Celestial Mage

Chapter 83 No Family, No Prestige (110)

02:30am.

Mochizuki Garden.

There was a knock on the door of Earl Omexia's bedroom.

The knock on the door was very urgent, accompanied by the voice of the chief of internal affairs, Malkiri, who was full of apologies.

"Madam, I'm very sorry to interrupt your sleep, but Mr. Xia Bolai brought back a very urgent military situation!"

Since becoming the owner of Silvermoon Castle, Sofia de Omecia's sleep has become very light. In fact, she woke up when the door rang the second time.

The precious sleep was interrupted, and when the anger was brewing in his chest, it was extinguished on the spot by the word military situation.

She immediately sat up and called out, "Ava, dress me."

Ava is the name of her personal maid.

Ava has woken up, but her clothes are disheveled, and she ran over wearing only a thin inner skirt, hurriedly trying to put on a formal dress for Sofia.

"Xia Bolai is not an outsider, it is fine to wear casual clothes and tie up your hair casually. Hurry up!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Even so, it still took more than a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour later, the door opened, and the honorable Earl Omicia came out, while the head of internal affairs, Malkiri, was already waiting by the door.

"Where's Xia Bolai?"

"In the small chamber, ma'am."

"Come alone?"

"It's two people, and they brought a young assistant with them."

"I understand."

Sophia strode towards the small conference hall, and when she reached the door, she said to her loyal internal affairs chief: "Wait by the door, don't let anyone in without my permission!"

"Yes, ma'am."

The small conference hall is not big, and it is used for internal discussions with close people. Although Sophia looks down on Xia Bolai's nephew, after all, he was brought up since childhood, and the relationship is indeed very close.

After entering the door, she closed the door tightly and locked it.

She saw Xia Bolai waiting at the round table with a tired face, while another thin figure was hidden in the shadow beside Xia Bolai, looking very inconspicuous.

Seeing his aunt arrived, Xia Bolai bowed himself: "Auntie, it's very impolite to disturb you late at night, but the situation is really too urgent."

"Speak the truth!"

Sophia interrupted her nephew's chatter, and hurried to the chair by the round table.

"Yes, aunt."

Xia Bolai followed the routine he had practiced before, took the blueprint handed over by Rosen beside him, and unfolded it on the round table.

"Auntie, when we were investigating, we accidentally found this ice dwarf camp in the depths of the labyrinth forest to the north of Yuehui Town. This is an accurate reproduction of the camp."

Sophia looked at the drawing, and was shocked by the connected sheds that looked like graveyards.

Xia Bolai continued: "According to preliminary estimates, we estimate that there are at least 600 ice dwarf warriors and more than 1200 ice dwarf laborers in this military camp."

"These laborers are also quite strong. As long as they hold weapons, they are quite formidable fighters."

Sophia carefully looked at the straw shed on the blueprint, quickly counted and calculated in her heart, and quickly came to her own conclusion.

"Well, your calculation is reasonable, but it's too rough."

"There are many kinds of ice dwarf warriors, including ice spear warriors, mud armor warriors, and storm warriors. Different warriors need different tactics to deal with them!"

Xia Bolai was prepared, and immediately said: "Auntie, we carefully observed the traces of life left around the barracks, and found this, this, and this."

He kept taking the blueprints from Rosen and spreading them on the table one by one.

Sophia looked at them one by one.

"This is bear dung. It's the giant bear beastmaster! If there is a giant bear beastmaster, there must be mud armored warriors.

"This ice crystal is pure and flawless, and there is no bubble in it. It is the trace left by the ice armor warrior that condenses the spell."

"And this. It's a cut in the rock, smooth as mirror, left by a storm, and there's still a storm warrior."

"But how is this possible? Various warriors belong to different tribes, how could they appear in the same military camp?"

Xia Bolai shrugged: "Obviously, for some unknowable reason, these scattered ice dwarf tribes have reached an alliance."

Sophia's face became more and more serious, and after pondering for a while, she asked again: "Since it is in the depths of the labyrinth forest, where is the exact location of the military camp?"

'Swipe~'

Xia Bolai took the fifth map, but it was an azimuth map. Compared with the previous few maps, it looked very rough, but it was very simple and clear.

"Auntie, look, this circle is Yuehui Town, and this diagonal cross represents the Labyrinth Forest. The red line represents the path we have traveled."

"Look, if you go 10 kilometers to the northwest from Yuehui Town, there will be a small valley. In the valley lives a very powerful giant bear beast king. Of course, we defeated him and learned about the military camp from him. exist."

Xia Bolai's finger followed the red line and went northeast.

"The ice dwarves are very cautious. The giant bear and beast king who is the forward doesn't even know the exact location of the barracks."

"But through the Bingyan who contacted the giant bear and beast king through the military camp, we learned the location of the military camp, searched all the way, and finally found the location of the military camp."

His stubby fingers tapped heavily on a blood-red triangle.

"The location is right here. Based on the walking distance and removing the influence of the undulating terrain along the way, we deduce that the dwarf barracks is on a boulder highland 30 kilometers due north of Yuehui Town."

After speaking, he pointed to various symbols on the map.

"Auntie, the location of this picture is always an estimate, not very precise."

"In addition to the complex terrain of the labyrinth forest, in order to assist in identifying the way, we have set up many special road signs along the way, including boulders, giant trees, stone circles on the ground, etc. And these road signs have accurate images."

'Wow~wow~'

Rosen continued to hand over the corresponding blueprints, and Xia Bolai unfolded them on the table one by one.

These are all charcoal drawings, and the special road signs on the drawing paper are all realistic and very accurate, almost exactly the same as the real thing.

Sophia looked over one by one, and immediately had a clear understanding of the specific location of the ice dwarf camp. It was originally empty and full of anxiety, but also gained a lot of confidence because of these extremely accurate information.

She is not afraid of enemies in the open, but a killer hidden in the dark.

After reading all the pictures, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at this prodigal nephew, feeling that his behavior tonight was very strange.

After thinking about it for a while, she somewhat understood the reason. She stared into Xia Bolai's eyes and asked tentatively, "Xia Bolai, did you inquire about this information yourself?"

Xia Bolai couldn't hold back immediately, his eyes lowered.

"Auntie, I saw these with my own eyes, but Rosen did the follow-up analysis. To be honest, I only saw a military camp."

Sophia smiled faintly: "I knew that was the case."

Seeing that Xia Bolai showed disappointment, she changed the tone again.

"Personal talent cannot be forced. You can accommodate excellent subordinates without feeling jealous. This is very good!"

This is appreciation, and it is the first time Xia Bolai has received appreciation from his aunt since he grew up.

He suddenly felt a hot current overflowing from his chest, and his chest stood up unconsciously, and a naive smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

Sophia immediately couldn't get used to it, and lightly reprimanded: "Look at you, you will reveal your secrets if you boast! How can this superficial look make your subordinates feel awe of you?"

"Auntie, why do you want people to respect me? How fun is it to drink, eat and have fun together?"

Sophia was furious, raised her hand and pointed at the door: "Get out!"

Xia Bolai wanted to talk back, but when she saw her aunt's eyes that were about to spit fire, her mind immediately recalled the scene of being beaten by a dozen sticks together when she was a child, and her courage disappeared without a trace.

"Let's go!"

He grunted and walked towards the door.

When he reached the door, he heard his aunt's voice behind him: "Malgiri, take Xia Bolai to have a good rest. Let Janiya serve him."

Janiya, the senior female official in Mochizuki Garden, has outstanding looks and talents.I grew up with Xia Bolai when I was a child. I was a playmate when I was a child. When I grew up, I played with him on the bed.

Xia Bolai has always been obsessed with this sister, but because of being rejected by her aunt, it is difficult to get close to Fangze when she grows up, but she never thought that tonight she could let Jianiya serve him.

Immediately, all the resentment towards his aunt disappeared in his heart, and all the fatigue disappeared, and his walking speed increased a lot.

After Xia Bolai left, the door of the small conference hall was closed again.

Sophia sat on the armchair, propped her cheek with one hand, stared at Rosen who was standing respectfully by her side, and after looking at it for a long time, she said: "Xiabolai has a simple and honest personality, easy to trust, and is taken advantage of by others. what you think?"

Rosen's heart shuddered, and he immediately knew that the Earl's rank was many levels higher than Xia Bolai's, and his behavior had already touched the sensitive power heart of the superior.

He had been prepared for a long time, he performed the apprentice ceremony first, and then calmly replied: "Madam, I can only agree with half of what you said."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"In my opinion, although Mr. Chaplet's actions are rough, there are also subtleties and a sincere heart."

"If you use your intentions, you can deceive him for a few months or a few years, but you can't deceive him for a long time. And once he sees it through, the end will be very miserable."

Sophia's eyes flashed: "You really think so?"

Rosen remained calm: "Ma'am, I'm just a trivial civilian apprentice. I have neither family support nor popular reputation. In fact, I am notorious."

"At most, I can only be a knowledgeable and talented counselor behind the scenes, but I will definitely not be able to withstand the strong winds and waves in front of the stage."

Sophia nodded slowly: "You are so young, but it is rare to be sober."

Rosen didn't answer, only bowed slightly to respond.

Then, he took out the medicine he found from his arms.

"Lord Earl, this is the potion sold by the Beastmaster. According to him, it contains the animalization magic of a foreign god called 'Ice King'."

"He can turn humans into beasts, and the entire townspeople of Yuehui Town, including the baron and the priest of the temple, have probably already taken it."

"I have little knowledge, and I don't know whether this matter is true or not, so I can only bring it back for you to judge."

The count took the potion and inspected it carefully, his brows became more and more wrinkled, and finally she shouted loudly: "Malkyri! Malkiri!"

The loyal head of internal affairs immediately walked in: "Madam, what are your orders?"

"Immediately send someone to deliver these potions to the temple, hand them over to Priest Faol, and tell him that this is a 'gift' from Frost and Ice Emperor to Silvermoon Castle."

"Yes, ma'am."

Malkiri took the potion and left quickly.

There were two people left in the small conference hall again.

The count stared at Rosen.

"This time, you did a great job, I want to reward you! Tell me, what do you want?!"

Rosen felt a little relieved, but he didn't dare to relax.

Because every sorcerer's mind is very deep, and this person in front of him is not only the extremely powerful Great Moon Sorcerer, but also the Earl of Silvermoon Castle for nearly 20 years.

In front of such people, we must grasp the propriety and learn to seek the straight from the song.

As for how to ask, Rosen had already thought about it carefully.

So, he said softly: "Madam, if possible, I would like to ask you to answer some doubts about the technique."

A smile suddenly appeared on Sophia's face, although it was faint, it came from the heart.

"Little guy, are you so obsessed with spells?"

Rosen laughed, and he smiled sincerely.

"Ma'am, is there anything more interesting in this world than spells?"

'Hahahaha~'

Sophia laughed heartily, and then exclaimed loudly: "Well said!"

She already admired the talent of this young apprentice very much, and at this time, she was even more fond of him.

Looking at the little guy in front of him, it was as if he saw himself back then.

From the earl's point of view, a mage who is extremely obsessed with magic will not have a desire for power, because he has neither time nor energy, nor is he interested in intrigue with others.

To such a person, she can deliver great things with confidence.

Of course, the other party is still too young and too weak. After a few years, it should be able to be reused.

As for now, that is a dialogue between two mages.

"Son, just ask, I will try my best to answer your doubts."

　Ten updates today, and not one update per hour, I will finish the update as soon as possible.After reviewing the manuscript, it will be passed on.

　
(End of this chapter)