Typhon Empire, southwest border.
The winter rain mixed with fine snowflakes keeps falling, splashing a chaotic curtain in the dim light of the evening. The continuous rain, the gloomy sky, and the fog in the mountains are intertwined and mixed together, making the whole world appear blurred Get hazy.
And in this hazy world, the poor frontier mountain villages fell into darkness early on, and the mountain people who had no money to buy lamp oil could only hide in dark houses in this bad weather, relying on the small stove He warmed himself by the fire, and looked at the ancient black spire standing on the top of the mountain with a little horror.
The windows at the top of the black spire are emitting a strange dark red light, and ominous dark clouds are shrouded above the spire. The chaotic and hazy rain seems to be summoned by those lights, making the whole world dark and humid .
That crazy old magician is doing those terrible things again—the superstitious mountain folk shut their windows one by one anxiously, whispering about the gods they believe in at home, and hoping that the curse of the black magician will not come himself.
And at the top of the magic tower, Mary and the other apprentices didn't know what the superstitious and ignorant villagers in the mountain village were thinking, even if they knew, they didn't have any interest in paying attention.
These apprentices are nervously arranging the laboratory, and placing all kinds of magic materials in the correct place according to the instructions of the instructor. A large brazier is burning in the center of this stone-made room, and red flames of unusual colors are jumping in the brazier. , the flame was like blood shaking in the air.
The old magician stood in the center of a certain magic circle next to the brazier, while injecting magic power into the magic circle, he stared at the movements of each apprentice with his gloomy eyes. He didn't wear the black robe, and the artificial nerve cord came from his spine. The position spread out, slowly wriggling behind him, like a poisonous snake.
An apprentice accidentally shook his hand when he sprinkled amethyst dust into the brazier, and the sparks that shot out rippled in the air in circles. The apprentice immediately looked at his mentor in horror, but the old magician The teacher just gave him a fierce look: "Be careful! You trash!"
The apprentice heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly continued the work at hand with a more cautious attitude.
Mary used a special tool to pour the liquid mixed with ore powder, monster blood, and magic grass juice into the rune groove on the floor, while sneaking a look at her mentor.
Since the last "connection", the state of the old mage Daniel has become more and more wrong.
Although he always acted crazy in the past, punishing apprentices for no reason, and doing all kinds of creepy experiments, but this time the old mage was not the same as before—he seemed to be suffering After suffering a great fright and bearing the huge but unspeakable pressure, the whole person became extremely nervous. He drove the apprentices to set up countless spiritual defense circles in the magic tower almost without sleep, and carved the magic circle on his body. Countless new runes have been acquired, he has to meditate for a long time before falling asleep, and has been awakened by nightmares more than once...
The other apprentices didn't know why, but Mary suspected that this series of abnormal behaviors were all related to the "connection" made by the mentor last time.
Mentor says he made a deal with a horrible being... so all this is because of that deal? Was it that "terrible existence" that frightened this powerful magician to such an extent
What a terrifying monster that must be...
Mary didn't dare to ask the instructor for details, so she could only do her own work silently with her head down, and prayed that she would not make mistakes in the process and not be punished by the old mage, and she knew that other people probably thought the same way.
Finally, all the magic runes were set up, and the brazier and instruments used in the ceremony were in the correct position and state, the old magician took a look at the situation in the laboratory, and waved his hands anxiously: "Go away! "
The apprentices hurriedly left the laboratory one by one as if they had received amnesty.
"Mary! You stay!" The old mage's vicious voice came from behind.
The young low-level female mage trembled involuntarily, but she didn't dare to disobey the instructor's order, so she could only try to calm her heartbeat, then turned her head slowly, and came to the old mage respectfully.
"You, stretch out your hand!"
Mary obeyed the order almost numbly, raised her left hand and passed it over, and then she watched as the old mage grabbed her arm and stabbed her arm with a dagger casually.
At this moment, she was about to withdraw her hand, but in the end she abruptly stopped this action that might bring terrible punishment.
After the sharp pain, the female mage's blood flowed out from the wound and floated in the air strangely.
Daniel casually drew a few runes in the air with a bloody dagger, and the blood from Mary was drawn and floated to the brazier in the center of the room, where it was quickly swallowed by the flames inside.
"Okay... okay..." the old mage muttered nervously, "mixing the blood of the sacrificer into the ritual process should transfer the extraterrestrial wanderer to the sacrificer... plus all the misleading, Defensive runes, I'm safe, I'm safe..."
Before Mary could hear what the old mage meant, she was pushed hard from behind by the latter: "Go, stand in the middle of the magic circle, quick!"
Mary glanced at the magic circle, judged it from the knowledge of mysticism she had mastered, and then recalled what her mentor said before, and finally realized in horror what this terrible old mage wanted to do——
This old man wanted to deceive the terrifying existence with whom he had made a deal. He wanted to use himself as a sacrifice, as a scapegoat!
But it was too late for her to resist, she had already stepped into the magic circle, and a powerful force held her firmly in place!
And even if she was not attracted by the magic circle, she knew that the result would not change in any way, she didn't dare at all, and she was powerless to resist...
Daniel watched the dark red runes light up one by one, and the female apprentice who was usually the most silent stood obediently within the range of the magic circle, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The time he agreed with the wanderer outside the territory will soon come, but he still has to make one last struggle—he has already arranged dozens of layers of protective magic circles in this mage tower, and set up a large number of protective magic circles on himself. Protection spells, so many protections, may be enough to resist the arrival of wanderers from outside the territory...
Moreover, he also pushed Mary into the magic circle as a misleading medium, which was also a layer of insurance.
What if the rogue outside the domain discovers this "fake product"
Then put all the blame on this female apprentice, and say that she broke into the magic circle without authorization at a critical moment in the ceremony, causing trouble to the great wanderer...
Daniel felt that his mind was swollen, and his thinking gradually became confused. He looked at the female apprentice in the magic circle, and suddenly felt a little puzzled. He wondered when the other party became his apprentice, wondered why he was standing here, wondered Why would I want to hurt an innocent child...
A few messy and broken pictures suddenly popped up in his mind. He saw a younger self standing in a dilapidated mage tower, and saw a little girl who was only about ten years old running in front of him recklessly. To preparing food for the little girl myself…
Daniel was stunned for a moment, and immediately rushed forward to rescue Mary, but the moment he took action, his mind fell into chaos again.
The dead end magic research, the magical power of the eternal sleeper, the joy of seeking the truth and achieving great success...
He looked at Mary viciously, waiting for the moment when the protective measures he had set up would stop the wanderers from outside the territory.
Then, his eyes shook for a while, and a boundless world composed of clear sky and boundless water quickly spread around him. Countless huge metal platforms floated to the surface of the water, and the wanderer from outside the territory stood there with a smile on his face. In front of him.
The defenses he had put in place hadn't worked at all—nor had Mary, who was misleading, helped.
"Lord... my Lord..."
The old mage's chaotic thinking finally woke up in this virtual world. He instantly realized how stupid his actions were, and tried to remedy them.
However, Gao Wen didn't care about the attitude of the old mage at all, and he didn't even realize that the other party had taken any protection before—
Because he didn't connect to this old mage by "hacking" at all. When he kicked the other party out of the network last time, he left an open port in the other party's mind, and also dug a corresponding back door on the network...
This is also one of the results of his research on the spiritual network technology of the Eternal Sleeper for a period of time.
He believes that those eternal sleepers who have always focused on improving their personal strength and still only know how to use traditional mind protection spells to protect their minds will definitely not be able to discover this new operation based on the network architecture...
The old mage looked at the "Wanderer outside the Territory" in surprise, and had a doubt in his heart—why is this inhuman being in front of him not angry? Isn't his own protection and misleading an offense and betrayal to him
Gao Wen finally noticed the strangeness of the old mage, and asked casually, "Why are you nervous?"
The old mage was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head: "I... no, I just feel a little scared because I was summoned by you again."
He suddenly understood, understood why the wanderer outside the territory in front of him would ignore his "little action".
Because this powerful existence didn't feel his little resistance at all...
The dozens of layers of spiritual protection barriers in the mage tower, the countless protective runes on his body, Mary as a bait, and the specially arranged ceremony scene, all together, the hindering power generated has not yet reached the level that can be perceived by "outsider wanderers" degree…
"Don't be nervous, let's sit down and talk slowly." Gawain waved his hands with that ever-gentle smile to create tea tables, chairs, tea and snacks, and instructed Daniel to sit down.
Daniel sat down cautiously, because he was guilty, he didn't even look at Gawain.
He heard that indifferent voice from the opposite side: "I have some things for you to do."
"Just tell me..."
Gao Wen smiled, and a pile of scrolls and blueprints appeared in his hand: "Don't worry, let's do two sets of big questions first."