For a moment, Xiuge wanted to directly erase the speculation he had just generated.

He seriously questioned his previous judgment.

All along, he did not perceive any characteristics related to the Descendants of the Abyss in the body of Mage Justina, let alone the power from the Abyss Court in her, and the Black Sun Scepter was always with him, and in the perception of the Scepter, Justina was not a member of the Black Sun Society......

All of this shows that she is really just a law committee scholar who has been plotted by the Black Japan Society because of the progress of her research.

Shuge pondered on the bed for a long, long time, and in the process, his magic and physical strength had basically recovered, so he drank the remaining water from the cup, turned and got out of bed.

Originally, he wanted to ask the Rootbeard Clan if the illusions of fate he had seen could be fallacious, but as soon as the question reached his lips, Xiuge remembered that although the Rootbeard Clan could use their abilities to glimpse the development of the so-called destiny, they themselves were not entirely dependent on this power, and as they said, it was just a "tool".

"Now it seems that it will be a while before I can use these visions as pure tools and references......"

Shug shook his head self-deprecatingly, and then he grabbed his things and turned and walked out of the room.

As Giustina said, almost all of the members of the Law Council are excited, positive, and enthusiastic as if they had drunk an overdose of refreshment, and although they had indeed been abandoned by Merlin Le He for a long time, and thus had a considerable degree of disappointment and dissatisfaction with the Law Committee, they still chose to trust their organization when Merlin Lehe's message and assistance came again.

Luckily, these mages have not reverted to the stereotypical image of the residents of Vann because of the return of the Dharma's orders and assistance, and they still show a considerable degree of respect in the face of the still haggard and pale Shuge, and this extremely difficult time has also made them lose their arrogance in front of ordinary people, and in the open space of the station, Shuge can always see spellcasters who use magic to help ordinary survivors carry supplies.

The Hermit of Gene has returned.

The face that had always been rigid and serious was now smiling, and when he saw Xiuge, he even took the initiative to come over, his two strong arms raised slightly, and Gene seemed to want to embrace Xiuge, but as a sword-wielding hermit, the training he had been receiving made him resist this impulse, so in the end, Genet only patted Xiuge on the shoulder twice.

"Thank you, Master Ernst, thank you very much."

He didn't use the word "sir", but the title "mage", and when he said this word, Genet deliberately accentuated his tone, which showed that in the eyes of this old-fashioned sword-wielding hermit, Xiuge was already a fellow spellcaster who could be trusted, at least in his eyes, Xiuge was definitely not a "wild mage", and he was no longer a wanted criminal of Merlin Lehe.

Resisting the urge to spy on Genet's fate, Shuge smiled and nodded to the strong man, then asked, "All the best?" ”

"It went very well."

Gentet's tone was very soothing, and his serious face showed an unprecedented relaxed attitude: "Thanks to your previous arrangements and operations, the neighborhood near the city gate on the south side has been basically controlled by us, and we can use a large number of manpower to directly transport, according to the agreement with General Butz, we have handed over some of the supplies to Iris Street, and their soldiers there are more numerous, and they need those new weapons more than us." ”

"Hmmm......"

Shugg nodded, he took a new revolver with the insignia of the Waters Kingdom from Genent's hand, and after skillfully turning it around in his hand twice, he said, "How is General Butz's attitude and behavior these days?" ”

"It's normal, everything is going according to the plan, and there is no shortage of manpower and help that should be provided to us. ”

"Our mage has become his personal bodyguard and advisor?"

"Of course."

Speaking of this, Jeant frowned: "Master Ernst, will this be a little too much?" I fear that unnecessary pressure could lead to resistance and backlash from Watts. ”

Xiug smiled: "Don't worry, Gene Hermit, I have talked to General Butz several times, he is a smart man, and he is a very ambitious and intelligent man...... Of course, I don't quite agree with some of his paranoid thoughts and concepts, so in order to prevent accidents, some surveillance and control are still necessary, not to mention, he once also wanted to cooperate with the Black Sun Association, like this kind of person, we must take it seriously, and not let him become a fatal omission at a critical moment. ”

After this, the two continued to talk a few more words, and the hermit of Gene was slightly concerned about Shuge's physical condition, for a spellcaster, an inexplicable coma is always very dangerous, and Xiuge continued to prevaricate with the previous excuse, after which Xiuge talked about Master Giustina and the verification experiment she was leading.

"Justina told me that Merlin was very interested in the results of our experiments...... It seems to me that they themselves are doing similar experiments, but they have limited samples in their hands, and I'm afraid that in the end it will depend on the results on our side. ”

Xiuge frowned slightly: "What attitude do they have towards the monsters in the city?" ”

"They have set up an emergency committee to deal with the situation in the city of Seren, and the attitude of the emergency committee is still to completely 'clean up' as the first goal...... Most people don't want this kind of magical creature to spread out beyond common sense. ”

Xiuge grasped the key to the words at once: "The vast majority? ”

"Yes, it is said that within the Council, the Law Council, and some well-known magicians among the people, they do not agree with the complete extinction of a magical creature, but should keep a considerable part of it like studying the shapeworm and keep it in captivity to ensure the possibility of long-term research."

Xiuge raised his eyes and looked at Genent: "What do you think?" ”

The sword-wielding hermit was silent for two seconds, and finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "A bunch of idiots." ”

"At least for now, there's nothing wrong with their general inclination...... Keep in touch with Merlinler and the Emergency Committee, and if they make any other moves, we'll need to respond as soon as possible. ”

"I'm sorry, Hermit Genet, these are extraordinary times, and we can't trust these people in the outside world one hundred percent when there have already been precedents...... At the critical moment, I am afraid it depends on us. ”

If this kind of words had been heard in the past, some people would have thought that Xiuge had gone crazy and had the courage to slander Merlin Lehe in front of a sword-wielding hermit, but now, the hermit of Gene did not show too many mood swings, and the reality has explained a lot of things, although he is loyal to the Dharma Council and the belief in the goddess Mel, he is not stupid, the truth is in front of him, and he can naturally draw corresponding conclusions after looking at it twice.

……

Those vital magical supplies sent by the Emergency Committee of Salem City have given a considerable boost to the research led by Mage Justina.

With some scarce lab equipment, safety containers, and important materials in place, Justina's long-cherished experiment began immediately, and before the experiment officially began, Shug quickly returned to the Tricolor Brotherhood's territory and issued a series of instructions as a mage of Birva.

After creating the illusion that the "leader" was busy taking control of Iris Street, Xiuge returned to the Legislative Committee's premises.

The visions revealed to him by the Roots of Fate had always unnerved him, and he did not dare to let Justina carry out those experiments for fear of some unexpected developments along the way.

Although Xiuge was still trapped in the city of Seren, now, he could constantly feel the changes in the magic in the air, the strange tremor frequency, which seemed to be increasing at a slow and steady rate, and when the sunlight completely disappeared from the sky, this strange magic tremor became more obvious and clear, and when Xiuge removed the normal protective rituals set on his body, he could even feel that the metal disc in his spiritual world was resonating with this tremor.

Now, however, there is no one around him who can give him the answer, and he has no way to communicate with others.

The will of the Ernst family is already working at full strength, and these magical rats with human consciousness and wisdom have already shared a considerable part of the pressure for Xiuge, if it weren't for the management and negotiation strategies they provide, Xiuge would have been exhausted long ago.

He walked into Justina's lab, helped inspect the rituals in the lab, and after confirming that everything was in order, an important magic verification experiment was announced.

In this experiment, Giustina's main goal is to "indoctrinate" a sample of Abyssal offspring with specific habits of thought and ideas, and to see if this can have a lasting effect on them.

As the only expert in the entire city of Salem who hunted the most descendants of the Abyss, Xiuge certainly needed to be there.

Soon, a mass of children of the Abyss imprisoned by a magic vessel was moved to the center of the laboratory, and in the experimental field, a ritual familiar to everyone present had been constructed, this time, the "Psychic Interrogation" ritual would no longer be used for interrogation, but would be inflicted on this inhuman and dangerous group of ancient beings, according to the mages' vision, they would try to artificially stimulate the "mimicry" of the Descendants of the Abyss, and seize the moment when their magic turmoil was most intense to launch this modified "Psychic Interrogation" ritual.

Once the ritual has been successfully activated, the spirit, intelligence, and memory of the subject test specimen will be forcibly erased, and upon completion of this goal, a special mage will attempt to tamper with the memory of the Abyssal Offspring who is in a state of "mind blankness".

In other words, they hope to create an Abyss Descendant who is not hostile to humans and can be controlled!

It's a very bold plan, and it's quite feasible.

Because of the trembling of the magic in the air, the Abyss Heir in the magic container appeared to be extremely active, in order to reduce its danger, Xiuge stood directly next to Justina and the others who performed the ritual, and began to exert pressure on the restless Dark Abyss Heir, and soon, under the absolute "status oppression", the restless Dark Abyss Heir gradually calmed down.

The closed magic container was slowly opened, and the Heir of the Abyss was transferred into a magical cage constructed by the mages, and the one-armed mage Giustina slowly moved forward, she stood still in front of the dangerous mass of chaotic gelatin, and then began to test her words.

Standing in the corner where no one was paying attention, his eyes began to flicker with shadows from the Abyss Court, and in his perception, the mass of children who were experimental samples had completely turned into a "thread" composed of magic and chaotic life forces, and every clumsy thought, every instinctive reaction, would cause waves of fluctuations in these threads.

"Do you understand me?"

"Want to eat?"

"What is your purpose? If you answer me, I can let you go. ”

Justina was bold, and now she was standing less than a step away from the Abyss Heir, and in order to make it easier to communicate with her target, she even crouched down and stared straight ahead for a conversation.

The Heir of the Abyss was clearly resistant to this forced communication, but soon, Justina showed her "sincerity".

Immediately after receiving her hint, someone left the laboratory, and soon after, the mage returned with an emaciated figure, and the moment he saw the figure, Xiuge was taken aback.

This girl he knew, it was Marlena, who had been following Felix before, she obviously knew what she was doing here, her face was not too nervous, and she was even in the mood to wink at Xiuge and say hello.

Justina nodded at Marlena, then reached out to take the other party.

She pulled Marlena to stand still in front of the Descendants of the Abyss, and said slowly, "Answer my question, and you will be able to get the food you want......

At the moment when these words were spoken, the Abyss Heir in the magic cage immediately burst out, and in that already unstable magical environment, countless sharp claws and mouthparts immediately grew inside its distorted black gum, and a large number of eyeballs emerged from the deep darkness.

(End of chapter)