When the whole city was still immersed in the unprecedented grand occasion of the "Return Concert", when people were still intoxicated by the classic greatness of the two symphonies "Renewal of the Country" and "Ode to Joy", when "Ode to Joy" could often be heard in the streets and alleys.
With the singing of "Ode to Joy" and the melodious and desolate melody of the second movement of "A New Country", people in the dark corners of Aalto have resumed their usual lives and took advantage of this rare opportunity to hold secret gatherings.
In a seemingly ordinary civilian house in the Purple Lily District, there are about a dozen mysterious figures gathered in a hidden basement. Most of them wear similar-style black hooded robes, and a small number of them wear various street clothing on their faces.
You can buy masks with pictures of bears, goats and other animals that children like.
"Hanged man, why hasn't Mr. Sage come yet?" A mysterious female figure who covered her face with a hood but whose black robe revealed a curvy figure asked in a low voice. Although her voice had changed, she could still hear it.
A bit sweet.
They gathered around a round table with several white candles lit on it and placed many books, papers and materials.
The hanged man replied in his special cold and strange voice: "Mercury, how do I know? Mr. Sage is already an official magician, and he has the right to come at the last moment."
After the sage became an official magician in the dangerous Alto, he did not withdraw from the circle of magic apprentices. Instead, he guided other magic apprentices with a teacher-like attitude and exchanged some magic potion formulas with them, so he quickly
He became the de facto leader of this magic circle, which benefited many magic apprentices. At least the Hanged Man himself was getting closer and closer to the rank of a formal magician, and he also vaguely felt the strength of Mercury, Morning Star, and Reindeer.
Is it a substantial improvement? I don’t know if he has become an official magician, or if he has improved other abilities through magic potions and magic arrays.
"There are still five minutes left. If Mr. Sage hasn't come yet, we have to leave." Before Mercury answered, the man in black robe wearing a reindeer mask said in a hoarse voice.
The other magic apprentices nodded in agreement. This kind of secret circle gathering does not tolerate lateness at all, because lateness often means an accident, and there can be no luck.
After hearing what the reindeer said, Chenxing smiled bitterly and said, "It's really depressing and annoying to live a life of being alert to danger all the time."
"If you don't want to suppress the pain, then just be like a fire wolf." The hanged man said coldly and sarcastically.
Suddenly, all the magic apprentices who were discussing in low voices fell silent. Although there is no definite evidence that no one witnessed or completely heard what happened in the Melzer Black Forest back then, from a few simple and convenient
You can determine that Fire Wolf is a traitor lurking in the magic circle based on the facts you inquired about. For example, Fire Wolf volunteered to know the ruins. For example, the fighting party was a large number of night watchmen. For example, the professor never came again. For example, the professor "Rong" ascended the throne.
List of Purification Sequences - they knew it from official magicians in other circles.
Mentioning this matter, Mercury, whose voice was hoarse but still somewhat sweet, sighed softly: "It's a pity that there was a traitor among us, and the professor left Alto in a hurry without having time to tell us the Magic Council.
The headquarters is here, otherwise we wouldn’t have to feel confused and depressed, unable to find the ‘bright heaven’, and feeling like there is no way forward.”
When she mentioned the professor, she was filled with deep awe, which came from the profound knowledge she had personally experienced, from the terrifying magic she had witnessed, and from the fact that he had actually ascended the purification sequence!
Several newly joined magic apprentices often heard the name of this "Mr. Professor" from the original members, and they were full of curiosity, but they did not doubt Mercury's description at all. Being able to enter the purification sequence proved everything - this
He is a big shot that even magicians from other circles are in awe of!
"At first I thought Mr. Professor was just an ordinary mid-level magician, but I didn't expect that he was much more terrifying than I thought..." The hanged man sighed with a cold voice, and suddenly there was a unique knocking sound at the entrance of the basement.
"Mr. Sage is here..." The magic apprentices breathed a sigh of relief and stood up one after another to greet the Sage quietly, because he was an official magician and they were magic apprentices.
Mercury cautiously walked to the door of the secret room and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Sage?"
This is a two-story civilian house with a basement, with numerous window entrances, so they did not arrange the first identification measure at the door. Instead, they directly placed magic traps on the walkway leading to the secret room and knocked on the door.
Confirm your identity with the question so that you can detect it in advance and use the magic means you have prepared to escape from the basement.
"It's me." came the sage's old voice.
The familiar voice, the calm tone, and the fact that there was no faint sense of mental abnormality made the magic apprentices let go of their worries.
Every time someone comes, they tighten the string, which is really an indescribable painful feeling.
Quicksilver dispelled the magic trap, opened the door, and saw the sage wearing a black magic robe, with a hood covering his face.
"Good evening, Mr. Sage." All apprentices placed their right hands on their foreheads, bowed deeply, and paid tribute to the Sage with the etiquette of ancient magicians.
When they finished the salute and raised their heads, they all took a breath of cold air, because there was a mysterious man covered by a cold and wide black magic robe standing next to the sage, and he and others had not noticed anything at all just now.
The problem is, in the vague mental induction, everything around the sage is empty!
"Sage, what do you mean?! Why did you suddenly bring a stranger here?!" After coming back to his senses, Mercury angrily accused him. This was the most taboo thing for similar secret gatherings.
It is absolutely not allowed to bring others with you without prior notification.
Although the Hanged Man and others were indignant and worried, they did not criticize out loud like Mercury, because the Sage was an official magician, and he alone could kill all the magic apprentices here.
"Sure enough, Mercury has hidden strength, maybe he has become an official magician..." Seeing this scene, they thought silently.
The sage chuckled and said: "Mercury, don't get excited, he is not a stranger and has also attended our party."
"Ah, who?" Mercury and other magic apprentices asked in shock.
"Mercury, Hanged Man, Morning Star, Reindeer, don't you remember me?" Lucien once again said in a cold and hoarse voice that was deliberately distorted, while at the same time exuding powerful mental power without reservation.
This is no longer the oppression of will brought by magic items, but the genuine aura of a mid-level magician.
The Hanged Man and others only felt that the black-robed magician in front of them was cold and terrifying, as if they could never reach the bottom of the abyss. Just seeing him and feeling his breath made them tremble all over, and the coldness from their hearts spread to
Every part of the body. If he hadn't just exuded momentum without real pressure, the magic apprentices like himself would have collapsed to the ground long ago, let alone concentrate on performing magic.
A middle-level magician who is completely different from a magic apprentice!
Only Mercury was slightly normal. Although she subconsciously took two steps back and her exposed delicate hands trembled slightly, she was more shocked than suppressed.
She said with a trembling voice: "Mr. Professor? Mr. Professor! You are Mr. Professor!"
The only strange middle-level magician I know is Mr. Professor!
"I'm glad you can recognize me." Lucien replied with a sinister smile, but it was also clear that Mercury was not deliberately distorted by himself. The hoarse voice often heard in the magic circle was raised again.
Recognized by his body shape.
Huh! Huh!... Loud gasps of surprise and fear came out.
"Mr. Professor?" "Professor?"... unbelievable voices sounded one after another.
This is a big man whose name of fear has shrouded Alto's magic circle and the Night Watch for more than three years!
There are still a few mid-level magicians in Alto, but none of them can be included in the purification sequence!
Unexpectedly, today I would meet this terrifying magician who is ranked 360th in the purification sequence and has been admired and awed by Mercury and others for a long time!
The sage anticipated such a situation and said with a smile: "Let us welcome Mr. Professor to come again. This time he will bring us news about the headquarters of the Magic Council!"
Really a professor, really a professor!
The magic apprentices suddenly felt very proud that they could be in the same circle as a famous figure in the purification sequence. It was really a great honor.
At the same time, their moods were completely lifted, because the news about the location of the Magic Council headquarters was what most of them had dreamed of!
As someone who has experienced it, Lucien understands, understands, and sympathizes with their lives and mental state, so even if there is no other reason, he will use another identity to pass on the news about the Magic Council headquarters to them and tell them how to get there.
and roads, giving them a chance to welcome the light.
After the magic apprentices put their right hands on their foreheads and saluted Lucien respectfully, the sage introduced: "Mr. Professor, among the magic apprentices you met a few years ago, some of them thought Alto was too scary or had no hope of leaving, such as Quercus.
Tree and White Glove, there are also some who died in adventure in the Black Forest or nearby ruins, such as Owl and White Honey, so the only ones who are still there are Mercury, Hanged Man, Morning Star, Reindeer and me, the rest are new members...
…”
As the sages introduced them one by one, Lucien was slightly emotional. The first magic apprentice he knew, "Owl" Smile, died in the adventure. I wonder if the funny Lord Doro escaped. As for
How White Honey died, no wise man knows as well as Lucien.
After the introduction, when Mr. Professor sat down, Mercury's sweet voice revealed uncontrollable anxiety: "Mr. Professor, will you really tell us where the headquarters of the Magic Council is? Are there any conditions? If it is within my ability, I will
It will definitely happen!”
She took the time to ask, not wanting to miss the opportunity due to delay like the previous two opportunities.
Under the eager eyes of the sages and magic apprentices, Lucien chuckled: "There are no conditions, because this is what every magician should do, and every magician should have the consciousness of being a guide. Only
Only by successively leading those who come after us can our Magic Council develop and grow and compete with the church. And as a magician who is often hunted down, I sympathize with your situation and am willing to help you." I am not pale.
A guy like Felipe sent by the Hand.
After a brief silence, Mercury said with a bit of sob: "Mr. Professor, I don't know how to express my gratitude. Anyway, thank you very much. Now, can you tell us now?"
That kind of darkness, that kind of depression, that kind of pain, that kind of tense feeling at all times, people who have not experienced it can't understand it at all.
"Mr. Professor, if we can reach the headquarters of the Magic Council, we will definitely not forget your help!" The cold and lifeless Hanged Man could not control his excitement, and his gratitude was beyond words.
After every magic apprentice expressed his gratitude, Lucien carefully thought about it and then said with a smile: "The headquarters of the Magic Council is located in the Kingdom of Holm across the Storm Strait. It is a floating island near its capital Lentat.
The empty city is called Aline." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)