Throne of Magical Arcana

The atmosphere in the carriage became very strange. Douglas seemed to have forgotten the two magicians beside him, whispering one strange question after another to himself, but Fernando and Roland didn't know what to say. Is it as natural as when the sun rises and the fruit ripens to the ground?

But Douglas quickly got rid of this state, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I always have similar absences."

"It's nothing. It's often the same when I encounter magic problems." Roland replied with a smile, as if he was completely uninterested in Douglas' strange question. Fernando opened his mouth, but still didn't make a sound.

The brief silence disappeared, and Fernando and Roland introduced Douglas to the situation on the Storm Strait.

"Whether it is the Sylvanus Empire or the Yasuo Empire, the forces here have disintegrated and become one after another scattered organizations that do not belong to each other. Some even fled to the endless ocean. It can be said that, The situation here is not even as good as that on the other side of the strait, at least Alto and other western territories are still in the hands of magicians..." Roland said with a half-sigh.

Fernando added: "The territory that originally belonged to the Yasuo Empire was divided into two parts, one is the Kingdom of Briana, the other is the Principality of Calais, and the area that belongs to the Sylvanus Empire is the birth of the Kingdom of Holm and the Kingdom of Ko The Kingdom of Wright, the place where we organize our main activities is the Kingdom of Holm, which is where we are now..."

Douglas had inquired about the situation here before crossing the Storm Strait, and he was no stranger to what the two said, but it was not so detailed. His face was a little sad at first, and then a calm and reassuring smile reappeared: "Actually, I chose to cross the Straits of Storms instead of fleeing to Alto because I am more optimistic about the situation here."

"Huh?" Fernando was noncommittal on the surface, but his eyes were slightly narrowed, not to let the bright red pupils reveal his emotions.

Regarding the analysis of the situation, the "United Labor Union" has been doing it internally, and finally came to a conclusion similar to that of Douglas, so there were previous adventurous attempts and direction changes.

Douglas said calmly: "Because the overall strength of the nobles here is stronger than the Church of Truth."

This sentence hit Roland like a lightning strike, making him numb and suddenly enlightened. He understood why the organization would hide before the change, evade pursuit, grow slowly, and boldly let Fernando come to Pefor Seeing the largest nobleman here in the capital of the county - being able to use the county name as a title, the power of the Earl of Pephos can be seen.

Roland knew that this was to win over the nobles, sow discord between them and the church, in exchange for their protection, so as to avoid the church's increasingly strict pursuit, but he had never understood why he did this so clearly, and what ideals he might develop in the future the result of.

Fernando didn't say anything, just looked at Douglas quietly, waiting for his next words.

"We don't know the specific situation here, but according to my observations, with the fall of Antifulo, the clergy's attitude towards the nobles became more and more arrogant, and most of the cardinals and holy knights were concentrated in Antioch. Fleur and Lance, ready to go west." Douglas said what he had seen and heard.

"Alto and other western cities gathered many legendary lords, and even a small number of vampires and giant dragons to help, but internal conflicts are great, and the gap between the strength of the church and the nobles is even greater. Unless the 'Silver Moon' comes, it will only We are being eaten away step by step, on the contrary, here, we are very weak, and there are not many legendary masters who can win over, but there is not much difference in strength from the church."

The first time he compared the overall strength of the church and the nobles, and the second time he singled out the church. Not only Fernando understood the specific meaning, but also Roland.

Fernando spoke, with a strange and sharp accent, obviously not a native of the Kingdom of Holm: "After disintegrating and eliminating most of the high-ranking and above magicians here, the Truth Cult has withdrawn more than half of the legendary priesthood personnel, currently only Rentat and Kukes are guarded by a priest of the Holy Spirit."

"Some epic knights have also been transferred, but there are still five left. After all, this is their hometown and their territory. It is not in line with their wishes to go over mountains and seas to attack Alto, even though they are all devout believers. Because it is difficult to obtain substantial benefits, and they think that the church does not lack this power, and obviously, the church also thinks so."

"But what's the point of this?" Roland frowned and asked puzzledly, "As long as the church defeats the legendary lords in the west and sends most of the strong ones over, all our efforts will be in vain."

Fernando glared at him: "Time, time for development, time to find allies, time to provoke relations, time to achieve balance."

Douglas also smiled: "We are not the only enemies of the Church."

"Well, if Alto falls, the church will reach the Dark Mountains. Maybe the 'Silver Moon' will really come." Roland nodded.

Douglas' expression suddenly became a little dazed: "Even if the 'silver moon' comes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with the Pope."

"You mean, the 'God's Descent' is really that strong?" Fernando asked with both shock and implicit curiosity. They were on the side of the strait, and the information they received had been distorted. Now, in front of them was a group of people. A magician who experienced the battle of Antifulo.

"Your Excellency 'The Light of the Stars' fell without any resistance, and even most of Antiffler's mysteries were destroyed. I don't know how strong the real god-like is, but I know that 'The Light of the Stars' Your Excellency surpassed the peak level of legend when you fought with the help of the Antiffler Mystic..." Douglas recalled, the reassuring smile disappeared, revealing a bit of embarrassment and panic.

Both Fernando and Roland were silent. Although neither of them had the chance to go to Antiffler, although Fernando was a citizen of the Yasuo Empire, Antiffler had been deeply engraved in the repeated descriptions and descriptions of his teachers and elders. It is the holy land of the "Mystic Crown" that all magicians yearn for, it is the city with the title of the strongest fortress on the ground, and it is the place with the most and strongest legendary magicians, but it is only a blow from the "God's Arrival Technique". The Archons and Mythrax of the Elvanus Empire were destroyed together.

The "God's Arrival Technique" is actually so strong?

At this moment, deep despair rose in their hearts. What is the point of their efforts? At that time, it will only be a question of "God's descent".

Douglas showed a warm smile again: "Don't worry too much, it may not be so easy for the Pope to perform the 'God's Descent'."

"How do you know?" The information was so important that Roland had never heard of it, and even suspected that Douglas was trying to comfort himself.

Douglas has no beard, and his regular facial features look quite young. He said with a smile: "It has been almost ten years since the fall of Antiphore, but the church has not moved westward on a large scale, only some cardinals are trying, and the Pope has never made a move. , watching the desperate and scattered hearts reunite, and watching the western territories become stronger and stronger, I think there may be some connection between them."

"Furthermore, the Pope has encountered the siege of His Excellency Legend before, but he didn't use the 'God's Arrival Technique'. If it's really that easy to cast, he can use it to easily resolve the battle."

He stated his guess frankly, without taking into account that the two magicians on the opposite side had a lot of reservations about him.

"This..." Fernando fell into deep thought, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. At the same time, he became more vigilant towards Douglas. This information has been in front of him and others for a long time, but no one has ever been able to link them together and point out this information so keenly. Question, Douglas sees the question very thoroughly! Could it be that he often asks strange questions?

Up to this point in the exchange, the two parties have not gone further. After all, no real trust has been established.

The carriage stopped in the outskirts, and Fernando and Roland took Douglas through the forest, approaching a hiding place.

In this forest, the "United Magicians Union" has three secret strongholds, one of which has not yet been activated, one for the three magicians to avoid, and one that they are going to now. As for whether other organizations have strongholds here , they are not clear.

"Go around there first." Roland said to Fernando with a telepathic connection.

Fernando nodded and understood what he meant. He wanted to observe the stronghold where the three magicians were hiding, because after their analysis, one of the suspected traitors was there.

Douglas didn't say much, and followed the two quietly, but Fernando and Roland didn't intend to let him see the stronghold, who knew if he was a spy of the night watchman.

As the church completely gained the upper hand and showed unparalleled strength, more and more magicians struggling in darkness, oppression, panic and fear became desperate and turned to the church, becoming the night watchmen who hunted down their companions. Know if your close companion yesterday will become your life-ending enemy today.

Several large magic organizations were infiltrated by the Night Watchmen and suffered a devastating blow, while the remaining organizations learned their lessons and put a strict test on every new joiner, even if he is an archmage, you must know , there is no shortage of archmages among the top 30 elites of the Night Watch!

Fernando and Roland originally only planned to take a look from a distance to see if there was any abnormality, so as not to expose this secret stronghold, but with this look, Fernando's face immediately turned livid, as if a storm was about to come.

The crypt was half open, and the strong smell of blood attracted three wild wolves.

"It's a step too late!" Roland patted his head angrily. He already understood what happened. Their suspects were right, but the other party didn't plan to continue lurking, and didn't have the extravagant hope to hide it and kill the two magicians first. The queen left directly, and should be under the protection of the night watchman at present.

Douglas quietly watched them check their surroundings, followed them quietly to the crypt, saw two mutilated corpses that had been bitten, and saw two blank and terrified dead faces.

"Gary is dead, and Prince is dead too..." Roland murmured uncontrollably, "The little girl from the Gary family asked me to protect her father, Prince hasn't had time to confess... Damn Benson, they are all your good friends! Gary even saved you! I was late..."

"It has been dead for at least a day and a half, and there are traces of being soaked by rain." Douglas whispered, expressing that it was very likely that Benson had just hid here, and no one could rescue him in time.

Fernando's face turned blue and red, and he vaguely remembered that the little girl from the Gary family was a cute child. It took him a long time to suppress and growl: "I will let Benson confess to you!"

A five-ring magician, an elite who is very promising to become a high-level magician, unexpectedly joined the night watchman just like this!

Roland took a deep breath: "Get out of here first."

The two quickly turned the corpse into powder and put them in storage bags.

The journey to the secret stronghold became more gloomy and depressing. Douglas suddenly said, "Actually, I'm a magician who doesn't like to kill or fight. I prefer to explore and understand the hidden truth behind things."

Fernando was about to growl, but what Douglas said next made a deep impression on him.

Douglas looked at the sky and sighed softly: "But only in a safe and stable environment, with the cooperation and support of many people, can exploration and research continue, and now, there is not even a stable place to place an alchemy platform, and they can interact with each other." Help, the companions who explored the world together are about to die one by one."

"When a person is cornered, it's time to change."