"Coincidentally, you found a way to restore most of Edith's power. If you can do this, Edith will become your staunch ally! "
Mission Objective: Find the Magic Tower of Helsino (incomplete)
Restore Edith's power (incomplete)
Mission Reward: Arcane Light Reputation + 15,000 points
It was not surprising that this mission appeared. Roddy had done many coincidental missions. However, this mission was obviously different from the blue 'repeatable mission' that Edith had provided previously. It was a rare triggering mission, and the difficulty was marked 'red'. This meant that completing this mission was extremely difficult for Rody at his current level.
"It's difficult for me, but I'm not fighting alone now."
Roddy heaved a sigh of relief. After copying the spell, he hurried downstairs to find Houdini. Finding things was the specialty of a "prophet" sorcerer, so Houdini was definitely the right person to ask for this.
However, when Roddy arrived at Houdini's lab and told him the requirements, Houdini, who was casting the spell on the spot, looked extremely pale after the "tracking" spell ended. If not for Roddy's help, he would have collapsed on the ground.
"The obstruction is too strong."
Houdini could cast 20 ordinary "tracking" spells without any discomfort. After all, he was a magus, and the magic power in his body was much stronger than that of an ordinary sorcerer. However, one spell almost exhausted his magic power, which could only mean one thing: the target he needed to find was blocked by an extremely high-level enchantment, and he could not lock onto it at all!
Roddy's face was solemn. He finally realized what the "red" in the mission mark meant. If there were no people above level 60 in Elsen City, it would be impossible to find the Magic Tower.
If this was a month ago, it would have been really unsolvable. However, Roddy was very glad that he had made a "good karma" with Kardashian. He glanced at the "map column", helped Houdini back to the chair, and rushed to the "Elsen Magic Research Department".
*****
When Roddy sought Kardashian's help, the Holy Assembly had already begun its operation.
With three of the five Elders of the Holy Assembly personally leading the team, the allure of the Helsino Magic Tower was evident. However, apart from Dominic, the other elders did not have a Magic Tower that could travel long distances, so they could only rely on horses to gather in the direction of Elsen City.
Crawford, Kyle, and Aubrey were in the north, east, and southeast. Each elder led a team of nearly a hundred people. The other two elders did not move out personally because they were too far away, so they could only ask their subordinates to quickly gather people.
But the obvious result was that these two elders' teams were left far behind.
Although the Helsino Magic Tower had become an "ownerless tower" because of Edith's death, its level was too much higher than that of all the elders. Even Dominic could not fully grasp all the secrets of the Magic Tower in all these years. So none of them thought that the moment they entered the Magic Tower, they would be able to make it listen to their orders. For this reason, the three elders had to make an agreement in advance: whoever entered the Magic Tower first and took control of the Magic Tower would get to own it.
In order to find the Magic Tower as soon as possible, the three elders did everything they could. Not only did they gather their subordinates in the most efficient way, but they also took out all their trump cards and tools, just to find the location of the Magic Tower as soon as possible!
But the problem they faced was actually the same as Roddy: no one except Dominic knew the location of the Helsino Magic Tower. Instead of competing to control the Magic Tower first, it was more accurate to say that they were competing to find the Magic Tower as quickly as possible. Fortunately, the Holy Assembly had the address and details of Dominic's order to gather outside of Elsen City. According to their judgment, the location of the Magic Tower must not be far from the town called Carters.
The town of Carters was located more than 50 kilometers northeast of Elsen City. It was one of the closest towns to the city.
The elders who received the news did not say anything else and led their subordinates and troops straight away. Because the newcomers were all elites of the Holy Assembly, and even if they were not sorcerers, they were strong arcana warriors among them. Therefore, it only took Elder Crawford three days to arrive at the town as he was the fastest.
It was already late December. It was snowing heavily outside of Elsen City again. But because it was a secret operation, Crawford did not dare to bring nearly a hundred people to the tavern in the town. They could only camp in the wild. To prevent being discovered, they did not even dare to live. If not for the fact that they were all mages, many of them would have frozen to death by now.
"We'll start the search tomorrow. Take a rest now."
Elder Crawford was wearing a cloak made of white fox fur. Due to the existence of the cold barrier, his expression seemed to be the same as usual. But the arcane warriors beside him who needed to conserve their magic power were all red in the face from the cold wind. This team was followed by 40 "auxiliary soldiers" belonging to the Holy Assembly. Although they did not know magic, nor were they "arcane warriors", they were all loyal warriors trained by the Holy Assembly. Their individual qualities were very high, and their combat power was definitely no worse than any elite troop.
In the cold weather, everyone was actively setting up the campsite and using the Flameless Array that they had brought along to heat up their dinner. However, Elder Crawford was looking at the small town that was a few kilometers away. He closed his eyes and silently probed for a while …
"Whose team is this?"
Feeling the mixed aura in front of him, Crawford suddenly frowned. His "Sensing Spell" would detect the existence of magic aura within a kilometer. Logically speaking, if there were other mages here, except for the occasional few mages who were rushing to Elsen City, it would probably be the team led by Kyle or Elder Aubrey.
But he clearly realized that there was an existence in the town in front of him that was different from ordinary mages. Its aura was unusually strong, even stronger than Crawford's strength. But after careful investigation, he felt that it was like a clergyman.
"The Bishop of the Rose Cross? Only the existence of the College of Cardinals and above could have such strength … "
Crawford hesitated for a moment, but gave up the idea of investigating again. He came here for the Magic Tower, and the most important thing was not to expose his whereabouts. It was better not to provoke this powerful clergyman in front of him, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Thinking of this, he quickly set up two enchantments for his team to ensure that they would not be discovered, and then walked back to the tent to rest.
At this time, Elder Crawford, whose communication was blocked, naturally did not know that the team that stopped in Caters Town was Efta, Duke, and Sally, who were going to Elsen City.
*****
"Duke, what's the situation?"
Titus, who was guarding the door, heard the movement in the room and looked in.
"It's nothing, Knight Titus."
Waving her hand, Sally indicated that everything was fine. When there was no one around, she picked up the "Viper's Kiss" in her hand again. The fleeting feeling just now was like being pricked by a needle. Although she noticed it, she was not sure. After all, she was still not used to the sudden increase in strength because of the "Viper's Kiss".
Sally thought for a moment and raised her hand. The three little snakes that were originally hidden on her arm condensed into a real body and crawled to the bed in front of her. Soon, the three snakes turned their vigilant gaze to a wall. However, after staring for a moment, they relaxed and began to crawl around curiously as usual.
Compared to a few months ago when they were like little loaches, the forms of the three snakes had obviously changed a lot. After they condensed, they were already as thick as Sally's wrist, and their length was almost two meters. Although the scales on their bodies were similar to normal snakes, the heads of Alecto, Mogala, and Tisiphone were obviously different from normal snakes. The triangular heads had intelligent eyes, and at the same time, the color of their bodies was also different. If one were to look closely, they would find that their heads had a slight bulge, as if small horns were about to grow out of them.
Sally reached out and stroked the head of Mogala. This was the most gentle of the three snakes, giving her the feeling of a lazy cat. Through the silent emotions, this Duke gradually calmed down. "It seems that this kind of detection is not hostile …"
Thinking about the extension of the conference in Elsen City, causing more mages to flock there, this kind of detection did not seem that strange. Sally looked at Alecto who had already run to the other side of the room, and helplessly waved for it to come back. It was really too active, and its exuberant curiosity seemed endless. In comparison, Tisiphone who was obediently curled up in front of the fireplace was obviously the model of a "good student".
"We will be in Elsen tomorrow."
Sally stroked Mogala while staring at the dancing fire in the fireplace in a daze. She knew that it was not very appropriate for her to run directly to Elsen, but the desire in her heart made her unable to wait to see Roddy … Before Roddy went to Lachiman, he had personally promised to hold a wedding when he came back.
But why did he not mention this now? Was it because he was too busy?
This stupid blockhead's choice in the relationship always made Sally angry, but who asked her to like such a guy? People who fought and killed in troubled times should be cold-blooded and ruthless, but he was like the fire in front of her, warming the hearts of many people, and making these people unable to leave him.
The closer she got to Elsen, the more anxious Sally became. She recalled the scenes of her and Roddy fighting side by side, it seemed to be a long time ago. Sally did not know if he had become distant because they had not seen each other for a long time. She always remembered the misunderstanding between her and Roddy, and now that she thought about it, it was more or less childish. But now, as she grew older, the troubles and entanglements of political affairs made her sentimental, and the mercenary relationship between people led to indifference. Many people seemed to be very close, but the distance between their hearts could be said to be the opposite …
Would one day, she become like this?
Even though she was no longer at the age where she could be childish, when approaching Elsen, Sally still had a feeling of gain and loss. She looked at the fire in the fireplace unconsciously, and when she came back to her senses, she found that the three little snakes were curled up around her, apparently aware of the strangeness, and came over to comfort her.
Seeing this scene, Sally laughed out loud. She held the "Viper's Kiss", and the original chaotic thoughts were cleared up. How could the relationship between her and Roddy be compared to the relationship of the hypocritical nobles? Just this unparalleled artifact was enough to prove everything.
Thinking of this, Sally breathed a sigh of relief, got up and walked back to the bedroom. She was going to see him tomorrow, so she must rest early. She must not let Roddy laugh at her with two dark circles under her eyes …
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