Nigel looked at him. Maybe it was the light, but Ed felt that there seemed to be a faint smile in his eyes.

"I thought," he said, "you're going to have to take longer to figure it out." ”

"What do you want to understand?" Ed was wary, "I didn't accept his idea, absolutely impossible......!

It's just an attempt to deal with such contradictions in a more gentle way. As Nigel said before, they are not enemies after all, and they should not be.

Nigel waved his hand a little perfunctorily: "Then it's decided, we'll start tomorrow at noon - I'll tell him." As for you, it's better not to stay at the temple tonight, and come over early tomorrow. ”

Ed's eyes widened in disbelief. He ...... Was it so dismissed?!

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After a bunch of drafts, he wanted to seriously state his position and opinions, but he was kicked out of the temple in three or two sentences. Ed was depressed, but had already sensed that Nigel had some internal problems to deal with, and if he didn't need his help, he couldn't die there.

So he returned to the City Lord's Mansion again, feeling that even the guards in front of the door looked at him a little strangely.

The good news is that Isis is finally back. Hearing that he had just taken Kormit on an expedition to another place where "there might be a treasure trove of orcs", Ed couldn't help but show a look of grief and accusation.

“...... Your 'experiment' is so expensive, what's wrong with me digging up a few more treasures?" Is's usual straightforwardness, "You're so busy, so I didn't call you, what's wrong?"

Then he added with disgust: "And we just got a pile of useless gold, and the orc treasure is always so poor." ”

Facing a dragon that suddenly liberated his nature and erupted into a passion for treasure hunting, Ed really had nothing to say, and silently became even more depressed.

But even if Isis becomes so wealthy and light on friends, he will not deliberately hide anything from him because of anger, not to mention, he also needs Isis as his secret weapon.

He told Isz that they were going to summon the Mad Mage, and Iss was immediately intrigued.

"That mage," he said, "must have hidden a lot of good things...... I'm not talking about the mess in that rabbit nest. ”

Ed took a deep breath, held it, and slowly exhaled it. He's been getting used to this movement lately, and it's quite effective for calming his mind quickly.

"You can ask him directly. He said, "After all, he shouldn't have seen a dragon." He'll be curious about you. ”

"Curiosity" is probably the weakness that the mad mage is most likely to catch.

"Still, you know, that guy is a bit ...... Crazy. "He doesn't care if what he says doesn't make people unhappy." ”

"Unhappy" is all good, Ed is only worried that Isis will be so angry that he will tear over the roof of the temple, or accidentally release Romuan out of the circle.

Isis rolled his eyes back and walked away.

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Before summoning Romuan, they had to try out Ogro's various "quick fixes" first. Now that he had been promised, the mage was not worried that they would go back on it, and he generously demonstrated it himself, and it really proved that it worked.

"Such a spell...... It would be nice if more people could know about it. ”

When he saw a small wind elf trapped in his charcoal circle, spinning in circles in confusion, Ed couldn't help but sigh with heartfelt emotion.

It's convenient, it's quick, it's cheap, and it's not just good for the caster—in fact, it's also about saving less and less precious materials in the world.

Ogro squinted at him. This young man's innocence can always exceed his imagination, but for the sake of him not being the kind of fool who is stubborn and inflexible because he thinks of justice, he explained with little patience: "Although the Archmage Tower regards it as a 'secret skill', it actually doesn't stop it from spreading, after all, there are not a few mages who are kicked out of the Archmage Tower every year...... But first of all, not everyone can master it, it does not require much power, but it requires extremely delicate manipulation. Secondly...... You don't know it, because most of the people you come into contact with are clergy, and wealthy priests don't bother to steal this spell from a mage, and even if they use it secretly, they will never let you know. ”

Ed was silent. He discovers that Ogro seems to have a deep grudge against the temple's "riches".

Nigel lifted his eyelids: "Please make no mistake. Our disdain is not because we have money, but because we don't want to 'steal learning', so we will never use it secretly. ”

The face of a priest is much more important than that of a mage, after all, they represent the gods. But from then on, at least the priests of the Temple of Anduh were able to use the spell with peace of mind, much to the satisfaction of the new High Priest.

Although the temple of Anduhe has money, this money is not blown by a strong wind, but it is becoming less and less as if it has been blown away by a strong wind.

Ogro laughed nonchalantly, because his wish had been fulfilled, and graciously did not refute it again.

Naturally, the circle that summoned the mad mage required more careful preparation. They cautiously did more experiments before they began to use the precious Adamantite, but before everything was ready, Ed received news from Naria.

The letter was brought by a round long-tailed. Before Ed could open the thin letterhead, his heart pounded, and he couldn't help but look forward to it, knowing that Naria wouldn't write anything particularly affectionate in the letter.

Iss stared boredly at the little bird on his friend's shoulder, which was round like a trembling ball, and waited for a long time to find that he was still squeezing the unopened note and smirking, and suddenly lost his patience, grabbed the note, and changed his face as soon as he opened it.

"What's the matter?" Ed's heart sank, and he immediately leaned over, only to see a scribbled line, expressing the irritability and helplessness of the person who wrote the letter:

"If you can get it, go back quickly. Nana is in trouble. ”

They looked at each other, at the disbelief and unease in each other's eyes, and then each calmed down.

"We've got to keep one. Ed said.

There's still a lot of work halfway through here, and they can't just throw it all away.

After a moment of silence, Ise slipped the note back into Ed's hand.

"You go back," he said, "and I'll stay." ”

Ed looked up blankly, thinking that he might have misheard: "I'll go back, you stay?"

It was Nana, and he thought that Isis would be furious, and he couldn't wait to fly back.

"Aren't you worried?" he asked.

"'Trouble,'" replied Is, with a stiff face, "means that it is someone else who is unlucky." Why should I worry?"