mage's dating rules

Chapter 2 The Man Who Came Out of the Legend——The Disciple
After letting go of Elizabeth's hand, Wang looked at the girl's hand with some reluctance.

The tavern owner and the mercenary looked at each other, as if they understood what happened.

Then—then Wang asked: "You seem to know what happened to me, so what happened to me just now? Is this some kind of contact spell?"

Elizabeth frowned slightly: "What?"

Wang recalled it for a while, and described it carefully: "When I just touched Elizabeth—I mean Miss Langdon's hand, I felt very special. I felt that she was as cold as snow. The important thing is, I think more Hold it in your hand, even for a moment. Is it some kind of magic? But I don't see any magic light?"

The mercenary put his arms around Wang's shoulder again: "This is called the throbbing of youth."

Wang: "So that's how it is. I read it in the book, and it turns out that I have a desire to mate with Miss Langdon."

Elizabeth's face turned pale, her eyes widened. She had received etiquette training since she was seven years old, in order to maintain the Duke's family's calmness and proper manners before the landslide. However, at this moment, all these trainings seemed to have failed.

Wang didn't notice Miss Langdon's state at all. He looked at the oak mug containing bee beer on the table, and continued to mutter: "I've always been not very good at enchantment spells. The teacher said it's because I know too little about human emotions. Yes, this experience is of great benefit to me in casting spells of the enchantment system."

Elizabeth had regained the calmness of the Duke's house while he was thinking about it. She cleared her throat, attracted the king's attention, and said loudly, "Let's talk about the disappearance of cats and dogs."

Wang nodded: "Okay, please tell me."

Elizabeth took out an account book from under the cloak, opened it to show the dense records on it.

Wang Shen looked over and said, "This looks like some kind of interview record."

"Yes, I sent servants to ask a large number of Landon City residents. This column is the location of the inquiry, and this column is the residence of the residents. The main content of the inquiry is whether they have seen wild cats recently.

"Most residents said they had never seen it, and some said that even the wild cat called C that bothered them before was gone at night.

"The marked residents here are those who have the habit of feeding wild cats. Without exception, they all said that the cats that often come to beg for food are gone. But these people didn't care, after all, they are only wild cats."

Wang nodded: "Understood, so many inquiry records, even if some of them are deliberately fake, it is enough to show that the number of wild cats in the city is indeed decreasing."

"That's right, so..."

"Where's the dog?" the king interrupted Elizabeth.

Elizabeth: "What?"

"We're after a mass disappearance of feral cats and dogs, so you should have evidence that dogs are also missing in large numbers."

Elizabeth: "Oh, this. Wild dogs are different from wild cats. Wild dogs can hurt people and spread rabies. So Langdon City has a special department to cull wild dogs. This department has not killed a single person for two months. A stray dog."

Wang: "Have you read the records of this department? They didn't lie about not working?"

Elizabeth said in surprise, "You actually knew they would falsify the records?"

"Why don't you know? My teacher's apprentices often cheat and slack off. If he finds out, he will be hung up and beaten in the punishment room." Wang spread his hands.

Elizabeth nodded: "Okay, I understand. According to the records, the dog extermination department is still working diligently, but my father has spies who are responsible for monitoring whether each department is working. The spies said that they have not opened for two months. But They're not slowing down and they're still patrolling very diligently."

Wang: "Understood. The wild cats and dogs in Langdon City have indeed disappeared on a large scale."

Elizabeth: "I suspect there may be a necromancer..."

"No, it's impossible." The king interrupted Elizabeth again, "Necromancer is the art of manipulating death and souls. The death and souls of cats and dogs are too low-level. Even if all the stray cats and dogs in the city are concentrated in Even if we kill them together, we won’t be able to cast any powerful necromancer spells, at most we can only summon a bunch of animal skeletons.”

Elizabeth looked at Wang seriously: "Are you familiar with necromancy? Are you a necromancer?"

"No, I belong to the School of Prophecy. But I have a good knowledge of the spells of all schools. Even the protection spells that I can't use."

Elizabeth: "You can't use protection spells? Even shield spells?"

"Yes."

"Then aren't you at a great disadvantage in the magic duel? Isn't the magic missile guaranteed to hit?"

Wang smiled confidently: "I'm at home—I mean in the tower. I have a [-]% winning rate against spellcasters of the same level. As a mage of the School of Prophecy, I can always strike first before my opponent."

Elizabeth: "But actual combat is not a one-on-one fight in the arena. What if the magic missile has already been shot?"

"Magic missiles won't cause damage to objects, so you can use a shield to block them. In theory, I can even use the throwing knife created by the conjuration system to shoot down every magic missile." Wang paused, "I'm very good at conjuration. .”

Disbelief was written all over Elizabeth's face.

So Wang continued: "Well, it's a bit ridiculous to use conjuration to fight against magic missiles, but using Bigby's protective palm can definitely block most of the magic missiles."

Elizabeth: "Isn't that the five-ring spell?"

Wang raised his eyebrows: "Ah, yes, that's the five-ring spell. But there are other ways to deal with it, such as invisibility. As long as the enemy can't see you, they can't shoot magic missiles at you. But... okay I have to admit, dealing with magic missiles is a hassle for me who can't use shields."

Elizabeth: "Then you shouldn't have spoken about it."

Wang: "Uh...you're right. I won't say it next time. Let's continue talking about cats and dogs."

Elizabeth: "Well, you overturned my necromancer theory, what speculation do you have?"

Wang: "What's the difference between making inferences based on such a few clues and guessing? Maybe it's just a big eater who likes to eat cat and dog meat. It may also be that the underground goblin tribe is stockpiling food. It may even be that a group of virtues came from the city. Rui, bring these poor little animals back to nature."

Elizabeth's ears were slightly red, probably because she said the necromancer's speculation very firmly just now.

Wang: "However, we can investigate the wild cats in the whole city. The Duke established a special stray dog ​​culling department, but it can't completely eradicate the stray dogs in the city. They can be wiped out... Either magic or a lot of manpower is used. .”

Wang glanced at the tavern owner, and added: "Maybe it's not human."

The tavern owner said to Elizabeth: "Last week, the lord mobilized the city defense forces and adventurers to wipe out a considerable tribe of goblins underground."

Elizabeth: "I know. You mean, this may have something to do with the disappearance of cats and dogs?"

The tavern owner shrugged: "Langdon City's municipal department has never really controlled the city's sewers, and anything can hide there."

"Wait a minute." Wang raised his right hand, raised his index finger, and pointed back and forth at the boss and Elizabeth, "Why do you look so familiar?"

Elizabeth: "Use your clever mind, Your Excellency the Mage. How could the Duke's third daughter appear alone in an ordinary tavern in a slum?"

Wang looked at the tavern owner, and then at the mercenary who had returned to his companion in the distance.

"These people are my servants." Elizabeth continued, "This is my stronghold in the slums."

Wang said "Oh", and then gave a thumbs up: "Reasonable! So what happened before you came in was a screening test for me?"

Elizabeth: "Yes, I've actually been observing you on the second floor. After making sure you're not my brother's spy, I went around and came in through the main entrance."

Wang: "So you suspect that your brothers... the Duke's first and second heirs are related to this matter?"

"I tried it." Elizabeth said, "Second brother can't be sure, but eldest brother should have nothing to do with this matter. In fact, to be honest, I can't figure out what earth-shattering conspiracy can be done by capturing cats and dogs in the city. I just Make sure there is something tricky here."

The tavern owner said in a low voice: "Everywhere is evil, there must be a demon."

Elizabeth nodded: "Of course, it is also my goal to form a reliable team through this incident. After all... my father's health is not as good as before."

Wang: "You need the ability to protect yourself."

The girl looked at Wang with sincere eyes: "Master Your Excellency, would you like to join this team?"

Without waiting for Wang to answer, the cat-man sharpshooter in the corner shouted: "Of course he is willing, Miss, he wants to mate with you!"

Elizabeth's ears were slightly red again, she turned her head and scolded: "I know your race is so unrestrained, Miss Catman, but please respect yourself in a human city."

After speaking, she looked at the king again.

Wang: "One thing to say, this is just my instinctive impulse, and I don't have this idea in my subjective will."

Elizabeth was a little disappointed for a moment, but she suppressed the expression of this emotion: "You mean to join the team?"

"I mean the desire for you. As for the squad, yes, the purpose of my coming is to join a squad, after all, this is the beginning of the adventure."

Elizabeth: "You... Could it be that your teacher's tower is actually within Langdon's territory? If you came from outside the territory, then you have been traveling for a while. It is not common for mages to travel alone."

Wang smiled: "Well, I was thrown directly to the city gate by the teacher using the portal spell. The soldiers at the gate can testify for me today. The teacher said that this is the starting point of his adventure, so I should also start here. "

Elizabeth considered it for a while, and asked, "Your teacher...what's your name?"

Wang stared at Elizabeth, and slowly spit out a name.

Elizabeth once again turned pale, and had to cover her mouth with her hand to keep from screaming.

The tavern owner was much calmer. He muttered softly: "The last time I heard this name was in the bard's ballad. The story of him destroying the Lich Sadara is one of my favorite stories."

Wang watched Elizabeth's reaction carefully, and waited for the girl to regain his composure. He said, "My teacher said that after his name was reported, people would be so shocked that they would forget to question the authenticity. He was right. Damn it, it was installed by him."

Elizabeth: "So, who are you a disciple of?"

"I think I should be the most proud student of the teacher. You can call me the chief disciple."

Elizabeth: "How old are you...?"

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Elizabeth: "Same age as me... Are you here to practice?"

"I've already said it. My teacher put me directly at the gate of the city, saying that this place is the most suitable starting point for adventure."

The tavern owner interjected: "Your third-ring spellcaster is already a genius. Many mediocre people in their 60s and [-]s will only use fourth-ring spells. But miss, he only has experience in playing house in a high tower. You may We also need to recruit a spellcaster with rich experience in actual combat."

Only then did Elizabeth look away from the king: "Indeed."

Wang: "Stray cats and dogs are actually not a big deal, but organizing a reliable team is. Am I right?"

Elizabeth: "Stray cats and dogs are also a big deal, because it's so abnormal, and my intuition makes me feel that there must be a conspiracy behind it. We have to find the person who made the stray cats and dogs disappear, and figure out what he is doing.

"But, you're right, my two older brothers have their own trusted teams, and I want one too. It took me two years to build this tavern, gathering a few trustworthy people, but I have never been able to find a trustworthy team." spellcaster."

The tavern owner said: "The caster is a favorite, and most people don't want to play house with the eldest lady. Those who will come are basically liars who can only play tricks."

Wang: "No wonder you said that at the beginning..."

As soon as the words were finished, Wang suddenly jumped from where he was sitting to the side. At the same time, he made a series of gestures with his hands. Accompanied by short and powerful chanting of mantras, six mirror images appeared before, behind, around him.

Then Wang quickly moved his position, and the mirror image danced with him, and it was hard to tell which one was the real him.

Someone applauds.

At some point, the figure that appeared stopped clapping and pulled down the hood, revealing a dark female face, with pointed ears and dark skin that showed her race.

"Miss, this mage reacts very quickly. I thought he wouldn't notice my existence until I put the dagger on his neck. The choice of spells is also very correct. Mirror image is the best in this case choose."

Wang carefully looked at the newly appeared figure, and his phantom faithfully reproduced his movements: "Drow elf, Miss Langdon, the composition of your team is really colorful, cat people, drow, should you appear next?" Dwarves and tieflings?"

(End of this chapter)