Sally was indeed very curious about her mentor's past and the friends he spoke of.

At first, she thought that the friends Meyer was talking about were just a few friends living in distant cities or countries, perhaps they were elites in various fields, with extraordinary connections and influence, but the number was limited after all.

But gradually, Sally discovered that Professor Mayer's concept of "friend" was not limited to that.

They are indeed scattered all over the place, but there are definitely quite a few of them.

They seem to have existed in a wide range of walks of life, from town officials to ordinary college mages, to ordinary teachers, miners, waiters, or clerks in newspapers......

In short, according to Sally's own observations, Meyer's "friends" were always able to give him the necessary help at critical moments, and if it weren't for their help and cover, I am afraid that he and his mentor would not have had a chance to set foot on this train, and they would have been caught up by the mages of the Highland Council.

"Professor, I'm a little curious, Emerald Harbor is far away from Salem City, why do we take a detour to get there? And the city of Salem is also a bit far from the sea, right? ”

"Hah, great question."

Meyer smiled and straightened his hat, he hadn't groomed his beard properly for a while, so the beard on his mouth had a bit of a wanton growth, but he didn't care, just reached out and pinched his beard: "Green Harbor...... Well, Cuiqing Harbor, it has always been a commercial port, there are generally no military ships docking, and there are relatively few garrisons, but here, there is a very famous ship repair workshop. ”

Meyer flipped through the newspaper and found a small map in a corner that was barely usable, and he explained about it: "We're there mainly to find a way back for the survivors of Seren, look......"

Meyer drew a small black dot on the map with a pen: "It represents the city of Selen." ”

Later, Meyer drew a circle on the seafront south of the city of Selen: "Here, the Duchy of Boult on the plain. ”

He connected the two locations in a straight line: "Sally, as someone who grew up in Salem City, you shouldn't have been to the sea, right?" ”

"Of course not, Professor...... However, I have heard from merchants that if they have a large number of goods to transport, they do choose the port of the Duchy of Boult, where there is a convenient road between it and the city of Salem for quick access, and only a very few people choose the scattered southern towns and ports. ”

Meyer nodded, and then he made two strokes, enclosing the entire area south of the city of Salem except for the Duchy of Boult.

"That's the area, right?"

He lightly tapped the map with the tip of his pen: "The war is still going on, the army of Wattel is already the de facto controller of this area, and the navy of the Duchy of Boult is constantly losing ground...... But that doesn't mean that Hayne and Wattle will have a way out for the survivors of Selen...... As I said earlier, the so-called Emergency Committee of the City of Seren, which was hastily set up to 'solve the problem', is unstable and very susceptible to certain views and opinions. ”

"If the war situation changes, or if some new situation becomes more serious, the survivors of Salem may still fall into a state of despair, and our Mr. Schug Ernst will most likely become a key target for some."

As he spoke, Meyer sent an arrow down from the black dot in the city of Salem, and then he extended another arrow from the sea south of the kingdom of Waterl, probably from the location of the verdant harbor: "Therefore we need to find a safe path for these people in distress, and for our friend, if they encounter an accident after escaping from the city of Salem, we need to be prepared to take the refugees through this southern area and leave from the coastal harbor." ”

Sally said worriedly, "But there are still many people in the city of Seren......"

"It's okay, we can find a lot of boats too."

Meyer paused, then lowered his voice: "It could even be ......"

Sally's eyes widened.

Although her teacher's last word didn't make a sound, Sally could tell what he was saying by the shape of her mouth.

What Mayer just said, it seems to be a "warship"?

……

Shoge had never been so drowsy.

A long time ago, he was on the verge of waking up.

But every time he wanted to open his eyes or shake his head, a strong dull pain hovering in his skull would come out directly, as if a large amount of mercury had been poured into his brain, and even just moving his eyelids would bring a series of pain.

And in the midst of this dull pain, the shadow of the huge black sun that he had glimpsed before he fell unconscious kept appearing, and every time its shadow flashed in Shuge's mind, it would bring him great shock and horror.

The moment he looked up at the sky, he had always felt that he was mentally prepared for the appearance of the black sun and its existence itself, but when he actually saw the huge black object with his own eyes, Xiuge realized how terrifying the so-called black sun really was.

It's too big, and it's too close.

It was as if it was going to be directly and ruthlessly crushed to the ground in the next second.

It was a very different feeling from the black sun he had glimpsed in those fragmentary dreams in the past, and for a moment, Xiuge even felt that his body and spirit would be swept into the chaotic light and shadow of the huge dark center, and directly torn to pieces.

In this painful trance, the faint smell of magical incense wafted over, and then, the familiar healing magic power of Shuge surged from all around, and the soothing life force poured into his body like a clear spring, so that the dull pain that was entwined in his mind was slightly relieved.

Finally, Shuge opened his eyes.

However, what caught my eye was not a quiet and gentle female mage.

The first thing Shug saw was a small incense burner that was constantly swaying from side to side above his head, and the one carrying this incense burner was an incomparably large body.

Because of the backlight, Gerald's big face looked even more hideous and ugly, and even his grinning expression seemed as if he was really going to eat people.

"Hey, you're finally awake! I have to use incense to think about it, healing magic alone is useless! ”

Gerald let out a dull laugh, then looked left and right, hung the incense burner on the wall next to the bed, and then lowered his head and asked, "How do you feel?" Can you get up? ”

Seeing that Xiuge nodded, he reached out and slowly "carried" Xiuge, and stuffed a pillow behind his back, at the same time Gerald explained: "You fainted in the corner outside for no reason, fortunately someone found you, otherwise you might have frozen to death!" ”

Shuge breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that his nostrils, the corners of his eyes, and his cheeks were a little uncomfortable, so he reached out and touched it, but it turned out to be a little red.

"What is this?"

"You were found with blood all over your face, eyes and nose...... The magic is also very disordered, but fortunately there are no other problems. ”

As he spoke, Gerard reached out and pulled the magic bell on the wall, and then reached out and pulled a basin of water: "It's still warm water, I won't help you wipe your face, so as not to rub your skin off." ”

"Thank you."

"Don't thank me, thank you for these oriental incense, it is said that they are all rare items in overseas oriental countries, and this small furnace can burn dozens of gold coins!"

Shuge smiled and put his hand into the basin, took out a wet towel soaked in warm water from it, wiped it slowly, and said with a smile: "Money is useless now. ”

"You're right, you're right."

Gerard stood up, he paced two steps around the room, and just as he was about to ask something, the door of the room was pushed open, and then the female scholar Justina hurried in, and she was relieved to see that Hug was slowly cleaning the blood from his face, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

Gerald had a good grasp of the human situation, and seeing that Justina seemed to have something important to discuss with Xiuge, he moved his steps and squeezed out of the door with his head down.

As the guy closed the door, Hug even saw Gerald winking at him, looking very obscene, and he didn't know what he was hinting at.

Naturally, Justina didn't know what Gerard looked like when she left, so she pulled the chair over and sat down in front of Schuge: "Mr. Ernst, how are you feeling now?" ”

"It's okay...... It's just that there are some minor problems with the magic in the body. ”

With a perfunctory remark, he put down his towel and took out his pocket watch from the side to look at it, and found that it was now past noon, which means that he had been in a coma for more than six hours because he was staring at the black sun, so he asked, "What about the Hermit of Jeanne?" Where did he go? ”

"The Mystic Rite of Mel's Eye has finally received another message from Merlin Lehe."

Giustina said in a slightly agitated tone: "With the goddess Mel on top, Merlin Lehe finally responded positively to our request and affirmed our actions and persistence in the city, and at the same time they also informed us to go to the south gate to receive a batch of important supplies, which the Hermit Genet is presiding...... It is said that there are also a lot of new weapons from the Wattel Kingdom inside. ”

Xiuge raised his eyebrows in some surprise, this is indeed very good news, there are not many materials that can be used in Seren City, and those important magic materials and weapons and ammunition are extremely scarce, if it weren't for Xiuge's "matchmaking", the Legislature Station and Iris Street reached a cooperation, I'm afraid that this group of poor mages would have completely exhausted the materials to maintain the station's protective ritual.

Shuge leaned his body on the pillow behind him, and he asked, "In other words, the outside of the city has finally begun to prepare for some measures?" ”

"I think so."

Justina nodded: "For everyone, this is good news, but in order to ensure stability, the hermit of Gene did not disclose this news to everyone, but only informed General Butz of the relevant matters." ”

"The right choice."

Xiuge nodded: "We can't control everyone's thoughts and emotions, and it's more important to maintain overall stability. ”

Then he looked at the female scholar in front of him, "But, Master Justina, you should have come to me in such a hurry not just to inform me of these things, right?" ”

"Of course not."

Speaking of this, Giustina's whole expression and state changed, she looked at Xiuge seriously, and then said: "Mr. Ernst, I am curious, what exactly did you experience in the middle of the night?" Why would you walk out of the room alone and faint outside......"

Xiuge frowned: "Didn't I say it? Something went wrong with the magic. ”

Now it's different from the past, he doesn't want to be caught by others and ask questions, he has no need or reason to explain his secrets and details to others.

Justina, however, shook her head, and said, "I know it's not a good question, but when I did a mana check for you, I found that the mana disorder in your body, Mr. Ernst, is similar to some of the samples we are studying......"

Hearing this, Xiuge's eyes narrowed slightly: "What do you mean?" ”

"Don't be nervous, I'm just stating some of our findings and findings."

Giustina made a reassuring gesture: "These signs are known only to me, not to everyone, including the hermit of Genet...... Of course, if Mr. Ernst thinks that such a discovery should not exist, he can also choose to settle me here, after all, you saved my life. ”

They looked at each other for two seconds, then Shug shook his head, "Not to this point, Master Justina. Please tell me what you find, and I'll make a judgment after listening to it. ”

Justina cleared her throat, and then she said, "For the sake of studying the samples, I have personally classified their states and manifestations, and most of the time, they are similar in form to silt, and at this time, the flow of magic in their bodies is the slowest, so I call this state 'stationary state'. ”

"And when they realize that their prey is nearby, and take the initiative to take the hunting action, the magic in their bodies will start to agitate, but at this time, the flow of magic is still relatively regular, and they will change and imitate the characteristics of some other creatures, such as claws, limbs, mouthparts, etc...... This state is what I call the 'wake state'. ”

Giustina paused, then slowed down, "The third state is more peculiar, we notice that when they begin to try to transform themselves into human, elven or goblin forms, and are eager to communicate with us, their magic fluctuations become chaotic, chaotic and irregular, which is completely different from the symptoms that our casters experience due to mana changes and overdrafts. ”

"I call this third anomaly 'the 'mimicry state', and the magic in your body before that, Mr. Ernst...... And this third state, very, very close. ”

(End of chapter)