The Suxi Island Coast Guard has a very special method to deal with the Stormy Wave murlocs. They first used bait to attract the murlocs, and then dropped a large metal fishing net. Master Movia took the opportunity to activate the attack spells stored in advance, and let the spells explode along the fishing nets. In the past, Morvia used this method to drive away the murlocs, and the residents of Quintilia appreciated it very much.
The same goes for this voyage. The coastal defense force of Suxi Island successfully killed the murlocs and braved the wind and waves all the way, and they will be able to see the Black Cliff Fort in a little while.
Lot secretly sighed, these elves are really skilled at dealing with murlocs... For Huishan elves and humans, encountering the murlocs in the storm is a life-threatening event, and the Sushi Island Navy doesn't take them seriously at all. In , the elves solved them all by chatting and telling jokes.
When there was no murloc attack for the time being, Movia went to chat with Lott. This elf always has an aggrieved expression on his face, every sentence is as self-deprecating as possible, and his eyes are always eager for a few words of forgiveness from the Lord of Skeletons... But Lott is not very cooperative, he either just responds casually And, or he deliberately changed the topic and asked something about the sea... because he also saw that Movia was really not as simple as it seemed. Morvia and his apprentices deliberately wanted Burris to stay in the tower. Burris doubted them, and they also suspected Burris.
Lot was lying on the railing of the ship, and Movia followed him, saying something like "I'm thinking about how to compensate you"... At this moment, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the south, his face was completely drained of blood.
Lot followed the elf's line of sight, and there seemed to be nothing wrong there. He asked what was wrong with Movia, but Movia just hummed a few times in a daze, unable to even answer a complete sentence.
Movia staggered to the stern, sat down on the spot as if he had fallen, and took out a bunch of magic tools and materials to fiddle with. After a while, he stopped his movements and stared in the direction of Suxi Island, his face getting more and more ugly. The sailors on the watchtower reported that they saw the ship of Black Cliff Castle, but he ignored it, as if he didn't hear it at all.
The ship of Black Cliff Fort passed through the night fog and gradually approached the Sushi Island Coast Guard.
Coincidentally, there would have been a large number of Jingtao murlocs blocking the way in this sea area, but now they have all disappeared, and I don't know if they were scared and fled early.
Lott saw Esther from a distance. She was dressed as a male mage standing on the deck, followed by Sir Naylor in black sacrificial robe and leather armor. The princess took out an origami bird with both hands. It shook its wings and flew over like a living thing, and landed in the hands of the commander of the Coast Guard.
The commander read the above words hastily, but did not respond immediately. He went to the stern to find Morvia, and the two went down the cabin whispering.
Lott followed immediately. Anyway, the elves knew that Master Movia respected him, and no one stopped him wherever he went.
"There are no murlocs on the coast?" Movia's surprised voice came from the tactical room, "Aren't Black Cliff Fort and Port City besieged?"
The commander said: "At first the situation was more critical, but now it's much better. The Black Cliff Knights drove the mermaids into the sea, and then the human mage found a way to deal with them... Anyway, that's what the human mage said."
"It can't be that easy..."
"What?"
"It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised... this is very good." Movia seemed to have slipped something. The elf soldiers had always trusted him unconditionally, so the commander didn't ask any more questions.
Movia asked: "You just said that they are going back to Sushi Island with us?"
"Yes, this is what Sir Naylor, the commander of the Knights of Blackcliffe Castle, meant."
"Reject them."
"Okay, master, how do we reply to them? Are you going to send that human mage a... bird?"
"Tell them with a semaphore."
Movia sorted out his emotions. Just now his speech speed became very rapid, and his tone became more and more impatient. When he spoke again, he returned to his usual gentle and modest state: "Sorry, I'm a little tired tonight. Recently, Quintilia has become more and more It's getting more and more uneven, and I don't want to continue to cause extra problems. Commander, tell me... Am I wrong? Otherwise, let's let the people from Black Cliff Castle follow, maybe they really have something important... "
"No, I support your judgment," the commander said, "what can't be clarified immediately? If they don't say it, we can't let them follow rashly. The humans in Harbor City are good, but Black Cliff Fort... Those knights will It's making Quintilia residents very nervous."
"Okay, since you think the same way, I don't worry. Commander, after replying to them, please give an order to return home quickly. The families of the soldiers must be very worried. They must not sleep well this night. We have to go back quickly. …”
Lotte outside the door walked away lightly, and then walked back with normal footsteps, creating an illusion that he did not eavesdrop. When he walked around the corner, the commander opened the door and came out. The elf bowed slightly to him and returned to the deck without stopping.
Movia poked his head out of the door slowly, still looking sad and depressed, the corners of his eyes were still a little red. Lott looked impatiently for a while, what is there to cry about? When little Boris was so hurt, he cried without moving.
"What's the matter with you?" Lott asked pretending to be silly.
Movia wanted to leave, but Lot held the door with both hands, deliberately blocking his way. Movia didn't want to rush in, so he could only cope with it with a sigh: "It's really not peaceful tonight, and I'm worried that there will be changes in the future."
"Really..." Lott took a step forward, and the elf had no choice but to back up, "Master Movia, I have something to discuss with you. I can only discuss it with you."
The elf's eyes lit up. He also heard this sentence more than 160 years ago. The version back then was: Apprentice Elf, I have something to discuss with you, and I can only discuss it with you.
Back then, the Lord of Skeletons asked about the collection of books in the tower. In the end Movia couldn't help him.
Walking into the tactical room, Lord Skeleton closed the door with his backhand. He planned to think of a way to make Movia agree to Black Cliff Fort's request.
Sir Naylor wants the ship from Black Cliff Castle to go back to Sushi Island with the elves. This must be Estee's meaning, and Estee's meaning is equivalent to Burris' idea. Although I don't know what Burris is planning, he must have his reasons.
The Elf Navy respects Movia very much, and the supreme commander on board only listens to him. As long as he says yes, the Elf Navy will never object... But, obviously, he is very unwilling to let the knights go to Sushi Island for something else The elf might still want to ask why Blackcliffe came, but Morvia didn't even want to ask.
What to do then? How can I convince him to agree
Lord Skeleton has gloomy eyes and a serious expression. His heart fell into extremely complicated thinking, and his soul was involved in the dark storm.
At this time, Movia once again showed a pitiful expression, and asked like before: "Is there anything I can help? You have helped me, and I will definitely help you too."
Lotter made up his mind.
He grabbed Movia's collar, bowed his head unexpectedly and kissed it.
Movia never thought that things could develop like this. His eyes widened in surprise, and his hands were frozen by his sides... After a few seconds, his eyes began to lose sight, and his hands, which had nowhere to rest, hung limply. down.
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When he woke up again, Movia was lying in his bedroom. It was daylight.
His mind was a little confused. When did I get back after going out to sea last night? Lord Skeleton seems to want to talk to me about something? For a moment, he couldn't remember... The room was a little stuffy, and he wanted to open the window, but found that there was a strange forbidden magic on the window.
He pressed his fingers against the glass, pondered for a moment, then suddenly staggered back a few steps, and sat back on the bed.
It was sunny outside, it was afternoon. Suhi Island ended the abnormally low temperature and returned to the normal climate for this season.
"Mentor?" A cautious voice came from behind. The person who came was Movia's oldest apprentice named Haiwu. He was sitting outside the door of the house and came in as soon as he heard movement inside.
Sea Fog handed over a glass of water. Movia moistened his throat and took a few deep breaths before asking, "What happened?"
"Which area are you referring to?" Hai Wu's complexion was very bad, probably because he hadn't slept all night.
"Why am I here... When did I come back? What happened after I came back?"
"You came back in the early hours of the morning," said the apprentice, "you don't remember? You gave an order to the Coast Guard to allow the ships of Black Cliff Castle to accompany them. After returning to Sushi Island, you let the knights of Black Cliff Castle We lived in vacant barracks..."
Movia pondered for a moment, then asked again: "How is your mission accomplished? What action did that young human mage do?"
Haiwu didn't answer for a long time, Movia anxiously raised his voice: "What did he do to my tower? Didn't you let him..."
"Mentor!" This was the first time Haiwu interrupted Master Morvia, "Boris Gershaw is here."
"What?"
Hai Wu took back the cup, his fingers trembling a little: "He's just downstairs. His student Koref said..."
Before the elf could finish speaking, "Korev" knocked on the door that was already open, and leaned halfway in. Hai Wu didn't stop her, but left the room with a sad expression.
Movia looked at the human mage dissatisfied: "I hope you can give me an explanation."
"Koref" looked back at him calmly: "Master, you also need to give Suxi Island an explanation."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You understand what I mean," said the human mage, "Master Boris asked me to convey a word: For the sake of being a spellcaster, he is willing to give you a chance, if you can take the initiative to confess everything to the Arcane Federation , and cooperate with all follow-up investigations, he is willing to help you hide it from the Elf Council, so that you will not lose face among your fellow clansmen."
Movia smiled disdainfully: "I understand. You are so funny, you want to slander me in front of my compatriots? I have protected Suxi Island for so many years, and they will not believe you."
"Korev" sighed: "Okay then. I'll leave for a while, please clean up and wash up, and go to the meeting hall under the tower as soon as possible... Everyone is waiting for you."
Movia secretly clenched his hands. "Who's waiting?"
"Many people. Representatives of the Knights of Black Cliff Castle, envoys of the Sago Royal Family, several members of the Sushi Island Council, and Master Burris, the spellcaster of the Mountains of No Return."
The figure of the human mage disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Movia stood by the door in a daze for a while, and finally walked slowly to the wardrobe, picking up his most formal set of robes.
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Few people usually visit the Tower of the Sea Abyss. Movia always receives visitors in the reception room, and the meeting hall is rarely used.
Today, the long table in the meeting hall is full of people. Members of the Elf Council and the high-ranking knights of Black Cliff Castle sit opposite each other. At the end of the table is the old Elf Speaker. On the left and right of the Speaker are two human mages: One is an octogenarian wearing a dark blue robe, and the other is a blond young man wearing a Sargo royal badge.
The blond youth was the one who asked for help with the crystal ball yesterday. Now "he" took out the royal badge and participated in the meeting as an envoy of Sago. The little mage Koref was not here, but the Lord of Skeletons was. He also put on a royal badge and sat behind the blond-haired Sago envoy.
The old man opposite the blond messenger looks ordinary, but he is actually the most respected figure in the room. All the elves present had heard of the legendary achievements of this magic master. Although the elves lived longer, they still regarded the old mage as an elder.
Morvia meets the legendary Burris Gershaw for the first time.
The legendary master was old and bald. When he raised his head from a pile of documents, the sharp and cold gaze made Movia shudder.
The elf speaker gestured for Movia to sit on the chair at the other end of the long table. After he sat down, the old man cleared his throat and asked in a hoarse but powerful voice: "Master Movia of the Tower of the Abyss, after investigation, we now have sufficient evidence to prove that you have been manipulating and inducing me for a long time. Jingtao Murloc. Regarding this point, do you have any excuses?"
Everyone looked at Movia, waiting for his answer. Only Lot didn't look at the elves, but at the eighty-four-year-old old mage.
He leaned forward, put his finger into the gap of the back of the chair, and secretly wrote a lot of words on the back of Princess Estee: "What a wonderful teacher you are, it's so charming to talk like this! His transformation spell is also very powerful, you Look at him, he is as old as ever! Since he has this ability, why didn't he give himself more hair?"
Estee frowned and remained motionless, continuing to stare at the accused elf indifferently.