483 Countermeasures
As Penny had predicted, Mithrila returned from the Nether to the Upper Realm, and after discovering that the Lady of the Night's church had lost the ability to pursue her betrayal due to the damage suffered in the Blue Flame Plague, she boldly moved forward at the direction of Sazastan.
The current Torreel, more than a hundred arcanists who still maintain their ability to cast spells is definitely a very powerful force, and since there is a chance to grasp it in hand, there is no reason to let it go.
From Sazastan's point of view, although the Red Robe Mage Guild has been made into a bunch of remnants by him, it is still very likely to cause him some trouble, and it would be great if he could use Misrila to control it.
Of course, it is not enough to use it, and the ideal outcome is that the red-robed mage will step into the trap of Sazastan under the guidance of Misrila, and all of them will be corrupted by Pendrim's evil powers, or they will be wiped out after a fierce resistance.
Although Sazarstan did not personally say such a plan to Miserira, it was not difficult to guess this with Mithrila's wisdom, but she had no special ideas, and she was more completely corrupted than Sazarstan and Helest, who were not completely corrupted by Pendrim's evil powers, and now she had only fanatical worship of Pendrim's evil powers, and loyalty to Sazarstan and Helast.
Of course, in front of her loyal subordinates and family, she was still the seat of the former school of illusion, the tribal talker of Frass, and even her well-known mystery was retained.
She was a step quicker than Penny, and now she sat on the upper floors of the Lord's Castle in Murmaster, where thirty-two surviving red-robed mages had gathered around the Doge's Wife, the famous Princess Serre High Ring Mentor, Dimiddra Flass, who had also been battered in the Blue Flame Raid and was now lying in the depths of the castle under the care of her daughter.
It's as if Hughes Trofidi, the convener of the Stronghold, is the fiancé of the Countess of Raven Cliff. The few large red-robed mage strongholds that exist are basically built around this kind of powerful members in various places.
However, neither the founders of these strongholds, nor the former seat mentors who took the lead in the strongholds, did not have the strength and prestige to become the new leaders of the Red Robe Mage Society.
For this. They knew it, but they also knew that the Order of the Red Mages was in dire need of a new leader, like Isaz Bouvard five hundred years ago, to lead the group out of a desperate situation.
In terms of prestige and strength, Mithrela should have been expected, but this was in the absence of Penny.
Right now. The up-and-coming competitor had done something that made Misrela feel uncomfortable and gritted her teeth when she thought about it.
Somehow, the news of Hantu reached Murmaster, and now the news of her being controlled by Sazastan was spreading among the red-robed mages in the stronghold, so much so that in the past two days, Misrila could feel that she had been controlled by him. After some investigation, she also knew that the most heated discussions among the red-robed mages were the topics that were most eagerly discussed among the red-robed mages now: Master Xi of the Proto-Illusion School, Master Misrila, had been dominated by Lord Sazastan's evil arts, intending to manipulate the remaining red-robed mages in her hands and then wipe them out.
For Misrila. This news is undoubtedly extremely lethal, and it also caused her to abandon the original plan to visit the Sambia stronghold, because she knew it very well. With such suspicions, it is impossible for her to obtain the true allegiance of the survivors of the red robes. ...,
Even if she barely became the leader of the red-robed survivors with her prestige and seniority, these red-robed mages would scrutinize her every move with suspicion.
If it was just this one rumor, it was another fact that gave Misrila a headache, and this fact, combined with the rumor above, made her feel a gold star: Penny had been approved by the gods of the upper realm, and if he led the Red Robe Mage Society, in the process of defeating Sazastan and returning to Ser, the Ser people would receive help from the gods of the upper realm.
While it sounds strange - how a red-robed mage can be favored by the gods of the Upper Realm, it is a certain fact that all the people who go to the Church of the Gods of the Upper Realm throughout Faeron to ask this question. All have been answered in the affirmative.
This news caused an uproar among the survivors of the Red Mage Society - some of the Red Mages who were extremely repulsive to the power of the Upper Realm saw it as a betrayal, and a Red Robe who was in the same league as the gods of the Upper Realm could no longer be considered a Red Mage, but no one doubted the fact that Penny was in a hostile position with Sazastan, which was beyond doubt.
Then the rumors against Mithrela thrown by Penny are very convincing.
It wasn't convincing enough to convince the red-robed mages who had already thrown herself under Mithria's command to betray her—after all, in the eyes of the red-robed mages, Penny's rumors were outright malicious slander. The goal was to defeat Misrila and gain the throne, but it had succeeded in arousing the suspicions of the majority of the red-robed survivors.
If Misrila is unable to clear this suspicion, the suspicion that exists in the minds of the surviving red-robed mages will not disappear, and even if she sits in the position of ruler, she will not be able to obtain the corresponding authority.
What's more, among the red-robed survivors, there is also a rather powerful voice, from those red-robed mages who are low-key and neutral: since Penny can get the help of the gods of the upper realm, then there is nothing wrong with him guiding the red-robed mage association, at least it can make the possibility of the red-robed mage returning to Serre much higher.
Panny's other point was echoed by them: the old order had given birth to Sazastan, the destroyer of the Red Mage Society, and now that the Red Mage Order was left with nothing, it would be possible to replace it with a new order, as long as it allowed them to return to Serre.
This 'campaign capital' has undoubtedly allowed Penny to gain considerable popularity in this competition with a huge disparity in strength, and although it has not been able to make all the red-robed mages fall into their hearts, it has successfully squeezed Misri into an embarrassing situation.
Compared to Penny, she does not have the support of the gods of the upper realm, which means that the possibility of her leading the Red Robe Mage Society and returning to Serre is obviously more slim than that of Panny.
She knows it well. Defeat Sazastan and return to Serre, this is the common demand that exists in the hearts of all the red-robed people.
Whoever they think is more likely to guide them to this end is the most suitable person to rule.
Compared to Penny, who put his campaign capital in the open. The only thing left in her favor was seniority and prestige.
The dirty water that Penny had poured on top of her head gave her a headache - it was true, and she had no good evidence to 'prove' her innocence, and even if she publicly denied it, this suspicion would be ingrained in the hearts of many of the surviving red-robed mages.
The wounds Sazartan had left in the minds of many red-robed mages were enough to make them uneasy about the slightest suspicion, which was what Misriela feared the most.
"Lord Xi. Guru Lulan Bouvre has made a proposal to convene all the Red Mages from all over the world for a meeting to discuss the future of the Red Mages. When she heard the Guardian Knight's latest news from the various strongholds, a strong anger swelled up in her heart. ...,
Without a doubt, it was the final blow from Penny Sean.
Despite his prestige and seniority, Penny has gained a temporary advantage through this series of propaganda.
Misrela couldn't help but admit it.
"Meeting, future ......," Misrela sneered inwardly. This was an offer that no red-robed mage could refuse, not even her.
It was a matter of course for all the remaining red-robed mages to decide the future fate of the red-robed mage guild. If she refused, her lack of confidence would be immediately exposed, and she would also be suspected by many red-robed mages of having a ghost in her heart.
Pretty, pretty......
She had to admit that his little friend had a very beautiful hand.
"So?" Her illusion-modified expression was unfazed in the eyes of the guardian knight who delivered the news: "Okay, inform the red-robed mage in the stronghold, discuss this matter, and if possible, let it go, the venue for this meeting must be well chosen." ”
"Your Excellency, Mentor Luran Boire has chosen a venue. ”
"What?" Misriela was taken aback by the Guardian Knight's reply, "You've already chosen the venue?"
"Right here in Murmaster. ”
"What?!" was the answer that made Misrila almost suspect that she had misheard, "Not in Simon City?"
"Your Excellency. It's really in Murmaste, right in our city......" the Guardian Knight repeated.
Misrela stood for a moment with a deep groan, then waved her hand, and the Guardian Knight bowed before exiting the door.
Misrila, who remained in the chamber, was still thinking.
Murmaster?
This was something that Misrela had not expected, and she knew that the actual choice of this venue was not Lulan Boire. It's Penny Sean standing behind him.
In her opinion, it was obviously more advantageous for Penny to set the venue in Ximen City or Hantu, and even if she wanted to show justice, she could find a random place on the northern shore of the Falling Star Sea - the jungle or coast of Comanso was good, secluded and vast, and the most suitable place for such a secret meeting.
But she never imagined that Penny would actually put the venue of the meeting on her turf.
This couldn't help but surprise her.
Then she felt a pang of unhappiness, and she could clearly feel the attitude that Penny had expressed through this move: you are not allowed to refuse, and she is not afraid of your tricks......
“...... If I don't take you seriously, I'm really determined to win. A childish boy's voice sounded in the shadows behind her, and Helast yawned and glanced at Mithra, "Why did you carelessly let that little kid take the initiative?"
"I beg your pardon, it was my negligence. Misrela leaned slightly.
It's not that she doesn't want to be fast, it's that she can't be fast if she wants to.
Unlike Penny, although she has a high reputation and seniority in the Red Robe Mage, there are times when both of them have negative effects - such as the bones that have been trampled on in addition to accumulating this reputation and seniority, and the people who stand in the pile of bones......
One of the divisions in Murmaster's stronghold was her former rival, and they had a deep dislike for each other, and it took a lot of effort for Misrila to deal with him.
In comparison, although Neil Delon is not quite right with Penny because of Neveron's affairs, he does not have much hatred for himself, and this small gap is easy to unravel under the temptation of Penny's blueprint for the future.
Another example is that she has been shut down several times in a row in search of Agolaron's stronghold, where the two leaders are deeply at odds with her and are arguing over whether or not to see her. ...,
All this slowed her down to the point where Penny, who took advantage of the gap, took the initiative.
However, it was obviously inappropriate to only regret in this case, so Misrela quickly began to think about how to solve the dilemma in front of her: "My lord, I am very passive now. ”
"Passive? passive, indeed, but he's already given the initiative to us, hasn't he?" Hellast scoffed, "Mulmast, arrogant boy, do you really think that with the support of those gods, Torrell is going around him?"
"What do you mean, sir. Misrela asked tentatively.
Hylaste sneered twice and looked at Misreira: "Oh, since this is the meeting that will decide the fate of the Red Robe Mage Society, then all the Red Robe Mages must appear, shouldn't we kill them all?"
Mithrila was stunned, then nodded.
This is not unreasonable, and then she frowned again: "My lord, although this is a good opportunity, do we really have the ability to annihilate them......?
"Grasp, more than a hundred remnants of the defeated army, plus thousands of apprentices and miscellaneous soldiers, is also a rabble, only twenty apostles are needed to kill them all. Helast said contemptuously, "It's enough for you to prepare a spatial blockade that is not easy to crack in advance." ”
"Twenty apostles......" Misrila nodded in amazement.
Twenty apostles are indeed a very powerful force, and the weapons created by this Penderim evil energy have very strong combat effectiveness, and when Sazastan broke through the deep imaska, he only dispatched ten apostles, plus a large number of undead army.
"So we just have to surprise that kid and say goodbye to him. Helast walked to the window and stretched out in the daylight: "Oh, it's a pity~ I really don't want to kill him......"
Acknowledging Helast's plan, Mithrela nodded, and walked out of the room.