Casting spells

Blanco stared at the guards with pity, and then sarcastically said in a low voice, "What a bunch of poor people, I don't think they know who just went in."

"Boss, do you want to give them some color?" Another mercenary who was canonized as a nobleman licked his lips with a bloodthirsty expression on his face.

"Idiot! How many times have I told you! Don't call me head! Call me baron or lord! We are not bloody mercenaries now! We are nobles! Nobles! Nobles!" Blanco rolled his eyes angrily.

The middle-aged man who was reprimanded smiled and scratched his head: "Okay, okay, my fault, honorable Lord Baron. Do you want to teach these bastards a lesson?"

"Teach me a lesson! Didn't you hear what your lord said just now? Everything is going according to plan! If you dare to make trouble, I will let that dragon eat you." Blanco ordered his men to divide into two teams while threatening. Surrounding the towering tower, the other team marched towards the school city.

So far, the residents of Old Town have not realized that a brutal massacre is coming...

Chapter 2 The towering tower

Unlike the dark and humid environment of most castles in Westeros, the towering tower seems to have adopted a very special design that allows light to refract in along the passage, so there is no need to light torches and oil lamps during the day, and Under the faint light, the originally black walls occasionally flashed vague mysterious symbols.

Perhaps in the eyes of laymen, these symbols may be just a kind of undecipherable ancient characters, but in Zhang Cheng's eyes, they are similar to the runes carved on the horn of "Dragon Binder".

Although there is a huge difference in the way the two are used, the essence is to use energy to complete a certain kind of magic, especially the closer to the top of the tower, the more runes there are, and the more powerful the energy induction.

As for what kind of spell it is, Zhang Cheng is still not sure yet, but one thing is, the magic technology mastered by the builder of the towering tower is definitely not inferior to the glorious Valyrian civilization.

Interestingly, compared to Valyrian blood and fire magic, the magic here is more inclined to water elements, and coupled with the proximity to the sea, it is no wonder that there are rumors that it was built by a hybrid of humans and deep-sea races.

While he was carefully observing this tall tower that was incompatible with the style of the old town, Leighton Hightower, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned around and asked with a serious face: "Earl Mason, I heard you are A powerful magic user who once summoned a hailstorm to destroy Stannis' cavalry charge at the Battle of the Blackwater?"

"Hahahaha! Overwhelming? Do you think it's possible?" Zhang Cheng laughed and asked back.

"Okay, I admit that the rumors may be exaggerated, but you have to admit that you have cast a large-scale offensive spell that can influence the direction of the war, right?" Layton continued to test without being discouraged.

After a short mentality adjustment, he quickly calmed down his anger, and began to try to figure out the details of the mysterious young man in front of him.

You must know that the Hightower family is not like other nobles who are keen to seize power and territory. Except for the tragic "Dance of the Blood Dragon" in the middle of the Targaryen Dynasty, they rarely really participated in the civil war. He prefers to slowly infiltrate the Seven Kingdoms by relying on the two major forces of the school city and the church, quietly expanding his influence.

After all, the church represents faith and controls the spiritual world of tens of thousands of nobles and commoners, while the school city represents the inheritance of knowledge, culture, and values. Almost all castles will have a bachelor who came out of the school city stationed in order to own the castle. The families provide a variety of services and are responsible for educating their offspring.

To some extent, the background of the Hightower family is far superior to the so-called famous families such as Lannister, Tyrell, Stark, and Tully. Therefore, even if they lost control of Old Town, Layton still did not show He was a little flustered, because he didn't think anyone would dare to take huge political risks to attack himself and his family.

Sensing the arrogance faintly revealed in the old man's words, an imperceptible mockery flashed across Zhang Cheng's eyes, and he replied with a half-smile: "Ah, that's right, I did cast an interesting spell. Why, will you discuss the mysteries of magic with me?"

Layton quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, please don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to spy on it, I just wanted to confirm. To tell you the truth, I don't know why, the Hightower family has For about a year, I completely lost the ability to learn and study magic, and it was only recently that we discovered that mysterious power has returned."

"So?" Zhang Cheng deliberately pretended to be indifferent.

"So I hope to get an explanation from you, explaining why the magic suddenly disappeared and then returned suddenly. I believe that you, who possess such powerful spells, must not have gained power all of a sudden, right?" After all, old Layton With hands crossed on his chest, his face was full of excitement and anticipation.

As the number one "otaku" in the continent of Westeros, he spent almost his entire life researching and learning magic knowledge, eager to unravel this question that has troubled him for decades.

Zhang Cheng is a mage and also a person who pursues power. He understands the other party's thoughts very well, but he didn't give an answer immediately. Instead, he asked in a playful tone: "Why should I explain? What good will it do me? Earl, you have to understand that knowledge is expensive, if you want to get something, you must exchange it with something of equal value."

"Oh? Then what is something of equal value?" Leighton Hightower raised the corners of his mouth confidently.

It is estimated that in his opinion, with the huge wealth accumulated by the Hightower family for thousands of years, no matter how outrageous the price the other party asks, he can be satisfied.

"Hehe, it's very simple. I think the towering tower is a good equivalent. As long as you agree to give it to me, then I can not only explain the secret of magic disappearing, but also tell you about the real purpose of this tower. Do you know, Although you have realized that the towering tower is a building used to study and learn magic, it has not actually exerted one-tenth of its power. And I will show you how amazing this tower is ..."

As the last word fell, Zhang Cheng raised his hand and injected a burst of energy into the gleaming wall.

moment!

The originally slightly dim light suddenly became dazzling, as if some incredible power had been awakened.

Before the people around could realize what was going on, a surge of energy began to erupt from the bottom, lighting up runes of different shapes on the wall one after another.

The moment the last rune was lit, the raging fire on the top floor of the tower exploded with a bang, and was replaced by a dark blue crystal the size of a small boat.

Under the sunlight, there is a mass of mercury-colored liquid flowing continuously in the center of the crystal. It is so deep and charming that anyone who sees it will involuntarily stop all movements, with a dull expression as if under mental control.

"Damn it! You... what did you do?" Moroya asked loudly with a look of vigilance.

"Relax, honey, I didn't do anything, I just woke up this tower that has been sleeping for an unknown amount of time." Zhang Cheng ignored the guards who drew their long swords and put on a fighting posture, and explained to himself road.

"Wake up?" Moroya keenly grasped a key word.

"Yes! Wake up!" Zhang Cheng nodded without thinking. "Although I don't know whether the tower is exhausted or the builder closed it on his own initiative. In short, it has been in a semi-closed state. Otherwise, it can easily set off storms and tsunamis with its own power. Any fleet that dares to approach And the soldiers will be destroyed in an instant. But you, you are really stupid to use it as a lighthouse, a fortress. But it doesn't matter, I will correct this mistake immediately."

Chapter 2 Capture

With the huge energy stored in the underground of the towering tower being fully activated, in just a few minutes, it has become completely new from the inside to the outside, especially the outer wall, which has been eroded by sea water for a long time and has grown a lot of seaweed and shells, is directly invisible. It was crushed abruptly by the force, and fell into the water, splashing white waves, revealing the original pitch black color.

Such a strange phenomenon undoubtedly aroused the vigilance of the soldiers at the gate. If they had not been ordered in advance, no matter what happened, they were not allowed to act rashly, and they would have rushed in to check the situation inside.

As for the residents of Old Town who were hiding at home, they were completely attracted by the bright crystals emitting from the top of the tower, their eyes were dull and lifeless, and they still didn't respond at all even if there were loud shouts and screams from the port.

In fact, similar situations do not only happen to ordinary people. Nearly half of the pirates who were about to flee to the distance also gave up struggling and stared at the crystal without squinting, as if this was the only and all in their lives. ...

"Don't look! Everyone is not allowed to look up to see the light emanating from the Tower!" Blanco roared loudly.

As an experienced veteran mercenary, he noticed something was wrong almost immediately, and successfully prevented his subordinates from being greatly affected.

In contrast, the noble coalition army led by Warren Bisbury was not so lucky. Not only were more than 90.00% of the soldiers controlled by the mysterious light, but even he himself was not able to escape, like a fool Stand in the middle of the street.

Of course, the chaos outside did not affect the interior of the tower in the slightest.

Feeling the constant gathering and changing of energy, Zhang Cheng is concentrating on trying to find the center and seize control.

You must know that such a high tower built with powerful magic technology must have a complete set of operating system. Generally speaking, the builder will carry out heavy encryption to ensure that no one will ever take the control core from him.

If the original owner of the towering tower was still alive, then he would definitely not risk being killed to break in, and blatantly cracked the complex protective spell, which is no different from suicide.

But now, the original owner of the towering tower has long disappeared, and the Hightower family can only be regarded as guests who live here temporarily, and they are still far from becoming "masters".

"So that's it...so this is the real appearance of the towering tower..." Layton leaned against the wall, muttering to himself involuntarily, and widened his eyes, afraid of missing any details.

Moroya also clenched her fists tightly, a drunken blush appeared on her pale face, she was trembling with excitement, and she didn't even know that the skirt on her shoulders slowly slipped off, revealing a large piece of smooth and attractive skin.

Zhang Cheng ignored the reactions of the people around him, and quickly waved his hands to release detection spells learned from books one after another.

Although these detection spells are far more difficult to cast than the skills obtained by directly applying the professional template, after countless studies and practice, he still barely mastered a small part of them.

It may be quite difficult to crack the mage tower like Dalaran, which is engraved with arcane runes, summoning circles, teleportation circles, defense circles, trigger traps and other complex designs, but it is relatively backward to deal with this technology. The building is still fine.

About ten minutes later, Zhang Cheng, who had just chanted and played a jerky spell, suddenly opened his eyes, raised his left index finger and shot a bone-piercing frost ray towards the wall engraved with fish-shaped runes on the side.

moment!

The white frost spread around the rune as the center, followed by a strange cracking sound, as if something had broken.

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