Chapter 605: Wedding Gift
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Just like what Lucien had in mind, the silver pocket watch was in the most rigorous and mechanical style. At the center was the white dial, where mysterious symbols made of different gems represented different times. The black second hand ticked, making the sound that was echoing in everybody’s hearts. Other than that, there was also one thing special about the pocket watch, which was that there was a button on each side of the dial where it was connected to the band. The buttons were emitting metal brilliance.
It also had the cover and the decorations that other pocket watches had.
After he waved his hands, the silver pocket watch flew into Lucien’s hands, and the silver chain was clipped to the buttonhole on his waistcoat automatically.
Lucien pressed and closed the cover of the pocket watch. The tick immediately stopped. He raised his thumb and opened the cover again, immediately sensing that he had been surrounded by something mysterious.
Holding the pocket watch with his right hand, Lucien noticed that the black second hand was bouncing merrily inside. He pressed the right side of the button.
After a click, the second hand immediately stopped. The colors around quickly faded away, leaving nothing but monochrome, as if everything had been slowed down except for himself. Nothing could move normally.
It was the legendary spell, ‘Advanced Time Stop’!
Crack. Lucien pressed again, and all the vivid colors returned. The world became normal as the second hand moved on.
As Lucien’s thumb slid up and down the edge of the pocket watch, the second hand moved faster and then slower, and the speed of the items around followed accordingly.
“This truly fits the characteristics of ‘Observer of Time and Space’.” Lucien then tried the button on the left side. Immediately, he saw the features of ‘black’ on the steady planet made of iron. Space was curved, and the gravity within several thousand meters was extremely chaotic. Other than the spells that directly worked on the body, everything else’s track had been twisted.
‘Gravity Collapse’ could not only deal direct damage to the target but also could be used as a crowd-control spell.
After testing his unique legendary item, Lucien was very satisfied with it. Then, according to the tradition of this world, he engraved the information of the pocket watch into its pivotal magic circle and named it.
“The Moon Timer is a level-one legendary item. Other than the sorcerers who have a deep understanding about time and space, its users must have a half-solidified cognitive world. Even the sorcerers who understand time and space very well must at least have a substantiated cognitive world. Otherwise, their body and their soul would be washed away by time, and they would age and die soon.”
“The Moon Timer is a landmark of ‘Observer of Time and Space’. Whoever wears it will be immune to the extraordinary abilities related to time and space below legendary. Similarly the spells they cast themselves would not be affected. Instead, such spells will be enhanced and more accurate. The users will also gain a certain amount of resistance against the time control above legendary.”
“It is also the lord of time. The aging of its master would be slowed, granting another 520 years of longevity.”
“The buttons on the left and the right side can replace spells. By pressing them, it is possible to perform ‘Gravity Collapse’ (twice every day) and ‘Advanced Time Stop’ (twice every day).”
“Touching the body of the pocket watch will grant the effect that is partly equal to the abilities of ‘Space Staff’ in accelerating and decelerating the time in a certain range. The number of maximal times of such an ability depends solely on the spiritual power of the user.”
“Twelve ninth-circle spells could be stored inside its dial in advance. They can be activated instantly without consuming any spiritual power.”
“Mysterious of time and space are among the deepest truths of this world. Only wisdom can see through them!”
“From: Lucien Evans.”
After a click, Lucien curled his finger and closed the cover of ‘Moon Timer’. Then, he put it inside the pocket of the brown waistcoat inside his double-breasted suit. The narrow, silver chain extended from it and connected with the buttonhole.
“Thankfully, I had the assistance of the model of my legendary class, or my first craft would’ve failed.” Lucien concluded the lessons just now and understood why the legendary sorcerers’ first legendary item often overlapped their own abilities.
After clearing the residue on the ground, Lucien heaved a sigh in relief.
“Hu. Everything is ready. All we need is to wait for the ‘guest’ to arrive now.”
…
Inside a manor at the suburb of Rentato…
A young man, in clean clothes and a top hat, got off the wagon with his companion who had a mustache. Led by the servant, they entered the living room.
There was no fire in the furnace, because it was no longer needed in the flourishing season of spring. The blue-haired and blue-eyed young man, who looked just like any other native of Holm, opened the magic refrigerator on the wall with a smile and took out a bottle of champagne that had the mark of the royal family of Tria, pouring two cups of wine.
“I have to say that the simplification and popularization of alchemical items that Lucien Evans promoted has indeed made things easier and more convenient. One can enjoy a luxurious and casual life even without magic.” Handsome and warm, he shook the champagne and relished the coolness.
The mustached guy, who was gloomy and solemn, said after a sip of the champagne. “The cabinet is already making plans to work with sorcerers to develop alchemical wagons for short-distance public transportation, which will be complementary with the magic steam train. It will be much simpler to go to most places in the future. The cabinet. Hehe. Prime Minister Russell.”
Many years ago, the sorcerers already had products similar to cement during their alchemy studies. That was why the streets of Allyn were so flat. The roads in major cities in Holm had been gradually replaced with cement ones, too.
“James and his lot are mainly pursuing the advancement on the path of knighthood. They are only interested in returns and do not want to work as a busy Prime Minister… I’m told that Russell is planning to establish a certain mail system based on such a public transportation system, transforming messengers into a department of the kingdom… I can imagine how prosperous and civilized Holm will be. Kritonia, had you foreseen such changes, would you have been inclined to the Congress of Magic in the beginning?” The handsome young man tore Kritonia’s scars unconcernedly.
The mustached young man turned out to be Kritonia, ‘Heart of Time’! He seemed to be under perfect disguise!
Kritonia was not infuriated. He looked at the black-haired young man and said, “It’s pointless to regret what you have done. Banham, I didn’t know that you had a private manor in this place.”
“As a night watcher, I have my own life, too.” Banham, ‘Original Fire’, chuckled.
The name was made up by him so that it would be easier for Kritonia to call him.
After the remarks, the room fell into silence. It was not until a long time later that Kritonia said, “Are we really going to take action during Lucien Evans’ wedding? Even when they are the most heavily guarded, there will still be Hathaway who is at the peak of legendary. Neither of us can stop Hathaway. Why don’t we wait a while longer?”
“The most heavily guarded moment is also the moment when people are most likely to be careless. In other words, we don’t have to worry about any other legendary sorcerers except Hathaway. Also, I have finished my ‘preparations’.” Banham looked rather at ease. “In fact, I almost took action when Lucien intentionally lured us to attack him the last couple of times, but I had to wait before my preparations were accomplished. After they were finally done two months ago, he simply stopped coming out.”
“Preparations?” Kritonia frowned. He had been contacting Banham remotely and did not meet the guy in person until a couple of days ago.
The Original Fire chuckled. “I’ll tell you the details before our operation. Hehe. They will be wary of you, me and the other legendary experts of the Church, but they don’t know that somebody else is coming…”
“Who is it?” Asked Kritonia solemnly. He had to ensure his own safety first. Unexpected forces or experts were always worrisome.
“Why do you think I joined the Church?” Instead of giving an answer, the Original Fire asked back.
Kritonia snorted. “Are you going to tell me?”
“No, so you can stop asking.” The Original Fire shook the cup in his hands. “Rest assured. They will definitely be separated from the legendary sorcerers of the Congress of Magic briefly. We will have enough time to take action and retreat.”
Kritonia nodded. “Have you eliminated the insidious dangers with prophecy?”
“Lucien and Natasha have been looked after by Fernando and Hathaway. My astrology only tells me that they do not pose a threat to us. As for the rest, we can only make conclusions based on intelligence and other traces. His Holiness has also asked with prayer. The result is more or less the same. There’s no need to worry. We will be able to escape even if there are accidents.” The Original Fire was rather confident, although he was only level-one legendary and the best legendary items he had were only level two.
Kritonia looked at Banham in confusion, wondering why he was so confident in his ‘preparations’. He secretly made up his mind that if the ‘preparations’ were not satisfactory enough for him, he would immediately withdraw. So, he was more or less relaxed and said, “It still can be dangerous. Although neither of them is legendary, they have the Congus Ring, the legendary items awarded by the Congress of Magic, the Shield of Truth, and the Sword of Truth. Those can also pose a threat to us. We cannot be careless.”
When Grand Duke of Orvarit left Aalto, he took away the Shield of Truth ‘by the way’. Although he could not lift it, it was possible for him to put it into a storage bag.
“Yes. Lucien and Natasha always create miracles. They escaped from the pursuit of the Demigod-lich when they were only in the senior rank. We cannot be careless.” Banham nodded in approval, his smile gone. “We cannot waste time talking to them, we cannot hesitate, we cannot think about capturing them alive, and we must give a fatal blow to them as soon as possible. Alright, Kritonia, go to take a rest now. I’m going to study arcana.”
“You? You study arcana?” Kritonia was more or less stunned.
The Original Fire shook his head with a smile. “My cognitive world was broken and solidified back in the age of the ancient Magic Empire. That’s why my strength never grew over the past thousand years. I thought decades ago that the situation couldn’t be any worse even if I tried learning arcana, and that I could possibly find a way to reshape my cognitive world. Look, even His Holiness can learn arcana to modify his divine powers. Why can’t I?”
Then, Kritonia finally understood why the Original Fire’s strength hadn’t grown for almost a thousand years. He should’ve already advanced into level two after such a long time, considering that the Demigod-lich was also a sorcerer with ancient heritage but it only took him three hundred years to become legendary.
The Original Fire looked out of the window, smiling: “I hope that our ‘wedding gift’ will satisfy them.”
