Arcane Linguist

Chapter 272 Quagmire Plan
"Sir Roland, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I do have some clues about the attack...

Agates, he's back! "

Gnobion used the "messaging technique" to contact Roland and told him exactly how he met the leader of the Dag Brotherhood.

Roland was quite surprised and hurriedly looked for Master Watson.

On the 20th floor of the Mage Tower, in the office on the highest floor.

The archmage who stayed behind to guard frowned.

"How could Agates do such a thing?"

He was referring to the fact that he went to see Genobion before the assassination and revealed his true identity in front of him.

Roland said: "It is indeed a bit strange. If he is a person who does big things, he will never do this in vain.

However, Genobion is now facing us.

Even if he had his own thoughts, he would not participate in this. "

Archmage Watson glanced at him and said, "You don't have to say such things in front of me. I have investigated this Gnobion and assessed his threat.

What he wants to do is to play a conspiracy with us and take advantage of the general trend of supporting the demons and the compilation of "Leiner's Canon" to find opportunities for Reiner's revival.

But people like Agates are good at conspiracy, and every move must have a deep meaning.

I'm afraid that even Gnobion's reaction was planned. "

Roland was surprised: "You mean...he wants to distract us?"

"There is no shortage of this possibility." Master Watson said this, and also warned, "Of course, it is not ruled out that they have united.

Don't trust that Genobion too much. If you have any contacts, try to bring enough people with you. "

"of course."

If a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall, he will not go out to meet with him so easily.

Master Watson and others had the final say on this matter. After Roland reported it, he took no further care.

But after returning to his residence, Al came up to him and informed: "Master, Miss Sophia and Polina are injured."

Roland was surprised and said: "What's going on?"

Al said: "On the day of the attack, they were also at the party. They were protected by magic and survived."

Roland said: "Then where are they now?"

Al said: "Archmage Bolas sent people to cure them and sent them back to Tyree City. They are now recuperating at the Hymn Hospital of the Church of Light."

Roland nodded: "Let's make arrangements and I'll go visit."

Al reminded: "But Master, the current situation is tense and it is not suitable to go out."

Roland sighed.

But after thinking about it, I still chose to listen to the advice instead of being stubborn.

Today, he is no longer the ordinary mage Roland, he only represents himself.

What he shoulders is the entire school, and even the arcane world.

He had no choice but to say: "You go there on my behalf and visit them. Didn't Capel Company send some powerful magic materials before? Pick some suitable ones and bring them with you."

Al said: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."

……

On the formation platform, runes flickered and tortoise shell powder rose.

As if swept by a small whirlwind, the sound of whispering curses sounded.

"~~~?~~~~?~~~~~~?"

(The blame for the death of ten days? The blame for the death of ten days? Is this the blame for death?)
Roland used "Oracle Bone Divination," and asked about the avenue of heaven and earth (mana) in this world.

In the half-dream and half-awake state, his consciousness traveled through the world and across time and space, and he seemed to have seen many strange and bizarre scenes.

When he came back to his senses, a tortoise-shell phantom made of magical power appeared above the formation in front.

It cracked and bloomed, and through the spell structure interpretation, the result was...

There is evil!

“Forget it, it’s still not a good time to go out today.

Continue to schedule combat spell training! "

Another day, after meditating in the mage tower, Roland decided to follow the results of the "oracle bone divination" and not go outside.

Even with other things in the academy, he just made arrangements and then ran to the spell training ground to catch up on the battle.

"Combat experience is remembered by the body. Many times, it is often impossible to truly understand without being immersed in the scene.

However, this kind of thing is not difficult, and you can become proficient in it through repeated training.

Now, I will summon a group of undead from the underworld to the field. Please recall the feeling during the spell casting exam and use spells to fight against them!
But please remember, this is a defensive exercise right now, you can only defend but not attack!
Moreover, you cannot be hit by any enemy. "

After the instructor in charge of the training told them some key points, they started the training of sharpening their guns in battle again.

Along with the operation of the magic circle, the level 9 spell "Gate to Another World" was cast based on the tower spirit and stood in the center of the venue.

A large number of undead teams composed of skeleton soldiers emerged from it.

These include skeleton warriors, shooters, and skeleton mages who master some elemental powers. They are capable of both long-range and melee combat, and have complete attack methods.

At the same time, there are also some erratic ghosts mixed in. They are translucent and difficult to observe with the naked eye.

"Phase shift"!
"Shadow Sneak"!
"Mage's Shield"!
One after another, people used their own methods.

As a result, before the undead approached, the instructor announced: "Your Excellency Lei is out!"

"Why?" Lei said in surprise.

"Because you used Shadow Sneak and stayed inside for more than 5 seconds!

We deliberately don’t tell you the opponent’s methods in advance, just to simulate real actual combat.

However, this spell, which is based on sneaking into the shadow world, is easily intercepted by assassins. This is a spell commonly used by assassins. "

Lei rolled his eyes wildly, but he could only accept it.

Because this knowledge was clearly written in the book, but he was just careless and forgot about it.

The instructor's purpose was obviously to help him recall memories.

Roland knew more about the inside story. He immediately cast the "Eye of Secrets", and then used shielding, Cat's Elegance, Six Armor Secret Blessing and other methods, striving to rival those powerful assassins who have experienced hundreds of battles in terms of basic attributes such as agility and perception. .

He also learned to ski in this way when he was on vacation in the snow country's ice fields.

That is not a sport that mages are good at, but with the help of spells, they can still be mastered quickly.

Roland didn't know Agates' strength, but he learned some of the characteristics of Agates from the intelligence.

For example, that frightening pseudo-artifact-level weapon.

Against that kind of legendary assassin, protective magic is not necessarily reliable, so it is better to move around as much as possible to prevent the opponent from hitting you.

Sure enough, this choice was greatly appreciated by the instructor.

"Your Excellency Roland's choice is wise. There may be some opponents among the enemies that are difficult to detect. The vision of the Mystical Eye can help you see the enemy's movements clearly.

However, if conditions permit, it is best to use "Eye of Truth"! "

Due to the large space of the venue, Roland was too flexible after using spell buffs, and the enemy could not do anything about him.The instructor simply canceled the summoning technique and expelled the undead back to the underworld.

Then he walked up and said with great praise: "As expected of Mr. Roland, your choice is very wise."

Roland said politely: "Thank you."

The instructor smiled and said, "However, you have failed now."

"Ok?"

As he spoke, the instructor stretched out his arm at lightning speed and patted his shoulder.

Roland was unable to react in time.

"The assassin may approach you in any unexpected way. I didn't announce the end of the exercise just now, but you relaxed your vigilance and let me get within three steps of you, giving you an opportunity.

If it is in actual combat, it will be extremely risky.

You should prepare some triggered spells that can be passively cast, including but not limited to means of defense and counterattack, and even "static electric fields" that turn the surroundings into traps! "

……

All high-level mages have benefited a lot from the training provided by the instructors, and their combat-related experience has increased rapidly.

After that, Alder and others used the specially-approved funds to build a special device unique to the Homir School, the "Real Dream", in the Mage Tower.

This is a training environment built with virtual reality technology, which can simulate some actual combat drills in a more realistic way.

Although it is impossible to compare with a completely real battlefield, it is much more effective than other training methods.

Roland and others happily accepted such training.

"Atline... is indeed powerful in all directions!"

Princess Rosa, Diego, Bona and others are not qualified to receive such training, because operating this kind of facility consumes a lot of resources.

Not only magic crystals, but also other special consumables.

But just knowing that these things existed was eye-opening for them.

"Lord Roland and others are like tigers, with enough knowledge, they can be transformed into power.

On the other hand, no matter how hard jackals, tigers and leopards train, their upper limit will be there! "

Diego is a very smart man who knows how to draw inferences from one instance and immediately thought of some strategies related to Reiner's strength.

"It seems that the so-called actual combat experience is really far behind the all-round magic system!

After all, this kind of thing is relatively easy to obtain.

Investing a lot of time and energy on side details will ignore some essential improvements. "

"And if you have a strong foundation in magic, it is not difficult to improve your actual combat experience."

"It is true that advocating blood bravery is something only barbarians and backwards people do.

Magic was not popular in ancient times, and there was no such thing as industry. At most, it was alchemy or something like that.

At the low magic stage, cultivating this kind of practical experience is quite effective.

But the medium and high demons are far inferior to Atrein's choice. "

They immediately thought of improving the status of arcanists.

Magic is the primary productive force and the primary combat effectiveness, but it is not obtained through so-called actual combat experience.

True knowledge, including actual combat experience, can be included in the realm of arcana.

Then the choice of path in Reiner's world is self-evident.

At this time, in the city of Tyrui, there was the Chant Hospital.

Sofia and Polina completed the discharge procedures and left the place of healing.

Their injuries had been healed by magic the day after they were injured. They were brought here just to check whether there were any broken bones and to heal the psychological trauma of seeing dead bodies and broken limbs.

However, Polina couldn't stay any longer.

Dancers are very sensitive to their body shape and weight. If they eat too well these days and lack exercise, there is a risk of gaining weight.

I was so frightened that I hurriedly left the hospital and left this place first.

They didn't notice that a figure walked out from behind, and it was none other than Agates.

"I actually didn't come to visit...

That Roland was more vigilant than expected.

Or perhaps, the management in the tower is too strict.

There is another possibility that he used a method such as "Prophecy" to detect the risk of coming here, but this possibility should be eliminated. My "Shadow Blessing" can counter the effect of "Prophecy" , forming suppression from the source of arcane magic! "

There were people coming and going around, but they turned a blind eye and didn't notice him at all.

As predicted by Roland's divination results, Agates avoided the chaos in Savalan and secretly came to Tyree City, planning to assassinate him, a genius of Atrein who has been very dazzling in recent years.

This powerful assassin indeed possesses many abilities that he is proud of. Atrein has been hunting him for decades, and several archmages have been dispatched. He is just short of alerting the legendary powerhouse.

But it only seriously injured him and failed to kill him completely.

"Chief, the patrol is here again. The security standards here are very high. They are carrying the "Eye of Truth"... It's time for you to leave! "

Suddenly, a woman wearing a priest's robe came to Atlas, a little nervous, and whispered to the pillar next to her.

"I see."

Atlas responded.

He spent countless efforts to arrange the members here, so that one day in the future, he would have the opportunity to assassinate important figures in Atrein.

Of course it cannot be exposed easily.

Moreover, Atline's magical power is too strong, and there are many ways to threaten him.

He also did not dare to come and go freely under the increasingly strict patrols and investigations.

As for breaking into the mage tower directly, he had never even imagined that kind of thing.

There have been legendary strongmen and pseudo-gods who have tried it, and even used methods from the Kingdom of God and other fields.

The result was a fiasco.

The Magic Network and the Mage Tower are the crystallization of Atrein's arcane power. So far, no strong person or force has successfully challenged them.

Otherwise, its foundation as a high-demon civilization would have been unstable long ago.

Atlas glanced at the hospital door with a bit of regret, turned and left.

"The storm is getting serious right now. I won't be coming back for the time being. You should also try to keep silent and don't contact me for the time being..."

"Yes!"

……

"Very good, Atrein's attention has been attracted by Agatus. Bolas is busy hunting and retaliating everywhere, so he should be gradually attracted to the north...

Our plan can really start to unfold! "

While there was a commotion in Savalan, in the neglected city of Dogola, in the laboratory in charge of Piero, the flaming skull of Dialos' will condensed laughed proudly.

"The 'quagmire plan' to draw Atrein into the flames of war has been officially launched!"

(End of this chapter)