Marvel Magic Event Book

Anti-theft chapter

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Director Oligouros sat silently behind the oak desk. Some blurry black and white photos taken from the vellum file were scattered on the table.With his receding hairline and growing beer belly, this Birmingham man has transformed from a young policeman who could make criminals surrender with just his eyes to a smiling football team lover who can be seen everywhere in the bar.Even though he has transformed from a sword to an oak hammer, he is still a Queen's crime-fighting weapon and the head of the West Division of London's secret police secret service.Now this warhammer's face is full of seriousness, with wrinkles almost carved into his browbones, because the photo in front of him comes from a cult crime scene - he has many years of experience in handling cases and has seen countless murder scenes, but the person in the photo The scene was also a bit unbearable for him.In contrast, the young woman sitting at the desk was concentrating on studying the case records written by the police and comparing the evidence on the table. It seemed that the deceased's distorted face, torn limbs and chest, and blackening in the photos The pool of blood, the viscera scattered on the floor, and the maggots covering the rotting body are as worthless as outdated perfume.

The professors at the University of London are really rich, Director Oligouros thought to himself.Especially for professors at the Magic Academy, with a decent job, they don't need to go to stinking crime scenes, walk in and out of slums in the rain on the streets, and don't need to squat in alleys eating fried bread.

Grand Cross Knight, Queen's Warhammer couldn't help but look at the ring on the woman's hand, and kept thinking in her mind that she would have to spend several months of salary without eating or drinking to buy a gemstone ring for her wife.The blonde woman in front of her had her hair hanging down from her temples delicately permed and curled, and the huge diamond ring she wore on her hand was cut with exquisite craftsmanship. It could instantly catch the light of thunder and lightning flashing outside the window and then illuminate the room.No need for market rumors or upper-class gossip, Director Oligouros's investigative ability told him constantly how rich the woman in front of him was: exquisitely tailored clothes, glasses with inscriptions, neat fingers and careful attention to detail. Manicured nails, these details all reflect the taste of wealth.The woman in front of her has unparalleled beauty and dress sense. The nobles who pursue her can go around the West End. Director Oligoros has seen her several times at banquets.

"Ahem! Thank you for your help to us and your tolerance for my stupid subordinates, Professor Aurora Noctis." Director Oligouros withdrew his attention.He said in a deep voice, "I wonder how much help your school's prophecy professors have provided. This case involves some troublesome people."

"The victim is a student of the college, and Professor Selvik broke his leg on the steps." Professor Aurora Noctis did not raise her head. "I have informed the dean of the college about this situation, and the reply I received is I will assist the SSS in solving this problem. So here I am, Director Arthur Edino Oligouros. Although I am a professor of the Illusion Department, the dean can assure you of my ability. There is also a phone number here. Direct line to the office, isn’t it?”

"That's not what I meant, madam." Director Oligoros waved his hand awkwardly, "I just want to express that this case may not be suitable for a lady..." Aurora Noctis's jewel-like eyes made Mr. Warhammer swallowed his next words. "...Look at what you said. Since you insist, let's pay more attention to the case." Mr. Queen's Warhammer smoothed back his remaining gray hair and touched his goatee, which was also gray. "Facts Not much is known about Saffono Mattia, and many details are not stated in the file. For example, the scratch marks and bayonet fragments we found at the scene, and... most importantly, a person who should not have appeared at the scene Something."

Mr. Warhammer dug out a small glass bottle with a wax seal on the mouth from the evidence box.

If you don't hold the bottle up to a light, it's easy to ignore its contents and mistake it for an empty bottle.No one present would make such a mistake. Director Oligoros showed the key evidence in the bottle to the professor of the illusion department. "It's a white hair," he said. "It's not human, at least not entirely."

Subhuman races, including fox people, cat people, etc., are all races that have been walking on the earth since the Mu continent.These races live in the same society as us, integrated with humans, and are not much different.If we start with some details, we can still find that these races are different from us.The tails and ears of the fox race are no different from the domineering foxes in London. The places where human ears should originally grow are smooth and the ears are located on the top of the head.Fox people often complain that the weather in London is rainy, causing rainwater to pour into their ears, so that they have to spend a lot of time cleaning their ears - the tail of the fox people is also affected by the rain.Compared with the tail of a cat, a fox's tail is obviously much fluffier. Fox women are proud to have a smooth and fluffy tail, because only fox women with a noble enough status and a prosperous life can afford to avoid tail fur. suffer from contamination.

Fox people are also very talented in magic, or in other words, fox people are very talented in illusion and transformation magic.

I once saw a vixen drunkard who could change shape when he sneezed, switching his head between humanoid and fox.It was when the author was young, and the fog in London was extremely thick that day. The fox-man drunkard never stopped sneezing since he entered the bar. The drunken wine cooler did not realize that his fox snout was not suitable for using human wine glasses, and finally made The tavern was filled with rivers of beer.I would say that the Belgian abbey beer tastes much better than the Prussian beer and sticks to the soles of my shoes better.

Even the most ardent followers of pure blood theory must admit that in Atlantis, the place where mankind originated, the bloodlines between human races have long been in chaos.Even the royal bloodline has some elements of other races. This is undeniable. It has been rumored more than once that royal families in various places have given birth to babies with other bloodlines. Even the Habsburg family cannot avoid this happening.Just 20 years ago, the Spanish royal family gave birth to a baby girl with vixen blood.Although the royal family later strongly denied it, folk rumors spread widely, and the statement issued by the royal family that the queen had a miscarriage and gave birth to a stillborn baby was almost not believed.

So why don't we see any royals with demihuman blood?Lao

No one knows about this, but we must be ashamed of our history of expelling and hunting other demihuman races, my compatriots.We have no clear evidence that emoji subraces are inferior to humans in terms of intelligence, physical strength, and morals. There is no evidence that the sharp claws and teeth are inferior to fingernails. There is no evidence that those with tails are stupider than those without tails. After all, humans Our ancestors also used their tails to hang upside down from branches, didn’t they?

——————“The Origin of Human and Subhuman Species” by Charles Robert Darwin

Aurora Noctis was never human.

But to say why she, or he, has human intelligence, we have to examine the heart of Aurora Noctis.The light emitted from that crimson stone is like a heartbeat. It is the philosopher's stone, the stone from heaven, the philosopher's stone, the red potion, the fifth element, the great miracle, and the Holy Grail of alchemy.This fascinating stone is the source of Aurora Noctis's body.

This complex mechanical body is far beyond the level of human technology today. Whether it is the silver gear engraved with Shaddai El Chai or the copper gear inlaid with emerald engraved Adona Tzabaoth, it shows that Aurora Noctis has no gender distinction intellectually. point.Aurora Noctis's full name is Aurora Homunculus Paracelsus Noctis. As for how she was born and why she teaches at University College London, that is Another story for another time.

Pour out the black tea from the metal stomach, add a few drops of lubricant to the gears that are turning all the time, and then change the color inserts for your detachable nails. This is Aurora Noctis' afternoon tea time. Inspector Safono Mattia, who arrived earlier, only delayed this time.

It now seemed that Inspector Safono Mattia had not only delayed tea time, but had also caused a problem.Although the death of her own student did not cause Aurora Noctis to have too many emotional fluctuations, the college still requested assistance in the investigation. After all, the death of a student is a big deal for a school. Although the death was not in school, Considering the special courses of the academy, maybe those cultists are eyeing the magic-rich flesh and blood of wizards.Lao

The familiar that Aurora Noctis went to inform the principal came back with some unfortunate news.Since Aurora Noctis not only possesses [Path 28] but also possesses the ability of illusion, and is also quite proficient in [Path 13], prophecy spells are not particularly difficult for her.Although Aurora Noctis wanted to argue that these were the abilities that originally constituted her body, it was related to her contract with the dean, so she had no choice but to help with this investigation.

Departing from the academy, Aurora Noctis boarded a carriage.Ladies would not walk in the city of London. After all, their wide skirts would easily get stained by the mud on the streets. Taxiing carriages became the only choice for many upper-class people to travel.When the carriage left the entrance of the college and turned left, there was a newly opened museum called the Petrie Egyptian Archaeological Museum. That was where Aurora spent her time, but now was not the time.

It's still rainy in London. Although Aurora held an umbrella when she left the teacher's apartment, it was inevitable that raindrops would get on her long skirt.But she doesn't care about it, or maybe she doesn't care about her clothes. Aurora's need for clothes is limited to imitating and imitating human behavior.Through the glass window on the carriage, she could hear the sound of raindrops hitting each other, and the olfactory module also allowed her to smell the fresh aroma after the rain turned over the soil, but this meant nothing to her, even though she had originally crossed over. Special individuals in the [Creation Realm], [Formation Realm] and [Material Realm], she has experienced such scenes countless times.Aurora still remembers what her "father," or creator, said to her.

"You are the 'Crown', one. At the same time, you are also the 'Kingdom', a collection of the four elements. But you are not all yet. You have to choose your own path of the fire sword, and eventually become 'knowledge'. Become 'wisdom', Become Da'at."

This is also the reason why Aurora Noctis entered human society.Born from a flask, she needs to be backward compatible with each particle, and finally learn the ultimate knowledge that combines 10 particles.This is the route set for her by her Creator. Aurora does not want to object. Although she still cannot understand the use of her wandering among the crowd like a ghost, but the Creator said that intelligence will grow in this way, so Aurora will abide by it. , nothing more.

The college was very far away from the destination, and it would take more than an hour to reach Oak Lane by carriage. However, Aurora calculated the time and it was enough to reach the destination within the agreed time.The carriage passes by the British Museum, passes through Bedford Square Gardens, turns left at the crossroads between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue, and then you can reach the other side via the bridge across the Thames River, and go straight south. Passing an American restaurant, you can reach Oak Lane and the London Hydro Company hidden in a residential area.

When Aurora knocked on the wooden door with "London Water Resources Company" hanging on it, she heard a noise from the room.It was the sound of furniture banging, mixed with shouts.Lao

[Logical judgment module starts. 】

[Crash, panicked shouting - enemy attack] Aurora put her palms on the thick door panel, and the slight vibration caused by the sound was transmitted to her palms through the wooden door.

[The target person's life is in danger - the rescue plan is launched] Aurora took a step back, but a phantom exactly like her was left in place.

[Melee combat module activated] She lifted up her fluffy skirt like a lady, as if she was about to curtsy, but no etiquette teacher would think that curtsy requires pulling the skirt above the knees.Then Aurora turned around neatly, and the heel made of unknown metal hit the door panel like a battering ram. The thick wooden door was directly detached from the hinges and fell into the room. The phantom that was originally staying at the door rushed towards Got in.

When Aurora finally walked into the room, she saw only two stunned men.

"Professor Aurora Noctis!" Detective Safno Mattia, who had met Aurora before, called out, "Why are you here?"

"Assist in the investigation." Aurora's expression did not change. "Where is the enemy?"

"Enemies?" Verlon shouted in panic, "Where are the enemies! Are they French? Or Germans?"

"I heard shouting before entering the room." The professor of the illusion department scanned the entire room, and finally she had to admit that her judgment was wrong. "The conditions for logical judgment were insufficient, and the rescue operation was too hasty."

"Really? What about our door panels?"

Oligouros, the immediate superior of Inspector Verlon and Safno Mattia, walked out of the room, "The funds to assist in this investigation will all be paid by Scotland Yard." This man had black and white hair and a beard. , like that kind of middle-aged and elderly man who is not easy to approach, his clothes are as meticulous as his hair, "I invited Professor Aurora Noctis to come over today to assist in the investigation, and Professor Noctis is also one A master of prophecy and magic—and also a master of kicking doors."