Star Forge Titan

Soon there was a knock on the door, followed by Jabba's voice.

"Sir Elian, I'm very sorry to bother you. However, there seem to be some errors or omissions in the list just now."

"...Your Excellency is conducting an experiment." Afrediya tried to keep her voice calm.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Please tell him what I said." After saying that, Jabba seemed to leave, and no other sound came from outside the door.

But Afrediya did not have any luck at all. Instead, she took two steps back and started to call on her magic power.

She knew that she was not good at sudden combat, so when she was studying abroad in the magical holy land of the Thousand Towers, in addition to studying economics and social sciences for the purpose of inheriting the throne, she devoted the rest of her energy to studying the spell and protection factions, and became a very traditional wizard.

The type who, as long as you're prepared, even God will kill you...

This allowed her to become a second-tier "Barrier Mage" skilled in defense, in addition to her Elrond royal family's unique profession of "Red Mage." As for her third-tier profession, it came from her maternal bloodline...

As the knocking stopped, Afrediya began to cast her second spell.

"Faction designated, no time to summon." A white light outlined a circular area around her.

Through this spell, all otherworldly summons in this area will limit the summoned creatures' alignment to good.

"Level 1 monster summoning." A blue light flashed, and magic power outlined a circular portal in the air, from which a ball of light emitting white light jumped out.

This kind of creature-like being comes from the upper plane and is called the Light Spirit or the Holy Eye by the mages. Because of the magic power in their bodies and their own social structure, they are very particular about etiquette and like to get close to and help other individuals who understand etiquette.

"Buzz." The light spirit made a buzzing sound as if greeting Afrediya.

"Thank you for coming. Please help me replenish my mana and amplify the next spell." The eldest princess nodded slightly.

"Buzz!" The light spirit happily floated in the air, emitting a ray of light to connect itself with Afrediya.

The pure magic power from the light spirit body was continuously transmitted to the red-haired girl, quickly allowing her to recover the magic power consumed during the ritual.

At this moment, there was a loud banging sound outside the door, and then because of the additional reinforcement of the door by the 'Sealing Seal', the visitor let out a painful groan.

"Hu." Taking a deep breath, Afrediya continued to cast the spell without distraction.

Level 2 Monster Summoning, Level 3 Monster Summoning, Level 4 Monster Summoning...

A white celestial bear with round glasses on its nose, a golden dog with golden fur that could flash across short distances, a water elemental warrior wearing ice armor, all kinds of summoned creatures quickly occupied most of the laboratory.

At the same time, an irresistible aura of majesty rose from Afrediya, making all the summoned creatures unable to resist. She was like a high-level lord managing many living beings, causing even the summoned creatures who loved the hustle and bustle the most to remain unusually quiet.

A large group of summons surrounded the entrance of the laboratory in a fan shape.

Afrediya, with a slight sweat on her forehead, also completed the last summoning at this time - the fifth-ring magic, the secondary alien oath!

This is the highest level of magic she can cast now, and it is also the most powerful summoning magic, although it is also the magic that gives her the most headaches.

Accompanied by brilliant holy light and melodious hymns, a figure descended from the golden halo. It was a female hymn angel of extraordinary beauty, clad in heavy silver hollow armor and with snow-white wings on her back.

The visitor put his arm around Afrediya's waist and praised her loudly in a voice as sweet as a lark's.

"Fighting for you, my lady!"

Chapter 16: Unkindness

A few hours ago, after leaving the Alchemist Guild, Jabba did not return to the black market, but instead took a carriage to a building in the west part of the city.

The building looks inconspicuous. The outer walls surrounding the main building are covered with green vines, which is a very traditional Elrond pastoral style.

Jabba walked respectfully into the gate, where several silent guards stood. One of them led him to the backyard.

Although it is winter, various green vegetation can still be seen in this yard. The magic circle laid underground can provide heat upwards, making the yard always like spring all year round, although this is based on money.

Grapevines, which had not withered in winter, clung to the wooden frame. Beneath it stood a leisurely reclining chair, where a gray-haired old man dozed off. Jabba walked over and helped the old man pull the blanket covering his knees.

A few minutes later, the old man came back to his senses from his half-sleep state.

"It's you, Fatty." He said with a smile in a hoarse voice.

"Mr. Lando." Jabba sat respectfully on a low stool beside him.

"I might have found who those Dead Faces were looking for."

"Oh? How did you find out?" The old man adjusted his sitting posture slightly and asked calmly.

"Although those dead-faced guys didn't give any detailed information, they did mention that the other party was of noble status. It just so happened that my subordinates reported to me today that an alchemist had entered the black market, so I went to meet him and entrusted him to identify the materials." Jababala continued.

"That alchemist had a maid. When handing over the materials, I found that her behavior was not like a maid at all. Instead, she had the feeling of a noble lord, so I became suspicious. And..." Jabba winked and gestured in front of his chest.

"Those Dead Faces mentioned this characteristic, didn't they?"

"Hahaha, you lowly guy, what are you paying attention to? And then?" Lando patted the armrest of the recliner with an amused look.

"I'm not sure how to deal with this now. The other party is not an ordinary person." Jabba looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Oh, I see. You don't want to offend either side." Lando nodded with a thoughtful look.

"Yes, those dead-faced beings are definitely not people a small businessman like me can mess with, so..." Jabba rubbed his hands.

"Fatty, Fatty, you are such a smooth guy." As he said this, the smile on old Lando's face gradually disappeared.

"Are you planning to tell those necromancers the whereabouts of the target they're pursuing, but not participate in the pursuit yourself, or simply play it safe and try to get away with it?"

"Yes, yes, this way we won't offend either side." Jabba began to sweat coldly on his back. From old Lando's reaction, he guessed that he might have made a mistake somewhere.

"Idiot!" Old Lando cursed:

"Snitching will anger the other party, and not putting in enough effort will anger the necromancer. You think you can't offend either side, but what you're planning might just anger both! Whoever wins will not let you go!"

"When two sides are fighting, anyone who can act as a third party to mediate and gain benefits must at least have the strength to not be crushed by either side! Do you have it? Are you worthy?!" Old Lando scolded violently.

"Then... then what should we do?" Jabba stammered.

"What should we do?" Old Lando snorted.

"As a chess piece, you must at least be decisive."

"Which side do you think has a better chance of winning?" Old Lando asked softly.

"There are only two people on the other side, but Dead Face has a group of people at least." Jabba gritted his teeth and made his own judgment.

"Then do it quickly." Old Lando waved his hand to signal Jabba to leave.

"Understood, Mr. Lando. I'll go gather my subordinates right away."

When the fat businessman quickly ran out of the yard, a figure wearing a black robe and with a face as pale as a corpse suddenly appeared behind Old Lando.

"Master Mage, I have done as you instructed." Old Lando, who had just acted like an erratic hero, now looked pale and his body was shaking.

"Yes, you did a good job. Now those fence-sitters won't hesitate any longer. This way, we can delay a little longer before the mentor arrives." The black-robed wizard said slowly. His voice had a fishy, ​​sweet and greasy feeling, like a brightly colored viper crawling in the air.

"It's a pity that we still haven't figured out what that princess's third-level profession is. She can actually control such an astonishing number of summoned creatures. During the previous ambush, she was like calling out an army on the spot, causing the school to lose a lot of first- and second-level peripheral personnel." The black-robed wizard complained to Lao Lando, pressing his shoulder as if chatting with a friend.

"So, I have to thank you very much. Without your help this time, our strength alone would not be enough." As he said this, the black-robed wizard suddenly changed the subject.

"Unfortunately, you know too much. I guess Mr. Lando has already guessed the identity of that person, right?"

The words of the black-robed wizard made Lando's face change drastically. He was about to do something but found that he could not move. A cold breath kept flowing in his body and took away all the heat.

As for the guards in the courtyard, their eyes had long turned the pale color of death, and there was no breath coming out of their mouths and noses, but the hands holding the weapons were still strong. It was obvious that they had been transformed into lifeless undead puppets at some point.

"Let...let them go...they...don't know...anything..." Old Lando said with difficulty, his whole body shaking violently.

"I'm sorry, after all, this is a serious crime of murdering a member of the royal family, and we cannot leave any evidence behind." The black-robed wizard shook his head.

"However, you don't have to worry about them. I will send your loyal subordinates to the underworld to accompany you as soon as possible." The black-robed wizard said in a kind tone.

"You... didn't keep... your promise..." Before he could finish his words, Old Lando had already rolled his eyes completely. The touch of negative energy completely deprived him of his already weak life.

A generation of underground leaders in the Flanders region died quietly.

"Promise? This thing is worthless." Master Hei Pa shook his head.

"Besides, we'll need those people's bodies to help us a lot."

On the other side, Jabba, who was leaving, also gathered his thugs and rushed out of the black market in a menacing manner.

The masters of the local Alchemist Association were all dealing with an important matter. The ordinary receptionists who stayed behind naturally did not dare to step forward to stop this group of vicious thugs, and what was more, the other party was only looking for an outsider.

Jabba and his men then went straight to the door of the laboratory. He pretended to trick them into opening it, but found they weren't fooled. This reaction made the black marketeer even more certain of his suspicions: the two men were definitely hiding something.

Then, Jabba waved his hand at two of his lower demons who had fused their ogre glands.

"Blue, and Gugu, you two go up and break the door open!"

"I'll come first!"

"I went first!"

Two lower-level demons, over three meters tall, practically reached the ceiling. With a roar, they charged at the door. The seemingly ordinary wooden door suddenly lit up with a burst of yellow light. A protective force field, wrapped in the form of chains, forced the two massive lower-level demons backwards the moment they touched the door.

"Damn magic!" Two lower-level demons sitting on the ground shouted in unison.

"Damn it! Break this door down!" Jabba shouted angrily.

Ding ding dang dang, various weapons began to perform normal slashing and magic-consuming operations.

At the same time, Afrediya in the laboratory was in close combat with a female angel who was almost drooling.

The summoned old celestial bear speechlessly raised its paws to cover the eyes of the little golden dog beside it, so that it would not look at this embarrassing scene.

As one of the celestial creatures native to the upper planes, all angels, regardless of their type, are naturally strong. Among them, the Hymn Angels are especially famous for their war songs and their ability to cast magic armor.

However, this female angel with wings on her back, blonde hair and blue eyes, seems a little... weird?

"..." The red-haired girl who was hugged pinched the female angel's face and pulled it to the sides.

She looked serious at the moment, not as soft and natural as usual.

"Sorry, I know I was wrong." The female angel quickly let go of her hand and begged for mercy incoherently.

"Hmph." After getting rid of the other person's dirty hands, Afrediya took half a step away and glared at her unhappily.

"Really? I was so worried about you the last time you were trapped. My projection was repelled, and I couldn't project it again immediately. But why didn't you summon me afterwards? Lady Antonia personally asked me to take good care of you before she returned to the Fire Realm's defenses."

The female angel spun around the red-haired girl, chattering non-stop. The gleaming silver hollow armor and her translucent hair, shimmering white, created a powerful light pollution before one's eyes.

"I didn't know that being held in someone's palm and yelling at them could be considered asking for help personally." Afrediya complained expressionlessly.

"Hehehe, it's a rare experience to be pinched by the claws of His Excellency the Brilliant Shining Wings." The female angel touched her head and smiled foolishly.

"Okay, Gabrielle, have you heard anything about your mother recently?" Ignoring the increasingly loud banging on the door, Afrediya asked the angel about other things.

"I don't know, but no news is good news in itself. After all, that's..." Gabrielle shook her head.

"Father is probably critically ill. If you have the chance, please be sure to convey this news to Mother." Afrediya sighed and said this.

"I understand." Upon hearing the news, Gabrielle put away her smile and nodded solemnly.

Compared to the low-level summoning magic that summons entities, the secondary alien alliance summons projections of powerful creatures. Although their power is weaker than the original body, they still have at least the strength of the third level, not to mention various powerful racial characteristics.

Except for some special cases, these projections will only be temporarily unable to descend into the material world after being defeated, and will hardly cause any harm to themselves.

Therefore, Afrediya was not worried that Gabrielle would be injured in the upcoming battle and unable to deliver the message.

At this moment, the door of the laboratory was finally knocked open.

The iron-clad oak door fell heavily, and a group of ferocious, fully armed thugs rushed into the laboratory. But then, the ferocious and vicious expressions on their faces froze in an instant.

The tall celestial bear was clenching its fists, the hoarse and grinning Golden Hound was panting hastily, the water elemental in ice armor turned into a high-speed rotating mixture of ice and water, and a large group of summoned creatures of all kinds were squatting at the door and watching them.

But the most difficult to ignore is the hymn angel floating in the air, gently flapping its wings, its armor shining like a large magic lamp.

Seeing this scene, Jabba subconsciously took half a step back.

Aren't there only two people in the room? Where did these people come from?!

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he saw a large group of summoned creatures in front of him rushing towards him like the door of a zoo was not locked.

"Ahhhhhhh! Stop, stop these beasts!" Jabba screamed like a little girl.

"Roar! Who are you calling a beast!?" The celestial bear, whose intelligence is equivalent to that of an adult, was the first to attack.

While talking foul mouth, it stuffed the round glasses on the bridge of its nose under the thick, soft yet extremely strong white fur, then got on all fours and rushed towards the enemy with a roar like a breathing steamroller.

Following closely behind it were various summoned animals. For a moment, the corridor was in chaos with the sound of chirping, barking and meowing.

"No!"

"past!"

Two lower-level demons, more than three meters tall, swung clubs in their hands and smashed them at the Celestial Bear. The wooden clubs were quickly defeated by the fur that could resist swords and knives, and did not cause any harm except angering the knowledgeable bear.

"Roar!" The celestial bear man stood up. In terms of physique, it was taller than the two lower-level demons with ogre glands implanted.