When the mist cleared, the sun that had not visited the imperial capital for a long time shone into the city, and even the long and deep corridors of the Royal Mage Guild suddenly had some natural light beyond the magical lights—the sunlight cast slanting pillars of light between the walls and the roof through the ancient crystal narrow windows, and they floated on the portraits hanging on the inside of the corridors. The faces that have brought glory to the association have created a clear light and dark light and shadow.

However, those who hurried in front of the light and shadow obviously did not have time to enjoy the warm sunshine that had not been seen for a long time.

Magicians in all kinds of robes are hurrying through the corridors, these wise and transcendent figures in the structure of human society are now more or less melancholy, the people who used to be the most chatty are now no longer interested in chatting, and the most optimistic and cheerful people are now tense - the people in this building are still maintaining their daily work, keeping the association running, but they are obviously in no mood to think about anything other than these things.

Daniel, dressed in a black robe, walked among these people with his body bent, his steps were no different from those in the past, as an old mage who was a little gloomy on weekdays, he always looked particularly eye-catching when he walked into the guild in the past, but today almost everyone is gloomy, and he seems to be in harmony with the surrounding atmosphere here.

The old mage glanced up, his gaze swept between the "colleagues" with worried faces, and the corners of his mouth seemed to show a hint of sarcasm.

Of course, he knew what these people were worried about, he had known the truth behind everything two days ago, it was an unimaginable truth, and even he couldn't help but shudder when he first learned everything, but now he had calmed down, and he could still watch these mediocre people coldly and coldly.

A god has "fallen", the situation is under the control of its master, and the remnants of divinity left by the goddess of magic are still sealed in the neural network in the form of experimental specimens, which he also visited as a researcher last night...... No big deal.

Daniel walked through the oppressive hallway and entered the Society's Master Tower, where he arrived at the study of the Society's president, Windsor Marpel, without anyone noticing.

The magic-powered oak door creaked open to either side, and Daniel stepped into the room, where he saw his former apprentice sitting behind a large desk, seemingly intently looking at some papers, except for a not-so-intelligent puppet dusting the shelves.

Windsor Marpel sensed the breath of entering the room, and immediately looked up from the file, and when she saw Daniel, a smile appeared on her face: "Mentor, you are here. ”

"I don't like to come to this place, it's full of stupid faces," Daniel muttered, taking a seat in his study, "You'd better have a good reason to visit—I've put down my experiments." ”

"Of course, I won't bother you without anything," Windsor Marpel was accustomed to the Mentor's unforgiving way of speaking, and her tone remained gentle, "You must also know the recent panic in the Guild - the situation of the Goddess of Magic is different, which makes all magicians uneasy. ”

Daniel lifted his eyelids and glanced at Windsor, "Don't tell me that you're among the people who are scared—I don't remember you being a religious person." ”

"Of course, I wasn't too affected, I remember what you taught back then - magicians are seekers of truth, and what we should rely on most is the wisdom and spirit of exploration of mortals themselves, not the grace of a god," Windsor nodded, "but many mages other than me have been affected, and although there have been no accidents of backlash due to mental wavering, the anomaly of the Goddess of Magic has affected the mentality of most people, and indirectly affected the progress of many research......"

Daniel frowned: "I've been out of the association for many years, do you think I'll come back and care about the psychological state of those people?" ”

"Of course I know that, but this matter is not just a matter of the Association itself, it has affected all magicians, even all spellcasters who have a shallow belief in the goddess of magic, and our Majesty needs capable and prestigious mages in the empire to step up and do something to ...... Quell the turmoil. ”

Windsor Marpel said as she handed the document she had been reading to her mentor, and it flew up with the power of the magic and landed lightly in front of Daniel.

"What is this?" Daniel asked casually as he took the papers.

"Before you start reading, I'd like to give you a ...... Reminder," Windsor said with a solemn expression, "I am telling you confidential information, it may be unbelievable, but this information was given to me directly by His Majesty, and His Majesty personally vouches for its credibility, so please be sure to ...... when you listen to it Be mentally prepared. ”

Daniel already had some strange feelings in his heart, but he still maintained a blank posture and said casually, "You know I don't like pantomimes. ”

"Alright," Windsor Marpel said word by word, taking a light breath, her expression more serious than ever, "Goddess of Magic...... It may have fallen. ”

Daniel: "......"

That's right, what's wrong, I knew it two days ago, yesterday I was studying the ashes with my colleagues, and the word "fall" is not accurate, strictly speaking, it's just a fake death......

"Are you serious?" Daniel raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise after a brief moment of justified stunnedness, and expressed the skeptical attitude that should be seen in such a situation, "Although I have taught you not to fear the gods too much, this topic is not good fodder for jokes. ”

"I knew you would have this attitude," Windsor Marpel still kept a solemn expression, "but this news is true, and although I don't know how to verify whether a god has really fallen, our Majesty obviously has the means to confirm it." ”

Daniel stared at Windsor silently for a few seconds, then withdrew his gaze to the paper in his hand.

It contained the text of a proposed announcement of the fall of the Goddess of Magic, as well as a plan, which Daniel was no stranger to.

"We will announce this at the same time as the Cecil Empire - in this regard, Your Majesty has reached an agreement with the neighboring countries. To do this, we need a group of mages and scholars who are prestigious enough to be influential at all levels to do this, and your prestige and influence in the field of magic technology cannot be questioned," Windsor Marpel said solemnly, "After this, there will be a grand ceremony, this one ......"

"This ritual will put everything to a settler, and the fall of the Goddess of Magic will no longer be a mess, but a conclusion." Daniel spoke, interrupting Windsor's rest.

This was the master's plan, which had been decided two days earlier, but at that time it seemed to be confined to the territory of the Cecil Empire.

But now it seems that the master has succeeded in convincing Typhon's ruler to push the matter into Typhon's territory as well - which is of course a good thing, as the Typhon Empire has the largest group of mages in the world at the moment, and if the master's plan works here, then this "coffin-sealing" operation will undoubtedly have a better effect.

Windsor didn't know what was going on in her mentor's mind, and certainly couldn't have known that her mentor had known most of it two days earlier, but she wasn't surprised in the slightest by her mentor's words - an old man with a keen eye and a lot of experience could certainly see the meaning behind it, and if the mentor couldn't understand why the rulers of the two empires had to go to such lengths to do this, it would be problematic.

She looked at her mentor and asked with some anticipation, "So...... What do you want? ”

"Of course, I'd love to," Daniel said with a smile on his face, handing back the paper, "I'd be happy to serve Your Majesty—and it seems to make some sense in itself." ”

……

"Typhon's side has responded quite positively to our signals, including the joint announcement of the fall of the Goddess of Magic and the corresponding send-off ceremony," Gawain looked at Amber beside him, a slight smile on his face, "I thought Rosetta would have been thinking about it for a little longer—after all, it was information from his 'rival', and it involved very dangerous gods." ”

"Typhon's Church of the God of War is already very unoptimistic, Rosetta definitely doesn't want the Goddess of Magic matter to create a second wave of crisis, the plan you gave is the most effective way to calm the situation and stabilize the situation, and accepting your invitation can only benefit him," Amber said casually, "As for why he replied so quickly...... This is a bit of a surprise, but I think he must have his own sources of information to determine the authenticity of the information on our side. ”

The cold wind of late autumn blew through the path between the flower ponds, and the sun shone on her face, and those amber eyes seemed to glow and shine.

It was early morning, a relatively quiet time, and Gawain was walking in the garden as usual, and Amber was trotting beside him as usual.

The latter seemed to have gotten used to it, first giving up relying on walking to catch up with Gawain's footsteps, and secondly giving up protesting Gawain's walking speed, anyway, running was not a difficult thing for her, and the two little short legs were still quite fast.

"The Augustan family has been entangled with the 'curse of the gods' for two hundred years, and Rosetta knows the true side of the gods as well as I do, and his cooperation with us should be quite sincere in matters involving the gods," Gawain nodded, "According to the plan, we will set up a temporary coordination office to ensure that the memorial service goes smoothly, and at the same time increase the influence as much as possible, so that everyone can clearly know what is happening, and then the news will be spread throughout the human world by the merchants through the respective business networks of the two countries...... and even the kingdom of other races outside of humanity.

"This is the first time in history that humans have given a funeral to a god, and if we can successfully turn this unthinkable thing into a 'normal thing', then if other gods have problems in the future, the people will be more acceptable, and there will not be so much social unrest.

"Of course, before that, we first have to officially announce the news of the fall of the goddess of magic, the 'funeral' can be delayed, the news can't be late, it's been two or three days, the mages are getting more and more uneasy, and the uneasiness will give birth to gossip, and after the public takes the gossip as the truth, the effect of the official announcement of the news is not so good."

"Rest assured, it's already been done—we've gathered some of the most prominent people in the wizard community and put together an investigation team with great fanfare, and now everyone is waiting for news from the investigation team," Amber said, "and the day after tomorrow they will come to the 'conclusion of the investigation' and announce the fall of the Goddess of Magic with Typhon." ”

As she spoke, she couldn't help but show an emotional expression: "It's incredible to say this...... We're doing this with Typhon. ”

"Everyone is equal in the face of the catastrophe, the god of war has already had an accident, and the goddess of magic may also smell the crisis and chose to run away at this point in time, that 'countdown' is probably really coming...... It seems inevitable that the current generation will catch up with this crisis, and I am afraid that there will be more gods in the future," Gawain shook his head, "In the face of such a disaster that transcends countries and races, joint action is the best option. This collaboration between Typhon and Cecil is the first, but it won't be the last...... It will probably serve as a reference in the future. ”

"You're going to set up some sort of normalized joint body?" Amber deduced Gawain's intentions almost instantly, and she blinked, "A multinational organization that specializes in the affairs of the gods? ”

Gawain glanced at her with some surprise: "...... Your mind is getting more and more flexible. ”

"Of course ......"

Gawain was already familiar with Amber's pride and complacency and the fact that he would kick his nose in the face at any time, and ignoring her was the best way to deal with it, so he withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward, but as soon as he took a few steps, he suddenly stopped.

Amber, who was trotting behind him, suddenly hit his head on the arm.

"Oh mom......" exclaimed the half-elf, "why did you stop all of ...... Ay? Acquaintances? ”

A dignified and elegant figure in a lilac gauze skirt was already standing in front of him at some point, smiling at Gao Wen.

"Good morning," Merita Pernia, who had suddenly arrived, bent slightly over Gawain, "I hope my hasty interruption has not bothered you." ”

"It's not bothering, but it's quite strange that you took the initiative to come to me," Gawain glanced up and down at the other party in surprise, this agent lady still didn't wear a veil this time, and her complexion had obviously fully recovered, and she couldn't see the appearance of being hit hard last time - I had to sigh, the dragon clan's physique was really good, "What's the matter?" ”

Melita took a small deep breath and said solemnly, "I invite you again. ”