However, what none of Frick and the others expected was that in the ancient ruins connected to the cave, there was already a person who came first. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Oh, I never thought there would be visitors in such a remote place. ”

Just as they spotted each other, the man looked at each other without surprise, and said as if greeting, "First time we met, my name is Urles Leernst, and I am the head of the Raven Society. Judging by the clothes of yours, they must all be adventurers—oh, and there seems to be a scrivener. ”

The man looked pale and fragile, with a standard scholarly figure, and even Frick, who was a civilian, was stronger than him. However, the dark and thick brows and the eyes that radiated wisdom made him appear calm and decisive, especially the magic that was constantly surging around him, which exuded an unpredictable taste.

In his hand flickered a glimmer of magical power, perhaps a substitute for a lantern. Looking through this light, the gray-black woolen robe on his body was embroidered like some kind of bird feather, like a flowing shadow in the shimmer of light in his hands.

I don't know if it was for proof of identity, but after a standard greeting salute, he took out a shield-shaped badge from his woolen robe. Although Frick did not know much about this, judging by the pattern and handwriting of this badge, it should be the identification of some noble family.

In other words, the man standing in front of them has the status of a nobleman, and his class is not low. But it's probably a matter of course, after all, this era still copied this ancient tone and etiquette, and only the old nobles who are still proud of their bloodline and identity.

Originally, when the adventurers led by Dean saw a dark shadow standing in the cave, they all took their weapons in their hands and lined up in a formation ready to attack. However, the self-proclaimed Urs Leinster still had a gentle smile on his face, even when he was surrounded by a group of heavily armed adventurers.

It was as if he didn't care about the vigilance of these adventurers, and was just showing with the greatest "kindness" that he had no intention of being hostile to them. However, Flick doesn't know if this is because he really has no malicious intentions, or if he has the strength to easily suppress his own side.

In fact, even though the other party has taken out the badge as a status symbol, Flick still has an indelible suspicion and wariness of him. However, since the other party has shown sincerity that matches the strength, then they should also express their willingness to cooperate.

"Mr. Dean, it's time for your friends to lay down their arms. He whispered to Dean standing in front of him, "I don't know if you can tell, the other party is a very strong magician, I'm afraid even if we try our best to fight, we won't be able to hurt him in the slightest." ”

It's impossible to guess why Urs Leinster is here, or if he's really as friendly as he seems, but at least Flick can be sure that if he wanted to destroy everyone, including himself, they'd have "disappeared" long ago.

Although not as accurate as a regular sorcerer, they are trained to detect the magic around them. Even with only a glimpse of the Path, Frick is able to understand the overwhelming disparity of power between himself and Urles Leonster.

The man standing across from him was not an enemy to whom he should be—that was Flick's conclusion, and he was glad that he was willing to be kind. Speaking of which, when he mentioned the name of the other party's newspaper and the two keywords "Crow Society", he could also think of some information.

There are many official spell research organizations in the empire, and these organizations recruit talented magicians who have graduated from various academies all year round, and exchange the corresponding conditions for the service of the magicians. Most of these groups served academies or empires, and their research direction tended to be mainstream.

In addition, many mages have formed independent research groups among the people to study some magical knowledge that is not much noticed by the mainstream schools. Because there are few strict rules about the names and sizes of these groups, there is a lack of accurate records in the library's records.

Since the end of the Dark Ages for more than 300 years and the reunification of the Empire, all kinds of private sorcery research institutions have grown like weeds in the budding moon. The culture of free research has made the wizard academic community in the empire full of vitality, and many research results have been achieved.

Among the civil society that is still active today, the Raven Society is a small, loosely organized and underappreciated group - they don't even bother to recruit fresh blood. It's as if they don't care much about the amazing results of their research, but just unite the mages who have a special interest in this knowledge, and help each other in their research.

The Wizard Society, which is marked as a crow, seems to be more concerned about the mutations that some creatures will produce when they are affected by the magic of the natural environment than the use of magic. Their leader, Urs Leinster, is a respected scholar in the field of monster research, so to speak, seventy percent of the Empire's research on monsters over the years has benefited from his efforts, and the remaining thirty percent are not free from his influence.

Frick could vividly remember the names of all the books on the monsterology-related shelves in the wing hall on the third floor of the Great Northern Library, and he remembered that these books, especially those published in the last thirty years, had Urles Leinster's name on the list of about half of the authors.

Pillar of the Monster Circle, Watcher of the Southern Black Forest, Count Patrio, Raven Sir Urs Leinster...... There seems to be a whole bunch of titles on top of that. If the identity he reported was real, then they could be regarded as seeing a noble person today.

"I didn't know you were Sir Leinster, but it was rude on our side. ”

So Frick changed his tone and said, "I'm Frick Sierra Leone, a third-level scrivener under the North Gate Library, and I'm here today on the orders of Director Black to investigate the ancient ruins discovered by the adventurers. This is Dean, the leader of the adventurers. ”

In recent years, the status of the nobility has not been as interesting as it was in the Middle Ages, but Flick, who was only a commoner, still needs to pay due respect to Urs Leenster, a high-ranking nobleman, in words and deeds. It takes a lot of energy to force yourself to do things that you are not good at, but he still feels grateful to Akuli, who once forced him to learn etiquette.

As for Dean and his friends, as adventurers who need to make money with their lives, they are clearly still very aware of current affairs. After Frick warns Dean that they are incapable of fighting each other, he immediately tells his teammates to lay down their weapons and disengage from their fighting stance.

At the same moment when the adventurers no longer maintained the battle formation, Uls Leinster also nodded slightly. He snapped his fingers slightly, and a tingling sensation that had previously filled the air around him immediately dissipated - it was evident that he had withdrawn his magic.

"I see, that's really God's blessing. He clapped his hands lightly, looked at Dean and said, "So this ruin was discovered by the adventurers?" and although it is called 'The Crow', I am lucky to have found more than just the remains that have been looted by tomb robbers. ”

After listening to Frick's brief introduction, Sir Leinster seemed very happy, and even his stale tone suddenly became lively. Maybe Dean thinks what they've found is worth a lot of money, but that's not the case in the eyes of the likes of the Wizards.

In particular, some relics are not worth anything in terms of money, such as broken clay tablets and almost illegible manuscripts.

According to Urs Leinster, he had come to the nearby forest to investigate the environment, but stumbled upon this cave that connected to ancient ruins. However, after the initial excitement wore off, he also realized that he was not the first discoverer of the ruins.

His hand caressed the rock carvings on the walls of the ruins, and he said slowly, "Although I only have a small amount of information in my hands at the moment, it is enough to judge that the value of this ruins is quite valuable. Well...... If the adventurers wish, can they resell the contents of this ruin? ”

He made no secret of his desires, apparently his previous investigations in the ruins had made him quite interested in the relics that the adventurers had found. The implication of this statement is that the excavated objects should be purchased even if they cost much more than the price of similar items in the relic market.

This is definitely good news for Dean and his friends, after all, it is not easy for adventurers to turn their adventures into money. In many cases, before they want to sell relics, they have to go through the library's appraisal and have the guild contact the buyer.

Originally, the Adventurer's Guild was an organization with intermediaries as its main job, and it was responsible for contacting adventurers and clients and taking commissions from them. Just like this time, if Uls Leinster hadn't negotiated directly with Dean and had contacted the Guild for a purchase, the Guild would have been able to take a quarter of their revenue from the deal after the deal was completed.

However, Frick didn't care how much more money the adventurers could make, and he was more curious about why the monster scholar was here than a deal with Sir Leanster.