"This is a product of the dwarves, called the Rune Elemental Guard, and the rune master at the top of Mora has only made the core, and it is currently handed over to a dwarf merchant for exclusive sale. Siegel replied, "If you go to the top of Mora, you will be able to buy such a commodity, and the price should be about 30,000 gold coins." ”

The half-elf thought for a moment and said to Siegel in a more respectful manner, "Mr. Mage, I wonder if I have the honor of inviting you to dinner?"

Next to the bazaar on the hill, there is a path paved with white stones, one of the few stone paths in the Elven Forest. Siegel and the half-elf walked side by side, following him to the door of a low hut. The house was unremarkable, and there were no merchants around it, making it seem secular and isolated. At the front of the room was a wooden table, with a plate of fresh, crystalline fruit in the middle of the table. As the two approached, a few silver-gray leaves fell from the trees, startling away a few squirrels that were stealing food. They ran away from the table, their cheeks bulging, and they seemed to have made a big gain.

"Mr. Mage, this is my home, and my wife's craftsmanship is very good, especially the rabbit stew. ”

The half-elf knocked on the door, said a few words, and the door opened silently. His wife was a human being, and she didn't look very old, only fifteen or sixteen, with freckles on the bridge of her nose and cheeks. Always blushing and shy, she rarely seemed to leave the room, standing inside the doorframe and nodding slightly to Siegel. Then, she brought out two cups of steaming tea, then hurriedly closed the door and went to the kitchen to get busy.

"My wife and I met in the Old World and were united in the pursuit of freedom and love. The half-elf said to Siegel, "The elven kingdom of the New World is our refuge, and life here is quiet and peaceful. ”

Siegel took the teacup. Take a sip. Then he sat down at the table: "It will not be easy for you to bring your wife to the New World. ”

"Yes. There were too many people blocking along the way. But that doesn't stop us from yearning for freedom. The half-elf said, "Introduce yourself, Hayan Liadon." ”

"Soth," Siegel still uses a pseudonym.

The half-elf smiled, took a sip from the teacup in front of him, and said, "Mr. Soth, I know that a mage's time is precious, so I'm going to get straight to the point. I want your Earth Elemental Warrior. ”

"You can buy this at the top of Mora, why do you have to look for me?"

"Because I know you're the key. The half-elf smiled heartily. Then he said: "As a merchant, I have been paying attention to the caravans coming from the direction of Mora's Peak, so I know that the dwarves do not have this product yet, but your tone does not have the slightest hesitation or uncertainty, and it is very conclusive to say where this item is sold, and it will not be fake. In addition to this, you also state the price of the item, which shows that you know the ins and outs of the Earth Elemental Warriors. Add to that the fact that you're a mage, so it's pretty clear: unless the Mage Guild comes out with an inner ghost and secretly sells good things to the dwarves. Otherwise, there is only one person on this continent who knows more about this new spell than the dwarves - you're one of the researchers of this earth elemental warrior's spell, aren't you?"

Siegel clapped softly. But verbally there is no admission or denial. The two men looked at each other for a moment, then he twisted in his chair, found a comfortable position, and said, "You are a smart man, and you know a little about spells. Do you think I'll sell you the Earth Elemental Guard?"

"It depends on what you need to come to the Elven Forest. "I've heard from the merchant that you summoned the elemental guards for the vigil, but I think you must have something else to do to get the attention of the elven mage. If nothing else, among the spells I know, there is a spell that can open up a resting space out of thin air, and it is not difficult to master. You can completely leave the presence of the Persistent Elemental Warrior unrevealed. And since you have chosen to do so, there must be something urgent, and you lack a friend to talk to in the elven high-level, I think I can serve you. ”

"You're the most responsive and intelligent of any people I've ever met. Siegel said: "Actually, I didn't expect that I still have so many flaws, it seems that the sentence 'keeping secrets is the greatest reliance of the mage' is honest and self-deceiving." ”

The half-elf smiled, leaned forward, approached Siegel and said in a low voice, "You're a mage, and I'm a merchant. You have spells and spells, and I have some connections that I can use. I didn't ask for much, the scrolls of the Elemental Warrior or the exclusive rights to sell them in the Elven Kingdom, I was satisfied. ”

Siegel didn't say yes right away.

The half-elf's wife pushed open the door and held a steaming pot of stew. She stumbled a little, seemed to be afraid to approach Siegel's side, and walked around in an arc. The half-elf leaned back in his chair, his eyes still focused on Siegel. The mage frowned and waved his fingers slightly. The stew broke away from the girl's hands and landed lightly on the table.

It is a pot of stew with mushrooms and onions, each slice of rabbit meat cut to the same size, quietly waiting to be tasted in a milky white soup. A few emerald green vanilla leaves float on the noodle soup, masking the oily layer on the surface. The half-elf's wife saw that there was nothing in her hand, her face turned red, and she hurriedly ran back.

"She's really, really shy. Siegel said, "How did you bring her from the Old World?"

"The power of love is very great, it can enable ordinary people to achieve great feats that they would not normally even dare to imagine. The half-elf stirred the stew with a long spoon and said, "Come and taste it, it's a delicacy that you won't see in the New World." ”

Siegel smiled, "I really didn't know you could eat meat in the Elven Forest. ”

"What's so strange about this, the elves don't forbid hunting. Hai An said: "Their bow and arrow skills are so superb, haven't they learned from hunting? Yes, they usually mainly eat vegetarian food, but they have never banned meat." It's just that they don't raise animals for meat like humans, they just take it from nature. This kind of behavior is not really clever. ”

Siegel served himself a bowl of stew and blew on the surface of the steam, but didn't take a sip. Gently lay the bowl down. The half-elf looked at the bowl in the mage's hand with a little regret. Then he took a sip of his own soup.

"Looks like you're prejudiced against elves. Siegel asked, "Can you tell me that you can contact those higher-ups?"

The half-elf smiled, waved his hand slightly, and then pointed his index finger on the table as he said, "The elf prides itself on being elegant, but it is nothing more than a creature. They are essentially no different from humans, dwarves, and orcs, and they all need to eat and drink. He paused, then added, "I'm sorry for my vulgar words, but it's the truth. Even if a beautiful beauty is, she still needs to go through the test of life and death when giving birth to a child. is embarrassed, so that he can barely survive. Elves also came from this way, and they are not really much more noble than other races. As long as you understand this, you know that the elves also have a request, then you can connect with them and establish a connection. ”

"Be specific. ”

"The vice-captain of the Elven Guard, the High Priest of the Temple of the Moon and the Master Composer of the Academy of Arts. "If you want to make the news known, I know a few good troubadours," said Haian. They frequented the mansions of the High Elves, playing musical instruments and singing songs for them. Just tell me what I need to say, and I'll do it all for you. ”

"And you just want the exclusivity of the elemental warriors?" said Siegel.

"Yes. I think it's good business. You will be able to talk to the top of Mora and give me this way of wealth. ”

Siegel pulled out his pipe. After lighting it, put it to your mouth and inhale it gently, letting the smoke fill between the two of you. With the help of cover, his hand grabbed the wand hidden in his sleeve.

"Okay. Siegel said: "What you are asking for is not a big problem, it is just a gesture for me. But after talking about it for so long, my stomach is a little hungry. Ask your wife to bring some bread, just in time for the soup. ”

The half-elf shouted into the house, and saw his little wife come out with a bread basket. Siegel took the bread, broke it and divided it in half to the half-elf, and then suddenly asked the little girl, "Do you know that there is a poisonous mushroom in the soup?"

The little girl was stunned and leaned down to look at the soup, and Siegel suddenly stood up and stepped back, putting his wand on the woman's erect neck. He recited a spell that unleashed the magic of detecting thoughts. As he expected, there was a memory in the woman's mind covered in magic.

A flash of silver flashed straight towards Siegel's face, and the spell of the protective arrow took effect in an instant, bouncing it open. Siegel sent out an arc of lightning and struck Hai'an's protective spell. The shockwave from the collision of spells sent the poor woman flying, falling into the bushes, and passing out.

"No one will disturb you here, will you?" Siegel asked, "Don't wait a while, an elven mage will come down from the sky and arrest the two of us." ”

Hai An smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, there will be no elf mages here, you can die with confidence." ”

"Don't you want to ask me how I saw the flaw?"

"And then give you time to escape?" The half-elf's face was gloomy, but he still smiled, "I'll find the answer from your memory." ”

Siegel gestured in the air, as did Hai'an, who was playing a game before the spell duel. Guess the opponent's spell sequence from the mouth shape of the opponent's chanting spell and the gesture of casting the spell, and restrain it in advance. It's like two swordsmen testing each other with false moves, trying to find each other's flaws and attack.

Although Haian is experienced and can always spot Siegel's spell intentions at the first time, he can't keep up with his speed. Elemental forces swirled around the young mage, gradually forming an order, forming the first spell ball of light. This is a spell system that strengthens the mage's ability to save the summoned power without sending it, so that it can be concentrated to form a dense attack.

Hai An held his breath and looked at the ball of light carefully, it was a very simple spell: a primary summoning elemental creature (fire), his biggest effect was just a small fire element with the size of a child, what effect could it play? Although spell-enhanced mages can temporarily suppress the effect of spells, they mostly choose control effects such as flash bursts and stinky clouds, so that the enemy cannot resolve them all at once - what kind of tactic is this small fire elemental summoning?

Siegel continued to increase his hand speed, and he even used elven martial arts to increase the effect. Hai An was in a cold sweat, and he didn't have the corresponding speed to keep up. Another ball of light floated up from Siegel's side, still a secondary summoning fire elemental.

The half-elf gave up on chasing Siegel's hand speed and began to concentrate on destroying the formation of the spell on the other side. He believed that he surpassed the young man on the other side in terms of spell accumulation and magical energy tuning, and that he would eventually be able to drain the mental concentration of the other side.

Siegel didn't seem to be in a hurry, moving in an arc around Hai'an while continuing to strengthen his spells. The ball of light whined in the air, and began to expand and expand regularly like a moving heart. Haian was a little stunned, he had never seen such a spectacle: it was true that a spell mage could store spells, but he had never heard that they could strengthen these spell balls halfway.

It only took half a minute for the secondary summoning fire elemental to increase its strength, and it had reached the point of summoning a human-sized medium fire elemental. Hai An smiled bitterly and asked, "This is your ability, will it continue to increase?"

"No, it won't. Siegel replied quickly in a steady tone.

"I don't believe it. ”

"I know you won't believe it. Siegel's technique suddenly changed, as if writing in the air, using his index and middle fingers together to carve stiff symbols in front of him.

"What kind of spell is this?" Hai An couldn't understand it at all, so he could only give up the spell counter, and had to choose to take the risk of attacking. His palms were close together, his hands blooming like flowers, and the energy of the fire element brewed in the palms of his hands.

With a flick of Siegel's wrist, a dwarven rune glowed in the air. It is a silent rune that the dwarves used to ambush and sneak up on the Free Knights. The runes that Siegel had temporarily carved in the air could only last for half a minute, but they were enough to silence all sounds within thirty meters of the surrounding area.

Spells that have already been formed will not be affected, but newly generated spells will only be able to choose those that do not require chanting. The two balls of light floating behind Siegel were actually the effects of the Fire Elemental Rune Guard, which he disguised as a spell to strengthen the master's power. Elemental Guardians only need psychic commands to act, and shielding them from sound has no effect on them.

Similarly, the flaming hand that has been condensed will be able to fire normally. Siegel had long since discovered that the mages of the Knox Guild liked to use this spell, and guessed that they had modified this low-pole spell, but never saw it with his own eyes. He ordered the Fire Elemental to give up his flanking advantage, stand in front of him, and attack from the front.

He pulled out the Stardust, preparing to change position the moment the half-elf spell was fired, speeding up from the side that had no spell power.

The flames burst out from Hai'an's palm, a crimson, rather bewitching flame that formed the shape of a red lotus flower as it rose in the air. This flame seems to have a will of its own, very similar to the wraith. It was stained with the fire element, and instantly covered the element's core command to obey Siegel's orders and become a slave of the half-elves.

Fortunately, Siegel sensed that the situation was not good for the first time and immediately pulled back. A clump of flames stained his cloak and was about to climb up his clothes. Stardust swung swiftly and sliced the cloak with the tip of its bladed sword, freeing the mage from the psychic flames.

The two fire elementals turned and flew towards Siegel, their flaming whip-like tentacles slicing through the air quickly, but without a sound. Siegel used his empty left hand to carve runes in the air, terminating the operation of the rune elemental core. The fire elemental quickly dimmed, turning into a sparkling flame suspended in the air.

The Silence Rune still glows in the air, so all sounds around it don't work. The number of spells that don't require chanting is scarce, and the difficulty of casting spells in silence is surprising. With his sword in hand, Siegel used the elven steps to quickly bypass the flames that were still burning on the ground and approach the half-elf.

Haian still had an unpredictable smile on his face, and he slapped his hands on his shoulders at the same time, the power of magic surging through him. In the blink of an eye, a pair of huge dragon wings spread out from behind him, slamming into Siegel's longsword.

At the same time, the half-elf drew a thin sword from his waist and stabbed it straight into Siegel's heart. (To be continued......)