The shadows of the old world, the tides of the new era. Light and darkness, chaos and dawn... arise alternately in a world of machinery and witchcraft!
But what does this have to do with me, ...
wizard!
A wizard is coming.
"There is a wizard in the hotel... Who is he?" Everyone discussed with each other.
Sean held Lucille's hand and stood in front of the counter.
Lucille didn't dare to speak and was waiting for her decision!
This means that these people really came to find me, and they also wanted to express their gratitude. After hearing the description of the fugitive just now, it was reasonable for the State Alchemist to want to thank me. After all, I helped them solve a big problem.
But isn't it a bad idea for Sean to have anything to do with this group of people just after arriving in this country?
Everything has its pros and cons. Sean needs to consider what he can gain by approaching these people...
The purpose of coming to this timeline was to find the trace of Nyarlathotep. I didn't ask the boatman at the beginning, but I heard about the propaganda of the church believers in Xerxes before, so I came here to look for him. However, many people don't know about the believers or dare not mention it. The only clue is that the king tried to resurrect his daughter.
Whether or not it's related to Nyarlathotep, this violation of common sense may bring about retaliation from some unknown force.
Since his timeline is in the past, and Sean, who was born in the future, has not heard of a country being razed to the ground by the power of ancient gods more than 20 years ago, large-scale backlash should not have occurred. If this really happened, the final result might be failure!
But now…
Am I worthy of speaking out about this rumor?
If I stand out, I will just become a guest of honor of the alchemists in this city-state. I may be involved in their circle, but the impact should not be that big!
The reason is Lucille's existence.
Twenty years later, Lucille was extremely powerful. Although her personality had changed a little, she had not suffered any major injuries or accidents. When Lucille was teaching herself magic twenty years later, she said that her mentor had taken her to travel around, studied many unpopular magics, and learned a lot of knowledge.
If I use this sentence to reverse the situation, I shouldn't encounter too much trouble here.
Well, that works!
After briefly weighing the cause and effect and the pros and cons, for a moment Sean seemed to experience the omniscience and all-seeing feeling of Yog-Sothoth... The world is the only one that exists, and knowing the future means not fearing the past.
"Is it me you're looking for?"
Sean suddenly spoke up.
Everyone in the hall suddenly became quiet.
The store manager who had just been boasting behind him was now stunned...
Even those who chatted with Sean yesterday, including those who complained about his outfit in private, probably had the same expression at this moment.
"There really are wizards."
"I was drinking next to him yesterday."
"Yes, I remember the black cape and tall hat, and his white gloves. I thought he was a mysophobia!"
People around started talking.
A path in the hall was immediately cleared, and Sean, ignoring what was being said, simply walked forward, holding the somewhat nervous Lucille's hand.
"Hello, Mr. Alchemist." He didn't know how to salute in this country. The only way Sean learned was the etiquette of the nobles of the Basaran Empire. As for when he was in Adak, he was the emperor and he just had to look at the other party saluting. There was no special movement except raising his hand.
"So you are the wizard we are looking for... May I ask who you are..." Rachel represented the national alchemists of Kserk.
"Sean." The name was answered.
"It turns out to be Master Sean." The other party responded with a special etiquette.
It's indeed different from the Basaran Empire's methods...
Seeing that the other party wanted to continue speaking, Sean raised his hand to stop him.
"What happened yesterday was just a coincidence. I was used to meditating at night, and he just happened to rush over."
"But anyway, you helped us solve a big problem, and we should thank you!" Rachel said.
He was a pretty good-looking guy, but he was dressed in a uniform and spoke in a very formal manner, which made it impossible for Sean to even make a joke.
"Yes, yes! Master Wizard, you have helped us a lot." At this time, not only the people around Rachel, but the entire hotel echoed...
At this moment, another young man stood up next to Rachel.
"Greetings, Master Sean. I'm Rorschach, affiliated with the Kserk State Alchemists. You helped us defeat the annoying Water Alchemist Occam. Please allow us to express our sincere gratitude. My mentor, Kedao, would like to host a banquet for you on behalf of the alchemists of our city!"
So I'm asking myself to go eat.
That's good. I just arrived in this city. It would be much more convenient if I had their help, and it would also be easier to find out the truth about the king's matter.
"Well, I have always admired the alchemists of Kserk, and I am honored to receive your invitation." He always had to say a few polite words.
Besides, it would be difficult for him to let me leave since he came to the hotel so early to look for me. At least I should take him with me to get some information.
This so-called situation... If Sean guessed correctly, it should be a threat to them. After all, such a difficult-to-catch fugitive was killed by themselves, so they would also be afraid of the power of high-level wizards.
But then again, these alchemists are indeed good in combat, but they don't seem to be very strong.
Because the person I killed yesterday was a Level 9 Orderer... Although he was two levels lower than my current self, he was not completely without any room to fight back, he was killed almost instantly!
Isn’t it a bit of a joke to use such combat power to protect the country?
…………
After leaving the inn, Sean still took Lucille and followed Rachel and the others into the carriage.
In the carriage, Sean chatted about alchemists and was curious about the methods they used...
"I didn't expect that Master Sean also studies alchemy." Rachel said in the carriage.
"It's just a little bit of knowledge. Wizards of our faction prefer to study unpopular magic and are curious about many new things. Especially the alchemists in Xerxes are completely different from those in other places." Sean said.
Subconsciously, I promoted the shell wizard organization of Eternal Light!
"We in Kserk are the birthplace of alchemists. It can be said that all the knowledge of alchemy in the world originated from us. However, most other places only learned how to refine medicinal materials. Then, based on the different refining arrays and the amount of reagents and materials used, we can create various things. But we are accustomed to transforming it into weapons."
Rachel said as she drew her sword...
At the end of her slender sword was a magic circle pattern made up of several squares.
"This is the Refining Formation. We will use it on our weapons and achieve the desired results through our own refining methods."