Chapter 57 [Hound Tracking]
Although the name of the "Royal Academy of Magic" made Gothe excited for a moment, the distance of thousands of kilometers made him calm down quickly.
Not to mention thousands of kilometers, the city of Bremen, which is two hundred kilometers away from Hogan City, is a city that is difficult to reach for Gothe at the moment.
This is not his previous life. There are high-speed rails, airplanes and other convenient means of transportation.
Beyond the city, the vast expanse of undeveloped and uninhabited forest is full of dangers.
With a slightly complicated mood, Gaode left the business district and returned to the medicine garden.
The news he heard today still made him feel uneasy.
Although before this, missing persons occurred in commercial areas and civilian areas, but who can guarantee this kind of thing?
Maybe next time it will happen in a "slum area", a "rich area" or a "suburb".
The rich people in the city also had this kind of worry, so they put a certain amount of pressure on the city guards, which made the city guards become so concerned.
"We have to arrange for people to take turns to keep vigil. Although if the "murderer" really appears, the three-legged cat skills of the apprentices in the medicine garden will be of no use, but at least it can give me some psychological comfort. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep at all. Got it." Gao De thought in his heart.
"I just want to live a happy life, farm, sell medicine, and grow up for a while. Is it so difficult?" At the same time, he felt a little helpless.
Gaode believes that he is calm and honest enough.
Even if I occasionally have some impulsive thoughts, I suppress them all and never do anything risky.
But unfortunately, if he doesn’t look for trouble, things will not stop happening.
"I hope the city guards can play some role and find the murderer as soon as possible." Gothe thought.
The worst-case scenario as expected has occurred.
Last night, despite the intensified patrols of the city guards and the whole city under martial law, nine members of two families still disappeared inexplicably from their homes.
As before, nothing was found at the scene except some slime of unknown origin.
"It is said that the rich people in the city united this morning to put pressure on the city guard." In the grocery store, Pierre looked serious and said to Gaude, who came early in the morning to inquire about the news.
He had a worried look on his face, "Who wouldn't be frightened by this fuss?"
It seemed that the little old man didn't know what he was doing.
Not surprisingly, people are always full of fear of unknown things.
"Putting pressure on the city guards is just a pretense. The real purpose is to put pressure on the city lord," Gothe saw the clue at a glance: "Obviously the city guards can't solve this kind of thing. We must invite the Master Mage out of the city."
"If the Master Mage takes action, this matter will soon come to light, right?" Only a Master with extraordinary power can do something about this kind of weird thing. solve.
"Probably?" Pierre hesitated for a moment, then nodded, still having certain expectations for the mage in Hogan City.
Like Gothe, he hopes that Hogan City will be peaceful and nothing unusual will happen.
Hogan City, City Meeting House.
In the circular room, eight or nine leaders of the city were sitting around a conference table made of dark wood.
Wearing colorful robes embroidered with family crests, their faces were expressionless, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.
The supreme leader of Hogan City, Viscount Charles, sat on the main seat with his brows furrowed.
The people on the field together represent the highest power in Hogan City.
Including Viscount Charles, no one said anything.
Marlan is the captain of the Hogan City Guards. He is a sturdy middle-aged man, wearing a well-fitting uniform. He looks extremely energetic and has a sense of oppression.
Seeing that no one spoke, he twitched his face and spoke to break the silence.
"Lord Viscount, I sent all the city guards to stay on duty last night. Everyone was busy all night. There was absolutely no slacking off and no dereliction of duty. However, the disappearance happened silently under our inspection."
< br>"This matter can no longer be solved by the city guards. We need to ask the mage to take action."
The others present still did not speak, as if they had made up their mind to remain silent.
Viscount Charles on the main seat frowned and sighed. "I thought it was just a small thing, but I didn't expect it to become a big deal."
"If this matter is not resolved, everyone in the city will be in danger, and the businessmen will also have strong opinions."
"This Hogan City is, after all, Hogan City for all of us. If you have any ideas, please express your opinions. "
With Viscount Charles speaking like this, it was natural for the others to remain silent.
"I suspect it was caused by earth-line creatures." The old man sitting on the right side of Viscount Charles spoke first.
He is the deputy city lord of Hogan City, Master Qingdi.
According to the regulations of the Principality of Sien, the top leader of each city is a noble with the title of the principality, that is, the local city lord.
On this basis, a deputy city lord with the status of "mage" must be equipped.
This is a hard and fast rule.
Only in this way can we ensure that the city has a certain ability to resist possible natural and man-made disasters.
Even in a small city like Hogan City, the deputy city lord, Master Qingdi, is also a second-level mage.
"Master Qingdi, what do you think?" Viscount Charles asked to confirm.
"This does not seem to be man-made. How can we go to such great lengths for just a few families?
According to what you said, the missing people are just missing, not all the property. Still there." Master Qingdi said calmly.
"Could it be that some mages were studying banned necromancy spells, and the reason why they didn't take the property was to confuse the public?" Someone put forward a guess.
This kind of thing has never happened before.
"Then he will not commit crimes against the wind." Viscount Charles denied this possibility.
Researching forbidden necromancy spells is a serious crime. It is done secretly, how can it be so public.
“But if it was caused by earth-line creatures, where did this earth-line creature come from and where did it go?” Viscount Charles frowned.
It’s not that he hasn’t thought about the possibility of leyline creatures, but there has never been a reasonable explanation for this.
It's okay to say that the slums are located on the edge of the city.
It was not unheard of for a random terrestrial creature to accidentally break through the blockade of the city wall and enter the slums to commit murder.
But the family that disappeared two days ago was clearly located in a civilian area, in the sub-center of Hogan City.
If it was really the work of earth-line creatures, how did it or they pass through the outskirts of the city and enter the civilian area without being seen?
How to leave quietly or where is he hiding in the city at this moment?
The Tiancheng guards have been patrolling back and forth in the city these days, and they have never found anything unusual.
"Earth-line creatures have many abilities. During this period, the frequency and number of earth-line creatures appearing outside the city have been increasing. It is not difficult to understand the emergence of such earth-line creatures with hidden abilities." Master Qingdi knew it well and said slowly.
“What does Master Qingdi mean?” Viscount Charles looked at Master Qingdi’s posture, which seemed to have comprehensive plans and arrangements, and he humbly asked for advice.
"Didn't you say that some mucus was left at the scene?"
Master Qingdi said directly: "If nothing else happens, these mucus should be left by the "murderer"."
“With just one [Hound Tracking] spell, the murderer can be traced based on the mucus.”
"Then I'll trouble Master Qingdi to take action."
Unexpectedly, Master Qingdi shook his head, "I haven't mastered [Hound Tracking] yet. I need you, Viscount, to go to Bremen City to buy a spell scroll. Come back."
"[Hound Tracking] is only a 2-level spell, and the corresponding spell scroll is only 30 gold."
"Money is a trivial matter. Find the murderer as soon as possible and put this matter to rest. That's a big deal." Viscount Charles immediately slapped the table.
30 gold is really nothing to a viscount.
"I will send someone to Bremen right now."
(End of this chapter)