Throne of Magical Arcana

Ten queen gold coins? Downey's breathing suddenly became a little heavier. Although he knew for a long time that he would earn a lot of money after becoming an official magician, he had been in school before, and many subsidies were directly allocated arcane points, basically no cash. Trading, so, after hearing the offer of ten queen gold coins, I couldn't help but my heart beat faster, and I quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Ten queen gold coins are nothing to nobles, wealthy businessmen, and magicians, but Downey was born in a commoner family in a small town, and he has never seen a single gold coin in his life until now. If he went there, he could reap a large amount of wealth that could significantly improve his family's environment without actually solving the problem. How could he not be thrilled?

If you want to continue on the path of a magician, materials, scrolls, books, supernatural items, etc. are unavoidable things, and they all need the support of wealth!

If the problem is really solved, how much will Baron Herdos pay?

Thoughts were churning in Downey's mind, and his voice became slightly hoarse: "If I can solve this problem, how much will the Baron pay me?"

The butler's expression remained the same, and he did not laugh at Downey's overthinking. You must know that a three-ring magician took action before but failed to resolve the matter. He said respectfully, "My master said, if you can let Mr. White Once the castle is restored to tranquility, in addition to these ten queen gold coins, you will also be given a 'magic glove', which is a second-level extraordinary item."

Extraordinary items? Downey felt his blood rushing up, and he almost agreed directly.

Fortunately, long-term meditation and spell-casting focused practice kept him awake to the last sliver, and he said calmly on the outside: "Baron Herdos is the lord of the town, I am happy to help him, but I need the previous few mages and If the record of the apprentice handling the supernatural events in the castle is confirmed, I will go to the castle in person.”

It's better to be cautious about this kind of thing.

A smile appeared on the butler's respectful face, and he took out a thick stack of documents from his pocket: "This is the record you need."

Feeling Downey's surprise, he smiled and explained: "My master is no stranger to magicians, so I know you will need this."

Downey was relieved at this moment, took the record, cast a spell to look at it, and found that there was indeed no trace of tampering, and then read it carefully.

After a long time, while rubbing the documents, he said calmly: "It's just that the two apprentices were so surprised that they jumped out of the window of the castle and fell to their deaths there. There is no record of the death of the mage. Well, to me, it should be nothing. Danger, Mr. Steward, please take me to see the baron."

The first half of his sentence was not to the housekeeper, but an explanation to his parents and sister, so as not to worry them.

Sure enough, after hearing his explanation, Lily and Mrs. White, who were full of worries and wanted to stop him, both heaved a sigh of relief and smiled from the bottom of their hearts. It is the honor of our family that their son (brother) can be valued by the lord , it was really the right choice to let him go to a general education school!

——As civilians, they fear and obey their lords more than ordinary magicians.

Downey's father, Old White, nodded excitedly, telling Downey to go ahead without worrying about family affairs.

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The hills near the town are undulating, covered with evergreen trees, and a dark and deep castle stands beside a beautiful and quiet lake, which complements the surrounding scenery.

Inside the castle, Downey sat on the sofa opposite Baron Herdos, who had a sallow face and was constantly coughing.

"This is an ancient castle that has been passed down by our family for nine hundred years. It is a symbol of our Herdos family. However, the haunting phenomenon in recent decades has made us restless. I hope that Mr. White can help you solve it. You are a necromancer. Professionals." Baron Herdos said weakly.

He lives in a villa in the city to recuperate, and basically does not go back to the castle. Today he is here to wait for Downey. Since the laying of more electric energy systems and the popularity of various alchemy items, more and more nobles like to live in the city. Villas or suburbs can enjoy these convenient manors, and similar castles have gradually become decorations, unless the future infrastructure can go deep into the mountains.

Although Downey is a necromancer in the direction of "body structure and genetic factors", knowledge about ghosts and evil spirits is a compulsory course at Heidler Academy, so he is no stranger to this, and asked solemnly: "I don't know how many people are there? What happened years ago that led to the haunting? I hope you can tell me everything, don't miss it."

The sudden appearance of hauntings is certainly not without reason.

"Really not, several mages have asked before." Baron Herdos replied with a wry smile.

Although the magician he hired before was not a professional in the necromantic department, since he wanted to solve this matter, the necessary preliminary investigation would still be done-unless he was crazy, no magician was completely reckless. Especially the current arcanists, clear thinking and clear logic are the basic characteristics!

"It seems to have appeared suddenly, maybe someone did something secretly, but after such a long time, the clues have long since disappeared." Baron Herdos added.

Downey nodded: "I hope you, Baron, will give me the family information during that period. I need all kinds of information. I will live here tonight and rely on them to 'pass' the time."

"I'll leave it to you, Mr. Downey, tonight." Baron Herdos nodded slightly. Afterwards, he left ten Queen's gold coins on the table, left the castle with the butler, and returned to the city.

The servants in the castle came during the day and left before evening, no one dared to live here, so, with the departure of Baron Herdos and his party, the castle returned to its deep tranquility. Dispels the deep cold.

Donnie checked the castle, but found nothing. Then he found a bedroom, meditated, kept his energy, and waited for the night to come.

when! when! when!

Three bells rang out, and the old wall clock "heralded" the arrival of ten o'clock at night. According to the information in Downey's hands, all the haunting phenomena happened after this time.

boom! boom! boom!

As soon as the bell stopped, Downey heard a dull and strange sound, and frowned. Is this the sound of the wind blowing against the window frame? But I checked it before, and all the windows are closed!

Rubbing the magician badge on his chest with his right hand, Downey opened the door, entered the corridor, and walked towards the place where the sound came from.

boom!

A huge and dull impact sounded behind Downey, and he turned around in fright, only to see that the door of the room he had just left closed automatically!

Whoooo!

The faint, phantom-like crying came into Downey's ears, and his pores shrank. If he hadn't experienced a few real nightmares, he probably wouldn't be able to keep calm.

Woo!

The wind whimpered and suddenly blew in the corridor.

The candlesticks were extinguished one by one, and darkness completely enveloped the castle.

Downey quickly cast a "light spell", and the glove immediately emitted a crimson light like a torch, illuminating the surroundings.

But suddenly, a gust of cold breath blew on Donnie's neck, making his hair stand on end, and then, the "Light Art" ended without a sound!

"This evil spirit is more terrifying than described!"

Downey had "seen" all kinds of undead creatures in the nightmare, and felt the power of this evil spirit more clearly than ordinary magicians. A trace of uneasiness flashed through his heart, he quickened his pace, and walked directly towards the gate of the castle, "It I didn't notice that my spell was interrupted! How could those magicians in the past survive?"

Usually this kind of evil spirit is trapped in a certain place, as long as you leave the castle, you will be safe!

"Cluck!"

A white fuzzy figure floated in front of him, laughing sternly and saying:

"If you don't let them go, how can someone 'send' me food again and again?"

Downey was taken aback. It knew what it was thinking? Or are you using illusions and words to shake your mind?

"Don't worry, I won't eat you directly, I will slowly, slowly suck your soul." The figure flickered, and there was no chance for Donnie to lock on, "Since I was awakened by someone, I have been It is very restrained, and only takes half of it, which can make you forget what you are going through now, and take the initiative to come here every few months."

Donnie walked forward guardedly, unaffected by words, and the evil spirit did not stop him.

This made him feel a little more at ease, and felt that the evil spirit was just a fake. At this time, the gate of the old castle appeared in front of him.

Just escape!

Downey opened the door, but outside the door was the castle hall!

Panic surged up, and a chill rose from under his feet, quickly paralyzing his whole body.

"Haha, I like this kind of frightened emotion the most." A pale and illusory face stood out in front of Downey, with his mouth open, and the stench was sprayed on Downey's face, making him dizzy. Also unable to concentrate on casting spells.

Looking vaguely at that face, Donnie felt more and more cold and gloomy, and his soul seemed to be frozen.

It's okay to have such a nightmare, but you will die in the hands of this not too strong evil spirit?

Suddenly, Downey felt a surge of coldness in his right hand, and then it lifted up uncontrollably and grabbed the face in front of him.

This is my right hand?

A monotonous black, white and gray palm was reflected in Downey's pupils. Seeing it was like seeing death without any vitality, death that would never fade away!

"No?" The evil spirit screamed miserably, as if seeing the most feared thing.

Then, it froze in place as if waiting for Downey's right hand.

The right hand passed through, and the evil spirit split and disintegrated, plunged into black, white and gray, and disappeared.

Downey regained his energy and quickly cast the light spell, only to see that everything around him was as usual, except for the candles that were all extinguished.

"Illusion? No, it must be real!" Donnie raised his right hand, looked at it without any abnormality, and muttered to himself, "What happened? Why did my right hand become like this?"

At that moment before, he felt that he was the master of death!

"Yeah, it's very similar to that mass of black, white, gray and black armor in the nightmare!" Downey suddenly raised his head, his face covered with cold sweat.

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Outside the ancient castle, a tall and straight black figure stood quietly, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, it's not that easy to solve all the problems."