Lu Ning didn't feel any pressure to receive a large amount of information in a short period of time. After all, there was a lot of training at the distribution center for this.
After leaving the alchemy laboratory, she immediately asked Pierre to lead her along a small hidden corridor into the underground guest room, and opened the room of the brother and sister.
"Pierre?" Seeing someone walking in, Black Rose immediately stood up from the chair, "This is again..."
"Mademoiselle is the one in charge of this here," Pierre replied.
"Aren't you the one to handle all the affairs here?" Black Rose glanced at Lu Ning suspiciously.
"Don't you look at what you are bringing? Even if the lady can trust me with this kind of thing, I can't trust myself! Not to mention the issue of contract confidentiality... Forget it, let's take out the disaster star first." Pierre He waved his hand.
White Rose took out the light brown stone from her pocket. It was just big enough to be held by hand. It was translucent. There was a very beautiful small stream of light flowing slowly inside. If you look carefully, you can still see it. The sea of stars and some vague building shadows.
"Don't use magic power to detect." Black Rose said to Lu Ning. Lu Ning glanced at him and said coldly: "I know exactly what this is. I'm here to deal with the trouble you have caused."
Black Rose took a long breath and stopped talking. On the contrary, Bai Meigui raised her eyebrows at Lu Ning and smiled with interest.
Lu Ning looked at the smile, and then returned her eyes to the stone.
A chapter in the grimoire...
In the conversation with Xue Ni just now, she had already figured out what Xue Ni meant. This matter must be handled quickly, and it cannot be handed over to the officials in Evarang, because the official handling must follow a formal process, but Xueni is concerned about whether people around her will be involved in this matter.
"Do you remember who you stole it from?" she asked Black Rose.
"Only the owner is looking for the thief, and no thief remembers who stole it." Black Rose shrugged, "It's not like he took the job, but he just saw a rich man on the road and stole it casually. I even lost my face. I didn’t even look carefully.”
"Okay, so since he looks rich, there must be a basis for judgment, right? His clothing style? Characteristics of his clothing? What makes you feel rich? You can always remember these, right?" Lu Ning followed up and asked. .
Black Rose nodded.
"That guy's clothes are more like the northwest linen mage style, with a hood on his head. One of their great features is that the necklace hangs on the outside of the clothes instead of on the inside. There are three crystals on his necklace, which is an intermediate level He has the mark of a magician and wears several magic rings on his hand, which is how I judged that this person is very rich."
"Is he wearing the northwest-specific mage robe or the ordinary mage robe?"
"Ordinary mage robes. If it's a special mage robe, it wouldn't be hard to find, right? It's just that mage Mai likes to put a bunch of useless decorations on the hem of his robe, so I said it looks similar. But based on this clue It’s also difficult to troubleshoot.”
"The area, time and specific location of the theft." Lu Ning quickly turned to the next question.
"We met when we came from the Ruby District. The time... was probably when the pointer just fell into the Ruby District. The location was the famous suspended corridor in the Ruby District. You can see most of the Ruby District from there. Tourists always like to go there. You can meet a lot of fat sheep there." Black Rose curled her lips proudly.
"Direction, which way did the man go to the other side? Pierre, please get a map of the Ruby District."
"Oh, okay." Pierre hooked his fingers, and soon a scroll squeezed in through the crack in the door. It automatically unfolded and lay flat on the table, projecting a three-dimensional pattern of light and shadow.
"From the walking direction, he entered from the west door and headed to the north door. This is the direction." Black Rose gestured on the suspended corridor.
"Is his pace fast or slow?"
"Not fast. After all, it's hard to steal from people who walk fast."
Lu Ning stopped asking, stretched out her hand to attach a little magic power, and controlled the map to rotate in the air. The details of this map are well done, with the names and even appearances of all buildings being displayed, and it can almost be viewed as a street view except that there are no people on it.
"Pierre, how about the underground trading market in the Ruby District?"
"The number is not particularly large, and the Magic Council is not unaware of our existence. They just acquiesce, so they definitely dare not do anything too outrageous. For example, I have been secretly notified by the Council about this theft incident. I believe that there The underground trading market would not dare to purchase such suspicious things casually."
“What about places like bars that support private transactions?”
"There are three places." Pierre stretched out his hand and marked the three places, but they were far away from the suspended corridor, and the locations were not particularly consistent with the walking direction drawn by the black rose.
"How? Do you have any clues?" Black Rose looked at Lu Ning, who was still checking the surrounding buildings one by one, and grinned, "I can't find any clues through this search."
"White Rose, does that linen mage have any smell on him? Does it impress you?" Lu Ning changed the subject of the inquiry.
"Smell? Hmm... some sweet and greasy wine smell, very strong, and some burning smell. It is not very common for these two smells to be mixed together. Of course, he walked quite steadily, so he probably didn't drink a lot. "
"Some catering shops will grill meat on the spot, and it's normal to have some charcoal smell mixed in. It's impossible to..." Pierre touched his head, but Lu Ning's fingers stopped.
Although Santo Evarone is a city of mixed cultural types, it still leans more towards Western characteristics. Taverns like what Pierre said can be found everywhere, but grilled meats must use a lot of condiments, so the first impression left on White Rose should not be some burnt smell but a strong and even choking smell. seasoning flavor.
Judging from some similar catering shops she occasionally saw in the business district, barbecue was done inside the store, and the method used was mostly charcoal grilling. Burnt smell? No……
"This shop." Lu Ning pointed to a domed barn-like building and asked Pierre, "[Copper Furnace Secret Brewing], what kind of business does it do?"
"Alcohol and dried meat." Pierre thought for a moment, "Their shochu wine and bacon have a very distinctive taste, and many people like them."
"Finally confirmed, any form of teleportation is now prohibited in the city, right?"
"Ah, of course, during the big manhunt, only the outside can be teleported in. No teleportation or space transfer magic is allowed inside. If someone teleports, they will definitely be detected."
Lu Ning then drew a circle on the map, with [Copper Furnace Secret Brew] as the center. The circle began to expand outwards and stopped at the position where it touched the suspended corridor.
"He's a book thief."
"Huh? You said he is..."
"There are no gem shops on this route." Lu Ning traced a direct path between the two with his fingers. "He would not have obtained the magic book by buying it by mistake. The source of the smell on his body should be from this shop. I picked it up while waiting in the shop, because the distance between the two is not too far, so when I walk past, I can still smell the strong smell of alcohol and the smell of burnt incense wood when making smoked items."
"only these?"
"We know that the magic book is on his person. This thing is difficult to pass either openly or underground. The book thief's purpose of opening the magic book is obviously to expand the possibility of spreading the magic book. He should be squatting today. He was waiting for suitable targets in various places, but he did not dare to take action because of the martial law. Private gem transactions in incorrect places were also very suspicious. He failed to find the target today, but he was not afraid of being caught, because according to the head count The investigation hasn’t started yet…”
"Speaking of which..." Pierre frowned and thought about it for a moment.
"Yes, the most important thing is that if he is the acquirer, the book thief will never dare to say that this is a magic book. And if such a precious-looking gem is lost, a normal person will definitely notify the guards and the like. To report a loss, it is indispensable to describe the specific shape of the gem. However, it is already midnight, and there is no movement in the parliament, which means that no one has reported the crime." She glanced at the black rose.
"Damn guy!" Black Rose cursed.
"He acquiesced to the theft, and was probably happy that someone helped pass the stuff on. Fortunately for us, this thing fell into the hands of someone who knew the goods, and it didn't have time to cause much impact. The other party probably hasn't noticed yet. We know this is the Grimoire and this is our chance.”
"But how do we know where he has gone?" asked Pierre.
"Simple, he must have learned about the blockade of the underground market after martial law, and then started looking around for possible places to take action. Now that it happened just one day ago, his failure to take action with the magic book shows his high-speed response to the parliament Lack of preparation, such people lack long-term planning and consideration, so after discovering that the magic book is lost, they should be happy for the completion of their mission. If they can leave the city, they must leave overnight, but if they cannot, the best way is to pretend Nothing happened, normal activities.”
"He's still in the Ruby Zone!"
"Transportation is disabled. The theft occurred at five o'clock in the evening. In addition to the delay in discovering that he was stolen, his activity area is only two or three hours from dusk to night. However, after discovering that he has been stolen, he will eventually Return to your residence, if you are within this range..."
Lu Ning clicked on an underground trading place that Pierre had marked before.
"Look for this place first, and set off now. Black Rose and White Rose will also follow. If you recognize the person, capture him. This is my order."
"I'll arrange someone right away." Pierre turned around and went out, but quickly looked back: "Miss Lillian, then you..."
"I'm refining potions here." Lu Ning turned his head and said, "Search all the places around where people can live. There is a high probability that he is there. In order to get the news as quickly as possible."
"Okay, we'll take care of the rest. I'll have to trouble you then." Pierre grinned and left.
Lu Ning glanced at the thieves brother and sister: "This is something you caused. You should finish it yourself."
"It's amazing, little sister." Bai Meigui got a little closer, "When the problem is solved, I will thank you very much."
Lu Ning looked at her expression and narrowed her eyes.
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After returning to the laboratory, her mentality changed slightly, but this did not affect her alchemy work. There is a reason why the suspended animation potion is only at the elementary level of alchemy. Even if the formula is so complicated, she can still understand its meaning, which shows that it is not difficult except for complicated calculations.
As for the outside affairs, she as an apprentice could not participate in them. Both Pierre and the thieves were high-level magicians, and they were definitely better than her in official actions. She only needs results, and she only needs to sit in a safe place and complete Xueni's explanation.
The refining formation was activated, and a faint blue light illuminated Lu Ning's face. She actually hadn't rested for too long, but she wasn't sleepy at all at this time.
After inputting the quantity, the materials will be automatically delivered to you by the short-distance teleportation magic circle at the back.
"Speaking of which...it's unclear what the standards for detecting space teleportation are."
The drainage tube is the foundation, and the stacked transformation array requires more complex alchemy devices, which appear one after another under Lu Ning's magic input.
"Short-distance teleportation like this can be used. Pierre seems to have said that the focus of the teleportation check is on the person, which means that the magic book cannot be transmitted through the teleportation array...or is it that the magic book cannot be transferred by ordinary methods?"
The materials were added, the magic liquid was injected, and the magic flow began to take shape. She casually pulled out a Midas touch staff and adjusted it at the first node.
"The magical world still feels strange... A lot of common sense needs to be overturned and new constraints must be found. But this is also interesting. After the mission, you can also get used to this different world setting. Speaking of which... …White Rose……"
The light of the refining transformation array became brighter and brighter, and the drainage of the magic nodes was also formed in sequence. After checking that the material placement was correct, Lu Ning connected the three drainage tubes, and then connected the ends together with a multi-head rubber tube, with the Golden Wand at the end. With a slight stir at a node, the magic flow suddenly became active, and alchemy officially began.
"That guy really doesn't hide it at all." Lu Ning frowned, "She probably hasn't recognized me yet, but she almost heard that inference. Do you believe me too much or don't care about the score at all? Such a situation I’m too embarrassed to tell the truth.”
White Rose's smiles and the strange tone of voice with a hint of excitement when speaking are really impressive, especially since Lu Ning had trained with her for a long time before - Shang Wenxue's politeness was slightly crazy. She really had never heard the tone from the second person.
Therefore, she is not worried that her judgment is biased, because the book thief on the left and right cannot get out of that circle. Even if Black Rose does not remember the appearance of that person, Lu Ning believes that White Rose, that is, Shang Wenxue, must remember the identity of the book thief. What does it look like?
"Forget it, after the library is opened, the worst case scenario is that we will inform each other and form an alliance."
Lu Ning gave up thinking about Shang Wenxue. She could guess the brain circuits of both rational people and madmen, but Shang Wenxue had no idea what was going on in this person's mind.
