Standing in front of the door, Ferne's heart beat faster, he didn't know if he was nervous, excited, or worried, it wasn't any way he had thought of meeting along the way, it was completely unexpected.

Fabioso walked slowly forward, the wide white wooden door slowly opening in front of him. Fern took a deep breath and walked in after the old mage.

He saw Ness first, and the girl jerked up from her chair, her eyes wide for a moment, and they were already full of crystals.

As soon as Fern opened his mouth, his left hand was already being pulled up. "Fern, you're here at last, and I've been looking in the direction of Deville every day from the day the ravens were released. Quiai took his hand and smiled, his eyes full of excitement.

"Thank you for your letter, Quiai. Fern looked at Ness, and the girl's tears had fallen. He didn't know if Ness was regretting that he hadn't sent the letter, or if he was hating himself for having come because of Queay's letter.

Thankfully, Fabioso saved him, and the old mage waved a fan in front of him with his right hand. "Ness, Queai, and Rui, I don't think I need to introduce them. ”

Fern saw Rui sitting between Quiai and Ness, and at this moment, she had a gloating expression on her face. "Don't come unharmed, Fern, you look like you're getting stronger. ”

"Stan and I practice our swords every day, and we get some instruction. Fern took the opportunity to withdraw his hand and walked towards Ness. "Ness, long time no see, you...... Is it alright?" At this point, even if there were a thousand words, all Fern could say was this simple greeting.

"I'm fine, Fern, thank you. Ness bowed her head, tears falling to the ground. "I'm sorry I didn't write to you, but, please trust me, I miss you. ”

"I trust you, Ness. The mercenary said softly.

Fern wanted to say more, but Fabioso's voice rang out again. "Moses, you've probably seen it too. The mercenary followed Fabioso's hand and saw Moses, who was sitting across from the three girls, taking off his mage hat and saluting, and Fern nodded to him. Fabioso's hand finally waved at the other mage beside Moses, and his voice suddenly became solemn. "The last one, you must not have seen it, is the leader of the Mage's Tower, the guardian of Wallis, the Great Sage Ethiyès. ”

Fern didn't know how to salute at this time to be considered in line with the status of the Great Sage, so he nodded slightly as usual. "It is an honor to meet you, Great Sage, Etiès. ”

Fortunately, Etiyesh didn't care about this, and just waved his hand to signal the mercenary to sit in the vacant seat next to Ness. "I'm sorry, Fern, we had to stop you before you could meet up with your companions, because there are some things we need your help with. ”

"My help, what can I do to help the Mage Tower?" Fern sat up straight in his chair and carefully replied to the Great Sage's words, he didn't dare to be careless about the Mage Tower.

Instead of answering, Etiyesh glanced at Fabioso, who began to speak. "Fern, you've been a good friend of the Mage Tower, and we're grateful for your help in helping Niss through the almost impossible trials and bringing her wand and seal back safely. ”

Is this a threat to me?" Fern looked at the three archmages in front of him silently, waiting for them to continue.

"Actually, we've been trying to talk to you, but Ness won't say how to find you, so we've been putting it off until now, until I found the raven that Quay had released. Fabioso said it without any disguise, and Quiai frowned disapprovingly. "But don't worry, I didn't stop this letter, but I used it to know about when you would come to the Mage Tower. ”

"Just say what, I've just arrived here and I'm tired. Fern clasped his hands impatiently.

"Patience, young man, patience. Moses stroked his beard and smiled at the mercenary.

Fabioso didn't react to Fern's rudeness, still speaking at his usual pace. "Based on your previous performances, we think you're just as good for what we need you to do for the next steps, ......"

"Wait!" Fern abruptly interrupted the old mage's slow narration and looked at him with a blank expression. "Don't you ask me if I'm willing to help you, and to be honest, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. ”

Fabioso was finally a little excited, her silver beard shaking, and Ness was anxious. "Fern, he's my mentor, he's so caring for me, you shouldn't be so rude to him. ”

Caring and caring, then he still asked you to complete such a dangerous trial? Fern wanted to say it out loud, but considering Ness's face in front of these old mages, he still swallowed his stomach and had to look at the other side coldly.

Moses then came out and made a round. "Fern, you listen to Fabioso first, and then it's not too late for you to make a decision. ”

Fern exhaled and stabilized his emotions. Ness pursed her lips as she looked at the mercenary and patted the back of his hand gently.

Fabioso didn't think much about it and continued, "The Great Sage Adeline has suddenly disappeared since her plan failed at Dagger Mountain, and even using Hussey's pocket watch can't find any trace of her, I guess she must have realized that she was being followed, so she put away her evil magic for the time being. But she is still a threat to Wallis, and we must find her and bring her back to the Mage Tower, where she must be imprisoned. ”

Fern's eyes stared sharply at the three old mages in front of him. "I think it's a big threat to the Mage Tower. The mercenary ignored Ness's side and clenched his arm, and continued, "You've got the full wand, why don't you be right here and tell everyone here what you're going to do with it?"

Fabioso looked at the mercenary with a blank expression. "Great Sage Etiyesh will naturally use it wisely, you don't need to worry about it, now, you just need to tell us if you are willing to help the Mage Tower. ”

"Help you find Adeline and bring her back, why don't you go yourself, but let me die?" Fern felt that his patience was running out, he didn't want to sit here for even a second longer, and if Ness and Quiai weren't here, he would have slammed the door.

"Fern, since we let you go, we will naturally consider your safety. Moses replied to Fern's question, "Actually, all you have to do is find her, use one of the magic weapons we will give you, and it will send us a signal, and we will immediately send someone to you to take Adeline under control." ”

Fabioso was on the sidelines, and Moses added. "Etiesh and I will be working with Ness for a long time to come on the highest level of elemental magic that can contain the Dark Lord, and Moses will have other tasks for him to do, so you are the only one who knows about it to help the Mage Tower. ”

Fern gave Ness an uneasy look, and the girl avoided his gaze. "You mean, even if I promise you, Ness won't go after Adeline with me?"

"Ness has more important things to do, she's the only elemental envoy for hundreds of years, and she needs to learn more high-level magic. Fabioso spoke slowly, his tone full of indisputable meaning.

Moses always came out to ease the mood when it was tense. "But we won't let you go alone, after all, it's best to have a mage to assist you in tracking down a great sage, we've already discussed it, here, Quiai is the most suitable person, she knows all kinds of enchantment magic, and she will definitely be able to help you at a critical time." And you've traveled together before, so you should already know each other very well. ”

Queai looked at Fern with a smile across Ray and Ness, completely ignoring the fact that Ness, who was caught in the middle, had lowered her head at the moment.

"I refuse. Fern replied coldly, "As I said, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, and I don't want to mess with Adeline, I just want to live quietly, no matter what happens to Wallis." ”

Ness's heart shook, and the mercenary's words touched the softest place in her heart. Fern, I'd love to live a quiet life with you, but .......

"The Mage Tower has an untold amount of wealth, and as long as you can help the Mage Tower accomplish this task, we can even give you any amount of gold you want. Fabioso looked up, as if convinced that Fern would not be able to resist the temptation.

"You might as well keep these coins and exchange them for some equipment for your guards. There was sarcasm in Fern's tone. "I repeat, I refuse. ”

Fern patted his thigh and stood up to leave, he couldn't stand it anymore.

"What if I promised you that I would give you Ness after you had completed the task we had given you? You could take her wherever you wanted, and you could find a place to live in seclusion and spend the rest of your lives together in peace. Etiyèsz, who had not spoken, spoke suddenly.

Everyone was shocked by the conditions offered by Etiyèsz, and Ness looked up nervously at the mercenary who had stopped. Fabioso and Moses apparently did not expect the great sage to say this, and they both looked at Etiyesh and stopped talking.

Fern took a deep breath, suddenly drew his sword, and slammed it into the chair he was sitting on, and with the cracking sound, the chair made of hard rosewood was instantly cut in half. "Ness has her own will, not a gift that you can send to and fro, what qualifications do you have to decide her future, just because you are the archmage, the great sage?" Throwing this sentence, Fern pushed the door open and walked out quickly.

Kui Ai hurriedly chased after him, shouting the mercenary's name loudly. Ness leaned back in her chair and burst into tears.