Returning from the abyss

Chapter 489 Burning Books at Midnight
Lu Ning asked Pierre to help him transport the crystal back to the Crow Hotel.

Although it is called crystallization, it is just the result of melting the surrounding things together by releasing energy, which is different from crystallization in the sense of crystallization magic.Regardless of the obvious layering of this crystal on the surface, the actual composition is not known how complicated it is. Lu Ning intends to dismantle it with alchemy, but it is also a very labor-intensive thing-as I said before, alchemy What is done is fixed extraction and fixed exchange, and it is not acceptable to add anything to both sides of the equation. She can only start the transformation formation while performing layered analysis and start working.

This busy one afternoon, she almost dismantled the outer layer, leaving only the rainbow-like inner layer and the chaotic core inside.She thought for a while, and decided to put it aside for tomorrow. She turned her head and looked at the refined bottles and jars on the table. Most of them were in a liquid state. In fact, they should be various medicines with unknown uses. On the premise of performing calculations in advance, the only thing that can be sure is the potion.

"It's difficult to upgrade... I don't want to upgrade anyway." Lu Ning sighed, corked the medicine bottles, put them in a box and put them aside, then walked out of the laboratory, greeted Pierre, and returned to the lab. The one-eyed squid went.

At dusk, Lu Ning rarely found that old Howard had his recliner moved outside, and now he was drinking tea in the brilliance of the setting sun.

"Father, I'm back." She raised her hand to say hello, as usual.

"The girl is back?" Old Howard stood up from the chair, paused, and said, "I won't say anything, you saved my life today, and I, Old Howard, owe you this life. What do you think?" Whatever I want or want to do, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it.”

Seeing his serious look, Lu Ning couldn't help laughing.

"how?"

"No, father, you are not used to being so serious when you are usually greedy for money."

"Of course this matter has to be serious!" Old Howard glared at her, "You should also be serious!"

"Okay, then my rent here will be free from now on."

Then the two stood there looking at each other for half a minute.

"...What else?" Old Howard asked.

"Gone."

"Although my old man is old, his life is not so worthless, is it?"

"Then I want a Crystal of Light."

Originally, Lu Ning thought that old Howard would say "you still take my life away", and she was just joking, but she didn't expect that old Howard really started to think.

"Father, you won't..."

"Do you really want to?"

"..." This time it was Lu Ning's turn to struggle.

"Okay, come into the house with me. Although this thing is precious, it is not worth my life."

It feels wrong in many places, but I can't refute this statement.

Old Howard brought Lu Ning to his room.As the main house, the place where he lives is naturally different from those of Lu Ning and other part-time workers. It is a complete living room with a living room on the outside and a kitchen on the side.Old Howard asked her to sit down in the living room, walked in by himself, and quickly walked out holding a black box with some faded paint.

"I picked up this thing cheaply, and it was wrapped in a piece of glow stone. It was formed naturally. Although it is a little smaller in size, it is no less precious than those refined." He opened the box carefully, and used a Layers of black cloth wrapped a piece of irregularly shaped hard object, even so, dazzling light could still shine through the cloth.

"You actually collected such a good thing? Still hiding it at home?" Lu Ning asked in surprise.

"I've lived for most of my life and must have some collections, otherwise I've lived in Ewalang for so long." Howard stroked his beard proudly, "I planned to shock future generations when I died, but now I'll give it to you It's nothing, it didn't cost me anyway... No, you saved my life anyway."

Lu Ning pretended not to hear the last sentence, picked up the box, uncovered the cloth and looked at it from the side, then wrapped it up again, closed the lid, and looked at Howard.

"Father, to be honest, all I did was remind myself, and I didn't do more. Originally, this thing was expensive, and I couldn't accept it, but I really need it now."

"I know, so don't be polite to me." Old Howard laughed, "The sender thinks it's not a loss, and the receiver thinks it's a profit. This is a good business."

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As night fell, this somewhat chaotic day finally ushered in calm again.Heinz moved to several areas in a row, suppressing the "divine beast" that caused commotion in each area.He was not in a hurry to take people back, but at the last foothold, the guard station in the Diamond District accompanied the remaining guards to sort out the situation. After all, the "tiger evil" that happened in this area first led to the reduction of the guards, and now they can be called temporarily. The number of guards is insufficient, and we have to rely on various prominent figures in the area to come out to help.

And Heinz himself can’t be idle, not to mention anything else, his status is here, the leaders of those families, chambers of commerce, and anyone with some reputation have passed the visit post, even if it is very late, This superficial "etiquette" is still observed.

This was already the third group of people Heinz had seen, and he only responded to the polite words of the crowd with body language such as nodding, and rarely spoke.Everyone also knows the emperor's character, so it's fine to go through a formality.

"Your Excellency Heinz." A magician walked up to him. Heinz slightly raised his hand to the person who entered the door behind. The mage said in a low voice, "The casualties in the Diamond District have been counted, and the number of deaths is counted." The museum has come to count, but there are so many injured, our medical team is a bit insufficient."

"Treat the seriously wounded first."

"Your Excellency, what is added to the evolution into a beast is a kind of strong contagious magic that is a mixture of multiple types of magic, similar to curses and toxins. It is difficult to treat with a single magic system, and it is also difficult to develop special countermeasure magic." needs time."

"What about the plan?"

"At present, there are two feasible solutions. One is to use the knowledgeable emperors to carry out mixed suppression methods, and the other is to seek the help of Mr. Percival's chaotic magic. After all, the formation of that kind of magic is more powerful than this A toxin is more complex."

"It is the responsibility of the council, there is no need to bother Mr. Parcival all the time. You should send a summons to the library immediately. If you have completed the record work, you can select [-] emperor saints corresponding to the magic series from the reserve members. Send a letter in your name." Heinz made a decision immediately, and the magician bowed slightly, turned and left.

"Everyone." Heinz stood up, "I know you need to show your etiquette, but the matter is not completely over yet, there are still many wounded, and the situation is complicated, I have something to deal with now, what can I say? Later."

"Of course, Your Excellency Heinz, we dare not disturb your work." The people guarding the door immediately responded respectfully in unison.

Heinz nodded and walked out of the room with his head held high.

The dark clouds dissipated, the moon and stars were sparse, and the sky became cleaner because of the magic power.Lu Ning was sitting in a night restaurant in the Moonstone District, facing Geoffney.

The two set meals were brought to the table, Lu Ning first picked up her own bread, and then glanced at Jiefuni.Speaking of which, she just got the Crystal of Light and wanted to go out for a walk because she was so happy, but unexpectedly, she ran into Jie Funi who was a little bit out of her wits.She looked at the sky and decided to drag Geoffrey to this restaurant to eat, so as to avoid any accidents on the way.

The reason why Jefni's state became like this is also very simple, the shock of faith.

For the more devout people, witnessing a god that is not their own belief in the world will cause a more serious impact on their beliefs. Although the ring city recruited by the Star Ring Sect actually did nothing, its existence means that the stars The "ancient god" enshrined by the ring exists, which is not a big blow to a devout magician.

Why is the existence of "God" proven to be a blow to divine magicians?Because the gods believed in by many magical arts are closed gods, and do not recognize foreign gods. In normal times, other magical gods can be identified as "legendary powerful beings", but the gods of other people have appeared Suddenly, this belief began to be untenable.

This is the reason why there are many miracles in the world, but there are no traces of them.

Lu Ning was not very good at doing this kind of psychological comfort, not to mention words such as magic and belief have nothing to do with her at all, and now she can't help much except watching Jie Funi not let her run around .

"That..." She stretched out her other hand and shook it in front of Geoffrey, "Are you sober?"

"Lilian... I don't know." Jefni's eyes were at least focused, and she looked at Lu Ning, "Is it the god I believe in that I have been praying for all this time, and who has been answered? Or is that just a response from my heart that I think God should give me?"

"...I don't study magic, so I don't know." Lu Ning felt a headache. It is true that magic seems a bit self-conscious to her, but since it really works...

"Look, your magic is useful, right? That means your god will indeed respond to you."

"But... God's response, why did he spend my magic power to perform it? As long as the gods allocate a little power, it is enough to drive the little miracle we prayed for."

"Maybe I can't even tell the difference." Lu Ning immediately made up an explanation for her, "You see, people have their own rules, and gods should also have gods' rules. This world is so fragile, if every god responds If a little bit of power is distributed through prayer, the world may have been destroyed long ago. The gods may not actually live with us, and the magic is just to induce some of their will through this kind of connection. Magic is not emphasizing Knowledge? Maybe this is borrowing some knowledge from the gods temporarily, of course you have to come up with the magic power yourself."

Those high-level magicians of the magic department were afraid to die of anger when they heard Lu Ning's words, but they were stunned by Jie Funi's words. People say that you are confused... At this time, you are not afraid of being confused, but you are afraid of thinking too clearly.

At this time, another customer came to this small restaurant.

This is a handsome young man with blond hair, wearing a white shirt, carrying a huge gun like a hand cannon and a folded scythe on his back, and a pair of spiked leather boots, with a serious expression. After entering the restaurant He just sat in the corner and ordered three dishes. Lu Ning heard that all of them were vegetarian.

"Fasting..." Geoffney also heard it, and said something in a low voice.

"What fast?"

"He follows a strict fast, and those three dishes are very representative." Jiefuni whispered to Lu Ning, "There are very few people fasting now, especially the strict fasting, no oily smell, no egg milk, no touching It's salty, sour and sweet, I tried it for three days when I was a child and couldn't stand it..."

"So ruthless?" It's easy to say in the front, but even salty, sour and sweet are banned later, which is stricter than what Lu Ning knows.

Jiefuni finally laughed again: "It seems that a fool like me would take it seriously. This kind of strict fasting person has not been shaken by half of his faith. I am still not firm enough, and my heart is not at home."

Seeing that she was able to laugh, Lu Ning was relieved, spread the jam on the bread and began to eat supper.

It was a little late at first, and the two chatted and ate, and it was almost midnight in a flash.When Lu Ning got up to go to the convenience, she realized that the blond young man had already finished eating, and now he was sitting upright with his eyes closed, but he didn't leave, and now there were almost no people at night, so the boss didn't chase them away, I touched a book and read it behind the counter, and I was happy to relax.

The toilet is at the back of a small courtyard, in order to separate it from the restaurant.When Lu Ning was blown by the night wind, her drowsy mind suddenly cleared up a lot. After she solved the problem, she stood by the water tank for a while, always feeling like she had some impression in her heart.

That should not be her own memory. Lu Ning is still very confident in her memory. Such a vague memory should not belong to her own experience, but probably from books or other people's dictation.

"Where... have I seen..."

She thought about it for a while, but still couldn't figure out the clues from this random idea, so she started to walk back, and just when she reached the door, she happened to see the blond young man walking out of the door through the crack of the opened door. Back view, and the two weapons behind him.

- It's an injury.

At that moment, Lu Ning finally knew what she wanted to recall.That was at the very beginning, and many things that Lilian had quickly browsed through from those memories were still in his mind, but they were not so vivid.

Those... corpses that Lilian encountered, the corpses of magicians who were killed by the book burning officer.

The wounds made by weapons are very distinctive, Lilian has no relevant experience, she saw it.Lu Ning has this kind of experience, but she didn't have an on-site inspection. It was this misplacement that made Lu Ning fail to notice it at the first time.

Hand cannons and sickles are not common weapons used by magicians. Due to the recent turmoil in Ewalang and what happened today, it is normal for people to go out at night with weapons, so no one cares.

But what if it's not for self-defense?
(End of this chapter)