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After thinking for a moment, Lin En looked at the boatman and asked again.
"What about the dispute between the royal families? Have you found out anything?"
The boatman did not dare to hide anything and told everyone all the information he had learned in the past few days.
"King Basil's two sons are named Harold and Hattar. Not long ago, at the king's birthday, Harold presented a life-size glass mirror and finished glassware we made. They were a big hit at the banquet and were warmly welcomed by a group of nobles...
It is rumored that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also gave another round mirror to Cardinal Losak.
Now the whole kingdom is saying that Harold has the support of the church and will soon be appointed crown prince..."
Although they had not been in the Kingdom of Hadrata for long, they had already established relationships with some nobles by selling glass products.
This news was widely circulated in the aristocratic circles and was no secret, so they inquired about it in great detail.
Lin En listened to these royal disputes as if he were listening to gossip.
Lynn was very surprised that William chose Harold as his supporter, and from the information he had obtained from Laud and others, William did not make this decision suddenly, but had already taken sides since the dispute over the crown prince began.
But isn’t this eldest prince on the side of the Holy See?
Lin En couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he quickly understood.
It was true that William was helping Herram smuggle supplies in the past. In order to hide his identity, he needed an extra layer of cover. Getting close to Harold was undoubtedly a smart choice. It not only reduced the possibility of being suspected, but also provided a lot of convenience.
Of course, that was before. Now William's restless attitude has obviously made this a new hidden danger.
"In addition, we also heard some information about wizards in the royal capital..." the boatman reported carefully.
"Tell me about it." Lynn nodded, not surprised by this.
Although wizards have been hunted down and suppressed by the Church within the Sekas Empire, there will never be a shortage of people seeking power in this world.
Some wizards with extraordinary talent can even cast some of the most basic spells without any training.
So no matter how the Vatican suppresses them, the group of wizards will always exist, and at most they will just hide more secretly.
"Just last month, the Holy See captured three wizards in the royal capital. The aftermath of the battle between the two sides destroyed several houses. There are also rumors that these wizards seem to be able to use the power of lightning..." The boatman told him everything he knew.
"Oh? Are you sure?" Lin En suddenly became interested.
After using [True Mirror Image] to replicate the electromagnetic cannon, Lin En became very interested in using lightning magic and made many attempts.
After all, electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces. It exists in everything and contains extremely terrifying power.
However, with his current perception ability, he could not detect the existence of electric charge at all, let alone control the electric current.
Originally, Lin En thought that his abilities were not enough. Perhaps only great wizards who could decompose and create metal elements were qualified to access this field.
Now it seems that this is not the case. There is actually a wizard in the kingdom who can summon lightning, which undoubtedly overturns his previous conclusion.
Lin En didn't believe that the captured wizard was a great wizard, otherwise, in the battle, not to mention a few houses, half of the capital would have been destroyed.
When asked by Lin En, the boatman hesitated and dared not answer, because they had obtained the information through inquiries, and no one had ever seen the wizards use lightning magic with their own eyes.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, Lin En didn't mean to embarrass the other party. He waved his hand and asked the boatman to retreat. Then his expression suddenly froze, because the ring he left for Lord was activated!
……
Three minutes ago, in a remote street in the Kingdom of Hadhrata.
After a disguise, Lord was walking into a long and narrow alley with the help of a crutch, glancing at the round mirror in his palm from time to time, observing the scene behind him through the mirror.
He had been followed for two whole days, but Laud had no way of confirming who was following him. It could be someone from the Vatican, or it could be William's trick.
Lord knew very well that this was not a solution. Tomorrow was the day to transport the ore back to Yieta. To ensure everything was safe, he had to get rid of this little tail first.
Thinking of this, a bit of viciousness appeared on Lord's face. He had already explored this area in advance and generally no one would come here. However, he had to make a quick decision to avoid attracting the city guards!
As I was thinking, a high wall appeared in front of me. It was obvious that this was a dead end.
Lord immediately took off his disguise, his leg was no longer lame, and he stopped leaning on the crutch in his hand. While the other party was still unable to react, he took a big step forward and ran away. Then he jumped high, grabbed the bulge of the high wall with both hands, and flipped over very swiftly.
The whole set of movements is extremely perfect. Even a person with healthy hands and feet may not be able to perform such beautiful climbing movements.
The wizard Abel who followed Lord was so shocked that he had no time to cast a spell. He could only watch the lame man disappear in front of him like a flash.
"Damn, this is a trap..."
In the second, Abel reacted and his face changed suddenly. It was obvious that the other party's limp was a deliberate disguise in order to lure him into the alley.
However, by the time he realized this, a warning sign had already arisen in his heart, and then the solid earth wall beside him exploded. Abel only had time to turn his head and saw a ferocious beast claw waving at him.
[Mage Shield]
Almost subconsciously, a magic barrier appeared around Abel, and then he was slapped away, his body rolled several times and hit the wall behind him heavily...
Fortunately, the [Mage Shield] blocked most of the damage, and fine cracks appeared on the magic barrier. Before Abel had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a half-lion, half-human monster rushing towards him.
Warcraft? Or a Shaper?
No, it could also be a Blood Knight...
Without giving it any thought, Abel used his hands to support himself and activated the second level spell - [Spike Barrier]
A steady stream of magic power was injected into the flat surface. Just as the half-lion, half-human monster rushed to within two meters of him, Abel's eyes focused, and extremely sharp spikes instantly rose from the ground and pierced through its body...
Chapter 222 Anthony's Lightning Storm!
roar~
The half-lion, half-human monster couldn't stop its charge at all, and its body was pierced by several sharp spikes. A shrill roar soon sounded in the narrow alley.
Ebel raised his hand and used a [Magic Shock], knocking the monster that was close to him away. Then a hot fireball ignited in his palm, and he was about to deliver the final blow.
boom--
Just then, a sharp roar suddenly sounded.
A lead bullet was fired later but arrived first, penetrating directly through the [Mage Shield] that had just been hit hard, and flew past Abel's head by a hair's breadth.
Abel was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly, interrupting the [Explosive Fire Spell] that was ready to be launched, and cast several protective magic spells on himself again, then turned his head to look in the direction where the lead bullet came from.
The person who made the move was Lord, who was holding the strange cane in his hand.
In fact, this is not a crutch, but a specially modified musket!
It was a gift given to him by the second batch of wizards who came to support him a few days ago. It was said to be a new product of the alchemy workshop. It had no magical fluctuations and could ignore the inspection of the Holy See. It was specially given to him for self-defense.
But its shortcomings are also obvious. Although it has great power, it can only fire one round of ammunition in a short period of time!
The wizard in front of him naturally would not give him a chance to reload, so Lord could only bite the bullet and speak to comfort him. "Master wizard, please calm down. I think there must be some misunderstanding here..."
In fact, when Lord discovered that the person following him was a wizard, he realized that something was wrong.
Because in theory all wizards are enemies of the Vatican, and they have common interests.
"Misunderstand?"
Having narrowly escaped death twice, Abel was very annoyed. He sneered and looked at the strange-looking "divine instrument" in Lord's hand with fear, worried that the other party would take out something strange. He immediately decided not to hold back and subdue these people first before slowly questioning them...
Abel raised his index finger and pointed it at Lord, and blue lightning immediately condensed at his fingertips.
【Chain Lightning】
Lord's pupils constricted. He didn't expect that the legend was true. The wizards of the Kingdom of Hadratha really possessed the power to control thunder.
As early as the moment of confrontation with Abel, Loud had already tightly grasped the ring given to him by Lynn in his hand, shouting in fear in his mind.
Lord Lynn, save me!
The blue lightning was so fast that it was unimaginable. It arrived in front of Abel the moment he cast the magic.
"Water curtain wall!"
A familiar voice sounded in Lord's ears, and then a transparent water curtain stood in front of him and collided with the blue lightning.
The thin water curtain was instantly electrolyzed and converted into hydrogen and oxygen...
Lightning travels extremely fast, and can reach tens or even hundreds of kilometers per second when traveling through the air. Once it strikes, there is almost no possibility of avoiding it.
But Abel's casting speed was limited, and Lin En, who completed the magic projection in time, was able to easily protect it.
Lord sat down on the ground, his whole body filled with joy of surviving the disaster. He did not expect that Lord Lin not only heard his inner cry, but also came in person.
This also means that I am finally safe!
"Wizard? Traitor?" Abel's expression suddenly became very ugly. He didn't expect that a wizard would be involved in the investigation of William's men.
Could it be that there is another traitor who is so afraid of death that he is willing to become a knife of the Vatican in order to survive and turn around to harm his colleagues?
After blocking the [Chain Lightning], Lin En did not launch another attack.
Although he couldn't spare much energy to monitor Lord just now, he was not completely ignorant. After taking a look at the situation on the field, he had some guesses in his mind.
"I think we can have a good talk, Mr. Wizard." Lin En said very kindly, then paused and added.
"But we need to move to another location. The gunshots just now will probably attract the city guards soon."
Abel didn't believe a word of it. He saw Laud selling those glass products with his own eyes. Everyone in the Kingdom of Hadratha knew that William was on the side of the eldest prince Harold and would definitely be a lackey of the Church...
What's more, the other party is just an official wizard and is not worthy of his fear.
[Summon Giant Stone Golem]
As Ebel's mind moved, the spell slot in his mind suddenly lit up. The collapsed earth wall fragments beside him quickly piled up and turned into a stone puppet more than two meters tall, rushing towards Lin En and others.
Lin En shook his head. He knew that if he didn't knock the other party down, there would be no way to have a good talk, so he glanced at Lord.
"Stay away from me, but not too far!"
Lord nodded quickly, and swiftly rolled and crawled to hide under a collapsed earth wall, secretly observing the battle situation outside.
He had great confidence in Lin En, but the opponent's lightning magic was too weird.
In just a moment, the stone puppet rushed to the front and raised the stone hammer to smash towards Lin En.
Contrary to his usual behavior, Lin En did not launch a counterattack, but instead dodged with a high jump.
But at this moment, Abel's magic is ready to go!
Three-ring magic - [Anthony's Lightning Storm]
The terrifying electric current gathered in Ebel's palm. As he chanted the spell, lightning shot out, leaping in the air like a dense spider web, and in an instant wrapped up Lin En and the stone puppet.