"What did your mentor mean in the end?"

In the evening of this day, outside the door of the hut on the edge of Zaraha City, three or two players were reflected around the empty streets, accompanied by the tired faces of each of them who had just broken free from some kind of argument: "What is it that is going to start?" ”

"You ask me, I ask who to go."

Flicking his gray robe, Duan Qing then looked at the red-haired girl named Thousand Fingered Crane in front of him with a helpless gaze: "What they discussed next was how to mobilize the power of the Mage Council to deal with the situation this time, and they didn't give any explanation to the questions they asked me, let alone any clues, I don't even understand the names they discussed next......

"Those are all well-known magicians in the Mage Council, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will introduce them to you." Reaching out and curling his long red hair behind him, Thousand-Knuckle muttered in a low voice, "But since they have decided to use so much combat power—roughly about seventy percent of the Mage Council—it means that this time the matter is beyond our imagination." ”

"Of course, aren't you one of those who went through it that night?" Duan Qing pressed his forehead and chuckled twice: "Plus the identity of the characters that the Mage Council kept sending to the imperial capital during that time...... Even Rex 'wandered' there, and you can imagine how much they valued what the Restorationists did that night. ”

"Did they get some kind of revelation too?"

As if thinking of a possibility, the gray-robed mage then showed a thoughtful expression: "They know some prophecies that we don't know, that's why they react so violently or something......

"I don't know much about Lord Wiggins' prophetic abilities, but Miss Shanaido, who is the best prophecy in the Council of Seven, is not here." Holding the staff and looking around for a while, the voice of the Thousand Fingered Crane also became sighing: "If she is present, we may be able to confirm the truth of this speculation." ”

"Isn't your mentor also a member of the Council of Seven? Hadn't she heard anything like that? Duan Qing looked back in the direction where the huts where several great magicians had disappeared before: "They also mentioned Christine before...... Isn't that enough? ”

“…… Everything that Miss Freya knew was actually what I told her. ”

Holding the Red Lotus Staff and being silent for a while, Thousand-Fingered Crane's face also became lost: "What she said in the face of Romulus's questioning in the meeting was actually just an attitude she forced, she and Christine have not been in contact for several days, and now I don't know where the great magician has gone......"

"Is that so?"

Sighing and saying this, Duan Qing, who had also been silent for a moment, finally sighed leisurely: "Christine is out of touch...... Hopefully nothing will happen to her. ”

"If something happens to a magician of Christine's level, then the situation we are facing now will be really serious." The expression of the Thousand Fingered Crane who whispered in a low voice also became serious: "The investigation team is about to arrive, and I don't know how much the conflict between the empire and the principality will intensify, if the restorers or the people behind them suddenly run out to make trouble......"

"That's why we need elites from all walks of life to come to our aid."

The faint and cold voice then sounded in the ears of the two men, accompanied by the figure of the magician who had sat behind Romulus before and walked over proudly: "Not you arrogant and ignorant mediocrities and commoners. ”

"Your Excellency is the apprentice of the Grand Magician of Romulus, isn't he?"

Not as furious as the thousand paper cranes imagined, Duan Qing, who turned to face this magician, touched his chest with one hand and saluted forward: "I haven't asked Your Excellency for your honorable name yet." ”

"I'm Prad, Prad Infelidi, and it doesn't hurt to tell you about this commoner." Brushing his short pale yellow hair, the self-proclaimed Prad magician then lowered his gaze: "Also—I'm not an ordinary apprentice under Lord Romulus, but his chief apprentice, please remember." ”

"Fortunately." Ignoring the other party's arrogant attitude, Duan Qing raised his head and still had an unchanged smile on his face: "I don't know which school of magic Your Excellency is best at?" ”

“…… Why are you asking about this? Prad's face turned a little ugly: "Do you want to find my flaws to deal with me?" ”

"It's just pure curiosity."

Shaking his head slightly, Duan Qing, who raised his hands slightly, replied nonchalantly: "After all, everyone is now colleagues, and trust and understanding between each other is the most basic content, if the question just now offended you, please forgive me." ”

“…… Hum. As if he couldn't find any flaws in Duan Qing's impeccable answer, Prad slowly removed the angry expression on his face: "So you adventurers among the common people don't know the rules of aristocratic society at all...... My school of refinement is ancient magic, and my mentor specializes in puppetry, do you remember? ”

"Puppetry is indeed a high-level school in the alchemy school, and if your attainments reach the peak, the puppets produced are almost the same as people."

Shaking his head, Duan Qing, who was holding his hands on his back, then raised his voice and said, "Since we are the great magicians who have been recognized by the Council of Seven, we naturally won't doubt Romulus's puppet attainments, but ...... Ancient magic? What school of thought is this? ”

"So the common people are the common people, and I haven't even heard of such a school." Prad's face quickly put on a look of arrogance and contempt: "What ancient magic studies is the magic system that the Magic Empire studied thousands of years ago, although their existence has been erased from history, but their magic still has a lot to study, if we can harvest one thousandth of the harvest from that great magic era, we may reach a hundred times stronger than the current magic system...... No, 10,000 times the height, hahahahaha! ”

"So you've done any good magic?"

"Hahahaha-uh."

"Speaking of this kind of person who inherits the ancient magic school, I seem to have heard it somewhere...... Ah, are those who are making waves in the south of the principality just like that? ”

"You, what nonsense are you talking about!"

As if stabbed to the point by Duan Qing's two consecutive questions, Prade's face suddenly turned ochre like a pig's liver: "What I study is an orthodox school of magic, how can I be in cahoots with those restorationists?" You are slandering, the slander of Chiguoguo! ”

"I haven't said anything yet."

In the voice of the Thousand Fingered Crane covering his mouth and snickering on the side, Duan Qing, who was still smiling, then shook his head helplessly: "Please forgive me if I offend Your Excellency in any way, but I am just guessing at random without responsibility, as an apprentice selected by one of the Great Magicians of the Council of Seven...... Ah no, the top apprentices, I guess those adults wouldn't let such a ridiculous thing happen, right? ”

"You, you ......"

"Of course, I also hope to have a deeper understanding and communication with the apprentices of several great magicians."

Looking at the other party's lips trembling with extreme anger, Duan Qing stretched out his hand again: "After all, the alchemy I am studying now is not the school that the old man above my head is best at, and he usually doesn't have much time to teach me, so in order to be able to progress in the Mage Council, the necessary efforts are also indispensable, right?" ”

“…… It's good that you understand. ”

Ignoring Duan Qing's action of wanting to shake hands, Prad turned his body with a dark face: "We will also have the opportunity to 'have a good exchange' in the future, you can wash your neck and wait." ”

"Farewell."

Without giving Duan Qing and Thousand Finger Crane any more looks, the young magician in a gorgeous magic robe left this place so quickly, and Duan Qing, who was looking at this back, gradually put away the smile on his face, and his gloomy face was also a little more obvious in the dim light: "What a difficult guy." ”

"Difficult? Why didn't I see it? Finally, there was no need to continue to hold back a smile, and the thousand-fingered crane with his hands behind his back looked around at Duan Qing, and his expression was also full of pleasure: "I don't think you bullied him very badly?" Let him put on a face outside every day in the name of a mentor, and now he knows how stupid he is, ha! ”

"He's not a stupid guy." Sighing and shaking his head, Duan Qing, who didn't follow the smile, then retracted his gaze from the direction where Prad left: "Although I don't know how true the appearance he showed just now is, he did appear here with us, if this is also what he did on purpose-"

"The previous conversation may have been listened to by him."

The last sentence did not come from Duan Qing's mouth, but from the other side of the alley, a magician player in a light blue robe came from the other side of the alley, it seemed that he had been waiting there for a long time, and then he also clapped his hands and walked over, but the look on his face was not as polite and friendly as when he first met a stranger: "It's been a long time, Miss Thousand Fingered Crane, and-"

"Is this the first time we've met, Mr. Linyuan Broken Water?"

He put away his hands, and at the same time withdrew a floating magic ball floating on his palm into his bag, and Duan Qing, who was looking at this scene, also sighed, and his gaze slowly fell on the top of the magician's head: "Your Excellency Against the Wind...... Right? What does this mean? ”

"Since we're all players, we don't need that red tape for our conversations." waved his hand, and his leisurely expression against the wind became much more indifferent: "Of course, there is no need for those twists and turns to cover up...... I've already heard about you. ”

"The scholar told you?" So Duan Qing also put away his smile: "Don't listen to his nonsense, everything is just speculation." ”

"Even so, the position you stand on is sufficient."

The sharpness in his eyes flashed, and the voice of the man named Against the Wind said coldly, "As long as you are a friend of that Fool's Adventure Group, you are my enemy. ”

"Is that how you hate that Fool Adventurer?" Blocking back the red-haired girl who wanted to speak out angrily, Duan Qing, who stretched out his arm, asked helplessly, "Just because you didn't keep your promise before?" Or maybe it's because of the loss in the battle for the castle in the sky? ”

"The defeat in the battle in Sky City is not a reason for me to resent you, I just want to recover some blood debt for the vanished Breeze." Headwind said in a low voice, "Of course...... If you're the one sitting at the top of Sky City that day, it's a different story. ”

"Please, are you looking for the wrong person?" Before Duan Qing could say his attitude, the Thousand Fingered Crane standing on the side couldn't help but shout: "The mastermind behind the killing of the wind is the restorationist, this is obviously a well-known thing in the world, what are you always sprinkling your anger on us!" ”

"The business of the Restorationist is the business of the Restoration, and cannot be compared with your business." Staring at the face of the red-haired girl behind Duan Qing, he slowly clenched his fist against the wind: "When I have enough strength, I will personally settle accounts with the restorationists." ”

"So that's why you became one of the apprentices of the Council of Seven?" Duan Qing squeezed his eyebrows and asked, "I remember that you are a water magician, right?" I've been bothering to get Christine to take you as an apprentice before, why are you sitting behind Rex this time? ”

"Christine introduced him to me, not long before Vizard used all his resources to secure this spot for me."

The tense face slackened slightly, and the straight body against the wind also deviated a little in the direction of the hut: "Of course, there are many wind elements in the magic I practice, and in terms of Rex's expertise, he is also suitable to be one of my mentors." ”

"Then congratulations on being one of only three player magic apprentices, and you're also being taught by two great magicians." Duan Qing smiled lightly and clapped his hands: "I look forward to the day when you can achieve your wish." ”

"Christine's disappearance would be a big variable."

Pursing his lips tightly, he finally turned around and walked back in the direction he came: "Although I am very reluctant to remind you, the situation facing the Mage Council now is indeed not optimistic, coupled with the infighting between these mages...... Hum. ”

"For the sake of the face of fellow great magician apprentices, I'll just say one more word."

He turned back, and the indifferent half of his face finally disappeared into the depths of the alley under dusk.

"Be careful, don't get eaten by the other party."