The sun is high

Shuge's guess was very accurate.

This somewhat sensational proposal in the public eye was indeed made under some relatively special circumstances, and the direct initiator of this proposal was an old acquaintance of Xiuge.

That is Finn, the mountain elf mage who serves as the highest magic advisor of the Kingdom of Walter and also serves as the steward of the royal family of Walter.

As a veteran mage who was absolutely loyal to the Walter royal family and famous on the plateau for his iron-blooded tactics, Finn's decision-making had always been decisive and quick.

Just as Shuge guessed, he directly used the special secret ritual within the Plateau Mage Council to contact Walter's princess Sophia in the afternoon of the day, and stated his views to her. After a brief discussion, the two parties, It was Finn who submitted the proposal on "completely solving the hidden dangers of Salem City" to the Salem City Emergency Committee.

In private conversations, Finn expressed his more direct views to the head of the emergency committee, Master Weka, who manages the Public Magic Affairs Department of the Legal Committee.

"Use all means to eliminate the possibility of leaking hidden dangers within Salem City."

"Use the most thorough means to eliminate threats in the city in the shortest possible time."

"An even more alarming and unpredictable threat is brewing beneath our feet. However, we know very little about the threat itself, so we must not take any chances!"

Only a few hours after these news were notified to the Salem City Emergency Committee, the Votel Kingdom, which has always given people a serious "warlike" stereotype, issued a temporary truce announcement. The Hain Fleet, which the Kingdom of Ter had close cooperation with, and the troops of many small principalities on the plateau also responded at the same time.

Only the Kingdom of St. Steele, located in the cold north, still chose to continue to advance its front under this situation.

For a time, the war and the situation in the plateau and plain areas seemed to have entered a new and delicate stage.

In the kingdoms of Votel, Delan, and Hain, large-scale searches against members of the Black Sun Society have intensified, and as more and more people with serious suspicions are arrested by professional Council mages or Legal Council hermits, To find out, people have also gained a new understanding of the infiltration ability displayed by the Black Sun Society. In the Kingdom of Hain, a spellcaster from the Council even found a sculpture of a lost god in the room of a senior diplomatic official. .

It seems that everything that was originally shrouded in fog is moving in a clear direction, but for those high-level decision-makers who have the right to know, all this actually means that the situation has worsened. After all, they now have to face Face more problems that you have never faced face to face in the past.

A large number of research topics on sorcery and magic that were not promoted in the past have been restarted, and many scholars who were ignored or even put under house arrest because of such topics in the past have regained their due treatment and status.

Vereen Ernst knew nothing about the changes taking place in the outside world.

She has been imprisoned in this magical cell filled with a large amount of magic silver for many days. Although the Plateau Council did not conduct any form of interrogation on her and only made the most basic interrogation and records, Weilin In this environment, there was no way to obtain much external information, so she could only devote herself wholeheartedly to the research on "Poetry of the Night".

Wei Lin's ability to adapt is considered relatively good among all mages. After leaving the Fifth Chasseur Regiment for a while, she seemed to have returned to her original appearance among the books.

Her hair has grown a lot. Although it has not yet returned to its original length, it can be easily tied up with a hair rope. And because she is always under house arrest, her skin color is much paler and her expression is also dull. A little haggard.

But the look hidden in her eyes did not change much because of this. Under her indifferent expression, there was still her unique special temperament.

Late at night.

Weilin still didn't rest. She picked up the water glass in front of the desk and slowly took a sip of the refreshing drink in the glass. A lot of sugar was added to it. She could feel the warm and sweet taste flowing down her throat. It flowed deep into her body, and every late night, this warm current would become a rare enjoyment for her.

There are still those obscure magic books on the desk in front of him. On the piles of discarded papers beside him, there are a large number of failed magic lines imprinted on them. Logically speaking, if a mage has experienced so many times, Failure should make one look disappointed and exhausted. However, when the young female scholar at the desk placed her gaze on these papers, the eyes behind her lenses became extremely bright.

After continuously advancing her research on "Poetry of the Night" during this period, Weilin has successfully found some patterns in it, and through these patterns, Weilin has come to an astonishing conclusion that she herself is not sure about.

She believes that the so-called "Poetry of the Night" is actually a disguise.

Those poems written in Common Language actually had two meanings. When she read it from the level of Common Language, what she got was a "horror travelogue" modified by the author's madness and confusing language. He described his own chaos in time, space and power. The horrifying scenes they wandered through and glimpsed are also the public's direct impression of "Poetry of the Night".

However, in the process of reading these poems, Wei Lin also discovered another layer of hidden information, which was the special font used by the mad poet Azifu when he wrote this poem.

In order to be able to identify this font, Weilin deliberately read through many magical books related to words, and finally she came to the conclusion that this font that looked like disordered lines was actually a font that had been split many times. , streamlined and reorganized magic lines.

The mad poet who wrote this weird poem may not have been truly crazy from beginning to end. He was a true genius, a magical genius with amazing perseverance.

Perhaps because of his own bad taste, or perhaps to keep secrets, he finally chose to hide those weird magics from distant times in his words.

The "Disordered Tracing" magic that Wei Lin imprinted on her magic book and gave it to Xiuge to use was the first result she deduced based on these chaotic lines.

This astonishing discovery is actually enough to make a lake-level mage become a senior professor of Merlin Lehe, or directly become a famous figure in today's Vanen world, but Weilin's goal is not here. Through her interactions with Shuge, Meyer and others, as well as her previous experiences, she already had an extremely deep understanding of the Black Sun Society and the shadows lurking behind it.

"If people cannot find deeper secrets through the existing information, then there will be no way to deal with crises that may break out at any time..."

Now, when Weilin closes her eyes, she always thinks of the words she saw on the first draft of Meyer's article, and she always thinks of some words that one of her students said intentionally or unintentionally in the past. I deeply believe this.

The night's rest was short-lived. When the refreshing drink began to take effect, Weilin opened her eyes again. She gently stretched her body, tidied up her somewhat scattered hair, and prepared to continue to devote herself to her research topic. , but at this moment, the door to the room that had been closed was opened.

She turned her head and saw several spell casters wearing the robes of the Plateau Mage Council appearing at the door. Beside them, there were also several black-clad soldiers from the Ymir Legion.

"Ms. Weilin Ernst, you don't need to stay here any longer. Please collect your things and leave with us."

"Where are you going to take me?"

"This is confidential, madam... But I can guarantee you that the place you are going to is neither a prison nor an execution ground. Please pack up quickly. The vehicle is waiting outside."

Hearing these words, Weilin breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded, then raised her hand and asked the Ymir soldier on the side to take off the magic-strangling silver shackles on her body. Then, the ice-blue mage's hand appeared. , began to collect everything in the room methodically at an extremely fast speed.

From books to discarded magic papers, she neatly put them into the boxes brought by the soldiers.

When everything was ready, Wei Lin walked out of the room accompanied by the soldiers of Ymir Legion, while the Council mage waiting aside handed over the badges and certificates representing the members of the Council. His meaning was obvious, that is, Wei Lin From this moment on, Lin was able to regain her original identity and status.

Soon, Wei Lin saw the vehicle she was going to take.

It was a new vehicle created by the Kingdom of Votel in order to cope with the latest form of warfare. It was transformed from the previous large steam transport vehicle. The carriage was covered with hard metal plates, and most of these metals were mixed with a certain amount of In addition to the magic silver, Walter's craftsmen also directly engraved the protective magic patterns that were only used on royal vehicles in the past on these metal plates, which gave the vehicles extremely amazing protective capabilities. .

What is even more frightening are the two Kalfan heavy machine guns directly fixed on the upper and rear sides of the vehicle.

In today's frontal battlefield, this new type of chariot has become the best substitute for the cavalry of the old era. Those war knights who are good at riding can now only undertake the work of flanking, reconnaissance and communication.

She only took one look and knew that she was actually taking a "hitchhike", because this was basically a huge convoy. A large number of supplies, weapons and soldiers were the most important components of this convoy, and she was just a ride-along. of.

"What a big change."

Wei Lin sighed softly, and then walked into the carriage, and the Council Mage from before also followed in. He sat down directly opposite Wei Lin, and skillfully grabbed the handle above so that he could Sit tighter.

"Can we tell you the destination now?"

"Of course, ma'am."

This river valley-level council mage is over forty years old, but he behaved very humbly in front of Weilin: "We are about to go to a large stronghold between the rugged hilly land and Salem City, and join the Sailen City. London City Emergency Committee... As for the order to release and transfer you, it was directly issued by our royal family."

Wei Lin was a little surprised: "The royal family?"

"To be precise, it is Mr. Finn, the royal steward. He believes that now the committee needs a professional scholar, and you are the most suitable choice."

Hearing this, Wei Lin immediately realized that the matter was special, and she immediately asked: "What happened recently? Are there any relevant logs or information? Newspapers can also be used!"

The other party was obviously well prepared. After hearing Wei Lin's question, a mage immediately delivered what she needed to her.

Newspapers, magazines, some confidential information and diaries that have been declassified and allowed to be read, and even a specially prepared "Xinhuo News".

Weilin only paused slightly when she turned to the "Xinhuo News", and then she quickly pulled out the internal daily reports compiled by the Council and the Legal Committee from among the papers. From her own experience, , these contents have the highest priority and are the most concentrated.

The vehicle began to shake, but Weilin did not stop her reading. Soon, she had finished reading the internal information of the mages, and her brows that had relaxed because she had regained her freedom were once again frowning. got up.

Wei Lin thought for a few minutes and then asked: "What exactly are the responsibilities of the Salem City Emergency Committee? If it is just to deal with Salem City's problems, then the location of the stronghold is not right."

"You're very perceptive, ma'am."

The Master of the Legal Committee nodded: "In the initial meeting, the Emergency Committee was indeed set up to deal with the problems in Salem City, but currently, some more strange situations have occurred near the rugged hills, Mr. Finn And other mages present believe that this situation is likely to further trigger changes in Salem City, so the two incidents must be handled in a unified manner."

"Rugged hilly land, rugged hilly land..."

Wei Lin's thoughts were spinning rapidly, and then she realized something: "That crack that appeared in the big earthquake...is there something wrong with the crack?"

The mage sitting opposite swayed slightly as the vehicle moved forward. He sighed helplessly and said: "We conducted a joint exploration of the cracks with the Legal Committee. The first batch of members totaled thirty people, and all of them were missing, including A lake-level mage and a sword-wielding hermit. The second group of volunteers consisted of elite spellcasters from both sides and Ymir soldiers. They also lost contact after entering the crack. In the end, only eight people successfully returned, and their The mind was obviously traumatized and has not recovered to this day.”

"But fortunately, the second group of members who successfully returned brought back some amazing discoveries, and this is the main reason why Mr. Finn named you."