Under the dazzling throne, the third wizard tower.
Nance came to Sigourney's room carrying a lunch box full of liquid.
He first gazed at the thick pile of processed documents with a moving look, then placed the sealed lunch box on the low table, and then walked slowly to Sigourney, who was leaning against the sofa, half lying and half sitting on the carpet.
Sigourney was flipping through an ancient manuscript. She didn't even bother to lift her eyes from the ancient pages. She just pointed at the document and said, "Take it away."
Nance coughed lightly, pretending not to hear Sigourney's unwelcome tone.
It was about time to tell Signy that a girl who admired him had gone to Duogu Village to cause trouble. If he delayed the confession for a while, he was afraid that this brat would tear down his wizard tower.
It’s just… well, it’s a little hard to say.
Fortunately, he had expected Sigourney's cold attitude, so he tactfully brought up a new topic, and after a while, he opened Sigourney's mouth - no, he opened the door for a chat, and then revealed Yelena's affairs to Sigourney without leaving any trace.
Awesome, it's a perfect plan!
Nance applauded himself in his heart, sat down next to Sigourney shamelessly, took out a badge, and handed it to Sigourney forcefully, interrupting Sigourney's concentration.
It also succeeded in making Sigourney raise her eyes.
If you're looking for trouble, Sigourney will definitely get mad. But isn't this a serious matter?
Nance was feeling pleased with himself, but on the surface he was talking about business: "Sigourney, do you still remember this identity badge? If you don't go to the association to renew your registration, your identity will soon become invalid and automatically destroyed. Look at how long it has been since you came back from Broken River Plains and haven't left the tower?"
Good point about Broken River Plains!
Then you can connect to Duogu Village, to the contracted boy, and to Yelena!
Nance had made the wish come true, but he had not received a response from Sigourney for a long time.
"Sigourney?" Was it seeing the badge that brought back memories of the past?
Nance looked over curiously and saw Sigourney raising her right hand, staring at the mark on the back of her hand with strange eyes.
——Mark?
Did Sigourney ever have a mark on the back of her hand?
Nans was shocked and took a closer look. Hey, isn't this the tower-shaped mark that only the challenger has when the battle for the tower begins?
Which wizard tower is this from?
No, more importantly: "Sigourney, when did you sign up for the tower battle?"
Nance asked in surprise, then shook his head: "That's not right, magic materials are forbidden to participate in the tower capture - hey, how did you get this mark?"
"I didn't do anything." Sigourney bit each word slowly, slowly turned her head, stared at Nance with extremely terrifying eyes, and said in a low and cold voice, "This mark appeared on my hand after you stuffed the badge into my hand - Nance, are you going to explain?"
"What did you do again!" He was extremely angry.
Nance was in tears.
Nan Si has no way to defend himself.
He promised! He swore! He really didn't do anything this time!
Unfortunately, Sigourney didn't believe him at all.
"From now on, you should do all the paperwork yourself." Sigourney pointed to the door with a sullen face, her intention to send the guest away was obvious.
I am not, I don't have it, I am really innocent!
Nance took a step back and cried out in injustice. He retreated to the door. Seeing that Sigourney was still unmoved, he could only cling to the door and make a final struggle: "Sigourney, you are so smart, think about it carefully! You stay in the wizard tower all day long. Even if you have an extra tower-taking mark on your hand, it doesn't matter to you, right? Why should I do something that doesn't bother you? This shows that I really didn't do anything in there this time!"
After he finished saying that, he came to his senses and had an embarrassed expression as if to say, "Oh no, I accidentally told the truth."
"..." Sigourney tried very hard to resist the urge to kick him out.
Nance seemed to have noticed Sigourney's attempt to suppress her impulse, and guiltily said, "You must believe me! And remember to eat!" He quickly closed the door and slipped away.
As for something I seemed to have forgotten to say?
Nance vouched from his own experience that even if he concealed Yelena's matter, Sigourney would not be more angry than she was now when she found out about it later.
The escaping Nance still felt strange at this moment. It was just a tower capture mark, why was Sigourney so angry?
What's even more strange is that Signe, who was registered as a "magic material" by the Wizard Association, is not eligible to be given a "tower capture mark" by any wizard tower. Magic materials are not eligible to become challengers of wizard towers, let alone become the masters of wizard towers.
So, what was that mark just now about?
Is it some wizard tower that's wrong?
This is the first time in the history of the world.
Nance walked towards the library of the wizard tower thoughtfully.
On the other hand, after Nance left, Sigourney's expression became calm again.
He spread out his palm, and in the palm of his hand lay the badge that Nance had given him. The background color of the badge was a pleasing fresh green, and on it was a slender green leaf, delicate and lifelike.
Starting from the Black Robe Wizard, everyone's identity badge is unique, and this badge belongs to him alone - it was a long time ago, when he disguised himself as a human wizard with the help of Nance, went to the Wizard Association to pass layers of tests, and obtained the identity badge of "Black Robe Wizard".
It was used to facilitate secret operations back then, but he had abandoned it for a long time since Nans successfully captured the tower.
I thought that since he didn't go to the association to update his information regularly, the badge would have been automatically destroyed.
It turns out it’s still there.
And it brought him this kind of trouble.
Sigourney glanced at her right hand, ignoring the tower-shaped mark on the back of her hand. Instead, she lifted up the sleeve of her left hand, revealing the silver-white star mark.
Nance has been defending himself by saying that he did nothing, so could he still wrongly accuse him?
Sigourney stared coldly at the little star. Before the mark of taking the tower appeared, this mark appeared first, and she felt a sudden burning pain.
He absolutely doesn't believe that the appearance of the tower-capturing mark has nothing to do with this mark!
Besides him, the only person who knew about the star mark was Nance, and it was only after Nance pressed the badge into his hands that the star mark suddenly became hot.
I am not I am not I am really innocent?
Sigourney thought expressionlessly, who am I kidding?
He tensed up with alertness, waiting for Nance's next move.
Just like Nance said, "Why should I do something that doesn't bother you?" At present, this mark is really not a problem for him. It can be inferred that Nance's big move is still to come, and now it is just a prelude.
***
In a small inn in an alley near Boulder Castle.
Ash quietly flipped through a travel book about the world of Iluf lent to him by the innkeeper, while Yelena was struggling over whether to ask her eldest brother for help.
"Ash, why aren't you afraid?" After hesitating for a long time to no avail, she simply gave up the choice temporarily, curious about Ash's calmness, "If we encounter an extreme challenger, we may die in the blink of an eye."
Ash raised his eyes, his light blue eyes were particularly sincere: "Because I don't 'feel' scared."
Yelena, who didn't understand Ash's perception ability, curled her lips and said depressedly: "What kind of answer is this?"
She sat back on the sofa, unceremoniously spreading her long limbs, and muttered to herself, "I just inquired, this time the battle for the tower will last for five days. The first three days are free to move around, to eliminate competitors. On the fourth day, the remaining people with the mark will gather at the wizard tower for the final duel - no competition of theory or skills, no test of alchemy potion inscription ability, just a pure test of who has the biggest fist. This time the battle for the tower is really a battle of naked strength."
"But it makes sense." Yelena muttered, "In the future, the Stone Castle will be a hodgepodge of good and bad people. If there is no manager as strong as a fist to keep things under control, won't it be a mess?"
"I wonder who each of the Thirteen Thrones has sent to seize the tower?" She wondered, "Given the geographical location of Stonehenge... maybe people from the Camarilla will come too?"
Ash closed the travel journal and put it aside, listening to her analysis. Now he suddenly heard a new word and couldn't help asking, "What is the Secret Alliance?"
"They are forces that oppose the rule of wizards." Yelena told Ash without reservation, "Except for a few wizards, most of them are magical creatures such as elves and vampires. In short, they are a secret organization secretly connected by persecuted magical materials, and have been listed as the primary target for elimination by the Wizard Association."
Ash: "..." There is such an organization.
"The Broken River Plain is a treasure trove of rich resources for the Wizards Association. And for the Camarilla, it is also a great opportunity to grow and develop the organization." Yelena said with certainty, "The battle to seize the tower at Giant Stone Castle must have been intense from the beginning!"
She had just finished speaking when a blinding light suddenly lit up outside the window, which was so bright that it hurt people's eyes even from a long distance away.
"Oh my god!" Yelena recognized the magic and exclaimed in disbelief, "It is forbidden to destroy the city in the tower battle! Who dares to use——"
Before she finished her words, she saw the flames split into dozens of fragments. One of them moved closer from far away in the blink of an eye, and coincidentally, it was heading straight for the hotel where they were.
Yelena's face suddenly changed and she swallowed back the few words she had not finished. In just a few breaths, with an expression serious and almost cold, she took out all the protective gear from her space bag and quickly put them on herself and Ash.
When all this was done, the fire was already in sight.
As the blazing air wave broke through the glass, she quickly said "I'm sorry" to Ash in her heart. If she hadn't taken the initiative to bring Ash out, if she hadn't been lucky enough not to contact her eldest brother Ivan...
Now I don’t even have the time to say the three words “I’m sorry” in person, and I’m afraid I’ll never have the time again.
Yelena looked at Ash with infinite regret. She used her best protective gear on Ash. But how could she stop the sixth ring magic - Flame Birds with only her fourth-level protective gear?
Ash didn't know that the magic that was approaching them was the sixth ring magic that only black robe wizards could master. But he could clearly see Yelena's expression.
Regret, guilt...and despair at the same time.
But he felt the oncoming heat, but still did not have the slightest sense of crisis. It was as if he had his back against a big tree, and he felt at ease.
Did his perception fail after he left Duogu Village?
Yelena obviously had that expression...
The flames that were clearly approaching seemed particularly powerful...
Ash closed his eyes under the bright light.
At this time, he was still wondering why he didn't feel scared? Why didn't he sense danger? Why didn't he feel desperate or sad when he thought that he might lose his life here?
The next second, he knew the answer.
The oncoming heat disappeared without any warning.
The surroundings suddenly became cool.
In other words, it was cool enough to be a little shady.
The author has something to say: Nance: I am really wronged 〒▽〒
Yelena: I have filled myself with flags without realizing it〒▽〒
Code: I am tired, why can’t I write about meeting 〒▽〒
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