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"No," the king shook his head. "If Her Highness could cast third-level spells, she could talk to her pet and get some information from it that the pet could understand with its intelligence. But Her Highness can only cast second-level spells. It is one level lower than the third level~ Sorry, I sang it subconsciously."
The ability to communicate with a pet will also increase as the caster's power increases. For a third-ring caster, he can communicate with his pet through a "language" that only exists between him and his pet.
A warlock who can only cast second-level spells can at best share the emotions of his familiar.
Elizabeth raised her voice. "You are right. I cannot talk to my familiar yet, but I can feel its emotions. And my familiar will observe the people present and convey their emotions to me through this!"
Wang: “So what did you feel?”
Elizabeth's face darkened: "Greed."
There was silence in the room.
Wang: "Whose greed?"
Elizabeth was stunned. "I don't know. Anyway, they all became quiet when I went in, and they didn't discuss the original topic again until I left. When I pushed the door open, I heard a word, Nelenis."
Wang: "I've heard of this name. In the First Age, someone tried to awaken five giant golems. They were colonization machines from other planes. Once activated, they would destroy all creatures in our plane and then begin to reproduce.
"Nelenis was the mastermind of this conspiracy, but her ritual was destroyed, and the incomplete golems that activated them were also destroyed. Two of them were transformed by the human empire Edolan into the starting point of the border in the Second Era, standing at the entrance of the Morado Valley."
The others looked at each other in confusion, and Mark asked jokingly, "Could it be that your teacher happened to have participated in this adventure?"
"How is that possible? This happened in the First Age. In fact, related poems are still circulating in the River Countries. If we have a bard, he might have learned related poems." The king spread his hands.
Elizabeth: "The River Kingdoms are so far away from us. Why are they talking about this?"
Wang: "The most likely possibility is that you heard it wrong. Or maybe you only heard half of it, the first half or the second half."
Elizabeth: “I see… so…”
Wang: "It could be an item left over from the past, or a new item made from the shattered golem. In any case, such an item would have some power, which would explain the greed your pet felt."
The dwarf excitedly smashed the oak cup on the table: "Power! Great, this is more like it! Magic equipment left behind by ancient legends, this is something worth taking risks!
"So we should find out what this thing is. Did the Great Wizard borrow any books from your house? If he did, it must be related to that book. Let's get it back and give it to the smart wizard brother to interpret!"
Elizabeth: "As far as I know, the Archmage just browsed through books in my home library and copied some of them back."
Wang: "Then we need to know what he copied, and we also need to investigate all the books he read in the library. I think we can go to the Duke's library right away. Where is this place?"
Mark: "Right across from Whitechapel—I mean, across from Lancelot's Temple."
"Wait a minute!" Elizabeth interrupted the wizard, "We are going to the sewers today, aren't we?"
"Oh, yes, the sewer." Wang raised his eyebrows.
He glanced at Elizabeth and hesitated, which was rare for him.
Elizabeth asked timidly, "No... not going? I'm familiar with the library, but... you see, I'm wearing a riding skirt, which is weird to go to the library. I'm also wearing this magic wristband. So..."
Elizabeth's pitiful appearance made the king even more hesitant.
Dwarf: "Well, heroes have always been tempted by beautiful women. We can go to the library tomorrow."
Wang is still struggling.
Catman: "You still want to improve your enchantment spells, don't you, wizard?"
The king's expression changed instantly. "You are right. It is indeed helpful to have a deeper understanding of Her Royal Highness the Princess's desire to go on an outing. My enchantment spells are always particularly ineffective on women. I hope that the situation can be improved this time."
Elizabeth stood there awkwardly, her face slightly red.
Marika clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention to herself and said, "We are going to the sewers. So let's get ready to go. After all, Elizabeth's head maid has given her such good equipment, and she has to put it to good use."
Chapter 16 Departure
When the group went downstairs, Bob was wiping the bar, and when he saw everyone coming down, he asked, "So you guys are going to the sewer?"
Wang: “Yes.”
"Protect His Highness. Going down the side door is the cellar of our tavern, which was converted from the original cellar of this house. When I was renovating it, I found that one wall of the cellar was very close to the sewer, so I dug through it and made a secret door.
"Anyway, you usually live on the second floor, and I and the drinkers are on the first floor. The people who came in through the secret door can't launch a sneak attack, so they can only steal the pickled meat and cabbage in the cellar."
Kosania is not cold as a whole, but in winter, the northern provinces are still very short of vegetables, and the same is true for Landon County.
Therefore, every household in Landon City has a cellar, and they start pickling cabbage after mid-summer to prepare for the winter.
Pubs are no exception.
Elizabeth looked at Bob in surprise: "I never knew there was such a setting..."
"You only thought of using the permanent portal in the closet to teleport to me, but you didn't think that the enemy might surround my tavern. But I must think of this. If something bad happens, I have the responsibility to ensure that you leave Langdon City safely.
"Although the sewers are full of dangers, I have at least left you an escape door."
Bob paused and added, "Malika knows about this."
Marika nodded: "In fact, I was responsible for hiding the secret door on the sewer side."
The dwarf muttered, "I never knew the drow were so skilled in stonework that they could hide a secret door in the sewers!"
Wang: "This is not surprising. Drow city-states are basically underground."
The dwarf muttered something, which might be dwarven slang. The wizard, who was not familiar with dwarven language, did not understand it.
Mark had already opened the cellar door: "Let's go! But I don't know where the secret door is, how about you go first, Marika?"
"Of course I'll go first."
Elizabeth said excitedly, "I'm second!"
Wang grabbed her hand and said, "No, you stay with me."
The girl's ears turned red all of a sudden: "W-what?"
"We are spellcasters, so we should be in the middle of the team. The rogues will lead the way, followed by the barbarians and priests. The rangers will be the last. The rangers can spot enemies following us."
Mark: “Uh, did you forget someone?”
Wang lowered his head and clicked his fingers, suddenly realizing: "Oh! Forgot Mark! Uh, you are responsible for guarding the flank."
"Why am I on guard of the flank?" Mark exclaimed, "We are going to the sewers, and the flank is a wall!"
King: "But you see, there's already a big barbarian in front of us, and your vision is completely blocked. Your Highness and I can't cast any spells. Why don't you cut off your legs and play the role of a halfling wanderer?"
The dwarf laughed, obviously enjoying the joke about humans turning into halflings.
Mark was shocked: "Then I'll go behind you. We also need a melee professional in the back. Besides, Misha and I are familiar with each other and we work well together."
The cat man agreed, "That's true."
Wang: "Then it's decided. We will move underground in this order. Marika will be in the front, responsible for checking traps, detecting enemies, and leaving signs to indicate the direction.
"Then it's Gotrek and Flint, then the two of us, and finally Misha and Mark."
After Wang Gang finished speaking, Elizabeth took a step back and stood shoulder to shoulder with the wizard.
The wizard watched the girl do this, and suddenly remembered something, and continued: "By the way, as the only two arcane spellcasters in the team, I need to know the spells you master. Your Highness can cast second-level spells, right?"
"Ah."
"Then tell me about the magic that Your Highness has mastered. Uh, there's no need to talk about Zero Ring's tricks."
Elizabeth used her right hand to count the fingers of her left hand one by one. "I can use three spells in my first ring: shield, magic missile, and charm person."
The king frowned: "Charm humans?"
He looked at Elizabeth carefully and said, "Is this necessary? My teacher said that women who are beautiful to a certain extent can attract both men and women! You learned a useless spell!"
Elizabeth: "It's not the spells I learned! I'm a warlock, and what spells I master depends on what I feel from my blood. Besides, my teacher!"
The princess placed emphasis on the words "my teacher".
"My teacher told me that it's very common for beautiful sorceresses of the first level to learn how to charm humans!"
Wang: "Really? I want to record this as knowledge, don't lie to me!"
"I just said it's very common! I didn't say it's certain! You can record it, but the words must be accurate!" Elizabeth stared into the wizard's eyes and warned.
Wang nodded: "No problem. Then continue. Second Ring, how many spells have you mastered?"
"One. I just entered the second ring. An 18-year-old second ring warlock is already very powerful. If you don't believe me, ask Marika."
The dwarf immediately interrupted: "You can ask me, I have also traveled with warlocks."
Marika whispered, "You should question the wizard about the number of second-level spells he can cast every day, and then look down on him."
Elizabeth immediately adopted this suggestion, and with her hands on her hips, she asked the king, "How about you, the disciple of the legendary wizard, how many second-level spells can you cast every day?"
"Four." Wang answered simply.
Elizabeth immediately smiled triumphantly: "I can fit five."
Because warlocks master magic through their bloodline, they generally know far fewer spells than mages.
Correspondingly, as a spellcaster who relies on blood power, a warlock does not need to spend a full hour preparing magic every day like a wizard. In addition, a warlock can use more spells every day than a wizard.
King: "Yes, that is indeed the number of spells a warlock can cast. So what spells can you cast five of?"
"Scorching rays," Elizabeth said proudly.
The king was stunned: "So you... have no spells that can restrict the enemy at all?"
Elizabeth: "My father always taught me that there is no need to limit dead enemies. In order to make my beams hit the enemies, my father also found me an archery instructor who teaches me archery every day. It's a pity that my muscles are not strong enough to open a strong bow, otherwise I could work part-time as an archer."
The cat man teased, "Miss, if you come to shoot arrows, I will be out of work."
Wang Fu's forehead was raised: "Okay... I'll know better next time. I'll prepare more Grease and Web spells."
Dwarf: "You guys have finished the deal? Now do you want me to report my magic skills today?"
"No," Wang shook his head. "I have been living in the Mage Tower, and my knowledge of magic is limited to books. I cannot decide which magic to use to match your magic with this knowledge. Let me confirm the effect of the magic with my own eyes before making a decision."
"Hahaha, I like to hear that." As he said that, the dwarf picked up his portable water bottle and took a big sip. When he unscrewed the lid of the bottle, the king smelled a strong smell of alcohol. It was obvious that the dwarf had put all the charcoal liquor that the princess brought into his own wine bottle.
Marika: “Let’s go.”
**
As soon as he passed through the secret door, Wang sniffed.
"This strong smell is very much like the laboratory of those guys in the Transmutation Department."
Elizabeth, who followed him through the secret door, immediately frowned and her pretty face was distorted.