Chapter 538 389 A Meeting that Changed History

Darkus changed his posture, he leaned out and picked up the wine glass on the coffee table, but instead of drinking, he raised the wine glass to his eyes and started to look at it. The wine liquid in the glass shimmers red under the dim light, like a deep orange-red sea, telling the story of the precipitation of history and the accumulation of time. Although this is the wine specially supplied to the royal family of Carcassonne, it seems the same to him. He doesn't like drinking red wine, and he can't taste the difference between different red wines.

While staring at the liquid in the cup, Darkus was still thinking, seeming to be recalling a past event or thinking about future plans. There was a depth and mystery in his eyes, and the wine in the glass seemed to be his reflection, reflecting the complex emotions and complicated thoughts deep in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, Darkus glanced at William III through the liquid, who seemed to be in a trance. Obviously, William III guessed something through his words, which put him into a state of shock. But he didn't continue to say anything, he didn't want to say anything, and he couldn't say anything. Spoiler for William III? Tell him that the Battle of Altdorf should take place twenty-three years later, and that William III will die with Vlad and become a so-called saint? As a result, the whole thing changed because he came to Altdorf. He not only changed the first vampire war, but also the second and third time?

What he changed about the vampire wars.

Darkus couldn't say that the Battle of Altdorf was the third party arranged by the man after the destruction of Altdorf University and Stephen Franz Academy. There are some things that are not suitable to be said. One is that it would be boring to say them, and the other is that they cannot be said. He could only communicate with silence. The reason why he could become friends with William III was that in addition to their common needs and interests, they seemed to have a tacit understanding that transcended age, language, and time. , across races.

Although they had only known each other for less than a week, they had not seen each other several times during this week...

There was an indescribable meaning in Darkus's eyes, as if hinting at some deep information. As the high priest of the Sigmar Sect, William III was shocked and surprised by this information. His movements attracted William III. William III raised his head and looked at his eyes behind the liquid. William III felt a strong touch and shock, and his mood fluctuated with the eyes behind his wine glass, as if he had uncovered The secrets hidden layer by layer in the world allowed William III to re-recognize the world and himself.

"Actually... one of the main purposes of my coming to Altdorf is to visit Leonardo da Miragliano. Some of his things are what I need and are worth learning from. Unfortunately... I don't have them. Got this opportunity, but... I still got something through some methods, such as the drawing that fell on the ground. Although it is a pity that I didn't see him, I still got a lot of things from this drawing. ”

After a while, after William III had calmed down a little, Darkus stopped making that move. He took a sip of the liquid and said slowly while placing the cup on the coffee table. After doing all this, he resumed his previous posture, but with his legs crossed, he no longer looked at the ceiling, but at William III.

"I don't want this, but... now I can only do this, I can't find any other way."

William III, who recovered from the shock and confusion, poured the liquid from the wine bottle into the wine glass with trembling hands. Due to his trembling, some precious liquid spilled on the coffee table. After filling it, he faced Darkow Si raised his glass in greeting, then raised his head and drank it all. Then he repeated this action again. After the second glass of wine entered his stomach, his body leaned on the sofa, his trembling hands wiped his face, and then he tried to explain in a calm tone.

Darkus did not respond to William III with words, but nodded silently. He knew that William III needed some time to buffer now.

"To be honest, I can understand the words and pictures on this drawing, but I can't understand it. You know what I'm talking about. It's too unfamiliar to me. I'm curious... Leona What attracts you? Although he and I live in the same city, I have never communicated with him because... you know the name of that college. I don't know your past, but mine. My friend, I can feel your potential and your unique charm, which is why I believe you can reunite the elves, so... I am very curious now, can you tell me the reason? "

After William III completely calmed down, he picked up the drawings that fell on the ground and turned them over carefully. Different from before, he was now at a deep loss. He knew the words and pictures above, and he could also see that these words and pictures ultimately pointed to a box, a magical iron box, and this iron box seemed to move. ? After another moment, he asked seriously.

"Of course, I am very willing to tell you the reason, which is why I gave you this drawing. That night, you saw the giant beast that was originally in Altdorf Zoo, right?" Darkus finally said It's nonsense. William III is not blind, so there is no reason why he can't see it. But as a foreshadowing, after William III nodded, he also nodded, and then continued, "Although you saw that giant beast, but... it's very... It’s a pity that you didn’t see the terrifying posture of this giant beast charging. Can you have that picture in your mind?”

William III closed his eyes and began to imagine following Darkus's words. In his mind, a picture gradually began to become clear. He saw the terrifying beak that could tear people apart instantly and the piercing eyes. The huge and mighty Triceratops exuded a ferocious aura, like a moving mountain peak.

As the Triceratops charged, the ground began to tremble, earth and rocks flew, trees were uprooted, and everything turned into nothingness under the feet of the Triceratops. As a warrior, he can personally feel the unparalleled fear and shock, and feel the power and power of the Triceratops. His pupils suddenly widened, and his heart was filled with awe and wonder. He seemed to be able to hear the roar of the Triceratops,

"I can imagine it, I can imagine it very clearly, that scene..." William III sighed. At the end of the sentence, he thought of something. He probably guessed why Darkus gave him this drawing, and he continued Said, "My friend, I seem to understand."

"No, no, no. You don't understand, how come you understand? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?" Darkus denied. Seeing that William III was at a loss again, he shook his head and sighed, " This is a drawing, but it is just an appearance. Do you remember what I said when I handed the drawing to you?"

"Steel?"

"Yes, Steel. It seems that you have a good memory. Steel, in fact, I didn't tell you everything just now. Not only steel, but also gunpowder! After all, you also saw that there is a cannon on this iron box."

"I...I..." William III murmured and thought. After a moment, he showed an expression of enlightenment. He continued, "My friend, I really understand this time!"

"understood?"

"understood!"

"There is a reason why we are friends. I like to deal with smart people. In my opinion, you are a smart person, and you are not that pedantic. To be honest, you broke my stereotypes about faith, pastors, etc., I have seen a lot from you and learned a lot. I love telling the truth, and I tell the truth because I don’t seem to need to flatter you or cater to you.”

Darkus gently knocked on the coffee table as he spoke. After he finished speaking, the liquid in his wine glass was filled again. Then he raised his glass and clinked it with William III, but he did not drink it all this time. He couldn't taste the quality of the wine specially provided by the Royal Family of Carcassonne. However, he knew that he had drunk impatiently just now, and now he was a little more energetic. The following conversation was very important to him, to William III, and to the world. He didn't want to be confused. We are conducting this meeting in a forced state.

"My friend, although I understand, I still don't understand. You also know that I am the great priest of the Sigma Sect and I dedicate myself to Sigma. These..." William III, who also took a small bite, said cautiously. He knew this It was possible that he was talking to Darkus for the last time, and he knew the conversation was important. Thinking of this, he stood up, walked to the table not far away and started rummaging around. Soon he returned to the sofa with a piece of parchment, a quill and ink.

"Although my body is back to the shape of my youth, my head doesn't seem to be. My friends, forgive me for doing this, but I have to do it because I know the conversation that follows is important and I can feel... …This…this…will affect the development of the entire empire in the future?”

"When you decided to do this, this piece of parchment was given a special meaning, maybe? When I come down here again, I will see this piece of paper in the museum and sigh, thinking about us Days get along with each other, and you...time, years..." Darkus nodded and said with a smile. As he spoke, the smile on his face disappeared, and at the end of the sentence, his hand dangled in the air. , sighing heavily.

William III, who had pushed the wine bottle and cup aside and was leaning on the coffee table, also smiled and shook his head, and then sighed heavily.

"Since you have behaved like this, let me say more." After finishing speaking, Darkus picked up the wine glass and moistened his throat. After some thought, he started the mode of being a teacher, "First of all... in politics, this After the Battle of Altdorf, you gained great prestige. Ludwig couldn't get out of bed for half a year. I know how serious their attacks were. You can do many things during this period to consolidate your prestige. .

As for how to do it, that is your own business. It is the internal affairs of Reikland and Altdorf and has nothing to do with me. Even if I knew, I wouldn't do it, after all, you know, no one likes to be judged, especially people like us.

You have to withstand the pressure, the pressure from the church and the pressure from the Reichland nobles, to rebuild Stephen Franz College. Of course, the college is still the same college, and the operating model is still the same, but you can change the college The name, after all that has happened, Stephen Franz Academy no longer exists. Altdorf Imperial University? Imperial College of Mechanical Engineering? Please forgive me, I lack some talent in naming. I'll leave such a difficult thing to you. "

While William III nodded, he recorded on the parchment that although what Darkus said was very obscure, he understood what Darkus meant, to re-establish the academy, but in the name of the Sigmar Sect, or in his personal name. name.

"I have been to both Aldolf University and Stephen Franz College. In my opinion, the former is a comprehensive university, whose main purpose is to train suitable talents for the empire and allow the children of nobles to receive higher education, but the latter is fundamentally different from the former. The latter is more inclined to science and engineering and more practical.

To put it more bluntly, in my opinion, Aldolf University is the lower limit of the empire, humanities, politics, thoughts, and philosophy, while the college is the upper limit of the empire. Steel, gunpowder, machinery, bombs, muskets, artillery and iron boxes are important components of the imperial army."

"I'm going to be honest with you here. The triceratops you saw before was a lizard man, that is, the inhabitant of that mysterious continent, a lizard man studied by your anthropologists as a beastman. Sigma, I have to admire the rich imagination of those scholars. If the Slann magic priests knew that humans regarded them as beastmen..." Dacus said at the end and made a weird Sigma hammer to William III.

William III, who was writing, smiled and shook his head in response to Dacus.

Just when Dacus was ready to say something, he suddenly froze. He felt that he was saying something strange, and the whole scene was also very strange. In the office of Sigma Cathedral, talking with Sigma High Priest about rebuilding the Polytechnic Institute, what is this? This is completely unrelated, but now it has happened.

In Dacus's opinion, because the current Sigma High Priest is William III, a high priest who is not old-fashioned at all and knows how to be flexible and adaptable, which high priest is willing to learn the weaknesses of another vampire from the mouth of a vampire? Which high priest is willing to give hope to the dark elf even though he knows that the other party is a dark elf?

William III is not the stereotyped high priest of other high priests. As the old-fashioned high priest who regards physics as a heresy and a scourge at the top of the belief system, the current absurd scene has appeared.

Maybe... it will be more absurd in the future? Just like a certain orthodox religion, give the iron box some holy water before the battle? Diffusion blessing?

The iron box is a revelation from Sigmar and a manifestation of Sigmar's power. Just like when the empire was first established, the iron box is the crystallization of the friendship between humans and dwarves. The iron box is blessed, sacred, and has an organic soul!

Thinking of this, Dacus suddenly laughed, and then told William III what he thought.

William III laughed and shook his head again. As he shook his head, he suddenly laughed out loud. The picture described by Dacus appeared in his mind, and then he raised his glass and clinked it with Dacus.

"I'm not kidding. We can infer logically. Now you have great prestige in Altdorf and Reikland. I think you also have relative influence on the dwarves. You can use the relationship with the dwarves to get them involved. The first twelve models on this blueprint were designed by Leonardo, and the last one, the thirteenth, was integrated and improved by those high-level spellcasters based on the first twelve."

"The elven society is different from the human society. Magic is a power we are proud of. Those wizards, sorcerers, and spellweavers are not only spellcasters, but also masters of knowledge. They have made achievements in all aspects. This There is a fundamental difference between them and the wizards hunted by witch hunters in your empire. Of course, we can put this topic aside for the time being. "

"Let's return to the topic of inference for the time being. If the resistance is too great, my advice to you is that you don't need to rebuild the academy directly. The key to the matter lies in this iron box. You can use your influence to gather the dwarves and the unemployed scholars and craftsmen in the academy. As long as you can build the first No. 13 prototype and let this prototype shine in battle and play an important role.

At that time, you can build the academy in reverse, and the resistance will be minimized. The reason is, you also know, there are many , as long as the prototype can work, the priests in the sect will not say anything. After all, it is a powerful force, and it belongs to the sect. This is the revelation and blessing from Sigma! Those nobles will not refuse to fight side by side with the iron box in battle. Who would refuse such a powerful force? Soldiers facing the beastmen? "

"For the sake of the empire, I suggest that you better incorporate the academy into the system of the Sigma Church, at least in this era. As an imperial citizen and a high priest of Sigma, you know the current situation of the empire better than me. I think... you don't want to see the iron box crush the armies of other provinces, right? Then this Or is it Sigmar's revelation and blessing?

The religion within your empire is very complicated. As far as I know, the people in the north believe in Ulric, and the people in the west believe in Tal. If these things really happen, it will only make the politics and beliefs of the empire more divided. What do the mountain dwarves think of this? What do the empire dwarves think? Is this still a symbol of friendship between the empire and the dwarves? "

William III was stunned. He looked up at Dacus. He suddenly realized that Dacus was more than he thought... He didn't think of so many things in such a short time, and they were such critical things, extending from the academy and the iron box to the entire empire.

"My friend, you reminded me that what you said is really right. I didn't think of this. Whether it's the iron box or the academy, it belongs to the empire and is the cornerstone of the empire. As you said, it is the upper limit of the empire. It is used by the empire to fight against beastmen, orcs and chaos, not to kill each other. "

Darkus, who was a little dry-mouthed, moistened his throat. When the liquid rolled in his throat, he suddenly thought of something, a fun thing, a great fun thing.

"We are friends? Right?"

"Yes! We are friends! Forever friends!"

"Then as a friend, it's not too much for you to do me a small favor?"

"Of course, as long as I can do it!"

"Okay! A long, long time ago, in this old world, of course, we elves call this place Elsing Alvin. Four thousand years ago, due to some differences and contradictions, the elves and dwarves broke out in a war that lasted for hundreds of years. The final result... You know, humans appeared and took root in this land. Although four thousand years have passed, our relationship with the dwarves has not been repaired. The elves you saw before are responsible for repairing the relationship.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is... when the dwarves get involved, don't mention that the elves designed the No. 13 prototype. This drawing is a revelation from Sigma. As for how it was revealed, it's your problem. This is the little favor you have to help me with. "

"Although I still don't quite understand it, my friend, since you have said so, I will do it. "

"If the dwarves ask you for the drawings, you can also give them the backup of the drawings." Dacus nodded and said with a smile.

In Dacus's opinion, this is a fun, a big fun. The Imperial Steam Tank was designed and manufactured by Leonardo, but Leonardo and Stephen Franz Academy are gone now. History was changed beyond recognition by him, the God who was not the chosen one. The elves upgraded and transformed based on Leonardo's design drawings. The drawings were mastered by the Sigma Sect, and they asked the dwarves to help manufacture them.

The original Imperial steam tank is now completed by three races, from design, finalization, project establishment to prototype, and finally expanded production. In Dacus's opinion, the dwarves who participated in the manufacture of steam tanks will definitely discover the potential of steam tanks. After all, steam tanks are too suitable for suppressing greenskins and Skaven ratmen, but they may not be suitable for mountain warfare. But it doesn't matter, can we change it? Change the wheels of the steam tank to tracks.

Isn't this just a mine or a bomb point? Maybe hundreds of years later, when the elves and dwarves formally establish diplomatic relations again or quarrel, the elves can point to the dwarves' heads and say that the steam tanks currently used in large quantities by the dwarves are designed by the elves...

This...may be more lethal than scolding the dwarves for being short. After all, machinery and steel are the dwarves' prominent studies... (End of this chapter)