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It felt like a dream. There is no real sense of the reality around them.

The new boots that had just been stolen were stained with the stench of sewers.

The East Coast Guild itself is not located in the sewers, but the main entrance and exit must be entered and exited through the sewers, which is like a deliberate obstacle.

Although the shop has protective magic, it is not guarded by a careful apprentice at all, it is just a façade.

But such a feat is enough to convince the censors of the East Coast Thieves Guild.

"Remember, if the guild arranges work, you can decline, but at least one thing must be done every month. The code words change from time to time. ”

From the hunched Oriental man with a small yellow hat, he received the scroll of thief symbol paper from the port of phase.

The yellow headdress and scroll of paper appear to be all emblems of an Eastern monotheistic religion.

It is full of symbols that can be drawn with a few strokes, like radicals of Chinese characters, and fully considers the needs of illiterate readers.

"Let a few of them teach you the guild code, outsider. ”

"It's a White Silk member. ”

"And, shouldn't a mage directly get a high-level qualification?"

The three girls who came with them were arguing with reason, but the Oriental didn't even bother to raise their heads.

"Without a badge certified by the Mage Guild, the guild cannot register for advanced qualifications. Are you going to offend the Mage Guild?"

The hunchbacked middle-aged man banged on the table with the identification staff in his hand.

Although unwilling, several people obediently withdrew from the room.

The Oriental is a stolen goods collector and appraiser in the guild, and it is unwise to offend him.

Although only a quasi-legal institution, the Thieves' Guild is quite busy.

After taking a turn under the guidance of three new friends, it has been initially mastered in its structure.

Protection Fee Section, Patrol Branch, Intelligence Branch, Stolen Goods Branch, Discipline Enforcement Branch, Theft Branch, Robber Branch, Fraud Branch, Pornography Branch......

It's all work that instinctively stirs up hostility.

I feel like I shouldn't be doing these evil jobs.

All sorts of suspicious people go in and out of different rooms and sewer entrances.

Even if it is conservatively estimated, as the underground guild organization of the largest city in Interre, the East Coast Branch of the Thieves' Guild has at least a few hundred members.

From time to time, people openly wearing the guild's black armbands can be seen walking through the corridors.

Seeing these people, the female thieves carefully put away the disdain on their faces.

"Wearing armbands openly, does that bastard really think he is an army!"

"I heard that the West Bank Guild has expanded to 2,000 apprentices without authorization. ”

"They seem to have reached an understanding with those in power in the city council and with the guards. ”

Even if they were thieves, the three female companions couldn't help but keep chattering, just like a normal teenage girl......

But then again, what is "normal"?

Does the so-called "normal" in her mind really exist?

Still can't think of anything. Although his knowledge and analytical skills are unusually sufficient, he has no memory at all.

"Speaking of which, I don't see any magic chapters. ”

"Of course not. There are thousands of people in the guild, and there are only a few mages with badges. ”

"A mage from an upright background can be in politics, can participate in the mage association, can open a business, can join the army...... Who wants to do something illegal? ”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean 'White Silk' you. ”

Although it is the center of crime, it is also a gathering place for people who have been abandoned by the civilized world.

A sudden impulse came to me.

"Do you think that if I want to engage in the main business of 'teaching magic to members of the guild', is it in line with the guild rules?"

"It's not forbidden, but people can't afford to pay for it. Isn't it a matter of years and thousands of tuition fees to train a mage?"

"I won't take that much. Did you know there's something called a 'magic web'?"

"I think I've heard a mage who teaches magic on the street......"

"It's something that makes it easier for people to learn magic - no, it's something that teaches people how to learn magic. ”

If you are not satisfied with your job, just create a new job of your own.

She didn't realize how ahead of her time that such thinking was.

（VII）

In the afternoon of October 20, 1666

Phase Port of the Republic of Intres

After most of the day's fighting, the gunfire in the city gradually fell silent.

The rocks of the harbor were sprinkled with red spots, as if a rain of blood had fallen.

The victor's auxiliaries dragged away the corpses, the mages of the army drew the sea water to wash away the blood, and the staff officers established their headquarters in the warehouse complex of the docks.

The hill of supplies was transported from the city to the docks, where they were piled up in the temporary headquarters of the Independent Gendarmerie Regiment.

Earthy yellow paper, scented with fresh ink, was piled up on crates, and a military map of Phase Port unfolded in the center of the warehouse. Handymen and dock workers obediently carried the spoils that seemed to never be carried out, under the supervision of the soldiers.

These were assets plundered from the rebellious wealthy merchants. Because the rebellion was prepared in such a hurry, the rebels did not even bother to transfer their assets. Many shopkeepers, workshops, and warehouses did not know that their owners had betrayed the Free Nations, and they welcomed a heavily armed army of receivers.

The young major, dressed in a one-sleeved red military uniform, rode a freshly captured steed and returned from the front with the Guards Cavalry. Because he personally led the army to break through the enemy formation, he also had a lot of dirty blood on his body, exuding an unapproachable smell.

The young gendarmerie major walked into the warehouse with the guards, and the newly selected staff officers read the latest battle report a little awkwardly.

"Forty-six people were killed and missing, and forty-one were wounded. Nineteen people were killed and missing, and one hundred and forty wounded. ”

Naimon selected from among the second lieutenants of the supplementary corps, those who had studied pre-officer courses and had common knowledge of the battlefield, and together with the excellent front-line officers, he formed his own staff department, which was far larger than the size of a military police regiment.

There are about 30 male staff officers and about a dozen female staff officers. Not to mention the independent gendarmerie regiment, which has only 2,000 men, these people are barely enough to command a free division with a full strength of 10,000 or 20,000 people. About half of the people who remained at the headquarters now, and the rest coordinated the battle between the companies on the front.

"There have been six battles at the company level and above. More than 600 enemies were killed, more than 1,700 were captured, and more than 3,000 were routed and scattered. ”

Listening to this report, fear appeared on the faces of the surrounding Hong Kong tycoons. In order to ensure their safety, and to prevent them from ventilating in private, Naimon put these people under house arrest in his own headquarters - and of course there was an element of showing off force.

The total of only two battalions and less than 2,000 troops defeated more than 5,000 wealthy merchants and private soldiers with less than 300 casualties. From the beginning of the landing war, sweeps, encounters, street battles, sieges, this army seems to be omnipotent.

It's more powerful than anyone could have imagined.

If there had been anyone who had despised the young Overseer with only two reinforced battalions under his command, there was certainly no one who still thought that way.

Although there are only 2,000 men, they are elite soldiers who can defeat thousands of troops head-on!

After listening to the report, Naimon sighed and shook his head dissatisfied.

"It's a bit of a loss. If it was lost in a landing battle, it would have been enough to deal with an enemy of that magnitude in a dignified street battle, and the casualties would have been as high as 200?"

"Still not satisfied?!Is that the standard of the Overseer of Interret?"

The people of Phase Port looked at the young major with astonishment, and there was more fear than admiration in their eyes.

But in the eyes of Namen and his officer corps, the loss was unexpected.

The Separate Gendarmerie is no ordinary force.

In the past few months, they have repeatedly fought a formidable enemy calmly until the last moment, and they have also fallen asleep soundly under artillery fire for several days on end.

The Strong Battalion was the battalion that fought until the last minute in the big meat grinder in Kengler-Jena-Blenheim, while the Iron Guard Battalion was the battalion that turned the tide after the total collapse of the Lenny offensive and defensive battle that lasted for months.

Although they were both units reorganized from defeat, these two battalions were undoubtedly the most experienced elite of the two main corps of the Western General Army and the Lenny Army.

From the two major corps with a total of 200,000 people, 2,000 people were tempered by the flames of war and chosen by Lady Luck.

It is unacceptable that such a force has been killed or wounded by some militias, which is unacceptable.

"The enemy army has a large number of magical items, and there are many mages, and most of the casualties and disappearances are caused by pursuit. If it weren't for the fact that most of their magicians were not motivated, we might have to bear even greater losses. ”

"Lots of magicians...... Could it be the Einsatzgruppen's trick to lure the enemy?"

Naimon frowned. If the elves have sent an elite army with a large number of mages to land here, it may indicate that the enemy still has an elite army in ambush, patiently waiting in the dark for Namen's command to reveal the flaws.

"Well, I don't think so. Those magicians weren't elite...... How to put it, it's like the kind of student who attends the Academy of Magic with enthusiasm and complacency. ”

"There are many types of magic, and there are a few mid-level users, but there is a general lack of magic warfare skills. Once in white-knuckle combat, they rout faster than the miscellaneous soldiers. If the elite mages of the elves were all of this level, the Northern Army would have burned and planted potatoes in Hongrinasti a long time ago. ”

"As the Fathes Division called, it was the 'Musket Corps'. Although he is a magician, his brain is about the same as that of a musketeer. ”

"That's rude to the musketeers. My musket team is an elite soldier who will not be broken in a white-knuckle battle, so don't compare it to those amateur mages, okay?"

Staff officers from different units offered their own opinions, and Naimen could hear the competitive mentality hidden in them.

Fortunately, the independent gendarmerie was a mixed unit formed by the reorganization of the defeated army and the addition of elite troops from various units, and there was no fellow villagers and friends like ordinary battalions, so this kind of competition was controlled to a benign degree.

It is precisely because of this that Naimon has the opportunity to use the means of promoting staff officers and officers to organize his own command system. If he were to be given a full-fledged regular battalion commander who was uniformly recruited in a certain area, he would not have commanded it.

The Major patted lightly on the map table and motioned for the staff officers to be quiet.

"Okay, okay, everyone be more restrained and get down to business. Where else has it not been captured?"

"The Legation of St. Sen on Third Avenue and the Elven Oriental Company are still resisting. Lieutenant Sparrow led two companies of the Iron Guard Battalion and the Magic Teaching Company to organize an offensive there. ”

"The pursuit and clearance of the surrounding points has also been arranged. The Phaseport Guards are barely loyal enough to perform these secondary missions. Lieutenant Saluzzo and his company are undergoing reorganization. ”

Naimon listened to the information reported by the staff officers and nodded slightly. In this memorable first victory, the independent gendarmerie attacked in a company unit, which had a very good effect. The vast majority of private soldiers and mercenaries were overwhelmed by a single charge, with no determination to fight to the end, and occasionally a few strongly-defended points were crushed by a few nearby companies.

"There are a few more questions to ask the Major. Where is the official headquarters of our independent gendarme?"

Naimon replied without hesitation: "There is no need to trouble the Inter Ray Council and the City Council with this question. Requisition all the rebellious mansions and strongholds, and select the best from them as the headquarters, and the rest as the barracks for the companies. ”

The officers, staff officers, and soldiers present looked at each other and cheered.

After the cheers subsided, Naimon straightened his face and finished the second half of the lecture.

"However, the order is the same as before, it is strictly forbidden to loot without permission. Gather all the loot, and I'll give you a dividend. Moreover, not only us, but also the Phased Harbor Guard and the Navy. We're here, representing the headquarters of the Free Army in Forteburg, and I'm not going to show mercy to anyone who violates military law. ”

"Don't worry, sir. The people here are those who died once in Jena and Renny, and they will not lose their honor. ”

A female staff officer took over the topic.

"There is another matter, which may be about your personal matter. There are two ladies who have been asking to meet you...... They claimed to have helped in the previous battles, and you promised to give them what they deserved. ”

Naimon scratched at his hair.

Those aggressive women are really troublesome, but they can't show wavering in front of their subordinates.

"No, that's not a private matter. ”

After subconsciously defending himself, Naimon came up with a way to escape this catastrophe.

"They represent the first force in the city to unleash friendly cooperation with us, and we should do our best to set an example of cooperation with them. It's up to you to keep a record of their requests, Second Lieutenant Oledo, and do your best to meet them as long as they are within the capabilities of our independent gendarmerie. ”

That way, there won't be overwhelming undesirable demands.

"So, are there any other important matters? If not, please continue to handle the affairs of the headquarters as before. I'll leave the rest of the battle to you. ”

"Sir, aren't you going to stay in charge, this is the first memorable battle of the Independent Gendarme—"

"No need. I've done enough as a staff officer in the Western Army, so let me enjoy the leisure of the commanders, right?"

Naimon gave a casual military salute, and all the officers and soldiers laughed.

"We independent gendarmes should be able to command ourselves under any circumstances, right? I don't want to be forced to come back and clean up the mess, then, gentlemen. ”

"Don't worry, Your Excellency!"

After dealing with the subordinates of the General Staff, Naimon made an excuse to leave his guards here and left the docks alone.

When he was on the boat last night, he had already made an appointment with Ressa Helmont.

Irritable.

Irritable.

Irritable.

He's been in phase port for half a day, but he hasn't fulfilled that promise and done that thing.

He's been entrusted with the most important thing in the world, isn't he?

Naimon gripped the pendant on his chest and held the slightly warm sapphire.

The strongest magician in the world, the creator of the magic web, and the memory stone of Anne Sefir.

"We're going to make it, Annie. Soon we will be able to meet again. ”

“...... Well. ”

This time, the knowledge base simulated from memory did not deliberately deny his words, but only snorted softly in reply.

The phase port division of pure gold is naturally located within the safe zone.

In fact, the rebel privates never approached the building.

In front of the gate of pure gold, there is a landmark that can almost be used as a huge trading house.

"Ah, it's the armed golem 'Ganda'. ”

The Golem, composed entirely of pure gold, stands in the middle of the street, enough to intimidate all possible enemies.

Its owner was half-crouching behind it, fiddling with the magic circuits in its legs.

"Ms. Helmont, I'm here. ”

"Late. Will it take so long for those enemies who are good at all!"

As difficult to deal with as in his impression, the owner of the Chamber of Commerce, who didn't know what "treating people" was, Lesa Helmont, the "alchemist of pure gold", wiped the lubricating oil off her hands, took out her pocket watch and snorted coldly. The pocket watch was large and heavy, and unsurprisingly shimmered with dazzling gold.

"Failed to solve the problem by noon. Naimon put on his cloak and hid his epaulettes, "Let's go." How far is the horseback riding?"

"It's not far. On the beaches near the city, there are buildings used by famous families to mark their status......"

Hearing this, Naimon already knew what Lesa was talking about: "The lighthouse that belongs to 'pure gold' is the destination we are going to, right?"

"Looks like you've done some pre-study, too. Very well, then let's go. ”

Lesa snapped her fingers, and out of the "pure gold" stable ran a yellow-maned horse, its mane glittering with golden light. The horse was a shoulder taller than Namen's trophy, and Ressa, who was already tall, sat on it, looking a head taller than Namen.

The two horsemen swept past the burning silent port. In the case of street fighting, the damage caused was surprisingly small.

The escaped mercenaries did not bother to loot, but dropped their weapons, took off their family crests, and turned into ordinary citizens to hide in the shops in the city.

In his spare time, Naimon noticed the difference between the city and mainland cities like Lennie and Kengler. There are even more shops along the streets of Phase Port than there are in the capital city of Lenny, and Naimon can imagine how the streets would have been bustling when there was no war.

Most of the shops are hung with bilingual signs, with the Coman letter and the oriental square characters overlapping on the same sign, which is full of Interlite-esque exoticism. He often saw the golden golem mark of "pure gold" and the "blue diamond" crest of Lessa, which also belonged to Lessa, and there were shops on almost every street he passed, from money changers to department stores to bars.

"You guys are so powerful here!"

Lesa skillfully pulls the reins of her horse, adjusting the speed to the same speed as Namen's horse so that the two can talk to each other.

"It is natural that all the industries on the mainland have been transferred to Interre, and it will naturally seem too much. ”

"Is it okay for such a famous consortium to put such an important thing in a place where everyone knows about it?"

Hearing Naimon's question, the alchemist snorted disdainfully.

"Everybody knows, so what? Everybody knows that there are more than a dozen banks, dozens of wealthy merchants, hundreds of warehouses of goods in the city, but who can steal large quantities of goods from them?"

Naimon frowned, and calmly pointed out the loophole: "Ah, if it's organized criminals, or the army can break it." If the local magic association or a certain sect knew that there were countless unique magical achievements in it, I am afraid that they would really organize a large army to attack. ”

"Unnecessary worries. Lesa sped up her horse, "To be honest, I can't even get into the defensive magic in that lighthouse...... I don't think the local Wizards' Guild would risk losing manpower to attack a lighthouse that symbolizes status. ”

"What about the thief?" Naimon knew the value of Anne and Bonnie's secret base. In the eyes of those who know the goods, the knowledge and technology that transcends the times may be as good as five free divisions.

"There will be no thieves. In fact, there wasn't a single guard at that lighthouse. ”

Naimon immediately pointed out, "Magic locks and illusions are unreliable. ”

"It's not just magic locks, it's fully automatic defense, built on golems, auto-summons, and mechanics. Our lighthouse is not so much an impregnable dungeon as a Ganda-like magical creation. Ressa paused deliberately, enjoying the surprise on the other side, "You know when you see it." No one can get in except for them, who have set up the defense system. ”

"Fully automated? That's amazing. I'm afraid that even the Imperial University of Deland has not built a building with such an advanced concept. ”

But for some reason, Naimon faintly felt a wave of worry. This intuition is very similar to the sense of crisis he can often feel on the battlefield.

"And how do we get in?" Bonnie...... Or maybe the Overseer of Phaetes is not here. ”

"What that Bonnie guy means is that you should have a 'key' that can get through the entire defense system. Didn't you say you had it before?"

Naimon froze for a moment, but then reacted. Lesa did ask him when she was on the boat.

"Ah, 'The Key'...... If that's the thing, I think I did. ”

"That's good. From here, it's probably better to go to the beach. ”

The two men bypassed the heavily guarded phase bridge heading from under the bridge, where a dense volley of gunfire could still be heard.

Groups of private soldiers tried to break through the lines of the independent gendarmes and flee to the East Port, but a rock-solid defense awaited them there. The remaining fleet under the command of Leonard Kekawi cruised the strait, capturing one armed merchant ship after another that tried to resist.

A small number of corpses floated on the sea and were slapped on the beach by the waves. Some of the numb-looking people were either sitting on the seashore or walking mechanically and stiffly, rummaging through the corpses for booty. No one tried to stop the two men on horseback.

After a quarter of an hour, after passing three other lighthouses, the huge "lighthouse" that shimmered golden light finally appeared in front of them.

"It's more of a manor than a lighthouse, right?" or might it be more appropriate to say a fortress?"

Naimon looked up at the huge building in front of him. The pure gold lighthouse is built on a rock platform not far from the beach, and consists of the tallest lighthouse, the eight towers that surround the lighthouse, and the main building about seven or eight stories high that connects these towers, with a ring of walls around the perimeter.

"It's big...... Even Lennie's Free Army headquarters isn't that big. ”

Naimon took a deep breath and shifted to magical vision. The lighthouse itself is the culmination of magical technology.

The towers are connected by a cloister, leaving plenty of patios, and it is conceivable that the interior must have been quite well lit. At the top of the lower main building, you can see the embratos left for the artillery. Many parts of the building glow with a mysterious glow from the magical vision, but it is difficult to discern what they are actually used for.

Lesa dismounted in front of the main entrance, pressed her palm against an obsidian pillar beside the door, and the door slid silently open.

"Our people have access to the lower floors. When it's time to complete an alchemy experiment, I'll bring my assistants with me, let go of the thieves caught by the automatic defense system, and spend the weekend here......"

The alchemist led the horse to the stable, and Naimon followed behind her, smiling bitterly, "Although the building looks majestic, is it just a villa?" ”

Two or three stone and iron golems patrolled the courtyard, keeping watch and sweeping away the dust and rubbish from the courtyard. The stables were a bit overly clean, with flowing water troughs and food troughs full of hay in front of the stalls, as well as a golem that cleaned up.

"There are so many golems used, even the grooms have been replaced?"

"Well, these are the results of my alchemical experiments. Raisa's tone became excited, "I plan to make this groom golem on a large scale and put it on the market." ”

"Isn't it cost-effective? How much does an experienced stable supervisor cost?"

"It's not a good deal, but as a stable for a luxury house, it's enough to surprise customers, so there is a lot of market. Lesa said as she stepped out of the stable, "The fact that there is no pungent smell of horse manure is already a good selling point." There are a lot of rich people who want to build a stable like this in the mansion, right? And among the few cleaning and guarding golems in the yard, there is also the product I just finished......"

"It's really the boss of 'Pure Gold'. Namen smiled wryly, "Still, now is not the time to see the products, let's get down to business, Ms. Helmont." ”

"Cut. It's boring. ”

Lesa grumbled as if no one was around, and led Naimon to the front door. Naimon noticed that the stained glass window on the right side of the main entrance had been smashed, and the protective magic on it had been forcibly lifted.

"Another thief wants to visit, and I said that the number of visitors has decreased in the past few months......"

Taking advantage of the opportunity for Lesa to inspect the glass window, Naimon walked quickly to the door, holding Anne's memory gem in his right hand and pasting it on the black stone pillar of the authenticated black yao.

The door immediately opened, revealing the brightly lit hall behind it. The ceiling of the hall is three stories high, and the floor tiles at the foot emit a metallic sheen of gold and silver, forming an intricate magical pattern. The surrounding crystals shimmered, and countless magical lights were reflected in front of the two of them. The hall is surrounded by three levels of side corridors and dozens of gates, each leading into the depths of the unknown building.

"Looks like it's the key, Ms. Helmont. Please lead the way. ”

His tone was not impatient, but it was not to be refused.

Ressa sighed and followed him into the door: "I know, I know, you don't have to be in such a hurry." From the sixth floor of the tower onwards, the entire building is under the tight protection of magic, and even thieves have nothing to worry about-"

"Bang tom".

It was the sound of heavy metal and metal hitting each other. The two of them turned around, only to see that the gate behind them had turned into an iron wall that had just fallen.

"How-"

Before Lesa could finish her words, more "thump" sounds rhythmically.

"Bang tom". "Bang tom". "Bang tom".

The metallic tiles in front of me rose one by one, accompanied by the sound of "thump". It's like there's an invisible giant pushing the floor into a sky staircase.

"Original...... The huge machine in the basement is used for this......"

The alchemist subconsciously muttered to himself, his fingers drawing an invisible pattern in the air.

Then, only a "click" was heard, and all the doors in the hall opened at the same time, and something came out of it.

The footsteps of steel on the gilded floor were not neat, but they were not too messy.

It was hundreds of defensive golems, all of which were activated at the same time, standing around the hall like guards to greet the general, blocking all paths.

Then, all the chandeliers that lit the hall were extinguished, except for the row of chandeliers above this staircase. The red light of the chandelier shines through the lens on the staircase, and the end of the staircase leads to the giant main chandelier in the center of the hall. The chandelier glowed sky blue.

In the darkness, only the glowing eyes of the golems around them could be seen. There were also some points of light shining in the air, and Naimon didn't know what they were, but he knew that it must be some kind of defense.

Naimon and Raysa couldn't help but glance at each other, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

"Sorry, I don't know what's going on. I've never seen anything like it myself since the building was built......" the alchemist apologized, "but there must be no malice." ”

Naimon nodded in agreement: "It seems that this arrangement should force someone to enter the chandelier." I also think that the ritual designed by those two people should be without malice, except for the fact that the aesthetics are a little weird. ”

"You mean that these arrangements are made to ensure that the people who come with the 'key' must do what they say?" Lesa asked, thinking for a moment, "it should be more than just a key. Can you tell me what that is?"

Naimon hesitated for a moment, then replied, "It's Miss Anne Seiffel's Memory Stone." She was killed in battle with Lenny. ”

"No wonder. Even if it's an enemy who comes here with that stone, send it to where it belongs. No wonder the two bedrooms in the blueprints were placed next to the defensive center of the tower's top ring. ”

"Then we'd better hurry up. I don't know what the conditions are for being considered an enemy, and I don't want to trigger it. ”

The two climbed the stairs under the spotlight and walked inside the largest chandelier. Inside the chandelier stands another obsidian-certified stone pillar.

Lesa tried to put her hand on it, but the pillar didn't respond.

"Looks like you're going to use your keys again. ”

With the hand that had been holding the sapphire tightly, Naimon gently tapped the top of the stone pillar.

"Elevator...... Ah, no, the mechanical ladder starts!"

Annie's voice rang in his head. At first glance, it sounded a lot like her voice in the memory bank, but Naimon could make out the difference.

Presumably the real audio echo that Anne recorded when she designed the greeting system. He could even imagine Anne's smile as she recorded these words.

The decorative lights around it closed in the middle, turning the chandelier into a golden cage that could fly. The golden cage turned into a chandelier flies inside the tower, making strange curves in the air.

Naimon still hasn't cleared the magic vision. The building is like a house of wonder for a magician, and every corner seems dangerous.

"It seems that even the flying skills can't pass through the traps in this building. And each structure looks different, so it's a really complicated design. ”

"Your words have become more and more. Lesa glanced at Naimon, "Does flying in the air make you nervous?"

"No...... Not for this reason. ”

Although amazed by the magical wonders here.

Although I was impressed with the Golems and Magic Traps of the Astronomical Figures.

Although I admired the idea of "controlling even the enemy".

But deep down in Naimon's heart, a bad premonition lingers. Everything you see through your magical vision seems to tremble.

"Probably not. It's such a perfect magic system. ”

The golden cage rose in a straight line through the tower, crashed into the hook, and slid down the slide into a room.

The cage door opened with a "click". The memory stone in his hand glowed-

Before the cage could come to a complete stop, Naymen Soleton rushed out.

Then, his premonition came true.

In the center of the room is a transparent coffin made of crystal glass. It was empty except for some liquid. Not to mention the spare body, not even protective magic. The only thing that was triggered was the automatic search magic when he appeared with Annie's Memory Fall.

"Where is the body? Is this the end of us?"

Raysa Helmont stepped forward quickly, her index finger dipping into the liquid of the crystal coffin, and then licking it with her tongue.

"Still liquid. I guess this is the destination, but ...... The still field was lifted ......"

Her face was bloodless.

The crystal coffin was empty. No matter how you look at it, it's empty.

The still liquid inside has evaporated a lot, and it doesn't look like it was opened in the past day or two.

Naimon's knees weakened, kneeling beside the empty crystal coffin.

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, he soaked the sapphire in his hand into the still, even though the magical vision had already told him that there was no sign of powerful magic here.

His mind went blank.

What now?

In order to resurrect Anne, he deliberately accepted an appointment in Internet.

In order to resurrect Anne, he traveled from Lenny and Fortiburg through waves to get here.

But when he finally arrives at his destination, he finds that Anne's body is not here.

And, it seems, it wasn't here from a long time ago.

Perhaps she died earlier than Rennie's.

The nerves in his brain are transmitting the signal to "cry", but his body and soul are not listening.

Tears or something, enough in Lennie's time.

The right hand holding the sapphire was soaked in the still fluid, and it felt like his blood flow was also still.

His own voice repeated in his ears over and over again, Anne is dead, Anne is dead, Anne is dead.

On the other side, Anne's voice in the magic net was repeating, and there were no search results. No query results, no query results.

Maybe it was an illusion, or maybe it was an auditory hallucination, but Naimon felt that there was a cry in the mechanical, indifferent voice.

He bit the tip of his tongue hard. It's a little painful, but it's nowhere near as painful as I thought.

I swore it. I swore by Lennie.

"Ms. Lesa Helmont, can you do me a favor. ”

Naimon squeezed the words out of his throat.

But the "Alchemist of Pure Gold" is busy searching the room. She still didn't give up, trying to find a secret door near the room that didn't exist. Both intuition and reasoning told Namen that her efforts were futile, not even a dying throes.

"Raisa. Come here immediately. ”

This calm commanding tone made the alchemist pause.

It was "Intern Overseer," in the tone of Major Naymen Soleton.

"Please slap me in the face now. To be heavy. ”

Rysa's eyes widened, as if she were looking at a madman.

"I'm not kidding. It's an order, a slap in the face. ”

The female alchemist raised her hand, hesitated, and struck Naimon's right cheek with a trembling sound, leaving five clear fingerprints.

Naimon's hand finally left the water, but not much. His wrist was still resting on the edge of the crystal coffin.

"You stupid alchemist with no taste or talent, only pride and no brains! Will you use anything but vulgar gold, and you can't even slap it in the face! No wonder you have the surname of Helmont on your back, but you can only mess around in the New World!"

"What are you talking about, bastard!"

Lessa's blood gushed all over her face, and her right backhand smashed into Naimon's left side of her face with all her might.

The alchemist herself created a golem out of the heaviest metal in the world, gold, and her slap with all her might was no less powerful than Anne Seiffel with a perfect body, or Olia Hugh Kirman with royal blood.

Under this slam blow, Naimon flew out and slammed his body against the wall.

Blood was streaming from the corners of his mouth.

"That, hug, sorry...... Are you alright?" Lesa reacted suddenly, her face flushed as blood.

"Thank you for waking me up, Ms. Helmont. I don't have time to dwell on my sorrow. ”

Naimon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stopped the bleeding with a simple healing spell. There was no emotion in his eyes.

"I'd like you to do a simple look at how the magic traps are triggering around here. Don't try to find a secret door, it's not her style. I wonder how many traps have been triggered from the top to the bottom of this lighthouse. ”

Lesa quickly finds the tower's control loop in the room and draws conclusions from the loop's magical feedback.

"There are a few that are triggered, but they are all concentrated between this level and the middle of the lighthouse. The section from the fifteenth to the sixth floor seems to be intact, and no matter how low it is, there is a lot of loss. ”

"Well, either Anne left on her own, or someone who was very good at dealing with magic traps committed the crime. This narrows down a lot. Naimon used the magic net to confirm the result with the same magic as Raysa, "Next, I remember you mentioned that there is a device to catch thieves here, right?"

Resa nodded. At this moment, Naimon seemed calm and rational, just like him a few minutes ago.

"Take me to the prison where they are being held. I wonder how many people have been caught at the moment. ”

Naimon grabbed Anne's sapphire and walked out the door, Lesa following him.

Blue light shot out from Naimon's hand, and all the golems and traps in the entire building hung down in front of the blue light. As soon as Lesa finished saying "The prison is underground", Naimon prepared the magic of the Feather Fall and jumped down from the patio.

Unfortunately, there are no people locked up here at the moment.

"Good. So the range narrows again. Let's go back. ”

"Go back, don't you continue your search here?"

"There's no need anymore. ”

Naimon held out three fingers.

"First, all the remaining members of the Thieves' Guild are wanted. I'm sure they have some idea of the crime here, as their president was our enemy and has been killed. Whether Anne's body disappeared as a body or as a person who lost her memory, I'm sure they should have some news. ”

Resa watched as Naimon briskly passed by one golem after another, making all the guardians retreat in front of their creator's magic with the slightest movement.

"Second, I will begin to investigate the suspicions of the various churches and magic associations in Phase Harbor in this matter. I don't believe they know anything about the rapid rise of pure gold, and I don't believe that Anne's body could be stolen by a few thieves. If Anne had left on her own, perhaps the church and the welfare homes would have had some news. ”

With the help of the Magic Web and Anne's memory, Naimon quickly found a way to restore the hall to its original state.

"Third, if Anne had disappeared as a person, or even left the phase port by force or will, I would have tracked down all the routes that had set sail from here. I know that there is a large-scale slave trade and mercenary business in Italy, the Yellow Turban Kingdoms of Mureman, and the Kingdom of Scienketti. If a girl like Anne loses her memory, she is likely to be deceived or even trafficked, or she may be able to fight her way on her own. ”

He stopped in front of the stable and took one last look back at the lighthouse.

"I believe that the person who can build such a building will not easily disappear from this world, even if only an unconscious body remains, even if he loses his memory. I'll find her. No matter what becomes of her, I will find her. ”

Naimon turned on his horse and hurried back to his headquarters.

"I'm probably going to need pure gold...... No, even the help of the entire Phase Port, the entire Interres Republic. If necessary, I will build up a force sufficient to investigate and control every port she might go to in her path. Enough power to control the entire route. I vowed to build the future she wanted. Let's start by finding her. ”

Resa Helmont sat on her horse and couldn't help but shudder.

The boy riding his horse ahead of her didn't seem to have been hit in any way. The evening sun hit him, dragging a long shadow.

Perhaps, no matter what kind of pressure it is, it won't hit this person again, she thought.

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