The Tirisfal woodland is a relatively rare coniferous forest vegetation area on the continent of Entagre, where the most common is a tree species called thorn tree, thorn trees will go through three stages in the process of growth, when seedlings, they have a moss-like appearance, the main nutrients are used to promote the root system, when the root system is rooted in the ground about fifty meters underground, they will enter the growth stage from the seedlings, at this time the thorn tree is more like a shrub. At the end of the long term, after the other plants near the root system have been driven away, the spiny tree will shed the other branched branches, leaving a trunk that grows upwards until it becomes a large plant.

As a result, the density of plants in this forest is much smaller than that of the silver pine forest, and the thorn trees are not a suitable wood, and almost no one uses them, even if they build houses. In contrast, the towering pines of the Silver Pine Forest are what the Ashwood Kingdom values most.

Khadgar, the archmage from Dalaran, wanders through the slightly empty forest of the Tirisfard glades, the thorn tree has slender leaves with sharp spikes, so it can't block out the sun, which makes the forest have enough light.

A wave of magic came from the magic book hanging from his belt, and Khadgar raised his staff, guiding the magic wave to converge to the top of the staff, driving it with his own magic power, opening a temporary spatial door.

Melganis walked out of the space door and greeted Khadgar with a smile: "Long time no see, Khadgar!" ”

"So do you, Melganis! Looks like the magic stirring on you is completely gone! Congratulations! ”

"A blessing in disguise! Although the source of mana has been damaged a bit, I have also improved the level of control of mana a lot. Khadgar, ever since you had the apprentices bring the report of the investigation back to Dalaran, the teacher has been wanting to hear from you. Melganis waved his hand and closed the temporary spatial door with Khadgar, this spatial teleportation technology was just developed by Dalaran in the last thousand years, but the consumption was huge, and the other end of the door completely relied on Antonidas's mage tower for energy, Merganis didn't want to waste so much.

Khadgar was not relieved by the arrival of Melganis, and the situation in the Tirisfal glades had made him very depressed for some time: "As I said in my report, darkness and evil have invaded this forest deeply, and few villages are innocent, and I can even say that this forest can be completely purified by the standards of the Griffon period. ”

"So serious?"

"Demon cultists, minions of Chaos, bandits of thieves and privateers, and recently I discovered a religious organization called the Cult of the Damned, who worship the undead and seek eternal life! Hehe, ridiculous and pathetic guy! Tibest of the Illuminated Holy See Expeditionary Force thought he was fighting the werewolves, but in fact, he was already surrounded and isolated. ”

Khadgar and Melganis didn't care if the expeditionary force led by Tibest would be defeated because of this, even if the expeditionary force of only tens of thousands of people was lost, it would not be able to shake the foundation of the Holy See of Light, at best it would only make them feel a little uncomfortable.

"I have good news for you. The battle on the other side of the hills of Hillsbrad was over, and the expeditionary force held the town of Nanhai, although the losses were not small, and it is said that even the prince of the Banster Kingdom was killed in the battle, but with the stronghold of Nanhai Town, it should not be long before the battle line could be advanced to the Silver Pine Forest. ”

Khadgar nodded, "That's good news. The outcome of the expedition was determined by the outcome of the Hillsbrad Hills, and Tibest was not stupid, the reason why he did not hesitate to spend a lot of time and energy staying here was undoubtedly to buy time for the South Sea side. ”

"That little girl has been in the limelight for a while during this time, and it does seem that she can be called the darling of the Holy Light."

"You believe this too? The so-called gods are just individuals who are lucky enough to have the source of power, and you and I both know that the true source of power has no self-will, and they do not favor anyone. ”

"I just thought it was funny!" Melganis spread his hands, "What are you going to do next?" To the Silver Pine Forest? The shadow wolf wasn't easy to mess with. ”

"No, I'm going to get out of here and go to Ashwood. I remember a couple of nobles who supported the teacher as royal ministers in the kingdom of Ashwood, right? ”

"What a surprise to me, haven't you always been reluctant to come into contact with those nobles? Why, you're looking for a few sponsors now? "There must be a patron behind every archmage, Melganis is no exception, and the whole of Dalaran is probably only Khadgar, the young archmage has been disgusted with the faces of those nobles from the beginning, so he can only rely on Antonidas's funding from time to time to conduct magical research, and the progress has not been much.

Khadgar felt sick when he thought of the nobles, who had come from a peasant family, and as a child had been exploiting the peasants under various names by the nobles, until he was taken away by Dalaran after he had discovered his talent for magic.

I still haven't changed that opinion! However, in the face of the interests of the whole human race, I will not let my subjective likes and dislikes affect my judgment! The situation here in the Tirisfal Glades could not have been a spontaneous act of the civilians here, and there must have been supporters behind them. ”

Melganis thought about it, and had to agree with Khadgar's judgment: "You're right. Whatever these evil guys want to do, what they need is not something that a civilian can get their hands on! ”

Fields and farmsteads can produce some grain and vegetables, and some beasts can be hunted in the Tirisfara glades, but whether they are demon cultists or Chaos minions, or those of the Cursed Cult, they certainly don't use coarse flour or dry hard bread for their evil rituals. Where do these magic materials come from? Khadgar didn't think these civilians had the ability to refine and make their own.

"Well, I'll give you a few targets, they are staunch supporters of Dalaran, and you can look for clues from them."

Khadgar nodded to his senior brother to express his gratitude, and all along, only Melganis was willing to waste time exchanging their magic experience with him, and Khadgar rarely showed a disgusted expression towards this noble brother: "Besides, there is something I just want to ask you for a favor." ”

"Tell me about it."

Khadgar raised his hand to draw a simple map in the air with his magic, pointed to a glowing dot on it and said, "I have found an entrance to the underworld, and based on clues found in several villages near the entrance, I speculate that this is connected to Kodila, which may explain why the nobles are willing to protect the evil of the Tirisfal Glade behind their backs." ”

"The self-proclaimed neutral smuggling city?" Melganis is no stranger to the underworld city of Kodila, or rather familiar, because there are many archmages in Dalaran who buy materials from the city's auction houses that they can't normally buy, or bring things that are hard to get rid of here in exchange for the knowledge they need. In this city, as long as you have enough money, you can buy anything you want.

"I suspect that this dark elf city is where those fallen nobles sell their stolen goods, if you can, I hope you can find some evidence there, otherwise you can't make those damned nobles pay enough for the crime of secretly supporting evil!" Khadgar said with a look of resentment, "What's more, I think you need to find what you need through that city as well." ”

Melganis didn't understand what Khadgar meant.

"The Book of your is gone!"

"What do you say? It's true? Melganis was shocked by the news.

Khadgar opened his magic book, and at least a third of the pages were gone. For an archmage, the magic book is not only the medium through which they release their magic, but also the container that carries knowledge, so an archmage's magic book is not much more fragile than a piece of plate armor, and it can make Khadgar's magic book lose a third of its pages, there is no doubt that Khadgar must have suffered some accident during this time.

"In fact, after the first mana trace, I did three more mana traces. The teacher feared that the Book of your had been taken by the lich who was causing trouble in the kingdom of Virgil, but the results of three mana tracings allowed me to be sure that the Book of your was not in the lich's hands. Because I can't perceive the location of the Book of your at all! There is only one possibility, and that is that this ancient book has been sealed by some means. ”

"Your Magic Book ......"

"The price paid to find clues in the long river of time and space!" Khadgar excelled in space magic, and space and time have always been closely related, and Melganis is not surprised by Khadgar's ability to trace the length of time.

"So, you think I can buy clues from Kodila to find the Book of your?"

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Melganis pondered for a moment, and realized that there really was no better way to find the Book of your. The book is now a key to Dalaran's face and status, and the expeditionary force's victory in Nanhai Town not only boosted the morale of the Holy See of Light, and it also used it to question Dalaran and criticize Dalaran for losing the Book of your and refusing to send enough mages to defend it. The Kenrito Council has met several times in a row because of this, but nothing can be done.

As long as the Book of your is not found for a day, Antonidas will not be able to convince the other councillors to allow Dalaran to fully join the expedition.

The key to everything is to find the whereabouts of the Book of your, and Melganis can't wait to leave Dalaran for this purpose after calming down the magic in his body.

The two brothers quickly parted ways after exchanging some other information, with Khadgar heading across the Tirisfarda Glade to the kingdom of Ashwood, while Melganis headed for the entrance to the underworld.

Yu Bin, who didn't know that he would meet Melganis again soon, was taking Alan and the others to Sandumana and found the ghost Manas who was wandering the city.

"Ma'am, well!"

"Ah, hello!" Unexpectedly, a stranger would talk to him, and Manas, who had been indulging in memories and sweet dreams, did not react at all, "Is there anything wrong, Lord Knight!" I'm sorry, but I'm just a humble peasant daughter and can't entertain you with anything suitable! ”

Lei Guang shook his head silently, it was clear that the ghost still thought he was living in the happy farmstead of the Hillsbrad Hills.

"Dear Madam, we have been commissioned by Madame Farina to invite you to her place."

"Farina? Yes! Is she okay? It seems like I haven't seen her in a long time, but it seems like I've just been separated from her. It's an amazing feeling! ”

"Lady Farina is doing well, Lady Manas." Yu Bin didn't tell the ghost lady the facts, he felt that the truth was too cruel for this simple peasant girl, so it was better to leave it to Farina.

"Really? Did Farina really invite me to her house? Oh my gosh, I've got to get dressed, I can't disgrace Farina, she must be happy, right? Manas happily spun around in the same place several times, looking forward to the joy of meeting his childhood friend. Am I wearing the right outfit? Isn't it too ugly? Will it disgrace Farina? I heard that she was married to a merchant, and she must have lived in a large house and wore beautiful clothes. ”

"You're well-dressed, ma'am! But I think you can comb your hair well, I just have a comb here. ”

Receiving the comb that Guan Bin handed over, a confused look appeared on Manas's face, and it was obvious that the power left by Farina on the comb was affecting Manas.

"Wouldn't that Lady Ghost say this thing could wake her up? How do I think she's still happier like this! ”

"Ah, what a beautiful comb! There's the smell of Farina, well, just like the smell of the silver leaf flowers in the hills of Hillsbrad, you must have seen Farina, right? Is she still as beautiful as she used to be? Ah, I'm always bothering her. It took several minutes for Manas to recover, but the ghost didn't know what had become of him as Thunderlight had imagined. On the contrary, it seems that the ghost is becoming more and more immersed in dreams.

Yu Bin sighed: "Farina has immersed her even more, so that's the case, this is indeed a good way." Only in this way can Manas survive the long journey that follows, and let the poor lady continue to dream joyfully. ”

The ghost Manas didn't seem to hear Yu Bin's words anymore, just holding the comb, with a smile on his face, immersed in the sweet dream of memories.