"Why did the teacher suddenly become interested in such a thing?" Merlin said with interest, first taken aback.

The pope wears an exaggerated crown with multicolored gemstones. The warm sunlight outside the window sprinkled on the boy's young face, but the air in the study seemed to freeze.

"Merlin, do you remember what I said to you when we first met?" the boy looked the magician in the eye.

"You mean, you want me to use the Magic Favor in return?" Merlin frowned, he didn't expect the other party to threaten him in this way.

"The Magician's Embrace...... It's a good name. The Pope stepped forward and spread his hands, clearly asking for Merlin.

The magician hesitated for a few seconds and let out a long sigh. His hands glowed with a faint blue glow of magic, and a quaint book began to take shape in the palm of his hand.

A look of greed flashed in the boy's eyes, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, because the energy fluctuations emitted by the magic book were extremely powerful, even the Pope, who had already stepped into the Sanctuary, was amazed by it.

The boy carefully took the wizard's embrace, caressing the slightly rough surface.

"You found this in the adventurous land?" the Pope asked, looking up with suspicion.

"Not really. Merlin said with a straight face, and he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window more than two meters high and admired the flowers outside the window.

"There are no such rare weapons in the adventure lands of the north, so the teacher must have listened to the rumors of some stupid believers, right?" the corners of the magician's mouth raised slightly, and now he was obviously much more confident than before.

"Oh, tell me where you got this artifact. The boy was not angry, but smiled indifferently.

"I wonder if the teacher has ever heard of the lonely land of the north?" Merlin turned and leaned against the wall, staring at the Pope's magic hug with those dark gray eyes.

"Lonely Land, that is the extreme north of the Starfall Continent, an endless barren desert. The boy placed the magic book on the round table and walked to the bookshelf on the left.

In front of the bookshelf was a slender wooden ladder, apparently prepared to facilitate the Pope's search for books.

The boy walked up to the wooden ladder, grabbed the guardrails on both sides with both hands, and began to climb up with difficulty. Merlin saw all this, but he didn't mean to come forward to help, because the Pope didn't like it.

The boy began to search carefully in the bookshelves, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and his eyes stayed on the back of a reddish-brown book, and said, "Found it!"

Merlin calmly watched the scene in front of him, which reminded him of the scene he had been here for ten years. The Pope at that time was no different from now, but he had grown from a stubborn magic apprentice to one of the top magicians on the Starfall Continent!

The boy climbed down the wooden ladder and opened the heavy book on the round table, looking down. "Let me look for it. ”

The lonely earth is located at the northernmost point of the Starfall Continent, which is a place where the wind and snow in the north cannot invade.

The Lonely Land is a desert and the habitat of the legendary dragon, a realm that ordinary people would not dare to set foot in.

"With your strength, I'm afraid you won't be able to go on an adventure in the lonely land alone, right?" the boy said with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, although my current strength is not inferior to that of any Sanctuary mage, there is almost no chance of surviving against the dragon clan on my own. Merlin replied to the Pope's question, with a bit of self-deprecation.

The magician walked over to the boy and looked at the illustration in the book, which depicted a black dragon. Merlin's expression moved, and he said with palpitations: "If I could, I would never go a second time in my lifetime." ”

Strangely, the boy did not respond to him, but turned out to be fascinated.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Merlin hurriedly spoke: "Teacher, please tell me, what exactly are you going to use it for?"

"You don't have to worry about that. The boy looked up at the magician's pale face with innocent eyes, and continued, "Unless you tell me where it came from." ”

"I met the black dragon in the lonely land...... It's really strong!" a cold sweat broke out on Merlin's forehead, he really didn't want to think back to that scene.

"This guy's strength is simply beyond words, and the best metaphor I can think of is that it can kill the powerhouses of the Sanctuary in an instant!" The magician's amber eyes reappeared in the dragon's mind, and his voice became a little hoarse.

"Brandon and I, and Caesar—no, His Majesty. At this, a wry smile appeared on Merlin's lips.

"You go on, what happened after that?" the boy asked impatiently.

"I don't think it's necessary, just let it rot in my stomach. I don't think even you, teacher, can bear that kind of weight. Merlin shook his head, ending the conversation.

The boy was a little angry, but he was helpless, Merlin's stubborn temperament, he couldn't understand it better.

"Well, then I will leave the Demonic Possession in the church first, and I promise that in a month, it will be returned to you in its entirety. ”

"Since it was the teacher's request, I won't ask anymore. Merlin's attention seemed to be out of it, and he thought of Caesar's recent behavior, and his heart was filled with resentment.

"That's all it could be better. The Pope smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "I heard that you have resigned as prime minister?"

Hearing this, the magician's body trembled slightly, and said lightly: "It seems that the teacher also knows about this matter, and I have nothing to hide." The decision to leave his post was due to a disagreement with His Majesty the King over whether or not to start a war. ”

At this moment, Merlin's face became even paler, his right hand clenched into a fist, and said, "There is another thing, you should have heard about it. I've been removed from the Magic Guild, and now I'm just an ordinary magician, and I don't have the right to interfere in political affairs. ”

The boy finally figured out why Merlin had been delaying his arrival for a whole month, and by that time the situation had become turbulent.

"Merlin, you don't need to worry about the war. Everything is arranged on its own, and presumably Brandon and Edward will take care of it. The boy gently took the magician's hand and said meaningfully

Merlin nodded in agreement, but he clearly sensed that there was another purpose in the Pope's words.

"Then according to the agreed time, I will come back in a month to retrieve the support of the magician, and I hope that the Pope will not break his promise. Merlin finished and glanced at the magic book on the table again.

"I still have some important things to do, so I'm going to take my leave. Merlin bowed deeply to the boy, and before he could finish speaking, he disappeared in place.

After a long time, Merlin's aura had disappeared. And the Pope is staring intently at the Wizard's embrace, trying to see through the essence of the hidden mystery.