"Welcome, Mister Congnus!"
Mary showed due respect to the undead lich.
Apart from being the head of necromancy in Horton Academy, he was also the only powerful spellcaster Grimm had mentioned to be on par with him in the future. Either of these two points was worthy of Mary's respect.
"It's my duty!"
As a top-tier undead lich, Congnus had long discarded his rotting skin and turned his bones into a strange substance similar to a magic crystal. This substance had high magic resistance and defensive capabilities, making it immune to the attacks of small enchanted weapons.
As Congnus fused with the Austere Chest, his lich body was covered in two layers of magic light similar to a halo of laws.
Ordinary grade-4 wizards would have to suffer the combined effects of death and winter energy if they were to get close to him, let alone fight him. Their strength would be greatly reduced before the battle even started.
The only reason Congnas was willing to attend the celebration was because of Grimm. He raised his crystal head, revealing two round rubies in his empty eye sockets. His crimson soulfire that looked like a cross was hidden behind the rubies.
"I didn't come alone. I brought a few friends with me," Congnus said as he turned to Mary, "This is the lamia Sichina, and this is the Sand King. They're all old friends of Grimm's. And this is the lich Rezath … "
At that point, he switched to telepathy and started chatting with Mary.
"Rezath is here as a representative of the Lich League. He hopes to meet with Mister Grimm. I wonder if you can make the arrangements, Lady Mary? "
Mary's expression changed slightly. Her gaze swept across the faces of the visitors one by one.
She had to admit that those who could meet Congnus had to be at least grade-4.
A powerful Grade 4 Lamia, a powerful Grade 4 Insectoid Lord, and a mysterious Grade 4 Lich Emissary … None of these fellows were easy to deal with, and Nie Yan had no idea when Grim had befriended them.
"Why don't you stay here for a few days, Mister Congnus? I will try to contact Grimm as soon as possible. If it's appropriate, he will definitely come out to meet everyone! "Mary comforted her gently.
She knew that with her connections and qualifications, it was impossible for her to invite these experts from other planes. The reason why he was willing to travel hundreds of millions of kilometers to the Sorcerer World to participate in the founding ceremony of a new organization was all because of Grim.
From this point of view, it seemed that Grimm's management of the foreign forces was not a blank slate.
Having received the promise, Congenus didn't pester him any further.
At Mary's invitation, they followed behind her and walked to the banquet platform.
The banquet platform was a huge square hall that was ten thousand meters in size. At the very top, there were three high-back chairs of different colors, one big and two small.
The chair in the middle was the largest and was dark red in color. There were two smaller chairs on the left and right of the chair, and their positions were closer to the back. The color of the left was pitch-black, and it was dotted with specks of silver light that represented the stars. The color of the right was bright red, like flowing blood.
Mary, dressed in splendid attire, walked straight to the blood-colored high chair on the right, turned around, and sat down.
The guests and envoys entered the hall and took their seats under the guidance of the academy's wizards. Soon, the hall was filled to the brim.
At this moment, many young elven ladies with lithe figures swarmed in, serving fruits and drinks to the Magi and experts from other dimensions. Different races had different preferences, so the contents displayed were different as well, and they were as different as day and night.
Taking advantage of this free time, Mary sat on her chair and looked around, identifying the guests one by one.
Lightning Lord Armes, his lover, and his subordinates …
Serpentine and her four tribesmen …
The odd-looking Sand King was alone …
Lich Congnus, the envoy from the Alliance of Liches and Lethas, and his subordinates …
The many grade 4 wizards in the central continent, their families, and subordinates …
At the front of the first group on the right side of the hall, Mary saw a group of aliens that looked completely different from humans.
The Henagas were strange creatures that lived in the deep sea.
They had indigo-colored skin and dense fish scales on their bodies. They had snake-like tails and naked upper bodies like human beauties. They were generally pretty, with long, thin faces and seaweed-like green hair. Their lips were purplish-black, and their necks, wrists, and ears were adorned with scallops, corals, and luminous pearls.
Most of the sea creatures looked strange and did not fit the aesthetic standards of human wizards. However, the Henagas were an exception. They had human-like appearances and high intelligence. Their large population allowed them to cultivate a large number of witches.
Yes, the Henagas had a strict gender division. Most of the male Henagas were melee fighters, while the female Henagas were spellcasters like witches or priestesses.
Although the other marine creatures weren't weak, only the Hainaga tribe was willing to maintain contact with the human Magi on land and interact with them.
On the surface, the Henaga Tribe was here to participate in the Horton Sorcerer Academy's founding celebration. However, in reality, they were here to meet and greet the powerful human Sorcerers who had come from all over the world. They wanted to exchange some Sorcerer resources that they needed.
The alchemy of the merfolk was primitive and crude, so they coveted the magic artifacts, tools, and accessories of human wizards. What they could bring out were rare deep-sea fishes, corals, ores, and other magic materials.
Such an exchange was beneficial to both sides, which was why the Henagas were so eager to participate in all the magician events on the continent.
After nodding at the Henagar, who was a grade 4 witch, Siher, Mary shifted her gaze to the underground people beside them.
Just like other planes, the Magus World had an underground world that was completely isolated from the surface. Although resources, food, and population were extremely scarce, it still nurtured some unique underground life forms.
However, it was difficult to nurture true spellcasters in such a dark and serene environment. Hence, the underground creatures that came to congratulate them were lizard assassins, spiritual insects, and other special life forms.
The reason why they came to participate in the celebration of the Horton School of Witchcraft was similar to the Henagas. They wanted to use the opportunity to trade or exchange resources across regions.
In this aspect, if they wanted to occupy a place in the trade system of the central continent, it was inevitable to negotiate with the Horton School of Witchcraft, the largest wizard organization in the central continent. To show their sincerity, both sides brought a large number of rare resources from their respective regions as gifts.
As for these, Mary only needed to accept them with a smile. As for the details of the negotiations, Emelia or Meryl would discuss it with them.
After dealing with the two races appropriately, Mary turned her attention to the other two wizard organizations that came to congratulate them: the Silver Alliance and the Northern Witches.
The representative from the Silver Alliance was still Deputy Chairman Meloni. Behind him were a few alliance councilors in silver robes with silver badges on their chests.
The Silver Alliance was also a wizard organization that did not restrict one's origin or race. They only valued one's arcane strength. Hence, the councilors had a mix of races. There were humans, elves, dwarves, and mouse people.
These councilors were almost all puppet masters. Exquisite magic armor runes could be seen everywhere on their bodies. These magic armor runes were like another layer of skin covering their bodies. They were engraved with intricate magic patterns, and from time to time, they would emit eye-catching elemental aura.
This magic armor rune technique was also an arcane ability unique to the Silver Alliance.
Once there was a need for battle, these metal-like magic armor runes would arm the puppet masters in the shortest time possible. The runes engraved on them would also grant them special sorcery abilities.
A Puppet Master with a magic armor rune was equivalent to having an extra set of magic armor, one that could aid him in battle.
Hence, the puppet masters might be relatively weak, but once they fused with the magic armor runes, they could unleash power that was several times stronger than their original bodies.
This was an alternative path of strengthening that the arcane sorcerers had opened up for themselves!
Noticing Mary's gaze, Deputy Chairman Meloni stood up and said loudly, "This time, I'm appointed by Chairman Salvini to be the representative to congratulate you. This is a gift specially prepared by the Silver Alliance. I hope you like it, Your Excellency Mary. "
With that, Meloni signaled with his eyes. A mouse councilor beside him stood up, took out a square silver chessboard, and tossed it to the center of the hall.
Then, the silver chessboard expanded rapidly, instantly becoming a huge chessboard that occupied an area of a hundred meters. There were 32 metal chess pieces of different colors and shapes on the left and right sides of the chessboard.
These metal chess pieces were armored warriors with huge shields and swords, court wizards with magic staffs, gnomes and dwarves pushing magic cannons, beast-tamers driving wild beasts …
Looking at the shape and style, it was a popular board game among the nobles of the Sorcerer Continent.
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