Sandra looked at Lucien strangely: "Mr. Evans, what's wrong with you?" She didn't think there was anything surprising about her words, and it didn't seem to contain any useful information.
"After I overstepped my level and used the 'Element' ring, the backlash was severe and it took several days to recover. I just felt soft." Lucien stretched out his hand to pick up "Viken's Special" that fell on the reception desk in front of Alex.
"Summoning Ritual" was picked up, and he attributed his abnormality to the sequelae of using high-level magic.
In fact, after traveling in the carriage and recuperating in the magic steam train, Lucien had almost recovered. The reason why he couldn't control himself and lost his temper was because Viken was not the only one who disappeared before the Dawn War, but also "
The prophet Maskelyne and other legendary magicians.
Charlotte and Sandra know these things, but not as much as Lucien knows: the prophet Maskelyne is missing deep in the "Dead World", and with him are several people mentioned in the notes.
Old friends, and they are all conducting some important magical experiments, and Maskelyne can use magical means to create magical items, and his iconic Grand Cross is very similar to the Church's Cross of Truth!
This made Lucien have to think about it: "Is Viken one of Maskelyne's old friends? He also participated in that important magic experiment? Is this magic experiment related to the special summoning ritual he wrote? Death
Is it true that the most essential secret of a certain world is hidden deep in the spiritual world? But it must be very, very dangerous there!"
"If I can become a great arcanist or a legendary magician, I must go to the depths of the dead world to explore." Lucien subconsciously decided to conceal this far-reaching matter, planning to wait until he had enough strength to invite trusted people.
The legendary magician and the great arcanist will go together.
Neither Charlotte nor Sandra had any doubts about Lucien's explanation. Instead, they thought it was normal. How could there be no serious consequences for using magic items beyond the normal level?
"Mr. Evans, Charlotte. We have submitted the mission report to the Parliament. I believe that the senior gentlemen will start investigating this special summoning ceremony, so no matter how curious we are, don't try it. I'm worried that we will be like Bill."
Controlled by monsters." Sandra reminded Lucien and Charlotte with lingering fear. She was a magician who was good at summoning and had an instinctive resistance to such incomprehensible summoning rituals and unforeseen weird consequences.
Lucien smiled slightly and said: "I won't try this summoning ritual before I become a high-level one. I don't think I can deal with that kind of monster now. And before that, I believe the council can research a lot of things, maybe
At that time, we only need to access the confidential information in the Advanced Arcane Library to understand everything."
"It would be best if you can understand the details of the monster. When you encounter it in the future, you won't feel weird or helpless." Unknown enemies are often more frightening than known ones, and battle mages like Charlotte are most worried.
Encounter a monster beyond your understanding.
Sandra smiled slightly with relief: "Yes, we have a parliament above us, so we don't need to worry too much about this matter, but I still want to borrow "Painful Fables" and read it to see if it is as good as Scott
It’s so dark and hopeless as described.”
"Me too. But I need to borrow a few other books first." Lucien asked Alex to find the force field, the basic arcane books of the necromancy department and the low-level magic books of several other factions.
Charlotte put on the battle mage square hat: "I have other things to deal with, so I'll take my leave now. It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Evans, on this mission. I hope to cooperate with you again in the future. I appreciate your calmness and decisiveness."
like very much."
"I also went to the Allinge City Library first. Mr. Evans, you are not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magic laboratory. It is very reassuring to work with you." The smart and capable Sandra did not
After all, he bid farewell to Lucien with a handshake.
Lucien responded to them one by one and said humbly: "Your combat experience, your choice and use of magic have all taught me a lot. Without your help, I might have died in Beltrand Castle during this mission.
.Haha, in fact, there is no need to wait for future cooperation, we can also communicate frequently."
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Ground floor of Aalto Abbey.
The solemn and majestic bass melody was sung by a slightly hoarse and sexy female voice, which seemed to outline the dark lead clouds and the low, dark and extremely depressing atmosphere before the storm.
The sound gradually gets higher, revealing a soft and sad feeling, and then the melody becomes urgent, full of restless urgency, like falling raindrops and strong wind.
When the theme of depression and anxiety reappeared in contrast, everything suddenly became quiet, and only a gentle melody rang out. It was like a lonely and independent soul in the storm, forgetting the lightning and thunder in its own feelings, and forgetting the depression.
In the darkness, I forgot about the storm and everything else in the world.
The storm came again, beating the heart that sang repeatedly, but soon the first movement ended, and the warm melody slowly flowed out, soothing the tiredness and trauma of the soul.
Natasha finished humming the main melody of "Storm Sonata" with a smile on her lips, and then looked at the letter in her hand again as if she could penetrate the darkness. This was the letter Lucien sent on July 30th.
Very satisfied with the Tempest Piano Sonata.
"Although it feels a bit inferior to Pathos and Moonlight, it is still an excellent work that inherits the kind of speculation on life and the struggle against fate. It is really good as a birthday gift." Natasha commented in a low voice.
He said, then moved his eyes upward and read the content that he had read before, such as Lucien's use of "question sea tactics" to teach (zhe) apprentices (mo), such as the apprentices' various funny reactions, such as because
With the same name and surname, the accident of being invited to attend the "Annual Meeting of Elements and Alchemy Magic" as K, and other little things Lucien encountered in the Magic Council.
These things were slowly told, like a friend who had traveled far away recounting various experiences face to face, which made Natasha feel warm and peaceful in her heart.
"Why do I think watching these things is more interesting than humming music? Could it be that I have been here for a long time and no one communicates, so I have a mental problem?" Natasha rubbed her chin with her right hand and asked herself in confusion.
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In the Month of Flowers (May), the weather is gradually getting hotter, but Alinge, which is located high in the sky, is still cool.
Inside the Magic Laboratory of the Garden Villa.
The pale white tear mark on Lucien's left hand glowed softly, turned into a shadow and slowly floated up. Then, the magic materials such as sunstone powder placed around it were put in in a specific order under Lucien's control.
.Mixed together by the fluctuations caused by the weird and gloomy spells.
After repeated complicated refining, the pale white tear mark became like substance, with a bright and soft light.
At this time, the light points in the crystal ball in Lucien's right hand, like stars constantly rotating in the dark night, turned into meteors and flew out one after another, then formed an astrological diagram and pressed the tear mark into Lucien's left hand.
The bright starlight shrouded the laboratory, and when it disappeared, there were no marks on Lucien's left hand. But as Lucien commanded his will, the crystal clear pale white tear marks inexplicably stood out, filling the surroundings with the vitality of life.
This is the material collected by Lucien. According to the records in the "Book of Blessings", the first constant blessing "Childlike Gratitude" was refined with the mark left by the little girl Mary, which can effectively resist the rotting corpse, smelly and undead environment, and improve
A little defensive ability against soul attacks.
In order to complete this blessing, Lucien spent all the two hundred arcane points obtained from the Beltran Castle mission. In the past few months, it was only thanks to the subsidies from the Magic Council and the Will of the Elements that the force field system was not delayed.
Learning necromancy magic and slowing down meditation speed.
Lucien currently has a total of 102 arcane points, and has constructed five three-ring magics: "Dimensional Cage", "Protection from Energy Damage", "Festering Curse", "Secondary Mind Connection" and "Lightning"
"Magic". The number of second-level magic spells has also been increased to twenty, and several of them have been eliminated and rebuilt to make their low-level magic more comprehensive.
After packing up his belongings and just leaving the laboratory, Lucien saw his butler Charles walking over. He was a very energetic and semi-elderly gentleman.
"Sir, Mr. Gaston of the Elemental Will, please come over."
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Arlinge branch of the Will of the Elements.
"Evans, I heard that you have been watching "A Fable of Pain" during this period. What did you gain?" Gaston asked casually while motioning Lucien to sit down.
Lucien shook his head: "I didn't gain much. I just felt that those stories were too twisted. They were completely the most despicable and hateful side of human nature. After reading them, people felt gloomy and desperate. It seemed that they were deliberately twisted in order to be thoughtful...
...Mr. Gaston, I wonder how the parliament’s research on this aspect is going? If it’s confidential and you can’t tell me, you can just pretend I haven’t asked.”
"So far, no high-level magician participating in the research has been able to successfully summon that kind of monster, which makes people wonder whether this special ritual is real, and whether Bill had other encounters at the time..." Gaston did not hide it,
After all, Lucien also "participated" in this mission.
After a pause, Gaston stared at Lucien with his dark yellow eyes: "I came to you this time because I have a mandatory task of the will of the elements for you. A certain gentleman entrusted us of the will of the elements to help him deliver a letter to the darkness.
Lord Stannis, the 'King of Nightmares' of the mountains, and you are from the Principality of Violet and are familiar with it, so we would like to give this task to you. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with a thousand arcane points. Don't worry,
Your Excellency, the King of Nightmares, has contacts outside the Dark Mountains. They will take you through the Dark Mountains to the depths, and will not let you, a mid-level magician, venture into the Dark Mountains on your own."
The familiar words of the Dark Mountains and the Principality of Violet brought back Lucien's memories. It was the place where he first came. Although he lived a very depressing life, he was still full of nostalgia after leaving. It seemed to be his hometown.
Seeing Lucien's silence for a moment, Gaston smiled and said: "Of course, this task takes a long time and has certain dangers. If you are unwilling to accept it, you can change it to another task without any cost. If you accept it, you will be able to advance this payment."
The reward of a thousand arcane points and a one-year subsidy allow you to purchase enough magic potions and materials to go there, which will not delay the improvement of your magic strength."
Lucien thought of Uncle Joel, Aunt Alisa, John, Natasha and others, with mixed emotions in his heart. Finally, he smiled and nodded: "Mr. Gaston, I accept this task."
"Be careful on the road. It's best to take the Northland route this time, because the church has strengthened the blockade of the Storm Strait, and many powerful people have come here." Gaston patted Lucien on the shoulder, "That single piece
You also have the glasses, but the electromagnetic environment in the Storm Strait is chaotic, and it will be very difficult to communicate with the Magic Council once you reach the other side of the mainland."