After autumn, the sun is warm and pleasant.
The warm breeze passed through the lush forest and came to the easternmost edge of the Glorious Empire.
This is already the outskirts of Huiyue Forest, even the most confident hunters would not want to hunt here, even if there are agile reindeer and fat hares everywhere.
Because Huiyue Forest is a terrifying labyrinth to outsiders, countless hunters who wanted to explore its secrets were lost in the boundless forest forever.
In fact, thousands of years ago, Huiyue Forest was not so dangerous, but since the elves migrated to Huiyue Forest, it has become a forbidden place for humans.
So there were rumors that those people who got lost in the Huiyue Forest were actually killed by the elves hiding in it.
The closest human city to Luna Forest is Yevil—also known as the City of Mages.
It was the elves who first learned to use arcane energy, and it was later passed on to humans.
However, after the extinction of the high elves, mages who continued to use arcane energy became rarer among the elves.
Instead, the team of human mages gradually grew, and even established a city of mages.
It has become another force outside the knight aristocratic system.
Of course, the Glory Empire has always been worried about the existence of Yevil, but due to the fear of the curse, the imperial nobles finally reached a tacit agreement with the mage council to live in peace.
Recently, this tacit understanding was almost broken by Mr. Xie. .
Because the [Eye of Judgment] forbidden spell he created can be called a paladin killer. If the Glory Empire had not encountered internal and external crises one after another, I am afraid that Yevil would not have remained calm.
This city of mages does not have tall walls, nor does it have fully armed defenders. After all, the mages also know that it is really better than the secular army. No matter what they do, they will not be the opponent of the Glorious Empire.
Therefore, instead of wasting money to support the army, it is better to study arcane arts and pinch a few more forbidden spells in hand to deter the glorious empire.
Most of the buildings in Yeville are made of stone, and the outer walls are painted with white fine sand, plus some personalized carvings, such as small sculptures, flower stands, stone pillars, etc., full of artistic atmosphere, highlighting the brilliance of civilization .
In the center of the city stands a tall white tower, which is the seat of the Mage Council and the real core of Yevil.
There is no trace of carving and stacking on the surface of this high tower, as if it is completely a natural whole. Its construction method is still a mystery.
A figure shrouded in gray mage robes was climbing up the tower along the spiral staircase. His face was covered by a wide hood, only a resolute chin was exposed.
The mages passing by just glanced at this person curiously, and didn't pay much attention.
There are not a few mages who are withdrawn and even weird, and everyone is familiar with it.
Moreover, there are many kinds of restrictions in the mage tower, if you don't have certain arcane attainments, walking around will be life-threatening.
The eccentric mage stopped on the seventeenth floor of the tower, pushed open a wooden door, and came to a dark room.
The room was lined with rows of tall bookshelves, making it look like a library.
The mage went over the bookshelves and came to a corner of the room.
There is a wolf stone statue placed here, and it seems that there is no way.
But the mage reached out and pressed the top of the stone statue, and a series of complicated incantations came out of his mouth.
Immediately, the stone statue moved away from its position, revealing a deep passage.
The mage walked in.
Passing through the passage, the hood on the mage's head has been taken off.
Impressively, it is Mr. Xie.
There are no windows around, but the room is brightly illuminated by magic lamps.
The interior decoration is very simple, focusing on practicality, without any fancy, except the bathtub in the corner of the room is a bit special—
Because the bath is full of thick blood!
Gudoo-gudoo-
It seemed that he heard the footsteps of Mr. Ji, a series of bubbles appeared on the surface of the blood pool, and then an old mage appeared.
The old mage looked about eighty or ninety years old, his thin body was almost skinny, even if he was soaked in the blood pool, he was bloodless, and it seemed that half of his foot had already stepped into the grave.
"How is it?" the old mage asked in a hoarse voice.
His tone was very weak, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
However, Mr. Ji's attitude towards this person was extremely respectful:
"Sorry, teacher. Saruman still failed. However, I have taken out his heart, and the experiment seems to be a success."
After speaking, Mr. Ji took out a wooden box from his arms, opened it, and placed it beside the pool of blood.
The old mage looked at the heart in the box, and the expression on his face suddenly became very complicated, like nostalgia, longing, and even a trace of inexplicable fear.
After a long time, the old mage sighed and said to Mr. Ji:
"bring it on."
Mr. Ji nodded, stepped forward and lifted the old mage out of the pool of blood, laying flat on the carpet, and then, he took out another dagger from his arms.
Just when the sharp blade of the dagger touched the old mage's thin chest, he spoke again:
"If you fail, remember to send my body to Yulong City..."
"No, teacher, we will definitely succeed!" Mr. Xi's gaze fluctuated a few times, but then he regained his firmness.
The old mage stopped talking and slowly closed his eyes.
Mr. Xi took a deep breath, and then cut open the old mage's chest with a dagger.
…
Roar-
A strange beast roar suddenly echoed in the mage tower.
Immediately, a huge and breathtaking aura rose suddenly, making everyone in the tower feel a tremor from the depths of their souls.
As if a drop of cold water had dropped into boiling oil, the frightened mages rushed out of their rooms immediately, talking about the changes in the tower.
"what happened?"
"Whose experiment went wrong?"
"Listening to the sound should be on the seventeenth floor..."
Soon, at the door of the room that Mr. Xi walked in just now, many mages who heard the sound had gathered.
But they all hesitated at the door, debating whether to break in and see what was going on.
Before the mages reached an agreement, the movement inside the door suddenly subsided.
Not long after, the door slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in a silver-white mage robe came out.
With a smile on his face, he opened his arms, as if to embrace the whole world, and said loudly:
"Dear gentlemen, do you remember me?"
All the sorcerers looked at each other.
Then finally an elderly mage said with horror on his face:
"You... you are a Kurdish mage!"
Kurd smiled slightly at the person who spoke, and said:
"Cam, I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?"
Cam, however, trembled as if he had seen a ghost.
The rest of the mages immediately talked about it.
Finally, more and more people came to their senses—this Kurdish mage was the previous speaker of the mage council!
But what surprised them was that the Kurdish mage should have been a dying old man over a hundred years old, how could he be so young now
Is there really a magic of rejuvenation in the world
At this time, Mr. Ji also came out of the room, stood beside Master Kurd, and said:
"Everyone, the teacher is going to hold an open class to impart his experience in arcane research for many years."
As soon as these words were said, the mages' eyes glowed and their hearts beat faster.
(end of this chapter)