Arcane Lord

After greeting the guardian of the law who stayed behind in the temple, Leonard led him to a remote small archive room behind the temple.

"Master Leonard, the Recorder is in the archives room. Just show him the Lord's order."

After saying that, the guardian of the law left on his own.

Leonard looked at his surroundings curiously. Except for coming to the temple to pray with his family when he was a child, he had never been to the temple once when he grew up, especially behind the temple.

The rows of low buildings look particularly small against the tall temple in front. Perhaps this is the self-perception of the servants of God.

The location of the small archives is quite interesting. It must have been deliberately chosen. It is always in the shadow of the surrounding buildings. Without the guidance of others, it may be ignored.

Thinking of all the legends about night watchmen in the territory, Leonard also felt a little confused. Growing up in Savile Territory, what Leonard was most afraid of when he was a child were night watchmen.

His family often used night watchmen to scare him. It was not until he became the lord's student that he truly understood how true and how false the legend was.

Dong dong dong——

"Come in!"

A hoarse, unpleasant voice came from the archives room, making people's scalp numb. Leonard quickly opened the door and entered.

As soon as he entered the archives room, Leonard felt as if he had entered another world. He subconsciously looked back and saw that the sunlight outside the door stopped right at the door.

Only a few dim oil lamps provided illumination inside, and the shadows cast by rows of bookshelves added to the eerie atmosphere.

Leonard followed the previous voice and looked over. Behind a desk filled with documents, an old man with gray hair was burying his head in a book, seeming to be recording something.

After taking a few steps closer, Leonard was really startled by this old man. His clothes and movements were all normal. The only thing that was abnormal was that his exposed skin seemed to be dry and clinging tightly to his bones. superior.

A pair of cloudy and dull eyes also makes people wonder whether they can see the words on the scroll.

Leonard forced himself not to pay attention to the old man's inhuman appearance, took out a document from the dimensional bag, and handed it over, "Sir, this is the lord's order."

The old man took the document, glanced at it, put it aside, and replied in a hoarse voice, "I understand."

After saying that, the old man pointed at Leonard, and a skull mark appeared on the back of Leonard's left hand. Then he lowered his head again and continued to write something on the scroll in front of him.

Leonard was startled again by the old man's sudden movement, but a sudden heat on the back of his hand attracted all his attention. This was a mark that could be directly seen.

Leonard entered a state of concentration, and the mark glowed brightly. The traces of holy power on it echoed with the strands of the magic network. The structure was not complicated, and it was a structure similar to a secret mark.

He could easily remove it if he wanted to.

Of course, it is impossible for Leonard to do this. He has already guessed the function of this mark, which should be used to command the night watchman.

Just when he was about to ask where the night watchman was, there were some strange noises coming from the bookshelves on both sides of the archive room, and as the noise continued, they got closer and closer to the middle aisle.

Leonard turned around and saw a night watchman covered in black robes emerging from the bookshelf aisle, followed by the second, third, and until twelve night watchmen appeared in front of him.

There was silence, but Leonard could feel that their "eyesight" seemed to rest on the back of his left hand. Leonard turned around and saluted the fortune-teller behind the desk, then raised his left hand and put it on the back of his hand. The skull mark faced the night watchmen——

"follow me!"

There was no answer, but Leonard knew that they could understand his instructions. These undead creatures just did not have normal human feelings, but they did not lack normal human intelligence.

Otherwise, the territory would not be able to use them as night watchmen.

When Leonard walked out of the archives room, the sun shone on him again, giving him a feeling of rebirth, and at the same time he felt a deep awe for the Lord of the End of All Things.

After that, he took the night watchman to track down the necromancer.

…

Old Neil's Inn, South District, Savile Town.

Most of the adventurers were conscripted to fight the orcs, and the business of Old Neil's Inn also plummeted. Not only was there no guests, but in order to maintain good connections, the related expenses must not be reduced at all.

Just as Leonard left the town with twelve men in black robes, Old Neil also ran back from outside quickly, ignoring the surprised eyes of the guests downstairs, and went straight to a room on the second floor.

When he arrived at the door, Old Neil lowered his voice and said, "Master Mage, Master Mage, there is news."

The door was suddenly opened, and the necromancer who looked like a middle-aged businessman was sitting on a chair drinking tea. "What's the news?"

"Ke Yaen from the territory left the town with the main force, and the night watchman also left soon after." Old Neil hesitated for a moment, then spoke cautiously, "Sir, what are you—"

"Don't worry, I won't cause trouble in the town." The Necromancer didn't care whether Old Neil believed it or not, and asked, "Is there any news about Lord Savile?"

Old Neil shook his head repeatedly, "Sir, there is no news about the lord that I can find out."

"Haha." Regarding this, the Necromancer was noncommittal and asked, "Do you know how many spellcasters the main force has brought?"

"This -" Old Neil raised his head and happened to encounter the necromancer's half-smiling expression. He felt excited in his heart and quickly told the news he had heard before without reservation.

The Necromancer nodded with satisfaction. Of course, it was impossible for him to get all the information from Old Neil, but other people were not even as trustworthy as Old Neil.

After dismissing Old Neil, he immediately contacted a "companion" and said, "You have received the news. It seems that the incident should be true. Our opportunity has come!"

"Do you want to go to Wolf God Mountain to see it? It's definitely not an ordinary thing that makes the Archmage so interested!" The companion's voice was full of temptation.

"Do you know any news? If it's appropriate, let's go and have a look together." The Necromancer replied.

But there was no response from the other side. After that, the two discussed some plans for the next half-truth and half-falsely. They tested each other many times and did not get any more information, so the interrogation was interrupted.

After interrupting the interrogation, the Necromancer cursed disdainfully, "Idiot!"

Of course, he couldn't be persuaded by the other party to grab things from the Archmage. On the contrary, it was his chance that all the high-end combat power of the Savile Leader had gone with the Archmage.

I believe other people think the same way. If you are persuaded to go to Wolf God Mountain, you will be an idiot!