Sandra looked at Lucien strangely, "Mr. Evans, what's wrong with you?" She didn't think there was anything surprising about her statement, and it didn't seem to contain any useful information.

"After I crossed the level and used the 'elemental' ring, the backlash was very serious, and it took several days to recover, and my hand softened just now. Lucien reached out and picked up Viken's Special Summoning Ritual that had fallen on the reception table in front of Alex, pushing his anomaly to the after-effects of using high-level magic.

In fact, after recuperating in the carriage and magic steam train along the way, Lucien has almost recovered, and the reason why he couldn't control himself in an instant and lost his temper was because Viken was not the only one who disappeared before the Dawning War, but also legendary magicians such as "Prophet" Maskelin.

Charlotte and Sandra know these things, but they don't know Lucien in detail: the prophet Muskeline is missing in the depths of the "Necrogen", and he is accompanied by several old friends mentioned in the notes, and they are all conducting some important magical experiment, and Maskeling can use magic to make magical items, and his iconic Grand Cross is very similar to the Church's Cross of Truth!

This reminded Lucien: "Is Viken one of Maskilene's old friends? was also involved in that important magical experiment? Does this magical experiment have anything to do with this special summoning ritual he wrote? Is there really some essential mystery hidden in the depths of the Necromantic Realm! But it must be very, very dangerous!"

"If I can become a Grand Arcanist or a Legendary Mage, I must explore the depths of the Necromantic Realm. Lucien subconsciously decided to conceal this wide-ranging matter, and planned to wait until he had enough strength to invite the legendary mage and grand arcanist he trusted.

Charlotte and Sandra did not doubt Lucien's explanation, but thought that it was normal, how could there be no serious price for using magic items beyond the ranks.

"Mr. Evans, Charlotte. We've submitted our mission report to the Council, and we're confident that the high-ranking gentlemen will begin to investigate this special summoning ritual, so we don't have to be curious. Don't try it either, I'm afraid I'll be controlled by monsters like Bill. Sandra reminds Lucien and Charlotte that she is a magician with a knack for summoning and is instinctively resistant to the incomprehensible ritual of summoning and the unpredictable consequences.

Lucien smiled slightly, "I won't try this summoning ritual until I become a high-level. I don't think I'll be able to deal with that monster right now. And until then, I believe that the Council will be able to study a lot of things, and perhaps we will only need to access the confidential materials in the High Arcane Library to find out everything. ”

"It's best if so. If you can learn the details of the monster, you won't feel weird and inexplicable when you encounter it in the future. "Unknown enemies are often more fearful than known, and a battlemage like Charlotte is most worried about encountering monsters beyond comprehension.

Sandra smiled with a slight relief, "Yes, we have a council above us, so we don't need to worry too much about it, but I'd like to read it with the Allegory of Pain and see if it's as bleak and desperate as Scott describes." ”

"Me too. But I need to borrow a few other books first. Lucien instructed Alex to find the force field, the basic arcane books of the necromantic system, and the low-level magic books of several other factions.

Charlotte put on the battlemage hat: "I have other things to deal with, so I'll take my leave." It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Evans, on this mission, and I hope to work with you in the future, I like your calmness and decisiveness. ”

"I'll go to the Alinge City Library first. Mr. Evans, you're not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magical lab. It's reassuring to work with you. The shrewd and capable Sandra did not drag the mud and water, and said goodbye to Lucien with a handshake.

Lucien responded to them one by one and said modestly, "I have learned a lot from your combat experience, your choice and use of magic. Without your help, I would have died at Bertrand Castle on this mission. Hehe, in fact, there is no need to wait for future cooperation, and we can communicate often. ”

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

Ground floor of Aalto Monastery.

The solemn and majestic bass melody is hummed by a slightly husky and sexy female voice, as if outlining the black, oppressive lead clouds and the low, dim, oppressive atmosphere before the storm.

The voice grew higher, revealing a feeling of softness and sadness, and then the melody became rapid, full of restless eagerness, like raindrops and wind.

When the contrast between the repressed and anxious themes reappears, suddenly everything is quiet, only a gentle melody is spoken, like an independent mind left in a storm, forgetting the lightning and thunder, forgetting the depressing gloom, forgetting the storm, forgetting everything else in the world.

The storm came again, beating the heart that had been chanted repeatedly, but soon the first movement ended, and the warm melody flowed slowly, soothing the weariness and trauma of the soul.

Natasha hummed the main melody of the "Tempest Sonata" with a smile on her lips, and then looked at the letter in her hand again as if she could penetrate the darkness, which Lucien had sent on July 30, and was very satisfied with the Tempest Piano Sonata.

"Although it feels a little worse than pathos and moonlight, it is still an excellent work, inheriting the kind of speculation on life and the struggle against fate, which is really good as a birthday gift. Natasha whispered, then looked up and read what she had read before, such as Lucien's use of "question sea tactics" to teach his apprentices, such as the various funny reactions of the apprentices, such as the accident of being invited to the "Annual Conference of Elemental and Alchemical Magic" as K because of the same name and surname, and other small things that Lucian encountered in the Magic Council.

These things came slowly, like a friend who had traveled far away to tell all kinds of things to her face, which made Natasha feel warm and peaceful in her heart.

"Why do I think watching these things is more interesting than humming music? Could it be that there is no one to communicate with after staying here for a long time, so there is something wrong with your psychological condition?" asked Natasha with her right hand rubbing her chin, puzzled.

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

In the month of flowers (May), the weather is getting hotter, but Alinge is still cool in the sky.

Garden Villa inside the Magic Laboratory.

The pale white tear mark on Lucian's left hand bloomed with a soft shimmer, turning into an illusion and slowly floating, and then the magic materials such as sunstone powder placed around were put into it in a specific order under Lucian's manipulation. Mixed together by the fluctuations created by strange and eerie spells.

After repeated complex refining, the pale white tear imprint became like substance, and the light was clear and soft.

Then. The crystal ball in Lucian's right hand was like a point of light that kept moving in the dark night, turning into meteors and flying out one after another, and then forming a star chart to wrap the tear mark into Lucian's left hand.

The bright starlight shrouded the laboratory, and by the time it was gone, there was no mark on Lucian's left hand. But with Lucien's will, the crystal clear pale white tear imprint is inexplicably prominent, making the surroundings full of vitality.

This is Lucien collecting materials. According to the record of the "Book of Blessings", the first constant blessing "Childlike Gratitude" refined with the mark left by the little girl Mary can effectively resist the rotting corpse stinky necromantic environment and improve the defense ability against soul attacks a little.

In order to fulfill this blessing, Lucien spent all the two hundred arcane points obtained from the Beltrand Castle mission, and in the past few months, it has not delayed the study of force field and necromantic magic and slowed down the speed of meditation.

At present, Lucien has a total of one hundred and two arcane points, and has built five three-ring magics: "Dimensional Cage", "Protective Energy Damage", "Festering Curse", "Secondary Psychic Connection", and "Lightning". The number of second-ring spells has also been increased to twenty, and several of them have been eliminated and reconstructed to make their low-level magic more comprehensive.

After packing up his belongings and leaving the laboratory, Lucien saw his butler Charles coming over. He was a very spirited half-old gentleman.

"Sir, Mr. Gaston of the Elemental Will, please come over. ”

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

Elemental Will Aringe Division.

"Evans, I heard you've been watching Fables of Pain all this time, and what have you learned?" asked Gaston casually as he motioned for Lucien to sit down.

Lucien shook his head: "I don't gain anything, I just think those stories are too distorted, completely the most despicable and hateful side of human nature, after reading it, it makes people feel gloomy and desperate, it seems that it is deliberately so distorted for the sake of thought...... Mr. Gaston, I wonder what the Council of Ladles has done with this study, and if it is confidential and it is not convenient to tell me, I may have not asked. ”

"So far, none of the high-level mages involved in the research have been able to successfully summon that kind of monster, which makes one wonder if this particular ritual is real or not, and if Bill had anything else to do with it at the time......" Gaston did not hide it, after all, Lucien was also "involved" in the mission.

After a pause, Gaston's dark yellow eyes stared at Lucien: "I came to you this time, and I was given a mandatory task of elemental will. One of you has entrusted us with Elemental Will to deliver a letter to Lord Stennis, the Nightmare King of the Dark Mountains, and you're from the Duchy of Vaorit and are familiar with it, so we want to give you this quest for a reward of 1,000 Arcane Points upon completion. Rest assured, the Nightmare King has contacts outside the Dark Mountains, and they will take you through the Dark Mountains to the depths, and will not let a mid-level mage venture into the Dark Mountains on his own. ”

The Dark Mountains, the Duchy of Vaorit, the familiar words evoke memories of Lucian, the place where he first came, although he was depressed, but after he left, he was still full of nostalgia, and it seemed to be his hometown.

Seeing that Lucien was silent for a while, Gaston smiled and said, "Of course, this task takes a long time and has certain dangers, if you are not willing to accept it, you can change to another task without paying any price." If you accept, you'll be able to advance the 1,000 Arcane Points and a one-year subsidy, allowing you to buy enough magic potions and materials to go there without delaying your magic prowess. ”

Lucien thought of Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, John, Natasha and others, and had mixed emotions in his heart, and nodded with a smile: "Mr. Gaston, I accept this task." ”

"Be careful on the road, it's best to take the Northland route this time, because the church has strengthened the blockade of the Storm Strait, and many strong people have come here. Gaston patted Lucien on the shoulder, "You also have that pair of monocles, but the electromagnetic environment of the Storm Strait is disordered, and after arriving on the other side of the continent, it will be very difficult to communicate with the Magic Council." ”

(End of Part 3) (To be continued.) )