Thanks to Linghuang Ya Cry for the 1888 tip~

There is also a bee-eater Misaki, a cute reward from the demon and the 100th evaluation vote to hold back the glory to death~

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Legend has it that in a location that is difficult for outsiders to explore, there are two such magical cities.

A supreme institution that possesses almost all the knowledge in the world and is the highest institution for the research and development of truth. A primordial origin with the most ancient magic guide, it is the highest temple for cultivating magic power.

Two great cities have coexisted for a long, long time...... No one can remember when they first appeared, and even the oldest known texts have no record of their birth, so their predecessors regarded them as the oldest legends in the Holy Realm, passed down from generation to generation, so that people today can know that they exist, mysterious, and powerful.

Meantime...... It is also possible to understand that there is a "struggle of ideas" that has lasted for hundreds of millennia.

"Endymion's inheritance system is completely different from that of Myrazon." Lilith led her horse and walked with Li Bai in the front and center of the team, nibbling on the wheat cake in her hand while chatting with each other about the grievances and disputes between the two magical cities.

Their current line was quite long - after a little more than three days of riding in the wetland grassland, the team finally got out of the grassland full of pain and death in their memories, and entered the narrow mountain canyon that they had planned, and it was indeed the same place as Saul had said before, with a maximum of two people passing at the same time.

It only takes a few more days to walk through this narrow canyon crevasse and they can see the legendary Black Forest.

"Endymion's lineage predates ours, and it's not a boast that they claim to have the oldest magic skills, and I think you should know the term 'magic counters' very well...... Well, yes, they rely on condensing this dark magic gem to perform their magic. Lilith took a round black gem from her bosom and handed it over.

"I didn't expect it to be a magic counter...... Ah, yes, since it is stored here as a cornerstone, this situation is not surprising. Li Bai muttered a few words in his mouth, took the gem and looked at it.

This spherical gemstone was heavier than she expected, and it was very smooth to the touch, a bit like a billiard ball, but slightly lighter than that, it looked like an enlarged black crystal marble ball, and the translucent crystal had a golden triangle pattern inside, exuding an alternative and mysterious atmosphere under the black crystal.

"This is a supernatural crystal formed by a fairly high concentration of magic power, and most of their magic methods rely on the consumption of this thing to release, which is also the oldest and most orthodox magic use technique in the world...... I'm a big grass, you're tired of life! Seeing Li Bai boredom throwing the gem into the air and playing with it, Lilith was almost scared to death, and hurriedly reached out to catch the gem and snatched it back.

"Swearing." Li Bai didn't care about the loss of the toy, but instead held his chin, the corners of his mouth were lowered, and he stared at the red-haired girl with sad eyes, "Bad boy." ”

Long-distance travel, especially without the support of modern technology, could not give her any pleasure, and the occasional quarrel with a girl was one of the few means of entertainment.

“…… I didn't learn it from you yet! After refuting the other party's accusations with high momentum, Lilith suddenly covered her little face with her hands, and felt the urge to cry.

Because she found that she was unconsciously moving farther and farther away from her past self.

Those etiquette...... Cultivation...... What a mess of things, in the days when she got along with Li Bai, it seemed that she had returned them all to the teacher.

"Why were you so nervous about that ball just now?" Li Bai's voice continued to come from the side, with a deep curiosity, "Isn't that thing dangerous?" ”

"You can say it's dangerous, or you can't say it's dangerous." Glaring at her angrily, Lilith tried her best to regain herself into a cold look, "That ball...... I didn't make that magic counter, so I can't control or understand the magic properties in it, and touch and slight collisions won't cause it to mutate, but I don't know...... Will it blow us all up if it falls to the ground? ”

"Sounds so greasy." Li Bai's eyes narrowed "dangerously", "You can play with me again...... Oh, I mean...... Can I touch it again. ”

"Nope." Lilith decisively refused, "This thing is useless to you, you are a dragon, this is used by magic, and it is very precious." ”

She accentuated the last three words of the sentence.

"Stingy ......"

“…… If the seniors still want to continue to listen to my stories, don't interfere with me anymore. Lilith's graceful demeanor had been maintained for less than 10 seconds before she disintegrated, and she sniffled with a sad expression.

I'm sorry teacher.,I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my promise with you.,Become a quiet and intellectual magical girl with outstanding beauty and good temperament.。

“！” Li Bai didn't know what she was thinking, thinking that this expression was brewing for the next story, so her face became stern, waiting for the other party to continue to tell the story of the two magic cities.

"......," Lilith turned her head and happened to see Li Bai staring at her with a rather serious expression.

She first quivered slightly at the junction of the corner of her right lip and the lower eyelid, and then her resentment dissipated in vain.

That's it, I'm unlucky to meet you......

"You saw that too...... Because of their unique appearance, the 'magic counters' were also called 'dark gems', and Endymion's system was given the name 'gem magic'. ”

"And we, Myrazon, our academy's system is very different from gem magic, we don't rely on the cultivation of our own magic like they do—I know your doubts, the cultivation of magic is of course essential for magicians, we just aren't that crazy......," Lilith explained this and continued.

"The cultivation of Myrazon is more about using the 'magic guide book' as a medium to communicate magic power, using 'knowledge' as a bridge to release 'power', almost all of our magic skills and arcane arts are based on books, each magic guide book is interrelated, and it is possible to use the arcane arts in thousands of magic books to build the Myrazon inheritance, and open this power to all those who study it, not to ...... We are in possession of power, rather than borrowing power. ”

"They are a whole, a chain, and a huge network - their own magic book is just a 'point' intertwined in the grid, and this 'point' can communicate with countless other 'points', as long as the 'knowledge' of analysis and control is enough, even if their own quality is very low, it can be enough to match the strong."

"However, in other words, our system, in the case of insufficient accumulation of knowledge of its own magic guide book, has a very low combat effectiveness......"

Speaking of which, Lilith clearly thought that she could not help every time she was in danger, and her head with soft red hair hung down, looking depressed, "just like me." ”

Seeing her like this, Li Bai quickened his pace slightly, reached out and rubbed her head.

"You've done a good job...... she said, and there was an inexplicable emotion in her tone that made the person who heard it feel like his chest was clogged.

"Really, you've done a great job." Seeing the red-haired girl's expression of disbelief, Li Bai showed her a bitter smile and patted her on the head, indicating that he was serious.

"When I wasn't very sensible, I never thought that when I got into such a situation, the person who accompanied me would be a little girl like you."

"You ......" The girl wanted to instinctively refute, but when she saw the inexplicable affection unconsciously revealed in the other party's bright red eyes, she hesitated for a while and swallowed back.

"I, I'm just following the orders of the Council...... Just spy on you. Turning her head to prevent the other party from discovering her embarrassed face, Lilith forcibly calmed down, "It's not because I care about you!" ”

(En...... has completely changed from a three-faceless paralyzed girl to a tsundere complaining girl. ）

Raising his chin again, Li Bai observed the red-haired girl with another inquiring look, and began to recall in his heart when this transformation began.

(Looks like this trend has been around since I took him back, well...... At first, I couldn't get out of bed, then I was resentful of me, pretending to obey me, and then waiting for an opportunity to secretly retaliate and trick me...... ）

With rather strange words and descriptions in mind, Li Bai finally decided on one thing.

"It turns out that you are a tsundere in your bones."

"Damn! I'll kill you! ”

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―The Seventh Sacred Realm・Myrazon―

Looking beyond the plains, over the forests, over the cities, over the lakes, over the oceans, over the sky, and through the thick clouds, you can see a huge floating city hidden here.

The entire Floating City's building materials are a modern silver-white color, and it seems to be made of this metal from the inside out, and not only that...... The city's architecture is also imbued with a modern futuristic atmosphere - the silver and white metal is reduced to soft, curved "ribbons", which are gathered in a "wrapped" way, which form roads, tall buildings, bridges, and almost 90% of the buildings in the city.

Only in the center of the floating city, on an artificial "hill" surrounded by "ribbons", there are a few tall buildings that retain the ancient architectural style.

The material of the tower was a kind of rock with a snow-white body, and if Li Bai was here, she would be surprised that this style was similar to the Lord of the Rings.

A meeting that could decide the course of the world is about to take place in this tower.

Out of the deep corridor came a sorceress dressed in a simple, ornate robe, and walked around the pillars to stand in the hall of the Wizard Library, Crescent, and raised her delicate and beautiful face to look at a moon-like body floating in mid-air.

The celestial body was connected by several pale blue silk threads that fell from the zenith, and it was constantly rotating slowly under the same color of light as the zenith.

The decoration of the Crescent Hall is exceptionally beautiful. The floors and walls, as well as all the moulding on the ceiling, are made of obsidian powder and jade and crystal powders, little by little...... Luxury, but not dazzling, the silver-blue celestial bodies float and rotate, and the hall is also sprinkled with a layer of faint moonlight brilliance, at a glance, the quaint atmosphere is coming, as if it has been precipitated here for countless years.

"This is Judith." The magician reached out and tapped lightly on a silk thread, spoke, and spoke to the moon-like celestial body.

"I'm in the lobby of Crisson, borrowing the network of stacks here, and asking for a conversation with you."

After saying these two words, she stopped speaking, half-lowered her long eyelashes, and stood quietly in place waiting. It didn't take long, or about a few breaths, for a silk thread connecting the celestial bodies to light up, and it glowed with majestic, almost condensed physical magic, transforming into the form of another person.

"Long time no see, Judith." The visitor patted her robe, and when she saw the female magician, she greeted her with a smile, "How have you been doing lately?" ”

It was a white-bearded old man in a traditional peaked magic hat, wearing a wide robe with a pale violet color, glasses, and a large thick book in his hand.

Clearly, he was delving into the knowledge of this book before accepting the calling.

"Long time no see, Lord Elmit." The sorceress named Judith saw the old man, stepped back gracefully, and bowed to him slightly, then her gaze looked at the book in the old man's hand, and then rested on the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose for a moment.

"Actually, you could have put them down and come back?" She raised an eyebrow amusedly.

"Oh...... It doesn't matter, you know me, it doesn't matter where I look at it......" The old man spread out a hand playfully, "There seems to be some sorrow in your eyes, although it is well concealed." ”

"Is there any difficulty in studying the orbit of the moon?"

Since there were only two of them, the old man spoke very casually.

"This ......," said Judith, with a hint of hidden embarrassment on her face, but soon more threads lit up to relieve her.

The silk threads were as glorious as when the old man appeared, releasing terrifying magic, and the two came together, glanced at each other, and quietly watched as more people descended into this hall through the guò library network.

"Tampel, Barthal, Matt, Farth, Shario." Judith called out the names of the people who came one by one and nodded at them, "You're here too." ”

The five newcomers nodded to her in return, and like Judith before, they took a step back and bowed slightly to the smiling old man beside her.

"What's the matter, you need to summon so many of us." Among the visitors, a woman in a light brown robe asked, "Even if the wild cat of Lamour is not there, why, could it be...... Have you researched any new arcane? ”

Her robe is quite chic, a light brown similar to flesh color, divided into two parts: the dress and the hooded robe, the robe has no buttons in the middle, so open, the woman's graceful figure wrapped in a long tunic skirt is clearly highlighted, her face is hidden in the shadow of the hood, and the contrast between the two produces an opposing but harmonious sense of lethality.

"Strictly speaking, you're not summoned for arcane reasons." Judith raised her eyebrows, ignoring the other party's sarcasm, "It's news about other holy realms. ”

"Other Sacred Realms?" The young man in a pale yellow robe immediately came to his senses when he heard this, "Is it those guys from Endymion?" They're provoking again? ”

"Matt!" A woman with bright red curly hair next to him immediately whispered at him, reaching out and tugging at his sleeve behind him, telling him not to talk too much.

Judith's personality is the most serious of all of them, this woman seems to be a little gentle, but in fact she is almost meticulous with herself, and there is Tempel, a woman who is not on the right path, she is a little worried about the development of this meeting, so it is better for the others not to cause more trouble.

"No......" Judith's expression was nothing less than a surprise to others who knew her, for not only did she not care about Tampel's sarcasm, but even Matt was indifferent to her interruptions.

This seemed a little too unusual, and even the old man Elmit, who had been smiling all the time, slowly put away his smile, and together with the others, focused his slightly solemn gaze on her, intending to hear what she was going to say next.

"Mithra is back." The blonde magician squeezed out a bitter smile in the face of the others' gazes, "They have brought back the legendary princess to the throne as emperor, purged all other forces in the First Sacred Realm, and are also trying to annex all other holy realms, including Myrazon and Endymion. ”

"......" was silent for a short time.

"Are you kidding?" There was a hint of impatience in Tampel's tone, "Today is not the day to salute the fool, Judith, you should calm down, the princess you are talking about, if her name is Skelyn Phil, then you should go take a cold shower - she was from 3,000 years ago!" It's long overdue to turn into loess! ”

"But Sister Judith doesn't look like a liar and a joker?" Dressed in a pale blue robe, Barthel, a magician who could be described as a boy and pretended to be an adult, held her chin, "Or is she in love?" The book says that girls in love have a lower IQ...... Brother Shario, do you have any thoughts on this? ”

He first grimaced at the cold-faced Judith, then ducked behind a young man in blue and green magical armor and asked him.

"Bather...... I said read less of the books that have been handed down in the present world. The young man slapped him on the head as punishment, and said lightly, "They will make your heart unpure." ”

"As for what Judith said, I choose to believe her."

"I choose to believe it too." After quietly discussing with Matt for a while, the woman with bright red curly hair also spoke out, "I don't know what the situation is in the area covered by Crescent, but in our area, in the territory of Sulei, there are already a lot of news of war circulating, and one of them is under the banner of Ancient Mitra...... I didn't care if it was just rumors, but now it seems that many of them are true. ”

"I'm on the same page as Farse." Matt carried a magic staff, turned around and looked triumphantly at Tempel, who had a somewhat gloomy aura around him, "Ah~ Beautiful Sister Tampel, I think that if you are as wise as you, you will definitely not be blinded by arrogance, right." ”

"Humph!" The proud female magician snorted coldly, and I don't know if it was because of the praise, her aura eased a lot.

"Alright, don't argue anymore." Elmet raised his hand and pressed it down in the air, and the rest of the group immediately fell silent as they observed his movements.

"Judith's report is too important...... If that's true, we alone won't be able to make a final decision. He stroked his long fluffy white beard and asked the blonde mage in a careful tone, "May I know how you got the news?" ”

"This ......" the sorceress looked hesitant, but after inadvertently casting a disdainful glance under a hood, she immediately clenched her fists, "This was originally a secret that belonged to Lord Juno, but...... Depending on the situation, it will soon cease to be a secret, and I don't think Lord Juno will blame me if he finds out - do you remember the child who was sent to the present world many years ago in search of the Savior, who had found her intended target, and was now following her side in the direction of the teleportation node with Flotis, and according to the news she had delivered, Mithra's army had reached Steylor from Lophinia...... I think you've had a very good time in this time, because Endymion hasn't continued with us, but think about it...... Isn't that abnormal? Changing her previous strict and gentle temperament, Judith's voice revealed a little anxiety.

"I request that I, the Magistr, be exercised to immediately inform His Majesty Helong of the highest precaution, and at the very least, let His Highness Ample know the true situation!"

After she said this, the hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone was struck by the firmness of her words and something else.

Wizard Juno.

This is one of the absolute powerhouses of Myrazon, and if Judith is doing this with her will behind it, then her fears are probably a sure fact.

Moreover, he even said that he wanted to exercise his own ......

"Are you sure...... Do you want to do that? The old man's voice suddenly sounded after a long silence.

"You should know...... What are the consequences of exercising this right if it turns out to be a farce? ”

"After Staylor is the realm of Myrazon." Judith replied calmly, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Elmit, "If this qiē is true, then...... We probably don't have much time to prepare for a real war. ”

"Your Excellency, we are running out of time, if we are delayed by an argument—"

Her words came to an abrupt end here, but it was clear that the meaning it conveyed was all the more intense, and everyone present had their hearts skipping a beat.

"Okay......" Half-lowering his eyelids, Elmit spoke again with a calm face, "Your will will be conveyed to His Majesty, and I will personally go to see him." ”

"Thank you, Lord Elmit." The Magic Priest finally breathed a sigh of relief.

……

When the meeting was over, Elmit and Judith left first, leaving only the other five people in the hall, staring wide-eyed, not knowing what to do.

"Why are we staying here now?" Tempel was the first to break the silence between several people, "Is it possible that we have to wait for them to come back?" ”

"Of course it's impossible." The young man named Shario spoke, "Stop making trouble, Tampel...... This time, if this situation is true, none of us can stay out of the situation, Myrazon's background is no better than that of Endymion, we don't have such a large army of magicians, take the lead in meeting Mithra, and maybe not a few people will survive in the end. ”

"What are you talking about...... nonsense" The woman was about to object to his statement, but her mind unconsciously recalled the explanation left by Judith earlier.

If the enemy can really hit Styler from Lophinia......

"Did you think of it?" Seeing that she closed her mouth and said no more, Shario sighed, "Everyone, there is no need to stand here and wait, we can exchange information within our respective activity areas, Fals mentioned that she has a message about the war there, I want to know more detailed information." ”

"Yes." Pharth patted Matt on the shoulder, exuding her magic and wrapping a silk thread, "There are other interested people who can come with me." ”

"So it's just the two of us?" Stunned as the others departed in an instant, Matt turned his head to look at the most difficult person with a bitter face.

"Sister Tampel, why don't we also exchange about the strange events that have happened recently?"

"What a weird event!" Tampel's lips pursed under the hood, she was thinking about something else just now, and now she was interrupted by the other party, and she couldn't remember anything, so she angrily yelled at Matt.

"The Black Forest, where I live, where all the earth spiders disappeared yesterday, and they seem to have poured into the depths of the forest—does that count?"

"Of course!" Matt exclaimed, "Isn't that a weird thing! Judging by the previous accidents, the center of the Black Forest is likely to be connected to the other Holy Realms! Earth spiders are supposed to only be interested in the black silk in the belly of the dark spider, why would they all run over there? ”

"They should come to you, Sister Tampel~"

Matt smiled as he dodged an arcane blast, his eyes revealing a small section of skin on his leg under Tampel's long skirt.

The fair skin that was supposed to be exposed was being tightly wrapped in a delicate black substance - it was clear that she was wearing stockings.

And it is made of black spider silk that is unique to dark spiders, black stockings.