"What a pity." Xia Fan took over the topic.
"It is indeed a pity," Lassein nodded, "but compared to the arrival of the Judgment Team, the loss of a scroll is nothing to mention. The lord should have mentioned this matter to you. Wait until the church comes. Now, you'd better go out less and don't cause trouble."
"But I'm still interested in the case itself. Just because you can't solve it doesn't mean that I can't. After all, the murderer never expected that there would be spellcasters from the Eastern Continent involved. They may have taken sufficient precautions against spell tracing, but if they encountered a completely What about Eastern alchemy that I don’t understand? Will the result be the same?"
These words moved Lassein's heart.
He realized that he had overlooked something before.
There are those who embrace demons in the Eastern Envoys, and maybe the man in front of me is one of them.
No matter how crude alchemy or witchcraft sounds, their systems are indeed very different from those of mages.
"So what do you want from me here?"
"The progress and intelligence of the case so far must be at least more accurate than the rumors in the tavern." Xia Fan said straightforwardly.
Lassein did not deny that he knew this, "Why should I reveal it to you? It won't do me any good, right?"
"Since it is cooperation, a win-win situation must be the prerequisite." Olina finally recovered from the shock. She coughed twice and said, "If we find anything during the investigation, we will share it with you as soon as possible. I think your Excellency also Don’t you want to be scolded by the Judgment Team and have to run around behind them?”
Lassein's face darkened slightly.
If outsiders said this, he would probably kick them out on the spot.
But considering that the other party was also a dragonborn, he suppressed this unhappiness. After all, Olina was right. This was exactly the problem he didn't want to face. The baron seemed to have a high status, but in the eyes of the trial team, he was nothing. In addition, the convoy was attacked in the territory of Azure Castle. The church had no choice but to vent its anger on the local defense officer, and he was obviously one of the people being angered.
But what can be done
The castle searched for two days but found no clues. He also asked his network to investigate and found that there was not even a hint of rumors in the underworld. It was as if it was done by an expert who lived in seclusion in the world.
If nothing is found, the jury will inevitably regard it as an incompetent person who can only sit down and hold back no matter how unpleasant the other party says it.
"Generally speaking, this kind of cooperation won't do you any harm, right?" Olina spread her hands and said, "The progress of the case is not a major secret, and we don't need Azure Castle to invest additional energy in investigating the case. In case it's more complicated than the trial. If the regiment can find the whereabouts of the Holy Son faster, it will be able to counterattack an entire army. No matter how hard it is, it can still provide some effective clues, so that they will not always be riding on their heads. What do you think?"
It has to be said that Lassein already had some thoughts in his heart.
He was also curious to what extent Eastern magic could be achieved here.
But as Baron Splittusk and a well-informed harbor defense officer, it was naturally impossible for him to be persuaded by a word or two, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to spread the word. "That's not a small tone, but investigating a case is not just about talking. You must first prove that you have the ability to protect yourself. Otherwise, if you died in an underground ditch, I would also have a headache if the superiors ask questions. .”
"how to prove?"
"I guess he is the Demon Holder?" Lassein looked at Xia Fan, "I wonder what kind of magic he knows?"
Olina hesitated for a moment.
It was Xia Fan who took the initiative and said, "Think of the lightning system."
"Oh, Shaper." The defense officer pointed at himself, "Use half of your magic power to cast a spell on me."
This request made Xia Fan startled, "Are you sure?"
"Don't be like this," Olina said quickly, "You don't quite understand the concept of thunder and lightning in the East."
"So you'll understand once you see it, right?" Lassein smiled, "It's okay for me to only use half of the magic power. Or is it that this ambassador can't even control the magic power accurately?"
Seeing the worried look on Long Nu's face, he still felt a little happy, and even the previous unhappiness dissipated a lot. Unlike Olina, he has entered adulthood a long time ago, and his physical strength has greatly improved. Especially his resistance to low-level spells has reached an extremely high level, and he is almost immune to the paralysis caused by spells. , dizziness, stiffness and other after-effects, ordinary mages are no match for him.
If he were a demon possessor specializing in summoning or transformation spells, Lacein might not be so confident, but he was indeed not that afraid of direct damage spells.
First, weaken the other party's momentum, and then reluctantly agree to the other party's request for cooperation, so that he can occupy a dominant position in the cooperation.
"Xia Fan!" Olina could only focus on Xia Fan, "If he dies here, we will be in big trouble!"
"Don't worry, I'm measured." Xia Fan raised a hand.
die
Lasein frowned. Doesn't this young lady from the Okan family look down on the Dragonborn bloodline too much? Before he could refute, lightning flashed out of the Eastern man's hands. At the same time, he also saw the dense lines on the opponent's wrist.
Is that a secret pattern? The dense lines look like sweaters in a store, but the overall changes are very regular and orderly, and it doesn't look like they were drawn randomly just for the sake of complexity.
He actually felt a strange beauty in this pattern.
The other party raised his finger, and a gold pen on the table suddenly flew up. It was something Lassein bought from the royal capital with two months' salary. From the nib to the body of the pen, it was made of gold sand, and it was deeply loved by him. However, there was no connection between the pen and the person, which made the defense officer forget to stop it for a moment.
At first glance, it looks like the hand of a mage, but this kind of zero-level magic can't take the owner's object at all.
The gold pen rotated twice and then slowly stopped, floating in Xia Fan's palm, with the tip of the pen facing La Seine.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in the latter's heart.
And Olina blocked her ears in time.
The next moment, a roar exploded in the house!
The violent air flow swept across the entire house, the items on the table flew everywhere, and the window glass shattered instantly!
Amidst the loud noise, Lassein vaguely saw a golden light flying towards him at a very high speed. In less than a blink of an eye, it had passed over his face and disappeared from his sight, leaving only an unpleasant smell in the air. The burnt smell.
"Your Mightiness!"
"Lord Split Tooth!" The guard who heard the noise outside the door rushed into the house.
"Did I tell you to come in? Get out!" Lassein shouted while sitting in his seat.
Everyone looked at each other, and in the end they could only bow their heads and say yes.
The defense officer then swallowed.
He must not let his subordinates see the predicament of his hands still shaking slightly.
After the door closed, Lassein slowly turned his head and looked back.
A small hole as thick as an index finger appeared on the brick wall behind the seat, and a ray of light shone in from the hole and fell in front of him.