Above the mage!

Chapter 207 Dark Vision
That's exactly what happened.

During the horrific and painful torture that had lasted for more than half an hour, Gaode's thoughts became clearer than ever before.

He figured out many things at once.

First of all, his conflict with Quincy Usher actually existed after Jose's death, regardless of his choice.

Whether the rune construct exists or not, it is the legacy that He Xi left him.

Since Quincy Usher chose to seize such a precious thing by force, he would not take any chances and think that God would not dare to hate him.

Especially after Gaode has shown his talent.

What would you do if you were to make an enemy of such a talented person?
The answer is obvious.

Therefore, even if he cooperated with Quincy Erther and handed over the items stored in the Saint Sean City branch of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce that Jose had asked to keep confidential, the final outcome would not be much different from the current one.

The person in front of him was obviously sent by Quincy Usher, which undoubtedly further proved this point.

The fact that Quincy Usher used torture on him without hesitation showed his attitude towards himself.

He had no intention of letting me go from the beginning to the end, so he didn't care about offending me to death.

Secondly, the college is no longer suitable for me.

All he needs is the systematic basic knowledge.

After competing for credits during his first year at the academy, he had actually already mastered all the basic knowledge a magician needed.

Continuing to study step by step is not the right path for him.

With his graceful and graceful figure, he is suitable for a wider and freer world.

Also, since you have chosen the [Aoki Changsheng Jing], you are destined not to be able to stay in the academy for long.

Not to mention that there was no piece of land in the college large enough for him to "plant trees".

Given the corrupt situation within the college, planting trees in the college is undoubtedly equivalent to handing the handle to others.

"As long as I can escape from this imprisonment, I should leave the academy." Gao De had a general plan for his future arrangements.

But the point is, how to escape from the current prison?
While Goder was thinking, the figure under the hooded robe was also thinking.

Was it that his magic failed, or was there really someone whose nerves were so thick that he could ignore the torture of [screaming in pain]?

"Haven't you eaten? Keep going!" Seeing that the figure stopped casting spells, Gao De grinned and revealed the smile of a winner.

The figure with a sullen face snorted coldly and turned away.

Since he knew that [Screaming in Pain] was useless to Gao De, if he continued, not only would he be wasting his energy, but he would also be encouraging Gao De's "arrogance".

As the figure left, the dungeon returned to silence.

Gao De's legs suddenly went limp and he sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

Indeed, later on, when his tolerance for pain increased sufficiently, he became almost immune to [Screaming in Pain].

But in the first ten minutes, Gao De endured the pain by relying on his willpower.

It is impossible to breathe heavily without even gasping for breath.

On the top floor of the Mage Tower, Shell Ian, the dean of Seres College, sat calmly on a green wood chair.

"Uncle Sheil." Below, Jelika saluted.

Shell Ian's wife is from the Haines family behind Jellica, or more precisely, Jellica's aunt.

So she called Sher Ian uncle.

"Jelica, why are you here? Do you have something to talk to me about?" Shell Ian asked gently.

In front of the younger generation, he seemed very friendly.

"My friend was taken away by people sent by the college this evening. I want to know the details. Did he commit a crime?"

"Oh?" Shell Ian raised his eyebrows in surprise. He really didn't know about this.

"What's your friend's name?" he asked.

"God," replied Jelica.

Gaode sounds familiar.

After a little thought, Shel Ian's excellent memory reminded him who Gode was.

"Wait a minute, let me ask about the situation. There are a lot of things going on in the academy, and not everything needs my approval." He kept a gentle expression and spoke softly.

After a while, a wizard knocked on the door and walked in. He walked to Shel Ian's side and reported the situation in a low voice.

Shell nodded, dismissed him, and said to Jelica with a smile, "It was the vice chairman who brought him back because he was suspected of deliberately destroying important facilities of the academy."

"This is a serious crime. If proven guilty, you could spend several years in prison."

"How could that be?" Jelica frowned and asked, "What facilities of the academy did he destroy?"

"It's called a rune workshop."

"Uncle Xie Er, please be sure to look into this matter. I believe Gao De would not do such a thing."

"If he really did this, I have nothing to say. If not, please don't let anyone frame him," Jelica requested.

"Don't worry, I can't say anything about other places, but at least in the academy, I won't allow such a thing to happen." Shell Ian said sternly.

“Thank you for troubling Uncle Sheil,” Jelica thanked him, and then added: “Gaudet was born a commoner, but he was able to be promoted to a first-ring mage at the age of fourteen, one year after entering the academy. He has unlimited potential.

Moreover, he is deeply trusted by Director He Xi, so he must be very talented in runes. I even suspect that he has the potential to become a rune constructor."

"Before he was promoted, I had already reached an investment relationship with him. When he grows up in the future, he will definitely become a helper to the Haines family."

"I understand." Shel Ian nodded.

After Jelica left, Shel Ian frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

A quarter of an hour later, the vice chairman walked in anxiously.

"Dean, you're looking for me?" he asked respectfully.

"I heard that you sent someone to bring that Gode back?" Shell Ian said straight to the point.

The vice chairman was stunned. He didn't know how Shell Ian knew about this and why he cared about such a small matter.

But he absolutely didn't dare to lie in front of Sher Ian, so he quickly reported the details in detail:

"This afternoon, when Master Quincy was deciphering the rune workshop array, the array in the workshop accidentally exploded. Then Master Quincy did not find the rune construct in the rune workshop."

"He suspected that He Xi had placed the rune constructs somewhere else, but after He Xi's death, only his student Gao De might know where these rune constructs went."

"That's why he was brought back for questioning on suspicion of intentionally damaging college facilities."

"Did you get the result?" Shell Ian said coldly.

"He insisted that he didn't know about rune construction." said the vice chairman.

"So what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the vice chairman's heart skipped a beat.

He thought about it carefully, and then he said, "I don't know whether it is true or not, but Master Quincy said that this matter is extremely important to you, so I would rather kill him by mistake than let him go, otherwise it would be bad to delay your important event."

Sher Ian said nonchalantly, "I don't care what means you use or how you do it, just don't do it in the academy. It will have a bad influence."

As for what Jelica requested, it was not within Shell Ian's consideration.

His interests always come first.

Not to mention Jelica, even if Jelica's father came to beg in person, it would be impossible for him to give up his own interests.

"I understand." The vice chairman responded.

Everyone has their shortcomings.

And Shell Ian's shortcoming, in the Vice Chairman's opinion, is that he is too fond of fame.

Although his style of doing things is completely opposite to his reputation in the outside world, he tries hard to maintain his own image.

In the vice chairman's opinion, this is totally unnecessary.

As long as you are strong enough, what’s the use of false reputation?
If you are not strong enough, what is the use of having a good reputation?
Of course, he was just thinking about these in his mind and never dared to say them out loud.

Having worked under Shell Ian for so many years, he understood very well that if he wanted to satisfy Shell Ian, he had to please him.

"It's a pity for such a genius." The vice chairman couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If it hadn't happened, with the talent that Gao De had shown so far, he would definitely be a powerful wizard in a hundred years.

But now, I can only become a victim.

And this ending seemed to have been destined since Gao De became He Xi's student and gained He Xi's full trust.

No matter what choice Gaode will make in this process.

As a pawn in the hands of a big shot, you are at his mercy.

Such is the fate of the little man.

Early morning on the 22nd day of the foggy and frosty month.

A carriage drove out of the quiet academy and headed towards the city of Saint Sean along the mountain road of Mount Ceres.

The destination is the prison in the royal capital.

Gao De squinted his eyes, looking at the scenery outside through the occasionally lifted curtains. He appeared calm on the surface, but he felt a little depressed inside.

He knew exactly what this meant.

There was no doubt that Jelica either failed to save him or could not save him even if she did.

Gao De did not feel disappointed.

After last night's torture, he had figured the matter out and knew he couldn't escape this time.

Now it seems that He Xi's leaving the inheritance to Gao De was actually harming Gao De.

Because He Xi never expected that his inheritance would be closely related to the fight for the throne.

If He Xi knew this, perhaps he would have a better way.

Of course, we can’t blame the old man.

How could an old man, who had not much time left and had devoted all his remaining energy to deriving and verifying the interference constant and teaching Gao De, be so keenly aware of these undercurrents?

He simply followed his inner feelings and left everything he had to Gao De, whom he regarded as his last disciple.

Gaode's hands were tied tightly.

It's not an ordinary rope, but an alchemical item.

Gao De could feel that under the restriction of the rope, the flow of magic power in his body was as if it was filled with lead, becoming stagnant and sticky.

You really think highly of me. Gaode glanced at the two mages who were guarding him in the carriage.

Although I don’t know the exact level, there is definitely more than one level.

How could he, a newly promoted first-level mage, escape? He was even given additional alchemical items.

Moving forward, passing through one block after another, the carriage finally arrived in front of the Mage Prison in the royal capital.

In the world of mages, prisons are also divided into two types.

One is an ordinary prison, and the other is a mage prison set up specifically for mages to prevent them from escaping from prison.

Gao De was pushed out of the carriage.

"This is the person the Second Prince wants. Keep a close eye on him." The wizard in charge of escorting him said to the prison staff who had been waiting at the door.

"receive."

Afterwards, Gaode was taken to the depths of the Mage Prison.

It is very dark and humid here, and there is no sunlight all year round.

As we walked along, we saw that each cell was filled with mages, all of whom were influential figures before being imprisoned.

Even a high-ranking first-ring mage is at the bottom of the list among these prisoners.

However, he was treated harshly.

Not only was he restricted with alchemical items, he was also sent to the most secure cell deep in the prison.

Bang!

The cell door was opened with a bang, and Goder was thrown directly in. His body hit the floor heavily with a muffled sound.

Then the cell door was closed again.

The prison staff left.

The area became completely quiet and silent.

This is deep inside the prison, there are very few prisoners, and the light is so dim that it is almost invisible.

Gao De said nothing.

Ever since he was pulled out of the dungeon of the Ceres Mage Tower and brought to the Mage Prison in the Royal Capital, Gode has remained silent all the way and said nothing.

He opened his eyes wide and tried to look around.

This prison is very large, and a faint black glow and some dense patterns can be vaguely seen on the walls.

"Rune." Gode immediately understood the construction principle of the Mage Prison.

Runes are still indispensable.

Use magic conductive materials as the raw materials for building the prison, and then draw corresponding runes on them to form a rune prison that even mages are helpless against.

So Gaode is also helpless.

Even if the shackles on his hands didn't exist.

He could only lie on the floor in silence.

"There is no ability to resist at all." Gao De sighed in his heart.

The clearer you see, the more desperate you become.

It can be said that after this experience, he had a clear understanding of this world.

The soul of a college student who has not yet entered society and has always been "other people's child" since childhood, suddenly comes to such a world.

Even though the game starts out in a "life and death crisis", it doesn't actually allow Gaode to truly switch roles and adapt to the rules of this world.

It was not until now that he truly understood the so-called rules and principles.

“What a fucked up world.”

He stared at the dark roof in a daze.

Staying in such a dark place without sunlight is a punishment in itself.

A living person can only look at four walls. After a long time, silence will become the most terrifying torture.

And this kind of torture is something that even [Adaptation] cannot avoid.

Gode ​​looked helplessly at the wall of the roof.

When he thought that he had no way or power to change his own fate, his eyes dimmed.

In silence and quiet, he looked at the runes on the roof wall, whose lines could be vaguely seen, and somehow he suddenly became interested.

He tried to see the runes.

But the light in the prison was too dim.

But Gaode was still trying hard to watch.

Some things cannot be changed, but some things can.

as predicted.

[.Your ability to see in the dark is improved by 0.1%].

Adaptation is allowing Amap to quickly adapt to this darkness.

The current situation was extremely desperate, but Gaode did not give up.

In such a dark, depressing and quiet environment, if there is nothing to do, it is easy to have psychological problems.

In this case, it is better to change your mindset and treat it as a "leveling place".

First, use [Adaptation] to improve your ability to see in the dark, and then study the runes of Rune Prison carefully.

(End of this chapter)