"So what did you do during my absence?"
"I just provided a piece of material. I didn't expect them to respond so quickly..."
"So...your value has been discovered, Your Excellency the Great Alchemist?"
"Don't put up the flag in a hurry. God knows the reason why we were invited over this time. Maybe it's not an invitation at all, but a Hongmen Banquet... Oh, are we here yet?"
Countless crowds of people on the street and the scenery on the street constantly passed by my ears, and finally turned into the faint sound of the magic circle and various magic facilities operating. The figures belonging to Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing then followed the man wearing Under the leadership of the magician in lavender robes, he slowly crossed the gate of the Violet Tower. It was like a circular magic barrier that was isolated from the outside world and then completely blocked the noise that had been coming from the Violet Street separated by a wall. It was replaced by the sounds of men and women who kept coming in and out of the circular courtyard talking and joking with each other. Some of the magicians who passed by the purple-robed magician would sometimes respectfully salute the man whose hair and beard were meticulously arranged, and then cast curious eyes on Duan Qing, who was brought behind him. On the body: "Is this...?"
"A magician." The middle-aged man replied: "Because I have some matters, I invited the two of them here."
"Is it because of the instability of the magic pipe network?"
"No, it's Lady Violet's order."
Keeping watching these members who are also magicians passing by him, Duan Qing temporarily responded to these magicians who looked at them with curious expressions with a smile, and then after walking for a period of time , followed the middle-aged man's footsteps to the foot of the violet tower. The door surrounded by countless runes and magic circles was standing quietly in front of the three people at this time, and soon it suddenly opened as the middle-aged man stretched out his hand to cast a spell, holding the gorgeous magic weapon tightly in his hand. He then pointed forward with his staff in the distance, and lit up a bright lavender light in the air: "...Okay, the defensive array is temporarily lifted, you go in first."
"Thank you... er, your Excellency."
"My name is Sherman."
The middle-aged man who slightly turned his body aside to make way for the road replied expressionlessly: "Sherman Asgario, one of the archmages affiliated with the Violet Tower."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sherman." So Duan Qing hurriedly changed to a new title: "It's an honor to meet you."
The rumbling sound of the door closing was heard after Duan Qing and the two stepped into the tower. At the same time, there was also the slight sound caused by the restart of the magic defense circle. There was still no change in his expression. Sherman then crossed over the bodies of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing again, and took the lead in walking towards the circular staircase in front. They looked at each other, and Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing, who were still attracted by the sudden invitation, followed the middle-aged magician in a hurry, and the quiet conversation followed. The sound of a huge and gorgeous magic wand hitting the ground slowly circulated in the air between a man and a woman: "...Have you been to this place before?"
"I have been here, but I have never entered the tower."
"Is it what happened last time?"
"That's right, so in the end I just received a sum of money, and then -"
"I'm sorry about what happened last time."
In the scene where the rhythmic sound of the staff and the sound of the stage were still echoing, Sherman, who was leading the way, suddenly spoke again, but it was different from the cold feeling that he had never had any communication with them. At this time, There was a slight apology in the middle-aged man's voice: "Because she is often lost, Maggie is always sent back to the tower by adventurers in the city. Master Chandler may think that you are also those greedy adventurers. One of them, so I took it upon myself to send you away."
"As a member of the magicians, of course I understand this feeling." Duan Qing smiled and nodded: "And there seems to be nothing wrong with the understanding of the magician you mentioned. I was indeed just I accidentally met the lady who was being bullied on the street, and then sent her back to your side."
"No, this was indeed his mistake."
The footsteps paused slightly for a moment, and the middle-aged magician walking in front turned back: "Don't worry, the Lord of Violet has already punished Chandler enough."
"...Huh?" So Duan Qing scratched the back of his head inexplicably: "Why?"
"Kicking out the newly born magicians without authorization... This alone is enough."
Taking steps again, Sherman explained in a low voice: "The Free Continent has been engaged in continuous wars, large and small, and recently it has been threatened by the Restorationists. The Council of Mages is fighting against the remnants of the ancient Magic Empire. The final front naturally suffered many losses during this period."
"Especially now that we have just experienced a purge, the extent of this loss has been magnified." He shook his head: "Every magician apprentice now is extremely important to our Mage Council. "
"Has the current Mage Council reached such a state of exhaustion?" Duan Qing touched his nose: "Even a novice magician like me has to..."
"No, you are the weakest magician I have ever seen."
The gorgeous staff surrounded by lavender runes suddenly pointed back at Duan Qing's forehead. Sherman, standing at the top of the steps, looked condescendingly at the face of the gray-robed magician: "You don't have a staff, and you don't have the magic of the Council of Mages. Robe, there is no magic weapon that can increase the magic power, and there is not even any magic power that I can feel! But..."
"You can still be called a magician." The gorgeous magic circle overflowing with majestic magic energy spread out in front of Duan Qing as the staff trembled, and then followed the trembling of the staff. The middle-aged man's mood gradually calmed down and disappeared: "I will still be invited by Lady Violet."
"Did...Ms. Violet invite me here?"
Secretly suppressing the hands of Xue Ling Huan Bing who was about to retaliate and wanted to draw the sword, Duan Qing, who put on an innocent face, blinked his eyes slightly: "Why does she want to see me? "
"She's been following you for a long time."
Turning his head again and walking towards the top of the spiral staircase, the middle-aged magician Sherman's deep voice was like a twilight drum and a morning bell: "Since you came to this city, the Lord of Violet has never taken his eyes away from you. , Although I don’t know what the Lord is thinking, but..."
"At least the reason for inviting you here this time——"
His footsteps suddenly stopped, and at the same time, the brilliant light of the staff cutting through the side wall of the tower appeared: "Just like I told you before."
As if the projection screen had been disturbed, a large number of floating magic ripples appeared on the thick masonry wall at the edge of the tower with Sherman's stroke, and then gradually changed into a scene where the huge light and shadow gap gradually spread. It became two closed magic doors. Turning slightly and glancing sideways at Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing below, the middle-aged magician straightened his stern expression slightly, then coughed slightly and squeaked when the door was pushed open. With a rattle, he took the lead and entered the room that appeared out of thin air: "...Your Excellency."
"I brought him here."
Circular borders, vaulted ceilings, and walls with countless complicated magic patterns and purple-red wooden beams gradually converged into a perfect sphere in a limited space, which appeared in front of Duan Qing like a glorious hall. . A dazzling array of bookshelves and lamps are placed crisscrossed in every corner of this star hall. There are also scenes of countless magical artifacts floating in the air with runes flying everywhere, and someone buried among them is wearing a The woman in the blue and white dress also turned her head when she heard the sound, and gently moved a few strands of her hair floating in the air next to a pair of black-framed intellectual glasses: "...Oh, thank you, Sherman. Lord Ascarius."
"It is an honor to serve you, Lady Violet."
After deeply observing the etiquette of a magician, Sherman moved his eyes back slightly: "Then..."
"I'm really sorry for asking you to complete such a trivial task despite your busy schedule."
The Lord of Violet, who completely straightened his waist and displayed the gorgeous pleated dress in the center of the hall, slowly revealed a brilliant smile that made the sun eclipse: "Go ahead, I won't delay you any more. It’s time.”
Like a child who suddenly had his toy taken away, the smile on the middle-aged man's face gradually turned into the rigid and serious look he had before. After standing there in silence for a long time, Duan Qing almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Li slowly turned around and walked out of the previous door with a more mechanical movement. Violet, who had not stopped her busy movements, and who had been dancing since she sent Sherman away, returned her attention to her previous work again, until Duan stood there. When Qing and Xueling Huanbing's idle gazes were about to take in the entire spherical hall, she raised her head again: "Please sit down."
"Okay, thank you." Duan Qing, who heard the sound, responded hurriedly: "But your Excellency, it seems like..."
A slight buzzing sound then appeared behind the two people, and at the same time, two chairs outlined with magic lines appeared out of thin air. Duan Qing's eyes reflected the scene. After slightly testing the reality, he then After making two haha sounds, he sat down with a slightly embarrassed expression: "As expected, he is a magic master on the Free Continent. This level of magic is easy to come by..."
"No need to compliment me, I have heard enough such words." The female great magician in blue and white attire replied without raising her head: "And..."
"I invited you here this time. I hope you can show me something that interests me."
She raised her head and tore the last few magic threads outlined between her fingers into the air. The gorgeous and dazzling shadow followed the rapid movement of her fingers and appeared in the air in the center of the hall, and finally slowly The ground formed a series of incomprehensible magical runes: "Huh...it's still almost."
"Uh, please..."
"Want to know what I'm doing?"
A bottle of medicine that slowly emerged in the air appeared in Duan Qing's sight with Violet's voice, and finally looked at Duan Qing with those eyes like Qiu Hong looking through the frame. Floating over: "This bottle of potion... can you still recognize it?"
"certainly."
Reaching out to take the bottle of floating eyes in his hand, Duan Qing pulled the corner of his mouth and replied: "This is the potion I asked John to deliver on my behalf. Why..."
"The efficiency of the Imperial Army has always been very slow. This is caused by the pride in their hearts."
Slowly stood up from a round chair floating in the air. The great magician suspended in mid-air revealed his beautiful legs with blue crystal high heels: "But once it comes to For the interests of the Frey Empire, their actions will become extremely fast.”
"Just like this time?" Duan Qing, who was holding the medicine bottle, showed an understanding smile: "Well, I didn't expect my sample to be delivered to you so quickly..."
"I just tried to analyze the ingredients in this medicine."
After interrupting the other party's words, Violet, whose figure gradually rose up, gradually fell in front of Duan Qing, and her interested eyes gradually fell on her long golden hair. Duan Qing's unremarkable face said: "I used seventeen analytical methods, which also included some magical knowledge left over from the ancient Magic Empire, but in the end... I still couldn't get the results from this sample. All the components of magic will be analyzed here."
"Well, I didn't expect that."
Suddenly understanding what the torn magic runes floating in the air meant, Duan Qing opened his mouth slightly, and after a long while, what he wanted to say became the answer. The Lord of Violet in front of me exclaimed: "But you actually want to restore the magic composition contained in it to the original magic energy. This is simply, simply..."
"It failed in the end, didn't it?"
Blinking her eyes, Violet, who was floating in the air, assumed a seductive lying posture: "The potion sample you extracted did use some magic alchemy methods, and it also used seduction. A formula for a certain special ingredient to exert its effect, but...in order to transform this formula hidden in the wine into a magical composition that is easy to understand on the surface, you still seem to have used some special magic."
"Who taught you this alchemy, huh?"
In the sight of her long golden hair flowing down like a waterfall after losing her magical possession, she held her cheeks with her hands while using dark purple silk threads to pull away some of the colorful water droplets in the potion sample. He came out and asked Duan Qing with a smile.
