Chapter 204: The Spy
Miss Ulysses' first show at the Arcane Academy was screwed up like that. Being so inexplicably troubled by those two Westerners, no one was in the mood to continue performing and appreciating, and those students who came with great interest could only complain and scatter away.
As for the two troublemakers in the West, no one noticed where they ended up. The trainees complained in twos and threes, basically thinking that Westerners were still barbarians without the slightest cultural attainment, and they were very dissatisfied with the chairman of the board of directors for inexplicably letting these Westerners in, and some even said that they wanted to put forward their opinions to the council. But most of this was just casual talk, and except for a few die-hard fans of Miss Ulysses, no one else had so much energy and time to waste on it, and everyone was scattered outside the theater.
The academy occupies a vast area, and the drama club is a relatively remote location, and two or three hundred students are scattered, some riding flying props, some riding traffic golems, and some walking, which suddenly became scarce.
On a somewhat remote path, a young man was walking briskly. He was dressed in the most common academy apprentice robe, with short brown hair, and freckles scattered on his thin face, he looked like an ordinary student, he didn't take other transportation props, just walked alone, and seemed to be a guy with a somewhat withdrawn personality, who simply came to the drama club to see the excitement.
Suddenly, a figure in strange armor appeared in front of him, and the young student stood still and was slightly stunned, recognizing that this was the Westerner who had been mischievous in the theater just now, but glanced at a guard golem patrolling not far away, the young man did not appear to be wary or nervous, but asked with an inquiring expression: "This ...... Sir, may I ask you what is the matter?"
"Call me the great sword of charity. The man smiled as if he wanted to be kind, but it looked strange under the two-faced man's helmet, and he walked over and stood two or three meters in front of the young man. "Don't look at me as a little scary, in fact, I am also a person who loves art, I came to ask you what you think of my singing just now. ”
"Huh......" The young man gave a speechless expression. "This ...... Can you allow me to say it's hard to hear?"
"Hahahaha, of course. Great people must have great hearts, and they will not mind the one-sided views of those of you who don't understand art. The Sword of Benevolence smiled very generously, and then stretched out his hand. "But I still thank you for your valuable advice, and you are the tenth person to give me advice. Allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you. ”
After a moment's hesitation, the young student still reached out and shook it, although this is a very weird weirdo, but the students of the Arcane Academy should not be without basic etiquette.
But just as he stretched out his hand, the hand of the Sword of Benevolence quickly tapped on him a few times, and his movements immediately stiffened, and then when the look of horror appeared on his face again, the hand of the Sword of Benevolence lightly touched his neck, and he stood there with his eyes rolled and fainted.
"Sure enough, without any damage or impact on human physiology to this non-arcane method, the Academy's automatic response will not be touched. After all, no matter how easy the arcane sequence is, it is impossible to use the sequencing technique to completely bring every student under control. ”
The Sword of Benevolence smiled, holding the student's hand to prevent him from falling. The head of the guard golem patrolling in the distance spun around here, but continued to walk into the distance as if he hadn't seen anything.
"In this way, wouldn't it be more useful to use a little thief to sprinkle incense and knock on a stuffy stick to tie a few than any mage or any arcane?... But how can a little thief get into this academy? after all, there are surveillance arcane things to watch. The Sword of Benevolence pulled up the unconscious student and strode towards the meeting, and the student was obviously unconscious, but he still followed step by step under his pull. As he walked, he waved his hand at the void above. "Your Excellency, have you seen it? We've helped you catch a spy who might have been sent by some conspirator to lurk among the students, and we're going to be interrogated. No thanks, haha. There must be one or two more over there over there. ”
At this time, Feng Yinqiu on the other side was scratching his head a little. He's still in the theater.
Although a few students with doubtful identities were judged, they were only suspicious, and it was obviously not possible to go up and arrest people directly in front of everyone, this was an arcane academy after all, and they were just outsiders. So the best thing to do is to take one or two out of the blue without causing a commotion, and then give them to the academy after confirming the identity. So he and the Sword of Benevolence split up, finding one or two suspicious-looking trainees each.
The Sword of Benevolence followed the two out, maybe he had already caught one, but Feng Yinqiu stayed in the theater and didn't know how to make a move.
If the appearance is suspicious, the two students who stayed in the theater now are the most suspicious, they did not leave with the other academies, but after a short discussion, they have been waiting near the backstage, and it seems that they still want to break into the backstage, but they were stopped by several students of the drama club, they did not force their way in or play any tricks, they simply stayed around near the door.
So this made it a little difficult for Feng Yinqiu, who was hidden by the side with advanced stealth techniques. According to what he and the Sword of Benevolence had agreed on, to subdue the two guys without touching the Academy's automatic protection sequence, they had to use non-arcane means and not do any noticeable damage. This wasn't a problem for him, but it would be a little inconvenient if there were other students around, and letting ordinary students know that there were people with ill intentions lurking in the academy would definitely bring a huge panic. After all, the two of them were outsiders who only accepted the invitation to enter the academy, and they couldn't justify setting up a mess for the chairman.
But at this time, the two guys suddenly got together again to discuss something, then looked around for a while, turned their heads and walked away. The students of the drama club probably thought that it was just two admirers of Miss Ulysses, and they didn't pay much attention to it. As lurkers with ulterior motives, this kind of behavior seems to be a bit too blatant, and it stands to reason that it is their duty to be low-key and introverted and not attract attention. Feng Yinqiu immediately followed behind with interest.
What surprised him even more was that the two students actually walked towards a corner where no one was remote. After making sure that there was no one around, and before Feng Yinqiu could do it himself, one of the students said while scanning the surroundings: "That... Chief of Staff of the Winds, Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, are you nearby?"
This made Feng Yinqiu stunned, and then smiled, it turned out that these two people were waiting for the two of them near the backstage. He also simply showed his figure and asked directly, "Who are you two?"
"Ah, hello, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. The young student at the head hurriedly bowed, and he was actually not surprised by Feng Yinqiu's question. "I'm Chris, he's **, and we're all official cadets of the 48th class of the Arcane Academy. Of course, if you mean to answer us, we are Count Pete's men, or the trainee battle mages of the Fernandez family. ”
"You know we're looking for you?" was unexpected, but it wasn't a bad thing. "Are the other three from the Fernandez family just like you?"
"The other three?" the young man named Chris was stunned. "I don't know. There are only six apprentice battle mages I know of who belong to the Fernandez family in this academy, and only the two of us are here today. Maybe it's someone from another family or power. ”
"Is it common for you to infiltrate the Arcane Academy like you for other clan forces?" If this is the case, the seemingly tight protective measures of this arcane academy are useless.
“... It's not appropriate to say that we are lurking, we were originally students of the Arcane Academy, but we signed a contract with the Fernandez family, and they will help us pay various fees in exchange for our service and loyalty. This is one of the common modes for the big family to train battle mages, but it is not common, after all, there are not many people who can really rely on their hard work and talent to get the recognition of the big family, and the tuition fees of the Arcane Academy are not cheap. Chris shrugged, a little helplessness on his face, and some pride that couldn't be hidden. "Of course, we also have to accept some family arrangements during our studies, such as being Miss Sophia's secret bodyguard. Of course, we won't reveal our true identity unless we have to, Miss Sophia is not aware of our existence, and we hope you will keep it a secret from her. ”
“....... So what are you trying to do here today? Feng Yinqiu nodded after a moment of silence. Although I haven't heard of it before, this kind of thing is also reasonable, and the big families on the rivers and lakes of China also have similar measures, after all, the family heritage can ensure a good education, but it cannot guarantee talent, and properly absorbing fresh blood can ensure the longevity of the family, and it also gives the characters in the grass a channel to rise, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone. And since these deliberately cultivated students with foreign surnames have tasks in their bodies, they are also talented, intelligent and tenacious, of course, they are much stronger than ordinary students, and their abilities in actual combat outside of arcane must have been deliberately trained, so they were only exposed under the temptation of the Sword of Benevolence before.
"Miss Ulysses came to the academy to perform, and Miss Sophia was involved, so of course we had to come and see. It was only the two of us who came today, and it was because the other three couldn't get out of it for the time being. "Chris is neither arrogant nor humble, and he talks eloquently. "And Count Pete has instructed us to show modesty and sincerity when we meet you, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, and the Sword of Benevolence. He wants us to convey to you the kindness of the Fernández family. ”
"Goodwill?" Feng Yinqiu raised his eyebrows.
"Goodwill, of course. Chris smiled. His subtle identity allowed him to explain it in a somewhat playful tone. "A carnivorous bear never shows kindness to a weak creature like a rabbit or mouse, but for another beast that is equally ferocious, even if the beast has just torn a little of his fur, there is nothing wrong with showing a little kindness as long as it is not an irreconcilable contradiction. Endless fighting is to be avoided as much as possible for either side, not to mention defeat, even the injuries caused after victory may attract watching wolves, and if you want to survive longer in this dangerous world, you must be careful. ”
"Seeing you two before, His Excellency the Sword of Mercy seems to have noticed us as well. It stands to reason that you will not be far away from Miss Ulysses, so we are here to meet you two in private and convey to you what Count Pete means. He was at the helm of the Fernández family in Oroyosta, at least nominally. ”
"Is this so-called goodwill the goodwill of the Fernández family, or the goodwill of this Count Pete?" asked Feng Yinqiu.
"Since Count Pete is the principal of the Fernández family in Oroyosta, then the goodwill he speaks of is, of course, the goodwill of the Fernández family. Chris smiled slightly, paused, hesitated for a moment and added. "But in my opinion, he may have more personal kindness. Miss Julia is a very face-loving person, and she seems to have the support of some upper class in the family behind her, and her actual influence is actually a little higher than that of Earl Pete. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Maybe Miss Julia is very concerned about the big picture, and maybe she can let go of what happened before and get along with you kindly. ”
"Well, thanks for the reminder. Feng Yinqiu smiled and nodded. Regardless of whether what this young man said was true, or whether it came from his other selfish intentions, such a mind and attitude of advancing and retreating were much higher than those of the rest of the students, and these young people who came up step by step by relying on their own talent and hard work were indeed not comparable to the kind of people who boasted of noble blood.
"I'm still working hard to fight with people and plot, but Brother Feng, on your side, someone automatically surrendered as soon as the tiger's body was shaken, so I really don't accept it. ”
In the midst of laughter, the Sword of Benevolence strode towards a young student as he emerged from the air, his eyes closed, and he was clearly fainting, but his body followed him step by step.
"Oh, Brother Invincible's attack is really different, he really didn't trigger the protective circle of this academy and arrested people. Feng Yinqiu pointed to the student who had been caught by the Sword of Benevolence and asked Chris about the two. "Do you know this man, is he really a student of the Arcane Academy?"
"We don't know this person. There are nearly 10,000 students in the college, and many of them have been following the professors to conduct research, and it is normal for many of them to not see each other until they graduate. Chris shrugged. "However, this person can appear in the academy, of course, he has passed the detection of the academy's reconnaissance sequence, and the identity of the student should be undoubted. If you two are suspicious of his reaction before, I don't think it's necessary, although it is rare for a classmate to concentrate on actual combat training, it is not impossible, maybe he is a battle mage apprentice of a certain family. ”
"Haha, boys from the Fernández family, don't play any tricks on your judgment. The premonition of justice is in my heart, there must be something wrong with this guy. As soon as the sword of benevolence was thrown in his hand, the young student flew to the side and crashed into the corner of the wall, and the person also came to his senses, and after he was slightly stunned, he immediately looked at the people around him with a wary face, and when he realized that he had lost control of his body, a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face.
"Tell me, who sent you to the Arcane Academy to go undercover? What is the purpose? You'd better think about answering honestly, I don't think the chairman will be stingy to dig out everything in your head with spiritual arcane......"
Faced with the threat of the Sword of Benevolence, the frightened look on the young student's face suddenly intensified to the extreme, every muscle on his face seemed to be filled with fear and despair, but he didn't seem to be afraid of the strange big man in front of him, he looked around with desperate eyes, as if the great fear came from some other distant and untouchable place.
"What's wrong with this guy......" Looking at this strange reaction, the Sword of Benevolence was also stunned.
"....This guy has a killing arcane on him!Get out of the way!" The young student who was standing next to him didn't open his mouth for a long time, and the young student who was called ** suddenly screamed, grabbed his companion Chris and flew to the side, and at the same time used a protective arcane, and a fluorescent shield appeared in front of him to cover the two of them. This reaction is indeed very fast and agile, but strictly speaking, it doesn't make sense, and the lethal arcane that can rely on the sequencing technique to set on this person will certainly not be able to withstand the low-ring arcane that they use.
Luckily, there were also Wind Whispering Autumn and the Sword of Benevolence standing in their way.
The two of them were slightly shocked when they heard the shouts of the student called **, after all, they were still halfway monks in the field of arcane, not to mention that compared with those ** masters, even the experience and knowledge of these outstanding young people were far above them, after all, it was also more than ten years of hard work.
However, they didn't get out of the way or anything, but instead stepped forward and looked at the young student intently, not even using protective means.
At this time, the young student's face had been flushed red with desperate blood, and the freckles seemed to be about to erupt into fire, and his short brown curvy hair was stretched to the point that it all stood up, and in just a second or two, the whole person seemed to be about to be stretched open by an inexplicable force in his body.
"It seems to be at least the arcane above the seven rings. Is this triggered, then the conditions for sequencing are mostly conditions such as being caught, losing self-control, and being asked about their origins. It seems that behind this poor fellow, there are really some people who cannot see the light......" The Sword of Benevolence nodded and muttered to himself. They hadn't actually had much experience with this ordering spell, but it was an important part of arcane knowledge, and it wasn't hard to deduce the situation. He also pointed his finger at the man, as if trying to stop the arcane effect, but he retracted halfway through his hand as the man took a few steps back.
With a bang, blue-purple flames erupted from the young student's mouth, nose, ears and eyes, and the erect hair became a blazing torch, and the flames from the inside out turned the young man who had just been alive into a burning man in the blink of an eye. And in the next moment, the blue-purple fire man swooped down towards the nearest sword of benevolence, its speed was almost beyond the limit of what the human eye could see, and the two mage apprentices of the Fernandez family over there couldn't even see the outline of this burning man clearly, and could only vaguely perceive a blue light slashing through the body of the sword of benevolence.
The air was filled with the smell of burning, which emanated from the arm of the Sword of Benevolence, and with a single pass, the metal armor on his arm turned into dark red molten iron, burning his flesh to black. And the blue-purple fire man that the student had transformed into was hit by his fist, and he also flew away for a distance, and his body dissipated a little, but it returned to its original shape between breaths.
"Huh?" Not only did the Sword of Benevolence look stunned, but Feng Yinqiu on the side was also surprised. The fire man turned into this student doesn't seem to have much momentum, and the surrounding temperature has not changed at all, but in essence, it is definitely not comparable to ordinary flames, and the law contained in it is even higher than that of ordinary fire element elders, and this arcane does not seem to be a simple elemental arcane, but some of the evil spells on the Shenzhou Dao Law, with this person's ** and spirit as fuel, it is extremely powerful in a short period of time, not to mention, there is considerable intelligence and judgment, and the sword of benevolence actually suffered a loss under guard.
"Elemental Avengers!It's Elemental Avengers!" The two battle mage apprentices who had dodged to the side were not affected, but they were far more nervous than the Sword of Benevolence, who was directly attacked, and looked around. "Why didn't the Academy's guardian sequence respond? This is the Seven Rings Arcane!"
Without discovering the academy's measures, the two of them could only turn to Feng Yinqiu and ask for help: "Your Excellency, please be sure to eliminate this elemental avenger, at least hold it back, and wait for the other professors to find out and support later! Although this is only a seven-ring arcane, the actual combat ability is very strong in a short period of time, and he must not be allowed to rush out of here, otherwise Miss Ulysses and Miss Sophia will be in danger!"
"Fool, shut up and take a good look!" The Sword of Benevolence shouted angrily, shocking the faces of the two mage apprentices, who were obviously also moved by this surprise attack, and clenched his fists and struck at the fire man who was flying again.
With a loud bang, the small half of the theater shattered and burst open, and the fragments continued to crumble and disintegrate in mid-air, and finally turned into piles of extremely fine rubble, sand and gravel slanted down.
"What kind of ghostly trick is this, it really off Lao Tzu!" In the ruins, the Sword of Benevolence spat out a mouthful of spit and withdrew its fist. That burning man was completely shattered directly under his angry blow, and disappeared, along with the theater on this side, but fortunately this was already a corner of the theater, and it should not hurt anyone else.
Chris and the two apprentices got up from the gravel in embarrassment, looking at the scene in front of them in amazement, Feng Yinqiu was already surprised, and the light of the reconnaissance arcane flashed in his eyes and he glanced around, and then shook his head slightly: "Why didn't the invincible brother lose some strength? At least leave a little corpse or something, maybe you can find some clues." ”
"Don't think about it, since those people have ordered this guy to such an arcane art, they are sure that they will not leave any clues. "The Sword of Benevolence shook his hand, shaking off the solidified metal shell and charred flesh that had been stained on it, with the Gang Qi to protect the body and the powerful flesh and blood essence, although the Elemental Fire Man was enough to melt gold and iron, it could only scorch some of his outer flesh and skin. He used a necromantic healing arcane, and the flesh injuries immediately began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's... This... What about the Academy's protective mechanisms...... Why, how could this be...."The two Chris over there were still standing there dumbfounded, in their cognition, the academy protected by the Ten Rings Arcane Sequence should be an absolutely safe place, but now it is not only the extremely dangerous elemental Avengers wreaking havoc, but also a large-scale destruction attack like the Sword of Benevolence, not to mention that the two of them will die as long as they are slightly affected, and if they are not careful, Miss Sophia, who they must protect, may also die because of this.
“... I think this question should be asked to His Excellency the President. Feng Yinqiu said suddenly.
The two battle mage apprentices were stunned and then turned their eyes, as if they understood something, but before they could react, a light flashed not far away, and an old man with white hair appeared on the ruins, it was Bastinne Magnus, the director of the Arcane Academy.
"Alright, those two classmates, please get out of here. Please don't tell anyone about what happened here today, including Count Pete. You guys didn't show up in this place at this time, do you know what I mean?" the chairman ignored Feng Yinqiu and the others first, and said to Chris. "This matter is of little use to the Fernández family, but if it spreads, it may cause a huge panic among the students. ”
The two were slightly stunned and then glanced at each other, and hurriedly bowed to the chairman: "Thank you, chairman, we will never say anything about this matter." ”
This salute and thank-you salute was by no means superficial etiquette, but came out of 120,000 sincerity, because the chairman could have directly erased their memories with spiritual arcane, and did not do so purely to avoid damaging their minds. For the Fernández family, their loyalty is only based on contracts and interests, but the reverence for the chairman at this moment is truly from the heart, enough to remember for life.
Then the chairman raised his hand, and the crumbling ruins around him suddenly seemed to enter a time lapse, countless gravel and gravel flew up and recombined into large pieces of rubble, and then the gravel was reassembled together to form the original building, and after two or three seconds, this place that had been turned into sand and gravel ruins was completely restored to its original state.
For such a miraculous means of the chairman, Feng Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence couldn't help but be moved, it seems that with the support of the arcane sequence behind this academy, the ability of this old mage is really staggering, even if it can't be said to be almost a god, but it is by no means comparable to any other ** master. At least neither of them could see what kind of arcane was at work.
After watching the two apprentices leave with a look of reverence and incredulity on their faces, the chairman turned to the Sword of Benevolence and spoke, "Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, it seems that I still underestimated your ability to make trouble. Since the establishment of the Academy, there has never been such a dangerous violent conflict. ”
"Who can blame me for this?" the sword of benevolence spread his hands, completely innocent. "I'm just defending myself, if you let the sequence suppress this arcane, where will you need me to make a move?"
"The arcane that is sequenced on the recipient is in a semi-excited state, and this elemental avenger acts purely on the recipient, not on the outside, and the effect after the completion of the arcane does not rely on the magic web, so the guardian sequence will not determine the danger and stop it. The chairman replied angrily and helplessly. "Well, I'll admit that I wanted to see what the two of you were capable of fighting, so I didn't take the initiative to use the sequence to stop it...... Now there is no need to ask those two guys for the battle data of the Sword of Benevolence. ”
"Look, I knew you were already watching, Chairman. The sword of benevolence stroked his palm with the appearance that he had already known. "So you have to thank us for helping you find out this spy. ”
Feng Yinqiu smiled and shook his head: "No, I think the tricks played by these people must have been under the control of the chairman for a long time." ”
"Okay two, don't run me. The chairman sighed. "I have already verified the identity information of this student just now, there is no problem at all, it is impossible for me to waste the arcane sequence of the Morning Light Mage Tower to tens of thousands of students to screen whether they have a sequencing technique on their bodies one by one, and there are various protective measures for the sequencing of other families and ** masters, so although I know that some people have reached into the academy, there is really no way to find out their hands......"
"......., however, they actually ordered a dangerous arcane like the Elemental Avenger, which is one of the few high-lethal spells that can bypass the automatic defense mechanism of the Academy's guardian sequence, and if they can't stop it in the first place, it is likely to cause casualties among the students...... Their hands are stretched out, and they are still holding the murder weapon, which is too much. The chairman's voice couldn't help but carry a bit of calmness. "Two, I might want to ask you to do me a favor and sore these people's hands, or simply cut them off. ”
"It's a must. The sword of benevolence patted his chest with a clatter. "For this kind of evil guy who treats the lives of innocent students as if they were a mustard, of course, they must be punished with justice. However, Your Excellency, we have some small problems on our side that we may need your help with. ”
The chairman looked at him and smiled, "Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, in fact, you have a very good potential to become a politician, I wonder if you have noticed it yourself?"
"That's a must, too. Righteous warriors can do anything. Hahahaha......." The Sword of Benevolence laughed.
"Okay, let's talk about what exactly it takes. The chairman nodded helplessly, and smiled a little slyly. "Also, in the future, I may have to restrict the access of the two of you, especially the Sword of Benevolence, to the Academy. Your destructive power is too strong, and your power is beyond the magic net, if you want to ensure that you will not harm innocents in the academy, you must always have at least one nine-ring arcane in the sequence, which is a great waste of the academy's resources...... Why don't we adopt a paid entry system? ”