At the beginning of the new year, the Brilliant Royal City became lively.
Because the battle to capture the third wizard tower is about to begin.
Some time ago, the royal city, which was in turmoil due to frequent assassinations and deaths, became even more turbulent on top of the already turbulent undercurrents.
Secret news spread in the underground world of the royal city, about the whereabouts of Sigourney, and about how many forces were determined to seize the third wizard tower...
The beginning of March.
The Wizard Association has issued an announcement to the entire Iluf, and the battle to seize the third wizard tower has officially begun. Anyone who is willing to challenge the current owner of the wizard tower, the grey-robed wizard, Lord Fate Weaver Nans, can submit a challenge application to the Wizard Association within ten days.
After the announcement was released, wizards belonging to other thrones, wizards belonging to the other eleven wizard towers under the Radiant Throne, and unidentified wild wizards...all submitted their applications impatiently, as if they had been waiting for this day. The number of applications on the first day broke the record of any previous second-level wizard tower battle.
Let's put it this way, the first-level wizard tower belongs to the throne, and only those who have reached the throne are eligible to participate in the competition. Although Yelena had encouraged Ash before, saying that if he had the strength, he could even seize the throne's tower, but in fact, if Ash really became the throne, he would not have to seize the tower at all. As long as he was willing, the Wizard Association would be happy to redivide the territory between the thrones, directly grant him a vast piece of land, and build a new first-level wizard tower for him.
——Just like the newly ascended Lilac Throne a hundred years ago. He did not replace any throne, but became the thirteenth throne.
Because there are too few throne-level wizards in Iluv, there have been only twelve for thousands of years. As the elemental environment becomes increasingly barren, magical materials are on the verge of extinction... the decline of all aspects of the wizarding world has made many wizards feel deeply terrified, worried that the wizarding world will end like this, worried that one day the old throne will die, but no new throne will be born. Although the sudden emergence of the Lilac Throne has divided the interests of many people, it has also brought excitement and confidence to countless people - just like seeing a new green bud growing on a gradually withering and rotten giant tree.
"I say this to tell you that a battle for the throne is totally impossible." Meng sat in a carriage pulled by a thorny elk and chatted leisurely with Ash. "One day when you have the strength to seize a first-level wizard tower, you don't have to fight for it. The Wizard Association will offer it to you with both hands."
They were on their way back to the Brilliant Royal City. Meng said that he didn't want to miss the next exciting show in the Royal City, so he finally chose to go with them.
Listening to Meng's words, Ash nodded obediently.
Meng smiled, feeling that chatting with Ash was a real pleasure. He continued, "Below the first-level wizard tower of the throne is the second-level wizard tower owned by Lord Nance. Logically speaking, the battle to seize the second-level wizard tower is usually not too intense."
"How could that be?" Ash turned his head to look at Signe who was sitting next to him with her eyes closed and whispered, "I heard that the wizards who want to challenge Lord Nance this time can fill up the Abiros Avenue."
Abilos Avenue is the main road that runs through the Brilliant Royal City. It is very wide and long.
"So, this tower battle is very unusual." Meng shrugged. "The wizards who are able to occupy the second-level wizard tower are all great wizards with unfathomable strength. It is difficult for anyone to shake their position. Have you heard a saying?"
"What?"
"When the gap between two people is small, the one lagging behind will try every means to catch up. But when the gap between the two is as big as the difference between heaven and earth, the one in the mud can no longer even think about catching up." Meng said, "The owner of the second-level wizard tower is someone that most wizards in Iluf can only look up to."
"The more powerful the wizard is, the more self-aware he is. Therefore, there are very few challengers in the battle to seize the second-level wizard tower." At this point, Meng also glanced at Signy and laughed, "But Lord Nance is special."
He told Ash: "There has been a rumor that when Lord Nance captured the Third Wizard Tower, he relied on his guard, Signy, throughout the process. Under the influence of this rumor, Lord Nance's own strength is not as convincing as the masters of other second-level wizard towers."
Ash understood, that's why so many wizards were eager to take action in this tower battle, hoping to take advantage of Lord Nance who didn't have Sigourney's protection?
"Of course, besides thinking that Nans is easy to bully, there are more reasons for profit." Meng analyzed for Ash, "Isn't the Broken River Plain open? The magic resources are abundant again. And Ash, although you are a new wizard, have you noticed..." He smiled mysteriously, "Recently, the elemental environment in Iluf is better than before?"
Ash hesitated for a moment, and after hearing Jing Meng's words, he immediately recalled the past. Then he looked up in surprise. Really!
The change was not very obvious, but the elements were indeed more abundant than when he first arrived in Iluf.
Because the changes are subtle and are increasing imperceptibly every day, it is easy to overlook the past.
"If we say that the wizard world has been gradually declining from ancient times to now, then the opening of the Broken River Plain is like a turning point, giving wizards hope of recovering from decline to the ancient glory." Meng's expression suddenly became serious. "Iluf may undergo earth-shaking changes, and a vibrant era is about to come. Any wizard who seizes the opportunity in this era can achieve remarkable success - now all wizards have realized this."
"At a time like this, how much say can the second-level wizard tower under the throne have, and how much benefit can it gain? At least a hundred or a thousand times more than in the past. It is also a hundred or a thousand times more attractive to wizards than in the past." Meng shook his head, "If it weren't for the fact that there aren't many wizards with gray robe strength, I'm afraid the number of challengers this time would definitely be a hundred or a thousand times more than in the past."
"So what if there are more challengers?" Sigourney, who had her eyes closed, suddenly spoke up, her voice cold and mocking, "We still have to fight among ourselves until only one of us is left to duel with Nance?"
The rules of the tower battle: the challengers must first decide the first one among themselves, and then the first one will challenge the current owner of the wizard tower.
Otherwise, with so many challengers battling against the Wizard Tower Master, even the most powerful person wouldn’t be able to hold on.
Moreover, as the winner of the challenge in the past, the current defender should be treated preferentially.
Ash blinked. So, no matter how many challengers there are, Lord Nance just needs to wait for these people to fight it out, and then duel with the winner?
Meng laughed out loud: "Sigourney, you are really mean. You didn't go back earlier just to wait for this to happen, right?"
He smiled and pulled Ash aside to talk about how bad Sigourney was.
If Sigourney had appeared earlier and someone had seen that Sigourney was safe and sound, the number of challengers in this tower battle would have been reduced by more than half.
But Sigourney never showed up.
On the contrary, by the time they slowly return to the Brilliant Royal City, judging by the time, the duel among the challengers should have come to an end and the winner should have been decided.
When Sigourney appears again——
Oh no.
He fought hard among many more challengers than before, and finally climbed to the top to become the No.1. But the No.1 had to face not only the soft-hearted Nance, but also his vampire guard Scarlet Moon...
"Desperate. It's so desperate." Meng shook his head and clicked his tongue, but of course, his expression shouldn't be too gloating.
Sigourney raised the corners of her lips: "Isn't this interesting?"
…
As April came, the first person among the tower battle challengers was decided.
He was originally a wild gray-robed wizard. He joined the First Wizard Tower before the battle to capture the tower. His name was Thomason. He was said to be good at astrology and necromancy, and he also had extremely high attainments in alchemy.
Today is the day when Thomason and Nance enter the Throne Wizard Tower together and complete the duel between the two sides under the test and supervision of the Brilliant Throne.
The time to enter the tower is at dawn.
The brilliant royal city in April was still shrouded in polar night. Only those who were familiar with astrology could judge the specific time of the day from the inky sky.
But ordinary wizards and common people don't need this ability, they just need to rush to the vicinity of the Throne Wizard Tower early and early and wait for the dawn. The seizure of the tower is such a grand event, even if they can't watch the whole process, they are still enthusiastic to be a participant in a big event.
Maybe after today, the third wizard tower will have a new owner?
They are also witnesses.
The Brilliant Throne also acquiesced to the crowd's spectatorship and sent out guards in advance to designate spectator areas on both sides of the road and maintain order.
"It's really strange." A native of the royal city stood in the crowd, tiptoeing to look at the empty road in the middle, wanting to see if the two great wizards in the topic had come and what they looked like. At the same time, he gossiped with his friends around him, "In the past, it was difficult to change the owner of the second-level wizard tower, right? But this third wizard tower is weird. Ten years ago, it was replaced by Mr. Nans, and looking at the current situation, I'm afraid it will have to be replaced by Mr. Thomason again."
His friend had just arrived from out of town and was puzzled: "The duel hasn't even started yet, how can you be so sure?"
"Mr. Scarlet Moon, do you know?" he asked his friend.
The friend nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know."
"Mr. Scarlet Moon is the bodyguard of Mr. Nance." He said, "But Mr. Scarlet Moon has been missing for a long time. Rumor has it that he may have..." His voice subconsciously lowered.
"Ah. So that's how it is." The friend exclaimed briefly, "Without Lord Scarlet Moon, Lord Nance is probably in danger!"
He sighed, "Yes. Lord Nans was able to capture the tower successfully back then, all thanks to Lord Scarlet Moon."
The friend murmured, "So, without Lord Scarlet Moon, Lord Nance will definitely lose - ah! My bet!" He jumped up and without waiting to look at the two great wizards, he quickly squeezed out, trying to get out.
"Hey, why are you leaving!" He reached out to grab his friend in surprise, "It's almost time!"
The friend was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "I am anxious because the time is almost up! Once the two of them enter the wizard tower, won't the betting be closed?"
He also reacted and was surprised: "You bet on Mr. Nance to win? Why didn't you ask me in advance?"
The Brilliant Royal City, where astrology flourishes, has the largest casino in all of Ilufu. Astrology is supposed to be the nemesis of gambling, and a good astrologer can make a casino lose everything. However, it is precisely because of the Brilliant Royal City's excellence in the field of astrology that it can ensure the fairness and transparency of the casino. No astrologer can take advantage of the casino in the Brilliant Royal City, because the astrologers employed by the casino are the best astrologers in all of Ilufu.
Nance, for example, is one of the casino's consultants.
Naturally, the casino also opened a handicap for this tower capture battle, betting on whether Nance would win or Thomason would successfully capture the tower.
Most people were pressing on Thomason.
Probably apart from Yelena and other staunch supporters of Mr. Nance, and Ash's group of loyal friends, only outsiders like this friend who are unaware of the truth would rashly choose Nance.
But this friend, after listening to his friend's analysis, immediately regretted his decision and planned to bet on Thomason again to win back his losses.
"Well, how should I know?" The friend answered with a sigh, "Logically, in a tower-grabbing battle of this level, the challenger will always lose, right? It's all my fault. I saw that the odds were so high, I got greedy, and didn't think carefully about what was wrong..."
He was anxious, waved to his friends, and continued to squeeze out.
But before he took a step, he bumped into a tall and thin boy...or should I say young man?
With medium-length brown hair, a gentle and handsome face, and a calm temperament, he looked like a calm young man, but he also had a refreshing youthful feeling. He was bumped into by him rashly, but he didn't say a word of blame.
"Sorry, sorry." He said embarrassedly, trying to squeeze out and recover his losses.
"If we go out now, we won't be able to make additional bets in time." The young man he bumped into raised his hand and pointed at the stars in the sky, "The time is almost up."
Obviously, he is one of those people who can accurately tell the time through the stars.
He was stunned and felt very distressed: "Oh, what a loss, what a loss, I bought such a large sum!"
"It's not necessarily a loss." The young man consoled him with a smile, "You may even make a lot of money."
He was stunned: "Will it?"
The young man nodded firmly, "I will." He smiled and said, "In fact, I also bought Mr. Nance."
He looked up and saw two shallow dimples on the young man's cheeks, soft and gentle. Perhaps he had found a similarly unlucky companion, or perhaps the young man smiled beautifully and his voice sounded convincing... In short, in the mocking or sympathetic eyes cast by the people around him, his anxiety was swept away and he felt strangely at ease.
He shook his head and laughed out loud: "If it's really as you said, that would be great."
"My name is Cook, little brother, what's yours?"
"My name is Ash."
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