Heaven's Formula

"I'll try." Li gestured at Fat Cat, who tilted his head and thought for a while, then howled at his "subordinates" several times, and then stretched out two front paws to Li.

"What does this mean?" Xia Fan asked in a low voice.

"It said that the reward should be doubled." Li replied.

Xia Fan was shocked.

This guy really doesn't understand human language?Why do you feel that you are more clever and cunning than ordinary children?Not only does it understand Li's instructions, but it also realizes that "newer things" are harder to come by, leading to the conclusion that the rewards should be increased.This kind of profit-seeking thinking ability is already a characteristic of strong intelligence.

After the new instructions were issued, the frequency of wild animals coming and going has decreased a lot.

The things brought back also turned into cloth bags, books and so on.

"Hey, what's that?" Dragon Girl suddenly looked into the dense forest.

There was a rustling sound in the forest.

The other animals fled one after another, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

I saw a black figure swaying twice, suddenly sprang out from the woods, and appeared in front of everyone - it was clearly a gray wolf, its size was astonishingly large, it was probably taller than an adult when standing up, and the two sides of its mouth The fangs are almost protruding from the corners of his lips.

If it was an ordinary public, the first reaction would be to turn around and run away. Unfortunately, no one was an ordinary person, let alone a wolf. Even if they faced the whole pack of wolves, no one would be afraid.

The gray wolf seemed to know this too. It lowered its head and cautiously came in front of Xia Fan, opened its mouth, and spit out a bunch of torn paper scrolls, then Zhao Li opened his bloody mouth wide.

"Ow—!"

The tone rose, clearly carrying a hint of flattery.

Xia Fan picked up the wet paper roll and spread it out, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, "...you can give it the rest of the dried fish."

"This thing... looks familiar." Olina approached and said.

Familiarity is not surprising.

Because it is a talisman.

Although there is only half of it left, the head of the talisman and the path of the starting pen can be vaguely discerned, so there is no doubt that it is indeed an alchemy talisman.

As an envoy from the West Pole who lived in Shangyuan for several years, it is quite normal for Longnu to have an impression of talismans.

"This is a mute note." Qian Yan's answer went a step further, "The method is not like the current one, but more like an ancient method. It can completely isolate the sound in an area and last for about fifteen hours. With this Talisman, it may be able to explain why Azure Fort was unaware of this attack. When the killing happened, the screams and wailing were all limited to the surrounding three feet."

"You mean...the assailant is using the talismans from the Eastern Continent to commit crimes?" Olina asked in disbelief.

"That's why your demon possessors can't find anything, right?" Qian Yan pouted, "Because this is a murder with a completely different magic system."

Chapter 528 Suspected Talisman

Talisman, Ancient Law, West Pole... It is quite unexpected that these words appear at the same time.

The first thing Xia Fan thought of was Anjia.

"The An family does know how to make talismans in ancient times, but many people in the Six Kingdoms also know about it." Qian Yan shook his head and said, "This obsolete drawing technique is not a secret."

"There is also the Black Gate Sect," Li added. "After all, they have continued from Yongguo to the present."

"I don't know if the evil force and the Heimen Sect who instigated Fei Nian are from the same path, if not, then they are also one of the suspects." Xia Fan scratched his head, so there may be a lot of forces involved in it .

"I don't think it should be complicated from the very beginning. For example, outside alchemists are involved in this matter." Qian Yan said calmly, "Leaving home and attacking the West Extreme Church? There is really no reason for ordinary people who are angry to do so."

"Then what do you think..."

"The simplest guess is that a businessman bought these talismans and then fell into the hands of the assailant."

This idea made Xia Fan's eyes light up.

In theory, it is indeed the easiest possibility to realize.The Privy Council conducted corresponding research decades ago, and believed that qi is universal in the world, but it is given different names because of differences in cognition in different places.For example, the magic power of the West Pole, the ether of the Shazhou Kingdom... are essentially the same thing.However, due to the difference in cognition, they have great differences in the application methods and actual effects.

And after corresponding learning, the person who feels the qi can bridge the gap between them by relying on personal ability.

If this set of theories has been studied in the West Pole, someone must have mastered the method of using magic power to activate talismans.Therefore, it is not ruled out that the murderer is one of them-the other party deliberately used oriental talismans to attack the convoy, relied on a completely different magic system to disrupt the investigation of the prophecy, and finally completed the hijacking in Azure Castle without anyone noticing, and the Lord of Cleveland Can't do anything about it.

"But it's just speculation, we need more concrete evidence..." Olina frowned.

"Look at the talisman itself." Qianyan picked up the mute talisman in Xia Fan's hand and held it up to the afternoon sun, "Have you ever wondered why it was abandoned in the woods?"

The talisman is the same as the medicine guide, once the spell is successfully performed, it will immediately turn into nothingness.

"Its talisman has been diluted... so that it has become a useless talisman?" Xia Fan guessed after looking at it for a while.

"Indeed." Li nodded, "There are traces of flowing ink on the brushwork, which has destroyed its overall structure."

"It was water when the goods were transported!" Xia Fan suddenly had an idea in his heart, "If there were alchemists involved, the talisman should be carried close to the body. But it was just packed in a box across the ocean, and it turned out that It will fail due to water immersion."

The assailant first used this mute note.

It was found that it could no longer be activated, and it was immediately replaced with another one.

But this delay shortened the attack window a bit.

In haste, the thrown waste talisman was abandoned in the forest.The assailant also forgot about it after he succeeded, and did not turn back to recover the talisman paper.

After hearing these words, both Li and Olina agreed.

"But how to check this?" Dragon Girl asked a new question, "The Mage Tower will definitely not tell us who has studied oriental magic."

"It would be great if Fang Xiandao was here." Fox Demon couldn't help sighing, "Xia Fan is not involved in this case, and it happens to be alchemy, so he should be able to divination easily."

"Forget it," Qian Yan curled his lips, "That kid can vomit in a riverboat, let him come to the West Pole, it is tantamount to killing him."

"Tell Latherin the news and ask him to investigate." Xia Fan said confidently, "This case involves trade between the East and the West. First find out which ships have been to the Eastern Continent recently. One thing is certain, alchemy talismans are by no means a daily necessities that can be put on the shelves for public sale, it must have its own trading channels, or go further... Maybe the perpetrator and the sea merchant knew each other."

……

"My lord, the group of people came again this morning."

The subordinate's report made Lathein, who was plastering the wall, tremble slightly, and there was another fingerprint on the hole that had been smoothed.

Hell, why is this eastern ambassador so troublesome?

He wiped the putty on his fingers, sat back at the desk, "let them in."

Forget it, I happen to have a gold pen to pay for.

Seeing Xia Fan and Olina walk into the room, Lathein decided to control the initiative in his own hands first, "Why, didn't I make it clear enough this morning? Azure Castle can provide so much information, if you don't If I have any clues, I can’t help—”

"We've found new groundbreaking leads."

"Pfft!" Lather spit out the tea he had just drank from his mouth, "New, new clue?"

He only set off at noon, and there was a harvest at four in the afternoon. Is this guy serious?

That was a mystery where the lord used all the knights in the city and high-level scrolls to make no progress. As a result, a foreign ambassador claimed to have found a breakthrough in four hours. Wouldn't such a comparison make the knights extremely incompetent?

"Miss Okan," he put his handkerchief over his mouth, "this is no joke."

"Ambassador Xia is telling the truth. We found this in the woods north of the crime site." Olina put the discarded talisman in front of the defense officer, "There are reasons to believe that the perpetrators deliberately prepared Well, the Eastern Talisman, so the merchants who sailed across the endless sea are somewhat suspicious."

After listening to Dragon Girl's explanation, Ratherin felt a huge wave in his heart.

This discovery is really a breakthrough clue!

At least it turned the case from nowhere to traceable—the customs office has a complete record of the entry and exit of ships, as long as the statistician checks it, it is not difficult to find out how many ships have been engaged in Far East trade recently.

All in all, the route across the Endless Sea is only a very small number of all trade routes, and there is no regular caravan exchange between the two places. Even if the date is pushed forward to within a year, it is estimated that it can be checked in about two days.

Of course you can't say that.

The other party is only the ambassador of the East, not the Earl of Cleveland. Doesn't he become the subordinate of the East by doing his best?

"I understand." Latherin murmured, "This point is indeed worthy of further investigation. I will arrange for people to investigate these ships and their merchants."

"How long will it take?" Olina asked.

He couldn't help sighing in his heart, he didn't know what kind of demon this young lady from the Okan family was possessed to help a stranger like this, "Five days."

"so long?"

"There are only so many people in the seaport, and five days is quite urgent." Lather shrugged, "You also know that most of the people going to the Far East are private sea ships, or even temporary caravans that are disbanded after one vote. The people under me will also have to spend time to investigate. In short, once the results are obtained, I will immediately ask the guards to send them to your residence."

Chapter 529 Goodbye Cat Demon

Seeing what the harbor defense officer said, everyone can only go back to the house and wait.

However, under Xia Fan's instruction, Gun Gun has already started to dominate the dock area and summoned his men to conquer overseas territories.

In the invisible corner of the city, a battle for Elvis Presley has started.

Affected by this "war", the number of rats roaming the streets has doubled, which even caused panic among some careful residents.One of the major symptoms of the several major plagues that have been recorded in the past is the infestation of rats. Now the sight of hundreds of rats running together on the street again has really touched their sensitive nerves.

Fortunately, this vision came and went quickly.

After all, there are two concepts between Gun Gun with a backstage and a cat spirit without a backstage.

With Li's strong assistance, the change of owner of the harbor has become a foregone conclusion.

The jury of the Church of Hera also arrived as promised—it has to be said that this group of people has a high reputation in the hearts of the people. When they lined up from the west gate and entered the Azure Fort, tens of thousands of people in the city spontaneously lined up to welcome them. There are people throwing petals, as if they really are the mouthpieces of the gods.

Xia Fan also participated in the whole welcome in a restaurant.

"It's no wonder the lord doesn't like the arrival of the church. Seeing this posture, I don't even know whether the owner of Azure Castle is the church or the Earl of Cleveland."

"The earl is the owner of the territory, but the church is the ruler that the people want." Olina leaned against the window with a complicated look in her eyes. "In the eyes of ordinary people, they are willing to treat the poor, to kill the demons and ghosts who are raging in one side, and they will walk through the long street like this, and have zero distance contact with civilians."

Xia Fan had to admit that the church did a good job in promoting itself, and the 50-member team had the aura of a large army.The all-white uniform with gold trim and red cape is as eye-catching as the sun when placed among the people. Even the guards leading the horses are taller than ordinary people.As for the two leaders at the head, they have both appearance and temperament: the man is fully armored, with a two-handed sword hanging behind his back; The combination of one battle and one method in the hero biographical story.

Especially the red-haired woman, the fork in the hem of the robe was just right, and she almost completely exposed her slender legs when she was riding a horse. It is hard to say whether it is suitable for actual combat, but it is definitely a sharp weapon that attracts attention when she wears it normally—— At least half the cheers of the crowd in the street were directed at her.

The woman was a little shy but insisted on waving and saying hello to everyone, which made the greeters feel like a spring breeze.Even Xia Fan, who was watching from the restaurant, felt the other party's approachable and sincere attitude.

If this is also the image deliberately created by the church, then it can only be said that this person has a great talent for acting, and the statuette in another world can be softened.

"But in the eyes of nobles, the church is not so harmless, right?"

Olina didn't answer, but her expression already gave the answer.

After all, dragonborn are nobles.

But not all dragonborn belong to the Church.

On the issue of territorial dominance, there is even some conflict between the church and the nobles.

Of course, seeing this scene, Xia Fan also understands that the power of the church is far above that of the traditional aristocrats, and maintaining the current situation requires all efforts, and fighting against it is purely a dream.

On the third day, things suddenly changed.

"I've confirmed it. The church jury went to the pier and not only randomly inspected several ships, but also sealed up several shops!" The news Li brought back made everyone's complexions sink slightly, "and the person who led the way was the harbor guard. Officer Latherin!"

"I'll go and ask him now, what's going on!" Olina's tone was filled with anger, and she was about to leave the door after she said that.

"Wait," Xia Fan quickly stopped her, "Just ask the reason, don't confront him on the spot. If the church has already intervened, this is not a matter of Azure Fort. And our goal is to find the Son of the Holy Spirit as soon as possible , if the church’s investigation is more efficient, it is not an unacceptable situation.”

Long Nu took a deep look at him, nodded after a while and said, "I will try my best to restrain myself."

Then she walked out of the house, turned directly into a dragon, and flew towards the harbor area.

It could be seen that Olina was really very angry.

"Is she going to be okay?" Li Lue asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, no matter how you say she is a nobleman, Lasse can't make things difficult for her." Xia Fan replied.

Two hours later, Olina returned to her residence.

"That idiot, couldn't bear the pressure of the jury, and accidentally slipped his mouth!" She poured herself a cup of tea angrily, "The church asked again, and he confessed all the clues he found. clean!"

The matter itself is quite simple.

Since the case has not progressed, the jury will naturally not give the Cracked Tooth family a good look, and it is perfectly normal to sneer at it.Rather annoyed, he bickered with the church, boasting that he was not in vain.Because of this sentence, the jury pried out the clues of the Oriental talisman and the sea merchant from him, and immediately launched a search operation.

"If he can endure for a while longer, when we catch the murderer behind the scenes, won't all the credit go to him?" Olina said angrily, "It's all right now, the most we can do is let the jury say less about him."

"How do you know that La Sein didn't leak the truth on purpose?" Qian Yan said suddenly, "On the one hand, there are Easterners who don't know the details. I don't know how long it will take to rely on them to catch the real culprit. On the other hand is the Church of the Sun God, For a force that the family can't afford to offend, handing over the clues is tantamount to diverting the pressure, so it's not surprising that they would choose the latter."

Dragon Girl was dumbfounded for a moment.

"But didn't the defense officer say that it would take five days to get the results? It's only the third day, and the church already knows who to investigate?" Li asked.

Olina sullenly took out a list and slapped it on the table, "He said that there were fewer ships than he expected, and he wanted to send them as soon as possible, but he was entangled by the jury and couldn't get away for a while."

Now even she knows that this is just an excuse.

"Good job," Xia Fan patted Olina on the back as a sign of encouragement, "It is enough to have a list. The church checks the church, why don't we check ours? Even if they find the Son of the Holy Spirit first, we won't You can think of other ways to get in touch."

"...Mmm." After a long time, Longnu responded softly.

She suddenly felt that working for this oriental man was not so bad.