Surviving the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 534 The Hogan Family Hidden in Reyes

Hill could only ask Liszt to invite Master Hogan to meet him in the study.

Although he guessed that the mage Santos secretly had descendants, he never thought that he would hide his wife and children in Reyes.

He turned his head and glanced at Alice, who was looking around curiously, and waved her sofa to the French window at the far end of the study: "Alice, you can listen in, but don't interrupt, is that okay?"

"Okay, Papa Hill!" Alice laughed happily, she thought Hill would send herself downstairs!
There are still advantages to being a human being.

Alice was sure that, when she was more mature and stable, she would be able to sit near Papa Hill and participate in such serious business.

Liszt quickly walked in with Master Hogan.

"Long time no see, Mage Hogan, this is really a surprise." Hill said lightly.

"Dear Master Fran..."

Hill stopped him directly: "Please call me Bolaño! That was to hide the matrilineal surname I used, and it is no longer suitable for use now."

"Then... Master Bolaño, please allow me to express my sincerest apology. At that time, I just thought that the family's hundreds of years of guarding had completely failed, and I didn't want you to get the attention of the Lord Reyes, so I used that kind of disrespect. speak in a tone of voice.

After so many things happened, I really realized that I had really saved my life.

Really appreciate your generosity. "

Hill glanced at this respectful mage: "Do you have anything to prove that you are a descendant of Mage Santos?"

"Only the bloodline." Hogan said with a wry smile, "and only after level 17 are eligible to inherit this magic tower, otherwise, who would dare?

If we don't have enough ability to expose our blood, then there is only one dead end.

Our family is actually suffering, to see if the Archbishop of the Northland can return to his kingdom of God before this magic tower is completely exposed.

Or our family can have another powerful mage appear.

It's a pity that I'm the only one in our family who has reached level 12. It seems so possible.

However, I don't dare to confirm whether this magic tower can last until I'm level 17 before being exposed. "

Hill nodded: "When I came, the tower spirit of this tower had been annihilated, and the magic circle was almost completely gone. This was rebuilt by me."

Hogan lowered his head: "After I came in, I knew exactly what this magic tower is like, our family has records.

It may not be as valuable as your floor. "

Hill smiled: "Those mages downstairs are all from your family?"

Hogan smiled wryly and shook his head: "There is only one apprentice, and the rest are the red-haired pregnant woman and her family.

It is impossible for them to follow people who are hostile to me, but they dare not show that they are my family. "

He quietly raised his eyes to look at Hill: "If those undead hadn't said something about you, I wouldn't dare to tell the truth."

Hill had already guessed this point, and only the undead would provide them with information.

He asked the undead to come forward, in fact, to reveal a little bit of his identity, so as not to scare the old and weak, he did not expect such a result.

He raised his chin, signaling Master Hogan to continue.

Hogan replied honestly: "Master Santos is my grandfather, when he left, my father was just ten years old.

The archbishop of the Northland has also been here for 12 years, has integrated the power in his hands, and is about to formally assume the position.

When grandpa left, he was prepared.

Even if the caravan is fine, he might be attacked by surprise.

If he wants to deal with the threat from the church, there is only one way to dedicate himself completely to the God of Traveling.

But he is unwilling to sell himself to any existence, even if it is the god he believes in. He is unwilling to surrender his soul, and would rather take a risk. "

"Why do you have to go?" Hill asked inexplicably, "Isn't it okay to hide in the magic tower? I think that although the magic circle of Mage Santos is a bit rough, it can resist the existence of level 20 no matter what. Or priest.

I remember that archbishop was not that high rank.

There wouldn't be any priests above level 20 coming to trouble him just to please his peers, right?

The status is so different. "

"My grandma said that it was for grandma's family, no matter how greedy they were, but when grandpa was abandoned by the family, it was the merchant family who trained him to be a mage, and paid a great price to send grandpa to him Later, in front of the teacher.

The mages in Ferenriel don't formally accept students casually. Everyone starts slowly as an apprentice, and maybe they will make it to the top at some point.

Just like the Hogan family, although it is said that they are followers of the Lord Reyes, if there is no grandfather, it is impossible to have mages from generation to generation.

Those systematic basic teachings are the most important things, and ordinary mages can't sort them out at all.

So although grandpa has repaid that family a lot, it is still not enough. The pain of that family being caught is a catastrophe that can wipe out the family.

If grandpa saw that family completely destroyed, then he would never be able to become an extraordinary existence above level 20 in his entire life, he was unwilling.

So he was willing to take a risk. If he returned safely, he would completely end those kindnesses and never need to go out again.

Moreover, the remuneration for the caravan was really high, and half of it was paid first.

My father and I were able to become mages in the City Lord's Mansion without any debts, all thanks to the assets left by my grandfather. "

Hill nodded, thinking about Adrian, he could understand.

No matter which world it is, it seems that this aspect is the same.

The mages on Faerun's side are different. Most of them owe the goddess of magic. Learning spells is not as difficult as in other worlds. It is rare to embark on the road of legend.

But their mages who are less than level 20 can use 9-level spells, and mages from other worlds can't do it at all.

"Besides, Grandpa thinks he can escape. He bought a very powerful magic device at the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. Unless he is besieged by more than 6 people of the same level, he will not be able to escape at all."

"Is there something wrong with that magic device?"

"But my grandma later saw the same ones in the Reyes City Lord's Mansion, dozens of them.

Although grandma's level is not high, she is also a mage, an 11th-level Hogan female mage.

The Hogan family has always been followers of the Lord Reyes, so the only daughter chose to have a child of her own to inherit the surname, and no one cared at all.

So when she asked about the magic tool, the people in the City Lord's Mansion told her.

There are countless gold coin merchants with exactly the same magic device, each of which has a service life. If it is used too frequently, it may be blown up within a few dozen times.

From then on, grandma felt that grandpa would never come back.

He doesn't have enough resources. "

Hill sighed, Santos obviously didn't know, otherwise, he wouldn't have spent huge sums of money to buy such a piece of junk.

"Will the Gold Coin Merchant trick him on purpose?" Hill frowned and asked, he thought that Woking could at least control his church!

The Chamber of Commerce of Friends of Merchants can't even do the most basic integrity!

"Yes." Hogan lowered his head, "That was a congratulatory gift they gave to the new Northland Archbishop."

"Can't others see it?" Hill didn't think that Reyes' noble mages were all blind.

"So, the person in charge of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce in Reyes was transferred after that incident, and those same items were given to the City Lord's Mansion.

Aristocrats and mages with sufficient levels were compensated.

Only the dead grandfather became a victim. "

Hill sneered: "No wonder, the value of the items sold by the Gold Coin Merchant Association is not high. Even if they pay the gift, those top-level existences will no longer be willing to buy their items.

I just said, how can there be such a boring auction! "

As a result, he walked in full of hope, without spending a lot of money.

Hogan laughed suddenly: "Your things are really snapped up after they enter the auction. Few people in Reyes will buy the fresh goods shipped from afar by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce."

Hill blinked, so it's not how good his stuff is, but the nobleman of Reyes would rather trust himself as a stranger?

No, these people believe that it is impossible for the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to collude with Santos' heir. If his items can pass the inspection of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, then they must be genuine and good things!

Hill smiled helplessly: "Okay, Master Hogan, please verify your bloodline."

Looking at the crystal ball rising in front of him, Hogan stood up in shock: "You! You still have the bloodline to verify the magic circle? Haven't you removed it from the magic tower magic circle?"

"If the identity is okay, the magic tower can be left to you." Hill said blankly, "I will leave Fenril Riel sooner or later, I originally planned to leave this magic tower to the descendants of Santos mages.

However, I will take away my own things, including the tower spirit and these floor-to-ceiling windows, and I will turn this place back into a normal magic tower. "

Hogan lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Hill again, gritted his teeth, put his right hand on the crystal ball, and whispered a spell.

A thin layer of blood oozed from his hand, quickly covered the crystal ball, and then directly fused into it.

Hill soon felt that a guest with permission appeared in his magic tower.

Although he can't enter many places, but the hall on the first floor and the library downstairs are completely open to him, Hogan does have a part of the authority of the magic tower.

Hill smiled. He finally understood how to set up the blood circle. There were some minor problems, which he had verified from the fluctuations just now.

Hill looked at the surprised Master Hogan, and said directly: "You can bring your family members to visit the library downstairs. I will leave when this aftershock is over."

He did not promise to completely give up control of the Magic Tower, leaving them with different ways to stay, it depends on the performance of the Hogan family these days.

　Roll around and beg for tickets! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Yesterday I was so busy rolling around that I forgot to mention that unlucky Tchazzar:

In the Year of Shadows (1358 DR), the Havoc of the Sage forced the gods of Toril to walk among their followers in mortal form, overturning the machinations of many gods, including those of the Dragon Queen.In the Age of Troubles, Gilgen destroyed Tiamat, seemingly ending her threat to his eternal dominion.However, the essence of Tiamat is in fact divided among the three mighty dragons in the region.The largest of the three dragons - Tchazzar - ate the other two, thereby fulfilling the conditions set in advance by the dragon queen.Tchazzar was thus transformed into a newborn Tiamat.

Now these three giant dragons have been resurrected by Tiamat, but in the form of a purgatory dragon, whose life and soul are completely in Tiamat's hands.

　
(End of this chapter)