Council of Sages

[Title: A Crumpled Letter]

[Category: Documents -- Story Items]

[Quality: Rare (One of a Kind)]

[Function: Can read and trigger a quest (only usable by story characters)]

[Note: A letter addressed to Amalarui, with a triangular silver stamp on the back of the envelope]

This item should naturally be given to Esmehalda. There's no way around it; story items can only be used by story characters, so there's no way to be modest. However, this quest can be done together by everyone.

Esmehalda opened the letter and read it aloud as she read it.

Your Excellency Amalarui:

It is with great regret that we inform you that, following a final resolution of the council, your third application to join the Council of Sages has been rejected. Although you have demonstrated sufficient courage and determination in the previous events, your performance in the most important aspect for a powerful mage—wisdom—has not been outstanding.

Despite having ample resources and sufficient theoretical support, your experiments in transmuting Chaos Elemental have yet to yield any breakthrough results. Until you complete the trials given to you by the Council of Sages, you will likely be unable to become a formal member of the Council of Sages.

Please do your best to complete the experiment of refining the Chaos Elemental and submit the results. After passing the inspection, you will become a formal member of the Council of Sages. I am very much looking forward to that day.

June 16, 1375, the Celestial Era of the Sage of Fate.

This letter is short, but it contains a lot of information. What is the Council of Sages? Even a powerful Legendary mage like Amalarui was turned away. Moreover, judging from what was written in the letter, the experiment on the alchemy of Chaos Elemental was actually a test given to Amalarui by the Council of Sages. Doesn't that mean that the power of the Council of Sages far exceeds Amalarui's level of strength?

Judging from the signature "Sage of Fate," each member of this Council of Sages should have a code name, such as "Sage XX," and it should be a mage organization, similar to the Kirin Tor Council. However, their secretive actions suggest they might be villains.

Most importantly, Amalarui gave up his position in the Kirin Tor but repeatedly applied to join the Council of Sages. Does this mean that in his eyes, a qualified Council of Sages is more prestigious than the Kirin Tor? That's a bit alarming.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "What quest did you trigger?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Spellbreaker): "The triggered quest is to take this letter back to the Kirin Tor Council and investigate the true nature of the Council of Sages."

"I see, "Xiao Yu nodded. "So, where do we go next?" Xiao Yu asked.

Esmehalda (Dalaran Spellbreaker): "I have to go back to Dalaran to report this to the council, and they still owe me a council seat. Do you want to come with me?" she asked thoughtfully.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Of course! Do you think I'm stupid? I haven't even collected those reputation points yet."

The reputation points he just gained were from killing Amalarui, but reclaiming the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter is clearly a separate storyline event, and there should be more reputation points to gain. Being able to connect with the Kirin Tor Council, this kind of storyline event will definitely give a lot of reputation points, so why not take them?

After the loot was divided, the story wasn't over yet. They took group photos, recorded videos, and did selfies. Finally, Esmehalda announced the end of this boss battle.

Now that the dungeon has been captured, Tower of Amalarui has become a public area where teleportation spells can be used.

Esmehalda opened a portal, and the two passed through it, arriving directly in Dalaran.

This wasn't Xiao Yu's first time visiting this city, but every time he came, he was still struck by its grandeur.

Dalaran is a city founded and ruled by mages. When thousands of mages and wizards gather in one city, you can imagine how fantastical it becomes.

Magical lights illuminated Dalaran at dusk, floating carriages slowly drove through the streets, and wizards and mages in robes strolled casually by. Various strange and wonderful summoned creatures followed their contractors as they wandered the streets, creating a dreamlike scene.

It has to be said that mages have a really high level of prestige. Xiao Yu remembers visiting Warsong Hold, where Warrior were everywhere, and Ravenholdt Manor, where rogues were everywhere, but neither of them could compare to the high-class feeling that Dalaran gave him.

The two knew the way well and headed straight for the city where the Kirin Tor Council was located. Before long, a complex of buildings consisting of six spired towers and a circular palace came into view.

After passing through the guards' checkpoint and walking down a long corridor, the two arrived at the council hall.

The Kirin Tor Council Hall is a circular building with a circular table around which there are twelve seats for visitors. Five of these seats are occupied, four are magical projections, and three are empty. Originally, the Kirin Tor Council had only six seats, but as the Kirin Tor has grown, the number of council members has gradually increased to twelve. The council is usually convened only for very important matters, and today's event is clearly one of them.

Esmehalda submitted the record of this operation directly, displaying the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter.

Upon seeing the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter, the crowd immediately began to discuss it. After a long while, they finally reached a consensus.

"Well done, young mage. Your performance was outstanding. You punished the traitor and eliminated a potential threat. We are also grateful to you, Prince Azathoth. Your assistance has earned you the friendship of the Kirin Tor." An old mage with a white beard said solemnly, thus settling the score for Esmehalda and Azathoth's achievements.

[System Notification: You have completed the story event, "The Kirin Tor's Dark History," by killing the traitor Amalarui and reclaiming the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter. You have gained 575 reputation points, and your relationship with the Kirin Tor has improved to Revered.]

[System notification: Your template level has been upgraded from Intermediate Hero to Advanced Hero. This is the system notification Esmehalda heard.]

[System Notification: You have completed the story event, "The Kirin Tor's Dark History," by killing the traitor Amalarui and reclaiming the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter. You have gained 575 reputation points, and your relationship with the Kirin Tor has improved to Friendly.]

[System notification: The template level has been upgraded from Intermediate BOSS to Advanced BOSS. This is the system notification Xiao Yu heard.]

With a flash of golden light, the two of them advanced to the next level.

"Hahaha, this is awesome!" Xiao Yu was overjoyed. It hadn't even taken him half a month to advance from a mid-level BOSS to a high-level BOSS. At this rate, he was getting closer and closer to becoming the strongest BOSS.

Esmehalda was equally excited, her hands trembling with emotion.

The white-bearded old mage continued, "Then, Lady Esmehalda, congratulations on discovering the whereabouts of the traitor Amalarui, cleaning this scoundrel from the Council, and reclaiming the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter. Now, make your decision."

Whether you relinquish the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter or not, if you do, you retain the right to use the scepter until you relinquish it voluntarily or until the day you die.

During this period, you will automatically become Kirin Tor Councilor. However, since there are currently no vacancies in the Kirin Tor Council, you can only participate in meetings as an honorary councilor, having the right to participate in discussions but not the right to make resolutions.

Of course, you can choose to keep the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter, but you will not receive any rewards from the Council.

Is there even a question? Of course, it's about handing over ownership of the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter. After all, once you die, you lose everything.

This Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter is estimated to sell for at least several hundred thousand. Many people would be willing to spend several hundred thousand to buy a position as Kirin Tor Councilor. So, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. Risking account deletion to clear the Tower of Amalarui is indeed a huge gain.

Almost without hesitation, Esmehalda chose the former.

They handed over the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter.

The white-bearded old mage took the scepter, left a magical mark on it for easy tracking, and then returned the Kirin Tor Elder's Scepter to Esmehalda.

[System notification: You have obtained a new title, Kirin Tor Councilor.]

Esmehalda (Kirin Tor Councilor): "Oh, right, there's something else I need to report." She pulled out the letter as she spoke.

Esmehalda (Kirin Tor Councilor): "This is a letter I found on Amalarui. It mentions an organization called the Council of Sages, which may be related to the reason for his defection." He handed over the letter.

The Kirin Tor mages all wore solemn expressions. Mages were generally highly intelligent individuals, and those who became Kirin Tor Councilor were even more intelligent than the last. Therefore, almost no one failed to see the hidden meaning in the letter.