Lin Yuan looked at the figure in front of him with eyes full of curiosity rather rudely. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This figure is not human, but the Sphinx, one of the five intelligent races in the wizarding world.

It was the first time Lin Yuan had observed the Sphinx at such a close distance.

The Sphinx is the official name given by humans for convenience, and in fact their race has an official name.

However, the vocal cords of humans cannot produce the tone of this name, so they are called after the Sphinx, which is similar in appearance to their race in Earth myths and legends.

The Sphinx are as strong as bulls, with a head similar to that of a lion, a thick mane around their necks, and a pair of feathered wings on their backs, but they have no tails, no beast's claws on their hands, and their forearms resemble those of humans, with flexible fingers that skillfully handle various tools, and hooves on their hind legs.

The Sphinx usually walk on four legs, but they can also walk upright on their legs, and they are born with wings to fly, making them a rather special race.

The Sphinx in front of Lin Yuan, the hair on his body is gray-black, and his wings are the same color, his physique is huge, just sitting on the ground, his head is already the same height as Lin Yuan who is standing, even among the Sphinx, this Sphinx is also outstanding and strong.

In order to greet this guest from afar, Lin Yuan could only choose to meet him in the entrance hall of the castle, the walkway designed by the castle for humans was difficult for the huge Sphinx to pass through.

"It's a great honor to have you personally received you, Lord Arcana, and this is something that the Spell Council and the Wizard Alliance have sent to take care of you. ”

The male sphinx named Tetmitmi Night Pearl had a voice as loud as his physique, which made Lin Yuan's ears tingle a little.

The Sphinx didn't bring anyone else with him, his companions were waiting in the castle, and the only people on the scene were Lin Yuan and Heras, as well as the undead who were waiting on the periphery.

"Naturally, people who don't want to see will refuse, but if someone like you comes with good intentions, of course I'll be happy to meet them. ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I've always been interested in the Sphinx, and I'm very happy to be able to contact you, and besides, you can be said to be our friend, Mr. Night Pearl of the Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Haha, please call me by my name, honorable Lord Arcana," the Sphinx wrinkled a large lion-like face, as if to smile in the human sense, "I have brought the kindness of our Chamber of Commerce President, and I would like you to take a look." ”

The Sphinx took out a sealed letter from the brightly colored coat he was wearing, hung his head slightly and handed it to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan went through the relatively small letter in the big hand of the Sphinx, and found that the letter was quite weighty, and then he immediately opened the letter sealed with red wax and lowered his head to read the contents.

Tetmitmi quietly waited for Lin Yuan to read all the letters.

“...... Do you know the contents of this letter, Mr. Tetmitmi?"

After a period of silence, Lin Yuan raised his head from the letter.

Temitmi saw a bright smile and understood the kindness of their president, which made the new overlord of Belabet quite satisfied.

"No, this is a sealed letter written by the President himself, and no third person in the world knows what it contains. ”

"Very good, your president gave me a belated gift, it's really good," Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Maybe your president just wants to buy me a message, but this can be said to be very useful to me, so I accepted your proposal." ”

The Sphinx furrowed his face again, and this time Lin Yuan could clearly see that the other party was happy.

"So, let's set a suitable time to discuss the deal. ”

When Lin Yuan was about to say the name of the nezumi Yana and let his subordinates discuss the next transaction with the other party, a big red rabbit jumped out of the sphinx's mane after an unnatural shaking, and squeaked and screamed.

The Sphinx panicked and hurriedly picked up the big rabbit to the ground, trying to quiet it.

"What are you doing, but now that you're talking, please be quiet!"

Lin Yuan looked at the sphynx who was in a hurry, and the red rabbit that kept screaming and struggling in his hand, and couldn't understand why the other party would take his pet with him.

"That's ...... Elve?"

Herass looked at the red rabbit with a frown and uttered a noun that made her feel good.

"Elf? Is this rabbit an elf?"

Lin Yuan's interest surged up at once, and at the same time he understood why the Sphinx would have a rabbit by his side.

"Mr. Tetmitmi, are you a magister who has a contract with the elves?"

The Sphinx nodded in acknowledgment while comforting the contract elves who didn't know why they were a little out of control.

Ordinary people who don't have magic power, as long as they have a contract with the elves to exchange magic power, they can use the power of the elves to perform magic, which is the contract magister.

The elf race, when human beings met them at the very beginning, it was difficult to define them as a member of the intelligent race, and the main reason was that they were also elves and the individual differences were too great.

The so-called elves are a kind of life forms that have no real body and their bodies are completely constructed by magic, and their lifespans are long and short, some may only live for one or two years, and some may live longer than the longest-lived phoenix, which can be said to be traceless.

And the elves also have a considerable difference in wisdom, most of the elves live like beasts, acting according to instinct, but the higher elves have the intellect to communicate with other intelligent races, and have a special society with a tight structure.

The appearance of the elves is also ever-changing, some are in the form of beasts, some are in the form of insects, and some are humanoid, and the king of the elves, who is at the apex of all the elves, is said to be like the sun and the moon, constantly emitting light, which is quite mysterious.

Originally, he made a contract with the elves, and the method of obtaining magic power was learned by humans from the Sphinx, and Temitemite was an elven contractor, so there was nothing strange about it.

The Sphinx are very similar to humans, although they live in the wizarding world, but not everyone has magic power, so in order to protect themselves, they came up with a contract with the magic life form elves to exchange each other's power.

It is a difficult challenge to convince the elves to make a contract, and the contract can only be successfully exchanged on an equal footing if both parties accept it, and it is absolutely impossible to exercise it with violence.

Elves are originally difficult to meet, high elves with high intelligence will not casually contract with others, and beast-like elves are difficult to communicate, so in this world, the number of contract magisters is quite rare.

And the contract magister is even more extinct on earth.

Elves are a kind of magical lifeforms, basically they can't be killed, their bodies are caused by magic, even if they are damaged to dissipate, they can be restored after a period of time, however, there are exceptions on Earth.

The basic laws of the earth are different from the magic world, the elves will lose their immortal bodies on the earth, and once they are destroyed in the environment of the earth, they will truly die.

All elves instinctively hate going to Earth, and they feel that Earth is a dangerous place for them.

"Pease, what's wrong with you?"

The Sphinx also had no clue about the sudden loss of control of the contract elves, his rabbits were very well-behaved elves, and there had never been such a situation.

"Huh?"

Lin Yuan saw the red rabbit suddenly turn around and face him directly.

The rabbit's forehead was cracked, and a crimson vertical eye opened.

Tetmitmi stopped breathing instantly, a large amount of cold sweat flowed from his body, and he looked at Lin Yuan with horror on his face.

"Mr. Tetmitmi?"

In the silence, Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask out loud.

"Peel, Pie, close your eyes!"

The Sphinx roared, causing the chandelier hanging from the ceiling to sway.

The rabbit immediately closed its vertical eyes and jumped back into the sphinx's mane with a shudder.

"Then let me ask," Lin Yuan looked at the Sphinx, who suddenly avoided his gaze, "What can the eyes of that rabbit elf see?"

Temitmi visibly swallowed his saliva.

The Sphinx's huge body seemed to shrink a lot in an instant, and he looked nervously at Lin Yuan for a moment, and then hurriedly looked away.

"I, I, my pact elf Pease...... Let me know if the person I'm talking to is lying, it's the magical abilities I've gotten since I exchanged contracts with Pease......"

Tethitmi shook his body uneasily, his eyes wandering, not daring to look at the human in front of him.

"Ah, is it the ability to detect polygraphs, and is it a useful ability for you merchants...... So, your contract elf, what does that vertical eye represent? Can you tell me?"

Temittermi heard the other party's polite inquiry, but only felt a heavy invisible pressure.

The Sphinx couldn't bear the other party's gaze, and said the answer in one go.

“...... The Eye of Truth! Pease has the Eye of Truth, which can break through all the fog and see the truth! Pease found out that your body is covered with a layer of magic that makes people can't see clearly, so he instinctively uses the Eye of Truth...... And then...... Then ......"

Tethitmi couldn't believe what he had just seen.

“...... I can't see anything! I can't see anything! It's indescribable chaos, it's endless darkness...... It's despair and fear...... It is destruction and destruction...... No, I can't see anything, I don't know anything about that...... No...... I ......"

The Sphinx kept shaking his head, trying to completely discard the memories he had just had.

He should have stopped his elves from acting without permission, so he wouldn't see anything that would make people wander.

"Oh my God...... What the hell am I talking about...... What the hell did I see......"

Syllable!

Lin Yuan clapped his hands vigorously, and then smiled sincerely at the glazed Sphinx.

"I see, Mr. Tetmitmi, it seems that you are quite tired from the long journey and the work of boats and cars, and we will renegotiate our deal after you have rested. ”

Lin Yuan approached the Sphinx and patted the other party's arm affectionately, making the Sphinx tremble, and the hair on his body stood on end.

Lin Yuan showed an incomparably soft smile.

"Come, Mr. Tetmitmi, please, go get some rest first, okay?"