Chapter 15: Castle in the Sky
"What are the two of them?"
The question is Veronica, a blonde and blue-eyed beauty - some magicians who are proficient in physical transformation such as blood fusion often present two extremes, one is that they don't care about their image at all, how powerful and how to transform.
For example, the left eye is replaced with the "Eye Demon Terrier", the right eye becomes the "Death Eye" of the "Death Servant", and the beard is replaced by the tentacles of the Mind Flayer, which is extremely terrifying, and has become synonymous with "horror and scary" in the minds of all ordinary people.
And some magicians are very concerned about their appearance, and they will pay attention to this aspect when transforming themselves, so their appearance is more and more delicate and beautiful, Veronica is such an eight-ring mage who is proficient in blood fusion and physical transformation, for example, her ears are slightly pointed, which makes her bright and bright a little more playful and cute, which is the symbol of elven blood.
President Anold laughed and said: "The 'gathering' held in Alinge this time is mainly for everyone to communicate and liaise and eliminate differences and misunderstandings......
The first half of what he said was obviously an "official cliché" to other magical organizations, and then he changed his words: "Therefore, as the master, we must control our own strength to participate in the 'party', otherwise it is easy to cause suspicion, destroy the rare atmosphere of cooperation, and make them dare not come." ”
"In this, I am the president and the main liaison. It is basic politeness and respect to have to preside over the meeting, Douglas is the new archmage who joins us, his presence will make others feel the attraction and true strength of the union, Fernando is the best of our young generation of magicians, the most promising candidate to become an archmage, he can make other organizations fully appreciate the future of the union, the vitality of the union ......"
It is rare for Fernando not directly mock, but secretly slanders himself, a simple and no more than limited display of strength. Deter other organizations. It seems that the truth is all on his side, and he deserves to be the president!
For this explanation, Rig and Veronica both agreed and didn't say anything more. Instead, he asked about the details of organizations such as "Red Eye" and "Soul Supreme" - although they all knew a lot about it in the past. But how can Anold, the president who has just visited the other party, know clearly?
Arnold also took the opportunity to popularize information about these organizations to the newcomer Douglas: "The typical appearance of the people of Arthur's empire is a pair of red eyes. You can see if you look at Fernando, of course, with bright red pupils like his. It is also rare in the Arthurian Empire, and the 'Red Eye' organization was founded by a group of remnants of the Arthurian Empire, hoping to restore the country in the future......"
"'Soul Supreme' is a necromantic organization that is said to have some relationship with the 'Reaper's Scythe......"
"The 'Shadow Singer' is a secret organization prepared by the 'Lord of Shadows' Osiris for his 'return', but unfortunately it was hit hard by the 'Heart of Time', and its strength declined even ...... as ours."
"The 'Tower of the Destroyer' is dominated by elemental mages, and is one of the few branches left after the 'Elemental Will' was destroyed by the 'Sword of Truth' and the clergy more than a hundred years ago......"
For the "Elemental Will", Douglas is no stranger, after the "Lord of Shadows" suffered a heavy blow and disappeared, the legendary magicians in the "Big Holm Region" were divided internally, fighting their own battles, some of them themselves belonged to the ancient organization, and some established their own organizations, "Elemental Will" was a very active legendary organization during this period, and at its peak, it was almost comparable to the long-standing "Palmeira's Cabin" However, in the end, they could not escape the fate of destruction, most of the magicians died, and valuable materials and items were divided between the Hoffenberg family and the Cult of Truth.
Arnold explained in detail the origin, composition, and information of their respective leaders of the four major magical organizations, and then sighed and said: "I hope that this time we can unite smoothly, as long as I kill Cardinal Alfonso and initially shake the 'Deep Blue Demon', I am sure that I can use his name to carry out extensive cooperation with several Excellencies." ”
His eyes were not cloudy, and he looked at Douglas and the others seriously: "The 'Deep Blue Demon' is right, our strength is indeed not enough to join the battle between the 'giants', but this side of the strait is not without legendary Excellencies!"
He didn't mention that after the assassination of Alfonso, the church was furious, and the "Deep Blue Gift" Sharp did not soften his attitude at all, but accelerated the possibility of attacking the magic organization, he knew this, Rig knew it, Ramon and Veronica also knew it, but the current situation made them have to choose to take risks, if they want to grasp the great and then act, then there is no chance to take risks in the future!
"Mr. President, Big Holm Land...... How many legends are there on this side of the Channel?" As a native of Antifleur, Douglas used to call this place "the Great Holm region", but he changed his tune in time, because Fernando and the others were remnants of Arthur's Empire.
Arnold smiled: "Except for those who rushed to Aalto to participate in the defense, there are currently only three legendary mages left on this side of the strait, of course, the legendary lordships all have strange and changeable methods to save their lives, and maybe your Excellency did not completely die at the hands of the God of Truth Cult, but just hid?"
"'Palmeira's Hut' has two Excellencies, the 'Ice Witch' and the 'Lord of the Cold', of which the 'Lord of the Cold' is the stronger, so go to support Aalto and let the younger 'Ice Witch' stay behind the organization......"
"The 'Scythe of Death' has a terrifying 'Death Lord', he is a veteran legend of the Arthurian Empire, and he has a bad relationship with Aalto's Excellency, so he did not rush to ......"
"The legendary Excellency of the 'Dance of Confusion' has all fallen, but decades ago, one of them was successfully promoted to the rank of Cursed Eye, a very young ...... of the legendary class of the Cursed Eye."
As Douglas listened, he very quietly repeated what needed to be focused on: "...... Ice Witch ...... Death Lord...... Cursed Eye ......"
"That's the basic situation, Douglas, Fernando, you guys get ready, we'll go to 'Alinge' tomorrow. Arnold gestured.
............
The sky seemed to be burned by fire, and the ground was red but dark, and Arnold, Douglas, and Fernando transformed into the giant rats common in this plain, shuttling between plants and rubble.
This is the plain near Rentat, which is located in the northwest, surrounded by mountains and separated by villages, and at first glance it does not look like a shady mage would choose to hide.
"When the Castle in the Sky fell, it smashed a big hole at the foot of the mountain, caused an earthquake, and buried itself, so it was actually underground on the edge of the plain. Arnold introduced Douglas to the location of Alinge.
Douglas is currently an obese gray-haired mouse, and through a telepathic connection, he said, "Then its damage should be severe?"
"Well, the alchemical life at the core has dissipated, and none of the buildings above are intact......" Fernando said in place of Arnold, who was now a tiny mouse with red eyes.
The three rats followed the real rat nest all the way into the ground, and soon overcame many obstacles and stepped onto the underground passage dug by the Magicians' Union.
So, they turned back into human beings and followed the road paved with huge stones, on either side of which there were no murals, patterns, etc., which are common in ruins, only uneven rocks.
As he walked, Douglas suddenly stopped, and his eyes looked obsessively ahead, only to see that in the midst of the squeezing of dirt and rocks, there was something magnificent.
It is very huge, formed by half of the mountain peaks upside down, with a flat tip at the bottom, a loop, and a symbol inlaid in it, which makes people feel shocked from the heart.
However, the magic tower and other buildings on its plane have all collapsed, and the most intact ones are only three or four floors, and the main mountain peak has obvious cracks one after another, which are bottomless, as if they want to penetrate it, which is shocking.
"Is this the 'Castle in the Sky'......" Douglas sighed in a low voice with burning eyes.
Arnold let him look at it for a while before he said, "I'll go and communicate privately with the leaders of other magical organizations first, and try to reach a consensus before the meeting, you go around and get to know the magicians of other organizations." ”
At this time, the members of other magical organizations have arrived, keeping the mages and family members living in this base very busy, of course, the high-level and above magicians are hiding nearby, entering by simulacrum, etc., so as not to fall into the trap of the union - they are used to it.
"It's good. Douglas nodded, and flew with Fernando to the city in the sky, which had fallen underground.
Stepping on it, Douglas found that the magicians of the Guild had built and repaired some uncomplicated buildings, and due to the arrival of many magicians from the major organizations, a small bazaar was spontaneously formed in the central square, exchanging spell models, magic experiences, material resources, and potion recipes.
"Ha Luha, you two, do you need the improved 'Marzman' that I have newly researched? It can effectively stimulate the soul and increase the rate of spiritual growth. Because Douglas and Fernando were standing at the edge of the small bazaar, a young mage with an ordinary face stood up nearby, smiling and selling his alchemy.
"Marzman" is the name of a legendary magician who invented an elixir that can effectively increase mental growth.
Hearing this, Douglas turned his head curiously and looked carefully at the tube of dark blue potion that was constantly bubbling: "How much can you increase the rate?"
"Everybody is different, one to five percent is possible, and I tried different ratios hundreds of times before I came up with this recipe by accident. The young mage said triumphantly.
Douglas nodded, and asked with a cautious expression, "Then why does this improve the effect, and what kind of principle does it follow?"
The young mage's face suddenly fell: "I don't welcome troublemakers here!" (To be continued......)