In the underground treasure palace.
Richard had no idea about what was happening on the ground and had no interest in it. He was currently browsing the contents on many scrolls, eagerly absorbing the knowledge on the scrolls. At this time, he was like a starving man who fell into a warehouse storing food. He didn't know what satisfaction was at all, and he just kept absorbing the knowledge on the scroll into his body.
Absorb, absorb, absorb…
I don't know how long this process lasted, but suddenly the whole hall shook and shook, pulling Richard back to reality from the ocean of knowledge.
Um
Richard withdrew his eyes from the scroll and looked up to look around. Just as he was wondering, another slight vibration appeared. This time it lasted for a long time before disappearing.
Is this... a war already started
Richard quickly guessed this possibility. In his opinion, apart from an earthquake with a very low probability, it could only be explained by the residual power of the war's magic.
In this case…
Li Cha pursed his lips and glanced at the many scrolls recording knowledge in the hall. His eyes flashed and he had already made up his mind. Without much hesitation, he turned around and walked outside.
…
on the ground.
Richard walked out along the entrance and exit of the passage and saw Teddy and others waiting on the ground, looking panicked and looking north.
At this time, bright lights frequently lit up in the north, followed by roars and mana fluctuations. It was obvious that a high-intensity wizard battle was taking place.
"What's wrong?" Richard asked aloud.
Teddy, Noel, and Jenny immediately looked back. Teddy shrank his neck and said: "It seems... a fight started. I don't know whether it was Master Eva and the others who advanced the attack, or whether Deep Blue Castle carried out a sneak attack, but it was true. It’s definitely fighting.”
"Is that really the case?" Richard nodded.
Teddy asked in surprise: "Richard, what do you think we should do better now?"
"Let's do this." Richard said, "You, Wizard Noel, and Wizard Jenny, along with Commander Wulong and the army, rush over to support you. After all, the more strength you have in the decisive battle, the more chance you have of winning. Of course, you have to be careful. , just look for opportunities to take action on the periphery at the beginning, so as to avoid being noticed by the enemy's powerful characters. If the situation is good, you can go deep into the core area appropriately. If the situation is dangerous, stay away from the battlefield appropriately.
By the way, Teddy, if you meet those friends of mine who helped me dig with you before the Deep Blue Castle Conference, take them with you if you can. Although they are all wizard apprentices, they are not weak in strength. Together, they can help each other. "
"Okay, I'll take note of it." Teddy nodded and then asked, "By the way, what about you? Aren't you going with us?"
"Me." Richard said, "The situation below the passage is a bit complicated, and it will take me some time to solve it. I want you to set off first, and I will chase you after the situation below is solved."
"Okay then." Teddy nodded, without thinking much, and turned around to inform Wulong to assemble the team. Richard turned around and prepared to re-enter the underground.
At this moment, the wizard Noel standing next to him suddenly called out to Richard.
"Wizard Richard." Noel said, asking seriously, "Where's Wizard Bata? Didn't he go exploring underground with you? Why... you came up, but he didn't come up?"
Um
Richard stopped, turned around, and looked at Noel with a meaningful look.
Noel looked at each other without fear and asked again: "Wizard Richard, where are the others in Bata?"
After hearing this, Richard suddenly smiled.
He knew that Eva had planted someone beside him, and Bata was obviously one, so he thought he could just solve it. Who knows, besides Bata, there is a second one, hidden deeper. If it hadn't been for Bata's accident, the other party would have continued to hide instead of jumping out of the question.
In this case…
Richard spoke up, looked directly at Noel and said, "Wizard Bata, unfortunately, he encountered a dangerous mechanism while exploring the underground and died."
"Dead?" Teddy, who was about to call Wu Long, was slightly stunned when he heard this, and stopped where he was, obviously feeling a little surprised.
Witch Jenny was also a little surprised when she heard this, her brows furrowed with a complicated expression.
The wizard Noel, however, made no secret of his suspicion and asked Richard: "Really?"
"Really." Richard replied calmly.
"But why do I think it's impossible?" Noel said. Although he was small, he was very powerful at this time. He stared at Richard, "Wizard Richard, you said that Bata was killed by a mechanism, but in the past Bata's strength won't kill him so easily, right? I think he might have discovered some major secret underground. You didn't want him to spread this secret, so you silenced it."
"Is this your guess?"
"Yes, this is my guess, but I think this may also be the truth of the matter." Noel said seriously.
Richard stopped talking and was silent for a while. He turned to look at Witch Jenny and asked: "Wizard Jenny, what do you think? Who do you think is right, me or Noel? Or to be more clear, where do you stand? One side?"
"I..." Witch Jenny blinked and hesitated for a while, "I... I remain neutral. I don't believe or doubt any of you. I only believe in the facts. As long as any of you can provide evidence to prove your statement, I will Whose side are you on?"
"That's simple." Noel said quickly after hearing this, "Let's all go underground together to see what's there. Then we'll know everything. I think this shouldn't take long. Once we've figured it out, we'll rush there." It’s totally time to support Master Ewa.”
Richard narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Noel and said, "Wizard Noel, if I remember correctly, you took a total of five magic props from me, right, and every one of them is good."
"What, what do you want to say? Are you planning to bribe me?" Noel said.
"No." Richard shook his head, "I just want to ask, aren't you curious about where the magic props I gave you came from? Aren't you curious about how I could have so many magic props?"
"What do you mean?" Noel became a little wary.
"It's not interesting." Richard continued, "I just want to tell you that to prove the truth about the death of Wizard Bata, you don't have to go underground to check. I have a simpler way."
"What?"
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Richard stepped closer to Noel.
Noel was on high alert. He watched Richard approaching and widened his eyes: "What are you doing? You want to threaten me, but there are other people watching next to you!"
"No, no." Richard shook his head, "How could I threaten you? I just..."
Halfway through his words, Richard turned his hand, and a metal needle suddenly appeared in his palm, and it pierced Noel's eyes like lightning.