Due to her mental influence by the "Soth" mage, Wendy always had an inexplicable affection for Lord Siegel.

As a "celebrity" of the Mage Federation, Siegel Squid is indeed admired by other Mage Federations. A rapidly rising mage genius, one of the best lords in the New World, a close disciple of the Pharath Faranis, and the guardian of the Federation's knowledge. And in the middle of the elven war, he was able to protect his territory and castle and protect the normal life of the people. This ability to protect is exactly what the Mages of the Federation who have just experienced the Great Tribulation need most.

Wendy is also an insecure person, which is why she chose to specialize in protective spells and become a protector. Together with the other Federation of mages, she owns a house in a town outside of Myr, where she spends her time studying and working. The house is not far from the newly built magic circle, and if you go up to the attic, you can see the working elves.

She would often prepare a contemplative tea and take a book to the attic to relax. She only needed to turn her head to see Lord Siegel who had appeared at the scene of the magic array all day.

Due to the distance, Wendy could not see Siegel's face clearly, and could only notice his posture: walking, standing, and sitting to rest. There was a familiar feeling in her heart, and she always felt that Siegel's appearance was very similar to the "Soss" in her memory, and the figures of the two people gradually coincided.

She shook her head, laughing at herself unconfidently. Thus has been tasked with uncovering the secrets of the Knox Society, and may well have paid with his life in the battle against the Bald Sorcerer. I wonder if that night was the best memory of her life for Soth, and every time she thought about it, her body couldn't stop shaking. And then there will be tears. She remembers the excitement of waking up in the morning and seeing the meal. And then there is the endless melancholy that follows.

It is said that the wife of Lord Siegel also died in the war. Only the lord and a one-year-old child were left. Lord Siegel had never believed in his wife's death, and was looking forward to using a magic circle to save her life. But in the spell of the mage, there is no ability to bring the dead back to life, and his efforts are doomed to be in vain.

This is the same as myself, although I hope that "Soth" can reappear and renew the front edge, but the rational part reminds me again and again that it is impossible.

Wendy touched her stomach. It would be nice if I could get pregnant that night, so that I could still have a thought and a sustenance, but unfortunately I was always unsatisfactory. While he was sighing, there was a sudden knock on the door downstairs.

Who's going to visit at this time? Wendy closed the book and hurried down.

Outside the door was Lord Siegel and his four guards. Until the threat of the Black Assassins is lifted, all important people in the Heim Territory must be adequately guarded. Even if Siegel had an absolute warning time of five seconds, he was no exception.

Siegel did not wear a cuirass, but a shift cloak over the comfortable aristocratic attire. True protection comes from the Staff of Defense and the Ring of the Iridescent Orb, as well as the magical enchantment on the body. He looked at the female mage with black eyes, and then asked kindly, "Mage Wendy." Good morning. ”

"It's an honor that you recognize me. Your Lordship. Mage Wendy stepped out of the way and made a gesture to enter.

Siegel nodded, wiped his feet outside the door, and was about to enter. Mage Wendy lost his temper from somewhere, and suddenly said, "My lord, your guards had better stay outside the door. I have a small place here, and I can't entertain them. ”

The guards looked at Wendy with a look that hardly meant that they weren't wary and guarded, and their hands slowly moved to the hilt of their swords, and their eyes began to look around. But Siegel raised his hand and said to them, "Wait outside, it shouldn't take much time." ”

They bowed and retreated, two at the door, while the other two patrolled around the house. A thin wooden door kept the noisy street out, leaving Mage Wendy alone to face Lord Siegel. She suddenly realized that she would be more passive in this way, and without those knights as witnesses, who knew what Lord Siegel would do.

She kept an eye on the black eyes, hoping to detect danger in advance. However, Wendy could only see a pool of calm water, without the slightest fluctuation of emotions, unlike Soth, not at all.

"My lord, you took time out of your busy schedule to come to me, I don't know what you are doing?"

Siegel ignored her, and his words were tingling, "How does it feel to be in Myr City?"

"It's nice here. Except for the fact that it is not protected by a powerful magic array like the Three-Peaked Tower, everything here is very free. There are no onlookers who treat mages as rare things, and they are free to do whatever they want. I guess the inhabitants here see the lords all day long, so they have lost their curiosity about mages, right?"

"There will also be a mage tower built here, a mage tower belonging to the Federation. I promised the Pharath, Lord Faranis, and Alexander, the Lion King. Siegel found himself on the couch and sat down, standing his defensive staff next to him. "I will create a comfortable living environment for everyone. ”

"Oh, is there a plan? When?"

"First of all, I want to rule out the interference that the Mage Guild may cause. Siegel lifted the plate in front of him, took out a cookie from underneath, took a bite to himself, and frowned. "How long has this cookie been around, is it broken?"

"Don't eat it if it's not to your taste!" Wendy hurriedly snapped the plate back on. She wants to use the process of baking cookies to practice her energy shaping spell, but her overly cautious personality makes her always "lack of firepower", and she can't cook things, so the taste is naturally not good.

"Okay, I'm not here for the cookies anyway. Siegel pulled a bundle of scrolls out of his sleeve and placed them in front of Wendy. "That's how I cut out the interference of the Mage Guild. ”

Wendy sat across from Siegel and unfolded the scroll on the table to begin to look at it. Complex magical patterns are drawn on it, and they are combined......

"It's a magic array, but it's not complete. Wendy looked at it with her own professional eyes: "There are many elf styles in it, and it should be based on some kind of magic array of elves." But there's a lot of room to go out of, like here and here. She pointed her white finger at the scroll and said to Siegel, "This will create a circuit of magical energy. Causes the entire magic circle to fail. But I don't think you're going to make that mistake, are you?"

"That's right. These places will be filled with dwarven runes. Siegel said, "I'm in charge of the dwarf runes. There are a few other places that don't belong to the general magic pattern. I hope that the mage brothers and sisters of the Federation will help me build a magic circle according to this pattern. ”

"What is this magic circle for?"

"Please forgive me for secrecy. Siegel said.

"Then don't look for me. Wendy shook her head and reclined back on the couch. Her long, pale red hair ran down her shoulders and hung long behind her back. His legs in white boots peeked out from under his mage robes, and his white skin was as smooth as ivory, even brighter than his boots, making his legs look incredibly slender. At the same time, she played with her slender wand with both hands. The power of magic looms, seductive and dangerous.

"Mage Edith is more proficient in the construction of magic arrays and magic towers, why don't you go to him?"

"He's from the Mage Guild, and I'm not very reassured. Siegel shifted his gaze from the bottom up, back to Wendy's eyes. "He's also older, and he's been injured some time ago - and that's a valid reason. ”

"Do you have proof?" Wendy frowned.

"I don't have any substantial evidence other than Edith talking to me alone. I can only ask you to trust me. "He doesn't have a problem protecting the Federation's books," Siegel said. But this is the magic array that I'm leading Heim, and I don't want the Mage Guild to get involved. ”

I don't know why, Wendy believes Siegel with just one side.

"Although now the Mage Federation has lost its organizational form. But I'll still pay the cast cost according to the Federation's standards. I remember that the magic circle was calculated by area and spell level, didn't I?"

Wendy nodded. Leaning forward, his slender fingers slicing across the scroll, "How many levels of spell effect is this?"

"Truth be told, can't be rated. Siegel said, "Do you think it's reasonable for me to pay you according to the difficulty of the teleportation technique before seeing the actual effect of the spell?"

Wendy lowered her head, this time looking at the circle with a more professional eye. The difficulty of the magic circle lies in the lines of the spells, the relationship between them, and the matching relationship between the spell structures. Some magic engravings have to be done at the same time, so be distracted while you stay focused. However, there are "breakpoints" everywhere in the circle in front of you, and the functions are cut into fragments, which makes it much easier to draw.

"Similar to teleportation? Of course. Wendy licked her lips with her little red tongue, and then realized that she was acting "out of place" and quickly covered it up with her hands.

Siegel didn't seem to see it, and his expression was still calm. He was like a calculating businessman, always with a businesslike and indifferent attitude: "I will provide the materials, and leave half of the redundancy, this is no different from the construction of other magic arrays." As for the cost of spellcasting, do you prefer to pay with gold or magic materials?"

"Half of both. But I didn't expect you to have spellcasting materials here?Where did you come from?" Wendy became vigilant: "Don't tell me you moved back from the Three Peaks Tower!"

"No, these are the ones they used to surround Waterdeep. Don't tell the elves about this news, so as not to cause more trouble. ”

"Okay, your secret is safe with me. Wendy put away the scroll and said, "When is the start of work?"

"The sooner the better. Siegel stood up and prepared to take his leave.

Wendy sat on the couch and did not get up to see off the guests, but grabbed the corners of the robe with both hands, biting her lower lip white, and seemed to be entangled in her heart. When Siegel was about to reach the door, Wendy suddenly asked, "Mage Siegel, I would like you to inquire about someone. ”

Siegel chuckled inwardly, his brow furrowed. He pinched his face and let it revert to a serious and cold expression, before turning around and asking, "Who?"

"Has the Mage Federation ever had a mage named Soth? He was sent on a mission to investigate the Knox Guild and was once at Fort Hub. ”

"I haven't seen him at the Federation. Siegel said, "The library and archives of the Tri-Peaks Tower were badly damaged by the Elemental Surge, and the materials of the recent batch of Union Mages have not been registered in the history books, so the library of Myr City has no collection. If you've asked all of your fellow Confederations, there's at least Archmage William who might have the answer. I can't help you. ”

"Oh...... Thank you. Wendy couldn't hide her disappointment, and she didn't even say goodbye to Siegel.

After the mage lord left, she rested for a long time before gradually regaining her vitality. It is said that immersing yourself in the study of magic can temporarily forget your troubles, so Wendy unfolded the magic circle scroll and studied it carefully.

"I'll definitely be able to figure out what you're doing with this magic array. She pulled out a magnifying glass and parchment, and copied it out, calculating the effects of the spells. Suddenly, she stopped, and with a shake of her quill, large drops of ink fell on the parchment, quickly soaking into large blobs of ink.

She looked at the words on the magic array, and suddenly felt very familiar. She frantically tugged at the necklace around her neck and pulled out a small space bag. For a moment, she was in a hurry, like a new mage apprentice, her fingers always unable to complete the instructions given by her head.

There was a note in the space bag that said, "Sorry to leave like this, I have a mission to do." Beware of the elves, their mages are not lacking in strong ones. ”

Soth's last memorial to her.

She crossed the note with the handwriting on the magic scroll, then gritted her teeth hard. The power of the fire elemental burst out from her, baking the biscuits on the table. (To be continued.) )