The Truth of Magic

Chapter 312 Intelligence Monitoring

"Aren't rabbits white?" Others were a little hard to understand.

In fact, Zhao Xu, who had no field experience, naturally thought that rabbits were white at first.

It wasn't until after crossing that they began to need to eat that they needed to hunt and prepare food on the way.

In the wild, a pure white rabbit cannot survive at all, because the white is too dazzling.

Most of the rabbits that Zhao Xu and others saw on the earth were white because they were domestic rabbits.

When Zhao Xu explained this, a deep chill suddenly grew in everyone's hearts.

This kind of Xifeng Valley, where you will encounter fierce bears casually, has an average level of less than 5, and it is really not qualified to settle here.

In other words, there are no ordinary civilian villages here, let alone raised rabbits.

If Zhao Xu hadn't been wearing the "True Seeing Technique" at this time, which could see through deformation and illusion, otherwise he would have thought that the rabbit was deliberately pretended by some enemy.

Shuangjian immediately arranged for the wanderers in the team to carry warning smoke to search for traces nearby, and if there was something wrong, they would rush back, and if they were attacked, they would lose the smoke.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and the others were observing the waters ahead.

At this time, the surface of Jingyue Lake is calm, with only occasional waves caused by the breeze.

"Mr. Fengfeng, is there any spell that can observe the situation at the bottom of this lake?" Originally, Shuangjian was still full of confidence in underwater exploration.

It's just that meeting this artificially raised white rabbit now, coupled with the deliberate attack by the previous troll and goblin troops, cast a deep shadow on his heart.

Even he suspected that there was some trap waiting for them at the bottom of the lake.

"The water flow field of the fifth ring can detect specific creatures in the water."

Zhao Xu didn't say much about the rest - he couldn't cast this spell now either.

"Mage is really strong, although it can only be achieved with five rings. But I found that most of the needs can actually be solved by corresponding spells." Frost Sword said with emotion.

Zhao Xu smiled. In fact, if he was the fifth ring now, he would be able to cast spells such as "secret magic eye" and "peeping magic eye" to create a "magic eye" that could be observed, and then stationed around to conduct reconnaissance.

And if Zhao Xu could release the "Water Sight" spell, he would definitely release it on the spot without hesitation.

The Watchers Guild didn't know that there were "people with a heart" watching them from the very beginning, and it is very likely that the target was exposed in Mystra.

Because Frost Sword had searched for the "Water Breathing" scroll in the city, based on this logic, just thinking about it, it was easy to infer that they needed to "diving to find the mage's tower", and the only destination was the lake.

So Zhao Xu was not surprised when creatures suddenly appeared at the bottom of the lake and blocked them.

"Brother, I didn't find it within 100 meters." At this time, Ji Xue brought another ranger woman over and reported to Shuangjian.

And a soldier who had trained swimming skills also returned to report that there was no problem after diving. At this time, only the rogue who went to scout further has not returned.

Seeing this, Shuang Jian felt relieved and said, "Mr. Kuangfeng, let's confirm the details of the flood later?"

The mage Chen Nuo and several high-level trade union leaders around him did not raise any objections to this, and listened with pricked ears.

After Zhao Xu heard it, he felt a little overwhelmed.

Frost Sword itself is considered cautious enough, and he was born in Mist and has received the influence of magic, so he still hasn't formed the awareness of preventing magic monitoring in his mind, and simply thinks that no one around is safe.

It's no wonder that the fact that they got the address of the Mage Tower will leak out.

Zhao Xu thought about it and popularized it to a few people. In a society with magic civilization, the work of keeping secrets cannot be guessed by common sense.

"President Frost Sword, have you ever thought about the possibility of being monitored in the area we are in now?" Zhao Xu said.

For a moment, everyone's face changed drastically when they heard this sentence, and they immediately looked around at each other and looked at the surrounding environment.

Seeing that everyone's eyes still didn't fall on his companions, Zhao Xu also smiled. Later, he had to write a "guideline for preventing pitfalls" for the players, because it would be too overwhelming for mages.

"One may be that someone used the 'transformation technique' of the second ring. After knocking out our companion, he changed into the opponent's appearance and came in as an imposter."

"Another possibility is that the other party directly uses the 'invisible' method to hide here."

This time, as soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, everyone looked at their companion suspiciously, as if thinking that Zhao Xu had seen through something.

At this time, Zhao Xu already had the "True Seeing Skill" on him, and he had confirmed everyone's appearance, but he knew that there were no fakes.

But he didn't intend to say it, he would rather let everyone have a little vigilance in their hearts. Because when he goes into the water, no one on the lake will have the effect of true seeing, and everyone will be caught blind.

Then he lightly tapped on the interface of his invisible ring, and immediately the whole person disappeared in front of everyone as if the optical effect had been turned on.

After all, "Invisibility" is a well-known second-level spell. For a while, everyone was not too surprised, but they realized that they were indeed negligent at the beginning.

Zhao Xu immediately canceled the invisibility effect and re-displayed in front of everyone.

"Mr. Kuangfeng, you can just tell us about this, so you don't need to waste your spell slots." Shuang Jian said with a little heartache when he saw that Zhao Xu showed off his spells again after a disagreement.

"This is activated at will. It comes from the 'invisible ring' on my middle finger. It can be activated at will." Zhao Xu said calmly.

Only then did everyone realize that Zhao Xu had become invisible just now without chanting a spell, and he was indeed invisible by means of magic items.

"Mr. Kuangfeng, how many gold coins does this ring cost?" The wanderer couldn't help showing surprise in his eyes, looking at Zhao Xu's palm like a woman looking at a bright diamond ring.

"Twenty thousand gold coins." Zhao Xu said shyly.

And Zhao Xu's words almost surprised everyone present.

"This can be replaced with ten magic weapons." Shuang Jian couldn't help but sigh.

The ordinary equipment on all of them present, including the expensive armor, forty people added up, was not as expensive as Zhao Xu's ring.

The rogue who originally thought about owning an invisible ring that could greatly improve his sneak attack ability almost rolled his eyes when he heard the price.

Even if he is the main force in this launch and can distribute more rewards, it is impossible for him to get an invisible ring from the mage tower.

Seeing that everyone's attention was distracted, Zhao Xu hurriedly discussed the topic, "The third possibility is the monitoring and monitoring spells. Maybe everything we say now has been known to others."

Zhao Xu once used the second ring "Master of Spy's coin" to create a wiretapping coin that triggered excitement, and used the "Alarm Barrier" to remind him that someone had entered before activating the coin.

After he has mastered the three-ring spell, he can designate a known place to perform "clear ear/hawk eye" at a long distance, so as to set up a magic induction field to monitor and monitor.

At the back, there are also long-distance detection spells such as the third-ring poet spell "tapping coins" and the fifth-ring "detection spell".

Suddenly, a lightning bolt of inspiration flashed through Zhao Xu's mind, illuminating all his thoughts.

He thought to himself: It's really dark under the lamp.

As he spoke, he walked over to the rabbit that had been suspended by its legs.

Just now, relying on his "true seeing", after he glanced at the rabbit, he was attracted by the fact that the rabbit is not wild, and forgot the other point.

At this moment, everyone looked at Zhao Xu and listened to the rabbit, and they all knew that there must be something strange here. They all opened their eyes wide and watched his actions for a moment, studying carefully.

On the other hand, Zhao Xu directly cast the "detection magic" of the zero ring, and suddenly a layer of magical light appeared on the ordinary rabbit, but the duration was very short, and it disappeared after only one round. .

Zhao Xu thought to himself: That's true, but it's a pity that after the spell ends, there will still be 1-6 rounds of residual aura, which also allowed him to catch the last trick.

"There is a Druid's second-ring spell called 'Shared Body'. This spell allows the caster to gain the animal's senses to observe the surroundings, see through its eyes and hear through its ears after touching an animal."

In an instant, all eyes fell on the snow-white rabbit that Zhao Xu was holding.

"It's just that the other party chose the white rabbit, isn't he throwing himself into a trap?" the poet Ke Lu asked in surprise.

"No, it just wants this rabbit to be caught by us and throw itself into a trap, so that it can hear our conversation at close range." Zhao Xu looked at the rabbit's red eyes at this moment, and said in a leisurely tone.

"Because ordinary wild rabbits dare to enter the range of adventurers rashly, they may be killed and used as food. Only this strange white rabbit will be kept alive and can stay and listen."

"But wouldn't that be a little far-fetched?" said the poet.

Zhao Xu shook his head, "This spell itself is just a 'minute'-level spell, so the opponent is trying to squeeze out its value as quickly as possible. And since this is done, I'm afraid there are other methods nearby."

Seeing this scene, everyone dared not even speak out for a while.

On the other hand, Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows and began to deal with this magic offensive and defensive battle in the intelligence dimension.

"Why don't we communicate in the language of the earth? Then the other party will not be able to learn about it." Ji Xue suggested.

"What about Mr. Kuangfeng?" Daozhi frowned and said, this Kuangfeng mage doesn't know the language of the earth.

"Isn't there a zero-ring communication technique?" The warlock standing in the corner said excitedly, "This spell allows the caster to talk softly with the target creature without being heard by others, so that Chen Nuo can be cast by Chen Nuo and then communicate with the target creature." It’s enough for the directional communication of Mage Kuangfeng.”

But Chen Nuo shook his head directly, "The message technique is just that the voice cannot be heard, but you still have to open your mouth. If the other party can see us, they can see through the ability of lip reading."

Zhao Xu smiled when he heard it. Sure enough, everyone didn't know much about the spells above the third ring.

"The mage's three-ring spell, the Speech Technique, allows the caster to understand and speak any language, including your earth language." Zhao Xu corrected everyone's initial mistakes.

"Then let's use Chinese to write Chinese characters on the paper. Smart tongues don't always include writing." Ji Xue continued to make up her own plan, but it would be a lot more troublesome for them to communicate.

But without waiting for Zhao Xu's rebuttal, Chen Nuo had already corrected it first: "One ring's proficiency in language can make people understand the literal meaning of the text."

Suddenly everyone fell silent, which meant that even if they didn't communicate with Mage Kuangfeng, their own communication would be seen through.

It's not like everyone is stepping on the beat and typing Morse code to communicate.

In fact, Zhao Xu knew that if everyone changed what they were going to say into pinyin on paper, and then mixed in some English, then the enemy might not be able to see through it.

It's just that these words can't come out of his "disguised" Mage Arthur.

At this moment, Zhao Xu took out a piece of copper wire from his backpack, and began to chant spells to cast spells.

Until the copper wire felt the energy of the spell and began to hum.

"What kind of spell is this?" Frost Sword was curious.

However, he was stunned immediately, covering his mouth in disbelief.

Even all the members of the watchmen union looked at Frost Sword in amazement.

Because Frost Sword didn't speak.

But his voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's heart.