Sandra looked at Lucien and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Evans?" She didn't think there was anything surprising about what she just said, and it didn't seem to contain any useful information either.
"After I used the 'element' ring, I suffered a severe side effect. It will take me a few days to recover." Lucien reached out his hand and picked up the book, Viken's Special Summoning Rite, which fell on the reception desk in front of Arikos. Lucien blamed his abnormality on the aftereffects of using senior-rank magic.
In fact, Lucien had almost recovered after resting in the carriage and the magic steam train. The reason why he lost control of himself was that Viken was not the only legendary sorcerer who went missing before the War of Dawn. Maskelyne, the Prophet, and other legendary sorcerers also went missing.
Xia Lot and Sandra didn't know as much as Lucien did. Maskelyne, the Prophet, went missing in the World of Souls, together with several old friends mentioned in the notebook. They were all doing some important magic experiment. Maskelyne could make divine items with magic, and his signature Grand Cross was very similar to the Church's Cross of Truth!
Lucien couldn't help but think, "Is Viken one of Maskelyne's old friends? Is Viken one of them also involved in that important experiment? Is this experiment related to the special summoning rite that he wrote down? Is there really a secret of a certain world in the World of Souls? But it must be very, very dangerous! "
"If I can become a grand arcanist or a legendary sorcerer, I'll definitely explore the World of Souls." Lucien subconsciously decided to keep this matter a secret. He planned to invite the legendary sorcerers and grand arcanists that he trusted to go with him when he was strong enough.
Xia Lot and Sandra didn't doubt Lucien's explanation. Instead, they thought it was normal. After all, using a magic item that was beyond one's rank would cost a lot.
"Mr. Evans, Mr. Xia Lot, we have already submitted the mission report to the council. I believe that the high-ranking gentlemen will investigate this special summoning ritual. Therefore, no matter how curious we are, we should not try it. I am worried that we will be controlled by the monster like Bill." Sandra reminded Lucien and Xia Lot. She was a sorcerer who was good at summoning, and she was instinctively against the strange and unpredictable consequences.
Lucien smiled faintly and said, "I won't try this summoning ritual before I become a High Order. I don't think I can deal with that kind of monster right now. Before that, I'm sure the council will be able to figure out a lot of things. Perhaps by then, we'll only need to look through the top-tier arcana library to understand everything. "
"If that's the case, that would be the best. If I can understand the details of the monster, I won't feel that it's strange and inexplicable when I encounter it in the future." The unknown enemy was always more terrifying than the known one. Xia Lot, as a battle sorcerer, was most worried about encountering a monster that was beyond their understanding.
Sandra smiled and said, "Yeah, we have the council, so we don't need to worry too much about this. However, I still want to borrow Pain Fable to read and see if it's as gloomy and hopeless as Scott described."
"Me too, but I need to borrow some other books first." Lucien asked Arikos to find some basic arcana books about Force Field and Necromancy, as well as some low-rank magic books from other schools.
Xia Lot put on his combat sorcerer hat and said, "I have other things to deal with, so I have to go now. It's my pleasure to meet you, Mr. Evans, and I hope that we can work together again in the future. I like your calmness and decisiveness. "
"I have to go to the Allyn City Library as well. Mr. Evans, you're not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magic lab. "Sandra shook Lucien's hand and said goodbye to Lucien," Mr. Evans, you're not the kind of arcanist who can only survive in a magic lab.
Lucien responded to them one by one and said to them modestly, "I learned a lot from your battle experience and your choice of spells. If it wasn't for your help, I would have died in Bertren Castle. Well, we don't need to wait for future cooperation. We can always communicate with each other. "
…
On the ground floor of the Abbey in Aalto.
The solemn and dignified bass melody was hummed by a slightly hoarse and sexy female voice. It seemed to outline the dark, gloomy, and oppressive atmosphere before a storm.
The sound gradually rose, revealing a soft and sorrowful feeling. Then, the melody became hurried, full of restlessness and impatience, like the sound of falling raindrops and strong winds.
When the theme of depression and anxiety appeared again, everything suddenly quieted down. Only a gentle melody could be heard. It was like a soul left behind and independent in the storm, forgetting the thunder and lightning, the oppressive darkness, the storm, and everything else in the world in its own feelings.
The storm came again, blowing at the soul that had been singing over and over again. But soon, the first movement came to an end. The warm melody flowed slowly, soothing the fatigue and trauma of the soul.
Natasha finished humming the main melody of Sonata of the Storm with a smile on her face. Then, she looked at the letter in her hand again, as if she could see through the darkness. It was the letter that Lucien sent on July 30th, and he was very satisfied with the Sonata of the Storm.
"Although it's not as good as Sorrow and Moonlight, it's still an excellent work. It inherits the speculation about life and the struggle against fate. It's a great birthday gift." Natasha commented in a low voice. Then, she looked up and read the content that she had read before, such as how Lucien taught (taught) the apprentices with the "Endless Exercises Tactic", the funny reactions of the apprentices, the accident of being mistaken as K to attend the Annual Meeting of Elements and Alchemy because they shared the same name, and the other trivial things that Lucien encountered in the Congress of Magic.
These things came to Natasha slowly, as if she was a friend who had traveled far and was talking about his experiences. Natasha felt warm and peaceful from the bottom of her heart.
"Why do I feel that reading these things is more interesting than humming music? Is it because I've been here for too long that I have some psychological problems? "Natasha rubbed her chin with her right hand and asked herself in confusion.
…
It was the Month of Flowers (May). The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but Allyn, which was high in the sky, was still cool.
In the magic lab in the garden villa.
The pale white tear mark on Lucien's left hand shone softly and turned into a shadow that slowly floated up. Then, under the control of Lucien, the powder of the sun stone and other magic materials were thrown into the mark in a specific order. They were mixed together by the waves generated by the creepy spells.
After many complicated processes, the pale white tear mark became as solid as a solid object, and its light was clear and soft.
At this time, the light spots in the crystal ball in Lucien's right hand turned into shooting stars and flew out one after another. Then, they formed an astrological picture that covered the tear mark and pressed it into Lucien's left hand.
The bright starlight covered the lab. When it disappeared, there was no mark left on Lucien's left hand. However, under the command of Lucien's will, the transparent pale white tear mark became more prominent, filling the environment with vitality.
According to the records in the Book of Blessings, Lucien made the first permanent blessing, Childlike Gratitude, with the help of the imprint left by the little girl Mary. It could effectively resist the environment of rotten bodies and dead spirits, and it could slightly improve one's defense against soul attacks.
In order to complete this blessing, Lucien spent all the two hundred arcana points he got from the mission in Bertren Castle. In the past few months, he had been studying Force Field and Necromancy spells with the subsidies from the Congress of Magic and the Will of Elements.
So far, Lucien had 102 arcana points in total, and he had constructed five more third-circle spells: Dimensional Cage, Protection from Energy Damage, Festering Curse, Secondary Telepathic Bond, and Lightning. He had also increased the number of second-circle spells to twenty. Among them, Lucien had eliminated and reconstructed some of them to make his low-rank spells more comprehensive.
After packing up and leaving the lab, Lucien saw his steward, Charles, walking towards him. Charles was an energetic middle-aged gentleman.
"Sir, Mr. Gaston from the Will of Elements wants to see you."
…
In the Allyn branch of the Will of Elements.
"Evans, I heard that you've been reading Pain Fable recently. What did you find? "Gaston asked casually as he gestured for Lucien to sit down.
Lucien shook his head, "Nothing. I just feel that those stories are too twisted. They show the most despicable and abominable side of human nature. After reading them, I feel hopeless. It seems that the stories are deliberately twisted in order to make them more thoughtful … Mr. Gaston, I wonder how the Congress is doing in this regard. If it's confidential, you can pretend that I never asked. "
"So far, no senior-rank sorcerer who participated in the research has succeeded in summoning that kind of monster, which makes people wonder if the ritual is real or not …" Gaston did not hide anything from Lucien. After all, Lucien was also involved in this mission.
After a short pause, Gaston stared at Lucien with his dark yellow eyes, "This time, I want you to come here because there's a compulsory mission from the Will of Elements for you. Someone asked us to deliver a letter to the King of Nightmares in the Dark Mountain Range. Since you're from the Duchy of Orvarit and you're familiar with the place, we want to give you this mission. After you finish it, you'll be rewarded with a thousand arcana points. Don't worry, the King of Nightmares has contacts outside the Dark Mountain Range. They'll take you to the depth of the Dark Mountain Range. You're only a middle-rank sorcerer. "
The Dark Mountain Range, the Duchy of Orvarit … The familiar words reminded Lucien of the place where he first came to. Although the life there was very depressing, he still missed it a lot after he left. It was like his hometown.
Seeing that Lucien was silent for a while, Gaston smiled and said, "Of course, this mission will take a long time, and it's also dangerous. If you don't want to take it, you can change to another mission. If you accept, you'll be able to get an advance payment of a thousand arcana points and a year's worth of allowance. You'll be able to buy enough potions and materials without any hindrance to your improvement. "
Lucien thought of Uncle Chorre, Aunt Alisa, John, and Natasha. He had mixed feelings, but in the end, he smiled and nodded, "I'll take it, Mr. Gaston."
"Be careful. This time, you'd better take the northland route. The Church has strengthened the blockade on the Storm Strait, and many powerful sorcerers have come here." Gaston patted Lucien's shoulder, "Take the monocle with you, but the electromagnetic environment in the Storm Strait is very chaotic. When you reach the other side of the continent, it'll be very difficult for you to contact the Congress of Magic."
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