After Chen Lun walked into the tower, his originally dark vision suddenly became bright.
Like an induction light, the inner wall lit up with glowing lines, illuminating the environment. He noticed a figure standing in front of him, covered in cloth strips, with his hands and head exposed, but covered with cyan crystals, and his face could not be seen clearly.
"Meet Ms. Frederic."
Chen Lun touched his chest and saluted the figure.
But the other party just stood there quietly without any response.
“That is a sculpture I made myself…”
A female voice came from above my head, with a slightly helpless tone.
"Come up the side stairs . I'm at the top."
Chen Lun was slightly startled, then nodded without changing his expression.
"Yes, Ms. Frederic."
Because he knew very well that he was facing a high-ranking magician at the moment, so he did not dare to use his life-reading ability rashly, so he failed to identify the identity of the crystallized human body at the first time... But as long as he was not embarrassed, then others would be embarrassed.
Chen Lun turned around as if nothing had happened, stepped onto the stairs and walked upstairs.
He looked at the layout of the tower along the way and found that the space on each floor was not large, with only one or two rooms, but the doors were all closed, and he didn't know what was hidden inside.
When he reached the 33rd floor, he found that there were no rooms here, but just a relatively spacious hall. The bookcases around it were filled with books of all sizes, and there were parchment scrolls inserted in several carved book tubes in the corners.
There were drawings hanging on the wall, covered with black or dark blue handwriting, a combination of patterns and words, and even a few complex and mysterious magic rituals. With his own attainments in mysticism, Chen Lun could only understand a little bit of it.
'Probably some kind of magical principle and some ritual steps.'
Chen Lun took a quick look and thought to himself.
He could smell a unique aroma of wood in the hall, which became stronger after burning, as if it was some kind of incense... Chen Lun's gaze then turned to the tall figure standing in front of the crystal wall window.
This is a woman with long blue-purple hair, wearing a simple linen robe. She is looking out of the transparent crystal wall window with her elbows folded, overlooking the darkness below the crater.
"Ms. Frederic."
Chen Lun bowed to him.
"Hello, Jack."
The other person slowly turned around, revealing a mature and handsome face, especially his blue-green eyes, which were deep and vicissitudes, full of wisdom.
"I have read the notes and letters. Thank you for sending them to me."
Chen Lun looked at Frede Cui's calm expression and couldn't help but secretly complain:
"I remember that Carmen left some crappy love poems in her notebook, which were specially written for her teacher...but she didn't seem to have any reaction. Carmen is really a dog. How pitiful."
Unexpectedly, the next second, Fredetri took out a cigarette, lit it, and whispered with a lazy and melancholy look:
"That disappointing student of mine always wanted to prove himself to me... Now he hasn't come back for several years. I'm really worried."
When Chen Lun heard this, he felt that the facts seemed to be somewhat different from what he had imagined.
It seems that Frederic still has feelings for his student... but it is not the kind of love between men and women, but just pure concern for the younger generation.
As a veteran player, he smelled the scent of a "mission", and the level of this "mission" was definitely not low. So Chen Lun's expression became serious and he said seriously:
"Mr. Carmen's notes were of great help to me, which is why I am willing to travel a long distance to deliver the notes to Him... Although I am not strong enough, I would like to contribute. Ms. Frederic, is there anything I can do to help?"
“What a warm-hearted young man.”
Frederic exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed.
The smoke was not the pungent tobacco smell of ordinary cigarettes, but some kind of strange herbal aroma...it smelled like some kind of homemade "refreshing cigarette".
He smoked a cigarette but shook his head slightly.
"Like you said, Jack, your strength is indeed a little low. I appreciate your kindness, but you can't help me..."
Fredetra's eyes showed reminiscence, and she said slowly:
"My student Carmen accidentally learned some things about my past. She ignored my advice and insisted on going to the dark world to help me fulfill my wish. But she was trapped there and couldn't get out."
Chen Lun thought about it and felt that there was still a chance for this matter to be fought for, so he continued:
"Ms. Frederic, I am currently serving as the Archon of the Senate of the Generous Council of the Orthodox Church, and will soon join the Imperial Inquisition... The spiritual world has been turbulent recently, and I may be ordered to go to the dark world to investigate the matter. Perhaps I can help you find Mr. Carmen's whereabouts along the way... Maybe with the help of the Imperial Inquisition, I can help him out of trouble?"
"I know you, Jack, through divination I have foreseen some things in the future."
Fredetri nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.
He seemed to be moved by Chen Lun's words. He put down the cigarette between his fingers and stared at him meaningfully for a few seconds.
"Since you insist on helping me, then I'll leave it to you."
[Trigger A-level mission: Gatekeeper's worries! ]
Mission Description: The hermit Frederic of Meteor Tower has always missed her student Carmen, who went to the dark world alone to fulfill Frederic's wish in her early years, but has not returned yet. Frederic used her powerful divination power to learn that her student Carmen was trapped in the darkness and could not escape... and due to some other reasons, she could not leave the Meteor Tower.
You volunteered to help Him find the whereabouts of the student Carmen and help her out of trouble.
Mission objective: Find Carmen and help him leave the dark world and return to the human world.
Mission rewards: 500,000 experience points, 20 attribute points, 10 special attribute points, favorability of Fredetri and Carmen, and unknown rewards.
'Accept the mission.'
Chen Lun was delighted and silently confirmed the acceptance of the task.
At the same time, he had some doubts about the name of the task.
"The gatekeeper? You mean Frederic, right? Which gate is she guarding?"
Chen Lun thought of the location of the Meteor Tower, which is the crater of Augusta volcano, and guessed that the so-called gatekeeper might refer to the person guarding the volcano.
Immediately, he recalled the conversation just now and felt a little strange.
Fredetri gave him a feeling of playing hard to get, as if she was deliberately refusing and declining, so that Chen Lun would actively offer to help.
"cough……"
Fredecu coughed lightly, put out the cigarette, then raised her eyes and stared at Chen Lun for a few seconds.
"I don't have anything to offer as a reward, but here are a few homemade cigarettes. I'll give them to you. I hope you don't mind."
He took out a palm-sized box and handed it to Chen Lun.
[Extraordinary things: Fredericki hand-rolled cigarettes]
Item description: This cigarette contains magical power. It is made by the hermit Frederick using dozens of exotic herbs and Augusta volcanic rock powder. It has a powerful effect of restoring sanity.
Chen Lun was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Ms. Fredecu would give such a thing as a gift.
Although the box was small, it actually contained a lot of space. It wasn't just a few cigarettes as Fredetri said... but a pile of cigarettes, hundreds and thousands.
Each refreshing cigarette is actually equivalent to a bottle of tranquilizer, which is a generous gift to him. After all, this is not a mission reward, but an extra gain.
"Thank you for your gift. I will do my best to help you find Mr. Carmen."
Chen Lun put the box away and said respectfully.
Frederic nodded and sat on the ground. Then He called the blue-green crystal doll at the bottom of the tower and ordered it to massage His shoulders from behind.
"Jack, I have a problem, can you help me?"
He said suddenly.
Chen Lun's eyes lit up slightly.
"Hmm? There are still tasks?"
He immediately said:
"Ms. Frederic, please go ahead."
"Well, it's like this..."
Fredetra pointed at the surroundings with a melancholy look on her face.
"Due to special reasons, I cannot leave the Meteor Tower at will, so many supplies and supernatural materials are sent to me by people from the Natural Cult... Although I have a good relationship with Madam Elk, I don't want to keep taking her things for free... Well, do you understand what I mean?"
Chen Lun was slightly stunned.
Does this great magician mean that he is short of money?
"Don't those in high positions have incarnations? ... Can't even his incarnation leave here?"
He thought to himself, pretending to be in a daze, then tactfully took out a certificate from the Imperial Bank from the panel and wrote an amount of 20,000 gold pounds on it.
"Ms. Frederic, this is a small gift from me. I hope you can accept it... You are a high-ranking magician, but you are not bothered by worldly possessions. You must have focused all your energy on the pursuit of knowledge. I admire you very much."
Chen Lun handed over the certificate with both hands, looking respectful.
Fredetri hesitated a little, took the voucher, took a look at it, and then handed it back.
"Forget it, I can't take this money."
Chen Lun was stunned again. The other party's reaction was always beyond his expectations.
The feeling this great magician gave him reminded him of Maggie, the cat god. She was also in a high position, but she was not arrogant... instead, she was full of humanity.
He knew that Fredetri was not being polite.
But it's too little...
"Ms. Fredetri, I am not short of money. I just hope to be able to help you with this insignificant matter."
Chen Lun felt a pang of pain secretly, but he maintained a polite smile on the surface. He took out another voucher for 30,000 gold pounds, adding up the total to 50,000 gold pounds, and handed it over.
Fredetri looked at the two receipts with hesitation.
"You must have saved this money for a long time... Although I haven't been to the city for hundreds of years, I know that making money is not easy."
“He” said this, and took the certificate very naturally, handing it to the crystal doll behind him.
[Fredere's favorability towards you has increased! Currently it is friendly! ]
"Fifty thousand gold pounds in exchange for the favorability of a high-ranking magician is not a bad deal..."
Chen Lun comforted himself.
He kept smiling, noticing that Fredatri's mouth was also filled with amusement.
At the same time, a prompt box popped up indicating that the task of delivering the letter was completed.
[Complete A-level mission: Love Letter Messenger! ]
[Obtained mission rewards: 100,000 experience points, 100 gold pounds, Carmen's favorability and Frederick's favorability, and unknown rewards ("Frederick's Handmade Cigarettes" has been obtained)! ]
[Fredere's favorability towards you has increased! Currently close!]
"You're a nice lad, Jack."
Fredetri nodded with satisfaction and took out another cigarette to smoke.
On that beautiful face, those blue-green eyes showed admiration.