Hyrule frowned, thought for a long time, and answered: "It depends on what kind of legendary creature you become. If it is some particularly powerful creature, I certainly have the confidence to fight the teacher. But if it is just an ordinary one, it won't work."

"How powerful do you need to be?" Sui Xiong asked.

"At least it has to be at the level of the legendary dragons." Hyrule replied, "For example, the Rainbow Dragon, the Power Dragon, the Time Dragon... If I have that level of strength, plus my own magic ability, I should be able to fight against the teacher."

Now it was Sui Xiong's turn to frown. The three dragons that Hyrule mentioned were the famous "Three Legendary Dragons". Once they reach adulthood, they are legendary powerhouses. When they are fully grown, they are even able to rival gods.

"Are you... willing to become a dragon?" Sui Xiong thought for a long time and asked.

Hyrule immediately shook his head: "I just want to become a legendary creature, but I really don't want to become a dragon-humanoid form, this is the limit I can accept, even if I become a goblin, but becoming a dragon... really exceeds my limit."

Sui Xiong sighed, he guessed that this was the case.

He could still think of a way to make Hyrule a legendary dragon, or a legendary creature of this level. But to make Hyrule a legendary creature of this level while maintaining a humanoid form was a bit beyond his ability.

This is mainly because he is not a true "legendary creature expert". His ability to transform his body is actually based on his own creativity.

He really can't create an angel race out of thin air like the previous generation of the Sun God.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea.

"Do you mind growing wings?" he asked.

The Hyrule Mage thought about it and shook his head.

"Okay!" Sui Xiong laughed, "That's it!"