When the news came from the south, the Archon of Saban County in the north had a strange expression, and he asked the red-robed mage who was sitting next to him, "Hmm, do you see? That troublesome griffon regiment was crippled by the children from the south. ”

"It's really unimaginable. The red-robed man with a scar on his head said this, the expression on his face gradually became hideous, and he touched his waist: "I have to praise those guys for their skills, Teacher Antrentz." ”

"That's all there is to it, don't forget the routes we have laid out in that mountainous area. "If the actions of those people provoke conflict there, or even more chaos, we will never want to profit from it." ”

"But Teacher, if those people make too much noise to provoke a war with Mu Lan, I'm afraid the adults on the other side of the mountain range will also stop them. So......" Marcchi mused.

"Well, then the route we are operating in the mountains will also be exposed to the family, so it's better not to wait until then. Dimmit Antrenz shook his head, and a cunning smile appeared on his lips: "The situation must be controlled in advance, at least not to let those children do whatever they want." ”

"That's what you're saying. The young red-robed mage nodded, "However, do we have any room to interfere?"

"Of course, there is a very important vacancy there. The middle-aged man smiled and looked leisurely: "Isn't there no mayor there?"

Marcchi was stunned for a moment, then turned to an equally sly smile and nodded in understanding.

"However, we don't seem to have the right person. Marqi groaned: "It's not a high-level red-robed mage, I'm afraid it's difficult to suppress them, but ......"

Most of the high-level red robes exist in research institutions, in fact, the major academies are the highest point of Sessel's power, not to mention the seat mentors, even the lower level of the higher ring mentors, the power is more powerful than most of the governors, and the red robes who are petty bureaucrats in the local area are actually only a few.

Thinking about it, I also know that the mages who came out of the Red Robe Academy, no matter how shrewd, encountered a large number of government affairs, I am afraid that there will be a situation where they are at a loss, unless they are particularly eager for power, there are not many people who choose to become officials directly after being officially promoted.

Instead, the focus is on research institutions and economic institutions.

In fact, the positions that Penny received when he went to office were not purely powerful bureaucrats, so he gave the consul in the north a huge loophole.

"Well, there will always be a candidate for this. A smile appeared on Antrentz's face: "Well, I remember Tansud well. ”

"Tansud?" Marcchi frowned, "He may not be stupid, but he doesn't know anything about politics, so he can only be an arcane teacher." ”

His assessment of his colleagues was mean and scathing.

"It's okay, as long as you're loyal to us, and he's just come into contact with the fourth ring of the magic net, and his status is above those little guys......" Antrentz said his plan, with a regretful expression on his face: "Well, it's a pity, I originally wanted him to be the head of the magic tool factory, and it seems that it will drag on for a while." ”

"But...... Can he really handle those guys?"

"I asked him to bring one hundred and fifty soldiers, and send a quick-witted and reliable general to assist him, which is more than enough to deal with those juniors, and it is estimated that we will get good news in the near future. ”

"Teacher, you are so shrewd. A look of convincing thought appeared on Marchi's face.

The smile on the middle-aged man's face did not disappear, but his eyes revealed an inexplicable gloom, he waved his hand, and the young man in the red robe saluted playfully and exited the room.

...... The leather shoes under his feet trampled on the slightly decaying floor, and the stench from his nose made the mage sigh.

This mage tower is occupied by rats and this group of demons, and it is a complete waste.

I can't even do a good job of hygiene.

The mouse opened one eye in the corner, and then closed it again, as if to ask Penny if he had any more opinions.

The mage shrugged his shoulders and closed the heavy tome.

When I reached the abyss, I felt the difference in magical power, and in the main material realm, the magic net was too stable and too strong.

Here, he didn't even dare to close his eyes and meditate as he did in Faeron.

Because the chaotic power that pervades the abyss will immediately interfere with his sanity, in this case, nothing can be sensed.

He thought for a moment and closed his eyes again.

No matter how tough it is, this is what he wants to try.

Get closer, get in touch with the essence of magic.

He didn't prepare a spell for this research, so he showed a psionic energy before he meditated.

Whenever he used his psionic powers, he sighed a little.

Compared to arcane, psionic energy is significantly less restricted.

However, he also knew that among the several types of supernatural power controllers, although mages were the most restricted in showing their powers, the difficulty of obtaining power was relatively low.

Because in addition to priests and druids who pray to the gods to obtain spells, others such as warlocks, psionics, and a few celestial veiners who are naturally connected to the gods, their power is extremely dependent on talent.

Warlocks who have inherited magical bloodlines from their ancestors can hardly surpass their original ancestors in strength, and there are almost no human warlocks in the multiverse who can perform the arcane magic of the Nine Rings, although there are rare exceptions, such as the good neighbor of Selcei.

As for the legendary psionics, they only exist among some non-human psionic races, and there are also very few humanoids who have achieved high achievements in this field - to have strong enough psionic powers, penance is not enough, and the limitations of talent almost lock in a creature's highest achievement in this field.

In other words, in the case of a human being alone, unless his mind structure is very different from that of other humans, no matter how hard he delves into psionic power, his achievements are limited.

In comparison, mages who can increase their strength just by studying and researching are obviously more likely to gain power, although there are also talent limitations, but intelligence is obviously easier to improve later than other talents - there are many stupid people in the eyes of mages who have increased their wisdom through hard training and study, and finally become mages, which can also understand why most of the legendary powerhouses in the multiverse are mages.

Penny didn't know that his psionic abilities couldn't be compared to the Mind Flayer, but years of study had made him accustomed to the arcane way of thinking, and it was really unwise to distract him with a lot of energy if he didn't learn the arcane arts he already had a foundation.

Penny knew very well that he was by no means a very energetic person.

But when he reached the abyss, he suddenly found that the spiritual energy was much more popular here, because some supernatural powers that were effective for himself, the spiritual energy could bypass the 'source' and directly affect the body.

For example, the strong will he exerts on himself.

Meditation resumed, and in the midst of his chaotic will, his mind was finally able to partially stabilize.

A few scattered lines of magic appeared in his thoughts, and he breathed a sigh of relief, finally seeing something familiar.

However, this slack of thinking made him quickly jump out of the meditative state, he opened his eyes, and did not rush to try again, but began to think.

Seeing this thread, he completely affirmed that the 'Source Sea' and the magic net were essentially the same thing, but in the abyss, these threads were scattered, while in the main material realm, these threads were woven by the goddess of magic.

Arcane is the weaving of these 'source threads' into spells that induce supernatural powers.

It's just that in the main material realm, due to the existence of the magic web, the source line has been woven by the magic web, so a lot of effort on the caster is omitted, and as a result, Pannyo's skill level in learning spells with scrolls is low - all the spells he learns are incomplete.

This is obviously the case with many Wild Road Mages, and in this way, they will also encounter the same predicament as Penny, if they are lucky, they may be able to increase their level after decades of study, but if they don't change their methods, I am afraid it will still be difficult to advance.

He settled down and prepared to cast a complete spell - to organize the source line directly into a spell.

It was a zero-level spell, 'Light Technique', which used to be one of his best tricks.

He felt that under the slow guidance of his mind and thoughts, the source line around him had undergone complex changes, forming a rune, and he opened his eyes, and a little light appeared in the air.

He breathed a sigh of relief, this magic had been done from nothing, and it had actually been cast for a full five minutes.

This discovery made him frown, because he had only needed forty seconds to perform this trick in Faren without preparation.

It can be seen that although there is no lack of abyssal influence, where there is no magic net, the difficulty of casting magic is obviously several times higher.

It is also possible to roughly deduce how scarce the number of mages was in the pre-Nesshrel era.

"Although the magic web of the goddess of magic popularizes the arcane, it does greatly limit the power of the mage. Penny frowned and concluded: "The source line here can be taken by the mage at will, as long as the mind is not in a state of exhaustion, the number of spells cast per day is almost unlimited. No wonder the power of those arcanists in the days of Nessreel was so strong. By the way, I don't know how the abyss prepares spells......"

He cast a light spell again, pausing the spell just as it was about to manifest its power, and the spell that was about to take shape stopped in that form under the fixation of his mind.

However, under the influence of the chaotic power, this spell that was about to take shape dissipated, and Pennis felt empty, and a few drops of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

There is no magic net here to help him stabilize his unfinished spells, and the chaotic power of the abyss will also accelerate the collapse of spells.

"It seems that under the care of the magic net, the level of our mages is really too inferior compared to those ancient spellcasters...... It's no wonder that Faerun's magic level is not as good as it is every year. Penny didn't have too many negative thoughts, he was out of the magic net to cast spells, just like a child who lost his walker and walked, no matter how difficult it was, it was always a kind of progress and exercise, he thought of this, his brows furrowed: "If you want to prepare spells in the abyss like Feren, you need to have a stable enough mind, but even so, when the mind is still like sleeping, the prepared magic will be dispersed, I don't know how those ancient spellcasters solved this problem." ”

"Could it be that they have some special method, or some kind of tool? Penny thought of this, and suddenly remembered the wand and the spell scroll: "They are just the storage of the woven source thread, or the structure is simplified, can be used as a storage tool for spells, and those ancient arcanists should use similar methods when preparing spells." ”

He thought about it for a moment, and felt that this idea was most likely not far from the truth.

He was in a somewhat happy mood at first, and this time he entered the abyss, which made his understanding of spells improve dramatically.

I just don't know if he has the ability to study the arcane of the fourth ring now - although there is no magic net in the abyss, Penny also knows that the limit of studying the arcane is not in the outside world in the final analysis, but the level of the mage himself, if he can't touch the fourth layer of magic net in the main material realm, it means that the caster's thinking ability has not reached that level.

However, now that he has no magic materials at hand, in a place like the Abyss, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to use even the arcane of the third ring now.

"It's better to take your time, from level one to level three...... As long as you can cast these arcane skills in the abyss, it will be a sure thing to enter the fourth ring realm in a few days. Thinking like this, he suddenly looked at the place where the source line dissipated, and a thought rose in his heart: "The source sea of the abyss is bare, is it possible to see the structure of the source sea through these source lines, so that my understanding of the arcane will be greatly improved." ”

This is a fact that is not difficult to deduce.

Penny slowly closed his eyes and focused his thoughts on the source line.

All his thoughts were devoted to maintaining this state.

The rat lying on its stomach behind the mage opened its eyes and looked at Penny, seemingly concerned about the situation.

Thinking deeper and deeper along this source line, more source lines twisted and entangled.

Digging deeper, we saw that countless root threads were rolled together, becoming denser and denser, and information like a sea was surging in such a mass of threads, and Penny's mind became weaker and weaker in this information shock.

Here he stopped.

With his mental power, or arcane energy, he couldn't cross the sea of information and spy on the true face of the source behind this heavy source line.

He roughly judged that the location of the outer perimeter of the source was in Feilun, that is, between the third and fourth layers of the magic net.

If he continues, his mind will collapse because he can't distinguish the information wandering around him.

This sober realization made him decide to retreat, but in the next second, he hesitated.

The surrounding source lines spread out, and at the end of the source line, a sphere formed by the convergence of countless source lines appeared.

The size of this sphere cannot be described by the measure of the main material realm, because it is in a state of thought, and perhaps, from the perspective of time and space, it is impossible to describe its size.

Penny suddenly understood that if he did this kind of meditation anywhere in the multiverse, he would be able to see the existence of this sphere as long as the source sea was not specially modified.

This is the core of Yuanhai.

The sight shook him for a moment, but instead of stopping his thoughts, he moved faster.

He remembered a dangerous rumor that the Abyss had a will of its own and would capture some creatures that came close to him as his slaves.

Obviously, although the source sea of the abyss is exposed, it is not ownerless!

Penny quickly pulled away from his thoughts, but at that moment, he felt a powerful consciousness staring at him from afar, and a flood of frenzied and chaotic information rushed into his consciousness along the rapidly changing source line.

"Oops!"

He cried out in his heart, knowing that the source of chaos had already taken action against him.

Although the place where he felt was a long way from the core of the Source Sea, and he had chosen to withdraw in time, the power that the Source of Chaos could unleash against him was not strong.

But compared to him, a mage who had only come into contact with the Third Ring Net, the impact was still too violent. Once this information crushes his mind, Penny's self-consciousness will cease to exist and he will become a monster enslaved by the Abyss!

This information quickly broke through his mental shield and mental barrier, and soon, his consciousness was drowned in the power of chaos.

(To be continued)