Chapter 3: The Magical Society
The six magicians were walking, and the electric magician suddenly whispered, "That little kid just now needs to investigate, which of you is going to follow her?" "I'll go," the light mage began, "I'm interested in that little sister." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info""Need someone to go with?" "No, I'll just be alone, and sometimes a lot of people get in the way." "Well, it's okay, then you can go alone, the meeting place is still the magic ward of Fengge City. Be careful not to be caught stalking her. With her excellence, she is likely to be someone of a prestigious family, and there may be someone hiding around her to protect her, so you should pay special attention to this, and not to conflict with her protector. The light magician nodded and left quickly, going to follow Shangguan Fenyun. At this time, Shangguan Fenyun had only walked less than a hundred meters away, and after a quick reconnaissance, the light magician had discovered his target. She followed Shangguan Fenyun from a distance, pretending to be wandering around. And Shangguan Fenyun was teasing the bird in her hand, having a lot of fun, completely unaware that she was being followed. After walking for a while, Shangguan Fenyun walked into an atmospheric mansion. The light magician pretended to happen to walk by there, and when she passed by the mansion, she saw three brilliant characters written on the door, "Shangguan Mansion", at this time she was a little surprised in her heart, and there was a sense of déjà vu, which was not surprising, because she was also surnamed Shangguan. She thought hard about it, but she really didn't think that she would have any relationship with the owner of this house, so she shook her head and left, going to find someone who lived nearby to find out about the situation of this Shangguan family. Not long after the light magician left, a short old man appeared strangely, and he walked straight to the door of the Shangguan Mansion. It seemed that some token was displayed, and the old man actually walked into the mansion. I saw him wandering around the house, and finally came to a hall, where a middle-aged man with an extraordinary appearance and a lofty spirit was sitting on a chair in the middle. "Master, the old servant just noticed that there seems to be a magician following Miss." It turned out that this short old man was the one who was sent to secretly protect Shangguan Fenyun, and the electric magician's guess was correct. "Oh, is there such a thing? Do you know who the other party is? How strong is it? "The old servant didn't know who the man was, only that it was one of a group of magicians performing on the streets, a woman, and that she was supposed to use magic to change her appearance, but it seemed that she had no ill will. As for the strength, it should be on par with me. "Well, it's best to have no malice. Recently, I have to pay more attention to prevent the bad guys from hurting my daughter. You can also find others to protect with you. "Then the young master's ......" "You don't have to worry, I will also send someone to protect him." Yun'er's safety depends on you. "The old servant knows, Miss Dingbao is thoughtful." "Okay, you go get busy." At the same time, the remaining five magicians quietly walked to a remote and uninhabited place, and each used magic to conjure magic wings, flapped their wings into the air, and flew into the distance, and soon flew away from Guanjing Town. "Virtual mirror, solution!" With a short snort from the electric magician, the faces of all the people flying together changed, and they were very different from the way they had performed in the streets of Guanjing Town, and even their voices became a little different. At this point, their speech became much more casual and casual. "I said Lan Qingliu, you really can't dismantle my platform next time, I won't be able to see anyone." The fire mage was complaining about the water mage again, "You deserve it, who made you too proud." Muli, do you think Chen Yan is asking for hardship? The water magician retorted, the name Mu Li was the wood magician, after listening to Lan Qingliu's words, she also hit Chen Yan together, "It was indeed him who asked for it, hehehehe......" "Okay, let's get down to business," the electric magician stopped them from continuing to argue, "We came out to conduct a magic tour in many cities and towns in the southeast of the country by the order of the branch president, and at the same time secretly inspected the talent situation, it seems that we have gained a lot overall." "Elder Xu is very reasonable, we have seen very outstanding talents in Guanjing Town today," the earth magician expressed his opinion, "Not only have I met a talented and intelligent child, but I have also met such a small child who has already mastered light magic." "It turns out that the electric magician is actually an elder. Chen Yan threw his resentment that he had nowhere to vent on the earth magician, and sneered: "It's not from the same department as you, why are you so excited?" "You ......" The earth mage was choked and speechless, and Elder Xu looked at the fire mage with dissatisfaction and said, "Chen Yan, what are you doing?" It's you who act too proud and restrain yourself. Reprimanded by Elder Xu, Chen Yan obediently closed his mouth and stopped talking. The electric magician, that is, Elder Xu, continued: "When Luo Xiaoqi and Zhao Meng, as well as Shangguan Jin, come back after following those two little guys, we will have a small meeting. Up to now, we have toured forty or fifty cities or towns, and the Southeast Branch has jurisdiction over a total of four cities, twenty-three cities, and two hundred and fifty towns, and there are enough places to investigate, so we will end the investigation, first summarize all the information obtained from the investigation, and then I will report to the branch president. The others all nodded in agreement. After flying very fast for about an hour, he saw a majestic city in the distance, and the five magicians all slowed down and landed in a place where there was no one at a distance from the city gate, Elder Xu ordered everyone to change their appearance, "Virtual mirror, Kai!" With the incantation, everyone changed back to the way they had just performed, and then the group walked quietly towards the city gate. When you get closer, you can see that the city wall above the city gate is inlaid with the word "Fengge", and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the brass is shining and dazzling. The wide gate was five meters high and ten meters wide, and on each side were ten burly soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding spears, the first three soldiers were responsible for collecting a certain amount of money to enter the city, and at the same time inspecting the people entering the city and their belongings, vehicles, etc., the next two soldiers were responsible for scrutinizing those who they thought were suspicious, while the rest of the soldiers were neatly arranged under the city gate, and there were many soldiers on the city wall to guard and patrol, and it was clear at a glance that the city gate was very well defended. When Elder Xu led everyone to the city gate, a soldier greeted him, and when he saw that it was a magician in a robe, he asked in a slightly respectful tone, "Do you have a badge?" What level is the badge? A certain level of badge is not subject to an entrance fee. The electro magician didn't reply, he took a bronze badge from his bosom and handed it to the soldier. This badge is only half the size of a palm, the workmanship is very fine, the shape is slightly pentagonal, the top part is made in the shape of a raging flame, the border is a circle of flower vines, the word "Bauhinia" is written vertically in the middle of the front, between these two words there is a transparent purple gem, the magic is that you can see the light in the gem flowing, and the reverse side is carved in the middle of a roaring tiger head, which makes people feel that there is a kind of majesty in it. "Ahh Bauhinia Badge! Originally, the soldier was a little dissatisfied because the other party did not answer, and reached out to take the badge indifferently, but after seeing the badge in his hand, he looked very surprised, and then he immediately straightened his legs, bowed down and presented the badge back with both hands, after Elder Xu took the badge back, the soldier quickly turned sideways and made a way, bowed down again and said loudly: "Respected magician, please!" Elder Xu nodded and led the group over, hearing that it was the magician, all the other soldiers in the city gate saluted them until they walked into the city. The people around who heard the soldier's words were also talking, and suddenly an untimely voice sounded, "It's just a magician with a higher status, it's not that I haven't seen it, why are you so surprised." Everyone found the owner of this sentence, it turned out to be a simple dress, dusty face, thin and obscene old man, and the voice of the crusade immediately boiled, "You actually dare to disrespect the magician, be careful that he kills you." "You're so powerful, how many magicians do you know?" "Isn't the magician great? You're amazing, huh? Show your hands and look at it. ”…… The old man laughed and shouted, "Look at me showing my hands!" In the shock and anticipation of the people, he quickly rolled up his sleeves, shook his two thin arms, and the people around him were petrified, and then scolded...... "I don't bother to tell you, I'm going into the city." The obscene old man walked to the city gate by himself, and the soldier in charge of the inspection just now looked at the old man who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and said fiercely: "Pay the money!" The old man smiled: "I have a badge." "You'll have a badge?" I still have it. Hahahaha, show me, you're dead if it's fake. The soldier said disdainfully. The old man groped around his body, and when the soldiers were about to explode, he finally pulled out a white and yellow badge from his bag, "Look. The soldier glanced at the badge, "Fake!" How can there be such a white and yellow badge! You made your own, right? Fine, or you'll be thrown to jail. The people around him burst into laughter. Oh, sorry, it's got in the soup, I'll wipe it. The old man rubbed the badge on his clothes until it was almost silvery-white, and handed it to the soldier again, "Look, it's clean now." The soldier couldn't bear it anymore, and picked up his spear to knock down the hateful old man, when suddenly a soldier next to him grabbed his spear, "That, that, that seems to be white, lotus, badge......" Suddenly the spear soldier was messy in the wind, he put down his spear, and took the badge to check. The silver-white badge is about the same size as the Bauhinia badge, it feels like it is made of silver, the overall workmanship is also very fine, the shape is a diamond shape with sharp corners at semi-right angles, with fine leaves as the surrounding lining, the border is also a circle of flower vines, the word "white lotus" is written vertically in the middle of the front, there is a transparent diamond inlaid between these two words, and there is also a light flowing in the gemstone, and in the middle of the reverse side is a phoenix head that is chirping, which makes people feel that the noble and solemn is sacrosanct. The soldier looked at it again and again, and finally confirmed that it was really the White Lotus badge. His legs weakened and he knelt down, "Great, my lord, I know that I was wrong, you can spare me." "Suddenly, the people around me were petrified again." Do you really have a badge? "No, no, the villain is talking nonsense." "Oh, I was going to disqualify you from the badge, but you didn't forget it. I'm gone, no need to send it. After saying that, the obscene old man left in a chic manner. It wasn't until the old man disappeared that the kneeling soldier stood up tremblingly. The people around woke up from the petrification and hurriedly asked what was going on, and when they heard that the old man had a white lotus badge, the crowd dispersed at once. Bauhinia badge, bronze, exclusive to the upper echelons of the magic branch, you can enjoy a lot of preferential policies and privileges; The White Lotus Badge, made of silver, can only be held by the upper echelons of the Magic Association, and has many privileges such as "murder without death, crime without sentencing" and so on. This is also the reason why the soldiers and the people are so afraid of the old man when they find out, after all, there is only one life. Fengge City is indeed a city, and it looks much more imposing than Guanjing Town, but the streets are wide enough to accommodate two carriages in parallel without looking crowded; The houses are lined up one after another, and the shops sell a variety of colorful goods; The small stalls are scattered, and the guests come and go calmly; There are a lot of pedestrians, but there is no sense of chaos, and there are occasional cars and horses that do not collide. As they walked, Elder Xu and his entourage came to a big house, the plaque on the door read "Fengge Ward of the Southeast Branch" with eight gilded characters, and there were four magicians in robes standing in front of the door, their expressions were solemn, their eyes kept scanning everywhere, and when they saw Elder Xu and others approaching, they clenched the magic wand in their hands. "Who are you waiting for? Quickly report the name. The electric magician stepped forward: "The old man is the elder of the Southeast Branch, and he has been here two or three times not long ago. A magician took over and said, "There are indeed elders from the Southeast Branch who have come before, and you said it was you, but what evidence do you have?" Elder Xu showed his Bauhinia badge, and the four magicians looked at it carefully, then looked at each other and nodded, bowed down together and said, "Hello Elder!" Then one of the magicians said, "Please wait a moment while the little ones go and inform the ward president and ward officials so that they can welcome you." After saying that, the magician hurried into the house, Elder Xu nodded, and waited outside the door, not in a hurry. After a while, a group of magicians quickly walked out, led by a chubby middle-aged man, very short in stature, with a lot of flesh on his face, as soon as he saw Elder Xu, he immediately smiled and said, "Elder Xu is here again, a warm welcome!" President Zhao happened to be busy with something, so he sent me and others to greet you. "Then it's troublesome Vice Branch President Zhang." If President Zhao has something, don't bother him. I'm really embarrassed to trouble you many times. "No trouble, no trouble, the elders are here, it is a great honor for us to come!" Vice Branch Chairman Zhang slapped his ass fiercely, but in fact, he greeted Elder Xu's ancestors in his heart. Elder Xu smiled, walked towards the house, and waved his hand for the accompanying magician to enter with him. Vice Branch President Zhang and a few Dharma Protector envoys followed closely to speak, "I have already arranged for the servants to clean up the room, Elder Xu, you can go back to those side rooms last time...... "By the way, remember that as before, there are eight of us in total, and we need eight rooms." The remaining three will be back later. "I know below, and I will send someone to wait for the remaining three magicians. Later, I will prepare dinner for Elder Xu and you in the next meeting...... "Regarding Vice President Zhang's chatter, Elder Xu occasionally said a word or two, and did not pay much attention to his excessive enthusiasm. The night is gradually coming, the moon and stars are scarce, every household has lit a lamp, saying that it is a lamp, in fact, it is not very accurate, ordinary people use candles, and rich people and magicians will use some magic-related high-level lighting items, such as lighting crystal balls, self-evident crystal balls and so on. At half past seven, Vice President Zhang invited Elder Xu and others to a banquet, and President Zhao also attended, and everyone had a sumptuous dinner together. At about nine o'clock in the evening, the dark magician Zhao Meng, the wind magician Luo Xiaoqi, and the light magician Shangguan Jin all came back one after another, so everyone gathered in Elder Xu's room for a meeting to discuss. "Enclosed space, Kai!" Eight magicians joined forces, led by Elder Xu, and the rest of them provided magic power, and arranged a magic array to prevent eavesdropping in the entire room, only to see all kinds of light and shadows flowing in the room, forming a large light cluster to surround them all, and then everyone started to talk. This magic array takes an hour or two for a magician as powerful as Elder Xu to crack it, so the secrecy effect is still very good, and if it is cracked, the people inside will feel it. Of course, a strong enough magician can still eavesdrop on it, but if he really encounters such a master, Elder Xu and the others will not be able to defeat others, so they can only be helpless. First, the three people in charge of tracking said some information about the little girl and the little boy they had gathered, and then everyone began to sort out all the information they had obtained before, and after talking for about two hours, everyone gathered the information almost enough, and then dispersed and went back to rest. Elder Xu sorted out the materials by himself, thought about how to report them, and then lay down and fell asleep. The next morning, after breakfast and bidding farewell to the Zhao Branch, Elder Xu and the others left the Fengge Ward and flew towards the southwest. Along the way, in addition to stopping to rest, eat, and lodging, they spent the rest of the time trying their best to fly and hurry. However, in fact, rest time takes up a large part of the day, because fast flying consumes a lot of energy, and a magician of Shangguan Jin's level will also consume all his mana if he flies for two hours in a row. And the process of returning has to be on guard against possible battles, so you have to keep some magic and can't fly with all your might, the group flies for about two hours a day, and sometimes they land in the town and help the people there solve some problems while resting. As for why they don't use magic teleportation arrays, there are two reasons: first, the orientation of the teleportation array is incorrect, the magic power consumption is very large, the farther the teleportation is, the more magic is consumed, the worse the accuracy, the higher the danger, and they may also encounter spatial distortion and confusion and be strangled; The second is that the small teleportation array launched by an individual is generally used for a single person or object, and can only transmit things that are not too large in size and weight, and the large teleportation array can only be built by the more powerful wards, branches, and general associations, and the accuracy is not completely accurate. After flying and stopping like this, and working very hard, they finally arrived at Tuhe City, a city in the middle of the state, a thousand miles away from Fengge City, where the headquarters of the Southeast Branch of the Magic Society was located. After Elder Xu asked the other team members to move on their own, he walked alone to the headquarters of the Southeast Branch in the center of Tuhe City. The area around the headquarters is a very prosperous business district, there are people coming and going on the street, and the magicians wearing various badges are also easily visible, and many magicians greet Elder Xu when they see him, and Elder Xu also responds with a smile. From a distance, the headquarters resembles a huge fortress, with a radius of one mile, a wall ten meters high and one meter thick that encloses all places, and there is an entrance in each of the four directions of south, east, west, and west, and the entrance is guarded by magicians. After inspecting Elder Xu's Bauhinia badge, the guards let him enter the headquarters. When you walk in, you will find that the layout of this place is very regular, and it is divided into three rings from the outside to the inside, which are the basic affairs area, the special affairs area, and the trial decision-making area. In addition to the buildings and roads, the rest of the place is planted with some flowers and plants, which are full of purple and red, and full of greenery, which looks very pleasing to the eye. I walked towards the center, and after walking a hundred zhang, I came to a large hall. I saw that the main hall is a square structure, eight columns in front of the main entrance support the eaves carved with birds and beasts, there are four gates, there are hollow wooden windows on the door, the pattern is strange and magnificent. There were two guards next to each door, and after questioning and checking on Elder Xu, they chanted a spell to open a door for him to enter, and then closed the door with a spell. Entering the main hall, Elder Xu walked along the left aisle to the outside of a small room, and he knocked lightly on the door: "Subordinate Xu Qingyun has something important to report. A neutral voice sounded through the door. Come on in. "Yes."
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