Knight and Wand

Chapter 119 Cause and Effect
"Lola, are you there?" Leon walked into the circular hall and did not see the wizard lady and her boarding house, Neti card, so he went up the stairs to look for her.

He didn't see anyone or cards on the second floor, so he had to continue searching while shouting loudly.

When he arrived at the third floor, he saw that the door of Ms. Aphrodite's room was not closed. Leon went forward and knocked, then peeked inside.

There was still no sign of Miss Mage in the empty large bedroom.

The neatly maintained exquisite furniture and cabinets still maintain the appearance they had before their last use, quietly waiting for their owners to return.

It’s a pity that the Mage Lord, who has been gone for who knows how long, can never return to this bedroom again.

Before looking away, Leon's attention was inadvertently attracted by the paintings on the wall.

Surrounding the large bed with hanging curtains, the room was filled with portraits of saintly figures.

All the portraits depict a beautiful black-haired lady with extraordinary temperament.

Judging from the luxurious robe she is wearing, she should be a Lorelit wizard. The dress is a black dress with gorgeous golden patterns all over it.

Black with gold ornaments, the rank is "classic"?

Leon stared at the black-haired beauty on the painting. She looked so familiar to him that he tried to recall where he had seen this face before and soon remembered it.

Isn’t the woman painted here the same as the statue of the black-haired lady in the cabinet in the workshop upstairs?
But this also puzzled Leon.

As the purple-robed "Mage", his rank is second only to the white-robed "King of Magic".

Why did Aphrodite hang so many portraits of a relatively low-level mage in front of her bed?
Is the black-haired lady a student of Aphrodite? Or is she a very good friend of hers?

Anyway, he must be a very important person, otherwise no one would hang a portrait of a friend or student where they sleep.

And we also made so many statue dolls that look like action figures for it.

When I think about it this way, it feels so weird.

The elegant and mysterious Ms. Aphrodite seemed to have turned into a secretly fanatical...
Leon shook his head and threw away the thoughts that offended the other party in his mind.

In any case, it is people's personal freedom to hang whatever they want in their room.

Not wanting to continue prying into Aphrodite's privacy, Leon closed the door again with a little apology.

After finding the high-level wizard workshop, Leon saw the Heroic Spirit Card belonging to Laura quietly falling on the table.

I picked up the golden Neti card and waited for a minute, but she didn't show up, so I had to put it back.

It seems unfortunate that this time the wizard is really on break.

Fortunately, Leon was not in a hurry and planned to try a little longer. Anyway, there was nothing to do outside, and he left Corvis at the temporary residence to help deal with it. It would be fine for him to stay in the tower for a while on the pretext of taking a walk around.

He came to the table and flipped through the magic manuscript. It was all in Lorelit language and it was useless to read it.

Unlike the introductory Feru language magic book that Miss Lola translated and compiled for her, the original Lorelit language magic book in this tower is probably incomprehensible to anyone in the Western Continent today.

Out of boredom, he suddenly thought of the paintings on the third floor. He turned and went to the cabinet where various magical instruments were displayed and found the statues of the black-haired ladies.

Leon took out one that was in a standing position and looked at it carefully.

Sure enough, the statue looked exactly like the person in the portrait in Aphrodite's room.

He carefully held the exquisite doll and looked from left to right. His collecting addiction kicked in and he liked it more and more the more he looked at it.

This statue has far surpassed the level of detail of toys in previous lives and has reached the level of a work of art.

The habit of appreciating models in his previous life gradually came to his mind, and Leon stared at the flowing hem of the dress of this beauty with long black hair.

Curiosity made him unable to help but slightly tilt his head and glance under the doll's skirt with a stern look.

I don't know if the underwear is made with great care.

I wanted to take a rigorous and critical attitude to appreciate the workmanship of the statue.

But when he really saw the details, his pupils suddenly trembled and he cried out in shock.

Am I super?

vacuum!

His face flushed as he looked away, he awkwardly put it back in the cabinet.

The realism of this statue far exceeds imagination.

I didn't expect it to reach the level of "shame".

Ms. Aphrodite, do you really need to be so meticulous?
By the way, is this poor black-haired lady really your friend?
Of course, Leon changed his mind and thought that this should be normal.

Didn't the statues in ancient Greece in the past also show the beauty of the human body naked? It was just that I, a layman, had too vulgar thoughts.

Asking is art!
Suddenly feeling a movement behind him, Leon quickly turned around.

The Neti card burst into magical light, and once again condensed into the figure of a white-haired girl.

After more than a month, Leon saw a familiar figure after a long time. He couldn't help but feel relieved and greeted him in advance: "Hey, good afternoon."

The light spirit floated down from the air.

Laura appeared in the world and opened her golden eyes: "You are finally here, faster than I expected."

The wizard lady responded, looking meaningfully at the other person's hair and eye color, which were significantly different from the past.

". Seeing that the magic power has changed so much, you should be able to drive the magic in your body now, right?"

"Well! I dare not slack off during this period of time." As he said that, Leon thought of his behavior just now, and couldn't help but touch the back of his head, and asked guiltily: "Well, Laura, when you rest in the cards, can you see the scenery outside?"

The wizard shook her head: "I can sense changes in the surrounding environment, such as your arrival, but I don't have a clear vision. What's wrong? Why do you ask?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's just that there will be too many people in the city, and I'm worried about your safety." Leon said with a wry smile.

It's good that she didn't see it. If she had seen my rude behavior just now, the wizard lady would probably have hit me with her stick to enforce justice on behalf of Ms. Aphrodite's friend.

"I already have magic power. Should we use the silver medal to try to summon helpers next?" Leon changed the subject and got down to business.

"The ceremony has been prepared on the top of the tower and is waiting for you to come over, but you need to lower your head first so I can check the amount of magic power in your body." Laura waved at the other party.

Upon hearing this, Leon obediently moved closer and lowered his head towards the wizard lady.

There was a gleam in Laura's eyes, and then she touched the other person's forehead, closed her eyes, and let her spiritual consciousness probe into it.

After a while, she opened her eyes again and withdrew her hand. The doubts and strange feelings that had long accumulated in her heart became so strong that she could no longer suppress them.

"Is it okay?" Leon straightened up.

"." Laura nodded thoughtfully, turned around and left the workshop: "Let's go, take the silver medal and go to the top floor."

Leon picked up the silver Neti card on the table and immediately caught up with the other party.

When they arrived at the upper tower, they saw that the armor and halberds of the Yanyang Guards who had transformed into undead had been placed in the center of the venue by Laura.

"Oh, I was just about to ask you, during my training, I accidentally discovered that using magic power in conjunction with the body and weapons can actually produce an effective attack effect.

Corvis said that it was very strange that my level of magic could be transformed into magic that acts on entities so efficiently. Do you know what happened?" Leon asked, and suddenly smiled proudly: "Could it be that I am really a genius?"

Laura, who was about to activate the ritual, raised her eyebrows slightly and turned to look over: "Affecting entities? Are you saying that you can control the magic power released from your body now?"

"How about I demonstrate it and you can see if there is anything you can guide me," Leon suggested.

"Well, you try it." Laura also became interested.

Under the stimulation of her training method, the magic essence in the opponent's body, after more than a month of high-intensity circulation, barely achieved the growth result that ordinary people need at least five years to squeeze their potential.

But as an outsider, this thin amount of magic can stimulate physical development, not to mention whether it can be released. Even if it can, it does not constitute a decent magic formula. Unless
Leon drew out his sword, raised the blade horizontally, concentrated his mind to mobilize the magic power, then suddenly stabbed straight into the empty space, releasing a magical impact.

——Bang!

There was a sound of air explosion, and a visible air wave spread out in front of the sword tip, and the wind and waves it created slightly blew the robe of the mage lady beside her.

Laura narrowed her eyes quietly.

Putting down the stabbing long sword, Leon turned to the wizard lady and spread his hands: "If I don't use that treasure card to strengthen my body, I can only do this for the time being."

"Did you consciously control the magic power released from your body?" Laura asked calmly.

"I don't know if the intentional control you mentioned is this feeling, as if the body is extending out, but the distance is not far. Isn't this normal?" Leon asked puzzledly.

“It’s not surprising to be able to drive magic elements. Everyone can control their own body through the elemental reactions transmitted by soul consciousness. It just depends on the degree and method of training.

But as a beginner in the art of magic, you can even control and influence the energy released from your body without the contact of the physical medium. Your spiritual awareness is indeed superior to that of ordinary people.

My vision is correct. Even in the past when Lorelite still existed, you had the extraordinary talent to embark on the path of magic. Now just keep training, and I will teach you how to use more magic reactions."

Laura explained softly, turning back without saying anything, she raised her wand and tapped the ground, instantly opening the ritual circle.

The light became brighter and a wind of magic suddenly swirled.

Looking at the huge magic pattern formation that filled the entire tower, Leon quickly put away his sword, took out a silver plate from his belt pocket, made a magic seal and raised it in front of him.

The white robe fluttered in the wind, the snow-white hair fluttered behind her head, and the mage's golden eyes looked at Leon: "Repeat after me"

Laura spoke, her melodious and pleasant voice calling out a spell that echoed the Dead Sea ghosts:

(Gulorelite)
"Speak the truth, in the name of Aphrodite, ask the underworld to open the door and fulfill the eternal contract with the Dead Sea Dragon Yine."

Leon listened attentively to Miss Lola's ancient intonation, and began to repeat the ritual spell that he had practiced many times in advance.

At the top of the wizard's tower hidden by magic, more and more power gathered.

Above the sky, the light dimmed, the sun was blocked by dark clouds, and the collision of chaotic elements caused loud thunder.

The busy soldiers and workers in the city of Avalon all looked up in surprise.

The originally clear blue sky was suddenly covered with thick cumulus clouds.

In response to the magic of nature, bright lightning struck through it, making a rumbling sound.

On the top floor of the tower, Leon's mind fell into a vague perception.

There are long and complex echoes in my ears.
Long-term hardships are imposed on oneself.

Laughter, pain, anger, sadness
Years flow in the soul.

The monster's deafening roar tore through the sky, and the loyal warriors took heavy steps, causing the earth to tremble.

The war cries continued in his ears. Holding the bloody weapon tightly, Leon looked out at the field in the afterglow of the sunset.

The shadow that covered the sky brought endless terror, the earth was dyed red, and corpses piled up like mountains.

The sacred sun rises and sets.

The beautiful bauhinia flower blooms in my heart and then withers
Leon opened his eyes.

The silver Neti card in his hand had long since disappeared.

And a tall figure holding a halberd was standing in the center of the magic circle.

The battle robe draped over the heavy anti-magic armor fell down as the cyclone of magic subsided.

Before Leon could even recite the contract spell, the Yan Yang Guard who was resurrected in the world moved the handle of the halberd, and with a dong, his burly body bent one knee and bowed.

"In compliance with the order of my lord, Lady Neti, Garron Farolis crossed the Dead Sea to answer the call and serve you."

Leon felt a huge surge of magic power lingering in his mind. He hesitated, not knowing whether he should accept this sudden power, and looked at the wizard lady who was standing beside him with a dazed look on her face.

"The contract has been made. There is no need to resist. This guard has taken the initiative to follow the spell of the Neti card and is loyal to you." Laura explained, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly in relief.

Aphrodite was still conscious? It seemed that her situation in the Dead Sea might not be as bad as she thought.

Leon turned his head and looked at the ancient guards kneeling in front of him, and asked the first question that popped up in his mind at this moment: "Your last name is Farolis?"

The heavy door slowly closed.

After Leon left with the silver medal carrying the heroic spirit, the Mage Tower became quiet again.

Laura's petite body curled up on the throne, her eyes unfocused, and she seemed to be thinking deeply about something.

After a long time.

The wizard lady stood up in silence.

She waved her wand lightly, dispelling her own spell and proactively canceling her manifested spirit form.

His figure turned into brilliant light, and the golden Neti card solidified once again.

But the wizard's spirit did not return to the card.

The gold medal fell gently on the throne.

The white-haired girl originally depicted on the card has disappeared without a trace.
The unnatural dark clouds have dissipated, and the bright sunshine once again shines on the land of Avalon Castle.

Although the brief abnormal astronomical phenomenon caused some commotion in the city, fortunately it went away quickly as it came.

Leon walked down the long steps and returned to the Fountain Square. He came to the fence at the edge of the high ground and overlooked the figures in the city below.

Pull out the silver medal from your pocket.

Looking at the card, the Yanyang Guards were holding a halberd upside down and killing some ferocious monster.

Leon felt indescribable absurdity in his heart.

Right now, he is serving the Farolis family.

But it was the ancestor Farolis who truly founded the Thorn Flower family.

Before Kronia unified the north, the first head of the Thorn Flower family, who once ruled the entire Kossos, had just sworn allegiance to him.

ah.
Is this related?
I am the boss of my boss’s boss?

(End of this chapter)