"It is said to be a territorial issue, about the territorial ownership of several peaks between our Auckland Empire and the Mayan Empire." Virgis said with a strange smile.

Ferlig's face also showed a strange look. What a bad excuse? The Continent of God has a large enough land. In fact, there is no completely border between the two empires, and there is still thousands of kilometers of land in the middle, because of the territorial ownership of several peaks?

"God knows why, but it's going to fight anyway, but it's not our business." Virgis said indifferently, it was just some military rations, which was really nothing to the Duchy of Terran, which produced a lot of food. The Duchy of Terran produced a year is at least enough for the national consumption for five to six years or even longer, and there is enough food to provide military rations.

Moreover, the provision of military rations was not to be independently undertaken by the Duchy of Terrain. There were more than twenty principalities in the empire, and six kingdoms were abundant in food. The empire itself also produced more than a dozen provinces, so the amount of military rations assigned to the Duchy of Terrain was not large, and even Lord Virgis did not take it seriously, let alone the Grand Duke of Terrain.

"We have nothing to do, but you may have something to do. This is the notice sent to you by Grand Duke Delan." Resno said as he handed over a notice to Feleg.

The content of the notice is very simple. The general idea is that if the wizard of Ferig returns to Kuka Town, if nothing is important, I hope that the wizard of Ferig will go to the capital of Delan and participate in the military mission that may appear after half a year.

The entire announcement is very little, and there are words like "if, possible, hope" everywhere, that is, everything is not sure, and I am not in a hurry to ask Ferig to go.

"This is interesting, everything is possible and if." After reading the announcement, Fellig laughed out loud.

"This is normal. Even the Grand Duke of Terran doesn't know whether we need to send troops, let alone when to send troops. According to the imperial decree and level three combat readiness, you need to ensure that you can send troops in half a year. What's more, as your magician, if the Empire really needs you very much, it wouldn't be issued by Grand Duke of Terran." Obviously, Lord Virgis had read the notice long ago.

After looking at the date, the notice was issued a month ago. The Principal of Terran received the Imperial notice two months ago. In other words, if the Principal of Terran needs to send troops, it will take as soon as four months.

I have read many books about the entire continent in the Magic Academy. Because of the large area and the distance is too far, the war between the two huge empires may have lasted several years, decades or even hundreds of years from the beginning to the end. During this period, except for the place where the war is located, other small priests are completely peaceful and there is no trace of war at all.

Unless the war is one-sided, the failed empire people will be miserable, but such a thing has never happened. Even if the Auckland Empire is much stronger than the Mayan Empire, it is impossible to occupy the entire Mayan Empire. Emperor Wu Tian could not even manage his own empire.

The same situation exists in all empires, otherwise there would not be so many kingdoms and principalities. The most fundamental reason for the exclusion of land is that the land area is too large and the time it takes to convey information is too long, so this has to be done.

"Okay, it's good to go out for a walk." Feleg thought for a while and said. Since he started learning magic, he has come into contact with too few people, and it's good to have such an opportunity. Feleg does not think that war will come to the Principality of Terran, and will not come to him.

Ten days later, Ferig brought Merlin to the capital of Delan and met the Grand Duke of Delan. Anyway, the Grand Duke was not in a hurry, so Ferig was naturally not in a hurry.

"Welcome to your arrival, the pride of the Principality." This is the third time that Ferig has seen the Grand Duke. Grand Duke Terran is only in his fifties and is about the same age as Ferig's father. Grand Duke Terran's title is Grand Duke Terran VI, which means that the Duke Terran has been passed down for six generations.

"Hello, my dear Lord." Ferig performed a relatively standard mage ceremony. He was still not used to interacting with others, so he seemed a little restrained. Merlin, who followed him, was much more relaxed, and the mage ceremony was even more standard than Ferig's.

"Oh? This lady is..." The people around the magician should not be offended easily, not to mention that the things Merlin holds seem to be a staff.

"Her name is Merlin Cushing. She comes from the Cushing family in the Kingdom of Meka. She is the only daughter of the Grand Duke of Cushing. She is currently learning magic with me." Feleg said. Merlin's magical talent is not very good, but her identity is unusual. The Cushing family is also a family with a long history, and it is not worse than the Derland family.

"Oh, is Miss Merlin your magic apprentice?" Grand Duke Delan's eyes became brighter and brighter. Although she was from the Kingdom of Meka and the only legal heir to the Grand Duke, as long as she was Ferleg's magic apprentice, it would be easier to do. Learning magic is not an easy task. The magic apprentice follows the teacher's footsteps, and it is not surprising that he has followed him for more than ten or even decades. As long as the teacher's progress is fast enough and his knowledge is rich enough.

"I'm sorry, my magical talent is not good. I'm just here to serve, Lord Grand Duke." Merlin said softly. She was much more experienced than Ferleg to deal with the situation in front of her.

"Oh, that's right. I believe that with Miss Merlin's efforts, there will be a chance." The grand duke was a little disappointed. Miss Merlin was judged by Ferig, the youngest magician in the empire, as if she was not talented enough. In other words, Miss Merlin was unlikely to become a high-level magician.

The dinner was very sumptuous, but not many people were present. In addition to the Grand Duke Terran himself, there were also two sons of Grand Duke Terran. The eldest son David Terran was twenty-nine years old, with a little thin body, a high face and a bridge of nose, which was very similar to the Grand Duke. The second son Danny Terran was twenty-two years old, with a tall figure, wide and thick palms, and covered with calluses. He was obviously a warrior.

"Feleg, you know that the empire issued a notice of third-level combat readiness this time. There is not much news you can get in Kuka Town. As far as I know, this war is inevitable, and our principality may need to send troops to assist in the war. I am old, so I am ready to let my second son David fight on my behalf." After dinner, when the refreshments came, Grand Duke Terran said bluntly.

"Oh? I heard that the war was caused by territorial ownership. Is that true?" The Grand Duke's words surprised Ferig. In his mind, this war could not be fought at all, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Haha...Feleg, do you believe such an excuse? In fact, the mountains that caused the war were among the two empires and never belonged to any empire." The grand duke said with a smile. He knew very well that such excuses would be hard to believe even an ordinary citizen.

Ferlig's heart moved: "What are in these mountains?"

Grand Duke Delan nodded in praise, the magician was knowledgeable. With just one sentence, he had already thought of the key to the problem: "You are right. There were three elemental mines and one fine gold mine. These four veins were rich mines. Do you think this is worth causing a war?"

Fellig's eyes widened when he heard this. No wonder the two empires were willing to fight. This fine gold mine was fine. Although there were very few, a few places could be found in the territory of the two empires. Rich mines were just large in production, making mining easier.

But I have never heard of elemental ore. Even the vein on the valley grassland is a memory metal ore vein, which is accompanied by elemental ore. Just this has made Ferlig rich. He knows that he is not exposed, so he is not going to tell anyone except the teacher.

Meilin has been practicing in the valley grassland for more than a year, but every time he mining, Felleg would go far. Not to mention the elemental ore inside, even the matter of memorizing the metal ore veins would never mention it to her.

There are three elemental veins, I am afraid that once this news spreads, it will be not just a problem with the two empires. Other empires are too far apart, so it is unlikely to occupy them, but there are still many ways to get some benefits from them.

Elemental ore is not only the patent of magicians. Warriors and alchemists all need a large number of elemental ore. There are few magicians, but there are many warriors. Warriors have enough elemental crystals, and the fighting energy can be used more times, which lasts longer, greatly improving combat effectiveness. Most of the troops of a country are warriors.

It can be said that elemental ore is a strategic material for a country. With enough elemental ore, the combat effectiveness of the entire army can be increased several times. This also refers to the result of being used by warriors and magicians, and has more uses when put into the hands of alchemists.

After Ferig digested the news he heard, the Grand Duke of Terran continued: "Our Duke of Terran is just a small principality with a small population, let alone the army. This war is inevitable, but our army is unlikely to go to the front line to fight."

Ferlig nodded. There were only eight thousand permanent troops in the Principality of Terran, and most of the troops needed to be left to guard the family. There would definitely not be many troops to be sent out. Moreover, the Duchy of Terran was not even a regular army. The combat effectiveness can be imagined. The empire could not allow such an army to be ahead.
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