The magic changes

Chapter 9 Leaving the City

“Ron, it seems that Lassel greatly appreciates you. Have you mastered the control of magic? From the wand you’ve crafted, it appears that you have a good understanding of power. If possible, could you demonstrate some magic?” Master Lake looked at the student before him with curiosity.

After Ron cast that strange magic ball, Kurl didn’t react much, but Master Lake was very aware that Ron had only been studying magic for a few days. He had Ron sit beside him and placed his hand on Ron’s chest. Ron felt a warm sensation entering his consciousness, and his magical power resonated with the warmth in his mind.

“It’s very strange. Like other beginners, your magical power is very weak, but how could such weak magic control the level of magic ball you just cast?” Master Lake couldn’t explain it.

In fact, Master Lake hadn’t fully detected Ron’s magical power. Ron had used the method of storing power in the crystal on himself. Each particle of the crystal had six faces, and Ron arranged his internal magical power in a three-dimensional repeating pattern. Therefore, what Master Lake detected was only one face of Ron’s magical power arrangement. This means that, due to his unique meditation and storage method, Ron’s magical power was six times that of a normal meditation. And Ron’s method of manipulating energy came from his pulse principle, so he only needed a small amount of magical power to control a large amount of power, and even omitted magical incantations.

Even Ron himself couldn’t figure out whether his magical power was strong or weak, and of course, he couldn’t explain Master Lake’s question.

Kurl had already bid farewell and returned to his own camp. This time, he brought fifty knights from the Royal Guard to specifically escort Master Lake. It was evident that Emperor Adist II valued Master Lake.

After Ron told the master about Chris’s situation, the master immediately met with Chris himself and inquired in detail about the conflict between the Iron Blood Mercenary Group and the Glorious Knights. It turned out that the Iron Blood Mercenary Group was commissioned to escort a batch of weapons to Altai City, a task that Chris was responsible for. However, they were attacked by a band of thieves on the way. After a bloody battle, the mercenaries repelled the thieves and captured their leader. The next day, they were attacked by the Glorious Knights and almost completely wiped out. The weapons they were escorting were seized, and their headquarters was also attacked, with their leader, Nis, being captured.

After hearing this, Master Lake fell into deep thought. Emperor Adist II had used all his power to suppress the rebellion, and local forces like the Glorious Knights of Count Stoneton would definitely be the first to be called upon. However, during this time, the master had not seen any special actions from the Glorious Knights, and now they had intercepted the weapons being sent to Altai City, which made the master even more suspicious of their intentions.

“It seems that the situation is urgent. We may need to leave early. Lassel, Ron, prepare to leave immediately. I will contact Kurl. Tonight, we will leave the city of Lance,” the master felt that something was amiss. Eight days ago, Count Stoneton had invited him to be the chief magician of his mansion, but he had refused. Now, it seemed that if he followed the plan to leave the day after tomorrow, Master Lake doubted whether he could even leave the city of Lance.

Due to the urgency, Ron didn’t have time to take all of his laboratory equipment with him. He only brought a large bag filled with charged crystals and the hand-cranked generator that took him over two months to make, with the help of Toshan. Of course, his unique wand was definitely not at his waist. It was his personal defense treasure.

Chris only had a sword with him. Now, he was wearing a knight’s heavy armor that Lassel had helped him find, and he had put on a blood-red cloak. With his imposing figure, even Ron secretly admired him.

The sky had completely darkened. Under the protection of fifty Royal Guard knights, two carriages left the Magician’s Guild and headed towards the western city gate.

“Open the gate!” Kurl coldly ordered the city guards in front of him. The Royal Guard knights were always known for their pride.

“Respected knight, may I ask if there are people in the carriage behind you? Do you have the Count Stoneton’s exit document?” The city guard, who seemed to be the leader, immediately put on a smile and asked cautiously.

“I am Kurl, and I am here on the orders of Emperor Adist II to carry out a mission. If your incessant chatter delays our journey, I swear by the honor of a knight that not even Stoneton can save your life!” Kurl was starting to get angry. How dare someone question the Royal Guard knights.

The man took a sharp breath. He knew of Kurl’s reputation. Ten years ago, in the Soloroth Battle launched by Emperor Adist II, Kurl led his five thousand knights to continuously destroy nine bases of the orc army, wiping out nearly thirty thousand troops. This earned him great merit in the Soloroth Battle, and he was promoted to the commander of the Royal Guard knights. Such a figure was not to be trifled with, especially by a small city guard captain.

He was about to give the order to open the gate when suddenly, the sound of hooves came from inside the city, growing louder and louder. With the sound of a trumpet, a group of knights appeared on the street, and more and more knights poured in, gradually surrounding Kurl and his fifty Royal Guard knights. But the knights continued to pour in from the street.

“These are members of the Glorious Knights,” Chris gritted his teeth inside the carriage. “Ron, look, the one in the silver armor at the front is their leader, Ophion.”

Kurl drew his knight’s spear and shouted, “All out! Formation five, assemble!”

The fifty Royal Guard knights quickly assembled, pointing their spears towards the front, protecting the two carriages. Faced with the countless knights surrounding them, the elite Royal Guard knights showed no fear.

“Respected Lord Kurl, Count Stoneton wishes to invite Master Lake and his entourage back to the Count’s mansion to discuss important matters. For the sake of not causing me trouble, I trust you will respect the Count’s wishes, won’t you?” Ophion bowed to Kurl, but there was a hint of arrogance on his face.