Veraille lived alone in the Temple of the Guard, which seemed too big for her alone. Originally, Yaochi decorated this place in an antique style, like a Buddhist temple or Taoist temple in the East, but it looked a little desolate at this time.

I went in to look for her, and she made me a cup of tea and said, "I'm going to look for you." ”

"Really? What a coincidence. ”

I handed her the piece of paper that Osgood had given me, and Veraille said, "It is full of Umon ink, which is used to hide the message. Then she recited the incantation, and the words on the paper appeared: "Come to the ruins of the Singer's Square, where I will tell you everything!" Beneath the text is a detailed description of how he arrived at Singer's Square.

I asked, "Do you know where the Singer's Square is?" ”

Veraille was rather uneasy, and replied, "That place is very close to New Sodom, a commercial district in the town of Hope in Golden State, and the person who gave you the note is a mage?" ”

I sighed: "It's IBA's Osgood, a young man who looks shy. ”

Veraille said, "Is it him? ”

"You know him?"

"He is a young man from the IBA's merchant group, and I have only heard that Yegree seized their caravans, and I suspect that they were forcibly sent by Yegri, or that important people were held hostage at her hands," Veraille said. ”

I asked, "Can IBA tolerate this?" It's long overdue to break with Yegri. ”

Veraye sighed: "You said it lightly, IBA once sent assassins to assassinate Yegri, the result can be imagined, and then, Yegri sent Helsin to break into the Chamber of Commerce, killed all the mercenaries present, and captured the important people of IBA, even if it is as powerful as IBA, it has since bowed to the orders of the Era Empire." ”

This is an opportunity to meet the inside and outside! If I use it well, maybe I can kill Yegari and take Sodom for myself.

Veraille seemed to read my thoughts, and said, "The Epoch Empire is vast, magic and science go hand in hand, and the population exceeds 10 million, and although Sodom is prosperous, it is less than a tenth of their true strength. If they use all their strength, you and the Sword and Shield Society will not be able to resist it. ”

I frowned and said, "Don't be alarmist, this is the last days, how can they recover so quickly?" ”

"Because they are the true heirs of human civilization, and they have inherited the frenzied progress of mankind in the last century, they do not hesitate to use magic and science to clone human beings and urge them to grow in order to promote the population," Veraille said. Their aristocrats could legally own slaves and even keep them as animals, which created a large number of cheap laborers. And those slaves were captured by them by fighting everywhere and defeating small civilizations like the Black Coffin, and at the same time plundering resources and wealth. Due to the threat of the northern demons, the royal nobles of the Epoch Empire were absolutely loyal to the emperor, and maintained political stability on the surface, with nearly a hundred years of development and no great turmoil in the country. ”

"What do you mean by a 'small civilization like the black coffin'? I don't like to hear that. ”

Veraille smiled and said, "Compared to them, you are indeed very small, not even the city of Sodom. ”

I thought that the Anno Empire itself was also in jeopardy, after all, they were Bal religion and Yegree in their country, and maybe there were other chaotic demon groups, and I couldn't think of anything more tricky than I thought.

I asked, "Then why did you come to us?" ”

"Because they have been with the devil for a long time," said Veraille, "the rules of etiquette have been broken, their morals have deteriorated, they have acted domineeringly and cruelly, their nobles have done whatever it takes to achieve their ends, and my former relatives have either died at the hands of the devil or have become accomplices of the devil, and those who have survived are as cunning as demons and as cruel as demons." I had long wanted to flee the Empire. I wanted to go to the Sword and Shield Society, but they hated being a demon envoy. I want to go to the 'Six Realms' again, but the Six Realms are too far away. ”

"The Six Realms? Where is that? ”

"It's a civilization behind a high wall, their people built a wall to ward off demons and the Epoch Empire, and their captives say that behind the wall there are six nations forming an alliance, so we call them 'Six Realms'. The Anno Empire has always wanted to conquer the Six Realms. ”

The walls reminded me of London, and I can only say that human beings are really tenacious, and after being endangered, the world has been alive for only a hundred years, but it has not forgotten to kill each other.

I sighed, "All in all, there is only one thing I am sure of, we will never succumb to the Epoch Empire. ”

Veraille: "I hope, but I don't have much time left for you. ”

We're a vampire metropolis, the Sword and Shield Society is a bunch of religious fanatics who exclude dissent, the Era Empire is a demonic magical maniac, and what monsters are behind the walls of the Six Realms? To be sure, every surviving civilization is not a fuel-efficient lamp, which is a reflection of the madness of the world today.

I said, "By the way, what do you want to tell me?" ”

Veraille said, "Please come with me." ”

She led me to the orphanage where there was no one to support me, and there was a courtyard where the children could play and still feel the depression on their faces.

A couple in their fifties was in charge of the place, and three Rangers were in charge of security, and I was secretly anxious - I needed more than just slave coolies, but more middle and high level clerical workers - such as teachers, doctors, merchants, clerks... These people can only be moved from the black coffin, or.....

Veraye clapped his hands and shouted, "Lord Sword has arrived!" "The children rushed to us and saluted me with a look of reverence and pity. When I saw them like this, I smiled and said, "I promise you will grow up happily!" You will never be hurt again. ”

Veraille conjured up a notebook, read the names of the thirteen people, and said, "Gather in the central classroom, Lord Swordmaster has something to say to you." ”

The eldest, the eldest of the thirteen children, was sixteen years old, and the rest were between ten and fourteen years old, and they obediently walked towards the classroom, where Veraille disbanded the rest and let them play freely.

We come to the office, and there is a magic glass in the office, so we can see the scene from this side and not the other way around. I looked at these children and wondered what Veraille meant.

"All thirteen children—in the jargon of our mages—have awakened," Veraille said. ”

I was taken aback: "It's all .... All awakened? All of them became mages? ”

Veraille said: "Yes. ”

"About four hundred children survived, thirteen of them awakened? This probability counts... Is it high? ”

"Even in the last century, there was only one awakened mage per 100,000 people a year, and now we mages would consider this to be a precursor to some cataclysm, or the work of some extremely powerful spirit," Veraille said. ”

I smiled wryly, "The great tribulation has befallen us. ”

Veraille said in a dark, mysterious, frightened voice: "Moreover, this is only the awakened among the fifty children in this nursery, that is to say, twenty-six percent. ”

I said, "It's Cain... Or whatever the great god has appeared. But even if you wake up, everyone's talent is still high and low. ”

Veraille: "Yes, gifts like your wife and two children are hard to come by. In the case of these children, there are also superiors. However, awakened and unawakened humans are already two kinds of creatures. The power of a mage is even more mysterious than that of the Bloodborn, and it only takes a few years of training to shoot fireballs, generate lightning, create running water, disappear into thin air, or paralyze enemies. ”

Me: "It's a good thing, but how is it so gloomy in your mouth?" ”

Verayat: "I asked them what was going on, and they said that they had seen a mysterious man wearing a blue ghost mask in the temple of the Guardian, and that it was that mysterious person who triggered their awakening. ”

Okay, I really feel a little chilly now.

"You should understand what level of power this is, as far as I know, no one in the history of mages has ever been able to induce a sudden awakening of the soul, especially for some humans who were originally destined to be ordinary, and it is necessary to completely change the soul of a human being, so that the soul soars, that is the realm of God." ”

"You think I should find that blue ghost? Didn't you say he could be God? ”

Veraille shook his head and said: "No, no, I'm just trying to interpret it from a religious level, but it could be some kind of mysterious spirit, or some strange energy, or it may be a collective hallucination of the children, there is no point in pursuing it, I don't think he has any ill will towards the children." ”

I'm starting to set out to build a Blue Ghost statue, maybe he can help me a few more times, if I can have an army of 100 mages, the picture is so beautiful that I drool when I think about it....

Veraille said: "You are drooling. ”

I wiped my mouth casually: "Oh? You read it wrong. ”

"I will follow Yaochi's example and fulfill the obligations of the Mage Guild to lead them in learning the way of magic, but I must remind you that our mage tradition is one master to one apprentice, and I have never taught so many students at one time, and the result may be misleading." So, I will only pick the three most gifted children from among them at most. ”

I hurriedly asked, "What about the other ten?" ”

Veraille said: "The Sword and Shield Society has a solution to this. At this point, she spoke in a disdainful tone.

"Readblade?"

Veraille sneered, "Yes, Nian Blade! The reckless men of the Sword and Shield Society abandoned the pearl and jade, and specialized in those crude masonry and mud. Their vulgar blades are suitable for large-scale teaching, and with the armor of the Sword and Shield Society, even some intelligent mortals can learn a trick and a half. ”

I hurriedly said, "But where can I go to find the master of the Nian Blade...."Le Gang abducted a Nian Blade master from the Sword and Shield Society, but I don't think Le Gang will lend him to me because he needs to train his Nian Blade team.

Veraille pointed at me.

"No kidding, I'm busy."

Veraille said, "Really? I see you're very idle. ”

"That's nonsense! I...."

But suddenly, I realized she was right. There was a shortage of people in the city, there were not many officials to command and coordinate, and if there was no war or emergency, I would be just a mascot as a bishop and mayor.

And, deep down, I do want to pass on my telepathic blade.

Just as Masters Ochid and Helsing taught me, I want to be a Grandmaster.