"The Council of Mages lost twenty-seven outstanding magicians in the previous battle, including senior scholars like Tres and Norman. Such losses... can you make up for it with just one sentence?"
"I know this is my fault. I led them to the coordinates of the Tower of Tyran, but the so-called culprit should be the Restorationists and the Alliance of Destiny, not just a few adventurers...
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"Of course we will settle the debts that the Restorers should repay with them, but I have seen the magical images left by Malok... These adventurers have clearly killed several robes of the Mages Council!"
"As one of the victims, of course I understand what happened that day, but since Mo Shang Qingshan saved my life, of course I am willing to reconsider his words and examine what happened that day.
What!"
The quarrel that gradually sounded in the deep dark night dispelled the surrounding silence. At the same time, the voices of two women of unknown age echoed around the mage council. Their voices gradually rose due to the excitement of emotions and words, and even
When Duan Qing on the side began to worry about whether it would attract enemies - since the blue-haired and blue-robed Christine appeared, Lorna, who automatically stood in front of him, began to defend Duan Qing, and from the actual point of view
Judging from the above effects, the actual voice of this newly reborn destiny weaver does not seem to be as authoritative as Duan Qing imagined: "Well, I said..."
"Would you like to listen to me for a moment?"
"……you say."
Christine, who looked as if she was tired of the endless quarrels, and whose image and temperament had not changed at all, took the lead in removing her eyes from the confrontation with the other party. However, Duan Qing, who was stared at by her, did not speak immediately.
Instead, he held his chin and thought: "Although several days have passed, I have never gone out to inquire about this matter, so...can I ask first, how does your Council of Mages judge us murderers?
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"...You don't know?" Kristine seemed to have a strange sneer on her face: "You...how could you not know?"
"At least present some evidence of your accusations." Lorna immediately stopped her and said, "He was a person who entered the tower later."
"...I don't know how you got in, but according to the magic record left by Malok before he left, your companion Snow Spirit Huan Bing has returned to the Tower of Tyran since the beginning."
A mature smile appeared on her face again, and Christine finally stabilized her mood slightly: "She passed through the portal you just left, returned to the sixteenth floor, and then... began to wreak havoc.
, and destroyed the protective device of the teleportation management center.”
"...It's so awesome." Then Duan Qing sighed slightly: "Then what?"
"The restorers who had invaded the Tower of Tyran took the opportunity to seize control of the management center and closed all the channels connecting the inside and outside. However, at that time, we were all fighting the enemy in the outside world, and no one noticed such anomalies." Ke
Listine explained in a low voice: "The first thing I noticed was my sister Freya. She tried to come to help me after getting rid of Theresa's entanglement, but because the portal failed, so..."
"That is to say... this is a plan that has been planned for a long time, right?" Duan Qing said in a deep voice, but his brows furrowed tighter and tighter: "Strange..."
"……how?"
"I can guarantee that the restorers at that time had no connection with us."
Duan Qing was the first to say this, spreading his hands: "But I also know that my companion seemed very... abnormal at that time. She seemed to regard me as an enemy. This is true in virtual technology."
...This is something that is almost impossible to happen in the world of adventurers."
"Illusion, deceptive mirroring, and even mental control." Rona on the side was the first to speak: "There are many ways to do this, as long as your companions don't have too strong mental power and too many defenses..."
"I think so too." Duan Qing crossed his arms over his chest again: "But... I have no chance to confirm this now."
"...You want to prove that the crimes committed by the Snow Spirit Huan Bing were not of her own will at all?" Kristine's eyes looking back and forth between the two people became a little weirder: "
How could I easily believe such a tall tale?"
"I know that such a statement is more difficult for people to believe, just like making you believe that the murderer did not kill anyone at all." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "But there are many signs that can prove what I just said, such as her relationship with
The great strength I displayed when fighting, and the mental state that I was completely unable to communicate with normally... these things can only be seen by those present, and it may be difficult to detect through magical images."
"I was... uh, killed in action at the time, so it's hard for me to confirm what he just said." Looking at Christine's gaze that turned around, Lorna in white robes replied in a low voice: "But
My student Nina should be there, although I don't know if she noticed all this..."
"Nina is the one who used void magic to send us in together. She shouldn't know more than me." Duan Qing shook his head slightly: "The only one who witnessed the whole process and even knows the truth should be
There is another adventurer and Norman himself present, but one of them is affiliated with the Restoration, and the other has been burned to ashes, so this matter... I'm afraid there are no good witnesses to prove it."
"... After all, it's just a possibility, and even I can't be convinced." So Christine's eyes became a little colder again: "And... what should be the explanation for the previous invasion? She
It was almost the same time as the rest of the Restorationists broke in, and later even helped the Restorationists destroy the magic defense of the tower! Among the adventurers who have entered the temple before, you and her are the only two, and you are fully qualified to become spies...
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"This is something I have always wanted to understand."
Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Xue Ling Huan Bing and I had suspected that there was a traitor within the Mage Council some time ago. This matter was also reported to us when we visited the Tower of Tyran.
Lord Norman and Lord Mallock have mentioned that judging from the current results, there is probably no problem with this judgment. Just think back to the whole incident and the inexplicable rampage of Xue Ling Huan Bing..."
"We were visiting the lower area at the time, and when we reached a certain floor, we unexpectedly discovered the scene of the Restorationists planting magic bombs near the library on the top of the mountain in Fenghua Town. We couldn't wait to pass through the portal." He looked at the two people present.
The woman's face: "According to what you just said, Christine, my companion Xue Ling Huan Bing and the rest of the Restorers returned from the previous portal and started attacking. So...this
The existence of a teleportation gate becomes very coincidental."
"...What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, did we 'happen' to bump into someone's infiltration plan, and then became their victims and substitutes?"
In the cold wind gradually blowing behind the square, Duan Qing's voice became as cold as darkness: "Although I don't know the specific structure very well, judging from the situation you described before, this intrusion point must also be related to the situation.
That teleportation management center is very close..."
"This is just your one-sided statement."
After lowering her head and thinking for a while, Christine then shook her head slightly: "Or... it's more like a relatively low possibility. Judging from the magic images that I and the other seven-member council received, that
This situation is more like you directly breaking through the defense of Tyran Tower and then destroying the portal..."
"A plan must be fully prepared before it can be executed, especially a plan as big as occupying your temple." Duan Qing on the side immediately shook his head: "Although from the perspective of a person involved, I still have a lot of things I don't know.
Understand, for example...Ms. Lorna, if you break into that Tyrannic Tower, is it theoretically possible for you to break in through violence?"
"It is to find the location of the different-dimensional space without any reference."
Pointing to the top of their heads, Duan Qing asked in a low voice: "I have seen the scene after the high wall of the tower was destroyed, and I have also heard Nina's explanation. That tower... should be located in the void.
Among them, right?"
"...Yes, that's how I went in." Lorna, who folded her hands in front of her belly, lowered her head slightly: "But...it should be impossible to find the place without coordinates.
, because the so-called void is just a conceptual space, it has no boundaries at all..."
"Although I don't quite understand..." Christine looked at the two people in front of her: "Someone told the location of the Restoration Temple... Is this what you want to say?"
"Yes, this almost proves that there must be a traitor in the Council of Mages that you have never discovered." Duan Qing nodded his head: "He must know the true appearance of the temple, and told the coordinates to the first batch of intruders.
The local attacker, if my inference is not wrong, he should also be a person who understands the void, and a magician who is well versed in space magic and teleportation theory..."
"Tres."
After whispering the name, Christine's eyes changed several times: "Is it him? No, this is impossible..."
"I also think this is impossible. After all, Xueling Huanbing and I have worked with him for a while." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Under his instructions, we even regained the western part of the Fenghua Plain.
Under the guidance of the villagers, we climbed up to Hulan Mountain and discovered the furnace in the primeval forest on the top of the mountain..."
"Now it seems that everything seems to be foreshadowed." Duan Qing tugged at the corners of his lips when he said this: "For example, the later restorers also discovered the existence of the furnace and began to send troops there.
Another example is that he later told us about the attack on Qian Zhihe's mentor Freya on Hulan Mountain, and prompted us to come to Fenghua Town... Emotionally speaking, it is also difficult for me to accept this person who has helped us many times.
The magician is a restorer, but all the evidence now...has pointed to him."
"But he is on our death list." Looking at Duan Qing's smiling expression, Christine shook her head and replied: "He is dead now. Everything you just inferred cannot be confirmed at all..."
"I also understand this, so I...have never wanted to clarify the idea before." Duan Qing replied with a wry smile: "It is not a good idea to accuse a magician who has died heroically as a traitor in such an unfavorable situation.
idea, not to mention that my companion did in fact kill many people who should not have died...I am just telling you some of my immature inferences for your reference.
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"...Well, maybe I really shouldn't make such a judgment based on the magic image given by Malok." Looking at Duan Qing's sincere face, Christine finally relaxed her serious face: "But
With all due respect, since no one else in the Seven-person Council understands the situation at that time, we can only use Malok's description as a basis. Now that the matter has come to this, it is very difficult to change this decision..."
"I am very grateful that you have the patience to listen to what I have to say."
Understanding that his reputation in the other party's heart finally had an effect, Duan Qing hurriedly bent down and saluted: "As for the consequences of this so-called statement and the secular world... it should be due to some other reasons."
"...other reasons?"
"Well...it's just some of my own reasons."
Pointing to his chest, Duan Qing stood up again with a smile: "After dealing with some things, I will be responsible for solving some of these reasons. After all, we were not the only adventurers who appeared in the Tower of Tyrann at that time. In the end,
But only the two of us and the Fool's Adventure Group have become the public enemies of the world... No one among them is operating secretly, and I don't even believe it myself."
"...I will take everything you said back to the Council of Mages and let the Council of Seven reconsider the previous decision." Christine shook her head slightly: "Except for Malok, you and your companions
It seems to have left a good impression on other people in the council, so..."
"No, we don't need it yet."
Pushing his hands forward slightly, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Until the more realistic troubles are solved..."
"Maybe it will be more beneficial to me if you maintain this illusion."
This chapter has been completed!