Chapter 467 [0462] The Birth of the Guardian
When Lux finished her basic teaching and rushed back to Forsbarrow from the temporary camp, she was quite surprised to find that three of the four preliminary drafts she sent out for comments received clear and affirmative answers.
The Chamber of Commerce, the Mining Association and the Herb Pickers Guild expressed their willingness to accept the supervision of the lords and work together to promote the comprehensive development of Forsbarrow.
Are the people from Fosbairo so easy to talk to?
To be honest, although the draft for comments was officially released, Lux only regarded it as a vaccination.
Originally, she had been mentally prepared to shelve this issue for the time being - wait until the artificial lake was repaired, and then use it as a credit guarantee and demonstration method to integrate these non-governmental organizations.
By then, after a winter of construction, our management personnel will also have some experience. With the support of the Forsbarrow people, our integration will be a matter of course.
As a result, I never expected that a bad check had just been issued here, and the goods were happily shipped over there...
What's going on?
Just when Lux was confused, Ino explained the specific reason.
Grandma Ling, the former leader of the Silent People, came to the North with some Silent People who were "willing to truly devote themselves to the normalization of magic." This ice-born mage who was born in the Freljord and spent his childhood in Forsbarrow, He used a "private connection" to convince the president of the herb collectors' guild, and then made the three guilds determined to get on Count Laxana's train.
Lux was really surprised and happy when she got the news.
Ino had told her about Grandma Ling, but she never expected that the other party would really be willing to leave Xiongdu and come to Forsbarrow!
Even though this is the place where she grew up, she still respects him for being able to make this decision.
So, she formally met with the old man for the first time.
Grandma Ling, who has lost her magic power, looks very kind, as if she is the old lady next door. The atmosphere between her and Lux is also very relaxed.
"I am no longer the veteran of the Silent People!" Holding Lux with one hand and Ino with the other, the old lady said with a smile, "Without magic power, my return to Forsbarrow would be nothing more. Find the shadow of your past - you are the future of Forsbarrow and the future of Demacia!"
"Serious words, strong words!" Lux couldn't help but shook her head after hearing this, "It's bitterly cold in the north, I just hope to make the life of the Forsbarrow people easier."
"The ancestors of Demacia were just asking for a safer and easier life for everyone." The old lady seemed to have seen through Lux's thoughts, and her tone was still understated, "I am from the Freljord. I just envy Demacia's unity and kindness, and the Freljord's law of the jungle is not suitable for me, so I left the tribe early... If Forsbarrow can become as prosperous as the capital city under the influence of magic, Then I have no regrets!”
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Grandma Ling did not delay Lux for too long. After expressing her attitude, the old lady sauntered out of her temporary office and headed towards the herb collectors' guild.
Lux and Ino, who stayed in the office, grasped the hilts of their swords at the same time.
"Teacher Kalya, did she discover something?"
"After this little girl lost her magic power, she became more enlightened." Kalya chuckled, "Many immortals can't even see through this realization!"
"So, she knows what we are going to do?" Lux hesitated, "Does she even know what it means?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Kalya denied this statement and explained, "She doesn't know more, and she can't understand what kind of waves you will cause. What I said is transparent, no matter what. No matter what kind of waves they made, she was already ready to take advantage of them. Preparation for walking in waves - I don't think she can understand how much magic can add to productivity, nor do I think she can understand what magic education means, but I believe that even if Forsbarrow's future changes rapidly, she will be able to work with her. It’s the same today, watching with joy.”
Lux blinked, seeming to understand.
"Most people are not fools." Kalya continued, "Unknown things that are different from the past will indeed make people uneasy, but whether everything is developing in a better direction or a worse direction, this Everyone can see this, so go ahead and do it. Demacia has provided you with such a large number of excellent spellcasters, why can't you build a splendid Forsbarrow District?"
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The recognition from the three guilds made Lux, who had been a little relaxed, become busy again.
The work that was originally expected to be done after the artificial lake was built was suddenly brought forward. Lux needed to select some professionals from the originally small number of people to start supervising the three guilds.
Fortunately, during the autumn and winter, none of the three guilds in Forsbarrow had much work. At this time, three stewards specializing in accounts were squeezed out to understand the operating conditions of each guild, which was considered a first step.
After dealing with the "temporary queue-jumping" incident, Lux went to the temporary camp again.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the basic courses for the Devil-Dyeers need to be accelerated. Once the frozen soil solidifies, the project will officially begin!
Before that, in addition to working part-time as a teacher, there was another problem that was not too difficult but had no clue, which was placed in front of Lux.
The Demonic One needs a new name.
Just like the Darkin, the Demon-Torpedo itself is a derogatory term.
But if magic is normalized, the word Demon-Torpedo is a bit wrong - it's not a bad thing, why use "Torpedo"?
These talented mages should have a unique name of their own, a name that can show the style of a new generation of spellcasters, instead of continuing to use the derogatory name of Demon-Torpedo.
Regarding this issue, Lux, Ino, Sona and Shyvana gathered together, and together with Kalya, they discussed for a while.
But unfortunately, everyone was bad at naming, and after discussing it over and over, they couldn't find a name that fits perfectly.
Whether it's "Mage Alliance" or "Mystic", it sounds a bit wrong.
In desperation, Lux simply decided to give this question as an "after-school homework" to everyone in the camp - with collective efforts, a reliable new name can always be found.
After receiving this "homework", many spellcasters showed amazing enthusiasm.
Even if they accepted Lux's belief that "magic talent is not a shameful sin, but an extraordinary talent", no one wanted to follow the title of the Demon Infected.
Now that Count Laxana was looking for a new name, everyone naturally offered suggestions.
Starting from the second day, Lux received a large number of proposals, most of which were of no reference value.
Some were very broad, such as "Law Guardian" and "Magic Protector", which were vague and had unclear characteristics; some had obvious directions and regional characteristics, such as "Northern Mage" and "Fosbyro Mystic Alliance", which were not conducive to future development; and some simply used Lux's name, such as "Laxana Defense Force" and "Laxana First Legion", which were eye-catching.
Among the strange names collected by the demons, there were some that looked very much like that.
For example, "Faji Alliance" was a pun, indicating that this organization was not only the savior of mages, but also would help the world in the future - but it was a bit awkward, and the meaning was not easy to understand directly, so it was not chosen.
There is also the "Law Society", which is a learning and working association for mages. It is well-balanced and distinctive, but unfortunately it is too bland.
In the end, among the many names with explanations, "Spellbinder" has the highest recognition.
"Spellbinder" means defense, control, and even implies the meaning of "royal" - the namer did not write this, but Kalya liked it at first sight.
In the end, under his insistence, Lux finally officially announced that the title of "Spellbinder" would be abolished, and Spellbinder would be used as the name of "officially recognized spellcasters" in Fosbyro, and the Spellbinders in the temporary camp were registered.
The morale of the Spellbinders with the new name was greatly boosted.
This is not only a new title, but also a new identity. The confirmation of the name of Spellbinder means that the Spellbinders have their own organization and their own position in Fosbyro. According to Lux, after the artificial lake is repaired this winter, the Spellbinders will officially become a normal identity in Fosbyro in the form of a guild.
For them, who have always been regarded as evil and disasters and have difficulty seeing people normally, the Archons are a brand new beginning and an unprecedented strong sense of belonging.
With this sense of belonging, these Archons from all over Demacia began to spontaneously prepare more identity expressions for this organization.
Archons must have their own emblems!
So, several Archons who have learned painting used the "Laxana emblem" designed by Laxana as the base, added the symbol of elemental magic and the logo of energy spells, designed their own emblems, and immediately painted them on the gate outside the temporary camp.
The pigment used was the powder ground from several pieces of blue ochre picked up nearby.
The Archons' attire!
In the past, everyone wore prison uniforms, but after coming to Fosbyro, although Lux had a rich family, he could not prepare exquisite clothes for everyone - the course just happened to talk about magic patterns, so the coarse cloth robes painted with magic patterns became the representative attire of the Archons.
The Archons' song!
When Lux was giving a lecture, the music that Sona played casually to cover the soldiers was filled with lyrics and became a song that the Archons hummed in their spare time.
Archons from all over Demacia would use their own methods to add a little "hometown flavor" to this song without a beginning or an end.
The Archons who got a new identity tried hard to fill the thinness behind this identity with amazing enthusiasm, and this fanatical identity conversion also promoted their enthusiasm for learning. When Fosbyro welcomed the first snow, all the Archons in the 82 magic groups in the temporary camp finally completed the basic course of "Knowing Magic".
Theoretically, their next stage should be to learn the basic spellcasting course, but considering that everyone present is a true genius, this step will be a combination of small and large classes, and will be carried out in the form of practical classes at the site of the artificial lake planned by Karya.
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Sona is arranging classes for practical classes.
Lux, Ino and Shyvana gathered around a stack of construction drawings for the artificial lake provided by Karya and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Shyvana, who spent her childhood in Piltover, still has some basics - under the guidance of Karya, she completed the drawing task very well, but as a draftsman, Shyvana has no idea what these drawings mean.
"To be honest, the construction of this artificial lake is still very difficult." As the three girls looked at each other in bewilderment, Karya finally spoke, "Shyvana took me to investigate the soil structure, organization and water content here, and also used flying to study the traces left by glacier crushing over the years. Only then did we get a preliminary construction plan - I don't have much experience in frozen soil construction, only the Thousand Rivers Drainage Project in Narimaj."
Originally, after hearing that "the construction is very difficult", Lux and Ino were very nervous, and when they heard Karya say that she was inexperienced, their hearts were completely hanging.
As a result, Karya's next sentence was "Thousand Rivers Drainage Project", and the two girls who had seen the project in person couldn't help but roll their eyes at the same time.
If the multiple sluice gates in Mithril City can be regarded as a successful project that takes into account beauty, reliability and convenience, then the Thousand Rivers Drainage Project outside the city of Narimaj and at the foot of Mount Targon can only be said to be a masterpiece of ingenuity.
The meltwater from the snow-capped mountains on Mount Targon was planned into countless streams, which converged into small rivers. The small rivers crisscrossed on the gentle slopes in the west of Narimaj, passed around the city, and converged into the Shurima River, which went eastward, warming and nourishing Shurima for thousands of years.
The entire project involved frozen soil, rocky beaches, and deserts, with a huge altitude difference and huge fluctuations in the amount of meltwater, but even today, it is still stable and reliable - Karya, who presided over the project, said here that he was "not experienced"...
Lux and Ino couldn't help but snort.
"The snow-capped mountains in Fosbyro are quite special. They melt in the form of glaciers, so the artificial lake must be responsible for intercepting glaciers. In other words, the artificial lake should be inclined on the north bank and steep on the south bank." Ignoring the subtle looks of the students, Karya continued to introduce the design ideas, "And in order to carry glaciers that are enough to crush a river channel, the depth of this lake must be more than fifty yards."
Fifty yards? !
Although they have never done engineering, Lux and Ino couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard this number.
You are not digging an artificial lake, you are digging a sea!
"We are going to dig an artificial lake with a depth of fifty yards and a circumference of more than twenty miles in just one winter." At this point, Karya laughed, "I know it sounds incredible - but magic is so incredible."
Karya's small classroom Fosbyro artificial lake:
According to Karya's plan, this artificial lake should actually be called a "reservoir" more appropriately. Its volume will be about one billion cubic meters, with a gentle slope in the north and steep slope in the south, which can accommodate glaciers and carry the hydropower resources of Fosbyro.
If we must compare... the reservoir capacity of the Three Gorges is 39.3 billion cubic meters, and the volume of this artificial lake will be one-fortieth of the Three Gorges.
By the way, the total water capacity of the Qianhe Diversion Project exceeds 100 billion cubic meters - under the command of Karya, the Ascendants have been building it for decades.