Archmage Casper stood in the middle of his study, the windows around him were all curtained with thick curtains, and there was no lighting in the room, and the thick darkness surrounded him, which made him feel comfortable and reassured.

Just like how he felt when facing the Void.

The Knox Guild is already on the right track, and after merging into the Mage Federation, it can quickly expand its influence with the help of the mage organization in this new world. They built magic towers in Makabuda, Ximu Town, and Fort Hub, and the shadow of the dead in the north began to leave their original lair under the attraction of the magic array. It is believed that there will soon be a large number of flame soul crystals in the common union, which can be used as materials for the magic array, and can also be sacrificed to the red god to get more magical help.

But the plan was not without setbacks, and the recent events in the south made him a little puzzled. The defeat of the Southern Coalition was not unexpected, armies with and without spellcasters were completely two different concepts, and Mir City was not a bone to gnaw on. He had used prophecy to predict the outcome of the battle, and found that the attack on Myr represented an undoubted "omen".

However, he still gave the order to attack, because what he needed was chaos in the south, and he could find forces to support and control from the chaos. But the result was unexpected, the mage named Siegel quickly resolved the chaos in the south, and the newly rising four noble forces ended their hostility with each other, and everyone carefully observed the others, forming a temporary counterbalance.

There's not just one way to cause chaos, as long as the Crimson Magic Tower can be built to stir up emotions between realms, it can easily reignite the flames of war. But recently the common will find. All spellcasting activities performed in the South. In particular, the construction of magic towers and magic laboratories. It's all restricted, and the root of it all is Siegel. The lords of the South refused to allow Knox's men to carry out construction work without his authorization.

"Don't come to me about your mage. The lords shirked, "I don't want to get into trouble. ”

They were all afraid of offending the mage lord.

Another thing that puzzled Casper was the disappearance of his eldest apprentice. The contact that used to take place every month has now been unheard from for four months. Casper didn't understand what caused the loss. That kid would never dare to do this, something very important must have happened. He had a faint premonition in his heart, and he was still stubbornly unwilling to admit the possibility of his apprentice's death.

It was a bright kid, and he was ambitious, but more importantly extremely talented. It's a buildable material.

But if he can't help complete the task, what is the use of him?

The Golden Dragon and the Black Phoenix have not been heard from, and the person who carried out the search is now missing, and Archmage Casper has lost patience. And the plan of the Knox Commons has reached a critical time, and it is like an arrow on the bow that has to be released.

At this moment there was a knock at the door, a very polite three soft knocks.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Archmage Casper lit the room's lights. The light dispelled the darkness, the fireplace burned, and the whole room seemed to come back to life, making it seem warm and comfortable. That's when Casper let the door open.

Alexander, the lion king, stood in the doorway. A serious expression. His pet cat was lazily lying on his shoulder, but squinting at everything around him. Always be alert.

"Archmage Casper, there is information from the school city that something important has happened and that a meeting of the Three Towers needs to be held. ”

"It turned out to be His Excellency Alexander, it would be nice to let the apprentice inform him of this kind of thing, why do you have to run for it yourself?" Archmage Casper beckoned, and a long metal staff flew into his hand. The "Lion King" narrowed his eyes and recognized that it was a power staff, a powerful magic item. In addition to being able to cast spells including missiles, fireballs, force field balls, spell nullification enchantments, etc., he can also be deliberately destroyed.

The more energy left in the staff, the more powerful the destruction will be. Moreover, the action of destruction occurs in an instant, and the pure magical energy will form an effect similar to an elemental surge in a small area, and the damage to the mage is especially great.

Half of the users who make the deliberate sabotage choice will be transported to safety, and the other half will be hopelessly destroyed, which is a shocking gamble. But as a mage, there is always a way to avoid this.

For example, if you ambush and trigger a spell on your body, as long as you make a deliberate action to destroy the power staff, it will be triggered immediately and teleport the main body away - for safety reasons, you can't set up to teleport your belongings, otherwise you will take the staff with you. As such, the Staff of Power has always been seen as a threat by mages, especially when it comes to gatherings.

Master Casper didn't seem to have this awareness, holding a power staff in his hand, like an old man's ordinary walking cane. They arrived together in the conference room, where William "the Traveler" had been waiting for a long time.

His talent was much better than William's, but he couldn't find it. As he entered the room, Archmage Casper thought about his apprentice for the last time.

William's gaze swept over the staff in Casper's hand, but he remained silent, his expression the same as before. There were only three people in the room of Nuoda, and the Mage Federation was the highest and strongest of the three people.

"I have received reliable information that the Kingdom of Stars is in a civil war. Alexander's tone was serious and calm, just like his usual expression. "The king fell from his horse while hunting, and only broke a few bones, which was not serious, but he suddenly died while being treated by the priest of the Temple of the Stars, leaving behind a bunch of conspiracies to speculate. Crown Prince Aaron immediately succeeded to the throne and declared the two dukes Cardo and Sirt as the conspirators who killed the king, and wanted his co-conspirator, his illegitimate brother Evan Kinkui. ”

Casper had his own source of information, and he expected something like this to happen in the Kingdom of Stars. He secretly observed William's expression, guessing how much he knew, and what attitude he had taken in this matter?

William holds a file and boredly trims his nails. Every time he felt that the shape was not good, he would grow another section and start all over again. As for the affairs of the Star Kingdom, he obviously didn't care.

"Evan Jinkui came to the school city with an edict in his hand, and asked the archmage there to make an appraisal. The edict was written by the former king himself, and was given the surname Evan Fanxing. Removal of the title of illegitimate son. Since Evan's actual age is older than Aaron. So he became the first in line to the throne. ”

William only looked up at this time. He asked with interest, "Oh, hasn't Aaron always been the crown prince?"

The Lion King shook his head: "There has never been an official edict confirming this, so I may have forgotten it." ”

The corners of Casper's mouth twitched slightly, perhaps not forgot, he thought to himself.

As a result, the Kingdom of Stars was on the verge of division and civil war, and the lords who supported the two sides were constantly clashing, but because no one was sure whether the neighbors around them were friends or foes, and the territory was staggered. So a full-scale war has not yet broken out. Aaron has been a prince for so many years and has gathered many noble forces, but his health is too poor and he has no heirs. Evan is the oldest, but has no other qualities than being a good swordsman. As for the king's youngest son, Macbo, he is only 4 years old now, and whoever supports him will be the greatest ambition, so it is safe now. Originally, the Star Temple, as the support of the royal family, has always had a good right to speak. It also lost its convincing power because the king died unexplained. Neither Aaron nor Evan were willing to fully trust the Temple, and the Temple did not dare to speak easily. ”

"You deserve it! It looks like a lot of flowers, but it's not as good as it used to be. This incident is another big lesson, and it is estimated that the royal family will never be able to turn over again. William gloated, put down his file, and finally began to take an interest in the meeting. "What do you say from the school city, this is a good opportunity to re-enter the political core!"

Archmage Casper shook his head, his ability to perceive people's hearts was much higher than that of the two in front of him: "According to my estimate, the school city will also be wobbly now. The situation is too complex for any side to be safe. ”

Alexander nodded, "Archmage is right, the school is currently divided into three factions: Evan, Aaron, and Wait and see. They quarrel all day long, and no one can convince anyone else, so they can't act for the time being. ”

"Hmph, where is the benefit of not taking risks?Now is the time to test your guts!" William was most disgusted with the old man's procrastination, and waved his hand to express his dissatisfaction.

"You also know that they just lack guts, otherwise where would the federation come from?"

"So what do we do now?" asked Archmage Casper. Alexander, the "Lion King", has a good personal relationship with many mages in the school, which is why the Mage Federation was able to establish a transoceanic continental teleportation array. The civil strife in the Kingdom of Stars will definitely affect the Mage Federation, and the "Lion King" will definitely get into this trouble. When the lion's attention is locked on the other side of the ocean, then at the Tri-Peaks Tower, the only trouble left is William the Traveler.

But isn't he adventurous, travelling? With such an obvious preference, it's natural to take advantage of it.

Sure enough, Alexander voiced his concerns. There was a message from the school city to recruit him to discuss the next thing. Having helped both Aaron and Evan in the New World, the Mage Federation was unexpectedly an acceptable intermediary between the two powers. The school city strongly recommended it, and the Mage Guild also passed the proposal, inviting Alexander to leave as soon as possible to mediate the civil war in the human kingdom.

"While I'm leaving, Lord Casper is in charge of the day-to-day business, William, so you can run around and find out what the dwarves have been doing lately. Alexander's news made Caspar's heart ecstatic, and it seemed that the day was close to master the Tripeaks. The Lion King continued: "The Top of Mora has been closed for months, and there is not the slightest news coming in or out, and I always have a foreboding that such a day is really unsettling. ”

"Okay, leave this to me. William rubbed his hands together and looked excited. "I've long wanted to see if the dwarves' rune defense system really has no loopholes to exploit. ”

"Don't cause unnecessary disputes, just let you go to scouting, not to go to war. ”

Casper pretended to be polite, expressing modest and cautious optimism that he would be able to manage the Mage's Guild. The Lion King seemed to trust him, but his true thoughts were hidden so deeply that they could not be seen from his serious face. William is still a gamer, but if he has no sense of responsibility, how can he be chosen as one of the Big Three?

These two guys are not easy to deal with, their hole cards are very well hidden, but who doesn't have a few hole cards? Archmage Casper is full of confidence, and his layout is being realized step by step.

Just then, the door to the conference room was slammed open. A mage appears in the doorway. Such a reckless move sparked an attack on the Closed Door. For a moment, the elemental energy was like a storm. The mountains slapped the daredevils at the door.

The mage waved his wand and instantly cast himself onto the shadow plane, trying to dodge the attacks. At the same time, the protective spells on his body also lit up one after another, forming layers of protection. But all this didn't have much effect, and the spell still blasted him out of the shadow realm, and he continued to pounce on him.

Alexander frowned, then raised his hand. All elemental fluctuations calmed down instantly, and the spell had a brilliant appearance, but it lost its lethality. This move was beyond everyone's expectations, and even the other two archmages didn't understand how to do it.

"Scola, why are you still so reckless, don't you know we're in a meeting?"

It turned out that this person was the apprentice of the Lion King, and he had a good talent for spells, but his temper was quick and straight, and he looked like a stunned young man all day long. If it was usual, he would have a hippie smile. Say "I know the teacher will save me" to perfunctory. But this time he was sweating and looked panicked.

"Elves. His tone trembled: "The elves have raided the Hub Fort, where the Mage Tower is under attack. There is also news from Ximu Town that the elven cavalry has taken control of the port's transportation, and all except for the mage tower have changed owners. ”

"Are they crazy?!" the three archmages stood up at the same time, and Alexander slammed the table. "The New World is not a place where his elves can go wild, in the agreement of the humans, dwarves, and elves, they can only operate within the range of the elven rune tree, and attacking other areas is aggression, what's the point?"

"Master, the Elven Forest stood up and ran around with his legs long. So the elves' borders are constantly expanding, and they have occupied the hinterland of the New World. Scola's tone trembled, and he finally made his words clear in fits and starts: "They have made a mighty army, an army of trees. Rune's Forest comes alive!"

"Immediately raise the highest alarm and tell the Lord of Waterdeep to prepare for war. Then he said to William: "It seems that I can't go to the school city, and I don't feel at ease here in the New World." You go to the dwarves as fast as you can and ask for their opinions. If no one pays attention to you, tear down their Adamantite Gate, and ask if the agreement between the three clans makes no sense to them?"

William nodded and replied categorically: "Don't worry, I will complete this matter as quickly as possible." ”

"Archmage Casper, now here in the Tri-Peaks Tower, among the mages with a higher level of spells, the members who originally belonged to the common guild accounted for the majority. It will take a while for the other mages to get the news and rush back, and you'll be more familiar with the situation there, as the attacks are all on the Mage Towers that the Co-Commons are responsible for. So the first wave of defense is handed over to you!"

Casper nodded, his fingers clenching the Staff of Power, the anger in his heart almost irrepressible. It's just a little bit like you're going to be able to send Alexander to the Old World, and you're just a little short of monopolizing the Mage Federation. What kind of madness are the elves, haven't they always been peace-loving? Expansion is not their style!

It was only during the period when humans had not yet appeared and the world was ruled by dragons that the elves had a strong expansiveness. With the magical power they have stolen and improved, they unite with the dwarves to encroach on dragon-ruled territory. It wasn't until later that the dragons created orcs and kobolds to compensate for their numerical inferiority, and they were able to fend off the elves and dwarves.

It seems that the number of deaths they have died is still too small, as long as more than 100,000 deaths are made in the Elven Forest, they can basically drive out the elves of the New World. Casper was silent and happily took over Alexander's assignment. Whether it is war or not, as long as there is chaos, the forces of destruction will always find an opportunity.

He stood up and walked out. It was at this time that he suddenly remembered what Alexander had just said. "Now here in the Tri-Peaks Tower, the members of the original guild account for a large part of the mages with a higher level of spells." When did the Lion King count this data, why did he pay attention to the distribution and number of mages of the Common Society, and did he notice something?

Archmage Casper gritted his teeth and began to revise his original plan. It's important to consider whether you need to do it in advance.

May the Red God bless!(To be continued......