After the complete defeat of the Shang Alliance in the south, the military power of the new magic empire began to shift to the northern regions of the former Desik Empire. That is, at the same time as Kester went to the Misty Forest, a group of magicians were also approaching the core city of White Rock City in the north.

White Rock City is very different from a few years ago, after the coup d'état that shocked the continent, the black Steppenwolf banners that can be seen everywhere in White Rock City have gradually disappeared, and most of the Desik nobles who are walking around have also died under dark magic.

The current ruler of White Rock is Arthur, the former leader of the Dark Rising Black Dragons. After the formation of the New Magic Empire, Arthur received the Magic Crown and Scepter from Merlin. This set of ceremonial guards is almost identical to the shape that Merlin used in Kyoto Castle, but it is a few points smaller.

Merlin gave Arthur the title of Prince of Magic, Guardian of the North. This is a title from the ancient Magic Empire, when the Grand Archon of the Magic Empire would divide his trusted magical nobles and guard certain remote areas, and these magical nobles would generally be named the Prince of Magic and the guardian of so-and-so. When the archons weren't there, they were the local "Magic Emperors".

The Black Dragon Society and the Dark Rising Headquarters have always been inseparable, but after the successful seizure of power, the distribution of interests between the two sides must also be fair, and Merlin's separation of the head of Arthur's guild as such an independent and noble nobleman is also to gain his support.

But something seems to have backfired.

After Arthur became the de facto ruler of the Magic Empire in the north, he was not too aggressive, and the head of Arthur's guild in White Rock City was almost forgotten by those magicians in the north. After taking full control of the army, there was no movement except for a battle with the former Desik Dispatch at the edge of the canyon. Even, the Arthurian capital turned a blind eye to some of the resistance forces in Desik's country.

The biggest move in the entire Desik country is the establishment of three hundred magic towers throughout the country.

Arthur's first conscription of a large number of former Desik troops, with the help of magicians, was sent to various parts of the country to build magic towers. Whether it is Merlin or Arthur, they all know that the establishment of the magic tower will be the day when the real magic empire will be resurrected. For the rulers of a magical empire like them, with the magic tower, everything is possible.

Of course, small conflicts are not without it.

In the northern part of the original Desic Empire, the Grand Duke of Bazemore, that is, the northern protector of the dark rise ~ did not support Arthur's moves, and his small city of Oakland gathered many original Desiks who were unwilling to join the Magic Empire, and they openly opposed the rule of the Magic Empire under the leadership of Elizabeth.

Many of them survived that catastrophe, and their behavior is understandable. In the city of Auckland, they forbade the Magic Empire's troops to enter, and even fought a few battles with them. There were not many magicians who participated in the battle, and these Desiks, who had a deep blood vendetta, mustered up their courage and had the upper hand in the battle.

In such a situation, the upper echelons of the Magic Empire, who had spent the entire first two years safely, were not satisfied with their status quo. The Magic Empire, which already occupies three-quarters of the continent, hopes to muster up the courage to complete unification. Besides, most of the magic towers have been built everywhere, and it's time to look at the places where the magic light has not yet shone.

Under such circumstances, Master Lan Lan, or the Magic Duke Lan Lan, the beloved disciple of Merlin and the great nobleman of the Magic Empire, braved the wind and snow in the north and rushed to Kyoto City.

A magician has his own magician's way. In the wind and snow, those ordinary soldiers were blown around, and even the flag of the Magic Empire could not be raised. In the carriage where Master Lan Lan was, it was as warm as spring. Of course, Master Lan Lan was not the only one in this carriage.

A middle-aged mage was sitting across from her. This is a middle-aged male mage, and the mage robe on his body indicates that his rank is not high. Such a low-level mage, sitting in Master Lanlan's carriage, is really a bit special.

And Master Lanlan's tone was also quite polite: "It's your first time coming to the Desik Realm." ”

The middle-aged mage smiled, "Although I have traveled a lot, it is indeed the first time in the Desik Realm. When I was younger, I was a student on a study tour in San Jose, and later I became famous at Business Alliance. Of course, I'm still your subordinate. ”

Although he claimed to be a subordinate, Master Lanlan, who was a magic duke, was not too rebellious in front of him, but said calmly: "You were my subordinate back then, and at the request of me and the Grand Patriarch, you returned to the Shangmeng to do business. But after all these years, we are now separate from each other. It's just that I didn't expect that this mission would have to cooperate again. Lord Yehong, you don't have to be humble. ”

The middle-aged man in this carriage is the night red. This dark rise is a deeply hidden figure, and he single-handedly directed the fiasco of the business alliance war. It was because of this great war that the situation on the mainland changed dramatically. In such a situation, Rise of Darkness has been given a chance to fish in troubled waters.

The Night Red Mage was originally a subordinate of the Southern Protector of Dark Rising, and because of such a great achievement, he was appreciated by the Patriarch Merlin and the Chief Mage Elby, and since then he has been working independently. This time, he and Master Lan Lan came to the north together.

"Do you know Arthur's head, Lord Nightred?" Lan Lan suddenly asked.

"I can't say I know each other. But when I was working with General De Sci during the Merchant War, his orders came from the head of Arthur, oh no, he should be called Prince Arthur now. Hehe, Lord Lanlan, his noble title is higher than yours. ”

"That's not surprising, after all, he is the guardian of the northern border of the Magic Empire, and our harvest in the north is all thanks to him. ”

Yehong suddenly chuckled, "But it's a little funny that his former partner, Desik's Western General Florian, will actually become his enemy." ”

Lan Lan shrugged helplessly, "It's not surprising. The position of each person at that time determines what he will do. At that time, Florian was only one of the great generals of Desik, and now that he was clinging to hundreds of thousands of troops and the richest land in the former merchant alliance, it was not surprising that he made such an independent move. ”

"But he won't be arrogant for much time, Lord Lanlan. ”

"Yes. ”

The carriage braved the wind and snow to make its way to White Rock City, the once capital of Desic and now the administrative center of the northern part of the Magic Empire, and the head of Arthur was already waiting outside the city early in the morning. The black mage robe made Lan Lan instantly recall the scene when he first met each other in the ancient castle of Rising Darkness many years ago.

"Your Royal Highness Prince Arthur", Lan Lan led Ye Hong, and respectfully gave the other party a magician salute. After Arthur calmly obeyed the salute, he also returned the salute to Lanlan.

The two sides didn't say much and went back to the city.

This time, Lan Lan actually brought the latest instructions from the new Magic Empire. The empire, which had gradually consolidated its rule, now set its sights on the unconquered areas in the northwest, mainly the areas occupied by the former Desik troops and the remnants of the Shang League.

The Magic Empire had Elby and Black organize an army in the south, while Lanlan and Nightred traveled to the north to organize an army. Yehong's former identity, General Etienne, served as the commander-in-chief of the Shang Alliance's army, so he was also sent to the northern organization. According to the meaning of the Magic Empire's top brass, the Magic Empire, which is sitting on a large territory and countless armies, can attack the remnants of the Shang Alliance and Desik from both the north and south at the same time, and solve these two forces in one fell swoop.

"Northern Protector ~ What do you say there, I heard that his people are still making trouble in your northern territory now. Lan Lan asked.

Arthur shook his head, "It doesn't matter. The Northern Protector ~ has always been less concerned about the organization, the Desik Empire, and the New Magic Empire. He, like his master, was only interested in magic. After the Magic Tower is established, as long as he can also share the energy of the Magic Tower, I believe he has no opinion. ”

"However," Arthur said, "the more troublesome person now is indeed his beloved apprentice, Elizabeth, the little princess of Desik. This is a very persistent girl, who is deeply loved by the Northern Protector~, but she is extremely resentful of the Magic Empire. This person has conflicted emotions, she doesn't like the Desik Empire or the Magic Empire, and I even wonder if sometimes she wants to be the Magic Emperor herself. ”

"Northern Protector ~ doesn't care about her?" Ye Hong on the side was a little puzzled.

"I told you," Arthur said with a smile, "Elizabeth was so beloved by her teacher, the protector of the North~ herself, that he didn't care about what she did. But it's still the same sentence, it doesn't matter, it's still too late for us to turn back and deal with them after we have dealt with the enemy in the northwest. ”

Seeing that Arthur had already said this, neither Lan Lan nor Ye Hong said anything more. After all, the other party is the guardian of the north, this is the north, even Lan Lan has to respect Arthur's choice. But perhaps, as Arthur said, it doesn't matter. Everyone is a magician, and the other party is the Northern Protector ~ Fa lineage, so we still have to respect him when we should respect him.

As they spoke, everyone had come to the mansion of Arthur, the former Desik Palace, the current Prince of Magic of the Magic Empire, and the guardian of Arthur in the North. This super-large tent, which was once regarded as a royal palace by the Desik people for more than a thousand years, made Lan Lan feel very emotional.

"Yehong, do you know that the barbarians who live here were the main force that slaughtered the magicians of the Magic Empire back then. So when Arthur was in the north to massacre the Desik nobles, Mage Merlin didn't have much of an opinion. ”

Yehong nodded, "I know, the barbarians in the north are not the same as the people in San Jose in the south. ”

"It's not the same. It's best if these barbarians are dead. Arthur chimed in.

While the three of them were talking, the entire White Rock City seemed lifeless. No way, a large number of nobles died in that coup d'état, and these dark rising magicians who hated the Desiks did not forgive too many people. The inhabitants of White Rock City have been reduced by eighty percent, and with the exception of the magical nobles, it is the army they control.

The three archmages walked into the tent, where a highly legible, complete map of the Northwest Territories hung up.

Lan Lan chuckled, "Although you are also a great magician, this map is a bit primitive." ”

Arthur laughed, "Of course, it's not as good as Mage Merlin's map of light." ”