Holding a thick stack of books, Lucia hurried through the halls of the Arcane, squeezed through the crowded corridors, and rushed into the Arcane Academy.

Not far ahead is the hall of knowledge where she listens to her daily lectures, and today's lecture is Her Excellency Brown, the 2-ring arcanist she respects and admires the most. In this way, she is even more reluctant to give up.

However, as soon as she arrived, she was suddenly stopped by a male apprentice who rushed out.

It was a handsome, tall aristocratic young man who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was wearing a well-cut Arcanist's robe with elaborate patterns of runic gold thread.

According to the rules of the Arcane Empire, those who have not applied for an Arcane Rank Identification at the Arcane Laboratory are not allowed to wear the robes of an official Arcanist. But the aristocratic aura on the aristocratic young man in front of him was obviously just an apprentice, but he openly violated the rules and wore the arcane master's robe.

This is going to be caught by the law enforcement team, but it is a big crime to cancel the apprenticeship!

And behind this aristocratic young man, followed by more than a dozen commanding guys, who seemed to be students in the Arcane Academy.

"Sauron, you've overstepped the rules again!" Lucia was first startled after being stopped by the other party, and then couldn't help frowning: "If you are caught by the academy's law enforcement team, be careful that your apprenticeship status will no longer be kept." Don't think that having a grandfather of a 3-ring arcanist can do anything wrong in the academy......"

The young apprentice named Sauron looked proud, waved his hand to keep the 'heel' behind him a little farther away, and then his eyes fell on Lucia's youthful and beautiful face.

"Lucia, I'll ask you one last time today...... Would you like to be my lover?"

Lucia's beautiful face showed a hint of anger, Gu Pan's smart light blue eyes stared at each other tightly, and said word by word: "Sauron, you have harassed me many times, this time my answer is still only that, don't be delusional in your life! My life belongs to the arcane, my soul belongs to the arcane, and I am not interested in anything but the arcane!"

The little girl's tone was unprecedentedly firm, and there was a maturity and persistence that was very different from her age.

"You...... You...... I'm afraid you don't know yet!" Sauron was obviously also enraged by Lucia's 'determination', glanced around, and found that no one could overhear their conversation, so he stepped forward and whispered in the other party's ear: "The empire is already planning to give up this war, and is organizing a retreat......"

The little girl's body trembled slightly.

"The number of retreat places that the empire can give is limited, even if it is my grandfather, he can only take two people. I'm going to take one, you...... If you are willing to be my lover, I can beg Grandpa to let him take you away as well......"

Lucia's face turned pale in an instant.

Although she was extremely reluctant to admit everything the other party said, with Grandpa Sauron's status as a 3-ring arcanist, the news was most likely true. And if this news is true, doesn't it mean that the empire has abandoned all its subjects and low-ranking members, and is plotting to 'escape'!

Lucia's hand grasping the thick arcane tome had become protruding from the force she had forced, and her blood was completely gone. However, as soon as she lowered her head slightly, she once again raised her head and stared into Sauron's eyes and said resolutely: "Don't worry, Sauron, even if this world is destroyed tomorrow, I will not agree to your request." From the day I stepped into the Arcane Academy, I was determined to dedicate everything I had to the great Arcane Academy. You don't have to be delusional anymore!"

Sauron also seemed enraged, and whispered in an equally resolute and cruel voice, "Don't worry, I won't continue to pester you." There is still a month to go from today until the final evacuation, and I'm sure you'll be 'serious' thinking about it. You know where my dwelling place is. As long as you can come and stay with me for one night before the order to retreat is given, I can take you away. Otherwise, you will stay here and wait for the death of the Floating City!"

With that, the other party laughed all the way and left, leaving the pale Lucia in place.

…………

The small town of Maple Grove.

It's a humble human town.

The town is located near a canyon surrounded by yellow-green groves.

Due to the proximity to the mountains, the fog here is thick and wet, and even at noon, it is difficult to see the red sun in the gray sky.

Standing near the entrance to the town, Grim looked around, not seeing any signs of arcane energy working, before nodding in satisfaction.

"Let's rest here for the night today! the nearest human city to this town is also 110 miles, and there are no arcane buildings nearby, which is just the right place for us to stay. ”

The other three had nothing to do, shrugged their shoulders and walked into the town.

The town has a population of about 100 households, and nearly 100 dilapidated wooden houses are scattered in a row, outlining three or two streets and a small central square.

At this time, it was sunset, and the townspeople were lighting the stoves and cooking dinner.

The smoke from the chimney and the faint fog mingled with each other, making the place dark and gloomy.

The townspeople were amazed to see Grim and the others in strange costumes breaking in, and they came out of the houses, kitchens, cowsheds, etc., gathered together and pointed at them, as if they were adventurers wandering around.

The dark witch Shani obviously doesn't like to be watched and pointed at, so she snorted coldly and was about to make a move, but was stopped by Grim reaching out.

"We are wizards, not monsters. There is no need to kill, but it can be avoided as much as possible!" Grim said indifferently, and then turned his head to look at Mangers: "Mangers, I'll leave it to you!"

"No problem!" said Mangers smiled and quickly handed over control of his body to Qiu Lisha.

As Qiu Lisha's head moved to the center of her neck, her eyes instantly opened.

Mengus is good at fighting, while Qiu Lisha is good at spiritual witchcraft.

Therefore, as Qiu Lisa opened her eyes and snapped her fingers lightly, all the townspeople closed their eyes in an instant, standing in place, and there was a noticeable snoring sound from their mouths and noses.

"Alright! Everybody has been hypnotized. They won't wake up on their own until we leave tomorrow, and they won't remember us anymore......" Qiu Lisha smiled slightly.

Spiritual witchcraft is her area of expertise, so she is an absolute authority on this matter!

"Let's go, find a place to settle down. I haven't been in a shower in days, and I feel a little moldy!" Wizard Hori nodded in satisfaction, and made his way to the tallest, most luxurious house in town.

The house chosen by the wizard of Holy seems to belong to a local nobleman, and not only is the house clean and tidy, but even the maids and servants inside are much better dressed than the townspeople.

At the door of the house, Qiu Lisha snapped her fingers again.

This time, everyone in the house stopped sleeping soundly, but they still did not break free from the dream, and remained sleepwalking, and lined up in two rows in front of several wizards. Looking at the costumes, there are also middle-aged ladies with decent appearance, as well as two aristocratic ladies dressed in fancy clothes.

"We're all hungry, let's make dinner at once!, besides, boil some hot water, and take a good bath after we've eaten." By the way, remember to clean the bedroom and replace everything with a new ......"

With Qiu Lisha's series of commands, these people who were sleepwalking immediately began to get busy, and quickly set up the restaurant on the first floor.

In fact, with the super physique of Grim and others, even if they don't eat or drink for half a year, they won't starve to death and die of thirst. But deep down, as human wizards, they still regard eating as a rare pleasure and relaxation. Therefore, under Qiu Lisha's arrangement, Grim and the others took a scarf around each side of the table, picked up a knife and fork and began to enjoy this wonderful dinner in another world.

After all, Fenglin Town is only a remote and small village in Ruian Province, and the food here is naturally not very good. However, in a completely unfamiliar alien plane, four Rank 4 wizards were able to gather together politely and gracefully to enjoy a sumptuous dinner, and that was enough, and there was no need for those so-called delicacies to spice up the atmosphere here.

Those stupid and ugly servants and cooks were all driven outside by Qiu Lisha, and it was naturally the noble lady and her two young daughters who were able to enter the dining room and serve several wizards in close quarters.

Fortunately, several wizards were also people of status, and they didn't have any strange hobbies, so they ended the dinner in a seemingly friendly interaction.

While eating and drinking, Grim frequently raised the wine glass in front of him to greet the dark witch Shani, but no one paid attention to him.

During the last battle, the Dark Witch did not appear at all, but only popped up after the battle.

If it were another wizard captain, I am afraid that I would have been angered by the other party's wanton behavior.

But Grim acted like no one, not only did he not have the slightest anger, but he looked like he had taken a fancy to the other party. And this is also exchanged for Qiu Lisa's bowed head and snickering, and the thumbs of Wizard Hollywood, and the anger of Witch Shani.

But Grim didn't care about the coldness and anger she showed, and instead made the teasing more obvious.

"I'm full!" Pushing away the barely touched food, the dark witch Shani stood up and pointed at the noblewoman, "Take me to wash!"

With that, she left the restaurant proudly with her head held high.

Looking at the tall and graceful figure of the other party, a hidden smile finally appeared on Grim's face.