"Good evening, as you can see, the Arcane Core Conference, which only happens a few times a year, has actually begun." Like the headmaster of a school in a magical story, Alex Ray Lamp, who speaks the opening line, even has the same prestige and ability as the headmaster. That's why it gets applause. "As is the case every year, we are now greeting everyone. Mr. Felix, I'd like to ask how much Kozan's ale is being produced this year, look at your beer belly, hahaha. "Seeing that the respected archmage is actually an old naughty boy, of course, this is an act of image destruction for people who don't know the truth, but compared to these people who have become close friends with Aleclay Lamp, it is not strange for a long time.

There were a total of 8 people present, in fact, this is already the weight of all the living people in the castle, of course, the disciples, demons, and elements summoned by the mages are not counted. In addition to the six archmages, there was a little girl, a young necromancer named Alice Benmingbo, and a middle-aged man named Merlin, but they weren't the focus of the meeting, well, at least not. Everyone sits around a long table in the huge living room, which is filled with a variety of fresh vegetables, and if you look closely, you will see that some of the salads are even freshly dewed, like the benefits of a sunset.

While he was talking about the ale, Merlin himself was savoring the beer that had been taken out of the storehouse, which was a product from Kozan, and wine lovers would clearly remember to ask each other if the good wine was on the market, even if they didn't worry about using it themselves.

"Archmage is really, in fact, this year's harvest is still good, and the main thing is the extremely unreasonable local tax system, which has already made a lot of people sad, how to say it・Alas! No matter how you describe it, those in power will not manage such a. It should be said that it is precisely because there are many things that have been provoked by people that this matter that has become a matter of ruin, and that local officials do not want to take care of it. Archmage, you probably don't know that the Dancing in the Clouds are crazy speculators, who take advantage of the profits to drive up prices and spread false news. The rebellion of the people can only be suppressed, and how can the lord of the city who governs them be calm for their sake? Such news organizations are harmful. Listening to his words, those present fell into their own thoughts, each of them was a superb spellcaster, but at the same time a thinker with his own ideas.

Alex Lamp wondered if such behavior was a social regression, while Lady Dianander was a bodhisattva contemplating the hard-working farmer, and only they knew what Satario and Lord Wayne, who were acting in opposition to each other, were thinking.

"It's miserable, and I am saddened that the ale over there is an important commodity for trade with the dwarves in the mountains. Dwarves are actually a very energetic race, Madame Diande, did you once ask me about the fourth mountain dwarf race in the magical realm? I'll respond to that letter now, in fact," the archmage burped contentedly as he drank his wine, and his blue eyes shone out from under his nose glasses as if they were moonlight, giving a natural and comfortable look. "The fourth type of dwarves still do not exist, they are the same as their own ancestors, and according to this branch we can easily classify them into the category of black dwarves, because they have always lived in the northern part of the Black Moon Wolf Tooth Mountains." The archmage raised his slender arm and gestured in one direction to the concept of north.

"Of course, they're more apes than black dwarves, like that." The funny old urchin was imitating the ape again, which amused the two young ladies present. "Of course, Queen Hoover, what I want to tell you is that the elf you wrote to you three months ago came to your Valter to meet the king and presented the lost sword [Sadur Calamity]. I checked the information a little, as early as 6,000 years ago, you heard it right, in that era when even the dwarves were united, the elves and dwarves worked together to create this sword that slayed evil dragons, but the epic records that this sword enchanted by the elves may have disappeared in the battle of the three hammers since then. I don't think even the spokesman of the god who claims to know everything will find this legendary greatsword buried in the Dark Ages, so the one in your palace should be an extremely realistic fake. Of course, the craftsmanship value of this handicraft is still very high, and it can be said that it is not in vain in the court. The queen was not discouraged in the slightest when she heard this, but was relieved, because it was also a heavy burden.

Then Aleclet just chirped and slowly enjoyed his meal, and he didn't provoke the conversation, apparently because he had nothing to say to Satario or Wayne.

Wayne, who couldn't bear this loneliness, began to talk to Mrs. Anna, who was sitting nearby, and now he really understood the place called Bulgaria in the present world, and was hoping that he would be able to find Madame when he was free, and of course he received a kind invitation from the other party. At the same time, Wayne always kept looking at the last seat opposite, where Alice was doing. The quiet girl didn't say anything, she just fulfilled the teacher's words, and never spoke when it was unnecessary. But Wayne, who was idle here, began to sincerely hope that the girl would finish speaking, because then he would be able to better understand what kind of disciple this nemesis was like.

However, Alice doesn't respond, she seems to be waiting for the teacher to say what she wants to say without having to act like a doll anymore. But Satario just brushed his beard, as if he wouldn't get tired of taking care of it for half his life. He also seemed to be waiting for a word from Alex Lamp, and then he could say the decision he had made, or more slowly, the essence of the current thing, something that he might not even know about the mask, which was related to the Arcane Core, the group of almost the largest human power users in all of the Atlas. Of course, if you exclude the bits and pieces of druids, summoners, spellcasters, and martial artists, then these few people of Black Rose can be said to be the most powerful human users. Whether or not they commit to an imminent and undetected war depends on this meeting. Can you mobilize all the mages?

At that moment, "Ah! ・・・Mr. Satario, didn't you say that you really had something to tell Mr. Aleclet Lamp when you came here? What kind of thing is it exactly? Do you want the Archmage to ask you personally? Wayne still has this voice - the kind of narration that is mocking and aggressive, and he is silent in front of him.

"I didn't mean that." Master Satario put down his knife and fork, he wiped the little crumbs from the corners of his mouth, and at the same time said with a straight face, these two people will pinch up sooner or later, but for now they are still peaceful, facing the ale in front of him, facing the bright moon tonight, and facing the archmage who is doing. Neither of them will let their feelings indulge, and they will both suppress and endure each other's incongruity, but how long will this relationship last?

"I'm about to talk about you, too, about you, and the new friends you bring with you," Aleclet smiled and slapped his face, as the crumbs of things on the table, no matter how wolfy, had disappeared into Java, and the latest white tablecloth had been replaced on top of it. "That's the atmosphere we should have when we get down to business, then, Satario, everyone is looking at you, at the information you brought that made us break out in a cold sweat. What you're trying to say about something, but if you can't explain bringing other people to the rally here, then I'm going to hold you accountable. "It's like a teacher's expression on his students, and Alex Lantern can really be regarded as someone who has grown up watching Satario.

"I will not disappoint you, or I will be punished." He looked around, the elegant David, the calm Madame Anne, the worried Queen Avina and Provence, who was always uncomfortable but also nervous at the moment. "Here's the thing, back in October last year, it was a good month, even the humid jungle was pleasant, the spokesman of the gods Gast found us, and he lobbied us, hoping that we could help him open the portal and attack the demon world, the reason is unknown for the time being, but we rejected him, the reason he gave us was to reclaim an ordinary spirit core, the core of the soul, the existence of all living beings, of course we necromancers know this. But we refuse, because only when the demon eats people, they will use their own method to take out the spirit core completely, maybe it is just a spirit core that is about to be eaten and placed in the demon world, why does he want to go to the demon world. But then we knew why. We suspect that this is his conspiracy, because a month later, the [Heavenly Collapse Jade Shatter] in the current Nanjing happened, and at the same time, the gast with a new helper still went to the Demon Realm, they opened the teleportation circle in the Xuanwu Lake, and destroyed some kind of device suspected of binding the spirit core in the Demon Realm without knowing the truth, but this seems to be a conspiracy, a perfect black cauldron. When the group of helpers destroyed the device, they found that this thing broke through the existing world line and squeezed through the [Thinking Desire] located in another space" He paused when he said this, although everyone knew about this incident, but it still sounded taken aback, because no one knew what it meant, no matter how powerful a mortal was, he would not make a move on such an existence as Thinking Desire, which meant some kind of destruction, or a creation that did not know the truth.

"I don't know what you think, but all I can say is that this incident is not the first mistake made by the gast, as far as I know, a mortal in the same place four years ago reached the core of the mind many times, and then he died. And then last year, that is, the month after the [Heavenly Collapse Jade Shatter] happened, someone in the mask also disappeared mysteriously. Here's how it goes. We never know if God's spokesman has fulfilled his promises, honored his obligations, and if we don't do something.

"In fact, this child, Alice, peeked at the ruins of the teleportation circle that Gast still left with us at the moment when the sky collapsed, and the power of Honkai seemed to have caused an image to her at that time, and we felt that this child seemed to have a certain aspect of the universal ability of the desire for thinking, maybe a certain ability of the desire for thinking was transferred to her body? In the meantime, this child, Alice, you come and tell you what you have discovered while observing the present world. ”

Hearing her teacher's order, Alice seemed to come to life, she stood up, and almost knocked over the drink on the table because of her nervousness, Merlin snapped her fingers to solve the problem, and the drink was full, and it reappeared a seat some time away from the table.

"Hello mages, I may be soft-spoken, you may think I'm ridiculous, but I really saw strange energy for unknown reasons in the Nanjing area where the portal is located and resonate with my body. I had nightmares for a long time before I actually went to observe it, and it wasn't until I saw it that I realized what it was. That place may also have the power of thinking, which is probably the reason for the recent huge transfer of the Kamen and the Demons, and now that the situation is so chaotic, there are at least three fronts that we know, that is, London, England, Algeria in North Africa, and Nanjing, China, and I heard that the Kamen side is now sending lieutenant generals to North Africa and Britain respectively, which is a warning, war is imminent, and there is a competition for resources everywhere. At least we must hold on to Nanjing, because we heard that the masked organization there has just grown, so we should give assistance, and if the situation is allowed to develop, it is very likely that our opponent will have a huge amount of resources at their disposal, so I hope that, well, not only teachers, but I also hope that everyone can think about this as much as possible. Okay, I'm done, sorry I'm a little loud. ”

"You don't have a big mouth, you have a high heart." Aleclet's stern expression suddenly appeared and startled Alice, but suddenly the old urchin opened his mouth, "But because you are a newcomer with a high heart, we will not be obsessed with the moisture of malt alcohol, so we will not panic in the next sudden change of events." Did you hear that? ”

The archmage's words were exchanged for everyone's ears, the mages here have the world's top arcane skills, they can be called the masterpiece of God, so are they willing to plunge into an unknown war for the sake of a little girl who may be wrong and may make a decision in vain?

"Is there a snatch of resources? Is it really in line with the statement of war, and does the war from ancient times to the present need other explanations? David wrapped his hat around his hand, and then his grim gaze swept across the room. Then Wayne smiled evilly, without malice, because he just understood and empathized with the meaning of his friend's words, as if good friends were calling each other scornful of each other to show friendship. He said: "Yes, war does not need a reason from the beginning, it is a struggle for resources, and if there is no peace negotiation, it is like the most direct method. He took a fresh look at his friend and noticed that David was smiling at Alice.

"There's no way, because the other party won't accept the reconciliation, and obediently give up a qiē, they are demons, even more terrible than demons. We've got to rule out reconciliation, don't we? After the queen's words came out, the old lady Anna said, "You can't be more motivated than a young man."

"That's our decision, little girl and your teacher, have you received the decision from the Arcane Core?"

"Yes, Archmage. We get it. "The meeting is over, what choice will the people who are fighting to keep things from losing their presence in front of them? Either way, it's a twist.