Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Fish That Slipped Through the Net
Ophelia failed to respond to Saul's refusal within a day.
So from noon the next day, Shaquille received an order from Saul to start moving.
He grimaced to announce the news, telling his men to take as many instruments and materials as they could move.
It never occurred to him to stand up to Thor head-on. Just watch Saul announce his decision directly to everyone at high altitude, and Shaquille knows that Saul simply won't allow anyone else to refute it.
At the very least, he would never be the first to stand up against it.
The wizards of Sky City are accustomed to the high-pressure control of the city lord of Ophelia. That is, low-level wizards are almost unconditionally obedient to high-level wizards. Because they know that even if the execution is a little slow, it may lead to a fat beating, or even life-threatening.
So when Thor's incredible order was issued, he didn't encounter much resistance.
Some people complain privately, but many more take the time to do as well as they can on the migration side.
As for where these people are going to move, Thor doesn't have to worry about it.
When he informed Mentor Gorsa of this plan, Mentor had already made it clear that the continent of Iskeper, which had many fewer wizards, was willing to take over all the inhabitants of Sky City.
Including the ordinary people inside.
It wasn't until the evening of the eleventh day that the last empty ship left the harbor of Sky City and headed for the continent of Iskeper.
Thor left the White Glazed Castle and landed directly onto the Flower Path.
He spread his spiritual power to make sure that there was no one else nearby, and there were no lingering spirits, and then the whole person instantly turned into a ball of twisted and tangled silk threads, floating in the sky above the flower town.
Now the volume of the Sol Body's fate line is enough to envelop this entire block. And with the expansion or change of the three major wizarding forces of the Wall of Sighs, the Inquisition Court, and the Stargate Council, Thor has obtained more and more power of fate.
Coupled with the recent sudden changes on Klee's side, Char also contributed a lot of fate to Thor.
Now, in order to transform Sky City, Thor has decided to use the accumulated power of fate directly.
Anyway, these reserves are also acting on himself, and they are not wasted.
The line of fate that shrouded the town of flowers quickly expanded, soon overtaking the entire street and entering the living quarters of the two houses and the wizard's apprentice.
As a result, when entering this area, Thor found a fish that slipped through the net.
The order that was conveyed at the beginning was that if you didn't leave, you would die.
After the renovation of Sky City, it will no longer be suitable for human life. Even low-level wizards will die differently if they can't adapt to the new rules here.
But even with such a warning, there will definitely be people who will secretly stay because of luck or greed. So Thor also responded to this situation, and let the wizards of the two houses be responsible for screening whether anyone was secretly staying at the end.
Sol didn't expect that someone had escaped the inspection of the two houses?
However, when Thor finds the fish that slipped through the net, he discovers that it is someone he knows.
It was Nathan, the temporary apprentice he had taken in in Sky City.
The line of fate stretched out a thread and landed on the ground to form a new Thor, standing right outside Nathan's closet where he was hiding.
This closet is ordinary, but there is an intricate layer of hidden sorcery on it, which allows Nathan to avoid the search of both houses.
But for Thor, who is using the fate line to detect the entire Sky City, this bit of concealment has no effect at all.
He stepped forward and opened the door to the closet, and saw Nathan, who was not young anymore, but was in a group like a child.
Nathan looked up and saw that Thor's eyes lit up, and he stood up directly, and the top of his head hit the top of the closet with a "bang".
But Nathan didn't care about the pain, "Thor...... Mentor. ”
Thor looked at Nathan with a blank face, "Why did you stay secretly?" ”
Nathan in front of him is obviously about to be promoted to the second order, his talent is good, and he is also very hard-working. However, Thor has encountered too many geniuses, and there are not many surprises, but he is unhappy because Nathan violated the order and forcibly stayed by means.
Nathan saw that Thor was unhappy, and his heart was worried, but he did not regret it.
"Mentor. You said that you are my mentor only in Sky City, and we will have nothing to do with each other if you leave here. So, this may be the last time I come to see you as your student, I, I have to take this opportunity. ”
Nathan hurriedly bowed deeply.
"I'm so sorry, as your apprentice, I was the first to disobey your orders!"
Listening to Nathan's words, Thor's unhappiness faded a little.
He had taken on Nathan in the first place to make it easier for him to act in Sky City. After leaving Sky City in such a mess, he didn't think about coming back to teach Nathan. This was also the condition he had when he took Nathan in the first place.
But he didn't expect Nathan to take the risk of staying in order to see him again.
You must know that if Thor does not do a check, but directly waits for Douglas to come over and starts to transform Sky City, Nathan who is hiding in this hidden witchcraft circle is likely to die directly.
At the same time, if Thor is a cold-hearted person, Nathan may be upset to disobey his orders and kill him.
So, Nathan is gambling with his life, on a chance to see Thor fight for himself.
Gambling with his life in this way made Thor have a hint of appreciation.
He pulled the closet door open and looked at the witchcraft circle inside, "Who gave you this circle?" ”
When Nathan heard Saul's question, he felt a sense of excitement that he had won.
Thor is willing to ask him questions, rather than kill him as soon as they meet, and then there is room for things to turn around.
Nathan was overjoyed, and hurriedly replied, "Mentor, this circle was given to us by Master Flocco. At that time, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Sky City Lord, he would hide in many places, and with this magic circle, it was more hidden. Later, I kept a magic circle, thinking that maybe I could use it one day. ”
Thor heard Nathan call himself mentor twice, and knew that the other party was still testing his attitude. However, at this time, he had already passed the news of the transformation of Sky City to Douglas through Mentor Gorsa, and the other party could come over at any time, so he didn't have time to greet Nathan.
"Get out of here at once."
Nathan's face quickly darkened, but in the face of Thor himself, he could not continue to resist the other party's orders.
Resisting once is courage, resisting twice is not knowing what to do.
He nodded, "I'll leave right away, I won't bother you." ”
Thor turned around and slapped a building near the airport.
He could clearly see through the line of fate that the building was filled with some emergency items, including a cargo ship.
It is a maritime tool that is used when there are not enough empty boats, or other accidents, and it comes in handy right now to help Nathan leave.
Nathan also saw the ship, knew what Thor meant, and was extremely disappointed in his heart, but he didn't dare to show too much on his face.
Only to hear Thor speak again.
"When you get to Iskepper, you can use the teleportation array to go to the Borderlands, where my wizard tower is. If you still want to follow me, go there and continue your studies, and if you can be promoted to the second rank when I come back, I will continue to be your mentor. ”
Nathan looked up in surprise, not daring to hesitate at all, let alone question.
"Yes! Mentor! ”
(End of chapter)