The sun is high

Although Putlin still likes to go to Ernst's old house when he has nothing to do, in fact he still has his own residence, so after walking through two intersections together, Shuge separated from his friend.

The pungent smell in the air was still obvious. Many people who had drunk and walked at night covered their noses, and some of them started to vomit under the stimulation of this smell.

"The sound came from this direction before. Well, it's on the way I must pass home."

Intuition and logic tell Shuge that any vision that occurs in Salem City in the near future may reveal the development of future events.

He increased his vigilance and began to move quickly along the shadows of the buildings beside the road. However, before walking far, he saw roadblocks and shaking figures.

Several huge magic crystal lamps were placed on both sides of the road, and the bright lights covered the road. Next to them, the police officers in Salem City were busy, and beside them, there were two more people standing. A mage wearing the legal robes of the Legal Committee. Judging from their body shapes, they should be a man and a woman.

Xiuge, who was walking in the darkness, suddenly felt a biting coldness, as if someone was looking at him. The feeling was so obvious that he couldn't ignore it.

After glancing at the two mages standing in the middle of the road, Xiuge very consciously walked out of the shadows with staggering steps. He pulled at his clothes that were soaked by the beer, and then faced those The officers shouted, "Hey! Gentlemen, what's going on here?"

The mages remained silent, while the attitude of the police officers was not very friendly. One of them immediately reprimanded: "It's none of your business, leave now!"

"But this is my way home, sir... I live in the old Ernst house!"

"Oh, it's you."

The police officers reacted immediately. Although they did not know Shuge, they all knew that the unlucky illegitimate son who lived in Ernst's old house was always adding "color" to their leisure life, so there was originally some confusion. The harsh attitude softened again.

"Mr. Ernst, please take a detour. Some accidents happened here."

The police officer raised the lighting tool in his hand. It was a metal device carved into a long cylinder, filled with some crystal minerals containing magic power, and matched with some symbols engraved on the long metal cylinder. With patterns, you can use magic power to emit light.

If possible, Xiuge would prefer to call it "flashlight".

The police officer pointed to a small road next to him: "Take Mrs. Small's Road, it's not that far away!"

Xiuge nodded, thanked loudly, and then disappeared from the sight of the police officers and mages with his somewhat chaotic steps, just like those guys who were really drunk.

He should have quickened his pace and hurried on like a normal person, but the cold feeling on his back did not disappear, so Xiuge carefully maintained his original somewhat staggering pace.

In this way, a young night returner who had drunk too much wine walked alone on this secluded path.

A roadside public water tank saved his life.

Under that cold "gaze", the young figure rushed to the pool. He struggled to hold up the cold water with his hands. After taking two sips, he reluctantly washed his face.

This made him look even more embarrassed. Of course, the chill in the water also made him finally wake up, so he continued to move forward.

The indescribable tension disappeared.

Xiuge continued to move forward, but a lot of cold sweat broke out on his back, and the huge gear that had been rotating slowly in his spiritual world finally stopped.

He was basically certain that he had indeed been targeted just now.

There is bound to be an induction between magic power and magic power. Obviously, the magic inscriptions I have experienced are not perfect, and some leaked traces can easily attract the attention of other professional mages.

Fortunately, the two members of the Legal Committee did not stop him for cross-examination.

In Fanen, all spellcasters who can control magic but are not registered by the Legal Committee will be directly labeled as "wild mages" by the Legal Committee. The behavioral style of the Legal Committee has always been extremely domineering. They must either join or They become targets of bounties and controls, without exception.

"Now I have no way to explain the source of my magic to the people of the Legal Committee... Tsk, the troubles are really getting more and more."

While Xiuge was thinking, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the buildings on the left.

This small road named after the famous businessman "Mrs. Small" is actually a gathering place for grocery stores. There are large and small shops on both sides of the road. Most of these shops usually sell some daily necessities and groceries, so they are closed and closed. It's early, and those who run the stores are mostly well-off, so they don't live in their stores.

The pungent smell was already very strong.

Xiuge judged that he was actually very, very close to the place where the loud noise came from. It was even very possible that the place was behind these shops, probably only a few dozen steps away from him.

He stood quietly by the road for a while, pricking up his ears and trying to listen, but he couldn't hear any sound at all.

"It's strange...the street was obviously blocked, but no one was at the scene of the incident to deal with the matter?"

Xiuge squinted his eyes. Just as he was about to investigate further, a series of violent sounds suddenly came from the store across the wall. It sounded like something was moving, crawling and hitting those people in the darkness. Just like empty cabinets.

Xiuge quickly took two steps back.

The light on the street was very dark, and the few magic crystal lamps embedded in the walls were very old. The dim light fell down, making the night appear more turbid and deeper.

The surroundings were very quiet. At this moment, Xiuge could only hear the sound of his heart racing.

The sound across the wall stopped, but the sudden silence was even more frightening.

Shuge moved his legs slightly, causing some friction between his boots and the gravel on the street. However, along with his movement, there was another violent noise coming from the grocery store.

This time Xiuge heard it very clearly.

The source of the sound is heading in its direction.

Then the streets fell silent again.

This feeling was so weird that Xiuge felt as if the wall in front of him had become a mirror, and behind the mirror, there was a shadow that imitated his own movements. As long as he made a move, it would immediately "respond".

"What the hell is this?"

Xiuge thought quickly, and the magic gear hidden in his spiritual world began to rotate again. His right hand was slightly raised, aiming at the direction of the sound. The only magic engraved in his body was ready.

"what are you doing here?"

A sudden voice broke the terrible deadlock. The moment the voice sounded, Xiuge heard a series of commotions coming from the store. The things hidden in the darkness were like beasts that felt threatened. They were actually In an instant, he was far away from the wall and retracted into the darkness.

Shuge turned his head and saw a figure holding a magic lantern.

In the dim light, the soft and elegant Law Committee robes fit close to the body, making the lines of the body extremely clear.

"Ma'am... I, I heard something like a noise in here. Maybe there is a thief?"

Shuge's complexion was already pale, and the drops of water left by just washing his face were still hanging on his face. His right hand, which was about to release magic, was pointed at the shop that made the noise. Now he looked like a positive person. Good citizens who report unusual situations.

The figure walked over, and the magic lantern that was gradually raised illuminated a delicate but extremely cold face.

At this moment, Xiuge once again felt the needle-like chill, as if countless pairs of eyes were peering at him.

"Well, is it you?"

An indifferent gaze swept over Xiuge's pale face. Perhaps it was because the young man in front of him looked a little embarrassed at this time, or perhaps because the smell of alcohol was exuding from Xiuge's clothes. The female mage did not continue to step forward, but took a few steps. Standing outside, she hung the magic lantern on her waist, and then held a spell book with complicated patterns on the cover.

A delicate badge carved from crystallized minerals hung down from the book. Xiuge took a quick glance and saw that the badge seemed to depict a lake with layers of ripples.

Obviously, standing in front of Xiuge was a young and very outstanding "lake level" spell caster.

Excellent in every way.

"I heard those people talk about you, eh, Mr. Ernst, didn't you?"

As she spoke, the female mage's indifferent eyes showed a bit of scrutiny. She looked at Xiuge carefully up and down, from his hair to his clothes to the manuscripts he carried with him. Any detail.

Then, she turned to the store nearby: "Okay, you have nothing to do here... Please go back and rest, Mr. Ernst. Maybe one of my colleagues will come to visit you tomorrow to ask you something. Don't be nervous. It's normal." It’s just a process.”

"Okay... okay, I understand, so please be more careful, ma'am."

Xiuge lowered his head slightly: "The noise inside is very strange. It doesn't sound like the dog kept by the owner of the store..."

"Um."

The female mage didn't seem to care much about Xiuge's kind reminder. She shook her head slightly and signaled Xiuge to leave quickly. Then she walked to the wall and slightly raised the spell book in her hand.

Although Xiuge wanted to see how the lake-level mage, who could be regarded as the backbone of the Legal Committee, looked like when he was casting spells, his reason still made him choose to retreat at this moment, so he turned around quickly and left with somewhat chaotic steps. This slightly narrow "Mrs. Small" shopping street.

The cold feeling on his back lasted for a long time. It was not until Xiuge saw the familiar old house that the strange feeling slowly disappeared.

Just like during the day, after entering the old house, Xiuge locked all the courtyard, doors and windows. No one else could come in except Putlin, who also had the key.

The door to the bedroom was still lying on the corridor. Xiuge used a lot of strength to drag it to the utility room. In a short time, he could only use a curtain to replace the door.

In the process of changing clothes and bed sheets, everything he saw and heard on the way home kept popping up in Xiuge's mind. He didn't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but the target was already fixed there. His personal wishes have changed in the slightest.

"Something must have happened in the city to make those lazy police officers act late at night. There were even two spellcasters above the lake level. This is enough to show the seriousness of the matter."

After taking care of everything, Xiuge dragged his tired body and lay down on the bed. The small wooden box that used to contain the twenty silver coins was placed aside. It had become empty. This tangible change was happening all the time. It reminds Xiuge that he is in a wonderful world that can affect matter with invisible power.

"Maybe I should wander more in the dream world. I still know nothing about its secrets. Maybe I can find some cheaper 'exchange' conditions there. Nowadays, any new discovery and improvement It’s all important to me.”

With this thought in mind, Xiuge quickly cleared his mind. He turned off the magic light in the bedroom, letting himself fall into the embrace of darkness again.

…

The office full of traces of the past appeared in front of Xiuge again.

He sat at his own "work station" and glanced at the drawer he opened with twenty silver coins. After taking a deep breath, he stood up and walked along the familiar yet unfamiliar path. The promenade began to "inspect".

As he approached, the black words that blocked various equipment, furniture, and containers continued to appear and disappear, so one harsh and strange condition was displayed in front of Xiuge one after another.

As he studied the conditions, he began to categorize them in his mind.

"It seems that the conditions here can be roughly divided into three categories..."

"The first is a more basic material type. These conditions include more specific currency or collectible requirements, such as a specific number of gold coins, a set of jewelry, or a certain number of certain gems. The value fluctuations are very Exaggeration, ranging from dozens of gold coins to hundreds of top-grade crystal minerals, but in fact, this is the best type of goal to achieve."

"The second one is more focused on achievement and status. Although most of the conditions here are also proposed in terms of specific things, they are all similar to proof of a certain title, or markers that can represent a specific social status, such as the level of a mage. Certification badges and collections issued directly by the kingdom to nobles to prove their identity.”

"And the third kind..."

Xiuge stopped in front of a "water dispenser", and his expression became a little strange, because the black mist that blocked the dispenser created a strange condition.

"The bodily fluids of the Stain Dragon? Put this stuff in the water dispenser... Are you serious?"