"I've lived here for ten years, coming and killing one mage after another, but there's still no end in sight. The insect mage's words made the others shudder, and the killing intent he exuded was like substance, like a layer of cloud armor, shrouded in the outside of the robe.

"Every time I wonder, when are you going to come in? I know you know I'm here, and I'm going to take precautions, so the person I'm going to murder so easily is either not you, or not enough to work with me. It's just that I didn't expect you to look old, after all, you have always been known as the best of young mages, the genius of geniuses. What I didn't expect was that you actually chose to explain your identity and deal with everyone with your true face. ”

"When your face is more handsome than the one that comes out of it, you make that choice. Siegel said with a smile on his face. He looked at Chanem with sympathy: "Ten years? ”

"The flow of time should have been modified, and I found out as soon as I came in. It's a lot like what you did in the room, that is, when you were used by orcs to cause the death of gnomes and others. The insect mage, also known as Chanem, said, "I have always believed that you have a strong ability to perceive and analyze, so tell me, how did you find me, and what else did you find?"

"I had long predicted that there would be a trap left by that one here, so I was very careful and kept an eye on the situation. The main purpose of the entire Academy of Magic is to train mages - and I think that's why you're able to learn spells. All things that are excessively draining and do not serve the main purpose are never used in the scheme, so I will first determine which ones are true. Then go looking for the fake. ”

Chanem nodded. "The Academy of Magic and the Magic Tower should be real. At least in the general direction, there are no problems. ”

"The disguise modification should be fine. Believe me, the ability to throw magic at me without triggering the protective effect is not simple, let alone digging into the essence of the character to make a corresponding makeover. Wouldn't it be the one who did this kind of energy-wasting thing, otherwise wouldn't it be safer to kill the entrant directly with a lethal spell?If you look at the matter of returning to the source as real, then I will be able to find you in many ways. He turned his gaze to the orc mage and said, "And you." ”

"Chanem, you're simpler. Because your magic is so bad. Siegel said, "I know it's hard to change the Lich, and it's even harder to use bugs. After all, insects are still living creatures, have their own lifespan, and using living things as a basis to obtain immortality is a very skillful thing - I have done research in this area, and this road has not been taken, so I can only take a shortcut. To be able to become a bug mage, your spell ability should be higher than mine, or at least about the same as mine. When you were knocked out of the magic tower and died, you didn't have any triggered protection on your body to defend yourself, and you died straight and straight. This is clearly unconscionable. ”

"Later, I met the Guardians of the Fourth Layer. You'll know who killed you. His lightning bolt of destruction is indeed very strong, and his anti-magic force field is even more difficult to guard against. However, the anti-magic field is not the same as disarming the magic effect, it can suppress the effects of various defensive spells, but it does not make them disappear. So you don't have any real trigger protection on yourself, and those magical auras and fluctuations are just tricks to deceive people. ”

Chanem snorted twice, noncommittal. But his attitude is equivalent to admitting that Siegel is right.

"Returning the source, returning the source, I have been thinking about it since the lamp god said this. I was transformed into an old man, and of course I knew why, and I could deduce a lot of interesting things from that. In order to prevent being exposed to lifestyle habits, the race does not change when changing, and the gender does not change. I know you're not human, or rather a living being, and you're hard to kill, and even if you die, you can be resurrected many times. So it's only a matter of time before you guess through the bug mage, after all, I have long expected you to be in it. ”

Chanem nodded, took off his mask, and changed back to his original form. This young, serious but handsome face appeared in front of everyone, although it looked much better than in the past, but it always gave people the illusion that "there are worms wriggling under the skin". It is estimated that this feeling will not disappear for a while, and it will exist for a long time like a heart disease.

"As for this orc, I only made bold inferences that I didn't determine until recently. Siegel said, "I didn't expect to meet another Sage here, and both of you are Sages who don't know magic, but now you look the same." Those ice storms, fireballs, and thunderclouds, not easy, orcs?"

"It's hard. The orc clenched his fists, his knuckles rattling: "If one day, that bastard comes to my world, I will make him understand the difficulties of strengthening his body! Without half a ton of bench press, don't even think about moving a single step!"

Siegel wanted to laugh out loud, but he was worried about annoying the orc sage. At the entrance under the city walls, the elite orc warriors who held shields for protection gave him a lot of hints. Although they are all dead and can only stand like sculptures, who else can command them to do things but the orc sage?

Chanem is the Sage of the God of Murder, a doppelganger of the conceptual God, who does not actually have an image. The Orc Sage is a clone of the race gods, and no matter how it changes, it can't get rid of the bloodline. Siegel began to think that this was really a half-orc with great perseverance, overcoming the disadvantages of racial blood, and learning to become a magician. But later, according to careful observation, the way of fighting in his bones was very different from that of the spellcaster.

Of all of them, the ones who survived the longest were the Orc Sages, Anna and Chanem, and in that order. Anna says that she survived because she was able to recognize lies, and that it was his archmage ability. Those who can threaten an archmage are not simple characters, they must have their own skills or two. But judging by the way orcs cast spells on the time oscillating field, he wasn't that proficient in spells. Violent and ferocious, but not very efficient, this aroused Siegel's suspicions. Chanem is a sage, the god of murder. There must be a reason why he could keep a half-orc alive for so long. With the help of information from outside the Academy of Magic, Siegel assumed that the orc sage had also entered, and the results matched all the clues.

But there are still people who don't understand. The dwarf finally couldn't help it and asked, "I can understand that you know about this outside, but who is that person you're talking about? It looks like you know who tampered with the rules here?"

Siegel nodded and generously admitted, "Yes, I know." I can't say his name though, because it's very sensitive. You are a mage, so you naturally know that names have magical powers, otherwise the Academy of Magic would not be able to disguise everyone. Since I knew that he had tampered with him, I was naturally worried that saying his name would cause something bad, so it was better not to open my mouth. ”

Chanem said to the orc, "Look, I said he was smart and cautious, do you understand now?"

"All I care about is if he has the ability to solve this situation!" said the orc, "I don't need to tell stories, I just need to be able to do things!"

"Be patient. Breaking that person's trap is not an easy task, and you have to use the power of the magic academy itself. "First of all, points are always a good thing, and you have to find a way to accumulate more in case something happens," Siegel said. ”

"Everyone knows this, there is nothing to say. Chanem nodded: "As long as no one comes to trouble me, I will temporarily stop clearing the field." ”

"He's telling the truth. Elf Anna pulled out a smile and explained.

"The first floor of the Magic Tower is a classroom, and you can earn points by studying and copying, so you can go up to the second floor. But for a spellcaster, it is impossible to learn and copy all his life. I think each layer has a way to earn points to correspond to the different stages of learning magic. This is a magic academy, not a mage academy, and there is a good chance that it will include warlocks or some naturally spell-casting creatures. I saw demos of those spellcasting moves on the second floor, and there were some gestures and spells that weren't standard, and those were the manifestations of the bloodline caster. On the other hand, there must be a suitable means for bloodline casters to gain points, and the question is how to find them. ”

"Reasonable inference. The dwarf nodded, "You mean that no matter what you find, you have to communicate and share it together?" First of all, you can exchange points for precious materials for magic experiments in the room, and you can also use points to repeat the experiments you have conducted before. I could copy a scroll with normal ink, but I made a scroll by exchanging my points for ink - I wanted to see how the materials differed - and made a scroll, and found out that I could use the points to get an exact replica. ”

Siegel's eyebrows raised, which was important news. The gnomes got everyone off to a good start, and everyone began to exchange the secrets they had discovered. There will certainly be some reservations, but after all, it is a big improvement from before.

"With points, don't use them lightly, except for keeping them to climb up the magic tower. Siegel said, "I need everyone to gather and fix the lamps all at once." Only in this way can the true face of the Academy of Magic be initially revealed, and only then can there be a credible source of information. ”

It's good for everyone, so no one is against it. Of course, this is based on Siegel's credibility. A few people are very worried that if Siegel secretly does something to cause his lamp god to not work properly, affecting or even destroying the possibility of obtaining points, this is of course a huge risk. Therefore, they should also observe a lot and slowly build trust and tacit understanding.

After a long discussion, a preliminary agreement was reached. Although Siegel objected, at the urging of the insect mages and orcs, everyone had to join the "alliance". "You said you had to solve all the problems of the Lamp Gods at the same time, so no one was an exception. Chanem said in a nonchalant tone: "If you don't want to join, kill it, either change it or save a place, it's all good." ”

"Actually, everyone else can die except you. "The orcs were more direct. "But I also know that the more people there are, the more opportunities there are to discover secrets. But the person who can't find the secret and the person who can't find the secret are two different things, right?"

As long as there is a group, there will be different voices - and Siegel knows he still has a lot of work to do. (To be continued.) )