Arcane Linguist

Chapter 431 Riots in the Experimental Zone
"Have you heard about the "Demon Control" spell..."

"The internal review of the journal is verifying various data..."

"The Spell Ethics Committee is also finding fault..."

Another day, Carolla and Aurelio came to the office of the project team and heard some colleagues talking.

Most of these people are mages born in Sinvilla, with some external experts similar to them mixed in. The languages ​​they use are diverse.

The time they spent here was not enough for them to become proficient in the Sinvela language.

Therefore, just relying on the "common language" used in daily work communication in the past, they could only hear nothing.

However, I couldn't understand the chatter outside, but I could read the communication emails within the working group clearly with multilingual translations.

The two were surprised to find that the work content they were responsible for had also been reviewed.

"What the hell, you actually suspect that there is something wrong with the historical data I provided?"

"This Roland..."

Hearing this, he nodded slightly: "It's true that something is not right, but it doesn't matter, we are not doing this alone."

……

Especially after a while, they learned that many members of the group had the same experience one after another, and they became calmer and calmer, without panicking at all.

"No, sirs, something happened in the experimental park!"

"what's up?"

If we say that on more formal platforms, the comments tend to "praise active exploration" and "praise pioneering innovation."

"But……"

After a brief moment of shock and anger, Carolla couldn't help but lamented: "Aurelio, something seems to be wrong."

"The author believes that conservatism is often based on ignorance and fear of new things. Conservatives are afraid that new spells will destroy the existing magic system, and they are even more worried that their status will be threatened..."

"Today's Xinweila is in a special period when it is invaded by demons, and the conflict between humans and demons is greater than all conflicts. Still with a conservative heart, trying to interfere with the advancement of "Demon Control" and related supporting technologies is either stupid or bad. , we can’t help but ask, what is the purpose of these people..."

"Fire... sudden fire!"

In order to win the aid of Atrein, it is necessary to win the support of an archmage like Roland to a large extent.

……

Mr. Roland will definitely not let those people do whatever they want and disrupt the project.

Your Excellency, you don’t want anything to happen to your assistance, right? "

"The development of new spells is an important force in promoting the progress of magical civilization. However, in the field of arcane research, there are always some conservative elements who are skeptical and opposed to this..."

Aurelio sat opposite, frowning and looking a little anxious.

Roland already has his own reputation and arcane prestige.

There is no doubt that Atline will support Roland.

As expected, public opinion in Atrein expressed great support for this.

Why does it feel like there are so many more forces supporting "Domination of Demons" than expected?
"We may have been misled by those devil's spies."

They really need Atrein's help now.

Soon, "Arcane Newsletter", "Nieves Daily", "Arcane Review" and many other news media issued press releases praising Roland and others for their pioneering work in promoting the "Domination of Demons" spell, a cooperation project between the two countries. .

Suddenly, someone hurried over.

After a long silence, even the most staunch conservative had to lower his head and lower his eyebrows.

"The obstruction of the development of new spells by conservative elements has limited the development space of mages and will also cause the magical world to lose many possible development opportunities..."

This wave of public opinion was so rapid and massive that Atline had already automatically endorsed him and stood up for him even without him having to exert any effort on his own.

But just when these people wanted to relax a little and reach an agreement with Roland and others.

"It's so loud!"

Sinvera, inside the Royal Academy of Magic.

"Countless facts in history have proven that the development of new spells not only did not destroy the magic system, but made the magic world more colorful..."

Then, something that is less concerned with respectability is to directly target those who oppose it.

"This newspaper reported that in recent days, our country's famous arcanist, Archmage Roland, has cooperated with Sinvera to develop the "Devil Control" spell..."

"Are those people crazy?"

Several conservative archmages frowned and read the feedback from all parties, and found that the matter was getting worse.

Naturally, there are also schools of thought, disciples and disciples.

"It's better not to fight against the overall situation and give up this meaningless fight."

Carolla relaxed a little then, made herself a cup of tea, and slowly started to drink it.

Because they all understand that when it comes to this, it is no longer just about the project itself.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of. What they said actually makes sense. Right now, everything still has to focus on saving Sinvela.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

……

"Cough cough cough..."

"what happened?"

"Why did it suddenly catch fire!"

Experimental Park, in Office Building No. 3.

Corolla, Aurelio and others were choked by the sudden smoke and immediately ran out of the corridor to check the situation.

It turned out that there was a fire.

The two looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Who is so bold?"

"Could it be that there are still remnants of the devil's spies?"

They had also heard about the thirty-sixth life.

From their point of view, this matter is really unbelievable, but if it is really the henchmen of those devil spies who are causing trouble, it becomes reasonable.

"Forget it, don't worry about it for now, let's find a way to escape."

Carolla interrupted Aurelio's thoughts and said to him.

For mages, it is quite easy to escape from such a fire scene.

As long as you give yourself a "deep breath" or "air breathing technique" to isolate the toxic air, and then use the "Feather Falling Technique", you can easily wait for rescuers to arrive, or leave the dangerous place on your own.

Of course, there are examples of errors.

For example, a certain mage used the "Flying Technique" well, but ended up diving into the fire, and a moth came to the flame...

He overestimated his sense of direction and ability to hold his breath, and fell to the ground to his death.

There was also a time when a mage tried to use "water breathing" to hide in a swimming pool without knowing how to think about it. As a result, he was boiled into a pot of rotten meat...

These are tragedies caused by wrong choices.

As academic mages with formal education, Carolla, Aurelio and others would certainly not make these inexplicable mistakes so easily.

However, the next moment, when they saw rumbling sounds coming from the fire scene and several huge monsters appearing, they were all stunned.

"Fire... Fire Demon?"

The giant monster with lava intertwined with flames and billowing smoke emanating from itself is clearly one of the most terrifying high-level species among the abyss demons - the Balrog.

They held swords and whips that emitted flames, and blocked the direction to the exit.

This... how to deal with the Balrog is not written in the textbooks they learn!

"what!"

The screams started and then stopped abruptly.

A colleague who ran downstairs was tragically killed by the Flame Demon Sword.

The long sword commonly known as the "fire stick" seemed to have the ability to cut off souls, making the painful wails particularly terrifying.

Carolla and Aurelio, not to mention casting spells to break through or hiding themselves, just stood there and watched, their legs and feet were trembling a little.

Seeing that it was impossible to escape by jumping off the building, it seemed unsafe to stay upstairs.

Because in the fire scene, some monsters seemed to begin to appear.

Carola saw from across the balcony that in the thick smoke outside, there were many humanoid creatures the size of calves hovering, flapping their broad bat wings from time to time.

Those were quasai devils, with sickly green skin covered with rough warts and swollen pustules, slender limbs and sharp claws.

They were like patrolling guards, cruising back and forth over and over again, seemingly monitoring the entire fire scene.

"Are they acting as the eyes of the Balrog?"

The two of them acted like ducks and leaned back into the office, feeling chilled in their hearts.

The people who caused this riot really have evil intentions!

Suddenly, the Quasai demons circled and danced again, leading more of their kind to fly in another direction.

In the courtyard at the other end, a handsome man with blond hair and a tall figure stood there.

"Isn't that Captain Hagwen?"

The two people stood by the window and saw this scene, and quickly identified the man below.

That was the captain of the mage escort team of the park security department and the high-level mage of the battle order, Hegwin.

In their impression, he was a handsome man who was taciturn but kind-hearted.

"Oops, he was discovered by those monsters..."

Carolla was anxious and was about to say something when she suddenly stopped.

Aurelio's eyes widened in shock.

Hagwen was not attacked by those demons. Instead, he seemed to be urging and scolding the other party, and issued new instructions.

Soon after, the sound of fighting came from the corridor ahead.

Several staff members were chased by the timid demons and ran out. Then they were discovered by the quasai demons, who pounced on them in groups, biting and attacking them.

"What...fucking shit!"

"The guard captain turned out to be a mole!"

The two of them were trembling, not daring to act rashly.

The place where they are now is the work area.

Because some confidential documents need to be protected, various defense levels are relatively high, and even the walls have built-in magic resistance effects that cannot be forcibly broken through by ordinary attack spells.

If they escape the protection of these bunkers, they will be quickly discovered by demons and then killed.

"There is really a wolf in front and a tiger in the back..."

"I hope the high-level mages in the academy can discover something strange here quickly and come back to save us!"

The two couldn't help but groan secretly and began to pray for their fate.

But in the meantime, they didn't intend to sit back and die.

Sinvela’s foreign colleagues have no hope for the time being.

It is clear that this disaster was caused by someone with good intentions, and it was caused by insiders who were extremely familiar with the situation.

All they can rely on now is themselves.

The two began to examine the various casting materials and spell props they carried, various magic cards, equipment, scrolls...

Fortunately, although both of them were just low-level mages who had just graduated, they still purchased a lot of things to act as a front when they were traveling abroad.

When it comes to firepower output, even the level 6 spell "Ice Storm" is included.

But unfortunately, none of these seem to be of much use. If you even take action rashly, you may be quickly discovered and killed like those mages outside.

At this time, it is far less useful than props such as teleportation scrolls that are directly away from the scene.

Suddenly, Carola thought of something.

In order to keep up with the progress of the "Devil Control" experiment, I have analyzed it repeatedly and taken a lot of notes.

It stands to reason that the basic models of related spells have been mastered.

If we use "Dominate Demons" at this time, and then use the internal fighting among demons to create chaos, can we temporarily solve the current dilemma?

No matter what happens, you can also pretend that the devil has occupied this area and deceive the mastermind behind it.

He told Aurelio his plans.

When Aurelio heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and said with a bit of shock: "This spell has not been applied at all, it has only been deduced at the principle level!

Are you sure you can use it? "

"I... I'm not sure." Carolla said helplessly with a sad face, "But I can only give it a try!"

Aurelio had no choice but to say: "I still have a bottle of 'Medium Wisdom Potion' here. Although it is about to expire, it should not affect the effect... I'll give it to you to drink!"

By the way, there's also a concentration potion here. "

Carolla said gratefully: "Thank you."

Aurelio said dejectedly: "Thank you, we are now grasshoppers tied together."

In order to help Carolla increase the success rate of spell casting, Aurelio even spared no expense and used the "Lucky Talisman" and the "Scroll of Blessing" on his magical side.

But based on Carola's own personal experience, the most useful thing is the concentration potion.

As he concentrated his energy, the relevant knowledge that had begun to be systematized was quickly and organically combined in his mind.

"Domination Demon" (lower level)

Control system

Rating: 3
Spell Components: Words, Gestures
Target: Low level demon

Duration: 1 day/caster level

Saving Throw: Will, negates if successful

Spell Resistance: Yes
……

Suddenly, everything about this technique suddenly became clear.

Just at this moment, a quasai demon cruised nearby and stood by the window, trying to get in.

Aurelio was so frightened that he clutched the staff in his hand and almost couldn't help but want to blast it away with a fireball.

But Carolla stopped him and stepped out.

"~~~!"

The invisible magic power enveloped the Quasai Demon, instantly changing its mind and controlling it.

"Success!"

The moment the spell took effect, Carolla sensed the spiritual connection that seemed to be connected to the soul. She suddenly beamed and gave it instructions in Seris language.

"Go back and pretend there is no one here..."

The quasai demon roared, released its claws gripping the window edge, and rejoined the hordes of demons.

(End of this chapter)