"You're nervous. ”

With a hint of questioning, Dalton Candle indifferently observed his apprentice: "Corona?"

The words of the teacher are always not many words, and they are concise and to the point.

Loren, who had an uncertain expression, sighed and bowed slightly: "I want to know, what is the purpose of such a big deal in the Wizard Tower?"

Well?

Dalton narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze a little playful: "Corona said, you will understand." ”

"yes, I know what the hell is going on, but... This is different from what I said at the beginning!" Loren, who gradually came to his senses, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Don't you feel anything unusual?"

Because he was blinded by Charlotte's "results", and as early as Ebolden, he had a similar "agreement" with Corona, so Loren didn't think much about it at all.

A library, a wizarding academy, six guilds, and alchemy workshops of all sizes were built in three years, not counting the alchemy workshop project in three years......

Where is this to support Byrne's wizarding forces, this is clearly to completely copy Eberden to Byrne!

Charlotte was momentarily blinded by the desire to join forces with the Wizard Tower, and she could only understand that the Wizard Tower was expanding its power, but she never thought about what this whole thing meant.

In the short term, it may only improve the influence and status of wizards in Byrne, but in the long run, Ebolden's original status as the base camp of the wizarding world will be challenged in a few years, and the alchemy workshop and the traditional chamber of commerce system will easily cultivate his own free aristocratic power.

Will Corona not see the threat this poses to Ebolden and the Wizard Tower, of course he can... So why do it?!

Perceiving the apprentice's reaction, Dalton was also thinking quickly about the question.

So, the opposition I heard at Ebolden was not a rumor, but a real thing.

Yes, such a straightforward support of Byrne's wizarding class is tantamount to creating an opponent, whether as the archon of Ebolden or the leader of the Wizarding Tower, it will challenge its position.

After all, the size of the two principalities is completely different, as long as it is supported by technology, it is only a matter of time before Byrne surpasses Ebolden, and if it weren't for the fact that the Imperial Capital Wizard Academy is only the strongest in alchemy, the status of the Wizard Tower would have been challenged a long time ago.

To support Byrne on a large scale now is tantamount to adding insult to injury.

"Whatever his intentions, you are a direct beneficiary. Dalton immediately got to the point: "Seizing the opportunity can greatly increase the power in your hands." ”

"As for its fundamental purpose... On the premise that you can't know, you can't give up eating because of choking. ”

Looking at the tutor's calm expression, Loren bowed slightly.

Although his attitude is still as cold as ever, Mentor Dalton Candle still stands in his own shoes, thinking about the problem for himself and Byrne's side, rather than putting the Wizarding Tower first.

The moment he met his mentor, the black-haired wizard was really worried about it... After all, he was the messenger of the Wizard's Tower, and it was hard for Loren not to think so.

Now it seems that he is worrying about the sky.

"So... The gossip of the reunion ends here. ”

At this moment, an expressionless Dalton interrupted his thoughts: "About Fanecis and that unknown evil god... How much do you know?"

Loren was slightly startled, but then calmed down.

Now that it's here, Dalton Kander... Or how could a former night watchman be unaware of the situation, or even see it as just a mission?

As for the reason for the inquiry - Dalton Kander, when did he ever talk nonsense about such a thing?

The black-haired wizard slowly spoke, shaking his head, "I only know that the Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail is not their only goal, and may even be just a means to achieve their end; It's hard to judge until now. ”

Frowning, Dalton fell into deep thought.

"There is only one thing that can be determined. Loren's tone became more and more solemn: "Whatever it is, Fanescris... In other words, the evil gods behind him intend to achieve his goals through the most direct means of violence. ”

"Ebotden, Broken Mountain, Red Blood Castle, Great Green Sea, Silver Helmet Mountain...... They are constantly trying to resurrect evil gods that have long since disappeared from this world, or simply corrupt a tribe to weaken the power of various parts of the empire. ”

"Today, when the Holy Cross no longer needs to preach, and the contradictions of existence are gradually turning into infighting between the principalities and empires, we are even more powerless than the elves of the Ancient Wood Forest in the face of evil gods and monsters. ”

"Because... Most of them have long forgotten how to fight them. ”

From beginning to end, the mentor did not contradict a word, let alone interrupt Loren.

"Call me naïve, vexatious or disrespectful, but the situation is that there is an adversary who knows everything about us, but we don't have much to counterbalance him. ”

Speaking of this, Loren couldn't help but chuckle: "At the moment, we are already seriously unequal in strength, if we don't have the slightest vigilance against the enemy." ”

"Maybe in the end, I don't even know how I died. ”

Think about the fate of Silverhelm Mountain, the end of the Centaur Tribe... These forces, which were originally powerful and could even confront a principality head-on, were all finished in the end.

Under the premise of not being vigilant, ordinary people could not have any power to parry against the evil god apostles, and when the "Demon Modification" Holy Blood Elixir that could make them immortal and even immortal was placed in front of them, most people did not have much thought of resisting.

Dalton Kander stared solemnly: "So, what are your thoughts?"

Looking at the mentor, the black-haired wizard suddenly shook his head with a wry smile.

"To be honest, at the beginning, I actually thought of the Holy Cross Church - compared to wizards, the Knights of the Holy Cross Oath are the most suitable force to fight against the evil god apostles!"

The moment the words spoke, Loren immediately echoed the figure of the Knights of the Oath, as well as the "Shields of Defense" fighting in the glacial wasteland.

Truth be told, the vast majority of wizards aren't actually fit for battle, let alone combat - putting a sword in the hand of an ivory tower wizard who is proficient in occult or alchemy doesn't change the fact that he has never killed anyone, and he may faint at the sight of blood.

Combined with their respective expertise, the role they can play on the battlefield is probably less than one-ten-thousandth in the laboratory.

"But with my current relationship with the church, I'm afraid that even if I bow my head and admit my mistakes, they won't listen to me. With a hint of regret, the black-haired wizard said very casually:

"So, I had to find another way. ”

Dalton raised his gaze, his expression like ice as if it would never change: "So what you need is a combination of conventional and unconventional forces, a combat force that can pose a threat to the Evil God Apostles." ”

"For example... A wizard who has mastered the valve. ”

Loren looked at his mentor and stopped talking.

For wizards, the valve is the highest level, and only the patriarchs can grasp it, and even avoid the secret of the Church, because it means not only the power of the gods, but also the danger of the abyss.

Even if it is mastered and successfully used, it can still have irreversible consequences.

But......

A moment of hesitation.

"Tutor, please tell me a question truthfully. Loren raised his head and looked at Dalton solemnly: "For the mastery of the valve... What level have you reached?"

"The first valve, the entry. ”

Looking at the apprentice with complicated eyes, Dalton said in a deep voice, "In terms of the time to contact the valve, it is not much earlier than you. ”

"I know what you're trying to say, apprentice, but the Freswalker School's mastery of the occult is not something you can imagine, and we have enough means to minimize irreversible side effects. ”

"What's more, as you said, when facing the Evil God Apostles and their monsters, it is impossible for ordinary people to resist them without sufficient means of threat. ”

Looking at the instructor's expression as always, Loren's brow furrowed even tighter.

What will happen to the "ordinary" people who open the valve, Harim Van Ashamai has already told him with the facts.

This sturdy alchemist, who was comparable to a troll, well-informed and had survived many battles, was at this time like an old man who was riddled with diseases, and even needed help to walk, and he was awake for less than four hours a day.

According to the little wizard, he will continue to be in this state for at least half a year, and even if he is cured, his body will definitely not be the same as before.

"I see......"

Well?

"I really figured it out...... Dalton looked at Loren and said with a determined gaze, "Corona is trying hard, and he wants to support Byrne's reason." ”

Loren's gaze sank into thought.

Yes, if that's the case, it makes a little sense, and if it's to deal with the threat of the "Black Cross" Serol, it's worth it.

Even if it causes the status of the wizard tower to decline, or even causes the division and confrontation of the wizard class, it is still ten thousand times stronger than being completely wiped out.

Through purposeful support for Byrne, it is also possible to gradually concentrate the wizards who originally studied separately and serve certain tasks, but in a short time, it can also quickly improve the rapid progress of the wizard tower in some research and applications.

For example, the methods and methods that specialize in the life of the Void, the alchemy and ancient runes applied to war, and even... High-level spells dedicated to combat, technologies that were not valued in the past, can be developed rapidly.

But Loren always felt that Corona might have done more than that, he vaguely remembered the Knights of Oath who had been invited by Eberten to the Misty Sea.

Could it be that the Wizard's Tower really found something?

Loren sighed and looked at the mentor seriously: "But even if the wizard tower can do everything, it is still not enough. ”

"In the Battle of the Centaurs, we defeated all of Boi's elite, Byrne's expeditionary force suffered more than half of the casualties, and Master Ashamai almost died, but in the end he still won a crushing victory - this is still because of the timely support of the Empire!"

"Even if you count all the wizards in the empire who have mastered the valve, and even have the possibility of mastering the valve, there are not even fifty, not to mention that in terms of combat experience, many of them may not even be as good as Isaac. ”

Dalton's eyes narrowed.

"As a force, the Wizard Tower is not an army or a faction, she is closer to an academic exchange institution - which means that she has very little binding on wizards, especially those who are quite old in strength and qualifications, and it is impossible for them to obediently obey orders. ”

Shaking his head, the black-haired wizard was still quite unoptimistic about this prospect: "And our current needs are very urgent. ”

Dalton looked at him, as if he had already thought of something.

"So, in addition to unconventional forces, you need a group of regular forces that can take shape quickly against the enemy. Dalton said coldly: "You need a group of forces that have a minimum understanding of the power of the Void and can fight it head-on. ”

"They need to master certain countermeasures, have the most basic knowledge of monsters and evil gods, equip a certain level of alchemy weapons, have knowledge of spells and ancient runes, and be proficient in raiding, tracking, counter-tracking, stealth operations, frontal combat, and killing. ”

"So, what you need is a group of witchers with a certain level of wizarding and strong strength, right?"

"Mentor, you don't have to ......" Loren was about to say something, but Dalton stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Before I met you, I already knew a little bit of information, and it seems that you have already begun to prepare. The indifferent Dalton said indifferently: "Very good, after I officially become your wizard advisor, I will take this matter as a top priority, and start training as soon as possible, so that this group of people can form combat effectiveness." ”

"As a former night watchman, I think I have some experience in training newcomers. Dalton raised his gaze and glanced at his apprentice:

"Or do you have a better fit than me?"

How can it be......

Loren, with a complicated expression, was about to speak, but was interrupted by his mentor again.

"I know what you're thinking, but those aren't what you should be thinking about right now, what you should be thinking about. Dalton stood up and shook his head slowly:

"Loren Turin... You are no longer the knightly squire who has nothing, no longer an apprentice who can be used and abandoned at will, and you are no longer a wandering wizard who can leave the collapsed situation behind and leave. ”

"There's a certain element of luck in this, but there are also reasons for yourself: to put a person who is good at self-interest, never thinks about the consequences, and will do whatever it takes to achieve the end, in the position that once saved the whole empire. ”

"Loren Turin, if you don't want to kill everyone, you take this responsibility!"

Dalton Candle stood in front of the door, his right hand pressed on the doorknob, not looking at his apprentice, who also got up to look at him behind him, his shoulders trembling slightly, as if he had hesitated for a long time before he said a word before pushing the door and leaving:

"Let me take my leave, Duke. ”