Smail looked at the mysterious magician who was shrouded in black robes, and saw the shadow caused by the hood covering the entire lower half of his face. He immediately felt that the other person was indescribably cold, evil, and deep.
It was as terrifying as an abyss with no end in sight, which put a lot of pressure on himself. If he hadn't known that this was a necessary disguise under the control of the church, Smail might have thought that the other party was a dark man among the ancient magicians who specialized in forbidden magic.
A magician.
After putting on the "Ice Avenger", Lucien found that a steady stream of coldness poured into his body, making his soul as clear and cold as ice, and his will was as thick as a mountain and unable to move. The ordinary effect on the soul,
The apprentice-level magic of will, spirit, and soul will not have any effect, and this will can also imitate the momentum of a formal knight and show it a little to scare others.
Lucien slowly walked into the room and closed the door. Then, as if he had returned to his own home, he casually found a stool and sat down under Smail's wary gaze, seemingly not caring about Smail at all.
After taking a seat, Lucien answered in a deliberately distorted voice:
"I met the witch by chance a few weeks ago, and through her I learned that there was a magician from the headquarters of the Continental Magic Council in Alto. I was looking forward to it, so I made an appointment to meet the magician.
.You should be able to understand how painful it is to live in hiding and fearing being discovered by the church at any time. I really want to go to a place where magicians can learn magic freely. Unfortunately, before the appointed time, the witch was burned by the church.
Because I was worried that the church was secretly monitoring the ruins of the witch, I just observed it secretly, and prepared to wait until the matter had passed for a while before asking the young man named Lucien, but I met your owl Doro.
"
As for Smile's question about whether he was an official magician, Lucien neither affirmed nor denied it, as if he had never heard it before.
It seemed that the witch felt that this kind of secret gathering of magic apprentices was normal. In addition, she did not get the information and materials she wanted, so she did not record it in her magic notebook. After all, it was mainly to record her experience in learning magic.
notes.
After hearing Lucien's answer, Smile breathed a long sigh of relief, because the same encounter, the same mood, and the same identity as a magician made the relationship between the two parties closer. The magic apprentice in Alto,
Magicians are like little people struggling to survive in a desperate situation. Once they find the same kind of people, they always want to unite first. Moreover, if a formal magician really wants to kill himself or rob his property, just now
Just do it directly. How can you defend against formal magic?
He considered his words and spoke hastily: "Mr. Magician, as you can see, I have known the witch for several months, and invited her to attend a secret gathering of some of our magic apprentices in Alto. Nearly a month ago, she suddenly told
We, she met an eccentric, formal magician and wanted to have further contact. If the other person could be trusted, she would introduce him to join us. Soon, she told us with great joy that the other person was an official magician from the Mainland Magic Council Headquarters.
Magicians, where you can learn magic in a bright and free way."
"We magic apprentices are very excited about this matter and asked the witch to invite each other to our party. Mr. Magician, we also hate the life of hiding and may be discovered by the church at any time, and we also want to use this magician to
Master, went to the headquarters of the Continental Magic Council. However, the other party was delayed due to something and was unable to attend for the first time. He only entrusted the witch to send a copy of the "Arcane" journal. It was an issue twenty-five years ago. I read this
Journal, we all believe that the Continental Magic Council really exists, because the contents above are beyond our imagination, and many of them are even incomprehensible."
"But before the second gathering we had arranged, the news came that the witch was burned to death. Because I was the only one who knew the witch, so after confirming that the church did not suspect me, I hurriedly left the Purple Lily District
Living in the Copper Crown Tavern makes it easier to observe and search for any information that the witch may have left behind, as well as the whereabouts of the official magician. Likewise, because I was worried about the church spying on me, I waited for so many days before taking action."
Lucien looked at Smile's expression and saw that his excitement, shock, surprise, disappointment, regret and other emotions when he recalled were all very real, and what he said was also very logical. He probably confirmed the content of his words, and felt a little bit in his heart.
Disappointed, I thought I would find out about the Mainland Magic Council.
After calming down, Lucien slowly said: "What a pity. Maybe the witch was caught by the church when she met the magician. How can a magic apprentice be an official magician from the Magic Council headquarters?
Able to attract the attention and attention of the church.”
Smail nodded: "I think so too, what a pity." His disappointed expression could not be concealed.
And Doro the owl said noisily: "This is such a tragedy!"
"By the way, where is the "Arcana" journal you just mentioned? Can you show it to me?" Lucien asked about another important matter.
Smile smiled bitterly: "Mr. Magician, I'm sorry to disappoint you. We collect this journal in turn, and I don't have it in my hands now. Haha, there are many articles in it, and I know every word, but when they are connected together, I
I don’t understand what it means. Maybe only a formal magician like you can understand it. If you don’t mind, why not join our secret party and you can see it then.”
Seeing that after he told the story, the official magician did not take any dangerous actions under the strong suppression of his power. Smail felt that he was trustworthy and not the kind of evil magician with a cruel heart and bad intentions.
, so he boldly invited Lucien to his secret party. If he could ask this magician for advice, some of his magic problems might be perfectly solved and his strength would increase.
Lucien thought about it carefully and felt that with the "Ice Avenger" ring on his body, he had a certain ability to protect himself, and communicating with other magicians and magic apprentices would be of great help to his learning of magic.
Under the control of the church, magic apprentices and magicians all have a natural affinity with each other, so Lucien thought it was necessary to take a certain risk to take a look, so he asked: "What do you do in this secret gathering?"
Seeing that Mr. Mysterious Magician's tone was relaxed, Smile cheered up and hurriedly explained: "Because Alto was once the last core of the ancient Sylvanus Magic Empire. There were many magicians living in seclusion here, and they secretly taught their apprentices.
, to maintain the inheritance of his own magic, and because of this reputation, apprentices from all over the Principality of Violet who accidentally received magic inheritance often come here to look for various key magic materials, seek advice, etc."
"However, under the control of the church, it was difficult for each magician and magic apprentice to meet each other at first. Later, they gradually encountered each other by chance while purchasing materials and adventuring in nearby ruins, leaving behind a secret way of contacting each other, so in Alto
, different magic circles have been formed due to various accidental relationships, and each circle often holds secret gatherings to exchange magic materials, discuss magic problems, etc."
"Our circle of magic apprentices was established by chance when several magic apprentices were adventuring deep in the Melzer Black Forest seven or eight years ago. They hold secret gatherings every two weeks. After that, the first few
The magic apprentices also introduced other trustworthy magic apprentices they met one after another, because the more people there are, the easier it is to find the materials they need, magic, magic circles, magic potions, etc., and they can also better discuss magic issues.
Well, when we get together, we always dress up like you, Mr. Magician. Except for the people introduced, no one knows the other person, doesn’t know the other person’s identity, and doesn’t know if there are other magic circles behind the other person.”
"If you, Mr. Magician, can join our circle, I believe that with your strength, you can become the core of this circle. I am willing to introduce and guarantee you."
There was such a secret gathering, and Smail had also seen apprentice-level magic items, and even formal magic items that others had obtained when inheriting. Therefore, after the initial panic and excitement, he began to have some doubts about the black-robed mage opposite him.
the true strength.
However, the other party was able to follow the demon pet Doro easily and calmly, and found him without any movement, which made Smail decide to treat him as an official magician. It would not be too late to judge him through magic issues at the party.
Knowledge is always the best criterion for judging a magician's strength!
The need for magic materials, magic potions, etc., as well as the "Arcane" journal, made Lucien firm up his determination to attend this secret gathering of magic apprentices: "When will you hold the gathering and where will it be? My magic laboratory was attacked not long ago.
Destruction requires a complete set of magic laboratory utensils. If it can be prepared in advance, I will be happy to participate."
Smile laughed: "This Saturday night, we will have a party. The specific location in the sewer has not been decided yet. Mr. Magician, please leave me your contact information. When it is confirmed on Friday night,
I will contact you directly." He tried to make his smile kind and sincere, but unfortunately his hooked nose and gloomy temperament slightly ruined the atmosphere.
"Don't go to the sewers. There has been a big incident there recently. The church is closely monitoring the sewers." Lucien reminded in a hoarse voice, "Don't ask what it is or how I know about it. Decide on the location and location."
After some time, use simple graphic marks to draw it on the corner of the eighth house opposite the witch ruins, and I will see it."
That's right next door to Aunt Alisa's house. When Lucien goes to eat, he can see it directly and doesn't have to worry about someone discovering his identity if he deliberately looks.
"What, the sewers are closely monitored by the church?!" Smail was very surprised, and then became afraid. If he hadn't met this mysterious magician, he and his companions would have been in great danger. Therefore, he felt sorry for Luci in his heart.
En became more trusting and less wary, "Okay, Mr. Magician, let's agree on the meaning of each graphic mark, and what do you call it? Just use a code name."
After agreeing on the meaning of the graphic symbols and asking for Smile's name and code name, Lucien stood up and patted his black robe: "You can call me 'Professor'. By the way, my latest necromancer major
The magic experiment requires black corpse mushrooms and resentful spirit dust, you can also prepare them in advance."
"'Professor'? What do you mean?" Smail watched Lucien slowly walk to the door, opened the door and walked out, then closed it gently, as if he had just visited a friend with a casual attitude, "Teach and
Is it a newly coined word because the two words are simply connected together? It is completely impossible to judge his usual identity from his name."