Magic Industrial Age

This night was destined to be exceptionally long!

What Loei didn't expect was that the first to arrive was actually a police force wielding batons, shields, and long knives.

Leading them was none other than the former Captain Weber, now the police chief of the Pro District Security Administration.

Although the city guards had become the police, the personnel changes weren't significant, and there were still many familiar faces.

However, the entire police department's appearance was completely new.

Firstly, the highest-ranking officer had been replaced, and orders from above were forcibly implemented.

In addition, salaries were allocated separately by the city hall, ensuring there would be no delays, and there were various benefits.

As a result, the current police department could now enforce orders effectively.

They even launched a series of crackdowns on underground gangs at Miller's strong request, going back and forth, round after round, which noticeably improved the security of Auckland City.

This is one of the reasons why Auckland City can attract a large number of outsiders.

For ordinary people, making a living is important, and a secure environment is even more important.

This group of police officers reacted extremely quickly, although they were timid and didn't dare to come forward when they arrived, they still came.

Loei showed up and exchanged a few words with that Weber, which brought back his courage.

Then, he immediately organized his men to seal off the surrounding area, preserving the scene as much as possible.

Immediately after, Mrs. Linda and Douglas Hill arrived.

These two were already closely linked to Loei's interests, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they shared both prosperity and loss.

Therefore, they both behaved very actively.

Douglas directly used a flying spell, Wind Walk, unfolding a pair of light blue wings, and flew over with a flap of his wings.

Mrs. Linda and Gary Mills, on the other hand, stepped on a magic carpet and arrived through the air.

These two were fully armed, Gary Mills even carrying his sniper rifle on his back, and the magic patterns on the gold and silver guns at his waist were lit up.

Mrs. Linda was even more exaggerated, she wore rings on all ten fingers, and her wrists, chest, and ears were all adorned with various ornaments.

At first glance, she was a gorgeously dressed noble lady, but as long as you possessed magic power and sensed it slightly, you would be dazzled by the immense amount of magic power.

Before even getting close, Gary Mills jumped directly from the magic carpet, and while still in mid-air, the gold and silver guns were already in his hands.

And Mrs. Linda, in this extremely short period of time, had blessed him with three kinds of spells, protecting his safety.

"Loei, Loei, where are the enemies? Let me blow up their dog heads?"

"They're already dead. If I had to rely on you, I'm afraid my life would be gone."

"Hehe, I know you kid. If you can't win, I think even if I go, I may not be able to win."

"Then who are you putting on this show for?"

"I just have to show off a little!"

The two were really familiar, and Gary Mills wasn't as taciturn as Oliveira.

Once familiar, he was very talkative, and he joked recklessly.

The two bickering diluted the tense atmosphere until Mrs. Linda landed, and Loei hurried forward.

"Madam, please help me investigate. I hope to find out the enemy's identity and origin as much as possible!"

Mrs. Linda nodded slightly and asked, "Can you tell me about it?"

"Of course!"

Loei quickly briefly described the matter, and he had actually done this once before.

A few minutes later, Mrs. Linda also entered the battlefield, where Douglas Hill was wandering around. The two met, and although they didn't speak, they nodded slightly, as if greeting each other.

Loei and Gary Mills stood aside.

Several times, Gary Mills wanted to speak, but seeing Loei's frown, he gave up the idea.

In the magic world, the most powerful people Loei knew were these two, so he could only expect them to bring him some good news.

He didn't have to wait long. About ten minutes later, Mrs. Linda came back first.

In her hand was a large book. The book was extremely large and thick. When opened, the patterns and words on it had magical glimmer flowing, making it look like it was alive.

Mortals who saw it could only see a mess, and even if they tried to look at it, they would become dizzy and disoriented.

This was obviously a means of defense, showing the arrogance of the classical magicians to the fullest.

They are very picky.

Mrs. Linda waved her hand, and the book automatically turned pages until one of the pages showed a pattern and text.

After a slight pause, she handed it directly and said, "Why don't you take a look yourself?"

Loei wasn't pretentious, and took it backhand. Magic power was poured into it, and the words on it immediately became clear.

This was a record about the Abyss Dream Demon, which was much more comprehensive than the deep blue database. Loei gained a deeper understanding of the Abyss Dream Demon by reading almost ten lines at a time.

The Abyss Dream Demon, as the name suggests, is a strange demon born in the Abyss, somewhat similar to shadow creatures, without physical form.

And its strongest ability is called ' dream weaving', which is to create dreams, then devour dreams, and then devour souls.

And they, like almost all abyss species, strengthen themselves by devouring souls.

This method can be considered tricky, but in the Abyss, Dream Demons are weak and easy to bully.

The reason is simple. Almost all demons are bred by the Abyss, and their minds are filled with abyss whispers. Each one is walking on the edge of madness and slaughter.

The Dream Demon's dream weaving is not enough to watch in front of this group of demons.

On the contrary, the violent demons can directly abuse to death the Abyss Dream Demon, even the little demons are like this.

Therefore, in the Abyss, although Dream Demons are not at the very bottom, they are not much better.

Their only role is to be raised by some demon lords to create good dreams for them.

So, for a long time, the Dream Demon's situation in the Abyss was precarious, and they were considered an endangered species, the kind that was about to become extinct.

But when the magicians of the main material plane captured this kind of Dream Demon, everything changed.

Intelligent creatures are mostly rational and orderly. They have their own set of ethics and morals, and the cultural system they construct also makes them tend to be rational.

In other words, they are not madmen.

Then, the Dream Demon found that they could become almost infinitely powerful here.

Even those legendary war job holders, or powerful magicians, as long as they are not mentally prepared, and are dragged into the dream, they may be played to death by the Dream Demon.

Based on this point, a small but extremely powerful faction was added to the demon magicians, named: Dream Demon Envoy!

There is only one requirement for this profession, to successfully summon an Abyss Dream Demon and sign a master-servant contract.

As for whether you recognize the Dream Demon as the master, or the Dream Demon recognizes you as the master, it doesn't matter.

For a long time, the Dream Demon Envoys became the nightmare of the strong on the entire continent. They used tricky means to kill many people.

Even, some Abyss Dream Demons grew to the point where the dreams they created were enough to envelop the entire city, causing countless people to fall into nightmares, die miserably, and eventually have their souls devoured.

But being too high-profile is not a good thing. After they continuously assassinated many believers and priests, they successfully attracted the attention of the gods.

Then, there was no then!

No matter how tricky these Dream Demon Envoys' methods were, their bodies were still fragile. Faced with carpet-like inspections and cleanups, as long as they exposed their whereabouts, they would die very ugly.

Furthermore, when faced with the ability of ' dream weaving', intelligent beings must show their strongest ability.

That is observation, understanding, imitation, improvement...

Then, a magician profession called 'Dream Walker' was born.

This Dream Walker also has the ability to dream weaving and travel through dreams, and even has counter-control methods, which can be considered to naturally counter Abyss Dream Demons.

At this point, the Dream Demon Envoys' good days were over, and finally, they gradually disappeared on the continent.

It is worth mentioning that the records also clearly state that if the dream is chaotic, even the Abyss Dream Demon needs spellcasting materials to locate it.

Either it is the target's body tissue, such as skin, blood, hair, nails, etc.

Or it is a personal item, such as clothes that have been worn for a long time, stained with a sufficiently strong aura.

Or it is the pursuit of the same source of blood, which may be able to lock the target, and then use the dream weaving technique.

Loei got this information, and almost immediately sent Mira Greenman back, asking her to look for any clothes that Loei had discarded.

However, these are nothing. The most important thing is that the Dream Demon Envoys are almost extinct, but what is this old woman?

Loei looked at Linda and asked, "Madam, do you know if there are any forces with this inheritance now?"

Linda frowned, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "I haven't heard of it!"

"I know something about this."

A voice sounded, but it was Douglas Hill who came over. He was also wearing luxurious magical equipment, arming himself to the teeth.

But at this time, his expression was a bit solemn.

Loei asked, "What do you know?"

Douglas nodded slowly, and said: "I occasionally heard people mention it."

"You should be clear that inheritance is not so easy to cut off.

Therefore, after the Dream Demon Envoys were almost hunted down, the atmosphere and enthusiasm on the continent gradually subsided."

"Then, after only a hundred years, someone got the inheritance."

"But this time, they were not so stupid, but practiced in secret and organized themselves into a secret society."

"They call themselves ' witches', although they are doing things that create dreams and kill people, they claim to let people die without pain, and have a heart of compassion."

"Therefore, they are crowned with the title of ' Compassionate Witches'."

"Compassionate Witches?"

Loei's eyes burst with murderous intent, and his eyes were sharp, but Douglas said again: "Actually, it's useless even if you find them!"

"Why?"

"Because people always have to eat, so they need money, and the current Compassionate Witches have been transformed into a deeply hidden assassin organization."

Douglas Hill paused and said: "In other words, even if you find them, you may not be able to find the people who hired them."

I have to admit that I always like to write about dream weaving when I write books...