Fernando waved his hand and said angrily: "There is one, but it is of little value, a floating city that can fall from the sky by itself can only be a failed work, and it will only lead us to the wrong path!"

He unceremoniously mocked the legendary magician who had built the floating city in the first place, believing that the great success he preached was only lip service.

"Floating City" is the research direction of the three major magic empires after the development to the peak, they try to live in the sky like gods, looking down on ordinary people, but a city can be done in the short term, and the long-term and stable state has been difficult to achieve, and it has become a problem that all parties want to overcome.

In the process, many legendary magicians claimed to have completed the construction of the floating city, but so far, there is not a single floating city flying in the sky, some of them were involved in the Dawn War not long after they took off, becoming a clear target of attack, and were destroyed by the alliance of the church and nobles, and some had all kinds of problems, and after barely floating for months, years, or more than ten years, they collapsed or crashed on their own.

Because of the strength shown by Douglas, Roland smiled enthusiastically: "We just found its wreckage, well, it's called 'Alinge', the famous 'Sky City', but we lack the core magic array structure, there is no way to repair it, it can only be used as a secret base." ”

Douglas didn't care, and said with a warm smile: "Failed works also have their role, can remind what kind of mistakes we should avoid, I have always been very interested in floating, flying and other spell effects, trying to figure out the laws and truths contained in them." So hopefully the union will let me look into 'Alinge'. ”

"No problem, we will propose it to the vice president, with your magic level and the merits you have made, there will definitely be no problem!" Roland almost patted his chest and promised.

He clearly knew that there was only one archmage in the Union who would "stop time", and one more would mean the essential improvement of combat effectiveness, and people like Fernando were very proud of Douglas's ability in mathematics and physics, so he also believed that Douglas could grow into a strong man to look up to and rely on in the future.

Douglas nodded: "Then trouble you, which direction are we going now?"

"To get to headquarters, you have to go to Rentat. Roland smiled meaningfully.

Douglas was slightly stunned and said, "The city where the headquarters of the diocese of Rentatt Holm is located?"

"Yes. It is also the capital of the Kingdom of Holm. Roland nodded with a smile.

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

The remnant sun is like blood. A horse-drawn carriage drove into Rentat just before the gates closed.

After passing through several streets full of fishy smells, the carriage stopped in front of an ordinary-looking hotel.

"Grilled Fish Inn......" Douglas stepped out of the carriage and smiled at the odd name.

Fernando's voice was a little sharp: "He is best at grilling fish, I suggest you have one." Otherwise he would be very angry. Think you don't know how to eat. ”

He jumped straight down. Splashed water on the ground.

After heavy rains, the whole of Rentat is full of water, but unlike smaller cities. The roads here are made of stones, so they are not covered with mud and look clean.

Seeing this scene, Douglas said with a little emotion: "Rentat is an important city operated by the empire on this side of the Storm Strait, and it was built well in all aspects, but it was still occupied by the church......"

He was born in Antiphre, and in his bones he felt that he was from the Magic Empire of Sylvanus.

"Someday we'll be back!" Fernando said confidently, suppressing his voice.

Roland, who was temporarily acting as a coachman, turned his head and said loudly: "Don't be a statue here, let's talk about it when you go in." ”

After communicating along the way, he found that Douglas was very easy to get along with, without the arrogance shared by other archmages, except for a little more problems, there was nothing bad, so he was relatively less restrained.

The inn was small and old, there were not a few tables in the hall, and there were three or four guests sitting sparsely.

Behind the bar stood a gray-haired man, wiping his glass.

"I can't even see my fingers, and I don't light a candle!" is the most disgusting of all your shortcomings!" Fernando rebuked as soon as he entered the door.

It was dusk, and the windows in the lobby of the hotel were very narrow, and darkness seemed to have fallen early.

The boss raised his head, revealing a square face, and his left eye was dead green, muddy and lifeless, which made people feel extremely frightened.

"Saving is an attitude to life that you will never understand, the little guy with a heart full of blazing glue. "The boss's other eye is a beautiful turquoise, deep and dark, and it seems that you can't see the bottom.

Fernando was not angry, and turned to Douglas and said, "Old Green, the owner of this shop, an outdated knight, his left eye is the product of the failure of blood fusion. ”

In this inn, he didn't care about magic, blood fusion and other taboos that could not be mentioned, and the three or four guests who drank strong wine and ate grilled fish did not react at all, and enjoyed life to themselves, as if Fernando's words just now were Douglas's hallucination.

After speaking, Fernando pointed at Douglas: "You can call him Douglas, a guest from across the continent, who wants to join us, has passed my test, this is the details I gave to Vice President Rigge." ”

He flew a dull yellow parchment to Old Green.

Old Green's hands were still wiping the glass, but the parchment flew more and more slowly, like an animal stuck in a swamp, and gradually unable to move.

Holding down the parchment with the freshly polished wine glass, Old Green said expressionlessly: "Young man, do you want a honey-grilled fish? This is the best food in the whole of Rentat, in the whole of the Great Holm region, in the whole of the Strait Territory, and you will not regret tasting it!"

He seems to be in a hurry to market his honey-grilled fish.

Douglas was reminded by Fernando's hidden complaints and sarcasm, and smiled: "I'm looking forward to it. ”

"There aren't many young people who know how to appreciate it now, and some guys can't calm down and enjoy the food at all. Old Green sneered. Walk through the secret door behind the bar to the kitchen.

"This is an experimental knight secretly cultivated by Fernando's teacher, who has a close relationship with the Hoffenberg family, and after the fall of his teacher, unwilling to surrender to the church, opened this hotel in Rentat as a secret transit point for union contact. After Roland parked the carriage, he hurried in to give Douglas a supplementary introduction, "Old Green will pass on the mission report to Vice President Rigge, and they will discuss and decide. After that, you can enter the headquarters. Rest assured, you will definitely have no problem and will be able to wait for good news tomorrow. ”

"Thank you. Douglas smiled and nodded, "Actually." I'm not too anxious. Although the principle of flight and levitation is the main direction of my research. But I still have a lot to figure out. ”

Fernando's two bright red eyes stared at Douglas, "What other research do you have?"

Along the way, Fernando and Douglass's discussions focused on mathematics, although he was always hard at it to his face. But Douglas's abilities are becoming more and more important in his heart, so it is inevitable that he will be a little anxious to hear more thought-provoking views when he mentions other areas.

"Something trivial. Douglas didn't have the idea of keeping it a secret, so he pulled out a chair and sat down, exchanging magical questions with Fernando, a young high-ranking magician with excellent talent and quick responses.

For most of the day, Fernando would not leave, even if the clouds were clouding and he couldn't see his fingers, and the honey-grilled fish was eaten only a little, causing Old Green to blow his beard and stare at him, if he had a beard and good eyes.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Fernando went back to his room with a lot of questions, and Douglas went into the room he had prepared for himself, looking at the few stars in the sky through the clouds, and feeling a long-lost peace.

I guess I can calm down and study for a while, right?

He thought so.

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

As soon as it was dawn, Douglas heard Roland's familiar footsteps from far and near, and knocked on his door at the end.

"Douglas, President Rig is here himself, he's a veteran archmage. Roland was thrilled with the importance Douglas was taking.

Douglas also had a hint of joy in his heart, after all, everyone would be a little happy to be treated so solemnly: "Roland, please take me to see President Rig." ”

Roland led Douglas into the secret room located on the basement floor of the hotel, and saw an old man wearing a black soft hat, his black hair and blue eyes, his face was thin, the wrinkles were clear, and his nose was slightly bent, like an old falcon, but those eyes were restrained and deep, as if they were hiding countless secrets.

"Welcome, Douglas. "Vice President Rig wore a high-necked jacket in Rentat, like a true old aristocrat.

Douglas smiled and saluted, "It's an honor to meet you, President Rig. ”

Roland looked at the room, "Fernando hasn't come down yet, I'll go look for him." ”

"No, I'm mainly here to see Douglas. Rig shook his head slowly, "Douglas, you and Fernando's raid on the Inquisition and the action of killing the 'Hunter' proved that you have no problem, but your operation has also caused us great trouble, under the leadership of the 'Heart of Time', the clergy, the night watchman, and the nobles have strangled more than thirty of our magicians. ”

"The main purpose of this operation is to show the nobles our worth! those magicians should have been exposed a long time ago, but the church deliberately did not act!" Roland defended loudly.

Rig gave him a grim look, causing his words to come to an abrupt halt: "It's not something you need to think about. ”

He turned his head and continued to look at Douglas and said: "So, the union has agreed to your joining, and it will also give you a certain punishment, and will send you to study the wreckage of the 'Alinge' floating city for three years, if there is no fault, after three years, you will directly become the vice president of the union!"

Is this a suppression and a good hope? Douglas thought with a smile in his heart, none of this was important to him, what was important was the opportunity to study the wreckage of the "Alinge" floating city.

"I'm okay with that. Douglas nodded slightly, and Roland wanted to retort but didn't dare to speak, his face flushed a little.

Rig finally smiled a little: "I hope you can research the real floating city." ”

Bidding farewell to Vice President Rig, Douglas and Roland returned to the upper floor, where they suddenly saw Fernando hurrying in anger. (To be continued......)