Thunder City in mid-October was already quite cool.

After leaving the Society, Colin Vane rode in a carriage to the northern part of the King's Quarter.

After getting out of the car, he subconsciously buried his neck in the raised collar as much as possible, and retracted his hands into his sleeves like his senior sister.

The body of a mage is no different from that of an ordinary person, and if he does not use his mental power, he still needs clothes to resist the cold, and in comparison, the physical fitness of a knight is completely different.

In Colin's view, although this world does not have the imaginary "fighting spirit", but the physical limit of human beings is far from being comparable to earthlings, theoretically speaking, a big knight can rely on pure strength and cold weapons against a great magician, although there is a high probability that he will still lose, but it is by no means without the power of a battle.

This is actually very easy to understand, in the hundreds of thousands of years of history that can be traced, humans and a large number of powerful and dangerous races such as orcs, centaurs and other powerful and dangerous races have coexisted on a continent for a long time, if the body has not evolved in the slightest, it is a strange thing, but unfortunately this evolution has not benefited everyone, although it is not as absolute as the spiritual power of magicians, but high-level knights still need a certain amount of talent in addition to hard training.

Colin looked up at his destination.

Thunder City Hall.

It was called "the royal palace where commoners were allowed to enter and exit".

This large, unadorned building is enclosed in an arc around the northern side of the King's Quarter, with several entrances corresponding to different administrative functions.

He found the westernmost side of the agreement, and before he could get closer, he saw a familiar face greet him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Wayne, I'm sorry to let you make the trip yourself."

"Hello, Captain Hank, in fact, I have always been very curious about the City Hall, especially the Sheriff's Department, and it is a good idea to be able to see it with my own eyes this time."

"Please come in."

……

in the room.

Colin signed his name on a two-page document, underneath Guderian's signature.

At this point, he has officially become a special magic consultant of the Thunder City Hall of Justice, and is currently assigned to the fourth squad.

This position is roughly similar to that of the scientific adviser of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Colin didn't know exactly what the latter's job was, but the sheriff's magic advisor was a good deal.

There are no fixed working hours, and only the sheriff is responsible for answering questions about magic technology when they come in.

And because of the complexity and depth of magic, even if it can't be solved in the end, it is not a dereliction of duty, otherwise most magic consultants will lose their jobs.

"Welcome Mr. Vane to the Sheriff's Department." Hank, along with the two men behind him, applauded in welcome, and then said, "It's a pity that Chief Guderian is too busy with His Majesty's birthday ceremony to take a break, otherwise he will definitely come in person." ”

The Magic Advisor is an official member of the Sheriff's Office, and receives the same salary as Captain Hank.

Although the salary of 2 gold lang per month is really not in Colin's eyes, the job itself is very interesting to him - the various magical practices used in crime are very helpful in broadening his horizons.

After the two sides exchanged polite words.

Colin asked, "Captain Hank, did you catch the culprit in the last theft?" ”

"I'm ashamed to say that even though you've helped us narrow down as much as you can, we still don't have any suspected targets."

Magicians above the middle level, even if they are suspicious, there is no way to interrogate them directly, this kind of case is indeed very difficult, and the owner is a group of rich people who can build a treasury at home, and they put pressure on the sheriff's office every two days.

Hank hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Wayne, can I ask if the 'Wind Energy Polarization Pattern' you are talking about, does it work on metal?" ”

"Why do you ask?"

"The previous case made people in the city panic, and many people came to us to ask if we could effectively prevent theft if we could transform the vault into metal or add a layer of steel plate inside."

Most underground vaults are made of a material called "limestone", a specially fired stone that is not inferior to steel in its hardness, effective in preventing excavation, and relatively cheap, since the walls of the vault are several meters thick at every turn.

"Captain Hank, if you only want one answer, then I can tell you - yes, it works against metal.

"However, the operating principle of the magic pattern, I'm afraid it's not the same as you imagined, we roughly think that the basic framework, the underlying logic, and the magic pattern with the same operation mode are the same magic pattern, but in fact, they will still be very different in use.

"Take the wind polarization magic pattern you showed me last time, it can also work on metal, but the effect will not be very good, its best applicable environment is a rock material with a content of more than 80% of the 'yellow ash carbonstone', however, if you want to have a better effect on metal, it is not impossible, as long as you make certain modifications to several energy transportation lines of the magic pattern, you can achieve the purpose of destroying the corresponding materials - you know, metal and metal are also different.

"This series of magic patterns is called 'Wind Energy Polarization Demon Pattern', but I don't know if the prisoner has the ability to modify it, which is already quite a high technical category.

"Honestly, if there is a corresponding case, it means that the person may be stronger than we think, but at the same time, it can further narrow the scope of the target."

Hank didn't quite understand it, but he understood the general idea.

"Thank you, Mr. Wayne, for your doubts."

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

After a few more small talks, Colin said, "If there is nothing else, please forgive me for taking my leave." ”

"We're going to a site to investigate, so let's drop you off." Hank hurriedly got up to see him off.

When Colin heard this, he suddenly became interested.

"Captain Hank, can you let me go with you to the scene?"

In his previous life, he watched a lot of various criminal investigation dramas, but he was very curious about how the "police" in this world investigated cases.

"This ......," Hank was suddenly a little embarrassed.

It stands to reason that it is very common for magic consultants to follow to the scene, and even in many cases, the Sheriff's Department will take the initiative to invite them.

However, Berkeley Payne, the president of the association, and Guderian, the head of the city hall, have repeatedly told that Colin Wayne must not be allowed to make a half-point difference, and the risk factor of handling cases on the spot is of course higher.

It's just that Hank didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to bring it up, and he couldn't find a reason to refuse for a while, and then he thought about it, after all, it was just a theft, and he went to a nobleman's house, and the prisoner would never do it when the sheriff was present, so it was not a theft but a robbery, or the bold kind.

"Are you having trouble?" Seeing the other party's hesitation, Colin couldn't help but wonder.

Hank hurriedly said, "No, then trouble Mr. Wayne." ”

……

Canal Zone.

Baron Joyce's House.

Colin followed the group down a narrow staircase down the basement from the entrance to the interior.

In the candle-lit antechamber of the vault, Hank and two of his subordinates were talking to Baron Joyce and another middle-aged man in magic robes.

Baron Joyce is a small nobleman who has made a fortune by ship in recent years, although the title is not high, but his net worth is not much worse than some of the big nobles in Thunder City.

Colin walked alone to the vault.

Look at the 4 magic patterns on the yellow limestone wall.

Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the one Hank showed him in the first place.

Apparently, the thief carved four magic patterns in a row on the walls of the vault, but none of them succeeded, and he had no choice but to leave in a huff due to lack of time, which also allowed Baron Joyce to escape.

But even so, the baron, who had half his net worth in the vault, was scared enough that he went to the sheriff's office overnight.

Hank and the others made a special trip.

However, as Colin continued to look to the side, he saw that the outer wall of the vault had been partially demolished near the other wall, and the one-foot-thick iron plate had replaced the limestone wall.

It looks like Baron Joyce is making a change to the vault.

At the same time, Hank also found out there.

"Mr. Baron, are you sure you want to replace the rock with an iron plate?"

"Yes, I've heard that the thief can't do anything about the metal walls, and many adults have already started to rebuild their vaults. At the same time, this is what Mr. Summerer suggested to me. ”

Mr. Summer, who was the family magician beside the baron, saw him nod slightly, and said:

"Captain Hank, although I don't know the details of that magic pattern, I can guess from the energy lines on it, as far as I can see, this is a magic pattern specially drawn for yellow limestone, as long as the vault wall is changed to metal, I believe it can make the bandits helpless."

I have to say that the family magician hired by Mr. Baron with a lot of money has some ability, and he only guesses a rough idea from the energy line of the magic pattern, which proves that he has a good knowledge of magic patterns.

Colin approached a few people and noticed that the magician named Summerr was wearing a blue badge on his chest.

Intermediate mage.

No wonder there are two brushes.

Hank hesitated for a moment, but said, "Mr. Baron, although I have no objection to you rebuilding the vault, I still have an obligation to remind you that the metal wall is still not too sure to resist that magic pattern. ”

"Oh?"

As soon as these words came out, Summerer seemed not very happy and said: "Captain Hank, you must be good at investigating the case, but in terms of magic patterns, believe me to be more professional, or does the magic consultant of the Sheriff's Department have a more intelligent opinion?" ”

After he finished speaking, he shifted his gaze to Colin's.

Because the other party was wearing a beginner badge, Summerer didn't take the magic advisor too seriously.

And it is obvious from the words that the magnates of Thunder City are not very interested in the department of the Sheriff's Office, after all, the previous sheriffs would be completely biased towards the aristocracy, but after the establishment of the City Hall, these original lackeys seem to have signs of biting back.

And the identity of a mid-level magician makes it even more unnecessary for Summerer to be too polite to Hank and others, even if Guderian wants to interrogate him, he must transfer through the association. As for the young magical advisor, Summerer was even more reassured - if he met him in the guild, he would have to offer himself a salute.

Colin originally just wanted to come and watch, but when he saw that the other party had set his eyes on him, he couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't know why the baron and the magician were so hostile to the sheriff, so he ignored it and turned away.

Seeing this, Summerer became more and more proud, and said again:

"Captain Hank, thank you for the reminder, but I think I can take responsibility for Mr. Baron's property."

Hank was scared back, but he was not angry, after all, he had long been used to this kind of thing, he was well aware of the ambivalence of the nobles like the baron, and he hoped that the case would be solved as soon as possible, but he also wished that the sheriff's inaction would be blamed.

He was about to say two words when he heard a dull voice in front of him.

Because it was so close, even though it was not loud, it alarmed everyone.

Everyone collectively turned their heads to look.

I saw that on the part of the iron plate that had been renovated in the baron's vault, a large round hole appeared enough for people to climb into.

In front of the round cave, the young sheriff's magic adviser was pointing his palms to the entrance of the cave with his fingers outstretched.

Around the entrance of the cave, traces of magic patterns can still be seen.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Colin withdrew his palm, re-tucked his sleeve, and then slowly turned around with a gentle smile:

"Mr. Baron, it looks like Captain Hank's advice seems to be more helpful to you."