[The Year of the Tiger is auspicious, the first update of the first day of the new year, ask for tomorrow's ticket]

After the telescope was invented by alchemists, it immediately became popular. However, ordinary telescopes could only observe a small area, and most nobles bought them out of curiosity.

However, in the army, alchemy telescopes are a must-have for scouts, and expensive small alchemy telescopes can also be installed on high-end magic crossbows, allowing magic crossbowmen to shoot targets from a distance of one mile.

As soon as this function was developed, it was immediately forbidden by the emperors and nobles of all countries. An archer needs to be at least an eighth-level professional to do this, but an assassin who is a magic apprentice-turned-assassin can use this terrifying thing at the first level.

Magicians can sense the elemental fluctuations of the alchemy telescope, but ordinary nobles and royalty do not have this ability. This makes assassination easy.

Even the Holy See did not approve of the appearance of such equipment, after which the alchemy telescope could no longer be miniaturized, and instead developed into a large one, installed on the castle tower, which could observe the detailed enemy situation from several miles away.

Opening the door to the top floor of the tower, where the passage was already narrow, Si Jia made her way to the top floor. The top floor of the tower is surrounded by wide windows on all sides, but the edges are so high that they are easy to defend even if a bow and arrow come up from below.

In the middle of the ground, which is only a few square meters, there is a platform more than a foot high. There is a complex magic array engraved on the platform, but it does not need to be activated. Sijia leaned down, pressed her eyes in front of a pair of deep holes on the platform, and looked inside.

The sky above the castle was in full view, and even though it was night, everything was still visible in the alchemy telescope.

Sijia searched carefully, and in the alchemy telescope, the full moon in the sky became even larger, and the mountain lines above could almost be distinguished. The magicians on the continent of Myers believed that there was another continent on the moon, but it was too far away from the continent of Myers.

Just as Sijia was about to give up the search, a dark shadow burst into her sight. Sijia shuddered, and she saw a pair of huge wings, black feathers, two heads, and four eyes.

Double-headed eagle!Sijia groaned, and her feet were a little weak. She gritted her teeth, held her hands on the ground, and slowly stood up. Outside the tower, the moonlight sprinkled on the castle's stone walls, gilding the cold stone walls with a silvery glow. In this brilliance, there is a trace of black thin line, as if there are countless cracks in the city wall.

Sijia didn't know how she had walked down the tower, her mind was a little confused, and she instinctively walked towards the restaurant. This matter should be reported to the Baron as soon as possible.

The utensils in the restaurant were removed and replaced with fruit and wine. Baron Cook was telling a joke that made Ani laugh when Skye walked into the dining room in despair.

"Sijia?" Baron Cook immediately noticed Sijia's anomaly, she hadn't looked like this since she became a swordsman at the age of sixteen. Genius swordsmanship girl, the people of Yanjing all think that she will become a sword saint before the age of thirty, and she has a surname that is more resolute than a man, how can this be!

"My lord, I saw a double-headed eagle. Sijia felt a flame in her chest being held inside, unable to spit it out, and her throat was hoarse for a while.

There was silence in the restaurant for a while, only Sika was still holding a pear and gnawing on it, the sound was extremely harsh. She couldn't understand Qin Yin's language, and even if Sijia said more shocking news, I'm afraid Xika wouldn't have any reaction.

"Lord Baron, I have to consult with Mr. Aini. Flamenco was the first to speak.

"Go, I'll wait for you in the study. Baron Cook stood up, and without greeting anyone, he went away.

There is a room next to the restaurant, which was supposed to be a place where guests arrived temporarily and waited for the host to finish their meal. The people of the Nut Mercenary Group and Aini and the others entered the room and closed the door.

"Mr. Aini, Master Sarin, I will definitely not be able to complete this mission. Flamenco said calmly, "Still, we will continue to keep you safe." ”

Ani was a little irritated and didn't speak, and Salin said, "Flamingo, are you talking about black magic?"

"Yes. ”

"Serious?"

"I don't even know if I'll ever live. Flamenco replied calmly. If the legends about this place are true, then you can say that you have fallen into the net. If you don't come here for the night......

Salin still looked unhurried, very calm, and he couldn't tell that he was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy at all.

"What are you going to do, Aini?" said Salin, looking at Aini.

Aini smiled bitterly, "What should I do? I can't sit and wait for death anyway. ”

"What if we leave now?" Salin had nothing to do with Baron Cook, and the first thing that came to mind was to leave. Despite Baron Cook's likability, Sarin had no intention of dying for him.

"You can go, I can't. It's not because I'm friends with Baron Cook, according to Imperial law, this happened, and I've been drafted now to assist Baron in battle. Flamenco said helplessly, and he said to Salin seriously: "Master Salin, the appearance of the double-headed eagle proves that the Black Sky Demon God has been resurrected. You're still safer in the castle, and if you leave the castle, you'll be attacked at any time. ”

Salin stroked his Ring of Gifts, reasoning back and forth in his mind. He is not familiar with Baron Cook's current situation, and if he leaves, Baron Cook may not tell the truth, and may even let himself be an outcast to test the enemy's strength. Aini definitely won't choose to leave, she, Sika, Neris, the three of them don't know what kind of enemies they will face.

"Okay, I'll stay. Saleen thought about it, knowing that Baron Cook would welcome him to stay. Although he is only a first-level magician, if he relies on the castle to fight, the magician will exert more power. It's a pity that he can't refine the magic array, otherwise he can turn this castle into an impregnable wall.

If you stay, your status will be immediately improved, and you will be protected by all the swordsmen. If you leave, you will become cannon fodder. Does Salin have a choice?

After the discussion was settled, the door was opened, and Flamenco said to the guards at the door, "Take us to the Baron." ”

Baron Cook paced around his study and was relieved to see everyone come to his study. If Flamenco had to go, he wouldn't have been able to keep it. Although Imperial law states that mercenaries are to be at the disposal of nobles in such cases, the question is, if it is a mortal mission, how many mercenaries are willing to obey the law?

The magician also stayed, and Baron Cook laughed, and asked the servant to move in a few chairs, and waited for everyone to sit down, and then he said, "Since everyone stays to fight, then I will tell you all the cause and effect." ”

Salin was glad in his heart that this time it was not just as simple as the appearance of a dark mage, and if he left rashly, he would face absolutely unpredictable dangers.

"Everyone knows about the dark arts, right?" Baron Cook looked around at the people in the study, Sijia had returned to normal, the faces of the Nut Mercenary Regiment were as cold as iron, and Ani was thoughtful, not knowing what he was thinking. Saleen sat upright, patiently waiting for his next words. That Caucasian female warrior......

Xi Ka was eating melon seeds, and when she left the restaurant, she hadn't forgotten to grab a handful of melon seeds and put them in her pocket.

Schika's warrior instincts are the strongest, and she knows that what others are talking about must be a very bad thing, but she is just a warrior, protect Saleen, and nothing else needs to be thought about.

For the Caucasians, death is just a return to nature, not too terrible thing. So the Caucasians were always the bravest warriors, and there were never deserters.

Salin knew what dark magic was, and if necromancy was only slightly discriminated against, it was absolutely abhorrent. No country allows the existence of black magic. This may be the only point of view shared between the Emperor of the Qin Empire and the Pope of the Holy See.

Necromancy is excluded from the Holy See canon, but necromancers are also present in the Inquisition. The emperor of the Qin Yin Empire did not allow necromancers to build magic towers, but they did grant them immunity.

However, if anyone dared to practice black magic, whether it was the Holy See or the Emperor, they would send a powerful force to exterminate it.

Black magic is said to have originated in divine magic, and the Holy See certainly rejects this claim, and magicians even refuse to admit that it is magic.

Magicians believe that the essence of black magic is not to harness the power of the elements, but to create a void god through sacrifices, tormenting the soul of life, so as to obtain mystical powers. In this case, black magic should belong to the category of divine arts.

However, the Holy See believes that neither the fallen goddess of nature nor the current Lord of Light have ever mistreated living beings in such a way, nor do they need such sacrifices, so black magic should be witchcraft.

The wizarding profession is almost gone, and dirty water splashing it on them will not cause any violent reactions.

Saleen, however, knew that black magic was just black magic and that nothing belonged to it. It's just a cruel skill, so cruel that it's unacceptable to anyone.

But all this cannot deny the power of black magic.

A magician, if he has ordinary talent, I am afraid that it will take a lifetime to advance to the fourth level and become the lowest level of the great magician. And a black mage, as long as he obtains enough materials, can quickly cross the level barrier and gain inhuman power.

The double-headed eagle is made by black magic, forcibly stuffing the ** and souls of several magical beasts into a container, and then burning them continuously with black flames, these souls will kill each other in pain. And the black mage used a method similar to alchemy to reorganize the ** of the demonic beast, forming a life that should not exist in this world.

The power of a black mage who can refine a double-headed eagle is already absolutely terrifying. This proves that he can already create headless horsemen and abominate drakes, not to mention the overwhelming black golems.

The Double-Headed Eagle is a follower of the Dark Mage, and the place where it peeps is the place where the Black Mage wants to be bloodbathed. That's why the double-headed eagle is called the evil eagle.

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