The sun is high

The two people with false smiles separated at the door of the Peace Newspaper Office.

Editor-in-chief Philip, who had won another piece of capital for his bright future, moved his fat body towards his office. He still had many things to deal with today, and there was no need to waste too much on a short-sighted illegitimate son of an aristocrat. time.

When Philip came to the door of his office, he heard some slight noises, as if mice were running on the floor of the room. However, when he opened the door, he found that the office was still extremely peaceful.

"Maybe I should ask them to get some rat poison."

Phillip thought this and returned to his position.

Outside the newspaper office, Xiuge, who had received a small amount of royalties, was not in a hurry to leave immediately. He asked a familiar newspaper clerk for a cigarette and a magic cigarette lighter, and then leaned outside the Heping newspaper office. Beside the wall, he lit the cigarette somewhat unfamiliarly and held it in his mouth.

If anyone were to observe Shuge at this moment, they would definitely find that the illegitimate son of the Ernst family was far paler and weaker than usual. He leaned completely on the wall behind him with the Armistice Celebration Poster. , the smoke from the cigarette was floating, making his expression look a little uncertain.

Van Enzhong cigarettes have not been developed for too long, so the taste of this cigarette is not very good. Fortunately, Shuge is not a very good smoker. He just likes to light cigarettes. , and watched as it turned into smoke little by little.

Few people would disturb a smoker at such a moment.

So Xiuge squinted his eyes openly and focused entirely on the three-tailed mouse that was leaving along the mezzanine of the pipe. When the magic power was about to be consumed, he finally completed his goal - in his Under the control, the three-tailed mouse successfully emerged from the paper products warehouse behind the Peace Newspaper Office with the metal box issued by the Legal Affairs Commission. It successfully bypassed two workers who were carrying magazines and newspapers, and then disappeared. In a hidden corner.

Xiuge smiled. He put out the cigarette in his hand, and then walked around from the alley on one side to the back of the Peace Newspaper Office. After a while, his figure reappeared on the southern square, just like those who were walking in a hurry. Like the young man, he put his hands in his windbreaker, lowered his head and left silently.

…

Time flows again.

The residents of Salem City will not stop their lives because of the city's blockade before the Armistice Celebration. Most people still have many, many things to do.

Except for those crystal miners who got a holiday because of a short break in the mines, the vast majority of people still need to run for their own livelihood. At this time of the year, the shops, pubs and various entertainment venues in the city always need More people.

Carrying goods, decorating buildings, pickling food and wine, maintaining law and order, ensuring the cleanliness of the streets, and repairing and maintaining many magical equipment put into use...

Before the Armistice Celebrations every year, even the most lazy idlers in the city can find themselves a short but decent job.

No one will be flustered by the blockade of the city, and no one will be curious about the world outside Salem, because everyone knows that as long as they wait a few more days, everything will return to the way it was before, and the armistice celebrations will be as they were in the past. Each time that happens, it brings prosperity and tourists to the city.

In such a mood and habit, almost no one noticed the strange movements of the Legal Committee.

As the only organization among Van En that has the right to interpret spellcasters and magic, the Legal Committee showed unusual silence before this year's Armistice Celebration. They did not carry out the targeted residential areas before major festivals as they did in the past. The "Wild Mage" screening did not issue any reminder announcements for the residents of Salem City.

However, the people in Salem didn't care.

Not many people like these scary spell casters. Their supernatural power and the terrifying power from the Law Committee are enough to suffocate ordinary people. Therefore, for ordinary people, the Law Committee that does not show up at will is a good spell. committee.

But for those few observing the situation in Salem, this anomaly revealed more possibilities.

In fact, those rigorous scholars who study magic are already among the most rational and intelligent people in the world.

As a member of the younger generation of the Legal Committee who has made certain achievements in the academic field, Vereen Ernst considers herself not a rigid person who abides by dogma, but when looking at everything, she always adheres to the principles of thousands of years ago. The "magic law" proposed by the Legal Committee.

The so-called magic law actually refers to the views and opinions of the magicians of the Law Committee on common things and phenomena in the world.

The Law of Magic believes that everything in Van En is interconnected, and they exert a large or small influence on everything around them at all times, and this influence brings continuous influence to the entire world. Development and change.

This is true for magic, the Legal Council that promotes the development of magic, and even more so for those kingdoms that are inextricably linked to the Legal Council.

Magic scholars who advocate the laws of magic believe that the so-called Van En is actually an ocean with a huge spiritual projection.

Just like the legend about the magic goddess Mel, all spiritual forces in the world are like bodies of water that sometimes disperse and sometimes gather.

They are alienated from each other, and this force can exist widely in all corners of the world. Every human being, every object, and even every particle of dust floating in the air can become its carrier.

But at the same time, it is one and the same.

Based on the law of magic, everything in Van En can always influence each other. Just as human beings can never exist without the influence of the same kind, spiritual forces are always exerting an influence on each other. Therefore, when creatures gather, they and the surrounding All the powers contained in it will converge into one, and eventually form the invisible magic ocean that connects all living beings in Van En - the Sinar Sea.

But now, whenever Weilin closes her eyes, she can feel the faint turbulence coming from the Sinar Sea.

In fact, only those spellcasters who have successfully reached the lake and river valley levels can vaguely feel the existence of this legendary magical ocean, and the relationship between everyone and the Sinar Sea is unstable. , Wei Lin knew very well that the so-called turmoil she felt was just a very, very vague feeling, and it could not be used as any actual evidence to deduce what was about to happen in reality.

With uneasiness and worry about the future, Vereen Ernst got off the carriage. She adjusted her robe, pushed up her glasses, and then walked towards the south gate of Salem City ahead.

At this moment, the south gate, like the city gates in several other directions, is completely closed. Some bored city guards are waiting here. During the annual armistice celebrations, these guards do not have much specific work to do. , so they all choose to gather together at this time to play a folk card game called "Dragon Tooth Card".

"Aha, I knew... you would be unable to resist attacking."

A soldier held the colorful cards in his hand and danced: "Just in time, I have a 'Unlearned Female Mage' here. Your three cards can be turned over!"

The card-playing soldier on the opposite side who was at a disadvantage was holding a cigarette and swearing: "Damn, the cards in the Legal Committee series are always so disgusting, even more disgusting than in real life!"

A skinny soldier gave a weird laugh of unknown meaning: "Keep your voice down, be careful that an 'uneducated female mage' invites you to have afternoon tea at the Legal Committee's residence."

"Oh! I can't get it, I can't get it!"

Seeing that the game was irreversible, the soldier with a cigarette in his mouth decisively chose to admit defeat. He took out a few coins and slapped them on the table while laughing and cursing: "If there is such an opportunity, I will definitely go. ,hey-hey……"

"Aren't you afraid of others giving you a spiritual interrogation?"

"The premise is that it must look the same as the pattern on this card, haha, and it must be the kind of uneducated and unskilled... Come, take a look at this painting for yourself, tsk tsk, aren't you tempted?"

He took a puff of smoke from his cigarette, and the expression on his face became more and more obscene: "We are all from the same city gate, and we know the basics. We obviously can't live without these pieces of paper and the novels of the 'Happy Master' every night. Go on, you dare to show off in front of me...Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and try again!"

However, the soldiers sitting opposite him remained silent. The soldier who was using the Legal Committee deck raised his hand, smiled and gently gathered up the several ironic cards on the table. His eyes kept squinting to the side.

The middle-aged man holding a cigarette finally reacted. He slowly turned his head, only to see a figure that was much prettier than the portrait on the card standing behind him at some point. The gaze behind his glasses was already bigger than Ice blades need to be colder and sharper.

"..."

The man was speechless. He threw down the cigarette in his hand in a panic, stood up from the stool with a snap, and gave a standard military salute to the cold-tempered female mage from the Legal Committee in front of him.

In the process, his eyes secretly glanced at the magic book in the opponent's hand, and he saw a emblem that was enough to make him collapse.

"It's over!"

The soldier's mouth twitched sharply, and his expression almost collapsed.

For a low-level city gate guard like him, what could be more terrifying than "slandering the Legal Committee in front of a mage"?

In fact, there is, and he did.

He couldn't imagine that he would say such dirty words in front of a lake-level female mage from the Legal Committee.

According to his understanding of the Legal Committee, in this case, the other party has every reason and power to use magic to cut off his head in front of everyone, and such an approach will not even attract anyone doubts.

Weilin took a look at the soldiers in front of her. She did not commit any bloody act of revenge. Instead, she calmly raised her finger and tapped the magic book twice. Then she spoke out her words. Request: "I have urgent matters and need to leave Salem City temporarily."

Hearing these words, the soldiers looked at each other. Finally, the middle-aged soldier who was extremely nervous stood up. He once again saluted the female mage in front of him, and then said in a trembling voice: "Mage Your Excellency, according to Order No. 1 of the independent government of Salem City... until the start of the armistice celebration, persons not listed on the list are not allowed to enter or leave Salem City."

He swallowed nervously: "This is customary, I hope you can understand."

The expected violent behavior from the female mage did not come. Weilin glanced around, and then her eyes fell on the iron gate leading to the inside of the city gate fortress.

The cold magic power immediately swept around Weilin's body, and the invisible barrier gently hit the soldiers, forcing them to step aside. Then Weilin walked straight to the iron gate, the blue mage's The hand appeared at the right time and pushed the iron door open for her.

"Your Majesty the Master!"

The soldiers were unprepared for the changes that were happening right now. Although most of them, as city gate guards, wore weapons that could resist magic to a certain extent, in fact, no one dared to attack a lake-level man easily. The adviser to the Legal Affairs Commission used knives and guns.

The soldiers finally got up from the suppression of the invisible magic barrier, and then they dispersed. Two of them were preparing to send a warning to the inside of the city gate fortress, while the rest picked up their weapons and Trembling, he chased in the direction of Wei Lin.

However, the female mage did not take any further drastic action.

After entering the city wall, she slowed down her pace and walked along the inner corridor accompanied by the mage's hand. Her manners were in place, her steps were smooth and steady, and she exuded the aura of a magic consultant. Come, the mage logo on the magic book in his hand is also glowing slightly, which makes the soldiers stationed inside the city wall look surprised - at this time, Wei Lin looks like those members of the Legal Committee who launched a surprise inspection of a specific stronghold. .

And Weilin did exactly that.

After the nervous soldiers caught up, they were surprised to find that the female mage was carefully inspecting various protective facilities within the city wall. Her expression was so serious that the soldiers in front who were forced to break through by Wei Lin They were all dumbfounded at the moment, not daring to move forward easily.

A moment later, the city gate guard responsible for guarding the southern city gate of Salem City hurriedly arrived. He glared at his useless subordinates, then forced a smile and raised his foot towards the strange woman. The mage walked over.