As the person in charge of the Shadow House environment, Colby felt that this period was really rough.
The tasks assigned by the House of Shadows headquarters not only take a lot of time to process, but also may not yield results. They are far less satisfying than the exploration or pursuit tasks accepted at the headquarters.
Moreover, if I hadn't been greedy about the task of finding the core of the magic weapon entrusted by my mentor Algernon, I probably wouldn't have ended up where I am now.
What he experienced after being hijacked in the House of Shadows office was like a nightmare. Although he squeezed Stacie a little too much, the torture he suffered before telling everything was something Colby still remembers.
There is lingering fear in my heart.
Ever since he became a respected official wizard, Colby could not remember that he had been treated like this. Even when he was injured while hunting monsters in the northern part of the ring, he had never suffered such a degree of pain.
Those things as thin as hair pierced his body and made him feel that it was better to die at that moment. The severe pain from the depths of his soul made him understand that "life is worse than death" is real.
But fortunately, he told everything immediately, and the torture ended immediately. Moreover, this Raymond still wanted to trouble his mentor. He was really overestimating his capabilities!
After being held hostage for five days, Colby carefully observed the two men while he was awake along the way.
Raymond is the pharmacist of the House of Shadows. According to the records, he is just a second-level wizard. However, the beautiful girl who follows him has already surpassed Raymond in Colby's opinion, but to Colby's surprise
What is puzzling is that this girl named Anita seems to be Raymond's disciple, and she is somewhat subverting the wizard's law of respecting strength.
Unfortunately, the last negotiation after arriving in the valley failed. Colby really couldn't understand the purpose of Raymond, because for violations like this, even according to the strictest punishment of the House of Shadows,
To put it bluntly, I just need to pay a large amount of materials for compensation. At most, it is only the amount, and there are no other consequences.
Colby sighed secretly when he thought of this. He watched the big wind goblin leave, and then he was picked up by the beautiful porcelain girl Anita. He entered the valley and appeared at the door of the wizard tower.
The wizard's tower standing in the middle of the valley was the fortress of Algernon's mentor. Colby struggled to hold his head high, knowing that this time he could not avoid his mentor's punishment.
Although the first time he forced Raymond's adopted daughter Staci to accept the task of finding the core of the magic weapon, the next two times were not what his mentor Algernon meant, but he just wanted to increase his profits.
.But who would have thought that the missing Raymond could appear again!
There was regret in his heart, but just as Colby was about to speak, his vision went dark and he fell into coma again.
Anita, the porcelain girl who casually dropped Colby on the ground, had doubts on her face. "Sir, how should I deal with this guy?"
Raymond, who was observing the wizard tower in front of him with his hands behind his back, did not give an answer. Instead, he glanced at the guy who was knocked unconscious by the porcelain girl Anita, and then observed the wizard tower in front of him again.
The wizard's tower, which is only tens of meters high, is quite old. The hexagonal wizard's tower and the mottled outer walls are covered with lush ivy that almost covers the lower floors. This wizard's tower hidden in the valley looks a bit strange.
Full of life.
But the two stone sculptures of magical beasts on both sides of the gate of the wizard tower are ferocious and terrifying in appearance. They do not look like the shapes of creatures native to the fairy world.
Raymond, who spread his mental power to check, soon discovered that this seemingly ordinary wizard tower was actually shrouded in some kind of isolation force field, and his mental power could not penetrate the wall.
With a smile on his face, Raymond did not increase the intensity of his mental power to continue testing. Instead, he raised his right hand and knocked on the purple-black door a few times.
The sound of "dong dong dong" followed, and Raymond's simple technique created an impact-like effect on the door.
The porcelain girl Anita standing next to Raymond was a little surprised, because soon a huge wave of energy also poured out from the wizard tower, shrouding Raymond in it.
The huge pressure made the air tremble, but Raymond, who looked calm, didn't care and just stood there with a smile and waited.
"Who dares to be so bold!"
With the appearance of an old voice, the purple-black door of the Wizard Tower suddenly opened.
There was no one behind the open door, but Raymond waved his hand and let the unconscious Colby fly in. "Raymond from the House of Shadows came to visit, and by the way, he also sent one of your disciples.
"
"Very arrogant, come in!" The old voice was very calm, but a ray of light extended from the wizard tower and formed a passage on the ground as if it was a guide.
Lifting his legs and stepping onto the stone steps, Raymond walked straight in with his hands behind his back, but the palms behind his back shook slightly, signaling the porcelain girl Anita to stay where she was.
The strength of the third-level wizard still poses a certain threat to the porcelain girl Anita, so Raymond, who has suppressed his aura to the level of a second-level wizard, does not want the porcelain girl Anita to step into danger.
But before Raymond could step into the wizard tower, the sound of footsteps appeared and the porcelain girl Anita followed behind, making Raymond couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The carpet-like light instructions made the interior of the dark wizard tower a little weird. And when Raymond walked into the hall, the door behind him was closed with a creaking sound, making the hall in front of him become strange.
Got to be darker.
After scanning around, Raymond discovered that Colby, who was thrown in before, was not in the center of the hall, and had obviously been sent to another place.
An old voice sounded above his head. Raymond looked up and saw a white-robed wizard on the spiral staircase in the corner, walking down from it. "Welcome, I am Algernon, the master of magic weapon refining in the House of Shadows."
, you are..."
"I am Raymond, and beside me is my disciple Anita." Raymond raised his head and carefully looked at the face of the white-robed wizard. "Although we have never met directly before, you will never forget that I am
Whose!"
Algernon's face darkened as he was going down the stairs, and he looked at Raymond seriously.
After a moment, Algernon, who had an angry expression on his face, sneered. "It's you!"
"The core of the magic weapon is filled with resentment, Ellerbella died on the grassland, and the words of the dark wizard Mortima, it seems that you know the reason why I am here without me reminding you!"
With a wave of his hands, the magic lamps surrounding the empty and dim hall on the first floor of the Wizard Tower were immediately lit up at the same time, making everything unclear.
With a gloomy face and the brilliance of the force field on his body vaguely visible, Alger walked down the stairs. As he approached, a huge coercion enveloped the entire hall.
The porcelain girl Anita standing behind her let out a low exclamation, and Raymond, who had always been smiling, immediately took half a step back, letting his protective force field protect the Japanese girl Anita.
"Hand over the core of the magic weapon, maybe I can let you leave safely," Algernon said with a look of surprise on his face, and immediately stopped when he saw this. "You are so clever, no wonder you dare to come here!"
"I have given away the core of the magic weapon. I came here to ask for a few more of these things from you." Ignoring Algernon's threats, Raymond chuckled. "And since you are
You are the master of magic weapon refining in the House of Shadows, so in order to compensate for the mistakes your disciple has committed, you should also bear the corresponding liability for compensation!"
Algernon showed surprise on his face and laughed. "This is my wizard tower. Didn't anyone tell you how much a wizard tower will improve your strength?"
"It's just a third-level wizard. The gap in levels cannot be bridged by a wizard tower," Raymond raised a finger at Algernon and smiled. "You only have one chance..."