The sun is high

The good news is that the Legal Committee did not send those officials who pay attention to rigid etiquette to greet these important guests who arrived on the Windless One.

The bad news is, they're sending hermits with swords.

There are quite a few, enough for two teams.

Unlike other sword-wielding hermits that Xiuge had encountered before, these sword-wielding hermits who were stationed in Merlin Lehe all year round and were directly loyal to the headquarters of the Legal Committee were particularly elite.

At first glance, the clothing of these sword-wielding hermits is basically similar to that of their colleagues, but if you look closely, you will find that the armor on their bodies is not as heavy as imagined, and the weapons they carry are also more sophisticated.

In addition to the standard magic-killing silver swords, these sword-wielding hermits even carried enchanted hand crossbows and revolvers that were obviously produced in the Kingdom of Walter. Of course, those pendulums and portable weapons used to find traces of magic. Mysteries are also essential.

After boarding the Windless One, these sword-wielding hermits immediately conducted an extremely strict inspection of the entire cruise ship and its passengers. At the same time, a mage from the Law Commission without much expression on his face was counting. Under the protection of a sword-wielding hermit, he came in front of the Shuge people and asked all spellcasters on the Windless One to register their magic immediately.

In about half an hour, the inspection of the Windless One was completed.

Of course, the sword-wielding hermits could not find any suspicious traces related to the Black Sun Society here, and the spell casters such as Xiuge also successfully passed the inspection of the Legal Committee. The only ones that were controlled were the experiments. Those samples in the room and the cabin that was previously infested with deformed crayfish,

In fact, these matters have been reported to the Legal Committee earlier, and what they are doing now is just routine.

Scholar Legere valued these samples and his preliminary research results extremely highly. He was unwilling to leave the side of those "skinworm" samples for a second. After some communication, the Legal Committee agreed to Scholar Legere's request. , and sent him and the samples to the vehicle that came to escort important items.

As for the others, they finally got the treatment that the guests deserved.

As the official motorcade of the Legal Committee arrived, the Legal Committee officials who were responsible for receiving foreign guests appeared in front of everyone. There was no special welcome ceremony, and there was no dazzling magical spectacle.

The official of the Legal Committee simply conveyed to everyone the importance the Legal Committee attached to this meeting, expressed his welcome to all visiting guests on behalf of the Legal Committee, and then immediately arranged for everyone to take a bus to Meilin. Advance to the inner city of Leho.

After officially setting foot on the dock of Merlin Lehe, Xiuge truly felt the exaggerated scale of this magical city.

The size of the port terminal where the Windless One finally berthed is probably several times the size of the Blue Algae Port in the Principality of Bult. Moreover, here, the classification management of ships is obviously more in place, with different sizes. The ships are arranged in an orderly manner according to their respective functions, responsibilities and ownership.

Xiuge noticed that there were many magic puppets on this dock responsible for transporting goods and heavy materials.

These huge magical artifacts will only move within the ritual area that depicts magical patterns. They step on the stone plaques engraved with complex magical patterns. Every time they move, they will definitely move the designated goods to the designated location. location, or successfully deliver those various important supplies to the target ship.

In their clumsy steps, Merlinlehe's unique rigorous attitude is clearly reflected.

But now, among these magic puppets moving in an orderly manner, you can still see the same large number of busy people - their coats are very worn and can barely keep out the cold, so when working, these people will look for various people. There are many reasons why the goods stay in the storage place.

The reason is simple. Many of these goods need to ensure transportation and storage conditions. Therefore, in these warehouses and goods gathering places, those chambers of commerce often take the initiative to find the mages of Merlin Lehe and request them to store them in these places. Set up permanent magic rituals to ensure that the condition of some goods will not be damaged due to Merlin's low temperature.

Wei Lin stared at this port that she was actually very familiar with. She wondered: "Today's port is indeed busier than in the past, but there is still no need for so many people here...and they seem to be refugees?"

"I think so."

Shuge nodded slightly: "These seemingly redundant workers probably all escaped from St. Steele... The person in charge of this port has done a pretty good job. At least this can be regarded as giving them a temporary job." With jobs, these refugees can stay in peace."

If possible, Shuge now wanted to find a refugee from St. Steele to understand what happened in the north during this period, but the driver responsible for driving would not listen to Shuge's opinion. He followed the people ahead. The motorcade carried Xiuge and others forward like this.

This route was obviously specially planned. After leaving the port, Shuge found that he did not see any shadow of any refugees. On both sides of the broad street, he saw towering magic stone walls, belonging to different chambers of commerce. Various shops and stone statues that clearly contain complex magical rituals.

To this day, the goddess Mel is still the highest and irreplaceable important belief in Merlin Lehe. Here, Shuge can always see the sculptures and logos belonging to the goddess of magic at any time. In a beautiful statue of the goddess Mel, At the crossroads, Shuge even saw a prayer team composed of Merinle and residents of different races.

They knelt down devoutly under the statue of the goddess Mel, reciting prayers silently as the time came from the bell tower in the outer city. When seeing these praying people, Shuge noticed that Wei Lin could not help but pinch her He carried the goddess Mel pendant with him and gently closed his eyes.

The rise of the Black Sun and the actions of the Black Sun Society will certainly shake many people's faith in their past, but at the same time, they will also deepen the importance and status of faith in the minds of some people. This situation is common in It can be said that Merlin Lehe, who has the goddess Mer as a firm belief, is very common.

Merlin Lehe's night fell almost instantly.

One second, the sky was not too dark. The next second, the night fell in front of everyone like a light veil. Almost at the same time, the crystal lamps erected on both sides of the street began to magically appear. Under the unified mobilization of the ceremony, a bright light was emitted, and the outlines of the streets and sculptures were also marked by a faint magical glow.

Countless magic circuits hidden inside the building awakened at this moment. They are the blood vessels of this magical city, and the magic power that flows and operates according to the circuits is the blood of Merlin Lehe.

When the convoy passed by the huge clock tower in the outer city, Xiuge discovered that the outer wall of the clock tower actually served a special function.

On the surface of those huge stone bricks, complex magic lines outline and combine words and sentences one after another. Under the night, those words glow brightly due to magic power, which makes the residents of Merlin Lehe glow at night. You can also see the important notices that the Legal Committee wants to convey to residents.

Although he only glanced at it briefly, with his amazing memory, Xiuge still managed to memorize the words on one of the walls of the bell tower in his mind.

"Our faith will not waver."

"Merlin Lehe will be your strongest fortress."

"Do not look at the sky for extended periods of time, including the caster."

“If you encounter special circumstances that cannot be understood, please seek help from the nearest Legal Committee members as soon as possible.”

"If you witness a suspicious person, please report it to the Legal Committee immediately. Anyone who conceals it and fails to report it will be treated as an accomplice."

Although they are only a part, these concise and direct words are enough to reflect some of the current state of Merlin Lehe. It is not known whether this series of measures can really calm down the residents of this huge city.

After going deep into the outer city, Xiuge could still hear the sound of sea water.

The reason is that in order to deeply combine water power, transportation and magic energy, Merlin completed a very important transformation of the inner and outer city more than 600 years ago. The mages mobilized a large number of magic puppets. Employing countless workers from the outer city, he successfully extended a wide canal from Merinle and the bay and connected it directly to the inner city.

"Our current route avoids artificial canals. It is a rare sight to see the shadows of large ships passing between buildings during the day."

As a "local" of Merlin Lehe, Weilin was very happy to explain to Xiuge. She pointed out the window: "The canal is over there, and there is a large dock deep in the inner city. To transport important supplies that need to be sent into the inner city. Of course, those chambers of commerce also like to set up their headquarters next to the canal, which is very convenient."

Of course, Shuge also knew about the existence of this canal.

But from his perspective, the reason why Merlin Lehe had an extra canal running through the inner and outer urban areas was mainly because he had just finished setting up this magical city and reported it to the bosses of the project team. , the big boss said with a frown.

"I think this city is still a little bit less magical. It's not magical enough, it's too conservative."

So with a wave of his hand, Shuge added two arcs to represent the giant canal on the setting diagram.

The boss was very satisfied, so the setting was finalized.

However, compared to the absurd version he knew, Shuge still liked the explanations given by Weilin. At least they sounded more real and specific, and more in line with the reality of Merlin Lehe.

As the convoy continued to move, Xiuge and others finally passed through the grand gates on both sides of the man-made canal, and officially entered the heavily guarded inner city, which is the headquarters of the Legal Committee.

Compared to the outer city, which is full of magic elements and exudes vitality, with magic puppets everywhere, the inner city is really annoying to the point of being strict and regular to the point of boring.

The cold wind from the snowfields in the north couldn't blow here at all. Under the huge translucent spherical barrier, the inner city seemed extremely quiet. For a moment, Xiuge felt like a turtle shrinking into its shell.

The only thing worthy of being called the inner city is the design of those tall stone buildings and the giant statues erected on their exteriors. Xiuge has never been very interested in this kind of art form, but when he saw a statue that looked like When looking at the sculptures of goddesses that are truly alive and can constantly exert magical influence on the surroundings and soothe the hearts of others, one cannot but marvel at the level of these sculptors.

The Dawn Society is different from other countries. As a new organization, they have not yet established a firm foothold in Meilinle and within the country. However, the arrangements of the Legal Committee are very detailed. The wealthy mages directly carved out a piece from several spare areas. And carried out temporary renovation, so Xiuge and others directly owned three elegant villas and a supporting northern garden.

It is worth mentioning that the Dawn Society's temporary residence is close to the embassy area of ​​the Kingdom of Votel. When Shuge walked into his temporary residence with his luggage, he could even see the bright lights in the embassy area of ​​the Votel Kingdom.

It was at this time that Xiuge remembered something.

Along the way, the passengers on the Windless One were basically from the Goddess Plains, and he didn't even see any visitors from the plateau.

"If the following meeting does not include the plateau countries, its significance will be limited."

Xiuge said to himself. He put down his luggage and simply decorated his room. Then he raised his hand and opened the window. Through the light, he saw the faint mist coming out of the window next door. The mist There's also the smell of a refreshing drink mixed in with it.

Not only that, Xiuge also heard a gentle humming sound. It was a folk tune from the north. It seemed ethereal and distant. Unfortunately, the sound was relatively soft, so Xiuge couldn't hear it clearly.

Perhaps because of returning to her "hometown", Wei Lin has always been in a good mood. In his memory, this was the first time that Xiuge heard her humming such a tune.

Just when Xiuge wanted to stick his head out of the window and make a joke to his "neighbor", a shadow suddenly rushed into his perception. He quickly raised his head, and the right hand on the table was slightly raised. From then on, the rich magic power quickly climbed up his fingers, and it could burst out at any time and turn into the deadly Touch of Charron or the nihilistic mist of the Dark Abyss.

However, the figure that appeared in his field of vision made Xiuge a little surprised.

It was an extremely large flying bird.

Or rather, the blue-winged raven.

It rushed to the window sill in front of Xiuge without hesitation. After fluttering its wings twice, it stood firm. Its body was slightly sideways and its eyes kept looking at Xiuge.

This scene seems a bit familiar.