As the first ray of winter morning light shines into the window, it wakes up the sleeping white dragon Cyrus. Last night, its frequent and rapid snoring made everyone around it unable to sleep peacefully.
This also made Zhao Xu deep down in his heart that when he went on adventures in the future, he would definitely put this white dragon who ate a lot of bullshit and talked a lot in a dark room alone, or tailor a silence spell package for him.
To Zhao Xu's surprise, the owner of the house, Freire, came to visit early in the morning and brought breakfast to eat with them.
At this time, Zhao Xu had just finished preparing the spell, and Vivian and Bailong were also preparing for battle. According to Zhao Xu, anything could happen during their visit to the Mage Association today.
Generally, players can be conservative at night and log off directly. Otherwise, after the news of his arrival in Oru City spread last night, he might be attacked at night.
"Mr. Zhongxia, I'm afraid there are some changes in this morning's plans." Freyr looked a little confused.
At this moment, he was wearing a dark orange fur coat to protect against the cold wind, and he was holding a gentleman's cane in his hand. However, Zhao Xu glanced at it and saw that there was no trace of magic on it.
Sure enough, he went to the Three Treasures Hall without incident. Zhao Xu asked on the spot, "What's wrong?"
Seeing this, Freir said with a bit of entanglement: "Because the aftermath of last night's attack on the Flaming Red Lips is not small, the city of Oru is almost under martial law today, and ordinary people are not allowed to go out. The city guards are searching for unknown identities everywhere. character."
"The top leaders of the alliance are also very nervous about this time. The intensity even exceeds that of ordinary attacks. In my impression, only the 'Barlow Fire Demon Attack' fifteen years ago can compare with today's intensity."
"Including several major churches in the city have sent bishops to investigate, and several giants from the Mage Association are also heading to the scene of the incident. So Mr. Zhongxia, because the identity verification requires the presence of the branch's giants. Maybe you have to go there in person. The place where last night’s incident happened, or simply stay in the branch for a few days until they return.”
Freire said and looked at Zhao Xu with a hint of expectancy.
Naturally, this world is not either one or two in a funny way, and there is no room for change.
It stands to reason that of the two methods currently used by Zhao Xu, the first one is to visit the Flaming Red Lips in person, which will naturally be a bit annoying, as if he were to intercept it in person.
The second type goes directly to the lodging association branch, just like when he went to Winter City. Just use your identity as an association mage to stay at the accommodation of the Winter City Mage Association. But at that time, he encountered the "Falling Star Town Slave Trading Incident" that broke out a few days in advance, so he gave up.
As Master Zhao Xu Sihuan also serves as the president of the local town, he can naturally stay at the branch with peace of mind. Waiting until those giants come back to contact him is the safest way. If he just did this, Zhao Xu would no longer have a reason to stay in Freir's house, and it would also deprive him of a way to contact him, so Freir had a troubled expression.
However, Zhao Xu is a little special.
If he really planned to stay at the branch, he could do that last night.
Zhao Xu, who brought a white dragon and a succubus, didn't want to cause too much trouble and attract too much attention. To know that the legendary mage defeated Ergou, such a strong man was curious when he saw the succubus-born paladin Vivian, let alone the city of Oru.
The city of Oru where the Nine Ring Mage exists is a dangerous wall to him. So what if he can retaliate afterwards, what was lost cannot be recovered at all.
Taking "Vivian" with you, even if he has such an identity as "association president", it is very likely to attract attention. During this period, Zhao Xu had some suspicions that Ms. May was testing him.
As for going to the "Flame Red Lips" ruins that Zhao Xu had just ruined last night, it was just like those criminal suspects who returned to the crime scene to watch after committing the crime, and the degree of seeking death was extremely high.
He, who was not suspected at first, might be linked together. Once Lux's shielding ability fails, Zhao Xu will have to face the nine-ring mage and the legendary powerhouse.
While he was thinking about the gains and losses, White Dragon Cyrus was chewing on the meal served by the maid, tearing off a piece of meat from a roasted lamb leg and chewing it, filling his mouth with food and asked.
"What kind of demon traces are so exaggerated?"
Freire, who had received the news a long time ago, could look embarrassed. It's just that Zhao Xu, whom he paid attention to, didn't say anything about it, as if he didn't care at all.
After pausing for a while, Freire, who couldn't wait for Zhao Xu to pay attention, said with an embarrassed look: "It is said, just said. I can't guarantee the authenticity. Mr. Cyrus, it seems that the name of a certain demon lord appears. In the secret room where the underground leader died."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the other party was hit by a hundred swords. It is a bit similar to the ritual that the lord believer used to please him, but it is more unpopular. Generally, it is only done by certain noble believers."
For an instant, the teacup that Zhao Xu originally held paused slightly.
"Is this role reversed?" White Dragon Cyrus complained, "No matter how you look at it, it should look like the underworld giant Kuroze tortured others and performed rituals to please the devil. Why is he now the sacrifice?"
Vivian on the side is a succubus herself and can be said to have quite a lot of research in this area. At this moment, she is listening to the exchange between the two people very quietly.
But when she heard the key points, she could feel the sharpness of her eyes even through her helmet.
Zhao Xu, on the other hand, let out a breath.
Although he has paid attention to a lot of demonology-related knowledge during this period, his free time every day is also limited. Regarding the sacrificial rituals used by "Graz'zt's" worshipers to please him, he only knew about the most common dozen or so, and he had only a few impressions of the remaining hundreds.
It's just that last night, time was extremely tight, and Zhao Xu was in a hurry to execute it when outsiders could search for it at any time.
He was indeed negligent and did not conduct knowledge checks for various situations in detail.
At this time, he looked at the hot tea in his ceramic cup. Even though there was a heater burning in the room, it still couldn't block the cold air and allowed it to slowly cool down.
Frey's "biological father" Tang De was certified by Antinoya and was a follower of the Demon King Graz'zt.
That's why Zhao Xu framed him like this last night to attract the church's attention and use their power to suppress the alliance leader Tang De.
But the ritual that Fleur is performing now is actually an alternative form of "ritual to please the devil". In addition, he left Graz'zt's name behind, which invisibly directed this power to the other party.
At that time, Zhao Xu relied on the recovered Lux and was fearless.
But the current situation has become different.
Was that superficial ritual an "inadvertent mistake" on Fleur's part
Or is it her "intentional" decision.
If Fleur is innocent and faces off in the ceremony, will Zhao Xu attract Graz'zt's power and make the other party pay attention to Fleur.
In the beginning, Fleur was only separated by a layer of membrane because of Tang De. It is not an exaggeration to say that she might become a sacrifice for her father, Tang De, to Grazte at any time. However, Fleur lived well in her previous life, and Zhao Xu did not do anything. Worry. Now if the connection is made through this ritual, Fleur will undoubtedly be exposed to Graz'zt.
"But Mr. Zhongxia, don't worry, tonight's party will not be cancelled. The invitations have been sent. You will come with me tonight." Freir continued to show Zhao Xu his connections and power.
After accepting the invitation letter to express his gratitude, Zhao Xu politely thanked the guest and mentioned that he would need a quiet environment to study the transcription spells in the next few hours.
Freir was not surprised by this common situation among mages. After asking if he needed to provide some transcription materials, he resigned directly.
Zhao Xu, on the other hand, ordered the two of them to continue to be vigilant, then walked directly into the inner study and locked it gently.
Then he took out the "Passage Staff" purchased on the black market of the Northern Alliance and placed it in front of him.
Now that things have come to a point, he has to go see Fleur.
Not only out of responsibility for the friendship between the two in the previous life, but also because he wanted to know whether he had been deceived by the other party.
The seven-ring "Advanced Teleportation Technique" stored in the staff allows Zhao Xu to teleport to any location in Arthur without any hindrance, as long as it is not an alien world.
The only prerequisite is that he must be familiar with that place.
In key locations such as the Commander's Mansion, shielding measures have been implemented to prevent ordinary spellcasters from "detecting" methods.
It is equivalent to blocking the opponent's "magic channel" to "familiarize" the commander's house.
But Zhao Xu actually happened to have served as a garrison member of the Commander's Mansion in his previous life.
In an instant, Zhao Xu began to meditate and recall those specific places, and at the same time waved the staff in his hand to activate the power of teleportation.
next moment.
His figure reappeared.
"Zhongxia!" A frightened voice came with a strange tone.
(End of chapter)