A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

At half past six in the evening, the temperature has gradually dropped. The moonlight is bright today, and it seems to be a good day for hunting.

Levi, who had been reading documents all day, followed Field out of the North Beach Police Station in pain.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a big dinner after you finish your work. Call Reese and the team leader. It will be a welcome dinner...if you still have an appetite after killing the water ghost." Field patted Levi and said.

The two people got into a taxi and drove to a dock somewhere. Their target was Lake Merritt on the outskirts of Oakland, which was the only freshwater area in Oakland suitable for water ghosts to live.

"It's not difficult to simply read history books. The problem is that those ancient scholars really can't speak human language." Li Wei sighed.

People in ancient times did not have a clear understanding of witchcraft and wizards. In many cases, powerful wizards were intentionally or unintentionally shaped into gods, and the stories they experienced became legends, epics, and even myths after being spread and exaggerated.

As one of the required courses for BOI investigators, "History of Witchcraft" is to analyze the changing process of wizard groups based on the legends and myths that have been passed down to this day.

Among them, the speculation and analysis of the source of witchcraft power by scholars in various time periods is an important research topic in the history of witchcraft. The existing theory of "primordial essence" is believed to have been first proposed in the "Old Testament·Genesis", and the only god " "Jehovah" or "Jesus" represents the "ceremony" in the sky. Of course, there are also many conjectures in this book, but the theory of the ten elements known now is based on the "Old Testament Genesis" It is gradually derived as a basis.

It's just that this calculation process is really long. During this period, people made various hypotheses about the relationship between the ten primeval substances. In addition, scholars before the industrial revolution especially liked to use various pronouns, which made Li Wei feel that he was studying. pain.

For example: …as I say, my friend, you need to put in your womb nine parts of Mars, five parts of lightning, and finally let Water take away everything, so that you can touch the wonderful rose of Hermes…

Li Wei frowned when he saw it, what is this?

Fortunately, school is out for now.

……

The taxi drove steadily and soon arrived at the pier. This was not Chinatown, but another pier that was temporarily managed by the government.

After the two people verified their identities, someone arranged a speedboat for them. The boat sailed through the bay at night and arrived in Oakland twenty minutes later.

After arriving at the pier, Levi glanced over. This was the first time he had returned to Oakland since that day. The atmosphere here was obviously different from before. Police patrols could be seen on the streets, and there were obviously fewer homeless people. The street lights on the side were lit, and the light on the road became much brighter.

"After you set fire to the opium and the Toltec family was wiped out, Oakland was taken over by St. Francis... Before that, it was completely autonomous, governed by the Metalia family and the Toltec family. It is managed by several gangs led by the family." Field pointed.

"But the situation is not yet stable, and the Oakland city government is still being organized, so the streets are now under full martial law. The people you can see walking around at night are mainly divided into four waves."

"The police, members of the Robbins family who are temporary government employees, the IRS, and us at the BOI," Field said.

"What are the IRS doing here? Are they also responsible for dealing with wizards?" Levi asked curiously.

"No, they're here to check the taxes. You wouldn't know if you didn't check. But when you check, you'll be shocked. The IRS data shows that Oakland as a whole is still a small village with only a thousand people. That's more than ten years ago. , God knows how many taxes this city has evaded in these ten years, and now they are here to settle the score."

Field added: "Well, to them, you have to pay taxes even if you're a gangster."

The two people chatted and walked, and borrowed a police car from the police officers at the dock. Field said he didn't want to drive and sat in the passenger seat.

Levi unaccustomedly started the car, which to him was a super antique car from a hundred years ago. Fortunately, he had driven it in Bridgewick once before, so Levi didn't embarrass himself in front of Field. After the car started, Levi drove along the road pointed by Field for about twenty minutes and arrived outside the city.

It was dark all around here, and only the silhouettes of plants on both sides could be seen vaguely, and the road became muddy. Car headlights pierced the darkness, and the white light was a bit dazzling.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Lake Merritt to appear in sight. The moonlight shone on the lake, creating silvery waves, and the nearby tidal flats were also vaguely visible.

The police car finally stopped on the roadside near the tidal flats, and a group of Stana geese and mallards were frightened by the movement of the police car.

After getting out of the car, Field took out the equipment he brought with him from the back seat - it was a shotgun as long as an arm. The blue steel of the gun body was electroplated with complicated patterns.

Field raised the gun and shook it, showing off: "Pump-action Winchester M1917, six rounds of No. 12 shotguns. This is a modified version. It is more powerful than the universal model. One shot within fifty meters is enough to tear apart anything." The body of a living thing.”

"Okay, okay..." Levi said with his scalp numb, "But isn't it a shotgun? Will it really not hurt me accidentally?"

"Of course." Field chuckled, "So I brought her just in case. Although our data shows that the rating of those water ghosts will not exceed E, who knows what accidents may happen?"

"If it's just a water ghost, then I'll leave it to you to deal with it. I want to see your fighting style. By the way... do you have a gun?"

Levi relaxed: "I brought it, a Webley runner, loaded with bullets."

"Well, why didn't I see it... Oh yes, you can put it into the space." Field nodded.

In fact, Levi also wished for such an arrangement. Hunting monsters would also allow him to obtain additional formulas. Levi had wanted to find some monsters for a hunt a long time ago, but unfortunately all the monsters now are rare species. He has been No chance to meet.

Field pointed toward the beach.

"Let's go down. Places like this are the favorite feeding places for water ghosts."

In the moonlight, it was not difficult to see things on the beach. Levi and Field walked down one after another. There was a slope here, with exposed mud in some places, and more covered with large reeds.

The lake water turned into tiny waves, slowly rising up to the beach and receding again and again.

Field walked in front, lowering his head to look for footprints on the beach, while Levi slowly followed her.

A few more wild ducks landed on the lake, making the scene seem extremely quiet, but Levi did not dare to relax at all.

The two of them walked forward for about ten minutes. Their walking speed was not very fast, because both of them were focused on distinguishing the footprints under the night sky.

Levi looked around carefully, but after all, he had not received relevant training, so he found nothing.

But at this moment, Field in front suddenly pulled him and pointed his finger at the ground.

Levi looked along her hand in confusion and understood immediately.

There are a series of footprints on the ground. The footprints are flat and webbed between the toes, like the footprints of a giant salamander.

The footprints extended all the way to a reed patch somewhere.

Well, I'd better be normal.

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