CHAPTER XVII
The oncoming cold water stirred, and Mu Qinyi woke up slowly. Then she saw the little Eurom mage glaring at her coldly from a few steps in front of her.
"I thought you Western mages were the kind of monsters you were tough to deal with, but it turns out that you're really different from that guy. In vain, I also prepared several high-level scrolls. The little man said coldly.
It seems that this Euro thief has suffered at the hands of that kid. Mu Qinyi sat up cross-legged, his eyes sweeping left and right. It was a strange stone house, so simple that it seemed to have been made by a random piece of rock, revealing crooked windows and a door, and most strangely of all, a small pond in the middle of the house. Mu Qinyi is now lying on the corner of the house by the pond, with steel shackles on his hands and feet. On the other side of the corner of the room, there were two corpses with blurred flesh and blood, and the sunlight shone in through the crooked window and just fell on the two corpses, shining the open flesh and charred skin clearly, and a few flies were buzzing and hovering on them, and the air was full of the smell of blood.
And most importantly, the two bodies were wearing the same clothes as the sergeants of the legations. Needless to say, two of the sergeants who were robbed yesterday.
Mu Qinyi's heart sank slightly, and he whispered, "I didn't expect you to set such a despicable trap." What about that little girl? You're not going to be killed, are you?"
"It's just a little mind manipulation, and she won't remember what happened, and she certainly doesn't have to say what you barbarians imagined. The little mage sneered without smiling. "Also, the hunter's trap is a manifestation of intellectual superiority over beasts, and has nothing to do with morality. As a prey, you'd better have prey awareness. ”
"Mu. That's your name. As a mage's most basic decency, I don't want to torture you. But this is also on the basis of your obedient cooperation, otherwise I don't mind letting those scumbags who are good at torture deal with you. I think they're much more interested in interrogating women than men. The few of your colleagues who were arrested yesterday only lasted a quarter of an hour, and they said everything. If you don't want to end up like them, answer my questions honestly. It just so happened that you went to receive the magic of those magic sticks, and without the translator in the middle, our Q&A would be very effective. ”
The little mage smiled grimly as he spoke, his thin lips curling at the two bloody corpses in the corner over there.
His eyes stopped on the two corpses, Mu Qinyi's face turned pale again, and after a slight hesitation, he replied dejectedly: "Okay, if you want to know anything, just ask." ”
"Sure enough, a smart man. So I like to deal with smart people. As a bonus, I can remind you that I currently maintain the three-ring arcane 'Detect Lies'. You may not understand the magic of the arcane, but I can tell you that if you lie I will know. At that time, I would not have asked in such a polite way. The little mage nodded, clearly pleased with the effect of the intimidation. "First of all, let me ask you, did I damage the rest of the alchemy materials that day?"
"Alchemy materials....porcelain, lacquerware, and other crafts have been destroyed, and if you are talking about those materials and items requested by Duke Incre, there is not much damage. ”
"Where are those materials stored now?"
"It's right in the camp. ”
The little mage nodded. Although he didn't speak, Mu Qinyi could feel it, and his expression was a little relaxed.
Although General Chen's knife that day reduced the explosive and concussive power of the fireball a lot, after all, it was in the cabin, and the impact of the explosion was quite amazing. Finally the sea road was protected from turbulence, and everything in the warehouse was held in a sturdy wooden box, fixed with ropes, and a lot of cushions such as straw, wood chips, and cotton were stuffed in the middle, so that all of them were shattered in the explosion. The Five Elements and Dao Dharma tools used in those alchemy were not delicate things in the first place, and the smaller ones were taken away by this little mage, and the rest were basically unharmed, but those exquisite porcelain terracotta figurines were damaged a lot.
"I heard, you are a mage on your Western Continent who specializes in the study of water elemental factions?" The little mage's eyes carefully looked up and down on Mu Qinyi's body. "I also saw the two spells that manipulated the water element just now, and like those elemental druids, there is nothing remarkable about the backward and primitive simple search for elemental resonance. ”
Mu Qinyi didn't answer, but his heart gradually became cold. This Oro Mage's detailed 'heard' is undoubtedly from a few sergeants who were arrested yesterday, and if he was able to set such a trap before, maybe he has been followed by someone since he came out of the Sun Temple, and even if he went to the Sun Temple today to receive divine healing, this Euro Mage has already heard about it. Those ruffians and hooligans seemed to be instructed by him, and it was probably not a problem to monitor them along the way, and inquire about the affairs of the temple. This person is so deliberate, his intentions must be not small, and he is definitely not an ordinary thief.
"So, the spell system used by the mage called the wind, do you know what's going on, is it common to you in the Western Continent? is it very common? Can you tell me about it?" the little mage asked casually.
Mu Qinyi was slightly stunned, and then shook his head: "I don't know, I've only seen him use spells once or twice, and I don't know what spells he used." However, listening to Mr. Liu Xuanying, he seems to come from a very secret faction. There are many spell factions on our Western Continent, and many of them are something I haven't seen before. ”
“... So is his combat power the top on your continent?"
"Definitely not. Mu Qinyi shook his head. She really thought so about this, after all, that kid was there, even if he had a talent and had an adventure, how could he have a deep cultivation. "He's just a little weird, and I don't know how many people are better than him. We five... Any Grand Master of the Elemental Faction can kill him in the blink of an eye. Even regardless of the spells, the strength of the masters of those families and large gangs is far superior to his. ”
The little mage stopped talking, the expression on his face was cloudy, and his eyes gradually showed a ruthless look when he looked at Mu Qinyi. After a while, his face gradually relaxed, and he asked again: "I heard that the most powerful person in your envoy group is the mage surnamed Liu? So what kind of faction is the spell he uses? Describe it to me." ”
"This ...... I don't know how to describe it, but he's... It's not a mage... He shouldn't be able to use spells...... At least I haven't seen it..."Mu Qinyi didn't know how to explain. Those soldiers who were captured and tortured would say that Liu Xuanying was a mage, because of his identity as an immortal master with the army, and there were also reasons for translation. But intuitively speaking, Liu Xuanying is not like the mage who said in the Euro people to induce the elements to cast spells, but is more like those warriors who raise their arms and wave their swords head-on.
However, in essence, Liu Xuanying is not the martial arts that he has cultivated for the purpose of fighting, and like all cultivators, the ultimate goal is to seek the origin and mystery of heaven and earth. It's just that how this 'cultivation path' should be explained in the Euro language, and how to explain the 'martial arts', even if the Euro magic that knows the language is magical, it is not enough for Mu Qinyi to figure it out.
The little mage frowned, as if he was not satisfied with such a vague answer, and sneered and said, "I know you are not lying, but many words are not said seriously...... Looks like we should go the other way..."
There was a rush of footsteps from far and near, and then a Euro man leaned out from the crooked stone door and looked inside, and when he saw that the little mage also looked back at him, he walked out with a sneer, and said with a shrunken head, "Master Mage, our boss invites you to come over." ”
After just one glance, the little mage didn't look at the man again, turned his head and said, "Tell him I'm not available." And get out of here, didn't I say you weren't allowed to get near here?"
"But he said it was a matter of great urgency...... "The Euro man seemed to be a little afraid of the little mage, and his expression was unnatural when he spoke. "He said that a colleague of yours had come here, and that you would like to come and discuss something important together. ”
"Colleague?" the little mage frowned, snorted coldly, and then turned and walked out, throwing a word to the man. "Look at this woman. ”
“... Can I take her to the dungeon?" waited for the little mage to take a few steps before the Euro man hesitated. "And I'll throw those two guys who are waiting to die together? This was once the temple after all... Ahem, I don't believe in these inexplicable gods, but after all, it's a little bad, my lord, do you say yes?"
The little mage suddenly turned his head and glared at the man, and said in a very affirmative tone, "No, I think it's very good here. Secluded and secluded, it is a great place to interrogate prisoners. No one is allowed to touch them until I get back, I have more important questions to ask, understand?"
"Yes, yes, as you wish. The man nodded repeatedly.
The little mage left quickly, and the Euro man looked at Mu Qinyi in the corner of the stone house, and leaned against the door with his mouth grumbling.
In the corner, Mu Qinyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes slightly. The mage's departure, even if it was only psychological, really made her feel relieved.
But that doesn't mean she has a chance to escape. Regardless of where this is and what the situation is outside, since the little mage is relieved to interrogate her here alone, and he is relieved to ask this Euro man to guard here, it means that she really has no chance. Mu Qinyi herself knew that the two pairs of steel shackles on her hands and feet made her at a loss.
The shackles on her feet were covered with rust and dried blood, and they looked like ordinary torture instruments that had been used for an unknown period of time, and there was a large iron ball at least thirty or forty pounds hanging in the middle. But the most terrible thing is the pair of shackles she wears on her hands, compared to the rough and worn on her feet, this pair of shackles is smooth and delicate, covered with fine and indistinguishable patterns, and the junction of those patterns is actually inlaid with a few small gems and crystals. Of course, this is not for the sake of good looks, Mu Qinyi can faintly feel that the operation of the vitality around his body is imprisoned by this shackle, which is clearly a pair of shackles inlaid with a Euro magic circle and a certain Euro spell.
Needless to say, this is a special shackle specially made by the Wizard of Nao to deal with the Wizard. Mu Qinyi tried it, but his own aura was fine, but he couldn't trigger the vitality around him to run at all. She couldn't see the reason for the Euro circle carved on it, and the shackles didn't seem to have keyholes, as if they were cast directly in her hands, and she didn't know how to take them off.
Taking a deep breath, Mu Qinyi tried to calm down as much as possible. This change came too suddenly, and it was dangerous, but fortunately, in the conversation with the little man O Luo just now, she vaguely felt that although this O Master was scheming and had already arranged, it was far from being an old treacherous and cunning, and in his words, she could not only see that this O Master was quite stubborn, but also revealed a lot of useful information. You have to think about it, and maybe you can find something useful, or even a chance to get out.
First of all, the primary target of Master Ouluo should be those return gifts that he didn't have time to take away, and the second target seemed to be Feng Yinqiu, which meant that sooner or later he would meet Liu Xuanying and Feng Yinqiu, which was good news for Mu Qinyi. Although this Euro mage has some cunning and treachery, and there are many thieves and hooligans and other subordinates to drive away, it is far from enough to deal with those two. If it weren't for the fact that Master Euro said that there was some magic to detect lies, Mu Qinyi would definitely set some traps in his words and let him touch his head and break his blood.
For the treacherous and multi-powerful magic of this Euro arcane, Feng Yinqiu has already mentioned it before, so Mu Qinyi is not surprised that there will be any spells to detect lies, and even in the Water Dao Method, there is a method that reflects the changes in the seven emotions of people, and there is no shortage of similar means with the help of the Euro spell of the arcane network. However, not being able to lie does not mean that you have to say everything honestly, and some small verbal skills are enough to make people fall into traps automatically. Whether it is Liu Xuanying or Feng Yinqiu, both of them are resourceful, good at decisiveness and more capable of fighting, as long as this Euro mage shows some flaws, the two of them may be able to fight all the way here under the pursuit of the situation.
And the relationship between this Euro mage and those subordinates is also strange in a different way. Whether it is the two Euro Men who ambushed him, or the one who guarded the door, he only feared the mage, and did not have the slightest respect, and the mage only scolded him, and did not show any pity for his subordinates, plus the words of the man and the mage just now, it seems that this mage is not in the same group as these people, and does not even belong to this place...... By the way, the man just said that this strange-looking stone house is actually a temple?
Thinking of this, Mu Qinyi was stunned, and couldn't help but look around again at this strange stone house. Compared to the magnificent scene seen in the Temple of the Sun before, this stone house is too simple to speak, not only dark and narrow, but also without any decoration and utensils, it is impossible for people to live there, and it is somewhat similar to that it is used to keep livestock.
However, there is a strange thing about this stone house, that is, there is a pond in the middle. Now Mu Qinyi took a closer look at the past, only to find that this pond was only a foot deep, but the water in it was extremely clear, and in the center of the pond, under that foot of clear water, there seemed to be a strangely shaped stone statue.
Mu Qinyi was originally not far from the pond, dragging the shackles under his feet and moving with difficulty, reaching into the pond and scooping up some water to drink.
Mu Qinyi's movements were slow and weak, and the Eurohan guarding the door just glanced at her, and didn't pay attention to her, so he didn't notice that after drinking this sip of water, a bright light flashed in her eyes. Then Mu Qinyi moved again, and then probed her hand deeper into the pool, as if she was still scooping the water with her hands, but this time her hand touched the statue at the bottom of the water.
At this moment, the little mage named Stephanie was entering the reception room of the old crow, the master of the place, and saw the old crow waiting for her, and a mage dressed in a gray robe.
The old crow was still like the most elaborate nobleman, dressed neatly and luxuriously, with silver hair meticulously combed, sitting on the sofa with a small sterling silver cup drinking black tea, and the gray-robed mage immediately stood up when he saw Stephanie, stretched out his hands and made a hugging gesture, and said with a grin: "My dear Stephanie, I heard that your mission here is not going well, so I came over to take over. ”