Surviving the Fourth Calamity

Rommel looked at the so-called trade goods from Gilbert in surprise.

After sending away the little mage who was looking around, he weighed the heavy silver box, closed the door and went upstairs with a trace of doubt.

Rommel had no followers or students.

Not only does he live alone in this magic tower, but even the puppets are spider-shaped primary types. They can only clean and organize simple housework, but cannot do more complicated things.

Such as receiving gifts.

These little spiders are not big, so they cannot open the door of the tall magic tower.

Of course Kamanteta mentioned asking his loyal subordinates to come down to do things for him, but... Rommel dared to swear that as long as he has an outsider here, when he refuses to accept the mountains of gifts outside, the The end is only death.

As followers, failing to handle the chores of the master's life is their biggest mistake.

Even if this is the master's signal.

It wasn't just Gracia who wanted to find a reason to warn Rommel, and it wasn't just her male favorites.

Rommel couldn't move, so the people around him were naturally the best targets.

Demonstrations... No matter what the world is, this has always been the case.

Although Rommel did not need the gratitude of Camanteta's men, he was not interested in using other people's lives to increase the bloodshed of Gracia.

If he needs to judge who the other person is, how far he can achieve it, and whether there are loopholes to be found, he certainly doesn't care about sacrificing other people's lives.

But since he already knew what Gracia was, he might as well accept the grateful gratitude from others.

However, there was one thing that was quite strange about Rommel.

Hill seemed a little too nice to Russell.

Of course he knew that the little bear could impersonate Gilbert, it must have reached some kind of agreement with the other party... Based on the story of Gilbert's past, Rommel could guess what kind of request Gilbert would make without thinking too much.

Therefore, he has been unresponsive to the presence of Russell and Carpenter.

After all, if it were him, he would also feel that cultivating a new future for the Heinalson family is the best solution.

The importance of that family has diminished after the Tower of Black Mystery fully entered the Tower of Theia.

As long as there is a mid-level mage, they can live a good life in the Tower of Black Mystery.

Rommel had no doubts about Hill's ability to train a serious five-ring mage.

However, after he formally met the child today, he discovered how much Hill valued him.

That little bear really raised him as his disciple.

Some traces cannot be seen by outsiders, but to De La Cruz, who has trained a large number of mages and witnessed the growth of countless mages, those traces are extremely clear.

Hill definitely used Trahill's most stringent teaching method...that guy Frank taught Russell the same educational policy for his direct disciples.

Instead, it was the Carpenter he saw last time, who looked like a student from the Magic Tower.

According to Rommel's initial thoughts... Carpenter's position is where Russell should be.

He didn't feel anything when he saw the girl, because Hill's usual style of doing things was actually quite casual.

For him, no matter how good Russell's talent is, and no matter how poor Carpenter's talent is, what's the difference?
De La Cruz understands the indiscriminate mentality: after all, he was the same back then.

How much difference can there be between the legend of the first law and the legend of the second law?
They are all people who cannot even see with the eye of the universe.

When teaching them, there is no need to treat them differently just because of this difference.

Anyway, the results are similar.

But Hill's cultivation of Russell is at least equivalent to the legend of the Three Rules... just like Fran's treatment of Adrian.

Rommel frowned in confusion.

He felt that there must be something wrong with his judgment of Russell.

Although it can be said that Hill has a special liking for this child, so he plans to use his own methods to help him, so that he can at least stand in the starry sky.

However, Rommel still believed in his impression of Hill: Unless the relationship was deep enough, Hill would never interfere with the fate of others.

Hill can still distinguish between giving good things and almost cultivating a person who has nothing to the point where he can do anything.

If that kid didn't have that foundation, Hill would never do such a thing.

But why?
Rommel once again recalled his observations of Russell. He still couldn't see what the child's talent was.

I can only say it's okay.

He silently sat down at his desk and opened Hill's return gift.

It was an extremely delicate metal landscape painting.

It is finely woven with various metal wires that are only one-tenth of the thickness of a hair, and is dotted with various crystal gems.

Although the gems are not big, their purity is very high.Especially the meandering river, with the waves and whirlpools rising in the depths of the river, the light of white crystals and diamonds shines brightly.

Rommel calmly glanced at the small river filled with thousands of crystals and hundreds of small diamonds, and then glanced at the white clouds and blue sky... The silver moon above seemed to be made of crystals with a little translucent caromo gold. Forming.

Kalomokine is controlled in an amount that will not solidify too much water, but will form a little bit of water mist... This is the nature of this ore.

The most interesting thing about this kind of ore is that it will emit a faint light under the light.

Rommel thought for a moment and turned on the overhead light.

It's a pity that apart from seeing a full moon with hazy brilliance, I didn't find anything else.

The stars near the silver moon have all kinds of gems. Of course, they are all gems that can shine with a faint purple light when the bright moon emits light.

This painting is truly heartfelt and beautifully made.

There was a wry smile on Rommel's lips.

He knew that the little bear wouldn't give him the news in vain.

Since there is no trace in the sky, the mountain in the background made of glazed iron wire and fine iron wire only flashes a green color at a certain angle and remains in an indifferent blue-black color.

Then, the news Hill gave him could only be found in that small river.

It is not surprising that Hill can draw a naturally formed existence like glazed iron into silk.

Although it is very troublesome, it is not impossible for an archmage above the seventh level to sacrifice a month's time to draw a few meters of crystal wire.

In the case of De La Cruz, this time can even be shortened to half.

Hill's painting was obviously made from various scrap materials, so even if there is a little bit of crystalline wire, it's normal.

Although this kind of precious material that can be found on foreign meteorites is valuable, it is not surprising that Gilbert, Root's favorite disciple who has received several nine-ring archmage storage rings, can take it out.

Rommel was even more surprised that Hill could hide the crystal, which must have some secret, in this small river, without leaving any trace behind.

Although white crystal has many functions, because this material is too pure, when they are brought together, any inconsistency in the middle will be very obvious.

Normally, you can tell something is wrong just by looking at it.

Rommel originally thought that the message Hill gave him was a one-time thing, but now he is in a trance... Does a one-time message need to be so ruthless?
Although he had such doubts, Rommel actually knew that Hill wanted to torment him.

After all, the existence of this painting cannot be a secret... Gracia will definitely be able to enter his tower next time, and she will definitely ask to see this painting.

Although the hell princess looked nothing like her father and mother, the common trait of suspicion was still passed down to her.

It's a pity that the most useless features are given to the people who have the least use.

Taking a deep breath, Rommel began to touch up the river little by little... He knew that this was a psychological test.

If he chooses the wrong direction, shakes in the middle, and changes to another direction, it is likely that the crystal is in the middle.

But if he touches in the middle, if he makes the wrong choice, he will miss the crystal that he could have touched.

That little bear cub has much more contact with the undead than he does, so he must be very good at playing this kind of game.

Anyway, as long as Rommel is not in a hurry, it will only waste a little more time... Thinking about how Gracia's next visit will be three days later, he can afford it.

But he finally understood why Fran nodded and smiled bewilderedly when others praised Hill for his stability and reliability.

A bear is a bear.

No matter how good-tempered he is, he is still a bear.

When it comes to skin, it really makes people laugh or cry.

How could anyone imagine making a river out of thousands of crystals just to cover up one of the memory crystals?
If Rommel was not experienced, his first reaction would definitely be to run towards the full moon!
There are quite a few crystals on the full moon!

Fortunately, he still knows a little bit about the properties of the video crystal and Kalomokin... The hazy water will reveal the existence of the video crystal.

Rommel could only touch it little by little, while rejoicing that he was not a quick-tempered person.

After an afternoon of careful exploration, Rommel finally couldn't hold on to his calm expression.

What do you mean?
what happened?
How could that crystal not be in the creek?

Where did he make a mistake?
Rommel would not doubt that Hill's painting was only sent to him to torment him, but did not convey any information.

That little bear is just a little wicked, not heartless.

He took another deep breath and finally made up his mind to touch it from beginning to end.

Whether it's those stars or that mountain.

At this moment, Rommel had no other thoughts at all. He just wanted to find out the secret hidden by that damn bear... But he still had some thoughts in his mind: Hill's alchemy technique was obviously not the inheritance of the elves. , let alone Trasil's.

It seems interesting. (end of this chapter)