"I hope that your student, and your colleagues, and...... Those aristocrats. Like you, you can see through the layers of horror and find the true hope of light. ”

Recruiting Sailen is just the beginning. His students, colleagues, and nobles, if they could be truly obedient, would have more leverage for the ruling class that controlled the Duchy of Vendôme.

Spread the will of the commander to the principality, and shine the bright light in every corner. Both the ruling class and the common people truly feel the hope of the stars, which is the goal and the responsibility.

Sincerity is the cornerstone of communication, and Selen's openness and sincerity of words won Harald's appreciation.

However, there is still a pair of eyes watching here.

Back in the makeshift quarters of the cabin, where his student Larry had been waiting early, the young magician, his mind full of doubts.

"Larry?"

"Teacher. Larry bowed respectfully, "I saw you talking to Captain Harald earlier. ”

"Do you have doubts?"

There is little point in lying in front of Ceren, and Larry gets straight to the point: "Yes, there's a lot of confusion. ”

"Come in and talk. ”

It was a soldier's cabin, divided into two wooden beds with bunk beds, and a narrow aisle. In addition to Cyren, three others were soldiers on board.

Of course, the purpose of mixed housing is to facilitate monitoring of their movements.

Syren has no objection to this.

However, during the daytime, after the soldiers went out on duty, the cabin was more private. Walking into the cabin, Ceren pointed to the bed opposite, "Larry, tell me, what do you see?"

"What?" said Larry, confused, as he looked over to see it as an ordinary wooden bed, covered with drab mattresses and quilts, nothing out of the ordinary.

"Teacher, I don't understand what you mean. ”

"Learn to observe, Larry. Perception magicians, you don't need to learn to observe, meticulous observation, in order to cooperate with your perception, to judge. Syren walked over and pointed to the boxy quilt: "Details matter. Look at the quilt, it's very regular and flat by Dad, which is obviously deliberate. Compared to other beds, you can see that their quilts are folded in unison, giving people a neat feeling. There were also mattresses and sheets, which I could see every morning, and the soldiers carefully and quickly smoothed the mattresses and sheets and folded the quilts before they went to work. From this, it can be concluded that they must have undergone a long period of training. ”

Isn't it just the quilt and mattress? It's just a little neat, Larry still can't understand what Ceren means, and frowns slightly: "An ordinary person can do it as long as he is willing to practice, right?"

"Herein lies the problem. Selen's eyes sparkled with wisdom: "Training a person is indeed not a problem. But can you imagine that the soldiers here are all in agreement? That's the answer I get when I talk to them, not just the low-level soldiers, but even their commanders, every day. ”

"This ......," Larry seemed to realize something, but he didn't know it clearly: "What is the purpose of this? Is it just for the sake of unanimity, and what does unanimity bring?"

"Don't underestimate consistency. Consistency can turn a plate of loose sand into a rock. There were no elemental fluctuations in these soldiers, and I sensed the same emotions from each of them. That's confidence!"

"Even against sea monsters?"

"Yes. Seren nodded heavily.

"It's kind of unbelievable. Larry shook his head in confusion: "Even a well-trained and skilled knight is just as terrified when facing a sea monster. How is it possible for these ordinary soldiers? Teacher, are they controlled by some kind of force? I mean mind control. ”

"No, I didn't feel it. However, their state is more like a believer, and their self-confidence comes from a firm belief in their hearts. ”

"That might make sense. They believed in a certain god and their spirits were cleansed. I've seen a Holy Spirit Knight, maybe just like him. ”

As an apprentice, Larry is also a magician who specializes in spiritual magic. However, there are some differences with Celen's, his gem ring currently only stores a magic spell, called Psychic Detection, which can detect the mental state of the target, similar to emotional perception, the difference is that Psychic Detection can only detect the overall state of the mind, such as euphoria, malaise, depression, excitement, etc., and cannot detect subtle emotional changes.

After boarding the ship, Larry was secretly monitoring the mental state of the crew, and all of them were full.

"They were tight-lipped about it. ”

Seren nodded, despite living with the crew, no one had ever mentioned anything about the Blackstone Collar, and he should have been given orders.

"As far as I know, the Blackstone Territory is a dependency of the Kingdom of Tia. But they are not like believers in the Holy Spirit, teachers, and the pride of believers in the Holy Spirit is completely invisible to them. ”

"Don't say. Seren winked at him, his feelings were even more real, the energy in the two powerful beings on the ship did not come from the Holy Spirit at all.

"Damn, this is an insult! an insult to the nobility!"

The sound of scolding came, and Selen walked out with a movement of his ears, only to see a man in a robe walking over with an angry expression.

Count Mullarsen, a survivor like them. He just took off his blood-stained aristocratic attire and replaced it with an ordinary robe.

As soon as Count Mulason saw Selen, it was as if he had found someone to confide in: "Your Excellency the Magician, you came out just in time. I hope that you, as a high-ranking magician, will make a solemn representation to that arrogant captain. ”

"I sense your anger, Your Excellency, can you elaborate?" Selen remained calm, but there was a hint of disgust in his heart, this Count of Mullasen did not have a good reputation in Stia, he was short-tempered, and his personality was arrogant.

"We are nobles, and you and your apprentices are magicians. And the captain, he was just a little baron. I can't accept that kind of treatment, living with soldiers? God, they should have prepared a single room for me, a comfortable single room, and good enough food. ”

Ceren and Larry frowned at the same time.

Obviously, after the death threat was lifted, Mullasen's character was revealed. Jin Yi Yu is used to food, and he can't stand such treatment at all.

It's stupid.

But don't expect a nobleman born with a golden spoon to forget his 'noble' status and the 'noble' treatment he should enjoy.

"Your Excellency the Magician, I am not asking too much. I can afford to pay for my gold and jewelry. ”

Mulassen wasn't too stupid to say that he knew how to trade gold and jewels for better treatment. Coupled with the gap in the identities of the two sides, he himself felt that it was not too much.

However, this is no ordinary fall.

The city of Stya was destroyed, and the chaotic night when the family members of Mullarsen boarded the ship had long since broken up, and they were lucky enough to board the Black Swan under the protection of several guards.

Now he is just a loner.

If he encounters a pirate, it is estimated that he will already be cold, and all the treasures will naturally belong to others.

"Your Excellency the Magician, I dare not lie in front of you. With your noble status, in Stya City, even his own father, the Governor of Sangang, would not dare to snub you like this. Your authority is not to be blasphemed. ”

Mullarsen wanted to pull Seren to the same front, and with the aura of a magician, he forced Harald to compromise.

But Seren felt very ridiculous in his heart.

Larry also looked disgusted.

The days of drunkenness and gold are too comfortable, and even the brain has degenerated.

"Your Excellency the Magician......"

Seren interrupted with a wave of his hand, and his gaze passed over him, and a flash of golden sunlight sprinkled down the corridor, heralding the most dangerous moment to come:

"Dusk is coming. ”

Even Mulasen's neck shrank suddenly, he had already become a frightened bird, and at this time, he didn't care about anything else, subconsciously hid to Selen's side, and whispered: "Your Excellency, have you sensed anything?"

Selen closed his eyes, and the ring on his finger emitted a brilliant light, and the malicious perception magic in it activated, spreading invisibly, beyond the hull of the ship, and spreading below the surface of the sea.

Malicious!

Strong malice, surging malice, is clearly approaching.

When he opened his eyes, he directly ignored Murasen and said to his students: "Inform Eamon immediately and get ready for battle." The Kraken - It's coming. ”

Of the five surviving mages, Exen is the highest, Larry is the lowest, and the other three are all mid-level mages, but they are better at fighting.

"Understood. Larry didn't hesitate and turned away.

Seren didn't even look at Mulason, and walked out of the cabin in a hurry.

Harald was on the bridge with Edmund looking at the charts and making plans for the next steps. When they saw a solemn-looking Selen walk in, the two of them had a premonition of danger.

"Malice emerges from the depths of the sea. Perhaps, we are too close to their lair. Seren glanced at the chart and pointed to its location: "This place is too close to the coast of Fertile Harbor, and according to reliable information, the city of Arabe has adopted a strategy of defending the city. These shores have long been home to sea monsters. ”

Harald didn't dare to slack off: "How's the speed?"

"Soon. ”

"The order went down, and everyone was loaded and put into combat readiness. Helmsman, adjust the course and head to the right front. Edmund, I'll be in command here. ”

Looking at Harald's figure as he hurriedly left the bridge, Selen's eyes flashed with anticipation.

Combat readiness and adjustment of course are just conventional lines of defense.

Those two powerful beings are the real hole cards.

Perhaps, it is also the source of their self-confidence.

Magic, which is the most obsessed with magicians, is not one of them.

Being able to see strange magic and powerful mages, Selen's heart did not have any panic, but instead rose with a strong expectation.

The afterglow of the setting sun dissipated where the sea and the sky met, and two figures wearing hooded cloaks quietly appeared on the deck, instantly attracting Selen's attention.

"Teacher, who are they?" Larry, who had already led the other three magicians to help, couldn't help but ask.

"Be patient, you'll find out soon. ”