Lord Theus was sitting in a chair in a daze. The spell book on his lap made his thighs numb due to the metal corners and chain cover. He yawned and closed the spell book, leaning on the back of the chair and looking around.
go.
This is a temporary camp outside Chaidui Town. In the center of the camp is a tall dark blue tent with a waterproof canvas on the surface and a layer of specially treated material in the middle that can prevent fire and acid corrosion. The inner layer is for thermal insulation.
Cotton felt makes it feel warm and spring-like inside even if it’s icy and snowy outside.
A string of magic lampstands like morning glory are hung in the tent to ensure that the mages can provide sufficient light when reading and experimenting. In addition to three soft beds padded with cashmere, there is also a simple enchanting workbench in the tent.
It can charge magic items. Various glassware used in alchemy are neatly displayed on the side. The surface of the sealed material box exudes magic light and is labeled with different colors.
Although this environment is far inferior to those of high mage's mage towers and private arcane workshops in terms of protective mechanisms and functional equipment. However, I remembered that I was invited by the bearded mayor to stay in Chai Dui Town a few days ago.
Those low wooden houses that were dark and dirty, with the smell of shit and urine, Lord Theus felt that they were simply hell on earth. When he came back, he immediately threw away the pair of old leather boots and replaced them with another pair that could fly.
Art-effect, feather-lined boots.
"The people here can actually live in a place like that. It's simply worse than the slums in Fire Dance City." Sir Theus sighed.
Speaking of the slums, Lord Theus recalled a special magic item he found on the black market in the slums a few months ago - the Pleasure Goggles.
This goggle is as heavy as a helmet. When worn, you can see various illusion images. As the name suggests, those are real images of men and women, and they are from a first-person perspective. In addition to some very famous people in the empire, the women inside
In addition to musicians and singers, there were also several duchesses.
Thinking that he could only obey orders in the New World, and even go to the edge of civilized society, but the fellow mage who made this pleasant goggles was actually "having an affair" with so many famous and noble ladies, Lord Theus couldn't help but get excited.
At the moment, the two colleagues happened not to be in the tent. Lord Theus quickly put on these pleasure goggles, and a fierce battle broke out immediately!
When Lord Theus walked out of the tent with a slightly pale face, he saw the middle-aged mage and the mysterious knights playing cards around a wooden box, with empty wine bottles piled at their feet, chatting and laughing happily. On the other side was a fire.
There are several chickens and rabbits hanging on the grill, all of which are food provided by Chai Dui Town, and they are sizzling oil at the moment.
I saw a young mage coming from the direction of Chaidui Town and said, "The hunters in the town have found the ruins."
Titus adjusted the mage's robe and asked: "Finally found it? I have been asking for a long time, but the hunters can't even speak."
The young mage frowned and said, "I have already asked them for the specific location and route, and I also used Detection Thoughts to confirm that they are not lying."
Theus smiled and said: "You are so serious. Okay, let's finish the meal first and then prepare to pack things."
After receiving the captain's order, the Mystery Knights also took action. Arcane guards like them carried enough food in dimensional bags to ensure that they could march and fight outside for a long time.
According to the rules, cut off the best parts of the roasted chicken and roasted rabbit and place them on a white ceramic plate, with a salad of cabbage leaves and tomatoes, as well as slices of prosciutto and oatmeal bread fried in butter, and
Refreshing mint water, this is a meal for three mages.
As for the Secret Knights, in addition to sharing the leftover roast chicken and roast rabbit, their food mainly consists of bacon, smoked fish and dry bread. However, Chai Dui Town has provided a lot of drinks these days. Although the quality is low, it is better.
Suitable for mystery knights with heavy tastes.
After the meal, the Mystery Knights were also responsible for packing up things, dismantling tents, and moving utensils. After sorting everything out, the three mages activated the magic items in the carriage, and the phantom pony appeared in front of the carriage.
This kind of phantom colt used to pull carriages has been specially improved to last longer and will not reduce speed on the ground in harsh environments. It is the most important for the Offensive Guards who travel long distances and need to move quickly.
Transportation.
"Lord Theius! Please wait a moment!"
The Offensive Guards were about to leave, and the shouts of the bearded mayor were heard in the distance. He and the magician Sheriff hurried over, and Theus asked with some disgust: "What do you want?"
Sir Salemi said: "I heard that you are going to that ancient ruins? Can we go together?"
Theus was not willing to follow such a magician by his side, and the investigation of ancient ruins was a relatively secretive matter. Whoever could firmly grasp it would generally determine who could benefit the most from it.
Admittedly, according to the requirements of the powerful figures in the Tower of Pentacles, Theus did not feel that this ancient ruins would belong to him, but being able to confirm its specific location and report it would be of great help to his future.
If there is any great discovery in this ancient ruins, maybe I can take the opportunity to be appreciated by the great mages, receive generous rewards and qualifications for further training, and maybe become a high magus!
"We were ordered to investigate the ancient ruins. Don't follow us." Titus scolded: "Also, let the hunters who discovered the ruins keep their mouths shut and don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, as local governors, you will also be held accountable.
!”
After saying this, Theus got into the carriage, and the three Phantom Horse carriages turned around and headed towards the forest, leaving Sir Salemi and Wolf behind.
After the carriage disappeared from sight, Wolf said: "Are you satisfied?"
Sir Salemi said with a straight face: "It's just the beginning. I hope the trap prepared by Tar Valon will be effective."
Wolf suddenly asked: "Why are you doing this? There is no benefit at all in killing these mages and arcane knights."
"Justice! For justice!" Sir Salemi clenched his fists and replied without hesitation.
"Hypocritical." Wolf rolled his eyes.
Sir Salemi rarely retorted and just walked away.
Wolf didn't get the favor and angrily spit on the ground.
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The Phantom Pony carriage traveled all the way, because it was mostly on the paths used by lumberjacks and hunters to enter and exit the mountains and forests, so it would not be impossible for the carriage to pass.
Seeing that it was getting dark outside, the middle-aged mage asked cautiously: "We have been traveling for a long time, do you want to rest here first?"
Although the carriage was blessed with the constant feather falling technique, Theus still wandered over the mountains for most of the day, making him dizzy, unable to concentrate, and unable to take a good rest.
Lord Titus was about to speak when the young mage denied: "I think it is better to rush to the ruins as soon as possible to confirm that it is not occupied or destroyed, and then send back the news and ask the higher-ups to send people to station...I was in Chai Dui Town before.
I heard some news and it turns out that there is an indigenous tribe in this mountain forest."
Lord Theus pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "I heard the mayor mention this matter. Didn't he say that they have been repulsed? We don't need to worry about the natives who can be driven away in such a small and broken town.
"
The young mage continued: "More than that, the townspeople mentioned a guy named Doctor Olenso. It is said that he is a very powerful spell caster. He was the one who summoned thunder and lightning to repel the natives during the previous attack."
Theus raised his eyes and asked, "What do you want to say?"
The young mage reminded: "We haven't seen such a person in the past few days, and the two mayors and the sheriff have not even mentioned this person. I suspect there is something wrong here."
Theus didn't say a word, and the middle-aged mage asked: "Are you worried that the doctor actually came here for the ruins of the ancient giant?"
The young mage nodded seriously and said: "The way the Magic Council now searches for ruins is actually to conduct wide-area detection through the magic array of known ruins. If other ruins are activated, the Magic Council can conduct fuzzy detection, so
Like the one we're looking for now."
Theus spoke this time: "In other words, that doctor Oranso is the one who activated the ruins? He has already occupied the ruins, so he didn't show up in Pile Town?"
"It's very possible!" the young mage said.
Theus and the middle-aged mage looked at each other and asked, "How did you find out about these situations?"
The young mage replied: "You probably don't know that once these rural unscrupulous people get together, they won't tell you the truth. But as long as you find the right opportunity to divide them, then use money to seduce them, and use some magic, you can
Let them speak out."
Theus asked: "Then what else have you heard?"
"It's a pity that those people in Chaidui Town don't know the classification of spell casters at all, and their language organization skills are very poor. They can't say anything after a long time." The young mage said: "By the way, they seem to have mentioned it.
That doctor Olenso is a psychic...This is the first time I have heard of this spellcasting profession."
"Psychic?" the middle-aged mage muttered.
"You know?" Theus asked.
"I have only seen this name in books." The middle-aged mage said: "It is a very ancient spell caster. According to the book, they cast spells with spiritual energy by developing pure mind and spiritual power.
, there are no restrictions on spell slots or spell casting times.”
Theus asked: "Isn't that ancient witchcraft? It uses magic power as the energy to cast spells. But one of the reasons why ancient witchcraft was replaced by our arcane magic is that a person's magic power is simply not enough to cast a few spells, and it needs to be restored.
It’s also very slow, and using magic power to cast spells for a long time will also cause loss of soul and memory.”
"There are some differences between psychic energy and magic power, but I don't know much about it." The middle-aged mage said: "It doesn't seem strange that a rare spellcasting school hides in a place like this."
"Then let's continue on our way to avoid any accidents." Theus put his hand on the crystal ball used for communication, and his voice was transmitted to the other two carriages in front and behind: "Continue to move towards the ruins, and at the same time be prepared to engage the enemy.
Spells that protect energy and resist energy damage are prioritized as lightning energy, so be sure to control temptations and protect your mind, just in case..."
Boom——!!
Suddenly, a sharp stone pillar emerged from the forest, hit the bottom of the first carriage hard, and pushed it away in one breath!
Fortunately, the whole body of the carriage was protected by thick wood and hard skin, so this "stone stabbing technique" did not penetrate the carriage, and this instantly alerted Theus and others.
Before Titus could get out of the carriage, there was a strong impact from the side, and the carriage was knocked to the ground. The person who did this was actually a stag with an aura all over his body. It was a bit bigger than an ordinary stag.
The muscles were swollen, and hot breath was sprayed out. With the help of the antlers, he pushed the overturned carriage into the tree trunk in one breath, shaking the three mages inside.
"There is an ambush! Save the three mages!" The mysterious knights in the third carriage reacted quickly and immediately swarmed out. With a wave of their wands, bright purple magic missiles screamed through the air, and all of them hit the large stag.
, so that it didn't even have time to make a whine, and flesh and blood flew everywhere in an instant.
The Mystery Knights bought a moment of opportunity for the three mages. The three of Titus each used "Blur", "Mirror Shadow" and "Weak Phantom" before they dared to climb out of the carriage. The other Mystery Knights also came one after another, and they
Three mages guarded the center.
As soon as Titus came out, he heard the buzzing sound of insect wings coming from all directions in the dark forest. When he used the "Light Technique" to illuminate it, it turned out to be a dense swarm of locusts!
"Fuck! Use the Fire Wall Technique quickly!" Theus was also shocked when he saw this situation, but the long-term battle allowed him to maintain proper judgment.
After giving the order, the young mage took out the scroll of the fire wall spell, chanted the spell quickly, and completed a ring of flames in the blink of an eye. The twenty-foot-high blazing flames stood like a wall, burning all the locusts that tried to get close to them into ashes.
But there was still a hole in the Fire Wall Technique. Titus gritted his teeth, stomped his feet and flew up. He took out a small iron rod with a black and white puppy statue on it. He twisted the statue and turned their backs to each other to block the approaching creatures.
The "Exclusion Technique" then unfolded.
An invisible magical energy field surrounded Theus, causing the locust swarms to either wander outside or be burned to death by the wall of fire.
"Secret Sight!" Theus shouted down. The middle-aged mage threw a magnifying glass-like magic item to him. After catching it, Theus glanced around and immediately saw a burst of magic light in the distance.
"I'm facing under the big tree on the hillside, one hundred and twenty feet away. I have a target. Concentrate my firepower and kill him!"
Theus ordered fiercely, and more than ten mysterious knights each took out their wands or scrolls. Spells were heard one after another. The young mage concentrated on opening a gap in the wall of fire.
In an instant, a mixture of yellow and green strong acid arrows, bright purple magic missiles, dazzling platinum flash dust, and crossbow arrows with electric arcs were blasted towards the target in a violent and violent attack.
But at the moment when the arcane craze swept over, there was a flash of emerald soft light, and the figure under the tree disappeared out of thin air. The big tree on the hillside was swallowed up by various spells and slowly fell down with a clicking sound.