"So what did you do during my absence?"

"I just provided a piece of material, I didn't expect them to react so quickly......"

"So...... Your worth has been discovered, Great Alchemist? ”

"Don't be in a hurry to put up the flag, God knows what the reason for us to be invited over this time is, maybe it is not an invitation at all, but a feast...... Oh, has it arrived? ”

The countless crowds on the street and the scenery on the street continued to pass by their ears, and finally turned into the faint sound of the magic array and various magic facilities running, and the figures belonging to Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice then slowly stepped through the gate of the Violet Tower under the leadership of the magician in the lilac robe. The circular magic barrier that seemed to be cut off from the outside world then completely blocked the noise that had been emitting from Violet Avenue across the wall, and was replaced by the sounds of men and women who were constantly entering and exiting the circular courtyard talking and laughing with each other, and some of the magician members who passed by the purple-robed magician from time to time would sometimes respectfully salute the man whose hair and beard were meticulously arranged, and then look at Duan Qing who was brought behind him with a rather curious gaze: "This is ......?" ”

"A magician." The middle-aged man replied, "Because there is something going on, I invited the two of them over." ”

"Is it because of the instability of the magic pipe network?"

"No, it's Violet's message."

Constantly watching these members who were also magicians pass by him, Duan Qinggu responded to these magicians with curious expressions with a smiling expression, and then followed the middle-aged man's footsteps to the foot of the violet tower. The gate surrounded by countless runes and magic circles was also standing quietly in front of the three people at this time, and soon it opened in the middle-aged man's action of reaching out to cast spells, and he who was holding the gorgeous staff in his hand then pointed forward from afar, and a brilliant lilac light was lit up in the air: "...... Alright, the defensive circle has been lifted for the time being, and you guys go in first. ”

"Thank you...... Uh, this Excellency. ”

"My name is Sherman."

The middle-aged man who opened his body slightly and gave way to this path replied expressionlessly, "Sherman Ascariot, one of the archmages who belong to the Violet Tower. ”

"Fortunately, Lord Sherman." So Duan Qing hurriedly changed to a new title: "It's an honor to meet you." ”

The rumbling sound of the door closing then sounded after Duan Qing and the two of them stepped into the inside of the tower, and at the same time, there was a slight sound after the reactivation of the magic defense array, and Sherman, whose expression still did not change, then crossed the bodies of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantly Ice again, and took the lead in walking towards the circular staircase in front of him. Glancing at each other, Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who were still invited suddenly, followed behind the middle-aged magician unhurriedly, and the quiet conversation also slowly flowed into the air between a man and a woman with the sound of the huge and gorgeous magic wand pausing on the ground: "...... Have you been to this place before? ”

"I've been here, but I've never been inside the tower."

"Was it the last time?"

"That's right, so in the end I just received a sum of money, and then I was -"

"I'm sorry for what happened last time."

In the rhythmic sound of the staff and the sound of the stage still echoing, Sherman, who was walking in front of him, suddenly spoke again, but unlike the cold feeling that he had not communicated with them all along, the middle-aged man at this time said with a little apology: "Because of the relationship that is often lost, Maggie is always sent back to the tower by adventurers in the city, and Master Chandler may think that you are also one of those greedy adventurers, so he sent you away on his own initiative." ”

"As one of the magicians, of course I understand this feeling." Duan Qing nodded with a smile: "And there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the understanding of the magician you said, I really just happened to meet the lady who was being bullied on the street, and then sent her back to you." ”

"No, it was indeed his mistake."

The footsteps paused slightly, and the middle-aged magician walking in front turned his head: "Rest assured, the Lord of Violet has already inflicted enough punishment on Chandler. ”

“…… Yes? So Duan Qing scratched the back of his head a little inexplicably: "Why? ”

"Kick out the newborn magicians at will...... This alone is enough. ”

Taking his steps again, Sherman explained in a low voice, "The Free Continent has been going on a series of wars, large and small, and has recently been threatened by the Restorationists, and the Mage Council, as the final front against the remnants of the Old Magic Empire, has naturally suffered a lot of losses during this time. ”

"Especially when we've just gone through a purge, the extent of that loss has been magnified." He shook his head, "Every mage apprentice now is extremely important to our Mage Council. ”

"Has the current Mage Council reached such a point of exhaustion?" Duan Qing touched his nose: "Even a novice magician like me has to ......"

"No, you're the weakest magician I've ever seen."

The gorgeous staff surrounded by lilac runes suddenly pointed back at Duan Qing's head, and Sherman, who was standing at the top of the steps, looked condescendingly at the gray-robed magician's face: "You don't have a magic staff, you don't have the magic robe of the mage council, you don't have any magic weapons that can increase your magic power, and you don't even have any magic power that I can feel!" But ......"

"You can still be called a magician." The gorgeous magic circle overflowing with majestic magical energy spread out in front of Duan Qing with the trembling of the staff, and then vanished as the middle-aged man's mood gradually calmed down: "I will still be invited by Lord Violet." ”

"Yes...... Did Lord Violet invite me here? ”

Secretly pressed down the hands of Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was about to fight back, and Duan Qing, who had an innocent face, blinked his eyes slightly: "Why did she see me?" ”

"She's been following you for a long time."

Turning his head again towards the top of the spiral staircase, the deep voice of the middle-aged magician Sherman was like a twilight drum and morning bell: "Since you came to this city, the eyes of the Violet Lord have never taken their eyes off you, although I don't know what is going on in the hearts of adults, but ......"

"At least this time you were invited to come—"

His footsteps suddenly stopped, and at the same time appeared the brilliant light of the staff cutting through the walls of the side walls of the tower: "Just like I told you before. ”

As if disturbed by the projection screen, the heavy masonry walls at the edge of the tower appeared in large numbers of floating magic ripples with Sherman's stroke, and then gradually turned into two closed magic doors in the scene of the huge gap in light and shadow. Slightly sideways glanced at Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice below, the middle-aged magician then straightened up his face slightly, and then with a slight cough and the creak of the door being pushed open, he took the lead in entering the room that appeared out of thin air: "...... Excellency. ”

"I brought him here."

The circular borders, the vaulted ceiling, and the walls with countless intricate magic patterns and purple-red wooden beams gradually closed into a flawless spherical shape in the limited space, presented in front of Duan Qing in the form of a brilliant hall. A dazzling array of bookshelves and lights were intersected and placed in every corner of this star hall, mixed with countless floating magical artifacts flying around with runes, and a woman in a blue and white dress buried in it also turned her head when she heard the sound, and gently pulled a few strands of her hair floating in the air next to a pair of black-framed intellectual glasses: "...... Oh, thank you, Your Excellency Sherman Ascarho. ”

"It is my pleasure to serve you, Lord Violet."

In a deep practice of magician etiquette, Sherman moved his gaze back slightly, "Then ......"

"I'm really sorry to let you do such a chore in your busy schedule."

The Lord of Violet, who straightened his waist completely and displayed his gorgeous pleated gown in the center of the hall, slowly showed a bright smile that overshadowed the sun: "Go ahead, I won't delay your time any longer." ”

Like a child who was suddenly robbed of his toy, the smile on the middle-aged man's face gradually changed into the previous rigidity and seriousness, and he stood in place and was silent for a long time, and then slowly turned around in the scene where Duan Qing almost couldn't help laughing, and walked out of the previous door with a movement that was more mechanical than a machine. Violet, who had not stopped her busy movements and had been dancing since she sent Sherman away, then returned her attention to her previous work again, until Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who were standing in place, were about to finish the entire spherical hall with their idle eyes, she raised her head again: "Please sit down." ”

"Okay, thanks." Duan Qing, who heard the voice, hurriedly responded: "But Your Excellency, you seem to have ...... here."

A slight humming sound then appeared behind the two people, and at the same time, two chairs outlined with magic lines appeared in Duan Qing's eyes out of thin air, and after slightly trying the realism, he snorted twice haha, and sat down with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Sure enough, it is a magic master on the Free Continent, this level of magic is simply at hand......"

"Don't compliment me, I've heard enough of that." The archsmage in blue and white regalia replied without raising her head, "And ......"

"I asked you to come this time in the hope that you could show me something that interests me."

She raised her head and tore the last bit of magic thread between her fingers into the air, and the gorgeous and dazzling phantom then appeared in the air in the center of the hall along the rapid movement of her fingers, and finally slowly formed the shape of incomprehensible magic runes: "Whew...... It's still a little bit closer. ”

"Uh, may I ask ......"

"Want to know what I'm doing?"

A bottle of potion that slowly appeared in the air appeared in Duan Qing's sight with Violet's voice, and finally floated towards Duan Qing with those eyes like Qiu Hong's eyes through the frame: "This bottle of potion ...... Can you still recognize it? ”

"Of course."

Reaching out and receiving the floating gaze in his hand, Duan Qing pulled the corners of his mouth and replied, "This is the potion I asked John to hand over on my behalf, how can I ......?"

"The effectiveness of the Imperial Army has always been slow, and this is the result of the pride in their hearts."

Slowly standing up from a round chair floating in the air, the archmage suspended in mid-air revealed his beautiful legs with blue crystal high heels: "But when it comes to the interests of the Frey Empire, their actions will become extremely fast. ”

"Like this time?" Duan Qing, who was holding the potion bottle, showed a knowing smile: "Well, I didn't expect my sample to be delivered to you so soon......"

"I just tried to parse the ingredients in this drug."

Interrupting the other party's words, Violet, whose figure was gradually rising, gradually fell in front of Duan Qing, and her interested gaze gradually fell on Duan Qing's ordinary face with her long flowing golden hair: "I used seventeen analysis methods, which also contained some magical knowledge left over from the period of the Ancient Magic Empire, but in the end, I ...... I still haven't been able to analyze all of the magical components from this sample. ”

"Well, I didn't expect that."

Suddenly understanding what the meaning of the torn magic runes that floated in the air before represented, Duan Qing opened his mouth slightly, and the words he wanted to say also turned into admiration for the violet lord in front of him after a long time of brewing: "But you actually want to restore the magic composition contained in it to the original magical energy, this is just, it's simply ......"

"It still failed, didn't it?"

Blinking her eyes, Violet, who was floating in the air, took on a tempting lying position: "The sample of the potion you extracted does use some magical alchemy methods, and it also uses a formula to lure a special ingredient into its effect, but ...... In order to translate this implicit recipe into a superficially understandable magical composition, you seem to have used some kind of special spell. ”

"Who taught you this alchemy, huh?"

In the sight of her long golden hair flowing down like a waterfall after losing her magic support, she held her cheeks with her hand, and asked Duan Qing with a smile while using dark purple silk threads to pull out some of the colorful water droplets in the potion's sample.