Stobel couldn't help but laugh. He heard it better than Ed, and he understood better why Verona said that. The communication of souls was like water and milk, and for a moment they were almost one. He had never known the thoughts of another person so deeply...... It also makes me feel even more guilty because of this.

He really deserves more respect for the old mage...... While he was still alive.

Verona is clearly saying "I'm afraid", not "maybe...... He didn't believe Ed couldn't hear the difference between the two words

"This thing...... It doesn't take a lot of people to know. He said.

Ed nodded - then, he'll keep it a secret. Even if this is a deception to the people of the Archmage Tower, it is a necessity that cannot be helped.

"I'm sorry, but I have to tell the Silver Leaf King. Curell said frankly.

"Of course. Stobel understands that. Ed represents only himself, but Krell does not...... He had a lot more scruples to scruple than Ed.

The mage stood up with his cane. His body, which had been stiffened for too long, could not move freely until this moment, but after sitting in the sun for a short while, the warmth of his body somewhat regained his strength.

He doesn't have time to sit here regretting or worrying. If Carmack left any poisonous shoots in the Archmage's Tower, he must uproot them as soon as possible.

"Carmack, he is indeed the priest of Nesses...... He also knew what he would become. He just...... Not care. He probably thought it would be better than him dying peacefully and becoming a lonely soul wandering in the dark, fading away and being forgotten. ”

On the way back, the mage weighed to tell Ed and Korrell what he knew—they were going to take the elves and humans they had captured, and if they could get something useful from the mouths of these believers, it would be better for both sides to have a friendly exchange than to hide from each other with suspicion and suspicion. For this reason, he was happy to lay a better foundation now, after all, the relationship between the Archmage Tower and Grivar in the past was really not friendly.

Many mages have an inexplicable contempt for elves...... Although Stobel felt that the contempt was mostly due to jealousy, jealousy of the race's powerful talents, and despise the fact that they possessed such wealth but could not use it perfectly—for nearly three hundred years, the most famous and powerful spellcasters on the continent were all humans.

However, the crumbling Archmage Tower needs more friends than enemies.

"I'm not sure of his true purpose, and neither can the Master of Verona. He was careful to hide this, and we were only his prisoners after all. ”

It's almost food.

"But that's more than just opening a rift in me to the Otherworld......" The mage involuntarily touched his belly.

"Otherworld?" Ed asked, "...... Isn't it a sea of nothingness?"

“...... The words of the Master of Verona are half-truths. Somewhat embarrassed, Stobel explained to him, "Don't mind too much, he's always ...... The rift didn't lead to the Sea of Nothingness, but it was almost. You know what Carmack became...... What is it?"

"Shadow Fiend?"

"Yes. That thing was supposed to have been born in the Ghost Realm, the most powerful one that was created after countless shadows devoured each other. And the ghost world, which is said to have been as alive as the world we live in, is now ...... It was the result of being swallowed up by the Sea of Nothingness. ”

"In our legend, it was because the world turned its back on the gods and was punished for it. Corell shrugged, expressing his attitude towards the legend in a mocking tone.

Ed glanced back - fortunately, the reinforcements who rushed over were only following them from a distance, and even the elves should not be able to hear what they were saying.

"Don't worry. Correll laughed, "If my men cared about this level of 'disrespect,' they wouldn't have followed me at all." ”

He couldn't help but raise his hand and rub Ed's head. This young human is indeed cutely soft-hearted, and in this situation, he is still worried about him!

Ed endured in silence, mainly because Correll was actually shorter than him...... Makes this gesture of raising your hand and touching your head look a little cute. If it weren't for the fact that the other party might be much older than him, he almost reached out and rubbed it back.

The humans and elves looked at each other and smiled tacitly, and the middle-aged mage who walked to the side was puzzled - wasn't it a very serious question that they were talking about?

"There is a good chance that this world will be reduced to another ghost realm. Consciously or unconsciously, he accentuated his tone, "If the rules continue to crumble......"

"But the Ghost Realm still exists, doesn't it?" Ed considered another issue, "it's not exactly part of the Sea of Nothingness...... What underpins it?

It will not be the mercy of the gods.

His knowledge of the other world known to mankind is actually not small. The experience of being forced by Sean to die and die in the world of the Otherworldly Ring left an unusually deep impression on him. He had read all the books on the Atlas in the library of the Collins Temple...... Although that's not much.

"Every world has its own rules...... Your own soul will not give in easily. Even if it was created by the gods...... Giants also rebelled against the gods. Not to mention ......"

Stobel didn't finish his sentence, but Ed had already understood—not to mention that it was a question of whether all worlds were really created by gods. At least, the dragons never acknowledged that this world was a creation of God...... They certainly aren't.

But if that's the case, all the pastors in the world are liars. What will happen to the collapse of faith? Ed saw it clearly in Eric, and faith was no longer pure faith, at least among humans...... Or interests.

"Ah...... The more I think about it, the more headaches I get. Ed sighed. Raised as a businessman...... Pastor, the more he saw it, the more difficult it became.

"You're not alone. "Isn't it more comfortable to think about it this way?"

Ed laughed, "Yes!"

Stobel was silent. He felt deeply old—is it so strong for young people these days? His worries seemed a little ridiculous.

"You have ...... Something's an idea, huh?"

Correll leaned into Ed's ear and muttered, "Can't you reveal a little bit first?"

Ed blinked, "I'm not sure if I can do it...... Let me think again. And ......"

He looked back at the bare rocks behind him, the dark valley out of sight.

"Did you keep someone watching there?" he asked.