Malken hurried to the window, and in the darkness he saw a figure looming outside the walls, "Catch her!" he shouted to the soldiers of the guard.

Two soldiers belonging to the royal guard quickly chased after him, and the security guard post raised an alarm, and a security army horse team chased out from within the city walls.

"They can't catch her," Nicole said, standing behind Malcoln and looking out, "you've made a big mistake. ”

"She couldn't run far, and the blood trailed her. ”

"Shar Shlevin is the best pursuer, and she has a thousand ways to toy with you. ”

Malcoln turned and walked to the door, "I must go and see," and he closed the door and ran down the stairs.

"It's not a good thing to obey Xiuzo," Nicole said softly to the door.

"If you can get her, you shouldn't pass up this opportunity," Tarrant said in support of Malken.

"It's just an illusion," Nicole shook her head, "I don't mean to blame you, but it was a big mistake. ”

Nicole had a large hole in her dressing gown, "How's your injury?" Tarrant asked, shaking slightly to see the wound and other ...... Privately, Tarrant turned his head.

"A small injury won't stop me from completing the tower," Nicole rubbed her chest as she walked up the stairs, "It's a great honor for me that the King has entrusted me with this task. ”

"Something should be eaten now", Kirawiton followed up, "Can you fry eggs?" Her hand made a gesture behind her back: bald.

"No," Nicole turned to look at the other two, "if you don't mind being together." The best red leaf wine", she pursed her lips and smiled shyly, "Malken thinks I'm a genius, and I haven't prepared a dinner for myself so far, except for cooking." ”

"That's not a difficult thing to do," Tarrant stepped up the stairs, "I don't think you need to do it yourself. ”

"You'll have to learn sooner or later", Nicole looked out of the city, torches lighting the way, and the security forces were splitting into squads to search. "Upstairs is a bit messy. Please don't mind. ”

The top floor of the tower resembles a utility room, except for the empty and no piles near the window, the rest of the space is stacked with various instruments, the strangest of which are the two large mirrors in the middle, which can only be seen in the bedrooms of nobles.

"Do you live here every day?" Tarrant asked.

"The tower must be completed by the scheduled date. Time is a little tight." Nicole playfully wrapped her braids around her forehead in front of the mirror. She immediately noticed that her chest could be seen through the hole in her dressing gown, and she ran down to the hanger on the side, "I'm so sorry. ”

"I'm sorry". Tarrant immediately turned.

Nicole picked up a purple cloak to cover her dressing gown, "The wine is in the cupboard over there." ”

"This cabinet?" Kirawiton kicked the metal cabinet at his feet.

"Yes, chilled red leaf wine, omelette ......" Nicole gestured to the frying pan on the other side.

"Willing to serve", Tarrant didn't move, the shape of the cabinet was somewhat familiar, he watched Kira Veton open the cabinet, a chill overflowed, "How did you do that?"

"Freezer?" Ni gestured with her hand, "This cabinet is divided into three layers, the outer shell and inner box are metal, leaving a layer of space in the middle, and the influence of the outside temperature on the inside of the cabinet is greatly reduced. ”

Kira Witton grabbed a handful of ice cubes, "Need to keep adding ice to it?"

"yes, you have to add ice every two days," Nicole nodded, "there should be a little bit of wine left." ”

Kira Veton took out half a bottle and threw it to Nicole, "Nice invention." ”

"Doesn't the cabinet itself use magical energy?" Katrina looked at the back of the cabinet, which had no glass tubes.

"Why magical energy", Nicole looked at Catrina slightly strangely.

Tarrant patted Katrina on the shoulder, "Forgive her for her curiosity," and he walked over to the stove, "What are these metal pipes?"

"Yes...... Special needs", Nicole takes out four wine glasses.

Understood, it should be the magic detection device that Malken mentioned, which belonged to the secret of the Aurora Tower, Tarrant lit the pine oil and picked up the egg, "How much do you want?"

"I can't thank you enough for your help," Nicole poured wine and handed it to the two ladies.

The iced wine eased the tension a little, and Katrina looked around the room, where a crystal ball about eight inches in diameter was placed on a well-groomed zirconium crystal stand, "That crystal ball ......"

Tarrant turned his head to glance at the crystal ball, which was clear and transparent, with ornaments inside.

"Yes, that's what Shar Shlevin was referring to," Nicole picked up the ball and tossed it to Kira Vidon, "to see if there's any secrets in there." ”

Kiraweton catches the heavy orb, "I'm not interested," and she hands it to Katrina.

Katrina put down the wine glass and held the crystal ball with both hands, the surface of the ball is smooth, you can't see the thickness of the inner wall, inside the ball is a large mountain model floating in the air, the space at the bottom of the model is surrounded by a layer of dim yellow thin gas, there is a miniature town in the valley, you can vaguely see the structure similar to the roof, the road, very delicate handicrafts, "Is it made according to the actual place where the zài is actually stored?"

Nicole shook her head slightly, "I don't know, maybe yes." ”

"Is it a magic orb?" asked Kira Veton casually.

"How can I say it", Nicole pointed to the ball, "You need magic assistance when making zuò, the magic gas existing in the ball can keep the mountain stable, no matter how you place and roll the sphere, the valley inside will always go up, if you mean the kind of magic that can be used, it is not." ”

There was also a fountain in that miniature town, which seemed to be spraying water, "It's hard to see such a delicate workmanship", Catrina sighed, the river and woodland outside the town were clearly detailed, there was a cave at the foot of the mountain, and a log cabin up the valley, "If this place really exists, it must be beautiful." ”

"Yes," Nicole said, taking a sip of Momiji, "if you stay here, you'll be happy." ”

Katrina carefully placed the crystal ball back into the zirconium crystal rack, and the three fulcrums of the shelf held the crystal ball firmly, "This shelf is specially customized?"

"Yes, it's mine...... The teacher gave it to me". Nicole turned, "I smell the scent." ”

"Right away," Tarrant took out his plate and laid out the two omelettes, "No seasoning?"

"No," Nicole said, taking the dinner, "I'm really not in the mood to prepare more for anything else." ”

"Understood," Tarrant winked at his two companions, "Would you like to try my hand?"

Kiraviton raised her glass and didn't speak, and Katrina sighed. "Is there any other option?"

"Hmm—is there any wheat flour?" Tarrant looked around. "When I was in Nai'an, I saw a way to make omelets, where wheat flour and eggs were beaten and mixed with honey and ......"

"Don't be like a married housewife!" Grizzled Kira Viton, "Maxine's faith needs some real men!"

"Wheat flour?" Nicole recalled, looking up. "I'm not sure which is wheat flour. Probably not. ”

Tarrant crouched down. There were some tightly tied sacks on the ground, and he patted them, hard lumps like potatoes. There was a metal instrument on the side, he had seen a similar instrument, the three spheres rotated with each other, the difference was that the one in front of him was more fine, and a fine scale was drawn on the chain where the sphere runs, and there was no rust indicating that this instrument was often used, Tarrant picked it up, "Nicole, what is this?"

Nicole looked up, "I call it a redstone runner. ”

Kira Veton and Katrina walked up at the same time, both of them having seen similar devices before.

"What does it do?" Tarrant continued.

"According to the theory of the heliosphere, the theory of the heliosphere refers to ......"

"Our continent is a sphere, and the sun and moon revolve around us," Katrina added.

"That's right, the people at the Academy of Magic are very knowledgeable," Nicole applauded symbolically, "The heliosphere theory was proposed by a mage named Francesco, who believed that our world runs like this instrument, rotating and circulating. ”

The name touched Tarrant's memory, "Francisco?!"

"Yes, he is a good theoretical mage, and he has come up with a lot of fresh arguments. ”

Tarrant approached Catrina, "Jim's real name is Francesco", Catrina's eyes widened in surprise, Tarrant nodded in confirmation, "Nicole, have you seen Cateric...... Francisco?"

Nicole hesitated for a moment before bowing her head and chewing on the omelette, "No, he disappeared a few years ago. ”

Kira Veton picked up the instrument and swung it as the sphere representing the sun and moon swirled around redstone, "You made it yourself?"

"Yes," Nicole chewed carefully, her eyes fixed on the knife and fork.

"What does this instrument measure?" Tarrant pointed to the scale.

"Time, the heliosphere theory is an epoch-making theory, it can explain a lot of things", Nicole put down the dishes, "firstly, why is it dark and dawny, because redstone is a rotating sphere that loses light when the sun moves to the other side, secondly, why there is a difference between twelve months, why there is a winter claw moon, a snowmelt moon, a positive sun moon, and a decaying moon, because the sun's orbit is elliptical, and redstone becomes hot when its light is close, and third, why there are dark passages. ”

"Dark Passage?" "Kira Veton knew this, it was a terrifying legend among sailors, there was a route engulfed by darkness on the passage from Donalon to Comohe, and the lost ships would fall into continuous darkness, never sunrise, the direction would disappear, and everyone would eventually be submerged in the darkness, and the dead souls would call in the ears of the living to attract more victims, "Is there really such a place?"

"Yes, but it's totally explainable", Nicole opened the sphere representing the sun, lit it with pine oil, and ignited it, "The sun's light comes from here, look closely", she turns the sphere, and the light hits the redstone from all sides, "At the two vertices of the redstone, the light is very scarce, and if the sailing ships have been wandering around this point and coincidentally avoiding the light, they will never see the sunrise." ”

Catrina listened carefully, "What do these scales represent for a day?"

"Yes, all operations have cycles, the days and nights, the seasons that we experience are repeated, and this instrument can calculate certain dates. ”

"Really...... Esoteric", Tarrant extinguished the fire, "why would a girl be so fascinated by this knowledge?"

"It's a natural feeling", Nicole ended the dinner with a smile, "fascinated by thinking, unable to bear the pain of waste, thinking about how this qiē was created, how it runs, and how it ends", she handed the wine glass on the table to Tarrant, "have a drink." ”

"Thank you", Tarrant catches the cup.

"Thank you for dinner", Nicole nodded in salute, "and thank you for the clues that made Shar Shrevan's plan fail", she saluted Kira Veton and Katrina.

"Speaking of lions," Catrina put down her glass inappropriately, "I have a question. ”

"Oh?" said Nicole.

"She was in combat mode and activated the sequence, why didn't you activate the sequence?" asked Katrina seriously.

Nicole raised her head and drank the red leaf wine from the wine glass, "That's a good question, why-it's very simple, it takes more than sixteen hours to memorize all the spells each time, and my tower doesn't allow me to rest for so long, so I can only abandon the sequence technique", she looked at the three of them, her words were obviously questioned, and a strange smug expression floated on her face, "Hehe, this reason is indeed too far-fetched, why do you remember the energy palm but not remember the low-level sequence technique...... Uh-huh, it's not easy to drink chilled red leaf wine this season. ”

Tarrant shook the red leaf wine, "Why the hell?"

Nicole couldn't help laughing, "Because, there's no need, there's no danger in the fight with Shar Shlevan, and the sequence will be activated before the real battle." (To be continued......)