Chapter Twenty-Nine: On the Screen
The house Pascoët was referring to was located in the plebeian area of the inner city, and was inhabited mostly by low-ranking nobles such as knights or high-ranking servants in the service of the nobles. His house is a small, single-storey house in a remote corner. It is very in line with Xiao Chen's hidden and inconspicuous requirements.
Along the way, Xiao Chen didn't ask for too much valuable information, after all, Pascoe was only a guard squad leader under the steward, and he was not a particularly core person, he didn't know where the city's defensive barrier control core was, nor could he say Marquis Bardini's defense plan.
"If you want to talk about masters, the Marquis doesn't have a master-level guard by his side. After all, Bardini is still shallow in the aristocratic circle, and it was four or five years ago that he was canonized as a marquis by the old king, and there are not many people available under him. The most powerful guards on his side were two high-ranking swordsmen from the north, Marco and Marissa, who were twins, and had heard that both two-handed swords were used well. He also hired a high-level mage from the Tower of the Scorching Wind, Primo, these three should be the strongest combat power around him, except for these three people, they are mid-to-low-level warrior mages. As for whether there were high-ranking warriors among the nobles he recruited to help in the war, I don't know. After taking Xiao Chen to see the house briefly, Pascoe told Xiao Chen all the personnel information he knew.
"One more question for you. Xiao Chen took out ten golden axes from his arms, "If I want to contact the Marquis of Bardini and don't want to expose myself, is there any feasible way?"
"Do you want to bring a message to the Marquis?"
"Well, this is an important matter related to the Marquis's own life and death. Xiao Chen emphasized.
"I don't have a good idea, if you are not prepared to disadvantage the Marquis, then go straight to him. Pascoe accepted Xiao Chen's ten golden axes, saluted him, and left satisfied.
Xiao Chen watched the direction he left, and when he was far away, he moved a table to the door of the room, then took out a pen and paper from the traveler's heart, wrote a note and put it on the table, then moved a chair and sat down and began to wait.
At this time, in Xiao Chen's meditation world, Xiao Chen, Kona, Tasia, Elaine, and Xiao Bai were in Xiao Chen's house by the sea, and they were in a circular room with a 360-degree screen around the room, which showed the outside world that Xiao Chen perceived. This kind of image not only comes from sight and hearing, but also from Xiao Chen's spiritual power. Therefore, two-fifths of the picture is color, which comes from Xiao Chen's vision, and the rest is like a black and white line drawing, with neither color nor light and shadow, but those lines outline the internal structure of things, which is the picture formed after the spiritual power perceives the world.
This way of perceiving reading and displaying was researched by Xiao Chen and Master Kona, and they found a way to collect Xiao Chen's sensory information. Then introduce them into the meditative world and show them so that he is really not alone in the face of the problem at hand.
There is a small point of light in front of the screen, which is getting farther and farther away. It was Pascoe who had been marked by Xiao Chen's spiritual power.
In front of the big screen, there is still a small circular screen floating in the air, and inside it is a street scene that recedes rapidly. This was what Xiao Chen's mage eyes saw when he placed it on Pascoe.
"Now are we going to wait? It feels a little passive. Tasia asked.
"Once the bait is down, the fisherman should be patient. In this environment, there is nothing wrong with prudence. Master Kona said.
"But what if that Pascoët really leaves?" said Elaine.
"Really left, we can find another way. But I don't think it's very likely. Xiao Chen said, "This guy is a scum with no bottom line, and he can sell anyone for gold coins." The information I left behind is enough to attract the attention of the Marquis of Bardini, so that he can make another chance to sell information, and I don't think he will give up easily. ”
"But wouldn't he reveal the fact that he had secretly let people in?" asked Tasia.
Xiao Chen and Master Kona both laughed. Xiao Chen said: "Who has evidence to say that I was brought in by him? On the list, I am a chef belonging to the fat merchant's family." Someone asked, as long as she pushed the fat man, everything was over, and he had already found all the scapegoats.
Master Kona said: "He can even say that he has long discovered the secret of the fat man sneaking people in, and it was his careful observation that he discovered that something was wrong with Xiao Chen." The purpose of letting people in was to trap Xiao Chen. ”
"Okay. I know, no one will believe the words of a businessman and pursue these things. A typical trick of the lower aristocracy. Tasia said.
"He's in place. Xiao Chen pointed to the screen and said, everyone looked at the small screen, and saw Pascoe enter the City Lord's Mansion. As soon as he entered the City Lord's Mansion, the screen became shaky and blurry.
Master Kona said, "There are magic circles or props in this house, and the effect of the mage's eye is greatly affected. ”
The figure on the screen becomes very blurry, and only a rough outline can be seen, but the facial expression of the other person cannot be seen clearly. The Mage's Eye was incapable of providing sound in the first place, so it now looks like a silent movie with corrupted files.
At this time, Xiao Chen, who was sitting in the small house, suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes emitted a silver-white light, and a magic channel that was imperceptible to the naked eye was greatly strengthened.
The image seen by the mage's eyes reflected in the meditative world became clear again, but never returned to the original level of clarity.
Master Kona asked, "How much effect do you think the power of demon suppression has in the City Lord's Mansion?"
"This is a magic suppression type magic suppression array, not a spiritual power suppression type. It suppresses about three-quarters of the magic effect. Xiao Chen calculated for a while and came to a conclusion, "With the few of us, if we fight with others in the City Lord's Mansion, our strength will be greatly reduced. ”
In the picture, they see Pascoe meeting several people in a row. Obviously, the news he found here had been taken seriously by the other party, and although it had not yet been reported to the Marquis de Bardini, several men who looked very powerful in the picture quickly summoned four or five people who seemed to be not weak, and followed Pascoë out of the city lord's mansion.
Xiao Chen said: "It seems that the fish has been hooked, and we should also be ready." Now there are two things to do, one is to get in touch with the Marquis of Bardini, find out what he really thinks, and if nothing can be done, kill him. The second is that no matter what he thinks, whether he will join us or not, we will destroy Suero's defensive barrier, so that the initiative is in our hands. We have to do these two things separately. My idea is that Master Kona and Tasia go to solve the barrier, and Elaine accompanies me to meet the Marquis. ”