Throne of Magical Arcana

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The night was dark, the silver moon did not appear in the sky, and only a few dozens of bright stars were visible to the naked eye.

Lucien stood behind the thick brown curtains of the hotel and looked at the night quietly through the gap, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, because without the silver moon shining, he could not fully exert the power of the "Moonlight" bloodline, except for speed And agility can be equivalent to the official knight, the others are only the level of quasi-knight.

"Fortunately, I can see those stars, otherwise it will be very troublesome when I wait to calculate the entrance of the mystic lock." Lucien comforted himself.

The entrance of the "Great Cross Star Frame" myslock will change according to the position of the star that borrows power, and it will change every ten minutes. Unless the sun rises and completely suppresses the effects of other stars, if you can't directly see the stars to calculate, Lucien can only dig through the thick stack of astrology charts and star tables, calculate and summarize the past trajectories of the nine stars, and then calculate the current position. The calculation is a bit heavy, "and there is no moonlight Well, the dark night where you can't see your fingers is more suitable for hiding."

The big clock on the steeple of the small town church in the distance walked unhurriedly. At that time, the hand just pointed to eleven o'clock. Lucien returned to the bed and changed into the black hooded coat that he had rushed out a few days ago.

Pulling down the hood, he walked to the window, and just as Lucien was about to open a gap to escape, a moment of hesitation rose from deep inside his heart.

"The poems and manuscripts appeared too suddenly and in a concentrated way. It seemed that many people got a copy. The whole thing smacked of conspiracy." Lucien originally thought that the church used the hands of the Lilith brothers and sisters to test him, but After learning from Rhine that the church has been unable to spare its staff recently, and seeing the dozen or so mysterious strangers in the town of Massawa, I feel that things about the ruins are becoming more and more confusing, unlike the style of the church.

"Besides, it will take six to seven months to get from Alto to Sturk. It is quite possible to obtain the Silver Moon Potion from another source, such as the contact person from the Magic Council in Sturk."

"Is it really necessary to take risks?"

Since this is the unique mystical lock belonging to the legendary magician, Lucien believes that as long as he is not greedy and grasps the time difference, the possibility of returning safely from the ruins is very high. It seems that there is no need to take risks. Because it is not only there that you can get the materials of Silver Moon Potion, and even in about five years, when your spiritual power reaches a certain level through meditation, you can use your own analysis and mastery of the first ring of magic, and your own knowledge structure and depth. , It is completely possible to build a spell model by yourself without the cooperation of potions and become a real magician.

But soon, Lucien remembered that Rhine had looked at him meaningfully before leaving, and let him faintly have a premonition through the main star of fate. It seemed that something big was about to happen, and if he didn't have the strength to protect himself, he might die at that time. And: "The owner of the poems and manuscripts seems to have seen the creation of Lake Elsinore and the arrangement of the Mystery. Who is he?"

"The legendary magician who left behind the "Book of Astrology and Elements" has the title of 'Prophet', and it is very likely that he arranged the mythical lock himself. Maybe he once predicted something and left something in the mythical lock... ..."

Many thoughts arose in Lucien's mind, and many desires emerged in Lucien's body, which strengthened his determination to go to the magic ruins.

Pulling the window open, Lucien jumped out lightly after the moonlight had turned.

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In order to maintain his strength, Lucien arrived at the small town of Bonn on the shore of Lake Elsinore after an entire hour.

This is a small town located on the edge of the dark mountains, remote and closed, except for occasional musicians, painters, etc., who rarely communicate with the outside world.

There is no industry called "tourism" in this era.

But what Lucien, who sneaked into the town in the dark, saw was not closed and deserted. The only tavern in the town was brightly lit, and the unique accents of many places could be discerned from the noise.

In the small room separated on the second floor of the tavern, Sara and Lilith looked at each other wistfully.

"Brother, what should we do? I thought we were the only ones who deciphered the manuscript through Mr. Evans, and knew the secrets of Lake Elsinore, the approximate range of the entrance to the Mystery after the sun rose, and the magic garden, but the town of Bonn Why are there so many people from other places in the world?" Lilith is not very old, but she is by no means an ignorant girl who grew up in a dangerous and depressing environment, and she is very suspicious that those outsiders are also because of magical relics.

Sara sighed softly: "The manuscript we got is incomplete, so Mr. Evans needs to find background information from historical documents to interpret it. They probably got the complete manuscript."

"I don't know if there are official magicians and knights in it..." Lilith said worriedly. Because of the way the manuscript was obtained, she didn't have any doubts about the spread of the manuscript.

Sarah looked at her feet, as if she wanted to see the first floor of the tavern directly through the floor, then shook her head: "Gentlemen of this rank, how can I tell that only those reckless, Only muscular adventurers exposed their strength."

For adventurers with the strength of knight servants, Sara didn't pay attention at all. This was the confidence that belonged to magic apprentices.

"Then can we go in tomorrow?" Lilith asked hesitantly.

Sara's expression changed complicatedly, and it took a while to reply: "Let's take a look first, there is no need to compete with them, and the spread of the manuscript seems a bit wrong, too many people know about it. We can't be in a hurry, anyway, the entrance of the ruins It will exist for twelve hours."

He is sharper than his sister, but his greed makes him unwilling to leave.

Lucien was just under their window, leaning against the wall of the back door of the tavern, looking at the stars in the night sky and concentrating on calculations based on the nearby terrain that he had figured out before.

Because this is a legend-level mystical lock, there are many "parameters" to be considered. Lucien calculated for half an hour before determining the location of the entrance.

After the calculation, Lucien felt that he was dizzy and his brain was swollen, which was really draining his energy.

Fortunately, there was still some time before the Mystery Lock was opened, and Lucien hid in a dark corner and recovered quietly.

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Just arrived at three o'clock in the morning, Lucien, who had completely recovered both mentally and physically, came out of the dark shadows, and carefully sneaked towards a civilian house in the small town.

On a night without much light, Lucien in black seemed to blend into the darkness.

The "opening and closing technique" showed slight magic fluctuations, and the closed door opened silently. Lucien flashed into the house and locked the door behind him.

A man and a woman were sleeping soundly in the bedroom, completely unaware that a stranger had sneaked in.

After Lucien came in, he sat quietly on the wooden bench in the living room without any other movements, seeming very leisurely.

But in fact, Lucien was counting the time silently, and when the ten minutes were approaching, he suddenly got up and rushed towards the shadow in the corner of the living room.

This shadow seemed normal, but after Lucien came into contact with it, his whole body became illusory and transparent, and then completely merged into the shadow and disappeared.

In less than ten seconds, the shadow was gone.

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As soon as he jumped into the shadows, Lucien felt as if he had passed through a thick curtain and was accompanied by severe dizziness.

After recovering from the dizziness, Lucien was surprised to find that he was still standing in the living room of the civilian house just now, and the surroundings were exactly the same as before.

"Didn't enter the mystical lock?" Lucien looked around strangely, and soon realized something was wrong.

In the house, everything lost its original color, leaving only three colors of black, white, and gray, and the darkness of the night also became gray, which made people feel unspeakable palpitations.

Lucien took a closer look, and found that the sleeping master and hostess in the bedroom had also disappeared, and the whole room was enveloped only in cold and lifeless gray.

Pushing open the door, walking cautiously to the street, the whole town of Bonn was completely presented in Lucien's eyes again, but everything turned into black, white and gray, silent and cold, just like Lucien The black-and-white photos I saw in my previous life were painted with a layer of light gray.

"And I walked hard on purpose and there was no sound of footsteps, as if I had entered a black and white silent film."

In the extreme silence, Lucien was talking to himself, but there was still no sound.

Recalling the experience just now and the physical sensation when he pushed the door open, Lucien probably understood that he had really entered the maze, but the inside was so weird and mysterious that it made people feel depressed and panicked, it was not a way at all. As Sean expected.

As a magic apprentice of the astrology department, Lucien raised his head and looked for the stars habitually, but the sky was gray with no stars, silver moon, or sun.

Through the reflection in his soul, he sensed that he was still connected with the main star of fate, so Lucien was a little relieved. Not to mention that magic can be used normally, at least he can still feel the existence of the main material world, and he has not been completely isolated in the mystical world. inside.

There are no humans, no wild dogs, no birds, no insects, no breeze, no colorful colors, everything seems to be frozen in a depressing silence, Lucien walked slowly on the gray street, although he kept calm and focused, But the strings in my heart are tense, fearing that weird enemies and changes will suddenly appear.

According to the layout method of the mystical locks, Lucien determined the locations of several magic gardens, and then walked towards Lake Elsinore on the other side of "Grey Bonn Town".

Suddenly, Lucien, who was gripping the long sword of "Vigilance", stood up all over his hair, and felt a cold and penetrating feeling in his heart, so he suddenly turned his head to the side, and was ready to dodge.

The door of a house on the street opened slowly, and a seven or eight-year-old girl with two braids was standing at the door with empty eyes. She also only had three colors: black, white, and gray.

The little girl smiled, but her eyes were still empty, and she didn't know who she was looking at.

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In the room where the shadow disappeared, two black shadows appeared inexplicably. They searched around but found nothing, then left from the door and ran towards a hidden place by Lake Elsinore.

"High priest, according to your instructions, we found that the guy with the blood of Moonlight did enter Bonn, but he suddenly disappeared." One of the black shadows reported to the mysterious man in the silver robe on the altar.

Ilya in the silver robe said with a sneer: "This little fish has really come. As long as he hasn't left, wait patiently for the dawn, and don't ruin the plan because of him. For the guy who betrayed us, we must let him Received the most gracious hospitality."