In the north, Stanzoya is a city at the junction of the Brünnhilde Plain and the Kovar Mountains. This is a city built on the mountain with a long history. From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, gray-white buildings are lined up in rows, forming this huge city. City.
North of the city is the Brünnhilde Icefield, a large glacier that has not melted for hundreds of years. Legend has it that this was not the case originally, but that this situation was caused by the death of several high-level mages in a magic war. As for the truth, I am afraid only the witnesses at the time can answer it.
The large ice sheet rises like mountains, forming the Kovar Mountains. Under the mountains is another fertile plain, which belongs to the Kingdom of Lesario, a country famous for its developed forestry.
In the ancient Magic Empire, this place was the center of the North and was known as the "Never-Falling Fortress." Historically, this place was surrounded by flames of war several times during the Magic Wars, but had never been captured.
Stan Sawyer's most recent change of ownership was three hundred years ago, during the modern magic revolution. The commander stationed in the city at that time was Charles Preston. His Excellency, who had not yet advanced to legend at that time, acted as Although a member of the ancient magic empire had the strength to fight against the revolutionary mage, Lord Preston still chose to open the city gate and surrender the city to Herman Braggs.
Because of this righteousness, Lord Preston was able to enter the High Council after the war, and finally broke through the shackles and became a legendary mage.
Stanzoya became the organization of the necromancers and the headquarters of the Immortal Throne.
Even in summer, the sunshine in Stansoya still seems to be shrouded in a layer of mist, which is thin and ambiguous. The flowing clouds slowly cast large shadows on the ground, showing bright light and shadow.
Stanzoya was built in the year 366 of the Blue Moon Calendar. It followed the rules of the ancient magic empire and the city was divided into three districts.
Xiacheng District is an area where ordinary people live. Markets, shops, and stacks of bungalows make up the endless scenery here.
The middle city area was originally the territory of the nobles, but now it has long been open to ordinary people to live in. However, the prices of houses are more expensive than those in the lower city area. Most of the people who purchase real estate are wealthy merchants or wealthy nobles and mages.
The upper city area has been exclusively occupied by mages for hundreds of years, and even nobles cannot enter it at will. However, after the modern magic revolution, the original mystery and majesty here has been lost.
Nowadays, the upper town of Stanzoya is filled with a large number of research institutions. Since this is the headquarters of the Immortal Throne, most of the research institutions are in the necromancy department or engaged in related research. It is a veritable academic city.
In a corner of the upper town of Stanzoya, in a three-story, hexagonal building, steady and sure words were coming from a laboratory.
"It is now 13:05 pm. The thirty-sixth test begins."
The man who spoke was wearing a mask and a white robe. His cuffs had seven lines of gold, showing his identity as a seventh-level high-level mage.
The man stared at the petri dish on the table. In it, a small ball of blood-colored substance was lying quietly in it, with nothing unusual visible.
Above the petri dish is a huge microscope, and the images captured are directly projected onto the whiteboard beside it. They are countless squirming round objects. They have a more popular name, called cells.
It can be seen that the cells in the culture dish are constantly dividing and proliferating, gradually filling the field of view of the microscope. On the other side of this patch of cells, the lighter-colored cells are dividing slowly, and the increase is almost invisible to the naked eye.
"The dose is twice the previous dose and other parameters are the same."
The man asked his assistant to make some simple records, and then used the mage's hand to put the petri dish into another black box next to the table.
There are complex lines on the box. When the man touches it lightly, the lines will emit light, and changes invisible to the naked eye will take place in the black box.
After about ten seconds, the light quickly dimmed. The man confirmed the indication on the outside of the box before opening it, using a mage's hand to take out the petri dish inside, and put it back under the microscope.
It can be seen that the proliferation rate of the cells that were constantly dividing has slowed down significantly, and a large number of cells have become necrotic, showing a dull color.
But at the same time, most of the lighter-colored cells on the other side were necrotic, making the man frown.
"Record, at 13:08 p.m., the thirty-sixth test, after twelve units of third-category radioactive rays were irradiated for ten seconds under conventional parameters, most of the ordinary cells were necrotic, and most of the diseased cells were necrotic, but they still maintained proliferation. , the experiment failed.”
Following the man's words, several pieces of parchment and quills floating around his assistant began to write automatically.
"Sir, Mr. Rockfield, the thesis review committee has passed on a paper that I would like you to review."
The assistant glanced at the automatic writing quill on his right and said to him.
"Thesis review committee?"
The man, Javier Rockfield, took off his mask, washed his hands, and dried them with a towel.
"Which Excellency does it belong to?"
As a high-level mage, he usually needs to review the papers of other colleagues who are also high-level mage. In a few cases, there will be breakthrough papers of mid-level mage. Therefore, Rockfield subconsciously asked.
"Uh... It's not a high-level mage, it's a low-level mage... It's the thesis of Reiner Iain Gray."
The assistant was stunned when he saw the name, and then said it tremblingly.
"he?"
Rockfield was even more surprised. Of course he knew that Reiner Ingle was a popular figure in the mercury balance. In fact, Rockfield was currently studying the project assigned by his teacher Preston using Reiner. .The Discovery of Iain Gray.
But he always felt that this young and promising mage should focus on the alchemy system. Why was there a paper on the necromancy system submitted
Moreover, all high-ranking mages know very well that Rainer Ingle's paper caused the cognitive collapse of the unlucky Francois family. Does this paper have the same innovativeness
In the past three hundred years, there has been no case of cognitive breakdown among high-level mage. Rockfield is confident in his knowledge, but the rumors surrounding Reiner still leave traces in his subconscious.
Rockfield put aside these thoughts and ordered.
"Send the paper here and I will review it here."
The assistant nodded and quickly left the laboratory. About ten minutes later, he returned to the laboratory with a hastily bound paper.
"pea?"
But when Rockfield saw the title of the paper, he almost burst into laughter.