Lu Ning asked Pierre to help him transport the crystal back to the Crow Hotel.
Although it is called a crystal, it is just the result of smelting the surrounding things together by releasing energy, which is different from a crystal in the sense of crystal magic. Although this crystal looks clearly layered on the surface, its composition is actually very complex. Lu Ning plans to use alchemy to dismantle it, but it is also a very time-consuming task - as mentioned before, alchemy What was being done was fixed extraction and fixed exchange. Adding anything to both sides of the equation would not work. She could only perform layered analysis while starting the refining transformation array and started working.
This busy work lasted an afternoon, and she almost dismantled the outer layer, leaving only the rainbow-like inner layer and the chaotic core. She thought for a moment and decided to put it aside for tomorrow. She turned to look at the bottles and jars on the table that had been refined and packed. Most of them were in liquid form. In fact, they should be various potions with unknown uses. After all, she didn't The only thing that can be sure of under the premise of performing advance calculations is the medicine.
"It's hard to upgrade... It's not me who wants to upgrade anyway." Lu Ning sighed, corked the potion bottles, put them in the box and put them aside, then walked out of the laboratory, said hello to Pierre, and returned The one-eyed squid is gone.
At dusk, Lu Ning found out that Old Howard had had his recliner moved outside and was now drinking tea while basking in the glow of the setting sun.
"Dad, I'm back." She raised her hand to say hello, as usual.
"Girl is back?" Old Howard stood up from the chair, paused, and said, "I won't say anything else. You saved my life today. 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 but laugh.
"how?"
"No, Dad, you are usually greedy for money and now you are suddenly so serious. It's really unaccustomed to you."
"Of course you have to be serious about this!" Old Howard glared at her, "You should be serious too!"
"Okay, then I'll be free of rent for living here from now on."
Then the two stood there looking at each other for half a minute.
"...What else?" Old Howard asked.
"Gone."
"Although I am old, my life is not so worthless, right?"
"Then I want a crystal of light."
Lu Ning originally thought that Old Howard would say something like "You'd better take my life" as a joke, but she didn't expect that Old Howard really started to think deeply.
"Dad, you won't..."
"You really want it?"
"..." This time it was Lu Ning's turn to be confused.
"Okay, come into the house with me. Although this thing is precious, it is not worth my life."
It feels like a lot of things are wrong, but I can't refute this statement.
Old Howard took Lu Ning to his house. As the main house, the place where he lives is naturally different from those working part-time like Lu Ning. It is a complete living room with a living room outside and a kitchen and other facilities on the side. Old Howard asked her to sit down in the living room, walked in, and quickly walked out holding a black box with some paint peeling off.
"I picked this thing up cheaply, and it was wrapped in a piece of radiant stone. It is naturally formed, and although it is a little smaller in size, it is no less precious than the refined ones." He opened the box carefully, and inside it was a piece of radiant stone. An irregularly shaped hard object was wrapped in layers of black cloth. 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 have lived for most of my life and have to collect something, otherwise I wouldn't have lived in Evarang for so long in vain." Howard stroked his beard proudly, "I originally planned to wait until I die to shock future generations, but now I 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 again, closed the lid, and looked at Howard.
"Dad, to be honest, all I did was give me a heads-up, 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 person who gives it feels like it's not a loss, and the person who receives it feels like it's a gain. This is a good business."
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As night fell, this somewhat chaotic day finally ushered in peace again. Heinz fought in several areas in succession, suppressing the "mythical beasts" that caused commotion in each area. He did not rush to take people back, but at the final stop, the guards in the diamond area accompanied the remaining guards to sort out the situation. After all, the "tiger evil" that occurred in this area first led to the attrition of the guards, and now they can temporarily mobilize 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 couldn't take any time off. Not to mention anything else, because of his status here, the leaders of the families, chambers of commerce, and anyone with some reputation had all sent invitations to visit him, even if it was very late. This superficial "etiquette" is still observed.
This was already the third group of people Heinz had met. He only responded to everyone's polite remarks with body language such as nodding, and rarely spoke. Everyone also knew the character of the Emperor Sheng, so it was just a formality to go through the formalities.
"Your Excellency Heinz." A magician walked up to him. Heinz raised his hand slightly to the person who entered the door behind him. The magician whispered, "The casualties in the diamond area have been counted. The death toll is in the book. Statistics have been collected from the museum, but there are so many injured people that our medical team is a bit short."
"Treat the seriously injured first."
"Your Excellency, what evolves into a divine beast is a mixture of multiple types of magic, a highly infectious magic similar to curses and toxins. It is difficult to provide targeted treatment with a single magic system. It is also difficult to develop specialized countermeasure magic. needs time."
"Where's the plan?"
"There are currently two feasible options. One is to use well-informed emperors and saints to carry out mixed suppression methods. The second is to seek the help of Mr. Percival's chaotic magic. After all, the formation of that kind of magic is more complicated than this. Toxins are more complicated."
"It is the responsibility of the parliament. There is no need to bother Mr. Percival all the time. You should immediately send a summons to the library. If the recording work has been completed, thirty emperors and saints corresponding to the magic series will be selected from the reserve members. With my Send the letter in name." Heinz decided immediately, and the magician bowed slightly and turned to leave.
"Everyone." Heinz stood up, "I know you need to show your courtesy, but the matter is not over yet. There are still many injured, and the situation is complicated. I have something to deal with now. If you have anything to say, Talk about it later."
"Of course, Mr. Heinz, we dare not disturb your work." The people guarding the door immediately responded respectfully in unison.
Heinz nodded and strutted out of the house.
The dark clouds dispersed, the moon and stars became sparse, and the sky became cleaner because of the magic power. Lu Ning was sitting in a night restaurant in the Moonstone District, opposite Jiefeni.
The two set meals were brought to the table. Lu Ning first picked up his own bread, and then glanced at Jiffni. Speaking of which, she was just happy to get the Crystal of Light and wanted to go out for a walk. Unexpectedly, she met Jiffany who was a little lost. She looked at the sky and decided to drag Jiefeni to this restaurant to eat, so as to prevent her from having any accidents on the road.
The reason why Jiefeni's state became like this is also very simple, the impact of faith.
For the more devout people, the impact of seeing a god they do not believe in appear in the world is more serious. Although the ring city brought by the Star Ring Sect has actually done nothing, its existence means that the star ring The "ancient gods" enshrined by Huan exist, which is a huge blow to a devout divine magician.
Why is the confirmation of the existence of "god" a blow to divine magicians? Because the gods believed in by many divine arts are closed gods and do not recognize foreign gods. In normal times, other divine arts and gods can still be recognized as "legendary powerful beings", but other gods have appeared. , this belief suddenly became untenable.
There are many miracles in the world, but there is no sign of God, and this is the reason why.
Lu Ning was not very good at this kind of psychological comfort, not to mention words like magic and faith had nothing to do with her at all. Now she couldn't help Jiefeni except watching her and not letting her run around. .
"Um..." She stretched out her other hand and waved it in front of Jiffany, "Are you awake?"
"Lillian...I don't know." Jefni's eyes were at least focused, and she looked at Lu Ning, "Is what I have been praying for and getting the answer actually the god I believe in? Or is that just a response from my heart that I think God should give me?”
"...I don't learn magic, so I don't know." Lu Ning felt a headache. Indeed, she seemed to be a bit self-conscious about magic, but since it can really work...
"Look, your magic is useful, right? That means your god will indeed respond to you."
"But...why does God's response require my magic power to be used? As long as God has a little bit of power, it is enough to drive the miracle we pray for."
"Maybe you can't even tell the difference." Lu Ning immediately made up a random explanation for her, "Look, people have their own rules, and gods should also have their own rules. This world is so fragile, if every god responds If a little bit of power is gained through prayer, the accumulated power may have destroyed this world long ago. Gods may not actually live with us, and divine magic only senses some of their will through this mysterious connection. Magic is not an emphasis Knowledge? Maybe this is to temporarily borrow some knowledge from the gods. Of course, you have to come up with the magic power yourself."
Those high-level magical magicians were afraid they would be angry to death when they heard Lu Ning's words, but they made Jiefeni stunned for a while. Lu Ning was secretly relieved when he saw her expression, and finally gave her a sigh of relief. People say they are confused... At this time, they are not afraid of being confused, but they are afraid of thinking too clearly.
At this time, another customer came to this small restaurant.
This is a handsome-looking young man with blond hair. He is wearing a white shirt and carrying a giant gun like a hand cannon and a folded sickle. He has a pair of nailed leather boots and a serious expression. After entering the restaurant, He sat in the corner and ordered three dishes. Lu Ning heard that they were all vegetarian.
"Fasting..." Jefni also heard it and whispered.
"What fast?"
"He follows a strict fast, and those three dishes are very representative." Jiefeni whispered to Lu Ning, "There are very few people fasting now, especially strict fasting, no oil, no eggs, no milk, no touching It's salty, sour and sweet. When I was a kid, I couldn't stand it after trying it for three days..."
"So cruel?" The first part was easy to say, but the second part even prohibited salty, sour and sweet foods, which was even stricter than what Lu Ning knew.
Jefni finally laughed again: "It seems that a fool like me will take it seriously. People who adhere to strict fasting have not been shaken at all by their faith. I am still not firm enough and my character is not good enough."
Seeing that she could laugh, Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief, spread the jam on the bread and started to eat the midnight snack.
The time was already a bit late, and the two of them were chatting and eating, and it was almost midnight as time passed. When Lu Ning got up to go to the convenience store, she discovered that the blond young man had already finished eating and was sitting upright with his eyes closed, but did not leave. There was almost no one at night, so the boss did not chase people away. I picked up a book and read it behind the counter, enjoying my time at ease.
The toilet is at the back across a small courtyard to separate it from the restaurant. Lu Ning was blown by the night breeze, and her sleepy mind suddenly became clearer. After she solved the problem, she stood at the water tank for a while, feeling that she had some impression in her heart.
That shouldn't be her own memory. Lu Ning is still very confident in her memory. Such a vague memory shouldn't belong to her own personal experience. It probably comes from books or other people's dictation.
"Where...have I seen..."
She thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out the clue from this random idea, so she started to walk back. When she reached the door, she happened to see the blond young man walking out through the crack of the door. The back figure, and the two weapons behind him.
——It’s an injury.
At that moment, Lu Ning finally knew what she wanted to recall. That was the very beginning. Many of the things that Lilian quickly glanced through in her memories were still in her mind, but they were not so vivid.
Those... corpses that Lilian encountered, the corpses of magicians killed by the Book Burner.
The wounds caused by weapons were very distinctive. Lillian had no relevant experience, but she saw them. Lu Ning had this kind of experience, but she had no on-site inspection. It was this misalignment that prevented Lu Ning from noticing it immediately.
Hand cannons and scythes are not weapons commonly used by magicians. Due to the recent turmoil in Evarang 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?
