In the city of Catrice, where the peace has been shattered, Curt and Hermia are rushing to the central plaza surrounded by the Blue of Light, and on the other side of the city, Lizzie is also on the move.

The city was protected from the chaos, there was no trace of erosion by strange spells, and the magic in the air seemed calm and gentle. It's early in the morning, and only a small group of guards and magicians who have been studying all night are working, and everyone else seems to be asleep.

It was a rare peace, not at all like it had been attacked by the True Eye some time ago, as if the people who lived here didn't know the current situation. The Rubik's Cube, which guarded the academy, had undergone some emergency reinforcement after that attack, and was still full of powerful defenses.

Even as a sorcerer, with extremely powerful magic and spell-casting abilities that surpass most people, Sain Democlera did not take the initiative to fight the "Wind of the Twelve" head-on. After all, Cruise François represents the highest level of magic-casting power in the Dominion, and he is not so arrogant as to fight François and his "Wise Eyes" on his own.

But it was clear that this short-lived peace could not last long with François's might, at least not because Sain Democlera would not. If the sorcerer wants to carry out his plan, Cruise François, who protects Catrice, is an obstacle he must overcome.

François's last attack on the Eye of Truth did catch François off guard, and he probably didn't expect so many good mages to be in the enemy's camp. Lizzie remembered his strange state at that time, and he didn't know when he was plotted against him.

She remembered the female archer saying that Sain Democlera had found something in the Academy. After that, the black "sun" that connected to the foreign country was created. But she didn't know what the so-called "thing" was, or maybe only Dean François knew.

There were so many questions piled up that Dean François had to be asked first - and at the same time he had some information he knew in exchange for it. The other side has a lot of information. If you don't share the information you already know, you will only end up cheapening the conspirator.

That's why she came to the academy. At this point in time, Dean François was supposed to rest in his personal study room on the Silver Tower. Dean François commissioned Curt to investigate the True Eye, and Lizzie, as Curt's agent, naturally has the right to enter the tower to meet the Dean.

The sorcerers who were originally guarding the gate of the academy had a suspicious look on their faces when they saw her come to the gate alone late at night. It wasn't until she took out the token that François had given to Curt that they asked a few people to take him with him to the Silver Tower.

Originally, as Liqi's apprentice here, she would not be too abrupt even if she walked in the library with a big grin, after all, this place was always full of young people who stayed up late to flip through books. But when she appeared with the few magicians around her, it still attracted their attention.

"I see, Miss Leanster, I understand what you say. We have also heard of the fact that Dean François commissioned Brother Ling to investigate. I'm sorry that the Dean asked us to assist Mr. Leinster as much as we could, but we have been busy with the work at hand. ”

Waiting for them under the Silver Tower was a familiar young sorcerer who seemed to have been waiting here for a while. On the chest of his black robe, a sign of the purpose of wisdom was embroidered with a strange brilliance - a declaration of his identity.

You must know that although the Eyes of Wisdom are no longer a secret organization, even in the academy full of high-level mages, they are still representatives of the elite class.

Becoming a direct wizard of the academy is only the first step in realizing their dreams, which undoubtedly means that their abilities are recognized by the upper echelons of the academy. Among the many mages. In particular, François's wise eyes are the most elite, and in their eyes they are undoubtedly equivalent to idols.

So a member of the Eyes of Wisdom actually spoke to her with such an attitude, and even the guards showed a little surprise. Even if they are fellow magicians, they know exactly where these people stand in the meritocracy of an organization.

"But the hall is not a good place to talk. ”

Find yourself in the spotlight. The wizard of the Immortal Purpose had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "Please go this way, we have already told Dean François about the matter." However, the dean's body has been a little unwell recently, and he is still resting. ”

I saw the young man clapping his hands gently. The locked door on the other side of the hall opens, and the bright walkway appears to lead to the closed areas of the tower. The guards who had come with Lizzie looked at each other. He took their farewell to them and left the Silver Tower.

Watching the guards leave one by one, the young man made a gesture casually. After motioning for Lizzie to follow him, she turned and walked down the wide aisle. The road was a little different from the décor around the hall, with white walls and unadorned corners showing its simplicity.

The walkway wasn't very long, and you could see the end by walking a little behind the members of the Eyes of Knowledge. It's just that it seems to be connected to the circular corridor around the Silver Yao Tower, and the corridor decorated with a large number of glowing crystal bottles as decorative lights is longer than Lizzie imagined than the walkway she passed before.

The Silver Pagoda is quite huge, and just looking at it from the outside will clearly feel its own insignificance. However, when you walk through the rooms inside, you always feel a little strange, and the space inside the tower seems to be larger than what you see from the outside, and the interconnected library and research room form a strange area.

It is rumored that the "Silver Dragon King" has even mastered many technologies that are beyond the reach of humans, including even the secret method of controlling the space. As his legacy, the Silver Pagoda uses spells that can affect space, and it is possible to open up space that has exceeded its own volume.

According to those who spread the rumors, the open part of the Silver Tower as a library did not even reach half of the available space in the tower, which allowed it to surpass most of the library. If you count the underground stacks that are not open, it is undoubtedly one of the largest libraries in the world.

Whether this is true or not, there is no doubt that the tower hides a great deal of secrets - and the only one who can know the truth is the head of the house. The towers and countless secret methods left behind by the Silver Dragon King will be passed on to those who lead the academy and become his power.

It may be thought that the strength of the Dean of the Catrice Academy is not only due to his own efforts and talents, but also to the knowledge and skills entrusted by his predecessors. Abbot François was one of the most powerful sorcerers in the Dominion in the last hundred years, but he also held the legacy of many previous House Captains.

Many of the curiosities displayed in the Dean's personal study room were left behind by the previous Dean, and François's own collection was perhaps only 12 out of 10. If so, it is possible that what Sain Democla took from the academy was also one of the "legacies".

Lizzie sighed softly, and these questions would have been thrown to Cruise François in one fell swoop—but the old fox might not have answered them honestly. If that time really comes, then I can probably only choose to put aside the partnership between them for the time being.

Truth be told, Lizzie didn't want that to happen, as François was an indispensable force against Sain Democlas. Perhaps he just wanted to protect the order of Catlis, so he tried to eliminate as much as possible the existence of the factors that brought instability.

So how much does he really know?

Follow the young man down the circular road, occasionally passing by some unoccupied rooms. Without exception, they all had the equipment used for spell practice, and it seemed that no one had used it for a long time, but they were still cleaned and clean, without a trace of dust.

Maybe it's a backup lab for young sorcerer apprentices to study, but it's not very useful right now. Occasionally, there is a special building in this academy, but you can always find small rooms with the same function in some strange places.

If you are prepared, you will not be in trouble, and although they are not useful now, their existence is not necessarily meaningless. Just like when you had to use the empty rooms in the Silver Shine Tower as study rooms in the early days, you can't tell when you have to use these spare rooms.

There are empty spare classrooms all around, which may be a road, but it is a detour. They were now on their way to Dean François, not to any other location, and as far as Rizzie knew, the Dean's personal laboratory was in the middle of the Silver Tower.

"Excuse me, may I ask a question. ”

Lizzie silently pulled her glasses out of her pocket, put them on, then stopped, and said, "We're going to find Dean François now, aren't we?" ”

The moment she put on her glasses, a dim magic filled the air and flowed through the surrounding area for hundreds of meters. The white magic may seem weak on the surface, but they can clearly perceive things in their environment and give back to Lizzy what they feel.

Lizzie's expression looked a little helpless, and it wasn't until now that she noticed that the door had been sealed, and that there were several people approaching it.

I guess I've been led into a trap. (To be continued......)