Chapter 429: Two Archmages 1
Until the ship was built, the members of the Federation still lived on the ground. For daily convenience, most of them choose to find a place to live near the underground library, or simply buy a piece of land to build their own homes.
This area is not far from the Federation's teaching area, which is now crowded with apprentices of mages. Since most of the people who come in and out are wearing mage robes, this place is nicknamed the Robe Zone.
The Flame Cauldron is a tavern run by a dwarf who happens to be a relative of Ding Bao Turan. Because he is very good at understanding the minds of mages, can make food that suits their tastes, and arranges a warm and comfortable environment, his business has always been very good. It is said that he once served the mages of the Tri-Peaks Pagoda in Waterdeep, but no one in the Federation was impressed.
The exchange salon for beginners was chosen to be held here, as before, to provide networking opportunities for novice apprentices. Originally, today was the day of the salon meeting, but the dwarf stood at the door, blocking the young people with his small body and a blackboard that was "booked, not accepted".
Because the two archmages of the federation were eating on the second floor, and even the leaders of the various factions could only drink tea and wait on the first floor, who could let ordinary apprentices in?
"Finally got the right food!" William poured fresh cheese and kale into the lettuce leaves, then tossed the red venison and the white lobster back into it, rolled it up, and stuffed it into his mouth with both hands. His "other two" arms were also busy, carrying the finest red wine from the Old World and the cool Dunhe Ale, a local specialty of Heim Ling, ready to help with food.
By the way, he also conjured a tail with a tip like a sword. Help cut the roast lamb on the rack.
Siegel didn't say a word. Across from him was sipping clam soup. He never got tired of eating this dish when he was a sailor. But it is rarely eaten in Heim Ling. If it weren't for the Federation's long-lasting portal, the ingredients fed by the sea would not have been served so freshly on the table.
William can transform into all kinds of behemoths, and his appetite is not much different from that of behemoths. Fortunately, the dishes were one dish after another, enough to fill his stomach. Roasted bison shanks dipped in fresh leek sauce, pigeon pies stuffed with carrots, bacon and mushrooms, wild boar meat rubbed in peppers, and a variety of vegetables and fruits that can never be grown at the top of Mora.
Enough food to feed a dragon disappeared into the stomach pouch of Master William, as if it had disappeared into a black hole. Siegel waited until he finally put away the "superfluous" hands and feet. The Archmage of the Transformation Department, who had returned to his normal human form and only had the strength to eat blueberries, spoke before he spoke.
"If you didn't know that you were the archmage of the Federation, you thought you had just escaped from the famine!"
"The dwarves can't starve me, but the food is too monotonous. I was almost throwing up from the sausages made of pork, and the broth made from mushrooms and moss. The most terrible thing is the kind of bugs that live underground, although they are fat and smell very good, but the taste is so bad that it is like chewing sawdust. ”
"Now that I'm finally home, I don't have to suffer that kind of sin. ”
William tossed the blueberries into his mouth one by one. He chewed and swallowed, then shook his head: "Where is there still a home? A small team of mages from the Federation cleaned up there with their apprentices, trying to find the surviving treasures. Although the current federation still has its original name and people, it has a new charter and ideas, and it is no longer the same as in the past. The people downstairs can't be perceived subtly, but I can feel it. ”
"Which one do you prefer?"
"Haha, you're so confident!" William pushed the food aside, squinted his beast-like eyes and looked Siegel up and down, and then sighed in surprise: "I have to admit that Faranis's vision is good. How does Siegel feel as the youngest archmage in the history of the Federation?"
"I've been asked the same question, but with a few differences. He asked what it was like to be the youngest archmage in the history of the two continents. My answer was the same as it was then, except that I felt more ignorant, no different from when I wasn't an archmage. ”
"Too modest. William said: "You should always have a teacher to teach you with such understanding, so that you can rely on someone to rely on if you have any difficulties and questions." Although you are free, it is actually too burdensome, and it will make you old-fashioned early. Look at me, I've always had older and more qualified people worry about you, and you live so freely!"
"You're right, I've finally waited for you back. You're now the oldest archmage in the Federation!" Siegel chuckled, watching the change in Archmage William's face.
"No way!" William shook his head, "I read the federation charter, it was a pit for me, and I would be annoyed by all kinds of affairs." I'm a traveling mage, and I spend most of my time outside, so how can I have the energy to manage the affairs of the Federation? And the headquarters of the Federation is set up in Heim Territory, you are the lord, you don't care who cares?"
"Then how do I tell my colleagues downstairs that you continue to travel around and throw power to me, a twenty-four-year-old hairy boy?
He stared into William's eyes as the light of the four elements swirled in Siegel's pupils, and then he said word by word, "You'd better not bother with the idea of joining the Mage Guild, the Federation is extremely sensitive to this kind of thing now. ”
"Don't underestimate my personality, I can't do that kind of thing. William tapped his fingers on the table, his fingernails leaving one small pit after another on the hardwood tabletop. Then he said, "I have a reason to leave." ”
"I want to hear about it. ”
William looked around, then closed his eyes and inhaled forcefully, then slowly exhaled. "Your magic array here is very strong, and you have extremely strong elemental power, I don't know if you can block the prying eyes of others?"
"Mage's Chamber?" Siegel said the name of a spell. William shook his head.
"Anti-Magic Field?" William still shook his head.
"How's the curtain? I haven't had time to learn the Rainbow Orb yet, and the Curtain is the strongest isolation spell I've ever mastered. ”
William still shook his head: "I'm afraid it's still not enough." I still hope you have the Rainbow Orb. ”
Siegel frowned, pinching his chin and thinking for a moment. I don't know if this is William's trick. Or is it really a big deal. Or maybe he wanted to see what he was capable of. Is there enough qualifications to be the Chief Archmage of the Federation? William waited patiently, with an intriguing smile on his face.
"You wait a minute, I need to let me know first. Siegel pulled out his wand, held it to his throat, and began to speak. His voice was heard through every corner of Heim Collar with the help of an energy-focused lens, and his announcement was heard by all.
"I'm going to conduct a magic experiment that will ban all teleportation spells and similar abilities from now on, and all thought projection spells and abilities. Any prophecy and analytic spells and abilities are forbidden, and those who violate them will be directly fatally harmed. You'll easily know when the experiment starts and ends, just look overhead. ”
He said to William: "I can only achieve the effect of the rainbow magic ball with the help of foreign objects, you can judge it." ”
With that, he got up and walked to the window. Through the energy focusing lens, he sucked the elemental power of the Mir Energy Core like a vortex, forming a stable convergence of the four elements above his head. A substantial tetrahedron swelled and shone so brightly that even the sun's brilliance was easily obscured. Soon people will not be able to look directly at this thing that radiates the four kinds of brilliance. They covered their eyes with their hands or simply hid indoors.
The Myr Core is cultivating this elemental aggregate with almost maximum force. Causes instability for all magic items that are using the energy channel. The mage apprentices stepped outside to watch the magical spell while protecting their eyes with spells. The colorful light has a large number of elements in it, and the power it produces makes the apprentices tremble.
"Was it Archmage Siegel's spell? He must have been talking just now, right? What kind of spell did he cast, so powerful. If it explodes, the whole city of Myr will be gone......"
"Explosion, you know about explosions all day long, stupid people who are in the plastic energy department. What you should focus on is the perfect balance of elements within it. I don't know how His Excellency Siegel did it, everyone understands the reason, but the means that can be used are not understood. ”
"Nonsense, that's the archmage's method, if you can learn it, you'll become an archmage. Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and see, as much as you can learn. ”
Siegel manipulated the elemental aggregate, gradually absorbing all the elemental power in the sky above Heim's territory, so that it did not emit at all. That terrifying power was gone, but all the mages understood that it was only because the energy was more focused and efficient. As Siegel chanted the incantation, the elemental aggregate began to shrink from the mountain-like size, and the light began to restrict, slowly spinning in mid-air towards the "Burning Crucible" hotel. The heads of the departments who were originally on the first floor left the hotel one after another and stood on the other side of the street in front of the door. They were more sensitive than the average apprentice, and probably guessed the purpose of the aggregate.
"It's crazy. The flesh of the chief of the plastic energy, Semonton, trembled and shook off the beads of sweat the size of beans. "This concentration of elemental power has already exceeded the level of the elemental tide!
"There's no going to be a fight up there, is it?"
"Fart, how can the two archmages of our federation fight? I guess Siegel fell for William's agitation method, and he wants to show his strength in front of his seniors. ”
As the head of the spell system, Wilwood's concept is close to Siegel's, so he naturally supports him infinitely. "Now Archmage William is dumbfounded. His transformation ability has no advantage in the face of the purest energy, and judging from this elemental aggregate, Archmage Siegel has surpassed William in strength, and at most he is slightly deficient in environmental adaptability. ”
They talked a lot about analyzing the spell from a spell perspective. But no one expected Siegel to take a more violent and direct approach. He placed the elemental aggregate directly on the second floor of the hotel, enveloping him and William inside.
"It's not a rainbow orb, but the effect is pretty much the same. All spell effects are forcibly split within the elemental aggregate, losing their original structure and having no effect. Even if the divine power wants to come in, it needs to rely on the power of some elements, after all, matter, elements and divine power, no one can exist in isolation. Now you can rest assured, right?"
"Haha! If I don't say it, you just need one thought and I'll be swept into the elemental tide!" William sat down across from Siegel, lowered his voice, and began to speak. (To be continued.) )