Arcane Lord

South shore of Lake Macht.

A young woman with a beautiful face and a tall figure was looking indifferently at Lake Macht in the north, which was shrouded in a green glow.

The rustling north wind kept blowing Jenna's bright golden fluffy hair behind her. Even though the wind was mixed with the strong fishy smell of fishmen, she did not move at all.

Suddenly, a vigorous figure rushed out of the green light wrapped in thin clouds. Jenna, who originally stood on the shore like a statue, saw the figure clearly, and her indifferent expression instantly melted, and she gained a trace of life. breath.

But she did not move. It was only after Xia Duo fell from mid-air that she took the initiative to speak: "Lord Xia Duo, how is the situation inside? Where is Master Byron?"

Originally, Xia Duo wanted to ask President Jenna how long it had been outside, but Jenna asked first, and he didn't mind answering first:

"It's full of fish-men, and it feels like it's filled with the entire ocean! Master Byron may have something else in there -"

Before Xia Duo finished speaking, a familiar figure fell beside him. It was Master Byron who had just left the Mystery Lock.

"President Jenna, how long have I been in here?" Perhaps due to the commonality of spell casters, Master Byron also thought about the time issue when he came out.

"Master, you and Lord Xia Duo went in for about half a moment, and Lord Xia Duo came out only two sentences earlier than you!"

Jenna's answer was concise and clear. Master Byron nodded slightly, and then said to Shado: "Lord Shado, next I am going to cast a spell to destroy the mystery lock. For safety reasons, you should go back to Savile Town first, and inform other people as well. , don’t be alarmed if you see any strange things!”

"yes!"

Xia Duo bowed and was about to leave, but suddenly looked at President Jenna, who only nodded slightly, even with a slight smile, but did not move at all.

This actually made Xia Duo a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to be polite and invite President Jenna to leave with him. After all, Master Byron said it, for safety reasons.

But the other party's reaction was that he was obviously not ready to leave, and Master Byron did not express any objection. Sha Duo now understood that it was really not easy for President Jenna to be recognized by the Grand Arcanist!

So Xia Duo had to leave alone.

…

And just after Xia Duo left, Jenna suddenly said, "What an interesting little guy!"

"He's also a little guy with potential!"

Byron responded with a smile, then suppressed his smile and asked Jenna: "Have you been contacted by Severton? What did High Priest Morton say?"

"I just contacted you, and High Priest Morton has agreed, but he wants the Holy Stone of Death in your collection!"

"The Holy Stone of Death is just a better quality black crystal. If he wants it, I can give it to him." Byron said nonchalantly.

But he changed the topic and said: "But -

The fish-human tide is not my personal private matter, but a public matter that will have a profound impact on Netheril. The Sevington Council will give him a reward for this action. As for the so-called Deathly Holy Stone, if he wants it, Take the Holy Pact of Resurrection in exchange! "

The Holy Stone of Death, or Black Crystal, is at best a special gem with abundant energy for orthodox Nese mage.

But because it is full of negative energy, only a few spellcasters who study negative energy need it. However, for death priests who advocate the concept of "returning death to death", sacrificing such gems can obtain divine favor.

And this is also the origin of the name [Holy Stone of Death].

As for the [Sacred Pact of Resurrection], it is the means to truly resurrect the dead and is also the ultimate ability of the Death Priest.

Of course, the resurrection of the dead largely violates the concept of "returning death to death" and therefore requires a large amount of divine grace.

As for whether the divine grace obtained by sacrificing the Holy Stone of Death can make up for the consumption of the [Sacred Covenant of Resurrection], only the death priest himself who has mastered the magic of resurrection knows.

It is difficult for outsiders, even death priests who have not mastered the magic of resurrection, to figure out the secrets here just by relying on imagination. This is why Byron opened his mouth to ask for the [Sacred Pact of Resurrection].

It cannot be ruled out that there is a sense of curiosity and testing.

Hearing Byron's request, Jenna couldn't help but shake her head, "Master, High Priest Morton will not agree to such a deal."

"If you don't agree, forget it. It's because he doesn't want to, not that I don't want to!"

But at the end of the sentence, Byron seemed to have thought of something, his expression became a little lonely, he waved his hand and said casually:

"Forget it, let's not argue with him. Let's see how the fish crowd is handled this time. If I'm satisfied, then there's no harm in giving him the broken stone!"

This time, Jenna did not answer, but just looked at Byron blankly, with a little sadness in her eyes.

"Okay, don't look at me like that, making me feel like I'm going to die tomorrow. Under Teacher Congenio, how could I die so easily? Besides, I'm waiting for my old friend's research on immortality. Come out, maybe I will live longer than you!"

Master Byron's joking words made Jenna burst into laughter. She thought of Master Congenio, who was often privately called "the old immortal".

That man is now close to five hundred years old. From his rise to the present, he has endured the death of countless descendants. Even though he is about to step down as the president of the Austrian Law Federation, no one has ever doubted that his life is about to come to an end.

As for the immortality technique that Iolum is researching, it is said that it has been highly praised by Master Congenio himself, who asked Iolum to take over the position of president of the Austrian Law Federation. Jenna does not know whether there are such considerations. .

However, Jenna knew that the life of Master Byron, with whom she was not a master and apprentice, but who was actually a master and apprentice, was indeed coming to an end, although this end was still a long time for ordinary people. years.

But for a powerful spellcaster, the visible end of life, no matter how far away it is from now, seems extremely cruel.

Jenna could hardly imagine the feeling of watching herself die day by day. Therefore, she particularly respected Master Byron who could regard death as the way home.

…

Returning to the topic, Byron continued to ask: "When will High Priest Morton start taking action?"

"I don't know about this, but Sia knows the situation here and should make arrangements as soon as possible."

"I understand, let's destroy the mystery lock here first."

After saying that, Byron couldn't help complaining, "This damn elf never does anything good! Now I can finally understand why Badigal hates the elf so much!"

"I can understand it too!"

Jenna responded, and then performed coordinated resonance casting under Byron's command.