Xiuge looked at the vastly changed Hound Tooth in his hand, and he was now a little eager to try it, always trying to find a suitable target to pull the trigger.

Of course, this kind of thing is definitely not possible to do now.

Even the previous Hound Fang could easily wreak havoc in such a place, and Shuge didn't want to have problems with the ship he was going to take before it even left the port.

Shug carefully savored the message related to the court hound, which seemed to send a signal to Xiug that this hound was not only a patrol and stalker of the Abyss court, but also a special creature that could grow through devouring in the endless hunt.

The form in which the hound now manifests itself should be a concrete proof of this tendency.

Now that the Hound Tooth has been freed from the limitations of the "revolver", the "Wolf Fang" that was originally loaded as a bullet inside has now completely disappeared, and on it, Xiuge feels several bonds that are closely connected to his own magic.

"It looks like I'm going to be no longer limited by the number of bullets and the rate of recovery when I use it...... It should be linked to my mana stock, which will make the Hound Tooth more flexible. ”

A satisfied smile appeared on Shuge's face, and he shook his palm, and the special weapon swirled lightly in his palm, and then disappeared into a dark purple magic tremble.

During the whole process, Xiuge did not avoid Wei Lin's gaze, and Wei Lin quietly and attentively observed every movement and detail of Xiu Ge as if she was facing a cherished sample of a magic experiment.

She placed the book on the table and asked, "Is this the gun you used to have?" It doesn't look the same anymore. ”

"Yes...... It's just that right now, I don't have a place to verify the specific changes it brings. ”

Shuge smiled and said, "But I'm sure it must have become stronger and more comfortable than it used to be." ”

"Uh-huh."

Wei Lin replied softly, but did not say anything more.

She had long established that a part of the power possessed by Shug was completely beyond the perception of power by the Vasian caster, and completely out of the existing academic system, or rather, that part of his power originated from that ancient era and was associated with those strange gods.

In this regard, she believes that she only has the right to observe, record and learn at most, and as for interference, she has no idea at all.

Perhaps it will not be long after the Black Sun rises that more scholarly issues related to it will be officially on the table, and it will be only after these nascent scholarly issues that progress will she be able to truly engage in discussions with Shuge about these forces.

"You don't seem to have a problem?"

Seeing that Xiuge's complexion and state had gradually recovered, Wei Lin packed up her belongings, and then she stood up: "Then, I'll go back to my cabin first, just next door." Wait a little longer, and our ship will set sail, and then we will need to make a trip to the ship's restaurant...... There should be a lot of people waiting to see you. ”

Hearing this, Xiuge couldn't help but shake his head and complained, "It's really a troublesome thing. ”

Wei Lin picked up the delicate kettle that she had given to Xiuge before, shook it gently, and found that the alchemy drink in it had been drunk by Xiuge, so she pursed her lips: "Since we are here on behalf of the Dawn Society, this kind of communication is inevitable after all...... You should know better than I do. ”

"Okay."

Xiuge nodded, he noticed Wei Lin's small movements, so he said, "Put the kettle here for me first, and I'll clean it later, and fill it with a drink and return it to you...... They taste really good. ”

"Hmm."

So the mage let go of the kettle, and then walked out of the cabin with her luggage and books, and soon Shuge heard the sound of the door opening and closing next door.

It was dark, and the cabins of Xiuge and Weilin were close to the bow of the ship, and through the window they could see part of the deck, and they could also see the dock outside, and Xiuge could see that the large and small vehicles that had gathered on the dock and the workers responsible for carrying the goods had all left, and a group of soldiers mixed with the mages of the Dharma-Council were boarding the ship.

Obviously, the Legislative Committee attaches great importance to the safety of the "Windless".

Seeing this, Xiuge reached out and took the Black Sun Scepter that was placed aside, he gently pinched the handle, and the magic and perception instantly radiated through the scepter, and then he couldn't help frowning.

Through the power of the Black Sun Scepter, Xiuge can determine that there are already members of the Black Sun Society in the surrounding area, but for some reason, this time the Black Sun Scepter failed to accurately help him complete the positioning, he can only vaguely sense the existence of the other party, but there is no way to confirm the location and status of the target.

"It seems that the Black Sun Association has also set its sights on this ship...... They are trying to carry out the operation. ”

Hug stood by the window with his scepter on his hand, his gaze quickly scanning over the soldiers who boarded the ship.

Ever since he participated in the Black Sun Society's rallies and successfully seized the scepter through his collaboration with Theseus, its power had not been disturbed, but it now appeared that the Black Sun Society was aware of the threat the lost scepter posed to them and was actively responding to it.

That vague perception was a clear signal.

"Is it a special secret ritual? Or maybe it's some magical artifact forged from an ancient relic? ”

Xiuge frowned, and then he raised his palm, and the magic power quickly mobilized.

In the blink of an eye, a faint mist spread from under Xiuge's feet, and then these mist quickly formed into constituent entities, forming a group of quiet blind magic rats.

Manipulating by the will of the Ernst family, these tiny magical creatures that can move freely and make careful judgments about their surroundings are definitely the most suitable vigilants and scouts in the current environment.

And Xiuge didn't have to persuade these family wills with their own ideas at all, they were already eager to try, and they would not let go of any opportunity to move freely around them.

As a result, the will of the families quickly completed the division of labor within the family.

A number of people, led by Countess Alexandra, rightfully occupied the cabins of the passengers, while the old ones, who had been deeply involved in the army and were extremely obsessed with military and equipment development, led by General Bernhardt, quickly advanced towards the rest place of the soldiers and the storage of weapons.

As for the kitchen, conference room, and other places, Jacob and other family members who have no obvious bias are in charge.

At the urging of Xiug, all of these Ernst family wills that go out and about themselves need to restrain their magic as much as possible to avoid triggering potential vigilance rituals, and to notify them of any suspicious circumstances as soon as they arise.

Xiuge is not worried about the safety of these family wills, with the continuous growth of his own magic and ability, these magical rat swarms that host human will have completely become a part of his magic power, even if these rat swarms suffer a fatal blow from the outside, they can slowly recover with the support of Xiuge's magic, as for those wills, they will only fall into a short sleep because of the impact.

What he was really worried about was the fundamental purpose of the Black Sun Association's action.

Is it to infiltrate the crowd to find out what is happening with Merlinle and the Dawn Society?

Is it to track and spy on yourself?

Or are they actually more extreme and dangerous intentions?

For example, to try to directly inflict damage on these important people from all walks of life who are preparing to go to Merlinle, or even directly in the process of sailing, to sabotage the cruise ship itself?

If it were just the former, Xiuge would even be willing to have a formal meeting and conversation with the members of the Black Sun Society under the right circumstances, but if it was the latter, the situation would probably become very difficult to handle, and there is no need to think about it, these guys who approach the ship with extreme purposes will definitely choose to hide themselves as much as possible in order to achieve the ultimate goal, and take action at the critical moment.

With this in mind, Shug left the cabin, went to the hallway, and knocked on the door next door.

However, Wei Lin did not open the door for a long time.

The cabin was obviously set up to isolate sound and perception, so Xiuge couldn't find out the exact situation in the cabin, so he could only choose to wait patiently, and after a while, the hatch opened, and then Weilin's face with a puzzled expression appeared in front of Xiuge's eyes.

Xiuge's eyebrows couldn't help but lift.

He was surprised to find that Wei Lin, who had always worn only standard mage robes and scholar windbreakers on various occasions, had changed her outfit for the first time in the world.

Now she wears a robe decorated with a slight dark red pattern, the waist of this garment is slightly tightened inwards compared to the robes of ordinary scholars and mages, which will accentuate her figure more, and a small warm and decorative shawl on the outside, with some dark gold silk threads on the shawl, and the buttons of the shawl are carved into a miniature silver statue of the goddess Mel.

In general, her clothes still haven't jumped out of the category of orthodox mages to wear, but this set of clothes has some of the meaning of a dress, which is very versatile.

As for makeup......

As always, Vicin wore no makeup.

There seemed to be no such thing as cosmetics in her world, and even now, she simply straightened her hair, which had been tossed by the sea breeze, and her complexion was slightly ruddy and fresh.

Shuge retracted his gaze at the right time, stopped observing Wei Lin, and after asking the other party's permission, he walked into Wei Lin's room.

In terms of the arrangement and arrangement of the room, Wei Lin continued her previous style, but in a short time, she had already roughly transformed the place into a shape that suited her habits, and now Xiuge could still see a mage's hand carefully adjusting a secret ritual ornament on the table according to Wei Lin's wishes.

After the door closed, Hug quickly told Wei Lin about her discovery and a series of arrangements, and these news made Wei Lin's expression become serious again, she took a few blank manuscript papers, quickly wrote down these important matters, and said that she would make corresponding preparations, and as soon as possible according to the situation on the cruise ship, a batch of magic book pages were printed.

After exchanging this important information, Wei Lin took a step back, her gaze sweeping over Xiuge's body.

"I've just learned that as is customary, there will be a welcome banquet on board after departure...... Almost all guests and important crew members, including the captain, will attend. ”

"It's good, let's go to the ...... So that we can find the vast majority of people on this ship near the banquet hall. ”

Xiuge nodded: "Although there is no way to cover all the targets, at least the first round of search and screening can be carried out on this Windless One." ”

Wei Lin's eyebrows moved slightly: "No...... Well, you're right, but that's not what I'm trying to say, Mr. Schugg. ”

"What's that?"

Faced with Xiuge's question, Wei Lin sighed helplessly, and then she manipulated the mage's hand, took out a suitcase from the side, and stuffed it directly into Xiuge's arms: "Although it's not such a grand occasion, you should at least change into a slightly more formal set of clothes, right?" ”

As she spoke, Wei Lin stretched out her finger and pointed to the edge of the trench coat on Xiuge's body, Xiuge lowered her head, only to find that there was a not-so-obvious gap on the side of her trench coat, and she didn't know if it was left by the previous Black Sun Society mage, or if it was broken by the strange fish.

Immediately afterwards, Xiuge found that the relatively clean coat on his body actually had a lot of signs of wear, the neckline, cuffs and hem edges had been discolored by friction, and there were even two inconspicuous spots on his trouser legs, which seemed to be blood stains, which should have been stained when he used the scepter to beat the Black Sun Society mage before.

Wei Lin's voice continued: "Dear Mr. Xiuge, you are not about to deal with your readers, be careful of making some bad impressions on those officials and scholars...... Of course, I don't like formal occasions either, so I suggest that we finish as fast as we can and then we can leave. ”

As they spoke, a steady tremor of magic came from under the feet of the two men, a sign that the magic circuit embedded in the ship's hull was beginning to work.

A deep flute sounded above the ship.

As large quantities of high-quality magic crystals were crushed, mixed, and subsequently burned by the massive machines inscribed with the intricate ritual fields, the mana was extracted and flowed through those circuits to various parts of the ship, while the vast amount of steam generated by the consumption of magic crystals was emitted through the chimneys......

The Windless One officially set sail according to the predetermined plan.

When the flute stopped, Wei Lin waved her hand at Xiuge: "Go, we'll see you in ten minutes...... You're not going to ask my teacher to teach you how to change clothes, are you? ”

(End of chapter)