When the sun began to rise, Pierre came back with a heavy face.
Since Todd has said everything, the so-called "safe use of magic books" method has naturally not been left out. It is a spell and is related to spirituality. Pierre can only recognize that it is arcane magic, not magic. The parts he's good at.
But Xueni knew.
"Lillian, the problem is a bit serious." Pierre rubbed the beard on his chin and bared his teeth to find more suitable words. "I told the lady about the spell."
"That's not an effective and complete protective spell, is it?"
"That's right." Pierre sighed, "That's the spiritual barrier of non-category magic in arcane magic. This kind of magic has no level problem. Even apprentices can use it. It can temporarily reduce a person's magic source. That is, the soul is completely contained in an imaginary defensive space, which is usually used to temporarily check some mental shock traps."
"But I'm afraid it's not easy to know this kind of magic."
"It always takes some effort to learn, and I'm afraid there are not many people who know that this thing can temporarily resist the contamination of the magic book. The Magic Council knows this, 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 have to bear the price."
"A time bomb? That's 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 people to search for the remaining people and try to solve the matter without alarming the council."
"Why doesn't Xue Ni want the council to know so much? Although this matter is very troublesome, now that our clues have reached this point, it would be good to branch out a little to make things progress faster, right?"
"She said you could guess why."
Lu Ning understood.
"Okay, I understand. Since she even expected that I would ask this, she probably has some instructions later?"
"What the lady means is that you can stay here now or go back. Besides...this is your reward." Pierre took out a money bag from his pocket, "You should improve your strength a little bit. , because we can’t be by your side to protect you all the time, and sometimes we need your brain.”
"What does she want to say to me?" Lu Ning took the purse, opened it, took a look at the amount inside, and then asked Pierre.
"The people in the Moonstone District and the Ruby District are at your disposal for the time being. If Miss Catherine and Miss Liz have something to do, you can just deal with them as usual. Miss Xue Ni already went to the Lapis Gold District overnight."
Lu Ning didn't get much rest time, and Xue Ni, who was coordinating all matters, probably didn't sleep at all. It’s just that she suddenly left the Moonstone District like this...
"So she wants you to help make up a reason."
"I knew it."
She put the money bag into her pocket and yawned: "Then I'll go back first, and I'll come to you if anything happens. By the way, how long can the mental barrier spell last?"
"Three days, of course, there are only two days left. We have to find a way to deal with that kid to prevent him from turning into a monster." Pierre said this with a harsh tone.
"Well, you do as I say first." Lu Ning whispered something in Pierre's ear.
"Okay, but you have to come over tomorrow and we have to discuss a solution."
Lu Ning nodded, yawned again, waved and left the Crow Hotel along the way he came.
She was sleepy, but her mind was excited. Things finally took a turn, and she got some additional information.
The gang of book thieves behind Todd are not the "Twilight Thieves" in her mission.
In Lilian's memory, the Twilight Thieves used benefits to lure her into helping. This was a very safe method, and it was also in line with the idea of casually recruiting some passers-by. However, this is inconsistent with the thinking of Todd and his gang.
The thing they use to lure is "power", which means that every offline person actually needs to know in advance that Todd is not randomly selected, but that he meets the conditions among the two thousand people. At the same time, being able to teach Todd arcane spells that only a few people know means that this gang has been planning for a long time, and it is even possible...
Lu Ning stopped in her tracks.
She could already see the buildings on the commercial street, but at this moment, a row of guards stood at the entrance of the commercial street. The crowd around them had not gathered yet. Some guards were holding wooden boards to seal off the commercial street to prevent anyone from approaching. here.
"Secret but not thorough." Lu Ning frowned. She didn't have to go through the commercial street to get the one-eyed squid back, but it couldn't be justified without asking what happened after such a big thing happened.
She moved a little closer, but still stood outside the range of the guards. There were few people around, but it wasn't like there was no one around. Lu Ning grabbed one of them and asked, "Excuse me... what happened here?"
"It is said that an illegal transmission occurred. After all, the ban clauses previously announced by the Parliament are investigating this matter... Don't worry, the commercial street will be reopened around noon."
"Illegal transmission?"
Lu Ning was even more surprised. Almost everyone knew about this. Those who had no evil intentions would not commit such a bad mistake, and those who had evil intentions would not risk their lives. Is there anyone who would challenge the space monitoring of the Magic Council?
Afraid is 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 through another route.
"Welcome to One Eye... Oh, Lillian." Old Howard, who usually sat in a recliner to supervise the work, glanced at it and said nothing, "Xue Ni has paid the rent for today and tomorrow. You have paid for the two days. No need to give me potions."
"Yes, I want to come back and take a rest."
"You are an alchemy apprentice, and you don't know what big deal Xue Ni can do to find you... The room is still in there, so take all the 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 Boliwell had just come out of his room at this time. He seemed to be sleeping in an alchemist's robe. Now his body was wrinkled and his hair was twisted into a ball. He saw Lu Ning sleepily Said "morning".
"Good morning, you got up a little early today." Lu Ning came back quite early. Based on the experience of the previous two days, Boliwell should not have gotten up yet.
"Ah... I didn't sleep well yesterday, and I always feel flustered." Boliwell grabbed his hair twice, smoothed out the tangled hairs, and looked at Lu Ning, "What about you? I remember you seemed to be yesterday. Not back? You look tired now."
"I'll take a rest. By the way, what's wrong with the panic? I think you live quite comfortably here."
"It's an emotional problem. Anyway, if I start work early today, I can also rest early."
Boliwell wandered toward the laboratory.
Lu Ning returned to her room, locked the door, closed the curtains, changed into her pajamas, and lay on the bed. Flustered? There really isn't anything strange about Boliwell from his appearance, and he's been working here for a long time. It's not good to rashly think that he is related to what happened last night.
but……
"Did only one thing happen last night?"
The distribution center will not be discriminatory, and tourists will not have only one person who can grasp a large number of clues. And Lu Ning was very suspicious that the book thief gang on Todd's line was actually a secret in the hands of other tourists. The problem was that she couldn't follow the clues so easily.
The magic book was stolen from the tightly guarded library, and the book thief was able to release secret information. Many clues point to a very possible situation. There is a book thief among the high-level officials of Evarang. And that is still a place that Lu Ning cannot touch now, and if this is the case, it can probably explain why she needs to pay attention to saving her life after exposing the members of the thieves group, because she is likely to face the calculations of the upper levels of Ewa Gallery.
"A lot of things need to be played according to circumstances, but one thing is for sure..."
Lu Ning closed her eyes and let the sleepiness come over her.
"...As long as all the thieves are dead, there is no threat."
She had a very solid sleep this time, and the One-Eyed Squid was the safest place for her at the moment. At about noon, Lu Ning opened her eyes, and her stomach reminded her that she should eat something.
After buying another piece of bread from the kitchen, she walked to the front.
"Good afternoon, boss."
"Are you awake? You look much better now." Howard crossed his arms. There were two sandwiches and a bottle of wine on the small table next to him. When he saw Lu Ning coming over, he pulled one out from under the table. A round stool, beckoning her to sit down.
Lu Ning sat down obediently and took a bite of bread.
"Ask me something?"
"It's not a big deal. When I passed by the commercial street this morning, I found that it was blocked. I don't know if the blockade has been lifted now."
"How do I know about this? Just go and see for yourself?"
"Boss, are you really in the store every day? Don't you go out for a walk occasionally?"
"I've been living in this city for most of my life. When I grow old, I just want a safe place to lie down, and a safe place to be buried when I die. That's enough." Howard picked up a sandwich and said "Of course, if there is anything new, I will also watch the excitement."
"It seems like this is nothing new to you."
"As people live a long time, they will always become accustomed to some things."
"Don't you have any children? I don't think I've ever seen them."
"Where are you? Where are your parents?" Howard glanced at her, "Young people all like to wander outside. Occasionally, they are thankful to God if they come back safely. Can they see you? It depends on when they can think of home. Come."
"...So it's time for you to have a wife."
"Divorced." Howard said lightly.
"Feel sorry."
"It's nothing, it's normal. She has her ambitions, and our lives have become more and more distant. We both found that we are not suitable for each other to continue to be together, so we separated, very peacefully." Howard picked up the wine bottle Pouring 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 about Boliwell's origin? 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... Boliwell was introduced to me by a friend. That guy has a lazy attitude towards life. His alchemy skills are pretty good at the elementary level, but he has no intention of making progress. I don't know what stimulation he received. In short, I accepted him. , he can also bring good profits to my store, that’s it.”
"Can you tell me the name of your friend?"
"Giovanni Cardin." Howard raised his lips, "You may not be able to find him."
"Thanks."
Lu Ning quickly ate the bread, then went out and rushed to the commercial street.
The blockade ended at noon, as the person said, and the commercial streets returned to their usual prosperity. Lu Ning stepped on it at the right time this time, when the four alchemists who had just caught up with the rainbow mushroom were resting.
"Mr. Rochester." Lu Ning stopped the pharmaceutical 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 alchemical formulas..."
Lu Ning broke down some of the situations he observed during the process of refining the suspended animation potion and told him one by one, and Rochester also answered Lu Ning's questions one by one. He was indeed worthy of being an intermediate alchemist. He answered all the questions without any hesitation.
After all the seven or eight questions were asked, Rochester looked very satisfied: "It's 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. Ava Gallery is originally a 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 will go to have a meal. .”
"I'll see you off." Lu Ning walked with him to the corridor and asked casually as he walked, "Do you know the surname 'Kading'?"
"Oh, it seems that in addition to the knowledge of alchemy, you may also need to study some history of magic." Rochester joked, "Kadin is not well-known outside the alchemy circle, but he is very famous within the circle."
"Why?"
"They invented a very interesting alchemy, alchemy for two."
"This name..."
"Very straightforward? You have to know that not every alchemist likes to have complicated and obscure names. As I said, the Cardin family's invention is just interesting, but it doesn't have much practical significance, so it's not famous."
"What kind of technology is it?"
"The Carding family...is rich in twins." Rochester touched his chin and told Lu Ning as an anecdote, "I don't know why, but 90% 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 magic, twins are of great significance in terms of concept, blood relationship, and mental synchronization rate. The Cardin family suddenly 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 there were several pairs of twins who started refining at the same time in different places, the items refined by one of them could produce the same changes in the refining array without any manipulation on the other side. So they got A good way to save half of the Midas Wand."
At this point, Rochester laughed.
