(This book should be considered a ...... Slow heat the text, or simply belong to the plain as water...... It's not a hot article.,If you like this kind of article, you like it.,If you don't like it, you can't like it.。 What do I mean by that? Actually, I don't know, I'm just talking about it. ps, friends who have passed by ask for collections and recommendations, your support is my biggest motivation. ）

"Where will it be the key?" Catherine said thoughtfully, "I will carry it with me at this time, and it must have something to do with the institute." ”

"Don't think about it, big sister. Vivien reached out and patted Catherine on the back, she could only reach Catherine's back: "The specific situation, continue to dig deeper, it will always be figured out." ”

"yes, at least we don't have to worry about it. Lina walked through the living room and opened a door that led to the interior: "At least we don't have to worry about the attack of monsters at any time like Tomar of the previous rescue team, the monsters transformed by humans will not have such a long lifespan, and the previous rescue team has almost cleaned up, and the rest is not enough to breed a monster race." Wow, ah......"

Hearing Lina's sudden scream, Catherine and Pannis started to rush towards Lina at the same time, and Vivien also shouted anxiously: "Lina, what's wrong with you?"

"These, these, these......" Lina's voice sounded normal, but said something upside down: "These...... It's mine...... It's all mine, don't rob it, and none of you are allowed to rob me. ”

"Well, I think I know what it is. Catherine, who had already rushed behind Lina, couldn't see the situation inside the door because she was blocked by Lina, but when she heard Lina's words, she obviously understood: "Don't worry, no one will rob you." ”

"Great, long live the eldest sister. Lina cheered and rushed into the back room shouting, "I'm going to take them all back." ”

"It's a book. Pannis saw the wry smile on Catherine's face, and sighed: "I think it should be a book." ”

"It should be ......" Catherine followed Lina into the room, and the words in her mouth suddenly stopped, and after a moment she continued somewhat unnaturally: "A lot of books, a lot of books, a lot of books." ”

"Let's go in. Vivien nudged Pennis, then turned back and beckoned to Rachel, "Rachel, let's come in and have a look." ”

Walking into the back room, everyone's first reaction was stunned. The inner room was very large, larger than the living room outside, and it was a rectangular room of seven or eight hundred square meters, and the four walls of the room, except for the entrance side, were lined with bookshelves of the same specification from the ground to the height of the roof. The shelves are densely packed with all kinds of books, as many as tens of thousands of volumes. At this time, Lina was standing greedily in front of the bookshelf, constantly pulling out a certain book from the shelf, putting it in her arms and hugging it tightly, and then putting it in her backpack. Every time I hugged a book, I was still muttering, "Helen, it's been a long time, I'm back." Wow, Martha, you're still so sloppy. Hey, Linda, I miss me, come and hug me, ha, you are the same, still so cold. Katerina, woo woo woo, Katarina, I'm finally home, I miss you so much, woo woo woo. ”

Seeing Lina, who was crying and laughing and completely out of shape, Pannis looked at Catherine suspiciously. Catherine sighed with pity on her face and shook her head: "Let her be alone for a while, don't wake her up, let's see if there are any valuable clues." I'll see, Lina is a novel here, a professional book here, well, this part is history, this part is geography, and there are all kinds of magical theory works here. ”

Walking casually, Catherine walked to the desk in the middle of the study, and made sure that the desk and chair were still sturdy before sitting down and opening the few drawers of the desk.

"These should be several years' worth of accounts, do you need to look at them?" asked Catherine for Pannis's opinion.

"Not for now. Pannis shook his head: "It's never too late to look for clues when you encounter a problem." ”

"Okay. Catherine put the thick ledger in one drawer into her backpack, and picked up a stack of reports in another drawer: "I don't understand, Vivien, this should be your mage's thing, look at it." ”

Vivian took the report and flipped through it casually, and threw it on the table: "It's useless, this is the progress report of each research group, I looked at it, they are all theories that have matured now, and they are completely meaningless." ”

"And what about these?" Catherine handed over another stack, "I don't understand the words in it at all." ”

"Well, interesting. Vivien was fascinated after a few glances, and only after a few minutes did she raise her head from a few pages: "It seems that the director of this institute also belongs to the Naren royal family." It was written in a magical secret book, a letter from which he reported the progress of his research to King Naryn, in which he mentioned a secret storage room known only to the royal family of Naryn. Ah, damn it, he changed the secret text, and I can't understand the key points. Hell, this one has to be brought back, and I have to look it up before I can translate it. ”

"Pantry?" Catherine's eyes lit up immediately, "Are you sure?"

"I'm just not sure. Vivian looked helpless with a look of "I know": "Don't get excited, if it's confirmed, I'll tell you as soon as possible." ”

"It's decided. Catherine smiled contentedly, and put away the various papers on the desk in turn: "It's a pity, there don't seem to be any other valuable clues here, and I don't understand why such a troublesome protective measure is used." ”

"On the one hand, it is for safety, after all, the director is a member of the royal family. Pannis's gaze kept on a bookcase: "On the other hand, didn't you notice that there was a part of it missing?"

"Bedroom?" Catherine followed Pannis's gaze and looked at the bookcase, "The secret door is behind this bookcase?"

"Eldest sister, you can go over and touch the cabinet and understand. Vivien was still buried in the report letter she had just started, and she didn't raise her head to say a word.

Catherine walked to the bookcase with a little confusion, reached out and touched it, only to find that the outstretched hand penetrated into the bookcase without hindrance: "This is, illusion?"

"Well, it's a simple illusion. Pannis replied, "There is no hidden meaning at all, and I guess this illusion is only for the sake of beauty." It can be easily spotted by any explorer, thief, ranger, or spellcaster. ”

"In other words, I am the only one here who can't find out. Catherine muttered a wistful sentence, and reached out to test the area covered by the left and right sides of the illusion: "Seven or eight hundred books are missing, Lina is going to be disappointed, ha." ”

Pushing open the door covered by illusion, inside the door is a bedroom of more than 30 square meters, the metal wall of the bedroom is unusually carved with many fine patterns, the thick cashmere carpet on the ground has rotted with the passage of time, some potted ground plants on the ground have also withered, and even some famous paintings on the wall have been moldy and discolored.

"What's going on? Why do things rot here?Isn't there a magic circle where to go to the water vapor?" Catherine frowned, "Then even if you find any valuable clues, you won't be able to read them." ”

Pannis pointed to the two very small umbrella-shaped fountains in the corner of the wall that had been operating silently for hundreds of years: "For the sake of comfort, it seems to be the prerogative of the director." However, the container that actually preserves things should have a magic circle embedded in it to repel water vapor to prevent moisture. ”

"Well, anyway, just open it and see. Catherine walked over to the only cabinet next to the bed and observed the safe, which was made of extremely heavy metal: "Hell, such a thick shell. ”

"I'll do it. Pannis looked at the in-line lock on the cabinet door, which looked very complicated, took out a few gadgets, and flicked the keyhole a few times, and the door opened easily. The space in the cabinet is actually not very large, and unfortunately, there are no other items except a few money bags. Catherine took out the purse and threw it on the bed, and carefully searched the empty cupboard.

"Sure enough, there is a dark grid. Catherine happily took out a thick book bound from scattered paper and a single folded piece of paper from the dark compartment of the cabinet, opened the separate paper first, looked at it and handed it to Pannis: "This should be the complete map of the underground research institute." He opened the paper of the book again, flipped through a few pages, and handed it to Vivian: "It's also research progress, you can see if it's useful." ”

Vivien glanced at it a few times in a hurry, her eyes lit up, and she looked at it seriously for a while before closing the book and saying, "There is nothing very new in technology, but there are some good hypothetical methods that can be used for reference, which is quite useful." ”

"There shouldn't be anything else. Catherine always felt that the harvest was not commensurate with the tightness of the defense of the gate before, but the things in the dark were indeed very important and very secretive to the institute, and it was reasonable to use that level of defense, so she had to say wistfully: "It seems that this is it, it's a pity." ”

With his hands on his chest, Pannis suddenly spoke, "Everyone can be an explorer, as long as he can observe carefully and think boldly. In fact, Catherine, you might as well exercise your observation and perception skills, maybe you can become a good explorer too. That way, you don't have to worry about not having unreliable teammates join your party and worrying about not having an explorer. ”

Catherine tilted her head, frowned uncertainly, and asked, "Pennis, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing, whatever you want. Pannis smiled rarely, patted the metal wall beside him and said, "If people want to hide things, hiding in the most hidden place is actually the lowest level, and hiding in a conspicuous place is not the most clever. The really clever way is when you think there must be something hidden here, and there really is something hidden here. But when you feel like you've seen through the other person's mind and found the hidden object, it's not there. There is a dark grid that is hidden in the most ordinary way, and the most valuable should be here. ”

Catherine didn't bother to ponder the implication of Pennis's words for a moment, and went to the place where Pennis had just slapped to examine it carefully. Pannis sighed and said, "Let's see if you can find it, I'll go out and see Lina and Rachel, they haven't come in." ”

"Okay, okay, there you go. Catherine nodded, "I'll look for it." ”

Pannis paced slowly out of the bedroom door, and soon after stepping out of the door, he heard the cheers of Catherine and Vivien behind him. Pannis smiled unconsciously, but the smile disappeared, and he changed his usual indifferent expression, as if he had made a decision, but there was a trace of hesitation and reluctance in his eyes.