It was a long time before Kerst woke up from another slumber.

Koster shook his head, feeling that he suddenly had a lot of great things in his head. It's a strange feeling, like there's an extra library in your head, and when you want to see something, you have to go to the library and read it.

"You don't have to worry too much, the discomfort caused by Daigo will gradually fade over time, and at that time, when you recall the knowledge brought by the previous generation of knowledge keepers, it will be much more normal, as if that knowledge is yours. ”

The words of the Great Elf King sounded at the right time, which made Kester feel a lot more relieved. "How long have I been unconscious?" asked Kester.

"It's been a long time since I've used this magic for a long time, and it seems to be working well. ”

Kerst closed his eyes and felt it carefully, and made sure that there was nothing serious, then he stood up and saluted the Great Elf King, "Thank you very much." ”

The Great Elf King was also polite, "You don't have to thank me, no matter what, this is the request of the previous Knowledge Guardian, I have done it, Kester, you will be the new Guardian from now on." There's a lot more to be done. ”

Kerry nodded, "Yes, Elf King, I think I'm here this time, I'm afraid it's more than that." ”

"Indeed, let's talk about the Rise of Darkness. ”

After leaving Anna, Ferda and Fizio returned to the palace of springs. It was evening, and Nosirio was still so peaceful and peaceful. There was a magic lamp lit up in front of each tree, which made her recall the days when she lived in the elf***.

"How long are they going to talk?" Fiddar asked Fizio beside him, who shook his head, "I don't know." How could the Great Elf King's thoughts be understood by a crowd like us. ”

"Hey, I don't know if Kest can get help from the Elf King. Feida lowered her head, and her mood was a little low.

And in the Spring Palace, the Great Elf King was talking to Kester.

Darkness rises, and their political purpose is very clear, which is to restore the Magic Empire. Nominally, they want to go back to the Magic Empire era, but essentially, they want to get the status of the Magic Empire era.

In the Magic Empire era, magicians were the most exalted. At that time, there was a saying called "magic aristocracy". Meaning, a person who has the status of a magician is a nobleman who has the status of a nobleman in the Magic Empire. This is important, the magical aristocracy is the real ruling class of the Magic Empire, and enjoys all the privileges of the Magic Empire.

Compared to the current aristocracy, the magic aristocracy at that time had more power. If a magical nobleman kills an ordinary person on the street, the archons will never convict the magical noble. To them, the magicians were noble, and it was impossible for them to sin.

Therefore, there were later coalitions of rebels everywhere: civilians in the south, barbarians in the north, and rebels within the empire. Together, they have finally fought against the tyranny of the Magic Empire and restored the world to what it should be.

At that time, the Great Elf King was a member of the Rebel Alliance, and he was one of the witnesses of that period of history. But for Koster, the story of the overthrow of the tyranny of the Magic Empire has long been written in the history books of various countries, and all children have grown up listening to these stories and the deeds of the heroes in them.

In modern times, Thanatos, the founder of Rise of Darkness, attributes the family's tragedy to the San Jose Empire's contempt for magicians, believing that only by restoring the high status of magicians can such a thing happen again.

And Merlin, as the direct successor of his will, pushed this idea to a high ~ tide.

The development of the Rise of Darkness is the process of this idea being born, this organization fully considers the hearts of the people, targets those who are dissatisfied with reality and the ruling class, and secretly buys countless mainland nobles, so that it can successfully launch an operation in San Jose and Desik at the same time and seize power.

The Elf King and Kerst reviewed the process of the rise of darkness, and had to admit that they had planned too carefully for anyone to reflect.

"So, Elf King, what do you think the Magic Empire is thinking right now?" asked Kester, asking the question in his mind.

"Of course, they want to take full control of the humans on the continent in order to achieve their domination. But Merlin seems to have a more noble pursuit of magic, so he is not necessarily in a hurry to launch an attack on the Shang Alliance. For him, it is best to unify the continent as quickly as possible, but if it is blocked, it is better to wait. That's why your Merchant Alliance's war took place a year after the founding of the Magic Empire, and after the defeat of the Three Southwesters, their offensive stalled again. ”

"A nobler pursuit?"

"Yes, Koster, have you heard of the Magic Tower?" the Elf King suddenly asked.

Although Kester had been in a coma, his scouts had been scouring San Jose and had indeed discovered that the Magic Empire had built countless so-called "magic towers" in the territory, which were stone buildings with a height of 50 degrees and only four or five people hugging each other. Each tower was heavily guarded, and the scouts of Kester had not discovered their true purpose at the time.

After conquering the three southwestern kingdoms of the Merchant Alliance, Elby, the consul of the Magic Empire, continued to lead the craftsmen of the Magic Empire to build magic towers in the territory of the original Merchant Alliance, which made the leaders of the Merchant Alliance puzzled. Even advanced mages like Setie and Monica don't understand why. At this time, hearing the Great Elf King ask this question, Kerst immediately understood that the Great Elf King had something to say.

"The Magic Tower, in fact, is the foundation of the true strength of the Magic Empire, Kist, your current human beings have long forgotten this history. Or if you humans choose to destroy all the information about the Magic Tower, it's no wonder you don't know. ”

"But the magic tower, what does it do?"

"It's a long story. The Elf King fell into memory.

The Magic Tower is not actually a separate tower, it is only called by civilians for unknown reasons, and in the internal name of the Magic Empire, it is called the "Energy Network Node". The secret to the longevity of the Magic Empire lies in these power nodes.

In the course of their research into magic, the magicians of the Magic Empire discovered that the elements of magic do not exist in isolation, and in fact all of them are more or less connected to each other. When a magician invokes a magic element to perform magic, the range of magic elements he can control determines the amount of his magic power.

It is conceivable that the more outstanding the spiritual power of the magician, the wider the range of magical elements he can control, and the more powerful the magic he can cast. As the rulers of the Magic Empire fell into the obsessive pursuit, they desperately hoped to cast quite powerful magic, so the energy network node appeared.

In the Magical Element Research Department led by the Grand Science Officer at the beginning, they found that the cognition of the magical elements could be regarded as a magical ocean of magic in the whole continent, and the spiritual power of human beings was like a ship that could be explored, and the range that the ship could only sail to was the range of magical elements that could be controlled.

In order to extend the voyage, docks and bases were built over the ocean to provide supplies. In the same way, mages can also build magic nodes in a sea of magical elements to extend the control of mental power. This is where the Magic Net's energy nodes come from, which is the role of the Magic Tower.

The Elf King had tried his best to explain the function of the magic tower to Kester, but Kester, who was not a mage, still heard it in a fog. In the end, the Elf King had no choice but to conclude, "As long as you know one thing, the wider the scope and the greater the number of magic towers, Merlin or other nobles and high-level magicians of the Magic Empire, they will be able to cast more and more powerful magic, that is, the magic that you cannot resist." ”

Chestter understood this, yes, he just couldn't resist it. Even now that the Magic Empire is so powerful, the Shang Alliance is already struggling to deal with it, and the mages they have spent years building up are almost gone. And if the strength of the Magic Empire increases again, whether it is Koster or Xiao Mu, the Shang Alliance will be even more unable to resist the Magic Empire.

"That's why they're building magic towers, and they're going to control more magic elements, right?" asked Kester.

"To be precise, the upper echelons of the Magic Empire led by Merlin can use the Magic Tower to cast earth-shattering magic in Kyoto City without leaving home and control the humans of the entire continent. The Elf King explained to Kester.

"But if that's the case, how can we humans resist? Koster looked a little worried.

The Great Elf King didn't answer his words, but continued the topic just now, "So this is the purpose of the Magic Empire's construction of so many magic towers. In the Magic Empire of the past, wherever the territory expanded, the magic tower was built. At the time of the uprising, there were 1,200 magic towers in the entire Magic Empire, and the archon's magic power was overwhelming. If it weren't for the last humans, elves, and dragons joining forces, it would have been impossible to defeat the archon. ”

Kester understood that what the Elf King said was true. The archon of the Magic Empire is basically using the magic tower to build himself into an omnipotent magic god. All people on the continent will succumb to the power of the magic god. And now, Merlin, the court magician leader of San Jose, is getting back on that path.

"Elf King, what are we going to do?, please guide us. Koster bowed respectfully to the Elf King. That's what he's coming to Nosirio for. During the conversation, he found that the purpose of the Great Elf King was the same as his own. The two of them have basically figured out the meaning of Merlin and the Magic Empire's move, and now the question is how to solve the puzzle.

"But, Koster, I have my own troubles. The Elf King sighed, leaving Kerst quite puzzled.