Since scholars can enter directly, even the accommodation provided for free does not require any formalities. Link wanted to go to the library first. As for the meeting with Orlando, he was very happy to see Finn chatting with him, so he asked Finn to go to the tavern to meet the half-elves.

From a distance, the library, which looks like a warehouse, is built in square shape, with only one entrance and exit, and is filled with rows of bookshelf, each row is filled with throngs, making Link feel excited. This is the ultimate dream of every book lover, and there are so many books that you can’t read!

As soon as he stepped on the black and white lattice floor tiles, a fist-sized ball of light floated out from the white lattice and floated behind Link. The light was soft and moderate, dispelling the darkness around him.

A world with magic is convenient...

Putting aside the disgust of the mage in his mind, Link slowly walked forward.

The sound and slight breath of flipping books are spread all over the corners of the library. Unlike the deserted outside, there are quite a lot of people here.

History, geography, humanities, animals and plants, and each long row of bookshelf has luminous labels. They are placed in the four corners of the library, and their center is given to magic and theology. Although the collection of books is less than that of the other four categories, its importance is highlighted. Most people in the library are also concentrated in this area.

A figure facing away from him noticed someone approaching. He looked up and glanced casually, and found that it was a face he had never seen before. The middle-aged man walked towards Link and started talking to Link very enthusiastically.

"You must be a new scholar." He used a tone of affirmation.

Link responded vaguely, and the middle-aged man called himself a magic apprentice. He first praised Vaulet's paradise-like fairyland, and then pointed mysteriously above and asked Link if he was teleporting every six months?

"Once once a year?" Link didn't hear half-elf mention this.

"Honeheim's portal is only activated every six months, and only the mage who passed the assessment is allowed to enter the searching place. I heard that the middle level is more prosperous than here. There is no food or accommodation." The apprentice looked yearning and saw that Link was unmoved, "Are you not interested at all?"

"What does that have to do with me? I'm not a mage." Link noticed that more and more people were throwing their attention on him. Although they pretended to be reading, they kept listening to their conversations with their apprentices with their ears. All of them were mage apprentices? There was no scholar.

The middle-aged man told Link that he was also a scholar before and had been staying in the southern countryside. When he heard that Hornheim had recruited scholars, he came with the idea of ​​giving it a try. After entering Vaulet, he was shocked by the stability and prosperity here. If you want to get a higher quality of life, you must enter a higher level, but that is a privilege that only wizards have. The preferential treatment of scholars is limited to free stays and reading general books.

"So you changed your job and became a mage?" After feeling up close, Link didn't feel the elements in him, but he had extremely weak divine power.

"It's not just me. Many people have made the same choice." The middle-aged man found a less embarrassing excuse for his job transfer. He could not stay in Vaulet without becoming a mage. The food here is three times more expensive than outside, and most scholars cannot engage in physical work. Besides, Vaulet is not short of people working. There are still young and strong people waiting in line in the woods outside the city.

The believers robbed so blatantly. No wonder Bree was dissatisfied with Lorelai.

Link deliberately showed interest in spells, and focused on attracting more former scholars to join to explain the tricks of spell casting with great enthusiasm. He prayed to the goddess devoutly in his heart, and used the ability of elements.

This is not a spell, it is a magical technique at all... These idiots can't even distinguish between magical techniques. Are they really knowledgeable scholars? Could it be a pseudo-believers who were temporarily recruited by Brey like Finn?

Even the layman himself could easily distinguish between magic and magic, Link did not believe that these apprentices would be unable to distinguish. Unless... from the beginning, they accepted the thinking of using magic as magic. The undead has invaded for more than 40 years. According to the average lifespan of ancient people, it is almost one generation. In addition, the cultural popularity rate in the Middle Ages was very low, and there were not many people who could read and recognize words in a hundred. It is reasonable to be deceived in this situation.

Lorelai did this so badly that he attracted scholars to the three satellite cities under Hornheim on the condition of free stay. After these people entered, they took a multi-pronged approach to poach the believers who originally belonged to Breil. No wonder Breil had the idea of ​​replacing him.

I was not interested in listening to the apprentice bragging about the various benefits of becoming a mage. Link used the excuse of discussing with his companions and asked about the location of the Golden Rose Tavern before leaving.

"The city center is just a big halo, and you can see it as soon as you go out." The apprentice still did not give up lobbying the newcomer to change his job as a mage. He told Link that non-mage masters cannot enter the forbidden area where special books are stored. Without the guidance of a mage, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to learn by themselves.

Link paused, "Is it impossible for the unmageur to enter?"

"Yes." The apprentice gestured with his hands, "The middle part is full of restricted areas and there is a special barrier."

The reason why Link agreed to come to Hornheim was entirely because the Mage Council was conditional on opening up all books and spell secret scrolls. Now that he heard that non-mage could not enter, he thought of being deceived at the first time, but then denied this possibility. The Mage Council and the Magic Goddess both expected him to get out the uncontaminated magic source and should not do anything in this regard.

Compared with the value of the Source of Magic, the conditions for opening up the book collection are simply weak. How stupid it is to tamper with such conditions.

After Link's further questioning, the apprentice gave the answer - there was a barrier in the restricted area, and only those who could sense elements could enter.

Elements...

Link raised his foot and walked towards the so-called "forbidden zone".

"Hey~ Wait, if there is a barrier, you can enter...not...go..." The apprentice opened his eyes wide and saw Link walking unimpeded into the restricted area where only the mages were allowed to enter.

Elements are the power of the mage and the basis of the son of nature. This kind of trick can only stop ordinary people.

The apprentice excitedly asked Link if he had learned spells without a teacher or had learned spells before. Considering that the other party also gave him useful information, he said that he had learned it before and left in a hurry.

After walking around the bookstore, I roughly figured out the pattern of this area. Link returned to the simple wooden house, and it was almost evening. Finn had not come back.

Have you forgotten the time when you chat?

He was a little hungry, so Link decided to go to the tavern to find the two of them and get over dinner.

Compared with the deserted bookstore, other areas of Vaulet are much more lively. Apprentices in gray robes can be seen everywhere on the streets, and gorgeously dressed nobles can be seen occasionally in the crowd, and they are always surrounded by fully armed guards. Even craftsmen and civilians smile, and a peaceful scene of singing and dancing. When they think of the darkness hidden behind the glamor, Link cannot see this glitz-like city with a pure appreciation.

The magic-made holographic projection and the geographical location of the city center allow you to see this rose sign blooming above the building no matter in any area of ​​the city. In contrast to the simple external structure, the interior decoration is extremely luxurious. It is not so much a tavern, but rather a mansion of a certain nobleman.

Without the smoky and noise of ordinary taverns, people talked in a low voice. The almost packed hall was more like a salon with celebrities. After glances, Link found a half-elf at the bar. He was talking to the people around him, and immediately waved to see Link.

"I thought you were going to break the appointment."

Taking advantage of Orlando's speech, Link quickly glanced at the people near the bar. On the left side of Orlando was a thin middle-aged man, who lowered his head and drank a slutty wine. Only Link had already put a few drinks in the moment he walked over. The person who had been talking to Orlando was sitting on his right hand. He was strong and wearing silver shiny mail. He looked like a mercenary.

"Where is Finn?" I looked around and saw noisy boy.

"Aren't that little guy with you?"

Orlando's answer gave Link a bad feeling, and it was an hour or two to calculate the time, and I don't know if the city is safe.

"You shouldn't let a little devil who has no self-protection ability act alone, it's more dangerous than the wilderness."

From Link's words and expressions, Orlando could guess what happened. He patted the shoulders of the burly man beside him, whispered a few words, and the man stood up and left.

From the air that started as he quickly passed, Link smelled a strong smell of blood, not inferior to those soldiers fighting on the front line of the battle in Watchtower.

"I was careless. I thought the city was in good condition, but I thought he had a mark of wisdom and nothing should happen." After pinching his eyebrows, Link admitted that he was negligent. The clean and tidy environment reduced his defense.

"Alsey is the leader of the mercenary here. If he comes forward, he should be able to find out the whereabouts of the little ghost." As he was speaking, the burly man who was called Elsey by Orlando came back and brought back something bad - someone had seen someone else in another world who looked very similar to Finn and was taken away by the Guards.

"Earl's direct escort? This is troublesome." Orlando's expression also became solemn. Although he liked the little ghost, it did not mean that he wanted to participate in the troubles of the nobles. The key is also to look at Link, if he wanted to save the little ghost...

Of course, Link would not be willing to die. He still owed Finn a favor. Thanks to Finn and Ronor's intake, he could live to awaken the power of the Son of Nature. What's more, Finn is the medium for Bree to communicate with him.

Although the plan is to stay in the lower city for a while and secretly explore whether the city lord colluded with the undead, it seems unnecessary now. Just looking at what Lorelai did, you can guess that the nobles here must be hopelessly corrupt.

Link asked Orlando to point out the direction of the city lord's mansion.

"You really want to save the little ghost head?" Orlando thought secretly. The friendship between these two people was probably not just the son of nature and the believers of Brey. The oracle only asked me to come, but did not say what to do after finding the target. Should I interfere with his rescue? If it is not done well, it will be thrown out again...

Elsie, who listened to the conversation between the two, was also confused in his heart.

Save people? The City Lord's Mansion has elite soldiers, and the ** division is in charge. Not to mention saving people from it, it is difficult to even get in. A mere scholar... Even if he knows some magic, he cannot rescue people from Earl Sinil. Will Orlando trek into muddy waters? Did he forget how he was deported last time?

After a brief silence, Orlando made a decision to go with Link to save the person.

"Are you crazy?" Elsie defined his behavior like this. Orlando was knowledgeable, but he was all mixed and not meticulous. The truly specialized bard is just an auxiliary profession. He had a premonition that he would be dragged into the water.

"I'm the one." The thin man who had been drinking with his head suddenly spoke out.

"Dodd? Are you going crazy with me?" Elsey felt more and more that he could not escape. He shouldn't have come to drink today, nor would he meet Orlando who returned to Waolet after many years.

"No, I'll go by myself." It's not that Link was overwhelmed with confidence. It's that he didn't want to get others involved. This is not an ordinary rescue. If he has a relationship with the Son of Nature, the fate of these people will definitely be rewritten in the future.

What else Orlando wanted to say, Link took out an invitation and lit it at him.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything random."

It was not until Link's figure disappeared from the tavern that Elsey held Orlando's shoulder and lowered his voice to ask Link what he was from, and there was an invitation letter with the mark of the Mage Council.

"If he can't rescue people safely, I'll tell you..." Orlando replied in a squinted look at the mercenary who had known each other for many years.

"Well~ Why does it sound weird? You can't rescue people safely? Doesn't this mean failure?"

Orlando ordered another glass of ale to the bartender, thinking, when things get big, I can naturally tell you who he is.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the north of Waolet, with the highest terrain here and the number of guards patrolling is far more than other areas. Link didn't even have to think about how to get into the City Lord's Mansion. A fully armed guard army took Link away on the grounds that people from other worlds must register.

In the huge courtyard, there were several aliens arrested for the same reason. In fact, there were only two real people on earth, and more were the Alkins who were easily confused with Asians. After the invasion of the undead, this clan was expelled from Mount Olasio by the crazy druids, and to do something for the sake of the work, or in other words, the Guards brought all the people who matched their characteristics.

Sevis glanced at the crowd and looked at centurion Fern, "Is that the only one?"

"Yes, all those who meet the criteria are here."

The Count paced back and forth without a portrait. The news from Watch Castle was only said to be a foreign man with wheat-colored skin and flat facial features.

He raised his hand and pointed at Finn, and nothing else except that boy.

Fern waved at the guards, and the rest of the people who did not match were taken away.

At the gesture of Sevis, the centurion walked up to Finn.

"What's your name? Where did you come from?"

Finn, who only reached Fern's chest, was a little breathless by the power of the centurion: "My name is Finn, and I live in the old town of the Valley..."

"Old Town of River Valley? Why did I hear that there is no one there?" Fern took a step forward. "Lying will cause you to lose the opportunity you finally get."

"I did live there for ten years, and then... went to Watch Castle with my father." I vaguely realized that the people were looking for Link, and Finn swallowed nervously. I heard that the mage had a spell that could search for memories. If he used that, wouldn't it be exposed that Link was the son of nature? He repeatedly told him that he could not reveal his identity.

While feeling scared, Finn couldn't help but think about it.

If Link knew I was caught, would he come to save me? I had saved him once, no matter how I said... I should repay this life-saving grace.

The word Watch Castle made Sevis pause and stop, and Fern looked at the controller of Vaulet.

Staring at the uneasy boy for a long time, Sevis shook his head.

He is not. The son of nature who fights two legendary lichs, will never be scared by the momentum of a centurion.

Fern asked for instructions with his eyes, would he deal with it like those people before?

No…At glimpsed the shallow mark on the boy’s forehead, Sevis shook his head, “Turn him back to the bookstore.”

Finn breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Link following two guards into the courtyard.

Is he here to save me?

I thought that after the battle of the fortress, Link might not be really willing to save someone who doesn't matter to him. With his ability, he would never be caught by two guards. Finn's excitement was beyond words, and he swears that he would not doubt Link's personality again.

The moment he saw Link, a thought suddenly flashed through Sevis's mind.

It's him!

"I am the one you are looking for, let him go."

Sevis took a deep breath, "You are..."

Link showed the invitation post, and Sevis's expression did not change significantly, but his thinking quickly turned.

The invitation letter from the Mage Council, even if you are a lord, may not be qualified. It claims to be neutral Hornheim has secretly thrown an olive branch to the son of nature. Does this mean that the Mage wants to break its usual position?

Sevis was excited that he was the first to know a major event that could change the situation. He praised Malik for you, you know everything and are everywhere.

"It's just a routine inquiry, we're about to release him." Sevis took off the top hat he wore on his head, placed one hand on his chest, and the other hand behind him. His upper body leaned forward slightly, greeting Link with a standard aristocratic gift: "I am the Lord of Vaulet, Sevis Dan Cooper, I sincerely invite you to the dinner together."
Chapter completed!