The sun is high

"I'm sorry, Miss Vereen...I'll keep quiet."

Faced with Weilin's words, which were either complaints or advice, Xiuge had no choice but to try to control his emotions.

He didn't know what was going on. It seemed that ever since he began to frequently use the magic he obtained from the Dream Sanctuary, his heart was always filled with impulses of one kind or another. Among these emotions, the most obvious one was destruction. want.

"I can't stand it anymore, I want to blow up Salem City with one tentacle!"

"I can't stand it anymore, I want to let the rats chew through the entire Van En!"

This may be the best portrayal of his current mood.

The young female mage smiled and shook her head. She seemed to see Xiuge's state at this time, so she did not rush back to her room. Instead, she stood by the door and leaned against him gently. On the doorframe.

"It doesn't feel good to use magic to kill your own kind, right?"

Xiuge was stunned for a moment, but he soon understood that although the other party did not go out, he could still use certain methods to obtain information from the outside world.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw the black cat that had been summoned by Wei Lin walking over with graceful steps, and gently rubbed her legs twice, so the female mage put down the water glass and turned around. Then she picked up the cat, and while she skillfully groomed the magical creature she had summoned, she said: "Don't get me wrong, I just let it go out for a walk during the break time when I was studying the problem. Unexpectedly, I heard something outside. Businessmen discussing the latest horror story in town.”

The female mage teased: "After Mr. Shuge leaves Salem City, there is no need to continue writing the previous things. Maybe horror literature is also suitable for you... At least the things you do are more shocking than the crude and boring plots in those novels. Much more.”

Shuge felt that it was too early to discuss future matters now, so he asked: "I haven't had time to ask before, Miss Weilin, have you made any progress?"

"Well, if I work harder... I will be able to get the final result at midnight today, but after that it will take me about a day to complete the transformation of the magic emblem. This is already my limit, and That is to say, we will most likely set off late at night the day before the ceremony, or early in the morning on the day of the ceremony.”

After talking about her own affairs, Wei Lin asked: "So, where is Mr. Shuge?"

"With enough funds, the editor-in-chief of Heping Newspaper can probably support dozens of people with the funds he deducts on weekdays, not to mention that I also got a check from him... But I don't dare to go to this thing for the time being. After all, it was probably given to him by the Black Sun Society."

As he said that, Xiuge pointed at the things he bought on the table: "Secondly, weapons, potions that can replace alchemy bombs, and some things that may be needed to travel through the sewers..."

Before she finished speaking, Wei Lin laughed: "You are still so indirect... Mr. Shuge, what I'm asking is, besides the girl we saw that day, do you plan to take away anyone else?"

I don’t know why, even though Weilin is not much older than Sally, she always manages to speak in an old-fashioned way.

"At most, old Schubert will be added."

"Who is that?"

Wei Lin frowned, but then she reacted: "Oh, is it the owner of the beer hall? The girl's elder?"

"Although he has many problems, he still takes good care of me."

"Where's that friend of yours? He's the one who gave a speech in the square."

Mentioning Putlin, Shuge could only shake his head: "He has no room to look back, and I don't intend to persuade him. That will bring risks to ourselves... The so-called letting go of helping others and respecting others Destiny, that’s it.”

"What a strange thing to say."

Wei Lin showed a strange expression, then she let go of the cat in her arms, picked up the water glass, and walked back to her room. Soon, Xiuge heard the sound of the door closing.

Under night, a new round of commotion in Salem City began. In order to ensure that House No. 37 was not disturbed by the outside world, Shuge forcibly extinguished all the lights in House No. 37. At the same time, he also warned old Sergey and him. Companions, they are not allowed to leave the house under any circumstances, nor are they allowed to make noise or light.

After that, he returned to his room and took back the booklet left by Wei Lin.

"Okay, now that I have been recognized by an orthodox mage, can I finally start systematic magic learning?"

Xiuge flipped through the booklet full of neat handwriting, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "But does it have to be at this time? There is no way to calm down... and this world should not be interested in any sudden breakthroughs. A similar term, right?"

Complaints are complaints, irritability is irritation.

In this increasingly urgent and uneasy night, Xiuge could only force himself to start reading and studying seriously. He did not intend to continue going out this night. After all, he had to observe whether he wanted to take further action. The reaction of the independent government and legal committee of Salem City to the incident during the day was reflected in the city of London, especially the independent government and legal committee of Salem City.

…

At the same time that the Peace Newspaper Office closed its door, the shock caused by the tragic death in Salem City eventually spread in all directions.

Although the scene of the crime was immediately cordoned off by the Salem City Police Department and the Law Commission's enforcers, the description of the scene was still circulated through certain special channels.

On the day after the tragedy, which was the last two days before the important armistice celebration, the news had even reached Bolden, the capital of Votel, and Alice, the capital of the Kingdom of Deland.

As Weilin teased before, the cruel and cunning methods used by the wild mage who caused death aroused heated discussions, especially after hearing that after killing the editor-in-chief of the Peace Newspaper, the murderer also In his office, with wild and disorderly brushstrokes and using blood as ink, he left a sentence of unknown meaning on the wall.

"Someone will remember everything you do."

If in normal times, the meaning of this sentence would be somewhat vague, it could be regarded as encouragement or as a threat... But when such a sentence is written above the tragic bones, what it means is It's very clear.

In the eyes of those who knew about it, this was some kind of warning issued by the murderer to himself.

The spellcasters who possess extraordinary powers and the officials who can be protected by the spellcasters do not feel much about this. Rather than worrying about the murderer taking action on themselves, they are more concerned about the possible impact of this kind of thing and the impact on the established arrangements. interference, but for ordinary people who participate in it and do not have sufficient self-protection capabilities, the deterrent effect of this case is somewhat great.

Because according to the accounts provided by eyewitnesses, the dead editor-in-chief of the Peace Newspaper was most likely eaten alive by the rats summoned by magic while he was unable to move.

It is precisely for this reason that the executors of the Legal Committee were not even able to find effective evidence in that room and the bones. After all, everything in the room was completely destroyed by those rats, and some magic power remained on the corpses. The marks are extremely messy and there is no way to track them.

Ms. Haya, an official responsible for coordinating festival celebrations and other matters in Salem City, went crazy.

Her servants were alarmed by Ms. Haya's shrill screams while she was taking a nap. When they hurried to Ms. Haya's room, they found the female official sitting sluggishly on the bed, her There were rats standing all over her body and bed. These dark "demons" left many small wounds on her body, but they did not kill her. They stood there quietly, looking at everyone. He stood up and fled after the servants approached...

Based on the previous tragedy, the meaning of this incident is even clearer.

But even so, the independent government of Salem City did not cancel the approaching armistice celebration.

They replaced an official in charge of the specific process and issued an emergency notice with the assistance of the Legal Committee branch. They believed that there were currently bloodthirsty and extremely cruel wild mages in Salem City. In this situation Next, both Walter and Prince Deland who are about to visit Salem will face certain threats. For this reason, the route of the armistice celebration will be simplified and adjusted. At the same time, the Legal Committee will also give this celebration maximum protection.

In addition, the riots that had been tolerated before have begun to be controlled. Although the repressive and hostile atmosphere in the city still exists, at least it will no longer be as shocking as the first day, at least when the Votel people walk on the streets. , there is no need to worry about an angry Delan person suddenly rushing up and hitting him on the head with a brick.

This is already the limit of what Xiuge can do under the current circumstances.

He knew very well that it would be impossible for him to use similar methods to create chaos in the future. In order to prevent similar things from happening again, the Law Committee has arranged mages above the stream level in many important places, and next The central axis of Salem, designated as the route for the princes of the two countries, has entered a state of extremely tight alert.

As for what role the Black Sun Society will play in these mobilizations, and how their own plans will change... this is not what Shuge can know.

He doesn't have the guts and ability to provoke the Deland noble Morel who is hiding in the Street of Iris. God knows whether this guy will be protected by a whole team of Iris guards or spellcasters. In front of them, his magic And the summoned rats are probably completely useless.

On this day, Wei Lin hardly left the secret room. According to her, the caster who created this magical emblem was a master in this field. Although she herself had been promoted to the lake level, There are still a lot of skills and knowledge to learn, and it is her limit to be able to use her own theoretical knowledge to make inferences bit by bit in such a short period of time.

For this kind of technical work that was beyond his own scope of knowledge, Xiuge could not help at all. All he could do was to perfect the escape plan and route arrangement as much as possible in the last two days. As a result of the nearby exploration by Rat "Snitch", three entrances that can connect to Salem City's sewer system have been discovered.

The first one is located in an alley near the northern city wall. The entrance has been abandoned. There are even heavy stone slabs and some magic rituals attached to it. It takes a lot of effort to walk from here, and there are even May alert city wall guards and patrolling soldiers.

The second location is located on the edge of Rowe Square. It is an entrance reserved for workers who specialize in maintaining and inspecting the sewer system. Although it remains in use, it is guarded by dedicated personnel on weekdays.

The third place is more interesting.

It was an incense shop in disguise.

The reason why it is said to be disguised is because the real business of this store is not to sell incense, but to make some... products that are difficult to describe, but very popular among the upper class.

To put it simply, it is to concoct some alchemical drugs that can make people drunk.

Even though the Legal Committee has countless bad deeds, there is one thing that Xiuge strongly agrees with among the rules they formulated, that is, this kind of behavior and related "commodities" are absolutely prohibited. But obviously, the Rules of the Legal Committee It's not that applicable in many areas.

In short, relying on Snicki's amazing sense of smell, Shuge successfully found a secret entrance hidden in the store warehouse. That entrance was used extremely frequently. It was obviously an important passage for the transfer of raw materials and finished products.

The sewer system of Salem City itself was not as complicated as Shuge imagined, and what surprised him most was that the smugglers seemed to be very aware of the need to maintain their frequent routes. Snicki’s exploration results It shows that these guys who are doing despicable business even took the time to smooth out some of the passages in the sewer with wooden boards, and they even hung some low-quality magic crystals on the walls.

These crystals are waste products produced after processing and use. There is not much magic power left in them. Their only function is to serve as lighting tools. In a dim environment, they can emit a faint light with the last trace of their magic power. Although not enough to light the road, it is an excellent signpost.

That's enough.

Everything seemed to be ready, and time began to pass quickly in the long and anxious wait.

At night, Xiuge, who was using magic crystals to replenish his magic power and studying the basics of magic seriously, suddenly received a message from Sniqi who was waiting on the nearby street - two figures with luggage arrived at No. 37. In the "Earring Path" not far from the house, there was a young girl and a thin, stooped old man. At this moment, they were standing on the deserted path, looking around nervously.

After using the Running Rat to confirm that there was no stalker behind the two guests, Shuge put on his windbreaker and went downstairs with the self-defense weapons prepared in advance.