Act 368: Imperial Rainstorm III

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In a small forest to the north of the church, several transparent human figures suddenly formed between the rain curtains passing through the gloomy trees. The rain separated from it, and seven or eight assassins walked out. The leader turned around and counted the number of people and found that more than half were missing.

"How many people were lost?" he asked.

"Boss, there are nine people who haven't come back," someone immediately answered, "I used the crystal to inquire, and two brothers met the people patrolling the cavalry camp, and they are still behind." He paused, "...No All the people who looked for the elementalist in the past have not been heard from, and they have probably been summoned by the Shadow Lady."

"Then there's no need to wait for them," the leader said, "Let the Mane Rat and Tolbert go to the Shadow Temple to meet us separately. We will bring the target to meet with the people from the Foundation," he said while looking towards People nearby asked, "How's the target?"

"We got it," the man patted the sack. There was obviously a person in the sack, but he was silent at the moment. He boasted: "Fortunately, we lured the guard away in advance. I heard that the lady is a powerful person. I heard from the Viper family that she is much more powerful than the elementalist."

Not only is it much more powerful.

In fact, the people from the old Viper family told them much more than that. Their opponents were teammates of the recently famous Dragon Alchemist. I heard that these people also took action during the riots in Ayin Bullock, beating the patrolling cavalry chief. The people in charge threw off their armor.

Of course, it's no big deal to beat the patrol cavalry until they lose their armor.

Aiyinbrock's Inspection Cavalry Headquarters is full of those dandy boys. There are only a few capable people among them, but there are many straw bags and embroidered pillows. They can still do it. But in that riot, it was unusual for the Imperial Knights to fall into disgrace and even use several war weapons——

This matter has already spread all over the city in Ayinbrok. Not to mention the people of the Carlleye-Drakka family, there has actually been news within the Brotherhood of Shadows for a long time.

After the rain, the figures dispersed.

But soon, another figure appeared on the spot again, silently looking at the traces left by the Brotherhood's killers on the scene.

Miss Naturalist was wearing a robe, holding a huge book in her hands and standing in the rain. The robe was already soaked, and water droplets hung on the lenses of her glasses. The rain knocked on the copper shell of the magic furnace behind her, making a crisp sound, but she seemed completely unaware of it. Unconsciously, he pressed his hand on the page of the book and silently looked at a few shallow marks in the puddles.

The raindrops automatically separated invisibly as they approached the giant book, as if there was a layer of mysterious protection on it.

In Aitaria, names such as the Brotherhood of Shadows, Brotherhood of Daggers, or Gray Daggers do not actually refer to a specific organization, but are nicknames for the local Nightingale Gathering, which is also called the Thieves Guild.

In some places, nightingales will be under the jurisdiction of the Adventurer's Guild, but in most places they walk in a gray area. Thieves, pickpockets and night thieves in the city can all be called nightingales. Of course, the nightingale profession does not exist because of the opening of the star gate. Yes, they themselves are one of the oldest professions in the world.

Most of the nightingale professions of the selectors come from this.

Jita listened to the conversation of those people, and heard them mention the heavy rain night three days later, the Eisengreen family of the Golden Goat, and also heard them mention Kalleye Draka, the name of the viper, and the seven wizards. With words such as scholar family gatherings and large tombs, the origins of these brotherhood killers have been roughly determined in their minds.

As expected by Luo Yu, those people were still behind the other party.

The names of the Seven Mage Family, the Golden Goat Eisengrim, and the Viper's Fang Kalleye had made her ears tingle recently. However, the Hawke family has just suffered a blow, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the conspiracy behind it. How can the Seven Magicians dare to act so arrogantly?

The scholar lady wrinkled her delicate eyebrows.

Duke Hawke's ship was attacked and his whereabouts are still unknown. The Empire has been very slow in advancing the investigation, which is enough to arouse suspicion.

In fact, there have been various rumors outside, and some people even speculated whether the powerful Duke has lost power?

In other words, the cunning lord of the empire was not favored by the magic emperor. His open confrontation with the emperor had already happened, and the emperor was gradually becoming the most powerful and ambitious person in his life. Monarchs at this stage naturally have means to eliminate dissidents.

Otherwise it would be difficult to explain the progress of Appenand's investigation.

Those at the top have no intention of advancing, and those below will naturally cope with the problem.

In fact, there are various rumors on the market, and some say that His Majesty the Emperor intends to launch a war against the Great Council in the southern rainforest, and the main war faction is actually the Imperial Workshop. This is easy to understand, as war can better catalyze alchemy. The achievements since the revolution and converted them into visible benefits for the imperial alchemists.

The Craftsmen Association is the leader of the reform and the biggest beneficiary.

Although Duke Hawke is not a dove, he has little interest in advancing the war. After all, in the eyes of the magicians, regaining dominance is more important.

In other words, he is the leader of the opposition. Although the method of attacking the ship is a bit radical and breaks the political tacit understanding - but the empire has never had much tacit understanding, just like Kaulin-Ishulian, Political means are often 'varied'.

And since the Supreme One has acquiesced, then a lot of things have been explained behind it.

Naturally, Jita would not completely believe these unfounded rumors, but Ms. Scholar could see clearly in private that the arbitration they participated in regarding Ayin Bullock's inspection of the cavalry camp was actually a sign of the changing direction of the wind. .

Someone was using them as pawns.

In fact, Sylvester also told her about such things in private——

Their captain is not sensitive to politics, but their ship officer is not.

In other words, such speculation exists. Under such circumstances, the Seven Magicians family still dared to commit crimes, either because they were extremely daring, or because there was a deeper reason behind it. With Jita's caution and prudence, she would naturally be more inclined to the latter possibility.

So what is the other reason?

Although the magicians of the seven families defeated the Horfen School twenty years ago with the same hatred, it does not mean that there is only one voice among the magicians of the empire. In fact, on the contrary, the magicians of the seven families and the magicians outside During this time, there were even clear camps among the seven families.

Kalleyer the Viper, Eisengrim the Golden Goat, and House Hawke the Wise Owl.

During the Ayinbrok incident, the Golden Goat Eisengrim seemed to have temporarily formed an alliance with the Cunning Owl, but Kalleye continued to be a loner as always. The old vipers were not concerned about the politics of the empire, but The heir to their ownerless grimoire.

She also heard the assassins from the Brotherhood mention the gathering of mages from the seven families.

Jita knew something about this so-called gathering.

The Seven Magi families of the Oshu people have actually had a tradition of gatherings since history. They call it the Council of the Seven Sages. Although the Tower of Stars and Moon also has a council, the Star and Moon Council of the Empire controls the Austrians. Although the magicians of Shuren are still above them, the Council of Eqi Family still has to override them.

It was a council above the council. It was through this secret council that the magicians of the seven families controlled the puppet they had set in the Tower of Stars and Moon.

That is, the traitor of the Horfen School twenty years ago, the Grand Speaker named Wallen Fuller, whom they had met once before.

As far as Miss Scholar knows, the gathering place of the seven families of magicians is in the sewers of Ayinbrok - there is a public cemetery there, which outsiders call the Great Tomb.

This sounds strange, but it actually comes from ancient traditions. Because it was originally a public cemetery under the Great Cathedral of Light. During the Giant War, this was where the priests of Ori, the God of Light, treated the wounded, and it was also a place where corpses were temporarily parked.

The magicians lived next door to the priests of Mirela at that time. The first generation of magicians used the Ayinbrok underground as a base to train Oshur magicians and form magic corps. There were even Noumei at the time The wizards of the forest elves are stationed here.

Later, that place became the secret gathering point of the Imperial Mage. After the rise of the Seven Mage Family, this place has always been the location of their Grand Council.

As soon as Jita heard the other party mentioning the great crypt and the gathering, she knew that the other party was talking about the secret gathering of the Seven Mage families. Calculating the time, it was almost this time of the year. It seems that they intend to use this secret meeting to act, but what is the purpose?

Is it just because of Lila, Britta?

Because of the resurgence of a school they had defeated twenty years ago?

Is it too much of a fuss for the Seven Sorcerers family? What's more, now that they have a ray of light on their backs, and the Craftsmen's Association behind them, and His Majesty the Emperor is watching, shouldn't they focus on their own life and death first?

But Jita shook her head gently and put her thoughts aside. Since she couldn't think clearly, she didn't intend to study it in detail.

Didn't she come here just to know the answer?

"Three days later, secret meeting..."

"People must be sent to the big tomb before the night of heavy rain..."

Miss Scholar repeated it softly.

She stretched out her hand and pointed to a few footprints in the puddle. Suddenly, a faint white mist rose from the rain and spread into the distance.

Jita recited softly: "...The ghost that King Angeles saw in the rain curtain, after silently listening to the knights' request, nodded to them and floated towards the forest..."

That was a passage in "History of the Northern War". Later, wizards used that story to modify a spell to interrogate souls, and she just borrowed that method.

Although there is no soul here, the naturalist's method is to create non-existent things from stories. This is also one of their most incredible abilities, making it difficult for others to detect. Jita was used to this and looked calm.

She watched the white mist drift away, and her figure naturally disappeared into the rain curtain, like a phantom.

Even the few footprints disappeared in the rain.

It's as if everything that happened before here never existed.



It was raining heavily outside, so the fire in the entire church was not serious. The fire only extended along an inner corridor to the second floor, affecting two or three rooms, and was quickly extinguished by Mirela's clergy who came after hearing the news.

When Hain and Luo Yu squeezed into the panicked crowd, there was no open flame visible in the side hall where the fire occurred, and only a few buildings were charred. Fortunately, the church was mostly made of stone, so no major damage was caused.

However, the patrol cavalry inspected and found no trace of Britta, and no body was found in the fire scene. The attacker seemed to have taken the person away.

Hai En's expression changed after hearing this, and he turned back to look at Luo Yu: "Mr. Luo Yu, Britta..."

Luo Yu shook his head at him and did not answer. He only asked the priest of the temple and the guards on the outside to understand the situation.

The center of the fire was not in the room where Britta was, but in a nearby room, which was guarded by several patrolling cavalry. After Luo Yu's inspection, he found several signs of fighting. The other party's method was exactly the same as the attack on him.

He also found dried blood stains on the wall. The high temperature caused the blood to solidify on the wall to form dark patches. Soon there was news from the Resurrection Statue, confirming the attack on the personnel on duty.

Varun, the speaker of the Star and Moon Parliament who came over after hearing the news, looked in disbelief and asked the people next to him what happened. "How dare they do this?" He wiped the sweat from his bald forehead and asked in disbelief: "How could there be such fanatics attacking the temple? If Ms. Mirella had cast a glance... "

"Ms. Mirela is not here. It is your people who are responsible for guarding this place." Hain said angrily.

Luo Yu pulled him aside. Luo Yu could probably guess the young man's feelings for Britta, but he did not express any opinion on it. He remained silent as usual and only looked at the Speaker silently.

Of course he had learned about this person's identity in the past few days. He had a special status, but he didn't seem to care about it. He only looked a little stuffy. He also pulled the button on the collar and fanned himself.

Luo Yu was worried that leaving Hai En behind would cause a conflict with the young man, so he took him away after checking the scene. After leaving the side hall, he asked: "Do you know Mr. Speaker?"

"Him?" Hain looked annoyed. "That guy is just a traitor. He agreed to transfer Britta. I originally thought he had a conscience, but I didn't expect it to be bullshit. What kind of speaker is he? He is a human being. Everyone knows that he only dares to be submissive in front of the Seven Families, so this matter may have something to do with him."

Luo Yu was noncommittal and just asked: "Does he know Laila's identity?"

"I know," Hain said, "but that's all I know. Many people in the Astrology Academy know Laila's identity, but Sir Ash is gone, and not many people are willing to pursue the past. After all, it's twenty It happened years ago, not to mention that not everyone is a magician from the Seven Families. If it weren’t for this, Britta and we wouldn’t be able to form this society.”

Luo Yu nodded.

Hain looked at him uneasily, "Mr. Luo Yu, Britta..."

Luo Yu glanced at the other party, thought for a moment and still didn't tell the truth. He just shook his head and said, "Don't worry."

This answer naturally did not satisfy Hain, but he couldn't come up with a better solution - after all, the most reliable people on their side at the moment may be Luo Yu and Jita. He is a student of the Astrology Academy. Of course I also understand that magicians are not omnipotent.

After thinking for a while, he could only weakly mention that he could call other people to see if he could find any clues. But they are just students of the Astrology Academy, and these people even dare to take action against Mirela's temple, and their madness has long gone beyond the scope of knowledge of these students.

Hai En actually didn't quite understand something in his heart.

It's just an old thing from twenty years ago. Can it be done like this?

Although Britta kept claiming that the magicians were blind and made mistakes regarding Ash-Lynn, most of them didn't actually think that it was a big deal. The conflict between the magic schools was in The world of tutoring is nothing at all.

The birth of new schools of thought and the oblivion of old ones is something that happens all the time in the history of the Empire and even Aitaria. Twenty years ago, a school of thought passed away, and twenty years later, a group of young people took over again. It's perfectly normal to pick it up.

Even if the Parliament really made some mistakes on Ash Lynn, who wouldn't make mistakes? Nowadays, there are many geniuses in the empire, and several great wizards have been born in the past twenty years. So what if Ash-Lynn is reincarnated?

In the final analysis, everything in the past was just a result of the decline of the empire's magician community and its inability to compete with the magicians outside the empire, rather than the opportunities brought about by the rise of a certain school. Now, even if the time is turned back twenty years, All over again.

It is not harmful to the current world of imperial mages.

He didn't believe that the Seven Magicians family couldn't understand things that even a young man could understand.

So what are they worried about?

Hain is not even sure whether the Seven Sorcerers family is planning everything behind this. Although the Hawke family has always been arrogant and domineering under the leadership of the Imperial Owl Eagle, the Grand Duke has disappeared long ago. What?

And this was exactly what Luo Yu was wondering about. What did the magicians of the Seven Families want to cover up, even at the expense of it? He had noticed a clue before the great arbitration, and the reaction of the Grand Duke Owl Eagle seemed to be a bit excessive. .

Or is it possible that there are more than just seven families behind it?

He thought about it all in silence, and wanted to investigate the truth behind it, as well as the star device left by Ash Lynn, the sunken ship, and who the 'Pirate King' claimed he was. Enemies in the Empire.

Who is that enemy?

And what does it have to do with all this?

With such thoughts in mind, the young mage walked forward silently, but he did not go in the direction of his room, but went straight out of the church to the other side - there were several 'ice sculptures' in his room. , there should be a lot of patrolling cavalry there trying to take them away.

But he didn't have much hope that the other party could find out anything from those people.

After all, this is a world with stars.

He walked out of the church, crossed a street, came to a private house there, knocked on the door, and then opened the door.

Before he could enter, a timid voice came from inside the house: "Mr. Luo Yu..."

Luo Yu saw Laila in the room. Britta, who had been declared 'missing' by the patrolling cavalry, was also lying on the bed. However, there was no magic lamp lit in the room, only a candle, which was a little dim.

Seeing this scene, Luo Yu was not surprised. He only looked up at the window and nodded when he saw that the magic alarms he had set were still intact.

Laila hurriedly explained to him: "There was too much chaos outside just now. The patrol cavalry was going door to door asking questions. I was worried that the attackers would come back, so I turned off all the lights."

Luo Yu nodded. He claimed to the outside world that Britta's starlight had not completely passed away, and there was still a possibility of waking up. This was half true and half false. It was really the first half, but the second half was before the starlight was recovered. It's almost impossible to happen.

His original purpose from the beginning was to attract the attention of those people. If, as Jita said, those who attacked Britta were trying to cover up something, then they would definitely come back. Britta was placed in the church just to better detect the other party's actions.

What's more, the Holy Church is in a remote corner outside the Astrology Academy, which is more suitable for the opponent to take action.

To put it bluntly, this is a fishing plan. Since it is fishing, there is no need to use real bait.

Britta in the church was an illusion arranged by Miss Scholar from the beginning, but saying it is an illusion is not enough to describe the spell. It is actually the naturalist's best method, which is a described 'form' .

Everything about it is close to the real Britta, like an existence narrated in a text. When others enter the story, everything is like reading 'reality' - everything in the story is real. of.

This is also one of the most powerful abilities of the 'reader', creating an immersive illusion. The intruders were unable to realize that what they were carrying was actually a bag of air. They were just in that 'story' 'I dreamed of everything.

Although that story can only last a few hours, it should be enough.

Besides, Jita should be there too.

"It's better to be cautious," Luo Yu said. "Until Jita comes back, you can leave Britta here and take care of her personally. During the day, I will ask the familiar to deliver food to you." He raised his arm. , causing a mechanical creature to stop there and look at the two people with a red vision crystal.

The thing in his hand is actually a golem. It is not uncommon for magicians to use constructs as familiars in Etalia. After all, there are many magicians who are good at soul science. Luo Yu gently nodded the little guy's head and then said to Laila: "The captain should have returned. With the captain and the ship officer here, it should be safe here for the time being."

"I will also live next door these days. If anything happens, you will call my name loudly."

He paused, "Also, about the college competition——"

Laila glanced at her unconscious friend on the bed and said, "Mr. Luo Yu, I want to attend instead of Britta..."

Luo Yu shook his head and said: "But I don't really recommend that you risk yourself. Judging from the fact that the other party has gone to such great lengths, those people must be planning some conspiracy. If it is just because of the old things from twenty years ago, there should be more than At this point, they are probably coming for you, or for Ser Ash's legacy."

Laila was silent for a moment before raising her head.

"That's actually why I wanted to go to that game."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo Yu, there are some things I didn't tell you the truth..."



TNND, the sudden Kavin card was devastating.

(End of chapter)