The burning mage tower collapsed with a bang. In the heart of the royal capital, the symbol of Montreal, the garden of the Temple of the Mountains is burning.

Under the apocalyptic clouds of blood, the royal capital turned into a sea of purgatory, the blazing twisted air rolled up ashes, and the charred and blackened Hideous Rat Man stepped through the streets—

Lilith wakes up from a nightmare of despair.

The cool summer of the North restored her to her serenity, and as she picked up the wooden box, Lilith knocked on Annan's bedroom as she watched without a look.

“…… Who's out there? ”

"I'm Lilith."

It didn't take long for Annan, who was dressed in a mage's robe, to open the door with sleepy eyes: "Is there anything wrong with this late hour?" ”

"I have a sense of foreboding......"

"About the royal capital?"

"Hmm."

Annan let Lilith in before opening the door, and glanced out of the hallway, feeling Rela's presence, and gently closed the door.

Lighting the dim oil lamp, Annan motioned for Lilith to sit in her chair: "What happened?" ”

"I dreamed that my teacher died."

"Mr. Asimov? He is an epic ...... "Annan does not believe that the rebellion will kill an epic mage, and the great prince would never dare to do such a thing."

Lilith recounted all her dreams of the King of Destruction.

"The nezumi are still in the Far North, they're not that fast...... I just came back from the Mage Tower, and the tower spirit will tell me if there is an accident in the Mage Tower in the royal capital. ”

But as someone who had been reminded by dreams, Annan still asked her: "Have you dreamed of similar omens before?" ”

Lilith shook her head, then handed the wooden box to Annan, "I made a private observation and thought I could give it to you. ”

"The teacher said it was the key to getting everything back on track, and I think you could be more useful than me if you held it."

"What is it?"

Of course, Annan knew the wooden box that Lilith had brought with her when she came.

"I don't know, I haven't opened it."

After hesitating, Annan opened the wooden box in front of Lilith.

A spell book lay quietly in a wooden box - Annan was not interested, and he couldn't use a bunch of forbidden spells in the spell book.

In addition to the spell book, there is also a stone doll in the wooden box, as well as a small wooden box,

"Why is it here?" Lilith's light voice was tinged with surprise.

"You know?"

Lilith looked at the stone doll: "I was a very young toy, and I never found it again." ”

"Where's this?"

Annan pointed to the small wooden box, and as his voice fell, an illusory spirit appeared from in front of the wooden box.

"Hello, King of the North, I am Asimov." Asimov raised his finger at the surprised Annan: "Shhh, don't tell her I'm here." ”

Lilith didn't react, and it seemed that only Annan could see him.

"What's wrong with you?"

Lilith swept across the empty space where Annan was staring, and there was nothing.

"What are the characteristics of your teacher Asimov?"

"A white beard as long as his hair, pale yellow eyes like the morning sun, he was a wise curator, and there was nothing he didn't know."

"Does he know that, too?"

Annan opened the wooden box containing the black powder.

"The smell of sulfur...... And some saltpeter and charcoal? It's interesting that they have a violent reaction when they are doped together. Said the illusory Asimov.

The description matches, and the wooden box was given to her by Asimov......

Annan thought about Asimov's real death, and whether he could help him make black powder for himself.

"King of the North, can you let Lilith leave first?" The illusory Asimov asked gently.

Annan and Lilith said, "I'll study the wooden box and tell you the answer tomorrow night?" ”

"Okay."

Lilith left the room, and after a while there was a knock on the door in the hallway, and Annan closed the door and said to the illusory Asimov, "You don't mind if I find a mage to verify it, do you?" ”

"Of course."

Annan then activated the amulet again and summoned Mr. Swarro, who was wearing a nightcap, to the bedroom.

"You've helped my daughter, but you shouldn't use it to be unrestrained...... Mr. Asimov? ”

"Long time no see, Svaro, I thought you would never see you again after you left." Asimov sighed nostalgically, and the curious Annan explained: "Evaro went to school at the Daggers fifty years ago, when he was working as a librarian. ”

Annan nodded, and continued to look up at the fluffy balls hanging from Mr. Evaro's nightcap—

"That's the ...... Alice had to put on me," said Mr. Svarro, who didn't take off his nightcap, a family affection that Olmedo envied......

"Mr. Asimov, why is your soul in Starmoon Bay?"

"I glimpse a glimpse of the future in the chaos of chaos, Annan...... He is the key to bringing the world back to order. ”

Mr. Schwaro re-observed Annan, who was shyly touching his head. He never doubted that Annan would bring prosperity to Xingyue Bay or even the entire northern border.

"So that's the price you pay?"

"I'm going to die anyway...... The king of the north, Lilith's dream is right, and the royal capital is facing destruction. ”

"How is this possible...... The rat people are thousands of miles away, and I told the royal capital a few days ago, the mage tower, the scavenger, and the janissake...... Are they indifferent? ”

"A false future blinds them, even me...... I only knew what the nezumi did when I came to Starmoon Bay...... But it's too late. ”

"What does this have to do with Lilith? Why did she dream about this? ”

"Lilith is the newborn Taling."

Asimov's answer was full of surprises. The stone toy was Lilith's "body".

"What about that?" Annan pointed to the wooden box.

"Vitalig's lifebox, that's what I asked to send Lilith to Starmoon Bay to resurrect Vitalig."

"And help him take back the kingdom?"

"No...... It is his business, the king of the north, to do what he does, and you have to raise him up again. ”

It's more like an investment than a transaction. Asimov, believing that Annan would have a bright future, gave Taling to him in exchange for Vitalig's resurrection.

The key to the Mage's Tower was never the tower master, but the tower spirit. With the help of the Tower, the Legendary Mage will have the power of the gods in the Mage Tower. But Lilith's identity didn't make Annando happy, because the mage tower of the royal capital was far grander than Breeze City, but he still couldn't stop the nezumen......

"I don't have time, let's end this conversation. Annan, Lilith doesn't know who she is yet, it's up to you when to tell her. Svaro, remember to help Annan more......"

Asimov's soul faded away, as if he had suddenly appeared.

"Did you hear Mr. Asimov?" Annan handed over the amulet.

Mr. Svarro recharged his batteries helplessly and left in silence.

Annan closed the wooden box and came to the corridor: "Rela, gather everyone." ”

Sitting on the sofa in the living room downstairs, Annan pondered, where is the end of the nezumi?

Will they stop annexing the royal capital, or will they continue north? It was a mistake to advertise your identity at the time......

When everyone was called to the lord's palace in the middle of the night, Annan told them:

"Prepare for the kingdom to stop the nezumi."

(End of chapter)