Chapter 251: Advanced Mage

The giant dragon sped through the high sky, and Luoning soon arrived above Swamp Town.

"Let's go, we're going down; land directly on the grass behind the castle."

Luoning pointed to a general location, and Kaierluosi slowed its speed to the minimum, descending slowly.

At the same time, the light around its massive body began to distort, hiding both it and Luoning's figures.

This was the effect brought about by the Level 5 Water-type magic, Light Refraction and Shadow Distortion.

After learning about the situation in Chishan Town, Luoning had asked Huoerhuate the next day to help go to the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce in Wushan City and spend two hundred gold coins to purchase this spellbook.

Kaierluosi was indeed worthy of being the descendant of a Legendary Giant Dragon; its talent in magic was extremely high, and in less than a day, it was able to cast this magic proficiently.

At this moment, with the enhancement of magic and the cover of twilight, the Guards on the castle tower did not discover Luoning's figure.

But before Luoning could even rejoice, Aierlong, who happened to be passing by, stopped in his tracks and looked toward the courtyard in confusion; he seemed to have sensed something amiss.

"Who?"

He whispered a low shout, and at the same time, cast Holy Shield on himself; he was already certain that there was something strange in that empty environment.

The corner of Luoning's eye twitched; he had not expected to be seen through.

However, it was understandable when one thought about it; the concealment effect of this magic was average, and Lulansi had also said that people with keen observation could notice the distorted light.

Aierlong not only had strong observation skills, but as a Chief Mage, his Mental Power was also very strong; it was only logical that he could perceive Kaierluosi's approach.

Seeing that the other party was already preparing to cast Light Binding Technique, Luoning hurriedly spoke up.

"Don't be nervous, Aierlong, it's me."

Luoning patted Kaierluosi, letting it ascend and leave; having lost the shroud of Light Refraction and Shadow Distortion, his figure was revealed.

"My Lord?"

Aierlong was stunned for a moment and dispersed the magic on his body. "You are...?"

"It's Kaierluosi's concealment magic, but the effect was a bit poor, and you saw through it at a glance."

Luoning explained briefly.

He planned to have people clear out an open space behind Zhaozebao to be used specifically as a "landing pad," which would also be much more convenient.

Aierlong suddenly understood, looking at the four footprints on the lawn; they were indeed left by a giant dragon.

He had not expected that a giant dragon could also use concealment.

"How have things been lately? Have those few Magic Potions made any progress?" Luoning asked.

Aierlong sighed; there had been progress in terms of herbs, for instance, he had produced commonly used medicines like Disinfectant and Hemostatic Powder.

But as for Magic Potions, they had not been fully produced yet.

"Mana Recovery Potion and Battle Qi Recovery Potion have not been produced yet due to the lack of two types of materials."

"However, I have already asked Pier-sen to help keep an eye out, and I have also found several substitute materials; although there are initial results, the effect of the produced potions is not ideal."

Luoning could not help Aierlong with matters regarding Magic Potions; the other party could only research them himself.

"In about a month or so, you will be going on Along trip with me."

Researching Magic Potions was important, but this war was equally important.

"Is my Lord planning to take me to participate in the war to retake Chishan Town?"

Luoning was surprised. "How did you know?"

He himself was at Wushan Castle, and Carolina had not sent any letters to Wubei Territory using a Letter Bird.

After Aierlong explained, Luoning understood.

It was true that no letters had arrived in Wubei Territory, but Swamp Town had trade flow with the outside world, and Andongni from the Duxie Exchange had sent another batch of Slaves these past two days.

This was how he—they—had learned about it through these channels.

"My Lord, Ruidar and the others have all come to the castle these past two days, saying that they must be notified as soon as you return. I can see that this group of Knights can no longer hold back; they are impatient to go to the battlefield with you."

A Knight's glory lies on the battlefield.

As a modern person who had transmigrated, Luoning did not feel deeply about this point of view.

But the many Knights under his command did not think so.

To them, participating in a war meant the beginning of building a career.

It was just a pity that this time, Luoning only planned to take a few Knights to the battlefield and had no intention of dragging the entire Knight Squad over.

"My Lord!"

"Brother Luoning, you're back~"

Arriving at the main castle, Luoning saw Jennie and her daughter, Ailin.

"By the way, my Lord, there is a piece of good news I just forgot to tell you."

Aierlong pointed at Jennie and said with a smile, "Our Wubei Territory has one more Advanced Mage!"

Luoning's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but carefully size up Jennie; the magic fluctuations on her body seemed to have truly grown stronger by a notch.

A thirty-four-year-old Water-attribute Advanced Mage; Jennie's magic talent was not bad either.

"Congratulations, Jennie!"

As Luoning spoke, he took out the two Level 3 spellbooks that Lulansi had given him.

"These are the two types of magic, Ice Arrow and Frost Imprisonment; I hope you master them soon."

Both of these spells had a certain destructive power, especially Ice Arrow; its power was much stronger than the Water-attribute Level 2 magic, Water Arrow Technique.

If Jennie could master these two spells, her utility would be greatly enhanced.

"Many thanks, my Lord!"

She had been planning to go to Muma City these two days to buy suitable magic books; she hadn't expected Luoning to have them here.

"Brother Luoning, I also have a gift to give you!"

Ailin said, turning around and running back to her room; when she returned, there was a piece of cloth in her hand?

"This is?" Luoning took it over with some surprise.

"Although it's a bit late, I still want to wish you a happy birthday!" Ailin said.

Jennie smiled from the side and explained: "This is the first Water Gathering Technique Spell Scroll that Ailin made. She originally wanted to give it to you on your birthday, but it's a pity you had already left."

Luoning opened it to look, and it was indeed a Spell Scroll, but this kind of beast hide was different from the Magic Beast Leather he usually bought, which was why he hadn't recognized it at a glance.

"You can make Spell Scrolls now, that's wonderful!"

Luoning smiled and patted her head, "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."

Although the effect of the Water Gathering Technique was not great, it was enough to see that Ailin had talent in this area; in the future, when she reached the level of an Intermediate or Advanced Mage, she would be able to make Spell Scrolls with greater power.

For this kind of strategic material, the more people who could make it, the better.

The news of Luoning's return quickly reached the ears of the Knights, and they, represented by the four men Ruidar, Maiken, Luogena, and Qiaofuli, asked about the subsequent battle plans.

However, Luoning had not yet determined the specific candidates; he only told everyone to train the soldiers well and prepare for the later battles, while also having Ruidar prepare a small amount of supplies to set off for Wushan Castle in half a month.

Regarding the Lord's approach of only planning to take a portion of the men to participate in the war, the Knights felt it was a bit of a pity.

However, they also hoped that they would be among those chosen.

Time slowly moved forward, and the nobles of Wushan Territory were all actively preparing.

Although most nobles had no intention of sending out their entire force—after all, these Professional Knights and cavalry were cultivated with a great deal of effort, and losing one meant one less.

If the entire army were wiped out, the blow to a territory would be too great.

However, they did not overly hide their strength either; the troops they brought out had to at least look presentable, and at the very least, they had to show a clear attitude of responding to the conscription order.

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

But halfway through, a letter coming from the southeast direction broke everyone's original plans. (End of chapter)