The room was dyed a mesmerizing red by the afterglow of the setting sun, and two gray-robed figures sat on either side of the table in the room, silently staring at each other. The younger one of them, the gray robe, looked curiously at the layout of the room, which looked more like the abode of a secular nobleman than his stone tower full of books and case files. No, even in the arrangement of many subtleties, you can see the human touch of the owner of the room, which is not possessed by the nobles who advertise nobility.

"So, you've been hiding here all these years and pretending to be a businessman?" Cheese smiled at the corners of his mouth, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.

"There is no need for a wizard to hide in the tower in the first place. Communicating with the world is how we progress. The gray robe on the opposite side tapped his fingers on his forehead, and five years later, the ten rings he had lost beneath the Molten Iron City had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a silver ring symbolizing marriage.

Cheese raised an eyebrow, and of course he could hear the sarcasm in the crow's words, "I guess you said that communicating with the world is planting a curse on the ordinary people in the neighborhood. It's a really new way to communicate. I'm curious what happens if there's a population movement in that town, do you go from house to house every day with your household register to check if the magic works?"

The Raven stared at the door opposite him for a few seconds, and Cheese from five years ago couldn't say something like this, "Hmph, influencing a specific individual means that you were thinking wrong in the first place. To maintain this, I don't need to bother with the actions of ordinary people, my curse is directly applied to that town. ”

"Oh, what if someone doesn't settle in that town and goes straight to you? You know, lost travelers, unscrupulous bandits, or our peers. A luxury mansion that lives in isolation is a good place to stay. How did you avoid all this trouble?" Cheese asked curiously, not to inquire, but to be incredulous that Curse Crow would be willing to live such a peaceful life in such a remote town. In the mage's mind, it was not surprising that such a fellow Cursed Sect had taken control of a country or become the de facto ruler of a region for five years. He has the ability and the motivation, and mastering the power can also make his spell research go more smoothly.

"There's a magic circle I've laid in the woods outside the door, and no one who doesn't know magic can find it. Even if there is one who can come out, I will be the first to know. Not everyone will ride a dragon and fall in front of someone else's house. There was a bit of resentment in the crow's words, and he was not to blame, anyone who was blocked by a dragon would be angry. Especially for spellcasters who value their own safety, this kind of unannounced visit can almost be seen as a declaration of war.

Of course, Cheese knows this. But why did he know that this was the case and that he had met this old friend in such a rude way? The mage, who knew that he was wrong, smiled, and expressed some apologies for his previous actions, "I'm sorry. But I really don't have time to waste dealing with your circle right now, so I've chosen this trick. ”

This time it was the crow's turn to raise an eyebrow, he didn't expect Cheese to apologize so frankly to himself, which would never happen in the gray tower where everyone insisted on their own ideas. The caster doesn't need to apologize, because everything we do is for the goal of the above all ideas. This is what Clarke, the Lord of the Grey Tower, and each of his apprentices have said.

"It seems that I am not the only one who has changed in the past few years. The Raven tilted his head, an unpredictable smile on his face, "Well, let's talk about something, let's talk about something that can make you like this." But before I do that, I'll have to deal with a little problem. He snapped his fingers lightly.

Others may not understand the effect of the snap of the fingers, but Cheese can clearly see the meaning of the crow's action, "I admit it's a great thing to put the dragon to sleep. But they often have years to go to sleep, so you'd better provide me with a means of transportation at a similar speed. ”

"Pointless worry. He'll wake up when you're gone. Besides, I don't have a food reserve that I can provide for a single meal. The sorcerer picked up the long bell of the table and shook it gently, and a group of cats dressed like humans ran into the house, ignoring Cheese's wide eyes and pointing his finger out the window, "Go and help bring things in." I also told the kitchen that we can prepare dinner, and today we will make one more person's portion, no, it's good for two people, their group of northerners have always eaten outrageously large. ”

It wasn't until the cats left the room that Cheese came to his senses, both by the means of putting Migo to sleep and by the cat servants in the mansion who made him realize that the crow was demonstrating the power and knowledge he now possessed, "I remember, you weren't very proficient in this kind of magic before. Why are you sudden..."

The crow stretched out his palm, "People change. It's like you can't step into the same river twice. The river is still the same river, but the water in the river is constantly flowing. The person is still the same person, but before you know it, he has a new experience. Aren't you, too? As the leader of those nezumi, you need more than just magical knowledge. ”

Cheese opened his mouth and was silent for a while. The sorcerer didn't intend to let him continue thinking about his words, "You'd better hurry up, I might not be interested in answering your questions when Lynn walks in." ”

After being reminded, the mage took a breath, and his complicated expression became serious, "There are some guys who have entered the blue lion. Their goal is the Ash Tower. Why?"

"You're here to ask this?" the Raven sat up straight in her chair, "you don't know what their purpose is, and you come to me to ask me? Well, I can probably deduce from your expression. Five years ago, there is a shadow of the teacher itself, but it's no wonder that you found out late, that's how they designed it. Forget it, those things are in the past. You want to ask those little people why they came to the Grey Tower, it's actually very simple, I don't know which idiot spread the news of the teacher's death, who doesn't want the legacy of the world's greatest wizard? They even say that there is one of the most important books of the teacher in the Gray Tower, and that if you look at it, you can understand all the magic and mysteries of this world. Isn't it ridiculous, you say?"

Cheese's brow furrowed, and there were some doubts about the words of the cursed crow, such as which wizard of the Grey Tower would do such an unreasonable thing, and the fact that those who entered the Grey Lion actually thought that they had a chance to enter the Grey Tower under the management of Ann Lina to obtain the treasure. But the Spellcaster's words were probably not a lie, because even if the Spell Crow was no longer the same as he had been five years ago, he would not have perfunctory himself with such inferior rhetoric, which would not be in line with the arrogance of his heart. "Where did you get this information, is it reliable?"

"Poof," the sorcerer laughed, "I told you, Cheese, I'm communicating with the world. ”