Chapter 554 Overture (First Update Asks for a Monthly Pass)
"Why did you disappear?" Lucian asked calmly.
Tang Pu flipped through the report in his hand again for final confirmation, and the rustling sound of paper came to Lucian's ears: "A high-level battle mage and two intermediate mages were monitoring them, and they found that they had not come out since they arrived at a small church west of Rentat yesterday."
"The high-ranking mage initially thought it was a normal continuation of Sald's marginalization of those radical clergy and night's watchmen during this period, and he didn't care about it.
This is the Kingdom of Holm, and the number of magicians is unknown to be many times that of church personnel, so Tang Pu can extravagantly use high-level mages to monitor him.
"Did they find out and deliberately get rid of it?" Lucian thought of another possibility.
Tang Pu tapped the table gently: "This possibility is not ruled out, but the probability is unlikely, because they have been monitoring like this for the past few months, they did not show any unusual behavior, and yesterday was as calm as usual."
"What about the other clergy and nightwatchmen who were marginalized and transferred by Sald?" Lucian expanded the scope.
Tang Pu laughed, his voice full of seriousness: "If they are also missing, I will report it directly to the Supreme Council, which means that there must be something wrong with Salde, and the plan must be adjusted, but unfortunately, only the two of them have been confirmed now."
Lucian rubbed his brows: "There are twelve days left before the start of the operation, try to find them, but don't attract Sald's attention."
The entire Magic Council was speculating about when he would become a Grand Arcanist and enter the Supreme Council, and his current authority was already above the Affairs Committee, the same as several Nine Rings Archmages such as Ravendi.
"Those radicals are not only a little resentful, but their mood is quite stable, and the 'great prophet' Salde is really good at seducing people." Tang Pu mentioned it slightly. As a member of the Committee, a student of Storm Lord, a high-level magician who has passed the test of faith, he knows about cooperation, but he is not yet clear about the specific plan of action.
Lucian was playing with a quill in his hand, not knowing what strange and secret this matter meant, but no matter what, Munster and Juliana were the night watchmen who hated them the most.
After ending the communication, Lucian looked at the "Arcane" in front of him, he actually couldn't concentrate for a long time, a little impetuous, the big action that was about to start was really too much pressure on anyone who knew, even if he was a person who was good at keeping calm, when facing unknown dangers and unknown changes, he still had a feeling of extreme depression before the storm, of course, more importantly, he was not alone, he didn't need to think about other things, he had a lover, a teacher, a student, a friend, a relative, once things failed, The result will be terrible.
"Go remind the teacher and tell him about that arrangement." Lucian knew that the soup recipe would report to Fernando, but he decided to go to "Thunder Hell".
Just as he was about to leave the office, Lucian saw Cherie knocking on the door and came in, and said with a little apprehension and depression on his face: "Teacher, are you free?"
"What's the matter?" Lucian asked calmly.
Cherie timidly sat on the back chair in front of Lucian's desk, her hands in a ball: "Teacher, I have a couple named Jacques, you should know, right? Have you signed a magic contract with him?"
"I remember, he is coming to receive the potion that stimulates the bloodline?" Lucian nodded.
Cherie smiled embarrassedly: "He was originally very talented and hoped to become a knight on his own, but after signing that magic contract, his will could not be greatly enhanced.
"With the contract, he not only has no way out, but also has no hope." Lucian himself found a lover he wanted to be with for the rest of his life, and he was more sympathetic to Cherie and the couple.
Cherie blushed and said: "So, so I want to ask you for help, teacher, I have saved a lot of arcane points in the past few years, and my father gave me a lot of kintales and materials, plus the wealth accumulated by Jacques who worked hard to complete the mercenary mission, I should be able to exchange for the 'Origin of Blood' of high-level vampires, but I don't have this permission."
"This is a trivial matter, and I have signed a magic contract myself, I will come back to help you redeem it later." Lucian said kindly.
Cheli breathed a long sigh of relief, she had a gentle personality and was very thin-skinned, this matter had been lingering in her mind for a while, and she had never dared to speak, but now she mustered up the courage to ask for a satisfactory answer, and she was naturally excited: "Thank you so much, teacher."
Lucian laughed and said: "Redeemed the origin of blood, ready to complete the ritual by yourself? Speaking of which, Jacques is not bad, he knows how to make money by completing mercenary missions, rather than blindly relying on you."
"This ceremony is not complicated, sorry to trouble you, teacher, I will go to the mission area to issue a task, and invite a necromancer or a magician from the change department to preside." When Cherie mentioned Jacques, a happy and warm smile unconsciously appeared on her face, "He used to be a more extravagant knight, but now he is much more down-to-earth."
Following Lucian, he came and went to meet outstanding men, and Cherie had a new understanding of the former Jacques, but fortunately, he changed a lot, and the relationship continued.
Before Lucian could speak, Cherie praised and complained to Jacques: "His last mercenary mission was very dangerous, he was actually investigating a cult, he didn't stimulate his blood, and he almost died in it."
"Xie Jiao?" Lucian was sensitive to the word.
Cherie nodded: "It is said to be a cult, but in fact it has a close relationship with the Church of Truth, and it is an organization privately established by some of Stewart's radical low-level clergy, as if it worships the king of angels and deviates from the teachings of only believing in the Lord."
After several years of magical life, her faith is almost gone, but she is still used to calling "Lord".
Lucian's brows furrowed again: "What is "King of Angels...... what is Thald thinking? Still thinking about crossing the Storm Strait in the future and unifying the church's faith?
Listening to Cherie finish the matter as it was, Lucian thought for a moment and said, "As the church and council gradually stabilize their respective areas of control in the new xenoplane space, the situation in Holm will definitely become more and more dangerous.
"Well, my father has been prepared for this, since the family and the council reached an agreement." Cherie didn't think too much.
After sending Cherie away, Lucian went directly to the thirty-third floor of the Alinge Magic Tower, preparing to go to the "Thunder Hell" through a fixed teleportation array, only to find that the teacher was in the study.
"You're here." Fernando seemed to have known that Lucian would come over.
Lucian nodded: "I knew something unusual from the soup recipe."
"He told me, but I didn't find anything else for the time being." In front of Fernando was a map of Rentat's city, "It marks the locations where the radicals were marginalized, the areas where different nobles were located, and several components of the Rentat Divine Circle."
This is a confidential map obtained from Hathaway.
Starting from the west, the more you go to the Radiant Cathedral and Nexer Palace in the southeast and northeast of the city, the number of radical clergy and night watchmen becomes sparse, and when you reach the area where the Noble Quarter and the Radiant Cathedral are located, there is even none, and even Stone's residence of the Knights of the Holy Grail has been changed by him to the northwest of the city near the Rentat Monastery, completely waiting for the Magic Council to attack.
"It feels a bit weird." Lucian looked at the map and said, but there was nothing strange about it, even astrology could not get the answer.
Fernando also frowned and said: "It's too smooth, but it's unsettling. Lucian, when the time comes, Herculi will deal with the diocese of the Northland Coastal Corridor, Erica controls the Duchy of Calais, Vicente goes to the Kingdom of Colette, and the Diocese of Briana, which has not yet been won over by Saldra, will be personally taken by Brooke and cooperated by Holt."
Herculi is the "Lord of Qi", another legendary magician in Palmera's hut, who has deep control over the Northland, and Erica is the "Master of Transfiguration" and historian of the House of Wizards. The headquarters of the House of Wizards is located in the Duchy of Calais and is inextricably linked to the local aristocratic forces, so it is most appropriate for her to take action.
The Silver Moon Song Alliance is headquartered in the Kingdom of Briana, with Brooke personally doing it and "Silver Moon Scholar" Chelsea Holt cooperating, so the problem should not be big.
"We must expel the church personnel and control the diocese as soon as possible, so that the nobles of these countries can no longer be shaken, otherwise they will all have epic knights, and with the cardinal, the situation will deteriorate rapidly." Lucian said in a low voice.
Fernando nodded: "This plan requires a time difference. Hathaway and I will take action head-on on the matter of the Diocese of Holm, Douglas will control the overall situation in Allinger, and the rest of the great arcanists and legendary magicians will join different battlefields at any time as reserve forces."
"At that time, don't stay in Alinge, I will arrange for you to go to the northeast of the city near the Nexer Palace, which is a balanced place where the power of the divine magic enchantment converges, and it is easy to be opened. Although Alinge is safe, if something goes wrong, it will definitely be the first target, and you are the one who is the mysterious of fate, Natasha has the Sword of Truth, and it is not easy for a few people to be locked down. You can hide in the depths of the endless ocean until you become a legendary magician, which is the spark for the revival of the council."
"This is the 'Night Shuttle' scroll I got from Stannis...... He has some connection to the Dark Council, obtained from a vampire prince, which helps you break the blockade of space anchors and space barriers."
Listening to the teacher's arrangement for the worst of the situation, Lucian suddenly felt that the atmosphere around him had become oppressive and frozen.
PS: To correct the previous two mistakes, one is that when writing special relativity, I originally wanted to write about solving the inertia problem and generalizing it to a more general reference system, but when I wrote it, it was mixed together and written as an inertial frame, which has been modified.
second, Oliver's eyes should be black, but they were mistakenly remembered as blue, which has been corrected.
(End of this chapter)