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In Scott's chaotic thoughts, the name kept popping up and was impossible to ignore.

Kerman Santo and Inglis Naef are probably the most famous mages on the continent for more than a hundred years. Inglis's fame is largely due to his prowess, and Kerman Santo is remembered for sheer formidability. As a mage, he is not all-encompassing, but he manipulates the power of the elements, and if you go back a few hundred years, you will probably be unbeatable. The title of "Great Stone Shaper" was eventually given due to the fact that, according to legend, Neo's Archmage Tower, a gorgeous and eerie structure that seemed impossible to build with human power, was created entirely by Kerman using spells.

The Stonebugs with the three-storied tower were mostly dismissive of this - as intimidating as the twisted black tower was, it also made the Stonebugs inexplicably proud. The three-storied pagoda is towering and mysterious, but in terms of scale, it can't be compared to the city-like Archmage Tower.

For the Ton Butch people, it's barely acceptable...... It is also happy to accept that Kerman Santo, in fact, is the same person as the mage king Doren Boford.

"He's not Dorian. ”

Feeley told Scott that, as Nick Storbel had told him, "Doron Boford was one of Santo's disciples. ”

Anyone who hears the uncanny opening "I am here at the behest of Kerman Santo, the great stone shaper" will probably be tempted to ask the same question.

"Is Kerman Santo the Mage King Doron?"

"Is he still alive?"

After all, the news of Kerman Santo's death was solemnly announced by the Archmage Tower more than twenty years ago, and his funeral was even more solemn than that of a king.

The answer to the first question is no, and the answer to the second question is very vague.

"He said, 'Life and death are not only forms that we can see and accept. ”

Fili scratched his beard, not hiding his annoyance.

Paladins hate such ambiguous answers...... But the mage is good at playing tricks, making a simple answer cloudy and incomprehensible.

Scott, on the other hand, could clearly see Filly's uneasiness—he didn't like to have another indefinable being between life and death...... A presence like Scott.

Storbell didn't talk much about his last brief meeting with Filly. For most of the time, Stallbell patiently answered Fili's questions. According to him, Doron Boford tried to use some forbidden spell to give himself eternal life and great power...... Santo stopped him. The mage-king who was supposed to wake up in the rune-engraved sarcophagus had been reduced to ashes more than a hundred years ago, and his body and soul had ceased to exist.

And Santo's reasoning also sounds very reasonable:

Humanity is strong enough. In the time allowed by a short life, humans can perform far more miracles than elves and dwarves can do in the same amount of time. Once eternal life is attained, humanity will be like giants, feared by the gods and ultimately destroyed...... or destroy themselves.

"Balance. On more than one occasion, Stallbell stressed to Filly, "The caster knows better than anyone the importance of balance, from a trivial sleep technique to the whole world...... Once the balance is lost, disaster is inevitable. ”

Human free will, endless desires, and relatively short life are likewise a delicate balance.

However, more than 100 years later, some people began to repeat the same attempt as Doron. As Santo's last disciple, Stobel could not allow such a thing to happen.

Kerman Santo stopped Doren almost silently, but Stobel was not so powerful.

"Lockburg...... Even entire cities have been crafted into a terrible weapon, which even the great stone shapers cannot easily destroy. But at least, I can find the manipulator behind it. ”

Stobel assures.

Fili didn't believe what Stobel told him, although the mage wasn't lying when compared to what Scott knew.

"He claimed to have come on the orders of Kerman Santo, not on the orders of the Archmage's Tower. "So, either the Archmage Tower doesn't even know about it - it's unlikely." Or, hell, the mages have other plans. ”

Such speculation is not without merit. Tylina Bofford apparently asked one of the mages in the Archmage's Tower for advice on the purpose of the missing bone pendant. No matter how cautious he was, the mage's exuberant curiosity meant that they would not be able to let go of such a mysterious object easily...... Even, most likely, they were the ones who secretly manipulated Tyliner.

The thought of being able to be used as a tool for the cunning mages to fight each other in such a desperate situation made Filly feel the urge to turn around and leave for him.

But he didn't want relations with Bass Marshall to become more strained, and he didn't want Stobel to find someone else, like Ed.

And, Scott.

"In that mage's opinion, you have upset his incomparably obsessed 'balance'. "He suggested that I 'borrow' your powers, unbeknownst to you, of course...... I don't think he would hesitate to get rid of you if he had the opportunity to get rid of you by the way. ”

Scott chuckled under his breath.

"Well, isn't this a good thing now?" he said, "and we can use each other explicitly." ”

Fili was silent for a moment before snorting angrily and replying, "If only it were really 'plain'." ”

Scott smiled and didn't say anything more. It is true that he can pretend that he does not know and let Filly secretly maneuver between the two sides in an attempt to get a good result, but he does not want to use his friends like this...... He didn't have a few friends left who were willing to stand by his side.

He straightened his legs and leaned back in his chair. This is where Philip and Stebel first meet, in the reception room of the imprisoned warden Catron. Buzz Marshall chose this place again, presumably because he felt that it was still within the "unspellable" range of Lockburg, and that it was heavily guarded, and that he could control the situation even if something went wrong.

A ray of sunlight poured in through the cracks in the curtains. It seems that a long time has passed since the agreed time.

Filly's patience was quickly drained. He cursed lowly, walked a few steps to the door, and pulled it open.

. (To be continued.) )