Escorted by a large group of guards, the spacious carriage drove smoothly towards the Academy.

In the carriage, Nia was replaced by Fleming. Ben was stunned: "Strange? A good thing or a bad thing? ”

Fleming shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not clear yet. But you're definitely interested in the thing itself, let me tell you? ”

Nia nodded.

Fleming recounted in detail the anomaly that had occurred on the exterior wall of the academy yesterday afternoon, and after saying that, he reached out and took out a few pieces of steel from his waist bag and handed them to Nia: "Look, this is what I found at the scene. ”

Niya stretched out her hand and took a thin piece of steel, put it in front of her eyes and observed it carefully, broke it with her try, and said, "Judging from the color, it is just ordinary steel, but it is very hard, and it seems to have a kind of brittleness. Once broken, a very sharp fracture appears. If it is really as you said, this steel sheet is wrapped in the Flame God Cult's Thunder Elixir, then once it explodes, the steel plate will turn into a terrifying death storm! ”

Fleming clapped his hands lightly and praised, "Master Niya, what you said is not wrong at all. ”

He played with the steel sheet in his hand and said incredulously: "Last night, I carefully analyzed the composition of the steel sheet. I found that it is very similar to ordinary wrought iron in composition, containing only two basic elements, iron and charcoal, but strangely, its external properties and wrought iron are two extremes. To this end, I specifically asked the alchemist of the academy, who specializes in metal smelting, Claunon. He told me that by arranging the order of the two basic elements, iron and carbon, the external properties of steel can be greatly changed. The steel sheet is used in this way, and the specific technique is very ingenious. ”

Hearing this, Niya suddenly asked, "Could it be a prank by some alchemy master?" ”

Fleming shook his head: "It's unlikely. Master Crawnon said that he had never seen a similar technique among his acquaintances, not in the Academy, nor in the Flame God Cult, nor had several well-known alchemists in the south ever demonstrated similar techniques. It's a completely new approach, he said. ”

"Hmm~~ Could it be the handiwork of some hidden master?"

Niya fell into deep thought, and after a moment, she clasped her hands, held the steel piece in her palm, and closed her eyes.

Fleming knew that Nia was now using the power of her prophecy to track down the owner of the piece of steel, and the only thing he could do now was to be patient.

The carriage drove 'in a loop' direction toward the academy, and soon reached the gate of the outer courtyard wall.

The guards at the gate all knew the carriage, and subconsciously saluted, and were about to open their mouths to greet them, but Fleming waved to stop them.

Soon, the carriage passed through the gate, entered the outer courtyard, and then went all the way along the straight and flat boulevard, and after about five or six minutes of driving, the entrance to the arched bridge appeared in front of it, and across the arch bridge, it was the Jiangxin Academy of Nilogaard Academy, and it was also the residence of the most powerful magician of the academy.

Just as the carriage was about to drive onto the arch bridge, Nia let out a long breath and opened her eyes, a look of exhaustion on her face.

"How?" Fleming immediately asked.

Nia frowned slightly, "I saw the boundless white flames, the huge monsters made of steel, the big steel ships like small mountains, and the dragons that wailed and fell in the sky. ”

Fleming was dumbfounded, and it took a few moments before he spoke, "What does this mean?" Is it a sign of destruction? ”

Niya shook her head, "I can't read it. The imagery is very vague and does not see any specific meaning....... But each image hints at some incredible terrifying power. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the college. ”

Fleming became more and more distressed when he heard this: "Sage, I have been sending people to investigate for the past two days, but the clues are too vague. So far, nothing has been found. Now that you can't find a clue, I'm afraid this is going to be a cold case. ”

Nia sighed, "Although the image of the prophecy is terrifying, I don't feel malice. I think that for a short time, the master of the steel sheet is harmless to the Academy, perhaps, this is really just a prank. ”

"I hope so." Fleming felt a deep sense of frustration.

He had always thought he had great intelligence, but now, there was a vague shadow. He didn't even have a clue about defeating, which was a bit shocking.

The carriage drove up and down from the arch bridge, and Fleming, who was shocked by his confidence, relieved himself a little and asked, "Niya, have you gained anything in the royal capital this time?" ”

Speaking of this, Niya's face sank slightly.

She turned her head to look out the window, staring blankly at the flowers blooming on both sides of the road: "Your Majesty has given me an exemption decree promising the Academy not to be interfered with by the Flame God Cult. But at the same time, His Majesty also rewarded the Cult of Flames, on the grounds that the wizard hunters captured a large number of dark mages and monsters, which greatly stabilized the order of Berkeley. ”

Upon hearing this, Fleming immediately became furious: "What a balancing act! Usland's old thing was getting older and more confused, and he didn't know Tarati's ambitions. One day, he will taste the fruits of what he has sown! ”

Usland is the name of King Cowell. Talati is the Pope of the Cult of the Flame God.

Niya waved her hand: "Ben, there is no need to say such angry words. ”

"I'm so angry!" Fleming gritted his teeth: "Those wizard hunters are all rogue ruffians!" The old man of Talatine is an old man who is bent on power, and has no reverence for truth and wisdom. If he is allowed to be so arrogant, the whole world will surely fall under his dark rule! ”

The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and his last fist slammed into the armrest of the carriage, making a 'clang' sound.

"Ben, you're out of shape." Nia smiled faintly.

"It's all this time, and you can still laugh?" Fleming said he couldn't understand it.

Niya's face was calm, and her voice was low: "Ben, you only see the current situation, but you don't notice the possible changes in the future. Now it seems that the power of the Flame God Cult of Tarati is indeed growing rapidly, and even poses a huge threat to the Academy. But who knows what the future holds? ”

"I don't quite understand." Fleming looked dazed.

"You forgot my prophecy of the apocalypse?" Niya reminded.

"Apocalyptic prophecy?" Fleming was even more puzzled: "Didn't you say that the image of this prophecy is very vague, and you are only interpreting one of the possibilities?" And also...... Didn't you issue a prophecy to build momentum for your disciple Wei Ge? ”

Niya smiled faintly: "What you said is right, but the appearance of this prophecy means that in the near future, there will be unimaginable changes in the world." I don't know exactly what will change, but this one will be huge, far bigger than you and I can imagine. With mortal wisdom, there is no possibility of controlling this change. You can't, I can't, Tarati can't, Uslander can't. All of us are in the middle of a game and can only passively accept all of this. ”

After speaking, she saw that Fleming still had a trace of anger on his face, and she didn't explain more, only sighed softly.

Then the carriage came to Nyya's house, and she got out of it and walked towards the gate without looking back.

Fleming's voice came from behind him: "Sage, now that the situation is coming, we really can't do anything?" ”

Niya paused and said, "Not really. Do what you can, do the best you can. ”

With that, she walked through the door, leaving Fleming in the carriage in a blank contemplation.

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Naturally, Rosen didn't know what was going on at Nilogaard Academy, and he was still in the city buying materials and tools to make glitter wands.

The commerce of Nilogaard City is very prosperous, and goods from all over the world gather here. As long as you have money in your hand, you can buy almost all the good things produced in the mainland.

It's a pity that there are less than 2,000 silver in Lawson's hand, and he has to save it, so he has a lot of time to bargain. It wasn't until the evening that he barely managed to buy all the materials he needed.

By the time he returned to the Prancing Horse Mansion, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening.

As soon as he entered the mansion, the housekeeper Ah Fu greeted him: "Sir, Ms. Veronica has brought back a guest, and they are waiting for you in the alchemy room on the second floor. Oh, by the way, Miss Anne is there, too. ”

"Veronica bringing back a guest?" Rosen was very strange and hurriedly asked, "What kind of guest?" Mr. or Madam? ”

Ah Fu looked apologetic: "Sir, I'm really sorry, I really didn't see it clearly." The guest was covered in a gray cloak, covering his face and body. ”