The two magic towers that Abel entered belonged to two extremely wealthy advanced wizards. The first one was Wizard Cliff, the head of the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
That magic tower provided him with a large-sized teleportation circle and an almost indestructible magic tower. That magic tower was the one he was using right now.
The owner of this magic tower, Wizard Kilmer, was the backer of the Assassins Guild. The Assassins Guild was one of the wealthiest organizations in the Holy Continent.
Abel had high expectations for Wizard Kilmer's magic tower. What kind of collection would a rich advanced wizard have?
As soon as he entered the seventeenth floor of the Magic Tower, he saw a short-distance teleportation array. This short-distance teleportation array should be connected to the teleportation array in the Assassin's Guild.
In order to hide the location of his magic tower, Wizard Kilmer didn't set up a teleportation circle in his magic tower. Instead, he shared a teleportation circle with the Assassins Guild. The teleportation circle of the Assassins Guild was a very old one. It was a medium-sized teleportation circle.
If the Wizard Union helped to set up a teleportation circle, the Wizard Union would have the authority to use it at any time in an emergency. Therefore, buying a teleportation circle from the Wizard Union would have a security risk.
If Wizard Kilmer built his magic tower in the Assassins Guild Headquarters, the Wizard Union would have to install a teleportation circle in his magic tower. There was a high chance that the location of his magic tower would be exposed.
In a critical moment, the Wizard Union could directly use their super authority to open a teleportation circle and enter the Assassins Guild Headquarters.
However, the ancient teleportation circle in the Assassins Guild Headquarters was different. It wasn't built by the Wizard Union, so the higher-ups of the Wizard Union had no authority to open it. This way, the Assassins Guild Headquarters would be safe.
Take Abel's teleportation circle for example. If it weren't for the help of the dwarves, his magic tower would've been exposed to the Wizard Union.
Abel moved his gaze away from the short-distance teleportation circle. This was the first floor of the magic tower. Normally, this would be the guest room, but Wizard Kilmer didn't seem to have many friends. Or maybe he didn't invite friends to his magic tower, so the first floor was just a showroom.
He saw all kinds of Knight's equipment and Warrior's equipment. None of the equipment here was ordinary. They were all magic equipment.
"What a weird hobby!" Abel shook his head. He didn't understand why a wizard would want to collect Knight's and Warrior's equipment.
Not only were there human weapons, but there were also dwarves, elves, and even orcs. Since the Assassins Guild was spread all over the Holy Continent, it shouldn't be too hard for them to collect all kinds of weapons.
If it was just human weapons, it would be fine, but dwarves, elves, and orcs' equipment could only be looked at. Also, there were so many magic equipment here. Abel felt it was a pity for all of them.
Just the value of the 10 sets of magic equipment on the first floor was already unimaginable.
A Knight would be very satisfied if he had one or two sets of Knight's equipment, but Wizard Kilmer had filled up the entire first floor of the magic tower.
Abel didn't touch the equipment here. This magic tower already belonged to him the moment he came in with Wizard Kilmer's identity card. Also, everyone in the Assassins Guild Headquarters had been killed. The Assassin's Spirit was also under his command, so this Assassins Guild Headquarters was his property.
This could be Family Harry's base outside of the Kingdom of St. Anwall. The Kingdom of St. Anwall was the closest kingdom to the Budapest Mountains. Having a base here would be very helpful for his family to train Knights.
Abel thought as he walked up to the second floor of the magic tower. There were countless boxes in front of him. He stepped forward and opened a box. There were rows of intermediate gems neatly arranged inside.
He then opened another box. They were all intermediate gems. He couldn't help but complain. Could it be that Wizard Kilmer was a giant dragon? Why did he have the same hobby as a giant dragon?
Abel continued to see countless precious items. There were precious ores, rare materials, and ancient works of art. You could say that Wizard Kilmer's magic tower was a treasure trove.
Of course, there weren't many things that were useful to Abel. Only some ores and materials were useful to him. The magic equipment was just average to him. As a Grandmaster Blacksmith, the magic equipment he made was better than the ones here.
Not to mention the intermediate gems. With the Hradik cube, he could get as many intermediate gems as he wanted as long as he had the time.
As for the works of art, no matter how precious or valuable they were, they were useless to a wizard.
Of course, Abel's way of dealing with the works of art was very simple. He would put them in his room for anyone to admire. He would not put them in his treasure trove.
However, the amount of works of art he got from the Dark World's Lut Gholein Palace was enough to fill up all of his rooms. If he wanted to put all of them here, he would have to build a new palace.
The seventeenth floor was the top floor of the magic tower. Abel saw the tower spirit here. It was in a semi-dormant state. The death of its owner had made it instinctively choose to minimize the energy consumption. It wanted to survive for a little longer.
Therefore, when Abel connected his power of the will with the tower spirit and tried to make it recognize him as its owner, the tower spirit did not resist at all. It completed the process very smoothly.
When his power of the will recognized the tower spirit, he felt a strange connection between him and the magic tower.
Every wall, every inch of the floor, and every brick in the magic tower was connected to him. It was like the magic tower was his body.
"That was a little too cruel!" Abel sensed the damage on the magic tower. He couldn't help but feel a little sad. Those giant sword marks had destroyed most of the magic circles on the magic tower.
However, he seemed to have forgotten that if he didn't destroy the magic tower like this, Wizard Kilmer would not jump out of the magic tower and fight him to the death.
Currently, there were no rank seventeen wizards in the Duchy of Carmel, and this magic tower did not have a suitable owner. The Wizard Union had a strict rule that all wizards had to use a magic tower that matched their rank.
This was a sign of status. Every wizard was proud to be able to raise their magic tower, so the Wizard Union had always upheld this rule in the entire wizard world.
Other wizards would not dare to break this rule, but Abel did not care. Whether it was his identity as a Grandmaster Blacksmith or his battle record of killing an elite wizard, the Wizard Union had always treated him with special respect. They rarely questioned his actions.
Abel walked out of the magic tower in disappointment. Although Wizard Kilmer's magic tower was very valuable, it was not as useful as Wizard Cliff's magic tower. Sometimes, a rich wizard was not as useful as a powerful wizard.
Abel unleashed his power of the will in the Assassins Guild Headquarters and gave an order to the Assassin's Spirit, "Assassin's Spirit, open the teleportation circle and connect to Harry Castle's teleportation circle!"
The Assassin's Spirit's mechanical voice emerged, "Yes, Master. The teleportation circle has been opened!"
Abel was just about to leave the Assassins Guild Headquarters when he suddenly had an idea, "Assassin's Spirit, if the mission points of the Assassins Guild are restored, can we continue to accept missions?"
The Assassin's Spirit replied, "As long as the mission points are restored, Master, we can set up a mission circle at the mission points. Then we can start the assassin business!"
Abel nodded and disappeared from the teleportation circle. He returned to Bakong City in the Duchy of Carmel.
Abel returned to the palace, "Burbage, please help me get my father, Earl Bennett, here!"
Soon, Earl Bennett arrived at Abel's study room. Abel stood up and bowed, "Father, you're here!"
"Your Majesty, what do you need me for?" Although Abel was showing a lot of respect to Earl Bennett, the stubborn Earl Bennett still maintained his respect for the king and bowed.
Earl Bennett had a lot of power in his hands. Every move he made was full of vigor. At the same time, he also paid more attention to his status. The most obvious thing was his attitude towards Abel. Even in private, he still treated him like a king.
Abel shook his head helplessly, "Father, there's something I need you to take care of. Everyone involved must be 100% trustworthy!"
No matter who Earl Bennett chose, they would have to sign a magic contract.
Earl Bennett couldn't help but ask, "What is it?" He could see the seriousness in Abel's voice.
"Come with me!" Abel said and put a hand on Earl Bennett's shoulder. He ignited the "instantaneous movement" and arrived at the teleportation circle.
Afterward, he directly teleported to Pute Valley in the Kingdom of St. Anwall, where the Assassins Guild Headquarters was located.
Earl Bennett stood in the teleportation circle. It took him a while to recover from the dizziness. He looked around and couldn't help but ask, "Where is this?"
Abel was the first to step out of the circle, "The Assassins Guild Headquarters!"
Earl Bennett couldn't believe his eyes, "My God, you found the Assassins Guild Headquarters?"
He looked around. This was the headquarters of the most mysterious organization in the Holy Continent, the Assassins Guild. It was a place that only existed in legends. Other than a few high-ranking members of the Assassins Guild, no one had ever seen it in person.
Abel waved his hand, "Father, I've killed everyone in the Assassins Guild Headquarters, but the Assassin's Spirit is here. It's the one that manages the assassins on the Holy Continent!"
Earl Bennett immediately understood why Abel brought him here, "Your Majesty, you mean to take the Assassins Guild back to the Duchy of Carmel?"
Assassins had existed since ancient times. Even if there was no Assassins Guild, they would still exist. The Assassins Guild existed because it regulated the behavior of assassins.
If Abel didn't take over the Assassins Guild now, it would only take a few years at most for other organizations to start up. By then, the entire Holy Continent would be filled with countless assassin organizations competing with each other, and the assassin profession would become even more chaotic.
It was better to have the Assassins Guild in his hands than to have it in someone else's hands. No matter if it was the information system, the wealth it would bring to the Duchy of Carmel, or most importantly, the safety it would bring.
Abel said, "Father, the Assassins Guild Headquarters must be in the hands of someone you can trust. I'll give you the authority of the Assassin's Spirit. You'll be in charge of everything from now on!"
If the Duchy of Carmel took over the Assassins Guild, this news must be kept a secret. The Assassins Guild was a double-edged sword. It could kill your enemies, but it could also hurt you. It all depended on how you used it.
If the other countries in the Holy Continent found out that the Assassins Guild was under the control of the Duchy of Carmel, then the Duchy of Carmel would truly become the enemy of every country.
Earl Bennett nodded, "Your Majesty, I'll take care of this!"
Of course, he knew how serious this matter was, but the Assassins Guild was right in front of him. There was no way he wouldn't take control of it. The benefits he could get from this would give the Duchy of Carmel a sharp longsword in the dark world.
Abel brought Earl Bennett to where the Assassin's Spirit was hidden underground. After giving Earl Bennett the authority of the Assassin's Spirit, he led him out of the Assassins Guild Headquarters.
Earl Bennett looked around and realized that the Assassins Guild Headquarters was hidden in a valley surrounded by mountains. Although he didn't know there was a large-sized seclusion circle here, it was hard to find from where he was.
When he turned around, he was shocked to see a seventeen-story magic tower. He knew what a seventeen-story magic tower meant.
Seeing the giant sword mark on the magic tower, he turned to Abel and said with concern, "Your Majesty, you are no longer alone. You are the king of the Duchy of Carmel. You shouldn't do something so dangerous again!"
"Father, it's not as dangerous as you think!" Abel smiled.
He knew he was going to fight an elite wizard, so he came prepared. Wizard Kilmer didn't even have a chance to fight back before he was killed.
Abel didn't use all of his power. Flying Flame didn't even participate in the battle, and Wizard Kilmer was killed.
Abel didn't ask too much about how Earl Bennett operated the Assassins Guild. He just moved Bartoli to the Assassins Guild Headquarters and placed her in the seventeen-story magic tower.
Bartoli basically didn't care about the outside world anymore. Other than making some dishes for Abel, she was focused on her training.
Hell gave Bartoli an unlimited lifespan. Since she was no longer under the control of hell, she treasured her time even more. She was training hard every day.
Although the rank seventeen magic tower was a little damaged, the training conditions inside were still very good. It was an elite wizard's magic tower, after all. Its mana environment was not worse than the wizard circle outside of Harry Castle.
At the same time, Abel also left 5 lightning spirals around the teleportation circle. If anyone dared to come in without permission, they would be killed by the lightning spirals.
After making sure everything was safe, Abel finally left the Assassins Guild Headquarters. As for how Earl Bennett was going to deal with the Assassins Guild, the Duchy of Carmel had enough people.
The Duchy of Carmel was no longer the weak Duchy of Carmel. The Duchy of Carmel was now far more powerful than a normal duchy. It was only a little bit weaker than the 3 big empires.
There were a lot of nobles who joined the Duchy of Carmel, and this number was increasing as the Holy Continent became more dangerous.
A powerful duchy would naturally attract talented people. In order to live in a safer environment, nobles would naturally choose to live in the most powerful duchy.
This brought countless talents to the Duchy of Carmel, and the Duchy of Carmel no longer had to worry about a lack of talents.
In the next few days, a piece of news spread across the Holy Continent. According to the information provided by the Liante City Wizard Union, Abel had killed the two leaders of the Assassins Guild, Arch-knight Of Acton and Wizard Eliot.
This news finally calmed down the crazy Knight. Some of the Assassins Guild members were killed, and some were released.
Most of the members who were released tried to contact the Assassins Guild Headquarters. The Assassin's Spirit replied to these members, and they knew that the Assassins Guild still existed. This also gave them more confidence. Although they didn't know what was going on in the Assassins Guild headquarters, the broken assassin network was soon reopened.
Although the assassin network was broken, the foundation was still there. As time passed, and with some manpower and resources, the assassin network would be restored soon.
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"Allenby, you were the one who gave that information to Abel, right?" Wizard Lorenzo asked Wizard Allenby in a room in the Liante City Wizard Union.
In the Liante City Wizard Union, only Wizard Allenby had been to the Assassins Guild Headquarters. Therefore, when he heard the news, his first thought was that Wizard Allenby had given the information to Abel.
"Yes, but I only gave him a vague rough location of the Assassins Guild Headquarters. As for Arch-knight Of Acton and Wizard Eliot being killed, I really don't know!" Wizard Allenby nodded.
He got a promise from Abel, and he thought it was worth it. As a rank 17 wizard, he wasn't afraid of Wizard Kilmer from the Assassins Guild.
"Do you think the Assassins Guild is already in the hands of Abel?" Wizard Lorenzo asked. He couldn't believe it himself.
"I don't think so. The guardian of the Assassins Guild is a rank 17 Wizard Kilmer. If you want to take down the Assassins Guild Headquarters, you'll have to break Wizard Kilmer's magic tower first. Even a rank 18 wizard would have a hard time breaking through that magic tower!" Wizard Allenby shook his head.
"How many rank 17 wizards did Abel kill?" Wizard Lorenzo sighed.
In the Liante City Wizard Union, there used to be 4 rank 17 wizards guarding it. Now, there were only 3 rank 17 wizards left. Wizard Nigel made a mistake, and he was left in Harry Castle forever.
That time, 3 rank 17 wizards fell, and 2 of them were real combat wizards. It was that battle that made the Liante City Wizard Union realize how powerful Abel was, and how important it was to be on good terms with Abel.
Therefore, even though Abel used the rabbit essence dish to earn a lot of credit points in Liante City, the Liante City Wizard Union didn't interfere.
If other wizards had such a way to earn money, the Wizard Union would have already taken them in. After all, the credit points of the Wizard Union were very low.
"Maybe we'll never see Wizard Kilmer again!" Wizard Lorenzo said in a strange voice.
Wizard Allenby didn't say anything. He seemed to agree with what Lorenzo said. Abel's achievements were always shocking. This time, he directly announced to the Holy Continent that he killed 2 leaders of the Assassins Guild. It was very likely that he had already found the Assassins Guild headquarters.
The 2 elite wizards looked at each other. The possibility that Wizard Lorenzo mentioned just now made them believe that it was very close to the truth. However, they knew that they could only keep it in their hearts. No matter if it was true or not, they would still offend Abel.
Among all the big organizations and countries in the Holy Continent, the most reasonable guess was that the Assassins Guild took the initiative to hand over 2 leaders to Abel, and Abel reached an understanding with Wizard Kilmer of the Assassins Guild.
The one who was most worried about this was the emperor of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, the emperor of Ambrose. Under normal circumstances, he didn't need to personally make an order. However, the order to assassinate Abel was different. It required a lot of resources. Without his status, even if Prince Derek personally made the order, the Assassins Guild wouldn't accept it.
Also, the less people who knew about the assassination of Abel, the better. The Assassins Guild had a great reputation for countless years. They had never betrayed anyone who made an order. Therefore, the emperor of Ambrose felt threatened by Abel and made the order.
However, when he received the news from Abel, he began to feel uneasy. He wondered if the Assassins Guild had already sold him out. How was he going to face Abel's revenge?
His intelligence system had a lot of information on Abel, including the analysis of Abel's personality. Abel was a person who would never take a loss. Every time he was attacked, he would fight back in a more violent way.
The emperor of Ambrose had been worried for many days, but he still didn't receive any news from Abel. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He was just scaring himself.
It wasn't that Abel didn't want to take revenge on the emperor of Ambrose, but he didn't know how many trump cards a kingdom had, so he needed to be more powerful.
He had a lot of power that he couldn't reveal to the public. Flying Flame was a dragon, and if the dragons knew that he had contracted a real dragon as his contracted beast, they would definitely take revenge on him.
Just like his spirit guardian Knight, if people thought it was an advanced version of the "skeleton resurrection" spell, it would be very troublesome.
The same was true for the battle fort. Abel had been hiding the existence of the battle fort for a long time. He didn't want this terrifying war machine to be exposed to the world as much as possible.
A weapon that could enter a target's sky without making a sound, attack through a puppet, and prevent the use of 'move in a flash' spells. This was already a war machine that everyone feared. At the same time, he would become the enemy of all wizards.
It was because of all these restrictions that he couldn't show his true power in a crowded place. This was why he decided to delay his revenge on the emperor of Ambrose for a while.
The Duchy of Carmel had been developing very quickly recently. Because of the food crisis, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis's power had been declining. Between this and this, the Duchy of Carmel was slowly approaching the power of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
All Abel needed to do now was wait. He needed to wait for the Duchy of Carmel's power to increase. He needed to wait for his own power to increase.
Abel still had about 30 "dragon blood wall-breaking potions" left. This meant that the Duchy of Carmel could produce 30 Grand Knight commanders in a short period of time.
Abel's method of becoming a Grand Knight commander was through a magic contract. This way, once he became a Grand Knight commander with the "dragon blood wall-breaking potion," he wouldn't be disobedient just because he was powerful.
Time passed by, and the Holy Continent seemed to have returned to its peaceful state. Of course, this peace was just an illusion. The food crisis had caused all the other duchies and empires to erupt in conflict.
Originally, the Duchy of Carmel had a large amount of food, so many countries were eyeing the Duchy of Carmel. However, because of the multiple battles in the Duchy of Carmel, the Duchy of Carmel had shown how powerful the Duchy of Carmel was.
There were more than 10,000 Knights in the Duchy of Carmel. On top of that, there were 3 Sky Ships and 14 Griffin Knights that were guarding the Sky Ships. All of this made the other countries no longer think about attacking the Duchy of Carmel.
The arrival of the golden month of October did not bring joy to the Holy Continent. This year's crop production had dropped again. After planting the crops, the harvest was only 20% of the original.
During this season, Abel came to the Kingdom of St. Anwall. He did not come as a king. Instead, he came as a good friend of Prince Lansi.
K3308 was Prince Lansi, and he invited Abel to his wedding. Of course, it was just a polite invitation. He wasn't confident that he could get the king of a powerful duchy and a grandmaster blacksmith to come and congratulate him.
However, Abel still came. Although he came as a private guest, he still gave Prince Lansi enough face.
Prince Lansi's wedding was not in the city. Instead, it was in a royal mansion. When Abel walked out of the teleportation circle, he saw Prince Lansi waiting for him outside.
"K3308, long time no see!" Abel stepped up with a smile.
"K3516, long time no see!" Prince Lansi said with a smile.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. It was easier to form a friendship through hiding one's identity than through hiding one's identity. Prince Lansi was one of Abel's few friends.
"Abel, thank you for coming to my wedding!" Prince Lansi said gratefully.
Because of Abel's arrival, his wedding had gained more guests with high status. His friendship with Abel also gave him a higher status in the Kingdom of St. Anwall.
Although he could not become the heir to the throne, the resources he received and the importance his father, Emperor Aldous, placed on him had changed a lot.
"No need to be so polite. This is not k3308's style!" Abel smiled and patted Prince Lansi's shoulder.
Abel came at the right time. This was mainly because of his identity. Even if he came as a private guest, he couldn't lose his dignity as a king.
When a qualified person of high status participated in a wedding reception, they would arrive when most of the guests had already arrived. On one hand, it was to show off their status, and on the other hand, it was to avoid some trouble.
"Grandmaster Blacksmith, King of the Duchy of Carmel, the prestigious Guru Abel has arrived!" As the steward announced loudly, the entire banquet hall became silent.
Then all the guests looked at Abel, who walked in with Prince Lansi. Many of the guests came because of Abel.
For example, Duke Chesterton, the prime minister of the Kingdom of St. Pierrt, would not come to a prince's wedding. This kind of event would not invite him.
However, after Duke Chesterton knew Abel was coming, he asked Prince Lansi for an invitation and came early.
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