Soul Echo

Purcell held the pen tremblingly, the tip of which traced one after another of inexplicable ink marks on the paper.

This is a military town known as the 'Military City' or 'The City of Guns'. He is a mage who just graduated from the Kingdom Mage Academy.

This town has no name, and until now is an important production site for the kingdom's muskets. Even if the production site for new types of rifles has moved elsewhere, this town is still important.

As an assisted student of the Kingdom Mage Academy, he needs to work for the Kingdom for five years to repay his tuition.

Because of his excellent graduation results, he was able to win the high-intensity competition from dozens of people and won the qualification to work in the 'Military City'.

This should have been a beautiful business - 'Military City' as a military town, although there is no particularly developed business, it is difficult to meet the needs of spell research, but he is still in the process of theoretical study, There is no need to learn too much spell for the time being.

It can be said that there is more money and less work, and the experience of working in the 'Military City' can become the capital for promotion.

He is just a commoner, his family has no money for him to learn spell, and he can only rely on the kingdom to become stronger.

In order to prepare for his future promotion, he chose to become a mage advisor to the army of the 'Military City'.

This job requires little use of them except for predicting the weather conditions for the munitions transporting team, checking the spell seals of the warehouse, and occasionally solving strange events happening inside the town.

In addition, he is still a newcomer, he has no right to speak, and basically no work will be assigned to him.

This was supposed to be a nice job...

That's what Purcell thinks during his first month in town!

It's certainly a 'beautiful job' for those willing to blend in, but Purcell has seen through what's hidden beneath the town, and fear ensues.

——Evil God!

Although I don't know which one it is, Purcell has found evidence that the nobles believe in Evil God from the first few words.

Not only the nobles, but also the upper ranks of the army, several of his colleagues, have also been corrupted.

If he can, he really doesn't want to know these things. It would be great if he found out about these things after sinking like his colleagues...

But there is no Regret Medicine in this world, and it's impossible to turn back time.

Sitting in front of the desk, Purcell took a few short breaths, shredded the paper covered with chaotic ink, dipped it in the ink bottle, considered his words, and began to write formally .

"To my dearest friend Gage..."

He couldn't write those things out because he knew those guys would be on his letterhead Check it out before - in the name of 'security' and 'confidentiality'.

Actually, this is in compliance with the rules, even though the rules have not been implemented for a long time now.

He knew that as long as he didn't join the ranks of believing in Evil God for a day, those people would continue to use this method against him.

He didn't want to be dragged into the water by them, so he could only play stupid all the time.

Now he can only hope that Gage can read what the letter is trying to convey.

Tuk tuk tuk!

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Purcell was in a panic, leaving an ugly pen mark on the letter.

He looked ugly and stared blankly at the stationery in front of him.

Tuk tuk tuk!

There was no response, and the knock on the door rang again, and Purcell's mood became more and more nervous.

He took a few deep breaths, put down the pen, returned to normal, got up and shouted at the door: "Come on!"

Stepping on over a thousand feet , the outstanding graduate of the Kingdom Mage Academy sorted out his expression in just a few seconds and opened the door.

When he saw a soldier standing outside the door, he asked angrily, "What's the matter?"

This is his disguise after discovering the unusual situation in the town His character, in the eyes of others, is the nature that he had exposed before the gentle character he pretended to be unable to disguise.

"Uh...Master Graham invited you to come to the party..."

"Master Graham?" Purcell rolled his eyes, "Okay! You Go and tell Lord Graham, I'll be there in a while!"

After closing the door, Purcell glanced down at his hands, already clasping them tightly.

Those cultists finally couldn't help dragging him into the water, but he still had a chance. As an excellent graduate of the Kingdom Mage Academy, his grades were only below the two noble children, those two The aristocrat had been exposed to spell knowledge before, and before he entered the school, he couldn't even say what spell was.

Purcell knows that he is very smart and that his brain is very useful, so he also feels that he has a chance!

There is no way to escape. He is bound here by his work. Once he expresses his willingness to leave, he will be pressed here by the nobles on the grounds of work and tuition fees.

Escape is even more impossible. He does not have the ability to survive in the mountains. As long as he escapes, he will starve to death in the wilderness even if he will not be overtaken by the pursuers.

And as a mage, apart from adventurers and merchants, no one knows more than him how much danger there is in the wilderness. Once he encounters those dangerous monsters in the process of escaping, he will die without a whole corpse.

Now his choice can only be to go to the banquet, because through the disguised character before, everyone understands that he is a villain who tends to be flamboyant. In order to cling to the powerful, he will definitely attend this party—— Graham is the supreme ruler of the town, in charge of the army.

Although a general, he prefers to be called 'Master'.

Many people know that Graham comes from a Great Family, but not many people know that he is actually an illegal child and does not have the right to inherit the title and family.

Because of being discriminated against in the past, he has developed a vain character, so he prefers people to call him 'Master'.

Before coming to the 'Military City', Purcell had done his homework before he knew these things, but it was precisely because of these 'homework' that he discovered something was wrong with the town .

"What can I do now..."

Muttering in a low voice, Purcell looked at the letter on the table, made up his mind, walked over and sat down, and continued to put the letter. The letter is finished.

This letter must be sent, because it is evidence of his 'resistance', if he, as a last resort, really wants to join forces with the cultists, he can use this letter when the church investigates The letter is used as evidence to show that he is trying to hide, rather than joining them sincerely.

apart from this , but also beware of Graham's temptation, and pretend to be stupid, as long as they don't bring it up, they will always pretend to be stupid and pretend that they don't understand anything.

As for the reason why a 'fool' like him can become an 'excellent graduate', he has already thought about it, and can say it when necessary.

"Your Highness, Protector of Knowledge, I hope you can bless me and let me send this letter successfully..."

After praying, Purcell shoved the letter. He put in the envelope, put on his most expensive suit, put on his jewelry, opened the door and walked out.

Walking to the corridor, Purcell couldn't help taking a deep breath while listening to the wind and snow whistling outside.

Next, he will face at least ten or more cultists. Among those cultists, there must be smart people who are not weaker than him. They may also be blessed by Evil God, so he Vigilance must be maintained at all times.

First of all, the disguise cannot reveal the secret, and secondly, pretend to be stupid!

Hoo! Phew——

Purcell opened the door of the dormitory, and the wind and snow blew on his face, making him shiver uncontrollably, and then his body became even more shiver coldly.

After the heavy snow, he saw a brightly lit mansion, which was the goal of his trip.

It is not the first time that Graham has used his power for personal gain to hold parties in the army barracks, but he has never been invited by them in the past.

This time they suddenly sent an invitation, maybe they have found something...

Gritting his teeth, Purcell pressed his hat, walked towards the mansion, and disappeared. in the blizzard.