Grinth Magic Academy

"Master, your lord must be very busy recently, right?" the king of Southmoon asked .

Eliard furrowed his brows at this . He'd heard that something happened to Link recently but this king looked dazed . This was his third time he started talking about Link . He seemed to really wish that Link could come to Southmoon .

"Your Majesty, our lord has been paying close attention to the situation in the North . If you run into any problems, let me know, and I will do my best to help you . If I can't, I will definitely help send the message . " Eliard deepened his tone at the end .

"Oh, I see . That's good, that's good . I don't have any problems now . " The king chuckled awkwardly . After a pause, he said, "Ah, let's not talk about this anymore, Master Eliard . You came from such a faraway place and must be tired . I won't disturb you anymore . "

With that, he got up and left .

Eliard found this even stranger, but his expression didn't change . He stood up and saw the king out of the magic academy .

When the king's group left, he turned to the one responsible for the Ferde magic amba.s.sador group . "Amir," he murmured . "Has there been any strange news from inside the palace recently?"

He felt that the king was very not normal .

Amir was a 30-year-old Level-5 Magician . He was short and looked wooden, but that was just the surface . In actuality, he was very sharp . This was the reason why he was responsible for the group this time .

He glanced to the side . Seeing that there were some people from the Grinth Magic Academy beside them, he said, "Master, the palace is as usual . I didn't hear anything strange . "

His tone was normal, but when he spoke, he blinked at Eliard . This meant he had something to report privately .

Eliard was taken aback . He turned to study the Southmoon Magicians . At a glance, they seemed to be doing their own things . At closer inspection, they were paying attention to him . One of the young Magicians was the most obvious . He would constantly look over .

Things were even more off now .

Eliard was clever too . He yawned and slapped his forehead; fatigue showed on his face . "That's good . I'm tired, actually . I'll go rest now . "

With that, he patted Amir's shoulder . "Where are we resting? Take me there . "

Amir nodded . "Lord, please follow me . "

He turned towards the garden villa in the southeast of the academy . The villa was very big with more than 20 rooms . All of Ferde's Magicians were living in it .

Once inside the garden, Amir took out his wand . He shook it and cast a Level-5 Secret Spell: Soul Fog .

Light fog spread from his wand and expanded . It became omnipresent water vapor that shrouded the entire villa . Then Amir continued walking . After entering the villa, he led Eliard to a small room on the second floor and cast a Level-4 barrier .

Finally, he relaxed . "Master, the situation is very strange . "

His earlier actions had alerted Eliard . "Why did you cast so many barriers?" he asked . "Are there spies?"

Amir shook his head, looking perplexed . "I don't know if anyone is spying, but for the last half month, there were times when I felt strange while sleeping . It was like someone was watching me from the shadows . I looked around but couldn't find any spies . To be honest, I can't take it for much longer . I've had so many nightmares these days . "

Eliard studied Amir . He realized the man had light dark circles under his bloodshot eyes . His pallor was dark too . He truly looked exhausted .

The situation was quite serious . After thinking, Eliard turned to look at the surrounding barrier . "Are these effective?"

Amir shook his head, chuckling dryly . "I don't know . Maybe or maybe it's just a placebo . "

Eliard furrowed his brows . He thought a bit and took out his own wand . This was special . He'd modified it from Link's Burning Wrath of Heavens . It was now called the Wrath of the Sun wand .

The wand looked like it was made of crystal and radiated with faint sun-like golden flames . When Eliard poured Sunlight Power into it, the flames would multiply until the entire room was painted in light gold .

"Sun Barrier!" he roared quietly .

Sun Barrier

Level-7 Sunlight Spell

Cost: 2000 points

Effect: Use Sunlight Power to create a barrier that blocks outer sensory . When the barrier spreads, all abnormal power in the environment will be forced out .

(Note: Sunlight s.h.i.+nes over the world . )

A ball of faint gold light spread from the tip of the wand . The golden flood rushed past everything, and there were some hisses . There really were things in the corner—detection spells . They were hidden well but were uncovered by the Sunlight Power .

Half a second later, the barrier was complete . The entire room was covered in a thin layer of gold as if it was plated with gold crystal .

"Alright, no one can hear us now . Tell me what you know but hurry . Best if you finish within three minutes . " Eliard's power was already regenerating as he spoke .

He was highly confident in this spell because Link had partic.i.p.ated in developing it . It was created specifically for Sunlight Power . When it had been completed, Link had personally promised that, for five minutes, even a Legendary figure couldn't see inside the barrier .

Amir was shaken . He'd never seen power like this . However, there wasn't much time, so he repressed his shock and said quickly, "Half a month ago, there were rumors that the king, queen, princes, and princesses—dozens of royalty—all fell ill with some weird disease . It wasn't serious, and they recovered in a few days . There was nothing wrong . But a while later, there were rumors that the king changed . He's like a different man . "

"A different man? Did he become better or worse?" Eliard frowned . Before coming, Link had told him about the Ethereals . Hearing this, he instinctively suspected that it was an Ethereal .

Amir shook his head . "I don't know . The king hasn't called us for this half month . We don't know much about inside the palace, and my message to the lord isn't because of the king . "

"Oh, tell me . " Eliard felt that Full Moon City's situation was off .

"Three hours ago, a Level-5 Palace Magician went crazy . He cast a Flame Blast spell inside the palace, destroying a pavilion . A bunch of soldiers and servants were killed . He was captured later and killed without any trial . Even more frightening, the details were instantly silenced . I can't find anything out no matter what I do… I think something's really wrong . The Southmoon royalty is going to have trouble . "

"I see…" Eliard fell into deep thought . He looked to Amir . The man seemed really anxious and scared . This must have traumatized him .

Magicians were n.o.ble and important . Every country treated them with respect . Even if they were sentenced to death, it had to be a horrible crime and go through a just trial . Every Magician had to be convinced before the criminal Magician could be killed . Killing a Magician like butchering a chicken rarely ever happened .

There weren't enough details though . Eliard couldn't figure anything out . He thought a bit more and asked, "The magic academy seems guarded against us . Why?"

Magicians were usually independent . In their field, they didn't care much about political power of the regular world . They only cared about a Magician's level . With Link's reputation as a Legendary Magician, they shouldn't be so feared here .

Amir sighed . "So many things have happened recently . There's a rumor going around Full Moon City that we brought them bad luck… Of course, this is just a small thing . The real reason is that Earl Andal, dean of the academy, fell sick . After he recovered, I felt clearly that they started watching us . "

"Another sickness?" Eliard was shocked . If the people who fell sick were all taken over by Ethereals… He felt like he'd walked into a den of wolves .

He quickly calmed himself down though and started planning . He prepared to visit the dean of the Grinth Magic Academy . He wanted to see if the man really had any problems .

"Alright, keep your guard up . I'll pay Earl Andal a visit," Eliard said . He'd seen the man earlier and thought he was a bit quiet . Thinking back, it was strange .

"Master, should I go with you?" Amir asked . "We can have each other's backs . "

"No . " Eliard shook his head . "He's just a Level-6 Magician . I can deal with him . "

With that, Eliard canceled the barrier . Without resting, he walked out of the villa . Outside, he walked alongside the square and then turned a corner . As soon as he turned, he saw a Magician from the academy come out of hiding and blocked his path .

He looked familiar . He seemed to be the one who'd paid attention to Eliard and Amir's conversation . Eliard remembered his name was Flemming .

When he got closer, Flemming suddenly said, "Master, I have something to say . "

"You too? What?" Eliard found it strange .

Flemming looked side to side and muttered, "Be careful of Amir . He hasn't been acting normal . There are rumors that he has secret contacts with the robbers outside the city . I personally saw him with some weird strangers . I told the dean, but he doesn't believe me . I felt like I had to tell you . "

Flemming was young . He was in his twenties and was only at Level-1 . When he spoke, his eyes darted around as if scared someone else would hear . He didn't look like he was lying .

Eliard was even more perplexed .

He'd only been in the Southmoon Kingdom for less than two hours, and there seemed to be fog everywhere . He didn't know who he should trust . Was Amir or Flemming lying? Was everyone lying?

Thinking it through, Eliard still didn't know how to distinguish truth from lie . He could only stick to his original plan—investigate the dean .

Chapter 523 Who s Lying Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioGrinth Magic Academy Master, your lord must be very busy recently, right the king of Southmoon asked . Eliard furrowed his brows at this . He d heard that something happened to Link recently but this king looked dazed . This was his third time he started talking about Link . He seemed to really wish that Link could come to Southmoon . Your Majesty, our lord has been paying close attention to the situation in the North . If you run into any problems, let me know, and I will do my best to help you . If I can t, I will definitely help send the message . Eliard deepened his tone at the end . Oh, I see . That s good, that s good . I don t have any problems now . The king chuckled awkwardly . After a pause, he said, Ah, let s not talk about this anymore, Master Eliard . You came from such a faraway place and must be tired . I won t disturb you anymore . With that, he got up and left . Eliard found this even stranger, but his expression didn t change . He stood up and saw the king out of the magic academy . When the king s group left, he turned to the one responsible for the Ferde magic amba.s.sador group . Amir, he murmured . Has there been any strange news from inside the palace recently He felt that the king was very not normal . Amir was a 30 year old Level 5 Magician . He was short and looked wooden, but that was just the surface . In actuality, he was very sharp . This was the reason why he was responsible for the group this time . He glanced to the side . Seeing that there were some people from the Grinth Magic Academy beside them, he said, Master, the palace is as usual . I didn t hear anything strange . His tone was normal, but when he spoke, he blinked at Eliard . This meant he had something to report privately . Eliard was taken aback . He turned to study the Southmoon Magicians . At a glance, they seemed to be doing their own things . At closer inspection, they were paying attention to him . One of the young Magicians was the most obvious . He would constantly look over . Things were even more off now . Eliard was clever too . He yawned and slapped his forehead fatigue showed on his face . That s good . I m tired, actually . I ll go rest now . With that, he patted Amir s shoulder . Where are we resting Take me there . Amir nodded . Lord, please follow me . He turned towards the garden villa in the southeast of the academy . The villa was very big with more than 20 rooms . All of Ferde s Magicians were living in it . Once inside the garden, Amir took out his wand . He shook it and cast a Level 5 Secret Spell Soul Fog . Light fog spread from his wand and expanded . It became omnipresent water vapor that shrouded the entire villa . Then Amir continued walking . After entering the villa, he led Eliard to a small room on the second floor and cast a Level 4 barrier . Finally, he relaxed . Master, the situation is very strange . His earlier actions had alerted Eliard . Why did you cast so many barriers he asked . Are there spies Amir shook his head, looking perplexed . I don t know if anyone is spying, but for the last half month, there were times when I felt strange while sleeping . It was like someone was watching me from the shadows . I looked around but couldn t find any spies . To be honest, I can t take it for much longer . I ve had so many nightmares these days . Eliard studied Amir . He realized the man had light dark circles under his bloodshot eyes . His pallor was dark too . He truly looked exhausted . The situation was quite serious . After thinking, Eliard turned to look at the surrounding barrier . Are these effective Amir shook his head, chuckling dryly . I don t know . Maybe or maybe it s just a placebo . Eliard furrowed his brows . He thought a bit and took out his own wand . This was special . He d modified it from Link s Burning Wrath of Heavens . It was now called the Wrath of the Sun wand . The wand looked like it was made of crystal and radiated with faint sun like golden flames . When Eliard poured Sunlight Power into it, the flames would multiply until the entire room was painted in light gold . Sun Barrier he roared quietly . Sun BarrierLevel 7 Sunlight SpellCost 2000 pointsEffect Use Sunlight Power to create a barrier that blocks outer sensory . When the barrier spreads, all abnormal power in the environment will be forced out . Note Sunlight s.h.i.+nes over the world . A ball of faint gold light spread from the tip of the wand . The golden flood rushed past everything, and there were some hisses . There really were things in the corner detection spells . They were hidden well but were uncovered by the Sunlight Power . Half a second later, the barrier was complete . The entire room was covered in a thin layer of gold as if it was plated with gold crystal . Alright, no one can hear us now . Tell me what you know but hurry . Best if you finish within three minutes . Eliard s power was already regenerating as he spoke . He was highly confident in this spell because Link had partic.i.p.ated in developing it . It was created specifically for Sunlight Power . When it had been completed, Link had personally promised that, for five minutes, even a Legendary figure couldn t see inside the barrier . Amir was shaken . He d never seen power like this . However, there wasn t much time, so he repressed his shock and said quickly, Half a month ago, there were rumors that the king, queen, princes, and princesses dozens of royalty all fell ill with some weird disease . It wasn t serious, and they recovered in a few days . There was nothing wrong . But a while later, there were rumors that the king changed . He s like a different man . A different man Did he become better or worse Eliard frowned . Before coming, Link had told him about the Ethereals . Hearing this, he instinctively suspected that it was an Ethereal . Amir shook his head . I don t know . The king hasn t called us for this half month . We don t know much about inside the palace, and my message to the lord isn t because of the king . Oh, tell me . Eliard felt that Full Moon City s situation was off . Three hours ago, a Level 5 Palace Magician went crazy . He cast a Flame Blast spell inside the palace, destroying a pavilion . A bunch of soldiers and servants were killed . He was captured later and killed without any trial . Even more frightening, the details were instantly silenced . I can t find anything out no matter what I do I think something s really wrong . The Southmoon royalty is going to have trouble . I see Eliard fell into deep thought . He looked to Amir . The man seemed really anxious and scared . This must have traumatized him . Magicians were n.o.ble and important . Every country treated them with respect . Even if they were sentenced to death, it had to be a horrible crime and go through a just trial . Every Magician had to be convinced before the criminal Magician could be killed . Killing a Magician like butchering a chicken rarely ever happened . There weren t enough details though . Eliard couldn t figure anything out . He thought a bit more and asked, The magic academy seems guarded against us . Why Magicians were usually independent . In their field, they didn t care much about political power of the regular world . They only cared about a Magician s level . With Link s reputation as a Legendary Magician, they shouldn t be so feared here . Amir sighed . So many things have happened recently . There s a rumor going around Full Moon City that we brought them bad luck Of course, this is just a small thing . The real reason is that Earl Andal, dean of the academy, fell sick . After he recovered, I felt clearly that they started watching us . Another sickness Eliard was shocked . If the people who fell sick were all taken over by Ethereals He felt like he d walked into a den of wolves . He quickly calmed himself down though and started planning . He prepared to visit the dean of the Grinth Magic Academy . He wanted to see if the man really had any problems . Alright, keep your guard up . I ll pay Earl Andal a visit, Eliard said . He d seen the man earlier and thought he was a bit quiet . Thinking back, it was strange . Master, should I go with you Amir asked . We can have each other s backs . No . Eliard shook his head . He s just a Level 6 Magician . I can deal with him . With that, Eliard canceled the barrier . Without resting, he walked out of the villa . Outside, he walked alongside the square and then turned a corner . As soon as he turned, he saw a Magician from the academy come out of hiding and blocked his path . He looked familiar . He seemed to be the one who d paid attention to Eliard and Amir s conversation . Eliard remembered his name was Flemming . When he got closer, Flemming suddenly said, Master, I have something to say . You too What Eliard found it strange . Flemming looked side to side and muttered, Be careful of Amir . He hasn t been acting normal . There are rumors that he has secret contacts with the robbers outside the city . I personally saw him with some weird strangers . I told the dean, but he doesn t believe me . I felt like I had to tell you . Flemming was young . He was in his twenties and was only at Level 1 . When he spoke, his eyes darted around as if scared someone else would hear . He didn t look like he was lying . Eliard was even more perplexed . He d only been in the Southmoon Kingdom for less than two hours, and there seemed to be fog everywhere . He didn t know who he should trust . Was Amir or Flemming lying Was everyone lying Thinking it through, Eliard still didn t know how to distinguish truth from lie . He could only stick to his original plan investigate the dean .