Arcane Lord

Conifera City.

The originally lively and prosperous city of Conifera was now enveloped in panic. Human merchants were recruiting people and connections everywhere, hoping to leave the place quickly through the teleportation circle of a certain mage tower in the city.

But at this time, it can basically be considered wartime, and no controller is willing to allocate the very precious and very tight teleportation quota to a group of businessmen.

In addition to the wealthy merchants, there are also more guards and stewards under the Chamber of Commerce, and even the most ordinary coachmen and porters, who are now blocked in the city of Conifera.

A huge invisible barrier covered Conifera City and a large area around it. No one tried to leave directly, but no barrier blocked them back.

If you want to ask why the city of Conefira has a magical barrier that has never appeared in the past, just look at the elves that are constantly gathering on the south bank of the Tessa River not far to the south.

In the east of Conifera City, outside the magic barrier, a large number of elves who originally lived on the north bank of the Tessa River have gathered around. A group of human mages are negotiating with several leading elf mages across the magic barrier.

Under this situation, almost everyone thought of the very small but real possibility of an elven attack, and the few elves in Conefira City had been controlled in advance.

No one wants to let those unstable factors act at will in this situation.

…

Tessa Bridge is located not far south of Conifera City, connecting both sides of the Tessa River. On the human side it is called "Tessa Bridge", but on the elves' side, it is called "Cony Bridge" ".

At this moment, on the bridge, Cozmo, a senior arcanist from Fenwick Tower, one of the seven towers, was looking at the elf mage who was less than five steps away from him with a wary expression.

To be able to treat a senior arcanist with such seriousness, naturally there is only an elf high mage whose power is comparable to that of the great arcanist.

But this high mage, who claimed to be the envoy of the crowned king of Cormanthor, brought an order from the Sevington Council, and the order was also very outrageous, requiring him to gather as many elves as possible who came to Conifera City and provide them with Basic shelter, food.

Naturally, it was impossible for Cozmo to simply believe such an order. He immediately asked his companions to contact Severington, and he himself blocked the Tessa Bridge, although he knew that doing so could not stop a high mage. The steps forward.

But he still did it. Fortunately, the high mage showed his intention to attack and even took the initiative to restrain the elves who were swarming. Otherwise, the place might have been in chaos.

Just when Cozmo was guessing what the high mage's purpose was for coming here, there was already a trace of commotion among the elven refugees who were blocked on the south bank.

"Chief Nairo, are you really sure that the man on the bridge is the high mage?"

"I am extremely sure. I have been to Cormansol before and saw the statue of that person in a square. The clothes and demeanor are exactly the same. I will not admit it wrong!"

"That's it. Why did a high mage stop us here? Do you think it's to liquidate our escape? Or do you want to plunder the wealth we have accumulated for many years?"

As soon as these words came out, many elves immediately became commotion. No matter which possibility they could accept, their current behavior was able to accommodate both possibilities.

"How about we go back?" An elf dressed as a civilian said weakly.

His words immediately attracted the eyes of other elves as if they were looking at fools. A companion beside him immediately pulled him and explained in a low voice: "You have already escaped, do you still want to go back and be fucked by those terrible creatures?" Into a statue?"

When this topic was mentioned, the surrounding elves couldn't help but shudder. They didn't even dare to mention the name of the drow, and only dared to use some referring words, as if saying that name would attract that kind of terrifying creature. of pursuit.

As for the statue, not many elves have seen it with their own eyes, but after spreading the word, almost all the elves who escaped here knew that the drow did not just simply kill, they would make the captives who were still alive unable to move, A statue that can feel pain all the time.

There are several elves who have seen this kind of painful statue with their own eyes. Whenever they mention the statue, they lose their minds, as if they have seen something extremely terrifying.

Panic will spread, and almost none of the elves who can come here want to go back and face the drow.

…

And just as the elf refugees were discussing whether to sneak into the mountains first and then escape into the human world, a strange change suddenly appeared on the bridge not far away.

Like a photoelectric explosion, a small point suddenly appeared in the space, and then gradually expanded, forming a slightly hazy huge mirror, and the scene on the opposite side could be vaguely seen.

Then a figure emerged from the mirror. When he saw the person, Cozmo breathed a sigh of relief and saluted quickly, "Lord Harris!"

The person who came was none other than the current person in charge of Fenwick Tower—Grand Arcanist Harris, who was also Cozmo’s direct superior.

When Harris was still at the other end of the portal, he noticed the elf mage standing on the Tessa Bridge. As soon as he came over, he took the initiative to say hello, "Sir Suveris, I didn't expect it to be you this time. Come here in person!”

Suviris is a close associate of the crowned king of Cormanthor. As a high mage, he often receives temporary orders and travels around the country. He travels to Netheril more than once or twice, and Harris is quite familiar with him.

When Suviris saw that Netheril had sent a great arcanist, his attitude softened somewhat. "The crowned king is very concerned about the safety of his people and asked me to come to pick them up. If any drow come after me, , it can be solved easily.”

"I see!"

Harris was noncommittal about this reason. If he really valued the safety of his people so much, he would not have allowed the drow to break through the defense line. He did not believe that Cormanthor really had nothing to do with the drow and had to wait until the surrounding countries came together to support them. situation.

But he doesn't care about these little things. He came here just to prevent the other party from spying on the magic barrier in Conifera City. Although the original roots of this protective barrier can be traced back to elven magic, it also contains the wisdom of the Nese people. .

Although Harris himself tended to have friendly cooperation with the elves, he still had basic precautions in mind. Seeing that Suveris had no intention of continuing the conversation, he ordered Cozmo, "Open the barrier and let the people of Cormanthor enter the city." Rest.”

"yes."

The Cozmo people did not go back, but just sent back a message. After a while, the barrier disappeared.