The middle-aged sorcerer looked around the hall and said to the dragon sympathetically, "Bertren is really unlucky. He was going to summon two demons for his experiment, but his youngest apprentice happened to be holding a special summoning ritual in the secret chamber. Otherwise, with the castle he's been building for many years, it's not difficult for him to find out what's going on. "
"Thompson, I don't think it's a coincidence." Satisfied, the dragon pulled out a bulging bag that it had hidden under its body. Its eyes lit up as it counted the pieces of dazzling gold that had just been refined, the shiny gold coins that had been cast, and the colorful but very beautiful magic materials in the bag. Then, it said in a casual tone, "According to my experience, when the child tried to seek power through the Pain Fable, this abomination monster had already formed a projection in his mind and affected his emotions, judgment, and way of doing things. The special ritual afterward was just to strengthen this projection and let it absorb power to take shape."
The dragon's voice was so young that it was hard to tell whether it was a boy or a girl. Obviously, the dragon was a senior-rank.
The middle-aged sorcerer named Thompson smiled and looked at the dragon counting its treasures. He asked curiously, "Alferris, what's your experience?"
"Of course. Every time I see the shiny treasures, there's a monster called 'Greed' in my mind, which affects my mood and thoughts. So, Thompson, it's not my fault that I robbed the vault. I couldn't control myself, "Alferris answered innocently.
Thompson was amused, "Where did the monster's projection come from? Are you able to control your emotions and thoughts now, Alferris? Can you return the treasures now? "
"Yes, I can. But Thompson, you've promised me these treasures as my reward. How can I take them back? You're the most trustworthy and trustworthy Thompson! " Alferris insisted. "As for where the monster's projection came from, I have no idea. Maybe it has something to do with the primeval hell …"
However, Thompson said thoughtfully, "The grand arcanists have all explored the hell and met with some of the Dukes and Count of the hell. Also, according to the records passed down from the ancient times, they found a lot of things. For example, it's said that there used to be seven extremely powerful, terrifying and mysterious devils in the deepest part of the hell, which represented Pride, Greed, Jealousy, Hatred, Pain, Indulgence and Hypocrisy. However, their existence has never been proven."
"According to another interpretation, they are just seven abstract symbols extracted from the cunning and evil devils of hell. Every devil has at least one of these characteristics."
"Ah? I see … "Alferris answered perfunctorily. At the same time, it carefully moved some small but precious items from the bag to itself. After all, some of them belonged to the Congress of Magic.
Thompson pretended that he did not see anything and continued, "As for the Pain Fable and the special summoning rite, we need to put them into the Congress of Magic's research. Maybe it's related to some secrets of the world. That monster's appearance, existence, and rapid growth are all very strange and mysterious. If you weren't born to be good at spirit, soul, and mind magic, I'm afraid that I would have let it escape … "
Even though Thompson was a senior-rank sorcerer, he still felt that the monster was very strange.
Then, he took out the badge from his pocket and put it on.
…
In the vault, Lucien's sudden attack on the wall made Summer, Lot, Sandra, and the rest of the sorcerers very nervous. Especially Susan, she did not even dare to breathe heavily, as if she was afraid that the monster would suddenly attack them from behind or from some unexpected corner.
Tap, tap, tap. The tense atmosphere reached its climax when the footsteps echoed in the corridor. A middle-aged man wearing a flame-like magic robe appeared outside the vault. He had black hair and blue eyes, and he was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked very handsome and elegant.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Thompson from the Affair Committee. I happen to be working in Casper County, so I'm here to take over this case." The middle-aged man looked at Lucien and the rest of the sorcerers who were very alert, and it seemed like they were going to attack at any time.
There were three badges on his chest: one was an arcana badge with six silver stars on a black background, one was a magic badge with eight black circles on a silver background, and the last one was a black arcana badge, which represented that he was a member of the Affair Committee.
Lucien waved his hand to stop Susan, who was about to go out to greet the middle-aged man, and said carefully, "Mr. Thompson, please let us check your badges to make sure that it's safe. That monster is very strange and terrifying."
Although the middle-aged man was a member of the Affair Committee, Xia Lot and Sandra both nodded and agreed with Lucien's decision. After all, it was not the first time that a monster deceived a sorcerer and killed a sorcerer.
Thompson took down the three badges and let them float in front of the gate of the vault, letting Lucien and the rest of the sorcerers check them.
After making sure that there were no mistakes, Xia Lot turned on the magic circle and reported to Thompson directly, "Mr. Thompson, the monster this time is very strange, and there are a lot of mysteries surrounding it. I'll tell you from the beginning to the end so that you can take over the investigation."
According to the status of the three sorcerers in the team, Lucien should be the one to do this kind of thing. However, he was very weak right now, and it was very difficult for him to talk, so he asked Xia Lot to do it.
After listening to Xia Lot carefully, Thompson nodded and said, "The level of this compulsory task is higher than what we expected, and it's turned from a simple task to a dangerous one. Therefore, the final reward will be greatly increased after the assessment. Also, the magic items and potions that are damaged during the task will be compensated by the Congress. You just need to make a list and submit it to the Task Zone. Wait for one week. "
"That's great." The short-haired Sandra patted her collar and looked very happy. Obviously, the amulet was very valuable, and it was one of the most important things that could save her life.
Xia Lot did not look happy, but his cold face softened a bit. His magic robe was also a powerful item.
Thompson sealed the castle with magic and escorted Lucien and the rest of the sorcerers back to Fraser Town.
…
After a long silence, Sandra said in a complicated tone, "There are a lot of mysteries surrounding this task. The only thing that I'm sure of is that the ridiculous summoning ritual allowed an apprentice to summon an extremely terrifying monster. This is something that I can't explain with my current knowledge of Summoning. Maybe the process is not what I think it is. "
Among the three sorcerers, Sandra was the only one who was good at Summoning, so she was the most shocked.
Although Summoning magic was one of the three schools that retained the style of the ancient Magic Empire, Bill's special summoning ritual seriously violated the common sense of the ancient Magic Empire.
If an apprentice could summon a monster that was at least as powerful as a fifth-circle sorcerer, then the sorcerers of other schools would be nothing.
Therefore, Sandra could not understand it. She believed that the ancient Summoners would also think that it was a joke made up by some bards who did not understand magic.
Xia Lot nodded, "We need to see the whole process of the summoning ritual. But it's really weird. I still have a dark and gloomy feeling in my heart."
"I have a feeling that the monster is Bill himself …" Susan put in. In fact, she was a bit tempted. If it were not for the fact that Bill could not control himself and his ugly appearance, no one would say no to this kind of summoning ritual.
Lucien had recovered a lot. He looked at Susan and Scott through his monocle, "Have you read Pain Fable?"
Susan shook her head, and Scott said in fear, "Mr. Evans, I'm familiar with Bill. I've read a few stories in his room. Those stories were all very dark, and the plot was always covered with a layer of hopeless grey. After reading them, the readers would either feel desperate or hate, and they would want to destroy this world full of pain. I don't know why they are called fables. Maybe they are used to scare kids who don't want to sleep. "
"We need to go to the library to borrow some materials. I've decided to learn two more schools of magic," said Lucien. Lucien planned to borrow some books about Force Field and Necromancy. Force Field and Necromancy could be used together with the Book of Necromancy.
Force Field contained a lot of powerful defensive spells; Necromancy was about spirit, soul, blessing, curse, and so on. As for Electromagnetism and Thermodynamics, Lucien felt that he had a solid knowledge of them, so he did not need to study them too deeply for now. He only needed to learn the useful spells and replace several spell models in his soul.
As for Illusion and Transformation, Lucien did not have enough time to study them. He could only choose a few spells and forcibly construct them with his strong spiritual power like the ancient sorcerers did. It would be the same in the future, unless Lucien could find the connection between these schools of magic and his own knowledge.
In order to reach a higher level in the field of arcana and magic, Lucien had to focus and make the right choice.
Of course, the purpose of the Congress of Magic's arcana research was to put all magic under a common theory, believing that both the world and magic had an explanation of the origin. Therefore, many sorcerers above the senior-rank would also study the knowledge that they were not good at in addition to the fields that they were good at, hoping to find common points so that they could deepen the study of the essence.
Xia Lot and Sandra both nodded to Lucien's suggestion. If they did not want to find out the reason behind such a strange and mysterious thing, they would not be qualified to be an arcanist.
…
In the common arcana library, Arikos, the djinn manager, greeted Lucien politely, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Evans. How may I help you?"
With Lucien's level four arcanist badge, he could borrow forty books for only one arcana point.
"Arikos, do you have Pain Fables?" Lucien, Xia Lot and Sandra handed in their task reports and lists. Since their arcana points needed to be reevaluated, they came to the library first.
Arikos, whose chest was bared, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Evans. This is an arcana library. We don't collect fables. You can go to the Allyn City Library or the Renstadt Royal Library. "
"Then help me find a book that has a sentence like this: 'The Special Summoning Ritual of Vi …'" Lucien used Arikos as a search engine.
After listening for a while, Arikos named five books, "The Special Summoning Ritual of Veram", "The Special Summoning Ritual of Viken", "The Special Summoning Ritual of Vertra County" …
Lucien, Sandra, and Xia Lot all started to read the books together.
"Mr. Evans, this is it!" Sandra held up the book with a black leather cover, and the title of the book was "The Special Summoning Ritual of Viken".
Lucien took the book and read it carefully. It was exactly what he saw in the apprentice hall, and the process was even more ridiculous than he thought. For example, the book had to crawl and dance around a brazier, and it also had to tell its painful past in front of the brazier.
Lucien turned to the first page, and there was a comment from a sorcerer, "This book uses the name of the ancient legendary sorcerer, Viken. It's definitely a joke book. I suggest you remove it from the library."
"The ancient legendary sorcerer, Viken?" Although Lucien was known as a "historian" in Aalto, he did not know much about the history of Holm and other kingdoms on the other side of the Storm Strait. After joining the Congress of Magic, Lucien focused on arcana research and the improvement of his magic power.
Xia Lot explained to Lucien, "Viken is an ancient legendary sorcerer. His territory is the Kingdom of Brianne today. He's very cruel. It's said that in order to study a certain spell, he once locked up a city of twenty thousand people and forced them to kill each other in desperation. "
"I've never heard of his name. What's his legendary class?" asked Lucien curiously.
Sandra answered first, "I don't know. He disappeared before the War of Dawn. "
The book in Lucien's hand fell on the counter. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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