Before Nina prepares to move to the Duke of Brewster's House, the first thing to do is the last activity of the day.

It was a dinner party for Alice.

When the three of them returned to the Duke's Palace, most of the work was ready, just waiting for Alice, the protagonist of the dinner, to return.

This is a banquet similar to a family banquet, inviting close and familiar friends, but it is not up to Alice and Duke Brewster to decide who to invite and who not to invite, so naturally there are people below to do these things.

Luo Xiaotian took Ellie and Jasmine to sit in the corner of the banquet hall, and the table in front of him was filled with food and fruits taken from the long table in the middle.

Alice was surrounded by other nobles in the middle, and Nina was too, because it was too far away, Luo Xiaotian didn't know what they were talking about.

Taking advantage of the fact that he can have a more leisurely environment to think about problems, Luo Xiaotian plans to straighten out the things he will do and the results he will get after coming here.

First of all, there is the thing to do, in order of priority, the search for clues about the family's disappearance is the first thing, and only when this matter has an eyebrow, the next things such as finding the black marketeer who transported Jasmine from Phoenix to Fink City and entering the Imperial Academy of Magic can continue.

Ah yes, there's one more thing I almost forgot, and then I have to find the core of Becky.

As it stands, with the help of the Wizards' Guild, Duke Brewster, and Earl Wilmot, it will take time to get the results of the investigation. And, for some reason, Duke Brewster said that the investigation of Phoenix would soon be completed without any news.

"Mr. Ronald..."

"Huh, what's wrong Greenton?"

"There's a magician out there who calls himself Lance Winifred looking for you. ”

President Lance?!

Luo Xiaotian was deeply puzzled, could it be that President Lance had found some clues about his family? However, according to President Lance's temper and dislike of him, he should have sent someone to tell him casually.

Following the road connecting the gate to the central mansion, Luo Xiaotian saw President Lance waiting at the gate of the manor.

"President Lance?... Why don't you come in?"

"Hmph, don't talk nonsense, follow me. ”

President Lance turned around and boarded the carriage that had been parked behind him, and Luo Xiaotian had no choice but to say hello to Greinton, who had come out with him, and then followed him to the carriage he had ridden before.

As the carriage began to accelerate, the surrounding scenery slowly became unfamiliar, and according to Luo Xiaotian's intuition, this was not the way to President Lance's house.

"It's here, come down!"

The mottled brick walls under the moonlight, the curved and spreading vines crawled all the places it could climb, this was Luo Xiaotian's first impression of this building.

The entire building was pitch black, with only a faint glow faintly visible from a window on the second floor.

Following President Lance to the room on the second floor, President Lance left the room where only a candle was lit on the middle table without saying a word, leaving behind Luo Xiaotian, who was a little inexplicable, and the middle-aged man opposite who was darkened by the light of the candle.

"Ronald Darwin, sit down. ”

Some of the deep voices were not uncomfortable, but the serious atmosphere emanating from them couldn't help but make Luo Xiaotian nervous.

"Excuse me..."

"I'm Alfred Snape, vice-president of the Wizards' Guild's Investigative Committee, and I'm calling you here because of your family's disappearance. ”

No, there must be something wrong, and in any case, you don't need the deputy chairman of the investigation committee to tell you the results. Even if... If a family member is killed, this will not be the case.

"Ronald Darwin, I regret to inform you that this incident is part of the Wizards' Guild's top-secret operation, you can no longer investigate and disclose any information about the incident to others, here is a confidentiality deed, please sign it if there are no problems. ”

“... I don't understand, why? Even if it's a top-secret operation, it's my family who is involved, and their fate is unknown now, and you told me not to investigate anymore?!"

"Ronald Second-Order Magician, please calm down! Although I can understand your current feelings, this matter is non-negotiable! Since you are also a member of the Magician Association, you must have the consciousness of sacrificing everything for the entire continent. ”

Bullshit consciousness! Sacrifice yourself to sacrifice! Sacrifice others in the name of the vast majority of people, who gave you the power?!

Luo Xiaotian stood up angrily, intending to use the big fireball technique in his hand to paste on the hateful face opposite.

"Alas, Ronald Second Order Magician, I forgive you for your offense. ”

The big fireball technique that had not yet been released in his hand dissipated violently, as if the spiritual power that had been torn apart made Luo Xiaotian cover his head in pain. In fact, he knew that what he was doing was useless, after all, the six-pointed star on the chest badge of the vice chairman of the investigation committee on the opposite side wordlessly told his identity as a ninth-order archmage.

"If it weren't for the fact that you were able to mobilize such a large amount of resources this time, I wouldn't have come to tell you this personally. If you continue to investigate unscrupulously, I am afraid that it will alert the enemy and ruin the plans of the upper echelons of the Wizards Guild, so I hope you will calm down after hearing some information that I will reveal next. First of all, I can assure you that your family is not in danger now, and they will have a lot of benefits after this is over, secondly, no matter how much you investigate, because all the people involved in this project are not in this world, and finally, as long as you can become strong enough to let you participate in this project, we will naturally send your family back. ”

“......”

"How is it? Are you satisfied with hearing these things? I heard Lance say that you are only seventeen years old, and there is still a long way to go, what our Wizards Guild needs is high-end combat power that can change the world in the future, although you know a lot of nobles now, and you have received preferential treatment from many people, but your own strength is not enough at all. When to go to Endymion, it is the best place on the entire continent for the development of magicians. ”

Luo Xiaotian still didn't speak, he picked up the confidentiality deed on the table and glanced at it, and then signed his name on it.

"Alright, then I have other things to do next, Ronald Second Order Magician, we'll meet later. ”

Alfred Snape left the darkening room, leaving Luo Xiaotian alone staring at the shortening candles on the table.

"Ronald, let's go, I'll send you back!"

Maybe it was because President Lance didn't see Ronald come out of the room for a long time, so he went into the room and woke up Luo Xiaotian, who was still intoxicated and didn't wake up.

Sitting in the carriage, Luo Xiaotian's mind began to spin again, and he began to think about what information he could get from the previous conversation.