The mage arrives

When Gordon came to the ruins of Strindberg in the dark, he found a secret passage in the underground wine cellar due to the collapse.And along this secret passage, walked down about six floors, and then arrived at a hall with a regular hexagonal structure.

Gordon felt that the surrounding air began to become humid, and the temperature began to drop sharply.

Strindberg was originally built on a seaside cliff.And the current location is probably already below sea level.

"It's built so deep, what secrets are hidden here?" Gordon looked around.

The architectural style of this hall is very different from that of Freidon, and it also has many differences from the aesthetic standards of the Netherdulan Magic Empire.However, judging from the Neisser characters engraved on the wall, this hall should also be a magic empire—no, to be precise, it was an underground building built by the Neisser people in the early third era before the Magic Empire was established.

Dalinar and several other former adventurers who followed Douluo to pledge their allegiance to Gordon were also looking around at this time.Although they also know some Neisser characters, they are still at a loss.After all, during the Third Era, the Nesser went from a city-state to a kingdom and then to an empire for quite a long period of time, and their language style also changed greatly.Most of the Neisser relics unearthed in the main material world are left over from the empire period.

If you are not an expert in Neisser's writing, you may be quite obscure when reading the writing on the wall.

Even Gordon had difficulty understanding the meaning of the writing on the wall.While deciphering it, he figured it out, and probably only got a few key words: energy, ice, gemstone, experiment.

"My lord, you said experiment? But this hall is empty, doesn't it look like a spellcaster's laboratory? Could it be that the great arcanists of Nesser's era could use air to conduct experiments?" Dalinar Puzzled.

"No. This is not a laboratory." Gordon shook his head. "This hexagonal hall is only equivalent to a porch. We haven't entered the living room yet."

"But we searched for a long time, but there is no way!"

Gordon laughed and said, "How could we have discovered the Neisser's magical mechanism? Be patient, Dalinar."

"This... I'm just a first-ring mage. The ability to sense arcane energy is still far behind. The other few are not even spellcasters, they are just former adventurers who are familiar with various ordinary traps. Dalinar said with some embarrassment. "If this is an underground laboratory built by a Nesser grand arcanist, and some advanced magic mechanism is used to hide the entrance, I'm afraid we won't be able to find it."

Gordon nodded: "That's right. It's really useless for you to stay here. And if I discover the magic mechanism later, I will encounter danger when I crack it. I can't take care of you."

"My lord, there is still more than half of the entire castle area that has not been searched. I think I and the others should go up. We can play a role there, it is better than doing nothing here."

Gordon agrees to Dalinar's suggestion.

Soon, Gordon was the only one left in this hall.

He could faintly feel the slight arcane energy fluctuations around him.But even with the eyes of truth and warning turned on, he didn't find anything unusual.

This can only explain one problem, that is, the Nesser who built this underground laboratory is extremely skilled in arcane arts.The magic mechanism he set up is at his current level.Can't find it.

After wandering around again, Gordon still found nothing.He felt a little irritable, and thinking that the night was already late, he decided to go back to sleep, recharge his energy, adjust his mentality, and study it again.

At this moment, the entire hall suddenly made a loud rumble.Both the top of the head and the bottom of the feet began to vibrate violently, and Gordon felt as if he was in a spinning world.

"Earthquake!" The mage's heart tightened.In order to avoid being buried in the landslide caused by the earthquake, Gordon blessed the soles of his feet and prepared to escape.

But the chanting of the spell had just ended, and a violent shock suddenly hit his mind.Like a television set interfered by a strong signal, the world in Gordon's eyes becomes blurred and distorted...

In Black Iron City, in Aldrich's mansion, the tables, chairs and benches shook slightly due to a sudden local earthquake.Since it was far away from the epicenter in the south of the peninsula, the vibration felt far less intense than Gordon, who was under the ruins of Strindberg at this time.

However, Hansel and Greta also sensed the strong energy impact.In the dead of night, the brother and sister, who were meditating with their eyes closed, suddenly showed pain on their faces involuntarily, and then spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow".

The two five-ring mages opened their eyes almost at the same time, and then looked at each other with pale faces.

Although feeling extremely uncomfortable, as if the brain was being ravaged by countless files, the two brothers and sisters squeezed out a difficult smile from the corners of their mouths.

"Brother, could this be..."

"That's right, this must be the source energy tide recorded in the ancient Neisser classics. But this time the scope is very small, and it only affects a limited area of ​​the entire Haiwen Peninsula." Hansel nodded firmly.

Glida looked excited: "Great, if the speculation in that book is correct, the next energy tide will come in two or three months at most. And at that time, it will be the secrets in Mount Vesula, revealed in the The moment before our eyes."

"Sister... Our chance to acquire world-shattering power will come soon. If we can succeed, the business that our father has worked so hard to build over the past ten years will be nothing more than a child's play in our eyes." Because last time Injured by Gordon, so Hansel was more affected by the source energy tide.His voice was very hoarse right now, but he couldn't hide his anticipation.

Greta agreed: "Yes, brother. At that time, the two of us will be responsible for the prosperity of the entire Aldridge family. And father, he can retire."

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Continue north from Black Iron City and enter the territory of the empire.On the top floor of the tall mage tower, Fort Tenney, the fief of the Eisenstein family in the Green Gap Province.Atalest von Eisenstein, the grand master of the Nine Rings Prophecy School, was staring at the undulating curve shown in the crystal ball in front of him, his eyebrows tightly squeezed together.

The energy tide of the Haiwen Peninsula has been transmitted to the Green Gorge Province.It is already quite weak, and even a high-level mage with nine rings like Atalest can only observe it through sophisticated magic instruments.

"Sure enough, just as the prophecy indicated, the precursors have slowly begun to appear. The beginning of the great change will occur from the depths of the ocean." Ataleste's eyes shone with excitement.It was as if he was elated because his prediction was very accurate.

He circled the crystal ball while touching his chin, and said to himself: "Speaking of it. If the catastrophe begins, the Haiwen Peninsula and the Forrest area at the southernmost tip of the empire will be the first to bear the brunt. It is called Gordon Freeman. If this young man is not very lucky, he may not even be able to survive the big changes that are about to happen. The revenge of the Eisenstein family. It seems that there is no way for the head of the family, Joseph, to avenge it himself."

In the entire empire, there are not a few high-level mages like Atalest who can observe this energy tide.And in the south of the Haiwen Peninsula, in the vast Sea of ​​Stars, there are also people who can't sleep tonight.

The president and chief mage of the Arcane Federation, Arwan Khedira, was standing on the top of the tallest "ether" among the nine towers, listening to the sound of the waves while looking up at the dim starry sky.There are lingering thoughts in his eyebrows.

"This world is about to change..."

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Haven Peninsula.In the underground stone hall of the ruins of Stirling Castle.

"It hurts...that was..." After a short period of discomfort, Gordon finally recovered.He shook his head and began to look at the hexagonal hall after the earthquake.Fortunately, the Nesser's construction skills are trustworthy, and the hall has not been damaged.Not even a crack in the wall.

The strong source energy fluctuation just now left Gordon with a very annoying sequelae.At this moment, his brain was in pain, as if two Bigby smashing palms were constantly beating his skull.

Fortunately, the symptoms of this discomfort disappeared quickly.

Gordon, who was far away from the center of the epicenter, recovered quickly, and he seemed to be fine at this time.In Black Iron City, which is farther away, the twin siblings are still weak at this time, and it may take two or three days to recover.

"The strong wave of source energy just now was not a spell, nor was it a trap mechanism that I accidentally triggered. It is a wider range, larger impact, and purer than a simple spell... Well, a natural phenomenon. "Based on the rich arcane knowledge stored in his mind, Gordon quickly deduced what happened just now.

Correct, just not precise enough.

Gordon reckons that only the caster can feel the fluctuation of the source energy, and it has no effect on ordinary people.But even so, at least the impact of the earthquake cannot be ignored. At this time, he, the lord, needs to come forward to deal with many things.He was about to go back to the ground to check it out, but he suddenly sensed movement in the dimension bag.

"Hey, can anyone hear me? Let me out! Anyone? Let me out, I'll serve an epoch, no, an epoch and 100 years... ok, an epoch and a hundred and zero One year, no more..."

Gordon sorted out the dimension bag, and found that the chattering voice came from a metal box.

He remembered that this silver-gray box was obtained from the secret storage room when he destroyed Gray Shadow Castle.At that time, he did not choose other gold, silver and jewelry, but chose this metal box out of the blue, just because of the complicated sealing circle engraved on its surface, it was just curiosity.

Knowing that there might be something extraordinary in the box, Gordon would not open it without adequate preparation.After entering the Haiwen Peninsula, he was busy with various things, and even forgot it in the dimensional bag for a while.

Gordon inspected the metal box carefully, and found that the sealing circle was intact on the surface, but there were several damages.It is also for this reason that the sounds made by the creatures inside can be heard.

It is very likely that the sudden source energy fluctuation just now caused this result.

But thankfully, Gordon's other magic items were not damaged.Perhaps because this box has been around for many years, the sealing circle on it is slowly failing.

While Gordon was thinking about the problem carefully.The creature inside the box was still chattering.

"God of knowledge Ioun, come and save your faithful believer, I am almost bored to death. Who is willing to sign a contract with me. I am willing to use my knowledge to serve him for the rest of my life... Oh, my God, this cold narrow iron box, you are the enemy of my life!"

Gordon thought for a while and asked, "Who are you?"

"Oh, thank goodness, someone finally answered my request. Get me out of this damn place, my master!" The voice in the box was full of surprise quivering.

Gordon coughed: "Wait a minute. Who are you?"

"Who am I? Well, that's a question worth pondering. My first master called me 'Assistant'. My No. 11 master called me 'Haunter', and I seem to have a lot of names. But if you ask If it's your real name, I can tell you."

The real name does not have to be words, it may also be a picture.A mirror image.Even a special sense.All in all, the real name is the information that can represent the existence of a biological soul according to the most basic rules of the multiverse.

As soon as the creature in the box finished speaking, Gordon received a strange and complicated voice in his mind.This is the other party's real name.

After confirming that this was indeed his real name, Gordon asked curiously, "You just said your real name like that?"

"What's so strange? I don't have a master now. When my first master created me, he shaped my nature to 'serve the mage'. I know you are a mage, and you can be a My first... Forget it. It’s been too long, and I don’t know how many masters I have experienced. Always, sign a servant contract with me.”

If it is a natural creature, of course it is impossible to have the idea of ​​"I want to be someone else's servant".But obviously, the unknown thing trapped in the metal box is an artificial creature, and it is a creature specially created by the mage to serve him.

Gordon was curious and wanted to see the contents of the box, but he was worried about accidents.After careful consideration, he decided to take the contents inside as his servants.

The master in the servant contract is in the most powerful and superior position.Even if the master ordered the servant to die, the latter could not disobey.

I know the real name of the other party, but the other party does not know my own.For Gordon, this is the biggest advantage.

Signing soul contracts of various natures with real names is a basic skill that every mage needs to master.It took Gordon no effort to secure a servant.

And after signing the servant contract and establishing telepathy with the other party, even if Gordon didn't open the metal box, the other party's appearance appeared in his mind.

a brain.

A fleshy, wet, pink brain with two eyes, a mouth, and a pair of tentacles...

Such a strange-looking creature could be created by a mage with serious aesthetic problems.If I have to say it, the appearance of this guy looks a little bit like a beholder. If someone doesn't know the truth, it is very likely that they will be terrified when they see it.

But Gordon can feel that this brain is almost non-threatening, and it is completely different from the evil and dangerous dungeon creatures like beholders.

Gordon opened the metal box and saw that his new servant was in an orange-red viscous liquid, jumping up and down excitedly: "Oh my God, sunshine! Blue sky! White clouds! Green trees! Red flowers! Fresh The air! The sound of the waves! I'm free again!"

Gordon looked around at the cold stone room and wondered if this guy was insane after being imprisoned.

"Okay, Brian, be quiet!" the mage ordered to his new servant.

"Brian, who is it?" Pink Brain looked around innocently.

"It's you." Gordon pointed at this weird creature that would scream disgusting if a girl saw it.

"Is this my new name?"

"Yes. It's an ancient word called English, which means brain."

The servant who just got a new name laughed, two tentacles as short as earthworms kept dancing in the viscous liquid: "That's great, this name is much better than 'Haunter' or something. I searched Just a moment... Well, in history, there are a total of 370 or eight famous people named Brian..."

Gordon knew that if he didn't stop it, the new servant might chatter all night.He asked: "Okay, Brian. Tell me your origin first. Besides, since you are an artificial creature created by the mage as an assistant, what can you do to help the mage?"

It is not uncommon for powerful wizards to create creatures to serve as servants or helpers.However, with Brian's appearance, it seems that there are not many things that can be done.

The pink brain replied honestly: "The time when I was created was the second era... Due to some accidents in the middle, I have lost the memory of the first master. I only know that I was originally It was made to help the owner remember all kinds of knowledge. I remember that in the first 200 years after my birth, I followed the owner to and from the libraries of various cities in the mainland, and then wrote down all the knowledge. In this way, If the master has any questions that need to be answered, as long as my brain... oh no, I am a brain, ahaha... as long as I have read it, I can answer it immediately..."

Gordon probably understood.This Brian is equivalent to a computer that can store information, and it also has its own artificial intelligence search engine, which is very convenient.

"Although this guy doesn't even seem to have a combat power of five, he is indeed very useful." (To be continued...)