With the appearance of Wiggins's words, everyone, including Duan Qing, also paid attention to the female magician known as Ifrit, and the fiery red hair also appeared in the corner of the throne as the darkness gradually dissipated, and at the same time appeared a graceful body wearing a dark gold magic robe with a red ribbon tied on the top of the robe: "Three against two, Rex abstained...... Why, you left the decision so easily on me? ”

"At someone's request, I decided to convene this meeting." As the air around him tensed again, Wiggins' voice slowly echoed over the hall: "But as for me, I don't have any reasons to agree or disagree, so I won't persuade you to say a word." ”

"It's up to us, right?"

Lowering her head and muttering, the coldness in the original tone of the woman known as Ifrit also softened a little at this time, and she slowly lowered her head in the direction of Freya, as if she was caught in some strange thought: "It's easy to say, but what of the things in this world has not been affected by others?" ”

"Your vote is crucial, Lady Ifrit." Spery de Tritley's voice gradually sounded in his twisting motion: "I have to remind you that with the current number of people, as long as your vote is on our side, today's meeting can be over." ”

"Hey, what are you talking about?" A cynical voice interrupted the mage's polite words with a huge wand in hand, and at the same time shifted most of everyone's attention to Rex's side: "This time it's a council of all members, don't you think the decisions of the other idle mages don't matter?" ”

"The great magicians present and the magic schools under them can include almost all the members of the mage council." Seemingly on the same side, this time it was Romulus who came forward to refute Rex's remarks: "Do you think that four-sevenths of the great magicians and the apprentices they represent are not enough to form a council decision?" ”

"This council will not only decide the direction of our Mage Council, but also the future of the Free Continent." Regaining her original cold expression, Freya replied with a solemn face, "Tania's existence must have a purpose for existence, and there is no reason for us to give up on them at this moment. ”

"But do you know how much it will cost us if we continue?" Sbo Deventley smiled and waved the huge crystal ball on his staff: "This is not just a problem that the magicians of the Mage Council can solve, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources, even the city in the sky-"

"Sky City doesn't belong to the Mage Council!"

The bitter old woman's voice suddenly echoed above the heads of these people, and the words spoken at this time made everyone present speechless: "Don't forget the origin of this city! Don't forget where we stand now! You're just a bunch of guys who have stood on top of the continent through the efforts and sacrifices of those who came before you! You are not qualified to decide where these resources belong! ”

"But then, we can't agree to this rescue." A-for-tat smile appeared on his face, and the words belonging to Romulus then broke the momentary embarrassment and silence: "Although the wealth and resources of the Sky City are very large, we are not all of it, and if we use them so recklessly on these people under our feet, it will be more than a matter of waste. ”

"It's a question that affects the future of the entire free continent, isn't it?"

Also aware of the meaning of this, Duan Qing, who was looking around, then became silent along with the other magicians sitting around, they all observed the thousand-year-old ancient architectural carvings and patterns between Imored, and the originally faint and indifferent light in their eyes then became a lot more hesitant: "Speaking of which, we haven't gotten a glimpse of the whole city until now. ”

"Since the loss of the Tower of Tyranny, many of us have been anxious to find a new home for us to live and study, and the city has solved this problem for us, but we still know too little about it."

"The archmages can definitely solve this problem, but no progress has been announced to us for so long...... What's going on here? Could it be that the study of magic in ancient times was really so difficult? ”

"The ancient magical system is not the only obstacle to research, the scarcity of modern elements and the many distractions of the world also occupy a large part, and before I became a magician, my hometown on the border between the two countries was tormented by war, and there was no chance of survival—"

"Alright, Ifrit."

Amid the chatter of the magicians that gradually sounded all around, Wiggins's voice then echoed in the center of the hall again, and he did not express much opinion on this matter without any interest in these topics and discussions, but threw the pressure back on the female magician in front of him: "Everyone should have fully understood the situation, what is your decision?" ”

"I ......"

With a soft sigh, Ifrit raised her head again, and her gaze, which had become noticeably more complicated, then turned around in front of everyone's eyes, and finally landed on the seat where the Vizad people were sitting near the corner of the hall: "I ......"

As if to meet someone's gaze, the female magician's flickering pupils suddenly froze for a moment, and the contradictions and struggles that were originally contained in them disappeared along with the coldness that she had always shown, and then was covered up by her bowing head: "I...... Agree. ”

"—what a surprising decision."

As the buzzing around her became more noisy, Sbo Detritley, who was sitting in front of her, raised an eyebrow, "Judging by your previous disregard for mortals, I thought you would be on our side." ”

"That's right, even Kim is on our side this time." The great magician named Romulus then also sat up straight, and glanced at Jin, who had been silent as a rock, "I didn't expect it...... Oh, can we only say that accidents will happen in everything? ”

"Since there will be unexpected opponents, there will also be unexpected consenters." Freya's voice then echoed through the hall, "Don't think you're going to win. ”

"As a game, this time the process was quite dramatic." Rex, who was also smiling, shook his head like an outsider: "But even so, it's only three against three now." ”

"You didn't win either."

As he said this, his gaze fell on Wiggins in the center of the hall, and the old man, who hadn't spoken since his last question, sighed slowly, and at the same time absorbed all the eyes that had regained from the hall: "Well, you really left the final decision to me." ”

"The process just now, as well as the stakes involved in this meeting, must have been understood by everyone present." The old man, who was respected by all the magicians of the Mage Council, then closed his eyes as if someone who was about to fall asleep was muttering in a dream: "Then let me tell me what I think." ”

"Judging by the value of mortals, this city is really not worth saving." He held up one of his fingers and gathered the glow of several magical rays on the phantom of the city above everyone's heads: "Or rather: the value we need to pay to save this city is completely inconsistent with what we deserve." ”

"Magicians who pursue the root of magic and the highest level of magic do not have such a great state of mind and soul." He did not hesitate to say this negative comment on behalf of the supreme magicians of the Mage Council, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned and bluntly said those self-deprecating words: "Leyline damage? City destruction? We just need to change places to continue our research, what does the future of this place have to do with us? ”

"What will the mortals who survive in this place do to help us in our future wars?"

As if he was questioning all the magicians on the scene, his voice was old and loud, and the gaze containing an inexplicable divine light was slowly revealed from the eyes that the old man opened again, and then converged again with a certain change of mood: "From this point of view, there is actually no difference between our Mage Council and the Adventurer's Association, everyone is nominally a neutral organization in the Zeen Continent, but in fact it is just a group of self-centered groups with the same skills, the same direction. ”

"Don't worry, recognizing the essence is actually a necessary quality and a necessary skill for a magician." He looked at everyone and looked directly at him, and the smile on his face became more obvious: "By recognizing our own nature, we will make choices that are more in line with ourselves, more frank and closer to the truth, just like the council I convened this time - as long as we strengthen the communication with each other a little, it is not difficult for us to find this." ”

"Everybody can find a reason for or against, can't they?"

He looked at Kim, and then at the Lady Ifrit, who had been keeping her head down and silent: "Maybe it's inconvenient for you to explain it separately, but as long as the conditions and reasons are right, the original position and opinion are not impossible to change." Merchants will sell everything because the price increases, adventurers will be willing to gamble their lives for treasure and rewards, and we-"

"We who have great power and walk on the path to the origin of magic are not unable to bow our heads." He closed his eyes gently: "It's just that there is no suitable reason and quid pro quo." ”

"Master Fernando Wiggins." Involuntarily stood up and bowed, a magician sitting around the hall asked in a respectful whisper, "You mean that you have found a reason to save the city of Tania?" ”

"Let us pay a lot of costs and sacrifices, and even have to delay the preparation for war, delay the confrontation of fate." Romulus emphasized the question for the other party: "Does such a reason really exist?" ”

"Tanya, as a Tadayan remnant – I have been studying in this city for a long time." Waving his hand, Wiggins lit the magic glow in his hand at a corner of the shadow of Tania's city: "Their existence must have a purpose, and their vision is not as short-sighted as we seem now. ”

"The true destiny has not yet been fully discovered." The old man shook his head slowly: "Everything should be contained in that prophecy. ”

"Even now, you still believe that prophecy?" The hall that was silent for a moment was followed by a sneer from Romulus: "If the prophecy had been true, our Mage Council would not have fallen to the point it is now-"

"It's up to us to believe it or not."

Countless magic patterns converged out of thin air next to the floating city phantom, merging one after another of the trickles representing the magic leylines into the ruined city, as if the old man who was demonstrating to everyone how to restore the flow of the leylines also showed a smile on his face again, and his eyes also converged on a figure near the entrance of this hall: "Of course, the belief I am referring to here is not the prophecy itself, I am referring to the person who can realize the fate of this prophecy. ”

"Can you do it?" He asked in a low voice, "All the costs we can pay, and what are the conditions that match it?" ”

"I thought you agreed."

Standing up with a wry smile, the gray-robed figure belonging to Duan Qing then appeared at the meeting point of Wiggins and all the other magicians: "You made such a big battle, and in the end, it was used to judge me?" ”

"As I just said, I can only say what represents my own views and opinions." Wiggins smiled and said to Duan Qing: "The stage is now in front of you, it's time to prove your determination to everyone." ”

“…… All right. ”

In everyone's expressions that were still unknown, Duan Qing, who pouted, then nodded his head: "I will do my best." ”

"I will record your words in the history of the Mage Council." Wiggins also nodded: "This is a promise you made to the entire Mage Council, don't regret it then." ”

"If you don't put me in the position of a sinner in history, you will never give up." In an atmosphere that was so quiet that a needle could be heard, Duan Qing pouted and sat down again: "I know, I know, let's announce it quickly." ”

"Hmph, hehe." With a solemn smile on his face that only an old man would show, Wiggins then spread his hands to the other great magicians, "As you can see, he is my reason. ”

"I agree."