In Sky Mechanical City, the society gathering area, Wang Yu and Aviya were walking there, looking for the location of the former society of the Night Church believer named Zagro based on the information they had found before.
"The Seeker Society is indeed a relatively small society. It should be nearby. Pay careful attention."
After muttering to herself, Aviya glanced at the names of the societies around her. The "Seeker Society" on the map was nearby.
About four or five days ago, the scholars of the Night Church passed through the Midnight Library one after another and conveyed the results of their research on the materials left by Sisel to Ivia. After carefully reading and comparing these conclusions, Aviya gained a lot from combining her and Sieg's analysis.
In the end, with the purpose of exploring the cause and obtaining more information, Aviya decided to go to the Seeker Society, which had begun research on metamagic more than ten years ago, to find out.
Keeping an eye out in advance, both of them had changed their appearance through magic and physical means. They did not come to visit the Seeker Society as "Wang Yu and Aviya", but came as two ordinary unorganized scholars. Asking for advice is similar to Zagro’s situation back then.
"here."
Wang Yu's eyesight is naturally very good. As soon as the words "Seeker Learn" came into his field of vision, he was immediately caught. He pointed at the sign hanging on a small house that seemed to be of some age. The two of them worked together. Went over there.
The buildings here were built in the earliest batch of Sky Mechanical City. They are different from the new buildings where the Truth Supervisory Committee is located, and all the facilities are inferior.
The Truth Supervisory Society has now moved to Xinjie, but the Seeker Society has not. The only reason may be that the other party has not achieved any useful success in recent years and does not have the ability to move there.
When I walked to the door of the Seeker Society, I couldn't see many people inside. There was only a young man sitting at the front desk who was staring at the books on the table. Wang Yu and the others didn't react when they approached. They were completely immersed in their own world. inside.
"Hello, this is the Seeker Institute, right?"
The girl started the conversation and greeted the young man politely.
"Ah, yes, yes, what are you doing here?"
His thoughts were interrupted by the girl's words. The other party raised his head in a panic, looked at the two unfamiliar and featureless faces in front of him, and asked Wang Yu and Aviya about their purpose of coming.
"We are..., we know a former member of your society named Zagro. We are very interested in one of his previous studies and hope to come here to communicate. Is it possible?
Speaking out the prepared pseudonyms, the girl straightforwardly explained the purpose of the two people's visit. Using the name Zagro, it was revealed that the Seeker Society had conducted research on meta-demon.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I haven't heard of the name Zagro, because I was only hired by the Seeker Society to be a receptionist. I am not a member of the society, and I don't know much about the society's information."
The other party's answer made the two of them stunned. After spending a long time, this person was not a member of the Seeker Society at all. Sitting at the front desk of the society, he was actually a hired person. This society must be a bit too down-to-earth.
"Well, they gave me a list of past members of the society. Let me see if there is the person you mentioned. If so, you can pay a fee to go in and check the information."
After spreading my hands, the other party's words were somewhat helpless, and the conditions were ridiculously casual. How can any society pay a little money to go in and check out research results and information? This is the foundation of an society.
"Have you learned how to let people in at will? Isn't that good?"
Wang Yu said something, but did not hide his confusion.
"Hey, how do I know? Anyway, there are not many people in the society itself, and there are only three or two in charge. People have made it very clear to me that they can only let me go if they have good reasons or people they know, but they have to Pay a sum of money to maintain the operation of the society.”
The young man explained while rummaging through the list at the counter. He took out the list and glanced at the content on it. He quickly saw Zagro's name from the lower position. He nodded and confirmed what Wang Yu and Aviya said. Members of the Society do exist.
"No problem. There is indeed such a person. According to the regulations, you can go in and check the information, but you have to pay a fee."
After stuffing the list back under the counter, the young man said that Wang Yu and Aviya could directly enter the society's database, but the meaning was obvious as he rubbed his fingers in front of them.
"How short of money this society is, tell me how much it is."
Shaking his head, Wang Yu lamented the poverty of the Seeker Society, and then confirmed the price.
The young man said a somewhat expensive number, but this "expensive" is only for ordinary residents of Sky Machinery City. For beings like Wang Yu Aviya who have the ability to earn money independently in Sky Machinery City , it’s really nothing.
"Here, let's check the quality and quantity. There should be no problem."
Aviya took out a small bag from her body and handed it to the young man in front of her. This made the other person take out his ID card and paused for a moment.
"this……"
After scratching his head, the young man showed some hesitation and seemed a little numb to the way Aviya paid.
"What's wrong? Can't we use this method? Recently, all the money has been exchanged for alchemy materials for experiments. We can only pay in this way. If it doesn't work, we may have to wait for a while before coming back."
With regret in her eyes, Aviya sighed, acting quite helpless. The bag contained "Platinum", a relatively valuable alchemy material in Sky Mechanical City, which can be used in almost all alchemy experiments. It is another common currency used to transfer money between societies instead of identity cards.
Wang Yu and Aviya had no intention of revealing their identities. As soon as they took out their identity cards, the other party would immediately know their identities. Wouldn't the act of changing their appearance become a funny act of self-deception?
"It's no problem, let me confirm."
The young man only paused for a moment, and quickly gave the two a no-questions-asked answer. He opened the bag and confirmed the weight and quality of the platinum inside.
"Okay, the price is right. You can go in. Don't break things and don't take the materials out. Feel free to do anything else. Remember to come out before I get off work."
After confirming, he put away the bag of platinum, and the young man immediately informed the two of them that they could go in to view the information.
Without further pause, Wang Yu and Aviya walked directly to the inside of the Seeker Society. The girl wanted to know how far the Seeker Society had progressed in its research on super demons, and why it had given up on this highly potential research direction. .
I didn't expect that the Seeker Society would be in such a state of decline. As long as you pay a small amount of money, you can view the society's information.
The further they walked inside the society, the more Wang Yu and Aviya could feel the abjection of the Seeker Society. As they walked inside, they saw few people at all on the road.
Occasionally, I hurried past a person dressed as a scholar, and when I thought about the identity of the young employee at the front desk, I even had to question whether he was a member of the society.
All kinds of alchemy equipment and facilities are relatively old models, and many laboratories seem to have been out of use for a long time. There are heavy metal doors used to seal to prevent explosion damage and the leakage of harmful substances. A thin layer of dust.
"This is too tragic."
Wang Yu raised his eyebrows. Although he knew that the Seeker Society was a little-known society, he really didn't expect that its current situation would be so miserable. The behavior of collecting money from people who viewed the database was understandable.
However, what Wang Yu himself cares about is not whether the opponent is miserable or not. There are many miserable societies in Sky Mechanical City, and there are many societies that are worse and miserable than the Seeker Society, but...
"It's like keeping a low tone. Other societies have already been disbanded at the level of the Seeker Society. It is unlikely that they are still holding on like this."
Aviya expressed Wang Yu's thoughts on behalf of Wang Yu. Yes, if you look closely, it must not have been a day or two for the seekers to learn to be in such a half-dead state. So with that bit of knowledge, they can earn money by letting visitors browse the database. With one stroke, the possibility of disbanding after draining the society of its final value can be basically eliminated.
All I can say is that it's strange that this society still exists. It can't produce any research results and can't find a way to earn income. There is no point in continuing to exist.
Arriving at the database that the young man had told them about, the two opened the door and walked in. The layout inside was still an ordinary library layout.
However, what is placed on the bookshelf is not books but stacks of well-organized information. They are all the results of the Seeker Society's research over the years, arranged in order from morning to night according to the year.
"The contrast is quite obvious."
I took a rough look and found that the closer the time is to now, the fewer research materials are on the bookshelf. They are scattered in two or three stacks. However, there are really quite a lot of previous research results. They are stacked together and bear witness to The seeker learns what has been achieved.
Not forgetting the purpose of this visit, the power of the chariot radiated out. Wang Yu took the contents of the first page of all the information into his eyes, scanned it quickly, raised his finger to point in the direction, and walked with Aviya. In the past, the bookshelf there contained research results related to metamagic.
Picking up this material that was produced more than ten years ago, Aviya flipped through the contents and read it bit by bit, making the girl nod slightly. The initial research direction of the Seeker Society and the Truth Supervision Committee were very important. It fits well, indicating that this path is indeed feasible.
After reading through it, the girl repeatedly checked the contents of the last few sheets of paper, and found with a little confusion and regret that, just as Zagro said, their research was stuck here.
The Seeker Society's research on meta-demon stopped here. It stopped abruptly after reaching the step Lancer took, and there was no further progress.
After checking the scattered information on the bookshelf, the girl confirmed that the Seeker Society's research on super demons had really only reached this level, and then stopped abruptly, without knowing the reason.
Obviously it is not difficult to go down from this step, but the Seeker Society just doesn't do it.
"They shouldn't be unable to see the potential of this research. This is research that may take a step beyond the existing magic alchemy system..."
Although she successfully checked the Seeker Society's database, Aviya still couldn't figure out the reason why the Seeker Society gave up on metamagic research. She could only know that the society was at the same level as the Truth Supervision Society's current progress. The situation came to a standstill.
However, in fact, through the collaborative analysis and summary of the scholars of the Night Church, Aviya and Sieg have almost found the direction to continue. The next thing to do is to further explore and verify in the experimental environment of the Truth Supervisory Committee. .
It was a bit regretful that I could not understand the reason why seekers learn to give up, or find some additional information that could help their research. However, Wang Yu and Aviya did not stop, and left after speaking to the young man. The Seeker Society.
After Wang Yu and Aviya left, the young man stared at the direction in which the two left for a while, with a strange look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
The identity card in his hand flew up and down, and the bag of platinum was taken out and tossed in the other hand, making a metallic crunching sound like the clanging of coins.
"Is it a coincidence or something? I didn't choose to pay with an identity card. I did a good job of keeping my identity confidential. I'm not sure if it's related to the corresponding research that needs attention."
Thinking silently in his heart, the young man knocked on the edge of the table rhythmically. A person who Wang Yu and the others had not seen when they walked into the society walked out of the society after the young man stopped knocking and stood beside the young man.
"Joy, please pay attention to the societies that conduct corresponding research in the near future. Don't make any mistakes. Do you understand? Also, if possible, find out the identities of the two people just now."
