With a wave of her hand, Evelyn struck several crystals into the grooves of the circle in a specific order, but the shape of the circle was different from any of Raciman's existing spell systems, and was obscure and strange at every turn. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Her strength is the strongest among the few, and there are not many legal priests of the Tuke people, and she is the rarest "formation master" among them. This class can only be held by women with special bloodlines, and she is obviously a mid-to-high master, and the whole set of spells can be prepared in less than ten seconds. As she opened the circle, the stone slab, known as the "Circle of Searching," lit up with a reddish glow—and at the same time, Evely's red eyes became even more enchanting.

"Huh?"

Just as the red smoke on the circle condensed into a clear pattern, she suddenly let out a surprised voice, and then looked out the window in disbelief.

There, is the penthouse suite of the hotel next door.

"What is this... How is this possible?"

The light of the circle dimmed, and although she got the answer she wanted to be confirmed, it was clear that what the circle displayed was not what Evely had expected. She frowned, and instead of putting away the magic circle, she changed the position of the magic crystal inlay, and cast the spell again to confirm what she had just discovered.

The results of this display made Evely even more puzzled, so much so that she got up and ignored the surprised gazes of the other three, and directly pushed open the window and looked at another building that was only more than fifty meters away.

"Is there a situation?"

"There's... And it's not small. ”

Evely glanced at Davidian and the others below, and slowly closed the window.

Following.

Inside Blunka Academy, Houdini was finally summoned by the "leadership".

At this time, he had long lost the excitement he had when he first returned to Rasiman - Houdini had already figured it out overnight after a series of blows, so he now had no joy or sorrow on his face, just looked at Vice Dean Rembrandt in front of him with an indifferent face, waiting for the other party's instructions.

"Master Houdini, in light of the major mistakes you made during this diplomatic visit, the Blunka Academy has decided to revoke your status as a 'researcher'..."

Houdini was not interested in listening to the latter series of nonsense, and after learning that he had been demoted by the academy for an inexplicable "major mistake", his eyes began to wander on the familiar decorations and details around the room...

I have been here for almost 20 years, and I have watched the college struggle to survive in the cracks, but I didn't expect to get such a result when I came back from an outing.

But anyway, this is where I grew up.

"If Master Houdini has any objections to this decision, he can always raise them with the Academy. Forehead... Master Houdini?"

"Well, I have no objection. There is no problem with the processing of the college. ”

Hearing Rembrandt's words, Houdini withdrew his gaze and replied calmly.

This made Rembrandt a little speechless, he had already thought about how to persuade Houdini to accept the decision, and even thought about how to answer if the other party asked what the "major mistake" was. How could he accept it without asking anything?

It is also a kind of sadness to be "within the system". As vice president, how could Rembrandt not know what was going on? In fact, the upper echelons of the academy knew that Houdini was an innocent victim, but at such times, no one would risk a feud with Baronnal to avenge the other party's grievances.

Countless people have proven that there is no good fruit to eat against Ballenna, and apparently he has no intention of ramming himself into the muzzle.

This is the so-called Dead Dao Friend Immortal Poor Dao, as long as it does not harm his own interests, then it is good to protect himself.

"By the way, the academy has one more decision. Rembrandt looked left and right, and also felt embarrassed to say this: "If you can get those people in the Karen Kingdom to agree to participate in the 'Twilight Crown', then the academy will consider reinstating some of your benefits..."

This kind of naked exchange of conditions would make people feel embarrassed to say it, but Rembrandt still tried to finish it: "At the same time, the council has decided not to come forward to meet with the envoys of the Karen Kingdom en masse, everything will be handled by the Blenka Academy, you know this envoy well, so the academy hopes that you can tell us what you know, if the outcome of this meeting is satisfactory, the academy will-"

Rembrandt didn't say the last few words, for he was chilled by Houdini's somewhat terrifying eyes.

"Huh. ”

Houdini laughed, but there was not a hint of laughter in his voice. It's okay to say that you can't see it, demote it, and treat it coldly, but this kind of order to slap yourself and work hard to "atone for your sins"... Have you really considered your feelings?

Although Rasiman is a country of mages, the Magister is not a rotten street, not to mention that Houdini was once a member of the parliament!

But thinking about what he had done before, and the way he had always thought about it, Houdini sighed inwardly: In Rassiman the loser really has no say.

"I see, Master Rembrandt. ”

He didn't have any interest in the Blenka Academy's so-called "atonement" reward right now, because Houdini knew full well that he and Roddy had enough resources to drive any of Raciman's forces crazy about it... In comparison, Brenka's actions didn't mean anything other than to make him more determined.

"I'll take care of the matter and say hello to the dean on my behalf. ”

Houdini eventually left peacefully, leaving no harsh words or threats. Rembrandt looked at his back, feeling that the Academy's actions might have caused some kind of irreversible damage, but when he reported the news to Dean Blunka and the four vice presidents who were in a meeting, the response of a group of people was very cold:

"Houdini is just interesting, he's caused enough trouble for Brenka Academy, and it's already a shame to keep him doing something. ”

"If nothing else, go back, Rembrandt. ”

The leader didn't care, what else could he say? Rembrandt bowed his head respectfully, then sighed, turned and closed the door.

After leaving Brenka Academy, Houdini went straight to the hotel where Roddy was.

When passing by the door, he glanced at the carriage at the entrance of the hotel not far away: the emblem of the country of Eskar is very conspicuous, and those bewitching male attendants are naturally very distinctive signs, and several high-status attendant leaders are all beautiful women in gauze clothes, Houdini is a little strange why these women are not doing in front of the hotel where Roddy is staying, and when he turns his head to look, he suddenly laughs...

"Hey, you guys, just know how to flex your muscles here, and look at those. ”

When they were on the "Boratini", Erwin, Davidian and others could see Houdini every day, and they had long been familiar with each other's greetings back and forth, so they spoke very casually at this time. He casually said something that made these soldiers show off their muscles harder, but the words from a distance made Davian and the others wither.

"Don't mess around, go and go, why don't you run this conspicuous before you finish your physical training?"

Roddy's voice came from the side, blasting the smirking soldiers to the other side of the courtyard - the women who were always winking outside the hotel immediately went back with disappointed faces.

"These are the ones who eat people and don't spit out bones, you have to tell Erwin that you don't follow their ways. ”

Houdini obviously had a bad impression of the Tuk women, and he didn't forget to warn them when they left. Luo Di naturally responded to this, and then invited the other party into the house to chat.

There is a room on the second floor of the hotel that is specially provided to negotiate, Luo Di ordered afternoon tea, leaned at random, and said with some curiosity: "Seeing that you are in a much better state today, the college has not continued to embarrass you, right?"

"After giving up certain thoughts, there is no such thing as 'embarrassment'. Houdini sat relaxed on the golden silk couch, "Originally, I just thought that Blunka College was weak in the council and would have more say sooner or later, but now it seems that no matter how much effort is made, it will be in vain." ”

"No, after kicking me away, I will arrange two things to offend people, saying that I want to atone for my sins. ”

"I have the impression that the academy should all be short-sighted?"

Roddy asked with some curiosity.

"No, I'm a burden to them, and throwing them away is the right choice. If there is still use value, then squeeze it and throw it away. ”

Houdini laughed at himself, took a sip of Raciman's unique sea buckthorn juice, and continued, "Do you know what they asked me to say? One is to cancel the council's negotiations with you and change them to Brenka's people, and the second is to let you participate in the 'Twilight Crown' so that they can continue to be in the arena. Oh, they're not afraid I'll be killed in the tavern. ”

This is also skillful, Houdini happily said two things in one breath, coupled with this tone of "I dislike it", it is obviously easier for Roddy to accept. And Roddy really didn't react much, he just narrowed his eyes, and then laughed.

He knew how ruthless the Blunka Academy had been - if Houdini hadn't established a partnership with Ivetta early on, then it would have been possible for him to get Houdini out of the way on the spot.

"I didn't expect the mage's thinking concept to be really direct enough. I hid the most important things, and they didn't even bother to do the basic etiquette, which is really the opposite of Charles II. ”

Roddy shook his head, but his posture was more relaxed: "But it's more convenient, by the way, if I want to sell something in the shops in Duriel City, you can see how to go through the formalities." ”

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I'm finally ready to start?"

Houdini's eyes lit up when he heard this, don't look at him now with an open-minded face, but how could he actually swallow this breath? Hearing Roddy mention this, he immediately became excited.

Naturally, Roddy talked in detail about his preliminary plans, and the two talked for more than an hour, and Houdini smiled and prepared to leave.

"Leaving in such a hurry?"

"The academy didn't assign me any other tasks, so if I don't go now, I'll be idle when I go back. ”

Houdini's face was full of eagerness, which made Roddy also feel funny: "By the way, your academy didn't say when you would see me?"

"I didn't mention it, I want to say - love can't see it, he wants to drag it if he wants, there will always be a time to regret it. ”

This obviously means that Houdini has never considered the position of Blinka Academy again, and Roddy thinks to himself that Blunka is really the "first pig teammate" of the Rasiman Council, and he is good enough to completely "turn black" to an otherwise loyal mage.

If the academy can say a few fair words for him, even if it is just for show, it will not lead to such an end... Luo Di was also deeply touched by the example in front of him, and at the same time warned himself in his heart: as a leader, never let your subordinates feel cold.

Just as Houdini asked Roddy to stay at the door of the hotel, the two were attracted by the slightly noisy discussion next to them - it turned out that several other people who were also staying in the hotel were talking loudly about the new "mutant fishman" news on the docks...

"I heard that when I caught it, the fishman was three meters tall, and his head was bigger than half a person!"

"The council's 'enforcers' have cordoned off the scene, which is really a big deal, and I heard that the speaker himself went to the docks..."

As they walked away, the sound of intermittent discussions came from Roddy and Houdini, and both Roddy and Houdini were a little silent, as they both remembered the strange attacks they had encountered on the way to the open sea, when they had also encountered the corpses of the fishmen, but they had not had time to salvage them.

"By the way, did you publish that paper?"

Roddy remembered the article that helped Houdini sort out the logical order and asked.

"If you don't ask, I'm embarrassed to say. ”

Houdini sighed, "I handed it to Deep Blue, and when people saw my name, they didn't even review it and returned it, saying that as long as it was my paper, they wouldn't accept it." ”

This made Roddy raise his eyebrows - even if the bullying within the academy is enough, how can journals and magazines be qualified to do this?

"Didn't try any other journals?"

"No, I was disheartened, and I wanted to tear it up and throw it away, but when I thought about it, this thing was not just a simple paper, but also a new logical order that you provided, so I kept it and put it away. ”

Houdini didn't continue to talk about anything, he was now so full of thoughts about how to show off his skills, and he had no interest in papers or anything. Roddy waved goodbye, but as he walked back to the hotel, he suddenly felt as if his eyes were watching him - he pretended to stretch and glanced around casually, only to notice that the gaze was coming from the hotel next to him.

Roddy narrowed his eyes and returned to the room without noticing.

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The electricity was cut off for a day, the lights were turned on at eight o'clock, and I was in bed for a long time, and I felt that the whole day was wasted...