The breakthrough didn't give Verin any sense of accomplishment.

She only felt panic.

Intense, unprecedented panic.

Even in the oppressive world beneath Ernst Manor, she didn't feel this way in the face of the terrifying rat tide that was surging in.

And when the intense panic and fear passed, it was replaced by a heavy, cold calm and a faint trace of sadness.

"I'll bring your words, thank you."

She pressed the surface of the container and poured her inner words into it, so in the next moment, the crystalline figure that was constantly absorbing the alchemy liquid in the container flickered violently twice, and the originally dense lines flickered lightly twice, and then changed again.

Obviously, the soul and will that body has been completely crystallized still have a lot to say to the people outside the container.

Vicline immediately turned away and informed her of her findings.

Soon, an emergency meeting was held within the committee's premises, and the meeting was held in the laboratory, and the participants were all elite mages from within the Council and the Legislative Committee, including two senior professors from Merlin Lehe, who had just arrived on the scene.

However, after Willin showed her findings and results to everyone, she was "invited" out of the lab.

Obviously, the content of the next meeting is no longer directly related to Weilin, and the committee does not need a lake-level scholar to give any "valuable advice".

Of course, Wei Lin also hated the atmosphere of the meeting, and even more disliked the faces of some of the officials who participated in the meeting, so she simply returned to the makeshift cabin that had been arranged for her, and closed her eyes and rested.

I don't know how long it took, maybe only half an hour to an hour, when a slight upheaval from the magical perception dragged Verine out of her shallow sleep, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Butler Finn standing silently at the table, seemingly brewing some kind of tea.

There was a fresh smell in the air, brought on by some kind of magical tea.

"Didn't you expect your magic perception to be so keen, and you won't rest for a while?"

Finn said very naturally, and he seemed to think of himself as an ordinary and competent butler, much to Vilene's surprise.

Seeing that Wei Lin didn't speak, Finn continued: "Miss Wei Lin, you have found an important breakthrough for us, and those discoveries are really ...... It's really important, and without them, the emergency committee wouldn't even be able to make a sound judgment, let alone a follow-up decision. ”

As he spoke, he poured the tea into his cup and gently placed it in front of Wei Lin.

At this time, Wei Lin noticed that the elven mage in front of her, who had always paid attention to his appearance and always behaved extremely confidently, actually looked a little decadent and lost, his sleeves were wet, obviously accidentally stained with water when making tea.

This kind of thing should not happen to a seasoned royal housekeeper and master magician.

"Drink some, it will help you a lot of energy, the precious tea shipped from the eastern country, Princess Sophia specially gifted to you."

Wei Lin nodded, she reached out and picked up the teacup, but instead of drinking, she asked, "So...... Mr. Finn, am I qualified to know what decisions the emergency committee has made because of our findings? ”

"Smack."

Finn gently lowered the teapot in his hand.

He took two steps back, found a chair, and sat down slowly.

The elven mage, who was already over 100 years old, stared earnestly at the young and serious female mage in front of him, and finally he spoke: "Just now, the committee successfully translated more messages and words from the survivors, and combined with all the logs we received before, this has allowed us to successfully know some of what happened in the underground rifts. ”

“…… There were no major earthquakes at all, and what had happened before them was only a small precursor to a catastrophe, and the reason why our second team had become like this was because they accidentally saw the source of the disaster as they left the rift. ”

"The source?"

Hearing these words, Wei Lin only felt a little dry in her throat, and her hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and then she asked, "What is the source of what you are talking about?" Some lost sorcery or remnant ritual? Epidemic disease? What is it that makes our soldiers and mages like this? ”

"It's the magic itself."

Finn said slowly, "In the depths of this rift, there is something ...... Something beyond everyone's comprehension, it exudes an extremely strong magical power, more intense than expected, and the closer it gets, the richer and larger the veins of the crystalline ore. ”

"However, these veins are completely connected to what they call 'being', like blood vessels attached to the heart...... Anyone who comes close to the veins will be affected, and a large amount of magic will directly interfere with their will and senses, while also constantly 'transforming' their bodies. ”

"You mean...... The crystals that grow on their bodies are actually ......"

"Yes, Magic Crystal."

Finn poked his finger into his pocket and pulled out a piece of crystalline ore debris contained in a tiny alchemy container, which in the light of the light made the debris so dazzling that it looked like an alchemy bomb ready for a magical explosion.

"It's the ores we use every day, but right now, they're in a state of terrible mutation, just like the magic in Vann."

Finn gently shook the container in his hand, "And this is the root source of the 'Magic Tremor' we detected before. ”

Wei Lin stared at the crystal debris that glowed with an eerily bright light, and she asked in a somewhat trembling voice, "So, can they tell what is really underneath?" ”

"It's hard."

Finn shook his head: "Although they managed to return to the camp, it is very likely that their minds, memories, and even senses have been severely distorted and destroyed in the process of descending, as you should have seen before, after they reached the fifth secret node, all the messages they sent out were repeated...... But they don't realize it at all and keep going down! In fact, we had already given them notice to return immediately, and who knows what those messages would look like in their eyes! ”

Speaking of this, Finn, who was mentally tough and as strong as Finn, couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He said: "If you want to know what it's like underground, I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the third team to send the news back, and ...... This will probably be our last chance to learn the details below. ”

Wei Lin's eyes couldn't help but widen: "There is a third batch?" ”

Finn nodded: "Yes, the third batch, they have already set off...... It was Merlin Le and the people who found it, the suicide note was left, and the family members and relatives would be picked up by the Legal Committee and enjoy higher treatment than the families of the Ymir Legion, hehe. ”

Seeing that Wei Lin hadn't drunk the tea in the cup, Finn was a little helpless, he took another cup, poured himself a full cup, took a sip slowly, and then said regretfully: "It's a pity, I heard a long time ago that this kind of tea from the Eastern Empire needs to be brewed with a special tea set, and it is said that the mages there also practice a set of arts related to it, hehe, I don't know if there will be a chance to see it in the future." ”

So Wei Lin also took a sip of hot tea gently, and a refreshing magic immediately entered her body along the warm tea, making up for her magic deficit these days, and also relaxing her tense spirit a little.

"Just now, the provisional truce has been passed, and soon Deran, Wattle, and Hayne will be notified accordingly...... Of course, using the excuse of 'Winter End', the time is too urgent, and we can't get most people to accept the catastrophe that will erupt at any time. ”

"St. Steele didn't pass?"

"Of course not."

Finn shook his head: "The royal family in the north has gone completely crazy, they are blocking news all over the country, arresting residents who spread the news and the so-called subversion of the royal authority, and even massacres have occurred in some towns, and the news of their front-line army has been completely cut off, I am afraid that in two days, Saint-Steele will withdraw from the Plateau Alliance, and all steam train lines will also be suspended by our country." ”

"So, the Black Sun Society doesn't have to hide anymore, right?"

Wei Lin pursed her lips: "The moment they longed for, is coming?" ”

"Yes, there are already people in cities in all countries who are openly promoting the Black Sun Society and their lost gods, and of course, these people will not end well...... At least our royal family has issued a temporary decree that anyone who promotes such content will be dealt with on the spot. ”

Finn said a lot in one breath, and he was obviously under a lot of pressure, and the conversation with Wei Lin made him feel a lot better.

After drinking the tea in the cup, the elf looked up, "Miss Vilin, do you have any other questions to ask?" ”

Wei Lin also drank the tea from her teacup, and then she asked carefully, "So, is there anything else I need to do next?" And...... In this case, what exactly does the Emergency Committee want to do with the city of Selen? ”

"The ...... of Salem"

Finn's expression moved: "We will make a final effort against Salem City, just in the next few days...... The Emergency Committee will establish a temporary border in its vicinity to screen out all survivors who have left the city, but in the event of an unexpected or uncontrollable circumstance along the way, the Committee will immediately re-cordon the city of Salem and implement the necessary final measures. ”

Willin didn't ask what the "final measures" meant, and as a scholar who had read through Merlinler and many magical accidents, she knew how cruel it was.

Finn was clearly not representing the Wattle royal family, he was representing a top magical adviser to the Emergency Committee, and since he was able to say such a thing, it meant that the order had been endorsed by the vast majority of the countries involved.

In the current situation, although they will not choose to abandon and ignore the city of Salem again, if the situation changes, they will naturally take the most thorough measures to erase the hidden danger.

"As for you, Miss Verin......"

The look of frustration and loss on Finn's face faded a lot, and he regained his proper demeanor: "A big reason why I have not officially joined the Council and the Law Committee is because I think many of the decisions they make are out of order, and occasionally even a little ugly and dirty...... Heh, according to some people, you should at least be put under house arrest right now, or put in some memory processing with the mages of Merlinle, but I don't think that's a good option. ”

"The mages of Merlin Le and the others don't want you to continue to participate in the follow-up affairs, but they refuse to let you leave at will, so I use my personal authority to temporarily adjust the location of your work...... It can be regarded as a kind of satisfaction for Mr. Zeke Ernst's request. ”

As he spoke, Finn took out the magic book he was carrying, took out the documents and documents that were sandwiched inside, and put them on the table: "In the next few days, the southern checkpoint of Salem City will be very busy, I think you should be able to help, right?" Miss Vilin? ”

Wei Lin was stunned, and then, like a cat seeing a toy, she reached out and squeezed the document on the table in her hand.

This action made Finn a little helpless, he shook his head, and said, "Okay, okay, young people are always like this...... By the way, when you leave, don't forget to hang the badge I gave you earlier on the outside of your clothes, that will save you a lot of trouble, you know? ”

Wei Lin nodded seriously, but then, she asked with some confusion, "I don't quite understand, why would you give me such treatment?" ”

"Treatment? Less. ”

Finn rolled up his water-soaked sleeves and said, "Remember what I said when you came to camp earlier? I said, Miss Vilin, you have the potential to become a national magical advisor, and your performance in the past two days has proved that my judgment is not wrong, so I will naturally treat you accordingly now. ”

"If, in a few days, there is indeed a catastrophe on the land of Van that is enough to destroy the current order, and Miss Vilin, you and the people you care about and care about can survive, then please don't forget to give the Wattel Kingdom and our royal family some kindness at a critical moment."

Finn looked at the time: "That's all I have to say, have a good rest, Miss Verin, someone will send you to the southern checkpoint of Salem City tomorrow morning, good luck to you, and good luck to Fann." ”

(End of chapter)