Chapter 16: Uninvited Guests
Over the next few days, Richard found himself with too many things to do at once, while Reilly continued to paint his build.
While Richard was busy replenishing his troops, reorganizing his army, and rebuilding the city, Reilly created a new fourth-order structure: the Bursting Wand. This is an upgraded version of the Ring of Dolan that increases the user's spell power by 20%
In the meantime, Richard handed over his recently acquired ore to Reilly in exchange for a batch of enchanted weapons, and then returned to Norland with Gonder and the goods he had prepared.
Ten days later, Duke Blue Wolf quietly took Perrin to Oasis City. He carried a magic sealing box in his own hand, and then slowly opened it in front of Richard, Reilly, and Quicksand. Inside the chest was a black jade statue with a faint glow flowing on its surface. And the moment the box opened, Reilly seemed to hear an angry roar! He knew that this was not an illusion, but a voice from the soul level. After turning on the Divine Vision, Reilly unsurprisingly saw a soul fragment perched inside the statue.
"This is the ancestral statue of the Count Juno's family. This man was once a legendary powerhouse, thousands of years ago. It was from this ancestor that the Juno family turned to ancestor worship. I think this statue should be able to meet the standard of sacrifice. Duke Blue Wolf said lightly.
Quicksand and Richard looked at each other, then said, "This statue is enough for a sacrifice, and it should be blessed with the dragon of eternity and time, but ......"
Duke Wolf's face was already showing joy, but it froze because of the quicksand's "but".
The Divine Favor sighed and said, "I know you need the Temporal Grace, but the Eternal Dragon's Grace is very random, and you may not be able to get the Grace you want. ”
Duke Blue Wolf frowned and said, "Then what should I do? ”
Quicksand groaned for a moment and said, "Richard has an orc statue in his hand that can be used as a sacrifice, and that thing can be transferred to you." Although it is not as good as the ancestral statues of the Juno family, it is not far behind. However, I need to warn you that even if you sacrifice twice, you may not get the grace of time. The odds ...... More than fifty percent. ”
Duke Greywolf's face turned pale, and his two eyebrows were almost linked.
"Isn't there a sure way? Once the existing ripple of life effect is over, Perrin ...... Soon will die. ”
Reilly smiled and said, "Lord Duke, if you can pay enough price, I can ask a great being to send down divine power to contain the curse on Perrin's body. ”
Duke Blue Wolf asked eagerly, "What do you need?"
"Lord Duke, do you remember our agreement?"
"Of course I do. Duke Blue Wolf nodded and said, "I brought the corpse of a Sacred Domain powerhouse, three corpses of fifteenth-level warriors, and more than a hundred corpses of knights. ”
Reilly calculated in his mind that if he used these corpses to make soldiers, he would be able to save at least 50,000 points of divine power, and if he used these divine powers on Perrin, he should be able to make the power of the curse invalid within five years.
So, Reilly said to Duke Greywolf, "I can free Perrin from the curse for a period of five years. ”
Duke Blue Wolf's face was overjoyed, and he said, "In five years, I will definitely get more corpses and sacrifices!"
A month later, Richard finally reorganized all his troops and prepared them to move west. With the strong support of the nobles of the Sequoia Kingdom, Richard had an army of 20,000 at his disposal, all of which were readily available. To his headache, the force was outnumbered far beyond the maximum number of people he could command with precision. However, this happiness is not something to complain about to others.
Just as the coalition forces were about to set off again, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the Blue Water Oasis. It was a team of hundreds of knights and more than a dozen mages, including a fifteenth-level great mage. After entering the city, they went straight to the most luxurious hotel in the city, and one of the young magicians arrogantly said that he wanted Richard to come to the hotel to meet them immediately.
Hearing the guard's message, Richard was surprised. He couldn't remember when he had known so many magicians, and the tone of the other party was so arrogant.
However, this was Richard's first official contact with the wizarding organization in Faro, so he decided to meet them.
The hotel had already been completely taken by the other party, and when Richard arrived, he happened to see some familiar nobles coming out of it, and the entourage was still carrying suitcases in their hands.
Richard was so surprised that he stopped a middle-aged nobleman and asked, "Baron Senton, are you ready to go back?"
Baron Senton shook his head and said, "No, of course not! The army is about to march westward, how can I go back? This inn has been leased by the masters of the Mage Guild, and I don't want to offend them. ”
"Alright!" Richard laughed and saw Baron Senton off before walking towards the hotel. When he turned around, his face was already full of chills.
One of the first buildings to be rebuilt after the end of the previous war, the inn was dedicated to the nobles who participated in the Western Expedition and was the most luxurious hotel in the city. As soon as the old men of the Mage Guild arrived, they drove out all the nobles in the hotel, which was too arrogant.
Richard did not rush into the inn, but waited for a while until Reilly arrived with a team of Knights of Dawn, and then walked towards the inn. No matter who the people inside are, there is no room for resistance in front of the established knights.
After entering the suite on the top floor of the hotel, Reilly took a look at the environment and smiled playfully. He was already calculating how many puppet mages he would be able to harvest today.
The suite has been refurbished and now houses seven chairs, five of which are occupied, and only the largest chair in the middle and the most edge on the right hand are still empty.
The mages sitting in the chairs were all old, and the magic fluctuations of these people were strong and weak, but they were all between ten and twelve levels. The robes they wore were extravagant, decorated with intricate and ornate magic arrays. And in Reilly's eyes, these magic arrays are all waste. They have only one purpose, which is to imbue the robes with magical fluctuations, thus revealing their status as great magicians.
Several warriors in gold armor stood against the wall in the hall, and their armor was also elaborate and luxurious, making it easy to see that they were the mage's guards.
To Reilly's delight, there were only seven chairs in the entire hall, and there was apparently no seat for Richard.
(The Mage Association of the Sequoia Kingdom is really polite, I'm a little embarrassed to come all the way to send people away)
When Richard and Reilly entered, one of the old magicians on the far left raised his eyelids. Seeing the two Dawn Knights behind Reilly, his heart sank, and he finally sat up straighter. The old magician looked at Richard and Reilly carefully, and after confirming their ages and magical fluctuations, a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes.
The old magician squinted at Richard and asked coldly, "Is it Richard?"
"I'm Richard, and this is my territory. Richard replied lightly.
The old magician nodded and said arrogantly, "Okay, Master Kalimi wants to see you, so let's stand here and wait first!"
Reilly smiled happily, "Richard, what do you think?"
"Then I'll just wait a minute. Richard said lightly.