"Hehe, please don't be so polite, whether it's from the perspective of fellow nobles in the riverbend region, or from the perspective of neighbors, I won't sit idly by and watch a group of lawless pirates loot the old town. In addition, I have long wanted to visit the famous Hightower family and see the tallest man-made structure in the known world up close. With that, Zhang Cheng raised his head and stared at the raging flames rising from the top of the towering tower.

As a mage who was extremely sensitive to energy, he could already clearly feel the magic energy that was faintly revealed inside the walls.

There is no doubt that the Tower of Balight was not just a lighthouse and fortress, as it was rumored, and its builders probably gave it the ability to study mystical powers, just like the Mage Towers of the Forgotten Realms and Azeroth.

After all, although a song of ice and fire may seem to be a completely low-magic world on the surface, in fact, a long, long time ago, whether it was the glorious Valyria, the free children of the forest, or the Loynars who once fought to the death against Valyria, they all used magical powers frequently, not to mention the deep sea races that have not yet been confirmed.

The more he went deeper, the more Zhang Cheng felt that there were countless secrets hidden under the calm surface of this world.

Perhaps, just like the dragon from another world, Klonada, behind every belief system worshipped by humans, there should be something real behind it, it could be some kind of powerful magical creature, or it could be a mysterious race that hides itself, otherwise how to explain these buildings and relics that are far beyond the current level of magical technology?

"Oh, you're also interested in the history of the Towers?" Moroya Hightower, dressed in a long black and gray dress, stepped forward and bowed gracefully.

Although Leighton Hightower should be at least thirty years older than she was in her old age, for some reason, she looked unusually young on the surface, and the only evidence of age was her eyes full of wisdom and vicissitudes.

The most important thing is that Zhang Cheng smelled the breath of magic from the other party, although it was very, very weak, but it was enough to prove that the rumors of the Hightower family's involvement in alchemy, necromancy and other mysterious powers were not groundless.

After noticing this, he curled the corners of his mouth into a playful smile, and then shook his head slightly: "No, I'm not interested in history, but in the role of the Tower of Heaven itself. ”

"Effect?" Moroya seemed to be stimulated by something, and her whole body trembled slightly.

"Yes!" Zhang Cheng ignored the other party's abnormal reaction, and explained to himself: "As we all know, magic is a powerful and unfathomable power, which can do many incredible things. The foolish think it is a gift from the gods, the wise think it is an innate gift, and few people want to believe that it is a knowledge, an ability that can be mastered through learning. ”

"What do you mean?" Moroya seemed to realize something, and her expression grew solemn.

Zhang Cheng smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "It's nothing, I'm just a little sighing, after so long the decline of magic, there is still a family in the Westeros continent that has preserved the tradition of learning magic." Of course, this has to be mainly beneficial to ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Leighton Hightower immediately interrupted: "I'm sorry, Count Mason, it's obviously not in line with the hospitality of the Hightower family to let you stand at the door, so please come inside and talk slowly, it just so happens that I can also accompany you around to satisfy your curiosity." ”

You don't need to ask to know that the remarks about magic just now touched his most sensitive nerves.

To be precise, the Hightowers don't want their secret of mastery of magic to be known to too many people, especially in public.

Although they don't know exactly what the reason is, they have been trying to use the two forces of the school city and the church to eliminate all supernatural forces in the Seven Kingdoms, including dragons and magic, and once the fact that they are secretly studying and studying magical power is exposed, it will inevitably cause a series of crises.

For the Hightower family, who had just experienced a catastrophe, they did not have enough strength to deal with such a crisis.

As the mastermind behind the whole conspiracy, Zhang Cheng obviously knew the enemy's weaknesses and weaknesses very well, so he forced the other party to make concessions with just a few words.

You must know that according to the history books compiled by the scholars, there are only a handful of outsiders who have been invited by the Hightower family to enter the tower.

But today, Layton had to hold back the anger in his heart and break the routine once again.

Because he understands that the current situation of the family is almost no different from the time of the Conqueror's War, and the young man in front of him is more terrifying than the dragon king Aegon, if he chooses to refuse, then it is likely that the disaster will follow.

Looking at the flickering annoyance in the old man's eyes, Zhang Cheng smiled nonchalantly and bowed: "Thank you very much! Please lead the way, I can't wait to see what it looks like inside." ”

"Please come with me, Count. Moroya, sensing her father's anger, raised her arm and made a gesture of please.

"Please wait a moment, I need some time to arrange it a little. With that, Zhang Cheng turned around and came to the old mercenary, lowered his voice and ordered: "Everything is according to the original plan." Remember, as soon as you see my signal, lock down the Tower of Baon and the school city, and never allow anyone to approach or escape, understand?"

"Of course, my lord. But are you sure you don't need to bring some guards?" Blanco kindly reminded.

"No, no, it's enough for me alone. Also, in my absence, Kulo Kerba will temporarily obey your orders to refrain from widespread destruction and slaughter unless necessary. Well, that's all I have to say, don't let me down, or you know what the consequences will be. ”

With that, Zhang Cheng pretended to pat the old mercenary on the shoulder, and followed Moroya into the tower.

After the figures of the two disappeared into the staircase around the corner, the soldiers of the Hightower family guarding the entrance immediately retreated to the first floor and waited.

Clearly, they did not regard the reinforcements that came from afar as friends, but rather as a potential enemy.

Blanco looked at the guards with pity, and then whispered sarcastically, "What a bunch of poor creatures, I don't think they knew who they were just in." ”

"Head, do you want to give them some color?" Another mercenary who had been canonized as a nobleman licked his lips with a bloodthirsty expression on his face.

"Idiot!How many times have I told you!Don't call me head!Call me a baron or an adult!We're not goddamn mercenaries now!!!

The reprimanded middle-aged man sneered and scratched his head: "Okay, well, my fault, honorable baron." Do you want to teach these bastards a lesson?"

"Teach a! Didn't you listen to what the adults just said? Everything went according to plan! If you dare to cause trouble, I'll let that dragon eat you." Blanco threatened as he ordered his men to split into two teams, one to surround the Tower of Heaven, and the other to march towards the school.

So far, the inhabitants of Old Town have not realized that a terrible massacre is coming......