Minte groped around in the darkness with the moonlight coming from the window, searching room by room, and finally found a room that looked like a study. He immediately stepped in, closed the door, looked around, and noticed the west side. On the display rack on the wall, there are two large black clay pots. He walked over and used a small lighting technique, and saw that there was indeed a golden pattern painted on it, with the sun on the left and the moon on the right.
He followed Namu's instructions and swapped the positions of the two jars. He noticed that their bottoms were not flat, but had an irregularly shaped hole, and there was also a protrusion on the surface of the shelf where they were placed. It coincides with the two small holes, but strangely, the two protrusions are exactly the same in appearance.
Turn the moon jar to the left three times and then to the right. You will hear a slight "click" sound, and then the shelf begins to move. Minte quickly jumped away and saw that even the "wall" behind the shelf was moving. Open it to reveal a small door two meters long and one meter wide.
There was an iron lock on the door, but this kind of thing was not a problem for Min Te. He opened the lock with only a special thin steel wire, and stacks of documents and pictures behind the door were revealed in front of him.
Here is not only the list of lurkers sent by Noga to other countries, but also the list of officials, military officers and nobles who have been bribed, four battle plans that have not yet been finalized, and more than a dozen maps of the distribution of Noga's domestic forces. The most important among them is the distribution map of all the armies in the Noga border area, as well as the information on the national mobile forces, including their background, number of people, and the names, origins, hobbies, and combat styles of the leading generals.
With these, even if Nuojia really started a war, he would not be afraid anymore.
Minte happily put all this information into his storage ring, and then rummaged through other things in the secret cabinet.
He was not interested in jewelry and the like. There was also a booklet recording the scandals of dozens of nobles in Noga. He flipped through two pages and threw it away in disgust. Prince Lawler can actually collect such disgusting things. Who are his men? Do you want to use this to threaten those nobles into obeying
Minte searched the entire dark cabinet before he noticed a small black box in the corner of the bottom floor. what is that? Jewelry box? Compared with other gorgeous jewelry boxes in hidden compartments. This thing is really inconspicuous. He took the box and was about to open it when he suddenly thought carefully and held the box out two feet away. Just opened the lid.
Nothing happened.
He brought the box to him with confidence, and saw that there was only a huge black bead inside, with a diameter of two fingers wide. The surface was smooth and glistening, and he knew it was valuable at a glance.
See it is jewelry. Minter suddenly lost interest. I was going to close the lid and put it back in place. But suddenly I had a feeling. I want to pick up the bead and look at it carefully. And he did. []As soon as your finger touches the surface of the bead. He immediately felt the huge energy contained in it. It seemed as if it was flowing continuously from his fingertips into his body. My heart suddenly surged.
What on earth is this? What's going on with the energy inside? !
No! This must be a holy object. It is a holy bead handed down from ancient times! I remember that there were similar records in myths and legends. As long as it is recognized by this holy pearl. You can become the most powerful person in the world!
How did Prince Lawler get this bead land? Why didn't he reveal this information at all? If he takes out this bead. There must be more people supporting him, right
No! How could someone like Lawler be recognized by the Holy Pearl Land? Regardless of his intelligence, force, or character. They are all worse than others. The bead fell into his hand. It is simply an insult to the Holy Pearl Land!
Minte couldn't help but think of himself. Destiny allowed me to get this holy pearl. Is it implying something? Honestly. He is actually quite conceited about his abilities. People of the same age. How many are better than him? There are a few more courageous than him. Dare to travel around the entire continent. Have you done so many great things? ! Even the eldest cousin from my uncle's family. I grew up with my grandfather since I was a child. People outside call him a genius boy. But Mint asked himself. The same is grandpa's grandson. I am not inferior to him at all!
The eldest uncle always said that he was grandpa's legitimate heir. He always showed off how outstanding his son was in front of outsiders. If dad didn't argue with him, he thought we were afraid of him. Humph, he even learned the swordsmanship passed down from his family to mediocrity, yet he dared to say such a thing! Dad at least learned a good swordsmanship. He also worked in the Security Agency founded by his grandfather. And what about him? Besides destroying the family property, what else can happen? !
But when it comes to the person who is most qualified to succeed grandpa. Minte thinks it's him who is good at martial arts, courageous, knowledgeable, and has traveled all over the continent like his grandfather! Based on my ability, the Security Agency is just a trivial matter. One day in the future, I will be like my grandfather and become a hero on the mainland, admired by hundreds of millions of people! At that time, not only will power and wealth come rolling in, but even the most beautiful beauties from all over the world will take the initiative...
There was a thunder in Minte's mind, and he immediately threw the bead back into the box and jumped three meters away.
Seeing the bead still shining with green light, gradually dimming, he couldn't help but wipe off a cold sweat.
If I hadn't known that I was actually a girl, I would have been tempted by the beads, right? How could he have those thoughts? Is it his own inner wish or an illusion caused by the beads
Minte stared at the bead nervously, biting his lip tightly.
Normally, he or she would never have such thoughts. The family had discussed the issue of inheritance rights. They all believed that the wealth and reputation created by grandpa belonged to grandpa, and his family only Just live your own life.
Thinking of this, he gradually calmed down and thought about what to do with the bead.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from outside the window. At first, Minte thought it was coming from the street outside. When he heard the sound getting closer and closer, he had some bad premonitions. He approached the window and opened the curtains to peek out. He saw Jada and Sa Jint ran into the gate with seven or eight people on horseback, dismounted, and was talking to the guard, while the former moved towards the main building complex.
What are they here for? !
Minte was startled. Seeing Jada raising her head and looking this way, she quickly retracted her head and carefully stabilized the curtain to prevent it from shaking. Then he quickly returned to the dark cabinet, resisted the urge to pick up the bead's core again, covered it again, and put it back in the corner. Then I closed the door and locked it, and when I turned around to move the shelf back, it suddenly got stuck.
Namu only mentioned how to open it, but not how to close it
He tried to reverse the operation of opening the secret cabinet. When he saw that the shelf was closed smoothly, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He heard footsteps and voices coming from outside towards the study, getting closer and closer. He no longer bothered to put the jar back to its original position, and hurried to the window. When he saw that no one was outside, he opened the window and climbed out at the risk of being discovered. Then he hurriedly closed the window, climbed on the window frame and jumped to the big tree next to the window, causing the tree trunk to shake wildly and falling a lot of leaves.
Minte quickly slid down from the tree and rushed straight into the darkness. He unexpectedly bumped into a guard coming towards him. When he saw him, he was stunned. In a hurry, he fired an ice arrow. The soldier screamed and fell down, with blood all over his face. People nearby heard his shout and rushed over. Seeing that the situation was not good, Minte had to change his direction and quickly took out a black handkerchief to cover his face. Then he shot a row of ice blades at the horses that Jedda and others were riding. The horses were injured and in pain, neighing and running around. The soldiers leading the horses were busy chasing after them, but they were knocked to the ground. The scene suddenly became a mess. Minte took the opportunity to rush over from the side, used the light skill of pressing the bottom of the box, jumped over the wall and escaped.
Taking advantage of the night, he escaped into a nearby residential area. Someone from the intelligence station once drew a detailed topographic map of Nomonka. He didn't need to look at it originally, but when he was training at the General Administration. His life was boring. Thinking of the cities I have been to, I looked at all the topographic maps. So now I still remember the general distribution of the streets.
He has already alerted the people on Jada's side tonight. I wonder if the secret will be revealed? Before the city gate opens at dawn, he should put on a disguise. He doesn't like the feeling of running away.
After avoiding the secret whistle and returning to the small courtyard, Minte quickly changed into a pair of dirty clothes, then took out the potion cooking table and started "working".
Dozens of bottles of potions that he had made before were now placed on the table, pretending to be the result of a day's work. He poured a large bottle of semi-finished products into the crucible, added materials, and used fire magic. It's almost boiling. Minte stirred for a while, chopped some herbs at random, and applied the grass juice on his clothes. He felt that he looked like he had been working for more than ten hours, and then he settled down and sat down on the sofa to catch his breath. .
Looking at the various potions on the table, Mint thought for a while and put away some of the ones that were not applicable, but the rest were really not very convincing. It seemed that in order to appear more credible, he might have to work all night tonight. .
At this moment, Jada was sitting in Prince Lawlor's study with a sullen face, listening to the reports from her subordinates: "So...didn't anyone see that person's face?"
"No, he just looks quite thin from a distance. The only guard who has ever seen him has an eye injury and is likely to go blind, so..."
Jada snorted: "So no one can recognize what that person looks like?!"
His subordinate did not dare to answer and lowered his head. Jada knew that she was just venting her anger, so she waved him off and glanced at the puddle of water on the plate on the table, her expression gloomy.
It was impossible to use water as a weapon. According to the soldiers, what attacked them was a solid weapon, most likely ice, and he happened to know someone who used ice as a weapon.
However, Mint is his trusted friend, how could he be that person? ! Why did he sneak in here? !
"Click", there was a slight sound from the west, which was particularly obvious in the middle of the night. Jada immediately turned her head and saw that Sargent had opened the bookshelf to reveal the door behind the wall. He immediately stood up and walked over: "Open it! I want to know, what else is left inside?!"
When the morning light came, Minte finally finished making the potion. Looking at the bottles and jars on the table, he just felt tired and panicked. Seeing that it was still early, he casually leaned on the sofa and fell asleep.
He had just slept for less than half an hour when he was woken up by a knock on the door. He yawned and went to open the door. As soon as he left the house, he saw a group of soldiers knocking on the door and coming in, followed by Jada. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised. With a frightened expression on his face, he asked: "What are you doing?!"
Jada didn't answer. She glanced at him a few times and saw traces of concoction on his body. Her expression softened a little. Then she went straight into the room and saw the untied cooking table and a pile of medicine bottles on the table. , his face became warmer again.
Minte walked carefully through the house and asked, "What's wrong with you? I barged in suddenly and didn't say anything. Did I offend you?"
"It's nothing. Who told you not to open the door for a long time?" Jada glanced around casually, "You were making potions all day yesterday?"
"Isn't it? I'm almost exhausted." Minte pretended to be angry, "I worked hard for you uncle and nephew, and you broke my door! You have to pay for it!"
"Okay, okay..." Jada responded with a smile, but stretched out her hand towards the medicine bottles, "What medicines are these? You seem to have dark circles under your eyes. Did you stay up all night last night?"
"There's nothing you can do. It takes so long to cook the medicine. You can't let it go out, right?" Minte pulled out a few bottles and handed them to him, "Here are these for you. Take them and drink one bottle every night before going to bed."
Jada was startled: "What is this?"
"I saw that you only slept for two hours the night before yesterday to replenish your energy potion, so I prepared it for you. I know you are busy, so I won't say anything more, but you still have to take good care of your body. Don't think that you can fight hard just because you are young. If you are too cruel, you will be in trouble if you get sick."
Jada's face was a little complicated. She looked at Minte and wanted to say something, but hesitated.
Min Te was frightened when he saw this. He kept recalling what happened last night in his mind, wondering if he had missed something.
The two of them stood there for a long time before Jada smiled and said: "Thank you, I will drink it." He took the potion and said casually: "To be honest, I now realize that I invited you here in the first place. What an extremely wise decision! Where can I find a more talented person than you? You are skilled, courageous, smart, good at potions, and..." He glanced at Minte quickly, "He can also do magic. I have never seen anyone use magic in martial arts like you. By the way, what kind of magic is that?"
Minte roughly guessed where he had a flaw, so he put on an innocent look and said: "Oh, that's water magic. It's actually a very simple trick. To be honest, I still have some knowledge about potions. Confidence, but magic... Well, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I'm just a magic apprentice, not even a trainee magician. If I still recognize myself at this level in Shaonan, I'll be laughed at. Don’t praise me too much.”
"Oh? Are there many people in Shaonan who know this kind of magic?"
"A lot, what? Do you want to learn?"
Jada smiled and did not answer, but the doubts in his heart were mostly reduced. Touching the medicine bottle in his hand, he only felt that this friend who cared about his health could not be the same person last night.
Seeing that he had become silent, Minte did not ask any further questions. He turned around to put away the medicine bottles, but heard him say from behind: "I'm going back to the palace, so you can come with me. You said you wanted to go home and do it quietly." Yao, it’s actually very noisy here, it’s quieter if you go back, and I ask others not to disturb you, how about that?”
Minte paused, quickly glanced at the heavily armed soldiers outside the door, and responded: "Okay, but when I go back, you have to let me get some sleep first."
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