The first tower owner of the Zedi Black Tower was Prometheus, the "Fire Stealer".
In the endless desert, the most dangerous thing is not the blazing sun.
But when night falls, the endless darkness.
That living desert will devour the people inside when night falls. In other words... as long as [light] is lost in the desert, it will be swallowed directly by the sand under your feet.
Therefore, if you want to pass through the endless desert over there, you must have enough lights and... fuel.
The hardest part is fuel.
Because the range that ordinary flames can illuminate in that desert is not very far. The darkness there is like something with texture and weight.
In order to solve this lightless dilemma, an elf named Prometheus chose to advance and became the "Fire Stealer".
He stole the "third ray" of the sun.
——That is, "the bright fire that burns forever".
He used his own flesh and blood as firewood and his wisdom as fuel to extract the "endless fire"... which is also what people call the "holy fire". As long as people are still thinking, it can burn a bright white flame forever.
Holding torches burning with blazing holy fire, people rushed out of the living desert.
At that time, Prometheus' whole body was withered and like a walking zombie. He looked like a lanky ghost with an extremely thin waist. His legs and arms were even so thin that he could be held by an eight-year-old girl with one hand.
At that time, the mysterious lady wanted to build twenty-four wizard towers all over Ysselland to support the great barrier.
In addition to the first responsibility of "just exist".
Each wizard tower has its own different meaning and mission.
The meaning of Zedi Black Tower is to produce the "holy fire".
Holy fire is one of the top cursed materials... It is the flame that Suifu needs when he creates the treasure; it can gradually transform the mortals within the range of the fire, making them clear-minded; at the same time, it can also be used as a weapon of order.
Fire protects the extraordinary person who holds a torch and rushes outside the barrier.
Within the scope of the holy fire, the gray mist cannot enter.
During the heyday of the Yasselan Empire, there were torch towers all over the empire. Each torch tower was a huge statue of a hero.
The elven sages sat in meditation in front of the statues of the sages, or debated fiercely. They offered their wisdom and kept the holy fire burning brightly - but by then the great barrier had been built, and people no longer needed the holy fire to resist the gray fog.
The more significance is to let people not forget the sacrifices of the sages of the past and to commemorate them.
But during the bloody battle, all the sacred flames were extinguished.
War exhausts people's minds. The more important mission of wise people is to assist their masters in conquering the world, rather than to study knowledge.
Nowadays, the holy fire can only be obtained from the fire thief.
And Hugo is currently the only fire thief.
Of course... there will be Salvatore in the future.
"Why would Bernardino need the Holy Fire?"
Salvatore blurted out subconsciously.
Why does a soul-stealer who has advanced from "Necromancer" need to use the holy fire to complete the "work of creation"?
But he quickly reacted: "No, it's not important... where is the teacher! Was the teacher also killed by him?"
Salvatore's emotions were slightly out of control: "Why can he defeat the teacher? The teacher is the most powerful transformation wizard in the world!"
His fingers were trembling.
Annan suddenly stretched out his hand and silently and forcefully grasped Salvatore's left hand. Feeling the warmth of Annan's palm, his finger bones were painfully pinched by Annan - Salvatore also calmed down a little because of the pain.
.
To be honest, Salvatore had no sorrow or pain in his heart.
There is only confusion, panic and disbelief.
Hearing this suddenly, he really didn't have any real feelings.
"I don't know what he's going to do."
Sir Silver replied calmly: "As for Hugo Black Tower...he is still alive. And he has the upper hand. Even the entire swamp has been dried up by the aftermath of the battle, and there is no one alive in the surrounding swamp for several miles.
things exist.
"Before Hugo's soul burns out, he will probably be able to suppress Bernardino. Because the Zedi Black Tower will provide him with unlimited order mana... but the Wizard Tower cannot provide him with elemental power after all.
"Bernardino completely gave up his body and refined his flesh and blood into an unfinished version of the Philosopher's Stone. When he attacked Denton before, he obtained the extremely pure Philosopher's Stone... He
He also built an automatic transformation circle to automatically transform the people he killed into philosopher's stones, and thus completed the great achievement of "Four Wheels of Operation".
"If Hugo had made a decisive decision and burned all the wizards in the tower to death, he might have defeated Bernardino thirty-seven hours later. But he didn't make a move until the end... So those wizards couldn't help.
But instead it can only provide help to Bernardino.
"He also brought along Isaac the Jade Record, Denton the Dream Stealer, and twelve Frost Whisperer souls this time - these are all his reserves, all used to defend Hugo
'Countermeasures'. Bernardino's preparation is also a protracted battle... and with the addition of the Black Tower Wizards of the Marshland, Hugo is no longer able to defeat Bernardino."
Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Hugo lost.
Sir Silver calmly told the cruel truth: "In about fifty-two hours, Hugo's soul will be completely burned out.
"However, with the spirit-bearing monk's 'spiritual spell', he can probably still retain consciousness. With Bernardino's spirit-creating skills and filling it with other souls as nutrients, he can be resurrected at the soul level. If you one day
If you can defeat him, you might be able to get Hugo back.
"-Oh, by the way, Bernardino still retains Clarence's soul."
Sir Silver said slowly.
He seemed to be hinting at something.
Salvatore gritted his teeth.
"I……"
I'm going - he wanted to say that.
But Salvatore's rationality told him that if there was an enemy that Hugo couldn't defeat even in the wizard's tower, he might have no chance of defeating him.
He is an "alchemist" himself, the weakest of the extraordinary beings.
And the other party is someone who can even kill his own teacher...
Even if he goes, there is nothing he can do, and he can't do anything at all——
"—Go ahead, Sal."
But at this moment, Shadow's extremely serious voice sounded hoarsely in his heart: "You want to go.
"So what if you die? You are the son of the Black Tower! If the Black Tower is gone, wouldn't your last name... feel ridiculous and shameful?"
"but I……"
Salvatore clenched his teeth, his fingers no longer trembled, but he felt a little tight in his chest.
at this time.
Annan turned around and looked at Sir Silver.
"If I want to ask you to take action..."
He looked at Sir Silver and asked slowly.
Sir Silver chose Annan and told Salvatore about it when he was here.
I just wanted to tell him all about it.
If Salvatore himself learned of this, he would definitely leave secretly in order not to involve Annan.
However, since Annan knew about this...he would not allow Salvatore to die on his own.
Seeing Annan asking this question, Sir Silver showed a true smile on his face.
It was as if he had been waiting for this question for a long time.
He made a clear voice and asked word for word: "So, Annan——
"What's the price?"
"The price..."
"Yes, we will protect your safety, and we will even make a mirror for you to speed up your birth.
"But I won't kill your mirror for you. This is your own mission. We can give you tuition, teach you knowledge, and help you review...but we won't help you take the exam. No, no,
also can not."
Sir Silver said calmly: "He is your mirror, Annan.
"Your first mirror is Don Juan Geraint. A boy with the same outstanding talents, wisdom, and gentle personality. He is also the heir to the family, but he was murdered by a corrupt man in his infancy.
"Third Son," he is also a swordsman and a disabled wizard, and even has a similar bloodline... There is no doubt that you are similar to him.
"——But your talents are far greater than his, and your mind is also stronger than his. The most simple, powerful and bright thing, which divides different destinies, is the first light."
"Your second mirror was originally Denton. But he was afraid of the confrontation with you as a supporting role, so he escaped from his fate and put his unhatched fragment of truth into
In the soul of Viscount Roseburg.
"——You are both people who have suffered from countless failures, but you have never given up hope. The hope that never fades and is always new is the light of the second ray."
"Your third mirror is Henry VIII. Like him, you have never felt love since you were born... But you have a family that you cherish and a kingdom that you value, but he hates his own blood.
With mission, you are more similar to him.
"——You are both people who have never understood love from the beginning of your destiny, but the love for the world and others in your heart will never go out. The fire that never goes out, this is the third day... and you
What we are about to get is the third fragment of truth."
"...But you said, the price."
Annan said slowly: "In other words, there is still room here...right."
"Yes, after all, I am the God of Trade. As long as there is a price, there is nothing that cannot be negotiated."
Sir Silver's lips slightly raised, he patted Annan on the shoulder, stood up and turned his back to Annan, and said calmly: "Go to the funeral first, that's what you promised me. We'll talk about the rest later.