"Whose other place is there?" After everyone was seated, Pannis poked Moore next to him: "Didn't you say that everyone is together?"

"The head of the pack always comes last. Moore scoffed, "It's just a bad habit of mankind." ”

"Well, then we have to wait for him?" asked Pannis, "and he couldn't have been involved anyway." ”

"No way, he has a lot of key information. Moore said, "It's a waste of time to wait for him." ”

"Speaking of wasting time, I haven't had time to ask you. Pannis said suspiciously, "What are you doing here?" Even if you want to send a representative, wouldn't it be better to send a young man out?"

"I happened to be nearby. Moore put away his smile and said sternly: "That's what I just said, the other party made a big deal this time, and the royal court couldn't sit still." ”

"I don't understand, what happened, why did it still alarm the elven court?" Pennis frowned and said, "It is said that these things only happen in the territory of humans, and they have nothing to do with you elves." ”

"That's what I'm going to say in a moment, just wait a minute. Moore and Pannis turned to look at the door of the conference room, "It's already here." ”

The door to the conference room was pushed open again, and the first impression was that a ball rolled in. Actually, of course, it wasn't a ball that came in, but it was a near-round human body. The person who came in was very fat, with a round head, a round belly, short and thick limbs, and short thick fingers, and looked very funny. The spherical person walked into the conference room, panting as if he had run dozens of kilometers, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his head, and it took a long time to slow down, and a kind smile squeezed out on his round fat face: "Sorry, I'm late." ”

"He's the head of the security center?" Lina whispered in horror.

"No, he's the lord of the city. Moore apparently didn't expect him to attend the meeting in person, either: "Or rather, he's the current Duke of Winston." Master of the entire Duchy of Winston. ”

The current Duke of Winston, whose full name is William Winston, is one of the three most powerful dukes in the rotating council, and is also one of the top ten richest people in the entire Neville Federation. The Commonwealth of Neville thrives on commerce, and the thirteen dukes all have a vast commercial network, and the Duke of Winston is no exception. In fact, Duke Winston was a business genius in his own right, and various business methods were endless. Such a powerful person is not evaluated very badly by the people, many people call him a cannibal, a demon, a poisonous snake, etc., because he is never soft in the face of competitors. You must swallow the other party's industry even to the bone. This kind of bad methods and attitude has attracted too much dissatisfaction, and has set up a large number of enemies for him, and even at this stage, there is a commercial operation to encircle and suppress Winston, but it seems that Winston does not care at all, as if being surrounded by more than 20 chambers of commerce is not a big deal for him at all.

"It's unthinkable that this is happening in my territory. Duke Winston walked to the only free chair and sat down, and the large chair seemed to have become a nail under his body, and it was nailed into the fat of William's body: "In order not to delay everyone's time." I'll just keep it simple. ”

"I'm sure people wonder why I'm here in person. Duke Winston's round face was full of smiles: "First, because this matter does have a great impact. As a result of this incident, the volume of transactions in several of my business categories has decreased. If I don't solve the problem, I'm afraid I'll end up suffering a heavy loss. Second, I will take over as the rotating presidency next year, if I don't solve this problem. In the unlikely event that such a problem arises again during my term of office, I am afraid that someone will apply for my removal as it did some time ago. In the village of Spindle happened to pick up the same tragedy,. At that time, even if I succeed in escaping impeachment, I am afraid that I will give up a lot of benefits, which is more uncomfortable than killing me, so no matter what, I will fully support you in pursuing this matter to the end. ”

"I'll let me announce our news. Winston took out a pair of glasses and put them on the bridge of his nose, took out a few more pieces of paper and read: "First of all, three of the five survivors have died in a coma, and we have commissioned a professional organization to conduct an examination, and the cause of death is very amazing, it is entirely due to the excessive aging of the body's functions, which leads to organ failure, which is what we usually call old death. Since it is winter, the corpse is still well preserved, and those who are not at ease can go to the autopsy themselves or read the examination report directly. Among the other two survivors, one is still in a coma, but the other has woken up, although the situation is very poor, but after all, he can communicate normally, and everyone can ask him directly if they have questions. ”

"I summarized the accounts of the three survivors who had been awake before and after, and I could confirm that the enemy was mainly a few mages wearing black robes, embroidered with a unique mark - a six-pointed star centered on an hourglass, and the color of the hourglass was different depending on the status of the personnel. There is a disagreement here, some say that the color of the whole mark is different, and others say that only the color of the hourglass is different. The language used by this group of mages is the lingua franca of humanity, but two of the mages speak a more jerky language that seems to be ...... Aliens, including aliens, have mentioned a certain adult many times when they communicate with each other, and it is tentatively concluded that they are collecting something for that adult. ”

"Okay, that's the basic situation, if you have any questions, just ask, after the meeting, you can form a team to explore, and don't act alone, because when the enemy's ritual in the village where the survivors are located is broken by our patrol officers, there should be a very high-ranking commander inside, if it is not for the patrol team to immediately send a signal for help, it is estimated that the patrol team will fall together." So, in order to avoid being broken by each one, act in groups of at least three people. ”

"If you have any questions, you can ask them now. ”

"I have a problem. Lina was the first to ask, "I am a witness to the Spindle Village incident, and I want to know if the condition of the deceased in the incident is exactly the same as that of Spindle Village?"

"It turns out that you are members of Nelly's adventure group, and thank you in advance for reporting the Spindle Village incident, so various cities in our country will increase their patrols, and the ultimate benefit is to break a case in time, leaving precious survivors, and also have a preliminary understanding of the other party's way of doing evil" Duke Winston first politely said a few words, and while speaking, he searched for the information in his hand, and after a while he replied: "That's right." The condition of the deceased is exactly the same as the Spindle Village incident, from which we can deduce that in the Spindle Village incident, the deceased did not die from magic, but from a large-scale magic array. ”

"That's the second question I want to ask. Lina said, "Since the patrol team has broken through the scene of the other party's murder, is there a magic array that has not had time to be destroyed?

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot. Duke Winston made a gesture, and several uniformed guards began to distribute rubbings of the formation to everyone: "Everyone has also seen that the high-end combat power in the garrison is insufficient. So a qiē mainly depends on the people of the temple, please. ”

Pannis took the rubbing on behalf of Lina, opened it and studied it carefully, adhering to the concept of handing over professional matters to professional people to solve this problem, Lina did not lean over to look at it, but continued to ask questions: "I still don't understand a little, why do you conclude that the other party will not flee immediately after being broken by you, but will stay here and wait for the opportunity to commit the crime? There is no point in gathering here. ”

When Lina first asked, everyone was actually watching her curiously, especially Amber, Marcia, and Teressa, who had had a brief contact with Lina, because Lina had the impression of a standard cleric when they first met. Gentle, pious, restrained, and always think of others first. But since Lina started to ask questions, the whole person suddenly became strange, although still gentle. But all the questions are very pertinent, from the logic of the questions to the entry point of the questions, they are just right, as if he is a professional guard who has dealt with evil ** cases for many years. Lina, of course, knew everyone's doubts and curiosity. But she didn't intend to explain anything, but looked directly at the lord of the city, Duke Winston, waiting for his answer.

"There is a high probability that the other party did not escape. Winston replied with a sweat that never stopped: "The Spindle Village incident is very big, but the other party still remains in Neville to continue to commit crimes, so it is speculated that the other party is very stubborn and the time is relatively short, and he will not give up lightly, and the possibility of lurking in the vicinity is very high, and it is worth seeking the help of the temples." ”

"One last question. Lina nodded, agreeing with Winston's answer, "Do you have any preliminary guesses about what the other party is collecting?"

"I don't know. Duke Winston shook his head without hesitation: "I can only guess that it is something like vitality, and no one can read the magic circle left behind." ”

"Huh?" Pannis suddenly let out a surprised whisper, "Lina, come and see this circle." ”

Lina leaned over and looked at it for a long time, and asked suspiciously, "Is there anything special?" ”

"It's special and familiar. Pannis said thoughtfully: "This is the first time I've seen this magic circle, but we all happened to see this style of magic circle not long ago. ”

Lina frowned and asked, "I'm completely unimpressed, where did you see me?"

"Do you remember the passion and indulgence?" asked Pannis.

"You mean, from the first ......" Lina covered her mouth in time, not stating her guess.

"Yes, it's the magic circle they showed us. Pannis nodded: "Although the drawing method is different, the function is different, including the runes and words on the circle, but everything can be changed, but the core style of the circle is still impossible to change, so I can say with certainty that this set of circles and the circles they showed us are from the same era, and even from the same person." ”

"Things are getting weirder. Lina smiled wryly and said, "I'm starting to feel a little pain in my head. (To be continued......)

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