When Wu Ming and Alex returned to the hotel where they lived, they saw the proprietress sitting at the counter of the pub, reading the newspaper boredly with her head on her hands, and saw the two financial backers taking advantage of each other and walking away. Entering the store, she immediately stood up from her seat and walked forward with an attentive and eager smile on her face.
ah? Are you here? have you eaten?
Although Wu Ming knew that what he heard was the result of translation by the auxiliary device, when the boss lady spoke, he still couldn't help but feel that South Wales might not be that far away from the imperial capital.
Whatever you want
okay
Wu Ming shook his head vigorously to put aside the thoughts in his mind. While the boss's wife was busy preparing lunch, he looked at Alex who was still sullen and with a serious expression on his side: All here. You don’t have to be so sullen anymore, right?
Alex was stunned for a moment by what he said, and then he stopped deliberately controlling his facial muscles and returned to his normal, fierce and intimidating face: Sorry, I'm not good at controlling my expressions, so tightening my face might be a bit scary.
Your normal face is quite sinister. When you tighten your face, it just makes it more scary. But forget it, now is not the time to talk about these things. Let’s get back to the topic, Alex, about Piper, do you have any thoughts?
Wu Ming tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a rhythmic tapping sound. He looked up at the old hunter with a ferocious expression, waiting for his reply, but Alex did not answer rashly. As a The experienced old hunter would naturally not ignore the possibility that they were being watched. He looked around the tavern covertly and quickly, taking in everything within his field of vision. He moved his ears slightly and gently sniffed the various smells in the air. , raising his hunter senses to the limit.
Wine stains and oil stains that are hard to find on the counters, tables and chairs, termites crawling quietly on the wooden furniture, furry creatures hidden in a group of shadows, the sound of air flowing in the room, the sound of the proprietress preparing food in the kitchen, three kinds of Heartbeats of different frequencies and scales, the sound of blood roaring and surging in blood vessels, the decaying smell of tables and chairs in a humid environment, the aroma of food coming from the kitchen, the unique smell of living creatures, and the characteristics of extraordinary powers. Comparison
In that short moment, all kinds of information poured into Alex's mind through the sharp senses of the hunter. His brain was now like a well-fueled engine running at high speed. In a piece of brain space, using sensory information as material, a full-scale tavern model was reproduced like a 3D print, and he immediately came to the preliminary conclusion that there were no such things as gargoyles or human-faced rats in the tavern. Signs of the familiar's presence.
After confirming that there were no familiars watching around, Alex dipped some water into the tea cup with his fingers, carved a few runes on the table with deep strength, and laid a small silent barrier before speaking slowly. Said: If my guess is correct, the series of commotions that the piper made in the town before were all to use the hands of the townspeople to get rid of other witches in the town.
I've talked about it before, right? All witches actually share a huge source of power. The witch's power as the source is like a huge pool, and the witches who share its power are like faucets under the same water supply system. Of course, according to later research by scholars from the Warlock Association, the real situation of the witch system is much more complicated than what I said, and the magic flow output will also vary depending on personal experience and physique. But one thing will not change. Their mere existence will occupy their magic flow.
Therefore, the more witches there are, the more faucets are opened and used at the same time. Everyone is competing for the limited amount of magic flow, and the less witch power everyone can share. On the contrary, if the number of existing witches is smaller, they will compete with each other. The flow of magic power will also decrease, and the power the witch can exert will be closer to her limit. .
But here's the problem. During the witch crusade, several extraordinary forces worked together to destroy the pool where the witch's power came from. Even if the witch in this town did not share or inherit any power from the outside world, it was nurtured from scratch for hundreds of years. The power of the witch, the power that each witch can share can reach an astonishing level. However, in the battle with Martha just now, I deliberately tested the strength of her witch power, but she
The power shown was also far lower than what I expected.
Wu Ming still tapped the table lightly: So what is the possibility that Martha deliberately kept her hand at that time?
It was unlikely. I was targeting the person she cared about most, and there was no way she could hold back on such a thing. Alex shook his head, perhaps thinking of what he had just done by pointing a gun at Joey, with a look of deep guilt on his face: than physical harm, destroying people or things that are important to the witch is more important. It can cause fatal harm to them. We used this method to deal with witches at the beginning. Whether it was for self-protection or to protect the things they cherished, it is unlikely that any witch would have any room in that situation.
According to my previous estimate of the witch's power, if I was hit head-on by Martha in that situation, I should be seriously injured and on the verge of death, or at worst, die on the spot. However, the fact is that I was not seriously injured and recovered quickly. Came over
After listening to his analysis, Wu Ming's expression immediately became strange: According to the information just now, this man was risking his life for it.
But what really convinced me of this guess was the last wave of black mist and spell that swallowed up Martha. Alex gradually frowned, and he carefully recalled some vague memories, although I had not yet recovered from the explosion of brimstone fire. After recovering, I didn't hear all the spells intermittently, but from the scattered syllables and words, I could still tell that it was a forbidden spell.
From your tone, it seems you know something about this technique?
I once saw it in the era of witch trials. At that time, the witches were not a piece of metal. The internal struggles between them were also very serious. Many of them developed various evil arts for internal struggles. This kind of use One of them is a technique that is used to capture the opponent's power, but this taboo technique should have been lost long ago with the destruction of the witch.
I roughly understand why you were messing around with me in the church. Wu Ming stopped tapping on the table and turned to look at the old hunter. The flute player is much more dangerous than you thought. You don’t want Otto to continue to take risks. , so I gave the mayor to him to take care of him, hoping to take this opportunity to hold him back, right?
But in the end, as long as the piper is still in the town, no place here is absolutely safe, but it will be much safer for him to stay with Rogge than with you. The reason why you can rest assured that he stays in the church, You were also convinced that there was no useful information about the flute player in the church, and there might even be distractions used by the flute player to confuse the audience, so you left with such confidence.
Based on Otto's personality, which is about as big as his hair, he is probably filled with righteous indignation and going to help Rogge find his best friend. It is not a very dangerous job, but in this way, Otto Trusting him not only satisfies your own sense of justice, but you can also put aside your worries and face the flute player. You really made arrangements for him clearly.
In other words, you not only guessed the purpose of the flute player, but you may also have guessed the identity of the flute player, right?
Wu Ming listed them one by one, and finally derived the conclusion based on this.
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