Chapter 9: A New Discovery Under the Tide of Demons
"O all-pervading god of water! With the help of Casas, show off your nurturing style! Water Healing! Little Will was in the room reciting the incantations he had been very skilled at in the past. However, looking at the flickering water balloon in his hand, Little Will reluctantly threw it into the small bowl in front of him.
"Mom, look! I can't even use the two-ring spell right now. I obviously mastered the water healing technique last semester. And I also chanted spells and used magic nets to help cast spells. Mom, this feeling is so annoying. Little Will grumbled to Leah, who was standing beside him.
"My child, now is the time when the demon tide is raging, don't talk about you, even my mother is very difficult for me to cast spells. You should meditate first, meditating during the Demon Tide period is a very workable thing. Many of the great Arcanists have insisted on meditation at the Shock of the Tide. Children, tribulations make people miserable, but they also make people grow. Leah said to Little Will.
What Leah said was not unreasonable, after the impact of the Arcane Empire's previous magic tides, a group of Grand Arcanists and Nine-Ring Mages would quickly appear, just like the seedlings would thrive after a thunderstorm in spring.
"Kid, the school should have told you what we should do under the onslaught of the demon tide, shouldn't you start meditating now, is your homework done? I've heard from your teacher that you haven't turned in your homework a few times. Leah began to ask about Will's studies, and she didn't want Will to want to run outside during the Magic Tide.
"Ah, Mom, those assignments are long-term observation assignments, and the deadline is still far away. Don't hold on to it. Besides, apprentice mages like us have limited time to meditate every day, and meditating for three hours has no effect. Mom, let me do you a favor! Little Will said to Leah.
"If it doesn't work, don't want to go out and play, just meditate honestly." Leah still didn't let Little Will leave the room, although the empire had already experienced several magic waves, but this was the first time for the nascent Fourth Empire, and it was better to be stable.
The Will family had already received an early warning notice two days ago, and by the time the demon tide came, the Will family had already made a lot of preparations, and the current environment was bearable for them.
"Will, what's the situation at the moment. How long will it take for the low tide to come? Leah walked over to the study and asked Will.
"It's hard to say yet, the Star Tower has not given an accurate answer. They always say that this time the tide is very unstable and there may be new changes. However, according to the records in the history books, it will be a low tide in about a month or two. It will take years or even more than ten years for the whole magic tide to pass. It's still early. Will put down the papers in his hand and said to Leah, "It's been all this time that you've been in charge of the housework, and it's really hard for you." ”
"It's nothing, my research has to be suspended under the impact of the demon tide, and there is nothing to do now. The Eye of the World is recruiting, and our institute is interested in approaching them, and I may go to the Star Tower in a few days, and I may be very busy by then. Leah said to Will.
As the Planetary Tower continues to strengthen its monitoring, news is constantly coming.
"Teacher, the stability of the Demon Tide is rising, and the intensity is still decreasing! This is really good news. Harold took the latest stats and said to Cohen: "The current strength is 7.5 and the stability is 4.3. That's great news for us. ”
"Harold, that's good for the Empire, but we can't let our guard down. Unusual positive news is often more alarming. It's only been a week since the Demon Tide, and I don't think it's time for the Demon Tide to decline, but judging from the previous literature, it's right to hit it now. Cohen looked at the information Harold brought over and said slowly, "Forget it, let's make a chart according to the impact situation in various places and send it to the government office." That's all we can do now. Harold, don't stay here forever, go rest and rest. I'll be watching here. ”
"Teacher, I'm young and strong now, and although you've used dragon's blood potions, I still think you should pay more attention to your body. Astrological observation is not an easy task. Harold instead advised Korne to rest. Since the first wave of the Demon Tide, Korn hasn't closed his eyes again.
"Dragon's Blood Potions are much more powerful than you think. Is there any news from the council, what did Your Excellency the Speaker say about the proposal I asked you to submit last time to borrow the Floating City to improve the stability of magical power?" asked Korn to Harold.
"Speaker Douglas said that he would consider it carefully, but I personally feel that the council should pass it partially. The first part of the Sky Filter can reduce the strength of the impact of the Demon Tide at a small cost. However, the second part activates the Floating City, and the proposal to run the Floating City at almost full power to improve the stability of mana may not be cold to the Council that is currently preparing to shrink its defenses. After all, the completion of the Floating City has almost exhausted the empire's financial resources, and the operating power of the Floating City has not exceeded fifty percent until now. Harold complained, "But teacher, even the first part of the Sky Filter will make our Star Tower's monitoring weaker, is that really good?" ”
"Harold, let's be honest. I have a feeling that the Empire may be facing an inevitable catastrophe. I've been restless these days. Researchers mobilized from other institutions should be able to maintain the level of monitoring. Korn said with some emotion: "Maybe I'm thinking too much." ”
"Elder Alvin! I have made a new discovery, so let's see if it's what you foresaw! A fanged leopard rushed towards the Ring of Earth headquarters. The mages around him were no longer surprised, this was the Transformation and Nature Mage Simon, who liked to transform into a cheetah form, and in his words, the cheetah was faster and more agile. It can also use the cheetah's developed sense of smell to track and other things. People in Ryan always feel that although they have been merged into the mage system over the years, the druids have not changed much, but now this group of transformation and nature mages always feel that they have given a lot and gained a lot.
"Elder Alvin, come and see. Right here I am. The Bladetooth Leopard rushed to the elder's office on the third floor of the Ring of Earth. He transformed into a human form and said, "Elder, this thing is really weird, it can't be something from the abyss or hell, I've never seen it before." If you hadn't asked us to bring our sealing gear, I probably wouldn't have been able to catch this thing. Simon couldn't stop talking, and he took out a small glass bottle from his pocket.
At this time, Elder Alvin in the office was looking at him with a smile, Simon was much more energetic than him. However, after taking the things in Simon's hand, Calvin's face became much more ugly.
"I didn't expect there to be anything!" Alvin picked up the bottle, brought it to his eyes and said, "Simon, where you caught this." Isn't it in a place where the space barrier is relatively thin. Alvin looked at Simon.
"Yes Elder, I found this thing in a swamp in the southeast corner of the Rota Forest. At your command, I made a very careful analysis of the place. Among them, the space barrier is only 73 percent of that of other places. The otherworldly aura is as high as 4.6 percent. However, the strange thing is that the strength of the impact of the demon tide in that place is lower than that of other places. Judging from the observation map released by the Astrological Tower, the magic tide in this place is completely two percent lower. Elder Alvin, your prophecy was correct, how did you know that there was something like this in that place that we in Ryan had never had. Simon kept talking, desperate to know what was this thing that was unsettling Elder Alvin.
"Simon, don't worry, I'm going to take a good look at this thing. You go and invite Mr. Franklin and Ms. Barbara to come here. I think the Grand Arcanists would be interested in this kind of thing. Alvin felt that this thing might be more important than he thought, and that he needed the help of others. So Alvin changed his words and said, "No, Simon. You tell me the full address where you found this thing, and I'll go there now, and then you'll take the Grand Arcanists and me on which round. ”
"Okay Elder, I found it in a small swamp outside of the Golden Apple District southeast of the Rota Forest, only four kilometers away from the second location you predicted. If you use the magic net to locate it, it is about 83°55′ east longitude and 31°28′ north latitude. Simon hurriedly said, "I'll take Mr. Franklin and Ms. Barbara there." The Demon Tide Shock is really inconvenient, usually a single teleportation technique can notify them, and another teleportation technique can save them several hours. ”
Saimen kept running out of the door.