The Crystal Palace Plan of the Sinner Lord

It's not a question, more like an order and a statement of fact.

But now that I've said it, I also want to see what the elf will say.

However, Miss Elf said nothing, only instinct remained in her mind.

Caesar's lips curled up, he was willing to do this kind of thing.

……

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"Haven't you found the young master yet?"

"……No."

The two men in black robes looked at each other in collective silence. They looked at the crowded tavern with panic and sadness in their eyes.

"I heard that the young master has joined a team of adventurers." The black-robed man who asked the question had a glimmer of hope in his tone, as his collar opened slightly to reveal a fire-attribute gemstone staff.

Looking at the empty wine glass, the black-robed man in leather armor sighed and said helplessly, "There are too many adventurers. Every day, teams disappear and new teams emerge. Do you have to ask them one by one?"

"If we can't find the young master, the old master will punish us."

The two fell silent again.

They all wore the same ring on their hands. The ring was inlaid with an obsidian and carved with light golden patterns. You could vaguely see a ball of fire surrounded by thorns.

The Brighton family is a large family entrenched in Shizuoka City, ruled by the Imperial Marquis, Maurice Brighton. This is a family that produces many fire mages. They are proud to inherit the bloodline of "Thorns of the Sun". Almost all the direct members of the family are talented mages with superior affinity for fire elements.

The young master the two were talking about was the youngest son of the Brighton family - Green Brighton. A week ago, Green Brighton went out for training. During the training, in order to gain absolute freedom, he used a sleeping potion to knock out two guards, and then completely disappeared.

And who are those two guards who were knocked unconscious?

Naturally, there is no need to say more.

"We've run through all the towns and villages near Black Tower City!" The black-robed man in leather armor became hysterical. He punched the table viciously and muttered to himself almost with a sigh, "But the tracking array didn't react at all. Even if he took off his clothes and threw away his ring, it's impossible that he shaved his hair too, right?"

"Is it possible that the young master did not go south, but went north? With a team of adventurers?"

"Why go north? To join the battle between the Imperial Alliance and the main force of the Demon Clan?"

The man in leather armor and black robe asked back, "The young master came out for the purpose of training and to explore the world on his own. He can only go to the vicinity of Sunset Forest and become an adventurer."

"But we can't find..."

The man in leather armor and black robe took out the map and spread it on the table. He was silent for a while and said, "There is still one place we haven't been to...Bona Town and Shijian Village next to Bona Town. It is said that Shijian Village has been occupied by monsters, and Bona Town is fighting with the monsters in Hot Wind Highlands. Let's go to these two places to look for them. If the tracking array still doesn't respond, we will go north!"

Eliminate all possible answers.

Then the least likely answer is the correct answer.

Chapter 106: Target Locked

The tracking array is the only thing they can rely on.

This is a spell that uses items with the aura of the person being tracked, such as hair, clothes, etc., as a medium to display the whereabouts of the person being tracked within a certain range. Usually, for ease of use, this spell will be engraved in the form of an array on a compass made of special materials.

But the biggest flaw of this spell is that its search range is limited and it consumes a lot of magic power.

During the search, the amount of magic recovery potions they drank was almost enough to cover their annual salary.

But they didn't dare to stop. If they failed to find Green's whereabouts within the specified time, another group of people would replace them.

And their end is death!

One of these mages is named Reiss and the other is named Richard. They are both collateral members of the Brighton family and have some Brighton family blood, but their status is only slightly higher than that of ordinary servants. They are usually responsible for the security of the Brighton family, and occasionally they have to do odd jobs, such as collecting materials for the mage tower.

Both of them were fourth-tier wizards, and such strength was already considered good in Black Tower City. They would also be famous among adventurers, and at least a gold-tier one. But even so, they were still extremely vigilant when approaching Stone Sword Village, and walked on thin ice with every step.

The stronger you are, the more you understand monsters.

It is because of understanding that we feel awe.

The Stone Sword Village looked deserted, but there were obvious traces of gunpowder smoke. Some cooking utensils were placed in a haphazard manner on the open space in the center of the village. The two men looked at each other and nodded. Reis recited a spell silently and raised his staff. An owl made of fire element gradually condensed on the staff.

The first-level non-universal magic [Flame Guard] also has the same version for several other elements. To learn this non-universal spell, one needs to enter the Magic Tower in a big city and pay a tuition fee of 1 gold coin. It cannot be taught privately. Once discovered, the opportunity to enter the Magic Tower to study will be permanently deprived.

[Flame Guard] has no attack power.

There are only two functions.

Used for warming hands in winter and for reconnaissance.

Compared to the Mage's Eye, this thing consumes less magic power. Its disadvantage is that it is not as concealed as the Mage's Eye, especially at night. It can be discovered at a glance. Ordinary people can easily disperse the Flame Guards with a bow and arrow.

However, it is daytime now, and considering that the low-level demons have weak magical perception and their low vigilance due to their limited IQ, this magic is just right to use.

The fire owl flew around Stone Sword Village.

Reese's expression also became a little strange.

There wasn't even a single monster in Shijian Village.

"What's going on?" Richard brushed aside the broken grass in front of him.

"Those monsters seem to have left," Reiss whispered. "The Flame Guards found no traces of monsters in Stone Sword Village... but there were no soldiers from Bona Town either."

"There's nothing to be surprised about. The fighting is going on in Bona Town. Neither the demons nor Bona Town have time to pay attention to this small place. Let's go in and take a look."

The two entered Shijian Village cautiously, and found that the village was indeed deserted.

Only the bloodstains left on the nearby walls reminded us of the fierce battle that had taken place here.

"I can sense that the young master was once an adventurer here."

As he spoke, Reese had already taken out a booklet that recorded the names of adventurers from the ruined Adventurer's Guild. He quickly flipped through a few pages and soon found Green Brighton's name in one of the columns.

"Richard, I found the Master!"

He picked up the book and waved it, and another wizard came over.

"where?"

"Green Brighton, Shana, Tucker, Ronaway, and Browns? A porcelain-level adventurer team, registered... five days ago?!" Richard's face changed slightly. The adventurer team had already registered for five days, and the Stone Sword Village and Bona Town were attacked by monsters. These things put together gave people a very bad premonition. Looking up into the distance, there was the lush Sunset Forest, which was also the burial place of countless adventurers.

Since you've registered as an adventurer, why don't you go to the Sunset Forest?

"Can you find out what commissions this team has received?"

The two walked into the Adventurer's Guild again and began to search through the mess of commissions and documents scattered near the counter.

In order to prevent unnecessary disputes, the Adventurer's Guild will basically carefully record the team dispatched for each commission, and for completed commissions, it will also briefly record the process of completing the task.

Thankfully, most of the information is still available.

It was not burned as firewood by the monster.

The two quickly found clues about this team of adventurers.

"The Flame Thorn Squad. This name must have been thought up by the young master."

". . . . . . On the 3rd, I accepted the adventurer's mission to collect 10 bitter summer grasses. I have completed it. On the 3rd, I accepted the adventurer's mission to collect 5 slime gels and 5 mountain wolf teeth. I have completed it. On the 5th, I accepted the adventurer's mission to search for and rescue the missing villager Irene (portrait). I have not completed it."

Obviously this task is the key.

The two continued to look for details about the mission.

In the end, all the clues pointed to the Sunset Forest. The team Green was in either entered the Sunset Forest to look for the villagers and never returned, or came back to find that the Stone Sword Village had been attacked, so they entered the Stone Sword Village to fight or left the Stone Sword Village to go somewhere else.

Anyway, we finally have a search range.

The two first activated a tracking array in the center of Shijian Village, but unfortunately there was no response.

Then he walked to the Sunset Forest and activated the tracking array.

The medium started testing Green's hair, clothes, and blood in turn, until it switched to the staff that Green had used before. The tracking array finally began to spin rapidly, and finally the pointer stopped and pointed to the depths of the Sunset Forest.

"It's over." Reese gasped.

The hair, clothes, and blood have no effect, which only means that Green is dead. Only the staff he once used has an effect, which proves that Green's current equipment still exists.

Richard's face also looked extremely ugly.

If they couldn't find Green, they would be executed. If they found Green's body or relics, it would probably not end well. But they didn't dare to run away. Their families were under the control of the Brighton family. If they found Green's relics now, at most they would die. If they fled, their whole family would suffer.

The Brighton family has no mercy on their side branches.

"There's nothing to say. Let's go and look for it. If we can bring back the head of the demon or monster that killed the young master, we might be able to survive. This is our last hope." Richard's cold and low voice calmed Reese down a little.

The hope is slim, but it does exist.

"We have no way out anyway, right?" Reese sighed.

Richard lowered his eyes, and the wind blowing towards him in the sunset forest was cold and damp.

He seemed to feel the chill, so he pulled his robe closer and clenched his staff.

"Let's go."

The two pushed aside the bushes, took a deep breath and walked into the sunset forest.

Soon it was completely engulfed by the mottled shadows of the trees and the darkness of the forest.

Chapter 107: Irene's Wish

"Irene, do you have any wish?"

Caesar looked at his favorability level which was stuck at 120 and felt like countless ants were crawling on his body.

Two gold-level combat skills. It’s hard to imagine how lively and cheerful he will become after possessing two gold-level combat skills.

"Wish?" Irene sat on Caesar's sturdy thighs, blinked her eyes, and a trace of thought flashed in her eyes: "If I have to say the biggest wish, it must be to study more advanced magic."

Caesar was a little troubled when he heard this.

Previously, pheromones were used to help Irene awaken as a mage. She is also a genius with top affinity for the element of fire. This has led to her learning magic at a very fast speed. She has completely learned the magic recorded in the magic book, and has been practicing it repeatedly recently. She can already cast first-level general magic such as fireball instantly and continuously.

More advanced magic requires better magic books, which are usually only available in magic academies. Or you can only go to the magic tower to learn non-universal magic, which is more expensive. But both the first and second methods mean that Irene needs to enter the Surien Empire.

It’s not like he hadn’t thought about becoming a teacher to teach Irene.

Unfortunately, his mastery of the fire element is entirely an ability bestowed by the system.

There was no problem in asking him to use magic, but asking him to explain the principles of magic... He could indeed explain some of it, but even Irene, a top-level elemental mage, couldn't understand what he was saying.

This was due to the fact that Caesar’s magical knowledge was too advanced, and also because Irene lacked systematic learning experience.

Irene is now like a genius elementary school student, but no matter how talented she is, she cannot easily understand high school knowledge.

"Besides that? Do you have any other wishes?" Caesar touched the girl's head and prayed in his heart that it would be a simpler wish that could be fulfilled in a short time, so that it would be easier to improve her favorability.

"If you have any other wishes..."

Irene looked up at Caesar, her pretty face slightly red, biting her red lips and said shyly: "My other wish is to be with Mr. Caesar forever, and Mr. Caesar's territory will not be violated."

Caesar was stunned by the girl's innocent look and gentle voice. He sighed helplessly and asked jokingly, "Did you say the same thing to Kate?"

Irene's pretty face turned even redder when she heard that. She leaned on Caesar, lowered her head in embarrassment, and stammered, "I did say that, but that was when I was a kid. I didn't understand anything then... Anyway, it's definitely different from what I'm saying now. You and Kate are different too!"

"What's the difference?" Caesar stroked the girl's thighs, which were as white as white jade. "Is it because my territory is bigger?"

Irene angrily hit Caesar's chest lightly, her face red as if bleeding: "No...it's just that Kate is a very selfish person, unlike you who always thinks about us..."

"Hehehe~" Caesar laughed grimly.

In fact, he is also a very selfish demon. He just doesn't take seriously many things that humans value. This is probably the difference in pattern and vision.

"I will help you find better magic books if I have a chance. Or if you have an idea, I can send you to the city to learn magic. There should be a magic academy in the Surien Empire, right?"

"Yes, there is... But isn't Mr. Caesar afraid that I will run away?"

"Don't be afraid." Caesar glanced at the favorability of 125 and his face was full of confidence.

Logically speaking, 100 means a very favorable impression.

This is more than 25.

Irene had long been devoted to him, and with his charming aura that eliminated the disharmony between races, his image in Irene's mind was now that of an irreplaceable white horse devil.

The confidence in Caesar's eyes was mistaken by Irene as trust in her.

This was not the first time that Caesar had trusted her so much. The last time was when he went to the town of Borna to deliver letters and buy potions. This time he even said that he was willing to send her to the magic academy. You know, if she leaked the news, the entire territory would be in crisis. This was putting life and death aside.

For the first time since she was a child, Irene felt the feeling of being unconditionally trusted. It was very sweet, like eating honey.