“……”

Losing his voice for a moment, Molnar was silent for a moment and then turned his body to the west of the lighthouse: "What about a city...... Hehe. ”

"The other one sounds really capable." As if he let out a self-deprecating smile, he lowered his head and let out a sigh that then became a little lower: "If you consider it in terms of the size of a city, the energy collection should be enough." ”

"So the so-called Star of Molnar is actually just a large energy harvesting circle?" Duan Qing asked his own question at the right time: "The candidates for the Twelve Thrones, and even the City Lord of the Free City, are actually the ones who transmit energy to that magic array?" ”

"The orbs possessed by the throne owners are actually just the product of energy harvesting?" Xue Lingphantom Ice also nodded in agreement: "No wonder the constellation design they use has never been seen anywhere in the Free Continent, and it turns out that even the origin is different from others." ”

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but—"

The indifferent voice then became a dissonant note between the two men's conversation, and at the same time, the tall figure with his hands raised raised to speak appeared in front of them: "Can you explain a little more formally what you just said?" What is an energy harvesting circle? ”

"The City of Liberty is a city located at the easternmost point of the Free Continent at the other end of the Bridge of Freedom, founded after the first year of the new calendar." Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing finally put the action of getting up and saluting again: "As for the Molna Formation among them......

In a brief way, Duan Qing's voice continued to echo in the small and dim attic: "...... The Twelve Thrones have since passed down these activated orbs to the present day, and that's all we've learned, and we adventurers are investigating what the purpose of this circle inside the Free City is. ”

"In the city you described, there is a huge magic array." Nodding his head, two golden rays of light flashed again from the dark shadow hidden under the hood of the tall magician figure: "When the magic array is running, the entire city will be shrouded in a special defensive barrier to defend against the attacks of foreign enemies...... Not. ”

"Do you have the marks of those so-called throne holders on your hands?" His voice paused, and then returned to Duan Qing's front again: "Can you lend it to me?" ”

"We used to have it, and now it's gone." After confirming each other for a moment with their eyes, the voice belonging to the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice then sounded on Duan Qing's side: "Not only me, but the orbs owned by many other throne owners should no longer exist now, so if you want to reactivate that magic array, it should be impossible on our side." ”

"The orbs you mentioned in your description—I haven't found such a magical item in my memory." Standing in place and muttering for a while, the tall magician who called himself Morna then replied in a low voice with an indifferent voice: "However, according to your description, I have inquired about similar uses and existences, and when the ancient magic period was not fully flourishing, there were people in the Free Continent who used this method to give more definitions to large magic arrays. ”

"It's called the Ritual of Binding the Spirit." He uttered a word that Duan Qing and the others had never heard of, and the part of his face under the hood seemed to have a glow that seemed to flicker: "Seal all kinds of power and magic elements into gems, and then borrow special permutations and combinations to trigger their powers, depending on the order of arrangement and triggering, the functions and effects produced by the ritual will be different." ”

"Soul binding...... Rite? ”

Following the other party's voice repeating this word, the light in Duan Qing's eyes also began to flicker with the doubtful voice in his mouth: "Do you mean to say that the so-called Molna Star is actually a kind of spirit binding ritual that you know?" ”

"I don't have enough evidence, and I don't have the means to explain it to you in detail." Molnar replied with a slight smile in his voice: "But if I arrived on the continent a thousand years ago and needed to find a way to send energy back here, I would probably use it this way." ”

"The premise is that there's nothing better to do." His voice paused for a moment, as if he noticed the look of astonishment on the faces of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Phantom Ice at the same time: "The large-scale Defining Magic Array is indeed beneficial for solving various problems that may occur in the process of energy transmission, but the momentum and impact generated are too great, and the resources and time consumed to build it are also incalculable, and it is completely disproportionate compared to the efficiency and results that can be obtained......

"Mr. Mornar is a learned master of magic, and your insight and knowledge must be much better than ours."

The dim light was in stark contrast to the dim sky that was constantly blowing outside, and at this time, it was also appearing outside the small window in the corner of the attic with the endless whistling wind, and the words belonging to Duan Qing also sounded under the whistling wind for a period of time, and the hesitant expression that appeared with the swaying light was also reflected in the actions that Molnar had yet to continue to introduce: "You must know much more about the Star of Molnar, the Soul Binding Ceremony, than we do. ”

"Based on your perception of that circle, is it possible for that circle to be restarted now?" His face gradually became serious, and his gaze at the tall figure in front of him began to become solemn at this time: "Now that the orb is missing?" ”

"Of course, there is no problem, after all, we are in dire need of energy right now." Glancing at the gray-robed magician with strange eyes, Morner's voice replied in a voice that seemed natural: "As long as you figure out the principle, it is still very simple to imitate one or two magic orbs and something like that, and the activation of the energy ritual does not require all the orbs, as long as all the important nodes can be activated and activated, the effect of the ritual can be exerted by more than 80%-"

"What!?"

Before the other party could finish saying this, Duan Qing's exclamation echoed in the air: "Can it really be restarted?" That, that they-"

"Huh?"

Looking at Duan Qing and Xue Ling's gloomy appearance as they fell silent when they looked at each other, Molna, who was standing in front of them, finally let out a puzzled voice: "Is there any problem?" Didn't you come to help activate this circle? ”

"Molna on the Free Continent is long gone."

Seemingly having exhausted all his strength to sort out his emotions, Duan Qing's breath finally rose and fell as he slowly spoke: "We have never seen the whereabouts of that Molner in the Free Continent, and his life and death are unknown, and the City of Liberty and the Twelve Thrones have now become the legacy of that forerunner, and have been inherited by Reiner and others in later generations. ”

"That city, and the energy circle that belonged to that city, have now fallen into the hands of others." He looked fixedly at the tall figure in front of him, "Even if it can really be activated, it will probably be used for other purposes now." ”

“…… So that's why I've been getting energy? ”

A sense of calm followed by a sense of calm in the light under the hood, and a calm voice belonging to Molner that had lost its initial enthusiasm and mellowness: "Not because there is a problem with the magic pipeline, nor because the energy circle cannot be activated, but because someone has taken the energy that should belong to 'me' for themselves?" ”

"It's unclear if the circle has been transformed, it's just our own reasoning based on intelligence." Noticing Duan Qing's wordless appearance, Xue Lingphantom Ice made this answer on behalf of the other party: "One of the reasons why we desperately broke through the blockade and came here is also to find out the truth and answer to this question. ”

"The magic circle of that huge city—now known as the Ritual of Binding the Soul—its existence, and the miracle bridge it connects, we want to see the end of what it connects." Speaking of this, the white-haired woman had completely ignored Duan Qing's vicious tone that she had been avoiding before, and her expression became indifferent: "Originally, we were ready to face a more brutal battle, but we didn't expect——"

"I didn't expect to see me at the end." The tall black shadow used this voice to say that answer in place of Xue Ling's Phantom Ice, "You think that I am the one who is leading the war between your Free City and the Free Continent, that is, what you call the 'mastermind behind the scenes', right? ”

“……”

"In a sense, your concerns are not unfounded."

Not as angry or angry as Duan Qing and Xue Lingling Phantom Ice imagined, the tall magician regained his original mellow voice after a period of silence: "I am indeed the manager of this Endless Bridge, and I am also the initiator of the search for a huge amount of magical energy to be able to transmit to this place, although this is what happened thousands of years ago, even I, who could not predict the development of the continent, bear some responsibility for the situation that eventually led to this." ”

"I just didn't think that someone would actually be able to take these energy resources away from another me." Bowing his head slightly, the tall magician figure used the hood on his head to block out the light reflected on his face for a few moments: "I also didn't expect that there really was an existence in this world that could threaten us. ”

"Suppose someone actually defeats your clone, or uses some other method to get the way to use the Molna circle." Clearing his throat, Duan Qing cautiously looked at the tall figure that had fallen into a state of contemplation: "Is there a way for them to activate this magic ritual and take all the energy stored in it for themselves?" ”

"Of course...... It can be done. The same answer as before appeared in Morne's mouth again, but this time the tone of his answer had lost his previous confidence and affirmation: "Since I can do it, there will naturally be more magicians who can do it, after all, the Spirit Binding Ritual is not a profound skill worth mentioning, the only thing that may cause trouble is the cracking of the arrangement and the imitation of the counterfeit ......"

"It's probably not good news." Looking back and forth in the direction of the two people who were answering each other, Xue Ling's brows furrowed slightly: "We have no choice?" ”

"Nine times out of ten, the Restorationists have already gotten similar means."

Waving his hand at the other party, Duan Qing's voice turned to this side and deliberately lowered: "Only people with confidence would use such straightforward and violent means to occupy the city, otherwise they don't have the need to spend so many resources to do this, and the knowledge that carries the ancient magic empire must also be able to help them to some extent, plus the addition of rebels such as Longor......"

"This time it's probably they won." Instead of the other party's affirmative answer, Xue Lingphantom Ice also nodded with a heavy face: "Maybe they have already lost two consecutive battles in Redkar and Tania in a row, even if they get this city back this time." ”

"It's nothing to let them win, but the loss of so much magical energy is bound to cause more reactions." Duan Qing's brows tightened deeper and deeper: "What we need to consider are some more far-reaching issues, such as what will happen if they let the restorers get so much energy, what will they do when they get this energy, and so on......

"Wait a minute, if they're really for these energies, then why are they blocking the Bridge of Liberty and sending people to start exploring?" As if he had just thought of this question, Xue Ling's eyes began to brighten again: "If they want to steal the energy, it can't be to be transported into the Bridge of Freedom, right?" ”

"I have no connection to what you call the Restorationists."

As if sensing the two players quietly looking into his eyes, the magician named Molnar once again echoed his mellow voice between the attics: "But if their relay goal is the Bridge of Freedom, I can understand it. ”

"-Huh?"

"Don't look at me with such bewilderment."

Facing Duan Qing's voice of confusion slowly, the smile in Molna's words became a little more obvious: "Of course they don't want to send this energy to my hands, but the bridge is farther away-hey." ”

"You don't really think this is the end of the Bridge to Freedom, do you?" He looked at the increasingly shocked faces of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing, and then pointed out his outstretched arm in the direction behind him: "Of course, the Bridge of Freedom is not a bridge that stops there, and its original function is the same as the bridge you know. ”

"It leads to the other side of the continent."

The flickering lights kept flickering in the hood of the tall magician, as if they were producing the same ups and downs with the appearance of this mellow voice, and Molna, who said this, then ignored the stunned expressions of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing, and turned his hood that shook in sync with the dim light above to the side of the attic: "Hmm. ”

"Looks like another guest is coming."