Volume 2: Empire Chapter 166 Ancient Language Development Team
Regarding Banat's request, Luke said: "This requires the consent of the owner here."
☆Qingkong said readily: "Of course, Taotie's past and present can stay here. I hope that under this moonlight and starry sky, you can create a stronger future."
With ☆Qingkong's consent, Taotie flew up and swallowed the dragon ball in one gulp, then flapped its wings and flew towards the moon and the stars.
After a while, he disappeared.
☆Qingkong looked at Luke and said with a half-smile: "We just separated, and you miss me so soon?"
Luke also looked at ☆ Clear Sky: "I wonder how many secrets you still have."
"I have many secrets..." ☆ Clear Sky appeared behind Luke: "Waiting for you to discover them slowly."
As soon as Luke turned around, he saw ☆Qingkong's figure fading into the starry sky.
A joyful dragon roar came from the moon.
Taotie plays a little crazy.
Luke then left the starry sky and returned to his own spiritual universe. Without Taotie to disturb him, he quickly fell into meditation.
Luke gave his overall strength a rating of four and a half stars.
The amplification provided by the Greedy Red Dragon Spear can push oneself to the five-star threshold.
Coupled with the five-star strength of Taotie, this strength can deal with most emergencies in the secular world.
But when facing the five ancient civilizations, it is still a little lacking.
Before the Golden Man and the Angel Envoy arrive in Saint Lun City, it is necessary to carry out a comprehensive strength improvement.
The lava stone demon bloodline has been completely integrated, and its enhancement of the body and the increase of magic power have stabilized. The current physical strength is enough to withstand the next stage of bloodline enhancement, and the remains of the red dragon Niercologne have finally come in handy.
There is also the "Aria of Fire Clouds". Now I have completed two injections of the potion, and I only need two more injections to obtain the strongest affinity for the fire element.
Ed has already collected the materials needed for the third injection of reagent, and he will refine the potion after completing the bloodline upgrade.
Then there are the floating fortress of the Gods, the elemental fusion reactor, the Titan...all the new technologies and new weapons.
The confrontation between civilizations is ultimately a test of comprehensive strength.
After a night of meditation, Luke had a rough plan for the next game of chess.
The next day, a group of officials from Nutao City working in the palace worked together to announce and implement new policies. For a time, a new atmosphere enveloped the entire Saint Lun City, and even citizens who didn't care about political affairs noticed the changes in the entire city.
Regarding the new policies implemented by officials in Nutao City, the old bureaucratic system headed by the Cross Society adhered to the principle of inaction. You can do whatever you want, I will neither support nor oppose it, as long as Her Majesty the Queen Regent agrees, I will cooperate.
At the same time, the news that the Golden People and the Angels would send an envoy to visit the empire also spread through some unofficial channels.
This is almost the first recorded time that the five ancient civilizations publicly visited a secular sovereign state.
And there were two of them at once.
Unlike the court officials who were speculating about the purpose of the visit of the golden man and the angel, the people generally felt happy and proud about it.
Everyone felt that the Queen Regent was leading the empire towards greater prosperity.
Luke kept a very low profile during this period. Apart from attending the routine cabinet meetings, he spent most of his time staying in his own Marquisate.
He did not see any visitors, nor went out to visit anyone.
Try to handle all official business at home.
One day, a carriage stopped outside the courtyard of the Marquis of Nutao's mansion. An attendant got out of the carriage, and after he showed his ID to the guard on duty, the carriage passed smoothly through the gate and entered the Marquis' mansion.
After passing a long straight road, the carriage stopped under the arch of the main building.
The car door opened, and a tall, thin troll with a hunched back walked out of the car. He was wearing a tailor-made swallowtail suit, a top hat, a pair of glasses on his nose, and an exquisite cane in his hand.
His entire body exudes a scholarly air that is rarely seen in trolls.
Kylena went out to greet them.
Kylena, who already holds a high position and concurrently serves as the personal secretary of the Marquis of Nutao, is not at all impetuous and has a very natural smile on her face most of the time.
"Respected Master Laconia, welcome to the residence of the Marquis of Raging Waves. If you feel a little tired from the long journey, I will take you to your room to rest. If you want to see the Marquis, I will inform you."
Laconia took off her hat and handed it to the servant who greeted her, then returned the greeting to Kylena: "Miss Kylena, every time I see you, I am always infected by your vitality. I would like to see the Marquis first, please inform him."
"Thank you for your compliment, Master Laconia. I will take you to the lounge for a cup of tea, and then go see if the Marquis is free now."
"Thank you for your help!"
The troll scholar Laconia followed Kaileena into the main building, and after waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, he was taken to Luke's study.
The door closed, Luke snapped his fingers, and a black curtain fell on the window.
The study became a dark room.
The chandelier lights up.
Luke invited Laconia to sit down and asked, "Have you found any results in your research on ancient languages?"
The teapot on the desk filled a cup of tea, and the cup automatically moved to Laconia's hand.
In response to Luke's question, Laconia replied: "Thank you, Inspector... Now it should be Lord Marquis. I didn't expect you to go from being an Inspector of the City Secret Service to a powerful official in the Empire so quickly.
Thank you for providing me with the ancient language research laboratory, which contains materials and equipment that I have never had before, and a professional exploration team to collect artifacts related to ancient languages for me.
More importantly ... the ancient golden language you taught me.
It has been of great help to my research on ancient languages.
Now I have sorted out the basic grammar of Ancient Golden Language, Ancient Angelic Language, Ancient Demonic Language, Ancient Shadow Language, and Ancient Dragon Language, and found many commonalities.
If I were given more time to research, I might be able to write about ancient languages.”
Laconia's answer made Luke sigh that the ancient linguist was indeed an ancient linguist.
So what if the Demon Tyrant knows five ancient languages? No matter how many ancient languages you know, the number is fixed. If you can't make sentences, you can't develop new ancient languages.
Among the five ancient civilizations today, not to mention the creation of new languages, even the ancient languages that once existed have been lost in large numbers due to the inheritance gap caused by wars.
Laconia can write ancient languages, so he can create applicable magic at will according to his needs. Even when the artifact is lost, he can still reach the six-star comprehensive strength. If he has the artifact, I wonder how high his ability to freely create magic can push his strength.
What a great guy!
While Luke was sighing in his heart, he did not forget to talk about the purpose of recruiting Laconia from Raging Waves City to Saint Lun City: “Master Laconia, I now have a very good research and development project that is very suitable for your profession.
I would like to form a research and development team with you as the core."
Laconia didn't know what he would achieve in the future, and his past experiences made him very cautious. He asked curiously, "What is the research project?"
Luke waved his hand, and a magical projection appeared on the table in front of Laconia.
It is a world tree that grows in the center of Moon Lake.
"Now I am going to tell you a secret. After listening to it, whether you agree or not, you will be employed by me forever as my chief consultant on ancient languages."
Laconia said with some concern: "Can I consider listening to it?"
“No!” Luke did not give Laconia any chance to refuse and said directly: “The previous World Tree was destroyed by the five ancient civilizations because the World Tree had the potential to become a divine weapon, and the five ancient civilizations destroyed it because they could not obtain it.
Now Miss Qingkong has become the Moonlight Queen, sharing the glory and disgrace with the World Tree. When the World Tree is targeted by five ancient civilizations again, it is necessary to upgrade the World Tree to a divine weapon as soon as possible to prevent it from being destroyed again. "
Luke's words made Laconia forget the risks involved, and her head felt dizzy and hot.
"The World Tree can be promoted to a divine weapon!"
Laconia knew very well what it meant for the World Tree to become a sacred artifact now that the five sacred artifacts were lost.
More importantly ... the new artifact represents a new ancient language department, and the professional match makes Laconia ignore the risks behind it.
"Mr. Marquis, do you want me to develop the ancient language of the World Tree?"
"Yes, I really can't think of anyone in this world who is more suitable for this job than you."
Laconia stood up and saluted Luke: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for giving me this job. I am very happy to be responsible for developing the ancient language of the World Tree.
Whenever I go to Moonlight Court, I can leave today."
Luke pressed Laconia, who was eager to go to the Moonlight Court, to sit down again: "Developing the ancient language of the World Tree in the Moonlight Court will only accelerate the destruction of the World Tree.
I originally planned to set up the World Tree Ancient Languages Research Institute in Raging Waves City, but now I have to set it up in Saint Lun City. Your laboratory is right here, and this study contains all the information I can find on ancient languages. All the equipment and books from Raging Waves City will be delivered soon."
Laconia noticed the bookshelf behind Luke.
There are about five rows of shelves filled with books.
"Mr. Marquis, if we stay away from the World Tree, we have no way to prove whether the ancient language we designed is useful."
"I'll solve this problem."☆ Qingkong pushed the door open and walked in. The chill she brought caused the thermometer on the desk to drop by several notches. She sat down beside the desk and said coldly, "As the Moonlight Queen, I can communicate with the World Tree over a long distance. You can leave the verification of the ancient language to me."
A red-skinned hand stretched out from the wall and closed the door that ☆ Qingkong had opened. Then the shadows on the wall gathered into a demon tyrant and walked out.
He sat down at the desk and looked at Laconia with admiration: "I have heard the Marquis mention you. As a troll, I am surprised that you can read and write. I didn't expect that you can decipher ancient languages independently.
If you were in our time, you would be revered as a high priest in any civilization."
A demon scared Laconia so much that she almost slipped off the chair to the ground: "Evil, demon!"
Luke smiled and said, "It should not be a secret that Miss Qingkong has subdued a demon." At this time, the Demon Tyrant snorted to express his dissatisfaction. Luke continued, "This is the Demon Tyrant. He experienced the ancient war and learned five ancient languages during the war. His own demon language is quite good.
I don’t know how extensive his vocabulary is, but it will certainly be of great help to your research.”
Then ☆ Clear Sky released the Dragon Ball and introduced, "This is Banat, a dragon that died in an ancient war and is now a remaining dragon spirit. He also knows five ancient languages, especially Dragon Language."
The Devil Tyrant stared at the floating dragon ball, his eyes glowing red. "You were the one who told Qingkong my real name! Which dragon are you?"
Banat teased the demon tyrant: "Guess?"
"Believe it or not, I will beat you to death right now!"
"Do you think I believe it?"
The demon tyrant was not angry, but smiled: "I know who you are, your personality hasn't changed at all."
"It doesn't matter who I am anymore. I have completed the inheritance. I am Taotie and Taotie is also me."
Luke waited patiently for his two comrades from the ancient war to reminisce about the past, and for Laconia to finish a cup of tea to calm her nerves.
Then he said: "Here are all the members of the World Tree Ancient Language Development Team. Master Laconia is the leader of this development team and is responsible for the formulation and implementation of all development plans.
Do you have any objections? "
☆ Clear Sky said: "No one is more qualified for this position than Master Laconia. World Tree and I will fully cooperate with all the work of the development team."
Banat said: "Miss Qingkong told me about Master Laconia's achievements. Even in ancient times, he was qualified to become the high priest of the dragon clan and be responsible for the compilation of the ancient dragon language.
It should be an honor for all of us to have him as the leader of our team.”
Demon Tyrant: "I have no point. But I heard that angels are coming to Saint Lun City. Their noses are very sensitive, especially when they detect demons in this city."
Luke said: "The angels came to Saint Lun City not for you. Of course, during this special period, you'd better be honest and don't let them catch you.
Let me reveal a little more information to you... Miss Qingkong and I saw the Sword of Oath not long ago. Although it was just a projection of his power, he had already noticed us."
Upon hearing the word "Sword of Oath", the Demon Tyrant's momentum suddenly diminished by half.
"I will hide quietly and won't cause any trouble for you."
Luke was very satisfied with the attitude of the Demon Tyrant: "Leave the angels and the Golden Man to me and Miss Qingkong. Your mission is to develop the ancient language of the World Tree as soon as possible."
☆ Qingkong added: "The World Tree was promoted to a divine weapon, and the corresponding ancient language system may be the key. What I can be sure of is that during the existence of the previous World Tree, it had already interpreted everything in the world, and now its cognition has been inherited by the current World Tree.
The corresponding ancient language should be the key to unlocking this treasure house."
