Smail looked at the mysterious magician who was shrouded in black robes, and watched the shadow caused by the hood cover the entire lower half of his face, and suddenly felt that the other party was indescribably cold, evil, and terrifying like an abyss with no end in sight, putting a lot of pressure on himself, if he didn't know that this was a necessary costume under the control of the church, Smail might have thought that the other party was a black magician who specialized in forbidden magic among the ancient magicians.
After wearing the "Ice and Snow Avenger", Lucien found that there was a steady stream of cold pouring into his body, making his soul as sober and cold as ice, and his will was as thick as a mountain and could not be moved.
Lucien slowly walked into the room, closed the door casually, and then, as if he had returned to his own home, under Smail's wary gaze, he found a stool to sit down at random, as if he did not pay attention to Smail at all, and only after sitting down, Lucien replied 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's Magical Council in Aalto, and I was looking forward to it, so I made an appointment to meet the magician.
You can understand how painful it is to live in hiding and being afraid of being discovered by the church at any time, I really want to go to a place where magicians can learn magic freely, but unfortunately, before the appointed time, the witch was burned to death by the church, because I was worried that the church was secretly watching the witch's ruins, so I just watched in the same secret, and was going to wait for some time before asking the young man named Lucian, and I ran into your owl Doro. ” As for Smyer's question about whether he was a full-fledged magician, Lucien didn't affirm or deny it, as if he had never heard it.
And it seems that for this kind of secret gathering of magic apprentices, the witch thinks it is normal, and she does not get the news and materials she wants, so she does not record it in the magic notebook, after all, it is a note that mainly records her own experience in learning magic.
Listening to Lucian's answer, Smyer breathed a long sigh of relief, because the same encounter, the same mood, and the same identity as a magician have made the relationship between the two sides close, and the magic apprentices and magicians in Aalto are like little people struggling to survive in a desperate situation, once they find their own kind, they always think about uniting first, and a formal magician, if he really wants to kill himself, rob his own belongings and the like, just start directly, how can he defend against formal magic.
He pondered his words and hurriedly spoke: "Mr.
Magician, as you can see, I have known the witch for several months, and invited her to a secret gathering of some of our magic apprentices in Aalto, nearly a month ago, she suddenly told us that she knew a strange and formal magician, and wanted to get in touch with it further, and if the other party could be trusted, she would introduce her to join us, and soon, she was very pleased to tell us that the other party was an official magician from the headquarters of the Continental Magic Council, There you can learn magic in the light and freedom. ” "We magic apprentices were so excited about this that the witches invited each other to our party.
Mr.
Magician, we also hate the life of hiding and being discovered by the church at any time, and we also want to go to the headquarters of the Continent Magic Council through this magician.
However, the other party was delayed because of something, and he couldn't participate for the first time, but he only commissioned the witch to send an arcane journal over, which was an issue twenty-five years ago, and after reading this journal, we all believed that there really was a continental magic council, because the content on it was something we couldn't imagine, and even a lot of things we couldn't understand. ” "But before the second meeting we had scheduled, the news came that the witch had been burned to death, because I was the only one who knew the witch, so after confirming that the church did not suspect me, I hurried from the Purple Lily District to the Bronze Crown Tavern, so that I could observe and find the news that the witch might have left behind, as well as the whereabouts of the official Mr.
Magician, and similarly, because I was worried that the church was spying on me, I waited so many days before I started to act."
Lucien looked at Smail's expression, seeing that the emotions of excitement, shock, surprise, disappointment, regret and other emotions when he recalled were very real, and what he said was also very logical, probably affirming the content of his words, and he was slightly disappointed in his heart, thinking that he would inquire about the matter of the Continental Magic Council.
After calming down, Lucien slowly spoke: "It's a pity, maybe the witch was caught by the church when she met with that magician.
An apprentice of magic, how can a full-fledged magician from the headquarters of the Magic Council be able to attract the attention and attention of the church. ” Smyer nodded: "I think so too, it's a pity."
The look of disappointment was hard to hide.
And Doro the owl shouted noisily: "What a tragedy" "By the way, where is the arcane journal you just mentioned, can you show me" Lucien asked about another important matter.
Smyer smiled bitterly: "Mr.
Magician, I'm sorry to disappoint you, we take turns collecting this journal, and now it's not in my hands, hehe, there are many articles on it, I know every word, but when they are connected, I don't understand what it means, maybe only a formal magician like you can understand it, if you don't mind, it's better to participate in our secret party, and you can see it then." ” Seeing that after he said something, this official magician did not have any dangerous actions under the suppression of strong strength, Smail felt that he could be trusted, not the kind of evil magician with a cruel heart and a bad purpose, so he boldly invited Lucien to participate in a secret gathering on his side, and if he could ask this magician for advice at that time, some of his magical problems might be perfectly solved, so that his strength could grow.
Lucien thought about it carefully, and felt that with the "Ice and Snow Avenger" ring on his body, he had a certain amount of self-protection strength, and communicating with other magicians and magic apprentices was of great help to his magic learning, and under the control of the church, magic apprentices and magicians had a natural sense of closeness to each other, so Lucien thought it was necessary to take a certain risk to take a look, so he asked: "What are you doing in this secret gathering?"
Seeing that Mr.
Mysterious Magician's tone was loose, Smail suddenly cheered up and hurriedly explained: "Because Aalto was once the last core of the ancient Sylvanus Magic Empire, there are many magicians living in seclusion here, who secretly teach apprentices and maintain their own magic inheritance, and because of this reputation, apprentices from all over the Principality of Vaorit who accidentally get magic inheritance often come to look for various key magic materials, seek guidance, etc. ” "However, under the control of the church, it was difficult for each magician and magic apprentice to meet each other at first, and then gradually they encountered each other by chance when they were buying materials and adventuring nearby ruins, leaving behind a secret way to contact each other, so in Aalto, different magical circles were formed because of various accidental relationships, and each circle often held secret gatherings to exchange magical materials and discuss magical problems."
"Our circle of magic apprentices was established seven or eight years ago, when several magic apprentices met by chance when they were adventuring in the depths of the Melzer Black Forest, and held a secret meeting every two weeks, and after that, the first few magic apprentices successively introduced other magic apprentices they met who could be trusted, because the more people, the easier it is to find the materials, magic, magic array, magic potions, etc. they need, and they can better discuss magic issues.
Except for the people who were introduced, they didn't know each other, didn't know each other's identities, and didn't know if there were other magic circles behind them. “ "If you can join our circle, Mr.
Magician, I believe that with your strength, one can become the core of this circle, I am willing to introduce and vouch for you."
With such a secret gathering, Smyer had also seen apprentice-level magic items, and even official magic items obtained by others when they received the inheritance, so after the initial panic and excitement, he began to have some doubts about the true strength of the black-robed mage opposite.
However, the other party was able to easily and calmly follow the demon pet Doro, and found him without any movement, so that Smail decided to treat him as an official magician, and when he arrived at the party, it was not too late to judge by the magic question.
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 in his determination to participate in this secret gathering of magic apprentices: "When are you going to have a meeting, and where my magic laboratory was destroyed not long ago, and I need a complete set of magic laboratory utensils, if I can prepare them in advance, I will be happy to participate." ” Smail laughed: "This Saturday night, we will have a party, where exactly is in the sewers, it has not been decided yet, please Mr.
Magician, please leave me the contact method, and when it is confirmed on Friday night, I will contact you directly."
He tried to make his smile kind and sincere, but unfortunately the hooked nose and gloomy temperament spoiled the atmosphere a little.
"Don't go to the sewers, there's been a big incident there lately, and the church is monitoring the sewers closely."
Lucien reminded in a hoarse voice, "Don't ask what it is, and don't ask me how I know, once you have determined the place and time, draw it in the corner of the eighth house opposite the witch's ruin, with a simple graphic mark, and I'll see." ” It was next door to Aunt Elisa's house, and when Lucien went to eat, he could see it directly, so he didn't have to worry about deliberately going to see if someone was identified.
"What, the sewers are closely monitored by the church" Smail was very surprised, and then became afraid, if he hadn't met this mysterious Mr.
Magician, he and his companions would probably be very dangerous, so he trusted Lucian a little more in his heart, and was a lot less vigilant, "Okay, Mr.
Magician, let's agree on the meaning of each graphic mark, and also, what you call it by a code name." ” After agreeing on the meaning of the graphic mark and asking Smail's name and codename, Lucien stood up and patted the black robe: "You can call me a professor, by the way, one of my recent necromantic magic experiments requires black corpse mushrooms and resentful dust, you can also prepare them in advance." ” "What do you mean by professor" Smail watched Lucien slowly walk to the door, opened the door and walked out, and closed it gently, just like the casual attitude of a friend who had just finished visiting, "The words teach and teach are simply connected together, is it a newly coined word, and it is completely impossible to judge his usual identity from his name." ”: