Sandra looked at Lucian strangely: "Mr. Evans, what's wrong with you?" She didn't think there was anything surprising about her words, and they didn't seem to contain any useful information.
"After I used the 'elemental' ring beyond the level, the backlash was very serious, and it took several days to recover, and my hand was a little softer just now." Lucian stretched out his hand and picked up the "Viken's Special Summoning Ritual" that had fallen on the reception desk in front of Alex, pushing his abnormality to the aftereffects of using advanced magic.
The reason why he couldn't control himself in an instant and lost his temper was because Viken was not the only one who disappeared before the Dawn War, but also legendary magicians such as "Prophet" Maskyring.
Charlotte and Sandra know these things, but they don't know the details that Lucian knows: the prophet Maskielin is missing in the depths of the "Necromancer", and he is accompanied by several old friends mentioned in the notes, and they are all conducting some important magic experiments, and Maskielin can use magic to make magical items, and his iconic Grand Cross is very similar to the Church's Cross of Truth!
This made Lucian have to remind: "Is Viken one of Maskillin's old friends? Also participated in that important magic experiment? Does this magical experiment have anything to do with this special summoning ritual he wrote? Is it really hidden in the depths of the necromancy world the most essential mystery of a certain world? But it must be very, very dangerous there!"
"If I can become a great arcanist or a legendary magician, I must go to the depths of the necromancer to explore." Lucian subconsciously decided to hide this matter of great involvement, planning to wait until he was strong enough to invite his trusted legendary magicians and great arcanists to go with him.
Neither Charlotte nor Sandra doubted Lucian's explanation, but thought it was normal, how could there be no serious cost to using magic items beyond the level.
"Mr. Evans, Charlotte, we have submitted the mission report to the council, and I believe that the high-ranking gentlemen will begin to investigate this special summoning ritual, so no matter how curious we are, don't try it, I'm afraid it will be controlled by monsters like Bill." Sandra reminded Lucian and Charlotte with lingering fears that she was a sorcerer who excelled in summoning and had an instinctive resistance to this incomprehensible summoning ritual and its unforeseen eerie consequences.
Lucian smiled slightly: "I won't try this summoning ritual before I become a high-ranking official, I don't think I can deal with that kind of monster now. And before that, I believe the council can research a lot, maybe we only need to access the confidential materials in the High Arcane Library to understand everything."
"If this is the best, you can understand the details of the monster, so that you won't feel weird and inexplicable when you encounter it in the future." Unknown enemies are often more frightening than known ones, and battle mages like Charlotte are most worried about encountering monsters beyond their comprehension.
Sandra smiled slightly with relief: "Yes, we have a council above, so we don't need to worry too much about it, but I still want to borrow "Fable of Pain" to read it and see if it is as gloomy and desperate as Scott described."
"Me too, but I need to borrow a few other books first." Lucian instructs Alex to find the force field, the basic arcane books of the Necromancer system, and the low-level magic books of several other factions.
Charlotte put on the battle mage square hat: "I have other things to deal with, so I will take my leave. It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Evans, on this mission, and I hope to work with you in the future, I like your calmness and decisiveness."
"I'll go to the Alinge City Library first. Mr. Evans, you're not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magic laboratory, and it's reassuring to work with you." The shrewd and capable Sandra didn't drag her feet and shook hands to say goodbye to Lucian.
Lucian responded to them one by one and said humbly: "I have gained a lot from your combat experience, your choice and use of magic. Without your help, I might have died in Beltrang Castle on this mission. Hehe, in fact, there is no need to wait for future cooperation, we can communicate often."
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The ground floor of the Aalto Monastery.
The solemn and majestic bass melody is hummed by a slightly hoarse and sexy female voice, as if outlining the dark lead clouds and the low, dim, and oppressive atmosphere before the storm.
The voice gradually rises, revealing a soft and sad feeling, and then the melody becomes urgent, full of restless eagerness, like crashing raindrops and gusty winds.
When the contrast between the oppressive and anxious themes reappears, suddenly everything quiets down, and only a gentle melody tells the story, like a mind that has lost its world in a storm and is independent, forgetting the lightning and thunder, forgetting the oppressive grayness, forgetting the storm, and forgetting everything else in the world.
The storm hit the face again, blowing the repeated chanting heart, but soon the first movement ended, and the warm melody slowly flowed down, soothing the fatigue and trauma of the soul.
Natasha hummed the main theme of "Tempest Sonata" with a smile on her lips, and then looked at the letter in her hand again as if her eyes could penetrate the darkness, which was the one Lucian sent on July 30th, and she was very satisfied with the Tempest Piano Sonata.
"Although it feels a little worse than sadness and moonlight, it is still an excellent work, inheriting that kind of speculation about life and fighting against fate, which is really good as a birthday gift." Natasha commented in a low voice, then moved her gaze up, reading what she had read before, such as Lucian's use of "question sea tactics" to teach apprentices, such as the various funny reactions of the apprentices, such as the accident of being invited to the "Annual Conference of Elemental and Alchemy Magic" by K because of the same name and surname, and other trivial things Lucian encountered in the Magic Council.
These things came slowly, like a friend who had traveled far away telling all kinds of experiences in person, which made Natasha feel warm and peaceful from her heart.
"Why do I think watching these things is more interesting than humming music? Could it be that no one has communicated with you after staying here for a long time, so there is a problem with your psychological condition?" Natasha rubbed her chin with her right hand and asked herself in confusion.
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During the month of flowers (May), the weather is getting hotter, but Alinge is still cool in the sky.
Inside the Garden Villa Magic Laboratory.
The pale white tear mark on Lucian's left hand bloomed with a soft shimmer, turning into a phantom and slowly floating up, and then the magic materials such as sunstone powder placed around were put into it in a specific order under Lucian's manipulation, and were mixed together by the fluctuations generated by the strange and eerie spells.
After repeated complex refinement, the pale white tear mark became like a substance, and the light was clear and soft.
At this time, the crystal ball of Lucian's right hand was like a star that kept moving in the dark night, and the light points turned into meteors and flew out one after another, and then formed an astrological map, wrapping the tear mark and pressing it into Lucian's left hand.
The bright starlight shrouded the laboratory, and when it disappeared, Lucian's left hand was gone, but with Lucian's will, the crystal clear pale tear mark inexplicably highlighted, filling the surroundings with vitality.
This is the first constant blessing "Innocence Gratitude" refined by Lucian, according to the records of the "Book of Blessings", and the mark left by the little girl Mary, which can effectively resist the decaying corpse odor necromancer environment and improve a little defense against soul-type attacks.
In order to complete this blessing, Lucian spent all the 200 arcane points obtained from the Beltran Castle mission, and relied on the subsidies given by the Magic Council and the Elemental Will in the past few months to not delay the learning of force field and necromancy magic and slow down the meditation speed.
At present, Lucian has a total of one hundred and two arcane points, and has built five three-ring magics: "Dimensional Cage", "Protective Energy Damage", "Festering Curse", "Secondary Psychic Connection" and "Lightning Technique", and the number of second-ring magic has also been increased to twenty, of which several magic has been erased and reconstructed to make his low-level magic more comprehensive.
After packing up his belongings and leaving the laboratory, Lucian saw his housekeeper Charles coming over, a half-old gentleman with great energy.
"Sir, Mr. Gaston of the Elemental Will, please come over."
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Elemental Will Alinge Branch.
"Evans, I heard you've been watching Fable of Pain all this time? What are the gains?" Gaston asked casually as he motioned for Lucian to sit down.
Lucian shook his head...... Mr. Gaston, I don't know what the council is doing to this area? If it's confidential and inconvenient to tell me, you can pretend I haven't asked."
"So far, no high-level magician who has participated in the research has been able to successfully summon that kind of monster, which makes people wonder if this special ritual is real, and whether Bill had any other experiences at that time......" Gaston did not hide it, after all, Lucian also "participated" in this mission.
After a pause, Gaston's dark yellow eyes stared at Lucian: "This time I came to you because I have a mandatory task for you with the Elemental Will. A certain Excellency entrusted our Elemental Will to help him deliver a letter to His Excellency Stannis, the 'King of Nightmares' in the Dark Mountains, and you are from the Duchy of Vaorit and are familiar with it, so we want to give you this task, and you will be rewarded with a thousand arcane points after completing it. Don't worry, Your Excellency the King of Nightmares has a liaison outside the Dark Mountains, and they will take you through the Dark Mountains to the depths, and will not let you as a mid-level magician venture into the Dark Mountains by yourself."
The dark mountains, the Principality of Vaulite, the familiar words evoked Lucian's memories, the place where he first came, although he lived a very depressing life, but after leaving, he was still full of nostalgia, it seemed to be his hometown.
Seeing Lucian's silence for a while, Gaston smiled and said: "Of course, this mission takes a long time and is also dangerous, if you are unwilling to accept it, you can replace it with another task without paying any price. If you accept, you will be able to advance the reward of these thousand arcane points and a one-year subsidy, so that you can buy enough magic potions and materials to go, and it will not delay the improvement of your magical strength."
Lucian thought of Uncle Joel, Aunt Alyssa, John, Natasha and others, and had mixed emotions in his heart, and finally smiled and nodded: "Mr. Gaston, I accept this task."
"Be careful on the road, this time it's best to take the northland route, because the church has strengthened the blockade of the Storm Strait, and many strong people have come here." Gaston patted Lucian on the shoulder, "You also hold that pair of monocles, but the electromagnetic environment of the Storm Strait is disordered, and after arriving on the other side of the continent, it will be very difficult to contact the Magic Council."
(End of Part 3)
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