Chapter 22: Research

"Enchantment?" Panakaya was stunned for a moment, frowning and thinking carefully, "If it's a passive enchantment, it can indeed be done without mana fluctuations, and at the same time, the enchantment wall is reflected in a dense fog. But can an enchantment do that?"

"Enchantments require a lot of magic items to set up, and the larger the range, the more items are consumed. The cost of this enchantment, which can cover the entire Fort Grant, is simply astronomical. Moreover, both mortals and natural creatures can freely enter and exit the area covered by dense fog, which is not in line with the consistent performance of enchantments. Knight doesn't seem to agree with Sophia either.

Sophia thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "What if the enchantment isn't passively defensive? The enchantment is set up to not need to defend against any items, and if you only activate the enchantment boundary, even if it covers the entire Principality of Grant, it won't consume many magic items, right?"

Knight took out an abacus from his arms and put it on the table, his fingers hung in the air, flicked it lightly, looked at the results of the abacus automatically calculated, and said in a deep voice, "If you abandon all identification and blocking modules and only use the boundary function, you only need a fourth-level magic stone to cover the entire Grant Castle." The cost of maintaining the enchantment is lower, and a level 4 magic stone can last for at least two months. ”

"It is indeed possible that it is an enchantment. Panakaya also opened her squinted eyes, "Then again, the function mode of the enchantment has been deliberately adjusted, and the magic stones consumed by the enchantment have been replenished at least once. The person setting up this barrier must know what he's doing. That's why the robe is recognized as a criminal act and immune. ”

"Then it's time to find out where the barrier is located and who will set it up. Sophia clenched her little fist and clicked, "It's really a lot of guts, and it's a big appetite." Crimes against all the inhabitants of a principality...... Unforgivable!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, and even the thick fog that obscured the sky and the sun was briefly dispelled for a moment.

Ruan An stood on the wall of Fort Grant, leaning on the female wall, looking at the lightning flashing in the distance. "I don't know who made up the decision. ”

Standing behind Ruan An were two women covered in black cloth. He had a slender figure and a good face, but his expression was serious, and he just stood behind Ruan An with his hands down, motionless.

"You guys, everything is fine, it's just too serious. Ruan An turned to look at the two women behind him, and said in a low voice, "I thought that at least after becoming a priest and getting out of the sea of suffering, you could smile more from the heart, instead of having a flattering expression on your face as before." By the way, neither I nor Lord Yu like to see mortals flattering with laughter. That makes us feel very uncomfortable. ”

After mentioning Yu Qian, the expressions of the two women showed signs of loosening slightly. The taller woman standing on the left side whispered, "Lord Yu is willing to preach to us humble people, the brothers and sisters in the church take great care of us, and we can't repay these kindnesses even if we are broken. ”

"This is not the time to show faithfulness. Ruan An waved his hand, "What do you think, I don't care and don't care, whether you are loyal to my lord or not, you know best in your own hearts." Moreover, loyalty to our lord is not the reward that our lord will receive for saving you, and you must understand this. ”

"My lord, our loyalty ......" The slightly shorter woman said eagerly, but before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Ruan An.

"You have received the precepts, so you will become priests. He looked coldly at the two women in front of him and asked, "The divine servant's admonition will inevitably produce a divine officer, and the other sixteen divine officers can all use the divine art normally, and there are even six intermediate divine officers and three senior divine officers among them." It's just the two of you, you can't use any divine arts, and you can't even pray to induce the breath of the gods. This is very rare, but it has not never happened. Want to know what that means?"

"Please make it clear. The taller woman whispered.

"This means that you two are either priests of other churches, or you are soulless and incapable of believing in any gods. Ruan An waved his hand violently, and two golden lights flashed, converging into a golden cage around the two women, "I'll give you one last chance to show your identity and intention, otherwise, don't blame me for destroying flowers." ”

The two women looked at each other, their eyes full of despair and relief. The two nodded to each other and bowed down together, and said in a low voice, "We are at the mercy of the adults, but we just ask the adults not to let the two sisters suffer too much." "It means that he intends to kill him.

Ruan An's expression froze, and after a while, he sighed, waved his hand and withdrew the cage and said, "Since that's the case, you can do it yourself." If you show your intentions now, I can still make the decision to let you go. If other believers and priests find out that there is a problem with your origins in the future, it is not a question of being able to let it go—I don't need to say more about how the many religions in Noah's world deal with the hidden heretics in their sects, right?"

The adult laughed. The taller woman knelt on the ground, looked up at Ruan An, revealing a pair of eyes with purple pupils like seduction, and looked deeply at the oracle in front of her and replied, "Although our two sisters are orphans without father and mother, they also know how to repay their kindness. In any case, we will not rebel against God's Breath or do anything harmful to our brothers and sisters in the Order. ”

Ruan An sighed and motioned for the two to leave on their own. Turning to look at the place where the lightning had just shone, he stood still.

The sky gradually turned from dark to bright, the eastern sky showed the white of the fish belly, and Ruan An's clothes were wet with the dew in the air. The red python robe was dyed black. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he had an incredulous expression. Then he bent his legs and flew out of the city.

Ruan An's flight speed in the sky was extremely fast, so fast that the wind around his body was compressed into a circle of white discs, radiating out from Ruan An's body as the center. The loud sound alarmed the wild demonic beasts in the forest below Ruan An, and all kinds of strange cries came one after another. However, Ruan An didn't hear anything, he continued to urge himself to speed up, and he left those voices behind.

After about ten minutes of flying, Ruan An fell to the ground suddenly.

Kneeling on one knee in a "superhero style", Ruan An shouted loudly, "Minister Ruan An, see my lord coming!"

Shen Xi was startled by something that suddenly fell from the sky. After the dust fell, Shen Xi, who made a defensive posture, was surprised to find that it was his divine servant. waved his hand angrily, signaling Ruan An to stand up and talk back. "Why are you here? Didn't you tell you to go and get vaccinated with the clergy of the church first?"

"Fortunately, the sixteen priests in the church were very much in favor of our Lord's plan. Nguyen An said respectfully, "And the priests have already started to act, and they are conducting a thorough survey of the farmland near Fort Grant." More than 2,000 ordinary residents and believers were mobilized, and Viscount Prescott sent more than 500 knights of the Guards to defend the investigation. The minister estimated that in about five days, a relatively comprehensive basic survey data would be obtained. ”

"Good. Shen Xi nodded, and then shouted behind him, "It's okay, it's my divine servant here." You can come out. ”

In the big tree behind Shen Xi, from the shadow of the big tree, and from the sand, three figures came out. The green-haired Panakaya, Sophia, dressed in black, and Knight, dressed in yellow, appeared in front of Ruan An.

These three people hide their figures for their own reasons, as gods with many followers and relatively large influence, if Panakaya is discovered by mortals, she will probably have to be surrounded by a group to accept the prostration. Sophia hides in the shadows, but purely for fun and for habit. Knight planned to investigate the soil in the area, and saw that Sophia and Panakaya were hiding, so he simply hid himself.

"What are you ......" Ruan An looked at the four true gods who appeared in front of him, as if he had been greatly impacted, and even said without hesitation, "Descend to earth in a group?"

"Pay attention to the words. Shen Xi glanced at Ruan An and corrected, "This is called collective research. ”

"But......" Ruan An still didn't believe what he saw, "don't you have to stay in the temple to handle official business......?" Shouldn't this work be the work of our servants of God?"

"Time is tight, and the task is heavy. Shen Xi interrupted Ruan An's question succinctly. "You've come just in time for a question. How much do you know about enchantments?" Shen Xi described Sophia's reasoning to Ruan An. "Anyway, we currently suspect that someone has set up a huge useless barrier here. It then uses the properties of the enchantment to create a dense fog that blocks sunlight. Do you have any clue?"

"The minister doesn't know. Ruan An replied, "There are only two times in the Nether Realm, and I have only been in the Nether Realm for two days in total. Maybe you can get some clue about your majesty or the Pope's crown?"

"Forget it. Shen Xi gave up his plan to find foreign aid, "Yu Qian is going to the Corrugated River Plain, and Prescott has to stabilize the political situation as soon as possible." The two of them can't be delayed. Let's just do the investigation. Ruan An, you go back to Fort Grant and ask Prescott to fetch a batch of props for field exploration. Although the four of us can't use it, it should have some effect on covering people's ears and eyes. ”

Ruan An nodded, stood up from the ground, and plunged into the sky like a sharp arrow.

Shen Xi began to beckon Panakaya and Sophia to find a place to collect dead wood and huge fallen leaves. Shen Xi and Knight set out to build the shelter, "Just come for a vacation, let's play professionally, and live a mortal life." ”