……

The sight was terrifying.

In addition to the terrifying appearance, Matthew also felt an extremely eerie and cold meaning from the dried corpse.

That's definitely not the natural coldness.

Rather, it is a force from the top.

Facing Isabel's cold gaze.

Matthew hurriedly said:

"I'm not unwilling."

"I just don't understand why?"

Isabel shook her withered yellow cheeks, and there was a terrifying resentment in her miserable white eyes:

"He betrayed me and imprisoned me!"

"The most important thing is that he betrayed the alliance and betrayed Yin!"

"The original intention of the Seven Saints Alliance was to exile the gods and protect the world, but he, as well as those supporters behind him, chose to cooperate with the gods, they are all betrayers!"

"Betrayer, damn!"

Matthew's heart was shocked, and his scalp was numb.

He naturally knew that Yin was referring to the Scourge Mage, and it seemed that Isabel was the only one in the entire alliance who was willing to use his original name to call the legendary great being.

There was a feud between Ekmund and Isabel, and Matthew had felt it before.

But he didn't expect it to be so serious.

Isabel's murderous intent and resentment are definitely not fake.

She'd been holding back before.

Matthew has no doubt that if she refuses Isabel's request, she will definitely kill herself!

So he silently bowed his head and said:

"I understand that as far as I'm concerned, I'm always on your side."

Isabel's resentment subsided a little.

She tilted her head and looked at Matthew:

"You're smart and knowledgeable."

"But I must warn you that Ekmond is only one of the betrayers, and there are many more of them in my mouth, including Fei Capital, including Surreel, and that unfathomable fellow."

Matthew shook his head:

"I knew I didn't have a choice."

Isabel laughed:

"You really don't have a choice, I'm just mentally prepared for it, once you get on my boat, it's not so easy to think about it later."

"But you don't have to be too nervous, although Ekmond is in charge of guarding me, he can't do anything with me, as for my current state, in fact, I have turned myself into this-

I've told you before.

Our world is long dead.

And only by letting yourself die with you can you see the truth of this world.

So you, Matthew, are you willing to see the truth of this world? ”

Matthew groaned for a moment.

On the surface, he looks like he has no waves, but the pressure in his heart is actually full.

After an instant.

He found a way to cope:

"I do."

"But it's about whether you can see the truth only by letting yourself die.

I wish I could have made my own judgments.

I want to perceive the world with my own eyes.

It is obviously too early for me to talk about the nature of the world.

I hope to make a decision only after I have a lot of power.

At least it has to be legendary, right? ”

Say that.

Matthew was actually a little apprehensive in his heart.

Isabel smiled dryly:

"Very good, very cunning delaying tactics, both showing loyalty to me and tactfully rejecting me.

You're a lot more slick than Ronan was back then.

But when it comes to careful thinking, you're not as good as Blinken.

You are the middle-of-the-road option between the two of them.

I hope you won't be a mediocre person. ”

Matthew smiled reluctantly, relieved.

But he thought about it.

Isabel is not going to be like her anytime soon.

She may need to develop her own strength to fight Ekmond.

Well before that.

Not being discovered by the Master Mage is the number one priority.

It can only be said that all the legendary powerhouses are human spirits, and every sentence seems to mean the same thing, but the real point is another destination.

Matthew wasn't sure if his answer would satisfy Isabel completely.

However, the state of the latter is rapidly converging.

The gloom and gloom in the sky dissipated.

Isabel has once again transformed from a dried corpse to a peerless beauty.

Her lips were rosy and her complexion was white.

The bright eyes and bright teeth are moving.

How can there be a terrifying and eerie appearance of the dried corpse just now?

"I'm not interested in low-level spells, I was going to teach you after you are legendary, but since you are already fourth-order, I will give you a little more advice."

Isabel said lazily:

"You have to remember that the true root of the path of immortality is not in the underworld, but in the river of rootlessness."

"The River of Rootless is nowhere to be found, and there is only one person in the Alliance who has been to the River of Rootless, and that is the Divine Mage Linde."

Matthew recalled the name.

Margaret once introduced to him that this Lord Linde is also one of the three major heavenly mages, with the strength of a divine mage, but because of the mystery of intelligence, he has been stationed in the astral plane and has been devastated by the starlight.

"When you are stronger, you can go to the astral plane to find Linde, and ask him to give you guidance on the Rootless River, Linde is a centrist, he will give me this face."

Isabel said.

Matthew nodded, and then he asked curiously:

"Since Mr. Linde has been guarding the astral plane, why hasn't the power of the Seven Saints Alliance ever set foot in the outer plane?"

His mentality is also very open now.

Anyway, they all got on the thief ship.

What's wrong with asking a few more questions?

Isabel glanced at him and replied nonchalantly:

"The forces of the outer planes are much more powerful than you think, and they are intricate and difficult to counterbalance."

"The Seven Saints Alliance seems to be powerful, but as you can see, there are not a lot of internal disputes, it's not that we don't want to get involved in the outer plane, but we can't do it."

"After all, the outer plane is the old sphere of influence of the gods, and the gods are not destroyed, and we are like caged birds in the main material realm, which is difficult to take off."

Matthew nodded as if he didn't understand.

What Isabel said today touched on the intrigues of the league's top brass.

Previously, Ekmund had also repeatedly tried to recruit himself, and constantly hinted to himself that Isabel was a madman.

The struggle between the two sides can be described as incompatible.

And leave that aside.

Matthew probably captured some of the sources of the disagreement between the two sides –

That is the attitude towards the gods.

Isabel is most likely a radical in the Alliance, advocating the eradication of the gods;

And Ekmund was conservative and advocated cooperation with the gods?

As for saying that Ekmund was a lackey of the gods through and through, Matthew didn't believe it.

On the one hand, Surrell had previously told him about some of Ekmund's deeds.

Legendary mages, especially high-ranking legends, mostly have their own backbones.

Ekmund is also a mage to put it bluntly, interests and alliances are highly bound, what good is it for him that the gods are back?

So Matthew wouldn't have regarded Ekmund as a heinous villain because of Isabel's one-sided words.

It's just that he got on a thief ship.

He can still do it with a pretend paddling.

So he once again expressed his determination to Isabel.

The latter was noncommittal.

A moment later.

Isabel looked tired:

"As for the dragon slaying you just mentioned, I'll ask Surrell to help you, and I'll greet her - she's the best at it, after all, she has a soft spot for dragons."

Matthew thought she was talking the opposite, so he smiled and complimented:

"You're so humorous."

Who knew that Isabel actually glared at him and said:

"I'm not kidding."

"Surreel has been on a lot of dragons back then."

"And with her physical fitness, all dragons can only be below, and one dragon can't even withstand her strength and dies on the spot."

"How do you think the ancient title of Dragon Widow came about?"

Matthew listened and petrified on the spot.

It's been a long time.

He left the Starry Sky Cottage in a daze.

Just walked out the door, though.

He saw a big brown fat cat waiting for him at the door.

Matthew was stunned for a moment.

He recognized the big fat cat as Aggie, who had entertained him in Suriel's Crystal Palace.

"Mr. Matthew, Ms. Soulrell, please."

The fat cat Aji's attitude this time seemed to be much more enthusiastic.

Matthew nodded and walked with him.

But there was a muttering in my heart:

Is the communication between the gods and mages so smooth?

Isabel had just said that she would greet Surreel, who had sent someone to greet her?

This Matthew raises deep doubts about the intensity of Isabel's captivity.

If it weren't for the resentment that Isabel showed in her dry corpse state, it was too deep.

He might even feel like it's all acting.

……

It's the same room as last time.

Suriel was wearing a set of light green home clothes, and her every move was still so gentle and amiable, like a big aunt next door.

The two mages do have different feelings.

In front of Isabel, Matthew didn't dare to gasp for fear of disturbing her;

Suriel gives people a very cordial feeling, and even a feeling of dependence.

But Matthew also knew it in his heart.

People who can be on an equal footing with Isabel can't slack off even if they have a good temper on the surface.

So he had a very positive attitude from beginning to end, and he almost wrote the word respect on his face.

"Looks like Isabel hasn't given up on you completely, has she?"

Surrell smiled and handed Matthew a cup of coffee.

The latter smiled stiffly.

Suriel said to himself:

"Isabel is one of my best friends, but she rarely asks for help.

The last time she asked me to give her students a little help, it was Blinken.

Unfortunately, Blinken was so assertive that he didn't take my advice. ”

Matthew was a little curious about Blinken's past when he came to Surrell for help.

But Surier changed his words, and suddenly stared at Matthew and said:

"Did she ask you to close a deal with her?"

That moment.

Matthew's nerves tensed for a moment.

He shook his head vigorously.

A gentle, but suffocating, pressure fell on his shoulders.

Surrell held out a finger and hooked it in the void, and Matthew felt a finger lift his chin.

He was forced to raise his head, his gaze level with Soulel.

She said with a smile:

"You lied."

"Let me guess what her deal with you is, she must want you to help her kill Ekmond, right?"

Matthew's eyes were firm, his lips were pursed, and he didn't speak.

Surrell let go of his hand and didn't force him.

The next moment.

She placed her hands gently on her knees, and recounted with a look of reminiscence:

"The person she hates the most should be Ekmond, and I should be in the top five."

"After all, it was Ekmond who first proposed the incarceration plan, and I was one of the supporters."

"But Ekmund is also thinking about the Alliance, and if I had to choose a mage outside of the Seven Saints as the leader of the Alliance, I would not hesitate to choose Ekmond. He may not be a good person, but he would be a good leader. ”

"Do you know what the basic qualities of a good leader are?"

Matthew blinked.

He said he didn't understand anything.

Suriel smiled softly and said to himself:

"That's the art of compromise."

"Imprisoning Isabel is a compromise between the Alliance and the Gods, at a time when the Alliance's foundation was not stable, natural disasters in the main material realm were frequent, and the outer planes were even more stormy.

As one of the leaders, Isabel, she never understood what compromise was.

She considers herself Yin.

But she doesn't have Yin's strength.

So she became the object of compromise.

She's a very extreme person, so she can't understand what we're doing.

She devoured the Mystery of Chaos and transformed herself into a god lich.

But she can do it, and you must not follow suit.

Because she has the strength to transform back at any time, and you don't.

The two Lich apprentices who followed her back then were all wiped out early. ”

Surrell spoke with a smile in his eyes and a gentle tone.

But Matthew heard a strong sense of warning.

The implication of her words is nothing more than that-

If you cooperate with Isabel, the end will be in ashes!

Matthew could only bow his head deeply at this, and then raised it vigorously, looking at Suriel at eye level:

"I will make decisions that follow the guidance of my heart."

Suriel smiled:

"May your heart be pointing in the right direction."

But then again, there is a certain degree of correctness in Isabel's thinking.

After getting used to compromise.

Some people may not be able to be tough anymore.

If you can always sacrifice the interests of a small number of people in exchange for more of your own interests.

So who wants to fight to the death?

Plainly.

The part of the people whose interests are sacrificed will never have the opportunity to make a voice on a higher stage.

And their predicament.

What does it have to do with those of us who are above all living beings?

We are divine mages, legendary mages, wielding their invisible-to-be-seen powers.

We can even comfort ourselves that we are not compromising, we are just making a better exchange. ”

When these words are spoken.

There was a deep self-deprecation on her face.

Matthew was a little confused.

He found himself completely unclear about Surreel's position.

If Isabel was a staunch radical, he thought Surrell was a conservative like Ekmond.

But now it seems.

She seems to approve of part of Isabel's philosophy.

So Matthew could only sigh and say:

"These things are still too far away for me, there is not much difference between me and the sentient beings in your mouth, I have no way to feel the vision and pattern above the sentient beings, after all, I am just a little mage with low mana."

Surreel's eyes flickered when he heard this:

"The little mage is not so good, although I don't see the deep details of you, but the people who can be looked at by Ronan and Isabel are by no means mediocre."

"Do you think that the spells that were solidified for you before can be enjoyed by ordinary people?"

"It's just that Isabel bet on you, so I naturally have to follow up a little, so as not to arouse her disgust, I deliberately took you money."

Matthew was stunned.

This passage implies that there is a strong tacit understanding between Surrell and Isabel.

They call each other best friends.

It's actually a plastic sister flower.

And on a deeper level, they still seem to maintain a tacit understanding.

But is it necessary to make it so complicated?

Just when Matthew was confused.

Suriel put it more thoroughly:

"Actually, she asked you to come to me today, and more importantly, she is sending a friendly signal to me."

"She wants to unite with me against the Nameless Mage—

Do you know the Nameless Mage?

He, I, Isabel, and Linde are the four known mages of the Alliance.

Strictly speaking.

I succeeded Isabel, who had defected from the Alliance, as the Master of Babel.

She's not really a member of the league right now.

But her prestige in the alliance was so high that her enemies couldn't completely eradicate her.

And the most powerful enemy of them is the supporter behind Ekmond, the nameless who is also a godmage.

The nameless have no name.

He is a descendant of Yin, but he has a completely different philosophy from Isabel.

The Nameless Mage is a very low-key man with unfathomable prowess, and you will hardly hear any lore about him in the Alliance.

He is truly nameless.

It is also Isabel's worst enemy at the moment. ”

"You don't need to know too much about him, as you said, you are still very weak now, and there is a risk of being crushed at any time if you enter the high-level game in advance."

"Of course, you don't need to be frightened by what you saw today, and you don't think about it - the game between the gods and mages is certainly dangerous, but we are much more generous than you think."

"To put it more bluntly, if you go to me, Isabelle's purpose will be achieved-

She asks you to help her kill Ekmond, more symbolically than practically, all she wants is your loyalty.

And getting you to come to me in the name of asking for advice is the key to the matter.

She was too proud to bow to me, but I was the only one in the alliance who could help her.

So you're just a medium for her to unleash her kindness.

Sounds ironic, doesn't it?

She is such a screwed and stubborn old lady.

And I'm different, I'm a businessman, I have a soft body, as long as I have money and interests, I can do anything. ”

Suriel's smile was truly healing.

That moment.

Matthew felt the gloom in his heart be swept away.

But he knew it was the effect of a spell.

Matthew pondered for a while and suddenly asked:

"So would you like to accept her kindness?"

Suriel blinked:

"As I said, I'm a businessman."

"What a businessman is best at is betting on both ends, I won't refuse Isabel, and I'll try my best to help you solve your problem, but it's impossible for me to do anything to Ekmond. In the same way, I will not sit idly by and watch the Nameless Persons further abuse Isabel. ”

"I think the alliance still needs an existence like her, just like this world also needs the existence of gods."

Matthew listened and fell into the middle of a long exam.

Surrell's words were very honest and cleared a lot of fog for him.

Matthew really can't put himself in the shoes of all living beings and think about the big picture.

But it also made him even more eager to get stronger.

A moment later.

The two finally talked about the purpose of Matthew's trip.

Slay the dragon.

"Slaying a dragon is a very simple thing, I observed that you have made another amount of money, I will lend you a little more, and you will be able to use a costly dragon slaying spear."

Surier said eloquently:

"For the sake of my best girlfriend, I can give you the reel directly, but at a higher price.

The price of a dragon slayer scroll is 600,000.

Your territory is probably threatened by a two-headed dragon, right?

If you could come up with more money to buy two scrolls in one go, wouldn't the matter be solved directly?

Although it cost a sum of money, the two-headed dragon estimated that it had scavenged a lot of people's fat and people's cream.

If you kill them, you may not be able to recoup your money, but you will certainly not lose too much. ”

Matthew grimaced:

"I'm not rich in money, and I can't borrow too much."

Suriel's face turned cold:

"Then you want to prostitute for nothing?"

Matthew hurriedly waved his hand:

"I can buy a scroll of the "Fei Capital Dragon Slayer Lance", uh, how much can I borrow from you?"

Suriel held up three fingers:

"For the sake of my best friend, I can give you an interest-free loan of 300,000 gold coins, and if you say more, it's not impossible, but you will have to add interest."

Matthew gritted his teeth:

"Then I'll borrow 300,000 yuan first, and I'll go back and make up the rest of the money."

Syllable!

Surreel directly smiled and slapped a dragon slayer scroll in front of him.

Matthew carefully put the scroll away, and he really couldn't help but mutter.

"Is this thing reimbursed by Rhaegar?"

Let's be honest, though.

As soon as he got his hands on the scroll, his heart settled down a lot.

This is the sense of security that comes with strength.

Then Matthew asked:

"In addition to Fei Capital's dragon slaying series spells, do you have any other experiences?"

Surrell gave him a strange look:

"Of course you have the experience, how much money are you going to pay?"

Matthew suddenly looked bitter:

"I don't have a lot of money on hand......"

Surrell interrupted him directly:

"If you don't have money, it's okay to use favors to offset the account."

"I'll give you my dragon slaying experience, but in return, in the next twenty years, you have to complete one thing for me, I haven't thought about the specific content of the thing, but it certainly won't exceed your ability too much."

Matthew thought to himself that he would not have to worry about having more debts.

I've been tied to the thief ship of Isabel, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to get entangled with Surreel?

So he nodded decisively.

The next second.

Suriel took a thick book from the nearby bookshelf and handed it to Matthew.

But see these words written on it—

"Surreel's Recipe: The Dragon."

Matthew hurriedly flipped through a few pages and looked up in amazement:

"You slain the dragon for the sake of your appetite?"

Surreel gently pulled her hair:

"Or else?"

"Isabel grabbed the dragon's nest before me, do you think I don't know?"

"Huh...... The dragon does taste very good. ”

She smiled softly, though.

But Matthew felt the devilish temperament from his smile.

Hold that heavy book.

Matthew intends to leave.

As he was leaving, he found an opportunity to ask Surrell:

"I wonder how Lady Margaret is now?"

Surrell said calmly:

"Not dead yet."

"Floating in the river of blood, why, you care about her so much?"

"You're not going to get along with her, are you? That's great, if she accidentally hangs up in purgatory, you'll be responsible for her debts, right? ”

Matthew was so frightened that he hurriedly shook his head and said:

"Margaret and I are just ordinary friends!"

Suriel laughed:

"Men just can't be trusted, how good Margaret is, what's wrong with paying off a little debt for her."

Is that a bit of debt?

Matthew left the Crystal Palace sweating profusely.

After noon.

Matthew arrives in the oak grove to plant a tree.

But at this time.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky.

The fierce sound of breaking through the air was like a meteorite falling.

Matthew looked up.

A pale blue flame was rapidly falling towards the oak grove at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That thing seems to be coming for itself!

In a flash.

Matthew's mind was full of alarms.

data bar.

……

"Warning: You've encountered a Cloud Elf drop pod!"

……

(End of chapter)