Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are interests, there are disputes.

The arrival of Angus is of course good for the entire city that does not fall. After all, a level 5 troubadour still plays a great role in small-scale regional battles at the thousand-level level, and the scale of the conflict between the non-falling city and the lizardmen is generally maintained at the low-intensity friction of the army between 500~1500.

Like 6,000 years ago, 3,000 years ago, the two large-scale invasions of the surface were only a few, and they have happened twice so far, and the one that really hit the surface was the one 3,000 years ago, and the result was that the other party killed more than one million lizardmen expeditionary force, which led to the tribal alliance that was finally established almost unable to play.

Later, if it weren't for the appearance of "Nikola Tesla", the Magic Council had unrealistic thoughts such as: "Maybe I can fight back, and kill this wave once and for all...... want to eradicate the lizardmen in one fell swoop, and the loose tribal alliance of the lizardmen may have ended up on its own.

Besides, 3,000 years ago, the Magic Empire was also very uncomfortable at that time, although only one legendary magician died, but the cannon sent out by the floating fortress of the Central Continent cost at least more than 700 years of magic savings from the Magic Council, and this is not counting the money-eating projects such as repair and charging in the later stage.

The most fatal thing is actually the "death of the mage" caused by the civil strife of the demon warriors, a large number of magic apprentices and low-level magicians died in the hands of their own people, which made the inheritance of magicians appear a fault period, if it were not for the later "Nikola Tesla" intervened again, it is estimated that the magic inheritance of the entire magic empire would be at least 1000 years back.

Okay, that's all for gossip.

For Angus's arrival, the last thing to welcome him was actually another troubadour, Raymond Porter, and the so-called peers were enemies.

Originally, before Angus came, Raymond Potter was the oldest and highest-ranking troubadour in the entire city, so everywhere he went, he was respectfully called a master.

But as soon as Angus came, he immediately took away his work, and what is even more hateful is that this kid is as energetic as taking medicine! Originally, the status of a magician is noble, as long as he attends 2~3 times a month, he can complete the task, and any more tasks will be counted as military merits.

And Angus? He is almost always on call 24 hours a day! If a task calls him, he will go, and he will go if the task does not necessarily need him; he will not even let go of the opportunity to earn dozens of military achievements, just like a workaholic!

As a result, Raymond Potter's position in the city was shaky, and now almost no one would come to invite him except for the number of times he had to attend work per month, after all, a magician who played a score was not as comfortable using as a magician on call, which also made Raymond Potter feel threatened.

Because Raymond Potter is 378 years old this year, even in terms of the lifespan of a level 5 magician, most of his life has passed, not to mention that Raymond Potter himself is not willing to stop at level 5 like this, and he has tried to forcibly build a level 6 spell model several times and failed, which consumes his vitality even more.

Originally, with Raymond Bo**'s magic qualifications, if he came step by step, he didn't covet the convenience of the troubadour's early advancement, and honestly learned energy magic, and when he reached the age of 500, if he was lucky, he might be able to smoothly advance to the 6th order magician.

However, Raymond Potter was a proud young man who believed that with his ordinary magical qualifications, even without the help of his large family, he could work miracles and break through to the Magus in a very short time, and the troubadour was such a shortcut.

But when he became a level 5 troubadour at the age of 259, he realized that the road ahead of him was over, and he was really not the material to be a troubadour.

As a result, Raymond Potter was confused and struggling, he thought about changing to another magical profession, but because it would take extra time and he had to forget some magic from other departments that he had too much to remember in the past, he hesitated, and finally did not take the step of changing careers.

After that, he whimsically wanted to create a brand new magic profession that spanned three categories - War Singer, which was to combine the warrior profession and the mage profession to break through the limit of the rank, he could be said to have succeeded, but also failed, and the opposition between the annihilation element and the magic element almost killed him.

Unwilling to join any forces, and unwilling to take responsibility for the civilian government, he didn't know some taboos in magic, how could he succeed so easily, his conceit and arrogance almost killed him, and after a few tosses, the 6th Order Wizard also closed the door to him forever.

To add insult to injury, in order to cultivate his warrior profession and save his life later, he spent all his previous accumulation, and even owed a lot of debt, and even his own life span was reduced by 200 years.

In other words, if there is no accident, the 378-year-old Raymond Porter will only live for another 122 years at most, and he will turn into a pinch of loess to nourish one side. After that, Raymond Potter extinguished the heart of the advanced mage and threw himself into the military of the city without falling.

And when Angus appeared in the city without falling, he had been serving here for a full 120 years. So when Raymond Potter saw Angus Gale, a level 5 troubadour who was only 45 years old, almost famous all over the world, and had good friends with all parties, the old guy's deep jealousy almost made him explode.

"Why should a junior be able to sit on an equal footing with me, and yet I still have to be with him with a smiling face, why should he have a good life to squander to his heart's content, and I will die in a hundred years, why should I sell my body here to pay off my debts, and he will voluntarily go with him?"

"What is the reason for this...... Is it because his magical aptitude is average?"

"Is it because I didn't want to throw myself into those organizations and forces...... Yes, he's just a good baby, and he's just a good person, and if I had the same magical qualifications as him, those organizations would ...... I'm sure I'll be able to ...... No, it's sure to surpass him......"

Such jealousy and resentment filled Raymond Potter's entire heart almost instantly, he had forgotten his old self and fell into the magic barrier of paranoia, but the only shred of reason reminded him that the environment of not falling into the city did not allow chaos.

So, Raymond Porter carefully designed a honey-wrapped trap in response to Angus's eagerness to accumulate military achievements. "Angus Gale, don't you want military merit, money, and magic materials? ”

He secretly thought of a vicious plan in his heart, but the smile on his face became more and more approachable, and even Angus, who was talking to him, did not notice the distortion in the heart of this senior.

......

In the eighth month of Heber's pregnancy, Angus received an invitation from Raymond Potter to explore the underground ruins outside the city.

Angus was at first wary of this invitation, after all, if there is no special friendship between magicians, this kind of invitation is tantamount to "nothing to do - either treachery or theft".

But things changed when Angus talked privately with some of the veterans he had met during his missions, because from the envious, jealous, and hateful expressions of the veterans, Angus got answers that were diametrically opposed to his own speculation.

But the army had mostly cleaned it beforehand, and when it came time to ask a magician to help, the magician himself was still risky, but more often than not, it was a beautiful one.

Because when exploring the ruins, the safety of the mage will be protected by the army, as long as the mage is careful not to be killed by the traps of the ruins, not only 10% of the income in the ruins exploration is yours, but also has the priority to choose the ruins items, and sometimes the magic traps in the ruins will give the mage a different inspiration.

It can be said that exploring the ruins underground is the opportunity for every mage to dream of making a fortune after coming to the underground battlefield. And this opportunity is generally only available to magicians who have made outstanding contributions to avoid falling into the city, or who have served for more than 100 years.

Sure enough, after listening to this introduction, Angus was moved, and he thought: "After this order, I can wait for the child to be born with peace of mind!"

And Raymond Potter's overtures were also made up by him for other things, such as having descendants who need him to take care of him after his death...... In fact, this kind of situation is very common in the 100 years before the death of some magicians, who tend to invest in one, or even a few promising young people, leaving the seeds of goodwill, hoping that after death, their family or descendants will get some care if they become magicians.

At this thought, Angus finally felt that he had a premonition that he was going to break through to the magician, and a voice seemed to tell him that the opportunity to break through the magician was just around the corner.

But at this time, Angus was unaware that a shadow of death was also approaching him.

......

Three days later, the well-prepared Angus embarked on the road to the underground ruins, Heber looked at Angus's distant back and was a little uneasy, but when he thought of the more than 1,000 warriors accompanying him, he let go of this little apprehension, and returned to the small courtyard to continue to raise the baby with peace of mind, the 8-month-old child, Heber now even has to be accompanied by a maid when he walks.

On the other side, Angus also met Raymond Potter.

Along the way, Raymond Potter kept wearing that deceptive smile, and talked to Angus about many tips for exploring the ruins, and offered to sign a magic contract before entering the ruins: "You must not use magic to hurt each other, and the income from the ruins will be distributed according to the amount of effort".

This also lowered Angus's vigilance by another level.

Until they ...... Entered the chamber of the ruins.

(PS: I went to the hospital today for an intravenous drip, it took a morning, and I only updated more than 3,000 words, don't blame!)