I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

The Katarina before him didn't look quite the same as the Katarina from before!

She did resemble the 'fake Katarina' somewhat, but there were obvious differences in their faces.

However, their expressions and mannerisms were exactly the same. And she also had that wolf-in-sheep's-clothing air. The real Katarina was indeed a very deep person.

But in terms of feeling, she wasn't as deeply hidden as the 'fake Katarina'.

She was beautiful, arrogant, and willful. These personalities were all very real.

She had a bit of Alina and Aurelia's flavor.

As for that female elf... she exuded a sense of elegance from her bones.

There was no barbarity at all.

She was very tall, but only a little over six feet!

Her face was very beautiful, but slightly inferior to the fake Ariana, and her figure was not as perfect as the fake Ariana.

The real Ariana was a beautiful elf living in the mortal world.

The fake Ariana was a goddess statue carved in a sacred church after descending from heaven.

The appearance and temperament of the two were completely different.

Straw Roland was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a question arose—these real and fake substitutes don't look the same, so why does everyone think they won't be exposed?

Their vigilance was far less than that of the 'fake Katarina'. They only suddenly noticed someone inside the door after entering.

"You are..." Katarina frowned slightly.

Straw Roland elegantly bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, Roland is at your service. I have been waiting here for a long time."

After a brief communication, Katarina matched the teammate in front of her.

Straw Roland very gentlemanly helped the two of them take their luggage and helped them rearrange some of the large items and decorations in the room.

Seeing a servant helping to move things, Princess Katarina began to direct. She requested that some of the artworks and oil paintings in the room be replaced.

She looked like she was here for a vacation.

As for taste... it was indeed very high. It was hard to say who was better than the fake Katarina.

Little Roland didn't care about her taste, he wanted to taste the flavor of this real big cousin.

The main body tastes 'fake Katarina', and I taste the real Katarina, perfect!

It would be boring if the two tasted the same. Hehe.

After some arrangement, the originally simple room immediately became luxurious.

If anyone entered the house, they would find that the room had undergone great changes, which would arouse suspicion. But Princess Katarina insisted on changing it.

If the real Roland were here, he would definitely couldn't help but remind her a few times.

But Straw Roland helped very gentlemanly, without raising any objections.

In the process of helping, he admired some artworks and oil paintings, and said a few lines of poetry related to them—all of which were to the point.

Princess Katarina's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. After carefully communicating with him, she found that this wizard was actually a master of painting, a master of sculpture, a master of architecture, and a master of minstrelsy.

Moreover, he seemed to be very good at social dance.

The perfect aristocrat!

The perfect... lover.

This person's involvement in these side subjects far exceeded Katarina, and even made the elf lady feel a little shocked.

The elf lady was also a lover of beauty. She had a very high evaluation of Katarina's knowledge of art. They got along very well along the way.

But at this moment, the two of them had a bit of admiration in front of this gentleman. Their eyes revealed some little stars.

They found that this person knew a lot about many art treasures that had disappeared!

It was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

How did the two of them know that Straw Roland was drawing knowledge from the bottom world while he was going crazy? They only felt that this person was knowledgeable, gentlemanly, and very talented.

And he was also very handsome.

I have long heard that Snake Tower has many talented people. Lord Usak has really sent me a good partner.

The relationship between the two parties became closer.

Soon, things were cleaned up. Straw Roland talked about the main topic, and told the two of them what happened to 'fake Roland' and 'fake Katarina' these days.

After listening, the two showed extremely strange expressions.

It seemed that some details were not what the fake Katarina said.

However, it was also quite interesting.

Many stories sounded elegant.

Katarina looked at this handsome, gentlemanly, and knowledgeable baron.

Her face flushed red and said, "So, Lord Roland, let's complete that painting together these few days."

The beautiful elf lady, Ariana, secretly spat and looked at the handsome wizard in front of her who was not annoying. She was actually quite curious about what he would paint her into.

Straw Roland was overjoyed in his heart. He remained expressionless, bowed slightly, and said, "Willing to serve the two of you."

'Hahaha! Halfway there!'

'Well, that beautiful elf is a bit reserved. But, no problem, I can handle it... The more reserved, the more I like it!'

'Roland, ah, Roland, you should thank yourself!'

'When this memory is recovered, you will know how many benefits I have given you!'

This guy was only interested in picking up girls, and forgot all about the intelligence matters.

On the other side.

Roland and the others landed in a town, which could be considered the territory of the Twilight Council, but it was still some distance from 'Bloodless Fort'.

At this time, they had just left the airship not long ago, and the time was morning.

They could have traveled for a day to the next town to rest. But Princess Katarina said that she wanted to rest here.

She was the person in charge of the operation, and her strength far exceeded Roland's, so Roland did not object.

It wasn't until Katarina led Roland to a manor that Roland learned the purpose of her coming here.

At the entrance of the manor, Big Sister Katarina told Roland some secrets with a smile.

After listening, Roland asked a little strangely, "So, our identities are actually real spies lurking in the White Chess Council?"

Katarina smiled and said, "Indeed, in the past eight years, I have provided a lot of information to the Twilight Council... Your mentor also knows about this. So, when I meet with the people here later, you don't need to be suspicious. Just remain silent."

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can question your mentor."

Roland said, "I naturally believe in Your Highness. I was wondering how we would enter Bloodless Fort. Now I can rest assured."

After a pause, Roland asked with an unchanging expression, "However, Your Highness, since you are a spy, then what is my identity?"

Katarina looked into Roland's eyes and said, "You are the 'Cage'."

Roland frowned: "Cage?"

Katarina nodded and said meaningfully: "The more a cage that carries the prisoner can maintain sanity in madness, the more suitable it is to be a cage. With your talent, it is no problem to hold three prisoners. Hehe, you alone are worth 'Three Holy Servants'."

Suddenly, Roland understood why Katarina had to choose people in the Black Abyss, and why she had to propose those rules for choosing people.

Strictly speaking, Senior Brother Pumpkin and himself were indeed the most suitable people to be cages.

Roland's eyes turned.

This Katarina, wouldn't she be playing it for real?

Roland looked at the elf lady and asked, "Then what about her?"

Katarina smiled and said, "Naturally, she is the person who guards you to prevent you from escaping."

Roland: "."

Katarina looked at Roland with a half-smile: "What's wrong, are you scared?"

Roland looked at the beautiful elf staring at him, and then looked at Princess Katarina in front of him with a meaningful look, and sighed deeply.

"Scared, I'm scared to death now. But what's the use..."

Princess Katarina patted Roland on the back and comforted him: "Don't worry, look in that direction."

Roland looked in the direction of her jade finger. That direction was the border of the White Chess Council.

Katarina said: "I will meditate at two o'clock every morning, at which time I will enter the world of dreams. I will not have too much perception of the outside world."

"Ariana gets up at four o'clock every morning to meditate and practice martial arts."

"Two o'clock to four o'clock in the morning is your chance."

"In these two hours, as long as you run three hundred kilometers in that direction, you will have a 50% chance of escaping successfully... 50%, how about we make a bet?"

Roland's face was extremely ugly, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Katarina laughed and entered the manor.

The beautiful elf glanced at Roland and followed behind Katarina.

Roland stood in place, his face changed back. He thought to himself: 'I want to see what tricks you are playing.'

'It's good to be a cage, I need to eat this thing!'

Roland's purpose of this trip was very clear. Get the prisoner and then leave.

No matter who Katarina was, he would definitely get the prisoner.

He would definitely go to this tiger's den.

The latest novel is at six nine book bar first!

The small owner of this manor was a very elegant and gentlemanly nobleman.

He was actually a descendant of a 'Bloodless Wizard' of the Twilight Council, and also the hidden intelligence officer here.

During the process of contacting him, Katarina did not shy away. The more Roland listened, the more frightened he became.

This Katarina and the elders of the Alexandra family were in cahoots.

The matter of the Three Holy Servants in the forbidden area (Land of the End) many years ago was the key information they secretly provided.

Without them, the Twilight Wizards wouldn't even have a map.

Not to mention finding the key magic node of the forbidden area right away, and not to mention figuring out the anchor point right away.

According to Miss Katarina's request, the manor's owner arranged a large room for the three of them, allowing them to rest here today.

After putting the luggage in the room, Roland understood.

For the next period of time, he was afraid that he would be eating and living with Katarina and the beautiful elf.

Living with two great beauties?

It was originally a very happy thing.

But Roland couldn't be happy.

During the chat, Roland discovered a second thing.

Katarina didn't care about the originally planned time at all.

Katarina asked Roland to tidy up all the things she brought.

Even though she was only staying for one day, she asked Roland to redecorate the entire room!

There were many works of art, even furniture and carpets, in her luggage.

Looking at those things, Roland thought for a moment with a strange expression, and then honestly began to decorate the room.

Roland took out all the original things in the room, and in order to make the artwork fit the room's decoration, Roland also changed a lot of the decoration.

During the arrangement, Roland discovered that the original oil painting in the room was a bit wrong. For example, in the 'Autumn Fox Hunt' that he had just removed, one of the small figures was peeping into this room.

Among those decorations was 'Echo Wood'. If one understood the alchemy of strange objects, and processed the Echo Wood in this room with the Echo Wood in certain rooms in the manor, one could eavesdrop on the conversations in this room while sitting in those rooms.

'As expected... She asked me to redecorate the room for this purpose.'

'It seems that the Twilight Wizards are also worried about her.'

'Katarina's request for me to redecorate the room today is a subtle warning to the manor owner.'

There was only one room, and Roland was very skilled in using various magics, so he finished everything in just over an hour.

After completing the work, Roland asked: "My lady, what else do you require?"

Katarina looked at Roland and said, "Accompany me shopping."

Roland: "..."

Katarina rejected the manor owner's suggestion to have lunch together, and took Roland and Ariana out of the manor.

After that, they really started strolling around the town.

Katarina didn't ask Roland to change his appearance, so the three of them entered the crowded streets.

Roland was surprised to find that although the Twilight Council's territory was a slave society, the level of urban construction was higher than that of the White Chess Council.

Here, wizards and mortals lived together, and there was no separation between the secular world and the wizarding world.

However, the mortals regarded the wizards dispatched by the academies as monks in service.

And the nobles who had left the academy and settled in the secular world.

Everyone had faith, faith in many gods. And these gods were all wizards.

This seemed to be a huge cult world. The hierarchy was extremely strict.

Official wizards were monks, or rather, the noble class. Apprentices were commoners, those who couldn't use magic were unbelievers, and were servants.

The servants had a fanatical belief in the Twilight Wizards, and regarded dedicating themselves as the highest goal in life.

When they saw official wizards, they had very exaggerated etiquette.

Yielding was the most basic etiquette.

But Roland was surprised to find that those merchants and passers-by treated the three of them as ordinary people.

They didn't even pay much attention to them, just treating them as ordinary secular nobles.

Not to mention that Ariana was such a tall elf, even if she was an elf of normal height, everyone should have taken a second look.

They should have even taken a few more glances at Katarina.

Because the appearances and attire of these two ladies were too outstanding.

He confirmed that the two of them hadn't used any magic to conceal their appearance.

So he was sure that Katarina and Ariana should be shrouded in some mysterious power.

This mysterious power made people think that Katarina and Ariana were 'reasonably existing' and 'shouldn't be paid much attention to'.

Unless actively talking to them, this buff would affect all passers-by.

Looking at his robe, which was out of tune with the secular people, Roland found that he seemed to have this buff as well.

It seemed that this buff took effect the moment they stepped into the Twilight territory.

Vaguely, Roland remembered something - the Medusa.

But when had he ever seen a Medusa?

And when had he ever answered her question?

Roland repeatedly recalled everyone he had come into contact with during this period.

His teacher's wife, senior brother, teacher...

He really hadn't come into contact with any Medusa.

Soon, Roland's attention was diverted.

Katarina took Ariana to buy a lot of things, and asked Roland to pay.

At first, Roland didn't take it to heart, just some gold and silver.

Until they entered an antique shop.

After shopping around the street, Roland had spent nearly two thousand magic stones!

Moreover, he had to appraise and explain things to Katarina!

Roland was indeed a bit special in this regard. On the one hand, he had a high level of attainment in art, and on the other hand, he had amazing intuition.

Or rather, Roland was an 'eye'.

As long as he felt that something was wrong with a certain antique, there must be something wrong with that antique.

Katarina already had extremely high attainments in appraisal, and with Roland's eye, she really picked up a few bargains from the piles of fakes!

Looking at those 'small gifts', Katarina smiled even more happily.

Roland's face became even more unsightly.