"Am, are you in there, I'm coming in!" rang out the door, the voice of the Dark Elf Thief and Ness. Compared to the mage Nia, the lively Ness is much more familiar with the visitors of the dungeon. Demon Amtils and Archmage Aqiman hurriedly stopped the topic they were discussing. Ness, who had opened the door and came in on her own, was tired and sat down on a chair in the room.

"Am, you may have come to Onyx City for nothing, and no one will be able to convince the old man. Ness spoke directly.

The old man in her mouth was naturally Neo Faun, the president of the thieves' union.

"The old man always has some persistent beliefs. The archmage's tone was very flat.

Ness jumped up from her chair almost immediately, "Yes, thank you for what you just said, Ice Monster!

"I didn't know what I was going to say. The archmage was completely unmoved, while the demon sat silently watching the mage and the thief perform.

"It took half a day for the four elders, including me and my sister's mentor Edgar, to convince the other four elders to agree to the move, and then it took another half day for the eight to get the president to admit that we were no longer able to stand in front of those two boys vying for the throne. Ness looked indignant. "The words of the Ice Monster turned all our chances of relocation into foam in the sea! Did you say that this mage you brought was making trouble?"

"Ugh. Actually, what your president said is not unreasonable. Since the Thieves' Guild has been rooted in Onyx City for so many years. It's really, really hard to let go of this place. The demon tried to appease the dark elves.

However, the devil's pacification policy was obviously completely ineffective, and Ness's affection became even more intense: "My sister and I, as well as the guide Edgar, are not willing to leave Onyx City! But the old man is not willing to encourage the blood-smelling Count Brad Crane to become emperor, and he also opposes the ascension of Princess Sayari Crane to the throne, saying that the rule of the Holy Asserr Empire must not fall into the hands of anyone other than the descendants of the Crane family. Isn't Princess Sayari also surnamed Klein, why can't she let an empress rule the empire!"

The archmage looked like he was not interested in the topic and took out the magic book beside him to read, but interjected without a trace: "Then what about the future? The children of Princess Sayari and Baron Wesley Ruda, the Minister of State, are not surnamed Klein, but should be surnamed Ruda? And then put him on the throne of the emperor?"

"Well, this question can actually be considered later...... What about Earl Brad Klein from the southern Duchy of Mrian? Not to mention whether those brutal rumors are true or not, even if they are true, it does not mean that he will not be a good emperor. In recent years, the Dragon's Tooth Knights have actually made a lot of achievements, and if the Earl, who is the head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, becomes Emperor, it won't be a bad thing!" Ness named another candidate who was qualified to ascend to the throne.

"Lord Brad Klein, the head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, on the one hand, he is not the son of the current Emperor Anfil XXXIV, in fact, this is the fundamental reason why your president does not want him to sit on the throne of the emperor, and the other reason is that his reputation is really unacceptable. Whether it's an ordinary resident. Or your president will think that there are almost zero examples of residents living well under a tyrannical emperor. It's just that. What about the two princes, the Thieves' Guild should have found a way to contact them, right?" the archmage asked rhetorically.

"We've been trying to get in touch with them all day, and even the President has gone to the Blood Gryphon Knights himself. But those two boys seem to have made up their minds to fight against our Thieves' Guild! I don't know who is having trouble with the Thieves' Guild, first of all, we will support Prince Agu Crane, who led the Blood Griffin Knights to achieve great success, to become Emperor, so that the Knights of Light under the command of the Green Leaf Church, who originally regarded the Thieves' Guild as a thorn in their side, will be more active in asking for trouble with us. Later, rumors spread that Prince Jacques Klein was planning to wipe out the Thieves' Guild, and if it was just a rumor, our spies in the Blood Griffin Knights were almost all killed. Speaking of which, Ness paused slightly, "So now it will be as difficult to find a way to take refuge with any prince as it is to leave the Redfish in Onyx City for the winter." What's more, now that Lord Hogo Al Qaida has also been killed, it is even more difficult to get in touch with the royal family, especially the two princes. ”

The red fish that Ness is talking about is a specialty of the Lena River in the Holy Asserr Empire. These famously plump redfish swim down the Lena River to the warmer seas each winter before the onset of winter, and before the first snowflakes fall from the sky, they become extinct in Lake Warren, west of Onyx, and are not spotted in the Lena River until the following spring. The Archmage knew exactly what Nia meant, that it was almost impossible for the Thieves' Guild to make a deal with Prince Verdor Crane, or Prince Yagu Crane.

"Alas, I heard that Count Brad Klein and the Dragon's Tooth Knights led by him have arrived outside Onyx City, and will enter the city tomorrow to control the situation in the city......

After a hearty grumble, the Dark Elf finally left the archmage's room. Looking at Niss's back, the archmage gently closed the magic book in his hand: "Sure enough, the principles and beliefs of the old leader of the thieves' guild are not supported by everyone, well, I should say that most people will not support his decision too much." ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid it's ...... tonight"

"Yes, if we don't deal with it before the Dragon's Tooth Knights come to Onyx City tomorrow. The Thieves' Guild is in danger of extinction. But only before the arrival of the tyrannical Earl Brad Klein. If the thieves' guild can elect a new leader with a different point of view. Or maybe things will take a different direction. The archmage began to fumble in his pocket.

"However, our affairs will also be accelerated, and when the Dragontooth Knights arrive tomorrow, it will be even more troublesome to do. ”

The demon stood up and walked to the window, moving his hands and feet, and muttered, "I hope it will be smooth in a while." ”

The archmage simply threw a magic scroll in the direction of the demon: "Then go quickly, I'll be watching here." By the way, we'll have a lot of work to do in the next few days. ”

Archmage Aqiman always felt a little uncomfortable, and there seemed to be other magical energy hidden in the thieves' guild. It's just that there aren't many mages in the thieves' guild. Archmage Akiman shouldn't feel that way when Archmage Akiman and the demon Amtils had ever seen the only mage they had ever seen here, and Nya the Dark Elf had gone out with her sister, the thief Ness, on a mission assigned by the head of the Thieves' Guild.

Tonight is going to be an important night, and if nothing else, a sensational news will spread through Onyx tomorrow morning. Now the shape of the Holy Asserr Empire is like a whole pot of soup on the stove, all kinds of ingredients have been placed in it, and this pot of soup will be boiling tomorrow morning. The demon and the mage plan to add a little extra spice to the pot of soup to make it taste to their liking. Of course, the timing of the transfer is important, so at this moment the archmage is silently watching the small crystal ball on the table in his dark room, which will reveal to the archmage what is about to happen in a room in Onyx City.

The Archmage doesn't really mind the other mage hiding in the Thieves' Guild. Although the magical energy on the other party's body had been affecting the archmage's thoughts, it was obvious that the other party had no intention of finding Aqiman. Aqiman even felt that the other party was also a little uneasy at the moment, just like the archmage, but more of an expectation.

It shouldn't be a member of the Mage Guild of Onyx City, the teacher of the archmage of the dungeon, Aqiman, Fa Kui Yeaman, clearly told Sù that the Aqiman Mage Guild did not intend to meddle in this matter, nor did it be a priest or paladin from the church, just the feeling of magical energy could easily distinguish them. But since no one was going to make any moves for the time being, the archmage continued to look at the crystal ball with peace of mind.

Fakui Yeman's voice still echoed in the ears of Archmage Aqiman, who had told him a lot of information about the Book of the Moon.

Contrary to the symbol of life, the sun shining in the sky every day, the white moon at night has always been considered the mark of the god Didis who rules death. Legend has it that the Book of the Moon is a treasure left behind by the god of death after the Great War of the Gods. The sages can communicate with the gods through it, the warriors can gain superhuman powers, and the mages can read all the magic handed down by the Grim Reaper. The Book of the Moon is almost entirely about necromancy, so for any necromancer, the Book of the Moon is something they can only dream of. However, the Book of the Moon is rumored to bring glory and wealth to the rulers who hold it, and even the Crane family, who ruled the Holy Acer Empire for more than 1,500 years, relied on it.

Therefore, the archmage Aqiman, who came to Onyx City, went directly to the mage guild to try to find out the news about the Book of the Moon. Aside from an unplanned battle with the mages in the Mage's Guild, the exchange went unexpectedly: the teacher whom the archmage hadn't seen for many years not only told him a lot about the Book of the Moon, but even explained the current form of the Holy Aserr Empire to Aqiman, which made Archmage Aqiman see an opportunity to include the Book of the Moon in his pocket. The archmage's mind drifted back to the mage tower in the mage guild in Onyx City the night before......

"It has been more than 1,500 years since Anfil I established the Holy Aserr Empire. In the beginning, Anphil Klein was just an ordinary member of the Thieves' Guild, starting as a lowly thief and working his way up to the position of Elder of the Thieves' Guild. At that time, the land under the control of the current Holy Asser Empire was ruled by the now-forgotten Raton dynasty, and Phil Crane, who became the elder of the thieves' guild, also held a high position in the Raton dynasty, although the exact position has been forgotten by the passage of time.

Finally on an arranged day. The Assassins of the Thieves' Guild raised their daggers at the appointed time, at the same time as the king and ministers of the Raton dynasty. At that time, a strong team of knights rushed out of the church and announced that they would follow Anphil Klein without reservation.

between a few days. Anphil Crane's army took over Onyx, and the lords and their knights were struck in the darkness: countless killers and assassins roamed the army that surrounded the city. After several lords or knights were assassinated one after another, the powerful Knights of the Holy Light, who followed Amphile Klein, ruthlessly suppressed these enemies who opposed him, and the kingdom of Aser, which is now the Holy Acer Empire, was declared in the flames of war, and the elder of the Thieves' Guild, Amphil Klein, was officially changed to Anfil I.

No one knows why the knights of the church, who usually just silently stayed in the church to pray, suddenly appeared and became loyal warriors of Anfil I. But since then, the Church has become an important part of the kingdom of Aser, and the archbishop of the Church has the power to express his opinion on the affairs of the state, in addition to the medical care of the royal family, and no one knows how much manpower and material resources were expended by the thieves' guild at that time to carry out such large-scale attacks and murders. It's just that for more than a thousand years, the thieves' union has been living peacefully in the Holy Asserr Empire, and it is only in recent years that many voices have gradually appeared calling for the thieves' union to disappear. ”

In the eastern part of Onyx City late at night, the street where the Mage Guild is located is probably the brightest place in the entire Agate City, and many mages like to copy or read their magic books in the dead of night, or perform some hidden magic practices. On the contrary, there was almost no light on the mage tower in the mage guild, only a faint yellowish glow from a dark window through the curtains.

Archmage Aqiman was standing by the window, silently staring at the heavy black velvet curtains that blocked the light of the oil lamps in the room, hoping to hear some news about the Book of the Moon, wondering why he had heard such a large passage of the ancient history of the Holy Asserr Empire in the mouth of his teacher.

The archmage raised his head and was about to speak, but Fa Kui Yeman's serious expression told him that these stories that sounded distant were definitely related to his goal, the Book of the Moon. Really. Archmage's teacher, Fa Quei Yeman, immediately mentioned the term Book of the Moon.

"The Book of the Moon, only the Book of the Moon can give Amphel I enough wealth. Fagui Yeman seems to be very sure of this answer. "Legend has seven puzzles in the Book of the Moon. The answer to each puzzle represents the burial site of one of the legendary treasures of the gods. The value of these treasures is higher than the total number of dragons on the continent, but solving these puzzles is not much less difficult than challenging a red dragon alone.

Anfil I must have solved one of these mysteries, and the Mage's Guild believed that the scepter in the hands of the archbishop of the Greenleaf Church, which could almost heal a qiē wound, was part of the treasure that Anphil I had unearthed. It was from these treasures that Anfil I gained strength and wealth, and then won glory. ”

Aqiman noticed the mage union mentioned by the teacher, and snorted unconsciously, as a necromancer who was expelled from the archmage tower, of course he would not have a good impression of this term. However, Archmage Aqiman then remembered that although the Mage Guild of the Holy Aserr Empire was still nominally one of the branches of the Continental Mage Guild, the Mage Guild of the Holy Acer Empire, which had its own mage tower, could basically be counted as an independent guild. If it was in the Archmage's Tower, Aqiman would probably need to kill all the mages in the tower and even in the nearby area before he could find his seat as he is now.

Watching Aqiman sit quietly in his chair, Faquer Yeman began to turn his narrative to the point, of course, he also noticed Aqiman's reaction just now, so the archmage's teacher also avoided the nouns that might cause a reaction in his speech.

"According to our records, about eight hundred and fifty years ago, the reigning King Mulian VI founded the Knights of the Blood Griffin and the Knights of the Dragon's Teeth. The three major knights, including the Knights of the Holy Light, swept away the other kingdoms around the Kingdom of Asser at that time in just twenty years.

No amount of sharp arrows nor violent magic could penetrate the shield of the head of the Blood Griffin Knights, and no giant or even a near-invincible dragon could resist the sword in the hands of the head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights. Where did such an artifact come from? The only explanation is that Mlian VI, a clever descendant of Anfil I, also solved one of the mysteries in the Book of the Moon. And unearthed another part of the legendary treasure of the gods. These artifacts also helped the kingdom of Asar, ruled by Mulian VI, become the overlord of the Holy Asserr Empire and the continent of Vesta. From now on. No other country can challenge or even take over the status of the Holy Asserr Empire. ”

Speaking of which. Fakui Yeman looked up at his apprentice and was sure that Archmage Aqiman had memorized what he had just said.

"So, is it true that the Book of the Moon has always been in the hands of the Crane family of the Holy Asserr Empire?" Aqiman asked his own question, after all, these old things did not ensure the whereabouts of the Book of the Moon now, and the archmage hoped to get a more definite answer from his teacher.

"Yes. The Book of the Moon, along with the key to open it, has always preserved the Zài Holy Asserr Empire. Fagui Yeman replied with certainty.

"Keys?"

"Yes, my apprentice. Hear what I'm about to say. It's good for you. Looking at Aqiman, who began to bow his head in contemplation, Fakui Yeman began to explain about the Book of the Moon.

"There are four keys, one obsidian, one ruby, one green emerald, and one amethyst. The Book of the Moon will only reveal its true form if the four gems are placed in their proper place on the Book of the Moon, and there is no other way to peek into the contents of the Book of the Moon.

The last three of the four gems are now set in the armor of the heads of the three knights, while the other obsidian has disappeared at some point. Since all the magic recorded in the Book of the Moon belongs to the Grim Reaper, the mages in the Mage Guild did not have much interest in the Book of the Moon, so they did not pursue the whereabouts of the obsidian. It's just rumored to be related to the thieves' guild that supported more than half of the emperors of the Holy Asserr Empire to ascend to the throne.

As for the Book of the Moon itself, if you look for it in a place other than the palace in Onyx. That is destined to yield nothing. ”

"The Mage's Guild isn't interested in the Book of the Moon? Thinking of this, the archmage Aqiman couldn't help but say something to himself. Of course, the necromancy recorded in the Book of the Moon may not have much appeal to these ordinary mages, and according to the unanimous statement of all mages on the mainland, studying necromancy is tantamount to automatically betraying the god of magic, Foys. Although the god of magic, Foys, does not seem to have any prejudice against necromancers, and there is no additional obstacle to the use of any spells other than necromancer, but all mages who have studied necromancy will be expelled from the mage's guild, and Archmage Aqiman is one of them, and the only one in the last two or three hundred years.

Of course, Aqiman would not directly express his dislike for the Mage Guild in his heart, after all, his teacher Fa Kui Yeman was still a member of the Mage Guild. Aqiman just asked casually:

"But why are you suing me about this? Isn't the Mage Guild afraid that I will actually obtain the Book of the Moon and use the necromancy recorded in it to do something?"

"No, it's not. There was not a trace of expression on Fa Kui Yeman's skeletal face, "No one from the Mage's Guild knew that I had said these things to you, my disciples. There are several magic circles in this room to prevent prying eyes or eavesdropping, and I will only tell the other members of the Mage Guild when I go back, my apprentice has just come from afar to visit a teacher he hasn't seen in years. Now, you should get out of here. It's not a good thing for a necromancer to stay too long in a mage tower where many mages gather. Also, Aqiman, my apprentice, your face looks terrible, and your hair looks too long, find a time to trim it or it will suit your appearance. ”

"Yes, teacher, I'll take care of my body. So, I'll take my leave. After saying this, Aqiman, who had been looking at his teacher's face, bowed, and left the mage union in Onyx City without looking back.

His face looked terrible, which meant that there were dark enemies in the vicinity of Aqiman, and if he had time to trim his hair that was too long, it meant that these enemies would not immediately do anything to Aqiman. This was the code that Aqiman had agreed with him a few years ago when he was still in the position of mage's apprentice, following his teacher, Fakui Yeman, during his travels on the mainland. Thinking of this, it became clear to Aqiman that the Mage Guild also wanted to mix a thick soup containing the current Sacred Asserr Empire into their favorite flavor.

"Whatever. Archmage Aqiman didn't plan to react for the time being, and it was more important to pay attention to the image in the crystal ball in front of him.

Through the archmage's eyes, he saw that in the crystal ball, a rather simply decorated room appeared, and an old man was resting on the bed, and a dark figure happened to emerge from the darkness and pounced on the old man lying on the bed.

The soup is about to boil. (To be continued......)