At night, in the Great Library of the Magical Congress, Merlin is sitting in a beautifully decorated black velvet chair.

In his hand, there were several books that looked very old. Before Merlin's eyes, a heavy parchment book written in an ancient language was opened. To his left, there's a quill pen that glides rapidly.

Apparently, this is Merlin copying some important material.

It is now the fifth day after the funeral of the Richards and the ninth day that Merlin has been officially suspended.

He lived a laid-back life, at least on the surface.

A few minutes later, a fat wizard in casual clothes, carrying a fruit platter like a small tower, came across from Merlin. He sat down in his chair with a smile, and with a flick of his fingers, the fruit that was still stained with dew fell in front of Merlin's eyes.

"I heard you're here, so I'm here to pay you a visit."

The fat wizard Aessinus sat in a chair across from Merlin, and he glanced at the book Merlin was reading, and said:

"The Nightkin Treaty? It's boring stuff that even the book wizards don't look at a few times, but you read it with relish. So, let me guess, someone's going to be unlucky, right? ”

"Maybe I'm going to be unlucky."

Merlin, while maintaining the magical supply of the copying spell, stretched out his hand, twisted a purple grape from the fruit platter, put it in his mouth, he felt the sweet taste, and said to the fat wizard in front of him:

"Haven't you heard? There's a vampire who paid a lot of money for my head. ”

"Huh."

The fat wizard smiled disdainfully, and said:

"Whoever accepts that bounty in New York is in their right mind. 20 million dollars to buy the head of the leader of Sdold, that vampire Deacon, I'm afraid to think everyone is a fool. ”

"Of course, I've heard that vampire is smart and cunning, so I guess he's not doing something stupid."

"He may have deliberately made this gesture to attract more wavering vampires to his side and join him against the Presbyterian Church of the Americas."

"It's like a politician who dares to say anything and do anything for the sake of the ballot."

Merlin stretched out his hand and flipped through the pages of the book in front of him, and he said with a calm face:

"It's politics again, even vampires talk about it internally. Oh my God, this really turns my stomach on. ”

"But you're starting to dig into them now."

Escinus glanced at the ancient tome in Merlin's hand, and he whispered:

"Can I understand that you are looking for their weaknesses? You and your cold-blooded agents are ready to do something to them? ”

"Don't make a fuss."

Merlin looked up, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, which had begun to regain its rosiness, and he pointed to himself, and said:

"I've been suspended, and the news is probably spreading throughout New York's alien world. Now I'm just a lonely, poor sick man. I look at these things just to protect myself. ”

"But then again."

Merlin's gaze fell back on the book in front of him, and his voice became softer:

"Some people have already used me as a stepping stone and are ready to step on it hard, if I don't show it, won't it seem that I am too unreadable?"

"Haha."

The fat wizard laughed, and he said:

"I knew you weren't one to be beaten and wouldn't fight back."

"Be quiet, please."

Merlin glanced at the fat wizard and said:

"You're disturbing my studies."

"My fault, my fault."

The fat wizard, who was familiar with Merlin, raised his hands, and he stood up with a smile, and said to Merlin:

"Then I won't bother you, I'm going to get busy too. The deterrence in Queens has set off a chain reaction, and now some of the vampires are being evacuated from several other districts, apparently frightened and ready to shrink their defenses. ”

"We don't need to be polite to the rest of the diehards."

With that, Aesinus was about to leave, but was stopped by Merlin.

"I'd like to get a few spells on the Magic Council's side."

Merlin said to the fat wizard:

"Who do I go to?"

"It depends on what kind of spell you're switching."

The fat wizard turned around and patiently explained:

"Judging by our previous years of cooperation, you're one of the Wizarding Congress's own. If it's a common spell, you can go directly to the Wizarding Division to find Wizard Rog, it's Rogrio, you know him, right? The guy who was a little bald, but had a good relationship with women, and liked to hang out in Muggle nightclubs. ”

"But if it's an advanced spell, it's more troublesome."

"How?"

Merlin asked:

"Is it a need for a trade?"

"Trading is only one aspect."

Aeginus said:

"You also know the troublesome inheritance rules of the wizarding world, high-level spells are the most important property of the Wizarding Congress, and those knowledge are only open to the real 'own people', and you must contribute to the Wizarding Congress, or exchange for some very rare magical materials before you can be allowed to enter the inheritance room to transcribe."

"Hmm."

Merlin frowned, and he nodded to the fat wizard:

"Okay, I see. Go ahead and get busy, I'll look for you again if you need to. ”

The fat wizard nodded to Merlin, and walked briskly out of the library. In the headquarters of the Magical Congress, shapeshifting charms are also not allowed.

Fortunately, there are elevators to various areas in this place, which does not make wizards with generally poor physical fitness tired and out of breath.

After Aesinus left, Merlin began to read the book in his hand again.

It's called A Brief History of the Nightkin Treaty, and just by the name, you know it must have something to do with those who like to wander the night. And on the white paper in Merlin's hand, the fast-moving quill pen also sketched beautiful lines of beating words on the paper.

"The Treaty of the Nightcrawler, signed in Jerusalem in the first century AD, was signed by His Majesty Shakla, then the head of the demon world, in the presence of wizards, and St. Peter, the Pope of the Church at that time."

"Nightcrawlers, commonly referred to as bloods, werewolves, succubi, etc., need to live in hiding in the human population, concealing their existence, and the human hierarchy gives them corresponding protection."

"The background of the signing of this treaty was the period when the 'Millennium War' between the forces of Heaven and Hell was in full swing, and the Demon World and human civilization formed an alliance to jointly defend against the threat from the Millennium War. However, with the rapid progress of human civilization, and also due to the collapse of the Shakela family's rule over the monster world, at the end of the Middle Ages, the "Night Stalker Treaty" was basically declared invalid. ”

"However, in the hundreds of years that the protocol has been maintained, the Nightkin have become accustomed to existing in human civilization in disguise. Although this concealment of oneself is more out of long-term thinking about protecting 'food', rather than simply continuing to fulfill the ancient agreement. However, from a macro point of view, the existence of the "Nightkin Treaty" did make human civilization, which was still relatively weak at that time, go through the most difficult time. ”

"This is an ancient agreement that really works, and its existence was necessary in those days of ignorance. And for the ancient alien family, it is not just a legend, but more like a code of conduct for nightcrawlers. ”

"Unfortunately, in the 19th century, more and more young vampires just regarded it as a false rumor and did not abide by it, which caused a lot of bad incidents, which once caused a lot of headaches for wizards."

This concludes Merlin's transcription of A Brief History of the Nightkin Treaty.

This book is a summary history book that observes and documents the content and impact of this ancient treaty from the perspective of a wizard. But Merlin could still learn ancient wisdom from it.

Sdold has always had a hard time dealing with the relationship between humans and aliens, and perhaps this treaty that existed 2,000 years ago could be a reference example.

He put the book A Brief History of the Nightkin Treaty aside and picked up another book.

There's something to the title of the book.

It's called "Advice for Young Witchers."

It may seem like something like a serious biography, but the author of this book is anything but ordinary. Merlin picked up the book, and under the cover of the book, there was a gilded name that danced like a burning flame.

That doesn't seem like a name.

"Geralt of Livia."

Merlin pronounced the name, and a nickname came to his mind.

"The white wolf was active in the Middle Ages and is known as the greatest witcher."

And, of course, there is another, not-so-serious nickname that comes with it.

"'Sorceress Reaper'. It is said that in his life, he maintained improper relationships with at least 7 or more famous sorceresses. Tsk, what an energetic senior. ”

Merlin sighed, and then opened the book, which was not heavy.

It is essentially an essay book that chronicles some of the mistakes made by the white wolf in his demon hunting career, as a reminder to the frizzy juniors not to make the same mistakes.

Merlin's quill pen began to move again, and lines of beautiful lettering appeared on the half-filled sheet of paper as if they were printed.

"If you're a first-time witcher and you're going on an adventure in Romania, then I'll give you a few tips:"

"First of all, most vampires aren't afraid of crosses, so don't try to attack them with them. Rumors of vampires fearing crosses come from the Nightkin Treaty, an ancient agreement that states that vampires cannot attack civilians wearing crosses. But now that treaty is dead in name. ”

"Of course, if you're holding a heavy Enchanted Cross Warhammer, then you can ignore this advice and look at the next one."

"Holy water! This is the most useful thing when dealing with vampires. Of course, there are various ways to make holy water, no matter which one is useful for vampires, here, I list the production methods of flame holy water that I often useNote that if you don't know alchemy, then it's best to find a professional to help you make it. ”

"Before entering Romania, it is best to bring enough garlic. Not only is the smell of this stuff disgusting to vampires, but most importantly, garlic can also make your bad food delicious while you're hungry for a barbecue. ”

"If you can, newbies, you'd better put the battle with the vampires in the sun. Sunlight can burn vampires, and prolonged sun exposure can cause vampires to enter a state of detachment and weakness. ”

"Stab them with the Holy Silver Sword in your hand, and a lot of blood loss will cause the vampire to go into hibernation. But don't take it lightly, as they just need to replenish their blood in time to be resurrected again. ”

"Vampires have a fast attack speed and pursuit speed, so attack their legs first, and if it's a high-level vampire, then attack their wings."

"Vampires can easily dodge crossbow arrows, and if you're not a master hunter with crossbow arrows, then it's best to settle the fight with a silver sword. Don't get caught up with vampires at night, they can easily disappear in the shadows. ”

"Finally, the most important piece of advice, if you're a newbie and you're hunting down high-level vampires, you'd better abandon the mission for the sake of your life. High-level vampires have a variety of magical abilities, they can fly at low altitudes without the help of external forces, and they also have a variety of life-saving methods, which are not enemies that novices can deal with. ”

"Of course, if you're dealing with a female vampire, and if you're handsome, you can avoid fighting under certain circumstances through some special 'negotiation' methods, and thus complete the mission objective other than killing. But you need to keep an eye on their fangs, and if you accidentally bite them, the result will be terrible. ”

Merlin took a few minutes to read the White Wolf's warning to the novice vampire hunter, and after he finished reading the last piece of advice, he frowned and condensed a mirror with his magic power and placed it in front of him.

Merlin looked at himself in the mirror, he turned his cheeks, and after a moment he waved away the mirror, and said to himself:

"Well, barely handsome."

"But I don't think I'll need that advice anymore."

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