Sparse dark clouds crossed the ink-splashed sky, and the moon floated in the night, gradually moving along with the breeze.
The royal capital was covered with a thick layer of gauze in deep black.
Mottled lights and candles ignited from the silence, and dots of red and yellow seemed to spread stars upside down on the earth.
On the deserted street, a carriage rolled over the bluestone road, and the sound of rattling continued forward.
Under the light, the huge carriage flashed across the bright yellow road and gradually stopped in front of the Du Croy mansion.
This carriage looked a little weird at night, perhaps because it was traveling in thin air, which made people feel a little surprised.
The door to Chloe's mansion slowly opened, and the servants on both sides stood up respectfully to greet the guests.
The car door opened, and Victor slowly got out of the carriage and shook off his windbreaker.
After he got off, the door of the carriage was not closed, and Hernie followed Victor and gradually walked out of the carriage.
Heni stood in front of the mansion's gate and couldn't help but look around curiously.
She came to the Duke's house for the first time and was amazed by the scenery around her.
The courtyard behind the gate is extremely spacious, with densely packed street lamps nailed to both sides of the road.
The dim lights gathered together, making the entire courtyard particularly bright.
There was even a fountain standing in the center of the courtyard, twinkling with stars under the lights.
The light that fell from nowhere reflected the family flag on the wall of the mansion, making it look particularly majestic.
Under the leadership of the servants, Victor and Hernie entered the mansion.
The two were taken into a huge conference room.
Heni and Victor sat on a row of sofas and looked at the environment here.
The spacious room is covered with thick carpets, and the soft touch can even spread throughout the body through the soles of the shoes.
Incense wood was burning in the fireplace, and the elegant and easy-going atmosphere filled their nostrils.
There was no magic light in the entire room, just simple candles and fireplaces lighting up the dim room.
The servant bowed slightly to the two of them and said very elegantly:
"Wait a moment, both of you, the Duke will be down soon."
Victor nodded, and the servant gradually withdrew.
Only about a minute later, Duke Levi entered the conference room and greeted Victor with a smile:
"Welcome, Senator Victor."
The Duke invited Victor privately at night and took on a completely different tone than during the day.
He called Victor a senator, deliberately concealing Victor's title.
Victor also nodded, his expression still calm.
Levi sat directly in front of Victor and looked at Heni beside Victor curiously with some doubts in his eyes:
"It looks familiar, who is this?"
"My former teaching assistant is now an associate professor in the college."
"You can understand him as my assistant."
Levi suddenly realized and remembered the identity of the girl in front of him.
In that demon battle, at the end, Victor held the girl and left the blasted pit.
Levi still remembered that Victor, the assistant coach, had extremely good knowledge.
The devil used her knowledge to build a huge barrier that could cover the entire academy, surrounding countless people.
There are so many lecturers and professors in the college, but they can't crack it.
This shows Henny's ability.
Seeing Levi, Hernie quickly stood up, bowed to Levi and said:
"Hello, Your Majesty the Duke."
She was no longer timid, as she had been when she first arrived.
Hermione kept reminding herself.
Outside, she must behave calmly and appropriately.
We must not lose Professor Victor’s face.
Levi smiled and nodded to Hernie.
She was about to say some kind words, but when she looked at Henie, her eyes froze slightly.
He felt a strong magical power from Heni's body.
'Second-level mage? '
Levi was very confused because he still remembered that when he saw Hernie before, she was just an ordinary person without any magic power.
And now...
How long has it been since?
If it wasn't because Henie deliberately hid her magic power, then she must have encountered some extremely special events that awakened the magic power in her body.
Levi glanced at Victor who was standing aside.
Regarding Hernie's guess, he was more inclined to the latter.
At this time, Victor said:
"Your Majesty Duke, do you know what Erica is doing?"
"Hernie taught her for a few days too, so I'd love to see her now."
Levi understood the meaning of Victor's words, and then called the servant:
"Take this young lady to Erica's room. She should be studying there now."
After hearing this, the servant bowed to Hernie and stretched out his hand to signal Hernie to follow him.
Later, Heni was led by the servant to the second floor.
In the entire conference room, only Levi and Victor were left, as well as a one-eyed crow.
There was no one else around, so Levi asked:
"I don't remember inviting anyone else, so..."
You should give me a reason.
The crow on the shoulder pecked its wings, Victor stroked the bird's head and explained to Levi;
"She's a key part of who I am."
Levi frowned, a little confused.
Although he was surprised that the ordinary person he saw before turned into a second-level mage, Heni was still an ordinary second-level mage.
How can a second-level mage help?
Victor did not answer the question and just continued:
"Your [Blessing of Water] was given by Dozal, right."
Levi suddenly became serious when he heard Dozal's name.
This shows that his idea is correct.
Most people don't know the existence of disaster, let alone the name of disaster.
But Victor knew it very well.
This can only show that he has long been eyeing the disaster.
"How much more do you know?"
Victor looked at Levi and said calmly.
"People of the Sea."
Outside the empire, there is a very special group of people.
They live on the sea and call themselves 'people of the sea'.
By making offerings, they received blessings from the ocean.
This blessing gives these residents who believe in the deep sea the ability to breathe underwater and a strong affinity for the water element.
This allows them not only to live on the surface of the sea, but also to go to deeper depths.
However, Victor knew very well.
What they believe in is not the simple and primitive ocean, but the terrifying existence that inhabits the deep sea of the world.
Dozal——
Disaster of water.
Unlike other disasters, Dozal is the only disaster that is enshrined.
Unlike other disasters, it eats and drinks well and lives forever.
Because the people of the sea need Dozal's blessing.
With the blessing of Dozal, the people of the sea also lived a free life under the sea.
There are "treasures" everywhere in the huge ocean, and just occupying a small part of it is enough for them to live well.
Therefore, the people of the sea are also the most special group of human beings.
Because they are the only people who have been exposed to the disaster and are empowered by the disaster.
but……
"The people of the sea are xenophobic after all."
Revie was a little surprised when he heard Victor say this.
He was already a little surprised when he heard Victor say the words "people of the sea".
Unexpectedly, Victor even knew about this kind of thing.
It's like... he's been there himself.
Levi was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"It's true as you said, the people of the sea are very xenophobic."
They hate foreigners because they do not belong to their kind.
But they do not exclude all outsiders.
Those who master the magic power of the water element and the people of the sea have a somewhat improved attitude.
In their minds, water is the end of the world.
As long as you have the water element, no matter how much, they will consider it as evidence of goodwill.
Levi left for two months just because he went there.
Through an extremely tempting deal, he received the blessing of water from the people of the sea.
and was offered a spot for his daughter.
Plus he had been to the Ocean Temple before.
The people of the sea were reluctant to be accommodating.
But neither the blessing of water nor the inheritance of the temple can compare with the real source of disaster.
But if you want to defeat Dozal and remove the origin from it, it is naturally not an easy task.
There are so many sea people who will definitely not agree.
Victor smiled and said:
"I won't negotiate terms with them."
He still remembered what the people of the sea worshiped.
Dozal actually does not need those things offered by the people of the sea.
"But, in the beginning, we have to get close to them after all."
So this time, Victor plans to take Heni with him.
No intelligent creature can resist Heni's charm.
Including those people of the sea who are still humans.
After listening to Victor's plan, Levi understood a little bit, leaned on the sofa and asked:
"I understand, what do you need me to do?"
"Just take your daughter with you."
Victor said calmly:
"She is the key to attracting disaster."
Levi narrowed his eyes.
"Of course, I will keep her safe."
Listening to what Victor said, Levi picked up the teacup:
"It seems that apart from this, I don't need to do anything else."
"The influence of an imperial duke is still necessary for you."
Victor also picked up the teacup in front of him:
"So, happy working together?"
“A pleasure to work with.”
…
Erica is studying in her room upstairs.
A sense of crisis prompted her desire to learn.
She had this feeling when she saw Aurelion practicing in the academy.
Aurelion's progress is really too fast.
Although she herself didn't know why she was so anxious, she just didn't want to lose to Aurelion.
"Let me see, this magic..."
The jerky writing in the book made her feel complicated and difficult to understand.
So she didn't notice that at some point, the door was opened.
Footsteps sounded softly behind her, and a slender pink finger touched the page.
"Here, the runes need to be reversed."
"If runes are used directly, the entire formation will become extremely unstable, making the elements unable to coordinate."
Erica raised her head when she heard a familiar voice.
Staring at each other with those fluorescent yellow eyes.
Hermione looked at her and smiled.
"Long time no see, Erica-san."
