Heaven's Formula

The person he was looking for happened to be robbed?

"When did it happen?" Olina asked in surprise.

"Three days ago. So you two understand why I can't agree to your application?"

"Is the Son of the Holy Spirit still alive?"

"I'm afraid only Hera knows." The count stared at Xia Fan playfully, "Honestly speaking, you should feel lucky. If you came three days earlier, he must be a suspect on the list. Let alone the church, I will first You are imprisoned."

"Your Excellency, the ambassador has immunity," Olina reminded.

"Indeed, but who said that the place of detention must be a prison? Inviting someone to be a guest is not included in the exemption regulations."

Dragon Girl was dumbfounded for a moment.

The Earl of Uzure Castle undoubtedly has a better understanding of diplomacy than the eldest daughter of the Orkan family.

"In short, the church reacted greatly to this matter, and it is already forming a jury to investigate this matter, and it is estimated that it will arrive tomorrow. I will be very busy in the future, so I will not accompany you." After speaking, Cleveland knocked on the table beside the table The bell signaled the butler to come in and see off the guests.

The first meeting ended hastily.

It was not even noon when the two walked out of the castle.

"This is troublesome." Xia Fan sighed.If the Baisha can't get to the capital, that's all. At worst, find another way to get there.But if there is a problem with the Son of the Holy Spirit, the situation becomes completely different.It can be said that the trip to the West Pole has not yet started, and the plan has ushered in a crisis of disillusionment. "What will happen if the Holy Son is gone?"

"Generally, there will be a new election." Olina also frowned, "First select believers of the right age from all over the country, and then train and select the best ones step by step. A new holy son will be born in about a year."

One year... This is three times more than the expected plan!

And whether Ning Wanjun can wait until that time is still unknown.

"Why does this matter give Cleveland himself a headache? He is the earl, and he has no suspicion of doing anything. It stands to reason that he just needs to cooperate with the church to investigate the case?" Xia Fan suddenly thought of a question.

"Because it's related to the jury." Dragon Girl lowered her voice a little, "In the Holy Wing Islands, anyone who has anything to do with the jury will not be any better. It's normal if you don't understand. Here, the jury The regiment is equivalent to the command department of the Privy Council, but it has greater authority than the command department and more punishment methods. It often causes a bloodbath because of the investigation of the case. Naturally, the earl will not be threatened, but Azure Fort will-this is quite If an outsider breaks into your house and rummages through boxes and cabinets, if you can't stop them, you will definitely feel a great headache."

It turned out to be the case, Xia Fan suddenly realized.

I have to say that the metaphor of Olina is very appropriate.

The enfeoffment here is far more thorough than that of Qiguo. Ning Wanjun's enfeoffment of Jinxia is actually a relegation. After sending her to another place to spend her life, Jinxia's actual control is still in the hands of the Six Departments of the court.But the enfeoffment here is in the country. The lord is the actual controller of the territory, and all officials are appointed and dismissed by him. Under such circumstances, the territory is no different from his own property.If the jury moves too much and affects local trade and production, the loss will still be on the lord in the end.

"What should I do next?" Olina showed a little confusion. She still missed her younger brother in the academy, but she couldn't go to Hilla City alone.

"You can go to the capital first." Xia Fan could see what she was thinking, "Anyway, being an envoy doesn't mean much in Azure Fort, and you don't need to stay with me all the time."

"What about you?" she asked.

"It's absolutely not okay to sit and wait, that's not in line with my nature." Xia Fan smiled, "Why don't I become an explorer too. Bounty hunters should also be considered a type of adventure, right?"

"What do you want?"

"Track down the criminal and find the Son of the Holy Spirit before the church." He replied.

Chapter 524

Serious people who are explorers!Olina almost blurted out.

Expeditions may be a compliment in the East, but in the Holy Wing Islands, they are all done by a group of vicious people.

Xia Fan is despicable, but he is very different from those who have nowhere to go and can only lick blood with a knife.

Of course, it is not realistic to persuade him to stop.

Not to mention how long it will take for the church to find the Holy Son. After finding it, I am afraid that it will be sent back to the capital for strict monitoring, so as not to pollute the mind. When it is released for activities, it is estimated that Yu Shuangxue's food will be cold.

Olina thought about it carefully, and felt that this was not impossible—the act of attacking a church parade was no different from pulling out a dragon's beard face to face, and it would inevitably provoke a strong reaction from the whole territory.Helping solve the case is equivalent to taking advantage of the trend. Even if the criminal cannot be caught, it is a credit to find some new clues and provide them to the church, which will benefit the friendly contact between the two parties in the future.

The premise is under their own "surveillance".

If there is no dragonborn to testify for him, if he makes some mistakes and is targeted by the jury, according to the temperament of the Central Plains people, it is really unreasonable.

"Saleny College is closed teaching, and there will be two short holidays until the end of the month. Today is the 21st, and it is not too late to leave in a week." Olina secretly sighed, who let the other party be the employer?She definitely didn't soften her heart or forgive the other party, but she had her own difficulties - if Xia Fan suffered a disaster here, who would she ask for the remaining thousands of gold in Kern's tuition? "I'll send the tuition fee to a business company, so you have seven days to investigate this matter."

"You didn't count the time spent on the road." Xia Fan kindly reminded.

"Have you forgotten that I'm a dragon?" Olina rolled his eyes at him, "If you don't follow the ship, I'll just fly over."

"Uh...it seems to be the same." Xia Fan scratched his head, "So, you want to stay and help me?"

"It's to prevent you from messing around." Dragon Girl said unhappily, "This is the center of the world, not the remote east. The church jury is not as talkative as Her Royal Highness. But I also have a request."

"any request?"

"When I go to the capital, you go with me."

Hearing this request, Xia Fan was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly realized, isn't this just a feeling of being close to home? "You're scared, so you want to find someone to meet your brother with you?"

"That's not it—" Olina's face flushed obviously, and it was even more eye-catching against the silver hair, "Can you speak, why should I be afraid of my brother? What I'm afraid of is that you It’s time to cause trouble! Instead of letting you stand still, why don’t you run with me!”

"Okay, okay, I see." Xia Fan waved his hands again and again, "Can I go?"

He always felt that if he continued to be serious, the other party's expression would become uncontrollable.

Longnu took a deep breath and tried her best to calm herself down, "Phew—it's a miracle that you didn't get whipped to death by Miss Li with her tail."

Having smoked many times during training, Xia Fan thought, at most he was half dead.

"Then where do you plan to start the investigation?" Olina asked with her arms crossed.

"First understand the most basic information. The location, time, and current investigation progress."

"Since the Earl didn't intend to keep it a secret, it proves that this matter has already been spread. Maybe you can get a general idea by going to the tavern to ask someone at night." She nodded, "But don't expect to hear very detailed things. Rumors have always been It gets more and more exaggerated."

"I have a better candidate." Xia Fan touched his chin and said.

"Who?"

"The first person we met when we arrived in port - the Harbor Defense Officer."

……

"My lord, someone wants to see you."

In the customs office at the harbor pier, Ratherin was worrying about how to receive the church jury—the Cracked Tooth family was responsible for the security of Azure Castle. Although he had no direct relationship with this matter, he would definitely accompany the castle defense officer all the way. The opponent's.When he thought of the well-known reputation of the jury, he felt apprehensive from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, when his subordinates reported, Rather impatiently retorted, "No time. Let those businessmen go to the customs office to solve their problems. I am not a service person to solve their problems."

"Uh...the other party doesn't seem to be a businessman. The person who came claimed to be an ambassador, and there was a dragonborn among them."

ambassador?Dragonborn?

Ratherin instantly thought of that weird oriental man.

By the way...they should have just talked to the lord.

It seems that the application was rejected, and you want to intercede with yourself?

He wanted to refuse as usual, but the figure of Olina Okan appeared in his mind unexpectedly.There are several female dragonborn families, but none comparable to Olina.

Thinking of this, Ratherin stroked his hair and coughed twice, "Is that so...then you bring them in. I'll meet them here."

"Yes."

"Ah... by the way, by the way, ask the maid to make a pot of black tea."

After a while, the visitor's figure appeared at the door of the room.

Sure enough, as he had guessed, it was the two people on the Baisha.

"Please take a seat." Latherin pointed to the sofa on the side of the room, and sat down on the main seat himself, "I have conveyed the meeting application to Lord Cleveland for you, if the Earl disagrees, you can go to Azure Fort It's useless to any one."

"Don't worry, we never thought of making any request that violated the diplomatic charter." Olina said first, "To be more precise, we are here to help."

"Help?" Latherin glanced at the two of them, and then he couldn't help laughing, "Is there anything you can do to help me? I just hope that the Eastern Envoy will not cause trouble for Azure Fort."

"Does solving a case count?"

The defense officer paused slightly while holding the teacup, "What case?"

"The church convoy suffered an unknown attack." Olina said calmly.

Ratherin narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them again—this time with a trace of scrutiny in his gaze, "To be honest, I wish I could tear the prisoner into pieces right now, but this is not an easy task. Miss Okan, I know you want to help this Easterner. If you can find the murderer behind the scenes, you can naturally lift the martial law on the inland channel, but do you think you can compare with the police force in the whole city? Your lord Earl even used I found a scroll of prophecy that can trace back the scene of the crime, and this scroll alone is worth thousands of gold, but the result is still nothing."

Olina couldn't help but took a deep breath, "Daughter?"

"That's right, high-level magic scrolls like this are quite limited even in the hands of the lord." Latherin took a sip of tea, "This can only show two points, the murderer knows how to prevent spell tracking, and the murderer is extremely well prepared The former means that the other party is very powerful, and the latter means that the other party has a gang plan. Ms. Okan, I must remind you-it will be dangerous to participate rashly. "

Olina was still in a state of shock, as if intimidated by the difficulty of the matter.

Only Xia Fan knew that Ratherin would have made a mistake from the beginning.

What shocked Long Nu was not the case itself at all, but the fact that the thousand pieces of gold Kern turned into floating dust.

Chapter 525 Just Try It

"It's a pity." Xia Fan took the topic.

"It's a pity," Latherin nodded, "but compared to the arrival of the jury, the loss of a scroll is nothing to mention. The lord should have mentioned this to you. Wait until the church arrives." Now, you'd better go out less and don't cause trouble."

"But I'm still interested in the case itself. If you can't solve it, it doesn't mean I don't. After all, the murderer never expected that there would be spellcasters from the Eastern Continent involved. What about the unknown oriental alchemy? Will the result be the same?"

These words moved Latherin's heart.

He found that he had overlooked a point before.

There are demon possessors in the Eastern Messenger Corps, and the man in front of him might be one of them.

No matter how crude alchemy or witchcraft sounds, its system is indeed very different from that of mages.

"So what are you here to get from me?"

"The progress and intelligence of the case so far are at least more accurate than the rumors in the tavern." Xia Fan said bluntly.

Latherin didn't deny that he knew this, "Why should I reveal it to you? It won't do me any good, will it?"

"Since it is cooperation, win-win must be the premise." Olina finally recovered from the shock, she coughed twice, "If we find anything during the investigation, we will share it with you as soon as possible. I think your Excellency also You don't want to be scolded by the jury on top of your head, and run around behind them all?"

Latherin's complexion sank slightly.

If an outsider said this, he might drive them away on the spot.

But seeing that the other party is also a dragonborn, he suppressed this unhappiness—after all, Olina was right, and this was exactly the problem he didn't want to face.The baron seems to have a high status, but he is nothing in the eyes of the jury. In addition, the convoy was attacked in the territory of Azure Fortress. The church had to vent its anger on the local defense officer, and he was obviously one of the people who were angered.

But what can be done?

I searched the castle for two days, but found no clues.He also asked his relationship network to investigate, and found that there was no news about the black street, as if it was done by a reclusive expert in the world.

If they can't find anything, they will be regarded as incompetent by the jury, and they can only hold back no matter how ugly the other party says.

"Generally speaking, this kind of cooperation is not harmful to you, is it?" Olina spread her hands, "The progress of the case is not considered a major secret, and we don't need Azure Castle to invest extra energy in investigating the case. In case of trial If the regiment finds the whereabouts of the Holy Son faster, it will be able to fight against the army, and no matter how bad it is, it can provide some effective clues, so that they will not be riding on their heads all the time. What do you think?"

It has to be said that Ratherin's heart has already moved a little bit.

He is also very curious about how far the oriental magic can be achieved here.

It's just that, as the Baron of Cracked Tooth, he is a well-informed harbor defense officer, so it is naturally impossible for him to be persuaded by a word or two, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to spread it. "The tone is not small, but the investigation is not just verbal. You must first prove that you have the ability to protect yourself. Otherwise, if you die in an underground ditch, I will have a headache if the higher-ups ask you .”

"how to prove?"

"I guess he is a Demon Owner?" Lathein looked at Xia Fan, "I don't know what kind of spell he knows?"

Olina hesitated for a moment.

It was Xia Fan who took the initiative and said, "Let's count it as a thunderbolt."

"Oh, evoker." The defender pointed to himself, "Use half of the magic power to cast spells on me."

This kind of request made Xia Fan startled, "Are you sure?"

"Don't be like this—" Olina said hastily, "You don't quite understand the concept of Eastern Lightning..."

"So don't you understand after seeing it?" Lathein smiled, "It's okay for me to only use half of the magic power. Or is it that this ambassador can't even control the magic power precisely?"

Seeing Long Nu looking so worried, he was still a little happy, and even the previous unhappiness dissipated a lot.Unlike Olina, he has entered adulthood for a long time, and his physical strength has been greatly improved, especially his resistance to low-level spells has reached an extremely high level, and he is almost immune to paralysis caused by spells. , dizziness, stiffness and other after effects, ordinary mages are no match for him at all.

If it were a demon possessor who specialized in summoning or transfiguration, Lassein might not be so confident, but he was really not afraid of direct damage spells.

First hit the other party's momentum, and then reluctantly agree to the other party's cooperation request, so that he can occupy a dominant position in the cooperation.

"Xia Fan!" Olina could only focus on persuading Xia Fan, "If he dies here, we will get into big trouble!"

"Don't worry, I have a measure." Xia Fan raised a hand.

die?

Ratherin frowned, the young lady of the Okan family really looked down on the dragon blood, right?Before he could refute it, lightning flashed from the hands of the Oriental.At the same time, he also saw the dense lines on the opponent's wrist.

Is that a cipher pattern?The dense lines look just like the sweaters in the store, but the overall changes are very regular and orderly, and it does not seem to be drawn randomly for the sake of complexity.