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"It's all an illusion! Your Highness is also a spellcaster, but she was fooled by such a trick!" The court wizard was furious and even pointed at Elizabeth. "It seems that your education is not very good!"
The old man sitting on the sofa in the far corner of the room said, "Master Archmage, Her Royal Highness the Princess is just a sorcerer, just like me. We are certainly not as smart and wise as you."
It seems that this is the princess's mentor.
By the process of elimination, the remaining old wizard with normal body shape is the Duke's original family wizard. I remember that his spellcasting ability should be seven rings.
The princess seemed to be irritated by the court wizard and her teacher. She stepped forward and said, "I can still tell the difference between these things! The magic aura on the scroll is so strong that ordinary people can see it. It must be a powerful magic item!"
Court Mage: "The first level of Illusion magic, 'Change Aura', can do this!"
The princess took another step forward and glared at the archmage aggressively. The aura she exuded made people sigh that she was worthy of being the heir to the position of Elector.
The king: "Wait a moment, Your Highness, don't be impatient."
"I'm in a hurry!" The princess turned around and glared at the king, "The world is about to be destroyed! Shut up and let me talk! I'm more familiar with the palace!"
Wang: “Reasonable.”
Then he really shut up and took a step back.
The one of the two princes who was not wearing armor spoke up: "You found a cat and found a world-destroying crisis?"
Wang: “And dogs.”
Elizabeth turned her head and stared at him. "Listen, I can accept your casual interruption, but in a formal court meeting like this, it is very rude and I will hate you."
Wang looked a little embarrassed. He took a step back and shut his mouth.
The prince without armor laughed: "I see you guys are having a good time, not bad, now we can form an alliance with a legendary wizard's wizard tower, so what is this world-destroying crisis? Is it a little game you play between lovers?"
Elizabeth: "It's a true world-destroying crisis! The legendary wizard told us that the first stage is the disappearance of small animals, and then some small animals will be found to be deformed. In the second stage, cheap healing scrolls and potions will appear on the market. In the third stage, undead creatures and liches will begin to gather."
Elizabeth's eldest brother, the sturdy man wearing armor standing on the right hand side of their father, frowned. "The first stage is fine, but isn't the second stage a good thing? And why would the appearance of cheap healing scrolls lead to the gathering of undead creatures?"
Elizabeth said firmly: "Because those undead creatures can't survive anymore, they are gathering together to eliminate the mastermind behind this!"
The court wizard laughed, and everyone else in the room also smiled to varying degrees.
The court wizard opened his hands and said, "Did you hear that? The undead creatures have started to fight against the evil enemies to save the world! They didn't destroy the world together!"
At this time, the old duke, who had been looking at Elizabeth with a kind look, spoke up: "Elizabeth, you are too fanciful."
The Duke looked much older than the queen had imagined. Judging from his appearance, he should be fifty or even fifty-five years old. Elizabeth didn't know whether to say that he was in good shape or disrespectful to his age.
The old man continued, "Why do you trust this great wizard so much? He may just be a fraud who used his name."
Elizabeth: "Because that spell looks legendary! And there's the king, his disciple, you don't know how well trained he is! When we were adventuring, he could immediately determine what spell the enemy cast just by hearing a few words!"
The old man shook his head. "Elizabeth, my dear daughter, that alone cannot convince me. The wizard over there seems to want to talk. Why don't you let him talk?"
Elizabeth wanted to stamp her feet, but suddenly looked at the king and stopped. She said to the king directly: "You try it!"
King: "Okay. We were attacked from both sides by about 50 goblins and , or even more kobolds. The goblins had a big kobold battle wizard, and the kobolds had a kobold warlock. The battle caused a fire on the second underground floor. The situation was urgent and we did not put out the fire...
"I think there are two possible developments of the fire. One is to burn out all the oxygen in the tunnel, and the second is to eventually cause an explosion of methane in the air. Now that there is no explosion, it should be out.
"This means that you can find more than 50 corpses of goblins and kobolds in the underground battle scene, as well as traces of magic battles. I think even if we don't consider the crisis of world destruction, there is such a large group of evil creatures underground - oh, two groups, and they will cooperate with each other. This may not be a crisis of world destruction, but it is definitely enough to threaten the city of Langdon."
The eldest prince was shocked. "You are right, Master. Father, I will organize an army to sweep the underground again, and hire adventurers at the same time. Although I have been running our official Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce alone cannot afford to pay such inflated gold coins. The Chamber of Commerce will go bankrupt."
The old duke sighed: "Write a note to the butler, he will tell the accountant."
The second prince touched the decorative sword at his waist and looked at his sister's wizard with a little interest.
Wang continued, "Secondly, we found the body of a mutated cat. I think if a druid takes a look, they should be able to prove that this is not a natural mutation. There must be some unknown evil underground."
The eldest prince: "We don't have an air traffic control cat..."
"Put things together, Your Highness." The king interrupted the prince. "We went underground to find the cat, and then we were attacked by a joint army of kobolds and goblins. After the attack was repelled, our magic and physical strength were almost exhausted, and an elite team suddenly rushed out. The enemy's spies also defected at this time."
The eldest prince stroked his chin silently and fell into deep thought.
Wang: “You may doubt the world-destroying crisis my teacher mentioned, but for Landon City, this is also a serious crisis that cannot be ignored.
"On top of that, there's one more important thing: your precious daughter was almost killed down there."
Elizabeth: “That’s the truth.”
The Old Duke: "Why didn't you just say these things directly, but instead provoked His Excellency the Grand Mage of the Palace?"
Archmage: "You are still bragging! How could you be that person's disciple? He is a legendary figure from at least two hundred years ago!"
Wang: "Because I am his disciple. I have a simple way to prove it. Although my teacher will not personally interfere, it is still okay for me to use his power to intimidate others."
As the king said this, he took out the dimensional bag.
Chapter 29 The Grand Master of the Palace Died in Anger
There were three spellcasters in the room, 8th, 7th and 6th level respectively. Naturally they could see the magical aura on this thing at a glance.
The three spellcasters' eyes widened, and their upper bodies left the backs of their chairs and leaned forward significantly, in order to observe the dimensional bag in the king's hand more closely.
In full view of everyone, the king reached into his dimensional bag and took out his magic book.
"This is the reward I received for becoming the chief disciple. It is called the Book of Infinity and was made by my teacher himself. A general magic book only has a hundred pages. It takes nine pages to record a nine-ring spell, so many legendary wizards carry many magic books with them.
"But my book has no page limit. It contains all the spells I know."
The Archmage frowned, his expression completely different from when he saw the Dimension Bag just now: "Isn't this just a tattered magic book?"
The king opened the magic book and showed the contents to the archmage: "Look, the Banshee's Howl. This is the fifth page of the nine pages that record the Banshee's Howl."
The wizard's hat fell off and his eyes bulged out, as if his eyeballs wanted to move closer to see the contents of the book more clearly.
Wang closed the book directly.
The Archmage shouted anxiously, "Don't close it! Let me see it clearly! I know that's the Banshee's Wail!"
Wang: "It's no use showing you. There is an insurmountable gap between the eighth and ninth rings. (*) Most spellcasters cannot cross it in their lifetime. This is true even if you are from a desert tribe whose lifespan is longer than that of ordinary humans."
The wizard slumped on the sofa, not even bothering to pick up his hat.
The other two spellcasters were also shocked, and they all stared at the king's magic book.
The Duke is not a spellcaster, but he is relatively calm: "So, since there is a world-destroying crisis, why doesn't your teacher come forward to deal with it?"
"Because it's a test for me." Wang put the magic book into the dimensional bag and threw the dimensional bag casually. As a result, the bag disappeared in mid-air. He used this method to tell everyone that the bag has the ability to automatically return to its owner.
"I have to solve this problem myself. By the way, as I just said, in addition to knowledge, experience is also very important for casting magic. I can't cast enchantment spells very well. My teacher thinks that I must start from scratch and take risks in order to become a qualified wizard."
Duke: "Even if our world may be destroyed by a world-destroying crisis?"
"To my teacher, this place is his hometown, but it is just one of many planes. I am only mentioning him here to bully others." Wang spread his hands and continued, "And the teacher said that this is a crisis that I can solve. If he said so, then it should be like this. Unless I do not do well."
The Duke shook his head gently: "Although now I am just like my daughter, I have no doubts about your teacher's identity...but the world-destroying crisis is actually a test for you. This is too ridiculous. I don't believe it."
Elizabeth was anxious: "Really, Dad!"
"But!" the old duke continued, "the first half of what you said makes sense. What you discovered is extremely fatal to the city of Langdon and the Langdon family."
Elizabeth was delighted and glanced at the king.
But the old duke continued, "Let the adults worry about this kind of thing. You have done a good job. Elizabeth, what is your name?"
Wang then realized that he had forgotten to introduce himself: "My name is Wang, just call me that."
The old duke: "Elizabeth, take the king to tour the city of Langdon. He is here to gain experience. Don't you have a team? You can go out of the city together to fight the bandits on the Shield Road. I approve it. If there is a lack of front-line troops, transfer the Knights. I will say hello to the Knights."
Wang: "Wait a minute! The test my teacher gave me is to solve the crisis of world destruction. So I should continue to investigate this attack on us - I mean Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth.
"I have another clever plan to lure the enemy into revealing their weakness. I will spread the word that I will use the resurrection scroll to revive the spy planted within us and lure him out of his hole."
The second prince smiled and said, "That's interesting. I like this plan. How about I cooperate with you in doing this? This way you can continue with your exams."
The old duke thought about it and nodded, "Alright. Let's do this. Second brother, you and your sister go and discuss this matter. The eldest brother will organize an investigation team to thoroughly investigate the underground. First send an elite team to confirm the traces of the battle, and then decide how many troops to mobilize."
The eldest prince in armor immediately saluted his father as a knight, and then strode away. As he left, he squinted at the king.
The Old Duke: "I have something important to discuss with a few spellcasters. You all may leave now."
The princess and the second prince both bowed, and the king followed the second prince's example, and then the three of them left the study together.
In the corridor, Wang said, "Is it my illusion? The Duke looks at me as if he is looking at a horse for sale."
The Second Prince: "The old fox is already planning to marry his daughter to the Mage Tower. The legendary mage's beloved disciple is his son-in-law. My God, the crown of Kusania may all belong to the Langdon family in the future."
Elizabeth lowered her head and said quietly, "I hate him for doing this."
Wang was concerned about something else: "You mean, he doesn't care about the world-destroying disaster at all?"
"Ordinary humans are different from you mages who can transcend time and life and death. We are short-sighted. Unless a world-destroying disaster is imminent, we will not stop our schemes and tricks... No," the second prince paused, "I think even if a disaster is imminent, humans will still scheme against each other and hinder each other."
Wang: "My teacher believes that humans will show their meanness in times of crisis, but they will also radiate the dazzling light of humanity. He probably wants me to confirm this with my own eyes in this incident. This should be of great help to my understanding of those legendary spells of the enchantment system, such as Divine Might as a Mountain."
The second prince wanted to say something, but suddenly remembered something, turned to Elizabeth and said, "Won't you introduce me?"
Elizabeth took a deep breath, then stood between the king and the second prince, and introduced them using standard court etiquette: "This is the wizard of my team, the disciple of the legendary wizard, the king who came here to study. This is my second brother, the second in line to the throne of Langdon, Bruce Langdon."
Bruce Langdon extended his hand: "Nice to meet you."
"Me too," Wang replied.
Then the second prince immediately pulled him to his side and whispered in his ear: "What do you think of my sister?"
"Ask me what I think of her?"
Elizabeth retorted, "A naive sorcerer."
Wang: “Yes.”
Bruce looked puzzled. He carefully observed the wizard's expression, then asked unwillingly, "Don't you have any other ideas? I mean, my sister is the most beautiful girl in the Landon Territory - no, in the entire Kusanian Empire."
Wang: "Judging only from her appearance, she should become an excellent warlock."
"No! You... didn't want to..." Bruce put his left arm around Wang's shoulders and made a grasping gesture in front of him with his right hand.
Wang suddenly realized: "Ah, you are talking about this. My body has this idea. But my soul does not."
"It's okay to start with the body. Many relationships are like this!" Bruce said excitedly as if he had found a treasure.
King: "No. My teacher taught me that love is when you see a particularly beautiful girl, but you have no physical thoughts about her, and just want to drive a carriage with her on the vast plains to do business, then you are in love with her. From this, I can conclude that I am not in love with Her Royal Highness the Princess. There was no possibility of this from the beginning."
Bruce was speechless and couldn't say anything for a long time. He could only turn his head to look at his sister.
Elizabeth smiled and shrugged. "Now you know why I trust him, right? Give up. Your tricks are useless to him."