Returning from the abyss

Chapter 467

The control of Bell Tower Academy is not as strict as that of Guanwu. At least Lu Ning does not need to be notified when he finds Jie Funi.At this time, the students of the magic department prefer to pray. According to the theory of magic, it is the transition between morning and night, when light and darkness are reversed, and it is most likely to have a connection between heaven and man... and so on, which feel full of metaphysics.

Jie Funi was also praying in the school chapel, and Lu Ning's arrival was a surprise.The two walked out of the chapel quietly without disturbing other students and came to a quiet room next to the chapel.

"Lilian, why are you here?"

"I……"

"I want to find you too, you know? Anli is back!"

Anri?Lu Ning recalled, it was the name of the old bookstore owner.

"Has he been missing for a long time?"

"The boss said that there are some personal matters. Anyway, the bookstore is open again, and we can continue to look at the books there!"

"Oh, no problem. But Geoffrey, I came to you this time to ask something."

"Huh? Let's talk."

"How about the holy bell?"

"It's very easy to use. It's like my own arm. It doesn't need to be adjusted at all! Lilian, I must thank you, I didn't know you have such a great ability!"

"Don't say that, you paid the money too, so I should have reached a level that satisfies you. What I want to verify is, did you show the holy bell to others on the day you got it?"

Geoffrey recalled a moment.

"Didn't we go to Luyin District that day? It rained on the way back, so I wrapped Shengling in my clothes... But when I returned to school and applied to my instructor for a personal training room, I showed it to her. "

"Your tutor?"

"Yeah, I always need to prove that my strength has increased again. By the way, at that time, my mentor's friend came to visit, and he was also an alchemist. He also praised this holy bell! He said that this might not be the best. A powerful weapon, but it is the most suitable weapon for me!"

"That alchemist should be a male, a senior alchemist, right?"

"It should be, if you want, I can ask the instructor for you."

"Please." Lu Ning nodded.

Geoffrey walked out of the room and came back five minutes later.

"His name is Xu You, and he is a mixed race. He is indeed a high-level alchemist. However, according to the instructor, it seems that something has happened to him recently..."

"I regret that."

"It's nothing. There are always big and small accidents in Ewalang. I heard from the instructor that it can be cured, so it should be fine." Jiefuni cheered up, "Lilian, it's a rare time, do you want to come here?" Take a look at Bell Tower College? Although there are few subjects here, the scale is no smaller than Guanwu and Flint!"

"Actually, I'd like to, but it's too late now. I'm also living in someone else's house. I'll be angry if I go back to the master's house too late." Lu Ning smiled helplessly, "Well, your college has a lecture on the tenth day of the schedule. , Daohe-Axia's research on beasts, I will go to class, may you be a guide then?"

"sure!"

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Lu Ning returned to the one-eyed squid. In view of the fact that she has to go out for several days in a row recently, every time she left after refining the potion for old Howard for several days, although old Howard valued the potion, he was also a little worried Lu Ning's whereabouts.

"Is something wrong?"

"It seems that you also know that there is some trouble in Ewalang."

"It's hard for people who practice magic not to get into trouble, and Eva Gallery is a concentrated area. But Lilian, you have to know how far you can get out." Old Howard closed the door of the shop, "In case there is any problem, I can't protect you from a place like this."

"Yes... Who else is here?"

Howard nodded, and took out a bag from behind the counter: "This was given to me by a paladin. I don't know when you met such a character."

"It happened a long time ago." Lu Ning took over the burden, "And that matter is over. The paladin took over the follow-up matter. It has nothing to do with me. You don't have to be so nervous."

Old Howard sighed, with disbelief written on his face, but he didn't say much, turned and walked towards his room.Lu Ning went back to her room with her bag, locked the door, and then opened the bag.

Sure enough, Delia gave it to her.

Inside the burden is a wooden box with an oriental feel to it, probably provided by Jingrui.There was a letter on it, and Delia's name was signed in correct font on it. Before opening the box, she took out the letter and read it.

It was roughly a follow-up to the incident of breaking the precepts. Delia contacted the "priest" she was guarding, Praying Stevenson, and Stevenson also succeeded in bringing some of the The participants persuaded to launch a secret investigation on this matter, and found out some cross-dressers lurking in the central urban area these days, but these are all the eyeliners planted by external forces in Ewalang, and there are very few actual clues.On the other hand, Stevenson sought confirmation from Kiruba, an official member of the Department of Divine Art, and learned that in fact, these eyeliners in Ewalang are under surveillance and cannot cause any major incidents.

Under Jingrui's reminder, the focus of the investigation was on the outsiders who entered the Ewa Gallery this time.However, this kind of investigation is very difficult, because it is difficult to confirm the identity of outsiders, and many people have the habit of changing clothes when they go out. Even if Stevenson has some right to speak, he is not a local after all. The search that can be done on the grounds that the guardian knight was attacked is limited after all.

On the contrary, Delia and Jingrui have made some progress. When they were investigating in the Qingjin District, they strengthened Chen, the captain of the guard there.Probably because Jingrui came from the same east as Jingrui and also knew about Buddhism, he immediately promised to arrange guards to investigate the area after learning the inside story.At the same time, the captain, as an insider of Avalon, also introduced another person with greater authority-Oris.

This authority does not refer to an official position. Orris is just an ordinary soldier, but he belongs to the exclusive patrol guards in the inner city. In other words, he belongs to a team that has the power to patrol and enforce laws across regions.The area that Chen can investigate is limited to the Qingjin District, but Orris can use all the case files of the [-]th District and the [-]th District of the Central District to assist in the investigation. It can be said that the status is not high but he has real power.

With the help of these two people, there is no way to cover up the various incidents caused by the theft of the magic book last time, and the Magic Council will not block the news of insiders.After receiving the information, Orris immediately sorted it out and reported it to the captain. After the three-day reprieve, the document and related materials were also edited and handed over to Deleya and Jingrui who cooperated.Di Leya felt that Lu Ning also needed to know about this, so she made a copy and sent it over—after getting to know the two of them, it was very easy to find Lu Ning's address.

Delia used about two pages to describe the overall process, but Lu Ning knew that there must be another round of investigation after last night.However, another noteworthy name is the "priest" that Delia is guarding, Stevenson, if it is not the same name, this person should also be one of the people targeted by the Halo Sect as Saber said .

"Okay, here comes another question."

Lu Ning did not rush to open the box to study the information inside, but picked up a piece of parchment and started to deal with the previous case. After all, she had to investigate with Rochester tomorrow.

"The information learned today can basically confirm the murderer's attack logic. Bolliwell is the first case, and I will not mention it for the time being. What do I have in common with the alchemist named Xu You?"

She drew arrows on the paper.

"After I rescued Bolivar, I tested the green gas immediately, and the result was probably not very good. More importantly, I was the first alchemist to touch the refined product. Immediately afterwards, I refined After the holy bell was handed over to Jie Funi, Xu You became the first alchemist to touch the holy bell."

Changing the color, she continued to draw the backward arrow.

"The alchemy attack that Xu You encountered was that the clothes on his body were metalized by heat. He ran directly to the Alchemist Association for help. Who would be the first to contact at that time? If Xu You was severely burned at that time, he would definitely find a way to help him. It is easy to think of a way for him to safely peel off the metal and let the metal go away by means of artificial life refining. If Rochester's friend happened to be in the association at that time, some emergency treatment should be carried out."

next arrow.

"The alchemist who cursed the doll was blown up and was seriously injured and passed out. This time Rochester has already mentioned that someone conducted a site survey. Since there will be many people surveying the site, the order is often not the key point, the key point is the degree of authority. People are likely to Ignore the first person to examine the wreckage of the cursed doll, who was attacked in the alley."

Lu Ning stopped writing.

"This can also explain why the time interval between the next attack has been lengthened, because the alchemy product this time is bone fluid transformed from bones. It is definitely not easy to be touched by others if it is sealed inside the body, and the real reason... I am afraid In order to regenerate the bones, after some days of recuperation, the accumulated bone fluid was prepared to be taken out, and a new alchemist came into contact with it—and so on.”

She realized a problem.

If this inference is correct, then who was the first to come into contact with the alchemy product that killed people yesterday, the plant transformed by alchemy?Rochester seems to have said that the alchemist's friend found the corpse when he called for help...

Whether it is true or not, the first thing is to be notified!

Lu Ning hurriedly tidied up the things on the table, put on her apprentice robe, and rushed out the door, heading straight to the Alchemist Association in the Moonstone District.

Fortunately, the association would be open all day long. Lu Ning rushed into the association, only to find that her apprenticeship was blocked here.

"You just have to keep yourself safe."

The alchemist in charge of the reception didn't listen to Lu Ning's speech at all, and directly rejected her intention to ask.

All the people Lu Ning met in Eva Gallery have been very friendly. From the three of Catherine to Rochester, the teachers of various lectures, and the hidden strange people like Jaze, everyone seems to not care about Lu Ning's apprentice robe.But today Lu Ning finally felt that the magic world still existed, or that class discrimination would exist wherever there were people.

The alchemist didn't discriminate with disdainful eyes, he just ignored all of Lu Ning's requirements, or in other words, all the requirements that he thought were inconsistent with his apprenticeship.Lu Ning could feel that he didn't pay much attention to what she said, because she didn't believe her own judgment at all.

And at this time, it is completely unrealistic to expect to meet some acquaintances by chance here, and Lu Ning can't resort to any violent means, as her magic realm is not very high.

"Even if more deaths can be avoided, you are not willing to check for me?"

"Member information is a secret. And the association is already investigating this matter. You just need to protect yourself and don't worry about anything else." The receptionist's attitude was tepid, and he couldn't find any mistakes in his words and deeds.

Lu Ning's anxious state of mind calmed down.

"Then, let the next death wake you up. I have no responsibility to save people. I just hope you remember that the person I'm going to investigate today will have an accident today."

"Okay, is there anything else to say?" The receptionist nodded.

"No more." Lu Ning turned her head and left the gate of the association.

What she didn't realize was that the receptionist had been watching her leave the gate without even being aware of it.

"If you can save, you will save it, but if you encounter obstacles, you will give up decisively."

A few blocks away, on another quiet residential street in Moonstone, a hooded figure was trotting past.

"Possess the talent of a detective, but not the mentality of a detective, it really is you, Lu Ning."

Accompanied by these words, Juno jumped, climbed over a wall, and fell into an exquisite small courtyard.She dodged to the window, and a diamond knife popped out between her fingers, quickly cutting the window into a perfectly round hole, and jumped in.

The identity of the owner can be seen from the alchemy scrolls, the sketches of the alchemy formation, and the draft formulas piled up on the desk.Juno glanced over these things and looked towards the door
"come out."

At the corner of the door, a "sheet" squeezed out from the gap, and it grew in the wind, turning into a huge mouth full of sharp teeth.

In the next second, the mouth was blown to pieces, Juno had an extra gun in his hand at some point, a bright crystal of light was embedded in the part that should be the clip, the quiet but extremely lethal light Instantly purify this abnormal product.

"I'm not talking about these minions—the real culprits and invisible murderers who rely on alchemy. Since you have activated alchemy, you should be able to show up here." Juno stared at the air coldly. .

"Oh? Do you want to get rid of me?"

A voice that seemed to echo in the valley came to Juno's ear.

"Detectives are not responsible for judging the murderer." Juno's answer was straightforward, "But detectives are responsible for preventing the next victim from appearing."

(End of this chapter)