Act Eighteen: Young Philo decides to take a desperate gamble
"What, there's a cultist !? on this train"
When the conductor heard Xia Nai's explanation and saw the coat of arms of her Magic Association, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Shhhhhh ”
Xia Nai immediately asked the conductor not to make such a fuss.
"Although those cultists are very strong, support from the Magic Association will come at night, so you don't have to worry. ”
"But、But the safety of other guests ......"
The conductor was about fifty years old, with a beard and small eyes that were trying to widen in an attempt to show his surprise and concern.
"That's where I need your help. ”
Xia Nai has dealt with similar incidents many times, so she is naturally very familiar with communicating with her helpers.
"First of all, I need a roster of passengers on board, and you should have a digital roster here. ”
She looked at the mobile terminal in the conductor's hand, and now in most industries, an electronic version of the document has become the norm, after all, compared with the thick and heavy booklet, the electronic version stored in the mobile terminal is more convenient and practical.
"Yes, yes. ”
The conductor nodded repeatedly, turned on his mobile terminal, and used the proximity transmission function to transmit the passenger roster to Xia Nai's mobile terminal.
"Then I want you to keep your composure and act as you are, and not disturb the other guests. ”
Xia Nai commanded, and then opened the mobile terminal confirmation roster.
This passenger roster has photos taken by each passenger when they get on the bus, names and ages, although it is not detailed, but it is enough for Xia Nai, and soon, she found out the names of the four people and the carriage they were in.
"Box 302...... I remember it was ......"
At this time, Xia Nai suddenly realized that the location where she felt an inexplicable aura just now happened to be Box 302.
And the man who came out of the box was not any of the four.
"Strange. ”
Xia Na felt that something was getting more and more wrong, the man was very natural, he didn't look like an ordinary thief, and Xia Na also saw that he was not holding anything in his hand, as if he was walking in his own box.
As she was thinking, she turned the page and saw the roster of box 301.
The list shows that there are two people in this box, one of them is the girl who had a good conversation with the four of them, her name is Ai Xue, and the other person, whose name is Bruce, is the man Xia Nai met before.
In other words, in front of the owner of box 301, she said that she was a friend of the passengers of box 301, but the other party did not demolish her, but was very cooperative.
It's weird.
But after thinking about it, Xia Nai understood a little.
It seems that the people in the two boxes were not familiar with each other before, and they only met after getting into the car, on the one hand, the Miss Ai Xue communicated with the four alchemists to divert attention, and on the other hand, the person named Bruce took the opportunity to investigate the situation of the four people.
So when he heard Xia Nai's lie, he didn't directly debunk it, otherwise Xia Nai would have wondered why he was in someone else's box, in fact, if Xia Nai didn't happen to be on official business, I'm afraid he wouldn't have found out that he was actually not the owner of box 302.
Although it is not known whether they know the true identities of these four alchemists, or whether they are friends or foes, it is certain that other forces are also targeting this group.
"These guys seem to be in a bit of trouble. ”
Kana rubbed her forehead, feeling that her journey home would not look so easy.
......
When Philo returned to the box, it felt as if something had changed.
"Wait. ”
He stopped the other companions behind him, and then cast a detection spell in his hand.
"Huh?"
However, the feedback back told Philo that the room was no different from when they left, including the few triggered spells he had set up earlier, which were not activated.
Unless the intruder's magical attainments are much higher than his own, it is impossible to leave such a trace.
"Is it a delusion?"
Philo shook his head, how could a person with that level of strength take this slow train, whether it was the teleportation circle of the Rainbow Tower, the airship, or even the strong flying by themselves, it was much faster than now.
"What's wrong?"
Berg asked, he didn't know what was going on, but judging by Philo's performance, it seemed like an unexpected situation.
"No, it's nothing, I thought someone had come in, but it looks like I'm overthinking. ”
Philo walked into the box, everything was as usual, and his original suspicion gradually dissipated.
He cast a soundproofing spell to make sure their conversation wasn't overheard by outsiders before he relaxed.
"You must have drunk too much and been fascinated by that little girl. ”
Lark teased, letting out a weird laugh.
He noticed that when he was in the dining car before, Philo had been staring at the Miss Ai Xue, and he did not shy away from admiring the other party.
If their trip wasn't for that supreme goal, maybe Philo would have gotten closer to the girl, but after all, there was no if, and for the sake of the ultimate long-cherished wish, Philo had to give up everything.
"Don't talk about these useless things, tonight's plan is the point. ”
Philo denied it, and he drove the image of Miss Aixue away from his mind, focusing his attention on the next action.
"Of course I do. ”
Lark smiled, the corners of his mouth curled, as if he had thought of something interesting.
"In that case, why don't you just use that girl as the ultimate sacrifice? Don't you think that girl has a unique temperament that seems to make our plans more perfect?"
"That's it, Lack. ”
Dallas, a retired soldier, patted the young man on the shoulder and motioned for him to stop joking.
"Hehe, I understand. ”
Lark shrugged and didn't continue.
"So, finally, confirm your plans for tonight. ”
Berg cleared his throat and continued.
"First of all, Dallas goes to confirm control of the train, and the front part of the train is handed over to you. ”
Dallas nodded slightly, but did not speak.
"Then, Lark went to get rid of the guards on the train, who were small in number and easy to deal with. ”
"Roger. ”
Lacmore shook his fists, as if he was eager to try.
"Philo, you have the strongest level of alchemy, and the two of us will preside over the ceremony in the cargo hold, are you ready?"
Berg looked at Philo, fearing that the young nobleman would flinch.
"I ...... You ready. ”
Clenching his fists, Philo knew that there was no way back.
Tonight, they will summon the soul of the Great Sage and obtain the method of brewing the Golden Wine.