Fang stood there and thought silently for a moment, but still had no clue. Then he heard Bai Jia questioning someone from the side. At this time, Sylvide pushed him gently and asked him to raise his head.
"who are you looking for?"
"I'd like to meet Mr. Ed."
"So do you know him?"
"I played with him."
Fang looked at the young man not far away and the group of people behind him, and then realized that it was the team from Yis. He had even given the opponent an all-purpose plug-in at that time.
"Is it you?"
He couldn't help but be stunned. He thought that the other party had gone back to the hotel, but he never expected to stay in the square. But fortunately, he didn't go back. Vanrick's hotels were mostly concentrated in the lower city area between the port and the central square. Most of those who went back were in bad luck, and the lost stars were resurrected.
When the young man saw him, he quickly replied: "Mr. Ed, I heard that you are looking for someone."
When Fang heard this, he immediately asked: "Yes, have you seen that person?"
Bai Jia Jia Fang really knew these people, so he put down his hand and let them pass.
The young man nodded: "Mr. Ed, if you are looking for your opponent at that time, we saw him leading some people towards the museum."
Fang couldn't help but look east. The vault of the tall building shone in the sun and could be seen clearly from a few blocks away. That is the Vanrich Alchemy Museum. Its history is not very long. It was built after the earthlings came to this world. It is only seventeen years old today. Compared to this city, it can even be said to be very old. young.
But why did he go to the museum? The purpose of this type of alchemy museum is to display the history of the development of alchemy in a place. Most of the things inside are closely related to the changes in alchemical technology. In short, they are all old antiques. There is nothing valuable in them. They are just some localized alchemy tools and works.
Some people may say that the ancient relics of Numelin are not worth mentioning, but most of the ancient relics are flashy, technologically backward, or incompatible with the current technological landscape. And even if there were ancient relics from Numelin, they would not be placed in such a museum. Most of them would be hidden in the deepest part of the Elfendor Spire by the alchemists of the Elfendor Council.
This thought flashed through his mind, but it was just a flash of light. Thinking of this, he turned back and asked: "Who did he go there with? What are the characteristics of those people?"
"Those people were wearing gray robes, and there were no conspicuous emblems on them. However, there was a battle in the square at that time. When one of them passed through the city guards, his robe was lifted up inadvertently, and I happened to see under the man's robe. The attire seems to be from the Throne of Shadows." The young man thought for a moment and then added: "But he is not a contestant from the Throne of Shadows. I saw that the contestants from the Throne of Shadows are still in the square."
Hearing that Luo Lin was with the people from the Throne of Shadows, Fang's heart skipped a beat. His first reaction was his own premonition experience, and the uneasy feeling he felt before seemed to rise again. He calmed himself down first and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Tuya, and this is my ID."
"So Tuya, can you take responsibility for what you said?" Fang asked.
Tuya hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "I'm not completely sure. By the way, those people seemed to have rings on their hands, and they were in the same position, but they were too far apart and I couldn't see clearly." He looked To the others: "They can all bear witness."
Everyone nodded.
Hearing the ring, Fang couldn't help but think of the form of the Dragon Cult's emblem that he had seen in Dolifen.
Generally speaking, there are three ways for the Dragon Worshipers to prove their identity. The first is the brooch they first obtained from the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce.
However, it was only later that they figured out that the brooch was the most direct identification of the Dragon Worship Cult. Each brooch was given by the superior 'mentor' within the Dragon Worship Cult. One of the emblems corresponded to a believer, and there would never be duplicate identities. Case.
The loyalty of believers is often the sole responsibility of the 'mentor' who introduced them to the religion. One 'mentor' is responsible for three believers. This almost single-line recruitment method makes the internal structure of the Dragon Worship Cult extremely tight. Unless the general person in charge of a region is found, arresting one or two lower-level followers of the Dragon Worship Cult will not cause any harm to the organization itself.
As for the second way for the Dragon Cult to prove their identity, it is to wear a cloak with the Dragon Cult's mark on it. However, they would only wear such cloaks in gatherings and public activities to facilitate the identification of ourselves and the enemy.
The most direct example is during the Battle of Dolifen, when almost all followers of the Dragon Cult wore such cloaks.
The last category is rings.
Because rings are the most secretive and easy to wear, they are often used in secret activities and contacts to verify each other's identities. When Fang heard the other party talking about the ring, he almost immediately thought of this.
He further speculated that these people should have taken advantage of the chaos and left the square when the military and the city guards were fighting.
But what exactly were they doing in the direction of the museum?
At this time, a young man among the pedestrians suddenly said: "Actually, there is one thing that I don't think everyone pays attention to."
Fang was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "What's the matter?"
"The most conspicuous building in that direction is of course the Van Rijk Museum, but the Rose Workshop workshop is also nearby."
Fang was shocked when he heard this. He had never heard of such a thing before, and he couldn't help but look at Sylvide who was standing aside. I saw the noble daughter frowning and thinking for a moment, then replied: "There is such a saying, but it is just a branch factory of Rose Workshop in the city. It is only a property that nominally belongs to the Xilin-Spica family. In fact, it is Nothing of value.”
"But I heard there are many tourists there on weekdays."
"That's right."
"But there is a teleportation array there that can lead directly to the upper level of Elfendor."
"It's the seventy-seventh floor, and dozens of floors further up is the airport area," Sylvide replied: "But now that the entire Elfendor has lost its energy, the teleportation array can no longer be used."
But Fang suddenly raised his head.
A deep light flashed in his eyes. The 77th floor of Elffindor Spire, this word immediately came into his mind. He had heard of this place. Not only had he heard of it, he had even been there once in the past few days.
Because that is the observation hall of Elfendor Spire.
There is a spacious exhibition hall in the hall, which can also be regarded as a small museum. It is only open to visitors on public days. On the viewing platform there, you can not only have a panoramic view of the entire Vanrick and a corner of the Long Lake, but also In the hall, some of the proud history of the Elfendor Council is also displayed.
It even includes the story of a hundred years ago, during the battle in the Ash Mountain Forest, when the three major families in the South, including the Elfendor Council, tried their best to help the legendary dragon-slaying hero.
In that legendary battle, Yoshid cut off one of Nicol Bolas's horns and claws, and stabbed one of Nicol Bolas's golden eyes. The severed horn was later guarded by the descendants of Yoshid for generations until it was taken away by Nicol Bolas at Traveler's Rest.
But the chopped off claw belongs to the parliament.
The alchemists at that time imitated the behavior of the dwarves in displaying the bones of the Dragon King in the Forge Hall, and equipped the claws of the demon dragon with an alchemical skeleton and also displayed it for the world to commemorate the events at that time. Every hero who died in the war.
The place where the Demonic Dragon's Claws are displayed is naturally the sightseeing hall.
He suddenly realized that he had overlooked this detail.
Perhaps it was because the other party used all kinds of tricks and tricks to attract everyone's attention to the core of the ice-feldspar tower. Of course, the invasion of the sticklebacks and Korath, and the disappearance of the city's wards, all one after another, also made people ignore these more important things.
Fang felt almost intuitively that this might be the true purpose of the Dragon Worship Cult.
He also instantly determined Luo Lin's identity.
He asked in a low voice: "Is the teleportation array a two-way teleportation array or one-way?"
"It's one-way," the man replied: "I am very interested in teleportation arrays and have studied alchemy teleportation arrays in various places."
Fang's heart sank when he heard this.
One-way transmission array To achieve two-way transmission, two arrays are needed, one outside and one inside. He can completely understand the designer's idea. When an emergency occurs, the craftsman can close the outer magic circle, so that the magic circle left in the Elfendor Spire will become a single unit that can only send out but not in. Towards the magic circle.
This will be extremely beneficial to the defending side when adverse conditions occur.
At the same time, due to the existence of the defensive barrier in Elfendor Spire, it can also prevent the enemy from directly entering the tower after mastering the outer magic circle. But the problem is, no one would have thought that one day the enemy would come from the top of the Parliament, causing Elfendor's defense to collapse from within.
At this moment, the energy supply method for the two separate magic circles will naturally not be to use the ice feldspar in the Elfendor Spire. Presumably, the external magic circle has a special main core crystal in the workshop for power supply.
This will lead to a terrible result
The defensive barrier inside the Elfendor Spire has failed, but the outer magic circle at the Rose Workshop can actually be transmitted into the tower until it reaches the tourist hall. And because of the failure of the defensive barrier, the hall is almost undefended at the moment.
And due to the inertia of thinking, in fact not many people seem to realize this at the moment.
When Bai Jia heard this, his face became serious for the first time, and he immediately said: "I have to inform the captain immediately."
"Then is it still too late for us to return to Elfendor?" Everyone in Yisi didn't expect that there was such a huge conspiracy hidden behind this, and they all seemed very nervous for a while. As living professionals, traveling all the way from Yis to Vanric was probably their biggest adventure since they became Chosen Ones.
But when did you think that you would be involved in such an incident?
"No." Fang replied.
He raised his head and looked at the spire under the azure sky. The white tower towering into the clouds and surrounded by densely packed windows made it impossible to tell which floor was the seventy-seventh floor from the ground.
He couldn't help but feel dizzy for a moment.
After finally retracting his gaze, Fang replied: "Elfendor is connected to the upper and lower floors through three elevators, one of which leads directly to the airport area, but these elevators require the main core crystal to be working. drive."
"Don't they have a backup source of magic power?"
"Yes," it was Sylvide who answered this time, "but it will take half an hour to start."
At this time, Bai Jia also put down the communication crystal and said to them with a stern face: "All the combat craftsmen have gone to the front line. It will take at least a quarter of an hour for them to get back. Moreover, the front line is tight, so they may not be able to get away."
Everyone couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
Everyone was deeply aware of the meticulousness of the other's plan, which caused everyone present to spin around.
The battle craftsman cannot return, which means that the backup aerospace ship cannot be activated. Although magicians and elementalists can fly short distances, it is almost impossible to fly to the seventy-seventh floor, a height of nearly two to three hundred meters.
When Fang heard this, he walked towards the east of the square without saying a word. Seeing this, the others probably guessed what he was thinking and followed him one by one. Only Bai Jia stopped them from behind: "Wait a minute, where are you going?"
"Go to the workshop."
"Is it too late now?"
Fang shook his head: "I don't know, but I can't sit still and wait for death."
"The workshop is also in the flooded area," Bai Jia replied: "There might have been sticklebacks over there. I'm afraid you can't get there like this."
Bai Jia looked at the others calmly and replied: "You are professionals. It is best to stay and inform others to see if anyone is willing to go with me."
Then she looked at Fang: "You too, stay here, I will go on your behalf."
"But you can't activate the teleportation array," Fang replied, "I am a combat craftsman."
Bai Jia was startled.
She only thought for a moment before nodding: "Okay, then I'll go with you."
Fang looked at Sylvester again and saw that the ship officer had drawn the silver gun from behind and looked at him with a smile. "That workshop is the property of the Xilin-Spika family." She blocked his next words with just one sentence.
Fang opened his mouth, looked at the two of them, and could only nod.
"Just do it"
The group of people immediately dispersed.
In the live broadcast room, when an accident occurred, the front-line staff were instructed to start recycling equipment. After all, they were here to broadcast the game, not the accident.
However, it will take some time to put away the projection crystals and clockwork fairies everywhere, so there are still pictures in the live broadcast room at this moment. But at this time, there was no staff to adjust the angle of view, so the camera remained in the square.
Most of the audience in the live broadcast room has dispersed, while the remaining people are looking at the chaotic square and discussing everything that happened before. After all, such things are rare in their real lives.
But at this time, someone suddenly said:
"Look, something seems to have happened over there."
Everyone followed the sound and immediately saw a group of people leaving the square. As for the person taking the lead, they happened to know each other, it was Fang.
"What did they go to do?"
People couldn't help but be stunned.
On the square, the staff was putting away a clockwork goblin.
Naturally, he also noticed the commotion in the corner of the square, but the aboriginal affairs had nothing to do with him. He just glanced in that direction indifferently, and then planned to put the tools back into the box.
But at this moment, a hand reached out from the side and held his hand. The staff member was startled, and when he looked back, he realized that it was the person in charge of the team.
"Wait a minute," the other party said. He also looked in that direction and gestured lightly with his hand: "Let the goblin fly over and take a look."
"But"
"Don't worry, I will take care of any responsibilities."
…
Fang finally adopted Bai Jia's suggestion.
He informed the Elfendor Council and the military of his analysis, and both sides quickly came to a conclusion that was almost consistent with his.
It's just that while they were arranging manpower there, the council directly gave him the highest authority and Su Changfeng also gave him full authority to mobilize the adventurers in the square, so Fang quickly pulled together a team.
However, he thought twice and finally rejected Sophie's suggestion to join the team.
"Sister Bai Jia can go, why can't I?" This made the Silver Vislan Princess very dissatisfied: "Do you have any objections to me and Qian?"
Fang could only explain to the other party that after all, the square still needed a reliable person to be responsible for the work of the selector.
After dealing so much with the Dragon Worship Cult, he also learned to be cautious in case the other party had any other tricks. Although Sophie reluctantly accepted this statement, Dian obviously still treated him coldly for a while.
Fang asked Luo Yu and Jita to stay in the square, firstly for the same consideration, and secondly to facilitate contact with Miss Atila and others. After that, he and others headed towards the Van Rijk Museum.
In fact, not far from there was Jackdaw Street. They had experienced a battle here a few days ago, and the traces of the battle at that time were still clearly visible. Not to mention the building ruins, which cannot be cleared within a few days.
When he walked through this place again for the second time, Fang felt a little emotional. In fact, he wondered if he was having some kind of bad luck. Why couldn't he feel safe no matter where he went? And this kind of thing actually happened twice in just a few days?
But this time, the journey was much calmer than the last time.
In fact, they didn't encounter any enemies until they reached the small square in front of the Vanrich Museum. The ghosts of that day seemed to have vanished into ashes under the sun today, leaving no traces.
But Fang knew in his heart that going forward would not be so easy.
The block in front of the Van Rijk Museum is called Wave Avenue. I don’t know if it’s because of this unfortunate name. When the floods came in before, the flooded area just ended at this street.
As Fang, Bai Jia, and Sylvide passed through an alley, they saw gurgling water passing across the stone slabs. Further down there is a low-lying land, which looks like a vast land from a distance.
"The water is waist deep." At this time, an adventurer waded back from the front and said to everyone: "You can swim through the water."
And Fang also took back the clockwork fairy, looked ahead, and said to everyone: "Be careful, there seems to be signs of fish-man activity to the southeast of us."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
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