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- (vii¡¯)
It feels like a dream. I have no sense of the reality around me.
The new boots that had just been stolen were stained with the stench of sewerage. [Search for the latest updates here]
The East Coast Guild itself is not located in the sewer, but the main entrance and exit must be through the sewer. It is almost like deliberately making things difficult.
Although the shop has protective magic, there are no apprentices guarding it at all. It's just a show.
But this kind of performance is enough to convince the examiner of the East Coast Thieves Guild.
"Remember, if the guild arranges work, you can refuse, but at least one thing must be completed every month. The code words will be changed from time to time."
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? took the scroll of the Thieves¡¯ Symbol from Phase Port from the hands of the hunched-backed Eastern man wearing a small yellow hat.
The yellow headdress and paper scrolls all seem to be symbols of an Eastern monotheistic religion.
The above are all symbols that can be drawn in just a few strokes, like radicals of Chinese characters, fully taking into account the needs of illiterate readers.
¡°Let them teach you the guild code words, outsiders.¡±
"I am a member of Baisi."
"Besides, shouldn't magicians directly obtain advanced qualifications?"
The three girls who came with him were arguing, but the Easterners didn't even bother to raise their heads.
"Without a badge certified by the Mage Association, the guild cannot register for advanced qualifications. Are you planning to offend the Mage Association, ah?"
The hunchbacked middle-aged man knocked on the table with the identification staff in his hand.
Although they were unwilling to do so, several people still exited the room obediently.
The Oriental is the collector and appraiser of stolen goods in the guild, so it would be unwise to offend him.
Although it is only a quasi-legal organization, the Thieves Guild is really busy.
After walking around under the leadership of three new friends, I have initially grasped its structure.
Protection fee branch, patrol branch, intelligence branch, stolen goods sale branch, discipline enforcement branch, theft branch, bandit branch, fraud branch, pornography branch
¡°These are jobs that instinctively arouse hostility.
I feel like I shouldn¡¯t be doing these evil jobs.
Various suspicious persons come and go between different rooms and different sewer entrances and exits.
Even a conservative estimate shows that as the underground guild organization in the largest city in Entre, the East Coast branch of the Thieves Guild has at least several hundred members.
From time to time, people openly wearing black guild armbands can be seen walking through the corridors.
Seeing these people, the female thieves carefully put away the disdain on their faces.
"He openly wears armbands. Does that bastard really think he is an army member?"
"I heard that the West Coast Guild has expanded to two thousand apprentices without authorization."
"They seem to have reached an understanding with the people in power in the city council and the police."
Even if they are thieves, the three female companions can't help but chatter all the time, just like normal teenage girls
But then again, what is ¡°normal¡±?
Does the so-called "normal" in her mind really exist?
Still can¡¯t think of anything. Although his knowledge and analytical skills are unusually sufficient, he has no memory at all.
"Speaking of which, I didn't see the magic branch."
"Of course not. There are thousands of people in the guild, but there are only a few mages with badges."
"A mage with an upright background can join politics, join the Mage Association, start a business, join the army Who wants to do something illegal?"
"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean you, Bai Si."
Although it is a center of crime, it is also a gathering place for people who have been abandoned by the civilized world.
A sudden impulse came to my mind.
"Then do you think that if I want to engage in the main business of 'teaching magic to members of the association', does it comply with the guild rules?"
"There is no prohibition on this, but it is impossible for everyone to afford it. Doesn't it take several years and thousands of tuition fees to train a mage?"
"We won't charge that much. Do you know there is something called a 'magic net'?"
"I seem to have heard a wizard teaching magic on the street call me"
"It's something that can make it easier for everyone to learn magic - no, it should be said to be something that teaches everyone how to learn magic."
If you are not satisfied with your job, just create a new job of your own.
She didn't realize how advanced this idea was for this era.
(vii)
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The afternoon of October 20, 1666
Interrepublic Phase Port
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After fighting for most of the day, the gunfire in the city gradually became sparse.
The stones in the port were covered with dots of red spots, as if there had been a rain of blood.
The victor¡¯s auxiliary team dragged away the corpse, and the military mage led the seawater to wash away the blood. The staff established their own headquarters in the warehouse group at the dock.
A mountain of supplies was transported from the city to the dock and piled up in the temporary headquarters of the National Military Police Regiment.
The khaki document paper exuding the scent of new ink is piled on the crates, and the military map of Phase Port is spread out in the center of the warehouse. Handymen and longshoremen obediently carried the seemingly endless amount of loot under the supervision of soldiers.
These are the assets plundered from the wealthy merchants who started the rebellion. Due to the hasty preparations for this rebellion, the rebels did not even bother to transfer assets. The supervisors of many stores, workshops, and warehouses did not know that their bosses had betrayed the free nations, and they ushered in a heavily armed army to receive them.
A young major wearing a one-sleeved red military uniform rode a newly captured horse and led the Guards Cavalry back from the front line. Because he personally led the troops to break through the enemy's formation, his body was also spattered with a lot of blood, exuding an inaccessible smell.
The young military police major led the guards into the warehouse, and the newly selected staff officers read the latest battle report a little awkwardly.
"Forty-six people were killed, missing, and 41 injured in the Qiang Operation Battalion. Nineteen people were killed or missing in the Iron Guard Battalion, and 140 were injured."
Naimen selected soldiers from the supplementary second lieutenants who had read officer preparatory courses and had knowledge of the battlefield. Together with those outstanding frontline officers, he formed his own staff. The number was far larger than the size of a gendarmerie regiment.
There are about thirty male staff officers and about ten female staff officers. Not to mention the National Military Police Regiment, which has only 2,000 people, these people are barely enough to command a Freedom Division with a full strength of 10,000 or 20,000 people. About half of the people are now staying at the headquarters, and the rest are coordinating the war between the companies on the front line.
"There were six company-level or above-scale battles. More than 600 enemies were killed and more than 1,700 were captured. It is estimated that more than 3,000 people were defeated and fled. The remaining enemies are holding on to their mansions and resisting."
Listening to this report, fear appeared on the faces of the surrounding Hong Kong wealthy businessmen. In order to ensure safety and prevent them from leaking information privately, Naimen put these people under house arrest in his headquarters - of course, there was also an element of showing off force.
There were only two battalions in total with less than 2,000 troops, but they defeated more than 5,000 private soldiers of wealthy merchants with less than 300 casualties. From the beginning of the landing battle, to raids, encounters, street battles, and sieges, this army appeared to be omnipotent.
Its power exceeds everyone's imagination.
If there were still people who looked down upon the young military governor in front of him who only had two reinforced battalions under his command before, no one would think so now.
Although there are only two thousand troops, they are elite soldiers who can defeat thousands of armies head-on!
After listening to the report, Naimen sighed and shook his head dissatisfied.
"The losses are a bit big. If they were lost in the landing battle, that's all. In an upright street battle against an enemy of that level, there were as many as 200 casualties?"
"Aren't you satisfied with this?! Is that the standard for the Warlord of Intre?"
The people in Phase Port looked at the young major with stunned eyes, with more fear than admiration in their eyes.
But in the eyes of Naimen and his officer corps, this loss was unexpected.
? **The military police are not ordinary troops.
¡°In the past few months, they have calmly fought against powerful enemies until the last moment many times, and they have also slept soundly despite artillery fire for several days in a row.
The strong operation is the battalion that fought until the last moment in the big meat grinder of Kengel-Jena-Blenheim, and the Iron Guard battalion is the battalion that turned the tide after the collapse of the Lenny offensive and defensive battle that lasted for several months.
Although they are both reorganized troops from defeated armies, these two battalions are undoubtedly the most experienced elites among the two main armies of the Western General Army and the Lunni Army.
From the two large corps, which once numbered as many as 200,000, two thousand men were selected by the goddess of war and chosen by the goddess of war.
It is unacceptable to Naimen that such a unit has suffered more than 10% casualties by some militiamen.
"The enemy hasThere were a large number of magic items and a large number of magicians. Most of the casualties and disappearances were caused during the pursuit. If it weren't for the fact that most of their magicians had no fighting spirit, we might have to bear greater losses. "
"Could a large number of magicians be a tactic for the Elf Rangers to lure their enemies?"
Naimen frowned. If the elves sent a large number of elite troops with magicians to land here, it might mean that the enemy also had an elite army ambushing them, waiting patiently in the darkness for Naimen's command to reveal flaws.
"Well, I don't think so. Those magicians are not elite How should I put it? They are like the kind of students who attend the magic academy with passion and extraordinary complacency."
"There are many types of magic, and there are a few middle-level users, but they generally lack the skills of magic warfare. Once they enter hand-to-hand combat, they will be defeated faster than the soldiers. If the elite wizards of the elves were of this level, the Northern Army would have been there long ago. Honlinasti is burning the wasteland to grow potatoes."
"According to what the Phates division calls them, they are the 'Musketeers'. Although they are magicians, their brains are similar to those of musketeers."
"It's very rude to say this to the Musketeers. My Musketeers are elite soldiers who will not collapse in hand-to-hand combat. Don't compare them to those amateur mages, okay?"
Staff officers from different armies put forward their own opinions one after another, and Naimen could hear the competitive mentality hidden in them.
Fortunately, the ** Military Police is a mixed force that was reorganized from broken troops and supplemented by elites from various units. There is no relationship between fellow soldiers and friends like ordinary battalions, so this kind of competition is controlled to a healthy level.
It is precisely because of this that Naimen has the opportunity to organize his own command system by promoting staff officers and exchanging officers. If you really want to give him a regular battalion head with complete staff and unified recruitment in a certain area, he will not be able to command.
The major patted the map table gently, signaling the staff to quiet down.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please calm down and get down to business. Is there any place that has not been conquered?"
"The Saint-Sen Legation and the Elf Eastern Company on Third Avenue are still resisting. Lieutenant Spary is leading the two companies of the Iron Guard Battalion and the Magic Teaching Company to organize an offensive there."
"The pursuit and clearing of surrounding key points have also been arranged. The local guards of Phase Port are still loyal and can perform these secondary tasks. Lieutenant Salruzzo and his company of strong operations are undergoing reorganization."
Naimen nodded slightly as he listened to the staff reports on their respective situations. In this memorable first victory, the ** Military Police conducted a combined attack in company units, which produced very good results. The vast majority of private soldiers and mercenaries were defeated immediately, without the determination to fight to the end. Occasionally, a few strong defensive points would be defeated by the combined efforts of several nearby companies.
"There are still a few questions for the Major. Where will the formal headquarters of our ** Military Police be located?"
Naimen answered without hesitation: "There is no need to trouble the Interre Council and the City Council with this issue. Requisition all the rebellious mansions and strongholds, select the best ones as headquarters, and use the rest as barracks for each company."
The officers, staff and soldiers present looked at each other and cheered.
After the cheers subsided, Naimen straightened his face and finished the second half of the lecture.
"However, the order is the same as before. Private plundering is strictly prohibited. Collect all the loot and I will distribute dividends to everyone. Moreover, it is not just us, we must also supervise the phase harbor guards and the navy. We are here to represent I will show no mercy to anyone who violates military law at the Free Army headquarters at Fort Forti."
"Don't worry, sir. The people here are all people who died once in Jena and Lenny. We will not lose our honor."
A female staff officer took over the topic.
"There is another matter, which may be a personal matter for you. There are two ladies who have been requesting to meet with you They claim to have provided help in previous battles, and you promised to give them the rewards they deserve."
Naimen scratched his hair.
Those aggressive women are really troublesome, but they cannot show wavering in front of their subordinates.
"No, that's not a private matter."
After subconsciously defending himself, Naimen figured out a way to escape this disaster.
"They represent the first friendly and cooperative forces in this city to release to us. We should try our best to set them as an example of cooperation. It is up to you to record their requests, Second Lieutenant Oredo, as long as they are within the capabilities of our military police Within it, try to be satisfied.¡±
?This way there won¡¯t be any overwhelming demands.
¡°Then, there are other importantBusiness? If not, please continue to handle the affairs of the headquarters as before. The rest of the battle will be left to you. "
"Sir, won't you continue to sit in command? This is the first memorable battle of the ** Military Police¡ª¡ª"
"No need. I have served as a staff officer in the Western General Army. Let me enjoy the leisure of the commanders, right?"
Naimen gave a casual military salute, and all the officers and soldiers laughed.
"We, the military police, should be able to command ourselves under any circumstances, right? So, please work hard! I don't want to be forced to come back and clean up the mess."
"Don't worry, Your Excellency!"
After dealing with the subordinates of the staff, Naimen made an excuse to leave his guards here and left the dock area alone.
He had already made an agreement with Lesa Helmont when they were on the boat last night.
? ? ? ?Impatient.
? ? ? ?Impatient.
? ? ? ?Impatient.
He has been in Phase Port for a long time, but he has not yet fulfilled the agreement and done that thing.
He was entrusted with the most important thing in the world, wasn't he?
Naimen held the pendant on his chest and the slightly warm sapphire.
The most powerful magician in the world, the founder of the Magic Network, the memory stone of Anne Seifer.
"We are going to make it, Anne. We will see each other again soon."
"¡¡Um."
This time, the knowledge base simulated by memory did not deliberately deny his words, but just hummed softly in response.
The Pure Gold Phase Port branch is naturally located within the safe zone.
In fact, the rebel private soldiers never got close to the building.
In front of the pure gold door, there stands what can almost be regarded as the landmark of this huge comprehensive trading house.
"Ah, it's the armed demon 'Ganda'."
The golem, whose entire body is made of pure gold, stands in the middle of the street, enough to deter all possible enemies.
And its owner is half-crouching behind it, playing with the magic circuits on its legs.
"Ms. Helmont, here I come."
"It's late. How long do those enemies take so long!"
As difficult to deal with as I remember, the Chamber of Commerce boss, "Alchemist of Pure Gold" Lesa Helmont wiped off the lubricant on her hands, took out her pocket watch and snorted coldly. The pocket watch was large and heavy, and unsurprisingly shone with a dazzling golden light.
"We couldn't solve the problem before noon." Naimen put on his cloak and hid his epaulettes, "Let's go. How far is the ride?"
"It's not that far. The beaches near this city are dotted with buildings used by famous families to mark their status"
Hearing this, Naimen already knew what Lesa was talking about: "The lighthouse belonging to 'pure gold' is our destination, right?"
"It seems that you have also done some previews. Very good, let's set off."
Lesa snapped her fingers, and a yellow-maned horse ran out of the "pure gold" stable. As expected, the mane shone with golden light. This horse was one shoulder higher than Naimen's trophy horse. Resa, who was already tall, sat on it and looked a head taller than Naimen.
The two riders passed by the burning silent port city. For street fighting, the damage caused was surprisingly small.
The fleeing mercenaries did not bother to loot, so they dropped their weapons, took off their clothes with their family emblems, transformed into ordinary citizens and hid in the shops in the city.
After having some free time, Naimen noticed the difference between this city and mainland cities like Lenny and Kengel. There are even more shops along the streets of Phase Port than Lenny in the capital city. Naimen can imagine how bustling the streets would be when there was no war.
Most shops have bilingual signboards, with Koman letters and oriental square characters overlapping on the same signboard, full of Intra-style exotic customs. He can often see the "pure gold" golden golem mark, as well as the "blue diamond" coat of arms that also belongs to Lessa's name. There are related shops on almost every street he passes, from currency exchangers to department stores. There's everything you need at the bar.
"You are really powerful here!"
Lesa pulled the reins skillfully and adjusted the speed to be the same as Naimen's horse so that the two could talk to each other.
"Since all the industries on the mainland have been transferred to Intre, there will naturally be more."
"Such a famous consortium has taken such important things?In that kind of place where everyone knows, there is no problem? "
Hearing Naimen¡¯s question, the alchemist snorted disdainfully.
"Everyone knows, so what? Everyone knows that there are more than a dozen banks, dozens of wealthy merchants, and hundreds of cargo warehouses in the city, but who can steal bulk goods from them?"
Naimen frowned and pointed out the loopholes calmly: "Ah, if it is organized criminals or the army, it can be broken. If the local magic association or a certain sect knows that there are countless unique magics inside, As a result, I¡¯m afraid they will really organize a large army to attack.¡±
"No need to worry." Lesa speeded up her horse. "To be honest, the defensive magic in that lighthouse can't even be entered by myself I don't think the local magician association is willing to risk losing manpower to attack a lighthouse." A beacon of status.¡±
"What about the traitor?" Naimen knew the value of Annie and Bonnie's secret base. Those knowledge and technologies that transcend the times may be worth five free masters in the eyes of those who know the goods.
"There will be no moles. In fact, there are no guards at that lighthouse."
Naimen immediately pointed out: "Magic locks and illusions are unreliable."
"It's not just a magic lock, but a fully automatic defense, a fully automatic defense based on golems, automatic summons and machinery. Our lighthouse is not so much an impregnable dungeon as it is a Ganda-style magical creation. Lesa paused deliberately, enjoying the surprise on the other side, "You'll know it when you see it. No one can get in except them who set up the defense system."
"Fully automatic system? That's really amazing. I'm afraid not even the Delan Imperial University has built a building with such advanced concepts."
But for some reason, Naimen felt faintly worried. This intuition is very similar to the sense of crisis he often feels on the battlefield.
"Then how do we get in? Bonnieor His Excellency, Commander Fates, is not here."
"What Bonnie means is that you should be carrying a 'key' that can pass through the entire defense system. Didn't you say you had one before?"
Naimen was stunned for a moment, but then he came to his senses. Lessa did ask him when they were on the ship.
"Ah, the 'key'if it is that thing, I think I do have it with me."
"That's good. It's probably better to go down this way and walk to the beach."
The two bypassed the heavily guarded phase bridgehead from under the bridge, where intensive volleys of gunfire could still be heard.
Group after group of private soldiers tried to break through the defense lines of the National Gendarmerie and escape to Donggang, but what awaited them there was a rock-solid defense. The remaining fleet commanded by Leonard Kekawe cruised near the strait and captured armed merchant ships one after another that tried to resist.
There were not many corpses floating in the sea, and they were photographed on the beach by the waves. Some people with numb expressions were sitting on the beach, or walking mechanically and stiffly, rummaging through the corpses for loot. No one tried to stop the two men as they rode through.
After a quarter of an hour, after passing three other lighthouses, the huge "lighthouse" shining with golden light finally appeared in front of them.
"Rather than a lighthouse, it's more of a manor, right? Or should I say a fortress is more appropriate?"
Naimen raised his head and looked at the huge building in front of him. The pure gold lighthouse is built on a ledge not far from the beach. It consists of the tallest lighthouse, eight towers surrounding the lighthouse, and a main building about seven or eight stories high that connects these towers. There are also It is guarded by a surrounding wall.
"It's so bigeven Lenny's Free Army headquarters is not this big."
Naimen took a deep breath and switched to magic vision. The lighthouse itself is the highest crystallization of magic technology.
The towers are connected by cloisters, leaving a large number of patios. It is conceivable that the interior lighting must be quite sufficient. On the top of the lower main building, you can see the firing hole left for the artillery. Under magical vision, many parts of the building glow mysteriously, but their actual purpose is difficult to discern.
Lesa dismounted in front of the main door, pressed her palm on an obsidian pillar next to the door, and the door slid open quietly.
"Our people can enter the lower floors. When the alchemical experiments need to be completed, I will bring the assistants from the company over, release the thieves caught by the automatic defense system, and then spend the weekend here ¡¡±
The alchemist led the horse to the stable, and Naimen followed her, smiling bitterly: "Although the building looks very powerful, is it just a villa?"
There are two or three stone and iron golemsPatrolling the yard, keeping vigil while cleaning up the dust and garbage in the yard. The stable is a bit too clean. There is a flowing sink and a food trough filled with fodder in front of the stable. There is also a golem in charge of cleaning.
"There are so many golems used, even the grooms have been replaced?"
"Well, these are the results of my alchemy experiments." Lesa's tone became excited, "I plan to mass-produce this groom golem and put it on the market."
"The price is not worth it, right? How much does an experienced stable manager cost?"
"It's really not cost-effective, but as a stable for a mansion, it can surprise the guests, so there is a huge market for it." Lesa said as she walked out of the stable, "Not only does it not have the pungent smell of horse manure, It¡¯s already a very good selling point. There will be many rich people who want to build a stable like this in their mansion, right? Also, among the cleaning and security golems in the yard, there are also products I just completed "
"You are indeed a 'pure gold' boss." Naimen smiled bitterly, "However, now is not the time to visit the products. We'd better get the business done quickly, Ms. Helmont."
"Tsk. It's really boring."
Lesa complained as if no one else was around, and led Naimon to the front door. Naimen noticed that the stained glass window on the right side of the main entrance was smashed, and the protective magic on it was forcibly removed.
"Are there any thieves who want to visit again? I also said that the number of visitors has decreased in the past few months"
Taking advantage of Lesa's opportunity to check the glass window, Naimen quickly walked to the door, holding Annie's memory gem in her right hand, and attached it to the obsidian pillar that authenticated her identity.
The door opened immediately, revealing the brightly lit hall with clear windows. The ceiling of the hall is three stories high, and the floor tiles under the feet exude a golden and silver metallic luster, forming complex magic patterns. The surrounding crystals sparkled, and countless magic lights shone in front of their eyes. The hall is surrounded by three-story side corridors and dozens of doors, each of which leads to unknown depths of the building.
"It seems that this is indeed the key, Ms. Helmont. Please lead the way."
Although his tone was not impatient, he could not refuse.
Lesa sighed and followed him into the door: "I know, I know, you don't have to be in such a hurry. Starting from the sixth floor of the tower, the entire building is under strict protection of magic. Even if there are thieves, there is nothing to worry about." of¡ª¡ª"
"Bang tom".
It was the sound of heavy metal hitting metal against each other. The two turned around and saw that the door behind them had turned into an iron wall that had just fallen down.
"What's going on-"
Before Lesa could finish her words, more "bang tom" sounds sounded rhythmically.
"Bang tom". "Boom." "Boom."
The metallic-colored floor tiles in front of you rose up step by step, accompanied by a "bang" sound. It was as if an invisible giant was forcing the floor into a staircase in the air.
"It turns outthat huge machine in the basement is used for this"
The alchemist subconsciously muttered to himself, drawing invisible patterns in the air with his fingers.
Then, there was only a "click" sound, all the doors in the hall opened at the same time, and something came out of it.
The steps of steel stepped on the gilded floor. Although it was not neat, it was not messy.
Those were hundreds of defensive golems, all of which were activated at the same time. They stood around the hall like guards greeting a general, blocking all roads.
Then, all the crystal chandeliers lighting up the hall were extinguished, leaving only a row of chandeliers above the steps. The red light of this row of chandeliers shines on the stairs through the lens, and you can see that the end of the stairs leads to the giant main chandelier in the center of the hall. The chandelier gave off a sky-blue light.
In the darkness, only the glowing eyes of the surrounding golems can be seen. There are also some light spots shining in the sky. Naimen doesn't know what they are, but he knows that they must be some kind of defense method.
Naimen and Leisha couldn't help but glance at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Sorry, I don't know what's going on. I have never seen such a formation since the building was built" The alchemist apologized, "But there should be no malicious intent."
Naimen nodded in agreement: "It seems that this arrangement should force the visitor to walk into the chandelier. I also think that the ceremony designed by those two people, apart from being a bit weird in aesthetics, should not be malicious."
"You mean, these arrangements are to ensure that you have the 'key'Visitors to ?¡¯ must act according to their arrangements? Lesa thought for a while and asked, "That should be more than just a key." Can you tell me what that is? "
Naimen hesitated for a moment and replied: "It is the memory stone of Miss Anne Seifer. She died in the battle at Rennie."
"No wonder. Even if the person who brought the stone here is an enemy, the stone must be sent to its rightful place. No wonder the two bedrooms in the architectural blueprint are placed next to the defense center in the top ring of the tower."
"Then we'd better leave quickly. I don't know what the conditions are for being recognized as an enemy, and I don't want to trigger it."
The two of them climbed the stairs and walked into the interior of the largest chandelier under the spotlight. Inside the chandelier stands another obsidian certified stone pillar.
Lesa tried to put her hand on it, but the stone pillar showed no response.
"It looks like I have to use your key again."
Naimen gently tapped the top of the stone pillar with his hand that had been holding the sapphire tightly.
"Elevatorah, no, the mechanical elevator starts!"
Annie's voice sounded in his mind. At first glance, it sounded very similar to her voice in the memory bank, but Naimen could hear the difference.
It is probably the echo of the real recording that Anne recorded when she designed this greeting system. He could even imagine Anne's smile as she recorded these words.
The surrounding decorative lights close to the middle, turning the chandelier into a flying golden cage. The chandelier turned into a golden cage that flew inside the tower, drawing strange curves in the air.
Naimen still hasn¡¯t released the magic vision. The building would be like a house of surprises to a magician, with dangers lurking around every corner.
"It seems that even flying can't get through the traps in this building. And each structure looks different. It's a really complicated design."
"You talk more." Lesa glanced at Naimen, "Does flying in the air make you nervous?"
"Nothat's not the reason."
Although I am amazed by the magical wonders here.
Although I was deeply impressed by the astronomical number of golems and magic traps.
Although I admire this idea of ??"controlling even the enemy".
But deep in Naimen¡¯s heart, a bad premonition lingered. Everything seen through the magical vision seemed to be shaking.
"Probably not. It is such a complete magic system."
The golden cage rises straight up in the tower, hits the hook, and then slides along the rails into a room.
The cage door opened with a "click". The memory stone in his hand glowed¡ª¡ª
Before the cage could come to a complete stop, Nemen Solayton rushed out.
Then, his premonition came true.
In the center of the room is a transparent coffin made of crystal glass. It was empty except for some liquid. Not to mention a spare body, it doesn't even have protective magic. The only thing that was triggered was the automatic search magic when he appeared with Annie's Pendant of Memory.
"Where is the body? Is this our end point?"
Resa Helmont stepped forward quickly, dipped her index finger into the liquid in the crystal coffin, and licked it with her tongue.
"Static fluid. I think this should be the destination, but the stasis field has been lifted"
There was no color on her face.
The crystal coffin is empty. No matter how you look at it, it's empty.
The static liquid inside has evaporated a lot, and it doesn¡¯t look like it was opened within a day or two.
Naimen¡¯s knees softened and he knelt beside the empty crystal coffin.
With the last glimmer of hope, he soaked the sapphire in his hand into the still liquid - even though the magic vision had already told him that there was no sign of any powerful magic here.
His mind went blank.
Now how to do?
In order to resurrect Anne, he specially accepted the appointment in Intrey.
In order to resurrect Anne, he traveled from Lenny and Fortyburg to get here after going through waves.
But when he finally arrived at his destination, he found that Annie's body was not here.
And, it seems that it has not been here for a long time.
?Perhaps she died earlier than Lenny did.
The nerves in his brain are conveying the "cry" signal, but his body and soul are not listening.
Crying and all that was enough when Lenny was there.
The right hand holding the sapphire tightly was soaked in the static fluid, feeling his ownThe current also stopped.
My own voice repeated in my ears, Anne is dead, Anne is dead, Anne is dead.
On the other side, Annie's voice in the magic network was repeating, but there was no query result. No query results, no query results.
Maybe it was an illusion or an auditory hallucination, but Naimen felt that there was a cry in that mechanical, indifferent voice.
He bit the tip of his tongue hard. It hurt a little, but not nearly as much as I imagined.
I swore. I swore in Lenny.
"Ms. Lesa Helmont, can you do me a favor?"
Naimen squeezed out these words from his throat.
But the "Alchemist of Pure Gold" is busy searching the room. She still didn't give up and tried to find a secret door that didn't exist near this room. Both intuition and reasoning told Naimen that her efforts were in vain, not even a death struggle.
"Lesa. Come here immediately."
This calm commanding tone made the female alchemist stunned for a moment.
That was the tone of Major Nemen Solayton, "Overlord of Intre".
"Please slap me now. A hard one."
Lesa¡¯s eyes widened, as if she were looking at a madman.
"I'm not kidding. This is an order, slap me in the face."
The female alchemist raised her hand, hesitated, and tremblingly hit Naimen on the right cheek, making a crisp sound and leaving five clear fingerprints.
Naimen¡¯s hand finally left the water, but not much. His wrist was still resting on the edge of the crystal coffin.
"You are a stupid alchemist with no taste or talent, only pride and no brains! What else can you use besides vulgar gold? You can't even slap him! No wonder you carry Hermont's surname. , but we can only hang out in the New World!"
"What did you say, you bastard!"
All the blood in Lessa's body rushed to her face, and she hit Naimon's left face hard with her right backhand, concentrating all her strength.
The alchemist alone created the golem out of gold, the heaviest metal in the world. The power of a slap with all her strength was no less powerful than that of Anne Sephire, who had a perfect body, or Orya, who had royal blood. ¡¤Hugh Coleman.
Under this fierce blow, Naimen flew out and hit the wall heavily.
There was blood coming from the corner of his mouth.
"Um, hug, sorryare you okay?" Lesa reacted suddenly, her face as red as blood.
"Thank you for waking me up, Ms. Helmont. I don't have time to wallow in sadness."
Naimen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and used a simple healing magic to stop the bleeding. There seemed to be no emotion in his eyes.
"I hope you can do a simple check on the triggering of magic traps nearby. Don't try to find the secret door, this is not her style. I want to know how many traps there are from the top to the bottom of this lighthouse. Triggered.¡±
Lesa quickly found the control circuit of the tower in the room and drew a conclusion from the magic feedback of the circuit.
"A few were triggered, but they were all concentrated from this floor to the middle of the lighthouse. The parts from the fifteenth to the sixth floor seemed to be intact, and there were a lot of losses at lower levels."
"Then, either Annie left on her own, or someone who was very good at dealing with magic traps committed the crime. This narrows the scope a lot." Naimen used the magic net to confirm the result with the same magic as Leisha, "Next , I remember you mentioned before that there is a device to capture thieves, right?"
Lesa nodded. At this moment, Naimen seemed calm and rational, completely different from the person he was a few minutes ago.
¡°Take me to the prison where they are being held. I want to know how many people have been captured so far.¡±
Naimen held Annie's sapphire tightly and walked out of the door. Lesa followed him hurriedly.
Blue light shot out from Naimen¡¯s hand, and all the golems and traps in the entire building dropped their hands in front of this blue light. As soon as Lessa finished saying "The prison is underground", Naimen prepared the magic of Featherfall and jumped down from the patio.
But unfortunately, no one is locked up here at the moment.
"Very good. This narrows the scope again. Let's go back."
"Go back? Aren't you going to continue searching here?"
"It's not necessary anymore."
Naimen stretched out three fingers.
"First, all remaining important members of the Thieves Guild are wanted. I believe they should have some ideas about the crimes here.Fortunately, their president was our enemy before and was killed. Whether Anne's body disappeared as a body or as a person who lost her memory, I believe they should have some information. "
Leisa watched as Naimen quickly passed by one golem after another, using the smallest movement to make all the guardians retreat from the magic power of their creator.
"Second, I will start to investigate the suspicions of the churches and magic associations in Phase Port in this matter. I don't believe that they know nothing about the rapid rise of pure gold, and I don't believe that Anne's body can be destroyed by how many times. A thief stole it away. If Annie left on her own, maybe the church and the orphanage would have some information."
With the help of the Magic Network and Annie's memory bank, Naimen quickly found a way to restore the hall to its original state.
"Third, if Annie disappears as a person, or even leaves the phase port forced or voluntarily, I will track all routes from here -< >. I know that I am interested in Meiya, the Murrayman Yellow Turban Kingdom, the Immortal The Kingdom of Keti has a large-scale slave trade and mercenary business. If a girl like Anne loses her memory, she is likely to be deceived or even trafficked, or she may find her way out on her own."
He stopped in front of the stables and took one last look back at the lighthouse.
"I believe that a person who can build such a building will not easily disappear from this world even if he only has an unconscious body and loses his memory. I will find her. No matter what she becomes , I will also find her."
Naimen got on his horse and rushed back to his headquarters.
"I may need the help of pure gold no, even the entire phase port, the entire Intere Republic. If necessary, I will build a force sufficient to investigate and control every port she may go to on the route. Power. Power enough to control the entire route. I vowed to build a future she wants. Then start by finding her."
Riding on her horse, Lesa Helmont couldn't help but feel a shiver.
The boy riding in front of her didn't seem to be hit at all. The evening sun hit him, casting long shadows.
Perhaps, no matter what kind of pressure, it will never hit this person again, she thought.
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