#264 - Reasons for the end of the war

Actually, it's no wonder that Federation General Dylan was surprised.

For them, a court mage with two silver stars engraved on their mask was already considered a high-level combatant of the Menelaus Empire.

After so many years of war, they had seen very few two-star court mages.

Court mages of this level could easily break through the defensive lines formed by spellcasters every time they appeared,

and they would also cause a large number of casualties.

After the end of the Federation's War of Independence, a senior court mage with a silver star engraved on his mask defected to the Federation, and they gained some understanding of this wizard organization that only served the Mad King.

The Menelaus Empire also had its own philosophy for training wizards.

Each time they recruited a young wizard with suitable talent, they would give them an iron mask.

The young wizards never asked for names or identity information, and the only ideas instilled in them were to become stronger and be loyal to the Mad King.

Everything else should not exist in their minds.

The strength of court mages can be distinguished according to the level of mask they wear.

Apprentice: Iron mask.

Novice Court Mage: Silver mask.

Court Mage: Gold mask.

Senior Court Mage: One-star gold mask.

Grand Court Mage: Two-star gold mask.

Chief Court Mage: Three-star gold mask.

The court mage who defected to the Federation and became the vice president of the Spellcaster Academy was once a senior court mage wearing a one-star gold mask.

General Dylan and Layton Gavin had both studied magic with this vice president.

Now they have become high-level figures among the Federation's spellcasters, and Layton Gavin is even able to command all the Federation's spellcasters.

Enemy secrets that were previously unknown are now all open to them.

There used to be sixteen senior court mages in the Menelaus Empire, and they could be seen in every war.

Although one senior court mage later defected to the Federation, the empire quickly made up for it.

Each senior court mage possesses powerful destructive magic.

Some can release extremely poisonous fire lotuses that cannot be extinguished once touched.

Moreover, the burning speed is extremely fast, and it can take a person's life in a few breaths.

Some can mobilize the water vapor in the air and combine it with their own magic to form highly corrosive acid rain.

Weapons, equipment, food, livestock, and even soldiers wearing armor cannot withstand a rain of acid.

Some possess the bizarre and evil magic [Blood Attraction Curse], which can extract all the blood from a person's head in a very short period of time.

Coupled with the specially made magical creation: the Blood Robe.

Court mages can often sneak into military camps at night to assassinate army leaders and spellcasters.

At that time, there were even radical military figures who proposed to fight to Radiance City and capture the Mad King alive.

But it was in a battle after that that three Grand Court Mages appeared.

Their cooperation was extremely tacit, and the magical damage they wielded was astonishing.

At that time, they rushed to the front, leading other court mages and a massive number of imperial soldiers.

In just one day, the Federation army suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and no one in the Federation's spellcasters at that time could stop them.

Later, it was because the damage caused by the Grand Court Mages was too shocking that the Federation army's morale completely collapsed.

Old Marshal Antolov had no choice but to order the army to retreat to Snow Eagle Mountain and use the advantageous terrain for defense.

This battle not only ended the ten-year Federation Sovereignty War, but also caused the old marshal to abandon everything after the war and focus solely on the training of spellcasters.

Layton Gavin and General Dylan were both veterans of this battle.

The two-star Grand Court Mage was like entering an uninhabited land on the battlefield, and the shock in their hearts had never faded.

Even if their current magical strength has far surpassed what it was back then, they would not dare to say that they could capture a court mage of this level.

But looking at the three old men opposite them, their words and attitudes were very sincere and did not seem to be lying.

"The one you caught isn't an imposter, is it?"

General Dylan still had an incredulous look on his face.

He had led troops to attack Xingdao and knew that the highest magical strength among these tribal wizards was the three old men in front of him.

But they were all too old, and the young tribal wizards had not grown up for some reason.

After the last encounter, he discovered that only the three old wizards could pose a threat to him.

If they really caught a two-star Grand Court Mage, how could that be possible!

After all, he knew that he could not be a match for a court mage of this level.

"We don't care if he's an imposter or not, anyway, his mask has two stars on it."

Grand Wizard Hylan's tone was still very disdainful, and he didn't care whether the other party believed it or not.

Anyway, he knew that if the high priest hadn't taken action that night, his son Lang would probably have gone to see his ancestors early.

Even if he himself was there at the time, he would not have been able to prevent this from happening.

"You..."

General Dylan wanted to say something more, but Layton reached out and interrupted him again.

"Can we visit your tribe's high priest?"

As the person who has been tracking the court mage to the Vina Islands, Layton obviously had more information than General Dylan.

He knew that the court mage could not be an imposter, and his level was very high.

In the conversation just now, he clearly grasped the key point of what the great wizard said.

High priest, petrification, dungeon...

Since it was petrification and he was imprisoned in a dungeon, it could prove that the court mage did not ally with the tribal wizards.

The first purpose of his trip has been achieved.

Next, what needs to be understood is this mysterious high priest.

If he can really capture the Grand Court Mage, how high is his strength? What is his attitude towards the Federation?

As the leader of the Federation's spellcasters, Layton must figure out these questions.

Grand Wizard Hylan didn't have a good impression of the two spellcasters in front of him, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse.

However, Grand Wizard Xingmang spoke in advance.

"Okay, please wait a moment, we will ask someone to invite the high priest over."

When Mu En landed on the island, Grand Wizard Xingmang had a comprehensive understanding of this mysterious successor to the high priest.

He knew that Mu En's hometown was the Gracia Federation.

Now that he has become the high priest of Xingdao, they cannot prevent his fellow villagers from visiting Mu En.

After Grand Wizard Xingmang finished speaking, he summoned the shaman of his tribe: Han.

Give him the flying broom and ask him to go to the central volcano as soon as possible to bring the high priest back.

Without hesitation, the Hansaman, after receiving the order, was even faintly excited after taking the flying broom.

Without time to say anything more, he straddled the flying broom, kicked his legs, and rushed out of the skylight of the reception room.

"Flying...flying magic!"

After seeing the tribal wizard flying up, General Dylan stood up abruptly, and his words became a little stuttering.

Bang!

Layton Gavin even crushed the teacup in his hand, and his tone suddenly became a bit cold.

"Why didn't you report this to the Federation!"

"I...I just found out too~"