Lord of Arcane

Taivimansa Palace.

In the elegant study room, Crown King Helion was sitting at his desk reviewing recent intelligence on the North. The light in the study room was bright, but there was a small shadow next to a floor lamp. Advisor Costa reported there in a low voice:

"After envoy Danzuo left, he visited Odin, Serva and many other elders one after another. Among the elders, only elder Odin met each other. They spied on each other for more than half an hour before the envoy left."

"That's not bad! The benefits of this mithril mine are so great that even Danzo can't sit still!"

Helion couldn't help but let out a sigh, but did not raise his head. Instead, he checked the information and continued to ask: "Are the latest developments in the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory still sealed?"

"It's still blocked," Costa replied.

"That's good! Wait, keep waiting, I want to see who else will jump out. I can understand if only one high-ranking family has an affair with the demon descendant, but it has been found time and again that the upper-ranking family colludes with the demon descendant, Kos Ta, do you think I can still trust those families?"

"King Mian is overly worried. The interests of the superior family are consistent with the interests of Ye Erlan. I believe that even a demon descendant would be hard-pressed to gain more benefits than staying in Ye Erlan. But coercion and temptation are more worthy of vigilance!"

"Yes! Even I occasionally fantasize about the temptation of ruling the world for a thousand years, let alone those family mages who are not restricted by political rules. By the way, has there been any result on the recent investigation you asked you to investigate?"

King Mian suddenly asked, and Costa was stunned for a moment before he reacted and replied calmly: "Currently, there are 11 high-level mages in Yeerlan who are nearing the end of their lifespan, and four of them have become members of the Gaoshu Council of Elders. The remaining seven are currently recuperating, but there may be something wrong with the family inheritance of four of them."

"Pay close attention, but if there are any changes, report them immediately." Helian gave the instruction naturally.

In fact, even if the demon descendant is not involved, he will pay special attention to the high-ranking mage who is approaching the end of his life. This is not only extra attention, but also sometimes some special care.

Only when these high-level mages are safely sent to the Avandor homeland can he truly feel at ease. If something unexpected happens in the process, no one wants to see it.

The fundamental reason why the small elf countries can maintain their independence to a certain extent is that the big countries are unable to determine how many high-level mages they have who have expired.

Even if you spend everything you have to eliminate the opponent, the gains may not be worth the losses in the end, so unless you are absolutely confident, it is better to maintain the status quo.

Thinking of this, Helion added an additional point, "It is also necessary to pay more attention to the high mages and great arcane masters in other countries in the North who are approaching the end of their lifespan to prevent them from being tempted by demons."

Transforming a demon can greatly extend the lifespan. This is a secret that is only spread among a few insiders in the elven countries. It is conceivable that once it is made public, the number of supporters of the demon will definitely increase greatly, especially those who are not elves who cast spells. Or, they don't care about this.

Although he has always been wary of Netheril in his heart, he will not express this idea publicly at a time when the idea of ​​uniting to deal with the demonic threat is dominant.

But in private, he would still occasionally complain to his followers. Fortunately, the source of demon descendants was elves. Even if he later became a demon descendant, he still considered himself an elf and did not develop a human demon descendant. Otherwise, the current situation in which the northern countries have a slight upper hand against demons may be reversed.

……

Costa agreed to the latest instructions from King Mian without hesitation, and then continued to report——

"In addition, I have counted the abnormal deaths of members of the upper-ranking Yeerlan family in the past ten years. There are 26 cases in total, including 5 deaths from accidental spell experiments, 12 deaths from emergencies outside the Mystery Lock, and 5 deaths from diseases and curses." The remaining 4 cases each had their own version, but after my investigation, I found that the circumstances were not true. Those families had covered up the causes of the 4 deaths. Without alerting them, the investigation could only go so far. "

Hearing the news, Helian, who was still flipping through intelligence documents, suddenly stopped what he was doing. He raised his head and glanced at Costa beside him, and then asked:

"Are these four abnormal deaths with undetermined causes related to the four high-ranking families with inheritance problems you just mentioned?"

"King Mian has a keen eye. The four abnormal deaths are highly covered by the four high-ranking families. Three of the death cases occurred in three of the four high-ranking families."

After getting a positive answer from Costa, Helian's bad premonition became stronger. For a moment, he even wished he had never heard such news today, but he already knew it.

After hesitating for a moment, Helion finally asked the question he wanted to know most, "Are there any demons among those three families?"

"Yes, but only a few. It's not yet certain whether the entire clan has betrayed them."

"Continue to investigate, but be extremely careful not to be discovered by them. It is better not to find any information than to be exposed. In addition, only report this matter to me in the future, and do not mention it to other consultants."

"Yes, Prince Mian, I know it well."

"That's good."

Helion continued to respond to the intelligence documents. For a while, there was only the sound of papers being turned in the study. After an unknown amount of time, Helion spoke again:
"How are you preparing the latest war spell? Is it ready for actual combat?"

"War spells are looked after by other advisors. I don't know much."

"Just say what you say. I'm just asking casually. Even if you are wrong, can I still blame you?" Helian said, pretending to be angry.

The Crown Prince and his followers are not an ordinary superior-subordinate or master-slave relationship, but more like very close and close collaborators, more like friends than superiors and subordinates.

Moreover, a considerable number of Helian's many followers were his playmates when they were young. They grew up together and experienced many trials together, which is naturally unusual.

But no matter how good the personal relationship is, there is still a difference in status. Costa hesitated for a moment and replied: "As far as I know, the latest war spells are ready to be put into actual combat at any time, but there is one biggest problem. Lack of high quality gemstones.

"The current reserve of high-grade gems in the Ministry of War is only enough to sustain a medium-intensity battle, and the Ministry of War's frequent acquisition of high-grade gems has affected the normal pricing of domestic gems."

"This is the pain of development. We need to persist for a while. When the Elemental Tower is completed, the situation will be improved. Later I will open the family secret treasury and take out the strategic reserves and hand them to the war commander. I hope I can survive this period. period of time."

Inspired or stimulated by the war spells of Netherese, Erlan also began to develop large-scale war spells, but the research and experiment process consumed high-quality gems far beyond initial expectations.

However, the development of war spells cannot be stopped. Helian has no other choice for the time being but to find some reserve resources in the family secret treasury. (End of chapter)