"This is the only room here, please don't see it."

Cassius walked in, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I thought you'd be looking for something more secluded. ”

Duchamp poured two glasses of wine with a grin, and said, "There is nothing more private than a place where people come and go." He looked at the frosty look on the face of the Sword Master, and said, "I saw that you haven't run less places in the past month, what's the matter, is there any new progress?" ”

Cassius sat down and looked at the table full of fruit and wine, "Looks like you've been doing well lately." ”

Duchamp said: "Generally. Smiled and waited for the Juggernaut to speak first.

Cassius grabbed an orange and peeled it as he said, "The news is some, but it's very messy. Just as he was about to elaborate, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Duchamp said happily: "My lunch has finally come." He ran to open the door, took the tray from the man, and proudly carried it back, saying, "I have ordered a lot of dishes with oriental characteristics, so you can try some of them." ”

Cassius hadn't eaten lunch yet, and he began to eat unceremoniously. Seeing Duchamp's fingers skillfully using the two small wooden sticks, he said enviously: "It seems that you are familiar with oriental cuisine. ”

Duchamp said proudly: "Of course, I walked all the way and ate all the way. After a few bites, he asked, "How did you solve the puzzle you were given last time?" ”

Cassius said: "I went to ask the bishop of the Loliente region, and got some information that it seems to have some connection with the alchemical civilization of 500 years ago. ”

"What else?"

"I heard the guerrillas here mention that they have vaguely seen similar patterns in the local area, which seems to be the culture of the same period."

Duchamp couldn't help but roll his eyes: "How can you ask these inconsequential people, you should ask the experts." ”

"Expert?"

"Yes, a real expert." Duchamp was dissatisfied with Lao Ka's pretending to be tender, so he simply picked out and said: "You know, with your ability, you are also a top master in the world, but in the field of religion, you are not good at it, only they can really solve this puzzle and become the guardian knight of the Holy Province!" ”

Lao Ka looked at this young man in surprise, but he didn't expect such shocking words to pop out of this young man's mouth.

Looking at Lao Ka's attitude of wanting to speak and stopping, Duchamp sneered and said: "It seems that you didn't take this matter to heart, or rather, you didn't take my words to heart, after all, I'm just a nameless boy who has not dried up, and you are a character known as a wise general." But the true wise man does not force himself to find a way to solve it, but knows how to use all the potential to seek victory. That's the case today. ”

Cassius suddenly realized that his judgment of this matter had been wronged, and he sincerely apologized: "It seems that this is my underestimation, it seems that you must know more than you say, if you trust me, please tell me." ”

Duchamp stared earnestly into Cassius's eyes, and said word by word: "It is precisely because I know a little bit that I know that it is not appropriate to talk to you at this time, and if I am not fully prepared, I don't want to watch you and your colleagues die in vain." ”

"The other party actually has such strength?" Cassius didn't seem convinced.

Duchamp just pouted and did not speak.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Cassius broke the silence, took out the card, and asked, "Can you give us a rough outline, like what kind of momentum we need?" ”

Duchamp gathered his thoughts and said slowly: "First of all, the full support of the government and the military of the Republic of Calvard is necessary, because most of the strongholds are on their territory, and the number of them also requires the use of regular troops. Secondly, several surrounding countries and autonomous states, including the imperial government, must also be supported, otherwise these people do not know where they will flee, and once the fish are scattered, it will be difficult to catch. Thirdly, it is a large number of manpower that needs to be detected and arrested, and ordinary police officers cannot do it, they must be led by elites. As for the last," he said, remembering the power that could devour his mental power, he groaned and said to Cassius, "I must have a demonstration." ”

With that, Duchamp mobilized his spiritual power and sent out a spiritual attack, directly impacting towards Cassius's brain.

Cassius had a roar in his mind, after all, he had been through a hundred battles, and although he was attacked by a surprise attack, he immediately reacted and mobilized the strength of his body to expel Duchamp's spiritual power.

As soon as Duchamp's spiritual power collided with Cassius, it was like hitting a wall, and he didn't want to entangle with him more, so he immediately withdrew his spiritual attack and said with satisfaction: "It seems that your spiritual power is qualified." ”

Cassius looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, and set off a monstrous wave in his heart, he had always regarded the other party as an ordinary young man with low strength, but he didn't expect the other party's spiritual power to be so strong, he was not under him, and he didn't notice it at all on weekdays.

Dushang looked at the Sword Saint's unconcealed surprise, and couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, and then said: "As you perceive, I have a little experience in spiritual power. But last month, I went to explore a suspicious stronghold, and before I could enter the door, a tenth of my mental power was devoured, and I almost died there, and the only thing I got was this pattern on the card. If there are no proper mental protections, or if there are 'experts' on the scene, I think attacking them now is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. It's precisely because a little person like me can't do it, that's why I'm asking you. ”

Cassius sorted out all the words that the young man had said just now, and suddenly, he grabbed a key word and asked: "You just said that most of the strongholds are in the Republic of Calvard, does this sentence mean that the other party has many strongholds, and there are also in other countries." ”

Duchamp smiled bitterly and said, "I would also like to know how many strongholds they have, but to do this now, unless it becomes a high-ranking person within them or something." I can tell you that I actually only grasped one line in the sea, and with that line, I gradually felt the whole body of the shark. ”

Dušan suddenly remembered Cassius's background and asked, "I heard that you used to hold a high-ranking position in the Liber army, and the Liber Kingdom and the Republic of Calvard are allies, can you find out the current political situation in Calvard and gain their political support through such political relations?" ”

Cassius told Duchamp what he had seen and heard in the Republic of Calvard, and finally said: "At present, the politicians of the Republic of Calvard are using this as a reason to attack each other, and theoretically they need our support to solve this matter, but in reality, I don't know who is reliable and who may be related to them. ”

Duchamp scratched his head: "That's just a matter of chasing the wind, and no matter how powerful they are, it is impossible to control so many politicians and the entire government, I heard that they have a place dedicated to wooing politicians, if only they could find out." However, before doing so, I suggest that you go to the Codex Country. Based on my intuition, there must be something we want to know about it. ”

At the mention of the word 'riddle', Duchamp pointed his finger at the big eye in the middle of the card.

Cassius nodded, put the card in his pocket, stood up, and asked, "I'll go to the Codex Country immediately, so, how will we arrange our next meeting?" ”

Duchamp pondered for a moment and said, "I have some things recently that I can't separate, so let's follow the convention of this time and meet again today in two months." ”

(At the end of this volume, the next volume will appear in the magic school dressed in the cloak of engineering.) By the way, I weakly ask for collections, ask for missing things, and ask for opinions. ）