Chapter 247 (1/2)

Chapter 247: A Corruption Scheme

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The greatest drive for someone to attain more knowledge is their curiosity.

There was no distinction of good and bad in curiosity. However, magic was a different story altogether.

Without constraints, a Magician would venture further into the path of magic and eventually succumb to the immense knowledge, becoming merely a lifeless puppet of magic. That would already be the optimal result. More often than not, many Magicians would end up dabbling in dark magic out of curiosity and eventually becoming a degenerate slave of darkness.

There had been many of such examples in history. Blood Demon Talon, Morestern, Andrew and just recently, Wavier were all exceptional talents with a bright future that ended up on the wrong path.

This applied even to the Dark Elves. There had been many cases where talented young Magicians fell to the dark side, and so, when Milda saw this magic letter engraved in dark runes, she started looking at Link suspiciously. After Wavier of the South—would the magic genius of the Norton Kingdom be the next to succumb to the forbidden knowledge of dark magic?

This was Milda’s first-day meeting Link, and she had no prior understanding of his personality. She instinctively doubted Link and found a serious problem with this magic letter.

She stared at Link coldly and said, “Link, I believe this needs some explanation.”

Link frowned as well. He still had not rationalized the purpose of this letter, or even the identity of the person who had sent it. However, he had a clear conscience and he said, “Let’s first enter the house and go to the second floor. I will open the letter on the spot to see what exactly is written.”

The three High Elves exchanged glances as guarded expressions appeared on their faces. They started grabbing their wands tightly in their hands. Milda then said, “There is no need to. Here will do.”

They looked ready to strike the moment they felt something was amiss.

One could not blame them for overreacting. After all, the incident regarding Wavier had already reached the ears of the High Elves.

Wavier had attacked his fellow Magicians and even his mentor in the heat of the moment and resulted in a tragedy. Link was at least ten times more dangerous than Wavier. If he went insane right on the spot, the situation would be even more disastrous than what happened in the South. They had to be prepared.

From Link’s perspective, he would have agreed to open that letter on the spot if he were the only one present. However, many people were standing next to him. Joshua, the mercenaries and the residents of Scorched Ridge had all crowded around to join in the commotion.

A few Magicians clad in glamorous robes looking at each other under a tense atmosphere was bound to attract attention. Before long, there would be rumors spreading around.

It was extremely disadvantageous for Link for this incident to have happened on his territory.

Link was slightly enraged by Milda’s actions. However, after seeing the determined expression on the High Elves’ faces, he knew that getting angry would be for naught. The other part was a High Elf Princess, and she had two Level-7 Magicians as her bodyguards. She had personally attended to many crises and important events before. It would be difficult to change her mind once she had decided on something.

Going against such a strong-willed person would only make things worse.

I wonder who is plotting against me? To think that they would send me such a sinister thing!

Keeping his anger under control, Link took a step back and said, “As you wish.”

He then prepared to open the letter.

At that moment, a voice sounded from his side, “Master Link, you have finally returned. We were expecting you.”

Link looked behind him and saw Master Ferdinand and Master Grenci walking towards him.

As they came closer, Grenci glanced at the letter in Link’s hand then looked at the guarded expressions on the High Elves’ face before saying calmly, “It’s just a magic letter. There is nothing too serious about it. Let’s talk in the room.”

As he spoke, he stretched his hand to take the letter from Link’s hand and entered the house.

Ferdinand then followed as he patted Link gently on the shoulders. He then faced the three High Elves and said, “Young people, don’t worry too much. It is merely a small affair. Let’s go.”

With the help of two experienced Master Magicians, Milda and the other two High Elves hesitated for a moment before they finally agreed to enter the wooden house.

They then reached the parliament hall on the second floor and got seated.

After they got settled, Grenci said, “This letter arrived two days ago. We felt something was amiss the moment it arrived. However, the letter was addressed to Master Link. We left it untouched until he returned.”

After which, he stared at Link. Although his expression was calm, it could be seen that he was also waiting for Link’s explanation.

Link then replied with a puzzled expression, “I am also curious as to who would send such things to me.”

Following which, he pushed this letter to the middle of the table and said, “Your Highness Milda seems to suspect my integrity. For fairness sake, I will not open this letter myself. Your Highness, I would like you to open it personally.”

“Alright.” Milda nodded her head and activated the Magician’s Hand, opening the letter from afar.

Upon opening this letter, the dark aura surrounding it intensified. One could clearly see a cloud of black smoke emerging from the envelope. This smoke then started congregating above the envelope, forming a human face which started speaking in a cheerful voice.

“Hey, Link, my good friend. I’m glad that you are interested in my domain of magic. I missed you so much after we parted last time. I feel extremely honored to receive your letter, and I am happy to answer some of your doubts regarding the domain of Soul Magic.”

The voice then rambled on.

He spoke in great detail about the techniques to extract a person’s soul from their physical body. This went on for about 15 minutes before he ended by saying, “This method is extremely useful. However, it is merely the foundation. If you are interested to know more, please continue writing to me. I will be more than happy to answer any queries.”

The black smoke then dissipated and the magic letter returned to its original form. There was also a grey paper in the letter. Milda pulled out the paper which revealed the exact content of what was just said.

She then looked at the bottom of the paper and saw a detestable name, Wavier Warsling.

Milda was horrified and gasped, “Link, you had connections with Wavier?”

Link denied, “I did not.”

Romilson then interrupted, “Master Link, the letter mentioned that you once made a trip to the South…from what I know, you indeed made that trip a while ago. You even brought back a Wind Tiger from that journey.”

As the Magician the High Elves valued and feared, they had done comprehensive research on Link’s actions and background. While Link’s visit to the South could be concealed from the ordinary folks, it was no secret to a Magician, much less the High Elves.

Romilson did not complete his entire sentence. However, his underlying message was clear. This letter showed that Link and Wavier indeed knew each other by name and that he had made a trip to the South especially just to meet him. They seemed to be on good terms.