Heaven's Formula

He actually felt a strange beauty in the lines.

The other party raised his finger, and a gold pen on the table suddenly flew up.It was something that Latherin bought from the capital with two months' salary. From the tip to the body of the pen, it was made of gold sand, and it was deeply loved by him.However, there is nothing connected between the pen and the person, which made the defense officer forget to stop it for a moment.

At first glance, it looks like the hand of a mage, but this zero-order trick can't take the owner's thing at all.

The gold pen spun twice and then slowly stopped, floating in Xia Fan's palm, with the tip of the pen facing Latherin.

A bad premonition suddenly rose in the latter's heart.

And Olina blocked her ears in time.

The next moment, a roar exploded in the room instantly!

The turbulent air flow swept across the entire house, the documents on the table were scattered, and the window glass was instantly shattered!

Amidst the loud noise, Ratherin vaguely saw a golden light flying towards him at a very high speed, and it passed over his cheek in less than a blink of an eye, and disappeared from his field of vision, leaving only an unpleasant smell in the air. burnt smell.

"Your Mightiness!"

"Lord Cracked Tooth!" The guard who heard the movement outside the door rushed into the house.

"Did I tell you to come in? Get out!" La Sein yelled as he sat on his seat.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally could only bow their heads and say yes.

The defense officer swallowed.

He must not let his subordinates see the predicament in which his hands were still trembling slightly.

After the door was closed, Ratherin slowly turned his head to look back.

A small hole the size of an index finger appeared on the brick wall behind the seat, and a ray of light shone in from the hole, pouring in front of him.

Chapter 526 "The Creator of the World"

"You don't quite understand the concept of thunder and lightning in the east..."

Olina's words came to mind again.

Ratherin understood now.

This is not lightning at all!

And during the whole process, he didn't hear any incantations, and he didn't see the other party take out any spell-casting materials. Just lifting and sending the palm of his hand turned the gold pen into a deadly weapon.

If the shot falls on him...

Latherin felt a little chill behind his back.

"Can this prove it?" Xia Fan's voice brought him back to his senses.

"Barely...it's okay." The defense officer tried to pretend to be relaxed and replied, "Are all Eastern spells like you?"

"This is the shock technique—the most basic application of the lightning technique. Of course, there are more complex and incredible alchemy techniques." Xia Fan nodded.For example, Luo Qingqing's Dragon Scale and Tianshu Shi's World Chess Game, in principle, are beyond the scope of the theory he knows.

The most basic application?

Is this really the oriental alchemy he knows?

Why did some maritime merchants who have been there never mention this, but compare their magic system with witchcraft?

A surge of anger suddenly rose in Ratherin's heart.

The damn businessman didn't have a word he could believe.Next time someone says that again, he will definitely give the other party some color!

"Okay, since you're so determined, I won't stop you any further." Latherin coughed twice, "But remember, if you find any clues, you must tell me."

He puts more emphasis on the word "I".

Xia Fan suddenly realized that even if they were all members of the Cracked Tooth family, they had to understand this achievement separately.

"Naturally. So let's talk about the case itself."

An hour later, Xia Fan and Olina said goodbye and left.

After the door was closed, Rathein let out a long breath. He turned back to the wall and carefully looked at the masonry hole.The nearly palm-thick stone wall was completely penetrated, and the hole was just big enough to fit a finger.

Recently, armies all over the world have been refitting with new types of muskets. Azure Fort has also ordered over a hundred guns, and he even personally tested the samples.But if the target is replaced with such a stone wall, the bullet will at most break a gap in it.

Of course, the power of firearms cannot compare with spells, but putting the two together can undoubtedly give people the most intuitive feeling.

The power of this blow is at least a hundred times that of the musket!

Xia Fan...

Rather silently read the name of the oriental man.

Maybe with the intervention of this person, the case that they see as helpless can really usher in some different changes.

He sat back at the desk, intending to write it down, but suddenly froze after touching the desk twice.

It seems to be his golden pen that pierces the wall!

"Roar--"

Suddenly, the guard outside the door seemed to hear a suppressed dragon roar.

……

Azure Castle, on the outskirts of the West Gate.

It's not far from the Ambergris River, so you can see a dark factory building one after another in the distance - the production scale of the Holy Wing Islands is a bit larger than Xia Fan expected. Although these workshops are simple, they are already a symbol of intensive labor. .

Corresponding to this is the deserted farmland under his feet.It can be seen from the field ridges covered with weeds that Azure Castle once had good agriculture, but it no longer exists.

"Is this the place where the crime happened?" Li looked around, "Why did the Son of the Holy Spirit come to such a place?"

Just like what the fox demon said, except for a country road and a canal used to irrigate the farmland, it is not much different from the remote countryside and forests.A few tens of steps to the north is a dense forest, which is very suitable for concealment. For the convoy passing through this place, it is naturally at a disadvantage.

And Azure Fort is official.

Not only are they connected to the surrounding castles, but they are also hardened roads, which are more suitable for passage than country roads.

"Their cruising route is to circle the Holy Wing Islands, but they don't plan to stop at Azure Fort." Olina explained, "According to the harbor defense officer, the convoy was coming from Black Peak City in the northeast. , plan to board the boat at the ferry ahead, and then go west all the way back to the capital. Although the country trails are bumpy, you don’t need to enter the city, and the journey will take about a day.”

After getting the information about the case from Rassein, Xia Fan immediately returned to the place where he stayed and informed Li and Qianyan of his plan.

Needless to say, Li Zi, apart from agreeing with Xia Fan's decision, she is also quite interested in this issue of the case.Although Qianyan lacked interest, the whereabouts of Shengzi was closely related to Ning Wanjun's life, so a Jinxia detective team was quickly formed.

The problem is that Lassein did tell the details of the case, but their investigation really only focused on the time and place, with very little effective information.

The only thing that is clear is that the case happened here, and no one was left alive at the scene.

"What is the status of the Holy Son in the church?" Li asked Long Nu puzzledly, "The convoy was attacked, and the alarm was not even sounded. I'm afraid the defense force of the companions is not very good?"

Olina sighed, "It's okay to say it's tall, and it's okay to say it's not tall. The son of the Holy Spirit is a seedling. If he can live to the age of 20 without making mistakes, he can basically become the backbone of the church. But if he dies halfway, the church It’s not a serious loss. Anyway, it’s a nationwide selection, and there will always be no shortage of seedlings. Most of the time, three pairs of sons of the Holy Spirit appeared in the church at the same time.”

"But the church's reaction doesn't seem to be like this..." Xia Fan mused, "According to the earl, the capital is quite angry."

"The two do not conflict. In name, the Holy Son is the representative of the church to spread the Gospel, and Hera walks on the ground. Dare to do something to them, which is equivalent to slapping the church. This is very important to Hera's prestige. , It’s definitely a serious blow.” Olina said bluntly, “The church can ignore it, but it doesn’t mean that anyone can kick it. Anyone who offends Hera must be severely punished.”

"Good guy, if they catch the murderer and punish them severely, it will further strengthen the church's impression that they cannot be provoked. As for the safety of the Holy Son, it doesn't matter."

"Although the words are not good, you are not wrong."

"Wait... I remember that you used to be quite fanatical about Hera, and you said that sooner or later the reputation of God will come to the East."

Olina couldn't help but feel hot on her face, "My, my loyalty to the sun god Hera has never changed! It's just that the gods are gods, and the church is the church. The two cannot be treated equally. Is there any problem?"

"No, no." Xia Fan suddenly returned to his serious expression, "This is dialectical thinking, you have learned well."

"You—" Olina gave Xia Fan a hard look, and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

But there was an undercurrent in her heart.

Yes, it seems that I haven't prayed to Hera for a long time.

When did this change start?

Hera did not redeem her when she was in prison, and it was the man in front of her who led her out of prison.And the people living in Jinxia City don't know what Hera is at all, but their life is no worse than that of the archipelago.It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is a world of difference between the workers of the Machine Building Bureau and this side.

When Yu Shuangxue was giving lectures to Xintao, she also listened to it by the way.

At that time, I didn't feel anything strange, but when Xia Fan mentioned it, a sentence suddenly appeared in my mind.

"It is neither the emperor nor the gods who created everything in the world."

"—Ordinary people are the creators of the world."

Chapter 527 Murder Evidence

"Can you smell something special?" Xia Fan asked Li Dao.

The fox demon shook his head, "There is a faint bloody smell at the scene, but it doesn't spread out. There are several other strange smells, but they are basically concentrated in this area."

The scent should come from the perfume on the team's entourage, he thought to himself, he noticed it when he was in the market area, and people who dress a little decently here will habitually use perfume to cover up their body odor.It's just that after Jing Li's sense of smell was magnified a hundred times, it became a mixed smell.

"The perpetrators are those who are sensitive." Qianyan, who had been watching coldly, suddenly said, "In the beginning, they hid in the woods and used long-distance spell attacks. The guards of the convoy were killed almost without much resistance. As long as they did not If it is stained with blood, it will not bring the smell of blood out of this area."

Xia Fan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "You seem to be quite experienced in this kind of thing..."

"Anyone who has experienced the destruction of the Eternal Dynasty has blood on their hands. I'm afraid I killed more people than you can imagine." Qian Yan glanced at him, "Why, are you scared?"

"No, I think you're amazing." Xia Fan patted her on the shoulder.

"..." A thousand words froze.

"In that case, let's go to the woods." He took the lead towards the dense forest not far away.

The edge of the forest was apparently also searched by the people of Azure Fort, and many pointed footprints could be seen in the mud, most of which were left by armor boots.It's just that they couldn't even find anything at the scene, let alone in the woods - the enemy even took into account the tracking of spells, and naturally they would not let go of simple evidence such as shoe prints.

"It seems that we can only use the trump card of the detective team." Xia Fan pondered.

"What's the bottom card? I said from the very beginning that I would let it go. You still have to inspect it yourself first." Li Bai glanced at him, put down the basket in his hand, and lifted the cloth cover.

The fat cat suddenly got out of the basket.

"Call all the wild cats nearby, and then ask them if they have found anything unusual." Li said with gestures.

"Meow!" Gun Gun yelled loudly, and then ran into the depths of the forest.

"Does it really understand what you said?" Olina asked curiously.

"The elf doesn't understand human language, but that doesn't prevent it from understanding what I mean." Li explained, "And among the elves, Gun Gun can be regarded as the smart one. As for the wild cats living nearby, they probably understand it as 'except Everything but food."

"Actually, you can try to add a special ending sound after each sentence." Xia Fan said seriously, "This way Gungun will know that you said this sentence specifically for it. Over time, it may be able to fully understand what you said It doesn't necessarily mean that."

"End sound?"

"For example, meow." He coughed twice, "The key point is to establish a corresponding relationship between languages."

"The corresponding relationship... so meow?" Li tried to say.

Xia Fan felt the hairs all over his body stand on end, this kind of comfort is hard to describe in words. "Ahem... that's right, that's it. Try raising your hand again, tilting your head slightly—"

"Crack!"

Qianyan directly summoned a piece of ice and stuffed it into Xia Fan's mouth.

"This person is abnormal again. It's probably the sequelae of listening to too much. You don't need to pay attention to it." The living dead said coldly.

"Meow!"

At this time, the first wild cat ran over accompanied by Gun Gun.

It opened its mouth and spit out a glass ball.

Li picked it up to look at it, shook his head, but still took out a piece of dried fish from the basket and handed it to the wild cat.

After the latter happily ate it, he ran back into the woods.

But Gun Gun didn't move anymore, but squatted down on the spot, as if he was sitting in the middle of the town.

After a while, several wild animals rushed over, including not only cats, but also dogs and raccoons.

The feeling is that after they confirm that the strange things they bring can really be exchanged for food, they all become rolling "mercenaries".

"Iron cans, useless..."

"The glass bottle doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case."

"This seems to be... straw sandals, right?"

Xia Fan sorted through the garbage one by one - don't look at the remoteness here, there are quite a lot of man-made things, and most of them have been abandoned for some time.

"They should be left by the people who lived here before the farmland was completely abandoned." Li squatted next to Xia Fan, distributing the rations for the wild animals, "If we continue to search like this, I'm afraid there will be no results in ten days and half a month." .”

"You have to try your luck. Can you tell them to choose something newer if possible?"