In the dense mountain forest, the fluctuations of the previous war have subsided, and before the sun sets, birds and beasts have gradually returned to their nests. Darko watched the setting sun at the top of the mountain, but his mind was already flying away. He seemed to want to see what he was thinking about from that round of the sun, imagining that Phyllis was also watching this round of sunset at the same time.

In fact, Darko didn't know Wendy's feelings. I had just lost my faith, and it was the time when I needed comfort and support the most, and at this time, there happened to be only one person next to Dako. If Darko doesn't avoid it in time, it is very likely that it will evolve into a situation like Phyllis when he was confused.

Letting Wendy fall into such an emotional trap, Darko will feel like he is in danger, not to mention that he has returned to the Amelasia plane and is no longer in a state of being hunted down. Unlike the Mercury plane, which used Sally to relieve stress, in his eagerness to see Phyllis, he really couldn't put any emotion into other people.

When the moon hung in the sky, Wendy appeared at the top of the mountain, her eyes were a little swollen, but her mood had calmed down. Wendy floated up quietly and came to Darko's side, her gaze at the same level as Darko, and she also looked at the golden full moon, calm and serene. Darko opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all, he felt that whatever he said would ruin the mood at this moment.

After a long time, it was Wendy who broke the silence first, "Darko, are you going to find Phyllis next?"

Darko sighed lightly and bowed slightly, in response to Wendy's question.

Wendy thought for a moment and said, "In that case, we might as well leave it at that, and you have to be careful on the road." ”

Darko looked at Wendy in surprise, but saw that the other party didn't mean anything else, just like a normal goodbye between two friends. Darko knew that Wendy didn't want to be with him, and it wasn't very convenient for the two of them to get along. Darko hesitated, but didn't hold back, but said, "You have to be careful, too." ”

Wendy squeezed out a small smile, "I'm two levels above you." ”

Darko was stunned, he had been thinking about protecting Wendy since he saw Wendy, and subconsciously ignored that Wendy was not weak, but stronger than him. But Darko was not at ease after all, he thought about it, took out the locator, set it up accordingly, looked at it and handed it to Wendy, "This is the locator, give it to you for use on the road." ”

"You've got this kind of high-end alchemy item. Wendy took the locator, looking a little surprised, and after carefully looking at the map on it, she immediately handed it back to Darko, "This thing is very expensive, and you need it for directions more than I do." The nearest town above is St. Yale, the seat of the Alchemy Guild, and you can go there and use the teleportation array to get back faster. ”

Darko looked at the point of light representing the town on the locator, and sure enough, he found that there was a big city not far away, and since it was the location of the Alchemy Guild, it would be much easier to teleport back. Darko thought for a moment and asked, "What about you? Where are you going?"

Wendy turned her head to look at the full moon in the distance, and said softly, "I, I don't know where I'm going, but I can't just sit back and wait, of course, I will continue to resist the Harris family's pursuit." ”

"The Harris family?ah!" Darko remembered that the full name of the Stormstorm Pope was Edward Harris, and he was not only the pope of the Stormwind Church, but also the patriarch of the Harris family. Although the Storm Pope was not killed by Wendy, he died in the process of chasing Wendy, and Wendy must be to blame.

Wendy smiled bitterly, "The Harris family is different from the other nine families, all of their clansmen are basically in the Storm Church, so this time I am equivalent to messing with one family and one church." ”

Darko thought for a moment and asked, "It's strange that all the members of the Harris family are in the Stormwind Church. ”

"The relationships between the various families in the Amisian plane and the mortal church of the gods are intricate, but they are broadly divided into three relationships. Families with weak bloodlines generally have no right to speak, even if the number of people can only be called small families, they can only join a certain church as a whole family, like a war team to become a subsidiary family of a certain church, driven and used by the church; They are the descendants of the god of fire and the god of life, so the relationship between the church and the family is a community. Wendy paused, then continued, "But the Harris family is one of the nine families, and they are of the Holy Beast bloodline, but they are very closely related to the Stormwind Church, do you know why?"

Darko muttered, "Is it because their Nine Shadow Sparrow bloodline has a very high general qi talent, and if they join the Storm Church, they can get the blessing of the Storm Divine Power, which will greatly improve their combat effectiveness." ”

"That's just one of the reasons. Wendy paused, and continued, "In fact, more than 4,000 years ago, the ungodly Cillesson and the Nine Sparrows had a very close relationship, and when the Nine Sparrows reached the holy level and could transform into a man's form, and in this way, they met certain needs of Cillessen, so they became like-minded friends. ”

Later, when Cillesson was made a god, the lineage of his descendants declined within three generations. At the same time, the Nine Sparrows had descendants with humans with their bloodline, so the Harris family naturally became a family in the Stormwind Church. Cillesson was also shrewd, and he knew that in order to strengthen the alliance and prevent rift years later, he had to find a way to benefit the Harris family. He stumbled upon the discovery that under the influence of the Divine Soul, his transforming power could transfer a portion of his power to others. ”

"Conversion?"

"This may be Cillessen's real name ability, which is usually to absorb other people's attacks and convert them into his own power. And when He discovered the feasibility of this reversal, he began a plan. He first selected a girl with outstanding qi talent through the Stormwind Church and canonized her as a saint. After that, it descended on the body of the saint and copulated with the heirs of the Harris family, and in this way, the talent in the body of the saint was forcibly converted into the body of the heirs of the Harris family, so as to ensure the strength of the Harris family, so that every generation of their family had a saint-level powerhouse. At the same time, he also satisfied his own desires and strengthened the Storm Church, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone. ”

"That's what happened!" Darko finally understood Wendy's inner struggle, and was probably even more helpless than when his faith collapsed. Seeing that Wendy's mood was at a low point, he hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "So you mean that after the death of the Storm Pope, a new saint-level powerhouse will soon appear in the Harris family?"

"I'm afraid it won't be in a short time, Cillessen has been taken half of his soul by me, and it's not so easy to come back again. Wendy smiled gloatingly, "I don't care about the group of rubbish in their family alone, even if the two archmage-level elders come, I can escape if I am careful." ”

"No! the Archmagister is a whole level above you. You're going to run away from the hunt and don't prepare anything, you're just going to kill yourself!, not to mention that all the money you have on you has been given to VitN. Darko, who has been hunted for a year, naturally knows the importance of preparation, "You have to come with me to St. Yale, buy some necessary items, and I will copy some magic scrolls for you." Otherwise, I won't be able to watch you die!"

Wendy looked at Darko's serious expression, and the words of refusal came to her lips but she couldn't say it, after all, she only turned into a light sigh, and finally nodded after a long time.

Early the next morning, Darko and Wendy set out to go. After watching the locator make an itinerary, he immediately headed for St. Yale. Wendy takes Darko with her flying skills, but in order not to be noticeable, they fly low and do not rise to the heights. Flying between the mountains was very pleasant, and along the way, Dakko spread his spiritual power to the maximum range, scaring away all the middle and low-level demonic beasts that coveted the deliciousness of the two, so that the mood of watching the scenery on the road was not disturbed.

By noon, the two had already flown out of the mountain range and saw the walls of St. Yale in the distance. Wendy landed on the ground and slowly lowered Darko as well, "It's too conspicuous to fly, let's walk over." ”

Darko looked around, pointed in one direction, and said, "There's a road over there, and I just saw a carriage passing by, and we can mix in the caravan and enter the city." ”

Wendy nodded in agreement, then suddenly asked, "Darko, is that cloak you wore from before still there?" ”

Darko took out the cloak from the spatial ring, "Of course, I didn't throw it away even when I couldn't hold the magic crystal in the void, because this cloak is my master'......"

"Very good, lend me one. Wendy took the cloak and put it on her body, and after the qi magic circled around, Wendy looked like a big fat man the width of two people from the outside, just like when the two of them went to the temple of prophecy together.

"Uh......" Darko opened his mouth to say something, but thought that Wendy was just borrowing it to wear it, so he didn't say anything.

"What are you doing with your mouth open, let's go. Wendy blessed Darko with a swift spell and took the lead in the direction of St. Yale.

The two soon followed the road to the gates of St. Yale's city, where they saw a bustling caravan mixed with mercenaries and adventurers. Darko saw that the walls of the city were dappled with magical light and shadow, forming colorful announcements. Most of these are all kinds of tasks, half of which are issued by the Mercenary Guild, which are somewhat similar to the trial tasks in the Magic Academy, but most of the types of tasks here are very simple, such as escorting, picking, collecting, smelting, etc., some tasks can be completed by ordinary people with a little time, and of course the commission is pitiful. There are also a variety of other announcements next to it, such as group expeditions, slave trade, surrogacy through uterus, and so on.

The most conspicuous of all, however, was a huge magical curtain of light at the gates, which occupied the height of an entire wall, and the single word of the huge title was larger than the entire area of the other proclamations. The headline at the top of the announcement was "The 751st Alchemy Grand Prix", while the content below was densely arranged, with a list attached to it.

Darko was wondering what kind of competition it was, when he heard Wendy explain to him, "It's the Alchemy Grand Prix held by the Alchemy Guild, once every four years, and it has been held for 751 years since the establishment of the Alchemy Guild. This is arguably the most watched event in the entire Amethea plane, and of course the most lucrative prizes. Usually the selection and duration of the entire competition will last for more than three months, and the Alchemy Guild will also drive the economy of St. Yale. ”

Darko turned to look at Wendy and asked curiously, "You're so familiar with this tournament, have you participated in it too?"

Wendy's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was stuck in a memory, "It's the one four years ago, when I wasn't a storm saint and had just become a high-level enchanter, so I formed a group with a few peers in the academy who were also very good at the same level, and signed up for the competition, but I didn't expect to barely qualify for the competition." It's a pity that he met the champion group of the previous year in the first game, so he failed miserably. ”

Darko listened with some surprise as Wendy told her about the past, and then he realized that before Wendy became a saint, her life was also very colorful. Darko also heard from Wendy's tone that she was very unconvinced by the failure. Although there are not many intersections, Darko also learns that Wendy is actually a soft character on the outside and strong on the inside, and she must be very concerned about that fiasco.

Wendy also realized that she was emotional, and looked at Darko and said with a smile, "Actually, the captain of the last championship team is from the same family as you." ”

"In the same family as me?" Darko was surprised at first, and then a figure suddenly appeared in his mind, "...... it?"

"That's right, it's George. ”

Darko remembered George's domineering performance at the academy's tryout a year ago, and felt that he really deserved to win the championship. Darko thought for a moment and asked, "So will he compete again this year?"

Wendy shook her head, "In order to promote the growth of newcomers, team members who have won championships in the past are not allowed to participate again. Like the current Alchemy Guild leader, Maxis Tuat, and the five vice presidents, all of whom have won championships in past competitions. ”

"Well, that's right. "Darko is a little disappointed, if he can meet George here, then he can contact Phyllis through him, and he doesn't have to look around like a headless fly.

Just as Darko and Wendy were about to pass through the city gate, they suddenly heard a voice from the side.

"You mean, to put this missing person notice on the city wall with a magic projection, and the biggest?"

"That's right! I'm going to have a font the same size as that Alchemy Grand Prix! Get it for me, money isn't a problem!"

"But...... This Alchemy Grand Prix was released by the Alchemy Guild to make it to such a size, and the announcement made by you personally is probably ......"

"I'm afraid of what, I'm afraid! I've already made the same big announcement in San Irving and San Diego! Why can't I do it here? Is it important to find someone or do a broken event? Keep my eyes open and look at this badge! Can you take responsibility for delaying my important business? Hurry up and get it for me! If you don't have the authority, apply to whoever you want to apply to, and I want to get an answer today!"

"Okay, okay...... I'm going to apply to the ......."

Listening to the voice next to him, Darko suddenly froze in place, only to feel that the bustling crowd around him was suddenly peeled away like the tide receding, leaving only himself and the source of the sound to stay in place like a reef. He wanted to run in front of the man at once, but he could only stand there, and he couldn't even make a sound. After a long time, he muttered the call he had called in his heart a thousand times.

"The host ......"