The dire situation analyzed in Chapter 108: ecological invasion
The dire situation analyzed in Chapter 108: ecological invasion
Seeing Lo Ang's surprised look, the Crimson Wizard immediately became angry.
"Thunder Wizard, do you really think I'm a fool?!" Scarlet Wizard said angrily.
"While I am not as meticulous as you in learning magic, I was not pampered and cared for as much as you were when I was young."
"For me, it's like an instinct to first observe the local ecosystem and determine who I can mess with and who I can't."
"How come I can't perceive the situation in these central kingdoms?"
If Loen is a person, someone who grew up under the protection of civilization, then the Crimson Wizard is a 'beast' that grew up in the wilderness.
For the Scarlet Wizard, moving from one place to another is like a beast leaving its original hunting grounds and heading to another territory. Upon arriving in a new territory, figuring out her place in the local ecosystem is both an instinct and a top priority for her.
On the contrary, Loon, having been influenced by civilization, was not as sensitive to the food chain and ecosystem as the Crimson Wizard.
"Don't worry." Crimson looked at Lo Ang. "Unless the wizards of these central kingdoms are all madmen, they certainly won't attack me easily."
"At most, it's just a show of force, a mutual intimidation."
The Scarlet Wizard said—in her theory, a beast also worries about getting hurt while hunting another beast.
Therefore, fights rarely occur between wild beasts—and the same is true for wizards!
If a wizard is seriously injured in a battle with the Scarlet Wizard, wouldn't other wizards covet his property and try to take action against him?
The Crimson Wizard did not believe that the wizards of these central kingdoms would have such high moral standards.
Otherwise, no matter what, she wouldn't have stayed on this long-armed island to take the risk so easily.
"That being said, the risks you need to take in this matter are still extremely high."
"Moreover, how can one entrust matters of life and future to the kindness of others?" Luo Ang frowned.
Even if it's necessary to seek an opportunity for dialogue, directly giving others that opportunity is still too much of a show of weakness.
"Thunder Wizard, don't forget that when facing the wizards of the central kingdoms, you and I were originally at a disadvantage."
"They are the strong, and we are the weak."
"It is we, not them, who need an opportunity for dialogue."
"Under such circumstances, we should have shown weakness."
"Just like the sirens, after that war, they transformed from a sirens race into sirens wizards."
The Sirens were an extremely powerful and prosperous civilization—otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to wage war against humans and wizards.
Such powerful, naturally intelligent sirens, in addition to knowledge of magic, also possess a history of the past... not just for the sirens to inherit glory.
Rather, it was to let the sirens know who was strong and who was weak, so that the sirens could live obediently.
Before the war, the sirens were just sirens, not wizards—even if there were wizards among the sirens, they were the wizards who were loyal to the sirens empire, not the sirens who were part of the wizards.
But after being conquered, the Siren Empire collapsed, and the Siren became part of the wizards. In many planes, there are only Siren wizards, not Siren.
Only wizarding groups, primarily composed of siren sorcerers.
Even the mighty Siren Empire crumbled before the eyes of the wizard civilization, ultimately choosing to integrate into the wizard community and become a part of the wizards.
So what if she and Loon, two mere second-class wizard apprentices, bowed their heads before the wizards of these central kingdoms?
"This is fine." Luo Ang pondered for a moment, but still felt that safety was the most important thing.
He reached into his sleeve—although the Scarlet Wizard already knew he had a storage bag, he still habitually made this disguise when taking things out of it.
Immediately, Loon took out the two scrolls and handed them to the Crimson Wizard.
One is a scroll for slashing techniques.
One is the levitation scroll.
One is a utility spell, and the other is an offensive spell—both are instant cast.
Even if the Crimson Wizard is disturbed or suppressed by the aura of the Needle Eel, he can still easily trigger the scroll and release the spell.
With these two scrolls in hand, even if the Scarlet Wizard's weakness is exploited, she can still maintain her deterrent power against the enemy and greatly ensure her safety.
The Crimson Wizard's eyes shimmered slightly as he looked at the two scrolls that Loon handed him.
The most difficult step in learning magic is identifying the "standard model" of a spell—the spell scroll. Besides signifying a convenient means of casting spells, it also signifies an extremely stable "standard model."
It's one thing when they're in the Stormy Seas, where the wizards are all lone wolves, and even with the 'Standard Model,' it's only a temporary solution for them.
But this is the Central Kingdom, where many schools of wizardry exist.
—For wizarding schools, a "standard model" of a spell signifies a stable lineage within the school.
Even if the person in the school who learned this spell dies, as long as the scroll remains, the tradition can continue...
One can imagine how valuable this spell scroll was to those schools of thought.
To put it bluntly, even if Loon were to kill the wizards who came to investigate and start a war with the wizards of the Central Kingdoms right now, as long as he could produce a spell scroll and give it to a wizarding school in the Central Kingdoms, that wizarding school would definitely be willing to change Loon's identity and provide him with protection.
This is the value of spell scrolls to those schools of thought.
And now, this extremely valuable item has been handed directly to the Crimson Wizard by Loon.
—This is simply to allow the Crimson Wizard to be more composed when facing potential enemies.
Even so, Luo Ang still felt it wasn't enough.
He then reached into his storage bag and pulled out a short staff.
It was one of the spoils stolen from the wizard Recent.
A slanted staff.
This staff is also extremely valuable, providing a significant boost to a wizard's power—it can increase the power of a spell-like ability to almost reach the level of a level zero spell.
However, this was something that the wizard Recent took from the Tree Ring School when he betrayed it. Both Loon and the Scarlet Wizard were worried that if the staff were exposed in their hands, it would attract the attention of the Tree Ring School.
Neither of them intended to antagonize the Tree Ring School—and after leaving the Storm Sea, they hadn't encountered any particularly difficult enemies.
Therefore, this staff had always been kept in Lo'ang's storage bag.
"You also kept this on your person."
"If it really comes to the point where it is necessary, there is no need to worry about this thing being exposed, nor is there any need to worry about the Tree Ring School."
"At worst, we'll just go to the storm-prone sea area."
"I refuse to believe that the Tree Ring School wouldn't dare to enter the Storm Sea to pursue Wizard Lescent, but would dare to go into the Storm Sea to cause us trouble."
As for Loen himself—his spell system is far more complete than that of the Crimson Wizard.
Besides, he brought out seven spell scrolls from the Beacon of Prosperity, lent two to the Crimson Wizard, and he still had five left...
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