On the Seven Towers

Deep in the mountains, there are few people around. It is late autumn, and the mountains and forests are dyed with colorful fallen leaves. But beneath this beautiful scenery, there is an unknown place.

In the stone path a hundred meters deep under the rocks, there was a tall, thin young man in a gray robe, walking hurriedly. The young man's appearance is unremarkable. The only thing that stands out is his pair of purple eyes. If you stare at them, you will easily be inexplicably attracted to them, as if there are countless mysteries hidden in them.

The young man walked to a stone door. Above the stone door were engraved the three characters "library". When the guard on the side saw him coming, he bowed slightly and saluted: "Sir Lorenzo."

The young man named Lorenzo nodded slightly and asked, "Is Lady Sofia in there?"

"Yes."

Lorenzo pushed open the stone door of the temple library and saw Priest Sofia with her back to him, sitting at the stone table and reading a book. As a middle-aged woman, Priest Sophia is a little fat, but this also adds to her magnanimity.

"Come here and sit down," she said.

Lorenzo walked past her and glanced at the pages on her desk.

It was a book about flowers. On the page in front of me, several rare flowers were outlined with line drawings. The writing was skillful and the introduction was clear.

He walked around to face her and sat on the other side of the stone table. Sit upright and fold your hands on the table.

"Are you ready? Do you still need any support?" Priest Sofia's voice was gentle. As one of the four third-level priests after the high priest, Lorenzo rarely saw her show such an approachable side.

"Yes." Lorenzo's voice was clear and steady, giving people a very confident feeling, "I have obtained the 'beacon'. I have never seen such an exquisite magic circle. It is really eye-opening."

Priest Sophia smiled slightly and said: "I just gave Priest Russell a few pointers. When you complete this mission, we can discuss it together when we have time."

"That would be my honor." Lorenzo's purple eyes showed a hint of joy.

"I know that there are also great objections in the temple to this operation. I hope you will not be affected by them. After all, not everyone has really been favored by the God of Wisdom. For so many years, generations of successors of wisdom have been mediocre. Coming and going, the place where wisdom gathered in the past has become a place where fools live." Priest Sophia always gave people a sense of grace, but at this time, there was ridicule in her tone.

Lorenzo nodded slightly but didn't say much. He knew clearly that none of the so-called "them" could be provoked by him.

"Hmph." Priest Sophia smiled coldly, "Don't worry, if you think too much, you will lose your courage. The most indispensable thing in our temple is such cowards. You have to understand that to us, those outsiders are nothing. No. The Temple of Wisdom does not need this kind of 'potential ally'. Only the power in our own hands is trustworthy."

She gently touched the petals on the book page, "Only with enough power can we truly return to the blue sky and appreciate such fragrance."

“There is no small voice within the temple in support of engaging and working with them.”

"It's just a fool's imagination. Think about ourselves, will the Temple of Wisdom give away its most important classics in exchange for cooperation conditions? Every time we are so trembling and timid, when will the light of wisdom return to the world? Priest Sophia asked, "Go! See if their power can protect their wealth. If not, it is a gift given to us by the God of Wisdom."

"Yes." Lorenzo stood up and left.

When he walked to the door, he heard the long voice of Priest Sophia: "Remember, this is a test for you, and it is also a test for me."

Lorenzo turned his back to her at this time, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile of unknown meaning.

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In the study of the summer castle of the Arias family, Count Carlos and Viscount Ruiz were sitting opposite each other.

Count Carlos was already in good health, and his previous injuries were completely invisible. He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and asked, "Tell me about it. How are those people?"

"They were a group of strange people... They had a magic weapon that spit out iron. Caddis was killed by an ordinary person with this thing called a "gun". There was also a magic weapon called a "car" The device is more powerful than the cavalry. Even the fighting warriors can't stop it when it collides." Viscount Ruiz touched his mustache and recalled Sir Thor's trembling look when he reported to him, "My. People didn't have much chance to come into contact with them, but it was obvious that they had gained an advantage with these things before we got there. I heard that after this battle, the horse thieves suffered a lot of casualties, and they only lost a few dozen people. "

"It's amazing." The count listened carefully.

"However, a mage named Xiao Chen brought an army of reinforcements, and a group of horse thieves secretly betrayed Cadiz and stabbed him in the back. Otherwise, I'm afraid those people would not win so easily."

"Being able to recruit mercenaries and instigate horse thieves is a sign of strength." The Count asked again, "Ruiz, if the same group of horse thieves gather to attack your territory, are you sure you can hold it?"

"It's difficult." Viscount Ruiz replied directly.

"So, they are very powerful. What kind of power they have, how they should be treated. We need to find opportunities to talk to these people."

The Viscount nodded in agreement.

"What are they doing now?" asked the count again.

"You would never guess that they were directing the work of the tax-resisting mob."

Viscount Ruiz glanced at the count's expression and found that he was still calm, so he continued, "A group of farmers in Floro Town were organized by them and began to restore the fields and houses destroyed by horse thieves. They had a lot of Spreading money is very popular, and many anti-tax mobs have begun to treat them as lords. "

"Humph, these rip-off bitches." The count cursed in a low voice.

"At least those guys don't have time to hate you, they are all busy working." Viscount Ruiz teased, "Miss Selinda seems to have reached an understanding with them on your behalf and no longer pursues the tax resistance matter. She also Remained there as your messenger.”

"My daughter is really annoying." The Count sighed, "Ruiz, take care of her for me. Although she always goes against my will and makes mischief, maybe she did something right this time. thing."

"Please rest assured that I left Baron Fernando to protect her and I will definitely let her come back safely. But..."

"But what?"

"Shouldn't we reveal a little bit about our plans to her?"

"You don't understand." Count Arias was silent for a while, "No father would want his children to be involved in those things... In my opinion, self-righteous innocence is a kind of happiness."

"But one day..."

"Yes, one day, since there is always one day, let's wait until that day comes."