Equipment Printing School Mage

For example, he decided to deal with two things first.

One is to check your belongings again to see if there are any items hidden that you didn't realize their use before.

For example, he had not yet had time to identify the magic arrow Cosette gave him.

He planned to find Yin Qieqi later to confirm the arrow's effectiveness. This kind of magic arrow was often an ultimate luxury item, and perhaps it had the power to turn defeat into victory.

Then, of course, there's the matter of confirming someone's true opinion.

Emilia really didn't like others covering his escape.

He would rather die protecting his friend than be himself.

Forty-three The road ahead is over

The upper floor of the tree house is covered with luminous moss. Thanks to the owner's careful arrangement, there is almost no shadow in the entire residence.

Aimya had already shouldered his bow and quiver. He climbed the spiral staircase fully armed, making no effort to conceal his presence. Even so, he entered Finwë's room with remarkable ease.

Naturally, this tree house has no door - perhaps Fenwei has always lived here alone before, so there is no point in setting up a special door.

He hesitated for a moment, but before entering the room, he knocked on the wall of the tree house: "Miss Fenwei? Can I come in?"

To his surprise, Fenwei did not give an answer immediately.

He hesitated for a moment, and after waiting for more than ten seconds, he knocked for the second time: "Miss Fenwei?"

After still getting no answer, he frowned, drew the sword from his waist, and stepped quickly into the room.

Then he shook his head.

His worries were pointless... Fenwei was sitting in the middle of the room, where the light was most concentrated. His body was swaying, and his eyes were unfocused - perhaps he was dozing off, or perhaps he was in a daze.

In short, nothing happened.

Emiya sighed and deliberately approached Fenwei: "Miss Fenwei?"

At this moment, Fenwei finally woke up from his dream, blinked his eyes, and then stood up suddenly, hugging his chest and backing away. "...We've only known each other for a few days, and you've already dared to rush straight into my bedroom. I really can't believe you're this kind of person."

"I've called twice," Emiya said unhappily, "but there was no response. I thought Korhal had already started to act."

"He must be taking action, but we are unaware of it and cannot stop it." Fenwe's voice was filled with a hint of melancholy. "Korhal appears to be a rather amiable old man, but that's only on the surface."

"I never imagined that he would be a Shadow Druid. If that's the case, if he deliberately wanted to hide something from me, I definitely wouldn't be able to detect it."

Shadow Druids are the common enemy of all. They live in the shadows and are the shadows in everyone's heart.

Trying to compete with a group of people like this in the ability to operate covertly... is somewhat self-humiliating.

"An invisible yet impenetrable wall." Emilia sighed silently, sat down not far from Fenwei, and said, "I came here just to ask one thing."

Fenwei immediately put on a smile on his face and leaned forward: "What is it? If you are asking about my feelings, then I like you very much."

Emiya ignored her joke and asked, "When we leave the Ring Club later, you will probably come with us, right?"

The smile on Fenwei's face froze slightly, and his pupils shrank. "You are actually quite good at making assumptions."

Emiya stood up suddenly. "You really don't plan to leave? Korha secretly sent the Confessor into your hands. He must have had bad intentions from the beginning."

"With all due respect, it seems they planned to make you a shadow druid from the very beginning."

Emiya reviewed the clues she had observed along the way in her mind, and a certain trajectory became clearer. "The thing I've been most puzzled about these past few days is why they gave the Confessor to you. But now I have a guess."

"Using magic items to cultivate a sacred tree is an unusual activity after all, and it's likely to attract attention. They are shadow druids, and they can't do anything that attracts attention before they're fully grown."

"In this situation, you're the perfect white glove... You're a rare druid who worships Mystra, and you're not very popular within the guild. But you're also the most threatening one in the competition, able to gain the support of other non-faction druids who have no hope of winning."

"Then, if they hand you this sensitive item, you'll undoubtedly use it to nourish the sacred tree. Finally, they can simply plant some evidence against the Shadow Druids on you—or even have a hobgoblin accuse you, leaving you with no defense."

"Then the problem will be simple. You, the Shadow Druid, will be slain on the spot with just cause, and your sacred tree will fall into their hands at no cost. After losing his competitor, Korhal can even directly become the chief!"

Emiya took a deep breath and said seriously, "For you, you can only win or leave, otherwise you will die."

Fenwei tilted his head to the side, closed his eyes and took a few breaths before looking back at Emiya: "Come to think of it, I haven't explained why I believe in Mystra yet."

Emiya raised her eyebrows slightly.

This is certainly a very unusual thing.

A hundred years ago, the Magic Church was at its peak, and it was no surprise that anyone believed in the Magic Goddess. However, in the Year of the Blue Fire, the Magic Goddess unexpectedly fell and has yet to return.

During these decades, the Magic Church has almost ceased to exist, and the church, which was not very fond of public activities, has disappeared.

Mars is a paladin of Mystra because he follows his mentor. So why is Fenwë so?

In Faerun, changing one's faith is not something that is encouraged, but it is not an absolute taboo either. Many neutral and benevolent gods will not punish their followers for changing their faith.

However, conformity and rejection are the instincts of social creatures. Fenwei must have suffered a lot over the years because of this identity. Under such circumstances, she still insists on believing in a disappeared god. Naturally, she has her reasons.

Emiya sighed, let Fenwei change the subject, and sat down again: "If you are willing to talk about it."

Fenwei lifted her hair, revealing her pointed ears. "As far back as I can remember, I've already been in the dark forest. However, I wasn't raised by my parents, but by some shady priests. All I remember is endless humiliation and hypocritical comfort. All I breathe in is the lingering smell of blood."

Emilia's pupils dilated slightly: These details are not what the Orthodox Church should have.

"I didn't know anything back then, but I had the stubbornness of a child." Fenwei raised her head slightly. "I knew that giving in would make things much easier, but I kept pretending to obey them. Finally, one day, they lost their patience and decided to teach me a lesson I'd never forget."

"Well, I can't even remember what they took out, but the despair and fear at that time are still unforgettable. Unfortunately, I am not a tough guy. In the shadows, I quickly started begging for mercy and apologizing."

"Of course, by the time a child starts begging for mercy, it's often too late. So all I could do was wait for my end, screaming in terror."

Emiya resisted the urge to search for scars on her body and frowned: "...And then, in this emergency, the Church of Mystra rescued you?"

"Then I definitely wouldn't be a druid." Fenwë's face showed a hint of nostalgia. "No one came to save me, but I was saved anyway."

"...?" Emiya was confused. "I don't understand."

When talking about what happened that day, Fenwei smiled. "They like to torture all kinds of creatures with darkness and shadows. No creature can resist them and can only let them play with them."

"Only that time, when I was tied up and unable to move, the accident happened."

"Just as their magic was about to fall on me, they suddenly let out a terrified scream. Amidst their desperate cries, the shadows lingering over them suddenly boiled over, and vast expanses of blue-white flames sprouted from the darkness. Endless blue-white flames emerged from their mouths and noses, as if they had always existed within them."

"Just like that, I was saved," Fenwei said with a smile. "The once impregnable stronghold was inexplicably reduced to ashes in the raging fire. I was the youngest child inside and the only survivor."

"I escaped from the church and wandered aimlessly in the forest. Before I became a beast's meal, I was saved by a druid." Fenwë smiled happily when recalling his life during that time. "I believed that it must be this world that saved me—and my mentor also said that I had great talent to be a druid, so I became a druid almost smoothly."

That's right.

A cultist sect naturally abducted children to cultivate future followers. As far as Emiya knew, druids and priests were even broadly considered the same profession. The difference between them was even smaller than that between priests and paladins of the same sect.

If Fenwë is considered a candidate for the priest position, then it is not difficult to imagine that she also has the talent to be a druid.

The question is, what is that blue-white flame.

Emiya sighed. "Now, I know why you're a follower of Mystra. Could it be that the year you escaped from the church was the Year of the Blue Fire?"

"Ah, yes, that's right," Fenwe said simply, "So I became a follower of Mystra only after I came of age."

Like Earth, Faerûn has multiple ways of counting years. In addition to the most common Vale calendar, there is also a special calendar system that assigns each year a special name. This name is often related to a significant event that occurred that year.

This chronology comes from two great prophets. Of course, not every year is special.

But the Year of Blue Fire is different.

Blue fire, this word has only one meaning in Faerun - the incarnation of the magic goddess Mystra.

In this year, the goddess of magic, Mystra, was unexpectedly killed by the assassination of the goddess of night, Shar, and the god of lies, Cyric. Shar may have tried to steal the control of the magic network or to replace the magic network with her own unique shadow magic network.

However, things went against their will. When the goddess of magic died, the Weave went haywire, unleashing a disaster known as the Spellbane. But the architects of this event also suffered equally devastating losses—Shaar's Shadow Weave was completely crippled by the Spellbane, and all of Shar's followers who used it were annihilated that day.

Even Shar herself has disappeared.

"Haaa..." Emiya sighed, "In this desperate situation, the blue fire dispelled all the darkness."

Although this matter, no matter from which angle, is a coincidence.

This kind of coincidence, which has never happened before and may never happen again, is what we call fate.

After saying this, Fenwë visibly relaxed. "Looking back, my worship of Lady Mystra was often a burden—I couldn't fit in anywhere in the forest and could only exist as a marginalized person within it. But I also didn't enjoy living in the city, so for years I wandered aimlessly throughout Faerûn."

"I was pleasantly surprised to find no druids' guild in the Sharpfang Forest—but now, it's just the shimmering moonlight on the lake," Fenwë said calmly. "I'm tired. I don't want to move to another place to face the cold stares and gossip, nor do I want to submit to other druids."

The gloom in her body disappeared unconsciously. She smiled and reached out to pinch Emilia's face and rubbed it hard: "Don't worry, I will definitely let you leave safely."

Emilia slapped her dirty hands away expressionlessly: "It's too early to seek death now. You have never seen the goddess in person. The Year of Blue Fire has passed a long time ago, and the magic network has already started to operate again. The resurrection of the magic goddess may be in the near future-"

"Don't you want to pray to the goddess herself? Perhaps within a few years? She might even have returned, gathering strength. It's far from time to give up hope."

"..." Fenwei stared at him blankly, then began to avoid his eyes unconsciously, "Not good, this is really not good..."

This reaction was completely unexpected for Emiya: "...? What's wrong?"

"...Huh." Fenwei let out a long breath. When he turned around again, only a confident smile remained. "I was really surprised that the story I just made up could actually fool someone, and the person who was fooled was a seemingly clever wizard. I'm really surprised."

Emiya was silent for a moment, then decided to get straight to the point: "So, you will leave with us, right?"

"Of course." Fenwei smiled as if the previous conversation had never happened. "Why should I stay in the Holy Land alone? I'll pack my bags now."

"That's better." Emilia shook her head unhappily.

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Escape...transfer...evacuate...in short, all activities to ensure one's own safety began soon.

They didn't spend much time preparing.

Emiya cast an invisibility orb, hiding everyone's figures in the shadows, and then the evacuation operation officially began.

"It turns out that you are the one who spends the most time preparing."

Finwe lowered his voice and complained, "We were all ready, but when we turned around to count the number of people, we found that a certain wizard was still identifying the magic arrows."

A rare hint of embarrassment appeared in Emiya's voice. "...I didn't want to either, but I was a little hesitant to believe the result of my appraisal. I thought there was something wrong with my spell... so I cast it again, which took a little longer."

"There's clearly nothing wrong with the casting process, so why do you feel like a failure? You lack the confidence a wizard should have." Yin, currently sitting on the hands of Long Branch and Thick Leaf, mercilessly criticized Emiya while muttering, "Strange, there seems to be a strange smell of sulfur in the air."

Emiya whispered, "Anyway, we have to hurry up."

The paladin cast the silence spell again, eliminating the last traces of their group.

The edge of the holy land wasn't too far from the treehouse, and they reached another massive oak tree without any hindrance. This giant tree would allow Fenwei to instantly transport them all a hundred kilometers away.

The silence spell was lifted, and Fenwei immediately began to cast spells.

"The Wood Release Technique can only last for six seconds, so don't delay, move quickly." Fenwei muttered the spell, and after transforming the oak tree into a door leading to the distance, he immediately said, "According to the order we agreed on before, start immediately, quickly!"

The paladin entered first, his figure submerged in the bark, followed by the long branches and thick leaves of the treeman.

After Yin Ye entered, it was Emiya and Fenwei's turn.

Emilia grabbed Fenwei's hand in advance: "--You'd better not stop suddenly and stay here alone."

Fenwei was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "Pfft. I already said that it's not true."

"hope so."

Gin himself was obviously more interested in the Wood Release Technique itself, and almost couldn't wait to rush towards the oak tree.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

A magical barrier that covered the sky and the sun was suddenly set up, completely enveloping the entire sacred forest.

And they were naturally within the coverage of this barrier.

Yin was caught off guard and had no time to slow down, so he crashed into the oak tree. He did not successfully step into the space channel created by the spell, but bounced back, leaving a red mark on his forehead.

At this moment, Korha's aged voice began to echo throughout the Sacred Forest: "Colleagues of the Circle, friends outside, I must inform you of a shocking news."

"My subordinate, Munsong, betrayed the Circle not long ago. To hunt him down, I had to use my identity as the guardian of the Sacred Forest to urgently impose restrictions to block the effects of all teleportation spells."

"Anyone still within the Holy Land, please proceed immediately to the top of the Holy Oak, which is under the charge of Sister Fenwe. There I will explain everything."

"——This is a matter of great importance. Please do not be absent. Moonsong may still be active in the Sacred Forest. It is very dangerous to be alone."

"Don't leave the Holy Land. We are still protected by laws within the Holy Land. Now is a special period. If you leave the Holy Land..."

Keha's voice was tinged with regret: "Something might happen that we would all deeply regret."

Even as Korha made his announcement, Emiya did not give up trying to enter the oak tree, but only smashed his hand red.

Yin Zheng was clutching his head, tears welling up in pain, while Emilia and Fenwei's faces had lost some of their color.

The paladin and the treant had apparently arrived, for over there, the bear priest's message had arrived.

[Kid?! How come only the Paladin and the Treant are the three easiest to get through?]