Arcane Lord

Levi Forest, border of Ilfaran.

A group of six figures shrouded in black burqas quickly shuttled through the forest.

Although these six figures did not show any traces of magic during the process, every time they stepped on the gap of the Mystery Lock's exploration, it showed that they were by no means as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Going north from the Levi Forest, the power of the Mystery Chain gradually became thinner, and the six figures became bolder, almost no longer changing the direction of travel, as if they had a very clear goal.

While passing through a small village by the forest, one of the figures saw the villagers in the village who were busy drying hay, and couldn't help but sneer:

"Is this the Irusk that Ilfaran is pushing to join the Northland Alliance?"

The other figures also expressed disdain, and only the leader reminded in a low voice: "Don't forget that Netheril originally developed from a few small villages!"

In fact, although Irusk lacks magical power, it is far from what a mere village can summarize. If this is the case, it is impossible for Ilfarang to bring the opponent closer to the Northland Alliance.

This is not only disrespectful to other member states, but also disrespectful to themselves.

Continuing to the north from the first village, six figures covered in black robes gradually saw the whole picture of Irusk - there were four large settlements in total, and there were countless surrounding villages.

From the north of Levi Forest to the shores of the Miral River, to the west close to the ice ocean, and to the east deep into the mountains, this roughly triangular strip is the territory of the Irusks.

Moreover, due to the obstruction of the Spine of the World Mountains, the cold air from the far north ice sheet has a much weaker impact on this area than on the flush eastern region.

This makes this human country near the extreme north have an agricultural planting environment that is not inferior to that of its eastern neighbors in the south.

With such a foundation, if you want to develop and grow, the only thing missing is probably the systematic magical power!

The six figures did not stay any longer because they had special missions, but they also noticed that this newly emerging human country had a lot of magic with local characteristics.

For example, primitive shamanic witchcraft developed from nature worship, lame spells imitated from their southern neighbors, and even crude tricks suspected to be from Netheril.

Everything seems to be moving in the right direction.

The leader of the six figures has a rather complicated mood. The elves have long been fond of finding answers from ancient books and secret scrolls, but the human race seems to be naturally full of curiosity and ambition for the future, and can always learn from everything around them. Start with available resources and continue to grow and develop.

They had witnessed the rise of Netheril in the past, and now Irusk, which had just been born, was also booming.

This made the leader of the six figures feel extremely heavy pressure.

But compared to the leader, the other figures were much more relaxed. It didn't look like they were performing a key mission related to the fate of their country, but more like an excursion in early autumn.

When leaving the last settlement in Irusk and setting foot on the north bank of the Mirar River, the leader of the six figures couldn't help but sigh:

"After I return, I will suggest that the crowned king send observers here to keep abreast of the latest developments of the Irusk people. If you don't pay attention, you might become another Netheril."

"Master Ishtar, you are too sensitive!"

One of the figures shook his head and said disdainfully: "The reason Netheril was able to rise was not because they were humans, but because they discovered treasures like the Betis Secret Scroll. Otherwise, just understanding the nature of magic would be enough for them. It took ten thousand years!”

"Shar is right. The humans here don't have the Secret Scroll of Betis. How can they suddenly rise? Besides, Master Ishtar, don't forget the purpose of our trip. If Irusk is unlucky, I'm afraid... It’s going to be history.”

"well--"

Hearing this, Ista sighed silently and said nothing more. He just directed the other figures in black robes to continue marching north.

…

The further north you go, the closer you are to the Arctic Ice Sheet. Logically speaking, it should be colder, but in fact it is getting warmer and warmer. The Spine of the World Mountains blocks too much cold air to the north.

The cold air that crossed the Spine of the World froze a small portion of the top of the mountain range, but it did not fall straight down, but slowly fell and invaded southward.

After seeing the first orc lying on the stone picking his teeth, Ishtar and his party finally stopped. The leader Ishtar took off his burqa first, revealing the image of a golden elf with slender ears and light golden skin.

The other figures followed suit and revealed their true form.

"Remember, we are from Ilfaran [Orc Slayer Society], wear the society logo!" Ishtar ordered softly.

Then he began to check the equipment on each elf. When he checked Shar, Isco immediately frowned and said in a rather unkind tone:

"How many times have I told you not to wear any accessories that have nothing to do with Ilfaran. Do you think the orcs can't recognize the emblem of your Dark Star family? Could it be that Ilfaran still doesn't recognize it?"

"So what if they recognize it? The orcs won't listen to them!"

Despite his harsh words, Shar still carefully put away the lapel pin with the family emblem, and the leader of this action was Ishtar.

Although the other party belongs to the Crown King's camp, it is obvious that Ishtar has more trust from the Crown King. Although Shar thinks he is no worse than Ishtar, he does not want to conflict with the other party.

…

After a brief interlude, the six golden elf mages adjusted their moods, showed ferocious smiles, and then revealed their figures and soared into the air.

Not far away, the orc scout who was lying on a stone picking his teeth saw this scene and jumped up from the stone. He took a horn from his waist and blew it vigorously——

woo woo woo woo--

Then, a series of horn blasts sounded.

But for Ishtar and other elves, triggering the orc alarm was one of their goals, and when they flew higher and higher, and their hair was covered with bits of ice, they finally stopped.

The air in the far north is clear, and even without any magic assistance, the six elves can clearly see the small black spots commotion on the ground.

"Do it before you get caught."

"Um."

Subsequently, under the guidance of Ishtar, the six golden elf mages instantly reached a state of coordinated resonance, and the vast chords of the magic network came together in a very short time.

The vibration of the magic network it generates is so strong that even a shaman apprentice can easily feel it from the surface thousands of meters above the ground, let alone those powerful orc great shamans.

Almost instantly, winds and clouds surged high in the sky where Ishtar and the other elves were, lightning began to gather, and invisible celestial pressure arose in the hearts of the elves.