Spear and Cross

Priest Moxi was surprised to find that the Knight Commander and the Battle Priest, who were always uncomfortable if they didn't quarrel in the morning meeting, didn't even have a conversation at this morning meeting.Hampton, who had been concentrating on provoking Fraxis before, didn't even speak, and kept smiling happily, which was extremely puzzling.

He looked at Fraxis, the young blond priest was discussing something in a low voice with Priest Gut, his expression couldn't be more normal; Staring at Fraxis thoughtfully, he noticed that his eyes only smiled slightly, and then withdrew his somewhat revealing gaze.

……How is this going?

Priest Moxi suddenly felt that the existence of himself and other priests was a bit redundant, but he quickly drove this absurd idea out of his mind, and started today's topic with a dry laugh.

"An accident happened again in Dukken Forest."

Fraxis was communicating with Priest Gut about the special effects of the Andema phantom butterfly larva mucus, when he heard that, he stopped talking and turned to look at him.Hampton, who made the same move, stared at Francis and saw that he had nothing to do.

"Recently, several caravans encountered the same group of half-orc robbers there. Not only were they robbed of a lot of property, but many people were even killed by the robbers." Priest Moxi also felt that accidents in Duken Forest were too frequent recently. , He frowned and turned a page of the information, his face became a little weird, "The businessman who encountered half-orc robbers said that those robbers have evil curse power?"

He set his sights on Fraxis, because he and Hampton led the team to discover the stone giant in Dukken Forest before, and several strange things happened in a similar place in a short period of time. It stands to reason that the two of them should still be responsible.Fraxis naturally understood what he meant, and knew that this was what the temple had always done, but now he thought of something else.

Why did something happen to Duken Forest when he was about to launch an operation against the Anderma Phantom Butterfly?Is it a coincidence, or did the other party do it on purpose?

This practice of the temple has not been publicized to the outside world. It was only because he happened to be on duty in Duken Forest that he had to deal with the accident before. After handing over the stone giant to Priest Gut, he began to look for other clues, so he discovered Larvae hidden in civilian areas.Also following this practice, after he and Hampton discovered the larvae of the Anderma Phantom Butterfly, they also partnered to handle them.But at this time, something happened in Duken Forest again.

Areas where many abnormal events occurred in a short period of time need to be investigated, so his focus of work can only be shifted from the Under Armor Phantom Butterfly to the Duken Forest—this is really hard to avoid doubts, if it is true It's a coincidence, so it's too coincidental.

He turned his gaze to Hampton at the other end of the table, who was also looking at him. The two looked at each other, and they both saw puzzlement and suspicion in each other's eyes.

"Then, according to the usual practice, this matter should be dealt with by Priest Faronard and Knight Commander Brandon first, and the larva discovered before will be handed over to Priest Gut for research." After discussing with the three upper priests, Priest Moxi announced their "The location of Dukken Forest is really sensitive, I hope you can get rid of those bandits as soon as possible."

Francis had no choice but to agree.

After the meeting, he deliberately lagged behind, and on the way back, he saw Hampton waiting at the door.Probably out of boredom, the knight was squatting in front of his room and teasing a passing bird with his fingers. The poor bird had nowhere to hide, but he didn't run away. He pitifully let him bully him until he saw It was not until Fraxis called out "Jiu Jiu Jiu".

He recognized that it was the familiar of the "ghost", so he went forward and rescued it from Hampton, and brought it into the house.The little bird squatted obediently in his palm, and after entering the room, he spit out a note under Hampton's curious eyes, then "chirped" twice, and flew away with fluttering wings.

The knight's gaze was on his back, Fraxis had to explain first: "It's a little 'ghost' thing, there should be some new news."

Although he blurted out this explanation, after he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong.This is really funny, why should he explain?

Hampton said meaningfully. He has not forgotten that when they met in the civilian area, "Ghost" clearly said that he no longer owes Fraxis any favors. Is this news a product of friendship or a product of money? It's really curious.

Fraxis didn't think as much as he did, and unfolded the note after closing the window.There was only one person's name briefly written on the note, and the handwriting was scribbled and casual. It seemed that it had been written and cast in a hurry: Viscount Embogle.

"Who is this? It sounds strange." The knight commander who was "hostile to the nobility" asked suspiciously, "I have never heard of such a surname, and his title is not hereditary?"

In fact, Fraxis had never heard of this person. He had just been transferred back to the imperial capital, and he hadn't been in the aristocratic circle for a long time.However, this Viscount Embogle is indeed not a big shot, not to mention Hampton, even he has never heard of this name, it seems that he has to go home and ask to find out who this is... However, if you can get the Gege beast , this viscount should be quite capable.

"I'll go home tomorrow and ask who this is." He casually folded the note and put it in the space ring, then changed the topic back to the original track, "About what I heard at the morning meeting this morning, What does the knight commander think?"

Hampton's eyes were still on his ring-wearing hand, and he smiled when he heard this: "Whatever you think, that's what I think."

"...My thoughts are not so optimistic. If you are like me, this matter will be complicated."

Francis took the tea set and started to make tea. Hampton neither walked away nor sat down, just stood by and watched, and felt that his tea making movements were also very beautiful-the whole knight group knew that their leader He doesn't like drinking tea at all, and everyone knows what he is thinking about pestering others to beg for tea all day long.

"Since you have doubts, why don't you go and see what's going on in Duken Forest first? I don't think the curse power that those merchants said is true, and it's probably caused by monsters again. Deal with the robbers first, and then report to the chief priest It’s not too late to mention the larva.”

"Dukon Forest's geographical location is too sensitive, so it should be dealt with as soon as possible." Fraxis frowned, "There have been two accidents in a short period of time, and the king seems really unhappy."

He poured tea into his own cup, and poured another cup for Hampton, "Take a break, and the knight commander will send a team to Dukken Forest with us."

Hampton readily agreed, and after drinking tea, he went to the Knights to convene the team. Before leaving, he looked at Fraxis for some unknown reason, and left with a smile after being glared at by the inexplicable mage.

It was noon when they arrived in Duken Forest, and the forest was a bit muggy, and the rustling of the wind through the treetops was seldom heard.Francis and Hampton rode at the front as usual, and because of this, when the group of half-orc robbers rushed out, they happened to meet them head-on, and the one who ran at the front was killed before they rushed in front of their horses. The spear in the knight's hand pierced through his chest and pierced it.

Fraxis, who was ready to cast the instant spell, was stunned. He didn't expect that Hampton didn't even plan to communicate, and started killing the robbers when he came up.Although they are in a hurry, in his opinion, the most basic communication is still needed...even if this race is not very suitable for good communication.

The half-orc's bloody corpse was lightly thrown to the side of the road. Hampton held the gun in one hand and made a gesture with his free hand. The knights behind him immediately changed their formation.

Fraxis didn't have time to take a closer look, because the irritated half-orcs had already rushed up, and he had to cooperate with Hampton's attack and start casting spells to cover the knights' attack.

In fact the battle did not last long, for Hampton alone dealt with most of the orcs with ease, and the orc bandits were only twice as many as they were.Originally, Francis was worried about whether Hampton would kill all the orcs, but when he finally counted, he found that a few of them just passed out and did not die under the knight's gun.

Receiving his puzzled and suspicious gaze, Hampton felt that he had to defend himself: "I used to deal with half-orcs a lot, and talking to them is something only spellcasters and inexperienced warriors would do— They won't listen to your persuasion. If so, why are we wasting time negotiating?"

"But the threat of this group of robbers is obviously not so great that they need to be killed as soon as they show up." Although it has been confirmed that there are still survivors who can be interrogated, Fraxis still feels that Hampton is a little abnormally eager today, "It's just It’s just a group of half-orc robbers, is there any need to be so anxious?”

Hampton didn't speak, obviously not wanting to answer the question.Fraxis didn't know why he was going crazy again, so he had to go aside to check the injured orc captives who were unconscious.

He originally thought that this group of robbers were so weak that there should be no other problems, but soon he found out that he was wrong.

"Chief Knight, I think we need to find their stronghold. There is something wrong with this group of robbers."

They left the other knights to clean up the battlefield in place, and the two walked deep into the forest along the path of the orcs.The path was big enough for them to ride on horseback. Even the bushes on the side of the road had been cut down a lot, and it was obviously widened on purpose, so Fraxis guessed that this was the route that half-orcs often took. You can go back to the orc stronghold.

"Why do you say there is something wrong with this gang of robbers?" Hampton rode ahead, still holding his gun in his hand, in case there was any ambush ahead, "their combat effectiveness is not even as good as a well-trained team of ordinary Infantry, I don't see anything special about it."

Fraxis smiled and didn't comment on his judgment method, only said: "But there are marks of spellcasting on their bodies, everyone has them, and I didn't cause them."

From the discovery of the stone giant in the illusion enchantment of Dukken Forest last time, to the Andema phantom butterfly larva hidden in the civilian area, every time they encountered this opponent they had never met before, they more or less met Obstacles in terms of spells.Obviously, their opponent lurking in the dark has a great magician, or their opponent is a great magician himself.Under such circumstances, Fraxis had to be alert to any traces left by the spell. If it could be proved that this gang of robbers was also related to the same person...then their opponents were indeed very persistent.

Desperately trying to make big trouble for the temple.

"..." Hearing what he said, Hampton realized that he might have done something bad. "Can you see the traces of casting?"

"Unfortunately, I'm not good at learning, so I can't see it under such conditions for the time being." Fraxis held the rein with one hand and held the crystal ball for detection in his hand, constantly detecting the nearby magic fluctuations Situation, "If you can give me a little time before you start, maybe I can see more. After the orcs are dead, the spell will be invalid. Now I can only find problems from the few who are still alive. However, the traces on their bodies and my spells seem to have some abnormal reactions, and further research is needed."

Although the meaning of blame in his words was not obvious, it was enough for Hampton to understand that his behavior had indeed caused trouble.Francis didn't expect Hampton to apologize to him for this—he didn't think Hampton was such a person, he was just curious about the reason why the other party attacked without saying a word, because in his opinion, this was not Hampton. Puton's usual style.

However, unexpectedly, the knight walking in front was silent for a moment, and said:

"I apologize for my reckless behavior."

Francis was a little surprised, he even wanted to see the expression on the knight's face now, because he had never heard Hampton apologize like this before: "No, you don't need to apologize, I just want to know you..."

"There's no reason to ask, I just know that half-orcs can't communicate, and too much contact has already formed inertia." Hampton interrupted his question, leading the topic to another direction, "I didn't expect that I'm sorry for affecting your identification of spellcasting traces."

Knowing that there was nothing to ask, Fraxis reluctantly ended the topic and focused on his crystal ball.In fact, since they walked on this forest path, he has noticed more and more obvious fluctuations in magic power, but the magnitude is very small and has no effect on them at all, so he has not made any other reactions, but secretly observed With that magic power fluctuating.

They had been very vigilant as they walked along the path, but nothing happened, and they came to the small camp hidden in the forest without incident.Fraxis and Hampton looked at each other, got off their horses one after another, and prepared to search the camp that could be seen at a glance.

"Follow me." Hampton held the gun in one hand, raised the other hand slightly and hung by his side, and stepped into the camp first.

Regarding his obvious protective posture, Fraxis could only follow up helplessly, and then reached out and grabbed him to stop him before he went further: "Don't worry, what we are going to face is a mage, let me first How about some scouting?"

He drew a small reconnaissance circle on the ground, placed the spell-casting materials and activated the fixed-point reconnaissance technique, but only found one place with an abnormal magic reaction in the entire camp, and it was so weak that it seemed to disappear immediately. .

"Southeast, in that gray tent." After confirming that there was no second anomaly, Fraxis immediately revoked the spell, and pointed out to Hampton the location of the anomaly he found, "I don't know if my judgment is accurate, but . . . better go see it right away."

They entered the gray dilapidated tent as quickly as possible, and came to the corner where Fraxis found the abnormality, but found nothing, even the magic power fluctuations disappeared.

"Nothing?" Hampton was a little puzzled. It was just an empty corner, and there was even dust on the ground, but there was nothing.

The blond mage stared at the empty corner, remembering a similar situation he had experienced.

Just half a year ago, he was deceived by a similar trick in the tunnel where the demons lived on the barren rock plain.If he hadn't gone back to confirm the situation afterwards, he might not even know how he was deceived.

He stopped Hampton who wanted to leave, stood still and continued to look at the corner, deciding to verify whether it was the same method.If he is cheated by the same trick twice, it will definitely become a stain on his life.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, but seeing him standing still with a serious face, Hampton didn't move anymore, and stayed in the tent with him, surrounding the empty corner.

A person who loves cleanliness like Fraxis can't just stand there and stare at the dusty ground for no reason. He must have doubts to endure the smelly tent where the orcs lived-after seeing Fraxis After seeing Sith's distaste for dust and stains, Hampton strengthened his idea.

Sure enough, under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, an imperceptible fluctuation suddenly appeared in the empty corner, and then gradually became intense, and the space began to distort at a speed visible to the naked eye.Less than ten seconds later, a dark hole quietly appeared in front of their eyes.

"...It really is like this." Fraxis looked coldly at the space crack, suddenly stretched out his hand, and hit it with a prepared banning spell, forcibly fixing the unstable channel, "I want to use it. This kind of trick tricks the caster's eyes, and it seems like a difficult character indeed."

If he hadn't suffered from the space rift, he would definitely not be able to discover this unstable space channel this time, and would have to return in vain.

He took out the protective dragonskin gloves, put his hand on the passage, and took out an open spell scroll.The scroll was invalid the moment he took it out, but at least the handwriting on it was still there. Fraxis could tell at a glance that this was a control spell, which was very similar to the one used on the stone giant before, but the effect was reduced. It has been enhanced a lot, and the number of objects that can be controlled has also increased several times.

"The other party is very smart. He used this unstable space gap to hide the scroll, and used the spell on it to control the group of half-orcs... Fortunately, he can think of such a method." After checking the invalid scroll, no special marks or coats of arms were found. , Fraxis first put it into his space ring, "Using the special properties of the subspace, the effect of the opened scroll will last much longer than the original, and the controlled object will not leave Obvious traces of control, our opponents... know this well."

Will it be a mage of the space system?He is not sure, because there are always some people who are beyond the scope of the usual situation, such as his brother's best friend - even a knight can cause a space vortex, using a mere space crack to hide a scroll is really not a judgment Evidence that the other party is a space mage.

Checked the crack and the nearby magic fluctuations again, and after confirming that there was no problem, Fraxis put away his spell-casting equipment, and said to Hampton, who had nothing to do all the time: "There should be no other abnormalities here, let's go back Bar."

"Are you sure? Is it safe here?" Hampton looked a little worried and asked.

"As far as I can survey, I think it should be safe, and there will be no other threats...Huh?"

Halfway through the speech, the person in front of him bowed his head and kissed him forcibly. Fraxis frowned, and knocked Hampton away with an elbow: "Cnight Commander, can you speak well?"

He began to regret that he only went to the camp with Hampton to investigate. This person does not distinguish between time and place, and does not play cards according to routines. He is really a more difficult problem than the enemy.

"The way you stared at that corner just now was so sexy, it made my heart itch." Hampton looked down at him with a smile, and reached out to brush some dust off his shoulders, "Anyway, no one followed, Why not..."

Ignoring his hint, Fraxis walked around him and walked out of the tent, "This scroll still has some areas to study, I need to set aside a day to look at it. If there is nothing else, I will go back to St. That's it, your Excellency and the Cavaliers will clean up the rest of the mess."

Received the expected cold reception, and the knight did not feel the sense of loss of being rejected. Watching Fraxis untie the rein and get on the horse, sitting on the horse and looking down at him expressionlessly, he found it very interesting.The contrast between Fraxis' bed and the one under the bed made him feel that all the cold reception he had suffered had paid off, which was a very novel experience.

The marrow knows the taste.Hampton touched his chin and got on the horse, and walked back behind the blond mage, his eyes stopped on the waistline drawn by the opponent's belt, and he smiled with a corner of his mouth.

Back to the place where he fought the orcs before, Fraxis randomly found an excuse and threw it to the knights as an explanation, as if he didn't want to say anything, and stopped talking to Hampton.Until they led the team back to the temple, Hampton still failed to talk to him again.

The knights were whispering whether they had been attacked in the woods. Fraxis, who had already left, didn't hear it, but Hampton, who was not too far away, could still hear it clearly.

Fraxis was indeed "attacked", but the fact that the attacker was him probably no one would have guessed.

The knight leader thought in a good mood, and couldn't help showing a smug smile.

Fraxis stayed in his room all day, and finally came out with the results until dinner time.

The results of the research and comparison were very surprising. He divided the content on the scroll into several parts to study, and successfully deciphered all the content, but also found that the part that enhanced the effect of the spell was composed of several subsections that he was familiar with. Composition... In other words, the priests of the temple should be very familiar with the spells in these sections.Because they originally originated from the light gain technique of the temple, the most basic effect is to bless and bless the knights, which can be used by all priests of the temple, and it is also one of the most basic divine spells of the temple.What few people know is that the effect of the light gain technique will change after it is practiced to a high level. It can not only bless knights, but also enhance many types of spells.

Fraxis is good at offensive spells, so he is very familiar with this buff technique, and he often uses this method to enhance the power of instant spells.However, the person who copied the scroll hid the few subsections with the buff technique very secretly, and almost completely integrated them into the spell itself. If he hadn't split up the spell on the entire scroll and analyzed it in detail, maybe it wouldn't have happened at all. It was found that there was such a spell hidden inside.

A spell that belongs to the interior of the temple.This is an astonishing discovery, which means that even if their opponents are not hiding inside the temple, they are also inseparable from the temple.

He reported his findings to the Chief Priest, and requested that the anomalies in Dukken Forest and the larvae in the civilian area be combined into one incident for investigation.Due to the particularity of the event, his application was approved, but the chief priest also gave him an invitation letter while approving it.

"Besides the investigation, I hope you can represent the temple to participate in this dinner. I think you are the most suitable candidate among the twelve priests." He said to Fraxis in a soft tone, but there was almost no room for rejection. room for.

Among the twelve priests, apart from his youth, his only characteristic is that he was born in a great noble.Contacting the royal coat of arms on the invitation letter again, Francis immediately understood the nature of the dinner.

Every year, the king would hold such a dinner during the harvest season, inviting representatives of the temple, great nobles and some wealthy businessmen to participate, in the name of connecting feelings.But every year at the dinner party, there will always be some small nobles who started business and made their fortunes. It can be seen that such a dinner party is not only connected with feelings.Fraxis once accompanied his mentor to this kind of dinner party when he was still in the Magic Research Institute. Although he could chat and laugh with people freely at the banquet, he didn't like the atmosphere, so he didn't go there again.

The other priests in the temple must not be as boring as any other, wanting to sacrifice their precious time to attend this dinner, and he is a nobleman who has just arrived, so it is normal for this job to fall on him.Fraxis opened the invitation letter as he walked, first glanced at the time and place, then remembered something, flipped back and found the information he wanted.

... two delegates are invited to attend.As far as he knows, according to the convention, these two representatives should be served by a priest and a high-ranking knight. He has promised the chief priest to attend as the representative of the priest, and the representative of the knight is qualified at the current temple headquarters. There are really not many people in charge.

Knight Commander Hampton Brandon, or Deputy Commander Fernandez Digriste, these are the two permanent knights who are qualified to represent the Temple at the Temple headquarters, and they are also at the same level as priests.But DiGrist was away on a mission, so he had no choice but Hampton to be with him at the dinner.

In this case, there is nothing to think about. I just hope that Hampton's hostility to the nobles will not flare up at the dinner.Fraxis raised his eyebrows, called the leading knight in a patrol team who happened to pass by, and handed him the invitation letter: "Please give this to the knight commander, I hope he can attend on time."

Before going to the banquet, he himself has to go home first—although he does not need to wear his own dress to the banquet, he still has to go home to get some accessories. By the way, he will ask the housekeeper Oka about the Empo The matter of Viscount Geer.

"Viscount Embogle?" The housekeeper Oka was obviously not familiar with the name, but after thinking about it, he still remembered who it was, "Oh, yes... a few months ago, a young rich businessman married Sai Wei Because he promised to donate part of his property as military funds, His Majesty the King changed the title of Viscount Saiwei to him."

"Sai Wei?" Fraxis has stayed outside for a few years, but he still has a little impression of this surname, "Is that the unlucky guy who was strangled to death on the bed by his mistress?"

That was a big joke in the aristocratic circles of the imperial capital a few years ago. The flamboyant viscount was strangled to death on the bed by his mistress, and then the mistress eloped with the chief guard, and his wife got most of his property and an empty viscount title, but could not inherit the title because he had no son.And after that, because the appearance of Mrs. Saiwei was so unflattering, she remained a widow and did not remarry.

If Oka didn't mention it, Francis would have almost forgotten about this person.He no longer remembered what the lady looked like, but now that he knew the origin of the so-called Viscount Embogle, everything became much easier.

For the sake of Ge Ge Beast, he wanted to have a good chat with that Viscount at the banquet at night.He believed that the other party would attend the banquet. No matter what purpose he had for marrying Mrs. Sai Wei, Fraxis believed that he would not miss this opportunity to have direct contact with the king and other nobles.

In addition to inquiring about these information, Fraxis also brought back some accessories and accessories that he thought were suitable for matching the white robe from home, and decided to put some effort into dressing up.Since he was going to a banquet hosted by His Majesty the King, and he had to ask for information from the people who attended the banquet, if he only wore the white robes of the temple priests, he might look like a priest who was away on business, and he would not be able to meet the nobles. The effect of bringing them closer.

Since he had to go, he had to achieve all the goals as much as possible. He never liked to do useless work.

Fraxis caught almost everyone's attention as he entered the hall.

No one here does not know him, because although there are not many times, he has participated in such noble banquets before being transferred to the "place of origin".But today is different. He came as one of the representatives of the temple. He was wearing a formal robes for priests. Just like the genius with countless halos on his head years ago.Still the focus of attention in the crowd.

He is like a natural light source, even standing in the group of outstanding young nobles, he can be recognized at a glance, not only because of the eye-catching white robe, but also because of his outstanding appearance and temperament - the temperament of a strong man, Soft yet aggressive.

The king was originally sitting on his throne, but at this moment he got up enthusiastically and extended his hand to him: "Oh, Francis—we haven't seen each other for some time, how are you doing recently?"

"The kindness and brilliance of the goddess shines on you at all times, Your Majesty." Fraxis bowed and gave a priest's salute, then walked up to the high platform where the king was, bowed and kissed the ring on his hand that was a symbol of the royal family, "Everything All is well, thank you for your concern."

"Where is Commander Brandon? The reply from the temple is that both of you will come." The king patted him affectionately on the shoulder, with an elder's usual kind tone to his juniors, "When you stayed at the Magic Research Institute If you say so, you might be my chief court mage now. But it’s pretty good in the temple, and you will never be buried with your ability.”

"Your Majesty, thank you. The temple is very good. The goddess has always illuminated the way forward for me. You don't have to worry about me." Fraxis smiled, "The knight commander has an investigation mission today, and he just rushed back to the city. I will come over after a little care, please allow me to apologize to His Majesty on his behalf."

The king waved his hand to show that he didn't mind. He was obviously more interested in him than Hampton, and he kept pulling him to talk: "Your father often mentions you to me. You should go home and see him more often. After all, he is not young anymore."

He looked a little emotional, "We fought together 20 years ago, but now we are old together."

"Father often reminds us of His Majesty's bravery and resourcefulness. Even now, you are still a wise and mature monarch."

The king patted his arm helplessly, indicating that he could sit down first, and said: "Every boy in the Faronard family can talk like this. That little guy Royle coaxed me like this before, Let me hand over Thorn City to his management."

"Royle is the best friend of Lord Xiluo, and I think everyone can understand his feelings." Fraxis smiled helplessly. He felt a headache when he thought of his little brother, but he only showed the right expression on his face. Worried, "City Lord Xiluo made such a big sacrifice for Thorn City. I'm really worried that Royle will take a long time to recover. You know, father misses him very much."

The king was about to say something, but was interrupted by a commotion at the door.The prime minister took his wife into the banquet hall, and he had to leave Fraxis to entertain the other party.

Fraxis secretly heaved a sigh of relief, he finally had time to find his target.Oka gave him a portrait of Embogle, so he knew what the other person looked like, and he found the target only by searching the banquet hall with his eyes.

The viscount was younger than he looked in the portrait, maybe only a little older than him, and he did not bring his newlyweds with him to such a banquet, but gathered together with several nobles of the same age to drink.Coincidentally, two of the aristocrats who drank with him happened to be Fraxis's classmates in the Master Academy back then. Although the relationship was not very close, but because they were both nobles, their friendship was of course deeper than that of ordinary classmates.

What an opportunity.

Taking advantage of the fact that most people in the hall were focusing on the king and the prime minister and his wife, Fraxis walked to the small circle with his wine glass, and greeted a noble young man he was most familiar with in a friendly manner.

"Long time no see, Hadley."

"Oh my god, Fraxis!" Hadley Leto looked back at him and gave him a warm hug with surprise on his face. They had been classmates in the Master Academy for five years, and they used to have lunch together occasionally , "I heard that you were transferred back from the 'place of origin'. I just came back from another place, and I haven't had time to visit you yet."

"Didn't we meet at the banquet?" Fraxis smiled and hugged him back, and said hello to the other nobles who knew each other one by one, and finally set his eyes on En, who was obviously a little uncomfortable. He stretched out his hand to him in a gentle manner, "This gentleman looks a little strange, maybe it's because I've been out of town for too long...Hi sir, I'm Fracis Faronard , and Hadley are old acquaintances."

He intentionally narrowed the distance between himself and the young noble group. Although they were not that familiar in the past, at such a banquet, it seemed that a better relationship would not be harmful to each other.

Embogle was obviously a little surprised by Francis's initiative, but he quickly recovered his calm and introduced himself.He is a person who is very good at chatting, he has been guiding the direction of the topic during the conversation, and he has taken care of almost everyone present, and no one feels coldly treated.Moreover, Fraxis found that he had been intentionally or unintentionally bringing the topic closer to their experience in the Master Academy, and seemed to be interested in the study life of the Master Academy.

In fact, he could clearly feel that Enbogle was more interested in himself than in the Master Academy.But for whatever reason, that's not a bad thing, at least he'll have more chances of getting Grizzly.

Just like at the Wizard's Academy, it only took a few drinks for Fraxis to blend in with the small group, which he always managed to do easily.The group of young people took him as the center, found a corner to sit down like other ordinary noble youths, and chatted together in twos and threes.Embogle still showed a strong interest in him, which was reflected in the fact that he didn't leave even though he couldn't understand the conversation between the mages. He didn't join in until Fraxis and Hadley finished chatting about the border military affairs. to the topic