The infiltration point was finally chosen to be on the fourth floor of the Tritower.
At this location, there was a terrace connected to the outside that allowed Ronald and Il to enter the Tritower without going through the main door.
So they first made contact with the defensive spells of the tower from the outside.
After spending a few minutes breaking them, Ronald seized the mont when the opponent wasn't paying attention and swiftly led Il across.
A four-floor height.
In a mage tower, it's a height that ordinary people could hardly reach; even a caster would likely need the assistance of a spell to get there.
But Ronald and Il, these two were truly non-human entities.
So just to avoid emitting unnecessary magic fluctuations, they began their approach from the side of the tower, moving like two acrobatic stunt perforrs.
Sotis Ronald would scale the wall and throw Il to a higher position; other tis, Il would change his form freely to help Ronald cross obstacles in bizarre and uncanny ways.
This vertical height of more than ten ters.
Within re seconds, under their gravity-defying actions, they had successfully scaled it.
In fact, as the two stood on the terrace.
A mage who had just left had only walked five or six ters away.
As for the outside of the tower.
For those not paying attention to the happenings here, this scene was even harder to detect.
Sensing the surroundings, Ronald whispered:
"Il, wait, once that guy rounds the corner in front, we'll proceed."
Il provided clues in his own way:
"Boss, I can sense there's a non-human entity in the room to the left of the corridor ahead. We'd better avoid it."
"..."
Before proceeding, the two coordinated seamlessly in the tower naturally had a smooth journey.
In fact, due to the success of their infiltration, the initial crisis responses they had prepared never ca into play.
Instead, they continued upward and finally reached the central floor of the tower.
Standing beside a spiral staircase, Il kept a watchful eye on the surroundings while quietly asking Ronald:
"Boss, is this the place?"
"That's right." Ronald imdiately nodded in confirmation. "In a mont, I'll go in first, and you follow. Make sure to close the door quietly to avoid making too much noise."
"Understood, got it." Il responded affirmatively.
What they were preparing for was actually the room where the Tritower's scrolls were stored.
As a military facility, it naturally held the information they were seeking.
Moreover, even for questioning about Shui's whereabouts, the staff here would definitely know more than ordinary mages.
Before entering, Ronald had two choices.
The first was the action they were currently undertaking: to gather more detailed intelligence from the scroll room; the second, to directly search for Shui inside the Tritower—a choice Ronald decisively abandoned.
Distinguishing the original holder within the complex magic fluctuations of the entire tower was sothing Ronald could accomplish, but without absolute certainty, especially considering Shui might not be here at all.
Therefore, adhering to the principle of creating as little disturbance as possible,
infiltrating the scroll room beca the top priority option.
Waiting for the right ti, Ronald, who had the strongest perception and best technique, made the first move. Seizing the mont when there was no one at the door, he took two steps to leave his hiding spot and used hell mist to simulate a key, swiftly unlocking the door and entering.
Il followed closely behind, ensuring Ronald's rear was covered.
Upon entering, Ronald imdiately spotted the man seated behind the desk in front of him.
As he had sensed, there was only one person on duty here.
During warti, as a significant force, Lachmont naturally dispatched a large number of mages to the front lines, leaving those remaining to handle the defense work near headquarters.
Thus, despite multiple layers of protection,
this area was sparsely staffed, which was one of the key reasons Ronald dared to choose to infiltrate Tritower.
The mage on guard, disturbed by the commotion of the two entering, raised his head to look:
"Hmm? Another scroll delivery? Is it the latest news from the front lines..."
Initially, this mage hadn't realized the situation, assuming soone was just delivering scrolls.
Until he saw the faces of Ronald and Il,
his expression shifted from a natural inquiry to one of confusion:
"Huh? Wait... you two..."
"Shut up, don't relay anything from here to the outside."
Before this mage could react and trigger an alarm, Ronald's straightforward command spell t him.
The spell instantly took effect in the room, and the caster's eyes quickly flickered.
Seeing this scene, Ronald raised an eyebrow.
"As expected of soone capable of guarding this place..."
This phenonon actually indicated that the mage hadn't been imdiately controlled by Ronald's command spell and was resisting with his strength. If left unimpeded, perhaps he could break free from this state in a few minutes.
For a caster without an original possession,
being able to do this was proof enough of his exceptional ability—after all, this was Ronald's original spell!
However, unfortunately, such strength couldn't alter the situation.
Because the mage battling the command had no chance of gaining those few minutes.
As his eyes flickered rapidly, Ronald approached steadily and extracted original magic power to strengthen his second command:
"Now, obediently listen to ."
"!"
With the second command, the mage struggling against the spell suddenly widened his eyes. Although he imdiately resisted the spell of the person in front of him, the now enhanced original spell was sothing he could not withstand.
The next second, consciousness plunged into darkness.
...
By the ti the mage recovered, the submissive gaze indicated that Ronald's command spell had forcibly stripped away all autonomy.
Satisfied with the result, Ronald nodded approvingly.
Curious about the records here, yet keen on the primary objective of his journey, Ronald imdiately pursued the key issue:
"Tell , where is Shui? He's your great mage possessing an original item, Shui."
The mage, controlled by the spirit command and responsible for the scroll room, naturally knew this information and promptly replied:
"Master Shui had departed two days ago with n to the east of Sinking Sun Sea, searching for infiltrating wizards on the mainland."
Reacting to this, Ronald's face darkened:
"Then when is he coming back?"
The mage candidly revealed the devastating truth:
"Once Master Shui captures soone, he will naturally return to Lachmont."
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