Lu Ning rushed to Jiefeni's side. She knew the accuracy of her visual inspection, but she couldn't guarantee whether there was really a magician who liked to use these two weapons and was mistakenly identified. But now is not the time to bet on him, she must consider him as a member of the Book Burning Official.
Those who appear last are often the most powerful, and this will never change.
"Jefni, go to the guard station immediately and tell them that a Book Burner is here. If they don't know what a Book Burner is, ask them to ask someone who knows!"
"Lillian? Why are you so anxious?" Jefni didn't react for a moment.
"I'm afraid they have some bigger conspiracy! There is no time. We must seize the time now, Jefni! Please!"
"You want to chase him?" After the initial surprise, Jiefeni quickly clarified her thoughts, "But that person must be dangerous, right? If you, an apprentice, follow him, your whereabouts will be easily exposed!"
"But we can't lose track of him! That man is very dangerous! I saw students killed by him or his organization on the way to Evarang!"
jingle.
The soft radiance clung to Lu Ning's footsteps and soon disappeared.
"The Temple of Silence, Silent Breathing, Soul Blessing, and the Dance of Feathers."
As Jiefeni shook the holy bell, each magical spell lit up and disappeared on Lu Ning's body under her whisper. Lu Ning immediately felt that her body became extremely light, and a very solid feeling surrounded her. , and it is difficult for me to even detect the sound I make.
"I can only help you so much. These magics can help you hide yourself and escape. Don't try too hard. I will bring guards over soon and mark the way, Lillian." Jefni smiled at her. For a moment, "We all need to get through tonight safely."
"certainly."
Lu Ning jumped twice and arrived at the gate. From the door, she saw the blond young man walking away along the road. He waved to the house and immediately chased after him.
Jiefeni also put her meal money on the table, blessed it with an acceleration spell, and hurried towards the guard house.
The blond young man is none other than Jonah, the judge under the Book Burner. The Book Burning Officials are also divided into various different factions. In addition to Gascoigne's absolute dominance, the various factions are also different. For example, the two people who contacted Heinz belonged to the plundering faction, and their purpose was just to obtain the collection of Evarang. It would be better if there was an opportunity to return the magic world to a situation where magicians were respected and feared by everyone. .
But Jonah is a staunch believer. He firmly believes in the justice of the Book Burner and also believes that the contaminating magic books are evil. The over-popularization of a powerful weapon like magic will only bring greater disasters, and Evaron, as the leader, is the culprit.
He looks very young, and is actually not very old. He is only in his forties. The only thing Lu Ning made was wrong in her judgment, that is, the apprentices she saw were not killed by Jonah - Jonah himself admitted that Those who are fit for magic are eligible to learn magic. The murderers were believers who admired Jonah, the young emperor, and their weapons were imitated from Jonah.
"right here."
Following Gascoigne's instructions, Jonah came to a wilderness, which was probably less than a kilometer away from the Crow Hotel. It was already very remote. He looked around and saw no one, so he lifted up his burqa, removed a metal box from his waist, and opened it.
There are very delicate mechanical parts stacked inside. Jonah used the moonlight to piece together the parts one by one, and soon formed something with a large funnel on the top and a bellows used by a blacksmith on the bottom. After putting the device together, Jonah took out a metal can from the box, twisted off the seal, and connected it to a jack in the middle of the machine.
Lu Ning stood behind the tree in the distance and could only see the shape of the object in Jonah's hand, but could not see clearly what it was.
"There is indeed something wrong with this person." She said in her heart.
After checking that all parts of the machine were assembled correctly, Jonah took off a small cloth bag on his belt and poured a bag of rusty copper coins inside from the funnel above. Lu Ning could also hear the clanking sound here. Of course she wouldn't think that the other party came here just to burn some metal pieces. Book Burning Officer, with this name, you can basically guess what he is going to do!
Jonah put his hands on his chest, bowed slightly, and then stretched out his hand to turn on the mechanical switch. In an instant, golden-red flames spurted out from behind the funnel, and at the same time, there was a painful and twisted scream and Neighing!
This sound made people feel extremely uncomfortable after hearing it, and Lu Ning even shivered. At the same time, Jonah suddenly turned his head and looked at the tree where Lu Ning was hiding!
At this moment, Lu Ning stabilized his body and made no other noise. Jonah stared at the tree for about a few seconds before turning back and looking at the machine that was spewing flames. It now looked like a giant torch, and Jonah slowly closed his eyes, seeming to be praying.
Lu Ning frowned. The initial discomfort caused by the sound gradually became nothing after enduring it for a period of time. She was already sure that what was thrown into the machine and burned must be the magic book, but Evarang had another Was the grimoire stolen? Or is this the same batch of magic books that were lost before?
She had doubts in her heart, but she began to retreat quietly. If she could be arranged to destroy the magic book, then this person must have a firm will or the power to resist the magic book. Either way, it means that he must be difficult to deal with.
"There are indeed people."
The sudden sound behind her made Lu Ning pause. She turned around and saw Jonah.
"Illusion?"
"It's just a spell to leave one's soul out of one's body."
Jonah behind him spoke calmly. His body indeed looked brighter than the one standing in front of the machine, as if coated with a layer of soft white light. However, this only enhanced his sense of holiness. If he used this look to preach, he would probably be able to attract many people based on his appearance alone.
Lu Ning put her hands on her waist, but Jonah seemed to have no intention of taking action.
"When did you notice me?" he asked.
"I have seen people killed by you." Lu Ning knew that he couldn't hide it, so he simply started to delay, "The scars are very consistent with the weapons on your back. Unless these two weapons are very common, they must be It has nothing to do with you."
Jonah was stunned for a moment, his eyes turned behind him, and then he quickly looked back.
"So you came to see if it was me?"
"I doubt you."
"Even if you know it's dangerous?"
"If I fail to catch you this time, then don't I always have to worry about your existence? Judging from your actions, I'm afraid you have some conspiracy?"
"This is not a conspiracy, it's just about destroying things that shouldn't exist." Jonah shook his head slightly, "You are just an apprentice, far from the time you should understand these things."
"I don't think so. Everything that happens in the magical world directly determines our future, doesn't it? And what you did is obviously not small, it is actually closely related to each of us."
"...Okay, indeed." Jonah actually nodded, "Although your magical attainments are still shallow, you do have a far-sighted view. If we really succeed, maybe it will really affect every magic learner. It’s about that.”
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"Destroy the magic books and stop the current way of learning magic." Jonah said calmly.
"Why? Magic books can improve the knowledge of high-level magicians, and today's popularization of magic allows more people to have access to this kind of knowledge. What's wrong with this?"
"It's very bad." Jonah said, "You are an apprentice, and you don't seem to be from a noble family, so you should know that learning magic is not easy."
"That's why I cherish this opportunity even more! Isn't it? It's hard for me to come into contact with something like this that can change a person's life. How many people like me are there? If it weren't for the popularity of magic today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have any chance to come into contact with it. !”
"You are a profiteer - don't worry, I approve of people with talents learning magic."
"What do you mean?" Lu Ning frowned.
Jonah paused and said in a low tone: "But many people do not have the talent for magic, or in other words, they only have the most basic qualifications to practice magic. Even if they learn it, they will only become an intermediate magician in their lifetime. So far. There are actually many, many such people in the world, and there are countless people like you who come from ordinary families."
"..."
"But everyone knows that magic is a road to heaven. Even if they are told that this child may not have much future in magic, many families still choose to spend all their money to let that child receive magic education, even if it is a child who does not even have a name. Magic school, even a wandering magician. However, those who are really involved in magic know how high the death rate may be along the way after getting started. If a person is truly talented, he can get enough time to grow under the protection of the teacher. . But many of those who come to learn magic simply because they can sense magic easily die from common problems such as experimental accidents." Jonah spoke in a low voice. He did not say a lot of truth, but was explaining his own ideas. Wisdom and knowledge explain today’s facts.
"The popularization of magic has given many such families illusory hope. With the development of magic perception testing methods, it is very normal for a family to have one or two children who can learn magic. But in the past, these were all unqualified. In this family How many families can return to normal after their only 'hope' has been cut off? I can tell you - not even one in ten can survive."
"So low?"
"The initial cost of learning a magician or any magic system is enough to make most ordinary people's families use up their savings. The damage caused by the loss of all these savings, as well as the impact on a family from various perspectives such as reputation and psychology, The impact is huge. Even if it can be restored, it is far from what it was before. Not to mention, these children could have developed the skills they are better at, such as business and agriculture, fishing and mining, craftsmanship and art... All of these are gone because of a 'magic'."
He's right.
Lu Ning knew that Lilian was in a difficult situation when learning magic. It could be said that before coming to Evarang, Lilian was impoverished. After all, alchemists are a profession that can make some potions in exchange for money in the early days. The fact that they are still so poor can explain some problems, but Lu Ning has never focused on thinking about these problems.
It was at this time that she realized that she didn't know what the other people in Book Burning Officer were like, but the person in front of her might have eyes that were different from those of this era.
"So... do you understand why? Why?"
Seeing the facts and drawing conclusions is something everyone can do, but if Jonah can really give a reason and a process of his thinking... maybe this person has truly understood the intention of the Book Burner. That person.
"too early."
When Jonah said these three words, Lu Ning's eyes suddenly changed.
"There is no doubt that it attracts so many people because magic represents 'power'. People's thirst for power is blind and endless, at least for most people. However, while popularizing magic teaching, But it did not give everyone the correct plan to pursue this power. Even Evarang's attitude towards graduates is to let them develop. The entire magic world has never strayed away from the idea that "magicians should develop themselves through experience." Magicians Death during this period was also seen as a tragedy, and no one ever thought about the tragedy behind it.”
He clenched his fists slightly.
"If the vast majority of people in the world today can afford the initial cost of magic education, and if the magic world has a complete plan for the education that magicians should receive at all levels, then the popularization of magic is undoubtedly a good thing. But no! Now The popularization of magic is just to inform everyone in the world about the dreams that used to belong to a few people, and then let more people embark on the path of chasing hopeless dreams and die!"
Lu Ning remained silent and did not answer his words.
"The Magic Book is another arrogant product from the magic world. It is seriously polluting and has disastrous consequences, but it allows many magicians above the Grand Magister to easily obtain the production methods. These freedom-loving How many people would tell their descendants to keep their grimoires safe? Or would they just write them down casually for future generations to discover like a dying joke? No matter how Evarang recycles it, there will always be contamination incidents of grimoires that break out in various places every year. It will happen because these people wrote without responsibility and left their souls behind. But does the inheritance of knowledge really need magic books? Do the dead in the past need to guide the living people today? How many people have never been exposed to magic books in their lives? Guide book, still reach the status of emperor sage?"
Jonah's voice changed from a hint of excitement to calmness again at the end.
"After I thought about it, I am sure that the current magic world is wrong, and the leader of the magic world, Evaron, has set a wrong example."
