On the Seven Towers

Selinda walked through the kitchen and came to a side hall. Her maid Nina was there with a nervous look on her face. Like Selinda, she was also wearing a shirt and pants that were easy to move. Seeing Selinda appear, she breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly came forward and handed a small bag in her hand to Selinda.

"Are you ready?" Selinda opened the bag and checked it, then tied it up and tied it to her belt.

Nina nodded vigorously and replied: "Let Bailon go. He hates the Imperial people the most. I just made a few provocations, and he screamed and wanted to teach them a lesson."

"One person is not enough."

"He has several partners, and whether Bailon loses or wins, they will come up one after another."

"Well done, I hope they can delay it long enough for us to leave."

Selinda and Nina quickly left the side hall. Because of the dinner, most of the people in the castle were gathered in the banquet hall, and they didn't meet anyone along the way. After a while, the two of them arrived at the guest room area upstairs, and finally stopped at the door of Xiao Chen's room.

"You stand guard at the corner. If there is anyone, get rid of them." Selinda took out the spare key to the door and inserted it into the door lock...

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In the banquet hall, the atmosphere became increasingly lively. Although the alcohol content of the wine and ale was not high, some people had begun to get drunk. People with red faces were shouting or singing, and some even pushed each other because of a disagreement.

Luo Jie was responsible for protecting Xiao Chen and was not greedy for alcohol. He ate fruit while paying careful attention to his surroundings. At this time, he noticed that several people dressed as warriors were standing on the opposite table. They stood up and walked slowly toward him.

The first person was tall and muscular, with a square face and sharp edges. With his belly held out and his hand holding the hilt of his sword, he walked up to Roger and scanned the people present with his sharp eyes condescendingly. Roger recognized him as Byron, one of the earl's knights, a swordsman among the many in the castle guard.

"Imperial people, I hear you keep boasting about the power of the empire? This book, and that book again, are you quite proud of it?" Bailong's voice was as loud as a bell, full of momentum.

"I'm just telling some facts. Don't talk about anything else. Which ancient history is not written by scholars from the Empire? How many famous books in the world are not written by writers from the Empire? On these matters, I It's really not a boast." Roger responded to the other party's provocation calmly.

Bailon snorted, waved his hand and said: "What history books do we warriors talk about? Only sissy imperial people think about these things. Swords are what we compete with. I have seen you show off your skills and embroider your legs in the training ground these days. My hands have been itching for a long time. Do you dare to compete today to cheer up the adults? Haha!

The soldiers following him started laughing.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the imperial people present changed color. For the soldiers, these words were already considered humiliating. Even Ye Zi and Shi Hao couldn't bear to listen and glared at Bai Long.

But Roger still looked calm. He stood up. Although he was half a head shorter than Bailon, his momentum was not weak at all. He said solemnly: "I am just a weapon in the hands of Master Xiao Chen now. Only he can wield me. No matter what you say, it will be meaningless to me. However, whether the Imperial people are sissies, my sword can tell you , it drank the blood of seventy-five kingdom soldiers in the hands of an ordinary imperial man."

"Damn imperial dog!" Byron gritted his teeth and held the hilt of his sword, staring at Roger, as if he was about to draw his sword and kill someone in the next second. The other soldiers behind him also shouted loudly, as if they were going to rush up and eat Roger alive. The war between the empire and the kingdom has continued intermittently for many years. Almost every warrior family has someone who died on the battlefield. Even if there have been no major wars in recent years, for these people, hatred has been dissolved in their blood. .

At this time, Shi Hao stood in front of Roger, holding a May 4th pistol in his hand. He said coldly to Bai Long and others: "There are only Master Xiao Chen's guards here, and there are no imperial soldiers. What are you doing?" It’s best to think clearly beforehand, any use of force will be regarded as an attack on the Black Mountain Magician.”

"Little thing, you don't even have the courage to fight, how dare you make noise in front of me?"

Shi Hao pointed to the pistol in his hand, then aimed at Bailon's head, and said, "I wonder if you have heard of a guy named Caddis. It is said that he is the most powerful horse thief king in the area. He had so much fighting spirit, but in the end, he was shot by me."

At this time, other people also grabbed their weapons, looking as if their swords were about to be unsheathed. Even Silla took out a small dagger and held it in his hand.

Bailon was suddenly startled, and the situation suddenly went out of control. He knew that the count had just reached a series of cooperation with the magicians, and he would never want to see the count fall out with the magicians' followers. He suddenly felt that he was riding a tiger.

Fortunately, Earl, Xiao Chen and Li Jia had already walked down from the main table at this time.

The Earl stood between the two groups and said in a joking tone: "Bailon, you are a troublemaker, are you challenging everywhere again? When will you change this stinky habit like a dog eating shit?"

"My lord, you cannot describe the challenge that a knight is about to issue. Challenges are always sacred things." Bailon replied.

"No, I'm not targeting the challenge. I'm just talking about the idiot who's about to ruin this dinner." The Earl shook his head helplessly and said, "Lord Xiao, I have a lot of vulgar guys here, with nothing in their heads except fists. However, their pursuit of fighting is worthy of recognition. How about letting them compete? Just treat it as an entertainment program to liven up the mood after dinner."

"Roger. What do you think?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Knights never avoid challenges. Please give me this chance." Roger said seriously.

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Xiao Chen's room is not big. Serinda searched it roughly and soon found a box that Xiao Chen stuffed under the bed. This is a black trolley case. In Serinda's opinion, it is as delicate as the other tools of these magicians.

The outer shell of the box is what is called "plastic". There are three rotating digital locks near the handle of the box, which jam the zipper of the box. Opening a lock of this level is not difficult for Serinda. A magic that enhances perception can allow her to distinguish the sound of the lock turning. However, the real trouble is the magic runes all over the surface of the box. According to Serinda's limited knowledge of magic circles, these nested magic runes include multiple effects such as reinforcement, alarm, attack, energy absorption, magic resistance, etc., which are obviously the work of a high-level alchemist.

However, since she came prepared, Serinda would not be stopped by these dead things. She untied the bag around her waist and took out a roll of gauze, a few dark golden crystals and two bottles of powder in crystal bottles, one red and one black.

She spread the gauze on the floor of the room, which was two meters square. There was a complex magic circle painted with light red and light black paint on it. There were also small text notes in many places, such as how to control the strength and how to control mental power.

This is a tool used by many alchemists and magicians to draw magic arrays - the magic array blueprint. The lines and notes on it indicate how to draw the magic array, which can help those who are not proficient enough to draw the right magic array. The material of the tulle is the star silk with strong affinity for magic, which can maximize the effect of magic materials and eliminate the interference of impurities in low-grade materials. The tulle has also been soaked in the water of the magic crystal pool and coated with magic lizard saliva, which can stabilize the operation of the magic array. Therefore, using such consumables to draw magic arrays can greatly increase the success rate, and also allow magic knights like Serinda to have the opportunity to use arrays that exceed their level. However, such arrays are often made by high-level alchemists and are very valuable. Only aristocratic families like the Arias family can afford it.

Before preparing to act, Serinda had repeatedly studied this array many times, and even drew it out of thin air once or twice, but to be on the safe side, she still took out the magic array blueprint treasured at home.

After reviewing the drawing method of the entire formation in her mind again, she opened the crystal bottle of red powder and carefully poured it on the position of the red line on the blueprint of the formation. Her movements were slow, but her hands, who practiced sword every day, were very steady. After pouring the red, she followed the same method to pour the black powder on the position of the black line, and then placed eight dark golden magic-forbidden crystals on the eight corners of the magic circle. The magic-forbidden crystal is a very rare crystal. Unlike the elemental crystals that provide corresponding magic energy, the magic-forbidden crystals are used to suppress the surrounding magic effects. And this formation can greatly enhance their power.

Serinda used her mental power to ignite the contacts of the magic circle, and the red and black powders quickly turned into light bands, and then linked the magic-forbidden crystals together.

The magic-forbidden formation was completed.

Serinda picked up the suitcase and placed it in the center of the formation. Soon, the magic words engraved on the suitcase began to flash rapidly. Then, their flashing rhythm became slower and slower. After three or four minutes, the magic runes had become very dark and were completely suppressed by the magic circle.

Serinda dragged the box out of the magic circle. She had about half an hour to do anything with the box before the magic runes on the box absorbed the free energy in the air to restore their functions.

"Li Jia, I'm sorry. I have seen your entanglement these days. It must be Xiao Chen who rejected your request to lend me the treasure. But the secret of your becoming powerful may be my only hope for pursuing stronger power. I hope that this box will have the answer I want, and then everything will pass unknowingly, which will be good for everyone." Serinda said secretly in her heart.

She cast a "soul perception" magic on herself, increasing her five senses, and then began to fumble for the combination lock on the box.