The middle-aged magician looked around the hall and sighed to the dragon with some sympathy: "Bertrand is really plagued by bad luck. He was normally preparing to summon two devils to do experiments in the restraint room, but his youngest apprentice happened to be in the secret room.
A special summoning ceremony is held indoors. Otherwise, with the castle he has laid out for many years, it will not be difficult to detect the strangeness in advance and eliminate the monsters that have not yet grown up."
"Soup recipe, I don't think it's just right." The giant dragon dragged out a bulging bag hidden under his body with satisfaction, and counted the dazzling pieces of newly refined gold inside with bright eyes, one by one.
The cast yellow gold coins, pieces of magic materials of different colors but all very beautiful, then answered in a casual tone, "According to my experience, when the child tried to seek strength through "Painful Fable", this abominable monster
It has already formed a projection in his mind and affected his emotions, judgment and methods of doing things. The special rituals that followed only strengthened this projection and allowed it to absorb power and take shape."
Its voice is childish, like a child's, unable to distinguish between male and female, which is very contradictory to its obviously high-level strength.
The middle-aged magician named Tang Pu smiled and looked at the giant dragon squatting on the ground counting his treasures, and asked curiously: "Afris, what is your experience?"
"Of course, every time I see the shiny treasure, there is always a monster called 'greed' projected in my heart, affecting my emotions and thoughts. So, Tom, it is not my fault that the treasury was looted.
I can't control myself." The dragon Aphris answered innocently.
Tang Pu said amusingly: "Where did that monster come from? Afris, can you control your emotions and thoughts now? Can you return the treasure?"
"It's already under control, but Tang Pu, you have promised these as my reward, how can I take it back? You are the most trustworthy and contract-oriented Tang Pu!" Afris resolutely lied, "As for where the monster is projected from
, I don’t know, maybe it has something to do with the ancient hell..." It rambled casually.
But Tang Pu instead said thoughtfully: "Several great arcanists have explored hell. They have dealt with some hell dukes and counts, and coupled with some records in the ruins and ancient times, they have discovered a lot of things.
.For example, it is rumored that there were seven extremely powerful, terrifying and mysterious devils in the deepest part of hell, representing the seven negative descriptions of arrogance, greed, jealousy, hatred, pain, indulgence and hypocrisy. Unfortunately, their existence has never been confirmed.
.”
"According to another interpretation, they are just seven abstract symbols extracted from the cunning and evil devils in hell. Each devil has at least one of these qualities."
"Ah? So that's it..." Avris answered perfunctorily, while carefully transferring some small and precious items in the bag to himself. After all, some of them belonged to the Magic Council.
Tang Pu pretended not to see it and continued: "About the "Fable of Pain". Regarding this special summoning ritual, it is necessary to include it in the scope of the parliament's key research. It may be related to a certain secret of the world. The appearance of that monster,
Its existence and rapid changes in strength are too weird and mysterious. If it weren't for Afris, who is naturally good at spiritual, soul, and mental magic, I'm afraid I would have let it escape..."
Even a high-level magician like him found that monster to be extremely strange.
Then, he took out the badge from his arms and put it on.
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In the vault, Lucien suddenly attacked the wall. Charlotte, Sandra and others were nervous and suspicious. Especially Susan, who did not even dare to breathe too heavily, as if she was afraid of the monster that could appear anywhere.
Come from behind or from other unexpected corners!
Click, click, click, and the tense and depressing atmosphere reached its peak with the sound of footsteps clearly echoing in the corridor. Then a middle-aged man wearing a flame-like magic robe appeared outside the vault. He had black hair, blue eyes, and wore a pair of
His gentle gold-rimmed eyes look handsome and elegant.
"Hello, I am Tang Pu from the Affairs Committee. I happen to be working in Casper County, so I came here to take over this matter." The middle-aged man looked through the magic circle defensive wall at Lucy, who was extremely alert and seemed to launch a magic attack at any time.
En et al. have friendly smiles.
He wears three badges on his chest, an arcane badge with six silver stars on a black background, a magic badge with eight black rings on a silver background, and a black arcane fire emblem representing the members of the Affairs Committee.
Lucien waved his hand to stop Susan, who was full of surprises and wanted to welcome her out, and said cautiously: "Mr. Tang Pu, in order to ensure safety, please let us check your badge, because that monster is very weird and terrifying."
Although they were facing high-level members of the Magic Council, such as members of the Affairs Committee, Charlotte and Sandra all nodded in approval of Lucien's decision. There were not two cases of monsters deceiving and killing magicians after transforming.
Tang Pu smiled and took off the three badges, floating them beside the vault door, allowing Lucien and others to inspect them.
After confirming that it was correct, Charlotte opened the defensive magic circle and reported very directly: "Mr. Tangpu, the monster this time is very strange, and there are many mysteries in the matter. I will briefly explain it from beginning to end so that you can take over the investigation.
"
According to the status of the three of them in the team, this kind of thing should be done by Lucien, but he is very weak now and has difficulty speaking, so he handed it over to Charlotte.
After seemingly listening to Charlotte's story attentively, Tang Pu nodded: "The level of this mandatory mission is higher than originally expected, and it has changed from a simple mission to a dangerous mission. Therefore, the final arcane point reward will be very high after passing the evaluation."
A big improvement. Moreover, the magic items damaged during the mission and the magic potions consumed will be compensated as they are after the council confirms them. You just need to make a list and submit it to the mission area and wait for a week."
"This puts me at ease." The short-haired and capable Sandra patted her collar with an extremely happy expression. It was obvious that the amulet was valuable and was an important means of saving her life.
Charlotte was not overjoyed, but her stern expression softened a bit. His magic robe was also a powerful item.
Tang Pu used magic to seal the castle, and first escorted the weak Lucien and others back to Fraser Town.
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On the carriage heading to the capital of Capas County, after a long silence, Sandra said in a complicated tone: "This mission has all kinds of mysteries. The only thing that is certain is that the ridiculous summoning ceremony allowed a magic apprentice to summon
An extremely terrifying monster was born. This is really something that cannot be explained by the current knowledge of summoning arcana, which makes my understanding in this regard a bit confusing. Maybe the process is not what I imagined."
Among the three, Sandra was the only one who was good at summoning magic, so she suffered the biggest impact.
Although summoning magic is one of the three factions that obviously retains the style of the ancient magic empire and is still superficial in arcane research, Bill's special summoning ritual seriously violates even the summoning common sense of the ancient magic empire.
If even apprentices can summon monsters with at least five rings of strength, then what do magicians from other factions count?
Therefore, it is really difficult for Sandra to understand, and it is estimated that the ancient summoners would regard it as a joke made up by some bards who do not understand magic.
Charlotte nodded slightly: "We need to see the complete process of the special summoning ceremony to judge. But it is indeed a very strange thing, and I still have a dark and eerie feeling to this day."
"I always feel that the monster is Bill himself..." Susan interjected. In fact, she was a little moved. If it weren't for Bill's obvious inability to control himself and his ugly appearance, there would be no one in this kind of ritual to increase his strength to the fifth ring.
Will refuse.
Lucien recovered a lot and looked at Susan and Scott through his monocle: "Have you read "The Painful Fable"?"
Susan shook her head, while Scott said with a frightened face: "Mr. Evans, I am familiar with Bill. I have read several stories in his room. Those stories are extremely dark, and the plot seems to be always covered with a layer of darkness.
It is hopeless and gray. After reading it, people will either feel despair and frustration, or they will feel resentful and want to destroy this world full of pain. I don’t understand why it can be called a fable. Maybe it can be used to scare children who don’t want to sleep.
.”
"We have to go to the arcane library to borrow some materials and take a look. It just so happened that I decided to learn more about the magic of two factions." Lucien planned to borrow basic arcane books on the force field system and the necromancy system to read after he returns.
, the latter can also be learned in conjunction with the "Necronomicon" on the body.
This is because the force field system contains many powerful defensive magics. The necromantic system involves spirit, soul, blessing and curse, etc. As for the electromagnetic system and the thermal system, Lucien feels that his arcane knowledge in this area is very solid, so he will not use it for the time being.
So in-depth research, only learn the useful magic in it, and replace several spell models in the soul.
As for illusion, transformation and other types of magic, Lucien doesn't have that much energy to study and research for the time being. He can only choose a few spells and rely on his strong mental power to forcibly construct them like the ancient magicians. This will be the case in the future, unless
Lucien found the connection between these factions and his own knowledge.
If you want to go higher and further in the field of arcana and magic, you must concentrate your energy and make appropriate choices.
Of course, the purpose of the Magic Council's arcane research is to put all magic into a common theory, believing that both the world and magic have original explanations. Therefore, many high-level magicians, in addition to their areas of expertise,
I will also study some knowledge that I am not good at, hoping to find common ground to deepen the study of the essence.
Charlotte and Sandra both nodded in agreement to Lucien's proposal. If after witnessing such a strange and mysterious thing, you still don't want to explore the hidden reasons and patterns, then you are not a qualified Austrian.
A magician.
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In the ordinary arcane library, the management giant Alex said politely: "Hello, Mr. Evans, how can I help you?"
With Lucien's fourth-level arcanist badge, the price of borrowing books here can be reduced by half, which is 40 books per arcane point.
"Alex, do you have "Fable of Pain"?" Lucien, Charlotte, and Sandra handed in the mission report and list. Since the arcane points and other items needed to be re-evaluated, they came to the library first.
Alex, who exposed his chest, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Evans, this is the Arcane Library and does not contain fable books. You can go to the Allinge City Library or the Rentat Royal Library to look for them."
"Then help me find a book that contains a similar sentence: 'The Special Summoning Ceremony of Wei...'." Lucien completely used Alex as a "search engine."
Alex listened for a long time and reported the titles of five books: ""Villam's Special Summoning Ceremony", "Viken's Special Summoning Ceremony", "Virtela County's Special Summoning Ceremony Insights"..."
After redeeming all five books, Lucien, Sandra, and Charlotte looked through them on the spot.
"Mr. Evans, this is it!" Sandra held up the black leather-covered book in her hand, with "Viken's Special Summoning Ceremony" written on it.
Lucien took it and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, it contained what he saw in the apprentice hall, and the process was even more ridiculous than he imagined, such as crawling and dancing around a brazier, recounting his painful past in front of the brazier, etc.
Not seeing anything noteworthy except for being absurd and funny, Lucien turned to the first page, where a magician commented: "This book is based on the name of the ancient legendary magician Viken, but there is no doubt that
It is a funny book that is deliberately meant to tease people. It is recommended that it be cleared out of the arcane library."
"Ancient legendary magician Viken?" Although Lucien is called a "historian" in Alto, the historical knowledge of Holm and other kingdoms across the Storm Strait and areas not controlled by the Southern Church has basically no contact with magic.
After the Council, he concentrated on the research of arcane arts and the improvement of magical power.
Charlotte explained for Lucien: "Viken is an ancient legendary magician. His territory is today's Brianna Kingdom. He has a very cruel character. It is said that in order to study a certain magic, he once blocked a group of 20,000 people.
The city, let them kill each other in despair and feed each other..."
"I rarely hear his name. What is his legendary career?" Lucien asked curiously.
Sandra answered first without caring much: "I don't know. Because he disappeared before the Dawn War."
Bang, the book in Lucien's hand fell on the reception desk.