Chapter 419: The First Investigation

Style: Fantasy Author: KonomaruoWords: 3227Update Time: 24/01/12 14:21:10
A major feature of Tripwood's version of Flash is that the source of this magic is the magic tower in someone's dream, and it has nothing to do with the power of the lost land, so there will be no magic fluctuations that can be detected by conventional detection magic. This is also the reason why someone can cast the Flash spell infinitely. ...It should be so. At least some people still don't know where the limit of the Dream Magic Tower is.

If you use your power normally to cast this level of magic, you will probably drain someone dry within a few uses.

It is precisely because the flash technique is so convenient to use that someone developed the function of continuous flash to achieve the floating effect. Since your feet don't have to touch the ground, there are naturally fewer problems, such as triggering traps and alarms.

But doing so is not without side effects. If ordinary items enter and exit the high-dimensional world too many times without protection, they will become rotten due to being too deeply polluted. In other words, if someone goes too far, it won't be long before they run naked.

So after making sure that the place where he landed was safe, Lin landed on the ground obediently and pressed lightly against the wall of the tree house to listen for what was going on inside.

If you were to follow the method of someone who ventured through a maze, he would have scanned it with a sonar for exploration without saying a word.

But the shortcomings of that magic are also obvious. When the enemy is discovered, as long as the other party is sharper, he will also be discovered. Not to mention the various situations that trigger magic detection, it's no different than others telling me I'm here.

Therefore, Lin could only rely on his own senses to collect intelligence. Fortunately, the auxiliary magic of improving the five senses can still work, but he would not use this body that has not been exercised to do the work of these professional thieves.

Put your ear against the wooden wall and listen to the sounds coming from inside. A tree house made of World Tree boards does not exceed the limit of ordinary boards in blocking the transmission of sound. Someone could hear clearly what the elf inside said. However, the novices didn't have much luck. At least they didn't hear any valuable information, only two members of the Shenmu Guards were exchanging archery experiences.

While waiting, the magic program related to environmental detection carved on the Dreamland Magic Tower also collected the surrounding materials and constructed a model of the surrounding terrain and scenery. This is a passive system magic based on the Arcane Eye. The difference between the magic performed by an individual and the standard Arcane Eye magic lies in the length of detection distance.

The arcane eye used by the magic tower has an accurate detection distance of about one hundred kilometers; the gadget mounted on the carriage has a detection distance of between one kilometer and ten kilometers depending on the terrain. As for the living arcane eye used by someone through the Dream Magic Tower, the distance is... between one meter and two meters.

Don't look at such a short distance, just use your eyes, and no magic is needed. The most valuable part of this detection program is that it uses many variables such as air flow, detectable sound wave feedback, light and shadow, radiant heat emitted by various objects, magical powers, etc., to construct an environmental model.

To put it bluntly, as long as it is within someone's detection range, even if it is a place invisible to the eyes, he can construct an exact environment model. Even in a completely enclosed place, it can build a rough model. It's just that it all takes some time to collect the required information, and the longer it takes, the more accurate results you can get.

I was originally thinking about developing such an ability, but it seems useless? In the wild, of course, you rely on the arcane eye of the car. When you enter a building or a maze, you directly scan it with sonar and open the map first. I didn't expect that this seemingly useless detection method would shine brightly when doing such a trivial matter. At least this method will not cause any magical resonance like the magic of the Lost Land.

Judging from the internal structure of the constructed tree house, the layout inside is very simple, and there is not even a bed. There are several wooden racks against the wall. Judging from the outline, it is estimated that there may be spear-like weapons placed on them. It feels like I guessed, this is a sentry tower that can be used for monitoring and attacking the ground. But it looks like there's nothing else of value, so someone has another flash.

Avoiding the movement method of using ropeways, Lin successfully explored the places where the elves did not want outsiders to enter while being patrolled by the members of the Shenmu Guards.

While someone was exploring the entire area, avoiding the patrol members who were in groups of two or three, Lin deliberately compared their appearances in secret. Although the members of the Shenmu Guards all wear hoods and use masks to cover their mouths and noses, they can still be more or less identified and compared from the features of their eyes, eyebrows, bridge of nose, and occasionally exposed ears.

Unsurprisingly, most of the patrol members who come in and out, climb up and down here have never been on the ground. In other words, in addition to the seventy-three elves that have appeared on the ground, there are thirty-one unrecorded individuals that can be compared here. But there is a big difference from the two hundred and thirteen people Liena reminded.

Are you hiding somewhere deeper? Or are there other tasks that are not in the realm of World Tree at all?

Just when someone was thinking, a warning window popped up in his field of vision, indicating that a high-level person was approaching around the corner behind him. It just so happened that the location he was in happened to be in a passage that looked like a tree hole. Apart from the front and rear entrances and exits, there is no other hiding place as far as the eye can see.

Should I gamble my luck and flash out of the passage, hoping that I will just hide in a hiding place? Or should I try that magic that I have only imagined but never tested?

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and someone couldn't help but jump into a higher-dimensional world to hide.

Because the flash technique was always random, Lin didn't know where he would end up. And this is also the first time that I jumped in without finding an exit to return to the real world. This time in this high-dimensional world, there is no color, only monotonous gray. To be more precise, they are various gradients from white to black.

It will be interesting to observe reality from this high-dimensional world. Because when you look at other people walking in reality, it is just a person walking; but when you look at reality from the high-dimensional world that someone is in now, you can see the afterimage dragged out behind him, and the people who will be in front of him. Moving footsteps. It's like watching an animation without clearing out the previous frame, and the characters are constantly superimposed.

It is a pity that in the high-dimensional world, the sounds of the real world cannot be heard. Because the two people walking side by side were obviously having a conversation. One of them, in particular, is the focus of someone's special attention──Ronan Pietersson. The content of his conversation will certainly attract someone's attention.

But before that, you have to pass a level first. Lin stood close to the wall, held his breath, put in his lower abdomen, and tried his best to let the two people walking side by side pass without touching himself. Although I don’t know the reason for the interference between reality and this higher dimension, someone still hopes to reduce the variables as much as possible.

Ronan, an extraordinary person among elves, unlike other members of the Shenmu Guard, would cover his face. The hood hangs behind his back and his long wavy hair is tied up, giving this man with a resolute face a more neat look. According to someone's experience, people with this kind of appearance are the most troublesome.

As the saying goes, physiognomy comes from the heart. Putting aside the part about predicting the future, the physiognomy passed down from our ancestors still makes some sense. The so-called first impression is actually just a summary of a person's overall life, what kind of personality a person may have, and whether they are compatible with him or not.

The impression of this extraordinary elf in front of someone is that he is stubborn and will never look back until he hits the wall. To put it simply, it's extremely troublesome, whether you're a good guy or a bad guy.

The elf walking side by side with him was smaller. Although he was not wearing a hood, he had a mask covering his face. But the look alone gives people a sense of shrewdness, making it unforgettable after seeing it. However, such an elf had an impatient expression on his face, as if he was complaining to Ronan about something. And this extraordinary person in the Shenmu Guard seemed to be persuading his companions. Unfortunately I couldn't hear anything.

Only when Ronan and his companions walked a long distance did Lin dare to jump out of the high-dimensional world. Someone doesn't want to test how sharp the two elements of extraordinary beings and elves can make their five senses at this time.

Someone returned to reality and squatted on the ground, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. It seems that the application method of this magic can successfully deceive the elf masters of the extraordinary level, so it is worthwhile to do more research and improvement.

As for the name, someone only thought of one: 'Snake Cardboard Technique'. Anyway, it seems that this magic has no reference value at all for people who can't use flash, so it's okay to name it for fun.

Suddenly, another bright red warning appeared in the corner of his field of vision, and Lin quickly jumped into the high-dimensional world again. At the entrance of the passage where Ronan was waiting for the elves to leave, the companion of the extraordinary person jumped in again, muttering something.

Was this discovered?

However, he still stood almost in the middle of the passage and did not leave. Although the other party jumped back to look for him, his eyes only glanced at that person's position. It seems that maybe the other party noticed someone, but still couldn't see it. This should be considered a good thing, right?

I originally thought I could breathe a sigh of relief, but right before my eyes, the elf who ran back to search jumped into another world. This made Lin's heart beat up, fearing that the other party would see him. But the situation was just like the behavior of the two elves in the real world. The one walking in another world still passed someone without noticing it.

After waiting for a long time after the fruitless elf left, Lin jumped back to the real world. Someone was gasping for air and his chest was pounding. He was trying to think of where he had exposed his flaw. This made the elf become alert and turned back to conduct a more thorough search.

... He reached out and pressed his chest. His energetic heart seemed like it would stop beating suddenly within a few decades. But in this situation, it is too energetic.

Sure enough, there is still a gap between professionals and non-professionals when it comes to espionage. Not everyone can become Ethan Hunter by getting the equipment in the movie 'Mission: Impossible'. And his excitement has been unable to calm down, and it seems that it is not the time to continue investigating this area. So Lin used a flash technique to return to the camp on the ground.