Chapter 169:
“Report! The spirit communication from Squad 60 just disappeared. They are suspected to have been attacked and eliminated!”
A crisp and decisive report tinged with faint fear and submission interrupted the high-ranking Spirit Mage who was flipping through spell books and copying spirit technique formations in preparation for battle, causing this woman clad in white spirit robes to look up.
She wore a spellcasting crown used to stabilize her mind, with complex and mysterious red engravings on her face.
Like special tattoos.
This slightly strange attire was one of the hallmarks of high-level spirit power, a technique that Spirit Mages of the Circle Tower learned from the White Silver Dwarves. Through these spirit engravings, Spirit Mages could effectively enhance their control over spells and improve their perception in certain spirit domains, and even strengthen certain special spells.
It had myriad uses, though there were side effects as well.
The more powerful a Circle Tower Spirit Mage, the more engravings they had on their body. So when they went shirtless, they could easily be mistaken for little Calamari with tattooed barracudas on their shoulders.
That is, if these etiquette-conscious Spirit Grandmasters would ever actually appear shirtless.
The other high-ranking Spirit Mages were also alerted by this news. They exchanged glances, and finally the female spirit commander in charge of 600 spirit hunters inquired: