Pandora frowned and walked to the golden mask. When she saw the golden mask, her eyes brightened. The next moment she picked up her feet and reached out to touch the golden mask.
Touched it!
Pandora grabbed a corner of the golden mask and pulled it down hard.
Golden Mask shouted.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing! You... let me go, stop!"
Pandora didn't seem to hear it at all, and didn't let go at all. Instead, she continued to exert force, using the power of the dragon.
"Wow!"
The golden mask fixed on the wall was pulled off by Pandora without much room for struggle and was caught in his hand.
Pandora looked at the golden mask with shining eyes, and the golden mask trembled: "You... don't mess around... you... ah!"
The golden mask screamed, because Pandora opened her mouth unceremoniously and bit down.
"Click!"
A tooth mark.
Well, this one is real gold.
"Click!"
Another tooth mark.
Well, this piece is also real gold.
"Click!"
"The third tooth mark.
Well, this piece is still real gold.
Could it be that such a large piece of gold is real gold? It will take a few more bites.
Pandora thought seriously and opened her mouth again.
"Kakaka..."
The scream of the golden mask turned into a scream: "Ah! No! You little devil, let me go. I just want to chat with you. Why do you treat me like this? You... ah! Stop biting, Stop it... No, shut up!"
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Richard didn't know what happened to the Golden Mask. When the Golden Mask screamed, he returned to the underground magic laboratory.
After closing the suitcase and putting it into the space iron ring, Richard stepped outside, leaving the spell laboratory and arriving at the main laboratory on the ground.
Then he walked out of the main laboratory, walked out of the courtyard, and headed to White Rock Tower Academy.
In Richard's opinion, since the palace spirit didn't know anything about the so-called metal balls, he had no choice but to go to the White Rock Tower Academy library to look for some information.
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Soon, we arrived at White Rock Tower Academy.
The situation here made Richard a little surprised, but also somewhat expected.
It was obvious that the fire the night before was caused by a premeditated attack. Even if the fire was extinguished, some damage could not be repaired in time. The White Rock Tower Academy, although not the core area of the White Rock Tower Wizarding Complex, was also significantly damaged in the attack.
Huge deep pits appeared on the ground in several places. The pits were surrounded by cracks. One wall was corroded by green acid, and several buildings collapsed.
A large number of strange, cold-faced wizards were walking in the academy. They were all urgently transferred back from other places outside White Rock City by White Rock Tower, and more wizards were on their way back.
In addition to wizards, patrols composed of wizard apprentices can be seen from time to time in the academy. Each of the wizard apprentices in the patrol team exudes strong mana fluctuations and a faint evil spirit. This shows that they are not ordinary existences, but there are A "preparatory wizard" who has killed many people and reached the pinnacle of the third-level wizard apprentice.
Obviously, the attack put the entire White Stone Tower on high alert and began to respond with all its strength. Because of this, Richard encountered him three times just for inspections along the way. If he didn't have an identity plate, he wouldn't have been able to pass the test.
Finally, Richard successfully arrived at the library of White Rock Tower Academy.
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library.
Although White Rock Tower Academy was attacked, it did not affect the normal teaching life, so the library was much the same as before - there were many studious students gathered, all reading and studying with their heads down.
The only difference is that the atmosphere in the air is somewhat depressing and suffocating—the vigilance and tension generated in the upper floors of the White Stone Tower are spreading from top to bottom, quietly seeping into every corner.
Richard slowed down and walked in the library. After walking for a long time, his eyes glanced at an acquaintance - Prince Gro.
At this time, Grotto was holding a book called "Introduction to Spells - The Power of Fire" and looking at it with his brows furrowed, as if he was seriously thinking about the content. He would often read for a long time before wetting his fingers with saliva and turning to the next page. .
Richard sat down across the other party's table and tapped the table.
"Huh?" Gro was stunned and put down the book. When he saw Richard, his eyes widened, "Sir Richard, you are back."
"Yes." Richard nodded.
Gro took a quick look at Richard and asked with some concern: "Nothing happened to you, right?"
"how?"
"Don't you know, last night, something big happened in the academy... well, not in the academy, but in the entire White Stone Tower. I heard that some people with malicious intentions wanted to invade, but they were stopped by a group of wizards. However, The opponent is very powerful. The wizards stopped them and suffered a lot of losses. Now they are constantly recruiting people from other places to come back and prepare to eradicate all the intruders!"
"Is that so?" Richard said softly, "I have heard some news, it is indeed a bit dangerous." Not only did he hear it, but he saw it with his own eyes last night.
"So..." Groo took a deep breath, looked at Richard and said, "Your Excellency Richard, you have to be careful. The situation is so chaotic now, and you have been living outside. Without the protection of the wizards, you might get into trouble. What happens, or else... you move back?"
"This... let me think about it." Richard said. He knew Gro had good intentions, but it was clearly not the right fit for him. Take his pile of research, for example. There is no problem in doing it quietly outside, but if you dare to get it into the academy, it will definitely be fatal if it is exposed. Therefore, it doesn't matter if something goes wrong outside, but something will definitely happen when you move back.
"Uh, that's fine." Groo shrugged. Looking at Richard, he also understood that moving back was probably impossible, so he didn't discuss this topic any further.
Suddenly something occurred to him. Looking at Richard, Gro said again and asked: "By the way, Sir Richard, what do you want to do when you come back this time? Last time, you wanted to experience what it was like to live in the college. It won't be the same this time, right? But I heard that the dormitory building you were in was attacked by the aftermath of a spell last night. Although it was nothing serious, everyone has moved out and needs to be repaired before they can continue to live in it. "
"Is that so? That's really a pity. But it doesn't matter. I came back this time just to find some information from the library." Richard said, standing up and saying, "Okay, I won't do it now." Excuse me for disturbing you, you continue reading your book while I look for information. When I find it, I will talk to you."
"That's fine."
Richard stepped aside and Grotto lowered his head and continued reading.
Richard walked aside, but just after taking a few steps, his eyes glanced at an acquaintance - Ruth, the princess of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom.
At this time, Ruth was surrounded by several men, each of them looking respectful. Richard looked at it and guessed that these should be the dozen or so fiancés of Ruth that Bucky mentioned before, that is, the slaves who owed money.
When Richard was thinking like this, Ruth looked over and was obviously startled when she saw Richard. The next moment, she subconsciously covered her lower abdomen, clamped her legs, and widened her eyes with a look of shock, fear, and anger. look.
Several people gathered around Ruth noticed something was wrong with Ruth, looked at Richard with some confusion, and then showed a vigilant expression: "Who are you?"
After finishing speaking, he quickly looked at Ruth and asked in a low voice: "Ruth, who is he? Has he bullied you? Do you need us to teach him a lesson? Didn't you just say that you don't believe that we are in this dangerous situation? Sir, can I protect you? We will prove it to you now. As long as we do a good job, you can postpone our debt for a few more days."
After hearing this, Ruth didn't say anything at all, but just looked at Richard, her eyes getting wider and wider, as if it brought back bad memories.
Richard raised his hand to say hello, but Ruth turned around and ran away like a frightened rabbit. The people surrounding him were stunned and quickly chased after him, shouting and running away.
"Ruth, what's wrong..."
"Ruth, what happened..."
"Ruth, did that person hurt you just now..."
"Ruth..."
Richard watched the group disappear, raised his eyebrows, and then couldn't help but shake his head. Originally, he wanted to ease his relationship with Ruth. After all, it was inevitable that he would not have to ask her about the Black Spirit Empire in the future. But it seems that there is no chance this time, let’s wait until next time.
Shaking his head, Richard walked towards the bookshelf and began to search for books seriously.
But after searching for a long time, I found nothing.
Richard reluctantly accepted this reality, and after chatting with Gro for a while, he left White Rock Tower Academy.
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After leaving the academy, Richard did not return to the laboratory immediately. Instead, he got on the carriage and went to the residence of the great scholar Suradi.
Although Richard was a little wary of Surades in his heart, he still felt that it would be more helpful to ask him for advice on some things.
Who knew that when he arrived at the door of the other party's mansion, he would be blocked back. The servant at the gate clearly informed: "This guest, I'm sorry, the great scholar Surades has gone on a far journey. He has been away for a long time and I don't know when he will come back. If you want to visit, you'd better wait a while and try your luck again. Bar."
Richard returned home in vain.
On the way back, Richard squinted at the metal ball in his hand and muttered to himself: "What on earth is this? Could it be... that it can never be solved?"
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