On the thirty-fifth floor of the Headquarters of the Magic Council, inside a small meeting room …
At the center of the room, there was a common long table made of cherrywood, surrounded by twenty-four chairs. Every chair was made of precious wood. The red velvet was soft and bouncy, and the back of the chair was carved with different patterns, including the symbols of elements, a storm enshrouded in lightning, and a crown of magic and arcana.
"It has been confirmed that it was Alterna, the God of the Silver Moon, who caused the changes of the crimson moon, and that the one who was fighting against her was a being that had never been seen before. It might be from a silent world where there are only black, white, and gray." The Prophet of Tower, who was wearing a gray pointy hat, proposed the preliminary conclusion of what happened last night.
Since such an unbelievable anomaly was involved, and the two beings that were closest to 'reality' were involved, the Highest Council of the Congress of Magic naturally convened a meeting to discuss the matter and make subsequent arrangements.
Of the twenty-four members of the Highest Council, only eighteen were present. Hathaway, the Lord of Elements, and the rest of them were absent because they were out.
After hearing the Prophet's words, Vicente, the Lord of the Undead, who was wearing a black cloak and whose eyes were flickering with dark red flames, knocked the table and said, "What we should be concerned about most right now is the location of the unknown alternate dimension where Alterna and the mysterious being were wounded and killed, and why they suddenly fought each other."
"It should be related to the fight between Dracula, Prince of Vampires, and Rhein. According to the results of astrology, I went to the Dark Mountain Range for investigation at dawn. I found that the Castle of Silver-Eyed Count Rhein's Observer was seriously damaged and automatically jumped to the Night Highland to rest. The area within a dozen square kilometers has been reduced to powder and debris, with the intense 'smell' of Dracula." Douglas reported the result of his investigation unhurriedly, "As for why they fought each other and why a mysterious being was involved, there is no other information for now."
Fernando glanced around the hall with his red eyes. Many legendary sorcerers and archmages lowered their eyes, not daring to make eye contact with him, in case they were picked by him and caused a storm of roars.
"I've made arrangements for the search of the unknown dimension. Bergner and Annonis will cooperate fully. If you have time, try to join us. I don't need to say how important it is." He was the grand arcanist who had been watching over Allyn in recent years. Naturally, he was the one who made the initial arrangements. Bergner was the Prophet, and Annonis was the Astrologer.
"Also, I've confirmed from other sources that the incident is related to Dracula and Rhein...... and mysterious being. the silent world of black, white, and gray can't be bypassed if we want to find the reason for their fight!"
As he spoke, he looked straight into the eyes of Vicente, the Lord of the Undead.
"Fernando, what are you talking about?" The dark red flames in the eyes of Vicente, the Lord of the Undead, flickered. He was not a crazy sorcerer who was devoted to his research and did not know how to communicate with others. How could he not know that Fernando was talking to him?
"I got a report from the Duchy of Orvarit. At the end of April, 816, there was a drastic change near Lake Elsinore. Some adventurers survived. They described the change as' the colors around them faded away, leaving only monotonous black, white, and gray. Sound seemed to have disappeared too. 'Don't tell me that it has nothing to do with the silent world of black, white, and gray around the Silver Moon last night!"
"Rogelio was nearby at that time. Why didn't he write about it in his report?"
Fernando's eyes were sharp, and he was almost roaring. The 'survivor' of Lake Elsinore was, of course, Lucien.
Because of the Church's ambush and Hathaway's attack, many adventurers survived at that time, not to mention the night watchers and the knights of the dukedom who participated in the encirclement of Argent Horn. It was not difficult for Lucien to find out more about it. Therefore, after learning it from Natasha, Lucien did not keep it a secret but directly told his teacher Fernando. After all, his teacher would be able to find out sooner or later. Therefore, he might as well do Fernando a favor in advance so that he could draw a line between himself and the World of Souls.
"You have to ask Hathaway about that." Lucien blamed Hathaway, who was not here.
"Then I have to ask Hathaway about the gray and white phenomenon in Heidler?"
Fernando continued roaring. The fierce storm made Lucien lean his body to one side.
The other members of the Highest Council were all aware of the obvious anomaly in Heidler, but they didn't mention it before because they couldn't find the reason. Right now, seeing that the black, white, and gray world of silence was similar to the situation in Heidler, they couldn't help but have suspicions. However, they all hoped that the Lord of Storm would bring it up first.
Fernando did not disappoint them. He roared and exposed them mercilessly.
Lucien's face was as thin as a piece of skin. Lucien said, "It's because Heidler is connected to an unknown alternate dimension, and it's polluted. This alternate dimension can greatly enhance the necromancers' ability to summon spectres and use necromancy. Unfortunately, we haven't found the entrance, and we can't explore it further. Therefore, we don't know if it has anything to do with the black, white and gray world. I plan to bring it up after I go back and investigate it. "
At this point, Vicente could only tell the truth about the World of Souls. After all, it was not so easy to find the entrance!
"Very good. Now that we have a direction for the two issues, it's time to ask Hathaway and Rogelio. Everybody here, please arrange your own research and exploration and spare some time to help with the two issues. After all, they involve the truth of the world. "Douglas seized the opportunity and announced the end of the meeting before Fernando continued roaring.
After the rest of the members of the Highest Council left, Fernando, who stayed behind, shook his head. "Things are more complicated than I thought."
In fact, he did not fully believe Lucien's explanation, but he respected his' right of privacy 'and did not ask for details. It was fine as long as the general idea was correct.
For the confident Lord of Storm, as long as something had been done in this world, there would always be traces left. He believed that he could investigate or explore them.
For example, although Lucien said that Dracula did not remember his smell and appearance, since Lucien had asked Natasha for help, it would be easy for someone to infer it from Natasha's whereabouts and behavior.
Therefore, Fernando took Lucien back to the Duchy of Orvarit through a space jump for two reasons. First, to confuse them. After doing such a big thing, no normal person would return to the 'scene' immediately. Second, if there was some secret involved, and someone really suspected Lucien, then Fernando's action would mean that the secret had been submitted by Lucien to the Congress of Magic. If they wanted to kill Lucien, they would have to destroy the entire Congress of Magic!
… …
Spiritual power was closely related to the soul and the cognitive world. The exploration of spiritual power and the improvement of meditation methods had to be done with great caution. For so many years, more than one or two senior-rank sorcerers of the Congress of Magic had been injured because of the improvement of their meditation methods. Some of them were even unlucky enough to die. Therefore, after Lucien redid the photoelectric sensing experiment and inferred spiritual power from the wave-particle duality of light, he did not come up with a unique meditation method immediately. Instead, he adjusted and modified the meditation method bit by bit according to the effect. It was estimated that it would take him two to three years to perfect it.
Opening the window, the night wind of the Month of Ice rushed in, making one shiver but also completely sober.
Lucien looked at Alferris who was focused on roasting a whole lamb in the garden. He smiled and shook his head. It had been a few days since he came back, and the chances of him showing up in public were increasing. However, no one suspected that he was related to the scarlet moon, because in the eyes of the arcanists except for Fernando and Thompson, Lucien Evans, the director of the Atom Institution, had never left Allyn.
They believed that Lucien was worried about being assassinated by the Church, so he had been focusing on improving his magic power. It was a very normal choice.
Lucien was lucky that Alferris was always in disguise, and he had not been away for too long.
"My lord, Mr. Arthur is here again. Do you still want to refuse him with the same reason as before?" As the chief butler, Leo was one of the few people who knew that Lucien had just come back.
Lucien shook his head, "Let him in. I need to ask him about the production of the magic crystal lamp."
Although Lucien had gained the Health Belt, Pale Justice, and other invaluable items, he did not have many senior-rank materials and potions left. He only had one tube of solid helium, one tube of Alferris' Blood, three tubes of liquid helium, and four tubes of Water Song left.
Also, he had borrowed the materials for the ritual from his teacher. He had mortgaged the income of Holm Minerals and Harvest Company for three years, and he had to pay for Little Crystal with the subsidies from the sorcerers and arcanists. He did not have many Thales and arcana points to spend on other things except for the experiment materials that he could use from the budget of the Atom Institution. He was in dire need of new sources of income.
Arthur's legs were shaking. He walked into the living room with a warm smile on his chubby face, "Hi, Lucien, the youngest member of the Arcana Review Board. You're finally free."
"It's so late. Is there anything urgent?" Lucien asked straightforwardly. He did not want to share his experience of 'full improvement'.
Arthur unbuttoned one of his buttons and smiled, "It's so nice to be in a sorcerer's house. It's freezing outside, but it's as warm as spring inside, unlike my house. Even if the fireplace is burning all the time, it still can't achieve the same effect."
"Hehe, Lucien, I'm here because the first batch of magic crystal lamps has been produced, and Duke James wants to install the new lamps in his house in Renstadt. So, under the guidance of a few sorcerers of the school of electromagnetism, we've set up a circuit from the water magic circle outside of the city to his house and helped him change the lamps."
"Tonight is the first time that the electric crystal lamps are lit. It's the first time that a noble's house is completely illuminated by magic, except for the sorcerers' houses and churches! This is a historic event. As the designer, how can you not take part in it? "Arthur smiled and said humorously.
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