John Goth walks in one of the corridors of the inner palace of the Floating Sands. Since the end of the Battle of Pure White, this majestic former Okad capital has stopped near the Pure White City, like a mountain that intimidates all those who resist.

The palaces of the Empire and the French State are very different in decoration style, the Imperial is simple and luxurious, and the French State is on the complicated and exquisite road. As for this small palace in Fusha City, it is not only different from the Empire and the French State, but also different from the other palaces of Okad, it has no decoration at all.

It is also said that Nicholas himself lives in his own mage tower all day long, and this palace is of no use at all except for making a temporary secret house for the Haqing mages......

John Gort thought he was going to be imprisoned. As a result, under the arrangement of the "Emperor of the Eternal Night", he was given the greatest freedom, not only to enter and leave the palace at will, but also to wander around the entire Fusha City - as long as he did not run out of the Fusha City, he could go wherever he wanted.

This kind of treatment did not make John Goth feel at ease. In essence, he was still under house arrest by the "Emperor of the Eternal Night", and according to his observations, neither Speaker Nicholas nor his heir, the "Eternal Blood", should be aware of this.

And he didn't dare to attract the attention of the idlers and the like: the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" seemed to have a desire to take advantage of him, and it was difficult to say what would happen to the tyrannical Speaker Nicholas.

"Looks like you're enjoying life in the city, junior brother," the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" leaned against the door of Goth's room, as if the two of them were still in the Black Floating City, "You're going to the library again?" ”

Goth was silent. He didn't have any memories of working with the person in front of him.

"I have good news for you," the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" didn't mind, "I already have an eyebrow for the reply to your spellcasting ability." ”

"Oh."

Goth looked unfazed.

This will not work, the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" thought to himself. It was John Goth who had to have a strong desire to regain his ability to cast spells, or else the plan would be ruined.

Goth reached for the doorknob.

"And," said the "Emperor of the Eternal Night," as if to put it mildly, "it's a secret. The 'Bright World' is alive. ”

Goth's movements stopped abruptly.

He thought that he would no longer feel sad or angry because of the girl's "death......

"Of course, His Royal Highness Prince Dimiteo is the same," the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" said indifferently, "Neither Okad nor the Empire itself knows this information. In this floating sand city...... You are the second. ”

This afternoon, Okard held a false ceremony to bury the body of Emperor Dietford III. The Okadians prepared four coffins: in addition to the Emperor's, the Empress, Dimi, and the Maiden's. But those three were empty coffins.

“…… How long can this matter be hidden? Goth asked calmly.

"It won't be long," said the Emperor of the Night, "and if our plans go well, you too can become a chess player instead of a pawn, my important ally." ”

"Speaker Nicholas doesn't know about this?" Goth asked.

"I'm not one of his men. It's just an alliance between us. "The Emperor of the Eternal Night" sneered.

He was unabashed—but Goth knew that no matter what trap the "Emperor of the Night" was hiding ahead, he had to jump into it.

During his days in Fusha City, Goth conducted a comprehensive self-examination of his own thinking. His knowledge is equivalent to that of a high-level mage in the blue sky, including many secrets. Although he had memories in his head of how he had obtained these secret chances, there were so many such coincidences that it was very abnormal. Considering that he was only a merchant specializing in magic, the odds were impossible.

In the same way, in my own memory, there are anomalies in the details of my life as a businessman. There are years where it is clear and there are years when it is vague. Goth doesn't remember being an amnesiac.

Perhaps—he was a powerful mage.

Goth understood that it was better for oneself as a merchant to trust one's own judgment as a mage. When did your memories start to be faked? According to the girl's account, it was only a few months ago. The "Emperor of the Eternal Night" was already active at that time.

There's only a gamble, Goth thought. In the past, I expected that the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" or others would use this method to restore their ability to cast spells. His own strength will increase, and the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" will fall into his own trap instead.

As for whether he will disappear now-Goth has consulted a lot of information in the past few days, except for legendary spells, relying solely on the memory manipulation of blue ocean-level spells will not lead to personality mutation. On the contrary, there is a danger in maintaining the status quo. Fake memories fade away and eventually jeopardize one's self-identity.

Even if it is a legendary spell, it is extremely rare to be divided into "Emperor of the Eternal Night" and "The End of the Day" like Cliff in front of him.

The "Eternal Night Emperor" is very strong, but it should only be at the Blue Ocean level. Even if it is a legendary spell that causes you to forget your identity as a mage, as long as this "mistake" can be repaired by a blue ocean mage, you will still be yourself.

"Looks like you've made a decision," the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" smiled, "I'll take you somewhere." ”

……

The outskirts of the pure white city.

In an abandoned dungeon. After being discovered by the mages of the White City, this underground labyrinth excavated by the Minotaurs was once used as a place for mages to hide dirt and dirt due to the nature of its natural anti-magic field, until it was abandoned due to an accident last year.

And now, after the chaos of the Battle of Pure White, the "Emperor of the Eternal Night" has re-cleaned it up and taken it for himself.

……

The center of the dungeon.

"Kill...... Finish...... I ......"

Goth looked at the scene in shock.

The four chains glowed red, locking a middle-aged woman in a black robe with green hair.

But Goth's concern was not for the woman he didn't know. As a naturalist, he knew the chains......

"Even a legendary mage, being bound like this chain will lose the ability to cast spells," he looked back at the "Eternal Night Emperor" behind him, "This is a natural anti-magic field that can imprison mages, and you actually add this kind of insurance?" Who is she? ”

"Juliana Sappho," said the "Emperor of the Eternal Night," "the Blue Sea High Mage, once the 'Golden Generation', with the title of 'Emerald Eagle'. ”

Goth began to have a pain in his head: "You actually captured a Blue Ocean Senior Mage?" ”

What is the Blue Ocean Senior Mage? The entire legal kingdom has been counted, and it is only one step away from the legend. Say catch?

"She originally worked under the teacher, but later because of the lack of success and more failures, the teacher didn't care much about her. Now that I've caught her and let her 'use her spare heat', I don't think the teacher will mind. ”

"I think it's a big problem......"

"If you don't have the hope of breaking through to the legend, you don't have to take it to heart." The "Emperor of the Eternal Night" didn't care, "I could have had a better candidate, but I didn't have time. ”

"What do you want to do?" Goth asked warily.

"The first step in restoring your spellcasting abilities," the "Eternal Night Emperor" laughed, "is to transfer her spellcasting talent to you." Don't be angry, her talent isn't top-notch, but it's ...... It's not as good as it could be. ”

"You can't do it." Goth shook his head.

"We can make a bet," the "Eternal Night Emperor" said indifferently, "All I need is your cooperation." ”

……

Three days after the end of the Battle of Pure White.

The entire world on the clouds is shaking because of this battle.

No one knows about it at this time...... Under the boundless sea of clouds, the small sparks that are left behind will turn into a volcanic crater that shakes the world.