"Wizard Medivh, on behalf of the Odyssey City-State Mage Association, I cordially invite you to join us!"
In mid-February of the following year, after completing its basic setup, the Odyssey City-State Mage Association sent representatives to invite the mages of the Odyssey City-State to join.
Medivh declined the Academic School's invitation and only registered mages from the Court School.
He could obtain magical legacies through archaeology, so he wasn't tempted by the terms the Academic School offered.
He didn't want to get too involved with the Mage Association, lest some ill-intentioned mages try to take advantage of him.
He cared more about his noble status and preferred dealing with noble knights.
Compared to mages, knights' extraordinary powers were more straightforward and came with fewer traps.
"What a string of disasters. Tell the people to seal their doors and windows and stay inside."
In early March, Medivh suddenly sensed something and looked toward the northern sky.
The clouds were as red as fire—the sight of a Bloodthirsty Mosquito Swarm gathering.
The rainy season two years ago had lasted for more than two months, causing a massive flood.
Last year, there had been no rainy season at all, resulting in a drought that lasted for over half a year. The water levels of major rivers such as the Wan River and Tu River had dropped drastically.
The climate had improved this year, and the crops in the fields were on the verge of a bountiful harvest, but now a Bloodthirsty Mosquito plague had appeared in the swamps north of Odyssey.
Medivh had experienced a Bloodthirsty Mosquito plague before and knew all too well how devastating it was to living creatures made of flesh and blood.
Skeletons weren't afraid of Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes, but the other people in his territory were.
Medivh told the