Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

"Who is that ordinary-looking boy? Doesn't it mean that Morgana has a hormone problem and has no such thoughts, and just wants to go to the PCPD to vent her violent tendencies? Isn't that boy a punching bag for Morgana?"

"It's impossible. Morgana came here alone before, and now she suddenly brings someone here without her family's consent. If it's just a sandbag, she definitely doesn't have the qualifications, so... what's the background of that kid?"

"If you observe carefully, you will find that Morgana is quite close to him. Eh? Her parents are here too? Didn't you see? It's right over there, I'll point it out to you!"

"I'll go over and ask what's going on in a while! Hehe, this is so fun!"

Relying on the enhanced hearing implant, Zhuang Xuteng heard all these discussions and then pretended not to hear them. He knew that he was not the protagonist today. He only had to accompany Morgana and pretend to be a sculpture the rest of the time. Regarding those guesses about "who he is", no matter how they guess, whether they guess right or wrong, it has nothing to do with him. If you have that kind of nosy mentality, you might as well take a look at today's auction items, and then secretly practice the newly learned "Bone Searching Technique".

"Bone Hunting" is a "newly invented" spell by the Lich Master, which can be driven by the energy of vengeful spirits and shadow followers. Zhuang Xuteng believed that such a spell could not be done with a slap on the head. The Lich Master did not know how long he had been "planning". Perhaps from the time it couldn't see the world through Zhuang Xuteng's eyes, various spells were being prepared.

Therefore, it is possible that the bone search spell is not a simple spell to search for similar objects, but it is likely to be the beginning of a series of spells. Zhuang Xuteng had read history books that recorded how the Holy Light Church fought against evil and established its glory. In the descriptions of evil enemies, there was content about dead souls occupying living people and causing chaos. Since this kind of thing has happened in history, Zhuang Xuteng must be vigilant. For the "Bone Searching Technique", he raised the requirements. He must fully understand all aspects of this spell before he can actually cast it.

Generally speaking, it is quite difficult to dismantle other people's spells. This is similar to dismantling it after getting the actual object. Not only do you have to understand its manufacturing principles and design ideas, but you also have to figure out what was avoided during its construction. , understand everything used.

The Lich Master's attainments in spells are the fundamental reason why he became a "master". If he disassembles his own spells and puts them in the original world, basically only a few other spell masters can hope to do it. However, the "Bone Searching Technique" is a spell driven by both resentful spirits and shadow followers, especially the shadow followers. The relevant knowledge about shadow followers was collected and learned by Zhuang Xuteng and then relayed to the Lich Master. There is no difference between the two. There is an absolute information gap, and at most there is a gap in thinking about how to apply shadow energy.

Starting from this aspect, there is no insurmountable gap between Zhuang Xuteng and the Lich Master. As long as he works hard to think, understand, and experiment, he can hope to use the shadow follower spell as a starting point to complete the dismantling of the bone retrieval technique.

"Wraith spells can also play a supporting role. How it cooperates with shadow energy is also an interesting question..."

Zhuang Xuteng kept a calm smile on his body, and his eyes moved back and forth between the auction host, the auction items, and Morgana. In fact, his mind had been thinking about technical issues. In the eyes of others, he behaves very calmly, as if he is very familiar with the current environment, and is definitely not a newbie who has just entered the circle. But everyone asked each other, and no one had seen him. In addition, Morgana's parents were also tight-lipped, so they guessed that he might be a guy from other cities.

Zhuang Xuteng spent the entire auction thinking about spells, and Morgana also used similar methods to pass the time. Mainly because of the type of auction items, they were all antiques, works of art, celebrities or souvenirs of famous events, which really couldn't arouse the interest of two people. If it were replaced by a shadow slave, an implant, a protective armor, or a new type of car, the two of them would definitely stare at it closely, and maybe even buy one or two.

As soon as the auction ended, the two people left quickly and grabbed a seat in the corner of the lounge to sit down. Zhuang Xuteng's hands were faster, and he grabbed a plate of snacks when passing by the dessert area, which was enough for the two of them to pass the time. In fact, this period of time was easier than before because they could talk to each other and would not feel bored.

An unexpected guest came to the venue. It was Director Pace who came out of the intensive care unit for the second time. He was much thinner than before, and his whole body was like a half-deflated rubber ball. His body was stooped and he had to use a cane to support his body to stand, and he needed the help of a guard to walk steadily. His arrival was not met with a warm welcome; the people he met apparently had a perfunctory attitude.

Seeing this, Morgana approached Zhuang Xuteng and said, "After Chief Pace was injured for the second time, there were rumors that the PCPD chief would be replaced. Many people wanted to use their own people in the PCPD. The chief was not in good health, but he had to hold on. I came here just to prove that I can still continue to work, and I don’t want anything to happen to PCPD.”

Zhuang Xuteng frowned slightly and asked: "The PCPD is in a mess now. No matter who takes over, there will be pressure from gangs to assassinate people, and on the other hand it will be difficult to maintain public order in Peicheng. Restoring the previous state is considered a success, but after enduring the gang's After the rampage, everyone's demands on the PCPD will definitely be higher, and the director's job will be more difficult. In fact, he has not retired from injury, and I kind of admire him."

"Well, you don't have to admire him. The constitutional government wants to 'promote' the PCPD, so..."

"Promote? Not rebuild?" Zhuang Xuteng snorted, and then asked Morgana to continue.

Morgana also knew that the constitutional government has always been a master at playing word games, so she continued: "The PCPD will receive a huge amount of special funding, coupled with previous pensions, donations and support from all sectors of society - this There are huge interests involved, roughly estimated to be several hundred million."

Understood. Although the position of director is dangerous and difficult to do, the danger may occur later, but the benefits are actually right in front of you. It is estimated that even if Director Pace wants to retire, he will have to persist until these interests are "arranged". And he continues to persist in his current position, which is an eyesore to anyone who wants a piece of the pie.

"Alas, the director is now facing dual pressure from both inside and outside, but the pressure should only be the chaos caused by gangs, not these nonsense fights for money and power." Zhuang Xuteng sighed and asked: "How is the security here in Taiping District recently? ?Has your family been affected?"

Morgana shook her head and said: "It's okay. Our home and our neighbors' homes are all fine, but we have also stepped up vigilance and checked and upgraded all the security systems. By the way, why don't you come and try our home's security?" Can you..."

Zhuang Xuteng quickly interrupted her and said: "Haha, my company's schedule is already full, and many of them have the same needs as you. But to be honest, there is no difference between testing or not. We can't predict what our opponents will do. ability, and I don’t know what strategies they will use. And even if it is tested, I can’t upgrade you—the business is not one-line.”

After hearing Zhuang Xuteng's strange words, Morgana took two seconds to react. She squinted her eyes and looked around, then nodded, indicating that she was being too relaxed and reckless. Hearing-enhancing implants are neither rare nor expensive, and are almost universally used by bodyguards, spies, and anyone with a modicum of voyeurism.

"There is another risk..." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "If they know that I am studying how to sneak into your house, they will probably never let me go again."

"Indeed..." Morgana stretched out her hand across the table, patted Zhuang Xuteng's arm, and said with a smile: "In the past, what would have been the consequences if he had been caught sneaking into the Archbishop's residence?"

"I know this: there will be no consequences. It is written in the book that the merciful bishop will let the man go after criticizing and educating him."

"Just believe it. No one can say that they were released like that, no one."

"Oh...that's how history is written."

The two of them cooperated with each other and changed the topic, so that the eavesdroppers could not get important information. Morgana also increased her vigilance. Like Zhuang Xuteng, she would be wary of young people walking towards them. In such gatherings, there are often some idiots who only try to highlight themselves in the wrong way, and people who are alert enough will avoid such people before they appear.

As long as there is a tendency to find trouble, the two people will get up, leave their seats, and walk around the center of the venue. They either appeared next to Director Pace, or went to close friends of Morgana's family, and even once went directly to her parents.

Now that Morgana is no longer hiding, Zhuang Xuteng can only work hard to overcome his nervousness and behave better in front of her parents. Since there are so many people here, no in-depth topics can be discussed, so when they met this time they just nodded, exchanged a few words, chatted about the weather and the quality of the banquet food, and nothing else.

Although the form is simple, it can be regarded as meeting Morgana’s parents. According to Zhuang Xuteng's thinking, since he was not beaten out and did not hear a word of "no", then there is probably no problem in this matter, right?

When Zhuang Xuteng was brought to her parents, Morgana also had the idea of ​​"cutting the mess with a quick knife". As she gets older, her marriage will become more delayed and more troublesome. In the past, you could use work as an excuse to postpone, but the real way to solve the problem is to find a goal. Morgana felt that meeting Zhuang Xuteng was a very lucky thing, and conversely, for Zhuang Xuteng, meeting her must also be a lucky thing. Since both people are lucky, they should seize the opportunities that fate creates for them.

Neither of them was interested in the dinner and dance that followed. To be precise, two people are only interested in each other. They kept hiding. Whether they were looking for trouble or they really wanted to talk about something, they all avoided it. The two of them are like outliers in the entire social activity, trying hard to exclude themselves from the group, and at the same time they are complacent about such "success."

In contrast to them, Chief Pace is very busy and has been constantly moving among various groups to gain support for himself as much as possible. He didn't seem to be tired, and his injured body didn't seem to be a drag. Ever since he appeared, he has not been idle. He went from house to house and talked about the past at each table. His patience and ability were astonishing.

Fortunately, he didn't come looking for Morgana and Zhuang Xuteng.

Finally persisting until 11 o'clock in the evening, the two people immediately retreated without any delay. Before that, Morgana's parents had already left on an excuse, leaving her to just show up, so they didn't have to say goodbye. In fact, in addition to Morgana, there are also many families from the church line, all here to support the scene. After the departure of the gods, the church has no real power, let alone the powerful power it had before. It only has its historical and cultural heritage and the ability to "give face".

Face has become their only remaining resource, and they can't give it less or give more, so Morgana always leaves early. The two of them returned to the inside of the armored ferret. As soon as the doors and windows were closed to cut off the noise outside, they immediately felt much more comfortable. They hugged and kissed while the steam engine was increasing pressure, and when the pressure was enough, they took the time to leave the scene.

"Why are you acting like a thief..." Morgana looked at the receding scenery outside the window, thinking of the scene where she slipped away from the vault with fifteen packages of things yesterday or the day before yesterday, and she felt a sense of déjà vu. "Hey, why are we in such a hurry? Are we not thieves?"

"Yes! I stole you away." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "You are the most valuable person in the whole party. I took you away and took you back home overnight."

"Wait? What do you want to do? Let's figure out which home to get first..." Morgana quickly looked out the window and said: "This is the direction to the expressway out of the city! It's not our home... Take me to see dad now. mom?"

"Hey, you're right, 'Mom and Dad'!" Zhuang Xuteng said: "It's okay, there is a place to sleep over there, and my sister and I have always kept our beds. You are pretty enough now, so it's best to stay in this state. "

"Don't be kidding me. If I want to go, I can't go empty-handed, right? Besides, it's midnight now, don't you want to disturb their sleep?" Morgana grabbed Zhuang Xuteng's arm with both hands and said, "No, no, no, no, no. Appropriate! I'm wearing a party dress, which doesn't fit the scene. I have to wear everyday clothes, or work clothes, not this."

"Regular clothes...there is something in the trunk that can be used for cross-dressing. Forget about work clothes - if you go there wearing a PCPD uniform, they will think I've been arrested." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't be nervous, just listen to me. , I will take good care of you. Let’s go directly like this. The less formal it is, the less impact it will have on them. They have never believed that I can find a girlfriend like you. After meeting, they will definitely treat you as someone I paid to hire. Just to tease them. I decided to go back at this point and let them misunderstand and embarrass me again, so that I can turn the situation around and hold you in good hands... Why are you staring at me? "

"Do you use the tactics of mercenaries to deal with your parents?"

"It doesn't count, right? I was just joking with them. When they see that I still have such a sense of humor, and there is a good girl like you around me, their lives will gradually become more stable, and they will have less to worry about."

Morgana thought about it carefully and said: "I can understand...it's just that the time is too bad. How about we sleep in the car and wait for dawn?"

"No need. My dad will go to the fields before four o'clock. We won't disturb him too much when we go back."