Chapter 33: Valolet (4)
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As soon as he walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, Link regretted it.
Just to prevent Malik from doing anything and guessing what his purpose is, he made a promise to maintain the division of the human kingdom without negotiating conditions with him.
I'm so stupid that I forgot such a crucial step after being fooled by the other party for a few words. The possession is over, and no amount of chagrin will help.
When Link returned to the wooden house that was provided for the scholars to live for free, he felt someone in the room, a strange atmosphere.
It seems that Finn went to Orlando to choose the right one, and these mages really didn't stop there.
Knowing from the apprentices that almost all scholars choose to change careers, Link foresees such an outcome.
The truth is that the apprentice who had spoken to Link in the afternoon had told his mentor, Russell, the mage who was in charge of the reception, about the new Scholar Magic. Hearing that there were scholars who could freely enter and leave the barrier, Russell realized that it was a person with mage qualifications, and he waited for a long time in the free residence allocated to the scholars, and when he inquired, he learned that both of them had been taken away by the guards.
If he didn't return by daybreak, Russell would consider going to the Guards himself. Fortunately, the trouble himself returned, and the conflict between the mage and the nobles was further deepened.
When he faced the new scholar again, Russell was inevitably a little disappointed, he couldn't sense the elements in Link.
Mages usually prepare some self-defense spells, no matter how many levels of mages, no matter how hidden they are, there will be more or less traces of the elements, but there is nothing on this person's body, but the seal of wisdom on the back of his left hand reveals a divine power that is stronger than that of other scholars. It can't be the voters, right?
"I've heard you can sense the elements. β
Thinking about who was listening to it with the soles of his feet, Link vaguely responded.
Russell pulls out a simplified version of Edgar's Ring to test whether Link is truly qualified as a mage.
"Place your hand flat on top of Edgar's ring and sense the elements the way you normally would. β
This approach was a bit unexpected by Link. Since learning to meditate, the elements within the meditation range do not need to be sensed at all, and can be controlled directly by giving commands. If the test senses too many elements, wouldn't it raise suspicion?
Just as he was struggling with how to control the amount of zhì elements, his right hand suddenly felt tight. A strangely shaped ring appears out of thin air on the index finger, with open bright red lips as a ring. The bitten ear is the ring face. Strangely, the mage didn't react to this scene, and didn't seem to be able to see the ring at all.
Link reached out to pluck it, but the ring seemed to take root, and it didn't move.
[Don't waste your efforts, in order to prevent accidental shedding, I have set the law of cause and effect when the four pillars stop blocking the flow of life and when it can be removed. A feminine voice sounded in his head, and Link immediately realized. It was Malik! He stopped pulling the ring in vain, since it was the law of cause and effect caused by the gods themselves, and it was impossible to break it by his own power.
The agreement has been reached, what else do you want?
[Of course, it's to make up for the missing part, young people who are not deeply involved in the world, you have forgotten the most important part of trading. γ
Malik's reminder made Link even more annoyed, he was confused by the news that the gods could no longer absorb their powers, and forgot that it was a painful lesson to ask Malik for terms of the deal.
Let me teach you a lesson. Don't make promises lightly in this world. Words, like thoughts, have power. If you encounter a situation where you have to swear, you should limit yourself to yourself, not to any related thing or thing that can be traced back to you, including people. Minimize the scope of the constraint to ensure that the impact of the backlash is limited to you. This Ring of Secrecy is my emblem. There is a constant seal of secrecy on it, which only my followers can see. With it, you can use the trickery once a day, and rest assured, this is a strange thing infused with my power. There is no restriction on use, and it can help you deceive characters who cannot be persuaded by words or materials, and it can be regarded as a reward for helping me. γ
"What are you stunned about, hurry up!" Russell urged in displeasure when he saw Link standing still.
There was no more speech in his head, and Link looked at the mage, and a bold idea formed in his mind.
Whether Malik gave me the ring for surveillance or something else, the trickery once a day is what is needed most at the moment, try it, I can't take it off anyway. Belch...... Oops, how do you move that trickery?
As soon as the thought took shape, Link noticed the mage's expression change. Blinded, as if manipulated, he placed his hand on Edgar's ring and completed the convergence of the elements himself. When he was done, the mage withdrew his hand, and Link immediately put his hand on it. Sure enough, a few seconds later, the mage came to his senses, unaware of the hypnotic being hypnotized.
The confession will report the results to the ** division Andrew, and Russell leaves with the ring of Edgar, which gathers his own elements.
Feeling the mage's aura drift away, Link began to examine himself.
He is indeed too tender, and if he does not have the identity of a child of nature, let alone Malik, an old and spicy god, even the city lord will not buy his account. It's not enough to have strength, you don't have enough brains, how can you play with politicians, if it weren't for the temporary confusion of the city lord because of Malik's possession, I'm afraid that the city lord wouldn't agree to help so simply. Maybe the next time we meet, he will put forward all kinds of additional conditions......
Link, who had never had a battle of wits, was a big two, and he had a gut feeling that Malik wasn't lying about having an enchantment for the Goddess of Magic in Hohenheim, and both Lorelei and the Mage Council coveted the source of pure magic. At that point, even if you sense that something is wrong, it won't be as easy as it is to get out again. As far as the information we have so far, Lorelei is indeed going to do this.
Malik's reason for intercepting me before Lorelei is also for his own benefit, which may sound true at first glance, but ...... Is it really what he says it is, and can the words of a god whose priesthood is secret and conspiracy be believed?
Not to mention the credibility of the fact that the Grim Reaper's hardcore allies also want to break up with him, if Lorelei can't collect faith by winning scholars into her own followers, she should urgently need to get the source of magic from me. Even if the city lord of Vaolet is willing to help, it is estimated that he will not be able to hide it for long, Finn has the seal of a believer, and he has no ability to protect himself. Entrusting him to a half-elf is not a long-term solution, it is better to teach him to sense the element, if he can learn spells, and when Bray takes the priesthood, he can rightfully become a mage.
Speaking of learning spells, Link remembered Malik's statement that the ancient texts and spell books he needed could be found on the lower levels. What would be the so-called 'Secret Scroll', which is considered a treasure by the Council of Mages?
Before I knew it, it was dawn, and Russell came to the door early in the morning and said that the ** master wanted to see Link. Under his leadership, Link travels to the Elemental Hall, located in the center of the library, where Andrew, who is in charge of guarding Valolet, lives. He is a ** master from the upper echelons and a member of the Mage Council.
Listening to Russell's report, the new scholar can sense the elements, and Andrew also becomes interested in Link. Since the invasion of the undead, because of the self-closure of the column. As a result, there are fewer and fewer human mages who are difficult to sense the elements, and in recent years, there have been almost no real mages. Andrew wanted to break the bad habit of resting on his laurels and took the initiative to go outside to find new blood supplements, but was rejected by the parliament on the grounds that he could not break the balance, and for this reason, he was also sent to the ground to guard the satellite city, which stayed for twenty years.
In Andrew's opinion, Link is a bit on the older side. Usually mages show aptitude for spells at an early age, even scholars. Most of them have obtained the seal of wisdom before adulthood, and they are too old and have stereotyped thoughts, so they are not easy to accept new knowledge. However, considering that the new scholar is an otherworldly, he attributes the inexplicable weirdness to the relationship of the Weaver.
"His credentials shouldn't be buried. Maybe he will become a famous teacher in the annals of history in the future. Andrew said this, which can be regarded as an endorsement of Link.
Russell was also overjoyed, digging a real mage is much more valuable than an apprentice, and he asked if he wanted to take Link as an apprentice while the iron was hot?
Link was worried about how to infiltrate the mage, and this opportunity came to the door by himself. He insisted that there was already a mentor. Can you just learn spells and not apprentice?
Russell still doesn't give up, and asks who Link's mentor is. Andrew said that it doesn't matter if he doesn't apprentice, as long as he is on the right side.
Camp?
Link remembers that the mages were also divided into two factions, divided by the color of their robes, blue conservative and red radical. Speaking of which, Claire, the sage in Abigail's house, seems to be radical?
"I'm not much of a radical fan. β
Andrew nodded, and Russell handed Link a set of blue robes, which was a mage's formal attire, and as for the wisdom mark on his hand, as long as he believed in the goddess of magic, it would slowly fade.
I was going to go to Golden Rose to look for Olophon first, but as soon as I got out of the library, Link saw the centurion guarding outside.
"Your Excellency, the Earl wants to see you. β
Sure enough, I knew that politicians are not easy to fool.
Returning to the lavish castle lord's mansion, Cerves, who had already returned to normal, needed to find out whether Link and Hohenheim were hostile or allies on the grounds that the nobles and the mage council had a grudge.
"The camp of the Children of Nature is neutral. Link's vague answer quickly diverted the subject in another direction, "I came to Hohenheim just to read some ancient texts, but on the way there, some knights claiming to be Kronberg were colluding with the undead, and as a child of nature, I couldn't ignore it." β
At the mention of Cronberg's knights colluding with the undead, Servis's heart jumped, although it was instructed by his father, the Duke of Esson, to do so, but the executor was himself, once the children of nature were held accountable......
** Shi Andrew has always opposed him to admit people other than mages and scholars into Vaolet, if this matter is poked out, not only will the heir's position be lost, but he may even lose his life.
The ring on Link's hand suddenly warmed, and realizing the meaning of Malik's emblem itself, he realized that the city had taken the initiative to kill.
Taking advantage of Serves' inquiry as to what to do with the traitors who collaborated with the enemy, Link casts a trick of the day on Malik's followers in order to resolve the crisis caused by inappropriate words.
"The undead are the enemies of all living beings, and now is not the time to punish, but must first unite with the outside world. β
His answer eased Servis's worries a little, especially the word 'unanimous,' which gave him a chance to save his life and hope for an alliance.
If you can win over the Children of Nature, even if you can't inherit Esson's fiefdom, you can still establish your own independent domain.
The temperature of the ring receded little by little, and Link lamented that his experience was still too little, thanks to Malik's ring, no matter what his original intentions were, it was an irrefutable fact that this thing helped him.
Link also threw out his suspicion that Hohenheim's neutrality was in fact a secret collusion with the undead, and if it could be confirmed, he might be able to force the mage to join the war to appease Sevis, whether it was for the lord of Vaolet or the other princes, the mage's participation in the war was good news.
As for why he chose the blue conservatives, Servis made a point of mentioning the enmity between the Children of Nature and the Great Sage Claire in a conversation with the Duke of Esson, implying that their family could not be as stupid as Abigail.
After fooling the city lord, Link went to the Golden Rose Tavern.
The hood attached to the mage's robe obscured most of his face, and also blocked some unnecessary trouble for Link, the mage was still a privileged class equal to the nobility in Vaolet, and ordinary people would not and would not dare to trouble them. Walking on the road, there were no guards to check, and even the high-spirited apprentices gave three points.
Orlando placed Finn in the artisan quarter, ran to the Golden Rose to continue waiting for the others, and he couldn't help but whistle when he saw Link coming in in a mage robe.
"It's a good mix, did you get the identity of a mage so quickly?"
"Where's Finn?"
"Why do you ask this every time? Orlando got up and led him to Finn's hideout. Fortunately, the mage is also a frequent visitor to the artisan area, and Link's robes don't attract much attention.
Seeing Finn, Link asks him if he wants to learn spells?
Finn wondered why Link's attitude had taken a 180-degree turn, hadn't he shirked in every possible way before, didn't he want to hand him over spells, and found a bunch of reasons.
"The situation has changed, I can only tell sΓΉ the basic way, whether you can become a mage or not depends on yourself. "Link's so-called 'learning spells' is actually according to the set given to him by Su Wu. It is implied that the spell casting is real in both Illusion and Edgar, and if you can't learn it, it's Finn's own problem.
"Okay, I'll learn. Finn decided to take advantage of this incredible opportunity.
As for the other three onlookers, they were asked out of the room by Link.
"Hey~ This is my house. Elsie glared at Orlando.
Dodd was as taciturn as ever, his mind resting on the ring he had just worn on Link's right index finger.
The otherworldly man of mysterious origin actually holds Malik's emblem, the necklace symbolizes the elect, and the ring represents allies. (To be continued!)