Chapter 57 [Hound Tracking]
Although the name of the "Royal Academy of Magic" made Gothe excited for a moment, the distance of several thousand kilometers made him calm down quickly.
Bremen, which is two hundred kilometers away from Hogan City, not to mention thousands of kilometers away, is a city that is difficult to reach for Gothe at the moment.
This is not his previous life, with high-speed rail, airplanes and other convenient means of transportation.
Beyond the city, the vast expanse of undeveloped and uninhabited forests are even more dangerous.
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?
Perhaps it will happen in the "slum area", "rich area" or "suburbs" next time.
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 attentive.
"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 will not be able to sleep at all. Gaode secretly thought in his heart.
"I just want to live a peaceful life, farm, sell medicine, and grow up for a while. Is it so difficult?" At the same time, he felt a little helpless.
Gaode thinks 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, two families with nine members were still inexplicably missing 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 had arrived early in the morning to inquire about the news.
He had a worried look on his face, "Who wouldn't be frightened by this commotion?"
It seemed that the little old man didn't know what he was doing.
It is not surprising that 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 there is no way for the city guards to solve this kind of thing, and we must invite them out. Master Mage in the city. "
"If Master Mage takes action, this matter should come to light soon, right?" This kind of weird thing can only be solved by a magician with extraordinary power.
“Maybe?” Pierre hesitated for a moment, then nodded, still having certain expectations for the mage from Hogan City.
Like Gothe, he hopes that Hogan City will be peaceful and nothing unusual will happen.
Horgan City, City Meeting Hall.
In the circular room, eight or nine leaders of the city were sitting around a conference table made of dark wood.
They wore colorful robes embroidered with family crests, and their faces were expressionless, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.
Horgan City's supreme leader, Viscount Charles, sat on the main seat with his brows furrowed.
The people on the field together represent the highest power in the entire Hogan City.
Including Viscount Charles, everyone remained silent.
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 was speaking, he twitched his face and opened his mouth to break the silence.
"Sir Viscount, I sent all the city guards to stay on duty last night. Everyone was busy all night. There was absolutely no laziness or dereliction of duty. However, the disappearance happened silently under our inspection. "
"This matter can no longer be solved by the city guards. We need to ask the mage to take action."
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 let out a long sigh.
"I thought it was just a small matter, but I didn't expect it to become a bigger problem."
"If this matter is not resolved, everyone in the city will be in danger, and the merchants 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."
Viscount Charles has spoken like this, and it is natural for 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 Xi'en, the top leader of each city is a noble with the title of the duchy, 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 the city be ensured to have a certain ability to withstand 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, but the property is still there." Master Qingdi said calmly.
“Could it be that some mages were studying forbidden 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.
"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.
The possibility of earth-line creatures has not occurred to him, but there has been no reasonable explanation for this point.
Slum areas are not bad, they are located on the edge of the city.
It is not unheard of for some scurrying earth-line creatures to be lucky enough to 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 a leyline creature, 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 out of the ordinary.
"Leyline creatures have many abilities. During this period, the frequency and number of leyline creatures appearing outside the city have been increasing. It is not difficult to understand the appearance of such leyline 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 a comprehensive plan and arrangement, and he humbly asked for advice.
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"You only need a [Hound Tracking] spell to track the murderer based on the mucus."
"Then I'll bother Master Qingdi to take action."
I didn't think about the Qingdi method. The teacher shook his head, "I haven't mastered [Hound Tracking] yet. I need you, Viscount, to go to Bremen City to buy a spell scroll."
"Money is a small matter. Finding the murderer as soon as possible and settling the matter is a big deal." Viscount Charles immediately slapped the table and said.
30 gold is indeed nothing to a viscount.
"I will send someone to Bremen immediately."
(End of this chapter)