Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 179 This is magic!
Ethan's words touched upon Lin Dong's blind spots in knowledge. As his teacher in the field of elemental energy shaping, Lin Dong felt that he could no longer keep up with his thinking.

She humbly asked Ethan for advice, "Why is this magic? Teacher doesn't understand."

Compared to the upgraded fire element and ice element, which have more intuitive visual effects, the electric element seems to be much more complicated in terms of application. What Ethan showed before was just listening to the voices of others and seeing the images that appeared in other people's minds. This is not a great skill. Many believers of the God of Trickster understand this type of magic.

But directly changing human thinking enters another realm.

In people's cognition, only gods can change people's minds and stamp them with a steel seal.

“This is the result of my recent research.”

Ethan said, "Why do people have different sparks when they meet? Some people will have a good impression of each other when they first meet, while others will naturally hate each other. This is caused by the frequency of the 'electric wave'."

The upgraded electric element has endowed Ethan with meticulous observation ability. Every person's appearance, dress, and personality produce corresponding "electric waves". In his view, all human modifications of the senses are attempts to modify the "electric waves" with language and experience.

It was Mr. Ulta, the octopus-faced man, who helped Ethan understand this concept more deeply.

"Remember the catwoman we met on Paradise Island? She liked Ulta very much and called Ivy a little carrot head."

To this, Ivy responded with "the weird aesthetic of sub-humans".

This is the most typical case.

"When the two's vibrations match each other, positive comments such as handsomeness will be produced, otherwise, hostility will arise between them."

Ethan didn't know if this could be called science, but this was the essence of the emotional operation of people as shown by the ascended electric element. Once this theory was mastered, getting along with people would become much easier. "Therefore, as long as the radio waves were fine-tuned, the process of getting along and running-in could be skipped to the greatest extent possible, and the results could be achieved directly."

People have already vaguely sensed this essence, but lack the means to touch it.

Ethan felt that the person closest to this theory might be Nonolis Yuri, which made him a natural leader and brainwashing master.

Ethan simply imitated Mr. Yuri's methods, making Sam and others sincerely regard him as a trustworthy comrade.

For him, what the congressmen need to spend a lot of time and energy to accomplish, he can accomplish through just a few words of conversation, and the impact can even be more far-reaching than theirs.

Winter listened silently to the theory proposed by Ethan, and felt more and more that this was not a field that humans could reach.

Either he is a true god or he has a super octopus face.

She suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "Then, if we adjust... the frequency of the radio waves, can we also turn people who originally trusted each other into enemies?"

Ophira's nights are lively, and you can see many lovers and friends walking in groups along the way. If she had this ability, she would probably use it for pranks.

"Theoretically, yes, but it's a bit impolite."

Ethan raised the revolver-like object in his hand. This was the anti-magic weapon equipped by the Ophira Law Enforcement Team. As long as a bullet was fired, it would create an anti-magic force field of about two meters. If it directly hit the human body and injured them, the anti-magic effect would become more obvious.

Ethan thought it was just some kind of magic disguised as science.

The research lasted until the second half of the night. Ethan gradually disassembled the bullets and firearms. From the appearance, there was no essential difference between the two and the imperial musket technology. When he tried to introduce the concept of "enchanted bullets", the answer gradually emerged before him.

This is also an enchanted bullet.

The effect of enchantment is to impact the surrounding magic circuits. If we understand it from the perspective of the empire's extraordinary path, perhaps professions such as "magic master" will be born. However, the people of the Western Continent do not use spells, but instead apply this extraordinary magic to steam technology.

Using steam technology as a foundation and enchanting it, they created devices that went beyond common sense. This further confirmed his guess - in fact, the people in the Western Continent who made steam robots were themselves extraordinary people, but they resisted the title of extraordinary people and covered themselves with the cloak of science.

And this most likely comes from the guidance of the Lord of Tides.

This is the concept that the Lord of Tides has instilled in every Western Continental citizen. To this day, it still firmly controls their minds. Every Western Continental citizen who opposes blind faith can be called the most fanatical believer. This is a monotheism that makes them reject all existence except the Lord of Tides.

Ethan felt that there must be some deeper reason that he had not yet understood.

……

The next morning, they had their first meeting after arriving in Ophira.

The Speaker of the Deep Sea Parliament did not seem to intend to meet with them. He perfunctorily sent a diplomat to hold a symbolic meeting, and then let these guests from afar go home. Of course, if they wanted, they could stay in Ofilado for a while - but everything they did next would not actually affect the diplomatic strategies of the two countries.

Parliament has more important things to do, which is to deal with the upcoming election day.

Every time this period comes, the lawmakers become overwhelmed.

They have to win more votes, and even in their own districts, there will be candidates who want to unseat them, so they need to make public speeches, make promises to the people in their districts, and show them the results of the past few years.

Of course, it's mostly empty talk.

Except for a few individual districts, they don't have much to show to residents.

The power struggle in parliament is becoming increasingly fierce.

Spend half of your time forming cliques and factions, and the other half enjoying the luxurious life of the upper class. As long as you work hard during the critical period, another three years of good times will come.

Richard arrived at the parliament very early. Along the way, he met many MPs who were dressed in formal attire and holding speeches in their hands. Their secretaries helped them take care of their appearance and tried to make them appear as friendly as possible.

This is Ophira's regular program. In Richard's opinion, politicians are the best actors. Their ability to express emotions is better than that of opera actors. Especially after knowing their daily lives, the contrast will become more intense.

The Deep Sea Parliament itself is a fixed stage play.

Just like now, he is about to call some members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold a meeting in the parliamentary meeting that actually has nothing to do with anything.

There was only one theme for this meeting - to send away the empire's envoys.

These days, the turmoil in the imperial capital has spread to the western continent. Three members of the seven-member council have been publicly executed, and their followers are still being strictly scrutinized and convicted one after another. The reshuffle of power means absolute chaos, and they are not optimistic about the prospects of the empire.

Richard was prepared that no matter what the imperial envoys proposed in the meeting, they would adopt an ambiguous attitude, neither offending them nor making any promises to them. This is the art of diplomacy.

He heard that the empire's diplomat this time was a very young girl, the niece of Queen Margaret and the heiress of the family.

Most of the time they are just here for show.

Henry VI died, and Pope Julius failed in a coup d'état. It was likely that Margaret's family would replace the Vatican.

With this thought in mind, Richard walked into the meeting room.

However, when he saw Ivy Margaret, all his preconceived ideas were dispelled. He felt as if he had been electrocuted and immediately restrained his perfunctory attitude.

This young girl is a strong diplomat, and the octopus-faced man sitting next to her may have brought important news that will determine the future of the Western Continent...

Huh?
Why did he have such an idea?
Richard was a little confused, as if he realized the importance of this meeting before the imperial diplomat spoke.

He secretly observed the other people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They all showed the same solemnity and quickly entered a rigorous working state. They sat upright, carefully reading all the meeting materials, waiting for the meeting to begin.

Richard suddenly understood.

That's a sense of mission.

He had read about this wonderful feeling in some books, which meant that from this moment on, they had shouldered an important mission, important enough to change the future destiny of the people of the Western Continent.

The meeting lasted for two hours. When the meeting was about to end, Richard stood up and bowed solemnly to Ivy, hoping that they could stay in Ophilado for a few more days. They hoped to hold further discussions as this was a matter of great importance. At that time, he would try to persuade the Speaker to attend the meeting in person.

After finalizing the time for the next meeting with Ivy, Richard packed up his documents and hurriedly left the meeting room.

Everyone expressed their sincere gratitude to Ivy and Ulta. The meeting materials were already filled with densely written notes. Only after everyone left did Ivy frown in the empty meeting room, and the golden hair on her head looked around in confusion.

The meeting went a little too smoothly and was completely different from what she had expected.

Even when Ulta mentioned Eliom, the prophecies of the deep sea people, and the awakening of the evil gods and doomsday prophecies that the people of the Western Continent hated, Richard and the diplomats in the conference room listened very carefully, and no one showed any contempt or displeasure.

This made many of the explanations Ivy had prepared in advance useless.

She had never experienced such a smooth discussion, so smooth that both parties only needed to say a few words to understand each other's opinions, and these opinions often coincided.

Is it...

Did she overthink it before?
In fact, the Deep Sea Council had no intention of dealing with them perfunctorily from the beginning, and Richard was an experienced and dedicated diplomat?

Ivy packed up the materials. When she walked out of the council hall door with full of doubts, she found Catwoman Rebecca standing in front of Ethan, talking to him about something.

Seeing Ivy coming towards them, they nodded to her and walked away briskly, completely without the annoyance of calling her "little carrot head" as he did yesterday.

This made Ivy feel a little dazed. "What are you talking about?"

When things go too smoothly, they often feel unreal.

"Rebecca came to the parliament to see Councilman Lewis to ask about the Paradise Island case and the attack last night. I stopped by to say hello to her."

Ivy looked at Rebecca's back. Was she really just saying hello?
The golden retriever patted her head a few times - you are too suspicious!
"How did the meeting go?"

"It went very smoothly. It seemed a little too smoothly."

Diplomat Richard... completely fits her imagination of a diplomat who is dedicated to his job. She couldn't help but sigh that it was no wonder that the development momentum of the Western Continent was getting faster and faster.

“This is the advantage that minorities bring to diplomacy.”

Ivy subconsciously touched the golden hair on his head.

Although it seemed to have contributed nothing to the meeting process, it also seemed to have contributed a lot.

If it weren't for this tuft of golden hair, she wouldn't have become the only "survivor" of the golden hair clan. As for Ethan... this guy always makes some unreasonable and shocking remarks, but these remarks have been verified.

"Have you raised all the things I mentioned to you in the meeting?"

"Ah."

Ivy nodded, "They are very cautious."

On the other hand, some people gave a completely different evaluation of Richard.

The Speaker, who was stopped before lunch, stared at him with shocked eyes, as if to say, "Richard, are you out of your mind?"

He remembered that the order conveyed by the parliament was to send away the imperial envoys instead of convening a second meeting and persuade him to attend.

The Speaker did not want the Imperial delegation to stay in Ofilado, and it would be best if they could return by ship after the meeting.

Flor had brought an important research result, and he didn't want to cause any trouble at this critical moment, let alone let Flor meet with those so-called new cabinet members.

God knows whether those people will use their status to forcibly interfere in the research on Kane.

Richard still insisted on his point of view, "Speaker, I think it is necessary for you to attend this meeting. This is a matter of great importance."

"Richard, let me check again."

The Speaker took a deep breath. "So, you accept the Deep Sea Clan's view that the evil god is really about to awaken and the Western Continent will face the crisis of floods again?"

He emphasized his tone, asking Richard to hear how outrageous what he had just said was.

"The point is that we've forgotten the most important thing, haven't we?"

Richard refused to give in. Under normal circumstances, he would never insist on his point of view, especially in front of the Speaker. After all, as long as the Speaker wanted, he could find a reason to remove him from office at any time. But at this moment, he had an unprecedented sense of mission, as if if he took half a step back here, he would give up the future of the Western Continent.

And the Speaker became the most pedantic person in his eyes.

Even at the risk of being removed from office, he will fight to the last moment.

"We have always been unconditionally opposed to all statements related to evil gods and doomsday. I am not questioning the parliament's policy, but I think we should understand the real reason behind it."

Ivy woke him up.

Opposing for the sake of opposing is of no value at all.

He looked directly at the Speaker, "Isn't this your responsibility?"

"Richard, you've been so tired lately."

The Speaker's face darkened. "Let's take a break for a while."

He didn't know what was wrong with Richard today, but he didn't intend to continue wasting time on Richard.

The Lofik Foundation also has an extremely important research, which is at least much more important than any "reason behind it".

The Speaker stood up and pushed Richard away, saying, "I have to meet with Flor to discuss the specifics of the research...if you don't mind."

Richard clenched his fists, but finally made way.

If the Speaker insists on his own way, then he will have to continue the investigation.

(End of this chapter)