It wasn't just the mages and scholars who remained, but also two gloomy, tall, sword-wielding hermits.

As the most staunchest adherents of the Legitim and the most loyal devotees of the goddess of magic, Mel, they had already tightened their grip on their weapons when they snapped their fingers at the hounds, and their palms even pinched the bottle of potions, and they would not hesitate to attack Shug if he made any further dangerous moves.

Not only them, but the rest of the mages, especially those who had experience in the army, were also prepared for battle at the same time.

Of course, these details did not escape Xiuge's perception and detection, but he was not alarmed by them.

In fact, Xiuge didn't have the means to control those hounds, the reason why these hounds were stimulated just now was nothing more than feeling the fluctuation of the same source power as himself, of course, he didn't need to explain his behavior to anyone, in the face of these guys in front of him, who had never had an absolute advantage in the conversation, Xiuge just wanted to do just a little more to increase his chips.

Of course, he was not afraid of the threat of these mages and sword-wielding hermits.

This is a direct result of the growth of strength in the body.

For a moment, Xiuge was even really judging the true combat power of these members of the Law Council in front of him, and then he realized that although it was absolutely impossible for him to wipe out all potential opponents in this environment, it was enough to protect himself, and with the combat power of creations such as the Court Hound and the Rat of Madness, he was even confident that he could break through the encirclement from the front.

It's just that this is definitely the worst option, after all, in the towering mage tower not far away, a group of deep-sea mages are in a meeting, and the deterrence they bring is much stronger than the people in front of them.

As for the official in front of him who inexplicably made excessive demands, Xiuge really didn't pay attention to it.

As Xiuge said, no matter what the reason and purpose of his questioning is, he does not have the qualifications and ability to explore Xiuge's personal secrets and privacy with such an attitude, after all, even if he puts aside a series of titles and identities such as the representative of the Dawn Society, the participant of the meeting, and the magic consultant, Xiuge has the ability to crush such a guy on the spot.

And it's also "crushed" in the physical sense.

And the moment the official and Xiuge looked at each other, he only felt as if he had seen two oppressive and terrifying abysses on the other person's face, and the rolling black shadows were like the projections of two black suns in the sky, which was terrifying and terrifying.

Professor Joan, who was in charge of this affairs, was naturally not a dull and simple scholar, as the second head of the Emergency Office, he had a wealth of experience and a keen mind, so he was aware of Xiuge's intentions and true thoughts on the spot.

Professor Joan immediately turned around and scolded his colleague angrily, and then looked at Sugg with helplessness and apology: "Mr. Ernst, your temper is much stronger than rumored, and many people say that you are actually a humble and gentle young man. ”

"Humility and gentleness also have to be divided into occasions, otherwise I would not have been able to escape from the city of Salem twice."

"Makes sense."

Professor Joan smiled and nodded, and swung his left hand twice vigorously behind him, so that the hostility that had been brewing before immediately began to fade, and the palms holding the magic book and weapons slowly loosened, only the two sword-wielding hermits remained on alert at this time.

Before, they had been inside the sword-wielding ashram, so they had also heard the news of Hug Ernst's visit, so they all knew that after the visit, the head of the retreat had a very exaggerated evaluation of this young nobleman who had been on the blacklist of the retreat.

Therefore, they must be cautious in this matter.

At that moment, the previously closed metal door reopened, and a team of sword-wielding hermits, ordinary guards, and mages appeared before everyone's eyes.

Standing at the front was an old-faced Legislature official, who also wore a "Eye of Mel" insignia, which was carved directly from a magic crystal, and was more conspicuous than the similar emblems that Xiuge had seen before.

Behind the old official, a familiar face poked out.

Wei Lin still didn't rest for too long after all, but after washing and eating, her spirit was much better than before, she wrinkled her nose in the direction of Xiuge, and then glared at him hard, obviously Wei Lin knew very well that the tension here was inseparable from Xiuge himself.

"We meet at last, young Mr. Ernst."

The old Dharma-Committee official glanced around, and as far as he could see, all the mages present bowed their heads slightly, including Professor Qiao An and the previous official who had questioned Xiuge.

His gaze finally fell on Xiuge's body, and then the old man with a kind face and a very natural smile spoke: "You and my old friend are indeed similar, it seems that the military temperament of the Ernst family has been well continued......

"Who are you talking about?"

"Of course it's the old falcon from Waterl, is he okay?"

Although Xiuge did not have much affection for Old Zeke, the other party openly mentioned his "elders" on such occasions, obviously to show his kindness, so Xiuge replied very cooperatively: "I haven't been back to Bolden for a while, and I also heard some news about my grandfather from Princess Sophia...... The current situation and the changes in Saint-Steele have put a lot of pressure on him, but fortunately he is still healthy, but he is a little tired easily. ”

"It's always like this when you're older, Zeke doesn't like to use alchemy potions very much, and it's normal for his energy to decline."

The old official smiled and nodded: "Well, please forgive me, this old man, has just eavesdropped outside the door for a long time, I remember, Mr. Ernst seems to have mentioned the topic of 'qualifications' just now, hehe...... It sounds a little rude, but I really agree with that. ”

As he spoke, he winked at Xiuge.

When such a sentence came out, the expressions of the people present changed very varied and exciting.

The official's face became a little gray and his eyes became flustered, while Professor Joan, who was standing beside him, silently moved two steps and put on a very classic look of looking at his nose and nose.

The officer who arrived was not surprised by the change in sight before him, he kept a smile and said to Sug, "Come on, Mr. Ernst, let's go outside and talk slowly...... Here, let's leave it to the experiment itself, the information you give is really important, but as scholars, they still need to verify it themselves. ”

With that, he gestured to the mages who were following him, and these mages carrying various instruments, documents, and supplies immediately walked towards the various parts of the laboratory, they were obviously the "reinforcements" that the legal committee had replenished here.

Seeing that Wei Lin was not far away glaring at him, Xiuge also walked out with a cane, and when he passed by Professor Qiao An, Xiuge turned his head and whispered, "Professor, I will sort out some of the things I know that may be helpful to you, and let someone send them here later." ”

"Thank you very much, I'll tell the other assistants in advance."

Professor Joan was still very kind to Schug: "Let's talk face to face again when we have the chance, and my intuition tells me that, as a scholar, I should very much have a long conversation with you, Mr. Ernst. ”

"Awarded the professor."

Moments later, as Shug left the lab, the heavy metal door closed again, and Shug guessed that the scholars of the Law Council would begin testing the habits of the Abyssal Hounds with special methods to verify the information they had given.

The old Legalist official began to introduce himself as he led Xiuge and the others outside: "This is the first time I have met you, Mr. Ernst, I am Wecca, my full name is Weka Badat, that is, the head of the Public Magic Office who sent you an invitation to the meeting. ”

"Professor Weca."

At this time, Xiuge had already restrained his previous arrogant appearance, and he nodded very politely to the old mage in front of him: "If these mistakes hadn't happened, I remember that I should have visited you today." ”

"Ah, yes, you lad has been here twice a long time ago...... They are very nice young men, not mages, but more energetic than us spellcasters. ”

The "young man" that Professor Wecca refers to is obviously Richard, and among the members of the Dawn Society who came to Merlinle, Richard is definitely the most active and proactive one, and Xiuge feels a very strong curiosity about the things around him, and he is constantly learning round after round according to the plan of Felix, Dustwell and others, and always maintains a high level of concentration and enthusiasm for all this.

Xiuge shook his head, "Richard knows that Professor Wecca is saying this about him, and he may become proud. ”

"Haha, if that's the case, you might consider having him come to me as an apprentice, not in magic, but in these...... Well, political. ”

The old mage said slowly: "I have always thought that it is extremely inappropriate for the Law Committee to limit all participants in official affairs to the scope of spellcasters, which makes our manpower very strained, and when making decisions, it is easy to have a situation of 'spell caster theory', you should understand what I am talking about, right?" ”

This topic is not very easy to pick up, so Wei Lin, who was always chatting with Weika before, directly chose to be silent, anyway, now that Xiuge is next to him, this kind of thing is the most appropriate to leave to him.

Xiuge glanced at Wei Lin, and then responded, "The number of spellcasters is limited after all, even if Merlin Lehe can relax his conditions and absorb those wild mage societies like the Council, he will also need to face a shortage of manpower in the end...... And in the current situation, the 'spell-only theory' may create a lot of hidden dangers. ”

"That's true."

Professor Weka seemed helpless, he was silent for two seconds, and said, "I was the head of the Public Magic Office when I sent out those invitations, but now, I have to take care of two different areas at the same time...... Hehe, Qiao An probably didn't expect that his old partner, who had cooperated with him for 20 years, would have already become a member of the Black Sun Association, right? ”

Old Weika raised his hand and nodded around: "In just a few days, the personnel in charge of these important affairs have been screened back and forth several times, and countless people have been directly disposed of, and the person in charge on the surface has also been replaced...... Thankfully, there weren't more deep-sea mages like Yatwicz who fell, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to hold this meeting. ”

After some emotion, everyone has already come outside, and after passing through the strict checkpoints and conducting several searches of different specifications, they finally entered a slightly cramped room, and it can be seen that this is a temporary office and study.

"Don't mind if the place is small, the original conference room is no longer usable, just make do with me in this place."

Professor Weka was very kind and brought clean water cups and drinking jugs from the hands of the mage, which reminded Xiuge of the "old leaders" in his impression, but this Professor Weka would not make "Kung Fu Tea" from the Far East.

"When you say it can't be used, you mean ......"

"Remember what I just said, that old partner of Joan?"

Wei Lin carefully took the teacup from the mage's hand, and then she asked, "Are you talking about the previous head of this place?" ”

"Right...... He resisted fiercely when pursued by the sword-wielding and used some sorcery and magic...... It turned out badly, he and the other sword-wielder exploded, and the two of them almost merged into the assembly room, the magic seeping into the walls, mixing with the magic circuits that had solidified in the building, and couldn't be cleaned at all. ”

Professor Weka painted a bloody, even terrifying scene, as he put down the jug, took a sip of the hot tea, and waved his hand away from the apprentice secretary and the sword-wielding hermit who had been following him.

After the door was closed, Weka slowly sat down across from Shug, he carefully examined the young man in front of him, and then asked, "Mr. Ernst, I ask you, do you think that the Law Committee should start to comprehensively promote the research on the subject of 'witchcraft', so as to achieve the confrontation with the Black Sun Society and the Black Sun?" ”

(End of chapter)