Wizard advisors?

Get me a wizard advisor?

After being stunned for a while, the black-haired wizard came back to his senses a little and frowned slightly: "I guess, this is just a trick to fool the Heavenly Dome Palace and the Holy Cross Church?"

"Of course not, the Wizard Tower is indeed recommending a competent wizard advisor to you according to the specifications of the Duke and even the royal family. ”

Charlotte looked up, as if annoyed by the rather disapproving attitude of the black-haired wizard: "This is also in line with the laws of the Empire, to be exact, when every duke takes office, the wizarding tower will send out invitations to each family to propose suitable candidates. ”

"Some, like Wirtz in Ellemont, have a tradition of choosing wizards who specialize in history and astrology as tutors and even the duke's right-hand men, and some, like the Fred family of Lothair, prefer people recommended by the church. ”

"In Byrne, the counties have their own preferences because they are relatively wealthy, but the only ones who can be directly recommended by the Wizard Tower are the royal family and the duke. The steward of the Red Blood Castle spoke, "So if there was no Centaur War, this would have been your first decision after taking office. ”

So that's what happened......

Loren took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the countess, "So, Ebolden plans to take this opportunity to establish a communication channel between the two sides through the new wizard advisor?"

"More than that, the Wizard Tower wants to expand their influence in Byrne. Charlotte shook her head slightly, her eyes flickering: "So they have prepared a huge plan." ”

"In addition to the wizard himself, he was followed by thirteen thousand five hundred books of all kinds, covering almost all the departments of wizards, and in a short period of time, a library and a small wizarding academy could be established. ”

"With the help of the trade channels of the United Chamber of Commerce, they will also supply all kinds of tools, samples, drawings, raw materials necessary for the academy in batches - these will cost only a quarter more than the cost price. ”

"Finally, within three years, the Wizarding Tower will help us build a small wizarding academy, a complete library, open at least six alchemy societies throughout Byrne, and preside over fifteen new technology research and development. Charlotte continued to speak, and Loren was dumbfounded:

"According to the agreement between the two parties, this is only the first phase, and after three years, we will see the completion and expenditure, and if conditions allow, I am going to establish several more large alchemy workshops in the Red Blood Castle, especially now that we have the Dwarves of Silverhelm Mountain, their Mithril technology is a good trading capital......"

"Wait——!!!!"

The shocked black-haired wizard quickly reached out to stop her.

A trace of annoyance flashed in the corner of Charlotte's eyes who was interrupted, and she turned her head impatiently: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Loren's eyes widened and he shook his head vigorously: "What you just said was promised by the Wizard Tower?!"

"I signed it half a month ago, and I need to give you the agreement to review?"

"No, I just want to know, what does it take to get all this Byrne?"

"I just said that the price is more than a quarter of the cost... Originally, it could have been one-fifth, but because a certain duke had annoyed the church, we couldn't open our mouths now that we were asking for them. ”

Pouting slightly, the countess still seemed to be unable to hide her dissatisfaction: "In addition, it is to provide protection and preferential treatment to wizards in Byrne... Also because a certain duke is a wizard himself, this cannot be regarded as a bargaining chip at all. ”

"They promised?!"

Loren still looked incredulous.

"Of course, didn't I just say it once?" Charlotte snorted again, "Since they want to use Byrne's power to expand the influence of the Wizard Tower, how can they do it without paying some price?"

Despite this, the countess's expression still showed a little smugness.

Especially when she saw a certain Duke so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth, Charlotte was even more proud.

Loren desperately shook off the news that shocked him, and it took half a minute to calm down and turn his attention to another thing: "So who is the wizard advisor recommended by the Wizard Tower... Isaac?"

"How could it be. ”

“...... Also. The black-haired wizard twitched the corners of his mouth, if it was Isaac, there was no need to bother so much.

"But he's also one of the retinue, and the side of De Salion named Lena de Salion... I really don't know how she managed to sneak out of the imperial capital. The countess put her nose on her nose and looked very disapproving:

"In order to allow Isaac to leave the Imperial Capital, we negotiated with the Imperial Capital Wizard Academy for half a month, and it was not until the Wizard Tower opened its mouth that they agreed to release him... It is said that many of the people who obstructed it were the forces of Crown Prince Connad. ”

The black-haired wizard bowed slightly, indicating that he was not surprised at all.

Anyone who truly understands Isaac's value will not be able to let him go easily, and the Void Sword and the Holy Blood Elixir for the Empire can only be regarded as a "by-product" of his research, and their future is limitless.

Fortunately, because Ebolden's secrecy was so good, very few people knew about it at the moment, and even those who knew could never have imagined what Isaac had gained from the Dragonlord's Tower in Nidhogg.

But Lena de Salion... Thinking of a bespectacled, gambling girl who was not inferior to Isaac's brain, Loren felt his head grow for a while.

How did she leave the imperial capital, no... Why did she come to Byrne together?

"So it's not Isaac, so who is it?"

Faced with the black-haired wizard's question, Charlotte and Charles did not answer directly, but looked at each other with each other, as if they were making eye contact with each other.

"How... It's hard to answer this question?" frowning slightly, Loren looked at the obviously strange faces of the two of them: "Or, is there something unspeakable?"

The steward of the Red Blood Castle coughed lightly and turned around.

"Before we tell you, please be prepared. Charles said softly, "I was going to tell you when you came back, but... Both the Wizard Tower and the Count agree to surprise you. ”

"Surprise, what surprise?"

"The surprise is... This wizard advisor is someone you once knew. Glancing at Charlotte again, the two of them smiled heartily, as if watching their gifts about to be opened:

"In order to keep you in the mood for a little excitement, I can only remind you... This sorcerer had visited the Duchy of Lothair and stayed for a long time. ”

"Lothair... Wimpal Academy?" Loren laughed out loud in surprise and blinked: "Why, could it be that Master Freswalker is coming, no!"

The countess and the butler did not speak, but turned their gaze behind him.

Suddenly, a familiar, cold touch came over him, causing the black-haired wizard to breathe.

This feeling of familiarity and strangeness......

"I'm sorry. ”

A cold and indifferent voice came, and the simple words seemed like it was a waste to say one more word.

The black-haired wizard with a numb scalp shuddered and turned his head behind him little by little.

In front of the gaze that was as sharp as a sword and seemed to pierce the heart, Loren, whose smile was frozen, even stopped his heartbeat.

Dressed in a black robe, his face was as gloomy as ice, his posture was straight and straight, and there was no superfluous expression at the corners of his mouth and between his eyebrows.

At that moment, Loren's mind went blank.

"Got you down. ”

With a tone so heavy that he was emotionless, one of the founders of the Wimpal Academy, a former Night's Watchman, a descendant of the Freiswalker School, and a mentor to Loren, Isaac, and Ain......

Dalton Kander, he spoke.

..........................................

What is it like to see a mentor again?

Ecstatic, nervous, nervous, ashamed......

None of these words seem appropriate to describe the relationship between Loren and Dalton.

The relationship between the two is not quite like a normal master and apprentice, although Dalton is indeed teaching him wholeheartedly, and Loren does see him as his own mentor, but... There should be no pair of masters and apprentices who are still testing each other at the last moment of separation, touching each other's bottom and thoughts.

Especially after going through so many things, meeting his mentor again made Loren feel a little emotional, like a student who has finished the exam and is anxiously waiting for the moment when his results are announced.

"I met Ain. ”

In the quiet room, Dalton Khand, who was sitting face-to-face with the black-haired wizard, spoke: "It's unexpected... She was already an apprentice to Haringvan Ashamai. ”

The dark-haired wizard twitched the corners of his mouth, laughed dryly, and fidgeted in his chair.

"The process and the reasons are complex. Loren shrugged his shoulders as relaxed, trying to calm his tone, "But I still want to ask... Why are you here?"

"Because it has to be me. Frowning slightly, Dalton seemed to feel that his words were not enough: "It can only be me." ”

A look of confusion flashed across Loren's face.

"In Byrne, the eyes of the Night's Watch are everywhere, even this castle. Dalton said indifferently, "Don't doubt it, you destroyed the intelligence network of the Night's Watch with the help of the Heresy Order, but two months is enough for Rut Infinit to complete the reconstruction." ”

"The Empire will not indulge the expansion of the power of the Wizard Tower, and wizards who do not have sufficient anti-reconnaissance capabilities and do not understand the methods of the Night's Watch can easily fall into trapping and being used by counter-use. ”

Dalton's sharp gaze made Loren's heart a little hairy.

"It is not necessary, nor impossible, to completely eradicate the power of the Night's Watch, and at the same time it will arouse the attention of the Heavenly Dome and the Emperor, but this is not the same as indulgence, and their activities must be curbed at least for the first three years. ”

"So, it has to be me. ”

Loren was slightly stunned.

I see, if that's the case, it makes sense - it is indeed the most suitable choice to put the former Night Watch in charge of suppressing the activities of the Night Watch, suppressing all aspects of the intelligence network and eyeline, and there is no more suitable candidate except for Mentor Dalton.

"On top of that, the original selection for Maestro Robert Freiswalker......" Dalton continued, "There are only three and a half months left, and the mobility is completely lost. ”

"What?!"

With a gentle word, Loren's pupils instantly shrank: "Master Freswalker, he ......"

"There are only three and a half months left, one hundred and seven days to live. Dalton was expressionless.

"How is that possible... What's wrong?!"

"Lung disease. ”

Well?

"Not surprisingly, it was his own choice, and Master Freiswalker thought that among the many ways to die, lung disease was best suited to him. ”

This made the black-haired wizard even stranger.

Looking at the apprentice's confused expression, Dalton asked a seemingly unrelated question coldly, "Do you know the age of Master Freswalker?"

The age of that pipe-smoking old man... Loren struggled to recall that his hair was almost gone, that he was Dean Peter's mentor, and that Dean Peter was Dalton Kander's mentor, so ......

"I am forty-seven years old, and at the age of twelve I came under the disciple of Peter's Guru. Dalton continued to hint.

With a sudden frown, Loren looked at his mentor in astonishment, his expression extremely strange.

Dalton gave the answer: "One hundred and forty-one years old." ”

It's really fake, it's not like it at all!

"Freswalker is a school specializing in spiritual occultism, and his level of use and understanding of the power of the void is the best in the wizarding tower - with the corrosive effect of the power of the void, it can transform any part of the body, so that it can maintain its function even after complete exhaustion. ”

"Through this method, it is theoretically possible to live forever as long as Master Freiswalker's consciousness has not dissipated, but the more frequent and deeper the transformation, the more blurred the self-consciousness becomes, and finally it evolves into amnesia, paranoia, aphasia, and emotional ......"

Dalton paused, as if restraining something: "Therefore, Master Freswalker decided to end his life smoothly. ”

The black-haired wizard let out a long sigh, and his heart sank a little as he remembered the old gentleman who had helped him, who had been a little confused.

"So... Who is the successor of the Freswalker School, Dean Peter?"

"Originally, but... The mentor refused. Dalton's eyes darkened: "He still refuses to give up the Vimpal Academy, once he becomes the patriarch of the Wizard Tower, with the huge power of the Church in Lothair, he will definitely not tolerate his existence." ”

Prior to this, Master Freswalker had appointed Isaac Grantham as his heir, but Isaac was still too young, and more importantly, his research had not yet been systematically formed to be recognized by the entire Wizarding Tower. ”

"Therefore, before he can formally inherit the mantle of this school and perfect his own system, there needs to be a temporary transitional person in charge of this, and to buy him fifteen or twenty years—the core research project of the Freswalker School, the power of the valve, the unique system, which must be gradually taught to him during this period. ”

Looking at Mentor Dalton Khand, whose eyes were lowered and his expression was as cold as ice, Loren felt that he was already about to find out who the "transitional figure" was.

Dalton looked at him:

"So, it can only be me. ”