No one welcomed him, but no one rejected him either. The room was filled with the smell of incense and the decoration was completely different from before he left. DeWitt returned to the apartment with a damp face. He wisely did not approach the witch of fate and the baby beside her. Women and children are the two most troublesome people. It doesn't matter to me anyway.
He couldn't find his target in the changed room, which must be the work of witchcraft. The sofa and armchairs seemed to have been replaced with fur, the footprints on the carpet were gone, and even the patina on the picture frame was gone. It is said that the witchcraft of witches is very different from that of wizards of the school, and the requirements for study are also more stringent. High returns require high efforts. It seems that this sentence is also suitable for the mysterious profession. DeWitt thought as he walked past a large cluster of alyssums by the stairs.
Ronald the Lion had just passed by him, the Witch of Destiny was right in front of him, and the White Envoy was probably upstairs with his apprentice. The Count secretly hoped that they would not stay together. In the meeting tower, DeWitt watched the tower leader push the apprentice off the balcony, and then lightning flew. He thought he was about to die, but he lost consciousness in dizziness. When he met with the White Envoy and Uriel again, for some reason, DeWitt subconsciously felt that he would be very embarrassed.
His expectations came true. Uriel pushed open the door as he stepped onto the last step, moving as fast as he was fleeing from a murder scene. But when he saw the count, he was not as surprised as he imagined. Could it be that he had already determined that I had no choice but to discuss it with him? DeWitt regretted meeting him first. Forget it, wizard Linde is not the most ideal contractor anyway.
"Your Majesty the Earl." The commanding apprentice greeted politely. In any case, in terms of his superficial attitude, he is the easiest mysterious creature to deal with among this group of tower messengers. "I'm really sorry. We should have paid attention to your situation as soon as possible, but as you can see, there was a little disagreement between Bai Zhizhi and I just now. Please forgive me."
"No. Compared to the affairs of the mysterious fulcrum, my situation is a trivial matter." DeWitt was too lazy to be polite. He knew very well that Uriel might not have the oppressive mystery of Bai Zhizhi, but in a sense, this The high-circle messenger named Apprentice is actually more difficult to deal with. "What's the situation in Beacon Town? The dark wizards have evacuated. Where are the association demons?"
"Don't worry, it's almost impossible for attackers to carry out sneak attacks on Beacon Town. As for the demons, they retreated earlier than the dark wizards. We crushed their conspiracy in Iron Dragon Port."
"Conspiracy?" DeWitt felt vaguely that something was wrong. Crifler had been with him all this time and had just been sent out by him. The cavalry's news was mostly about Fishbone Lane and the church.
"The demons of the association gathered in Iron Dragon Port. Their target is the parts of the alchemy warship salvaged by the Silent School. The dark wizards were controlled by the demons and attacked the town east and west to divert the attention of the defenders."
"So Beacon Town is just a sidekick?"
Perhaps out of politeness, Uriel did not answer directly. "The devil's purpose is to disrupt order. Sir Earl, it can only be said that the devil has found a better way to create chaos, so it allocates part of its power to seize the alchemy core. Their ultimate goal remains unchanged."
Ever since Lind Punabag took away the wreckage of the "Black Heart" on behalf of the Silent School, DeWitt has never thought about the alchemy core. To be honest, I don't even know there's a core to that thing. Most of the alchemical products he had seen were clocks, armor, and potions. Oh, and the bus seems to be a product of alchemy too. DeWitt had only been away from the king for a few months, but he had already forgotten the prosperity there. In this way, it becomes easy to understand whether the alchemy warship is a bus sailing on the sea, or a high-end "carriage" that does not require tracks. If it were the Four-leaf Duke Tracy here, she would get involved no matter what. She liked these complex alchemy products the most.
So, the trouble is all caused by the wizards of the school? Thinking of the losses suffered by Beacon Town and Iron Dragon Port, the earl became furious. There's no way I'm going to let them leave, DeWitt thought. Even Her Excellency Shania came here in person. We'll see. He was determined to scrape the last bit of oil from the wizards of the school - most of these stupid wizards were killed or injured, even the leaders were controlled by black magic, and the church had no time to support them. And behind him is the tower messenger. I think it will be a windfall. But DeWitt is not happy about this. He knows very well that the loss of Beacon Town cannot be made up for by these things.
"The devil failed to steal the alchemy core." DeWitt said after considering it. Gotta give it a try. "Where is that thing now? Is it still dangerous?"
"It doesn't exist anymore." Bai Zhizhi's apprentice took out a sharp-edged piece of glass from his pocket and handed it to him. "This is part of the core, and my mentor broke it into pieces. As for the danger..."
DeWitt wanted to reach out and take it, but caught a glimpse of Uriel's hesitant expression. Could it be dangerous? Without thinking, he declined: "No, just keep it. I can see the difference between Croita and the School of Silence. What else did the devil take away?"
"life."
When he said this, he looked like a boy who had just lost his lover. DeWitt was puzzled. There is a priest's apprentice in the tower. How did he do it?
"We will all mourn the innocent people who died." Since Uriel wanted to say something nice, DeWitt was happy to accompany him.
According to the Archbishop's information, this tower messenger came from the Four Leaf City south of Eastman, and was appreciated by the White Messenger during the undead disaster caused by Sovero. DeWitt had thought he was just a lucky commoner caught in the spotlight by the lingering shadow of his mentor's reputation. Later, when the count met the clerical knight for the first time in the Assembly Tower, he discovered that his view was biased.
I have Archbishop Payton to thank for that. If the branch bishop of the church had not provided relevant information about the other party, DeWitt would probably not have been more vigilant in the conversation: he could easily deal with uninformed civilians and scholars who studied mysteries, but Uriel's performance was closer to sophistication. adventurer. If there are many such people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tower, the royal party will have a headache. Fortunately it's not my headache.
Not even his mentor. Bai Zhishi has always been known for being unkind and rough, but no one expected that his criteria for selecting apprentices were completely opposite to his own style. Of course, in fact, he himself is not a superior person. The messengers of the tower are the knights of the tower, the soldiers used by the astrologers to guard the city walls. Measured by the standard of force, they are quite qualified.
This was not in the count's favor at all. The White Envoy was a guard of the tower, not his. The School of Silence and the devil are fighting for the wreckage of the Alchemy Warship. Will Chloe be indifferent to the Gulf War? There are no astrologers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who tend to calm things down... Maybe the Witch of Fate downstairs does, but she cannot influence the will of the commander. And I need them to terrify the wizards of the school, the still-missing Dalton Shadowfang, and even, damn it, Laurent Vigor.
"We will stay in Beacon Town for the time being, Lord Earl, to ensure that demons and dark wizards will not come back." Uriel declared.
"What?" Will they come back? "It's really unexpected... I thought you were about to say goodbye. The alliance's war has advanced to Gray Wing Island." But to be honest, DeWitt was very pleasantly surprised.
The leader apprentice also agreed. "The end of the war may be in these days." He said, "The demons definitely don't want to see this result. They hope that the mysterious realm will fall into war and the order will be threatened. But we will not let them get their wish."
"This all relies on the selfless assistance of the tower."
"No, we actually have selfish motives." He looked away calmly.
This is another reason why DeWitt hates him. Uriel seems to be able to see your true emotions in every word you say. DeWitt confessed his sins in the church in Iron Claw City - it was a popular way of expressing piety among the nobles. This tower apprentice was like a priest listening behind the curtain, making it unclear whether he was being mystical or intentional. Something pointed out. In any case, DeWitt didn't like going down the steps prepared by the other party.
"I have heard about the Church of Gaia." Earl of Bay clarified, "I think this is a misunderstanding. Many wizards of the Silent School do not follow the monks' creed. They act wildly and without discipline, but the church..."
"You must have misunderstood, Lord Earl." Uriel interrupted him directly, "We are not discussing the same thing. But please don't worry, the matter will only spread within the scope it should be, and there will never be any trouble. big."
From what you're saying, I don't even know what's going on! DeWitt's good mood evaporated. Anyway, I've tried my best. It's up to them to decide what happens to Cos Lue. He could not afford to offend the emissary of Croita for the Archbishop's favor. As for those wizards of the school, DeWitt had no time to pay attention to them. "Thank you very much for your understanding of the situation in Beacon Town. I have to appease the people, rebuild the port and meeting tower, repair the streets and city walls..."
"Maybe we can help."
So surprising. "If the devil really comes back, the new-look fortress will definitely scare them! The people of Beacon Town will praise your selfless dedication." When did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs learn to provide help in times of need? After the situation in San Carlos became public, DeWitt thought they would only send snow.
"But we don't have enough manpower." As expected, Uriel had something else to say. "The problem is easy to solve. Now due to the influence of the devil, our connection with the headquarters is temporarily disconnected. Can you ask the Earl to provide us with magic seeds for communication?"
Fortunately, they didn't know that my gardener didn't die in the Senate Tower, DeWitt was still thinking after they separated from Uriel. The commander's apprentice mentor refused to meet, which was also good news. Now he can act according to his plan. Linde Punabag's rest room is at the other end of the corridor. Whether it is a coincidence or not, the window of his room faces the courtyard. Right under his eyes was Bishop Cous Luay, who was tied to a horse and soaked in the rain.
DeWitt first went to his bedroom to change into clean clothes. After all, facing the tower and facing the wizard required different methods. However, as soon as he opened the door, a pigeon landed on the edge of the window outside the glass. A mailbox was tied to its bright red paws.
