"So, after you were promoted to wizard, you signed a contract with the academy and planned to continue working for [Phantoms of Crows]?" Enzo then asked again.
"Of course, it's a Kendy family tradition."
Caroline answered matter-of-factly: "The establishment of Crow Phantom was originally composed of major families. As a member of the Kendi family, whether I sign a contract or not, I have an inseparable connection with Crow Phantom."
"Instead of refusing to sign a contract with the academy for the sake of so-called freedom, I prefer the welfare of the core members of the academy. What's more, I have the Kendi family behind me. Even if I sign a contract, I will not be suppressed by the academy, except for the mandatory tasks every year.
Apart from that, there is almost no effort required.”
Caroline's idea is also the choice of most people.
After being promoted to an official wizard, you sign a soul contract with the academy. In this way, you become a core member of Phantom Crows. You can enjoy many benefits and receive key training from the academy.
The price is to lose part of your freedom!
Behind Caroline is the Kendi family, one of the veteran families of [Phantoms of Crows]. After each member is promoted to an official wizard, they will choose to sign a contract to strengthen their connection with the academy.
In this way, the Kendi family and the college can be brought closer, and the Kendi family wizards who sign the contract can enjoy more benefits, and even have the qualifications to compete for the dean when the leader of the college unexpectedly dies.
"After signing the contract with the academy, do you have mandatory tasks every year?" Enzo asked again.
"certainly."
Caroline nodded slightly and said, "However, as a member of the Kendi family, every mandatory task I get will not be too difficult and will basically not be life-threatening."
Enzo nodded, his face thoughtful.
At this time, Caroline raised her head and said softly: "Half a month ago, the college has issued the mandatory tasks for this year. In three to five days at most, I am afraid I will have to leave the college to carry out the tasks."
"Oh? What mission?" Enzo was a little curious.
"It's nothing serious. It's just a dispute between secular kingdoms." Caroline shook her head and said, "I heard that there was some turmoil in the Steel Castle Kingdom due to the death of the old king, and I needed to go suppress it."
"The kingdom is in turmoil?" Enzo raised his eyebrows.
"The Kingdom of Steel Castle is located on the border of the Dark Pole Territory and is famous for its rich iron ore. The original old king was an official wizard who died at the end of his life. The new king failed to control the situation in time when he succeeded to the throne, which led to riots in several mining areas."
Caroline explained simply.
Enzo nodded slightly, roughly understanding the situation.
Suddenly, something moved in his heart and he said, "Since you plan to go to the Steel Castle Kingdom to perform a mission, how about you take me with you?"
"You want to go too?" Caroline was a little surprised.
"I have been studying a witchcraft recently and I need to collect some souls." Enzo said softly, "If there is a riot in the Steel Castle Kingdom, then war will be inevitable, and I can just take the opportunity to collect some souls."
The second form transformation of the Shadow Corps. Creating shadow soldiers requires souls. Although Enzo can buy it in a simpler way, it will undoubtedly cost a lot of magic stones. Since there is a war in the Steel Castle Kingdom, Enzo can just take advantage of this opportunity.
Collect some.
What's more, having just mastered the Shadow Armor, Enzo also wanted to test it.
"...Okay, okay." Caroline hesitated, then nodded and agreed. This mission did not limit the number of people. Although there is no danger in resolving the war in the secular kingdom, if Enzo is added, obviously
Can make things easier.
At the same time, Caroline also wants to take the opportunity of this mission to deepen her relationship with Enzo. If she can win him over to the Kendi family, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for her.
"A potion genius with two patents, and even a first-level conqueror wizard. If I can win him over, my status in the family will definitely be further improved, and I will even have the ability to compete for the position of head of the family in the future.
Qualified!" Caroline's eyes flashed with luster, and she looked at Enzo even more eagerly.
Although she didn't know that Enzo had been promoted to a second-level wizard, just being a Conqueror Wizard potion genius made Enzo extremely valuable, and it was completely worth Caroline's efforts.
...
Five days later, the main entrance of the Mist City.
On the spot, Caroline was standing there quietly in a white robe. Next to her was a two-meter-tall reindeer, covered with silver-white hair. A luggage was hung on the huge antlers, and there was a seat on her back.
saddle.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Not far away, Enzo walked slowly over, wearing a blood-red robe with Swain in the shape of a raven on his shoulders, combing his feathers and looking left and right.
"The agreed time was just right. I came early."
Caroline shook her head, looked at Enzo, and said with a chuckle: "There is a long distance between Mist City and Steel Castle Kingdom. Are you planning to walk there on your own feet?"
"Of course not." Enzo shrugged.
Swain flew up at the right time, turned into a magic horse and appeared on the spot. He leaned down and let Enzo ride on it.
"I almost forgot, you have a Tinos Crow."
A look of surprise appeared on Caroline's face, and then she stepped on the stirrups, climbed onto the silver-white reindeer next to her, and sat firmly on the saddle.
"Is this a silver deer?" Enzo raised an eyebrow.
"Hehe, how is it? Not bad!" Caroline smiled and nodded, and said with a somewhat proud look on her face: "Bertha is my baby. It took me ten years to raise her from childhood to grow up to this big, but she is still far from adulthood.
a period of time."
Enzo nodded slightly.
The Silver Deer is a relatively rare monster. This creature has a gentle personality, but has special powers. After entering adulthood, it can automatically turn on a healing aura, allowing those who are injured or fall into abnormal conditions to quickly recover.
In ancient times long ago, such legends have been circulating among human tribes.
According to legend, the silver deer is the beloved of the Mother Goddess of the Earth and the incarnation of the goddess of life. Anyone who is sick can be cured as long as he rides on the silver deer. Therefore, in ancient times, many tribes were keen to find the silver deer.
However, in fact this is just a legend!
The reason why the Silver Deer can heal patients is because of its innate superpowers, and it is definitely not the incarnation of a god. What's more, the Silver Deer's healing aura itself has great limitations and cannot be as magical as the legend says.
As Caroline mounted the silver deer, the two began to set off.
The Kingdom of Steel Castle is located on the border of the Dark Pole Realm. It was originally a chaotic area with no control. However, two hundred years ago, a wandering wizard named Budina appeared in the Kingdom of Steel Castle.
Budina was originally a commoner, but he was promoted to a wizard after being inherited by chance. After gaining great power, he quickly ended the chaos in the Steel Castle Kingdom and became the king.
Then, in order to stabilize his rule, Budina first contacted Crow Phantom as a wizard, and after paying a certain price, he obtained the qualifications of a peripheral member of the academy, and also classified the Steel Castle Kingdom into Crow Phantom's territory.
…
The golden sun hung in the sky, radiating light and heat to its fullest. There was a hint of sultry heat in the air, and the already barren land looked even more dry and cracked.
In the distance, the silver reindeer moved forward slowly.
"Two hundred years ago, the Steel Castle Kingdom area has been in a state of chaos." Caroline sat on the back of the silver reindeer and said softly: "Because it is at the border of the Dark Polar Realm and lacks resources, the three major organizations are not
He paid too much attention to it, so he gave the Budina wizard a chance to rise."
"But that guy is pretty lucky!"
"Just after the chaotic situation ended, a mining area was discovered in the kingdom, so it gained the support of the academy, and the Kingdom of Steel Castle got its name."
While traveling on the deserted road, Caroline told the history of the Steel Castle Kingdom. It had been two months since they set off from Misty City, and the two of them were getting closer and closer to the Steel Castle Kingdom.
Next to him, Enzo nodded slightly.
The black magic horse underneath him lowered his head, tongue sticking out of his mouth, panting like a dog, and seemed to be extremely tired due to the weather.
"Hold on a little longer, Swain."
Enzo stroked the black magic horse's hair and whispered a word of relief. The hot weather made Swain unable to lift his spirits.
At this time, there was a sound from ahead.
Enzo and Caroline looked up and saw a plume of black smoke rising from the distance. There seemed to be a village there, and there were faint sounds of fighting and shouting.
"That area should be the border villages and towns of the Steel Castle Kingdom. Let's go and have a look." Caroline suggested softly.
Enzo made no objection and accelerated his march.
Not long after, the two came to a small village. What they saw was a chaotic scene. A group of thugs who looked like gangsters were burning, killing and looting in the small village.
Under the butcher's knife of those thugs, the villagers fled in all directions, wailing continuously. An old man on crutches was beheaded by the thugs before he could escape in time. Two young girls were forced into a corner by the thugs, as if they were surrounded by evil wolves.
Helpless as a lamb.
Enzo's face was slightly cold, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Caroline's face was expressionless.
At this moment, several thugs seemed to notice the two of them. After seeing Caroline's appearance clearly, they immediately gathered around excitedly.
"Catch this woman!" The gangsters laughed wildly, with no concealed desire in their eyes.
The corners of Caroline's lips raised, half-smiling.
Enzo frowned, and the shadows under his feet began to spread, turning into tentacles that strangled several gangsters in an instant.
"Witch...Wizard!!"
When the remaining gangsters saw this scene, they were all frightened out of their wits and tried their best to escape towards the rear, but they were all dragged back by the touch of shadow.
Only two gangsters managed to escape.
Caroline glanced at Enzo in surprise, but said nothing. She raised her hand to condense a wind blade, and prepared to harvest the lives of the two gangsters.
"Let me do it."
Enzo raised his hand and stopped Caroline. The two gangsters escaped. He did it deliberately and planned to test his new magic ability.
After saying that, a shadow appeared on Enzo's arm.
The first form change of the Shadow Corps, after the Shadow Armor mode is activated, the shadow is like a black mist substance, twisting into a long bow.
Immediately afterwards, Enzo made another arrow.
call out!
As the shadow longbow locked onto its target, black mist-like arrows shot out, piercing the back chest of a gangster almost instantly.
Then, the shadow arrow did not stop, as if it had life, it turned into a black line again and penetrated the other gangster.
The two gangsters fell to the ground and died one after another.
"What kind of witchcraft is this?" Caroline looked a little surprised. The arrow created through the shadow could still turn after being shot, as if it had life.
"It's just a little trick."
Enzo shook his head and said nothing. Everything made by the Shadow Armor seemed to be a part of the body. Even if the arrow had been shot, Enzo could still control it.
After easily defeating a group of gangsters, Enzo looked at a villager and planned to ask, when the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance again.
"The King's Cavalry!"
"finally come!"
"Great, we are saved now!"
As the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, the surviving villagers cheered, and then, a cavalry team wearing steel armor appeared.
"It looks like they are the cavalry of the Steel Castle Kingdom."
Caroline looked at a cavalryman. On the chest of the opponent's steel armor, there was an iron cross sword symbol, which was the national glory of the Steel Castle Kingdom.
"Who is the village chief here?"
After the cavalry team from the Steel Castle Kingdom appeared, the leader was a middle-aged man with gray eyes. He asked loudly.
"Sir...Sir, I am the village chief here."
Among the survivors, a thin old man walked out tremblingly and said, "Those rebels are burning, killing and looting in the village. Please make the decision for us!"
The gray-eyed middle-aged man ignored the village chief and looked around. After seeing the corpses of the rebels lying everywhere, a surprised expression appeared on his face.
"Did you kill all these rebels?"
The thin old man did not dare to lie, so he quickly shook his head and looked in the direction of Enzo and Caroline.
The gray-eyed middle-aged man followed his gaze and saw the two people riding the silver deer and the magic horse. He was suddenly startled and jumped off the mount quickly.
"Knight Commander Dylan of the Steel Castle Kingdom, I have met two wizards!" the gray-eyed middle-aged man said as he half knelt down.
Caroline nodded slightly. Unlike the villagers in the small village, the gray-eyed middle-aged man, as the knight commander of the Steel Castle Kingdom, was obviously more knowledgeable, so his identity could be seen from the wizard robes on the two men.
"Thank you very much for the help of the two wizards. King Bukai has been waiting in the capital for a long time. Please come with me."
Then, Knight Dylan waved his hand. Since the rebellion in the mining area was beyond the control of the kingdom, the new king Bukai asked for help from the academy, waiting for the academy's support like the stars and the moon.
And now, Caroline and Enzo finally arrived.
Next to him, Enzo ignored the Dylan Knights. After killing a group of rebels, their souls gradually drifted out.
With a thought in Enzo's mind, shadows appeared around him and turned into tentacles, entangling souls one by one, and then swallowed them up one by one.
