An old man in a white robe with fluttering hair descended from the sky.

He looked very old, but his pupils were as clear as a child's, and his wrinkled face was full of sincere and enthusiastic smiles.

He stood side by side with Mr. Hall, his eyes staring directly at the three people in front of him.

Ms. Garcia snorted lightly and did not answer.

Richard looked odd.

…… Beautiful?

Whether this is flattery or not, it seems somewhat strange to praise an old lady in person with "beauty".

And, if he remembers correctly, Ms. Garcia never tried to keep herself young forever, and judging by her lifespan, when the two met a hundred years ago, Lorel Garcia probably looked like this.

So—

Richard's curiosity was piqued at once.

In an instant, he had already made up countless sunset love plots between the two. No, it's even a love triangle, because you have to add Mr. Green all the time.

"Ms. Garcia, may I ask who this is ......?"

Mr. Evelyn was serious at this point.

"He's from the White Tower."

The old lady replied briefly.

"Mr. Rasputin, Mr. Evelyn, please introduce myself first."

The old man smiled slightly.

"I'm Gunn Douglas, and I'm currently the deputy leader of the White Tower Alliance."

*

The White Tower, the Black Tower, and the Tower of Babel, although collectively known as the Three Towers of the Stars, are the only three wizarding forces in the occult world that can compete with the Crown Family of Tongzhi, and the large associations such as the "Golden Dawn" that reign in Albion are far inferior, but they have been established for a long time, and the place and reason for their birth are independent, and they are not closely related to each other.

The world's first wizard's tower was the oldest ever built, but it has now permanently descended from the sky, abandoning its past as a flying tower.

The ruling body of the Tower of Babel, known as the Council of the Magn, joined forces with the Anglican Church, a crucible organization that split from the Holy See, to establish the "Philosopher's Kingdom" that is now flourishing in the southeastern corner of the continent.

The Tower of Babel itself began its era of standing on the surface of the earth, and now stands in the center of the royal capital.

In second place is the Magic Tower, founded by a wandering wizard who is dissatisfied with the mysterious world above the earth and is monopolized by blood and family ties.

He searched for a meteorite that fell from the sky. It was actually a relic from the War of the Gods. Relying on this never-ending burning fire, he obtained an inexhaustible source of energy, and built the Black Tower accordingly.

The wandering wizard calls himself the "wolf of the wasteland" and says to everyone: as long as you can find the Black Tower, you can join here, no matter what your past is, the magic tower will accept and tolerate, and the power of the artifact will protect you.

As a result, wizards from all over the world who were persecuted or wanted by the earthly kingdoms gathered together to form the freest and most cruel society in the inner environment of today.

The leaders who later ruled the tower, out of respect for the Precursor, all referred to themselves as "Steppenwolf", which is where the Supreme Council of Wizards came from.

The youngest White Tower, also known as the "Ivory Tower", is similar to the birth process of the Black Tower, and is a group of wizards who gradually formed around artifacts excavated from ancient ruins.

In fact, the White Tower does not refer to a single tower, but rather a community of wizarding towers centered on several large flying towers, gathering a large number of small and medium-sized flying towers.

For a significant number of wizards, owning a wizard's tower is a lifelong dream; The tower didn't really need to be too big, as long as it could accommodate his or her laboratory, storage room, library, and the residence of himself, his apprentices, and his family.

However, unlike the Black Tower and the Babi Tower, which are feared by the earthly kingdom, the ordinary small wizard tower is actually very ...... Frail. They are slow and weakly defended, and they cannot escape in the event of an air siege or an attack from the ground.

And once the flying tower falls, the life's work and wealth contained in it may be destroyed, and even the lives of the people on the tower will be difficult to protect. It's a very high-risk move for ordinary wizards.

In this case, the White Tower Alliance was born. The owners of these flying towers, around the unearthed artifacts, have united for the same reason to defend themselves against foreign enemies.

This structure makes the relationship between the members of the White Tower Alliance even looser than the "Steppenwolves" who each lead the Steppenwolf School.

"So, Mr. Douglas, what is your purpose in coming here?"

"Haha, I'm here to visit my old friend—"

Before the old man could finish his words, Longman Hall, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but cough.

“…… But that's just in passing. ”

Mr. Douglas looked apologetically at Ms. Garcia.

The old lady looked like she was unwavering, obviously thinking that it didn't matter.

"My real main purpose is to welcome a new brother to our alliance."

"Oh?"

Richard raised an eyebrow.

Mr. Hall coughed lightly and explained:

"Mr. Rasputchin, do you remember the obelisk I gave you?"

"Of course."

The obelisk, which is essentially a means of communication in the future era, has been of considerable help to him. Although the other party may not be aware of this, Richard did accept this favor.

"It was just a by-product of an excavation project I had with the White Tower Alliance. Its real body is a flying tower. ”

Longman Hall smiled.

"Of course, compared to the Black Tower, it can only be called pocket-sized. I was going to make it a satellite tower. ”

“…… I see. ”

Is it the white tower that is floating above the magic tower at the moment? In terms of the average size of a flying tower, it is far from small.

"Now, I've decided to take it as a retreat for myself."

"You want to get out of here."

"Yes. You don't have to worry about me continuing to compete with you, Mr. Rasputchin. Allow me to congratulate you in advance, the Tower is already in your pocket. ”

The black-robed wizard coughed lightly.

“…… This tower is not mine alone. Together, my companions and I will lead the Tower of Magic to bring this ancient place back to life. ”

Longman Hall shook his head, as if disdainful.

He looked at the remaining two and said in an indifferent tone.

"I'm leaving, I'm not afraid to offend people. With all due respect, Mr. Evelyn and Ms. Garcia, the two of you are certainly qualified...... No, you are 'great' wizards, but unfortunately you are not competent leaders. ”

"Rather, there is no real leader among the Steppenwolves throughout the ages. They have enough power of their own, but because of this, they only focus on themselves, and do not see the magic tower. So, I didn't intend to give this tower to anyone else, even if it cost me my life. ”

The words "fight for your life" would have been funny when put on Longman Hall; But looking at his understatement, it gives people a strange feeling: he really didn't lie.

Beneath the skin of that cold, rational egoist, there still seems to be a certain firm and unshakable conviction.

Richard suddenly remembered that the first thing the other party did after climbing up from the bottom of the magic tower was to take the initiative to find Evelyn and Green, slash his back, betray and expel his benefactor, the dark wizard Howard Nuren......

It wasn't like him now, not like the choice a sane enough wizard would make when his roots were not on shaky; And perhaps, he has never changed.

"Still, I'd like to believe you now, Mr. Rasputin."

Mr. Hall ignored the reactions of others and continued.

"That's what one of my students told me, and that's what I've come to based on observations over the past few months."