The sun is high

The breakthrough progress failed to bring any sense of accomplishment to Wei Lin.

She just felt flustered.

Intense, unprecedented panic.

Even in the repressive world beneath the Ernst Manor, she had never felt this way when facing the terrifying rat tide.

After the intense panic and fear passed, it was replaced by a heavy and cold calm and a touch of sadness.

"I will bring your words, thank you."

She pressed the surface of the container and poured her inner words into it. Then the next moment, the crystalline human figure that was constantly absorbing the alchemy liquid in the container flickered twice violently, and the originally dense lines flickered gently twice. , and then changed again.

Obviously, the soul and will whose body has been completely turned into crystal still have many things to say to the people outside the container.

Wei Lin immediately turned around and left, reporting her findings.

Soon, an emergency meeting was held within the committee's residence, and the meeting location was selected in the laboratory. The people attending the meeting were, without exception, elite mages from the Council and the Legal Committee, and even some There were two senior professors named Merlin Lehe who had just arrived at the scene.

However, after Weilin showed her findings and results to everyone, she was "invited" out of the laboratory.

Obviously, the content of the meeting to be discussed next has no direct connection with Wei Lin, and the committee does not need a lake-level scholar to give any "valuable opinions".

Of course, Weilin originally hated the atmosphere of this kind of meeting, and she even disliked the faces of some of the officials who participated in the meeting, so she simply returned to the temporary cabin arranged for her, closed her eyes and rested.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe only half an hour to an hour, but the slight turmoil in the magic perception pulled Weilin up from her light sleep, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Butler Finn. He was standing silently in front of the table, and it looked like he was making some kind of tea.

There is a fresh smell in the air, brought by some kind of magical tea.

"I didn't expect your magic perception to be so sharp. Why don't you take a little more rest?"

Finn said it very naturally. He seemed to regard himself as an ordinary and competent housekeeper, which surprised Wei Lin.

Seeing that Wei Lin did not speak, Finn continued: "Miss Wei Lin, you found an important breakthrough for us. Those discoveries are really... really important. Without them, the emergency committee would not even be able to make a breakthrough." Reasonable judgment, let alone subsequent decisions.”

As he spoke, he poured the tea into the cup and gently placed the cup in front of Wei Lin.

At this time, Wei Lin noticed that the elf mage in front of her, who always paid attention to his appearance and always acted extremely confident, actually looked a little decadent and lost. His sleeves were wet, apparently he accidentally got them while making tea. water.

This kind of thing should never happen to an experienced royal butler and magic master.

"Drink some. It will help your energy a lot. It is precious tea brought from the Eastern countries. Princess Sophia specially gave it to you."

Wei Lin nodded. She reached out to pick up the tea cup, but did not drink it. Instead, she asked: "So...Mr. Finn, am I qualified to know what decisions the emergency committee made because of our findings?"

"Snapped."

Finn gently put down the teapot in his hand.

He took two steps back, found a chair, and sat down slowly.

The elf mage who was over a hundred years old stared seriously at the young and serious female mage in front of him, and finally he said: "Just now, the committee successfully translated more messages and words conveyed by the survivors. Combined with all the previously received logs, this allowed us to successfully understand part of what happened in the underground fissure."

"...There was no big earthquake at all. What happened before was just a small precursor to a catastrophe. The reason why our second batch of teams turned out like this is because they were leaving the crack. In the process, I accidentally saw the source of the disaster."

"source?"

After hearing these words, Weilin felt her throat was a little dry. Her hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and then she asked: "What is the source you are talking about? Some kind of lost evil magic or remaining rituals." ?Blight? What on earth could cause our soldiers and mages to become like this?"

"It's the magic itself."

Finn said slowly: "In the depths of this crack, there is something... something beyond everyone's knowledge. It exudes extremely strong magic power, stronger than imagined, and the closer you get to it, , the richer the crystallized mineral veins, the larger the scale."

"However, these mineral veins are completely connected to what they call 'existence', just like the blood vessels connected to the heart... Anyone who has been close to the mineral veins will be affected, and a large amount of magic will directly interfere with their will. and senses, while also constantly 'transforming' their bodies."

"You mean...the crystals growing on their bodies are actually..."

"Yes, magic crystal mine."

Finn put his fingers into his pocket and took out a piece of crystalline ore fragments contained in a pocket-sized alchemy container. Under the light, the fragments looked extremely dazzling, like an alchemy bomb ready to explode at any time.

"It's the ores we use on a daily basis, but now, like the magic in Van En, they are in an extremely bad state of mutation."

Finn gently shook the container in his hand: "And this is the fundamental source of the 'magic tremor' we detected before."

Weilin stared at the crystal fragments that emitted a strange bright light, and she asked in a trembling voice: "So, can they tell clearly what is under the ground?"

"It's hard."

Finn shook his head: "Although they successfully returned to the camp, their thinking, memory and even senses were probably severely distorted and damaged during the descent. You should have seen this before, After they reached the fifth secret node, all the messages they sent were repeated... But they didn't realize this at all and kept going down! In fact, we had already sent them a message to return immediately. Notice, who knows what those messages will look like in their eyes!"

At this point, Finn, who was as tough and strong as he was, couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He said: "If you want to know what it is like underground, I'm afraid we have to wait for the third group of teams to send the news back, and... this may be our last chance to understand the details below."

Wei Lin couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Is there a third batch?"

Finn nodded: "Yes, the third group, they have already set off...it is Merlinle and the people they found. They have left suicide notes, and their families and relatives will be picked up by the Legal Committee and enjoy the privilege of Biymir Family members of the military get better treatment, haha.”

Seeing that Wei Lin had not drank the tea in the cup, Finn was a little helpless. He took another cup and poured himself a full cup. He took a slow sip and then said regretfully: "It's a pity, I have been waiting for a long time." I have heard before that this kind of tea from the Eastern Empire requires special tea sets to brew, and it is said that the magicians there also practice a set of arts related to it. Haha, I don’t know if I will have the opportunity to experience it in the future. .”

So Weilin took a gentle sip of the hot tea, and an invigorating magic power immediately entered her body along with the warm tea, making up for her lack of magic power these days, and also made her The tense spirit relaxed a little.

"Just now, the temporary armistice agreement has been passed. Soon Delan, Votel and Haine will issue corresponding notices... Of course, they used the excuse of 'late winter'. The time is too urgent and we don't have it." A way to make most people accept the disaster that will break out at some point."

"St. Steele failed?"

"of course not."

Finn shook his head: "The royal family in the north has gone completely crazy. They are blocking news across the country, arresting residents who spread fire reports and so-called comments that subvert the royal authority. Massacres even occurred in some towns. Their frontline troops The news has been completely cut off, and I am afraid that within two days, St. Steele will withdraw from the Plateau Alliance, and all steam train lines will be suspended by our country."

"So, the Black Sun Society no longer needs to hide, right?"

Wei Lin pursed her lips: "The moment they long for is about to come?"

"Yes, there are already people in cities all over the world who openly promote the Black Sun Society and their lost gods. Of course, the results of these people will not be very good... At least our royal family has issued a temporary decree. Anyone who promotes such The content will be dealt with on site."

Finn said a lot in one breath, and he was obviously under a lot of pressure. The conversation with Weilin made his condition much better.

After drinking all the tea in the cup, the elf looked up and said, "Miss Weilin, do you have any questions?"

Wei Lin also drank all the tea in the tea cup, and then she asked carefully: "So, what else do I need to do next? And...in this case, how exactly does the emergency committee want to deal with Salem City? ?”

"Salem City..."

Finn's expression moved: "We will make a last-ditch effort in Salem City. In the next few days... the emergency committee will establish a temporary pass near it to screen all people leaving the city. Survivors, however, if unexpected or uncontrollable circumstances arise during this process, the committee will immediately re-block Salem City and implement the necessary final measures."

Wei Lin did not ask what the so-called "final measures" referred to. As a scholar who had read through Merlinle and many magical accident records, she knew the cruelty of it.

Finn is obviously not representing the Walter royal family now. He is representing a top magical advisor who participated in the emergency committee. Since he has been able to say such words, it means that this order has been absolutely approved. Identity of most participating countries.

Under today's circumstances, although they will not choose to give up and ignore Salem City again, if the situation changes, they will naturally take the most thorough measures to eliminate hidden dangers.

"As for you, Miss Wei Lin..."

The look of decadence and loss on Finn's face faded a lot, and he regained his proper demeanor: "The big reason why I haven't officially joined the Council and the Legal Committee is because I think there are many things they have issued. The decisions are all ungraceful, and occasionally even reveal a bit of ugliness and filth... Heh, according to some people's ideas, you should at least be placed under house arrest now, or handed over to the mages of Merlin Lehe for some memory processing. But I don't think it's a good option."

"The mages of Merlin Lehe do not want you to continue to participate in subsequent related matters, but they refuse to let you leave at will, so I used my personal authority to temporarily adjust the location of your work... which can be regarded as a sign of gratitude to Zeke. One of Mr. Ernst’s requests was fulfilled.”

As he said that, Finn took out his magic book, took out the documents and certificates inside, and put them on the table: "In the next few days, the southern checkpoint of Salem City will be very busy. I think you should be able to help. Are you busy, Miss Wei Lin?"

Wei Lin was stunned for a moment, then like a cat who saw a toy, she suddenly reached out her hand and held the document on the table in her hands.

This action made Finn feel helpless. He shook his head and said, "Okay, okay, young people are always like this... By the way, when you leave, don't forget to hang the emblem I gave you before on your clothes." Outside, that can save you a lot of trouble, you know?"

Wei Lin nodded seriously, but then she asked with some confusion: "I don't quite understand why you gave me such treatment?"

"Remuneration? Can't talk about it."

Finn rolled up his sleeves that were wet with water and said: "Remember what I said when you came to the camp before? I said, Miss Weilin, you have the potential to become the national magic advisor, and you The performance of the past two days has proved that my judgment was not wrong, so I will naturally treat you accordingly now."

"If in a few days, a disaster that is enough to destroy the current order really occurs on the Vanen land, and Miss Weilin, you and the people you care about and pay attention to can survive by chance, then please don't forget to give at the critical moment. There is some goodwill from the Kingdom of Votel and our royal family.”

Finn looked at the time: "That's all I have to say, have a good rest, Miss Wei Lin. Someone will take you to the southern checkpoint of Salem City tomorrow morning. I wish you good luck, and I wish Vann good luck."