Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 269 The Missing Legendary Chief

After the meeting, Harvey left Durt, the only one who raised objections and doubts in the conference hall, alone.

"You're also a spellcaster who's entered the extraordinary realm. Could it be that you're still afraid of the mortal powers of the secular kingdoms?" Harvey said with a teasing smile. He waved his hand soothingly, asking the young spellcaster to sit across from him. "Or are you worried that the church will intervene and harm us?"

Duarte blushed with shame as he hesitantly replied, "Sir, I'm not afraid of the power of those secular nobles, nor am I particularly concerned about the threat posed by the Church... You once allowed me to observe the soldiers' training. I know full well that even ordinary spellcasters and priests would struggle to withstand those standard magical weapons."

"Oh? Then what are you worried about?"

"Uh... Please forgive my stupidity. My past education was, on the one hand, related to magical enlightenment, and on the other hand, it was an aristocratic education from my family... So I never thought that commoners without noble blood could also..."

Harvey then remembered that this young man who was related to Mr. Son of Flame, his family in the wizard kingdom of Daus had a quarter royal bloodline. In a sense, they could even be considered to have the right to inherit the throne, but their order of succession was relatively low.

A person who is both a noble and a spellcaster, having received a dual elite education since childhood, must have been instilled with a strong sense of class and attached great importance to identity and bloodline.

Harvey shook his head helplessly and sighed, "But in the end, neither you nor your uncle chose to become nobles. Instead, you resolutely embarked on the path of magic in pursuit of truth and wisdom. This shows that you don't agree with the idea that bloodline determines one's origin."

He patted the young man's shoulder comfortingly and said with a smile of encouragement, "Now that you've arrived in my territory, change those rigid notions of your past as quickly as possible and integrate into this new social model... Believe me, you won't be disappointed with the future development of the territory or the rewards you can gain from it."

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After sending away the nephew who was a relative and was entrusted to his care by Mr. Son of Flame, Harvey stretched and prepared to return to the bedroom for a short nap before getting up and returning to work around midnight.

In this regard, Harvey has never forgotten his original intention as a necromancer - the reversed day and night schedule is a perfect match with his previous life as a college student, and he has no difficulty adapting to it at all.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Asdalen hurried up from the underground laboratory and stopped Harvey directly at the stairs.

"Sir, two leaders of the Federation within the forum have suddenly sent us a request for contact..." Asdalen said solemnly, "And they're not specifically targeting Kel'Thuzad. Instead, they've directly contacted Administrator Turing and Observer Neumann."

What's going on? Is the Federation going to war with the Church so soon?

Or was there something wrong with the Evil Moon Mountains' counterattack against the demons? Did the demons find a way to counter the Spear of Annihilation?

Harvey hurriedly arrived at the underground laboratory with Asdalen, and immediately sat in front of the central instrument of the magic brain and logged into the forum.

It turned out to be Lord Soul Reaper Dawson and Lord Shadow Knight Gallagher. Harvey was puzzled. Where had Mr. Scorching Lord gone? Why hadn't he shown up for the forums and exchanges? Hadn't he finished his deep meditation yet?
[Administrator Turing: Both of you, what is the reason for suddenly requesting to contact me? ]

Soul Reaper: Mr. Turing, we are truly sorry to disturb you so suddenly. Due to the urgency of the situation, we have also taken the liberty of contacting Mr. Observer, but have yet to receive a response from him...

[Shadow Knight: According to the rules, we should first contact Mr. Kel'Thuzad, the forum's agent, and then convey the message through him. Please forgive me, the matter involves the internal secrets of the Federation, so we can only seek help directly from two powerful beings...] Harvey couldn't help but shudder. What kind of troublesome matter could make two legendary leaders ask him for help with such a humble attitude? This level of difficulty is probably not something that a mid-level spellcaster like himself, who is disguised as a mysterious and powerful person, can solve.

[Administrator Turing: That's fine, but just this once. Next time, please inform our agent first. Now, can you tell me what exactly happened?]

The two people opposite were silent for a long time before new information slowly appeared on the crystal screen of the magic brain instrument.

[Soul Reaper: Our colleague, Mr. Scorching Lord... has been confined to the top floor of the Sky Domain Magic Tower since entering a deep meditative state two months ago, confined to his own rune chamber. This is a sealed space established by the original founder of the Federation, making it difficult for anyone else to sense or detect the situation within...]

Shadow Knight: But when the appointed time came, he didn't come out. We waited patiently for another week, and finally had to take the risk of breaking the seal... But we found that there was no one in the Rune Chamber at all. Lord Sarath had vanished into thin air.

Harvey couldn't help but frown when he saw this text message. According to the two legendary chiefs, teleportation and flashing were impossible in the rune chamber. If one wanted to leave the chamber, one had to use the corresponding ritual secret method to unlock the space seal. It was impossible to disappear without leaving any trace.

"It turns out these two legendary gentlemen mistook me, the forum administrator, for a famous detective and asked me to help solve the case...and it's the most bizarre and mysterious locked room disappearance case!" Harvey couldn't help but cover his forehead, feeling the veins in his temples throbbing.

This isn't just any missing person case! This is the disappearance of a legendary spellcaster!

Administrator Turing: So what? You think I can find Mr. Scorching Master?

Soul Reaper: The timing of this incident is too coincidental... It happened right after we left Alayeh and headed for the Evil Moon Mountains. It also happened to coincide with the church's plot against us in Saint Valen, arresting and persecuting local spellcasters.

[Shadow Knight: We suspect that His Excellency the Scorching Lord encountered some unforeseen accident during his deep meditation within the Demonic Network. This may involve a targeted conspiracy by the Church...]

Harvey sighed. If the church really had a way to harm a legendary spellcaster at the headquarters of the Alayeh Federation, then it would be useless for them to ask him for help. He didn't dare to take on this job.

[Administrator Turing: We shouldn't interfere too deeply in the conflict between spellcasters and the church... Hehe, providing you with weapons and helping you drive out the invading aliens, isn't that enough to satisfy you?]

Dawson and Gallagher, who were sitting in front of the magic brain instrument, couldn't help but look at each other subconsciously when they saw these words, and found that the other person's face was filled with unconcealable worry.

"If we rashly ask this being for help, we might really anger him, but that guy Sarath..." Dawson sighed in frustration.

Gallagher tugged at his black robe, which he had always worn, in annoyance. He gritted his teeth and said, "The Federation absolutely cannot afford to lose a Chief. We have no choice but to ask Mr. Turing for help... no matter the cost!"

[Shadow Knight: Mr. Turing, we have no intention of asking you to intervene in the dispute between the spellcasters and the church again. We simply request your help in confirming the situation and... the current location of the Scorching Overlord. We suspect that he escaped directly into the Demonic Web space in his flesh and blood body due to some accident!]

(End of this chapter)