The night was like water, and the silvery moonlight fell coldly on the city of Saint-N. Fort among the mountains.

In the basement of a two-story villa on the edge of the aristocratic quarters, a black-robed Victor sat on a low stool, looking at the few mage apprentices in front of him with camouflaged hoods and restrained behavior.

"Unexpected Bonus ......"

After leaving the Fiadi Brotherhood, Victor stumbles upon Wilder, who is walking alone through the city streets in the middle of the night, which intrigues him and follows him...... Unexpectedly, he found a group of mage apprentices who were having a secret meeting.

“…… This lord ...... Is there anything important about your visit? ”

After hearing Wilder's question, several thoughts quickly flashed through Victor's mind. Of course, he can't say that he came here on a temporary basis.

"Hehe, there are indeed some small things!"

Victor pressed his throat and said in a low, hoarse and dangerous tone, "But before I do that, I have a question that needs to be explained......"

"Fort Saint-Nar is the most heavily controlled place in the Eternal Temple in the North...... I'm curious, how did you apprentices survive? ”

While hearing Victor's question, the mage apprentices felt a deep sense of fear in their hearts, and they could clearly feel that if their answers did not satisfy the black-robed mage in front of them, today's gathering would probably be the last gathering in their lives.

The mage apprentices didn't rush to answer, but focused their eyes on Wilder.

Under the shock of Victor's momentum, and under the expectant gaze of all the mage apprentices, Wilder organized his own words and replied hurriedly: "If it weren't for the abundant resources in the North, the Temple of Eternity wouldn't have spread the so-called 'Divine Radiance' here at all...... Compared to the rest of the Wallsted Continent, the North is a relatively safe hiding place! ”

After a pause, Wilder continued: "Although under the control of the temple, it is difficult for each mage apprentice to meet each other, in the process of long-term spell research and material collection, there will always be chance encounters...... As a result, after leaving each other's secret contact information, different 'groups' were formed...... We meet in secret to exchange information, cast materials, and discuss common issues in spell research......"

"As for the reason why we mage apprentices were able to survive in Fort Saint-Na, it was because we had all mastered the 'Convergence Breath' Zero Ring Spell...... It is said that this spell was inadvertently created by a high-ranking mage while studying the exclusive 'qi' in the body of a warrior monk...... Through the 'Convergence Breath' Zero Ring Spell, we mage apprentices can completely converge our spiritual power into the soul space, unless a high-level priest probes through physical contact, otherwise, ordinary detection magic will not be able to detect our existence......"

After Wilder finished speaking, everyone looked cautiously at Victor, who was shrouded in black robes, for fear that he would not be satisfied with this explanation.

"Hmm, that's the case......"

Victor became somewhat interested in the zero-ring spell of "Convergence Breath", and he laughed twice, but the laughter after changing his voice was too harsh and made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Clearing his throat, Victor said, "Good! So let's talk about something very important......

"You just said that......"

Victor looked at Wilder and said, "Secret meetings are for the exchange of information, the exchange of materials, and the discussion of problems...... If that's the case, I can give you a chance: I, the mid-level mage Victor, can use my 'knowledge' to make a 'deal' with you......"

"In other words, you can ask me all kinds of tricky spell puzzles, and I, all I need you to answer are a few simple questions...... That's right, plus the spell model of that 'Convergence Breath' spell! ”

"I wonder what you think?"

After hearing what Victor said about the deal, Wilder and the other mage apprentices looked at each other.

"Lord Victor, we couldn't agree more than with your proposal......"

Wilder replied respectfully, "For a mage, knowledge is the most valuable!" We look forward to your guidance in the following ......"

"Huh! So let's get started......"

Victor's camouflaged hoarse voice echoed in the small basement.

As the centerpiece of the mage's apprentice group, Wilder asked the first question, and the young mage-apprentice pulled a stack of handwritten paper from his bosom and handed it to Victor.

"Lord Victor, I once read an article written by a Grand Arcanist, in which he made the point that nature is simple and orderly, that it operates according to perfect and unchanging mathematical laws, and that the mage's study of the Arcane should follow the laws of this mathematics......"

At the same time, several examples and their argumentation processes are listed in this article...... Oh, I've transcribed them on paper...... But with my ability and knowledge, I can't understand them at all, can you give me some pointers? ”

Victor looked at the paper Wilder handed him and listened to his question, and when he was done, Victor looked up and explained, "That's a good question!" ”

"Looks like you've noticed the importance of mathematics in arcane research......"

Victor said in an approving tone, "If I'm not mistaken, this article should have been written by the legendary mage and Grand Arcanist, His Excellency Grant Ainsted, when he was younger. ”

"Uh, yes...... Yes! Victor-sama, you've read this article too? ”

Wilder looked at Victor in surprise, remembering that he hadn't left the name "Grant Einstead" on the paper.

"I've seen it!"

Victor said lightly: "I have had a certain discussion with Lord Grant on this issue......

Hearing Victor's answer, several mage apprentices subconsciously held their breath and calmed down, no one would think that a mid-level mage would make a false show off in such a thing.

With a wave of his hand, Victor suspended the paper full of handwriting in his hand in mid-air, and when he stood up, he had the feeling of teaching in the Academy of Magic.

Pointing to the words written on a piece of paper, Victor said to the crowd, "Look here...... first."