Winnie and Joshua were locked in the carriage and could not see what was going on outside the carriage, but they could still tell something based on the sunlight that came in and the trajectory of the carriage.

The speed of the carriage was certainly nowhere near that of the Magic Car, and after starting, it should have been all the way north and then to the northwest.

In addition, the speed of the carriage was about twenty to thirty kilometers per hour, and it did not stop until the sunlight from the window became dim and dim, and finally there was little bright light, and then it stopped for the first time.

"Come down, we're going to rest here. ”

The middle-aged magician coldly dropped a sentence, and then watched as the two strong men escorted Winnie and Joshua out of the carriage.

When the two got out of the carriage, they found that they had come to the foot of a barren mountain, and there was no human being around them.

As for the road...... It was completely detached more than two hours ago.

Obviously, the other party's operation needs to be kept secretive, so it will try to avoid crowded places, and it is normal to choose this barren mountain and wild place to rest.

Joshua turned his head to look at the sky that had completely darkened in the west, and then looked up at the faint starlight in the sky, confirming that it should be about seven o'clock in the evening.

As for the directions...... According to estimates along the way, they are probably only more than 200 kilometers away from the place where they were previously abducted.

Judging by the direction they were traveling, they should have reached the border of the Falk Kingdom by now, or had simply left the border.

In this direction, the countries adjacent to the Kingdom of Falk, with the exception of the Kingdom of Angela. There was only one small principality called Assyria.

As for where exactly. He couldn't make a detailed judgment.

Maybe it's because it's a long way from the place of the incident. The middle-aged magician's expression was visibly relaxed, and he motioned for the two of them to find a place to sit down, and then sat down next to them as well, waiting for the other strong men to start preparing dinner.

The strong men brought by these middle-aged magicians seemed to be well-trained and experienced in camping, and it didn't take long for a small and rudimentary camp to be set up.

To Joshua's and Winnie's surprise, and Winnie, the men did not light the bonfire as they expected, but instead took out two magic stoves directly from a carriage. Soon a simple dinner was made on the magic stove.

Holding a fragrant and unexpectedly delicious meal, Joshua and Winnie couldn't help but have the illusion that they had not been kidnapped at all, but had come to camp for a picnic.

If it weren't for the fact that someone was guarding them with a blade all the time, it would have been a good ride.

"Now you can sue us, why did you kidnap us?" asked the middle-aged magician after taking a few bites.

The middle-aged magician glanced at him, then looked at Winnie on the side, and snorted coldly, "Boy." Actually, our main target is her, and you don't really have much value. ”

Jo Xiu'an was stunned. Winnie couldn't help but sneer, and asked, "Why am I worth more than him?"

"It's very simple, because you're a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and this kid isn't. ”

Hearing this answer, Joxiuan and Winnie glanced at each other, and finally had some eyebrows in their hearts.

"In other words, you're here for her status as a researcher, so if I'm not mistaken, you should have the idea of fighting the techniques she has mastered, right?" asked Joshua again.

The middle-aged magician snorted and did not answer.

But the fact that he did not deny this is enough to prove that Joxiu'an's guess is correct.

Joxiuan couldn't help but shake his head: "Since it's for technical information, then you are obviously not ordinary robbers and robbers, and you are also a powerful magician, so you should be sent by a certain country, right?"

"Don't guess, you'll know when you get to the place. The middle-aged magician replied in a muffled voice.

Jo Xiu'an couldn't help but shake his head slightly: "If it's just for technical information, in fact, what you're doing now is not suitable." Because Winnie is just an ordinary researcher in the Chamber of Commerce's Magic Research Institute, and the technical information she has is only a small part, you can't get a lot of the technical information you want from her. ”

"That's right. Winnie chimed in. "At present, there are more than 1,500 researchers in the Magic Research Institute of the Chamber of Commerce, and each researcher will only participate in the research of a certain project. Even if you asked me to hand over all the technical information I had at my disposal, it would be useless, and it would be impossible to help you succeed in making a certain magical machine. Oh...... What you care about most is definitely military magic machinery, and I haven't studied any projects related to military magic machinery at all, so it's useless for you to catch me. ”

The middle-aged magician glanced at Winnie with a blank expression, and a small device emerged from his arms.

"If you're not involved, how did you get this thing?"

The small device he had found was the same magic shield amplification device that he had previously found from Winnie.

Winnie shrugged: "This is something I got through guò's internal channels to defend myself, and it doesn't mean that I have participated in this project." What's more, even if I did participate, it would not be possible to provide much valuable information. I'm afraid you don't know that the research of any magical machine usually involves the joint efforts of dozens or hundreds of researchers. It's just a person's words, and it has a limited effect. ”

The middle-aged magician looked at Winnie intently, as if to distinguish the truth of her words.

After a moment, he shook his head and tucked the magic shield amplification device back into his arms.

"Anyway, one more is one. ”

Winnie and Joshua looked at each other and nodded slightly.

They didn't expect to let the other party let them go just by talking to each other, because since the other party had spent so much effort to arrest them, of course it was impossible to let them go lightly.

But Tong Guò's conversation allowed them to determine the other party's purpose.

Now that he knew that the other party was indeed coming for the technical information related to magic machinery that Winnie, a researcher of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, had mastered. That would put them at ease.

Of course. That doesn't mean they intend to stop there.

After following the gang to their destination. Although there is probably no danger to life, it is conceivable that there will be a loss of freedom.

That's not something they're willing to accept.

Winnie gently took Joshuaan's hand, and it looked like the two of them were clasping hands for peace of mind and snuggling together, but in reality, she reached out a finger and kept tapping it on Joshuaan's finger.

If you keep observing and looking closely, you will find that the frequency of her fingers clicking on the palm of Jo Xiu'an's hand is actually very regular, not random.

This thing. In fact, it originated from a very popular game in the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

The reason for this mini-game is that the Elder once mentioned to Dean Evita a device called the "Morse Code", which is said to be able to convey some information by relying on the frequency change of the tap.

The Elder had only mentioned it, but Dean Evita had taken it to heart, and in his spare time he had worked out a percussion frequency that could be actually used.

It's not as detailed and magical as the "Morse Code" that the Elder said, but there's nothing wrong with delivering some of the simpler messages.

Dean Evita promoted this little game within the Academy of Magic, and it was loved by many researchers.

Winnie was one of them, and she taught Joshua about it, and it became a little game that the two often used to flirt with each other in private.

But I didn't expect that this situation would be useful now.

"Is the signal generator left?" asked Winnie.

"Stayed. However, in order to avoid detection, it will be activated after a certain period of time. This is Joshua An's backhand tapping Winnie's palm in reply.

"How much time is the delay?"

"About half an hour. ”

"If nothing else. We should be about to be found. ”

"Yes. ”

After feeling that Joxiu was very steady in the palm of her hand and gently tapped three times to express a definite answer, Winnie's heart was relieved, and she couldn't help but smile slightly.

The middle-aged magician sitting opposite looked at her inexplicably, wondering why this little girl, who was only in her twenties, could still laugh in such a situation, wasn't she afraid?

Immediately, he thought that although the other party was only in his twenties, he was already a sixth-level magician, which was only two levels worse than himself.

And if she cooperates with the military magic machines that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has made Zuò, she even has the ability to fight against herself.

Coupled with her status as a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the value she contained in her body was actually far higher than that of an ordinary eighth-level magician.

This made the middle-aged magician very unhappy.

Since the fall of the Levin Hassoko Magister five years ago against the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the reputation of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce on the continent of Sainz has skyrocketed, and with it, everyone has gained a new understanding of the power of magic machines, or military magic machines.

This led all the countries on the continent to attach unprecedented importance to the magic industry proposed and led by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

In the past five years, all countries have been vigorously developing the magic industry in cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and after enjoying the benefits of developing the magic industry, all the countries and people on the Sainz continent have begun to have another level of understanding of magicians.

If the magicians in the past relied on their own strength to gain people's awe, then now with the development and influence of the magic industry industry gradually expanding, the current people's demand for magicians is more reflected in the contribution of magicians to the promotion of the development of the magic industry.

Instead of revering magicians in the past, people now have more respect for magicians who have excelled in magical machinery.

So just five years later, the status of magicians on the continent of Sainz has changed dramatically.

It's not that the status of magicians has declined, but in the past, magicians had a high status because of their own strength, but now there is one more, that is, magicians are strong and have a higher status in magic research.

This point does not have much impact on those high-ranking mages and even mages, but it has a great impact on ordinary mages.

With his and Winnie's power, he is an eighth-level magician, and Winnie is a sixth-level magician, if it was the former Sainz Continent, then it must be that he is more respected and valued because of the higher level of the magician.

But on the current Sainz continent, then Winnie is undoubtedly far more valued and respected than him.

If nothing else, it's just that Winnie is a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

The New Flying Chamber of Commerce undoubtedly represents the most modern technology in the magic industry, and as a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, it is natural that he is far superior to other magicians in the research related to magic machinery.

It is precisely because of her identity that Winnie will make the forces behind the middle-aged magician go to great lengths to hijack her.

Thinking that Winnie would be extremely valued by those adults after she returned, and that she could still only be regarded by them as a thug-like guy who could be summoned and waved away, the middle-aged magician's heart was extremely uncomfortable.

Isn't it just that I can study some toy-like gadgets to make this little girl have a higher status than me?

But after reaching out and touching the magic shield amplification device in his arms, the middle-aged magician's face couldn't help but sink.

That's right, it's because of this gadget that Winnie, a sixth-level magician, has the ability to resist the attacks of his eighth-level magician.

Thinking that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce even possessed a military magic machine that was enough to kill a mage, the middle-aged mage instantly felt a deep sense of powerlessness and a trace of confusion.

Maybe...... Is it really pointless to continue to pursue magical powers? (To be continued......)