"That's a great arrangement," Rhaegar whispered, "but how did you avoid loyalty detection?, as far as I know, almost every mage organization has artifacts handed down from the age of the gods to detect loyalty when a member joins, is it true that the mage group is powerful enough to fight against artifacts?"

Suter shook his head slightly, "No one can fight against the power of the artifact," he said, "but we don't have to fight against it. He paused slightly, then said, "Hundreds of years ago, the Mage Regiment began to study how to evade the detection of artifacts, and after several generations of efforts, they finally succeeded. Through some kind of magic, the mages washed away all memories of the past before sending us out, and kept them in a crystal ball - which is why my teacher found out that I had lost all my memories when he rescued me, and he thought I was overly frightened - and hesitantly lost my original memories, so that we were no longer hostile to the organization we were about to join, and the artifact could not make a claim that we were disloyal. Once we have successfully 'blended' into the target, the mages of the Mage Corps will look for an opportunity to re-implant memories into our brains - we were just apprentices at the time, and it would be easy to get a hold of us. ”

"I've heard of this spell. Heim said suddenly: "In the records of the 'elven' spirits, about a few hundred years ago, a group of mad mages broke into our homeland at that time, trying to kidnap some 'elven' spirits as experimental subjects. But they ultimately failed, and according to the captives' confessions, they were conducting a dangerous experiment on how to extract the memories of intelligent beings from their souls intact and re-implant them, and at that time they had already succeeded in orcs and goblins, with humans and elves being the next targets of their research. ”

"In fact," Suter said, "after that defeat, some of the mages were not reconciled, and they were planning a larger operation, but just before the operation began, news came that the 'elf' spirit kingdom in the Forgotten Jungle had been destroyed by some powerful being. ”

"Although I don't have a good opinion of it, I have to admit that it is a great achievement. "But since those people can take out a person's memories and re-implant them, who can guarantee that they won't implant someone else's memories into his brain?" I believe that not all of those sent to other mage organizations are actually from mage towers: they can't all manifest as memory loss, as many mage towers are closely connected to each other, and if they doubt that the apprentices they have recruited have all had amnesia so coincidentally, the mage group is likely to fail. Moreover, as you said, they are all talented people, even if they can't reach the height of a tenth-order mage in a few decades like you, but at least it won't be too bad, sending them to perform a task full of variables, or even dangers, is far less cost-effective than cultivating them with all their might, as long as there is a hundred years, the number of *** divisions owned by the mage group will increase several times. No mage organization can compete with such a mage group. ”

"That's right," Suter nodded, "and that's what frustrates me and the others—we can't even be sure if the memory we have is really our own or if someone else has forced it in. He shook his head vigorously, as if to dispel the anguish in his heart, "In a way, we don't even know who we really are, on one side are teachers and partners who get along day and night, and on the other side are missions that don't know whether they are true or false, and in the past few decades, many people have gone crazy and even committed suicide because of this. ”

"That's why you decided to leave the mage group?" Rhaegar asked.

"Yes," said Suter, "but not all. He took a breath and took a crystal ball from his bosom, activating the magic on it, and a half-length image of a person appeared on top of it.

"My dear child," said the old man's voice with snow-white hair, low and full of sorrow, "this may be the last time I will call you that, but I still love you even in another world. ”

"My father, Santel, the deacon of the Order of Mages. In between the figure's words, Suter whispered.

"I know that you are now tormented by pain," Santel's voice resounded, "forgive me for the misfortune I have inflicted on you, and believe me, I did not know the consequences of this, and if I had known that such a thing would happen, I would never have 'handed over' my only son to those madmen." ”

The old man's face was filled with unrelenting sorrow, "More and more of the people we sent out are falling into madness, they can't know which one is really themselves, they can't bear two conflicting memories and lives, before I leave you a message, the people we sent to the Thorne Mage Tower have just ended their lives because they can't stand the pressure, and before that, in the space of a month, three people went crazy. ”

He raised his voice suddenly, "But you won't be like that, my son," there was a hint of determination in his voice, "You have to remember that yours is indeed my son, the only one I love in this world, and to hell with that damn mission! From now on, you can no longer pay attention to any orders given to you by the mage, you can do whatever you want, and you can be whatever you want." Don't worry that they will punish you for this, in fact, there is no such thing as a curse that can take your 'life' at any time - I would never let my son be threatened like this, and as for me, your father, no one can take me hostage against you. ”

A smile appeared on his face, "They're heading here, these guys must be mad because I destroyed all the devices they used to implant their memories and destroyed all records." He grimaced, "Goodbye my child, don't worry, I won't let them catch me, by the way, they may intercept my message to you, but that's just fake, what I'm passing on to you now is the real message, only the father and son who are related by blood can receive my message, which is another proof of the relationship between us." ”

At this point, the image became blurry and 'chaotic', and the light of various magic became the content of the image, mixed with the sound of chanting magic spells, as well as shouts and shouts, and after half a minute, all the images disappeared.

"They killed my father," Suter's voice was calm, but anyone could hear what was in it, "and then made up a lie that he was killed by the enemy to protect the division. ”

"But why did you start a rebellion?" Nack asked, puzzled, "Without the help of the mages, you would not have been able to get evidence of the mages and blackmail them, and since even Rhaegar didn't know about that secret room, I don't believe you found it by your own strength." ”

"I want revenge," Suter said, "but I am not facing an enemy, but a huge group of mages, including at least thirty or so *** divisions and nearly a thousand mages, and I need to master a greater force than that to uproot them." ”

"So you used the power of the mages to organize this rebellion," Nack said, "but you're actually paving the way for yourself, and after that defeat, you want to take refuge in Rhaeggar?"

"To be precise, I was prepared for both ways when I organized the rebellion. Suter said frankly: "Whether as a mage or a ruler, I have never dared to hope to defeat Rhaeggar, but I must try, otherwise I will never have a chance to avenge my father, if I succeed, it means that Rhaegar is not as strong as I imagined, he cannot help me destroy the mage group, I can only rely on myself." And if I fail—which I expected, except that I never expected him to destroy my 'spirit' without even using the power of the Mage Tower—it will be enough to prove his ability, and I will offer him my eternal loyalty, as long as he can help me fulfill my wishes. ”

"You will be hanged," Tomahawk said viciously, "that is the only punishment a dwarf can inflict on a traitor." ”

"Even if I am killed," Suter is unconcerned about the threat of the Tomahawk, "it is still possible for me to grant my wish - a hostile group that seeks to rebel against the God of the Storm, and no master will sit idly by and ignore it." ”

"What do you use to guarantee your loyalty?" Rhaegar suddenly spoke, "There aren't many things in this world that can bind a tenth-order mage. ”

"You can cast a mastery spell on me," Suter said without hesitation, "or sign a slave contract with me." ”

At this time, even Rhaegar was shocked, as a tenth-order mage, even if it was just to reach an equal magic agreement, I am afraid that not many people would refuse to form an alliance with him, and Suter actually offered to sign a slave contract with him! You must know that as a magical contract second only to the brand of loyalty, unless Suter's strength can reach more than three times that of Rhaeggar, there is no way to break this contract, and even if Rhaegar does not make any progress on the basis of his current strength, if he wants to break this contract, Sut's strength will increase by at least twenty times compared to the current one.

"The price you paid is too great," Rhaegar said, "in fact, with your talent, in a hundred years at most, you will be able to enter the ranks of forbidden mages, and at that time, the mage group will be in your hands." ”

"The Mage Regiment is not as simple as you think," Suter said, "its leader may not be as good as the Ancestor of Magic, but if the three supreme leaders work together, there should be no one on this continent, including the forbidden mages, who can withstand their attacks, except for the demigods." And," he paused, then continued, "my talent is not that high, and without a miracle, I will not be able to make any progress in my lifetime." ”