Great Elf Sage

After watching Amanda leave, Nolan returned to his mage tower and came to a hidden laboratory below the surface. .biqugev

The walls of the laboratory are covered with imprints of magic circles, and magic spells flashing with various lights are constantly appearing and disappearing in the air.

If someone like Chris, who is familiar with Nolan's magic system, comes here, he will find that most of the magic spells in this laboratory have the function of replacing the activities of human body organs!

Among these magic spells used to maintain life activities, a humanoid charcoal whose body was so damaged that it could no longer be called a 'human' was floating quietly.

Nolan came to the center of the laboratory and said to the 'man' who was entangled by magic.

"Mr. Ron, I wonder what you are thinking about?"

This seriously injured man who was kept alive by magic turned out to be Captain Ron of the ‘Mountain Eagle’ who Amanda had always thought was dead in Anthony’s hands!

Ron's body surface had been completely burned, and his facial features had become a mess. If his chest hadn't been rising and falling slightly, it would have been impossible to tell that he was still alive.

Such a 'person' does not seem to be able to respond at all.

But at this time, Ron's voice came out intermittently from a magic spell connected to Ron's head.

"Your Excellency Sage... I want to know... my teammates... and Amanda... what happened to them..."

Nolan replied with a smile and a regretful tone.

"I'm sorry to tell you, Mr. Ron, that most of your teammates, including other adventurer teams, died at the hands of Paladin Anthony... But as far as I know, Ms. Amanda is still alive and well."

"...It turns out...Amanda...is still alive..."

Nolan said in an uncertain tone

"It's just...I heard that Ms. Amanda went to take revenge on Paladin Anthony alone. I hope she can be safe."

Upon hearing the news, Ron's broken body began to tremble.

"No...Amanda...can't go...Anthony...this monster..."

Nolan smiled even brighter and said awkwardly

"I heard that in order to avenge Anthony, Ms. Amanda made a deal with the Elf Prince in exchange for powerful power. Maybe she can defeat Anthony? But is that kind of power really without any consequences..."

"...I...I'm going to save her!"

Ron's remaining body trembled violently, and the words of consciousness coming from the magic spell became increasingly clear.

"...Your Excellency Sage, I am willing to be your test subject and accept that kind of magical transformation."

"Have you thought about it, Mr. Ron? Once the transformation begins, you will no longer be a human being."

"...If you can survive, do you still need to care about whether you are a human...and Amanda is not a human either..."

"You have no objection to the conditions of the contract?"

"I was already on the verge of death. It was Your Excellency the Sage who saved me. I have no right to raise objections. The conditions of the contract... I accept!"

Nolan said with an expression of tax evasion.

"Since Mr. Ron expressed his willingness to accept it, I declare this contract to be formally established."

As soon as he finished speaking, a vast and deep sense of oppression suddenly descended on the laboratory, and dots of white light separated from the space, forming an illusory contract written in ancient Elf language.

This is a non-level magic 'Destiny Contract' developed by Nolan inspired by the extraordinary profession 'Deputy Councilor' derived from the 'Key of Destiny'.

This contract magic can connect the fates of both parties to the contract through the soul connection of the web of destiny. Under certain circumstances, it will produce an effect similar to destiny guidance based on the contract content.

With the help of the magic circle, Ron's blackened head exuded a faint light of spiritual power. The light fell on the destiny contract and condensed into a destiny symbol representing Ron's soul.

Nolan also reached out and engraved his destiny symbol on the contract.

The moment the two parties signed the contract, the sense of oppression that fell in the laboratory subsided like a tide, and a mysterious connection was about to connect the fates of Nolan and Ron.

Ron was unable to feel this connection and allowed the 'destiny connection' to link to the depths of his consciousness.

But Nolan sensed this connection through the magic circle arranged in advance and the magic spells in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The moment fate came to Nolan's consciousness, a magic spell that had been prepared was instantly released.

The invisible and immaterial connection of destiny is bound in this magic formula, and is deceived by this magic formula, thinking that the formula is Nolan's sea of ​​consciousness and is rooted in it.

This magic formula that solidified the 'destiny connection' was picked out from the sea of ​​consciousness by Nolan.

Looking at the magic spell held in his left hand, Nolan took out a crystal-like blue diamond-shaped gem in his right hand.

This is a magic crystal that Nolan artificially synthesized by mixing the proportions of elements. It has a high tolerance for illusory energy such as spiritual power. It is the 'stand-in' that Nolan plans to use to entrust the destiny contract.

He leaned the blue magic crystal towards the magic spell held in his left hand.

The magic formula that bound the 'fate connection' slowly shrank in size after approaching the spar, and finally integrated into it. Under Nolan's continuous spiritual power, the magic formula gradually solidified and condensed in the spar.

The connection of the destiny contract was transferred to a magic item by Nolan.

Put away this 'substitute', Nolan said

"The contract has been signed, let's get started."

……

Putting on a clean gray robe that represented a magic apprentice, Joss and the other four teenagers brought back by John followed Julian nervously.

It has been two days since they came to this magic association. In the past two days, they have been learning from Julian and Shana the etiquette between magicians and common sense about magic ranks.

Today, it’s finally time to meet the powerful mysterious sage ‘Gandalf’.

"When you see the teacher later, remember to perform a mage salute before saying hello." Julian reminded the four of them.

The four apprentices nodded to remember...

Arriving outside the room located on the top floor of the tallest mage tower, Julian knocked on the door and said respectfully

"Teacher, four new apprentices have been brought here."

"Come in, everyone." An old and kind voice sounded throughout the space.

This is a range of sound transmission magic, with at least four rings!

Joss was excited and made a confused judgment based on the common sense of magic levels he had learned these days.

The other three were also captured by Gandalf's majesty, with excited expressions.

Julian opened the door and took the lead to walk in. After seeing Gandalf sitting on a huge high-backed chair, he put his right hand on his forehead and bent down to perform a mage salute.

"Praise be to your name, great forerunner, sage of the magical path, Lord Gandalf, may the light of wisdom shine in the magic palace."

The other four people followed suit and greeted Gandalf according to Julian's instructions.

"Praise be to your name, great forerunner, sage of the magical path, Lord Gandalf, may the light of wisdom shine in the magic palace."

In order to increase the sense of ritual in future exchanges between magicians, Nolan developed a set of rules for addressing different magicians according to their rank. Gandalf’s lengthy honorific belongs to the specifications of a legendary magician...

Gandalf sat on a high-backed chair and also performed a wizard's salute without standing up and bending down.

"May the light of wisdom shine in the halls of magic."

This is the most basic salutation etiquette and the lowest-level title. It is used for daily greetings and for low-level magicians and magic apprentices.

The four apprentices looked at Gandalf nervously. I don’t know what Mr. Sage will say when he sees the four of them today. Is he going to teach magic?

Gandalf looked at the four people with expectant eyes, smiled slightly, and said

"You are all apprentice candidates approved by Mr. John, but whether you can become a real magic apprentice depends on whether you can complete the final assessment."

Seeing that the four of them became a little nervous after hearing this, Gandalf said with a smile.

"Don't worry, since you can get Mr. John's approval, it proves that you all have good magical talents. I believe you will be able to pass the final assessment easily..."

Having said this, Gandalf secretly glanced at Joss, thinking about how to deceive this 'child of destiny' who was not very talented.

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To be continued.

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