San Jose, Kyoto City, Great Library.

Archmage Merlin sat at his desk with a parchment letterhead in front of him.

"Dodo", there was a knock at the door.

"Please come in!" Merlin said in a loud voice, without raising his head.

Several high-level mages pushed the door in, and Mage Setty walked last. Several people walked into Merlin's room and stood at the table, waiting for Master Merlin to speak.

"There's news of the missing hedron on Cape Island. Seeing the crowd coming, Master Merlin sighed, "They appear in Manning City, this is a letter from the adventurer's association, take a look." With that, Merlin picked up the letterhead on the table and handed it to the nearest mage.

Several mages took the letterhead in turn and passed it to look at it one by one. On the letterhead, there is a mark of the Adventurer Association. After reading it at the end, Mage Seti suddenly exclaimed, "The news from Manning City? Could it be related to that incident!"

Mage Merlin sighed deeply again, "I'm afraid, it's true!"

"Ahh

Master Merlin then said slowly, "Some time ago, a summit meeting of the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce was held in Manning City, attended by Prince Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Desik, and everyone knew that there was an assassination of the crown prince at that time. The Manning Guard killed one of the five Assassins present,(note 1) and found a batch of magic crystals marked with the mark of the court magician of San Jose on the corpse of the dead Assassin. ”

"Archmage Merlin, can you confirm that it's not a forgery?" asked Mage Setty.

"We can still believe in the conclusion of the Adventurer's Guild, there are not many sources of magic crystals on the continent, and it is basically certain that they are the ones that were lost on Cape Island. ”

"So, what did the assassin do with the magic crystal?" asked another mage.

The specific details were not specified by the Adventurers' Guild, but it was mentioned that the Assassins had used a special magic to seal off the venue, making it impossible for foreign aid to enter. As far as I know, there is only one kind of magic array, and a large amount of magic crystals need to be consumed while achieving this function. ”

The mages exchanged their heads for a while, and Mage Setty nodded and praised, "Grand Magister Merlin, you are right, this kind of magic, as long as the spar is not consumed or the formation host is still there, it will always exist, and it is indeed very suitable for that kind of occasion." ”

Master Merlin sighed again, "yes. After a pause, "The Adventurers' Guild's current investigation into the assassination is in a difficult situation, with no progress other than the capture of a dead Assassin, and the Magic Hedron found on the Assassin may be considered a trail to follow. ”

"Archmagister, what do we need to do to cooperate with their investigation?" one of the mages asked.

"Yes, I would advise the Emperor to send a high-ranking court mage to Manning to cooperate with the actions of the Adventurer's Guild. You guys, who wants to go. ”

Several mages looked at each other, and finally it was Sei who stepped forward, "Archmage, I'll go." ”

Mage Merlin nodded, "Then it's hard for Setie." ”

Setie bowed, "Do as the Grand Magus instructs." ”

Merlin waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite, "Setie, this time, in addition to tracking down the missing hedrons, there is also a mission, do you remember, in Cape Island, it is not only the hedron that is missing. ”

"You mean, the manuscripts?"

"That's right, the hedron is not important, the manuscript is the most unavoidable, and since the hedron has appeared, it should be possible that the manuscript will also disappear together. Got it?"

"Alright, Archmage Merlin, I'll keep an eye on it. When I got back, I set off immediately. ”

The high-level mages left Master Merlin's room one after another, Merlin sat in his seat for a while, then reached out and picked up the letterhead of the Adventurer's Guild, suddenly sneered, and then snapped his fingers, only to see a corner of the parchment, suddenly ignited a flame, raging flames, and gradually devoured the parchment.

Deep in the Misty Forest.

A shallow stream weaves through the depths of the misty forest, and in the babbling stream, cheerful fish leap out of the water, bringing up a splash and spilling a crystal in the mist.

Along the stream, there is a wide path covered with fallen leaves, which starts from the small town and extends into the distance, and it is said that at the end of the path is the main city of the elves, Nosirio.

Kerst and Ferda, led by Captain Fizio, are making their way along the trail. Four of Captain Ficcio's men followed.

It's just that the farther he goes, the more he feels that the fog in the air is starting to thicken, and he used to think it was just the normal fog in the forest, but now the fog gives people the feeling that they can't open their eyes, and the surrounding trees are getting taller and taller, and only a small thick branch close to the ground is exposed in the fog.

As he progressed, Kerst noticed that there would be dots of fluorescence in the fog, and as the invisible wind in the air was slowly flowing forward, the direction of progress happened to be the direction of the trail.

Kerst poked Feida, who pointed to the air as well, signaling that she had seen the fluorescent fluorescents as well.

Captain Ficcio's voice came from the front at the right time, "Presumably, you have found the 'guiding star', which is those flickering fluorescent dots in the air. ”

Feida nodded excitedly.

Captain Ficcio didn't explain any further, but gave the elf behind him a look, and the female elf named Xiaohan hurriedly picked up the conversation: "Those fluorescent dots in the air are actually a small insect raised by the elves, and their tails will spontaneously release a green fluorescence. These insects have no intelligence and only move spontaneously along certain special smells, so we use this characteristic of them to design them as signposts to guide the way. ”

Feida sighed, "It's really amazing!" But Kerst didn't think so, and secretly thought in his heart, the race of elves is really wonderful, isn't this a road sign, even the road sign has to make a magic version of the "firefly", except for the pretty, I can't see any other effect.

However, on the lips, Chester still praised, "Not bad, really creative!"

The elf named Xiaohan, obviously not very old, jumped happily when he heard the praise of outsiders. Captain Fizio glared back at Xiao Han, who stuck out his tongue and hurriedly stood up, his purple hair shining under the fluorescence.

Following the shining guiding star, after walking for less than half a day, through a forest, Kerst and Feida suddenly found that a large green meadow appeared in the forest, and a huge green translucent magic cover stood on this grass, towering into the sky. The path under his feet leads straight into the magic cover.

Inside the magic cover, you can faintly see many towering trees, the trunks are extremely thick, and several people can't hug them, and some purple buildings are faintly invisible among the trees. The place where the magic cover was located, there was no shelter from the trees, the fog had all dispersed, and the magic cover shone in the light of the red sun, this should be one of the few places in the misty forest that could directly receive sunlight.

Captain Fizio stopped, and he turned back to Koster and Feyda and said, "Welcome to the Elven Kingdom, Nosilio!"

"Wow!" Feida and Koester, looking at this huge city with their mouths wide open, there is no way to describe this elven kingdom in words, although the two have traveled through many cities on the mainland, but none of the human cities can reach a tenth of here, perhaps, only the former city of the legendary magical empire can be compared.

Kester couldn't help but ask, "This, these green covers, what are they?"

Captain Ficio smiled, "I know, you human world now forbids magic, we elves, don't care so much, this is our Nosirio's ultimate shield, all human force and magic attacks, before breaking this shield, there is no way to hurt the elves inside." ”

"Ah, that's amazing," exclaimed Kester, "can our human city be guarded with this magic?"

"That's not that simple, this formation, when Nosirio was established, the Great Elf King drew a magic array on the foundation of the city, and then it will automatically absorb the essence of the blue sun, transform it into magic power, and maintain it in the sky above Nosirio. ”

Feda poked Ixter, "It seems that Lolita mentioned that the Blue Sun is the source of all magic. ”

It dawned on Kester that the elves all lived in the mist and dense jungle of the Misty Forest, but the main city was built in this open place that could receive daylight, probably because of the magic circle.

Captain Fizio, with Koster and Fayda, approached the surroundings of the magic cover, and Koster found that the glowing magic cover was completely deep underground, only in front of a few people, there was a dark shape about three or five people high, and it looked like a door.

"Koster, this is where the magic shroud comes in and out, the tree hole. In fact, these trees in the entire city of Nosilio have developed from the same huge root system, we call it the homestead tree, and the magic shroud covers the entire homestead tree, and here, this tree hole, is the only entrance. ”

Nickster was a little confused, and he stammered, "So, what should I do?" ”

Captain Fizio did not speak, smiled slightly, and walked into the tree cave with his head held high, and the three male elves also stepped in at the same time.

"Hey, hey, you haven't answered me yet, how do you get in? Kester couldn't stop it, but found that Feida grabbed his arm and pointed to the remaining female elf, Xiao Han, who was covering her mouth and squeaking and smiling.

Koster scratched his head, "I'm sorry, Xiaohan, I forgot about you, did you bring us in?"

Xiao Han stopped laughing: "Of course, Captain Fizio and they all went in, without me, you can't get in." ”

"Okay, Sister Xiaohan, then you tell us what to do?" asked Kerth.

"Follow me, think about it, what is today's password?" Xiao Han sneered, then tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he didn't say anything, but his face turned red, "Oh, captain, captain, I forgot today's password! Captain, wait for me! Come back quickly!"

Note 1: In order not to attract the attention of the killer, Manning officially attributed the Assassin's death to the Manning Guard, without the name of Minister Tikaman, also for the purpose of protection.