Chapter 32: The Seekers
Truth seekers, as the name suggests, are a group of seekers who explore the roots of truth and magic in the world. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
They are a secret society that has existed since the application of magic nine hundred years ago.
They are not a tight-knit organization, they are more like an exchange meeting, where members discuss each other's achievements and promote each other's magical abilities.
"That's how it was ......"
The gray-haired middle-aged man, Castur Flinmin, who claimed to be a member of the Seekers of Truth, had a sad look on his face.
Marilyn Parker, a middle-aged woman on the side, also lamented.
"Since more than 10 years ago, the nature of the seeker of truth has changed, and it has become like an evil sect that is unscrupulous for the sake of the end, just like the group of crazy researchers of the Vientiane Research Society, obviously...... In the beginning, it wasn't like this......"
Cascus let out a long sigh.
"Even the research results of us and our teachers have become tools for killing...... Really...... I'm so sorry!"
He bowed his head deeply to Pang Heng.
Pang Heng suppressed his anger and questioned the middle-aged man in front of him.
"What do you know? tell me everything!"
Caschu raised his head, his expression full of sadness.
"The explosion of power in Tree City is inseparable from us...... Our teachers...... It is a magus who has been focusing on the study of the powerful, and more than ten years ago, he succeeded in creating the powerful by artificial methods, and this method of use was used by those demons to create desperate powers, and then ...... In order to test the results, they decided to conduct an experiment in a city on the edge of humanity...... And that's ......"
"And that city, is it Tree City?"
Pang Heng's body unconsciously burst out of the powerful magic power, and the roaring sound was like thunder, shaking the entire building constantly.
"Old Man Pang, calm down, the ceiling is dusty. ”
Lin Yuan's leisurely voice spread in the ears of the angry old man, and slightly calmed down Pang Heng, who was angry in his head.
"To be more specific, I want to know all the details!"
Pang Heng knew that things were not so simple, if the men and women in front of him were really the initiators of the destruction of Tree City, they would not appear in front of him casually at all, and tell the matter openly and honestly.
"Actually...... Our teacher, who had just completed the study of power, passed away due to physical problems, and it is a shame to say that we, as students, could not fully understand the teacher's theory, and could only seek help from others, and this was the beginning of all mistakes. ”
Castrus sighed in shame.
"What the truth seekers have changed is that we first realized it after we handed over the research materials to those people...... At that time, they pretended to be kind enough to help us build a research facility in the Bellabet area, and then enlisted some volunteers to test our creative experiments on power. ”
Lin Yuan knew about this, and it basically coincided with the time when Sauls gained the power of pain.
"The information left by the teacher is actually not complete, it can only create negative powers, and other natural powers have failed to try, so we focused on the mastery of negative powers at that time, but what we didn't expect was that the truth seeker actually conducted another research in private and created desperate powers. ”
Lin Yuan listened intently to Ka Sichu's explanation, while paying attention to the other party's mood changes.
"The power of despair is out of control, and all the personnel in the experimental facility are killed, and we have questioned the people of the Truth Seekers why they are doing such a thing behind our backs, but they have not responded positively, and Marilyn and I gradually doubted their purpose, and after some investigation, we realized that they had another purpose, although we don't know the details, but it will definitely not be a good thing, so the two of us stayed away from the Truth Seekers and conducted research alone, until the incident in Tree City happened a few months ago......"
Caschu looked at Pang Heng nervously, expressionless on the other side, not knowing what he was thinking.
"At that time, we knew that the truth seeker had done such an excessive thing, and then we searched for a long time before we found out what happened, and all of this was our fault for handing over the teacher's research materials, and we are really, really sorry for ......"
“...... So, what is the purpose of you two coming here this time?" Pang Heng's lips pursed, and his speech became paused.
He hadn't completely convinced the other party's words, and in any case, Caschu and the two had an inseparable relationship, and now that he could calm down, it would have been a long time in life, otherwise he would have punched it now.
"We ...... Received a message from a friend," Marilyn said with some nervousness, "The Seekers of Truth will be attacking this place in the near future, and we have come to inform you of this. ”
“...... What do you think?"
Pang Heng looked at Lin Yuan with a stiff face, he knew that at this time, it was better to leave it to someone who could see through the lie to decide.
"It's basically the truth, basically. ”
Lin Yuan looked up and down at Caschu and Marilyn as if he was looking at something interesting and new.
"The things mentioned above should be true, but as for the last point, you said that you came to inform us on purpose, so don't pretend to be kind there, I will really laugh. ”
Marilyn shrunk her neck, and Castru next to her smiled wryly.
"It's better not to lie in front of me, if you really want to lie to me, you have to lie to yourself first, and you have to revise your memory, otherwise I will still see it. ”
Castru didn't know how to respond, and Marilyn bowed her head and said nothing.
Lin Yuan smiled silently.
"Now, can you tell me the truth?"
Caschu licked his lips and, after thinking about his words, decided to say everything.
"We ...... Now being hunted down, being hunted down by the Truth Seekers," there was exhaustion in Castru's tone that could not be concealed, "The research of the power of the Truth Seeker has always been sluggish, so we have set our eyes on us who originally studied the power, in order to escape them, we have run around, but we have reached the limit, we must find a force to protect us." ”
"Huh, so you're here?" Lin Yuan tilted his head and asked, "Moreover, why did you run away? Aren't you collaborators?"
"We don't want to be used anymore!" "Marilyn seemed to cry out, "Ten years ago, we were forced to conduct research, we didn't want to conduct human experiments at all, and it took a lot of hard work to escape, how could we be caught doing that kind of thing again!"
Lin Yuan nodded suddenly in realization.
"So, it wasn't cooperation from the beginning, it was they who forced you to continue your research after your teacher died, I see. ”
"You're right...... If we hadn't been informed by a friend this time, we wouldn't have escaped their pursuit......"
Castru knew that he couldn't hide it, so he simply said it all.
"It's a pity that our friend is not a true seeker of truth, just a businessman like an intermediary, with no influence, and we don't want to implicate him, so we came here to seek protection. ”
"Protecting you?"
Lin Yuan clasped his hands and raised his eyebrows.
"Find a reason for me, a reason for me to protect you. ”
Cascul and Marilyn looked at each other, unable to think of any good conditions for persuasion for a while.
"Take them in, it should still have some effect. ”
Lin Yuan turned his head to look at Pang Heng and wanted him to explain the reason.
"Didn't they say that the seekers of truth would come to trouble sooner or later? let these two men assist us and defeat them all, they are former companions, and they should be familiar with each other's habits. ”
Pang Heng, who had regained his calm, had another thought.
"And these two people, aren't they being hunted down, just use them as bait to lure more truth seekers, let them all fall into the net, and I won't let any of them go!"
Lin Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, anyway, Old Man Pang, you want to take revenge, it's good that the enemy comes to the door, and besides, we happen to lack some magical researchers here, so let's say it. ”
Lin Yuan smiled and clapped his hands.
"Well, there is one more step that must be completed in order to get my protection. ”
He smiled toothlessly.
"It's very simple, let's sign the vows. ”