The next day, Xin Wu lost track of Olina.
News soon followed from the temple site confirming the "visit" of the Islands' ambassador.
Until dawn broke slightly in the sky, Olina did not return to the Privy Council Palace.
At the same time as the dawn came, there was also a four-page report returned by Gun Gun.
"Master Xia, please forgive me for my negligence. We have been following her in many ways, but we have not been able to find out how she arrived at Qingguan Temple. But as you said, she searched in the basement under the temple for a long time, apparently for the "mysterious object" "Go. According to subsequent statistics, during this period, the other party destroyed fifteen traps and smashed six stone doors. Our spies monitored a total of four explosions."
"I have to say, your plan is simply -" There are traces of scratches here, "It's extremely sophisticated. As the "former experimental base" of the Privy Council, it's normal for the place to be full of institutions, explosives and poisons. It’s just a matter of course. It’s a pity that the fake arson only bought me one day, otherwise my colleagues could have done better.”
"In the deserted suburbs, Olina Okan's actions were obviously much more relaxed, which also made her no longer cautious, and the number of mechanisms triggered far exceeded the standards for the alchemist assessment. It was almost a quarter of the year before she left. In the temple area, the spies noticed that she was in a very embarrassing condition. The explosion had shattered her ambassador's robe into strips of cloth and her body was covered in dust."
"It's a pity that Olina's resistance to blows is higher than I expected. So many explosions didn't even restrict her movement. Could it be that she is Gen or Ze? But one thing is for sure, the look on her face Full of fatigue."
"Your suggestion is to use a large number of mechanisms to consume her energy and physical strength, instead of using sophisticated mental problems to make the other party fall into thinking. Now it seems to be an extremely correct choice. Similar tasks I have been involved in before have placed too much emphasis on strategy. Reasonable, this also leaves opportunities for opponents to crack. And this is the first time I have seen your strategy using traps and explosives as the main guidance method."
"It's just that the slogan you asked me to carve on the wall is more like some evil stories circulated in childhood. Can it really have a negative impact on an adult?"
"Anyway, now that the second clue hidden in Qingguan Temple has been found by her, it's time for me to prepare for the next stage."
"If you have any new ideas, please feel free to tell me."
After reading the report, Xia Fan couldn't help but think of the situation of the ambassador of the archipelago country at that time.
Holding a torch, she advanced slowly in the underground space of the half-collapsed temple. Her feet were covered with iron nails and trip wires, and explosive bags of gunpowder hung from the beams above her head.
Of course, these things will not kill her - Olina Okan cannot die in such a place that can easily cause diplomatic disputes, so whether it is the poison on the nails or the amount of gunpowder, they are controlled to cause injuries. without causing death.
Although she endured the pain caused by the traps all the way, these things kept confirming her suspicions - if it weren't for hiding secrets, who would install so many defensive things in a dilapidated ruins
When she arrived at the deepest room, she would naturally find that it was a burned ruin. It was obvious that this place did not last long as a new storage location before it was destroyed.
On the surrounding walls, characters carved in blood can be seen everywhere.
"Let me go!"
"pain!"
"Stay away from this thing!"
"It's... coming!"
No matter how she guessed what happened in the room, it was definitely not a good picture.
Xia Fan chuckled and put down the report.
"Tell me, what are the new clues you left behind?" Qian Yan couldn't wait to ask, "It can't be another ruin, right?"
"There are so many places suitable for layout near Shangyuan City. And if the address clue is left directly, and the scene is similar to Qingguan Temple, it will easily arouse suspicion, so I only asked them to leave a symbol on the wall."
"What symbol?"
Xia Fan drew a hexagonal honeycomb mark on his hand.
Li's ears twitched slightly, "This is the Yongguo facility found in the back mountains of Gaoshan County."
"It's the language of ancient alchemists." Qian Yan said directly.
"What's the meaning?"
"I don't quite understand either. This language is only spread among a few people, and King Yong and his men are one of them."
"Could there be such facilities around Shangyuan City?"
Xia Fan nodded, "I only found out after asking Xin Wu that not only do they exist, but the Privy Council also regards them as a suburban stronghold. However, all the experimental equipment related to evil spirits inside have been dismantled, and their confidentiality level is not considered High, it can be used by alchemists above the fifth grade test front."
"You want to lure the archipelago envoys to these facilities? But they may not know more than the fifth-grade alchemist."
"They will think of it." Xia Fan said confidently, "Didn't Xin Wu say that? There have been several cases of overseas envoys spying on Privy Council intelligence. The leaked information included the renovation of two bronze caves. It became a stronghold.”
There is nothing more trustworthy than the intelligence you intercept.
When she saw the unique symbols on the wall, she would naturally associate them with the stronghold, and it didn't take much effort for her to go and take a look in person.
Of course, Xia Fan will prolong this process as much as possible.
He began to write a reply to Xinwu.
Explosives and poisons have little effect
It doesn't matter, he also has a recipe for a super powerful drug, which is colorless and odorless and will be poured out as soon as you smell it. It has fully proven its effectiveness in limited applications in the past.
On the third night, Olina set out again.
Xin Wu mentioned in the new report that this time they not only deployed more explosives and poison traps, but also specially arranged drug release personnel at multiple vents.
The results are shocking.
Olina still persisted until the end. However, her two escorting knights failed to come out with her. The alchemists chose to continue to wait and see, and did not take action against the knight, so as not to alert the enemy. It wasn't until four hours later that the two men limped away.
Xinwu concluded that Olina must have reached her limit at that time, so she abandoned her guardians and evacuated first. At the same time, she also took away the forged "mysterious object" - a square prism made of bronze and coral.
On the fourth day, neither the Privy Council watchers nor the Records Center saw Olina.
At the same time, Xin Wu Tuo inquired about the situation and found out that the Ambassador of the Islands seemed to be unwell and was unable to leave the house.
On the fifth day, it was still the same.
But someone heard the sound of smashing things coming from the Archipelago Ambassador's Palace.
On the night of the sixth day, Xin Wu's report finally changed.
"Lord Xia, Olina Okan is coming to the Privy Council Palace!"
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Dear friends who like this book, you can read "The Ruins of the Old Day" by Xiong Langgou:)