The sun is high

The goal of Shuge's visit to the Swordbearer's Hermitage is simple and straightforward.

The most important goal of this trip is to connect the Dawn Society with the Sword Hermitage, so that the newly established Sword of Dawn can learn as much as possible the skills and skills it needs from the Sword Hermits. ability.

Although these guys who are regarded as mage executioners have a very bad reputation, everyone must admit that they are experts in the entire sense of using extreme means such as violence to fight against spellcasting opponents.

The sword-holding hermitage was established very, very early.

According to Xiuge's understanding, at a time when the rule of the Law Committee was shaken to a certain extent and Merlin Lehe's status was constantly being questioned, countless wild mage societies were established in Van'en. Therefore, the initial The Sword Hermitage is actually nothing more than a large prison used to hold and interrogate important wild mage prisoners.

The first batch of sword-wielding hermits specially selected by the Legal Committee to target the wild mages were basically the jailers in this cruel prison.

It has gradually evolved from a specialized prison to today's professional institution. The time spent in sword-holding hermitage and the distance traveled are quite exaggerated. How to find potential wild mages, how to use the power in hand to fight against the target, and how to maximize the pursuit. and attack the enemy...

Although the current goal of Shuge and others is not to hunt down those wild mage societies, the skills and experience mastered by the sword-wielding hermits can also be used on the members of the Black Sun Society.

Regarding the news about "Suge Ernst"'s visit to the monastery on behalf of the Dawn Society, the sword-wielding hermits here have already been notified by the Legal Committee. In this regard, the members within the monastery hold Two completely different extreme opinions.

One of the parties is relatively rational. They believe that although Shuge Ernst was once marked as a dangerous wild mage who escaped, and there was a record of killing sword-wielding hermits, there are various signs that there are many Black Sun societies among them. There are traces of his operation, and the arrest warrant for him has been canceled long ago. The two parties are currently in an equal position of communication and cooperation.

Not to mention, Shuge and the Dawn Society have used their actual actions to completely clarify their positions. In terms of fighting against the Black Sun Association, the Legal Committee and the Dawn Society should be able to reach a consensus. Not to mention, now Shuge Ernst has already With the status of a formal mage in the true sense, the monastery has no reason to continue to be hostile to him, both emotionally and rationally.

But the other side is quite extreme.

This group of sword-wielding hermits are basically the "vanguards" who fought against the Wild Mage Society in the past. They uphold the most traditional and strict rules for sword-wielders. Although they have received direct orders from the Legal Committee, they We firmly do not recognize Xiuge’s so-called “official status as a mage.”

After all, in their view, this so-called mage identity is just a false certificate issued by a group of "rebels" who left Merlin Lehe. Of course, there is no problem with cooperation, but before that, Shuge and the Council both It should be completely liquidated!

"Both of them have brain problems."

Regarding this unabashed hostility, Shuge directly gave his own comments from the bottom of his heart.

In this way, the two parties passed through the simple but seemingly extremely solid door of the hermitage in an extremely unpleasant silence.

There is an extremely stable layer of isolation ceremony ground here. This magical power disguises and isolates the gate and the real scene inside and outside the monastery. After successfully passing through the ceremony ground, a picture is enough to make ordinary people's hearts wander. A horrifying scene appeared in front of him and Richard.

A variety of magic puppets with completely different styles are erected on both sides of the gate. Among them, there are classic style, large knight puppets covered with magic-killing silver armor and holding magic-killing silver swords and shields. There are also many specially modified ones that hold crystals. Guns may be operating some new models of heavy firearms. In addition, sword-wielding hermits who are fully armed and on standby can be seen everywhere.

Xiuge noticed that in the past not too long period of time, these sword-wielding hermits had completed a rotation of equipment. Most of these tall and strong sword-wielders, who seemed to have unlimited energy, were now equipped with There are two different firearms, one is a classic crystal gun that can support powerful crystal bullets, and the other is a new type of revolver rifle that has begun to become more and more popular.

The previous war that ended abruptly obviously had a lot of impact and impact on the sword-wielding hermits, but as the most thorough group of "pragmatists" in the Legal Committee, their transformation speed was also astonishing.

After another inspection and the cold stares of several "conservatives", the two of them finally officially arrived inside the monastery.

Behind the gate is an extremely monotonous open space. The only thing that can be regarded as "decoration" is a sculpture erected in the center of the open space.

Judging from the appearance and shape, the sculpture clearly depicts the goddess of magic Mel, but here, this goddess is completely different from the image on other occasions.

Ninety-nine percent of the statues of the goddess Mel in Van En often maintain a gentle, harmonious and tranquil posture. Only in certain serious places will she be deliberately added with a solemn temperament.

However, this was the first time Shuge had seen the image of the goddess Mel holding a weapon.

The goddess in front of her has an upright figure, her face is still beautiful, but she has an awe-inspiring aura like those of the judges. She is no longer wearing the loose robes and gauze that symbolize mages and scholars, but a A light armor with a cape that looks majestic.

In her hands, she held a broad, sharp sword. The tip of the sword was touching the ground, making people dare not look directly at it.

In front of the statue, Shuge saw a stone tablet with mottos carved on it.

"We will devote ourselves to Merlin Lehe."

"We are the rain of Mel, the wind of Vann, the raging tide of the Sinar Sea."

Xiuge silently repeated these words twice in his heart, and bowed his head slightly in front of this majestic statue to show respect.

The sword holder walking aside glanced sideways in the direction of Xiuge. Seeing that he seemed to have enough respect for the goddess of magic, the coldness on his face faded slightly. After Xiuge and Richard finished saluting, he signaled The two of them followed him.

The Demonic Silver is probably the most common element here.

As an ordinary person, Richard will naturally not be affected by these special substances. He just feels nervous. For a spell caster like Xiuge, the accumulation of a large amount of magic silver can easily affect the efficiency of the magic power in his body. Make an impact.

Fortunately, Xiuge is not a "serious mage" after all, and the magic power accumulated in his body is not "serious magic power" at all. Faced with such a large amount of magic silver, Xiuge can only feel the movement of his own magic power. The speed is limited and the range of magic perception is greatly reduced, but this does not affect his own magic use.

However, the residents living in the metal discs felt a little uncomfortable.

The endurance of Snitch the Running Rat and Charron's Touch were obviously better. They quickly entered a semi-dormant state, directly shielding the pressure from the outside world, while the Messenger of the Mirror, the Palace Hound, and the Roots Beings who are highly sensitive to the surrounding environment, such as the Xu clan and other family wills, feel very aggrieved by this.

"Damn, I feel like I've been stuffed back into those coffins!"

"It's just this feeling. I can't move, and my thinking speed has slowed down... I feel like I've aged a hundred years again."

"It can be considered an incredible achievement. In the entire history of Van En's family, there has never been a situation where a group entered the sword-wielding hermitage!"

"What, do you still think this is a historic moment? Do you want to record it in the family archives for us? Just say that after being dead for so long, we finally collectively went to the jail of the Legal Committee. This is really It’s an experience that’s enough to shock the plateau giant eagle!”

Xiuge frowned slightly, blocking out these noisy conversations, and the change in his expression also fell in the eyes of the sword-wielding hermit beside him.

This surprised the sword-wielding hermit responsible for leading the way.

Generally speaking, the more proficient mages are in magic, the more dependent they are on magic power. Those spellcasters who have reached the river valley level and lake level will often show severe discomfort after arriving here. The fear of losing the magic power completely is not something that ordinary people can resist.

All joking aside, there have been countless spellcasters here who have completely lost their ability to sense magic and become pissed off.

But now, the young face in front of him just frowned.

He looked even more relaxed than the other young man accompanying him.

Upon seeing this, the sword-wielding hermit gave up the idea of ​​continuing to test Xiuge. He restrained his hostility and led the two of them directly through the monotonous corridor and came to a more special room.

The reason why it is special is that in this extremely boring building complex, it seems to be one of the few places with decorations and ornaments. However, these so-called decorations are actually very simple and hung on the wall. The paintings on the surface also tend to be realistic and praise the goddess Mel, which makes the room in front of me look more like the legendary "penance".

A figure looked up from behind the huge table at the end of the room. To both Shuge and Richard's surprise, it turned out to be a woman.

She is also a tall woman wearing a sword-wielding hermit's magic-killing silver armor.

She wears a half-metal mask embedded with magic crystals on her face. The left half of her face is completely covered, while the right half of her face that is exposed does not have much special features - it is a very ordinary face. His face, the two curved scars on his cheeks are more likely to attract others' attention than the face itself.

The standard firearm fixed at her waist and the standard sword placed next to the old desk also show that this woman who looks to be in her thirties is also a member of the sword-wielding hermits, and from her armor Judging from the pattern on her face, this woman’s status within the Legal Committee is also very high.

The sword-wielding hermit who was responsible for leading the way bowed slightly and saluted, then left Xiuge and the two of them directly in the reception room, and turned around and left.

"You two seem surprised?"

A hoarse, neutral voice came from behind the table. Although the voice sounded quite relaxed, there was no smile on the scarred face: "It's because I suddenly saw a woman in a place like this. Is it because of?"

"Indeed."

Xiuge acted very calmly. He nodded politely to the other party: "As far as I know, an excellent sword wielder is often inseparable from drinking a large amount of magic potions, and this type of magic potion is often easily associated with women. The body and mind are mutually exclusive...the mortality rate will be high."

"But there are always exceptions, just like what happened to you, Mr. Ernst."

As she spoke, the female sword wielder pushed a thick stack of documents forward and made a "please" gesture to Xiuge.

Xiuge walked forward and immediately discovered that it was a large stack of various documents related to him, including various investigation reports, life experiences and interpersonal relationships. In addition, Xiuge also saw A royalties bill from Peace Newspaper and several magazine anthologies containing all of his works.

"and this."

With that said, the female sword holder took out an exquisite velvet bag. Xiuge opened it and took out two completed Dragon Tooth Cards. These two Dragon Tooth Cards were very delicate. In order to maximize the To enhance the visual expression, the card makers used a large amount of high-quality magic crystal powder and magic ink regardless of cost.

On these two cards, Xiuge once again saw the two wild figures blending into the city's flames.

Under these two cards, there is the message given by Xiuge.

"May the fire be as hot as their hearts."

Xiuge read the two cards silently, then he raised his head, and saw that the scarred face in front of him seemed to soften a little: "I thank you on behalf of my two brothers. Although they have not They can come back, but at least...their childish wishes have been fulfilled."

The female sword-wielder calmly put the two cards back into the velvet bag, and then put the velvet bag into the deepest part of her desk: "They have been addicted to this boring card game since they were young, and they have always hoped that one day they can do it. To be able to become a 'pivotal' card character, now their wish has come true."

"Mr. Ernst, out of gratitude to you, I have exempted you from some cumbersome processes and procedures that are not actually necessary. However, this does not mean that the Sword-bearing Hermitage will welcome spellcasters with certificates from rebel organizations. .”

"Now, please tell me directly the purpose and thoughts of your visit here. As one of the current leaders of the monastery, I will make a preliminary judgment on what you said."