In order to ensure that his judgment was not wrong, Xiuge even temporarily left the residence of the Dharma Committee and observed the surrounding environment without any interference from magical rituals, but in the end, the results he got were all consistent.

At least for now, the state of mana flow in this vast area of Salem City has changed significantly.

According to the most basic laws of magic and common sense, this invisible power should be widespread and pervasive throughout the Vann, and the inhabitants of the Vann may be able to use magical rituals to exert influence on the magic in a specific enclosed area, but there is absolutely no way to directly change the frequency and flow of magic in the entire Vann.

In other words, today's phenomenon is by no means the result of extraordinary forces.

This seems to be a major reason for the severe restlessness of the Descendants of the Abyss in the city of Salem, as purely magical creatures and creatures of the Abyss, they clearly feel the changes in their environment, and as a result, they become more active.

What made Xiuge even more puzzling and unsettling was that he had caught a hint of familiarity in the flowing magic.

It was the breath of the abyss.

"What the hell is going on? Why is there such a change in the magic of the whole environment? What is the source of this impact? ”

Shuge stood under the night sky, and he felt a chill inexplicably.

He was sure that this change was definitely not caused by the Descendants of the Abyss in Seren City, and even if all the Descendants of the Darkness gathered in groups and acted under the same will, they would never be able to cause such an exaggerated change of scale.

At this moment, Shug suddenly remembered the journal he had received from Valery earlier.

"Great earthquakes, changes in magic...... Great Crack ...... Mana tremor? ”

Shuge silently thought about everything related to it in his mind, and at the end of these words and concepts, he added the terrible word "Abyss Court", a terrible word known only to a few in the whole of Vann.

With a subtle change of magic in the air, the children of the Abyss in the city of Seren came alive, and Shug could almost hear the amorphous slime writhing and crawling through the ruins of nearby buildings as he stood in the deserted streets.

The communication between the children of the abyss does not need words, but Xiuge can hear many strange and sporadic conversations at this time, which is a manifestation of the children of the abyss when digesting memories and knowledge, and today, this voice has obviously increased.

This means that their growth and evolution rate is also increasing with the change of magic in the larger environment.

Suddenly, Hug remembered a conversation he had with Theseus in the dream shelter a long time ago, in which he had asked Theseus many questions, including the essence of the "Black Sun" and the "Court of the Abyss".

After thinking about the content of that conversation, Xiuge's body suddenly trembled.

He remembered that when Theseus talked about the essence of the "black sun", he had mentioned that the huge black celestial body was actually the passage connecting Van En and the "abode of the ancient gods", that is, the power and breath in the court of the Abyss entered Van through the so-called black sun, and exerted influence on everything in Van N.

Shuge raised his head, his eyes filled with the mist of the abyss sweeping the night sky.

Now, he could clearly capture the faint "silk threads" that were hidden behind the magic and fluttering with the cold wind of the night, and that was the faint trace of the power of the Abyss court.

So, does that mean ...... Is that time coming soon? ”

……

On this night, Shug did not return to the Tricolor Brotherhood's station.

He stayed directly in the branch of the Legislative Affairs Commission, and told Giente, Giustina, and others in a more tactful way about the terrible changes he was aware of and the crisis hidden behind them.

Shuge didn't mention the Black Sun to everyone, after all, for these mages who grew up under Merlinle and the magic system, the impact of this kind of thing is really too strong, he hopes that everyone can increase their speed and vigilance, but he doesn't want them to lose their fighting spirit and even lead to a shattered worldview.

In this case, Xiuge took out the remnants of the Dark Abyss Heirs that he had made up these days, and Justina's eyes began to light up as soon as she saw these things.

Justina's fanaticism in the face of such things seems to have gone too far, which makes Shog a little uncomfortable, because Justina doesn't seem to have much sense of the imminent crisis, and all her energy and attention seems to be focused on the research related to the Descendants of the Abyss, and even Hug feels that she has forgotten the tragic fact that she lost an arm because of this terrible creature.

This performance is really ...... It's excessive.

However, it is not easy for Xiuge to point out Justina's problem now, after all, at the moment, her research topic is too important, even if Xiuge already knows a lot about the Descendants of the Abyss, he must respect the research conclusions reached by Justina and others in the next choice of solutions that the survivors in Celem City need to make.

This is the first time since Xiuge came to this world that he has borne the fate and life and death of so many people as an individual.

He truly realized that this was definitely not something that could be decided by one-man efforts and simple personal subjective judgment, and if he could not do everything perfectly, and could not find the most correct one among the many options, then the city of Salem would truly become the prophesied "sacrificial pit".

All those who have narrowly escaped the previous catastrophe and struggled to survive here will be crushed to dust in the subsequent changes.

This is something he absolutely does not want to see.

After careful consideration, Hug found the Hermit of Genet, who had considerable authority among the casters, and repeatedly emphasized to him the importance of Justina and others to the progress of the research of the Children of the Abyss, and at the same time, Xiuge also hinted that the Hermit of Genet needed to be strictly guarded in this regard, and anyone who might interfere, threaten, or disrupt the research itself, no matter who it was, must be completely eliminated at the first time.

As the key object of "clearance" specially cultivated by Merlinle and the Law Committee, Gene is the most sensitive to this kind of discourse, and he almost instantly captures the key point in Xiuge's discourse, so he asks in a deep voice: "Do you include Justina by 'anyone'?" ”

"Yes, including."

With a blank expression, Shuge replied to Genet's question, "Hermit Genet, I know that Master Giustina has always been your valued and trusted companion in the past, but now we are facing a situation that is different from any time before, so please be vigilant. ”

Jean's stone-carved expression moved slightly, and the scars on his face seemed to come to life, but in the end, the "giant" nodded solemnly and reached out to touch the weapon he was carrying.

"I see, is there anything else that Mr. Ernst needs our help with?"

Xiuge nodded: "...... There should be a vacant room here, right? I need to rest, it may last until tomorrow during the day or even noon, in the meantime please try not to disturb me or enter the room. ”

"I see, come with me."

Due to the severe attrition, there are naturally a lot of empty rooms in the Dharma's residence, and although there is a saying that "living in the deceased's room may lead to bad luck" in various parts of the world, this statement has no deterrent effect on the casters.

There is no such thing as a revision.

In this way, under the arrangement of Genent, he was placed in the room of a member of the Legislative Council who had been killed in battle a long time ago.

The furnishings in the room were still at the last moment when its original owner left, and it could be seen that someone else had entered the place to get some necessary magical materials, but other than that, no other items had been touched, and Xiuge even saw a few books being thrown at random on the somewhat messy bed, including the "wonderful collection" once published by the Peace Newspaper.

Shuge took the clutter on the bed aside, and flipped through the book that had been badly curled by the many readings.

Then he was a little helpless to find that among the works that the mage who had sacrificed his favorite to read, there were his own "masterpieces".

“……”

Rather than amused or amused, he stacked the books neatly and then retrieved two rare and dangerous magical materials that he had "detained" from the Tricolor Brotherhood's resident warehouse.

It had been a long time since Shuge had entered the Dream Shelter.

Ever since Theseus warned him not to sacrifice sacrifices to gain as much power as possible until new advances and breakthroughs in his mana stock appeared, Shut had been deliberately avoiding contact with the dream world.

The reason is simple.

As a direct user and beneficiary of the power of the Dream Shelter, Shuge was too aware of the allure that the Dream Shelter could bring, and he was indeed a little worried about his strong dependence on this strange world that was inextricably linked to the ancient gods.

But now, in the face of those new changes that he has difficulty fully controlling, Xiuge believes that he needs to prepare at least some "back-ups".

With some subtlety in his mind, he lay down on the bed with the magic container containing the body fluids of the rotten wyvern and the metal box containing many eyeballs of the walking spider, and then, the magic began to work slowly, and under the deliberate manipulation of Xiuge, the drowsy feeling quickly hit, bringing him to the familiar dream world again.

……

Although he hadn't returned for a long time, all the details of this scene had already been engraved in Xiuge's heart, so he didn't feel much strange.

Xiuge maintained the habit he had developed before, although the two items used for the "sacrifice" were at hand at this time, Xiuge did not rush to the next step, he got up from the chair, and walked through the corridor with his memory to the other side of the "office area", and here, he saw the computer in operation, and the dark figure sitting in front of the computer, concentrating on the mouse and keyboard.

"Hey, coming?"

Naturally, there was no way to hide Theseus's arrival, so he greeted without looking back, and at the same time pointed to the empty chair next to him very casually.

The attitude and tone are very familiar, it's like beckoning friends who live under the same roof to come and watch them play games.

So Shug stepped forward, pulled out his chair and sat down.

He instinctively raised his head and looked at the computer monitor in front of Theseus, and then he found that Theseus had played the same war strategy game a long time ago, and like the last time, what was displayed in the huge war map was the Rowe Plateau and the Plain of the Goddess, which Silke was very familiar with, and looking to the north, Theseus could also catch a glimpse of the white snow that represented the Kingdom of St. Steele and many northern principalities.

On those fronts, there were a lot of army cards belonging to the countries of the Plains and the Plateau, and Xiuge recognized a few at a glance, and one of them belonged to the Fifth Chasseur Regiment, judging from its position on the map, the Fifth Chasseur had been rotated to the rear near Brownhill Town, and above this card, there was also a dynamic symbol that seemed to represent rest.

Theseus didn't move the map, he waited very calmly for more than ten seconds before asking, "How is it?" Have you finished reading it? ”

"Well, I'm done."

Xiuge nodded, and then he looked seriously at the faceless figure holding the mouse: "These game screens...... Do you count? ”

Hearing this question, Theseus let out a strange laugh of unknown meaning, then he raised his hand and pressed the pause button of the game: "You also know that this is just a game screen, since it is a game, it is naturally inappropriate to apply it to reality, could it be that I delete the armor of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment in front of you now, let them disband on the spot, and the real Fifth Chaser Regiment will disappear?" Do you think it's possible? ”

Shug stared at Theseus, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

If someone else said such a thing, the answer would naturally be very clear and direct, but if the question came out of the mouth of Theseus, Hug would have to seriously figure out the truth of it.

The silence lasted for a few seconds, and then Theseus reluctantly spread his hands, and the face made of black chaos once again showed the evil "sweaty soybean" expression: "Okay, okay, look at the scared ...... Don't worry, I can't do anything that boring, it's just a game, it's just a game......"

……

Sorry, the updates are very volatile these days.

Recently, there has been a little problem with my physical and mental state, always severe insomnia, or extreme drowsiness and exhaustion, and then the vicious circle is irritability and laziness and all kinds of extreme emotions run out......

Adjusting ORZ with medication

(End of chapter)