Throne of Magical Arcana

Sandra looked at Lucien strangely: "Mr. Evans, what's wrong with you?" She didn't think there was anything surprising about what she said, and it didn't seem to contain any useful information.

"After I stepped up and used the 'Element' ring, the backlash was severe, and it took several days to recover. I was soft just now." Lucien stretched out his hand and lifted the "Viken's Special" that fell on the reception desk in front of Alex. "Summoning Ritual" was picked up, pushing his abnormality to the sequelae of using high-level magic.

In fact, after recuperating in the carriage and magic steam train along the way, Lucien has almost recovered. The reason why he couldn't control himself in an instant and lost his composure was because Viken was not the only one who disappeared before the Dawn War. The Prophet" Maskelyne and other legendary magicians.

Charlotte and Sandra know these things, but they don't know the details of Lucien: the prophet Maskelyne is missing in the depths of the "dead spirit world", and with him are several people mentioned in the notes Old friends, and they are all conducting some important magic experiment, and Maskeline can use magical means to make divine items, and his iconic big cross is very similar to the church's cross of truth!

This made Lucien think about it: "Could Viken be one of Maskelyne's old friends? He also participated in that important magic experiment? Does this magic experiment have anything to do with the special summoning ceremony he wrote down? Death Is it true that the most essential mystery of a certain world is hidden in the depths of the spirit world! But it must be very, very dangerous there!"

"If I can become a great arcanist or a legendary magician, I must explore the depths of the undead world." Lucien subconsciously decided to hide this extensive matter, and planned to wait until he had enough strength before inviting the trusted The legendary magician and the great arcanist went together.

Regarding Lucien's explanation, neither Charlotte nor Sandra had any doubts. Instead, they thought it was normal, and there was no serious price for using magic items beyond the level.

"Mr. Evans, Charlotte, we have submitted the mission report to the parliament. I believe that the high-ranking gentlemen will start investigating this special summoning ceremony, so no matter how curious we are, don't try it. I'm afraid it will be like Bill. Controlled by monsters." Sandra reminded Lucien and Charlotte with lingering fears that she is a magician who is good at summoning, and she has an instinctive resistance to this incomprehensible summoning ceremony and unforeseen weird consequences.

Lucien smiled slightly: "I won't try this summoning ceremony until I become a high-ranking person. 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 At that time, we only need to consult the confidential information in the Higher Arcane Library to know everything."

"If this is the best way, if you can know the details of the monster, you won't feel strange 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 Encounter monsters beyond comprehension.

Sandra smiled slightly relieved: "Yeah, we have a parliament above us, so we don't need to worry too much about it, but I still want to read "Fables of Pain" to see if it is as good as Scott's. It was as gloomy and hopeless as described."

"Me too, but I need to borrow a few other books first." Lucien told Alex to find the force field, the basic arcane books of the necromantic 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 leave first. It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Evans, on this mission, and I hope to cooperate with you in the future. Your calmness and decisiveness make me like very much."

"I'm also going to the Allinge City Library first. Mr. Evans, you are not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magic laboratory. It is reassuring to cooperate with you." The shrewd and capable Sandra did not Slowly, bid farewell to Lucien with a handshake.

Lucien responded to them one by one, and said humbly: "Your combat experience, your choice and use of magic have taught me a lot. Without your help, I might have died in Castle Bertrand during this mission." Haha, in fact, there is no need to wait for future cooperation, and we can often communicate with each other in normal times.”

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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 before the storm and the gloomy, depressing atmosphere.

The voice became higher and higher, revealing a soft and sad feeling, and then the melody became hasty, full of restless urgency, like raindrops and gusts of wind.

When the theme of depression and anxiety reappeared, everything suddenly became quiet, and only a gentle melody was narrated, like an independent soul left in a storm, forgetting the lightning, thunder and depression in its own feelings The grayness of the sky, forgetting the storm, forgetting everything else in the world.

The storm came again, blowing the heart that sang repeatedly, but soon the first movement ended, and the warm melody flowed slowly, soothing the exhaustion and trauma of the soul.

Natasha finished humming the main theme of "Sonata of the Tempest" with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and then looked at the letter in her hand again as if she could penetrate the darkness. This was the letter sent by Lucien on July 30, Satisfied with the Tempest Piano Sonata.

"Although it feels a bit worse than Sorrow and Moonlight, it is still an excellent work. It inherits the kind of speculation about life and the struggle against fate. It is really good as a birthday present." Natasha commented in a low voice. Dao, then moved his eyes up, and read the content he had read before, such as how Lucien used the "question sea tactics" to teach (zhe) and guide (mo) apprentices, such as the various funny reactions of the apprentices, such as because The same name and surname, the accident of being invited by K to attend the "Annual Conference on Elements and Alchemy and Magic", and other little things that Lucien encountered in the Magic Council.

These things came slowly, like a friend who traveled far away telling all kinds of experiences face to face, which made Natasha feel warm and peaceful in her heart.

"Why do I think watching these things is more interesting than humming music? Could it be that there is a problem with my mental state after staying here for a long time and no one communicates?" Natasha rubbed her chin with her right hand and asked herself in bewilderment.

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During the month of flowers (May), the weather is gradually getting hotter, but Allinge, which is located at a high altitude, is still cool.

Inside the garden villa magic laboratory.

The pale white tear imprint on Lucien's left hand glowed softly and turned into a phantom that slowly floated up, and then magic materials such as the sunstone powder placed around were thrown into it in a specific order under Lucien's control. , blended together by the fluctuations produced by the weird and eerie spells.

After complex refinements time and time again, the pale white tear mark became as real as it was, and the light was bright and soft.

At this time, the light spots in the crystal ball of Lucien's right hand, which looked like stars in the dark night, turned into meteors and flew out one after another, and then formed a pair of astrological charts and pressed the tear marks into Lucien's left hand.

The bright starlight enveloped the laboratory, and when it disappeared, there was no mark on Lucien's left hand, but following Lucien's will, the crystal clear mark of pale white tears became inexplicably prominent, filling the surroundings with vitality.

This is the material collected by Lucien. According to the "Book of Blessings", the first constant blessing "Children's Gratitude" refined with the imprint left by the little girl Mary can effectively resist the environment of rotting corpses and undead, and improve A little defense against soul-type attacks.

In order to complete this blessing, Lucien spent all the 200 arcane points obtained from the mission of Bertrand Castle. In the past few months, the subsidy from the Magic Council and the will of the elements did not delay the force field system, Necromancy learning and slow meditation.

At present, Lucien has a total of 102 arcane points, and has constructed five third-ring magics: "Dimensional Prison", "Protection from Energy Damage", "Curse of Festering", "Secondary Spiritual Link" and "Lightning "Spell", the second-level magic has also been increased to 20, and several of them have been eliminated and rebuilt in order to make their low-level magic more comprehensive.

After packing up the items and just leaving the laboratory, Lucien saw his butler Charles approaching. He was a very energetic and half-aged gentleman.

"My lord, Mister Gaston of Elemental Will invites you to come over."

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Elemental Will Allinge Branch.

"Evans, I heard you've been watching "Fables of Pain" these days? What did you gain?" Gaston asked casually while motioning Lucien to sit down.

Lucien shook his head: "There is nothing to gain, I just think those stories are too distorted, they are completely the most despicable and hateful side of human nature, after reading it, people feel gloomy and hopeless, it seems that they are deliberately distorted in order to be thoughtful... …Mr. Gaston, I don’t know how the parliament’s research in this area is going? If it’s confidential, it’s not convenient to tell me, so you can pretend that I didn’t ask.”

"So far, none of the high-level magicians involved in the research has been able to successfully summon that monster, which makes people doubt whether this special ceremony is real, and whether Bill had other encounters at that time..." Gaston did not hide anything, After all, Lucien also "participated" in this mission.

After a pause, Gaston stared at Lucien with his dark yellow eyes: "I'm here this time because I have a compulsory mission for you from the will of the elements. A certain lord has entrusted the will of the elements to help him send a letter to the darkness." Lord Stannis, the 'Nightmare King' of the mountains, and you are from the Principality of Viorite, and you are very familiar with it, so we want to entrust you with this task, and you will be rewarded with a thousand arcane points after completing it. Don't worry, Your Excellency the Nightmare King has contacts outside the Dark Mountains, they will take you through the Dark Mountains to the depths, and will not let you, a mid-level magician, venture into the Dark Mountains by yourself."

The Dark Mountains, the Principality of Violet, the familiar words brought back Lucien's memories. It was the place where he first came. Although his life was very depressing, he was still full of nostalgia after leaving, as if it was his hometown.

Seeing Lucien's silence for a while, Gaston smiled and said: "Of course, this mission takes a long time and is also dangerous. If you are not willing to accept it, you can switch to other missions without paying any price. If you accept it, you will be able to pay for this mission in advance." The reward of a thousand arcane points and a one-year subsidy allow you to buy enough magic potions and materials to go there without delaying the improvement of your magic power."

Lucien thought of Uncle Joel, Aunt Alisa, John, Natasha and others. He had mixed emotions in his heart, and finally nodded with a smile: "Mr. Gaston, I accept this task."

"Be careful on the road. It's best to take the northern route this time, because the church has strengthened the blockade of Storm Strait, and many powerful people have come here." Gaston patted Lucien on the shoulder, "That monolithic You also take the glasses, but the electromagnetic environment in the Storm Strait is disordered, and it will be very difficult to contact the Magic Council after arriving on the opposite side of the mainland."

(End of the third part)