Chapter 155 The Shadow Manipulator is so terrifying! (Important chapter, do not skip ordering)
Antolia, southern mountains.
A dark black beam of light fell from the sky.
Countless black mist swirled in mid-air, condensed, and then gradually took shape.
If you look down from the sky, it looks like the eye of a tiny typhoon, as if it has a majestic suction force that brings together the black mist that fills the air.
Leon stood on a field not far away, looking at the scene before his eyes from a distance.
Behind him, there are countless members of the Lapruk tribe and countless people living in Antolia.
Perhaps at the beginning, they didn't understand what that weird-looking instrument meant.
But...
when they saw the black mist that had spread to the foot of the mountain during this long winter gradually dissipating under the influence of the rotating black light beam...everyone felt an extremely strong feeling in their hearts
. Mixed emotions.
Shock? Excited? incredible?
Or is it both?
...
Leon returned to Antolia three days ago.
And the first thing he did when he returned to his fiefdom was to find someone to settle the score.
Therefore, as the leader of the mercenaries of Antolia, Stan was fined three months' military pay by Leon very smoothly.
The reason is simple: the promise he made previously was not fulfilled.
However, Leon had already expected this.
The Principality of Norton is so far away from Antolia. Not to mention whether we can successfully find out the news about the Antolia caravan on the land of the Principality of Norton. It is impossible to make a round trip in such a short time. Completed within.
The main reason why Leon didn't speak when Stein issued the military order was that he felt that this guy was a little too arrogant.
how to say?
As a conservative representative in the Antolian army, Stain's ability is obvious to all, at least in terms of military literacy and ability to lead the army.
As the military commander of Antolia, Todd also has high expectations for Stan.
However, despite their outstanding abilities, Leon and Todd have already reached an agreement on beating Stan.
The so-called jade is useless if it is not polished.
Arrogance has always been a major shortcoming of Antolian mercenaries.
Stain, who was a mercenary from Antolia, also inherited this shortcoming.
Even when the Antolian militiamen first grew up, they even gave Leon the scene of being beaten on the training ground by a group of militiamen.
Therefore, in order for Stan to truly assume the responsibility of being the leader of Antolian mercenaries, he must go through many hardships and beatings.
It's just...
that when Leon returns from Dorin Valley, there is not no good news waiting for him.
For example, after rummaging and searching day and night, the mages of Antolia, led by Fast and Archmage Albert, finally completed the last piece of the puzzle required to build the Shadow Manipulator!
That ancient magic text that the ancestors called "purification"!
Even knowing how urgent they were to build the Shadow Manipulator, Antolia's craftsmen had already built all the scattered parts needed to build the Shadow Manipulator according to the prescribed dimensions based on the drawings.
When Leon returns with a large group of dwarf craftsmen, he only needs to complete the most critical core structure of the shadow manipulator, and then the mage from Antolia will hand-paint the magic circuit that he finally obtained, and then he can get started. then apply!
"Well done!"
After listening to Aaron's report on Antolia's work in recent days, Leon couldn't help but reveal a hint of obvious joy in his eyes.
That's the Shadow Manipulator!
This is what Leon has always dreamed of!
As long as we have it, not only will the black mist that is gradually spreading towards Antolia be effectively contained!
Even going to the abandoned land will no longer be a distant plan, but an established goal that can be put into action at any time!
"Let's do it!"
"If the spreading black mist can really be contained through the shadow manipulator, then the Jimena family will never be stingy with the reward!"
Leon raised his head and looked at the people standing together in his study. Members of the platoon's "Shadow Manipulator Research and Development Team" gave their guarantee very seriously:
"All mages participating in this plan can freely choose the magic materials they need from the Jimena family's secret vault. !"
"And all craftsmen can be rewarded with money and noble titles according to the degree of participation!" "
At least twenty Escudo gold coins!"
Leon added without hesitation.
"As you wish!"
Perhaps for the others, the reward given by Leon was generous enough.
But for Fast, if the Shadow Manipulator can be successfully built, it will be the best reward he can get!
"Lord Marquis!"
"Please allow me to engrave the magic text on the shadow manipulator!"
Fast's voice was slightly trembling.
This was the first request he made to Leon since he decided to pledge his allegiance to the Jimena family.
"During the days when you went to Duolin Valley, Priest Fast has been working hard on how to draw the purification runes, and he didn't even dare to take a moment's rest." Aaron on the side quickly added
.
"Of course!"
Leon immediately replied in the affirmative.
As the lord of Antolia, Leon knew very well what the Abandoned Land meant to Fast.
Although the old mage had never been to the Abandoned Land, it was like never having been to Rome. Being able to become Jingluo, Fast has always had an obsession from the depths of his heart for the land shrouded in black mist.
"Thank you for your gift!"
The moment Leon's words fell, the old priest explained his gratitude to the young lord with the most solemn and serious etiquette.
So, this was the scene three days later.
Looking at the black-purple whirlwind swaying in the air, Leon's heart, which had been hanging on, finally relaxed.
Because apart from the shadow manipulator, he now doesn't know any other way to contain the spreading black mist.
Just like what Leon said to the soldiers of Antolia before, you must always be prepared to step onto the battlefield.
If the Shadow Manipulator is really useful, then they can take the initiative to explore the land on the other side of the mountains.
But if the Shadow Manipulator is useless...
then the other nobles of the Kingdom of Andal will probably see a world-famous painting titled "About the Little Death I Turned into a Natural Disaster and Striked the Kingdom After the Shadow Manipulator Failed."
There is no way, if the black fog continues to spread, Antolia will inevitably face a food crisis.
For the survival of the Jimena family, Leon could only find a way to find a new territory for himself in the north of Antolia.
And this is precisely the meaning of our neighbors collecting grain and me collecting guns.
Fortunately, Leon is lucky.
In other words... the nobles of the Kingdom of Andal are lucky enough.
The moment the Shadow Manipulator was activated, the magic text engraved on the instrument bloomed with hazy light almost instantly. At the same time, the black mist that had spread to the foot of the Antolia Mountains It begins to fade at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Abandoned land...
Thinking of this, Leon couldn't help but cast his gaze to the mountains in the distance...
There will be no updates for the past two days. I need to think carefully about the settings of the subsequent plot.
(End of chapter)