"Good evening, Lillian, did you go to the library to have some fun today -"
Jaze's greetings stopped immediately when he saw Percival entering the door with Lu Ning. Instead, Percival laughed: "Long time no see, Jaze, I miss the cocktails here."
"Mr. Percival, you don't come here just to taste the wine." Jaze quickly came back to his senses, but all the other customers in the store shrank into the corner. After living in Evarang for a long time, no one knows about Percival, which is okay. The problem is that if Percival knows about them, it is generally difficult to do a good thing.
"Indeed, I still have some questions I would like to ask." Percival lowered his voice slightly.
Jaze immediately knew what type of question he was talking about. After all, this magic sage was well known for his knowledge. She looked at the guests hiding around her, shrugged helplessly, and opened the door to the back: "Please come in, I'm afraid the guests won't be able to enjoy the night if you're here."
Percival was good-natured, and Lu Ning followed him without saying a word. When he saw Jaze winking over, he could only respond with an expression of "I can't help it."
The three of them found a table in the back room and sat down, and Jaze spoke first: "Dark magic?"
"Yes, there is probably no more professional black magic master than you in this city."
"But I can't think of a reason why you wouldn't kill the black magic user when you met him, but instead come to me to ask questions."
"There is an exception sitting in front of me." Percival smiled.
"Damn it." Jaze held his forehead and turned to look at Lu Ning, "Lillian, why did you come with me?"
"It's just a coincidence." Lu Ning told the truth, "When we were investigating a case, we wanted to seek help with black magic. The only people present who knew about you were me and the principal."
"So you came here in person?" Jaze asked Percival again.
"Jaze, this is a murder in the Violet Library. Although I can't guarantee that the security there is 100% safe, the special significance of Violet in the magical world means that we must investigate this incident until the truth comes to light, otherwise people's hearts will be There is no safe place anymore.”
"There is no safe place in this world." Jaze sneered, "Okay, although I don't agree with your opinion, I will help... What's the problem?"
Percival briefly told what happened, and finally about whether there is a way to retain knowledge and experience in the Grimoire without destroying personality.
Jaze kept a dead-eyed expression during this process.
"Just for this?"
"That's right."
"Mr. Percival, I always respect your knowledge, so I won't make any comments..."
"Thank you for your respect."
"There is no such method. The magic book is an extremely special magic product. Eliminating the pollution means destroying the magic book itself. This is completely unavoidable. But I finally understand what you are thinking, Mr. Percival. , and you, Lilian, you think the opposite."
Percival raised his eyebrows: "Please speak."
"What you have been thinking so far is to use the magic book to pollute a person, and replace the person as a whole through its powerful erosion to achieve resurrection or similar effects. This method is the cutting-edge technology of black magic, let alone acquisition. Difficulty, I don’t think the twelve emperors and saints except you, Percival, can find all the relevant information.”
"But you said, the other way around."
"Yeah, on the other hand, haven't you ever thought about it? If the goal is not to resurrect the soul in the magic book, but to extract some of the characteristics from the magic book, add a new soul, and then use this new mixture How about making a magic book?"
This is indeed the first thought that only a black magician would think of.
"Percival, the murderers entrenched in Evarang are indeed being hunted - maybe that's it!" Knowing everything, Lu Ning was awakened by Jaze's words and immediately realized the inconsistency in her previous thinking. Where is it? Indeed, it would all make sense if the goal of the man behind the scenes was not to rejuvenate old grimoires, but to create new ones.
"But the production of the magic book must be at the level of a grand magister or above." Percival said.
"Oh, I don't have a way to remove the contamination of the magic book, but I have a lot of ways to force ordinary magicians into magic books through some degradation methods." Jaze clicked his fingers, "And it only needs to With enough malice and viciousness, anyone can do it."
Lu Ning thought of Sicilian who was made into a chair.
"Has black magic actually reached this point?"
"Don't worry too much, Percival. I call that kind of magic book because the production process and magic theory are the same. But weak souls don't have the ability to make magic books even if they become magic books. The ability to disastrous pollution, in turn, also provides an added convenience.”
"What convenience?"
"For a black magician, who can turn a person into a book, he can also turn a book into a person. This kind of concealment and convenience far exceeds the magical book that requires life to be written. Percival, according to what you said Said, I don’t know how many inconspicuous things are buried in this Evar Gallery. If the guy behind the scenes is forced to the end to restore them all, then the disaster will not be smaller than that caused by a magic book. .”
"Are you telling me to try to suppress the other party at once?"
"Percival... you don't understand us." Jaze's face darkened, "There is no possibility of a black magician being suppressed at once. If we make such a preset mechanism, it must be counter-triggered. When black magic is When the division loses its combat effectiveness, everything buried will explode together.”
Percival smiled instead: "It's true that I haven't fought a black magician for a long time. You are right."
"Jaze, do you have a way to identify the person who was made into a magic book?" Lu Ning asked.
"Only the maker himself can tell the difference. If you bring over an item, I can make a restoration attempt to identify it, but it is impossible for me to do this kind of identification on every object in the Evar Gallery." Jaze sighed, "This is why black magic is difficult to guard against. Now that you have come into contact with it, please be careful, because everything can become a fatal move."
"...Wait a minute, Jaze, if a person has been made into a magic book like this, how long will it take for him to switch forms?"
"That depends on the producer's intention, not his own intention. I can only say that if it were me, I could complete the form switch in one second."
Lu Ning stood up suddenly and looked at Percival.
"Principal! If...I mean if...if the murderer never left the scene..."
"We will return immediately." Percival stood up immediately.
=
Violet Library, in the outer corridor area, is in the shadow of the moonlight. A man wearing a dark red mage robe with a long knife and a thin sword hanging at his waist is standing in the shadow.
"Mr. Heinz."
Two people wearing large robes suddenly appeared in the corridor.
"Invisibility is rarely used in Evarang. There are ways to break invisibility everywhere. If an alarm device is attached, you won't be able to take advantage of it." The man's voice was very powerful, with a sharpness like a sword unsheathed. .
"We will pay attention. But Mr. Heinz, we are also in a cooperative relationship. Please pay attention to your tone."
"Even when I talk to other congressmen, I still use this tone." The man tilted his head, "Or do you think you are noble? Are you really brainwashed by the stupid theories you promote? Are you the guy who burned the book official?"
The two were silent for a moment, and finally the man on the left cupped his hands and said, "Sir, you have taught me a lesson."
"Tell me, how is the situation?"
"Based on the information you provided, Referee Gascoigne has completed the test. We did not target the students here, but selected some unrelated people. I believe that the disappearance of these people will not cause too much confusion. "
"Um."
"Secondly, the twenty Grand Mage-level Book Burning Officers we specially prepared have completed the recitation of the Magic Book. They are currently in good condition, and three of them can even reach the Royal Saint level if they have enough time."
"You'd better not overestimate the emperors who have been brought up temporarily." Heinz said coldly.
"Yes. Last but not least, our people have brainwashed students from forty-three colleges. Although there are only one or two in each college, if needed, we can stir things up there immediately..."
"What is my first order for you to do?" Heinz's hand was already on the handle of the knife.
"Testing against grimoire reconstruction."
"I said, avoid the students." Heinz took a deep breath, "Students in Evarang are absolutely not allowed to move. Don't you know what I mean?"
"Sorry, we thought that was for the—"
"I don't mean to play word games with you here. Remove the brainwashing and withdraw from the academy so that we can still have room for cooperation." Heinz gently stroked the pattern on the handle of the knife. "Book Burner, I don't care about your words." You are elitist, and it doesn’t matter that your actual goal is to get a share of the magic book reserves in the library, but don’t try to offend my bottom line. It’s true that Gascoigne is an emperor, but the emperor I killed with my own hands can’t Fill the Sky Garden Pool in the Violet Library.”
"...Since it is cooperation, we will naturally listen to your attitude."
"It's easier for you to communicate than that bunch of trash that evolved."
"Although we also have our own greed, we understand the importance of cooperation with others. Please rest assured, Mr. Heinz."
"Okay, then when will you be able to burn books? The previous tests of the Twilight Thieves have given you enough information, but the defeated soldiers of Star Ring are still thinking about sacrifice. The intelligence level of these idiots is higher than their original The leader is missing a generation of gods.”
"It's up to you..."
"The waste of Star Ring can only play a role in attracting attention, and evolution is completely unable to communicate. If we want to get things done, I'm afraid it's more reliable to let you do it. So I have to set a time and try to let you The book burning can proceed smoothly."
"Thank you very much, then... we plan to start after the library open day is over."
"Okay, I will tell you the specific date." Heinz looked up and saw that the shadow was moving, gradually moving away from the angle that covered him.
"Don't talk for too long. You continue, and I will try to give you the information you need. You are guys who are greedy for fame and fortune. Such people at least have some brains. I hope you won't do anything stupid for me."
"Then we take our leave, Mr. Heinz."
The two people left the corridor, cast themselves another invisibility spell, and disappeared.
Heinz stood there for a moment, then the shadow moved away and another man appeared beside him.
"Sir, we really have to go through the Book Burning Officer..."
"Except for Gascoigne, I don't believe any of them. How can someone who can't even restrain his own greed achieve anything big? After all, the only one we can rely on is ourselves."
"But we still need them."
"The reconstruction of the magic book requires people, and now I must use sinful souls. But this won't work, there are too few people I can dispatch. Anli, have you found a suitable candidate in the outer city? "Saint King" and " The candidate for "The Scourge of the Firebird" is still difficult to finalize."
"A devout magician of the divine magic system, and a powerful magician of the elemental system? I already have some ideas for the latter, but... Lord Heinz, divine magic is not simple, and piety is even more difficult. You We also know that today’s magic theory does not require a lot of faith to use divine magic, and there are very few people who truly believe in gods.”
"Even those believers?"
"Unless... you are willing to look for it among students."
There was silence, and after a moment, there was a slight sound of metal friction.
"Anri, don't make such suggestions to me."
=
The smell of blood was so strong that it choked my nose. Even though he had been mentally prepared for this, Lu Ning still felt dizzy when he saw it.
Standing at the door was Candida, slumped in front of the door. He had already half-drawn his sword, and turned his head suddenly when he realized something was wrong. However, the blood hole in his heart showed that he could not stop the problem.
And further in, there was Jin. His sword had been broken. There was no doubt that the captain had really launched a resistance. Even judging from the blood stains on his body, some of it did not belong to him. Unfortunately, he still lost to the weapon. He still stood upright with an angry look, and the two sharp awls pierced his chest and throat.
Gabel was inside, still in his own seat. Judging from his expression, he probably didn't even realize what had happened. The only shortcoming was that only half of it was cut off - a quarter of his head was cut off, and half of his face fell to the ground.
Pruitt and Stevenson were lucky. Because one was a student and the other was an important invitee, they also left to rest when Lu Ning and Percival left. However, they insisted on staying behind for their friends. Jingrui here also did not escape the disaster. His monk's robe was stained red with blood and he was lying on the ground, unable to see any ups and downs.
Lu Ning stepped forward, squatted down, and explored a little, but when her fingers reached in front of his nose, Jingrui suddenly moved her fingers and grabbed Lu Ning's wrist.
At that moment her heart was in her throat.
But Jingrui opened his closed eyes, rolled his eyes upward slightly, and saw Lu Ning squatting in front of him.
"...Lu Ning..."
