Luxembourg is known as the source of magic, a place that magicians all over the empire yearn for, in a sense, it is the "Phoenix" in the eyes of magicians, a holy place hidden in the far north.

Speaking of Luxembourg, we have to start with its first lord, Ike Yuri.

Yuri is a gifted magician, the first "inhuman" being in history to be able to easily access the inhuman realm.

According to legend, he was also the first person to be able to use the tenth order of magic alone.

Yuri has many titles, such as the Magic King, the Dragon Slayer, the Supreme, the Book of Roots, etc., and he has all kinds of names at a young age, and he was also frozen in time at a young age, and Ike Yuri died in his early thirties.

His death is a mystery, no one knows how or when he died, but in a certain day, Yuri's body suddenly appeared in front of everyone in Luxembourg, a corpse with a missing arm.

Ike Yuri's death is a great loss to the wizarding world as a whole, but he left a huge legacy for the wizarding world as a whole - there is a magic book in Luxembourg that records a large number of magical structures, all of which were written by Yuri.

But this inheritance is not destined to be owned by anyone, and even if Luxembourg is open to the world, you will not be able to see any handwriting on the blank magic book. The magic book itself is a magical instrument, it has its own ideas, and it will only choose qualified heirs.

After that, only those who have been approved by the Wizard Book are allowed to enter Yuri's former residence and consult the Wizard Book, which has been placed on the table at random, recording a large number of magical structures and leading you to the roots of magic.

Among the many titles, Ike Yuri is known as the Book of Roots because he has explored the true meaning of magic far more than anyone else, and because he has created the only device in the world that breaks down the barriers of humanity, a powerful device that allows anyone to wield all the magic in the world, even if you don't have any magic yourself.

It's just that since Yuri's death, no one has found this legendary level of powerful equipment.

After each term consults the Magic Book, the lord of the castle who leaves Yuri's residence will abandon his past surname and inherit the name "Yuri" as a legacy.

It's just a pity that this inheritance is both continuous and constantly replaced.

It is an honor and a curse to consult the magic book, and every subsequent castle lord will not die at the age of thirty, and each time it is extremely sudden, or an accident, or a physical failure, all in all, it is difficult for any one to cross the thirty mark.

Over time, Luxembourg became accustomed to the change of castle owners every thirty years, and every successor accepted this fate calmly, just because the temptation of the magic book was too great to refuse.

The lord of the Luxembourg domain is the Duke named Edmund Ed, and the surname Eddard is a well-known existence in the entire aristocratic circle of the Orne Empire, not for any reason, but because there is a castle named Luxembourg in the territory he owns.

Some time ago, the old duke died of illness, Edmund Eddid had just inherited the title, he was a gentle nobleman, he could have tens of thousands of private troops as a duke, but he only needed five hundred guards, not why, just because he lived in Luxembourg.

The famous Duke followed Luxembourg to live in isolation in the far north of the Empire.

Today, however, the routine is changing.

The castle lord's mansion sent a message that their guests from afar were on their way and were about to enter the territory of Luxembourg, and the castle lord hoped that the Duke could do his part to meet the lord, so Duke Ed planned to set off from the castle lord's mansion, the highest castle in Luxembourg, and the lord's palace below, to gather 500 escorts and prepare to go out of the city to the border to meet the guests.

After counting the number of people and equipment, the captain of the guard, Daniel, reported: "Lord Duke, the escort is all ready. ”

Duke Ed: "Very well, then let's go!"

He seemed to be in a good mood, this was the first time Duke Ed had dealt with Luxembourg affairs, and it was still a matter hand-picked by the lord of the castle, which made him feel very honored as a duke.

The convoy of five hundred men, led by Duke Ed and supplemented by the captain of the guard, Daniel, began to march to the border.

......

...

The wind and snow blinded the eyes and swallowed the sound.

A carriage was silently moving forward in the snow, the rude cold wind whistling the tent, and the three people in the carriage were huddled together, and under the collision of upper and lower teeth, they held wine jugs in trembling hands and tried to use the spirits to dispel the cold in their bodies.

The curtain was lifted, and the dwarven warrior dressed in wind and snow hid in, his jaw shaking uncontrollably cold: "Change, change." ”

Pierce, wrapped in only his eyes and nose, handed the flask in his hand, then struggled to his feet, left the carriage to take Grack's place, sat in the carriage and continued to drive the carriage. The three bounty hunters take turns to act as coachmen, and the temperature is too low, the wind and snow are too strong, and they will be blown into fools if they sit on the car for a long time without being frozen into ice sculptures.

Fortunately, before leaving Phoenix, Isaac replaced their horses with yaks, otherwise the horses in the south would have been devoured to the ground the moment they entered the snowstorm.

Albert also said that he was also included in the alternate list, but seeing that his nose was red, and he looked groggy and sneezing, the bounty hunters could not bear to let a weak man who worked in the studio all day alone face the majesty of nature.

Grak: "Boy, are you alright, take a bite?"

Albert shook his head in refusal, he never drank alcohol, in Albert's opinion, alcohol can only be used for disinfection and research, if ingested into the body, this thing will make a mess of your brain, and as a member of the science department, you need to keep a clear head at all times.

Laura let out a breath of hot air, inhaled a breath of cool air, and said with a shudder: "How is the situation outside, can you see Luxembourg?"

Grak: "There's nothing but snow, is this damn weather killing us?!"

The dwarven warrior took a large sip of wine, and the warmth slowly spread from his throat to his stomach, if it was only a little bit better than nothing, at least it could soothe the soul that was gradually frozen by the cold.

Laura: "In the future, if you accept the bounty without knowing enough, I will definitely pierce all the feather arrows behind me into you." ”

Grack: "I agree, if I do it a second time, please kill me on the spot." ”

In the face of nature, even the great warriors of the Giant Bear Tribe could not help but give in.

Suddenly, the howling of the surrounding wind and snow suddenly stopped, and the carriage calmed down for a moment, and the surrounding cold seemed to be evacuated, and the two bounty hunters looked at each other, and at the same time looked at Albert, who sneezed and returned the same puzzled look.

"Oh my God, this ......," Pierce's voice came into the carriage, "Guys, I think you'll all need to come out and see, I'm not sure if I'm hallucinating." ”

The three of them poked their heads out, the smell of the fresh grassland with the fragrance of flowers permeated their noses, and the flat road was lined with green grass, like a blanket spread on the ground, soft and beautiful, butterflies were flying, bees were collecting honey, blue sky and white clouds, and birds were chirping.

Everyone was stunned until the body issued a heat warning.

Grack took off his heavy fur coat and said, "We walked through the winter, how can it be spring?"

Laura folded her sweater and put it aside, saying, "You don't know how many days and nights we've spent? ”

Pierce looked at the spring scene in front of him, got up from the car and looked back, the wind and snow that were still raging in front of him just now seemed to be blocked by a transparent wall, he looked at the blizzard only a few meters away from him, his face was full of puzzlement.

Just when everyone didn't understand the situation, a group of people was approaching quickly.

The leader man smiled kindly and said, "Welcome, friends from afar, fortunately this storm and snow did not stop you, I am Edmund Ed, the lord here." ”

"Your Excellency. Captain Daniel added.

The bounty hunters, who had been baptized by the wind and snow for many days, had not yet reacted to the sudden change, and just looked at the man on horseback in a daze.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Duke, ha, ha, ha!" Albert sniffled, "I'm Albert Einstein from the Science Department of the Phoenix Academy of Magic, and these three are the bounty hunters Gluck, Laura, and Pierce who escorted me this time. ”

Hearing their names, the three of them woke up and saluted Duke Eddard.

Duke Eddard: "Don't care so much about etiquette, just treat me as your friend, this kind of contact makes me more comfortable." ”

"Ahem!" Captain Daniel coughed twice, expressionlessly.

Duke Eddard: "Uh...... Don't think of me as a friend, think of me as a duke. ”

Daniel shook his head helplessly.

The bounty hunters were even more strange, very different from the nobles they were used to.

Duke Ed: "Alright, please take a seat, we are about to return to Luxembourg." ”

As he spoke, Duke Ed revealed a purple ring on his hand, and a large magic array began to expand on the ground centered on him, encompassing hundreds of people present and a large area of space around him.

Duke Ed: "Don't be nervous, this is legendary magic, it's a pity that it can only teleport us back to Luxembourg in one direction, otherwise I can come here earlier and wait for you, oh, it's ready to start, everyone sit tight." ”

The light of the magic array increased suddenly, a pillar of light rose up to surround everyone, and the spell symbols on the array began to detach, floating one by one, like a living elf dancing, and then the light of the magic array increased again, so bright that people couldn't help but close their eyes.

When everything is restored and you open your eyes again, you will see a castle full of history.

Duke Ed smiled again: "Welcome to Luxembourg. ”