Chapter 31: Night Detective (2)

The space on the seventh floor was significantly larger than the floors below, and Isenas speculated that this was supposed to be the later expansion of the tower.

There were also several windows in the walls, and the white moonlight slanted to the ground through the windows, and Isenas could finally extinguish the fire.

"Isn't it too easy for us to come up?" These layers were thrilling and dangerous, which made the overly nervous Leo a little uncomfortable, he was ready to deal with any accidents, but he didn't use it once.

Isenas, however, is not optimistic about the current situation: "I think the trap against us from this level has just begun. ”

"Against us?" Leo was a little confused. "Could it be that the designer of this trap could have expected the two of us coming?"

"It's not us, it's our kind of people. Isenus recalled all the details of the incident, and as soon as he sat down, he began to pull Leo to analyze.

"From the very beginning of the matter, we seemed to be deliberately induced. We arrived at Artisan Town with a little rumor, and we had no idea where to start investigating, in which case we knew about the rumors of the Tower among the locals, and we sneaked into it without any investigation, which was the first misinformation. ”

"The Artisan Town is densely patrolled and has many means, but the defense at the entrance of the tower is much simpler, and the defense here seems to be rough and perfect, sealing all the entrances, leaving only the entrance for people to handle. But this is a world with magic, how can ordinary rules restrict the entry of others? As far as I can think of now, there are artifacts that travel through small spaces to pass through this wall, and alchemy potions to achieve the effect of 'piercing objects' to enter here, or simply drink a bottle of invisibility medicine, climb up the seventh floor and enter through the window, not to mention all kinds of Sanctuary abilities. If it is an ordinary adventurer, if they crack this seemingly perfect defense, I am afraid that they will have the psychology of underestimating the enemy and despise or even ignore the traps in the tower, which is the second misleading. ”

Isenus was writing and drawing on the ground to help him think, while Leo was a little creepy.

As Isenas said, after suddenly using Isenus's Sanctuary ability to infiltrate, he did have a feeling of "nothing more than that", and even this contempt that he ignored continued until just now.

This means that his actions up to now have been expected by the trap designer.

"There are rumors about the bottom fifteenth floor, and there is a difference in the audience. Isenus muttered to himself, his right hand slicing heavily around what he had just drawn.

"Rumors spread indiscriminately, and the people who could hear them were not only ordinary people, adventurers with crooked minds, but also people like us who knew about the rumors of dragons more than twenty years ago. People like us may not be as interested in treasure as much, so it's likely to go straight to the core secret. ”

"Leo, do you know how many forces the dragon attacked twenty years ago?"

Leo, who was listening intently to Isennas's analysis, was taken aback by the sudden question, and hurriedly replied: "The two kingdoms combined, there must be no more than ten. ”

After answering in a hurry, Leo had a strange feelingβ€”β€”β€”β€” why are you so sure that I know this information?"

"Ten?" Isenas muttered as he muttered as he looked down in thought, his knuckles tapping rhythmically on the ground, "yes, it looks like he's even counted in that." ”

"What does this have to do with the forces that know this secret?" Leo became more and more unable to keep up with Isenas's train of thought, and gradually had no choice but to follow Isenas as an echo worm.

Is it a joke, Leo pondered.

"If these ten forces send people to investigate, they will definitely be prepared in the vanguard, logistics, diplomacy, and think tanks, which is the professional quality of a big force. The person who set up the game concluded that these people must be able to see through the arrangement of the first two steps, so he gave these so-called smart people another illusion that all his tricks were seen through by these smart people..."

"So this layer up is aimed at those of us who know the core secrets and are smart and cautious, which is the third step of misleading. ”

After the analysis, Isenas couldn't help but be a little impressed: "This layout shows the enemy weakness everywhere, lures the enemy step by step into his trap, and his grasp of human nature is really unique." ”

"Precisely because I know all the layouts of this person, I have one last question. ”

"Did this lay-out guess that I saw through all the three layers of misdirection?"

For the first time since Leo had known Isennas, he had seen him so hesitant, and the planner had succeeded in guiding his mind so that he could not think the way he had always thought about it.

Fortunately, Leo was not in the game between Isenas and the planner in this position, and he had some understanding of the big picture, but he was not completely involved, so he could see the details of the game between the two, which Isenas did not find, so he said: "He must have guessed that you have seen through the three layers of misdirection." ”

"Why?" said Isennas frowned.

"This is the seventh floor. Leo gestured to his surroundings.

It dawned on Isenas that he had come to his senses.

From the narrow and dark lower sixth floor to the spacious and bright upper seventh floor, such an obvious change in the environment is a hint of the game-breaker's thinking, telling the intruder that the situation has changed significantly, so as to induce them to think.

Now it's all clear, starting with the spread of rumors, all the way to the misleading changes in the environment of the floor, a total of four floors are arranged, one layer is more subtle and targeted than the other. This is indeed an opponent whose resourcefulness is not below the Isenas.

Isenas let out a sigh of relief, and after sorting out all the traps, he was eighty percent sure of this operation, so he stood up and continued to walk forward: "Go check the window first, and see if our guess is correct." ”

Leo walked to the window as he said, but he didn't dare to touch it with his hands, so he could only keep his eyes as close to the window as possible, and check it inch by inch with the pressure feeling. Sure enough, Leo found a sensor device in the corner of the window.

Isenus looked at it and said, "I don't know what this sensor will trigger, so let's just not touch it." Let's go, this device confirms my misguided guess about the second layer of the layouter, so just watch out for his trap on the third layer of intruders. ”

"What kind of trap would it be?"

"Just watch out for these seemingly normal roads. Isenas shrugged: "But all traps will always leave traces of arrangement, and it is not difficult to find them if you are prepared." ”

As they spoke, the two of them went up another floor to the eighth floor.

The eighth and seventh floors are not much different, the only difference is that there are a few more gaps in the wall, and a few rays of moonlight pass through the gaps and hit one wall diagonally.

Leo couldn't help but sigh when he saw the cracks in these walls: "It seems that the accident more than 20 years ago was really bad, and even the walls were about to collapse." ”

When Esenas saw the leaking moonlight, he sneered: "Hmph, don't you think this layout pattern is a bit familiar? It all makes you think you have found the answer, and then unknowingly dig a hole for you." Go, inspect the wall where the moonlight hits. ”

Leo was skeptical, and as he used his eyes to inspect the wall with pressure.

After a moment, Leo said, "It looks normal here, except that the walls are made of some kind of metal... But that doesn't mean much, does it?"

"If you see it's made of metal, you should be vigilant. Esenus beckoned to Leo, carefully bending down to avoid the rays of moonlight. "I remember that there was a metal that could conduct electricity depending on the intensity of the light, and I bet if you dared to walk straight through the moonlight, the mechanism in this wall would impress you. ”

Leo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he no longer dared to stay half a meter away from Isenas, and carefully followed Isenas.

"Are there many such pitfalls?" asked Leo nervously as he asked Isennas.

"I guess it's only two or three. Isenas replied in the affirmative, "It's not easy to find an opportunity to lay such a natural trap. But I'm curious, there are so few misleading traps for the third level, but what about the misleading traps for the fourth layer? Is there only one?"

This kind of fighting in the air is not Leo's strong point, and seeing that Isenas has a tendency to be fragmented, he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Who do you think this layout will be the work of the five-member council?"

Isenus was stunned for a moment and touched his forehead: "I haven't thought about this yet, but I don't feel that these five people seem to have the ability to set up this kind of game." If you have to say it, it is also a bit of a strategy for Asterde. Wrong. β€œ

Isenus snapped to a halt and pondered.

"I think I may have overlooked someone, no, maybe I can't call her a human being. β€œ

"Who?"

"Metis, the goddess of wisdom. ”

"She, how could she?" Leo was taken aback, a seriously injured god in the mountains and wilderness had the ability to push them into a corner, not to mention such a god who was worshiped and could deal with a divine war?

"You haven't read the teachings of the Goddess of Wisdom, have you?" said Izenus, touching his chin and looking at Leo.

Leo's face suddenly looked a little embarrassed, and along the way, he only paid attention to chatting with Omoni and making Nana happy, but he didn't care about the rest of the things at all.

However, his face was also a little thick, and his face did not change and his heart did not beat: "Isn't there still you, I remember that you must have seen it on the ship." ”

"You can't rely on me all the time..."Although Isenas knew that he played a certain role as a nanny in the team, he never expected that this was not a part-time job, but a main job.

Isenus let out a long sigh and explained to Leo: "Each god will bestow different blessings on believers according to their priesthood, such as the god of war will give believers weapons, increase the level of fighting spirit, and the god of harvest will bless the wind and rain, and give crop seeds. As for the goddess of wisdom, her teachings are to guide people to think deeply and to solve the maze, that is, when her followers encounter difficulties in invention or lack of wisdom, the goddess of wisdom will give advice. ”

"It's true that the Council of Five doesn't have anyone who can set up this bureau, but they have a Chosen One, and she can communicate with the Goddess of Wisdom, and it is likely that this layout was laid out by the Goddess of Wisdom. ”

This speculation is reasonable, this matter may be related to the invasion of the dragon, so the weight will be high, and it is even likely to be the first emergency, plus the status of Hestim the Chosen One, it is not difficult to ask for the help of the goddess of wisdom.

"So we're fighting the gods right now. Leo looked serious.

"I'm just saying it's likely. "Isenas is as rigorous as ever.

Leo took a deep breath, and the nervous look on his body disappeared and was replaced by a calm and calm look.

Some people are like this, whenever they encounter a big event, they become more and more calm, which is the only way for them to get through countless difficulties.

"This is the eighth floor, the hidden secret is not on the fifteenth floor, this is too close to the area where ordinary people move, and in the remaining floors, the ninth or twelfth floors are very likely. Let's go, Isenas, I want to see what it is, and it takes the Goddess of Wisdom to hide it with great pain!"