Burris was silent for a while, then whispered, "I checked, and she doesn't have any working spells or magical symbols on her."
Lot touched his chin: "I do think of the red vulture in the Luoyue Mountains. I heard that he was fine at first, then he became delirious, but his strength became stronger and stronger, and then he became completely insane. Weakened with it... not because he actually got weaker, but because he couldn't control the spells anymore."
Tarina stopped sobbing for a moment. She leaned on the shoulder of her second brother Charles, looking at the sky with a dull expression, and there were still wet tears on her face. Boris frowned and thought about Lott's words: "You mean, does this child also have the potential of a warlock, and is also affected by something in the Luoyue Mountains? Why are her two brothers okay?"
Lott replied: "As far as I know, the natural spellcasting ability of a warlock may not be passed on to every child, and sometimes it is even passed down from generation to generation. By the way, do you know how Prince Lanto's wife died?"
Prince Lanto's family consisted of only father and son, and the princess passed away unfortunately many years ago. "I heard it was an accident, but I don't know the specifics," Burris said.
Lot leaned closer to the mage's ear: "I have inquired that the prince's wife died in the mountains. She left the castle in the middle of the night and ran to the forest without a sound. When the prince led people to find her the next day, she was killed by a group of A silver-spotted giant sequoia is crushed below, and it has stopped breathing."
Burris squeezed the space between his eyebrows: "My lord, why do you know everything..."
"Because I love to inquire about anecdotes," Lott said frankly. "The strangest thing is that the big tree was not cut down, but by a lightning bolt. It was early spring, there was no rain or snow, and the sky was clear day and night. .”
"I see," Burris looked at Little Talina again, "You suspect that this is a 'forced infection' phenomenon..."
The so-called "forced infection" is a phenomenon that occasionally occurs in natural bloodline casters. The spellcasting ability of warlocks is hidden in their blood. Some people can awaken themselves in time, and even luckier can be appreciated and guided by senior warlocks; cast spells. Generally speaking, "warlock ability" is a gift, not a mandatory shackle. Those who have this gift can choose to dig into their talents, or choose to ignore it for the rest of their lives.
However, there is one exception: once encountering magical disturbance, the bloodline ability of the talent will be forcibly torn out.
Magic spoiler is a kind of alien power that remains in the world. It is said that it has existed since ancient times, and it is the residue after the alien world was cut off from the human world. It combines the power of various unknown planes, including the power of purgatory or the dark field, and even some divine arts.
For most people, magic spoilers aren't dangerous. Ordinary people can't feel it, mages can use it to do research, priests can use it to judge the footprints of gods, mature warlocks can use it to sort out the power in their bodies, and make their ability to control elements more precise and stable... Overall Speaking of it, whether you are an ordinary person or a trained spell operator, you don't have to worry about being hurt by magic spoilers.
It is only threatening to one kind of people—those who have the gift of warlocks but have not yet awakened. Spoilers will violently tear your body and mind, and you can't wait to tear your strength out. Whether you want it or not, it will make you explode.
Some researchers believe that the spoiler will pull out all the power of the gifted person, and at the same time, it will sneak into the victim's body with other alien magic, obliterate its consciousness, and eat back its soul. The victim ends up insane and becomes an empty shell loaded with spoilers. This phenomenon is called "forced infection".
The good news is that very few people have been "forced to be infected" since records began. The first is because magic spoilers are rare, and the second is because this thing is only good for awakened warlocks and has no harm.
Even if you are so weak that you can only catch a small spark, you are still an awakened warlock, even if you don't know it's called magic, even if no one guides you, you can't be hurt by disturbance - it's like swimming, even if you You can only float or dog-paddle, even if you don't know any competitive skills, as long as you don't drown in the water, you can already swim.
"But the situation in Luoyue Mountains is different," Boris thought. "Even if the princess really died of forced infection, even now Tarina is affected by it... But what about the red vulture? He has been infected for many years. He was a warlock before, and he also used magic to assist the prince during the war. It is said that magic spoilers will not make such a warlock go crazy, let alone make him weak due to mental instability."
Prince Lanto returned to the horse, and Tarina was also helped into the carriage by the maid and Charles, and the team was ready to continue on the road. "So let's go and see." Lott stood up and reached out to Burris.
Boris accepted the help of the Lord of Skeletons, took his hand and stood up. As he was walking towards the carriage, Boris suddenly called to Lott who was about to lead the horse: "My lord, why are you interested in Luoyue Mountains?"
Lot straightened the reins and didn't look back: "Because of curiosity. Of course I want to take part in so many mysterious things. Besides, the king and prince hired you, and I'm your ally, so of course I want to Follow along."
Are you interested in magic spoilers? Boris had this sentence in his mouth, but he hesitated to ask. Finally, he changed another sentence and asked: "If there is a magical spoiler in that place, can you handle it?"
"Of course, after all, I am..." Lot looked around and said with mouth, "I'm a demigod."
Burris nodded: "Where there is a magical disturbance, there is likely to be a residual plane thin spot. The plane thin spot is a very dangerous thing. You have to be mentally prepared in advance and be careful."
When saying this, Boris took a deep breath in advance. He didn't understand what he was nervous about, it was the other party who should be nervous.
Lord Skeleton didn't answer right away. After getting on the horse, he looked at Burris with a smile and replied "I know".
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After lunch, Tarina, who cried all the way, fell asleep. Burris wanted to read for a while, but it didn't take long before he became more and more sleepy... The carriage was bumping at a constant speed, and vague conversations could be heard from outside the car from time to time. Boris leaned on the cushion of the seat and entered the halfway Deep dreams.
In the dream, he was still sitting in the prison cart brought by the Knights of the Temple more than sixty years ago.
They have been walking in the rime forest for several hours. The forest has no end, and the wind and snow are getting heavier.
The knights took the same path as when they came, but the speed was much slower than when they came. They originally planned to cross the Khiva River before dusk, enter the Ould border after dark, and return to the city of North Star through Ould... Now it seems that they may not be able to get out of the rime forest tonight.
As long as you can get out of the forest, crossing the river is not a problem. The Khiva River is frozen for five months a year, and even heavy horse cavalry can pass through it. It flows through several kingdoms and independent city-states, stretching across the northern end of the continent like a silver necklace that appears and disappears from time to time. It separates the area where the Ten-Nation Confederation is located from the northern Frost Plain. Residents of the Ten Kingdoms seldom crossed the river to the north, and the aborigines in the Frost Plain hardly dared to go south. What they feared was not the frozen river, but the silent and dark forests on both sides of the river.
This frigid forest was a proving ground for necromancers, long before Yriel, Lord of the White Tower, was born. The past was no better than the present. The necromancers at that time were not only feared by people, but also driven and rejected by the whole society. As a result, most of them were forced to leave their warm and prosperous hometowns and live in places where no one was interested. Rime forest and frosty plains. In fact, the nomads on the plains also rejected necromancers very much, but they had nothing to do about it. The countries on the south bank of the Khiva River are indifferent, the north bank does not belong to them, and the nomads are naturally not their responsibility.
Later, Yriel became a leader among the necromancers. He ruled the tribes on the plain, subdued the aborigines in the forest, and even wiped out fellow mages who opposed his plan... His white tower stands high in the On the Frost Plain, it was like a long spear piercing into the snowy land. From then on, the entire plain and forest became the kingdom of the undead.
According to the codes set by the Confederation itself, as long as the ruler of the plains does not cross the Khiva River, the Confederation of Ten Nations has no right to interfere with any of his actions. The Temple of Otarot wanted to interfere with this matter several times, but it was obstructed by several countries along the river—although the parish of the temple is independent from the kingdom, they obviously cannot send troops to attack other territories at will. The division declares war, where will it send troops tomorrow
The Great Temple of the Holy Land of the Otarot Church is located in the city of the North Star, and the temple is called the Tower of Silent Prayer. The Tower of Silent Prayer hopes to collect as much evidence as possible to prove that Yriel's clutches have reached the south bank, so that no country or city-state can oppose the siege plan.
In fact, everyone knows that Yriel's rule includes both banks of the Khiva River, and the gem forest on the south bank has been occupied for several years... It's a pity that the evidence obtained by the temple is still not sufficient. They can convince a few sporadic mages, but they cannot convince Those dignitaries and nobles.
For the temple, the apprentice Boris is simply a noble person who can send charcoal in a timely manner. The apprentice first contacted the mages in Ord, and then through them to the Tower of Silent Prayer. He betrayed his teacher and took the initiative to hand over a series of thrilling evidence—Yriel's ambitions did not stop at the north bank of the river. Now that he has acquired the Gem Forest, Fesisit and Ord are also in jeopardy in the future.
After grasping the evidence and gaining the support of neighboring countries, the temple finally dispatched elite knights to realize the extermination plan that had been planned for several years. Before leaving, the leader of the detachment specifically asked the officer: Yriel must be executed, so what about the apprentices in his tower? Especially the one who repents...
When this conversation happened, the rookie knight Manello happened to pass by the door of the chamber. He only heard a small part, and did not hear the final result of the negotiation.
Now, he walked by the prison car, roughly talked about what he heard, and comforted Boris, saying: "It's okay, just go to the temple. They won't make things difficult for you. There are also mages in the city of North Star. We also often work with them…”
Of course you have worked with mages, and they have taught you a lot of things, such as how to judge the spell-casting moves, such as how to deal with mages... Burris curled up in a corner of the prison car, and nodded casually following Manello's words.
Manello thought that the mage who was not a few years older than himself was afraid because he was afraid of going to the temple. The little knight may never understand that Burris's heart is more sad than fear. Since then, he has no hometown, no affiliation, and no identity that can be affirmed. Not only did he commit an act of betrayal that was spurned by all necromancers, but he also cut off his own wings.
Manello was still looking for something to say, but Boris responded casually without saying a word. At this time, the knight at the front of the team made a gesture of calming down, and everyone stopped.
The rime forest in the wind and snow is not quiet. Dead branches and ice fell to the ground, stiff bushes swayed, and the chaotic wind sounded like the cry of a banshee... Among these noises, the only thing lacking was the sound of living things. There were no animals or birds in the rime forest.
Click, click, click. Something is approaching from a misty distance. It treads half-hard snow, breaks branches that get in its way, and seems to be dragging heavy metal objects... sounds like flails or iron chains...
"Corpseheart Shield Guard!" Boris opened his eyes wide and leaned on the fence of the prison car. "Sir! Sir!" He shouted loudly to the leader in the distance, "Get them on the horses! Get them all on the horses! Use the long guns! "
"What... you give me peace!" The detachment leader understood the second half of the sentence, but he didn't understand why the little mage was so agitated suddenly. In his opinion, yelling like this was simply revealing his position on purpose.
Burris fully understood what the knight was thinking: "Please! Let them get on their horses and change their spears! It doesn't matter if I shout or not. That thing has no hearing and can't make a sound. It uses the induction of body heat to find the enemy. We It has been discovered! It is tall, its skin is very hard, its weak point is in the center of the back, which is similar to the heart of the human chest... Arrows and light weapons are useless, mount a horse and charge, use a long spear and a chain hammer!"
The detachment leader hesitated for a moment, then made a gesture and ordered everyone to mount their horses. The commanding adjutant cast an unhappy look at the mage: "There is an ambush in the forest, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I wrote it clearly in the letter!" Boris yelled aggrievedly, "When you took me away, you said that you had cleaned up the nearby constructs!"
Manello also got on the horse and put on a mask, which made his voice muffled: "We should clean it up... Whether it is in the tower or encountered halfway. When we came, we were in the forest We were indeed ambushed by a construct."
Boris held the railing of the prison car with both hands, and looked around nervously: "What kind of thing did you encounter? The one blocking the road? That's the magic shield guard! The magic shield guard will not take the initiative to seek the enemy unless you walk in Their range of guarding is different from that of the Corpseheart Shield, which will actively hunt! Their core fuel is undead, which are usually covered in the soil. After activation... "
Halfway through, Burris stopped. He suddenly realized the great danger - there must be more than one Corpseheart in this land.
The Corpse Heart Shield Guards are very alert, active, and even have a certain degree of bloodthirsty desire, so it is more troublesome to control them. Usually, Yriel rarely activates them. They have been dormant underground for a long time, restricted by spells... Now that Yriel is dead, his spells are probably invalid.
If this is the case, how many test objects are hidden in the rime forest? How many have died, and how many have regained their freedom with the death of their masters
Diagonally in front of the team, the enemy's figure loomed. It was a giant structure more than three people tall, dragging a heavy thorn chain in each hand, and the rotten smell of death was lingering around him. The detachment leader gave an order, and several knights formed a siege formation, some were responsible for dragging, some were attacking from the front, while the detachment leader and the other two knights were in charge of encircling from behind.
Boris didn't understand this, and he didn't know how capable the knights of the Otarot Temple were. Since they can defeat so many golems and monsters, and kill Yriel, they should be strong enough...
There is a spell hidden in Boris' fingertips - a spell that slows down the shield guard and calms its rage. It can only target the Corpseheart Shield, and it may not be effective against other constructs.
But the knights said they would not allow him to cast spells. Boris huddled in the corner of the prison car, watching the backs of the knights nervously, hoping that they would win smoothly.
By the way, is that stalker still there? Suddenly, Burris thought of the figure wearing the horned helmet.
Could it be that he is really just one of the knights, did I miss it? Or is he a test subject who escaped, because he still has a normal mind, so he followed us for a while and then left
Suddenly, a violent jolt nearly threw Burris up. He opened his eyes suddenly, and quickly supported the little Talina on the opposite side.
The coachman cursed the long and rough road, and Tarina stared blankly out of the window, with tears still on her face... Burris sighed, helped the little noble girl sit up again, and leaned back on the cushion herself.
The nap was light and short, but it was enough to recover from his fatigue. At the moment of waking up, he was able to jump over to catch Talina who almost fell... As expected of his young body, he was so healthy and full of vitality.
In the past in the dream, I was also at this age.
Burris looked back from the car window. Lott rode at the end of the team, most of his body was blocked by the floating bone seat. He looked into the distance thoughtfully, looking much more serious than usual. After noticing Burris' gaze, he immediately smiled and winked his eyes playfully.