254 Preparation
"You should have received a message from Christos Arthur, too! ”
"Any questions?"
Imperial Capital, a new mercenary guild
In an ordinary room, Squim held a wine glass in his hand, chatting with people, and the person who drank with him was not a mercenary's attire, but looked more like a guard;
With short blond hair and blue eyes, even if it was just small talk, the guard named Legley still sat upright, and was still wearing a suit of armor trimmed with gold wire;
"Skin, you mercenary guilds, magic towers, and even churches know much more about the things in the Scarlet Trial Tower than we do!"
"Uh~ hehe, hehe, that's right!"
"Regarding the matter of the Scarlet Trial Tower, His Majesty Karl III did not order anything about it, you should know the reason why I came to the Scarlet Empire this time!"
Legley's words made Squim fall silent, as the largest force in the Apocalypse Continent, he naturally understood what the Holy Kingdom was going through at this moment!
"So, His Majesty Karl III really doesn't have any interest in the Scarlet Trial Tower? Even at this time, the secrets in the Scarlet Trial Tower are of great help to the development of the kingdom!"
Listening to Skin's words, Legley smiled lightly, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said slowly, "Sky, I will not participate in the transaction between you and the Scarlet Empire!"
"Looks like you still know something! Don't you really dare to be interested? Christos's offer is very generous!
You may not know what this means, but listen to me this time, join this plan, and the final harvest is definitely beyond your imagination!"
Looking at Sskin's appearance, Legley knew that the advice of his old friend in front of him was not intended to play tricks on himself, but that behind this was already as he said, full of benefits;
After all, whether it is the mercenary guild he belongs to, or the members of the magic tower, they have all reached a rapid improvement in the blood trial tower, and the reward promised by Christos himself must be very amazing;
"Skin, you should know who I am, there are many things I can't do!"
After receiving Legley's reply, Sskin knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless, just like Legley himself said, limited to his identity, many things, he could not do as he wanted;
"I really don't know why there are still people like you, upholding the spirit of chivalry and continuing to live in this era!" Legley's resolute attitude made Skin very annoyed, so he directly complained about Legley's identity.
"Hmm? What are you talking about? What else is there?" the sudden grumbling intrigued Legley, for he seemed to hear Skin, mention of the knights;
"Oh~~ That's right! I forgot to tell you about it! Not long ago, the last batch of mercenaries to participate in the league have all arrived, and two of them are special!"
"Is it something to do with the knight you're talking about?"
"That's right, one of the boys seems to be from some Demacia family, I don't know the specifics, he has a slave, just like you, a full-time knight!"
"Delmar...... It's a familiar name, but it's been too long, and many glorious families have disappeared, maybe this family is one of them!"
"It should be so, after all, in this era, the knights have disappeared for too long, except for a few kingdoms that are still cultivating, the entire continent can hardly see your shadow!"
"Interesting, I didn't expect to find a knight in this league!"
Seeing the change in Legley's expression, Skinn had a new idea, "Yes, I also feel very strange that there are other knights besides you;
Although his strength is much worse than yours, it feels like it should be a different faction from you, so let's go and see it together when we compete in the league!"
Looking at Skin's appearance, Legley smiled and shook his head, he was really helpless for his friend, no matter what, he could find a reason to let himself join;
"Okay, okay, I'm really defeated to you, but I'm ahead of me, even if something really happens, I won't care about you!"
"Okay, if those things really happen, with you on the scene, at least it will reduce the casualties of the young mercenaries and those magicians present!"
"Okay, I'll go and see how far that knight of the Demacian family has reached!"
"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed!"
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Temporary gathering place for magicians - Magic Guild
As always, having completed a refinement of medicinal herbs and the fusion of medicinal fruits, the Magic Guild seems to have always been so harmonious, except for someone's research;
"Boom!"
"It's here again, it's coming again, really, which of you is going?"
"Old rules, bids, everyone!"
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The voice fell, and soon the previous shouts were heard from the various rooms, and at last a height was reached, and the orcs entered and knocked open the innermost room;
But this time, he was not knocked away, only to see the door of the room naturally open, and out of it came a young man in a magic robe, and after glancing at the orc at the door, he left, heading towards a deeper place;
A moment later, he came to the largest room in the entire magic guild, and in this room, there was nothing but a huge pillar of magic light in the middle;
When Clermont stepped into the room, a pillar of light in the center of the house lit up, and a human face appeared on the light curtain;
"Clermont, you're finally out!" The face that appears on the screen is none other than Eng Garr, but his current situation seems to be in the midst of a fierce battle;
"Archmage Gal, you don't have there... It's okay!" Through the light curtain, Clermont also saw Gair's situation, and just as he asked, Archmage Gal directly condensed the forbidden spell magic;
Destroying the monster behind him, he looked back at Clermont and said to him with a kind smile;
"I'm all right here, since you've summoned us, is the league about to start?"
"Yes, Archmage Gar, the tournament will be officially held in two days!"
"Two days later, that's still early, why are you using the summons now, what's going on?"
"Yes, today our Magic Guild has been searched by the Orcs of the Scarlet Empire, and we have got a message!"
Hearing Clermont's answer, Archmage Gal was also stunned, after all, they were now in an alliance with the Scarlet Empire;
For no particular reason, he believed that Christos Arthur would not do such an impudent thing for no reason!
"Let's talk about it, what has happened in the Scarlet Empire in the past few days?"
Clermont then reported to Gal Eng about the recent 'murders' in the Empire, and finally told him the news he had received today;
"Blood corpses again, so many orcs are involved?" heard what Clermont said, and the Scarlet Empire speculated;
The disappearance of most of the orcs this time, as well as the situation in the 'Torture and Killing Incident', is likely to be related to the 'Crimson Demonic Beasts' and 'Blood Corpses' that appeared not long ago, and there must be someone behind all this;
"Archmage Gard, should we believe the words of those orcs, and besides, should we continue this league?"
On the other side of the screen, Gal Ngo was also lost in thought, knowing that since Christos had sent them this message, he was also considering their attitudes
After all, the matter of forming an alliance is not so simple, this time, they must show a certain attitude in order to gain Christos's trust, so that the Scarlet Trial Tower will really be open to them;
"The league is definitely going to participate, but this matter is dangerous, you'd better inform the other magic students, if you don't want to participate, just continue to stay in the magic guild group to study!"
"Yes, I see, Archmage Garl!"
"Well, Clermont, you don't have to worry, as for the mentor, I will let Mentor Hogg and Mentor Messi in the Scarlet Trial Tower come and lead the team!"
"Obey the Mentor's orders!"
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In the middle of the night, Bishop Moose stood alone in front of the sacred tree, looking up at the canopy that was constantly radiating, and muttered in a low voice as if asking himself;
"I don't think it's been discovered!
Bishop Moose laid his hand on the green leaves of the sacred tree, and on the green leaves fell a drop of dew, as pure as the holy light;
Soon the drop of holy water fell into the hands of Bishop Moos, and a terrifying scene occurred, the holy water is a special product of the Church, and its effect is to heal all wounds;
However, when this healing holy relic fell on Moos's hand, the holy water handle emitted a dazzling light, and immediately afterward, Moos's palm actually showed signs of corrosion;
Bishop Moose was not at all strange about this phenomenon, he did not scream, he did not even feel any pain, as if the corroded palm was not his!
Just as he was calmly watching all this, he suddenly noticed a trace of fluctuation that made him nervous, he had just noticed that in that underground space, there was a fluctuation in the magic array;
"Did you send a message?"
The magic array in the underground space, except for Moose himself, no one else knows about it, and the only thing that can cause the magic array to change is the monster and the Pope's message;
Thinking of this, Bishop Moose did not hesitate, approached the sacred tree, grabbed the branch of the holy tree with both hands, and after shaking it from side to side, countless drops of holy water fell and sprinkled on Bishop Moos's body, turning him into a skeleton again;
He then walked to a corner of the chamber and groped for a mechanism on the patterned wall, followed by a 'click';
After that, the ground around the sacred tree began to shake, and then cracks appeared, and along the cracks, slowly pulled apart, and a blood-colored staircase appeared that continued to extend downward!
This is where Bishop Moose hides that monster.
After coming to the underground and walking for a distance, Bishop Moose came to the location of the two magic arrays, and at this moment, the underground space changed again;
The range of the red mist has expanded a lot, and at the same time, the roar of the monster in the fog has also become much smaller, and it seems to have moved away, which makes Bishop Moose panic;
The monster lurking in the red mist is the most crucial existence in the plan, and if it is allowed to develop so freely, something else may happen before the plan begins;
Thinking of this, Moose prepared to enter the red mist to look for traces of the monster, and at this time, in the golden magic array on the other side, a beam of light appeared, shooting into the red mist;
"Moose, take a look at it!!"
"His Majesty the Pope!"
The voice coming from behind him, Moose was no more familiar than the supreme ruler of the Church, His Majesty the Pope, and at his prompting, Moose looked at the golden light projected into the red mist;
The golden light was not very thick, but it illuminated a space, and with the help of it, Bishop Moes finally knew why His Majesty the Pope would stop him;
Behind the thin barrier, there stood a strange-shaped monster, a halfling, a halfling, several heads hanging on its body, and its mouth was wide open at the same time;
The underground space was very large, but it still could not accommodate its huge body, and under the golden light, Bishop Moose could only see half of it;
The dazzling golden light brought extreme discomfort to this monster, and the heads of the whole body were all torn and roared at this moment, and when he heard these sounds, Bishop Moose reacted, this is the monster he has been feeding!
"Your Majesty, this... This.. ”
Pope Joseph's figure was shrouded in a golden light, and the source of this golden light was the golden light circle that existed with the blood-colored magic array;
"It seems that you are indeed working hard to complete my task, and the tyrannical blood corpse has been cultivated to this point!"
"This is the tyrannical blood corpse?"
"Sure!hmm, this isn't the first time you've seen it?" noticing Bishop Moose's expression, Joseph clearly sensed that something was wrong;
"Uh~~ Your Majesty, when I was cultivating this tyrannical blood corpse, there were some changes, which caused me to be unable to control him at all, and it was difficult to communicate even the most basic!"
Hearing Moose's answer, Joseph was silent, and a murderous aura roamed in the air, and it was evident that Joseph was very dissatisfied with this;
Suddenly, Bishop Moose fell to his knees, and very earnestly fell to the ground, begging for the apparition of Joseph;
"Your Majesty, I know that this mission is a mistake, I beg you to give me another chance, let me be guilty and meritorious, I will definitely let this 'tyrannical blood corpse' show his role perfectly!"
"Hmm~~" Hearing Moose's words, Joseph pondered for a moment, in fact, the purpose of his appearance this time was to inform Moose of his next plan, that is, the order given by Lucifer;
"Since you know that you are wrong, then I will give you another chance, the tyrannical blood corpse has grown into what it is now, and it can no longer be recognized, rather than this, it is better to make him a little crazier!"
"A little crazier?" Joseph's words made Moose a little puzzled, for he did not know what His Majesty the Pope meant by this;
"That's right, madness, we're going to change our plans and turn the original riot into a scourge!
"Holy water irrigation? wouldn't that be even more out of control... ”
"All this is what Lord Lucifer meant!"
Hearing Lucifer's name, a shocked expression also appeared on Moose's skeletal face, "That lord, he... Does it mean that the 'restart plan' is underway?"
Joseph nodded, "The Scarlet Empire is the symbol of the beginning of the 'Restart Plan'!"