605 Wedding Gif (2/2)
There was no fire in the furnace, because it was no longer needed in the flourishing season of spring. The blue-haired and blue-eyed young man, who looked just like any other native of Holm, opened the magic refrigerator on the wall with a smile and took out a bottle of champagne that had the mark of the royal family of Tria, pouring two cups of wine.
”I have to say that the simplification and popularization of alchemical items that Lucien Evans promoted has indeed made things easier and more convenient. One can enjoy a luxurious and casual life even without magic.” Handsome and warm, he shook the champagne and relished the coolness.
The mustached guy, who was gloomy and solemn, said after a sip of the champagne. ”The cabinet is already making plans to work with sorcerers to develop alchemical wagons for short-distance public transportation, which will be complementary with the magic steam train. It will be much simpler to go to most places in the future. The cabinet. Hehe. Prime Minister Russell.”
Many years ago, the sorcerers already had products similar to cement during their alchemy studies. That was why the streets of Allyn were so flat. The roads in major cities in Holm had been gradually replaced with cement ones, too.
”James and his lot are mainly pursuing the advancement on the path of knighthood. They are only interested in returns and do not want to work as a busy Prime Minister… I'm told that Russell is planning to establish a certain mail system based on such a public transportation system, transforming messengers into a department of the kingdom… I can imagine how prosperous and civilized Holm will be. Kritonia, had you foreseen such changes, would you have been inclined to the Congress of Magic in the beginning?” The handsome young man tore Kritonia's scars unconcernedly.
The mustached young man turned out to be Kritonia, 'Heart of Time'! He seemed to be under perfect disguise!
Kritonia was not infuriated. He looked at the black-haired young man and said, ”It's pointless to regret what you have done. Banham, I didn't know that you had a private manor in this place.”
”As a night watcher, I have my own life, too.” Banham, 'Original Fire', chuckled.
The name was made up by him so that it would be easier for Kritonia to call him.
After the remarks, the room fell into silence. It was not until a long time later that Kritonia said, ”Are we really going to take action during Lucien Evans' wedding? Even when they are the most heavily guarded, there will still be Hathaway who is at the peak of legendary. Neither of us can stop Hathaway. Why don't we wait a while longer?”
”The most heavily guarded moment is also the moment when people are most likely to be careless. In other words, we don't have to worry about any other legendary sorcerers except Hathaway. Also, I have finished my 'preparations'.” Banham looked rather at ease. ”In fact, I almost took action when Lucien intentionally lured us to attack him the last couple of times, but I had to wait before my preparations were accomplished. After they were finally done two months ago, he simply stopped coming out.”
”Preparations?” Kritonia frowned. He had been contacting Banham remotely and did not meet the guy in person until a couple of days ago.
The Original Fire chuckled. ”I'll tell you the details before our operation. Hehe. They will be wary of you, me and the other legendary experts of the Church, but they don't know that somebody else is coming…”
”Who is it?” Asked Kritonia solemnly. He had to ensure his own safety first. Unexpected forces or experts were always worrisome.
”Why do you think I joined the Church?” Instead of giving an answer, the Original Fire asked back.
Kritonia snorted. ”Are you going to tell me?”
”No, so you can stop asking.” The Original Fire shook the cup in his hands. ”Rest assured. They will definitely be separated from the legendary sorcerers of the Congress of Magic briefly. We will have enough time to take action and retreat.”
Kritonia nodded. ”Have you eliminated the insidious dangers with prophecy?”
”Lucien and Natasha have been looked after by Fernando and Hathaway. My astrology only tells me that they do not pose a threat to us. As for the rest, we can only make conclusions based on intelligence and other traces. His Holiness has also asked with prayer. The result is more or less the same. There's no need to worry. We will be able to escape even if there are accidents.” The Original Fire was rather confident, although he was only level-one legendary and the best legendary items he had were only level two.
Kritonia looked at Banham in confusion, wondering why he was so confident in his 'preparations'. He secretly made up his mind that if the 'preparations' were not satisfactory enough for him, he would immediately withdraw. So, he was more or less relaxed and said, ”It still can be dangerous. Although neither of them is legendary, they have the Congus Ring, the legendary items awarded by the Congress of Magic, the Shield of Truth, and the Sword of Truth. Those can also pose a threat to us. We cannot be careless.”
When Grand Duke of Orvarit left Aalto, he took away the Shield of Truth 'by the way'. Although he could not lift it, it was possible for him to put it into a storage bag.
”Yes. Lucien and Natasha always create miracles. They escaped from the pursuit of the Demigod-lich when they were only in the senior rank. We cannot be careless.” Banham nodded in approval, his smile gone. ”We cannot waste time talking to them, we cannot hesitate, we cannot think about capturing them alive, and we must give a fatal blow to them as soon as possible. Alright, Kritonia, go to take a rest now. I'm going to study arcana.”
”You? You study arcana?” Kritonia was more or less stunned.
The Original Fire shook his head with a smile. ”My cognitive world was broken and solidified back in the age of the ancient Magic Empire. That's why my strength never grew over the past thousand years. I thought decades ago that the situation couldn't be any worse even if I tried learning arcana, and that I could possibly find a way to reshape my cognitive world. Look, even His Holiness can learn arcana to modify his divine powers. Why can't I?”
Then, Kritonia finally understood why the Original Fire's strength hadn't grown for almost a thousand years. He should've already advanced into level two after such a long time, considering that the Demigod-lich was also a sorcerer with ancient heritage but it only took him three hundred years to become legendary.
The Original Fire looked out of the window, smiling: ”I hope that our 'wedding gift' will satisfy them.”