The middle-aged magician looked around the hall and sighed to the dragon with a little sympathy: "Bertrand is really haunted by bad luck, he was normally preparing to summon two demons to conduct experiments in the restraint room, but his youngest apprentice happened to be in the secret room to hold a special summoning ceremony. Otherwise, with the castle he has arranged for many years, it is not difficult to discover the weird in advance and get rid of the monsters that have not yet grown. ”

"I don't think it's just right. The dragon dragged out a bulging bag hidden under him, and counted the pieces of dazzling gold that had just been refined inside, the yellow gold coins that had been minted one by one, and the magical materials of different colors but all very beautiful, and then replied in a nonchalant tone, "In my experience, when the child tried to find strength through The Allegory of Pain, this abomination monster had already formed a projection in his mind, and it affected his emotions. The way of judging and doing things, and later special rituals, only intensified this projection and allowed it to take shape with force. ”

Its voice was immature, like a child, and it couldn't distinguish between men and women, which was very contradictory to the strength that had obviously reached a high level.

The middle-aged magician named Tang Pu smiled at the dragon squatting on the ground and counting his treasures, and asked a little curiously, "Averies, your experience?"

"Of course, every time I see a glittering treasure, there is always a monster called 'greed' projected in my heart, affecting my emotions and thoughts. So, Thomp, it's not my fault that the vault was ransacked, and I can't control myself. The dragon Afrith replied innocently.

Tang Pu said amusedly, "Where did the monster come from?Afrith, can you control your emotions and thoughts now? You can return the treasure?"

"I can already control it, but you have already promised this as my reward, how can you take it back? You are the most trustworthy and contract soup book!" Afrith resolutely lied, "As for where the monster projected from, I don't know, it may have something to do with Ancient Hell......" It casually rambled.

But Tang Pu said thoughtfully, "Several of the Grand Arcanists have explored Hell. Having dealt with some of the dukes and counts of hell, as well as some ruins and records handed down from ancient times, they discovered a lot of things. For example, it is rumored that there were seven extremely powerful, terrifying, and mysterious demons in the deepest part of hell, representing seven negative depictions of arrogance, greed, jealousy, hatred, pain, indulgence, and hypocrisy, but they have never been proven. ”

According to another interpretation, they are just seven abstract symbols distilled from the cunning and evil devils of hell. Every devil has at least one of these qualities. ”

"Ahh......h

Tang Pu continued as he pretended not to see it: "About 'Fable of Pain'. It is necessary to include this special summoning ritual in the scope of the Council's key research, and it may be related to some secret in the world. The appearance, existence, and rapid transformation of that monster are too strange and mysterious, if it weren't for Averies, you are naturally good at spirit, soul, and mind magic, I'm afraid I would have let it escape......"

Even a high-level mage like him found that monster extremely weird.

Then he took the badge from his bosom and put it on.

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

Inside the vault, due to Lucien's sudden attack on the wall. Charlotte, Sandra and the others were nervous and suspicious, especially Susan didn't even dare to breathe too hard, as if she was afraid that the monster that could pop up anywhere would suddenly pounce from behind or other unexpected corners!

The tense and oppressive atmosphere reached its climax with the sound of footsteps clearly echoing in the hallway. Then a middle-aged man dressed in a flaming magic robe appeared outside the vault, with black hair and blue eyes, and a pair of Sven's gold-rimmed eyes, looking handsome and elegant.

"Hello, I'm the soup of the committee, and I happen to be in Caspar County, so I've come over to take over the matter. The middle-aged man looked at Lucien and the others, who were extremely vigilant and seemed to be about to launch a magic attack at any time, through the defensive wall of the magic array, with a kind smile.

He wore three badges on his chest, an arcane badge with six silver stars on a black background, a magic badge with eight black rings on a silver background, and a black arcane flame emblem representing the members of the committee.

Lucien waved his hand to stop Susan, who was surprised and wanted to greet Susan, and said cautiously: "Mr. Tangpu, to ensure safety, please let us check your badge, because that monster is very strange and terrifying." ”

Although facing the high-level members of the Magic Council, Charlotte and Sandra both nodded in agreement with Lucien's decision, and there are not two cases of monsters being deceived into killing magicians after they are transformed.

Tang Pu smiled and took off the three badges and floated by the door of the vault, allowing Lucien and the others to inspect them.

After confirming that it was correct, Charlotte opened the defensive magic array and reported very directly: "Mr. Tang Pu, the monster this time is very weird, and there are many mysteries in the matter, I will briefly talk about it from beginning to end, so that you can take over the investigation." ”

According to the position of the three of them in the team, this kind of thing should have been done by Lucien, but he was now very weak, and he had no problem speaking but was struggling, so he handed it over to Charlotte.

Seemingly listening carefully to Charlotte's story, Tang Pu nodded: "The level of this mandatory mission has exceeded the original expectation, and it has changed from a simple task to a dangerous mission, so the reward of the most difficult arcane points will be greatly improved after passing the evaluation." Moreover, the magic items damaged in the mission and the magic potions consumed will be compensated as they are after the council confirms them, and you can draw up a list and submit it to the mission area for a week. ”

"Then I'm relieved. Sandra, who had short hair, patted her neckline with a very happy expression, it was clear that the amulet was of great value and was an important means of preserving her life.

Charlotte was not overjoyed, but his grim expression softened a little, and his magic robe was also a powerful item.

Tonpu sealed off the castle with magic, and first escorted the weakened Lucien and the others back to the town of Fraser.

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

After a long silence on the carriage to the capital of Karpasia, Sandra said in a complicated tone: "There are all kinds of mysteries in this mission, and the only thing that is certain is that the ridiculous and comical summoning ritual caused a magic apprentice to summon an extremely terrifying monster. This is really something that can't be explained by the current knowledge of summoning and arcane, and it confuses my perception in this regard. Maybe the process wasn't what I thought it was. ”

Of the three, Sandra was the only one who was good at summoning magic, so she was hit the hardest.

Although summoning magic is three distinctly retained in the style of the ancient Magic Empire. It is still a superficial faction in the study of arcane arts, but Bill's special summoning ritual seriously violates even the summoning common sense of the ancient magic empire.

If even an apprentice can summon a monster with at least five rings of strength, then what are the magicians of other factions?

As a result, Sandra is so incomprehensible that the ancient summoners would have taken it as a joke made up by some bard who didn't understand magic.

Charlotte nodded slightly: "We need to see the full process of the special summoning ritual to judge." But it's a very strange thing, and I still have a dark and eerie feeling until now. ”

"I always thought that monster was Bill himself......" Susan interjected. In fact, she was a little excited, if it weren't for Bill, she obviously couldn't control herself. And the appearance is ugly, this kind of ritual to raise the strength to the five rings at once no one will refuse.

Lucien recovered a lot, and looked at Susan and Scott through his monocle, "Have you read The Fable of Pain?"

Susan shook her head, and Scott said with a look of horror, "Mr. Evans, I am more familiar with Bill, and I have read a few stories in his room. The stories are unusually dark, and the plot seems to be forever covered with a hopeless gray. After reading it, people will either despair and frustration, or resentment and hatred, and want to destroy this world full of pain. I don't know what it can call an allegory, maybe it can be used to scare children who don't want to sleep. ”

"We'll have to go to the Arcane Library to borrow some materials to see, and it just so happens that I've decided to learn more about the magic of the two factions. Lucien plans to borrow the arcane basic books of the force field system and the necromantic system to read when he returns, and the latter can also be studied with the Necronomicon on his body.

This is due to the fact that the force field system contains a lot of powerful defensive magic. The necromancy system involves spirits, souls, blessings and curses, etc., as for the electromagnetic system and the heat system, Lucien feels that his arcane knowledge in this area is very solid, so he doesn't need to study so deeply for the time being, only learn the useful magic in it, and replace several spell models in the soul.

As for the magic of the factions such as illusion and change, Lucien does not have so much energy to study and study for the time being, so he can only choose a few spells and forcibly construct them with strong spiritual power like the ancient magicians. This will be the case in the future, unless Lucien finds a place where these factions connect with his knowledge.

If you want to go higher and further in the realm of arcane and magic, you must concentrate your efforts and make appropriate trade-offs.

Of course, the purpose of the Magic Council's arcane research is to put all magic into a common theory, believing that both the world and magic have an original explanation, so many high-level magicians, in addition to their own areas of expertise, will also study some knowledge that they are not good at, hoping to find common ground and deepen the study of the essence.

Charlotte and Sandra both nodded in agreement with Lucien's proposal, if they didn't want to explore the hidden causes and laws of such a strange and mysterious thing after witnessing it, then they would not be a qualified arcanist.

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

In the ordinary arcane library, Alex, the djinn in charge, said politely, "Hello, Mr. Evans, is there anything you need to serve?"

With Lucien's Level 4 Arcanist Badge, you can borrow books here for half the price, which is forty books for one Arcane Point.

"Alex, is there a Fable of Pain?" Lucien came to the library first after handing over the mission report and list to Charlotte and Sandra, as Arcane Points and other things needed to be re-evaluated.

Alex, who was bare-chested, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Evans, this is the Arcane Library, and it doesn't include fable books. You can find them at the Alinge City Library or the Rentat Royal Library. ”

"Then help me find a book with a sentence like: 'Wei ...... of the Special Summoning Ritual'. Lucien used Alex completely as a "search engine".

Alex listened to it for a long time, and reported the titles of five books: "The Special Summoning Rites of Vilam", "The Special Summoning Rites of Viken", "The Special Summoning Rituals of Wiertra County", ......"

After exchanging all five books, Lucien flipped through them on the spot with Sandra and Charlotte.

"Mr. Evans, it's this one!" Sandra held up the book with the black leather cover in her hand, which read "Viken's Special Summoning Ritual".

Lucien took it and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, there was something he saw in the apprentice's hall, and the process was even more ridiculous than he imagined, such as dancing around the brazier, telling his painful past to the brazier, and so on.

Seeing nothing of note other than the absurdity and comical, Lucien flipped to the first page, where there was a magician's comment: "This book pretends to be the name of the legendary ancient magician Viken, but it is undoubtedly a funny book that deliberately plays tricks on people, and it is recommended to be removed from the Arcane Library." ”

"Viken, the ancient legendary magician?" Although Lucien is known as a "historian" in Aalto, he has little access to the history of kingdoms such as Holm on the other side of the Stormstorm Strait, as well as areas not controlled by the Southern Church, and after arriving at the Magic Council, he focuses on the study of arcane and the improvement of magical power.

Charlotte explained to Lucien, "Viken is an ancient legendary magician, his territory is the present-day kingdom of Briana, and he has a very cruel personality. It is said that a city of 20,000 people was once sealed off in order to study a certain magic, so that they could kill each other in desperation and feed each other......"

"But it's rare to hear his name, what is his legendary profession?" Lucien asked curiously.

Sandra preemptively replied, "I don't know." Because he disappeared before the Dawn War. ”

With a snap, the book in Lucian's hand fell on the reception desk. (To be continued.) )