Kenneth's luggage had been packed by Mick and put into the Ring of Black, and after waking Vader and handing the list to Vader, Kenneth and Mick walked out of the train with the rest of the Magical Division. Kenneth looked back at the pitch-black steel beast with a reluctant gaze.

As soon as Kenneth stepped out of the palatial Imperial Capital Railway Station, he was surprised by the wide square in front of the train station, each of the four huge stone pillars was entrenched with a dragon roaring into the sky, and in the center stood a statue of the hero Theo, with a spear in his hand pointing to the sky, just as he had when he challenged the Demon King. It's a pity that it was late at night, and there were only a few people scattered in the square, which seemed particularly deserted.

Led by the head of the Demon Preparation Department, a middle-aged man in his early thirties with a single ponytail tied to the back of his head, everyone bypassed the stone pillar and took the long-awaited carriage to the hotel that had been arranged by the academy.

Although Castro doesn't have a well-defined main thoroughfare like Luther, it does appear that every road is a main thoroughfare, with at least six horse-drawn carriages running in parallel. Located in the middle of the Chio region, Castro has been expanded five times along the south side of the Rein River in an east-west direction, and the royal palace has also been relocated twice, so the overall layout of the city is spindle-shaped, and the architectural pattern looks a little chaotic, without a clear central point, but scattered into clusters of buildings. The group could even see the old city walls left over as ruins before the expansion, and there seemed to be traces of daily repairs, adding a sense of vicissitudes to the city.

And unlike the luxury and sophistication of Luther City, Castro gives people the feeling of a simple and heavy atmosphere, the towering castle that can be seen a few streets away, the houses with black and red as the main colors, the tall and shady tulip trees next to the road, and the occasional broken large stone on the street, all seem to tell the ancient history of the city.

The most striking feature is the Castro Arena, located on the west side of the city. The arena covers an area of about 50,000 square meters, with a 68-meter-high wall and an oval shape, which can accommodate up to 120,000 people to watch the games, and the only event now held here is the Holy Grail Festival, which attracts the attention of the entire wizarding world and the state religion.

But the predecessor of the Castro Arena was not the Arena, its original name was the Warrior Trial, no matter what the identity of the person, no matter what gender of the person, you can participate in the Warrior Trial, that is, to compete with the fierce monsters in the field, as long as you defeat ten monsters and champions in a row, you will be awarded the title of "Warrior" to become a champion, with the right to ask His Majesty the Emperor for a wish, no matter what wish the Emperor will fulfill. Of course, there was once a fool who asked him to become emperor, and the emperor gave him a chance to try to become the emperor of the underworld.

Later, this behavior was opposed by the Adventurers' Association, and the Emperor was forced by the Adventurers' Association to order the closure of the Warriors' Proving Ground. Later, when the war between the Wizards' Guild and the Anglican broke out, the Holy Grail Sacrifice was born, which brought the ancient arena back to life and was renamed Castro Arena.

Kenneth lay on the window of the carriage and looked at the magnificent arena like a beast crawling in the night, and his heart could not hide his excitement, which made Vader, who sat opposite Kenneth, sneer, and Mick, who sat next to Kenneth, had a slightly gloomy face.

"Mick, I'm going to work hard with your share!" Kenneth sat back in his place, not noticing Mick's strange appearance, patting Mick's thin shoulder and grinning widely.

Mick smiled, the gloom in his heart faded for a while, looked at Kenneth and said, "Then please." ”

"No problem." Kenneth said confidently, because he was so excited that he was a little restless, and after lying down for a month, Kenneth had accumulated too much energy, and he wished he could find an opponent to vent now.

Vader looked at the list in his hand, and the corners of his eyes jumped slightly, and he looked at Kenneth and said, "This, these equipment, you have to bring it with you?!" You're not too heavy?! ”

Kenneth rightly responded, "Well, these things are so useful, of course you have to bring them all." ”

Vader grinded his teeth and said in distress like cutting meat: "If you break these equipment, do you know how much it is?" Tsk......"

"Anyway, senior, you're going to lose to me, so don't feel distressed. By the way, senior, isn't this all the equipment of the Demon Preparation Department? What do you feel sorry for? ”

As soon as Kenneth finished speaking, Vader glared, "What do you know?!" Every piece of equipment you use has my heart and soul in it, can I not feel distressed? ”

Kenneth and Mick were both stunned, and Mick was surprised: "Senior, you are already a member of the Academy's Magic Preparation Department?" ”

It's just that Vader flashed a hint of discoloration, shook his head secretly, and said: "Of course not, but well, the specific situation is a bit complicated, and you can't understand it when I tell you, so don't ask more." Anyway, junior brother, you'd better take it easy when you compete, otherwise you'll have to play with garbage equipment in the next game, understand? ”

Kenneth saw a morbid persistence on Vader's face, which seemed to be always awake, so he had to agree, "Okay, I'll take care of it." ”

"That's good," Vader said as if relieved, hunching Erlang's legs, "but I'd be happier if you could win the game beautifully with these gears, even if I gave it to you?" I still have that permission. ”

Mick flickered a strange color when he heard this, but he didn't ask Vader any more questions.

It seems that this senior of theirs is not an ordinary repeater.

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About half an hour later, the group finally came to the Weidman Hotel in the west of the city, since it was a hotel arranged by the academy, it was naturally not shabby, the huge fountain that the carriage bypassed the vestibule stopped in front of the hotel, and then the head of the magic department handed out a thin wooden room card to everyone after greeting the front desk, Kenneth and Mick were assigned to the same high-end suite on the top floor, which should have taken into account Kenneth's official status as a member.

Riding the levitation ladder driven by the wind magic "levitation", Kenneth and Mick stopped on the fifteenth floor, stepped on the soft wool carpet on the ground and walked to their room, just like the door of the Phil Building, Kenneth tried to stuff the door in his hand into the slightly open mouth of the lion in front of the door, only to see the lion's eyes flickered brownish-yellow light, as if he had spit out the room card after confirmation, and the door slowly opened.

As soon as they entered the door, they immediately smelled the fresh and elegant fragrance of flowers, Mick closed the door with his backhand, and like Kenneth, he couldn't help but slow down, and the moment the two walked through the corridor and stepped into the main hall, the roof suddenly lit up with a soft and bright light, illuminating the furnishings in the main hall.

"Wow......" Both Kenneth and Mick can only spit out such an interjection at this time.

I saw that the two of them were surrounded by a ring-shaped space, the space was filled with turquoise water, in which algae and swimming fish were clearly visible, if it weren't for the lights above their heads and the crimson carpet under their feet, the two might really think that they were in a lake.

In front of the circular water space is a circular sofa, and in front of the sofa is an obsidian low table, which is placed like an old stone in the lake. Kenneth lay comfortably on the sofa, only to feel that the sofa fit his spine so well that he just wanted to lie down here and not get up, but lie on the sofa and look around, which is more immersive.

Kenneth didn't hold back his curiosity and reached out to touch the ring space, and found that his hand could really penetrate it, and the cold lake water immediately made him sober up a little, so frightened that he hurriedly withdrew his hand, but his hand was not wet at all.

"Mick, do you know how this is done?" Even though Kenneth seemed to have the answer in his head, he turned to Mick for help with excitement and subconsciously.

And Mick also felt the magic of the decoration in this house, but he didn't understand it for a while, so he could only say ambiguously: "This should be a space creation magic, not an illusion, but I don't know exactly how to do it." ”

Kenneth just asked casually, but didn't pay attention to it, but just as he wanted to get up and continue to explore the mysteries of the suite with Mick, there was a rhythmic knock at the door.

"Who?" Kenneth asked curiously as he walked to the door.

"It's me." As soon as Kenneth opened the door, he saw Maddie's bright and moving face, but the outfit was not as lean as in the academy, with a maple yellow knit and a leather sleeveless jacket that was cinched at the waist and a light black skirt, which looked playful and elegant.

Maddie chuckled after seeing Kenneth's appearance, "Junior brother, it seems that you are finally willing to wake up?" ”

"Hehe," Kenneth unconsciously became shy when he saw the woman, touched his head and smirked a few times before asking, "Senior sister has something to find me?" ”

Maddie smiled maliciously and said, "It's the president, he wants you to see him now." ”

Kenneth's smirk immediately froze on his face: "Yes, Elder hasn't slept yet?" Isn't it already past thirteen o'clock? ”

Maddie couldn't help but smile when she saw Kenneth's appearance, and teased: "Of course he is waiting for you to come, saying that there are some questions to ask and understand." ”

Kenneth swallowed, but since it was Clall who wanted to see him, he couldn't refuse, so he said hello to Mick and followed Maddie out the door.

Fortunately, Claire and Kenneth lived on the same floor, so Kenneth followed Maddie to the door of a suite at the end of the floor, and saw that when Maddy knocked on the door, the door immediately opened a crack, and Kenneth couldn't help but be inexplicably nervous.

Kenneth followed Maddie into the room, which was almost identical to his and Mick's room, but the scenery in the circular space was not a lake, but a forest, and the gentle chirping of birds could still be heard.

In the center of the couch sat a straight-backed Claire, wearing only a thin white shirt and the brown trench coat he usually wore, and two wine glasses and a crudely packaged bottle of red wine were placed on the low table in front of him.

Claire looked at Kenneth, who was standing beside Maddy and looking left and right, his eyes changed, and he swung a punch without saying a word!