Everyone couldn't wait to trot towards the meeting room, although Adeline ordered someone to lead the people to bathe first, and then take a short rest to meet her in the meeting room, but no one wanted to wait a little longer, the previous arduous journey made them just want to meet Adeline as soon as possible and see what tricks she was playing. Ness, on the other hand, was thinking more about Fern, who couldn't wait to meet the mercenary.

The Great Sage sat upright in the hall, his face calm and majestic. "You're finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time, but it's okay, it's not too late. ”

"What about Fern and Queay, are they already there?" Stan asked, almost shouting.

"Don't worry, knight. Elonhan stood beside the Great Sage and waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down first. "Fern arrived about six days ago, along with the two Doyle soldiers that Morris had sent to escort them, but they weren't here now, and as for the mage you mentioned called Quiai, she didn't come with Fern. ”

"Why do you say he's not here when Fern has arrived?" Ness's heart had just jumped to its highest point, and then it fell to the bottom again.

Adeline looked at Ness peacefully. "I have another assignment for them, and they should be in Blackridge Mountain by now. ”

"What mission? Rui watched warily at the Great Sage and her guards.

"Don't worry, I won't let him die easily, I have sent my only apprentices to be his helpers, as well as Enoch and Miruria, I believe they will succeed. Adeline said calmly, as if Fern was just on a normal mission.

"What the hell is the task?" Stan found a chair and sat down, exhausted from the day's exhaustion after a bath.

"I told them to go to Blackridge Mountain and destroy the dragon eggs hidden there. The Great Sage's tone did not change at all.

"What!?" Stan gets up from the chair he had just sat down in for a few seconds. "What's the difference between you and sending them to death?"

The corners of Adeline's mouth curled slightly. "It's a mission they have to go, it's fate that has been arranged for a long time, and I won't be surprised if it ends up with them. ”

"Fate......" Ness muttered to herself, her head down.

"Yes, Ness, fate. The Great Sage looked at Ness again. "I thought that only Stan and Nerfi would be here, but I didn't expect the Seven Gods to send you and Ruiya to me together, I have to say, these are all arranged by fate, there must be a reason for your arrival, and there will definitely be a place where you will be needed in the next big war. ”

Ruiyang raised an eyebrow. "The Great War, can you please tell us more about it?"

Adeline gestured to the guard, and Elonhan took over. "We will have a decisive battle with Darktide at Magnus Fortress, when the armies of Artuna, Ogden, and Dayton will join forces to fight Darktide, and we need everyone's help, including you. ”

"Magnus Fortress?" Ray glanced at Stan, the knight shaking his head blankly. "Why didn't we get any news, why didn't Doyle join the fight? ”

"The east is not safe, mage, Sara has long fallen, Doyle is in danger, although Byron has obtained the holy water, there is still a lot of work to be done, Doyle does not have much time before the fiercest offensive of the dark tide comes, and besides, they need to preserve their strength even more. The guard said solemnly, his expression indifferent.

"How do you know this? even if the Dark Tide is going to attack Magnus Fortress?" Rui sat in his chair, as upright as the Great Sage.

"As you will know, it doesn't matter now. The guard replied lightly.

"Tell us, what are the important things right now?" Stan maintains a knightly sitting position. "If not, we'll help Fern ourselves. ”

"You can't help Fern, he's on his own, and the three companions around him. Adeline's voice rang out again. "All you have to do now is to rest here and recover completely, and after all the armies have been assembled, you will join us in our march towards the fortress of Magnus. ”

Stan frowned, and he almost cursed, but the knight's rules allowed him to speak in his usual tone and diction. "Honorable Great Sage, I think that we have only cooperated so far, you have no right to order us, and Fern is our companion, we cannot watch him fall into such a dangerous situation and remain indifferent. ”

Adeline drags her chin with her hand and looks at Stan. "I told the knight that you can't help him at all, and you have to trust me at this point, they left here six days ago, and even if you went, you wouldn't be able to find him, and it was likely to cost you your own life, and I promise that the decision I made would be the best choice. ”

Stan is silent, though he doesn't know much about magic, but he still has to trust the Great Sage's inferences. "Are we really unable to do anything, and we need to wait here for a few days?"

Elonhan spoke for the Great Sage, "Dayton's army has already departed, Ogden's army has also departed three days ago, and it is believed that they will be here in five days, and Artuna has already sent a garrison to the fortress of Magnus, and another three thousand men are coming from Arturus. ”

"Five days ......," the knight shook his head helplessly. "Make me wait five days and I'll go crazy. ”

"You can practice swordsmanship with the soldiers here, or you can practice with me. A rare smile appeared on the guard's stiff face.

Stan looked at him with alarm, the guards had almost killed Fern or made the knight feel terrified.

In the time that followed, in the face of questioning from the two mages, the Grand Sage told the mages everything she had spoken to Fern about why she wanted to release the Dark Lord and what she thought was suspicious about Etiyès. Ness's faith was on the verge of collapse, and Ray looked at her sympathetically, patting her gently on the shoulder.

Nerfi, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke, and the mage's eyes were staring straight at the Great Sage. "I beg you to tell us the gravity of this state of affairs, and whether there is any hope for humanity. ”

With the exception of the Great Sage and the Guard, everyone was shocked by Nerfi's question and looked at her with wide eyes. The Great Sage thought for a moment and said slowly, "Nerfi, all I can say is that everyone in Wallis must do their best to defend this land, and as for what the outcome will be, we don't have to think too much, there is nothing else we can do. ”

The Great Sage's words echoed in the hall, and everyone remembered them, and the two Altuna soldiers opened their mouths in astonishment, unable to utter even a word.

Adeline noticed the two soldiers, and a peaceful smile reappeared on her face. "Thanks to your help, they were able to make it through the Twilight Forest and get here safely, I know that your companions have been sacrificed, but trust me, it won't be the worst for them. ”

"What do you say...... Great Sage, I'm afraid I didn't understand what you meant. Quinton stammered a complete sentence, the soldier never expected to speak to the Great Sage.

"The Great War is coming, soldiers, this is going to be a terrible war, much more tragic than the one when Doyle's army encountered the dark tide in Sarah, do you understand?" Adeline's smile vanished, but her tone remained calm.

Quinton nodded as if he didn't understand, and Stan's voice interjected. "Not the worst ending, but definitely not the best ending either. ”

Adeline's gaze shifted from the soldier to the knight's face. "I said it, Stan, everyone needs to do their best, even sacrificing their own lives, and no one can escape from it. ”

"You better hope you're right. Stan stood up, politely saluted the Grand Sage and the guards, and then turned and walked towards the gate without looking back.

Elon Han was about to have a seizure, but Adeline reached out to stop him. "Let him go, that's the biggest difference between him and Fern, there's a good side to chivalry, but I think it's more of a bad side, like this pointless stubbornness. ”

Nerfi also stood up and took his leave. "Since it seems that everything I am going to say is finished, then I will also retire first. After saying that, the mage also bowed slightly, ready to leave.

"Wait. Adeline stopped Nerfi and glanced at the three mages one by one. "I'll send someone to bring you to my room early tomorrow morning, and I need to talk to you...... Something about magic. ”

The three mages looked at each other uneasily, and Rui took the lead in asking, "Can't you say it now?"

Adeline laughed. "This is a topic between mages, there is no need for Elonhan and the two soldiers to participate, and besides, I need a quiet environment. The Great Sage also stood up. "That's it, you'd better not go out tomorrow. ”

Nerfi tried to refuse, but the Great Sage left without looking back, and the mage had to stomp his foot and leave the room quickly.