That is to say...... We're not in Windflower Town right now? ”

In the atmosphere that fell silent again, the eyes of the two players once again looked back and forth around the small room for a while: "Where are we teleported?" ”

"This place...... You've all been here. The old man, still chuckling, turned around and pointed to the stone steps behind the two men: "At least you have been here." ”

“…… I? So Duan Qing added a finger pointing at himself to the movements around him: "When have I been here?" ”

"Just go out and see for yourself."

With this in a low voice, Norman dropped the flame gem he had taken out of his arms on the table in front of him, then handed the flask that had been conjured out of nowhere to his lips, and began to shake his head and drink. As if sensing that the NPC in front of him didn't want to pay attention to his meaning, Duan Qing also withdrew his searching gaze, and then in the action of Xue Lingphantom Ice nodding in response, he stepped out of the steps in three or two steps: "......"

“…… I see. ”

He quickly stopped, and then took in the sight of a dungeon surrounded by blazing torches.

The same gray-white wall tiles, the same dusty ground, and the tall tower composed of layers of circular corridors appeared in front of Duan Qing in this way, and the crackling flames around it continued to shine on the dim ground, and at the same time, the spiraling stone steps appeared on the edge of the rock-filled walls, which continued to extend up and down the tower along their respective trajectories, and at the same time extended the environment of the suspected ancient dungeon to the invisible distance. His gaze retracted from the dizzying height, and Duan Qing, who had reached the edge of the circular corridor, also withdrew his head to look downward, and then looked in the direction of his left and right in the sound of magic humming, where the familiar small rooms of the same kind were lined up in the distance of those walls, like a group of soldiers holding neat torches, waiting for every visitor to review.

"...... here?"

"This is the warehouse."

Duan Qing let out a long sigh as the footsteps of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice sounded behind him, and then shook his head slightly as if he remembered something: "No, no, when I first came in, the scene I saw was not so high at all, although those walls and steps looked like illusions, and they didn't mean to come to the end at all......"

“…… What exactly are you talking about? ”

"When your empire and the principality confronted each other on the Feron Plain, didn't there be any battlefield copies?"

Looking back at Xue Ling Phantom Bing's puzzled face, Duan Qing asked in a low voice, "When you players participate in the battlefield and reap rewards, where did the Imperial people give you the money from?" ”

"Of course it's a warehouse, in the ...... of Zaraha City"

Subconsciously answering Duan Qing's question, Xue Ling's phantom ice's voice suddenly paused: "You mean...... This is the warehouse of your principality? ”

"Where we are right now is the magical warehouse that Fars Fortress has prepared for players to claim their rewards...... At the time, I thought so. Duan Qing shook his head again: "But now...... The answer has changed, I'm afraid. ”

"You're pretty good at recognizing this place by that impression."

The answer to him was not the snow spirit phantom ice beside him, but the old man Norman who walked slowly from the same passage steps: "After all, the space was opened to you in the first place...... There are only the bottom five floors. ”

"Five-Layer ......"

The memory of almost pushing the door and walking to the sixth floor sounded in his mind, Duan Qing closed his eyes: "Then we are ...... now On how many floors? ”

"Twenty-three floors."

Pointing to a nameplate next to it, which had been obscured by dust, Norman held the flask and replied, "It's very high here, be careful not to fall down." ”

"Twenty-three floors?" So Duan Qing couldn't help but exclaim, "Can we find a reward of the twenty-third level here?" ”

"Of course...... Not anymore. ”

Glancing at each other with drunken eyes, Norman replied with a little disdain, "What do you think this place is, really an ordinary warehouse?" That's what the Mage Council specially opened up for you to use for the convenience of the principality! Spaces beyond the fifth floor are no longer common, where ...... It is a space reserved for the magicians of the Mage Council of the past generations, and it is their private place. ”

"Each one corresponds to a place, behind these wooden doors in front of you." He casually pointed to the location of the other rooms beside him, and his eyes became much more silent: "Although...... Most of the rooms are no longer in use. ”

"No more?" Duan Qing asked cautiously, "Yes...... Is it out? ”

"Dead, of course."

Raising his worried eyelids, Norman said an answer that Duan Qing expected: "There are not many old guys who can live like me now, and the others ...... Most of them are no longer in this world. ”

"You can think of this as their tombstone."

Pointing to the quiet tower, where there was no sound other than the burning of torches, Norman once again broke the silent silence of Duan Qing and the others with his voice: "Their graveyard, their epitaph, they ...... In order to commemorate these guys who have made great contributions to the free world, the Mage Council has specially left their own rooms for them, and no one will easily open these doors again if there is nothing important. ”

“…… It does sound like that. ”

Reaching out and touching the necklace he had once received here, Duan Qing's voice also became low: "This 'Elesis's hug'...... When I first entered that room, I saw a very similar sight to the place where a person once lived......"

“…… Show me. ”

The wine in his eyes dissipated slightly, and Norman reached out and snatched the necklace: "This is ...... Carrion's work? How can it end up in your hands? ”

“…… Did you get the level 5 key that was assigned to me at the time? Duan Qing replied helplessly: "The ...... at that time Well, the guy who claimed to be the quartermaster, he gave me the name of a room, and I found it in a room on the fifth floor, and it was teleported out......"

"Quartermaster?" The old man's eyes widened slightly, and then he became relieved again: "Yes...... Virtek? I see, since it's him......"

"What's wrong?"

Sensing the other party's depressed mood again, Duan Qing, who glanced at Xue Lingphantom Bing, asked tentatively again, "Is there any problem?" ”

“…… The current Council of Mages is governed by the current Council of Seven. ”

Raising his eyelids at the two people in front of him, Norman turned around and walked slowly towards the room he was in before: "Since it is their will, we old guys who have stopped doing it naturally have to follow their wishes, so ......"

"Could it be that Quartermaster Vitak is also one of the administrators of the Mage Council?" Duan Qing hurriedly followed: "Then why did he ......?"

"His name is Virtek, but he's also Marlock."

Interrupting Duan Qing's words in a low voice, Norman walked back to his room step by step: "The successive generations of Marlock are members of the Council of Seven, and they have guarded this temple for generations, even today, hundreds of years later...... They have also always adhered to their own rules, and all members of the Mage Council will remember their favors, even those after death, so the legacy of those who have disappeared is ...... Naturally, it was also left to him to dispose of. ”

"Marlock?" So Duan Qing glanced at Xue Lingphantom Ice again: "Who is this great magician?" ”

"The first owner of this space."

Pointing to the basement where it had been, Norman's voice became nostalgic: "When I was younger...... I had the pleasure of seeing the face of the Lord, he was a very kind Great Magician, and he was also the Great Magician who opened up this alien dimension, and in order to thank him for the protection he provided to the rest of the magicians, all the members of the Council respected this Great Magician as the second leader of the Wizard Council, but he did not accept it, but selected many powerful members of the Council to form a leadership group. ”

"That's how the Council of Seven came from."

The two adventurers couldn't help but shudder all over their bodies, and Norman told the source of the Council of Seven: "After more than ten generations, it has gradually continued to this day. ”

“…… What an amazing secret. ”

Let out a soft sigh, Duan Qing finally broke the temporary silence in this way, he tried hard to recall the image of the quartermaster in his long memory, but his mouth involuntarily asked in a low voice, "So...... What is this Marlock now? ”

"It's his apprentice."

Looking up and taking a sip of the bottle, Norman replied indifferently, "He should be...... Hmm, the eighth generation of Marlock's apprentices? In short, the people on their side have never broken their inheritance, and each generation of Marlock will inherit this name, as well as the management of this alien dimension, and all the secrets in this space are known only to them......"

“…… What other secrets are there in this space? ”

Pointing to the basement walls around him, Duan Qing hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Could it be that what we are seeing now...... Isn't that the whole picture of this space? ”

"What you see in front of you is just a space that I designed with my own hands."

Pointing to the glowing blue-purple marks scattered across the walls, Norman replied nonchalantly: "The master of the space has given each of us occupants a certain degree of autonomy and control, and can freely dispose of their own realms, which is what every magician who is obsessed with the study of magic needs, and it is also the reason why this tower is stacked so high now, but even we who have lived until now have never been to the highest part of this tower, questions about its magical design and magical composition, etc., We old guys don't know ...... either."

"What, you're interested in these questions?" Speaking of this, the old man turned his head to look at Duan Qing's face, and then showed a comforting expression: "It's a pity that your qualifications were personally appraised by me, and I'm afraid I can't teach you the advanced knowledge of these magics......"

"Then you don't have to hit me every day, right?" Duan Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "And...... Didn't I also learn a few tricks of earth-based magic based on the magic book you handed me earlier? ”

"That's the simplest principle of magic release, designed according to your qualifications." Norman smiled and shook his head, "I've already raised your potential to the limit based on my own magic theory, and it's almost impossible to go any further...... Not. ”

“…… What's wrong Master? ”

"Perhaps...... I can teach you the magic tricks. ”

His eyes roamed over Duan Qing's body for a while, and Norman's voice became heavy: "You may not have much hope for things such as high-level magic countermeasures, but the magic circle enchantment was originally designed with the concept of 'allowing ordinary people to perform magic', and users only need to learn a certain degree of basic magic theory, as well as a certain degree of magic circle carving process......"

"That's it...... Have you used any of the techniques before? Duan Qing pointed to his nose in surprise: "I...... Can I learn? ”

"Anyone can learn, as long as you can meet the requirements I said earlier, as well as ...... Some unpleasant eyes of the world. Norman replied in a low voice, "I'll pass on these Clariant life's work to you, the adventurer." ”

"This, this ......"

I don't know if it was because he felt a little hesitant about the wealth that suddenly befell his head, Duan Qing's expression became hesitant, but the cold voice immediately broke the unspeakable silence, and the next moment it sounded in Duan Qing's ears: "I'm sorry to disturb you, Your Excellency Norman, but ...... Can I ask a different question? ”

"Of course, little girl of the Empire."

"We ...... How did you get in? ”

“…… Go through the portal I opened earlier. ”

Looking up at Xue Ling's still serious expression, Norman replied quietly: "Only magicians who have reached a certain level can open the passage from their realm to the outside world, although there is no limit, but there should be no other way to open this passage except for the caster himself......"

"Is it still possible?"

Glancing around the basement-type room with serious eyes, Xue Lingphantom Ice pressed his chin with his ice-crystal-like fingers: "For example, ......"

"Someone is an undercover agent of the Restorationists...... Something like that? ”

Tilting his head to look at the other party's face, Duan Qing, who understood what Xue Lingphantom Ice was referring to, said in a low voice.