532 Nightmare (1/2)
It was late at night, in the basement of the Cloister of Cavern. There was a stove, from which smoke of sulphur slowly and consistently crawled out and soon spread into the whole basement. At the same time, many different illusions of hell appeared in the dancing fire.
The hydrargyrum was flowing in the groove on the ground and formed a complex Alchemy Array. The array extended in all directions and even spread to the ceiling. At last, it gathered around the bizarre ”stove.”
With the smoke and the array, the whole space of the basement was twisted and became non-physical magic world. The music theory of the School of Abstinence filled this room and began absorbing the energy from the aether stove. All the rules of the Physical World changed completely, and this place became a projection of the Aether World.
In the basement, the old musician Mandel was playing his Mandolin. The string trembled, making a peculiar sound.
Throughout the centuries, the School of Dinar had been studying the peculiar creatures in the Aether World. The members of the School of Dinar were good at the Path of Domain of the School of Dinar. They even created a new tactic, which was ”construction of the magic land.”
The musicians of the School of Dinar knew quite a lot about the Aether World and the peculiar creatures living there, and they knew how to exchange valuable things from the Physical World with things from those creatures.
Mandel, the strongest master of the School of Dinar, was an expert on these creatures, and possessed various precious materials and treasures.
In only a few days, starting from this basement, he successfully turned the whole Cloister of Cavern into his own ”magic world,” where he was the dominator.
He had promised Xavier that he could definitely kill Ye Qingxuan. But his peer did not think so.
”Mr. Mandel, I think we should change our plan,” the young stenographer suggested, from where he stood in the corner. ”The original plan may not work now.”
”Why, in particular?” Mandel asked.
”We never thought Ye Qingxuan could come here so fast.” The stenographer sighed. ”Up until now, we have made many arrangements with the precondition that Ye Qingxuan would not come so quickly. Now he is already here, all our efforts become futile. The Fifth Division was built by Maxwell, so he is the boss here. I do not think Xavier will dare to contradict Maxwell.”
”Ye Qingxuan is just a dead man trapped in the fog.” Mandel sneered. ”Once I kill him, we can go on as planned.”
”Master, I think you should be more careful,” the young stenographer said. ”If we mess this up, the members of the Fifth Division of Anglo will do everything they can to fight against us. ”Fleur-de-lis,” the evaluation system, said that Ye Qingxuan is of the master degree. Besides, he has the bloodline of Lancelot and the royal family as well. He also has a close connection with the Nine Families of the Dragon Bloodline of the East.”
”Wouldn't that be better?” Mandel asked coldly. ”If we succeeded, Earl would take back his throne again. If we caught Ye Qingxuan, it would be easier for us to attack Anglo.”
”Things are not as easy as you think.” The stenographer shook his head. ”You have been living here for too long, so you have no idea how many changes have taken place outside. Ye Qingxuan is… not an ordinary man.”