Burris slept for more than two hours. When he woke up, he found that Lott was also sleeping soundly on the sofa.
The Lord of Skeletons is immune to magic effects and can resist certain physical damage, but he actually needs to eat and sleep... And he really needs it, not just pretending. As expected of a demigod, there are too many unreasonable things about him.
Burris patted his legs, stretched his muscles and bones, got up and walked around the reception room. This is a habit he has developed all year round, and he must exercise after waking up.
When a person is old, his body will become tense if he does not move for a long time, and he will be dangerous if he gets up too fast... Now that he is younger, it is reasonable to say that he can even jump directly from the sofa, but he still retains his old habits .
A fire was lit in the fireplace, probably done by the apprentices. The clothes that Burris and Lott had replaced had been washed and dried, and they were neatly stacked on the single seat in front of the fireplace, soaking up the warm temperature.
When he picked up his clothes, Burris suddenly realized that the abnormal low temperature on Sushi Island should have appeared many times, and each time it didn't last long.
If the low temperature lasts for a long time, the planting and shipping industries of Suhi Island will be affected, and the islanders will definitely worry about it, and the news of abnormal temperature will spread everywhere; if it is the first low temperature, the elves will definitely fall into panic , they're going to worry about permanent climate change, and they're going to talk about it.
The fact is that the residents of the island don’t panic in the face of the abnormally low temperature. Whether it is the navy soldiers or other elves, they are very calm. They only complain occasionally, but they don’t really worry about it. It seems that everyone should have experienced similar situations, and everyone knows that this is only temporary, and the cooling of only a few days will not cause any damage.
Thinking about it in this way, Movia's behavior became even more suspicious.
Ordinary elves just don't mind, but Morvia is the owner of the Tower of the Abyss and the most famous mage stationed in Quintilla. How could he not care about the abnormal weather? Even if there were similar situations in the past, as a mage, he should be more vigilant.
His attitude towards the Jingtao murloc is also worth pondering. The Jingtao murlocs seldom appear in the coastal waters. The last time they appeared on a large scale was more than a hundred years ago. Now that disasters are beginning to appear again, the residents of Quintilia are probably a little worried, but Movia... he seems a little Too calm
Although his tone was serious when he talked about this matter, Burris could see that he was not really nervous, and his mood was very stable, as if everything was under control. Boris has lived for more than 80 years, so he still has the ability to judge people. For Movia, Lot's appearance was much more surprising than the murloc attack.
Even if Movia had experienced the war to expel the murlocs, he shouldn't be so calm now. Whether it is humans or elves, in the face of a comeback disaster, they will only become more vigilant and tense, instead of relaxing.
Just thinking of this, there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor, and the three elf apprentices all got off the tower, as if they were greeting someone. Boris shook Lott awake, and while Lott was rubbing his eyes, Morvia led a group of people into the reception room.
He brought back the crystal ball... and four island elves in robes, and each elf brought two guards in leather armor. The originally small reception room was suddenly full of people.
Lot, who just woke up, was lying on the sofa, surrounded by a group of elves who looked not young. Their eyes were full of pity and majesty, silently urging Lott to get up from the sofa, and it would be best to rearrange the messy sofa towels and cushions.
But Lott couldn't understand what they meant at all. He was still lying on the sofa with his legs crossed, greeting the strange elves with a bright smile.
It was Movia who let him rest here, why should he get up, he treats wherever he goes as his own home, and never sees outsiders.
Movia awkwardly introduced the two parties. The four elves were members of the Council of Suhi Island. Movia wanted to help the guests get in touch with Black Cliff Fort. It happened that the Council of Elf had something to discuss with humans, so they returned to the Mage Tower together.
The four council members sat next to each other on the opposite sofa, and the guards stood in a row behind them. Lott occupied a sofa by himself, and asked "Crave" to come and sit with him... Boris didn't go, he wanted to stand, so it would be less distracting.
The crystal ball was too small, and it was inconvenient for so many people to watch it together, so Movia asked the apprentice to pull up a white cloth and project the image of the crystal ball on the cloth with a simple illusion.
After the preparations were complete, Movia began to invoke spells and use summons. If nothing else happened, the person who received the summons would be an old mage from Black Cliff Fort. He is a medicine shop owner and often travels between Black Cliff Fort and the nearby port city.
There was a burst of colorful light waves on the white screen, which indicated that the communication was successful, and someone on the other side responded to the summons. The light gradually dimmed, and the colors converged to form a stable picture. A young and delicate face appeared on the curtain.
This person is not the owner of the medicine shop, but a blond boy in a light-colored robe. He was dressed plainly, and his hair was a bit messy, but his facial features were exquisite, as beautiful as a forest elf, especially those sapphire-like eyes, as charming as the sea water of Quentilia in the morning...
Burris's feet were weak, and he did not fall by propping up on the sofa. Lott also looked at the curtain in surprise, and didn't even go to help Boris immediately.
— Isn’t this Princess Estee? !
Why is she holding the medicine shop owner's crystal ball? Why is she at Blackcliffe? Why is she wearing men's clothes and hairstyles
Estee must have seen the situation here. But there were too many people here, a circle of people gathered around the crystal ball, looking at the curtain, she frowned, as if she couldn't see clearly.
The screen on the curtain shook, and someone moved the crystal ball opposite. A deep male voice asked a few words.
Boris recognized it just by hearing the voice. This is the silent and staid Otarot follower, the commander of the Knights of the Black Cliff Temple, and the young and promising but lifeless Sir Naylor!
Estee twisted her body away and answered Naylor's question softly. Her voice is completely masculine, which is not difficult for her as a mage.
Then she returned to the crystal ball and greeted in a more formal tone, greeting Master Morvia and the members of the Elven Council.
She claims to be a young mage and friend of the Lord of the Knights of Blackcliffe. The owner of the crystal ball was temporarily unable to cast spells, and the elderly medicinal shop owner was injured and is currently receiving treatment.
"Old Fiddy was injured? What's going on, is he okay?" Movia asked.
Estee shook her head: "No, he's not very well. Master, even if you don't contact Black Cliff Fort, we are going to contact you... The Stormy Wave Murloc has appeared."
"We know," Movia said, "we have also encountered several attacks, and today we just rescued two human guests..."
Before he could finish speaking, the princess, speaking in a male voice, sped up his speech: "Master, the Jingtao murlocs came to the coastal waters at dusk, and successively attacked the three piers of Harbor City and the military pier of Black Cliff Fort. The number of murlocs is huge. It was almost impossible to count them. They showed a state of extreme frenzy and hunger, and rushed directly to the land... Harbor City suffered heavy losses, and the casualties are currently unknown.
"The situation in Black Cliff Fort is a bit better. Because the ships were damaged to varying degrees, the Knights of Black Cliff Castle were unable to assist Harbor City as quickly as possible. Now we have just arrived and protected the residents of Harbor City and retreated to the north gate. At present, the fish People did not go further into the land, and the situation is temporarily stable, but according to my speculation, there are still some families in the coastal city that have not had time to evacuate, and are being besieged by groups of murlocs. The Knights of Black Cliff Castle are organizing rescue."
There was silence in the reception room of the Mage Tower.
Estee continued: "My lords, it seems that Suxi Island is all right and has not been invaded by murlocs? If so, I beg you to help Harbor City! According to the departure records, there are still some fishing boats in the offshore. I can return to the voyage, but now the fate is uncertain. The Knights of Black Cliff Castle will be responsible for protecting the residents of Harbor City, but they have no manpower left to rescue people at sea... I am just a young spellcaster, and my ability is also very limited... "
She spoke vaguely and with restraint, and Burris immediately understood her difficulty.
There are a large number of palm pythons sleeping on the seabed near Black Cliff Castle—the kind of artificial life invented by Yriel and modified by Boris. They will not harm creatures such as fish, shrimps and shellfish, and only punish humanoid creatures in the water area. Using them to deal with murlocs is perfect.
But Estee couldn't activate them. According to the departure records, there are still many fishing boats on the sea that have not returned. Once the palm pythons are activated, they will kill the Jingtao murlocs and human survivors together.
From the principle of spellcasting, the controller can also manually control the palm python to clearly distinguish enemies for them, but this requires the caster to be present at the scene, and it is impossible to do it if the distance is too far.
If she wanted to control the palm python, Estee needed someone to open the way for her, to lure her away from the large number of murlocs lurking in the sea.
Burris let out a long sigh.
My good apprentice, you are brave. In fact, you can't control such a large number of palm pythons at all, you just have the authority to start or stop them... If you disable their automatic mode and switch to manual control, you may accidentally put yourself in it...
Estee is not the kind of child who is blind and arrogant, she knows the danger of every step, but she has no other way.
She must have asked for help, she must have sent countless metal ravens to the Mountains of No Return, sent countless talismans, and tried countless communications with crystal balls... But the Mountains of No Return did not answer, and the mentor Burris was nowhere to be seen. .
Burris didn't bring a communication crystal, and Estee didn't know his exact location, so she couldn't find him at all. If you ask the king for help, it will take several days for them to send troops. At that time, the fishing boats trapped in the sea will have already suffered misfortune; Her mentor, her country, were at a disadvantage.
Boris felt sour in his heart, and couldn't help blaming himself. This student is a princess, and he is still so young, but he has been suffering from all kinds of grievances... But the other students he has taught are different. Those people and elves are either doing business to make money, or teaching without distraction, or wandering around. Happy wandering around…
But... why on earth is Estee here? She actually went to Black Cliff Castle to find Sir Naylor? She definitely didn't come for the murlocs, and she was attacked by the murlocs after she came; she disguised herself as a man, so she must have come here secretly; since she came secretly, no one must have regarded her as a Princess; she dressed up as a man, surely to live with Naylor...
"What's wrong with you?" Lott got up from the sofa and held Burris' back with one hand.
Burris' face was ever-changing, his whole body was tense, his fingers were stiff, and he looked like he was about to have a heart attack...
"I'm fine..." Burris was ashamed. It's this time, but my thoughts are so deviated, I am really infected by Lott!