Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 972 Positioning
"So we need to find a second piece of evidence?" Shangluo thought for a moment, "So what's the principle behind this?"

"The principle is to retrieve other things that intersect through the sympathetic connection between two things. So I said before that you diverge from one object. Unless it is a table lamp or something that will not move all year round, you will not look for anything else. Especially money, there are too many people who handle money. But if you draw a line between two points, then although the theoretical possibilities are still infinite, after all, the line can be divided infinitely. But——"

[But from the perspective of solving the case, it is acceptable.] Apollonia added, [So the elements of magic cannot be discussed in isolation from reality, otherwise it will become irrelevant and crazy talk - for example, if someone wants to find the perfect magic, analyze the trajectory of creation, etc., it may not be completed even if it is calculated until the end of the world. In actual use, it is enough to be usable. Theoretically, there are infinite possibilities. When you are really using it, just use your own logic to check it out.]

"That's right." Phaethon nodded. "She makes a lot of sense."

"I see. Then, what kind of evidence would be more appropriate?"

[You should ask Phaethon about this. I am not very familiar with the working principle of the Spear of Apollo.]

"In theory, magical things will be better." Phaethon replied, "The gravity of reality is too strong. If it is a completely secular thing, magic will hardly have an effect on it. And the stronger the magic, the better the effect. These two coins are completely secular things, so you must find a magical item to use detection on the other one. Otherwise, you might as well find Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes can solve cases purely physically."

"Then wouldn't it be best if I found that bottle of spiritual fluid?"

"Yes! You can find the bottle of spiritual fluid best. With money and things that can be bought with money, you can easily locate the person who bought the things with money."

"If I want to find that bottle of spiritual fluid, I have to find that person first! The spiritual fluid must be on that person. Are there any other magical objects here?"

"Hmm," Phaethon lowered his head and pondered. This was indeed a blind spot in his thinking.

“Isn’t it useful?”

"The essence of the Spear of the Sun God is to fulfill contracts. This kind of detection ability should theoretically be handled by Apollonia, because she can adjust the 'monitoring'."

[I didn’t bring any magical instruments.]

"She's referring to the Oracle's own series of large, immovable observation devices. There are some things she'll have to go back to the Oracle to understand."

"Forget it, forget it. It still depends on me." Shangluo looked around and said, "It's you."

He pointed at Lei Fu who was standing next to him.

"Me? What does it have to do with me?"

"Your facial information has been stolen, so we should start with you. Find out where you lost your face."

"Yeah, that's true." He nodded. "It seems a bit embarrassing in various ways. I'm a monk. Although I'm also a commoner, I'm still a capable person. It seems a bit embarrassing to have a hole in me."

"Okay, okay, I don't blame you. After all, you are also a victim, right? Come on."

"I'll take a look at the instructions. Stand aside and come over when I ask you to. I'll explain the specific operation." He explained, "In a moment, I will pierce the two banknotes with the tip of this spear, and then you will hold the spear. This way, we can locate the direction of the nearest intersection between you and the banknote, and then we will look for it in that direction. Do you understand?"

"Understood." He gave a thumbs up and stood aside. As an excellent student in the Imperial College, he could understand this level of information very clearly.

According to the instructions, Shangluo threw the money on the ground first, and then stabbed it with a spear -

The invisible wave did not spread. The wave was like light distorted by a massive black hole, and it began to tilt in one direction as soon as it started from the Spear of the Sun God. The people present, even the Jinyiwei who could not use magic, could sense the direction of this force: it was pointing directly at Lei Fu who was standing next to him.

“????” Lei Fu also felt as if he was being targeted. “What do you mean? I haven’t touched it yet.”

He stood there, much larger than the others, and indeed looked like a massive black hole - but it was certainly not as simple as just being heavy.

[Ah] Apollonia looked over distractedly, [This is clear: the classmate in front of you is closer to these two coins than anyone else, so there is no need to use two points to locate him. His target is too obvious, so among the endless possibilities, the Spear of the Sun God directly locates him.]

"It's not certain yet." Phaethon added, "It's possible that he is the one with the highest level of cultivation among those involved, so the magic is directed directly at him."

"We'll know if it is true or not after further testing."

After all, Shangluo was not looking for the source of the money, but to find out who used the money to illegally purchase the spiritual liquid - in theory, this is not considered stealing, because it was spent. But the spiritual liquid itself is not a commodity, it is a highly confidential military material, just placed here for everyone to use. So even if you spend money, it is not considered a purchase, because only commodities can be purchased.

What Shangluo wants to find out is who the person wearing the fox mask is.

"Wait, I don't think this makes sense! Why do I still feel that there is a strong force locked on me?" Lei Fu asked in confusion. As a monk, although he could not see the flow of magic, he could also feel this strong direction that seemed to see through him.

But he really didn't do it. He was in class at the time of the crime.

"The specific reason will be known after adding the second factor." Shangluo made way, "Come on, hold it, and then we will know who is the culprit behind all this."

【Judging from the strong fluctuations, the target may be quite close. It may be very close. Very, very close.】

"Hmm?" Shangluo asked, "What do you mean?"

[This means that even if it wasn't him, the perpetrator might have a very close relationship with him. After all, facial information is not so easy to steal.]

"You mean his girlfriend?"

[I don't know. But if he shakes it, I'm sure he'll know. I don't want to assume someone is guilty, but... this possibility is indeed very high.]

(End of this chapter)