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"But Marilyn said..."

Wang interrupted Elizabeth: "Who is Marilyn?"

Marika: "The eldest lady's study partner, the daughter of a baron. A big-breasted, brainless girl."

Elizabeth: "Don't judge my friend like that... although her grades aren't that good."

Wang: "Does big breasts mean that she also has obvious secondary sexual characteristics?"

"This is what you care about!" Elizabeth glared at the wizard, then subconsciously put her right hand on the collar of her dress.

King: "I'm just confirming. So your Highness' friend is not a person who is known for his intelligence and extensive knowledge?"

"Yes." Elizabeth hesitated, then nodded.

Wang: "That's strange. She just happened to tell you at this time that goblins eat cats. It's like she's deliberately misleading us."

Elizabeth frowned: "You mean..."

"I mean, you ought to ask her where she heard that anecdote."

"I'll ask tomorrow."

Mark: "Then until your highness gets an answer tomorrow, are we all right?"

"No," Wang decisively denied this, "In fact, the act of misleading itself explains a lot of problems. What I mean is, let's assume that this is indeed a misleading action."

Elizabeth: "It wasn't actually the goblins who did it?"

"We can't make such an inference based on the act of misleading. But we can imagine what we would do if we believed it."

Mark: “We will…”

Wang: "We will go underground to investigate, right? We have such a plan, and the underground, according to Bob, is full of things that are not allowed to be seen in the light. What benefit can we get by luring us underground?"

"Attack." Marika spat out the word coldly.

Wang: "This is the most likely conclusion. We were attacked this afternoon, and the attackers said it was a test. But they obviously came with the intention of killing us. Is this really a test? No, I'm afraid it would be better if they could get rid of me at the same time.

"Let's review the details of the attack this afternoon. The enemy arranged archers upstairs, but the archers did not attack. Why? Because they were prepared for me. Their plan was probably to wait for the mage to remove the protective magic on me, and then use the archers to attack me by surprise."

Mark: "Wait a minute, you don't have any protective magic!"

Wang: "But I climbed up the gallows platform while I was invisible. Because of the smoke, I couldn't see the people on the ground, but I had a rooftop view. I saw the archer."

Mark slapped his thigh and said, "So you blocked their shooting range with the body hanging on the gallows!"

Wang: "Yes, because of the enemy mage's wind magic, the corpse was shaking left and right, interfering with the archers. But because I was on the ground, I happened to have the enemy mage's vision."

As the wizard spoke, he put his fingers into the cup in front of Elizabeth, dipped them in the water and drew on the table.

Wang drew the gallows, the corpse, the height of the wooden platform below the gallows, and the position of the enemy mage using a simple schematic diagram.

King: "I used my Nemesis to preempt my sling attack. No matter what spell the enemy wizard was about to cast, this attack would surely distract him from his focus, so I could cast my next spell before he did."

Marika: "But your sling took care of him. Very beautifully."

Mark: "I wonder what the next spell you were going to cast was?"

"I'm going to use the Ice Dagger, also known as the Ice Arrow."

Elizabeth was a little disappointed. "Not a magic missile? A magic missile that is sure to hit the target would be more appropriate, right? The opponent doesn't have a shield!"

Wang: "But if the opponent has a shield spell that can be triggered quickly, this casting opportunity will be wasted."

Marika: “Wait a minute!”

She stared at the wizard intently. "It sounds like you are on guard against the enemy's magic items, but... I think you are habitually on guard against trigger spells. The reason why I chose the frost arrow is mainly because even if the frost arrow misses, it will explode, so it won't be completely harmless.

"You might even just aim at the ground beneath the mage's feet."

Wang: "One more thing, the materials for the ice arrows are simple, and a little water is enough. So you can spit into your hand, and take the other materials from the bag."

Everyone looked at the mage and fell into silence.

Elizabeth had an expression of disbelief on her face. "I... never thought about it this way. Did I... find a particularly powerful spellcaster this time?"

Marika: "You may have found a great wizard who has hidden his true power."

The king looked at the drow seriously and said, "No, I am really a third-ring magic apprentice. I am not good at lying."

Marika: "Yes, I can see that. You said you are a third ring, so it should be true. But your subconscious behavior just now is not fake. You are very familiar with the duel between high-level wizards."

Wang: "I said at the beginning that I am proficient in all known spells, including the abjuration spells that I cannot cast. So the spell book seized from the other spellcaster is of no use to me. Oh, by the way, can this spell book be sold for some money? Who can help me sell it?"

As he said this, he took out a tattered spell book from his dimensional bag.

Marika: “Let me do it.”

After handing the spell book to Marika, Wang hesitated and asked everyone, "Where were we just now?"

"You are a three-ring apprentice," said Elizabeth.

"No, a little further ahead."

Mark: "Luring us underground in order to attack us?"

Wang snapped his fingers and said, "Yes! So, Miss Elizabeth, let me ask you a question. Is your father in good health now?"

Elizabeth: "Not very well, but he is in good spirits, not like an old man at all. I even greeted him before coming here in the evening."

Wang: "How is the security force around him?"

Elizabeth: "My father is a great knight, and most of his followers are knights as well. As for spellcasters, my family's chief wizard has mastered the seventh ring, and my teacher is a sixth-ring warlock. In addition, the eighth-ring court wizard is currently visiting us, and he will probably stay for about two months."

Wang: "Two months? Just a guest?"

The princess tilted her head and said, "No, it is said that the Kuosanian Archaeological Association found some clues, so the Grand Master came to check our ancient books."

Wang: "A clue about what?"

"I don't know." The princess shrugged.

The wizard's gaze slid over directly and naturally.

Elizabeth quickly put her hand back to its original position and glared at the king angrily.

Wang asked seriously, "Is this normal? Marika doesn't behave like this?"

Zhuo Er sighed, "I am wearing leather armor. Your Highness is wearing a formal dress now."

"I see." Wang nodded and added seriously, "I learned it."

Catman Misha Sara: "Your Highness, if I were you, I would eat him to death right now."

Elizabeth was shocked: "Eat, eat to death?"

"Just sleep with him!" The cat-man was so excited that his tail was wagging like a dog. "Hurry up, you won't lose anything!"

King: "I think so. I am sure it will greatly enhance my mastery of enchantment spells."

The room became quiet again.

The mage looked confused under everyone's gaze: "Did I say something wrong?"

Elizabeth: "No. But I warn you, don't let your imagination run wild about me in the future!"

Wang: “Okay.”

The wizard's straightforward answer made Elizabeth feel conflicted. She pointed at the wizard's face and said, "You...I...you..."

Marika tried to smooth things over: "Let's get back to business. You just confirmed the security forces around Duke Langdon, now what?"

King: "I think the possibility of assassination can be ruled out, which means that the succession will not happen so soon. And considering the current situation, for the eldest prince and the second prince, your presence can be regarded as a means to restrain the other party.

"Then the purpose of luring His Highness to the underground should not be to get rid of His Highness. Even if an attack really happens and we are all wiped out, His Highness will be safely sent back to the surface by the attackers."

Marika nodded, "Your Highness exists, but his power is weak. This is best for both parties."

Wang: "Today the other party also showed his intention to wipe me out."

Elizabeth: "What should we do? Are we just not going to continue investigating?"

Marika: "After all, it's just a small matter of missing cats and dogs. I think we can try to eliminate the thieves active on the Shield Road..."

Wang: "Excuse me, Marika, are drow common in the city?"

Marika frowned. "There was one more, but I killed her to exact my revenge. There shouldn't be any more drow."

The king snapped his fingers and said, "Great. Then I think we can do the opposite, lure the snake out of its hole, and ambush the enemy who is not good for Your Highness."

Mark: "Wait a minute! That doesn't sound plausible!"

Wang: "Have you forgotten that we have the Drow? We have a greater advantage over the enemy underground - I mean, knowing that we will be attacked."

The drow raised her head proudly, and it seemed that the king's words made her very happy. The drow's hometown is underground. They have super dark vision, and the sewers are as bright as day for them. Moreover, they are very familiar with the underground conditions and are good at fighting any enemy underground.

Marika: "That makes sense... In the dark night and underground, I am the top hunter."

Wang: "That's right. Everyone else should focus on defense. We can even prepare a bunch of defensive potions. Although I can't cast protective spells, we can use scrolls. Wait for Marika to kill all the enemies - no, not all of them, we have to leave some alive for interrogation."

Mark clapped his hands vigorously. “Now that sounds a lot more plausible, let’s do it!”

Barbarian: "Gao~Chic!!"

Wang looked at the barbarian in confusion: "What do you mean? Why did he say his name?"

Mark: "Just get used to it. It's one of the few words in the common language he knows."

Barbarian: “Yes!”

Elizabeth raised her hand at this time: "Wait a minute, this is just for the fight for the throne, right? What about the missing cats and dogs? We have to find the mastermind behind this?"

The king scratched his head and said, "Uh... You are right. Let's first plot against the enemy who is competing for the throne, let them know how powerful we are, and then investigate this matter. In order to implement these plans, we must first find a priest."

He paused, then added: "It would be best if it was a dwarf priest."

Chapter 10: Find a dwarf, find wine first

Elizabeth: "Stop thinking about your dwarf priest! Today I asked if our priest group had a dwarf priest, and they thought I was dissatisfied with their service."

Wang: "Your family's priest group? When I entered the city, I saw the spire of the Lancelot Temple. The priest group serving your family came from the Lord of Life, right?"

"Yes." Elizabeth nodded. "If it weren't for the discovery of the warlock bloodline power, my eldest brother might have successfully persuaded my father to send me to the Temple of Lancelot in exchange for the temple's support for the Langdon family."

"I see. Since dwarves like to live underground, they are unlikely to join the Church of Lancelot, which also holds the authority of the sun. Most of them are believers of Torag, the god of craftsmen, creation, and destruction." The king nodded as he spoke.