Chapter 21: The Siege
Rob looked at Copernicus not far away and raised his eyebrows, "Senior, don't you want to know the whereabouts of Konstantin?"
"Yes, but it seems that this news is not only in your hands, and after you left, someone contacted me, promising not only to tell me the whereabouts of Konstantin, but also to give him directly to me. β
At this point, Copernicus had no need to hide it anymore and confessed.
These days, he has been dragging the two of them on the grounds of lack of manpower, but in fact, he has contacted seven or eight masters privately.
Copernicus was still a little jealous of Rob. Fortunately, after such a long time, the details of what happened on Mitchell's Magic Tower that day are also known to more and more people, Rob was able to defeat many of the top masters of the Council because of the element of sneak attack, relying on an unheard-of mana to imprison magic.
In order to prevent this trick, Copernicus contacted not only magicians but also physical professionals this time.
When the men arrived, Copernicus tricked Rob and Lolo into a predetermined place under the pretext that one of them needed to be paid for an interview, and he was very cautious, in order to prevent Rob from detecting on the way, and did not set any traps or magic circles along the way.
It wasn't until everyone showed up that Copernicus suddenly turned his face, and Lolo saw a few people coming out of the woods with a change of expression.
"When did you take refuge in the Temple?"
Constantine's whereabouts are known only to the Church except for the two of them, so it is only the Temple that can prescribe such conditions to Copernicus, and Lolo just doesn't understand how the Temple knows that they have been in contact with Copernicus.
"Shortly after you left, a woman came to me, and she asked why you were here, and then asked me if I would be interested in revisiting the price. Copernicus didn't hide it.
"Could it be that Angsai betrayed us?" Lolo thought of something, his face was a little ugly, and few people knew about her and Rob's secret return to the north, and she had only appeared in front of Angsai before coming to see Copernicus.
His Excellency the future Ultra Magister shook his head and said, "It may not be Angsai, if it is he who can wait for us to arrive at Storm's Rest Castle before making a move, you have already given up the position of the head of the family to him, and there are all his people, so you will have a greater certainty." β
Copernicus was noncommittal, and after a while, he said, "Okay, I have already told you everything I know, and then I ask you two to cooperate with us, don't do fearless struggles, as far as I am concerned, I don't want to hurt you." That being said, the old man then grasped the staff in his hand.
Mainly because Rob's record after leaving the Teist Royal Academy of Magic is too fierce, he picked out a number of famous masters when he was in the sixth order, and no one knows how strong his true strength is when he is promoted to the seventh order, so although Copernicus is now fully prepared, he is still very cautious.
But the next moment, an inconspicuous magic talisman on his waist suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and Copernicus was worthy of being a member of the Council, and his reaction was very fast, and he shouted angrily, and almost in the blink of an eye, a giant hand of the elements appeared beside him.
The elemental giant grabbed the suspicious magic talisman and threw it violently, and in just a few moments, Copernicus was covered with a layer of ice from his waist to his calves.
Copernicus was the first to notice, and even though he was so embarrassed, the others reacted a little slower, especially the physics professionals, who were suddenly attacked, but did not throw away the magic talisman on their bodies in the first place, because the person who gave them the amulet had warned them that it would save their lives in case of danger.
Many people don't know where this ice magic comes from, and they think that Rob has already made a move, and they realize that they want to rely on the magic talisman on their bodies to resist it, so they are naturally reluctant to throw it away, but they don't realize that the problem lies in the talisman in the hand.
By the time Copernicus was out of danger and wanted to warn the others, it was too late, and the magic on the amulet was at least seventh-order, spreading extremely fast, and in the end, except for Rob and Lolo, who were not wearing the amulet, only Copernicus and another middle-aged magician were left to escape.
Copernicus stared at the latter's eyes, "Why?"
Those magic talismans are all from the hands of this magician called Abbot, who is more famous than his skills for his ability to make magic guides, Abbot became famous very early, and was once known to everyone in the south, but like all wayward geniuses, Abbott suddenly disappeared when he was favored by countless people, when Copernicus was still in the council, he was found to have come to the north alone to live in seclusion, it seems that he was trying to improve the production technology of the magic guide, and he has been living here ever since.
Shortly after Rob left, Copernicus met Abbot by chance on the way to DΓΌtte, who went to return an ancient magic guide that had been studied, during which he talked about a research notebook, which happened to be in Copernicus's hands, and Copernicus used this research notebook in exchange for Abbot's help.
The latter was a typical research magician, and when he heard that Copernicus lent him his notes, he agreed without even asking who he was dealing with. Before he started, Abbott gave each of them a magic talisman of his own making.
Copernicus still kept his mind, after all, he and Albert were not too familiar, and he had to guard against being hacked, so he also deliberately checked the magic talisman again, and only brought it with him after making sure that there was no problem.
But Abbot is an expert in playing with the Demon Dao Guide, and he has already become famous in the world thirty years ago, and even the hands and feet he has done on it may not be discovered even by the ninth-order Demon Master.
At this time, seeing that Copernicus looked dead, Abbot still looked like he didn't wake up with drooping eyes, and shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, "Hey, don't get me wrong, I don't have anything to do with you, you have said it yourself, it's just that someone is offering a higher price, but I'm a little different from you, I listened to the offer on the other side first." β
Copernicus moved his gaze to Rob's body, a little incredulous, "Who are you looking for?"
His Excellency the future Ultra Magister first nodded, then shook his head, "To be exact, it should be the person you are looking for." β
When Abbott went to the north to live in seclusion by himself, no one knew where he lived, and it was Copernicus who found him, and Copernicus was still a member of the council at that time, so he recorded the news by the way. Rob said that there were four hidden masters in the north that he knew, and the one who "couldn't help much" was Abbott.
Research mage, dead house, it is certainly unrealistic to expect him to gather manpower.
(End of chapter)