Winnie and Joshua were locked in the carriage and their movements were restricted, and they could not see the situation outside the carriage. However, they could still judge some situations based on the sunlight coming in and the trajectory of the carriage.
Of course, the speed of the carriage is far less than that of the magic car. After starting, it should first go all the way north, and then turn northwest.
In addition, the speed of the carriage was probably maintained between 20 and 30 kilometers per hour. After they got on the carriage, it did not stop until the sunlight coming through the window became darker and darker, and finally they could hardly be seen. When the bright light came on, it stopped for the first time.
"Come down, we need to take a rest here."
The middle-aged magician said something coldly, and then watched two strong men escort Winnie and Joshua out of the carriage.
After the two got off the carriage, they found that they had arrived at the foot of a barren mountain, with no human beings around them.
As for the highway... it was completely separated more than two hours ago.
Obviously, the opponent's operation needs to be kept secret, so he will try to avoid crowded places. It is normal to choose to rest in this deserted mountain place.
Joshua turned his head and glanced at the darkening sky in the west, then looked up at the faint stars in the sky and confirmed that it should be around seven o'clock in the evening.
As for the location... According to estimates along the way, they were probably more than two hundred kilometers away from the location where they were previously hijacked.
Judging from the direction they were traveling, they should have almost reached or simply left the border of Falk Kingdom now.
The countries adjacent to the Kingdom of Falk in this direction are except for the Kingdom of Ahn'Qiraj. There was only one small principality called Assyria.
As for where exactly. But he couldn't make a detailed judgment.
Maybe it's because it's far away from the place where the incident happened. The middle-aged magician's expression was obviously much more relaxed. He motioned for the two of them to find a place to sit down, and then sat down next to them, waiting for the other strong men to start preparing dinner.
The strong men brought by these middle-aged magicians seemed to be well-trained and experienced in camping. It didn't take long for them to set up a small and crude camp.
What surprised and amused Joshua and Winnie was that these people did not raise a bonfire as they expected, but took out two magic stoves directly from a carriage. A simple dinner was quickly cooked on the magic stove.
Holding the fragrant and unexpectedly delicious food in their hands, Joshua and Winnie couldn't help but have the illusion that they were not kidnapped at all, but came here to camp and have a picnic.
If it weren't for the fact that there was always someone holding a sharp knife to guard them, this would have been a good journey.
"Can you tell us now why you kidnapped us?" After taking a few bites, Joshua asked the middle-aged magician.
The middle-aged magician glanced at him, then looked at Winnie beside him, and snorted: "Boy. In fact, our main target is her, and you are actually not of much value."
Joshua was startled. Winnie couldn't help but laugh and asked: "Why is my value higher than him?"
"It's simple, because you are a researcher at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, and this kid is not."
After hearing this answer, Joshua and Winnie looked at each other and finally had some clues in their minds.
"In other words, you came here because of her status as a researcher, so if I guessed correctly, you should be interested in the technologies she has mastered, right?" Joshua asked again.
The middle-aged magician snorted and did not answer.
But just from the fact that he didn't deny it, it was enough to prove that Joshua's guess was correct.
Joshua couldn't help but shook his head: "Since it's for technical information, then you are obviously not ordinary robbers and robbers, and you have a powerful magician sitting here, so you should be opponents sent by a certain country. wrong?"
"Don't make random guesses. You'll find out when you get there." The middle-aged magician replied in a muffled voice.
Joshua couldn't help but shook his head slightly: "If it's just for technical information, actually what you are doing now is not appropriate. Because Winnie is just an ordinary researcher at the Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, and the technical information she has is just It’s a very small part, and you won’t be able to get a lot of the technical information you want from her.”
"That's right." Winnie agreed. "Currently, there are more than 1,500 researchers in the Magic Research Institute of the Chamber of Commerce. Each researcher will only participate in the research of a certain project. Even if you ask me to hand over all the technical information I have mastered. It won't do anything, and it's even less likely to help you successfully create a certain magic machine. Oh... What you care about most must be military magic machines, and I haven't researched any projects related to military magic machines at all. It won't be of any use if you catch me. ”
The middle-aged magician glanced at Winnie expressionlessly, and a small device emerged from his arms.
"If you haven't participated in it, how did you get this thing?"
The small device he took out was the magic shield amplifying device he had found from Winnie before.
Winnie shrugged: "This is something I obtained through internal channels for self-defense. It does not mean that I have participated in this project research. What's more, even if I did participate, it is impossible to provide much valuable information. You I’m afraid I don’t know that any research on magical machinery usually involves the joint efforts of dozens or even hundreds of researchers. The effect of just one person will be limited.”
The middle-aged magician looked at Winnie intently, as if trying to discern the truth of her words.
After a while, he shook his head and stuffed the magic shield amplifying device into his arms again.
"No matter what, if you can have one more, it's one."
Winnie and Joshua looked at each other and nodded slightly at the same time.
They don't expect the other party to let them go just through a conversation, because since the other party has spent so much effort to capture them, of course they can't let them go easily.
But through this conversation, they determined each other's purpose.
Now that we know that the other party is indeed here for the technical information related to magic machinery that Winnie, a researcher from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, has. That would make them feel more at ease.
certainly. That doesn't mean they plan to stop there.
After following this group of people to their destination. Although there is probably no danger to life, it is conceivable that freedom will be lost.
This is not something they are willing to accept.
Winnie gently took Joshua's hand. It looked like the two of them were holding hands and cuddling together for reassurance, but in fact, she stretched out a finger and kept touching Joshua's hand. A gentle tap on his finger.
If you keep observing carefully, you will find that the frequency of her fingers clicking on the palm of Yue Xiu'an's hand is actually very regular and not random.
this thing. In fact, it originated from a very popular mini-game in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute.
The origin of this little game is that the president once mentioned to Dean Evita a thing called "Morse Code", which is said to be able to transmit some information by relying on changes in the frequency of tapping.
The president only mentioned this thing, but Dean Evita kept it in mind, and actually researched a tapping frequency that can be used in practice in her spare time.
Although it is not as detailed and magical as the "Morse Code" mentioned by the Chairman, there is no problem in conveying some simpler messages.
Dean Evita promoted this little game within the Magic Research Institute, and it was loved by many researchers.
Winnie was the best among them, and she taught this thing to Joshua, and it became a little game that the two often used to flirt with each other in private.
But I didn't expect that it would be useful in this situation now.
"Did you leave the signal generator?" Winnie asked.
"It's staying. But in order to avoid being discovered, it will be delayed for a certain period of time before it is activated." This was Joshua's reply, tapping Winnie's palm with his backhand.
"How long is the delay?"
"About half an hour."
"Then if nothing else happens, we should be found soon."
"Yes."
After feeling Joshua's steady tap three times in her hand to confirm the answer, Winnie felt reassured and couldn't help but smile.
The middle-aged magician sitting opposite looked at her inexplicably. He didn't understand why this little girl in her twenties could still laugh in this situation. Wasn't she afraid
Then he thought that although the other person was only in his twenties, he was already a sixth-level magician, only two levels behind himself.
And if she cooperates with the military magic machines produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, she will even have the ability to confront herself.
Coupled with her status as a researcher at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, her actual value is far higher than that of an ordinary eighth-level magician like him.
This made the middle-aged magician very unhappy.
Since Magister Levin Hassoko attacked the New Flying Chamber of Commerce but himself fell five years ago, the reputation of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce on the Sainz Continent has skyrocketed, which has also made everyone more interested in magical machinery, or in other words, military magic. The power of machinery gained a whole new perspective.
This has led to all countries on the continent paying unprecedented attention to the magic industry proposed and led by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
As various countries have vigorously developed the magic industry in the past five years in cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and have enjoyed the benefits brought by the development of the magic industry, all countries and everyone on the Sainz continent have I began to understand the magicians on another level.
If magicians in the past relied on their own power to gain people's awe, then with the development and influence of the magic industry gradually expanding, people's demand for magicians is more reflected in In terms of the contribution that magicians have made to promoting the development of the magic industry.
Compared with the awe of magicians before, people now respect magicians who have outstanding research on magic machines more.
So just five years later, the status of magicians on the continent of Sainz has undergone a huge change.
It's not that the status of magicians has declined, but that in the past, magicians had a high status because of their strength, but now there is an additional factor, that is, magicians are powerful in magic research and have a higher status.
This does not have a big impact on those high-ranking great magicians and even magisters, but it has a very big impact on ordinary magicians.
With his and Winnie's power, he is an eighth-level magician, and Winnie is a sixth-level magician. If it were the previous Sainz continent, then he must be more respected and valued because of the higher level of magician.
But in the current continent of Sainz, Winnie is undoubtedly far more valued and respected than him.
For no other reason than because Winnie is a researcher at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute.
Xinfei Chamber of Commerce undoubtedly represents the most modern technology in the magic industry. As a researcher at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, it is natural that his research on magic machinery is far beyond that of other magicians.
It was precisely because of Winnie's identity that the forces behind the middle-aged magician tried their best to kidnap her.
The middle-aged magician felt extremely uneasy when he thought that after returning, Winnie would be highly valued by the adults, while he would still be regarded as a thug-like guy who could be summoned and sent away at a moment's notice.
Isn't it just that being able to study some toy-like gadgets can make this little girl have a higher status than me
But after reaching out and touching the magic shield amplifying device in his arms, the middle-aged magician couldn't help but darken his face.
That's right, it was because of this gadget that Winnie, a sixth-level magician, had the ability to withstand the attacks of his eighth-level magician.
Thinking that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce even possesses military magic machines capable of killing magisters, the middle-aged magician instantly felt a deep sense of powerlessness and a trace of confusion.
Maybe... continuing to pursue the pursuit of magical power has really become meaningless? (To be continued...)