"Director Yan. "In the library on the first floor of 'Century Dawn', Watson's voice suddenly sounded, and Yan Heling, who was originally concentrating on reading, turned pale.

He slammed the book back on the table and replaced it with a kind and smiling face.

Not far away, Watson's figure slowly emerged, holding the Sun and Moon wand, his long pale blonde hair hanging down his waist, and his gray-white eyes looked at Yan Heling indifferently. His body was slightly transparent, and his feet were floating above the ground, obviously not a real person, just a projection.

"The Mirror has already started to move, and it's time for us to plan further. ”

"Your Excellency, I think it's best to wait and see what happens. ”

"Oh, so three months have passed, what progress has been made on Director Yan's side?"

"Your Excellency, this kind of thing is not in a hurry. Yan Heling twisted his beard and said with a smile.

"Yes, then when are you going to tell me about the fact that you have accepted a genius disciple. Watson's voice couldn't hear any emotion, and he flashed in front of Yan Heling.

Yan Heling was unmoved, still with a smiling face, and said, "What, is the chairman here to say hello to the old man?"

"Yes, Director Yan, I have prepared a generous gift for you. Watson turned his wand, and between the two of them appeared a jet-black short sword with dark red patterns carved into it.

There were faint blue lines lingering around the short sword, looking like flowing blood, Yan Heling's face changed greatly when he saw this scene: "This is ...... How could the Shadow Demon Blade end up in your hands?"

"It's something you've been looking for for years, don't worry, it'll be in your hands soon. Watson smiled slightly, "However, there is one condition. You have to let Liu Ye return to Boyun City, with your granddaughter Mu Shilan, and of course, Smith will also go along. ”

Shilan ...... Why do you have to involve her? Yan Heling sighed, "This child is already pitiful enough, I don't want her to encounter any more danger." ”

"Director Yan, she is your weakness. Another flash, Watson appeared behind Yan Heling, his gentle voice sounded like hypnosis, "A person with a soft underbelly can't go far." ”

Yan Heling clenched his fists, and a black magic circle appeared under his feet, as if the light of ink spurted out, turning into several iron chains that tightly wound Watson's limbs.

Watson remained motionless, letting Yan Heling restrain himself, and said calmly: "Director Yan, it won't do you any good to terminate the cooperation. ”

Yan Heling did not speak.

Watson shook his head slightly, and his figure suddenly changed from illusory to solid, and the moment his feet touched the ground, "boom", all the chains broke in response to the sound and turned into sifted powder.

"Director Yan, we have a common goal, and please think carefully about whether you want to continue the cooperation between you and me. Watson raised his hand, and a short sword with a dark red pattern engraved on it spun at high speed in his palm, gradually growing larger until it was a foot long.

He put the short sword in front of Yan Heling, turned his back to him and said, "Bait can only play its value if it is put into the water, and in this game, the person who is reluctant to take the bait will eventually lose everything he has." Watson said as he walked outward, and with each step, his figure became more transparent, "I hope Director Yan can figure out what he wants." ”

Yan Heling held his forehead with his hands in fists and remained silent.

"Those who achieve great things are not informal. If you choose to give up, it will be the biggest failure of your life. As the last word fell, Watson's figure completely faded away.

In the shadow formed by the cover of his hands, Yan Heling showed a faint smile.

In the quiet room, Liu Ye sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, holding a dark blue phoenix with flapping wings in his right hand, and Mu Shilan was still wearing the doll-like pale gold dress, a pair of trimmed flat glasses, and a thick book in her hand. She looked at Liu Ye, who was concentrated, and sighed with a smile.

She closed the book in her hand with a "snap", took off her glasses, and said, "Genius, it's really jealous~ Liu Ye, it's only been three months, and I have nothing left to teach you." ”

Liu Ye put away his magic and looked at Shi Lan a little embarrassed, without speaking, just scratching his head.

"Well, I really can't help you. Shi Lan shook her head, opened the door of the quiet room, and said to Liu Ye, "Let's go, your magic practice has come to an end for the time being, and I will take you to claim your wand." ”

"My wand?" Liu Ye stood up holding on to the ground, "Why do you claim it?"

"Because, strictly speaking, choosing a wand is a two-way process. In Shi Lan's palm, a white wand appeared, "Do you remember the knowledge of magic weapons that I introduced to you at the beginning? One thing I didn't tell you at the time was that in the magical world, everything that was engraved with rune arrays was considered to have a certain level of 'spirit'. ”

Shi Lan handed the wand to Liu Ye and asked him to take a closer look.

This is the first time Liu Ye has observed Shi Lan's wand up close, unlike Smith, Shi Lan's wand is more slender and slightly shorter, Smith's one looks more than a foot long, and Shi Lan's is less than a foot. The upper part of the wand is engraved with cloud-like runes, and there is a warm feeling in the hand.

"Spirit?" Liu Ye gently rubbed the wand in his hand, "What do you mean by 'spirit'?"

"Well—it's something like life, but not completely. Shi Lan beckoned, the wand in Liu Ye's hand began to shake, and as soon as she let go, the wand flew back into Shi Lan's hand, and rubbed her palm coquettishly, "Well, just like this, in your words, it can probably be regarded as artificial intelligence." ”

"With a certain degree of intelligence, can you respond to the call of the master......" Liu Ye frowned, Shi Lan was not accurate, the performance of the magic wand was beyond the scope of existing artificial intelligence, in contrast, the 'spirit' was closer to the real life form, with emotions similar to those of animals.

"As long as the rune array is engraved, will the wand have a 'spirit'?" asked Liu Ye.

"Not just wands, but all magic weapons, including potions. As long as there is a rune array engraved with it, whether it is natural or artificial, it will produce a 'spirit', of course, there will be a difference between 'spirit', like it, well, it is considered to be relatively low-level. Shi Lan put away her wand and continued, "Legend has it that the spirits attached to those naturally formed powerful magic weapons have wisdom comparable to that of humans, and can even transform into human form and can talk, but well, almost no one has ever seen it. ”

"Naturally occurring?"

"Well, it has to be naturally formed, and no matter how powerful an artificially made magic weapon is, it won't appear that level of spirit. Shi Lan leaned against the door frame and pouted, "I think these are feudal superstitions, I don't know who made up the rumors with false rumors, even those heirloom magic weapons that are currently stored in the magic federations of all continents, the wisdom of the spirits is far from those in the legends, they are all deceiving children." ”

Liu Ye looked at Shi Lan speechlessly, words like "feudal superstition" came out of the magician's mouth, giving him a strange sense of disobedience.

"Then, does magic also have 'spirits'?" Liu Ye touched his chin and said, "After all, magic is also generated through rune arrays, if rune arrays are the cause of 'spirits', then magic should also have them." ”

Shi Lan's big eyes rolled, she had never thought about this question before.

Shi Lan tilted her head and thought for a moment, and said, "Well, maybe, but no one has ever felt it." She stared at her palm, and her magic gradually condensed into a flame puppy, standing there motionless, "This kind of thing, can it also have spirits?"

Liu Ye blinked, the flame puppy's body did not have the agility of Shi Lan's wand just now.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, come with me. With a flip of her palm, Shi Lan waved her hand at Liu Ye, and the two left the quiet room one after the other.

"Wow, how can there be such a big place. Liu Ye exclaimed.

Shi Lan pushed open the door opposite the library on the first floor, and Liu Ye only felt a cold air rushing to his face, mixed with the rich scent of sandalwood, which made him cough twice.

"Hmph, count yourself lucky, our collection of magic weapons in the dawn of the century is one of the largest in the world. Shilan fumbled around the wall and turned on the light.

Liu Ye looked around, the pale yellow wallpaper pale yellow light, there were eight wooden shelves against the wall in the room, two on one side, each shelf was about three meters high, there were six layers, and several boxes were neatly placed on each floor. It's a very ordinary storeroom display, but a series of photos and portraits of people placed above the shelves have aroused Liu Ye's interest.

"Who are these?" asked Liu Ye, pointing to the photo.

"Ah, those are the predecessors of the dawn of the century. Shi Lan, who was picking and choosing in front of the shelves, was asked by Liu Ye, and glanced at the photos and portraits above her head and said.

"Senpai?"

"Well, Century Dawn is an organization with a long history. Eh, don't look at it, come here. Shilan didn't want to continue talking about photos, so she immediately diverted the topic.

"I, Fourier, Shi Lan, Zeng Chen, and the eldest sister Tang Yin, all lost their parents in an accident fifteen years ago, and before that, they were all members of the 'Century Dawn'. Three months ago, Ouyang Gu's words suddenly sounded in Liu Ye's mind.

The poetry in front of her was lively and cheerful, but Liu Ye's heart was mixed.

"Hey, what are you doing so frozen? ”

"It's okay, it's coming, it's coming. ”

"Come, you stand here, there will be a surprise. Shi Lan stood in the middle of the room, pointed to her feet, and then grimaced at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye looked around vigilantly, after three months of getting along day and night, the most important thing he learned was that when Shi Lan grimaced, she must be lying.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

He slowly moved to Shilan's side, his eyes constantly glancing to both sides.

"Hee-hee. Seeing that he had reached his position, Shilan jumped back slightly.

"Unauthorized entry detected, unauthorized entry detected, anti-theft device activated, anti-theft device activated. A mechanical electronic male voice sounded.

Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and chose to give up resistance, she tossed herself no less than ten times during this time, this girl really can't get tired of playing.

I saw that all corners of the room suddenly cracked, and nine flying swords of different colors rose up, shooting towards Liu Ye from all directions, and then stopped about two inches in front of him.

Although he had been mentally prepared early, the moment the flying sword burst into his face, Liu Ye couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Oh! not good!" Shi Lan exclaimed, the flying sword suddenly moved again, and in the blink of an eye, nine swords pierced through Liu Ye's chest!

For a while, Liu Ye's limbs were stiff and his brain was blank.