The atmosphere in the carriage became very strange, Douglas seemed to have forgotten the two magicians on the side, muttering strange questions to himself, while Fernando and Roland did not know what to say, wasn't it all as natural as the sun rising and ripening the ground?

But Douglas quickly got out of this state and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I always have similar distractions." ”

"It's nothing, and that's often the case when I have problems with magic. Roland replied with a smile, seemingly uninterested in Douglas's strange question, and Fernando opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.

The silence faded for a moment, and Fernando and Roland briefed Douglas on the Storm Channel.

"Whether it is the Sylvanus Empire or the Yasuo Empire, the power here has collapsed, turning into one scattered and unsubordinate organization after another, and some have even fled to the endless ocean, so to speak, the situation here is not even as good as across the Channel, at least the Western Territories such as Aalto are still in the hands of magicians......" Roland said with a half-sigh.

Fernando added: "The territory that originally belonged to the Yasuo Empire was divided into two parts, one was the Kingdom of Briana and the other was the Duchy of Calais, and the area to which the Hilfanas Empire belonged gave birth to the Kingdom of Holm and the Kingdom of Camelot, and the main place of our organization's activities was in the Kingdom of Holm, which is where we are now......"

Douglas had inquired about this before crossing the Storm Channel, and was no stranger to what the two men had said, but not in such detail. His face darkened a little, and then a calming smile reappeared: "Actually, I chose to cross the Storm Strait instead of fleeing to Aalto because I was more optimistic about the situation here. ”

"Huh?" Fernando was noncommittal on the surface, but his eyes narrowed slightly, not allowing his bright red pupils to reveal any of his emotions.

As for the analysis of the situation, the "United Union" has been doing it internally, and in the end, it has come to a similar conclusion to Douglas, so there is a previous risky attempt and a change of direction.

Douglas said with a calm expression: "Because the overall strength of the nobles here is stronger than that of the Church of Truth. ”

This sentence was like a lightning bolt that struck Roland. Makes him numb. Suddenly, I understood the strategy of hiding before what organization would change, evading pursuit, and slowly growing. Boldly let Fernando come to the capital of Pefors to meet the biggest nobleman here - to be able to knight the name of the county. The power of the Count of Pefors can be seen.

Roland knew that this was to win over the nobles. To sow discord between them and the church in exchange for their protection, in order to escape the church's increasingly tight pursuit. But never before has it been so clear and clear what is the reason for doing this, and what the desired outcome may develop in the future.

Fernando didn't say anything, just looked at Douglas quietly, waiting for his next words.

"We don't know exactly what happened here, but according to my observations, with the fall of Antiphre, the attitude of the clergy towards the nobility became more and more arrogant, and most of the cardinals and holy knights were concentrated in Antiphre and Reims, preparing to go west. Douglas recounted what he had seen.

"Although Aalto and other western cities have gathered a lot of legendary lords, and even a small number of bloods, dragons, etc., to help, but the internal contradictions are very large, and the gap between the strength of the church and the nobles is even greater, unless the 'silver moon' comes, it will only be eaten away step by step, on the contrary, here, we are very weak, and there are not many legendary lords who can be wooed, and the gap with the strength of the church is not large. ”

The first time he used the overall strength of the church and the aristocracy, and the second time he singled out the church alone, and the specific meaning was not only understood by Fernando, but also by Roland.

Fernando spoke, his accent was a little strange and sharp, obviously not a native of the Kingdom of Holm: "After disintegrating and eliminating most of the high-level magicians here, the Cult of Truth has transferred more than half of the Legendary-level clergy, and at present, only Rentat and Cooks each have a Holy Spirit Priest to guard them. ”

"The Epic Knights have also been drawn a few, but there are still five left, after all, this is their homeland, their territory, and it is not in their will to cross the mountains and seas to attack Aalto, even if they are all devout believers, because it is difficult to obtain substantial benefits, and they think that the Church does not lack this strength, obviously, the Church thinks so. ”

"But what's the point of that?" Roland asked, frowning, puzzled, "As long as the Church defeats the Legendary Excellencies of the West and sends most of the strong men over, all our efforts will turn into bubbles." ”

Fernando glared at him: "Time, time to develop, time to find allies, time to stir up relations, time to get equilibrium." ”

Douglas also smiled: "The enemies of the church are not just us. ”

"Well, if Alto is lost, the church will reach the Dark Mountains, and perhaps the 'Silver Moon' will indeed come. Roland nodded.

Douglas's expression suddenly became a little dazed: "Even if the 'Silver Moon' comes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with the Pope." ”

"You mean, 'Divine Descent' is really that strong?" Fernando asked, shocked and curious, they were on the other side of the Channel, and the information they had received was distorted by the Channel, and now, in front of them was a magician who had experienced the Great War of Antiphre.

"Your Excellency 'Starlight of the Star' fell without resistance, and even most of Antifleur's Locks were destroyed, I don't know how strong the real god-like is, but I know that His Excellency 'Shining Light' surpassed the level of the peak of the legend when he fought with the help of Antiphre's Chain......" Douglas recalled, that reassuring smile disappeared, revealing a bit of embarrassment and panic.

Fernando and Roland were silent, although they didn't have the opportunity to go to Antior, although Fernando was a child of the Yasuo Empire, but as early as the repeated descriptions of teachers and elders, Antifolle had been deeply engraved in their hearts, that was the "Mystery Crown" holy place that all magicians yearn for, that is the city with the title of the strongest fortress on earth, and that is the place where legendary magicians are the most powerful and powerful. But with just one blow of the "Divine Descent", the consuls of the Sylvanus Empire and the Lost Lock were destroyed together.

The "Divine Descent Technique" is actually so strong?

At this moment, a deep despair rose in their hearts, what was the point of their own and the others' efforts? When the time came, it was just a matter of "divine descent."

Douglas smiled kindly again: "Don't worry too much, I'm afraid it's not so easy for the Pope to cast the 'Divine Descent Technique'. ”

"How do you know about Lu Dao?" this information was so important that Roland had never heard it, and even suspected that Douglas was comforting himself.

Douglas did not grow a beard, and his upright facial features looked quite young, and he smiled: "It has been almost ten years since the fall of Antiphre, but the church has not been moving westward on a large scale. It's just that some cardinals are trying. The Pope hasn't struck again, and I think there may be something to do with watching the desperate and scattered hearts reunite, and watching the Western Territories grow stronger and stronger. ”

"Say it again. The Pope has also been besieged by His Excellency Legend before. But he didn't use the 'Divine Descent'. If it's really that easy to cast, you can use it to solve the battle easily. ”

He spoke frankly about his guesses, not taking into account the fact that the two magicians on the other side had a lot of reservations about him.

"It's ......," Fernando pondered. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, and at the same time I was more wary of Douglas, this information had been in front of himself and others for a long time, but no one had ever been able to connect them, and pointed out this problem so keenly, Douglas saw the problem very thoroughly! Could this have something to do with the fact that he often asked strange questions?

At this point, neither side has gone deeper, after all, no real trust has been established.

The carriage stopped in the suburbs, and Fernando and Roland led Douglas through the forest, near a hiding place.

In this forest, the "Magicians' United Guild" has three secret strongholds, one has not yet been activated, one is for the three magicians to hide, and one is where they are going now, as for whether the other organizations have a stronghold here, they do not know.

"Let's go around there first. Roland said to Fernando with a telepathic connection.

Fernando nodded, understanding what he meant, he wanted to observe the hiding place of the three mages first, because after their analysis, one of the suspected traitors was there.

Douglas didn't say much, and quietly followed the two forward, and Fernando and Roland didn't intend to let him see the stronghold, who knew if he was a spy of the Night's Watch.

As the Church gained the upper hand and showed its incomparable strength, more and more magicians who struggled in darkness and depression, panic and fear, became desperate and turned to the Church, becoming the night watchman who hunted their companions, and no one knew if their close companions yesterday would become enemies who ended their lives today.

There are a few large magical organizations that have been infiltrated by the Night's Watch and suffered a devastating blow, while the remnants have learned their lesson and put every new joiner to the test, even if he is an archmage, you must know that there is no shortage of archmages among the top 30 elites of the Night's Watch!

Fernando and Roland were originally only going to take a look from afar to see if there was anything abnormal and not to expose this secret stronghold, but at this glance, Fernando's face immediately turned pale, as if a storm was about to come.

The crypt was ajar, and the strong smell of blood attracted three wild wolves.

"It's a step late!" Roland patted his head in annoyance, he already understood what was happening, their suspicion was correct, but the other party did not intend to continue to lurk, and did not have the luxury of hoping to hide it, so he killed the two magicians first and left directly, and should be under the protection of the night watchman for now.

Douglas watched them quietly as he examined their surroundings, followed them quietly to the crypt, where he saw two mutilated corpses that had been gnawed, and two dead faces that were dazed and frightened.

"Gary is dead, Prince is dead......" Roland muttered to himself a little uncontrollably, "The little girl of the Gary family has asked me to protect his father, and Prince hasn't had time to confess yet...... Damn Benson, they're all good friends of yours! Gary even saved you! I'm late......"

"It's been at least a day and a half since I died, and there are signs of being soaked by the rain. Douglas whispered, saying that it was likely that Benson had just taken refuge in the area, and no one could have had time to rescue him.

Fernando's face turned blue and red, vaguely remembering that the little girl of the Gary family was a lovely child, and it took a long time to suppress and roar: "I will let Benson go and confess to you!"

A five-ring magician, an elite who is very promising to become a high-level magician, actually took refuge in the Night's Watch like this!

Roland took a deep breath: "Let's get out of here first." ”

The two quickly turned the corpse into powder and put it in storage bags.

The journey to the secret stronghold became even more depressing, and Douglas suddenly spoke: "Actually, I am a magician who does not like to kill and fight, I prefer to explore, and I prefer to figure out the hidden truth behind things. ”

Fernando was about to roar, but Douglas's next words made a big impression on him.

Douglas looked at the sky and sighed softly: "But only by obtaining a safe and stable environment, with the cooperation and support of many people, can exploration and research continue, and now, there is no place to place an alchemy platform, and the companions who can help each other and explore the world world together are almost dead one by one." ”

"When a person is cornered, it is time for change. (To be continued......)