"Castle in the sky?Holm Kingdom?" Mercury blurted out in surprise.

The hanged man and the reindeer also said incredulously: "Rentat? near the capital?!"

This was completely unexpected, and they, like Lucien before them, had never imagined that the Magic Council could exist so openly, in an orthodox kingdom that had not been declared a heretical or evil country by the Church, and it seemed that it was not much worse than during the reign of the ancient Magic Empire.

In their original idea, the Magical Council would either be in the depths of the Dark Mountains, or in some alien dimension or half-plane, and then connect with the main physical world through a secret magic array.

Except for the "sage" Viscount Klein, who had already guessed the location of the headquarters of the Magic Council from the mouths of the big nobles such as Count Hain and Count Lafatti, and from the rumors of the Grand Duchess, and then confirmed by Lucien, the rest of the magic apprentices expressed their shock more or less, quickly or slowly.

Lucien, who carefully distinguished whether they were surprised or not, said with a smile: "There is no doubt that the headquarters of the Magic Council is in Alinge, and it has been tacitly approved by the nobles of the Holm Kingdom, and its strength has completely overwhelmed the power of the church in the kingdom, if it weren't for the strict protection that the church spent a lot of money to arrange in the Radiant Cathedral, there was enough time to wait for the Cardinal Council of Reims to come to the rescue, and the nobles' idea of maintaining balance, the Kingdom of Holm would have been completely controlled by the Council a long time ago." ”

"Really?, Mr. Professor?" Mercury asked, still a little incredulous, in her birthplace in the Duchy of Vaorit. In the hearts of the young girl who grew up in the Duchy of Vaorit, the church is incomparably powerful, coercing countless different dimensions, if it weren't for the division between the north and the south, she would have left her and other magicians without any way to live. It's inconceivable that the Council of Magic can grow into a behemoth that rivals the Church in some way.

This was the question of most magic apprentices, even the "sages", and the nobles might sense that kingdoms such as Holm across the Storm Strait were a little unusual—they rarely knew the situation in the Dao from books and stories, but only the nobles who were qualified to sit in the same VIP box as the Grand Duke could know exactly what was going on there.

Lucien gave an overview of the development of the Magic Council, the achievements of the Grand Arcanists, and the current situation of the Magic Council, and finally said, "The Council is already the second most powerful force in the continent. In Alinge. You can get the opportunity to learn the basics of arcane and magic for free. You can study magic openly, you can exchange ideas and materials without worrying about being captured by the church, and you can use magic to get the status, identity and wealth that rightfully belong to you. ”

There is no inflammatory tone, no exaggerated statements. The mere straightforward words made Mercury, the Hanged Man and others tremble. The excitement is unbearable. People who have not had a similar experience can easily imagine the feeling of suddenly seeing light and seeing a better future in the midst of darkness and oppression, danger and pain.

Even Mercury, who is good at keeping calm, is almost choked up at this time: "Professor." Mr. Professor, how are we to get there? I think the church must have sealed off the straits and borders. Can you take us there?"

This sentence made the other magic apprentices wake up suddenly, yes, the light has not really come, and there is still darkness and danger ahead.

"I have my own business, and I can't send it to you. Lucien first refused to help, then told them the two routes, and finally said: "If you have flying objects, you can consider taking the northern Shahran route, if not, go to Sturk to find a ferryman, and after passing their observation and test, you will have the opportunity to go to Alinge." By the way, if you arrive in Sturk before you become an official magician, you'll need to show your potential and abilities. ”

Lucien didn't reveal Granneuve's identity, as it was likely that there were church spies among the magical apprentices, so he only told them how to find the ferryman.

Having learned the lesson of the serious losses suffered a few years ago, Sturk's Magic Council liaisons have a strict process of observing, questioning, identifying, and testing all magicians and magic apprentices, and even if the spies reveal the news and let the Night's Watch change their identities, it will be difficult to infiltrate.

Mercury calmed down and said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Professor, if you have the opportunity, I hope to see you in Alinge." She, like the sage, had no doubts about Lucian's last words.

The other magical apprentices did not disagree, having grown up in the Church-controlled state, they had always understood that nothing was free of cost, and that if they wanted the help of the Magical Council, they had to show that it was worth helping.

"I hope you can tell the rest of the magic circle about this news, don't hide it selfishly, and let everyone have a choice. Lucien admonished, and then sneered: "By the way, after tonight, you'd better change your identity and hiding place, I'm worried that there are spies in other magic circles, and the church doesn't need the guys who already know where the headquarters of the Magic Council of the Dao are located to maintain the illusion of the circle......"

"Yes, Mr. Professor!" Mercury and the others were stunned for a moment, and then replied solemnly, not doubting Lucian's words. He had dealt with a traitor with his own hands, and had killed more than twenty of the Night's Watch! At the same time, he must be cautious, and no one wants to fall down when he is close to the light.

The eerie silence lasted for a while, and the cold voice of the hanged man said with some enthusiasm: "Mr. Professor, I heard you mention the basics of arcane and magic, and I also know that you are a knowledgeable mid-level magician, can you give us an overview of this aspect?" ”

"Presumably, the content of the introduction is free in the council, and I will not take advantage of you, so I will talk about it casually. Lucien said in a flat and hoarse tone, I can't say that I don't like the materials you have here.

"Mr. Professor, please. ”

After hearing Lucian's words, everyone, including the sage, stood up and saluted solemnly with the etiquette of the ancient magic empire to the teacher.

Next, Lucien explained to them the current arcane and magical systems in a way that had established an "arcane" mindset from the beginning, and they were all dumbfounded. Unbelievably different, this was a far cry from what they had learned before, but trying to use it to parse magic was unusual.

Unlike the last time they saw the Arcane periodical, they didn't understand it at that time, but after receiving Lucian's in-depth explanation this time, they only felt that a new door seemed to have opened in front of them, and behind the door was so deep and vast!

Until the end of the secret meeting, the sage and the others were still immersed in the "new world realm" and could not extricate themselves, even if there were some contradictions with their past cognition, Mr. Professor was also reasonable. Convincing!

With their current hierarchy and seclusion, they are not taught by high-ranking people. It is difficult to have a firm understanding of the worldly realm, and it is the time when the sponge is frantically absorbing all kinds of knowledge.

After leaving the underground secret room, the sage, mercury and the others lined up again, solemnly holding their right hand on their foreheads and saluting: "I hope that I will have the opportunity to listen to your teachings in the future, Mr. Professor." ”

After what has just been taught and taught. In their minds, the professor is no longer just a big man in the purification sequence, a terrifying magician. More vaguely is the embodiment of the Magic Council, which represents the ocean of arcane and magical knowledge.

Lucien laughed, "My students all hate me. If you have the opportunity, I hope you don't regret it. ”

"Huh?" Confused Mercury and the others watched as Mr. Professor and the Sage left together.

............

A hidden place in the Aalto sewers.

"What?, the professor showed up in Aalto?!" the clown slammed to his feet, his dark eyes burning like two flames on his funny smiling face, freezing Juliana from ventilating the news.

Juliana was excited. There was also a shudder: "Yes, just an hour ago, he attended the gathering of the original magic circle, and his identity has been confirmed! This is the first news that the spy we planted in that circle reported back!"

The professor is a well-known figure in the purification sequence, and the spy does not dare to delay.

The clown suddenly became silent and silent, and then he laughed loudly, laughing so madly and desolately: "Lucien returned to Aalto, and the professor appeared in Aalto, if they didn't have a close relationship, I would have been burned at the stake myself!

"Captain, you can wait for the good news, as long as you catch the professor and testify against Lucien Evans, it will be time for you to return to the Inquisition!" said Juliana happily.

The clown shook his head: "No, I have to seize the opportunity, I want to catch the professor with my own hands!"

"Captain, aren't you worried that it's the Professor's conspiracy? He's so insidious and cunning! You see, Lucien just came out when he was seriously ill and recuperated, and it's probably against you! Let's go out, one of the three heads of the Inquisition. They are high-level, and they can handle any conspiracy!" Juliana was apprehensive at the professor's viciousness, and hurried to dissuade the clown.

The three persons in charge of the Vaorit Inquisition are all sixth-level Heavenly Knights, although their strength is much worse than the two seventh-level cardinals, but it is more than enough to deal with the professor, and no matter how strong the conspiracy is, it is a thin snow under the sun under the absolute strength, and it will melt in the sun.

The clown shook his head firmly: "I'm worried that there will be a big man who will press down and delay the time, so the professor will be alert, so I must hurry up so that I can avenge the more than twenty dead teammates." And, Juliana, I will not be reckless, I will never forget the lessons of the Melzer Black Forest for the rest of my life! I will not arrest the professor unless I am completely sure, and if not, I would rather wait for you. ”

The main thing is that the clown has no idea what Professor Lu Dao's purpose is, and it doesn't seem to make sense for him to kill himself.

"Okay, captain, be careful!" Juliana saw that the clown was determined and did not persuade him again.

The clown laughed and said, "Professor, he probably didn't think that the sage's information was already firmly in our hands!

Although there were many apprentices in magic, it was inconvenient to investigate them all so as not to alarm the others, with the exception of the sage and owl, who were close to the professor and had acted together, and the vengeful night watchman such as the clown spent months getting hold of their information through spies, but they were unable to trigger it, and the owl died in the ruins before it could be used.

In Aalto, if you can't even find out this bit of information, what will the clown and the others do to deal with the professor!

"Captain, hurry up, you'd better find the professor before we arrive, or you'll be in trouble with the other night watchmen. Juliana reminded her that her captain was still on the Night's Watch arrest list! For mobile phone users, please go to read. )