Chapter XXII: Expulsion
The wizard Duhail sat silently in the tavern that had been open all night, but he was not alone today.
"The tower has appeared, and the astrolabe witch's calculation is indeed correct." The low voice was hoarse and dull, with a sizzling epilogue, like a poisonous snake slowly moving on the sand.
There were three people sitting at the wine table, Duhail and the wizard who spoke were all wearing black robes, unlike the low-key two, the remaining one was wearing a big red star mage robe, even among magicians, it is rare to see such a "coquettish" robe.
"Parselly, how could the Great Witch's calculation be wrong, not to mention that this is just an abandoned Great Witch Tower." The voice coming from the red robe is a female voice, no, it should be like a female voice, and the neutral tone can still be heard in the vocal cords that can be raised.
The parseltongue sizzled twice in dissatisfaction, but stopped talking, the three of them were all wizards, but the rank of the red robe was the highest, and it was also the closest to the level of the Great Witch.
He, like Duhail, is just a beginner wizard, and he came here to see if he can obtain the inheritance of the Great Wizard and obtain the qualifications to go further on the path of a great wizard.
Wizards are different from mage warriors, the hierarchy is far less detailed, and after advancing from apprenticeship, for most wizards, they are just wizards for life.
Only a handful of wizards can advance to the rank of Great Wizard, possessing an astral plane hidden in the Endless World.
There is no difference in the different research directions of wizards, which leads to their different powers and knowledge, but the fact that they follow the local customs is not just a specialty of Arthur's world.
In a world where class divisions can be seen everywhere, even wizards are inevitably divided into ranks, combat power, and knowledge, and the red-robed wizard is obviously stronger than the other two black-robed wizards.
The red robe is not a class representation, but a personal preference of the unisex wizard, and each wizard has his own characteristics, such as the 'kind' Duhail, the gloomy Parseltongue, and the distinctive red robe.
At this time, the three of them are staring at the direction of the tower, they are also waiting for the opportunity, there are many people, they will never join in the fun, in the dead of night, is the time to act.
The magnificently dressed mayor of the square finally invited an old man who knew the truth, and compared with the records left in the past, he finally confirmed that every few decades, there would always be such an 'accident' in the tower.
I am afraid that the most disappointed in the crowd are the young people who were able to participate in the midnight tower climb this year, and they are often the same as Ade, who have been given such an opportunity for the first time.
This is also a tradition of Morado, and it is only at the age of 16 that you can experience the intensity of climbing the tower in the middle of the night for the first time.
A large part of this is to protect those children who are too young, in case they encounter a young and strong child like Ade, who is too young, I am afraid that they will not want to get up again.
Arthur, who had just gone out at this time, didn't know what was going on, and looked at the river with a headache, he actually forgot a very important thing.
"Damn, do you have to wait for Ade to row back?" Arthur was a little distressed, the boat was actually on the opposite shore as far as the naked eye could see.
Climbing the tower is not a matter of minutes, some people will stay in the tower for hours, like his good brother, who spent 16 hours in the tower at a time, and God knows when he will come back this time when he has the last chance.
"Forget it, there's no one anyway." Arthur looked around with the oil lamp, lifted his robe, took off his pants and shoes, and held them in his hands.
Finding the marker and entering the river barefoot, the icy water hitting his calves, Arthur could only adjust his balance and carefully cross the river.
"Crossing the river in the middle of the night wearing only underwear, is it an exhibitionist?" On the other side of the river, Arthur shook his head and lamented as he put on his pants, it seemed that it was time to find an opportunity to get himself a boat.
Hey? Firelight, Arthur didn't walk long in the direction of the town, but found that a lot of firelight surged out from the direction of the town.
"Did something happen?"
This time is obviously too abnormal, after the tower appeared, the celebration of ordinary residents used to last at least 1-2 hours, Arthur planned to take advantage of the crowd to leave the tower, but who would have thought that the crowd had already left.
"Could it be that the tower appeared early?" The timing of each appearance of the Wizard Tower is uncertain, but most of them are concentrated in a single time period, unless the appearance time is greatly advanced, otherwise how can such a change occur.
It didn't take long for his question to be solved, and as he passed through the fact that almost all the residents around him were discussing the issue, he could also hear some young people swearing and swearing, obviously very disappointed by the accident.
Arthur didn't get involved, but took a detour in the direction of the town, where there were fewer people, so naturally there wouldn't be much contact.
Even if something goes wrong with the tower, the festival hasn't changed much, and for most adults, climbing the tower has long ceased to be the theme, and the all-you-can-drink celebration after the tower appears is the reason why they don't sleep in the middle of the night.
"It seems that Melissa is right, this year is indeed special." Outside the tower, there were still many people trying to enter the tower, Arthur thought about it and found a random staircase, sat down and watched the crowd gradually disperse.
Arthur was still a little skeptical before, but when he saw the real change, he felt that it was really the case, and he carried his backpack, feeling that the magic book and the wooden box were safely stored in it, and he continued to wait patiently, looking for an opportunity to enter the tower.
"Let's go......"
"yes, it's time to go home."
"I have to work tomorrow."
“zzzz…… Hey, it's time to go home and sleep. ”
"I ...... too No, what's going on? ”
Suddenly, there was a movement of the crowd in the square, yes, everyone seemed to have found a reason to go home, and the crowd quickly dispersed, and even the strong man who was drunk on the ground got up and left, leaving only the garbage on the ground and Arthur hiding in the corner.
"Don't look at it, boy, it's soul magic, expulsion magic, those wizards can't wait, Ka Ka Ka!" A demonic voice came from inside the backpack.
Arthur secretly wiped his sweat, it seemed that he was right to bring out the demon summoning book, he had expected that he might meet the wizard again, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
Last time, Arthur relied on the contract with the demon to successfully dispel the wizard's curse, and this time he carried it with him, and the effect was obviously stronger.
Almost the moment he was affected, Arthur had already reacted, but he couldn't help but sigh at the magic of magic.
"Wouldn't it be necessary to put a pest expulsion technique in the field? Oh, no, if there were no pollen-spreading insects, artificial pollination ......" Arthur still hadn't left his business, but he hadn't thought too much about it, and three wizards had already appeared in the square.