Returning from the abyss

Chapter 442 The Seemingly Peaceful Day

When the sun began to rise, Pierre came back with a heavy face.

Now that Todd has said everything, the so-called method of "safely using the magic book" is naturally not left behind. It is a spell, which is related to the spirit. Pierre can only recognize that it belongs to arcane magic, not magic. The part he's good at.

But Xue Ni knew.

"Lilian, the problem is a bit serious." Pierre rubbed the beard on his chin, gritted his teeth looking for a more suitable word, "I told the miss about the spell."

"That's not an effective and complete protection spell, is it?"

"That's right." Pierre sighed, "That's the kindless magical spiritual barrier in arcane magic. This kind of magic has no level problem, and even apprentices can use it. It can temporarily drain a person's magic power source, That is to say, the soul is completely contained in a fictitious defensive space, which is usually used to temporarily check some mental shock traps."

"But it may not be easy to know this kind of magic."

"It takes a lot of effort to learn, and there are probably not many people who know that this thing can temporarily resist the pollution of magic books. The Magic Council is clear, miss... there are special channels to know about this. But the magic book is not a one-time impact, that bastard has obviously obtained the benefits of the magic book, so when the barrier dissipates, he will also bear the price."

"A time bomb? Interesting." Lu Ning whispered, "How does Xue Ni plan to deal with him?"

"She said that since you caught this person, it's up to you to decide. She is arranging for people to search for the remaining people, and try to solve this matter without disturbing the parliament."

"Why does Xue Ni not want the council to know so much? Although this matter is troublesome, since our clues have reached this point, it's good to split up a little bit to make things go faster, right?"

"She said you could guess why."

Lu Ning understood.

"Okay, I see. Since she even expected that I would ask this, maybe there is another instruction after that?"

"What Miss means is that you can stay here or go back if you want, and besides...this is your reward." Pierre took out a money bag from his pocket, "You should improve your strength a little , because we can't be by your side to protect you all the time, and sometimes we need your brains."

"What does she want to say to me?" Lu Ning took the purse and opened it, glanced at the amount inside, and then asked Pierre.

"The people in the Moonstone District and the Ruby District are temporarily at your disposal. If Miss Catherine and Miss Liz have something to do, you can deal with them as usual. Miss Xue Ni has already gone to the Qingjin District overnight."

Lu Ning didn't get much rest time, and Xue Ni, who was in charge of all matters, probably didn't sleep all night.It's just that she left the Moonstone area so suddenly...

"So she wants you to help make up a reason."

"I knew it."

She put the money bag in her pocket and yawned: "Then I'll go back first, and I'll come to you if there is anything else. By the way, how long can the spell of the mental barrier last?"

"Three days, of course, there are still two days left. We have to find a way to deal with that kid, so that he won't turn into some kind of monster." Pierre said this with a harsh tone.

"Well, you do what I say first." Lu Ning whispered something in Pierre's ear.

"Okay, but you have to come over tomorrow, we have to discuss a solution."

Lu Ning nodded, yawned again, waved her hand and left the Crow Hotel along the way she came.

She was sleepy, but her mind was excited.Things finally took a turn, and she got some extra information.

The gang of book thieves behind Todd is not the "Twilight Thieves" of her mission.

In Lilian's memory, the Twilight Thieves used benefits to lure her to help. This is a very safe method, and it is also in line with the idea of ​​​​pulling some passers-by to go offline.However, this does not match the thinking of Todd's group.

The thing they use to lure is "power", which means that every downline actually needs to know in advance. Todd is not selected randomly, but he is eligible among the 2000 people.At the same time, being able to teach Todd an arcane spell that only a few people know means that the gang has been planning for a long time, and it is even possible...

Lu Ning stopped.

She can already see the buildings of the commercial street, but at this moment a row of guards are standing at the entrance of the commercial street. The surrounding crowd has not yet gathered, and some guards are holding wooden boards to seal off the surrounding area of ​​the commercial street, preventing anyone from approaching. here.

"Close but not thorough." Lu Ning frowned. She didn't have to go through the commercial street to go back to the one-eyed squid, but she couldn't justify such a big incident without asking what happened.

She moved a little closer, but was still out of range of the guards.There were few people around, but it wasn't that there was no one there. Lu Ning grabbed one casually and asked, "Excuse me... what happened here?"

"It is said that there was an illegal transmission. After all, the ban clauses announced by the parliament are investigating this matter... Don't worry, the commercial street will reopen at noon."

"Illegal transmission?"

Lu Ning is even more strange. This matter is known to almost everyone. Those who have no ghosts in their hearts will naturally not commit this misfortune, and those who have ghosts in their hearts will not risk their own lives. Who will challenge the space monitoring of the Magic Council?
I'm afraid it's not another excuse.

She knew it was useless to ask the guards, so she bypassed the commercial street and returned to the one-eyed squid by another road.

"Welcome to One Eye... Oh, Lilian." Old Howard, who usually sits on a recliner and oversees work, glanced at him, but said nothing, "Xue Ni has already paid the rent for today and tomorrow. Don't give me any medicine."

"Yes, I want to come back and take a rest."

"You're an alchemy apprentice, and I don't know what great things Xue Ni can do with you... The room is still inside, so take all your valuables with you, and don't lose them."

"Thank you for your concern." Lu Ning smiled at Howard and walked into the backyard.

It just so happened that Bolivar had just come out of his room at this time. He seemed to be sleeping in an alchemist's robe. Now he was wrinkled and his hair was twisted into a ball. Seeing Lu Ning sleepily Said "morning".

"Good morning, you got up a little early today." Lu Ning actually came back quite early, and according to the experience of the previous two days, Bolliwell should not have woken up at this time.

"Ah... I didn't sleep very well yesterday, and I always felt flustered." Bolivar scratched his hair twice, roughly smoothed out the frizzy hairs, and looked at Lu Ning, "What about you? I remember you as if it was yesterday Didn't come back? Now you look tired."

"I'll take a break. By the way, what's the matter with panic? I think you live quite comfortably here."

"Emotional problems, anyway, I start work earlier today, and I can rest earlier."

Bollywell staggered towards the laboratory.

Lu Ning returned to her room, locked the door, drew down the curtains, changed into her pajamas, and lay down on the bed.flustered?From the outside, there is really nothing strange about Bolivar, and he has worked here for a long time, so it is not good to rashly think that he has something to do with what happened last night.

but……

"Is there just one thing that happened last night?"

The allocation of distribution centers will not favor one over another, and there will not be only one tourist who can grasp a large number of clues.And Lu Ning suspected that the gang of book thieves on Todd's line was actually a secret held by other tourists. The problem was that she hadn't been able to follow the clue so easily.

The magic book was stolen from the heavily guarded library, and the book thief was able to release secret information. Many clues point to a very likely situation.And that is still a place that Lu Ning can't touch now, and if this can probably explain why she needs to pay attention to saving her life after exposing the members of the bandit group, because she may face the calculations of the upper echelon of Ewalang.

"A lot of things need to be played by ear, but one thing is certain..."

Lu Ning closed her eyes, let sleepiness hit her.

"...As long as all the bandits are dead, there is no threat."

She slept very soundly this time, the one-eyed squid is the safest place for her so far.At about noon, Lu Ning opened her eyes, and her stomach reminded her that she should have something to eat.

After buying another loaf of bread from the kitchen, she stepped forward.

"Boss, good afternoon."

"Woke up? Now you look much more energetic." Howard crossed his arms. There were two sandwiches and a jug of wine on the small table beside him. When he saw Lu Ning coming, he pulled one out from under the table. A round stool, signaling her to sit down.

Lu Ning sat down obediently and took a bite of the bread.

"Ask me something?"

"It's not a big deal. When I passed the commercial street this morning, I found that it was blocked. I don't know if the blockade has been lifted now."

"How would I know about this? Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

"Boss, are you really in the store every day? Don't you go out occasionally?"

"I've been around this city for most of my life. When I'm old, I just want to have a safe place to lie down, and a safe place to be buried when I die. That's enough." Howard picked up a sandwich, "Of course, if there is anything new, I will watch the excitement."

"It seems that this matter is not new to you."

"When people live for a long time, they will always get used to some things."

"Have you no children? I don't think I've ever seen them."

"What about you? What about your parents?" Howard glanced at her. "Young people, they all like to wander outside. Occasionally, one will be thankful when they come back safely. Can you see them? It depends on when they can think of home." Come."

"...So, you should also have a wife."

"Divorced." Howard said lightly.

"Feel sorry."

"It's nothing, it's normal. She has her ambitions, and our lives are getting farther and farther apart. We both found that we are not suitable for each other to continue to be together, so we separated, very peaceful." Howard picked up the flagon Poured a glass, "So when you look for someone in the future, you have to find someone who has the same goals as you."

"Can I ask Bolivier's background? After all, he is my...colleague here?"

"Him? What's so special about him?"

"You have a laissez-faire attitude towards him, and he doesn't seem to have any concept of going to work on time."

"Ah... Bollywell was introduced to me by a friend. That kid has a lazy attitude in life. Alchemy is not bad at the elementary level, but he has no intention of improving. I don't know what kind of stimulation he received. Anyway, I accepted him , he can also bring good profits to my store, that's all."

"Can you tell me the name of your friend?"

"Giovanni Cardin." Howard raised his lips, "You may not be able to find him."

"Thank you."

Lu Ning quickly ate the bread, and then went out to the commercial street.

The blockade was indeed as the man said, it ended at noon, and the commercial street returned to its usual prosperity.Lu Ning stepped on it at the right time, when the four alchemists who had just caught up with Rainbow Mushroom were resting.

"Mr. Rochester." Lu Ning stopped the potion alchemist at the door. The alchemist smiled when he saw Lu Ning, gestured to several colleagues to let them go first, and then walked into the mushroom garden with Lu Ning .

"Any questions?"

"After I went back, I tried alchemy using complex alchemy formulas..."

Lu Ning broke down some of the situations observed in the process of refining the fake death potion and told them one by one, and Rochester also answered Lu Ning one by one.He was indeed worthy of being an intermediate alchemist, and he answered all those questions with his mouth open, without even a little hesitation.

After seven or eight questions were asked, Rochester's expression was also very satisfied: "Very good, you can make such progress in just one day, which shows that your talent in alchemy is excellent."

"Thank you for your answer."

"The St. Eval Gallery is the place where magic students all over the world study. Even if it's not me, you will meet someone else who is willing to answer your questions." Rochester waved his hand, "If there are no questions, I'm going to have dinner. .”

"I'll see you off." Lu Ning walked down the corridor with him, and asked casually as he walked, "Do you know the surname 'Kardin'?"

"Oh, it seems that in addition to the knowledge of alchemy, you may also need to study some history of magic." Rochester joked, "Kartin is not well-known outside the alchemy circle, but he is very famous inside the circle."

"why?"

"They invented a very interesting alchemy, double alchemy."

"This name..."

"It's very straightforward? You must know that not every alchemist likes to take complicated and obscure names. As I said, the invention of the Cardin family is just interesting, and the actual significance is not very big, so the fame has not gone out of the circle."

"What kind of technology is it?"

"The Cardin family... is rich in twins." Rochester rubbed his chin, and told Lu Ning as an anecdote, "I don't know what's going on, [-]% of the newborns born in their family are a pair, ordinary people say twins It is actually difficult to determine the connection between them, but in terms of magic, the parameters of twins, whether it is concept, blood relationship or spiritual synchronization rate, are of great significance. The Cardin family had a whim... If the twins refine something together, Will there be any special results?"

"They did?"

"Yes, of course it was successful. Even if several pairs of twins started refining at different places at the same time, the items refined by one of them could produce the same changes in the refining formation without any manipulation on the other side. So they got A good way to save half of the gold staff."

Having said that, Rochester laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)