Construction of the Styx Water Works.

The preliminary preparation work takes about half a year.

More than 100,000 workers were sent to Lu En, along with a large number of resources of all kinds.

From magic tools, various large-scale engineering magic equipment, alchemical raw materials, large amounts of ores, and various special licenses, Lu En truly understood the terrifying power of the empire when the terrifying machine was in full operation.

It can be called endless! It can be called prohibitive!

No matter how stupid or incompetent the nobles were, in the face of the emperor's order, the entire noble group unleashed an extremely terrifying force of action. All the needed materials and personnel were sent to Lu En, and hundreds of millions of tons of

Resources, Gray Lady, Elf Sage, and Lu En's three magic 9s joined forces and spent huge amounts of materials to build a super amplification array. The total cost was more than 1.2 million emperor gold coins, and they only teleported people to hell.

The materials will be gradually delivered through the portal in the future, but only basic materials, equipment and professionals will be delivered. In order to save transmission costs, most of the materials need to be mined in hell themselves.

The preliminary preparations for the water plant alone have already cost tens of millions of gold coins.

More than eight level 9 powers were used. Gray Lady, Elf Sage Aniya, and Monster King Lu En were three magic level 9s used as the construction and magic power pillars of the array. Another academic senior professor with knowledge level 9 was responsible for centering

Coordinate to facilitate timely adjustments. There are also four strong men dispatched by the imperial military to take charge of security work. One is proficient in sword and shield 9, one is capture 9, one is alert 9, and one is invisible 9.

It was completely seamless, and there was absolutely no way anyone could interfere with this huge teleportation ceremony. This time, we borrowed the power of some elves. In the past, the empire alone would have been enough to complete such a battle.

In the previous empire... there were three magic 9s, namely Archpriest, Daedalus, and Gray Lady. Because of this, it was possible to build a permanent teleportation array network rooted in major cities in the empire.

More than 50,000 troops were stationed here, and a quarter of the emperor's imperial army was deployed to form an iron barrel defense, blocking all potential troublemakers.

This is the true power of the empire. Lu En always felt that although the empire was powerful, it was internally divided, with various forces fighting among themselves, and its actions were cumbersome. Even the academy and the church had begun to fight a civil war. It was a serious head-on conflict between large armies.

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Therefore, he has always believed that the imperial government's decrees were unreasonable and the superiors and subordinates were slow to convey orders. If a war broke out in the future, this might be a weakness that could be exploited.

But when the emperor gave an order and really wanted to do something, Lu En finally saw the true efficiency of the empire.

Even if there is a blood feud between each other, even if there is a huge conflict of interest between them, and it is even possible that I killed your father just yesterday, the emperor's order was issued, and everyone did not hesitate and cooperated without any hidden secrets, which still made Lu En feel

Creepy.

Fortunately, he didn't trust him at the beginning, otherwise the emperor would have died without a burial.

At the same time, he also witnessed the power of the church and heaven.

Because he personally visited the holy city of Havar, because he wanted to open up new land in hell, and hell was at war with heaven, so this kind of matter must be negotiated with heaven to finalize a land that would not be affected by the war.

The meeting was held with a saint of the church, who is also one of the higher-ups of the church. As a singer of the gods, the saint of the church is the leader of the choir and the host of various rituals. Her status in the state church is extremely transcendent.

When Lu En went to discuss it, he happened to encounter the scene of the saint's battle.

She used prayers and hymns to fight, and her awe-inspiring voice resounded throughout the battlefield. Then came the high-spirited singing. The next moment, she only saw a light that was so strong that it was almost impossible to open her eyes, making Lu En feel like he was on the battlefield.

In the fierce hot wind.

All the troops retreated in response. It might be said that, but in fact, the scene that Lu En saw was quite indescribable. If he had to give an example, the battlefield was like... someone used a blower to blow away the dust on the ground.

It's just that those who died were all academic people.

This is the decisive battle in the civil war between the church and the academics. Obviously, it is one-sided, because the academics have already received the emperor's approval. They are willing to exchange a defeat for greater interests, and the church must also gain a clear victory.

, although this victory does not mean anything at all, it can at least be used to appease the hearts of believers and maintain the image of the church as still strong.

Later, Lu En was invited to enter Havar's temple.

Lu En still remembers the scene at that time.

In the temple.

What catches the eye are the brilliant murals, as well as the golden murals above. The walls, stained glass windows, and stairs are all carefully carved and decorated. The master's handwriting that can only be seen in art textbooks has truly appeared.

Here, the mighty light bursts out, the magnificent magic power gathers here, and the high-hanging emblem floats in the air, carrying all the glory of the church for countless years.

In the shining temple, stood the church saint, and at the same time, in front of Lu En were more than a dozen archbishops from various dioceses.

She stood behind these people, as calm as the breeze. The archbishops in front each had their own demeanor.

Some are solemn, some are kind, some are gentle, and some are serious. They are all big shots, and each of them is a high-level professional. When they gather together, they are impressive and powerful.

But you don't know why, when you see her, you only see her. The sunlight pours brightly from the stained glass window, and the golden and jade-green light reflects a small rainbow on the edge of the lens. The sky and the earth are clear and bright, and she is in it.

The dust was dancing and the breeze was flowing. She was wearing a white robe and stockings covering her calves, which were decorated with complex golden patterns. Her face was so calm that people couldn't even think of looking elsewhere.

A perfect woman, her existence seems to be to highlight the meaning of the word "beauty". It even made Lu En think that she was an apostle of heaven, but apostles of heaven rarely have this level.

"This is this?" Lu En looked at the archbishops around him and asked the saint.

"Sorry, please wait for a while, Your Excellency, in the church. There are still some matters within the church that need to be dealt with." The saint looked at Lu En apologetically, as if something happened suddenly, and she did not know that something would happen today.

"Of course, my matter can be solved at any time. I'm here to take a look at your stained glass windows. They seem to contain many ancient stories. I'm very interested in them." Lu En leaned over and did not dwell on this point.

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"Thank you, Your Excellency, I will come back as soon as possible." After saying that, the saint bowed and walked to the other side of Havar.

This temple is ridiculously big, thousands of meters high, and its interior is almost like a small city! Seven to eight thousand people live in it, and it doesn't look crowded at all.

However, the other party was obviously very anxious. He had just walked out of the room and had already started discussing before he was even far enough away.

"The church must respond! We must shrink our current power immediately!" said an old voice.

"Then what should we do!?" Another male voice was extremely irritated.

"There have been many informants in the monastery..." A middle-aged female voice on one side looked very tired: "Some of the young nuns in my monastery have begun to spread news about the empire instead of being pious to God."

"Because the military deliberately led the battle with bandits here at St. Alexias Convent, many of the houses there have almost become ruins. They also have huge waterproofing problems. The roofs of all the houses are damaged.

It leaks, but the local lord seems to have received orders from above and is determined not to allocate funds to solve the problem... We must move out all the ancient books inside as soon as possible, which requires assistance from other dioceses." The regional bishop on the other side also told.

problem.

As they talked, they drifted away, and Lu En gradually couldn't hear other sounds.

"Well..." He pondered, while observing the mythical story of the stained glass window, his mind went to other places.

In a powerful way, the emperor used imperial power to quickly overwhelm the church's living space, forcing local churches to gradually decentralize their power and allowing aristocratic influence to be involved in religious decision-making.

It seems that the end of the civil war has made the emperor very angry, and he has even begun to give the church a certain degree of multiplication as a warning. This is good news and bad news.

The good thing is that the power of the church may not be able to match the power of the nobles. This may be related to the fact that the heaven has fallen into a quagmire of war. This is good news for Lu En.

The bad thing is that Lu En can't beat either of them. Even if two high-level vampires are level 9, he may have no choice but to escape, and this is simply impossible. The high-level vampires are not even the new monster aristocrats. They

They have absolutely no interest in the empire. This group of people whose entire tribe only has four digits does not want to participate in any struggle at all. Every member of their tribe is precious.

After getting important information from the church and having some contact with the saint, Lu En quickly completed his business trip to Haval.

However, he didn't get anything else, because Haval kept a close watch on him, seeming to be worried about him secretly going to the shrine to steal the holy bones. But they still remembered that Lu En had sufficient motives to give his alchemist

To build a holy corpse, surveillance from all aspects was never lacking.

But he didn't go to get it, after all... the holy bones were already there.

It's just that Lieta is not in a hurry to refine it. This is an important method for him to advance to level 8. His attitude towards this matter is extremely cautious. He will not take action until he is fully prepared.

Suppose he failed in the end and if he was lucky, he would just die. Even if he died, at least he would have no worries.

However, if you are unlucky and save a dog's life, you will really suffer.

The advancement failed, proving that the path was wrong. The holy bones were meaningless for the advancement of alchemy. Half of his life's research was in vain, and this would also affect all the results he had built on the research on the holy bones.

Once it is proven that the holy skeleton is wrong, then he may be directly downgraded to Alchemy 6 or 5. At the same time, his spirit will also be hit, and it is not impossible to become a cripple directly.

So before that, he will definitely improve himself first, refer to various aspects of knowledge, study Daedalus' theory, and discuss with the apostles of the heaven. After all, Daedalus has a student of Alchemy 8, and he must have done in-depth research on this.

, wait until you have accumulated a lot of experience before trying to make a breakthrough. Even if you fail, you can prove that you are not completely wrong, but that you made some mistakes, and there is still a chance to start over.

Breaking through the level is never a simple matter. Bai Na is purely a special case, and depending on the situation, her breakthrough speed has become slower and slower.

It is too difficult to go from level 7 to level 8, and each skill breakthrough is different. Magic skill breakthrough is to establish your own world view, and use your own magic to observe, simulate, control and improve this world view.

Alchemy, judging from the observation of the tower, is probably to use the principle of the flow of all things to create something that does not exist, which is in line with the original definition of alchemy: turning stone into gold, turning one thing into another thing.

Regarding other skills, what do you think of Interpretation 9, Combat 9, Pollution 9, etc. Lu En has no idea how to advance. These are secrets that only high-level professionals know, but he does know some of the low-level ones.

But it makes no sense.

Half a year has passed since the meeting was held.

In the past six months, in addition to church matters, many things have also happened in other places.

The most eye-catching point is the rise of the Monster Academy.

At the meeting, Lu En's proposal was passed. At the same time, everyone knew about Lu En's early plans, including wooing and negotiating with Uraciel, and obtaining part of Daedalus' inheritance and inheritance from the Sea Emperor Dragon.

Treasure House, thereby attracting the allegiance of other celestial apostles who were abandoned by the academy and the alchemist Lieta.

Most of the monsters were surprised by this operation, and they deepened their confidence in Lu En, a celestial apostle with an average level of 4, and who was once associated with the academy... maybe he can really open a school?

This brand new school is officially open to the public, openly recruiting all new monster aristocratic children, and providing them with high-quality education, including alchemy, magic, and many other skills.

The signature of the academy is to break the current deadlock that monsters can only have innate skills, so that monsters can also receive the benefits of equal education in the empire.

The school has high tuition fees for these new monster nobles, but these new monster nobles are still willing to donate generously and send geniuses of their own race because this was agreed upon from the beginning.

At the same time, Lu En also opened the door to convenience and began to educate the monster hybrids openly and honestly, a school that truly works!

The original dean of the Monster Academy, the four-armed gorilla who had accepted Lu En's proposal to move here, also happily joined the operation of the academy. After all, he had been the dean before and was familiar with many tasks.

He himself is also Magic 5, enough to be considered a master.
Chapter completed!