A few months later, Creek Township.

"I think you're really an idle character, Archmage William, where did you catch this giant squid?"

"Of course it's in the deep sea - giant squid can't fly. I happened to see it fighting a sperm whale, so I killed it and brought it back. In order to preserve its taste, it was killed with an ice pick, but no necromancy was used. ”

This behemoth, which was nearly 100 meters long and weighed 80 tons, was carried by William, and its soft tentacles were scattered on the sea, blocking part of the channel. The port of Ximu Town was originally small, and it was basically paralyzed by it. Even if Archmage William brought the squid back, Brookwood wouldn't have the strength to lift it up.

"I won't eat squid, and I won't cook for you. Siegel shook his head helplessly, then turned and walked away. "The trouble you dragged back yourself, you can handle it yourself. ”

"Don't be like this, the squid is just your surname, not your totem, isn't this just in time. William let go of his hand, threw the giant squid into the harbor, and flew after Siegel. "You're an archmage, and you still believe in name curses, don't tell me you're really that superstitious. ”

Siegel raised his hands and shouted to the sky, "Oh my God, why is this happening!" and he quickened his pace until he was back in the inn. William was behind him smiling and cynical.

The inn is called Stormy Night, and the stew here is still the same as in the past, full of the smell of the sea and freedom. The whole New World is changing, but here it hasn't changed at all, which has to make Siegel very emotional. As an archmage. He can cast spells to conjure mansions. Comfortable to live in. However, when he came to Creek Town, he didn't eat a stew from the rosacea-nosed boss Timothy on the night of the storm. That will bring bad luck, and this is by no means superstition.

The owner was as enthusiastic as ever, and didn't overcharge Siegel for his delicate clothes, at most adding a few prawns to the smorgasbord stew. The only thing he complained about was Siegel's act of chartering the entire inn, which was clearly not friendly enough for him to pay for the room. Until Siegel gave him five hundred silver coins, and asked him to give them to the guests as compensation for the full occupancy if someone inquired about the accommodation. That's when he smiled again.

"Reputation is more important than money, my brunette kid, remember my words. Timothy rubbed her red, shiny nose and decided to go to the kitchen to get busy. Siegel paid, but he couldn't eat what was prepared according to the number of rooms. Seafood is easy to spoil, so it is better to make it and distribute it to the coolies on the docks, which is also a good deed.

"Actually, summoning a mage's secret room or casting a hidden mansion spell is easier than now, why do you have to live here?" After following Siegel into the inn, William put away his playful expression and became serious again. "Can you tell me who you're guarding against?"

"Anyone. I don't know exactly who. Siegel snapped his fingers, and the magical enchantment hidden in the corner of the inn began to work. Spread the wrong information out and cover up their conversations. "Still can't find the dwarf's unsinkable stone boat?"

"yes, I don't understand that. According to the records of the dwarves, the unsinkable stone boat transported 100,000 dwarves across the sea at one time, and even if it used space-type runes, it should have a large volume. I flew back and forth on the surface of the sea several times, and also explored the film world, but there was not a single clue. ”

"Is it possible that the dwarves have mastered some kind of stealth technique that we don't know about, and can hide a large ship?" If such dwarven runes existed, then it would be possible for them to hide the weak points of the crystal walls from other races - as William had planned.

William secretly went around the goblin crystal wall, and used a spell to reverse search for the weak points of the crystal wall, and found a total of three. After returning to the New World, he found one in the northern part of the Walled Mountains, near the sacred site of the Jackdaw Tribe, not far from the site where Siegel had found the Golem Red. He used a spell barrier to hide the location, and then went to find the other two.

To the east of the Starry Kingdom, there was a weak point in the valley of Casa on the border with the Elven Kingdom, and William saw his colleagues in the Mage Guild there, so he avoided it from afar. The last one is in the ocean between the two continents, at a depth of tens of thousands of meters, and even if it changes into a giant beast in the sea, it will not reach that depth.

When William returned to the Federation, he informed the chiefs of the various factions of the Council about the situation. A crystal wall system represents countless opportunities and massive resources, which can make anyone make a lot of money. The Security Council proceeded to vote on the matter, and Siegel abstained in one of the two votes. With everything else in favor, the Federation decided to keep the secret and began planning to enter the goblin world.

"William, I still don't think it's a good idea to hide a crystal wall entrance, can we defend this entrance with the strength of the federation and profit from it? Siegel said, "The dwarves have already taken a turn on this, their bodies have floated down the shield river, and a great deal of life has been taken by the war. I don't want to see mages in the same situation: corpses strewn across the field. ”

"I know your intentions, but we're not dwarves. Their means are monolithic, they lack flexibility, and their strategy is wrong from the start. William was confident and smiled confidently: "The dwarves want to destroy the goblins, occupy that world, and then immigrate there." The most mentally retarded form of immigration in the world is war, which is not immigration but colonization. The wrong approach leads to the wrong result, the dwarves are very combative, but the tactics are too one-size-fits-all, and they happen to be restrained by the goblins' muskets. The purpose of the federation is clear, to enter, to lurk, to learn, to loot. Killing one goblin or killing 100 million goblins would not do the Federation any good. Only knowledge, and the resources used to support it, are valuable things. ”

William saw very well that Siegel was somewhat conservative. He can take risks, but he only uses the safety of his own life as a bargaining chip for the risk. Never willing to count other people's lives into account. This is especially true in the face of war. Just look at the preparations he made in Heim Territory.

If you can use the arms race to make the opponent dispel the idea of war. Siegel would be happy to have all the weapons made, scare away the enemy, and then end up all wasted and turned into rusty scrap metal in the warehouse. A man of such character will not approve of any risky move unless war is unavoidable, unless he has sufficient judgment and preparation for the whole situation.

"Siegel, the Mage Guild has begun to operate one of the crystal wall passages. If it weren't for the one where I hid the northern mountains with the help of my location. I'm afraid they have already discovered it. You can choose to be safe, but don't underestimate the power of the Mage Guild. If we don't catch up, we'll soon be eliminated. A more relaxed environment and philosophy alone cannot really last, and for mages, the opportunity to learn magic and the knowledge is what really makes a decisive attraction. ”

"What happened to the last time the Federation took such a risky operation, and isn't the lesson of the Knox Guild enough?" Siegel shook his head, still unconvinced, "Are you sure you won't say at the dwarven meeting that there is still a weak point in the Crystal Wall in the North?"

"As long as the Mage Guild doesn't mention it, don't say it. William looked at Siegel with a determined gaze: "Since the Mage Guild has found one of the weak points, they must be the same as me. There is a way to know the total number of weak points. Although the northern mountains are now obscured by my spells, I believe that within five years. The Mage Guild will definitely be able to find out the detailed location. Don't leave their scouting abilities to chance, Riele is no ordinary prophet. ”

"Is he still an all-knowing and all-powerful God?"

Unexpectedly, William didn't mean to be amused at all, and his expression became more serious. He took out his wand and cast a few more spells to strengthen the place's ability to prevent prying eyes and prophecy. Even so, he stood up and paced back and forth around the room, with a hesitant expression on his face all the time.

"Say, you've piqued my curiosity. Siegel said.

"Well, you're always going to have to meet with Archmage Liel, so it's better to be mentally prepared in advance. William sat down, looked at his toes and said, "Liele is different from all archmages, he is the only prophecy archmage in the entire history of special abilities and prophecies. His true power is uncertain, but we speculate that his special ability is to escape death. He has lived in this world for at least 4,000 to 5,000 years, which is the limit of what we can find. ”

"Undead?" Siegel was the first to think of this, "Is he disguised as a lich?"

"Of course not, the Mage Guild and the Academy would not have watched a lich sit in that seat anyway. "You know I love to travel, but if I only walked on two continents, old and new, I wouldn't be famous for that," William said. I've been to many places, other realms, other planes. Before I became an archmage, I had seen more than twenty different worlds. One thing that has always struck me is that there are no magical gods in our world. ”

"There's a saying that it's not because mages don't trust the gods that the magical priesthood can't gain the power of faith that it's always vacant?" Siegel recalls the books he's read, and then says, "What does this have to do with Liele?"

"The god of magic is a concept, a power. Even creatures like the Slime Monster that lack intelligence and strength can give birth to gods, so why can't magic? So we have a conjecture that although the magic god exists, he hides his power and never answers the prayers of the mages. Instead, He came into the world to observe us in the flesh. There will always be a prophetic archmage in the school, but never more than one. When this mage dies because of his lifespan, within thirty years, another prophecy archmage will appear to take his place. This pattern lasted for more than a thousand years. Before that, the Great Prophet appeared in the Elven Race, and he lived for more than 3,400 years. ”

Siegel was silent and could only listen quietly.

"It's more difficult to go back in history, mainly because the elves didn't pay attention to this aspect of things, and there are very few records about it. But it is certain that at the same time, there is only one prophecy archmage's pattern that can be traced back to at least thirteen,000 years ago. William said, "It's just when the Wall of Storms reveals itself and envelops the world. (To be continued.) )