Chapter 172 The natural ruler, Heramus’s seat of genius
The black hall, with various runes and streams of light dotting the dark blue dome like countless stars, presents a sense of vastness .
Under the dome, seven figures are sitting on huge metal seats engraved with different runes. This is a meeting between the seven ring masters of the Silver Ring.
“This time the ancient wizard will resurrect and cause chaos, the vitality of Black Nightmare Swamp and Molten Crystal Lake will be greatly damaged, and the Palace of Thorns may be completely removed from the south.
Our Silver Ring is located in the south for a short time. The foundation is still shallow, but now it seems that it is a good thing”
A handsome middle-aged man with a ticking brass pocket watch embedded in his right eye socket spoke with a sigh.
“I heard the name of the Ancient Witch Resurrection Society when I was in the central part. It is said that this organization once single-handedly led the destruction of a certain central wizard empire. That war affected several wizard empires, and there were enough Ten large-scale wizard organizations participated, and even sixth-level wizards fell among them
I read an introduction to this battle in an ancient book. At one time, I just regarded it as an ancient anecdote. I never thought that one day it would actually happen. We can also have a real intersection with this evil organization."
Among the seven people, at the top position is a man wearing a gorgeous golden robe, his whole body shrouded in a faint crystal glow, and his face cannot be seen clearly. He spoke softly: "How is the investigation of the Ancient Witch Resurrection Society within the Circle of Magic going?"
"The round of investigation has ended. All members have re-signed soul contracts, except for those who have confirmed their identities and defected from the Circle of Magic. , and one hundred and fifty-six official members who have disappeared for unknown reasons. No other suspicious characters have been found yet."
Someone responded. The person who responded had a deep tone and a heroic appearance. He was none other than Caroni, the master of the third magic circle.
The man in the golden robe said calmly: "Issue a mission to all members of the Ring of Law to hunt down the defectors.
The investigation of the other five major forces is also in progress, and the list of defectors should be released soon. Send it over and put it on the list of people to be hunted down when the time comes."
Caroni and others nodded.
At this time, a ring master couldn't help but say: "The resurrection of the ancient witch will make a resurgence, and it also involves the lost world stone. Is there really no need to notify the headquarters about this matter?"
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"It only involves a few medium-sized wizard forces. Even if several fourth-level wizards are reported to the headquarters, it will not attract much attention.
As for the lost World Stone, it is broken. If you want to Its repair, even if all the resources of a large force are used up, will take at least a hundred years."
The man in the golden robe said, suddenly paused, and then cast his crystal-like warm eyes on Qi. The eyes of a certain figure located in the far corner of the crowd became increasingly gentle.
“Kirsty.”
He called the other person’s name softly.
Kirsty, who had long hair and was so beautiful, slowly raised her head, and the dark hall seemed to become brighter for a moment because of her face.
“The member of your team who holds the coordinates has not been found yet?”
Kirsty shook her head and said nothing.
"Perhaps they have been instigated by people from the Resurrection Society, or they may have been captured."
Someone said in a deep voice, "This is a seed full of uneasiness. At the beginning, I suggested that the coordinates Destroy it directly. First add this person’s name to the list of key targets for suppression.”
Kirsty looked at the speaker and frowned slightly.
The expressions of Caroni and Achido, who were sitting in the hall, also changed.
The man in the golden robe pondered for a while and was about to speak. Suddenly, Kirsty's voice sounded first in the hall.
“No need.”
Everyone looked up at Kirsty.
Kirsty, who had been expressionless before, had a strange light shining on her beautiful face. She was looking at a communication stone in her hand and said softly: "He has come back on his own."
The huge white albatross broke through the layers of clouds, flapped its wings, and landed gently on the top of the silver-white tower.
Kirsty stepped off the back of the albatross and waved her hand casually. The huge albatross dispersed with a "bang" and turned into countless bright spots of light scattered in the air.
Kirsty waved her staff gently, and faint energy fluctuations came out. The metal dome on the top of the silver-white tower melted like water, revealing a square entrance.
Going down the entrance, Kirsty landed in a huge room filled with countless books. Bolby, dressed in colorful feathers, flapped his wings and flew towards her.
Kirsty pushed Polby aside and walked out of the room step by step.
Soon, she stopped near the exit of the spiral staircase, and her eyes fell on a slender figure standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling crystal window not far away.
“Ronan.”
Kirsty’s eyes moved and she called out a name.
The figure with his back to her slowly turned around after hearing this.
Under the wide and gorgeous silver-gray robe, a young man's face was revealed, which was so handsome that it was almost enchanting.
The young man seemed a little weak, his face was extremely pale, and the usual high-spirited and heroic spirit in his eyebrows was gone, replaced by a deep tiredness that was so rich that it was almost impossible to get rid of it.
“Ring Master..”
The young man smiled and nodded at Kirsty.
Kirsty whispered softly in a complex tone that sounded either relaxed or worried: "You are finally back."
"@#￥%!/./..."
Ronan softly recited a complex incantation. After the incantation ended, he raised his hand and drew a complicated incantation with his fingertips in the air. Mysterious patterns.
The pattern solidified in the void, quickly burning into red as if being burned by fire, and then disappeared.
After Ronan finished all this, Kirsty, who was watching closely, the last bit of worry in her beautiful blue-purple pupils disappeared. She exhaled gently as if she was completely relaxed, and then took the initiative to follow Ronan. Nan explained: "It's not that I don't trust you... After the ancient witch resurrection meeting, everyone needs to sign a new contract, including me."
"Understood."
Ronan nodded, and then habitually reached out to rub his eyebrows. It seemed that just such a simple contract signing process consumed most of his energy.
Kirsty noticed something strange about Ronan and reached out to touch Ronan’s forehead.
Ronan did not resist and allowed Kirsty's hand to gently press on the center of his eyebrows. A slight fragrance accompanied by the light of spiritual power bloomed from Kirsty's fingertips.
After a moment, Kirsty retracted her hand, her delicate eyebrows tightly knitted together.
“Ronan, you are in a bad situation.
What have you experienced this month? "
Ronan didn't speak, just silent.
Kirsty looked at him with a complicated look, sighed softly, shook her head and chose to let the topic go.
"Forget it, you have your own secrets, I have no right to interfere. "
"Can you tell me what happened in this month? ”
After Ronan was silent, he looked at Kirsty and asked.
Kirsty nodded, and then told Ronan about the aftermath of the battle on the Goblin Plains.
Kirsty spoke very quickly and in detail. It took a long time to tell all the points that Ronan might be interested in.
“.. During the years when Debi was in the Seventh Circle, I personally taught him more than once, but I didn’t know that he had secretly joined the Ancient Witch Resurrection Society.”
Ke Siti's story ends with the Wizard Derby who "betrayed" the Circle.
Ronan saw a look of shame and self-blame in Kirsty's eyes. Kirsty was born with a "maternal nature". Although she was much older than Ronan, her heart was as pure as that of a girl who was not familiar with the world. He may even blame part of Derby's betrayal on himself.
Ronan didn’t know how to evaluate it, and was still thinking about what Kirsty had just said.
Compared with the other five major wizarding forces, the Silver Ring is probably the least affected by the Ancient Witch Resurrection Society. At least there is no "inner ghost" among the seven ring masters. Look at the melting pot next door. In Crystal Lake and Thorn Palace, even the Dawn-level wizards rebelled.
However, the members of the Circle of Magic below the top level have been seriously infiltrated. The number of Magic Circle wizards who are suspected of being members of the Ancient Witch Resurrection Society is as high as hundreds, including Nono, who has had an encounter with Ronan. Perrin, this guy left the Circle of Magic the day after the competition started on the Goblin Plains and has not come back yet. He has been included in the list of six rebels "pursued and suppressed".
Kirsty bluntly stated in her narration that if she had not returned in time, she would have been labeled a "traitor of the Ring of Law".
Even because he has the coordinates of the World Stone that the Resurrection Society values highly, even though he has re-signed the soul contract and proved his "loyalty", the suspicion on him is still not completely cleared.
Ronan had thought about mentioning to Kirsty the "Secret Leader of the Resurrection Society" who died in his hands, a powerful figure at the third level, "to prove his innocence."
After thinking about it, I decided to forget it.
Those who believe in him, such as Kirsty, will choose to believe him no matter what he does. On the contrary, those who doubt him will still remain skeptical of him no matter how he proves himself.
Think about it from another person’s perspective, if he is a high-level executive of the Ring of Law, in this situation where even the Dawn Wizard, the leader of one force, might be a “ghost in the Resurrection Society”, he would be given the coordinates for no reason. It is only natural for ordinary members who have returned from a month's absence to have doubts.
On the contrary, Kirsty's almost "emotional" way of handling it seemed quite "childish".
“After several ring owners discussed together, they decided to extract the coordinates in your hand and destroy them.”
Kirsty asked Ronan in a consultative tone, Ronan had no resistance to this.
“Yes.”
He just nodded and agreed after briefly considering it.
Kirsty breathed out softly and said to him: "The process of extracting coordinates may be a little painful, please try to be patient."
After saying that, Kirsty took out a space ring from her pocket. A bottle of unknown black potion asked Ronan to reach out and apply the black potion evenly on the back of his hand.
Ronan stared at the layer of black liquid on the back of his hand. It felt very slippery, like a pool of melting asphalt.
Looking carefully, I discovered that the black liquid was actually composed of countless extremely tiny bugs. After these bugs touched Ronan's skin, they desperately burrowed into his flesh.
As all the black liquid seeped in, Ronan soon felt a pain like a red-hot iron coming from the back of his hand. The pain seemed to reach straight to his soul, making him frown slightly.
The burning pain continued to increase, followed by an arrow-like mark slowly appearing on the back of Ronan's hand.
Kirsty on the side recited a low spell in her mouth, and the black liquid that had penetrated into the flesh seeped out again, actively flowing to the empty crystal bottle that Kirsty had prepared long ago, like a living creature.
The arrow mark on the back of Ronan's hand also flowed away with the black liquid. This is the so-called extraction process.
“That’s it.”
When the last drop of black liquid flowed into the crystal bottle, Kirsty sealed the bottle mouth tightly.
Ronan stared thoughtfully at the back of his smooth right hand.
He could feel that although the coordinate mark seemed to have been removed, in fact there was still a thin layer still remaining in his body, as if it had not been completely removed?
"This coordinate will be destroyed after a while under the witness of all the Dawn Wizards of the six major forces."
Kirsty gently shook the crystal bottle in her hand and said to Ronan: "News After the news is spread, it should be able to remove most of the attention of the Ancient Witch Resurrection Association from you.
However, the Ancient Witch Resurrection Association also lost two Dawn Wizards this time, and it is estimated that there will be no more in a short time. The strength will come out again." Ronan nodded and stood side by side with Kirsty in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling crystal window. Polby in the form of a colorful cockatiel flapped his wings and flew over, landing gently on Ronan's shoulder. .
After extracting the coordinates, Kirsty was obviously relaxed. Neither of them spoke, just looking at the flowing clouds and towers in the distance.
Time passes quietly like water.
At some point, Ronan suddenly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Kirsty's perfect profile.
“Does Lady Kirsty know about the Southern Wizarding Genius Assembly and the Chief Wizard of Horams?”
Kirsty's eyes flickered slightly, but before she could speak, Bolby on Ronan's shoulder had already opened his mouth and sang loudly.
"Herams...Herams
A man born to control the law.
His legend, even a hundred sunsets cannot tell it all."< br>
Polby flew up from Ronan's shoulders, hovering in the air while singing, even imitating the sound of the harp with his tongue, like a real bard.
"You are too noisy, Bolby..."
Kirsty scolded softly, and Bolby shut his mouth obediently.
Kirsty looked at Ronan with a slightly strange expression and asked: "Who mentioned this to you?"
"An opponent."
< br>Ronan thought for a while and chose to use the word "opponent" to describe Angelet.
Angelet had the power to seriously injure Jupiter, but he failed to attack him several times.
Ronan felt that maybe he really couldn't be called his "enemy".
Although he joined the Ancient Witches' Resurrection Society, judging from his two "defection" experiences, Ronan wouldn't feel the least bit wrong even if he appeared on the opposite side of the Ancient Witches' Resurrection Society next time. strangeness.
Angelet seems not to value anything, and regards many things as just a "game". He is as invisible and elusive as smoke.
"Heramus.."
Kirsty muttered the name softly, thought for a while and then said: "Do you remember the tickets and seats I mentioned to you before?"
Ronan nodded, "Is this what you are referring to? "
"Yes."
Kirsty squinted her eyes and looked at the dim sunset in the distance, and said slowly: "You should know the differences between the upper ring, the middle ring and the lower ring. br>
We are now in the extreme south of the Upper Ring Continent
And Herams is recognized by all wizards as the most powerful and talented legendary wizard in the history of the Upper Ring Continent.
No one. ”
“Not even Shipert can compare with him? "
Ronan was surprised and couldn't help but ask.
Kirsty shook her head and said, "Spirter is different from Herams.
The footprints of the legendary wizard Spierte are all over the upper, middle and lower rings. There is no data to prove which ring of continent Spierte was born in.
Herams’s life has traces to follow.
It is said that he was born in a small noble family in a secular kingdom in the middle of the Shanghuan Continent. He was forced to migrate with his family during a kingdom turmoil. On the way, he relied on his knight's strength to kill an official wizard, thus Get a ticket to enter the wizarding world."
"Kill an official wizard by relying on the skills of a knight? ”
Ronan was stunned for a moment, his face full of disbelief.
He would understand if a knight kills a wizard apprentice, but a formal wizard who has truly reached the first level is completely transcendent of the mortal world. With just a move of his little finger, he can easily crush to death those strong knights who stand at the top of the mortal world. .
How did he cross such a huge realm gap?
Is it possible that Herams also practiced extraordinary body-building techniques like [Ascetic Body-Forning] in the ordinary world?
“Yes.”
Faced with Ronan’s shock, Kirsty spoke firmly and continued: “Herams has already reached the level of knighthood. An otherworldly place
And his true talent was revealed after he became a wizard.
It only took Herams less than a hundred years to reach the end of the dawn. This record has not been broken so far."
"One hundred years of level six wizards "
Ronan couldn't help but murmur.
The soul is less than a hundred years old and can become a second-level. It can be called the top wizard force in the south like the Silver Ring. For genius.
But what is it compared to Hellas?
Mediocre, rubbish?
“.. Just as Bolby just sang, Heramus is called a natural ruler.
He once ordered the meteorite to be destroyed by himself. A huge empire composed entirely of wizards.
There are countless legends about him. He is a powerful man who truly stands at the top of the Upper Ring Continent.
Later, he chased Twilight, entered the Central Continent, and competed with those noble bloodlines that passed down the ancient times. It is said that he also left many legends behind."
"What happened next? "
Ronan suppressed the shock in his heart and asked Kirsty.
Kirsty just replied calmly: "Dead. ”
“Uh”
"Heramus died on a lower continent. The specific reason why he died is not clear."
Kirsty said: "But before his soul completely died, he came back once. Every corner of the Ring Continent has left its own inheritance
——Herams’s Wizard Seat!
Each inheritance represents thirty-two seats, one hundred for each. Opened once a year, only genius wizards whose souls are under one hundred years old can be invited to get tickets to compete for seats.
If you can win the position of chief, you may get Horams. A more crucial inheritance.
And once all the key inheritances are gathered together, it is said that you can inherit Heramus's extremely powerful law-controller bloodline! ”
“This is an open treasure of chance.
The competition for the seat of the Horams Wizards has been going on in the Upper Ring Continent for nearly a thousand years, but no one has really gathered the inheritance."
Kirsty turned to look at Luo Nan paused and said: "The competition for the Wizards seat in the South will officially begin in three years. ”
“Hu——”
Ronan let out a long breath, and a strange light bloomed in his eyes.
At this moment, the fatigue that had been lingering in his brow seemed to disappear.
“I understand.”
Ronan spoke softly.
Kirsty said in a low voice with a slightly complicated look: "I mentioned this to you before, with the intention of motivating you.
But in fact, it is still difficult for you to compete for the Helms Wizards seat this time.
Before this, the invitation letter for the seat battle has never been given to any second-level wizard. To get the invitation, you must advance to the third level within the past three years
And Even if this is achieved, by then the top wizard geniuses from the three large wizarding forces in the entire south and dozens of medium-sized wizarding forces will gather, and the competition for tickets alone will be fierce enough."
"Three large wizarding forces? ”
This was the first time Ronan heard this statement, and he couldn’t help but blinked.
"Yeah."
Kirsty explained: "
The wizarding world has a special set of standards for dividing wizarding forces into micro, small, medium, large and super large.< br>
For example, our Silver Ring can only be regarded as an ordinary medium-sized wizard force.
Among the six major wizard forces, only the Thunder Council and the Scarlet Tower can be regarded as top-notch medium-sized forces, but they are not enough. Not up to large standards”
Kirsty tried to make Ronan feel the fierce competition in advance, and even gave Orion an example.
“Orian is considered the most outstanding genius of our Silver Ring generation, but if placed in a battle, his strength may only be considered average. Talents who are as outstanding as him, or even more evil, The number will exceed your expectations."
Ronan listened quietly, his blood gradually felt hot, and his heart couldn't stop beating faster.
Different magic fields, different magic schools, and different magic concepts are displayed in the most talented characters of the major forces, colliding with each other and competing.
Even putting aside the temptation of Herrams' inheritance, the event itself was full of great attraction for him.
"What a gorgeous scenery that will be?"
Ronan murmured softly, stretched out his hand in the direction in front of him, clenched his fingers gently, and squinted his eyes, as if he saw something, as if he wanted to catch something.
“Ronan.”
At this time, Kirsty suddenly spoke, pulling him back from his inexplicable fascination.
Ronan turned his head, his expression calm.
He saw that Kirsty had a communication stone in her hand. During the time the two of them were talking, she seemed to have been waiting for a certain response, and now it seemed that she had already waited.
"Several major ring masters expressed their opinions."
Kirsty looked at him, and said slowly, considering her tone: "In view of your outstanding performance in the Goblin Plains competition, and because of the world "
Compensation for the dangers caused by the stone coordinates and the risks you may bear in the future."
Compensation?
Ronan's eyes moved slightly and he subconsciously said: "What compensation?"
(End of this chapter)