"To us, the magician himself is completely worthless."

Facing the gaze of the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng did not change at all.

"The concepts held by magicians should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago. What they are doing now is just desperately dragging the world back. Not forward, but backward. However, history

You can't go back and time can't be reversed. Even if you become a magician, you can't bring this world back to the age of the gods. People can only find a way out by moving forward. Blindly indulging in the past will only lead to death."

"Yeah...it's really interesting."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the little girl nodded.

"I heard that the Thousand World Tree belongs to the heretics among magicians. Only today did I understand why those people said that... What's your name?"

"I am the righteous magical girl Red Ponytail... You can call me Xiao Hong."

"I am Olga Marie."

The girl with silver-white hair raised her chest and raised her head.

"Olga Marie Asmiret Animusfia."

"This is the daughter of the lord of the astronomy department."

At the same time, El-Melloi II also introduced Fang Zheng from the side, while Olga Marie glanced at him.

"You still remember my face? I know very well about the modern magic department's furnishings. You were the substitute of the previous generation Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, and you were forced into the El-Melloi faction.

Sacrifice."

Although he was sprayed in the face by the silver-haired girl in front of him, El-Melloi II did not change at all.

"It's hard to hear such straightforward speech in the Clock Tower, just like the young Animusfia clan leaving the mountains."

"What's the point? You probably think we don't need to waste time on such pleasantries. I'll just ask directly, do you all have the magic eyes you want?"

"Well..."

Faced with Olga Marie's inquiry, El-Melloi II showed a troubled expression, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"No, we are here for other things."

"Something else?"

"That's right."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the girls behind him.

"This train sent invitations to our lovely little girls, saying that they wanted to get their magic eyes, so I brought them here to see who is so brave and dares to touch our Qianjie Tree people.

.”

"I see."

Only then did Olga Marie glance at the girls behind Fang Zheng.

"Are you planning to sell the magic eye? In this case, you can negotiate with the Animusfia family and we will give you a good price."

"——Lady Olga Marie."

As soon as Olga Marie finished speaking, a tall woman walked over and nodded respectfully to everyone.

"Lord El-Melloi II, I am Lady Olga Marie's attendant, Teresa Firoz, okay... eldest lady."

"what?"

Facing this woman, the girl who had been arrogant just now finally showed a little panic.

"Let's take our leave now. We will formally say hello to you then."

After saying this, the woman named Teresa turned around and left in a hurry with Olga Marie.

"What is that kid doing?"

At this time, the two rituals also started to complain dissatisfiedly.

"It's like treating people like objects!"

"This is a magician. What else do you expect, especially since Animusfia is one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower. In their eyes, magicians and mortals without history are no different from ordinary things."

Fang Zheng snorted softly and spoke. After hearing her explanation, the three girls behind them all looked a little unhappy. After all, they all felt Olga Marie's gaze just now. It was neither good intention nor malicious.

, it feels like she is looking at the products on display in a shopping mall... You must know that before this, she simply ignored the three of them. If Fang Zheng hadn't said it, I'm afraid she would have ignored their existence until the end.

.

But...the astronomy department...

Even though the three little girls gathered together and muttered, Fang Zheng squinted his eyes, looked at the surrounding platforms, and began to think. He still knew something about the twelve monarch families in the clock tower, Animus

Animus Feia is also a quite unique type among them. After all, unlike other factions, Animus Feia focuses on celestial bodies. With the development of science, human beings' observation of celestial bodies has improved, and it will also drive magicians to observe the starry sky.

pace of exploration.

Perhaps for this reason, the Animusfia family's resistance to modernity is not very deep.

If it had been Bartholomew, a fight would have started on the spot.

Looking at it this way, maybe there is value in winning over?

anyway………

"I asked you, what are your El-Melloi family's thoughts?"

Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze and looked at El-Melloi II not far away again.

"It's been a few months since we separated from the city. Why haven't we received any reply? Whether it's a phone call or a phone call, our patience is limited."

"That's not a question I can answer, ma'am."

Faced with the red pony-tailed questioning in front of him, El-Melloi II was helpless, while Fang Zheng snorted softly.

"Well, it seems we will discuss this issue with you after we capture the clock tower."

"………………"

Hearing this, El-Melloi II also sighed helplessly. He naturally also heard about the Istari family's departure from Europe, but... After all, the Istari family is just a family of alchemists. However,

The El-Melloi clan was completely different. Besides, he wasn't sure what Thousand World Tree's real thoughts were.

“Woo…………!!”

Fortunately, at this moment, the dull roar of the whistle sounded, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere. Everyone looked up and saw a rather ancient-looking train slowly approaching from the other side of the thick fog.

We stopped next to this dilapidated-looking, long-abandoned station.

The car door slowly opened, and then the magicians who had been waiting at the station got on the car one after another. Fang Zheng also walked in with three girls.

The interior of the carriage is much larger than it looks from the outside. It is not as narrow as an ordinary carriage. On the contrary, the entire carriage seems to have been expanded by some kind of space magic, and its size is large enough to accommodate hundreds of magicians chatting inside.

But it was obvious that there were not so many guests. Looking around, apart from Fang Zheng and the other four, the only ones left were El-Melloi II and his two followers, as well as a strangely dressed noble with a white hat.

, an old man in a black robe, plus a freak with an elephant head, etc., there were less than twenty people in total.

Although there was enough space in the carriage, most of the magicians chose to occupy a seat alone, and Fang Zheng also took two of them to sit in the corner, eating fruit and watching the show.

“The fruit here tastes pretty good.”

"Well, I thought I would see some weird food."

Eating the fruit on the table, Asagami Fujino and Seo Shizune relaxed a little. The two of them were leaning on the sofa, yawning at one time or another... It seemed that they had not yet recovered from the jet lag.

As for El-Melloi II, there seemed to be some trouble. A group of people gathered around and made a lot of noise.

At this moment, a man appeared in the middle of the carriage. Seeing his appearance, the others quickly stopped making noise and turned to look at the man.

He was wearing a black train uniform and holding a silver pocket watch in his hand.

"Thank you for your cooperation. This train will leave on time tonight. I am the conductor of this train, Luo Dan. I apologize for disturbing you while you are having a pleasant conversation."

He lowered his head, bowed to everyone, and then continued to speak.

"This car will circle the Kingdom of Fog for four days and three nights before returning to London. During this period, please take your time to appreciate the magic eyes on display and wait for the auction on the third day. The magic eyes sold can be immediately used for

You can transplant it, or you can keep it by yourself. In addition, the transplant will not waste too much of your time, so don't worry. For those who want to sell the magic eye, please go there the day after tomorrow - before dusk on the third day.

Our work area, you can also explain your needs to me."

After hearing the man's introduction, everyone concentrated their attention. Even the two men who had been napping just now opened their eyes and stared at him. And at this moment, a man wearing a fur coat with his eyes wrapped

The woman appeared next to the driver.

"I am Leandro, and I have the honor to host the auction for you this time."

The woman named Leandro nodded to everyone, then stood aside, and at this moment the driver spoke again.

"So, do you have any questions?"

"I have a question."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his hand high, and upon hearing her voice, everyone else couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Fang Zheng. But the driver's expression did not change at all.

"What's your question? This guest?"

"Where is the acting manager who sent us this invitation? I want to have a talk with him."
To be continued...