Chapter 175: The Blessing of the Water Spirits
The protection of the water elves, one of the best magical equipment, is made of the purest and highest grade water ore, because of its shape like a drop of water, so this ore is called the tears of the water elves. The www.biquge.info can only exist in underground caves that are seven or eight hundred meters deep underground, and the tears of the truly pure water spirits are extremely rare, which can be described as priceless.
At the same time, the Tears of the Water Spirit has an extremely strong ability to absorb the water element. It can automatically absorb water elements with a radius of about 5 meters until it is full. The absorption efficiency is extremely efficient, far exceeding the current ordinary magic arrays or spells. With a slight modification, the water spells around it will not be able to work, because it has already absorbed the elements in the process of condensing.
The Blessing of the Water Elves is a necklace made of the tears of the Water Elves, and only one circle is engraved on it. A lowest-level enchantment, wrapped around the surface of the necklace. When the owner needs it, open the enchantment, and the necklace automatically comes into contact with the outside world, so it automatically absorbs the water element. If a mage happens to attack the master at this time, an ordinary mage will not be able to release any water-based spells for three to five minutes.
This kind of superb magic equipment can't even be produced by Lou Baole Kingdom, not to mention the ore without the tears of the water elves, and even the technology to carve a miniature magic array. The necklace of the city lord was also obtained by chance.
However, the tears of the water spirits are highly absorbed, but it is very troublesome to release the water element and reuse it repeatedly. It needs a large magic array to assist in reprocessing, at least for more than a day, so the shelter of the water elves is basically a one-time in actual combat.
Even so, the Water Spirit Shelter is extremely effective at critical moments. Since its absorption radius is about 5 meters, he can not only protect himself, but also his companions and so on. It was precisely because of this that the captain had to borrow the necklace.
The key to the current exercise is not the inability to rush in, but the safety of the hostages. There was a slight abnormality, Kevin directly launched the magic array, and everyone froze to death together. Once you have this necklace, you can plan to rush in and throw it directly on top of the hostages' heads.
As long as the enchantment on the necklace is opened, then the water element will be automatically absorbed, and it is not a big problem if no one cares. At this time, even if Kevin activated the magic array, the magic array could not be activated due to the lack of water element. Then at this moment, everyone raised their swords to attack, and of course Kevin couldn't stop it.
But can you borrow this water elf's blessing if you want to? If it is really used to save people, the city lord may have to consider it, but now it is just used for exercises? He still has to throw the necklace out, throw it on the heads of civilians, what if it is broken, what if it is broken by civilians?
The captain worked tirelessly to come to the city lord's mansion, urgently saw the city lord, and finished his request. The city lord scolded on the spot, and the dog scolded by the captain was bloody.
A drill actually wanted to alarm the city lord, and it was originally a very easy thing, but it actually dragged on for a day. The captain is incompetent, at least in this incident, and incompetence naturally leads to scolding, which is understandable. Although the high-ranking nobles do not use foul language, it does not mean that the nobles do not curse.
The captain of the chief team had a slightly red face and could only stand still. But he didn't worry about anything, there were no other candidates for the captain recently, even if this exercise failed, his position was still stable, and at most he was scolded more severely.
At the same time, after Kevin's side sent off 14 people, there were still 26 people left in the house. Among them is also the head of the treasury, although he is "dead", but since the outside world does not know that he is "dead", he is still somewhat useful. What's more, he is the direct boss of the staff here, and it is convenient for him to stay here.
It was already dark, and Kevin looked at his pocket watch, which was nearly 8 o'clock. The guards outside the vault have been standing since the morning, and their only role at the moment is ...... Prevent onlookers from getting too close. The hostages in the vault are still helping to cooperate, but no matter how much they work overtime, they will not reach the point of staying up all night.
If Kevin is a real robber and has really consumed this point, then he must be consumed anyway. It is consumed during the day, at night, and then during the day...... The longer it takes, the worse it will be for Kevin. After all, his physical strength and energy are also limited, and the sheriffs outside the door can be rotated, and they can be consumed indefinitely.
If it was a real robber, Kevin would not kill all the hostages casually, after all, this is the hole card that will end up together. The end result is nothing more than two, first, Kevin may call a carriage and run away with the hostages. However, the mortality rate is basically 99%, in fact, you will basically die when you go out. All kinds of imprisoning spells are waiting at the door, but the robbers and hostages are imprisoned together. Second, it is to die together.
Kevin knew this because he didn't ask for a carriage or anything like that, and he didn't think about getting out. The natural defense of the vault is his reliance, and he can only consume it. He's bound to fail, of course, but at least he's going to get them in big trouble.
"Listen to the people out there," Kevin spoke again, "I've lost my patience, from now on, I'm going to start killing someone every 10 minutes until I'm done!"
"Wait a minute!" The person outside the door suddenly became anxious, "The captain is not here for the time being, you wait a minute!"
Kevin was stunned: "The captain is not here, why did he go?"
"Uh...... He sent someone. A sheriff next to him casually made up a lie.
"Call someone?" Kevin was surprised, "Are you still short of people outside? Who still needs the captain to call in person?"
"Don't talk nonsense, you just wash your neck and wait. "The sheriff is impatient.
"Hmph, I'm going to talk nonsense!" Kevin countered, "Tell me the truth right away, or I'll kill hostages!"
The sheriffs waited outside for a day, and everyone was angry in their hearts, and at this time, they were threatened by Kevin, and they couldn't help but be furious: "You kill! ”
"Okay, how are you provoking the robbers at this moment?" Kevin sneered, "It seems that you don't take this drill seriously at all. ”
Outside the door everyone was silent.
"Since you're all wrong, I don't care," Kevin continued, "I'm going to kill all the hostages now, and when the captain returns, how do you deal with yourself?"
"Wait a minute," the sheriffs finally panicked, "there's something to say, you have to calm down." ”
"Tell me, why did the captain go?" Kevin growled.
The sheriffs are looking around, looking left and right, this excuse is really hard to find, where can the chief captain go at this moment? It can't be said that the chief captain is constipated, right?
As a result, Sain jumped out: "The captain is constipated." ”
"Constipation?" Kevin disagreed, "how long does he want to be constipated?"
"You have to be constipated for hours, why can't the captain be constipated for a few hours?" Sain countered on the spot.
Kevin was speechless for a while.
Kevin's mother suddenly interjected: "Son, why are you constipated for a few hours now?"
"Mom, I'll talk about this later. Kevin had to be perfunctory.
"Son, are you doing things in the toilet again?" Irina asked, "Do you know that you have a bad habit?"
Everyone on the side was full of smiles, at least in this boring exercise, to add some joy. Kevin didn't want to ask any more, and he wouldn't really "kill" for this little thing, and they would just fight each other if they asked again.
However, I can't ask the outside world, but I can try a few hostages, although they are all civilians, but the treasury staff often come into contact with some dignitaries, maybe they will know some things.
The head of the treasury directly spread his hands: "I'm already dead, don't ask me." ”
Kevin immediately asked the others again, and the Vault Governor said this, indicating that he actually knew something, so the people below would have some clues.
Everyone is bored, but they are happy to help think about it. The counter lady had already taken the lead in speaking: "Captain Sheriff up, isn't it the city lord?"
"Aren't there any other nobles who have friendships?" asked Kevin.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally shook their heads: "We don't know either." ”
"Even other nobles can't do anything about this, right?" someone wondered.
Kevin nodded: "According to the law, those ordinary nobles can't hold any high-end magic equipment. Even if they hold it privately, they don't dare to take it out in public. And it's a military exercise, it is estimated that only the city lord can help, and there is only a character like the city lord, which is worth inviting the captain in person. ”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Then the question is, what will the city lord do?" Kevin pushed down again.
Everyone discussed for a moment, and could only come to the conclusion: "Probably the end of the military exercise will be announced directly, right?"
When the president of the vault on the side heard this, he couldn't help but smile. Kevin caught a glimpse of it, knowing that it wouldn't be so easy, so after thinking about it, he simply asked outside again: "Did the captain go to find the city lord?"
It was quiet outside, and the sheriffs looked embarrassed, not knowing how to respond for a moment. Suddenly, Kevin's mother said coldly, "Huh, son, how do you know?"
Everyone panicked, and Start and Sain hurriedly ran to Irina and signaled with both hands: "Don't make a sound." ”
"Well, can't you say that?" Irina looked dazed, "I'm sorry. ”
"Ah, Auntie," Stat is not the first time he has seen Irina, but he has not seen him for more than ten years, and the other party is still a girl, and it seems very unaccustomed to calling Auntie, "It's a military exercise now, it's very important, you can't talk casually." ”
"Oh, aren't you Stat?" Irina said, "I haven't seen you for years, and I don't recognize you." ”
"Well, Auntie, you're still the same. Starter chuckled.
"Hahaha," Irina smiled, "I heard Kevin's letter say, you still seem to be working as an editor?" The two chatted like this, and everyone on the side looked at her curiously, but Starter was not used to this atmosphere, so he didn't greet her in the first place.
But at this time, as soon as the conversation began, he couldn't stop, and when he turned his head to look, he immediately pulled Sain over, and Irina immediately said that he knew, because Kevin mentioned it in the letter. So the three of them chatted, and after a while, Sain casually mentioned that his father was Kevin's boss, so he introduced the general to Irina by the way.
Facing the general, Irina didn't have any stage fright, and immediately stepped forward to shake hands calmly. Don't look at a girl and an old man on the surface, in fact, there is not much difference in age, not to mention that beauties always have some bonus. The general was not disgusted, Kevin was indeed his direct subordinate, and it was nothing to meet his mother by coincidence.
It's just that as soon as the two of them started talking, others didn't dare to interject. Irina also asked Kevin about his performance in the army, and the general spoke highly of him, the only regret was that his own strength was difficult to improve, which was a pity.
As he spoke, the captain finally hurried back, followed by a magnificent carriage. When the sheriffs on the side saw it, they were all immediately shocked, and they straightened up and saluted: "City Lord!"
This sound of the city lord, not to mention that it was heard outside, Kevin also heard it inside the door. Everyone was shocked, and Kevin did the last warm-up exercise: "Don't worry, it's almost over, it won't be too late, and I thank you for your continued cooperation." ”
Outside the door, the city lord slowly got out of the carriage, looking like a rich middle-aged fat man, followed by a young and beautiful woman, obviously the city lord's wife. The faces of the two were obviously impatient, and no one would have a good face when they ran in the middle of the night.
"Lord of the City," the captain said to him, "this is the vault controlled by the robbers at present, and there are still 25 hostages in it, plus 26 people from the robbers themselves. ”
The city lord looked at it with a dark face, turned his head to look around, and saw that all the sheriffs were very tired, but they saw the city lord coming over to beat their spirits. There was also General Oude behind, and out of politeness, the city lord also nodded to the general.
"Okay, then borrow it. The lord of the city glanced back at his wife.
Madame was helpless, so she borrowed the necklace around her neck with her anger, but she still had to put forward conditions: "Wait, who are you going to send to throw it?"
"I'll go. A sheriff on the side volunteered.
"No!" said Madame's categorical refusal, "I don't feel at ease with a necklace as expensive as mine for a rough man like you." At least let me pick someone. ”
Everyone was helpless, and it wasn't really a hostage rescue anyway. It was up to the city lord's wife to pick a pleasing person among the sheriffs, but after a while, the lady chose the woman in the sunhat: "It's just you, it looks good, do you know how clever you are?"
The woman in the sunhat was embarrassed to hold the necklace: "But, Madame, I am already 'dead'." ”
Indeed, the woman in the sunhat had already volunteered to hide in the barrel, only to be shot "to death" by Kevin, who had just thrown the "corpse" out. Now that the dead are rushing in again, how would Kevin answer if he argued?
"No," the city lord's wife had no room for maneuver, "it's just her, and I don't worry about the others." Either you don't borrow it at all, what does your military exercise have to do with me? Why do you want my necklace?"
Everyone was embarrassed, and they didn't know how to persuade for a while. couldn't help but look at the city lord, but the city lord didn't give them a good face: "The necklace was already given to my wife as a gift on my birthday last year, and now if you want to borrow it, ask her for it." ”
The captain was helpless, turned his head and glanced at the general, who was watching a play again. In desperation, the captain beckoned the woman in the sunhat to pull into the corner, and after a while, a woman with a closed helmet was pulled out of the corner, and there was only a slit in the helmet for observation outside, and the face was completely invisible.
But her clothes still haven't been returned, and everyone knows that she is still a woman in a sunhat. But the captain was still cheeky and said, "Ahem, this is our new sheriff, Madame can rest assured that she will give her the necklace." ”
Everyone looked sideways and felt that the captain was so brazen, but in any case, the military exercise has dragged on to this point, and if it can be solved in this way, it is still acceptable.
The lady of the city lord didn't say anything more and handed over the necklace. The captain gathers the crowd and prepares for the final assault.