It is a large and imposing collegiate building. The pure marble structure of fifty or sixty meters high is surrounded by one hundred and eight huge stone pillars scattered in a patchwork manner, and the stone pillars and walls are countless gorgeous and atmospheric reliefs, galloping horses and beasts, flying dragons and eagles soaring in the air, dwarven craftsmen and orc slaves crawling on the ground, dwarf clowns jumping happily to please others, and elven singers with beautiful postures. These reliefs are all vivid, with incomparable agility and vitality, and their postures, whether respectful, free, or unrestrained, are intentionally or unconsciously facing the center of the main entrance of the main hall above. On the huge stone door closed in the center is a sculpture of a huge book, and on the pages of the book, I don't know that the master used an indescribable technique to express the vast starry sky with dozens of large and small stars.

Everything must be subordinated to books, to knowledge, and knowledge is everything, the infinite starry universe.

This is the foundation of the Arcane Empire's standing at the top of the continent for hundreds of years, and the pride in the hearts of every imperial noble. It's a building that only existed in the heyday of the Arcane Empire, and it shows no signs of damage, as if it had just been completed yesterday.

The building is surrounded by equally luxurious and exquisite courtyards, ever-changing fountains, neat boulevards, well-manicured gardens, sculptures of all kinds, and under the tall walls in the distance, there are all kinds of outbuildings, even if not as tall and magnificent as the central one, they are still majestic and well-equipped, with alchemy workshops, golem-making workshops, libraries, dormitories, and canteens...... Blah blah, this is a standard Empire-era academy.

If anything, it's that it's too quiet.

There was no crowd or noise between the walkways and the buildings, no birds and insects chirping or buzzing in the garden, not even the sound of the wind, only the sound of the water in the fountain gave the place a little lifeless.

And if anyone can stay here long enough, they will find that there is no sun or moon in the sky overhead, and it will always be an endless starry sky. From the galaxy with no fixed shape and regularity, countless stars of different sizes, occasionally more dazzling than the moon, give light here instead of the sun.

Suddenly, the blue light flashed, shining from a far and boundless place and falling on the ground of the central courtyard, and immediately transformed into two mages, a man and a woman.

When the starry sky suddenly appeared in front of her, Stephanie almost thought she was in a dream.

Either they are delusions caused by being too nervous, or they have fallen into the illusions of Westerners, or they may even simply collapse their teleportation techniques and throw themselves directly into the boundless astral boundaries. It wasn't until a voice sounded that pulled her back from her trance.

"Stephanie, have you failed in your mission? Looks like you're not doing well. ”

This voice is rich, gentle, and full of magnetic charm, and people can't help but feel reliable and trustworthy when they hear it. Stephanie hurriedly got up from the cold ground, the first thing that caught her eye was this magnificent and magical academy building, and then she saw the owner of the voice, tears couldn't help but welled up at once, and she exclaimed: "Lord, it's you, did you save us?"

"Yes, it's me. The owner of the voice smiled. This is a middle-aged man sitting on a stone bench not far away, looking to be in his forties, with short blond hair as beautiful as the sun meticulously combed back to the back of his head, deep eye sockets are like two purest emerald-like eyes, a high straight nose bridge, a clear facial contour like a sculpture, and a smile on his face like a spring breeze splashed with honey. He was dressed in a mage robe inlaid with gold threads, with an elegant pattern on it, and held a long crystal scepter in one hand and a heavy book in the other.

Any mage with even the slightest knowledge of heraldic knowledge could tell that the pattern on the robe was exclusive to the royal family of the Auroro Empire and the Imperial Academy of Magic. This is a mage who no one can find fault with any flaws. At least in appearance.

"It looks like you've encountered a very strong enemy and have been badly damaged. I'd better treat you first. The blonde man looked concerned, and the crystal wand in his hand tapped twice out of thin air at Stephanie and the corpse-like Pinks.

A doubling sting came from the broken arm, almost piercing Stephanie's spell-hardened endurance. In fact, she was able to drag this broken arm and injury until this time, and it was all supported by the willpower strengthened by spells. In this doubly severe pain, she clearly felt that the broken bones were regrouped together, returning to their original positions, bone cells growing frantically to repair the cracks, and the punctured muscles and blood vessels were also repositioned and retracted as if they had autonomous consciousness, repairing the injuries, and giving birth to a tingling sensation like ants crawling in the severe pain.

The tingling sensation in the depths of her chest and abdomen was even more intense, and she knew that this was a sign that the internal organs that had been severely injured by that Liu were repairing themselves, in fact, this was a far more serious injury than a broken arm, and if left unchecked, it was very likely to be fatal.

After three or four breaths, the itching and severe pain faded like a tide, and even the original pain disappeared together. Stephanie knew that her injuries had healed completely, and apart from mental weakness and the need for some nutrition, she was now a normal person who was too healthy to be healthy.

On the other side, Pinks' corpse-like body is also recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and streams of pure water condensed from the air and poured into his dry mouth, and then quickly penetrated into the cells and tissues of the body, restoring the original vitality of the body. Within seconds, he coughed a few times and got up on his own. It's also that the speed of unnatural dehydration like him is too fast, the organs have not had time to completely necrosis, and the brain has not been deprived of oxygen for a long time, otherwise he will really die.

In a matter of seconds, he restored two seriously injured and dying people to their original state, which was an advanced restoration technique of the necromantic seven-ring arcane art, but in the hands of this blonde man, it was like two zero-ring tricks, and it was used as freely as breathing.

Stephanie and Pink Cheeks, who experienced this near-miracle firsthand, did not seem so strange, because in front of this blonde man, there would not be much dazzling in the presence of a brilliant arcane miracle, and this man himself represented the highest and most dazzling arcane miracle that exists today in this era.

"Excuse me, my lord, our mission has been a complete failure. The destruction of the execution golem on D13 of the Enforcement Department, the failure of the final sequence, the numerous witnesses, and the exposure of the organization's presence are expected to lead to the complete stranding of the organization's B5 program on the West Coast. ”

As soon as Pinkers got up, he stood up dejectedly and stood to report the situation. Stephanie also bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry, but my temporary mission has also failed. Only about half of the target material was taken. However, I found extremely valuable research material and asked to capture it. ”

"With regard to the failure of both of you in this mission, I can use my prerogative as President to pardon 64% of your responsibilities. Because you've met opponents who are out of specs. The Strategy Department has not assessed this type of enemy, and there is no plan in the enforcement regulations, so the biggest responsibility does not lie with you. ”

The blonde man sat on a stone chair, stretched out his hands and leaned back on the chair very relaxedly, and the smile on his face was very relaxed and soft, like the sunshine in spring. Pinkers and Stephanie really felt the same way - the rest of the matter aside, but the Adamantite Golem and the final sequence cost an astronomical amount, even if they only had to pay a part of it, it would be enough to choke, and now it would be a relief to waive two-thirds.

"However, 36% of the blame comes from your own failure to do a good job of intelligence gathering and your own lack of care. After the task settlement and so on, you can go to Vice President Griffin and handle it yourself, I won't talk about it here for the time being. Because I have more important things to ask you. ”

The blonde man bowed his waist, crossed his hands on his knees, and stared at the two of them with a pair of turquoise eyes: "After you start the final sequence and set up the teleportation marker, my consciousness will be able to perceive your situation through the teleportation circle." This cross-plane perception is very disturbed by the astral plane, and my perception is intermittent, so I don't know much about what you're going to know about there. Although I have successfully constructed two nine-ring arcane arts to protect your successful teleportation, the power of loss is also very large, after all, my essence is already incompatible with the main material realm, and if there is no suitable medium, most of the power used in the main material realm will be used to counteract the interference between the realms. ”

Pinreis and Stephanie glanced at each other, both shocked on their faces. Although Pinkers was half dead, he barely remained conscious, and like Stephanie, he didn't know how he could successfully get out of such a dangerous situation, and it was only at this time that he realized that there were actually two nine-ring arcane covers.

For the vast majority of mages, the law spells above the Seven Rings are enough to be complacent, and the Nine Rings Arcane is purely the power to stand at the top of this world. Even if they were members of the Arcane Revival Society, their vision was far higher than that of ordinary mages, and it was extremely difficult for them to come into contact with this level of power on weekdays. Did this Elder kill everyone present at the time, or did he simply use a large-scale, indiscriminately destructive spell to reduce the entire city of Osstar to ruins?

"Thank you so much, Lord Gesidy. Thank you for saving both of us. Needless to say, Stephanie and Pinkers were a little grateful. This elder has already surpassed the level of ordinary life, and has begun to try to embark on the journey of immortality for the first time in history, but it is precisely because of this that his strength is also severely limited. In the history of the Arcane Revival, there have only been two or three times when it is worthwhile for this president to use his strength, and I can't imagine that they can actually receive his help.

"You're welcome. Every member of the Revival Society is our greatest asset, especially young people like the two of you. So once I find out that you actually started the final sequence, I'll keep an eye on you. The blonde man smiled, and then his face grew solemn. "Because of the interference of the astral plane, what I perceive is incomplete. I'm going to ask you now, what happened 17.8 seconds after you lined up the teleportation circle?"

The two looked at each other again, their faces embarrassed and strange. While precision and calmness are essential qualities that every mage should have, who would be distracted by counting time in such a situation? Reflecting on this, Pinkers replied, "... Erh, that time period... It should be that I was careless, and the Western mage master who was kidnapped didn't know how to extract a large amount of water from his body, and he fell into a semi-comatose state. Because at that time, I was also controlling the rainbow light orb as a barrier, and suddenly I lost the central dominance, and the orb became unstable, and I was immediately broken by the Westerner named Liu. ”

"How did he break it?"

"This—" Pinks turned to look at Stephanie for help, and Stephanie was a little helpless. "I don't know. I couldn't feel what the attribute of the power used by that Westerner was at all, and I only saw him poke it with his finger, and the entire rainbow light magic ball dissipated. Obviously, the news tortured from the mouths of the envoys said that Liu was a mage, but it was completely the fighting style of the warriors. I haven't seen him use any form of Fighting Aura, but his elemental resistance is extremely high, and all the low-level spells we've tried have had no effect. I speculate that he should be a divine warrior of the alien gods of the Western Continent, and only the laws extended from the gods can have such a strong rejection of the elements, and only the laws close to the root can suppress the chaotic law effect of the rainbow light spells......"

Pinks couldn't help but nod as he listened. Although he always felt that the mages in the R&D department had some problems with their minds, he had to admit that in terms of analysis and judgment, these guys with problematic minds did have a skill. He raised his hand and added, "By the way, that guy also directly used his palm to resist the high-frequency Adamantite Gold blade of the War Golem, and in the end, he didn't know how to break several of them. In the name of the Alpha, I only checked the golem a month ago and maintained it according to the manual, and I haven't used it since. ”

The blond-haired man suddenly said, "At that point in time, I sensed a tremor in the astral plane. The Force of the Astral Plane has some unconventional infiltration into the main material realm. ”

"You mean to say that this was all done by that Westerner Liu?" Stephanie thought for a moment. "The Astral Force has a high priority for law interference, and can even interfere with the magic web to a certain extent, which may explain his destruction of spells and immune elements. But...... This is not at all common sense, the force of the astral plane is the most chaotic force, and even the gods cannot directly call it. It is impossible for even the pagan gods of the Western Continent to do it, it is determined by the existence of the gods themselves......"

The blonde man interrupted Stephanie, "In the culture and history of the Western Continent, the gods and spirits play a very small role. It is said that the chaotic nature of the spatial laws there is very heavy, and even the way the basic elements are presented is somewhat different from ours here, except for the most fundamental elemental ancient gods, it is difficult for any real gods to be born there. Because of this, it is not difficult to understand that there will be some cultural inheritance and power system that is different from ours. ”

"But most of the research materials on the Western Continent during the Imperial Era were stored in the Imperial Library and the Academy of Magic, which had been destroyed in the war. I've only had a cursory glance at it myself. This is very unfortunate, and it seems that we need to complete this knowledge now. I would later suggest that if there is an opportunity, the organization can try to make more tentative and analytical contact with this Westerner named Liu, and capture it when there is a 95% chance or more. ”

"But that's not the main problem. I can sense that you have a tough enemy besides him, don't you?"

"Yes. It's another Westerner called the wind, and he's the very valuable material I just mentioned. ”

"Oh, then please describe him well, all you know, observe, in as much detail as possible. ”

The blonde man's voice had always been subdued and abrupt, very tense, and his posture and attitude had not changed, but Stephanie could feel that this was the most important issue for the grown-up.

With a hint of excitement and anticipation, Stephanie began to observe the Westerner called Wind from a distance for the first time, how he had gotten the information he had been tormented from the mouths of the envoys, how he had ambushed and made the first contact, how he had seen him replicate the arcane in incredible ways, all the way to how he had stripped the command of the Earth Elemental Elder he had summoned.

Stephanie gave full play to the strengths of the members of the R&D department, telling everything in an organized and hierarchical manner, plus her own guesses and analysis. Even Pinkers on the side was dumbfounded, if he didn't know that Stephanie would never and would not dare to lie in front of this adult in this place, he would definitely think that this was nonsense, after all, those things had already subverted the common sense of the mage.

The blonde man's expression did not change, and he listened to Stephanie's narration without saying a word with that faint smile that was very sunny, until he finished listening, and then he got up, nodded and said, "Very good, very good." It was an unexpected surprise. Hahahaha...."

The blonde man looked up and laughed, and both Pinx and Stephanie exchanged glances in shock. Although they hadn't seen this adult much of a time, they had never seen this adult show such emotions.

"Mistress Gasidy... Can you see what kind of abilities this Westerner uses to do this?" asked Stephanie.

The blonde man didn't answer, but just lowered his head to calm down, and said in his extremely charming and powerful voice, "From now on, I will open a personal series of missions of the highest level." Maintaining contact and temptation with this Westerner, no matter what way it takes, the ultimate goal is to capture this Westerner. Next, I will communicate with the two vice presidents and try to juxtapose this personal task as an organizational task at the same time. ”

"Oh, is it true? A personal mission compatible with organizational tasks?" Stephanie was surprised, and Pinkers was surprised and delighted, as if he suddenly saw ten million gold coins beckoning to him.

The blonde man waved his hand, his expression suddenly looked a little weak, and said, "Okay." The environment here is not suitable for your long-term stay. And I had to go into a period of deep meditation to regain my strength. I'll send you away now, and you'll know about the rest through the base's system. ”

The blonde man waved his hand, and two bolts of light shrouded Stephanie and Picques, and before they could react, they vanished from their place.

With a wave of his hand, the two of them were sent away, and all expressions on the blonde man's face vanished, whether it was the previous joy or the sudden weakness that appeared. Then his body began to disintegrate, like a pile of tiny bubbles, and in a few moments all dissipated into the air, leaving only a golden skull floating in the air.

The golden skull flickered a little more, then vanished from its place, and then the academy returned to the eerie silence that seemed to last forever.