Chapter 665 - Target: Shadow Divine Fragment (2/2)

Kanorse laughed heartily. “I only need to work hard. That’s easy!” To him, having arms again was the same as being reborn. Standing up from his chair, he bowed deeply to Link. “Thank you, master.”

Link accepted the gratitude and said, “You deserve it and it was my duty… Alright. General, shouldn’t you introduce this gentleman?”

He could feel deep and obscure Mana surge within the Magician. He was Level-14 and was definitely a powerful figure.

Kanorse nodded. “His name is Dylosen. He says he’s from Aragu.”

“Oh.” Link grew more excited. If he was from Aragu, he must be related to the Fire Sect of the Aragu Realm. Judging from his attitude, he wasn’t a foe.

There was nothing better than finding a powerful ally right now.

By now, the disdain in Dylosen’s eyes was gone. He smiled. “I heard countless stories about you along the way. I thought I had an idea about your magic, but seeing those arms, I realized I was wrong. Your accomplishments in enchantments, at least, are far beyond my imagination.”

Link already viewed this Magician as a future ally. Since he was praising him, Link returned the gesture. “We all have our specialties. For example, I don’t understand your wand at all. It must be a masterpiece.”

“Oh no, no, no. Haha.” Dylosen had made this wand himself and it was his proudest work. Link’s words hit his sweet spot.

The exchange made the atmosphere very comfortable.

Having gotten new arms, Kanorse held hope for the future again and was in a great mood. “Your Highness,” he said to Princess Annie, “The masters have things to discuss. I don’t understand magic, so how about we go patrol the fortress?”

Annie had no objections. She smiled and nodded.

After they left, only the three Legendary Magicians remained.

Link composed himself and cast a soundproof barrier. Then he asked, “Did the Aragu Empire run into trouble?”

Dylosen had learned about Link and knew some things about Link’s past with Milda, Holy Maiden of the Fire Sect. When Link asked this, he realized that Link already knew the basic situation of Aragu. Skipping the nonsense, he said, “It isn’t trouble. It’s that we’re at the last juncture between life and death!”

Link was shocked. “It’s that bad? What about the Snow Mountain Archmage?”

“He is old. Now, he is already 596 years old and can only live around 20 to 50 more years. Even if we use a Secret spell, it can only be pushed to ten years. He can’t use spells easily either. If he dies, the Aragu Empire will collapse. By then…” Speaking of Aragu’s situation, Dylosen’s expression was serious.

“Why doesn’t the Snow Mountain Archmage become a god?” Link asked.

Dylosen chuckled bitterly. “It’s not that easy. The Fire Archmage became a god because he received the Divine Fragment from an ancient fire god when he was young and strong. Throughout history, one has always needed an outside force to become a god. No Archmage has done it alone. No one.”

From the side, Eliard said, “Since the Fire Archmage can’t be defeated, it’s useless to ask us for help too.”

Archmages were at Level-19 and this was an Archmage with a Divine Fragment. That made him a demi-god. Going against someone like that was suicide.

“It’s obviously impossible with only you, but Firuman has what we need. To be honest…” Dylosen looked at Link, hesitating whether he should speak or not. In the end, he said it. “Firuman is a very old realm and had an era of gods in the ancient times. Countless gods had died here. There are obviously many Divine Fragments too. If we find one and give it to the Snow Mountain Archmage, we will turn the tides.”

“So you have a target?” Link asked directly.

“There’s a Shadow Stalker in the South,” Dylosen answered simply.

“Shadow Stalker Morpheus is Level-19 and a demi-godlike figure. What did you prepare? How do we benefit?” Link was more straightforward.

“I have Level-19 attack equipment from the Snow Mountain Archmage. If you help me defeat the Shadow Stalker and get the fragment, the Snow Mountain Archmage will do his best to stop the realms from fusing. You will also receive three pieces of Level-19 magic equipment.”

The reward was hearty. Link and Eliard met eyes. Eliard nodded in agreement, but Link still had doubts. “One last question. Why would the Snow Mountain Archmage give such an important mission to a Level-14 Magician?”

“Ha.” Dylosen chuckled wryly. “Because I’m the only one who was fortunate enough to escape from the Fire Archmage and his Magicians. Those stronger than me were all killed. I must thank them for attracting all the attention.”

Looking at the subtle marks on Dylosen’s wand, Link decided to believe this explanation. “Alright. Let’s sign the contract.”

He would trust Dylosen now. As for the truth, it would naturally be exposed while they worked together.