After properly dealing with the trouble outside the window, Ash rolled over in bed, sleepiness coming back.
So in the second half of the night, Ash continued to sleep soundly, not affected at all by the unexpected incident.
The next morning, I woke up according to my biological clock and met Ivan and Yelena at the dining table. The small square table was covered with an orange checkered tablecloth, and on it was a glass vase with a delicate light yellow flower in it. Three plates were also neatly placed in their positions, filled with simple but substantial food.
"Brandt prepared it for us," Ivan said cheerfully. "I like his omelettes."
Ash looked at Brent, who was standing nearby with a friendly smile: he was still a cheerful and friendly young man, who was unexpected to see him flying down from the second floor last night and silently picking up the cloaked man.
"Ash, come and have breakfast." Brent pulled a wooden chair and met Ash's eyes, "I hope you like my cooking, too."
There was a strange color in his smiling eyes, which could only be seen by Ash, who looked at him for a few seconds.
It was during this brief period of staring at each other that he and Ash seemed to have reached a mysterious tacit understanding.
His smile became more genuine.
Ash also smiled slightly.
"It looks delicious." Ash praised and walked over to sit down.
"My pleasure," Brent accepted the compliment readily.
After breakfast, it was time to leave.
The territory of the Brilliant Throne is located in the north. Whenever the north wind blows, the sun rises very late in the morning and gets dark very early in the evening, as if the night is lengthened and the day is shortened.
Therefore, when they walked out of the wizard tower, the sky was still dark. The drizzle from last night had stopped, leaving only puddles of water on the ground. Because of the cold weather, a thin layer of crushed ice had frozen on the surface of the puddles.
Brent stood outside the wizard tower and said goodbye to them with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you. If you pass by Fami Village again in the future, you are welcome to visit again."
While thanking him, Ivan also invited him, "If you ever come to the Brilliant Royal City, you must come to the Third Wizard Tower to find me. There are many remote shops in the Royal City that sell good things. I will take you to pan for gold in one of them."
Brent agreed, and his smile seemed to Ash to have a deeper meaning: "The Brilliant Royal City? I've never been there. I'm looking forward to seeing it."
"Why don't you come over earlier?" Yelena invited enthusiastically, "Then I'll take you to eat all over the city!"
Brent nodded: "Hearing you say that, I'm even more looking forward to it."
Ash stood quietly behind them, looking up at the second floor of the wizard tower without being noticed. Seeing Brent's calm expression, the seriously injured elf last night should be safe now, right?
Now when he looked at the flower stand and the fresh green plants on the wizard tower, it had a different meaning.
I heard that elves love life and have a natural affinity for plants.
These green plants might have been planted by the elf himself, which is why they still have such beautiful colors in this frosty season.
From the time they said goodbye to the time they actually left, Brandt did not deliberately contact Ash. Only when they parted for the last time did he hug Ivan, Yelena, and Ash in turn.
Only then did he whisper "thank you" in Ash's ear.
He spoke so quietly that Ivan and the others who were nearby did not hear it.
But the attitude is particularly cautious.
Only Brent himself knew how badly the elf was injured last night. With that level of physical strength, it was a miracle that he could walk to the wizard tower smoothly, not to mention knocking on the window to wake him up. According to the elf, the sound Ash heard last night was not the elf's conscious knocking, but the elf fell down as soon as his hand pressed on the window.
If I had been the one sleeping in the master bedroom last night, I wouldn't have noticed the short and slight noise like Ash did, nor would I have noticed the elf coming to the window.
If it weren't for Ash, the elf would probably have died quietly on the other side of his wall.
Brent couldn't help but shudder at the thought of this possibility.
Thinking of this possibility, Brent couldn't help but feel grateful to Ash.
It had been a long time since he had said "thank you" to anyone seriously. Now that he had said it to Ash, it should be the second time if you count carefully.
Ash didn't know how profound the word "thank you" that Brent said at the end was. When he heard this thank you, he was stunned for a moment, and then responded with a sincere smile that said "you're welcome".
The night I stayed at this place passed peacefully. Even though there were cliffs hidden beneath the peaceful surface, it still passed peacefully.
At least that's what Ivan and Yelena thought.
After a good night's rest, the two were full of energy. Yelena borrowed the flying props, and Ivan gave himself a three-ring magic "Flying Spell" and gave Ash a one-ring magic "Feather Falling Spell". Then, together with Yelena, they held Ash on the left and right and flew towards the direction of Tianping City.
Heading towards Tianping City, you will pass by the former site of Famiglio Manor.
Although Ivan and Yelena knew that the mission location of the eight wizards last night was the old site of the manor, they had no idea what the actual content of the mission was.
So as they passed by, they slowed down a bit and looked towards the manor curiously.
At this point, Ash also saw clearly the manor that was destroyed by a magical accident: the manor covered a large area, several times the size of the previous Fami Village, but unfortunately there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and the broken stone pillars and floors were already overgrown with weeds, covering up the charred area underneath.
There was no one in the manor. The wizards from last night must have completed their mission and left.
The three of them just took a casual look, left this place behind and continued on their way.
On the way, Yelena also told Ash about the situation at Familio Manor.
The surname Familio is also an ancient and famous family in the wizard world. Although no throne has ever been born, the inheritance from generation to generation has made this family rich. In every generation, there are white-robed wizards who are second only to the throne.
However, in the past hundred years, due to the scarcity of magical materials, the decline of the wizarding world has been visible to the naked eye, and the overall strength of wizards has also been declining.
The Familio family also encountered a bottleneck. Since the death of the last white-robed wizard, no new successor has appeared.
The ancient family could no longer remain patient and began to look through the ancient books passed down from generation to generation, hoping to find a solution.
It was at this time that the magical accident that shocked Iluf occurred.
It is said that during one of the countless research experiments, something went wrong, causing an extremely terrifying explosion, the power of which was comparable to a very small "River of Elements".
Even more unfortunate was that the day of the experiment explosion was a traditional festival within the Familio family. Ancient families always have their own rules, and the Familio family is no exception. It requires all family members to gather at the manor to participate in activities on this day. As a result, the explosion caught all the core members of the Familio family, and no one escaped.
Big families always have their own rivals and enemies. Therefore, after this accident, the small and medium-sized people on the outskirts of the Familio family, faced with the dangerous situation of being surrounded by wolves, fled and scattered. Within a few months, the once huge family collapsed.
"From what Brent said, he seems to be a direct descendant of Familio." Yelena sighed, "I shouldn't have asked him directly last night. I didn't expect that there are direct descendants of that family who survived."
Ash: "..." Still, still reflecting?
"I wonder if last night's mission has anything to do with Familio." Ivan thought for a moment and shook his head, "Maybe it was just something that happened at the manor? That accident happened ten years ago."
Ash listened and inadvertently thought of the elf who was seriously injured last night. Could it be related to the mission of the eight wizards?
As he was thinking, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He suddenly opened his eyes wide and blurted out, "Be careful!"
"What's wrong?" Ivan and Yelena were frightened by his almost commanding tone and stopped at the same time.
There was no need for Ash to answer - they had just stopped when two magic missiles flew past them almost.
If Ash hadn't shouted "be careful", if they hadn't stopped, the magic missile would have definitely hit Yelena and Ivan.
This is... an ambush!
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