"You can leave the same way you came in."
Ash understood immediately: "You mean... the ship that transports death row prisoners?"
The medic nodded. "The Broken Lake Prison is located in the center of Broken Lake. There is no other means of transportation except shipping and flying. However, the airspace nearby is a military restricted area. All flying objects will be scanned and verified. Objects without flight permission will be shot down by the prison's Lex rapid-fire cannons. There are also large schools of finger sharks in the sea area. Unless you are a murloc, it is difficult for even a magician who specializes in defense to swim away."
"There is only one way to escape from prison: take the ship that transports death row prisoners. Even when we and the prison guards want to travel to and from Broken Lake Prison, we take that ship, without exception. The prison's supplies are also delivered by the way when the prisoners are transported."
Even if one used one's toenails to think, one could tell that the ship must be heavily guarded and there was no way the death row prisoner could hide on the ship and escape, but at least he had the right idea and avoided the embarrassing situation of Ash trying to dig through the sewer to escape but ended up disturbing Finger Shark's meal time.
"Are there really no exceptions?"
Ash just asked casually, without any expectations, but the medical practitioner thought for a moment and nodded.
"Yes, according to the law, if the mayor is accused of extremely serious crimes during his term of office, but no key evidence such as memory evidence is found, the mayor must immediately resign from all positions and be temporarily detained in the nearest Blood Moon Prison - the only Blood Moon Prison in Kaimon City is Broken Lake Prison - to be temporarily isolated and resume his original position or be imprisoned on the spot after the investigation of the Crime Hunting Office is completed."
Ash was a little surprised: "If there is no memory evidence, doesn't that mean he is innocent?"
The medical practitioner nodded and shook his head. "Generally speaking, that's true, but there are magicians who can reprogram memories, such as 'overwrite', 'cut', 'erase' and so on. Although memory editing is a serious crime, both the magician and the recipient must be severely punished, but most politicians and legislators with dirty hands will reprogram memories, and the Criminal Hunting Office will not be able to distinguish the truth from the false for a while."
"So when investigating important people, we basically search the memories of all the people who are close to us. Other people's memories can also serve as evidence for conviction. If no evidence is found, it means it is a false accusation."
"Has there ever been a mayor in jail before?"
"It's happened three or four times in history, right? I just remember that each time the mayor was reinstated, his popularity soared, and he even won re-election."
"So that means the mayor is innocent?"
"That's generally what people think." The medical doctor said calmly, "After all, there are no loopholes in the process."
“But no matter how good the system is, it’s people who implement it.”
"Is this the reason you used to explain to the hunters when you were caught?"
This issue quickly passed, and things like the mayor being sent to prison for isolation were too rare to be included in the planning reference.
Ash came up with several bizarre ideas, such as replacing him with a prison guard, hanging him on a boat, or hiding him in a garbage bucket. The medical doctor rejected his ideas one by one and expressed fear of his last idea.
During the conversation, a bell suddenly rang outside, and the medical teacher shouted, "It's already 12 o'clock. You should go back to the dormitory as soon as possible. If you meet the prison guards, tell them that you were delayed due to treatment. Don't take a detour on the way. If you deliberately wander around at night, your contribution points will be deducted."
Ash nodded and put on Nagu's pair of 'Shadow King' series boots. He felt that these cool boots didn't match the prison uniform. It would be unreasonable not to match such nice boots with a set of cool clothes, right
"Wait," Ash suddenly realized something: "What time is it now?"
"It's exactly 12 o'clock. The bell just rang to remind the magicians to enter the virtual world. After 12 o'clock, the blood moon will make the connection between us magicians and the virtual world stronger, and the soul energy will recover faster when exploring the virtual world." The healer shrugged: "But this has nothing to do with you."
Ash blinked, a drop of sweat running down his forehead.
He and Sword Princess had always agreed to enter the virtual world around 10pm, but now...
... ...
...
The virtual world, the sea of knowledge, the island of inheritance.
Sizzle—
The thunder wrapped in the iron whip was roaring wildly. The iron whip that controlled the thunder was indestructible. The air was filled with free electric arcs and the sand was split into glass crystals!
"I am righteous and shrewd, and I have dreams and spiritual communication."
The Thunder Wielder chanted strange and incomprehensible poems in a hoarse voice. He was shirtless, and his brown skin was covered with black tattoos that looked like mathematical figures. There was no hair on his face, and his pupils were bloodshot. In his hands, he wielded a rotating lightning whip, like two barriers of thunder protecting him on both sides!
Sonia was gasping for breath, supporting herself on the ground with her wooden sword. There were still traces of burnt ashes on her hair, her face was filled with fatigue and fear, and her figure was blurry and dim, as if she would be swallowed by the white mist in the next second.
"Do I have to hand over my first death in the virtual world so soon? But Felix hasn't died once, so wouldn't I be half a head shorter than Professor Trozan? But I heard from Senior Leonie that she handed over her first death the second time she entered the virtual world. I don't know if it's true..."
Sonia is not afraid of death. Magicians will eventually die in the virtual world. Even the legendary magician "Spellbinder" Metas from the Starry Kingdom said that he died twenty-one times in the virtual world and was very proud of it - "I have died relatively less among the Four Wings."
For a magician, death in the virtual world is like taking a day off. Although you don't want to encounter it, there is nothing you can do when it happens. You can only accept the bad news with pleasure and think about how to spend the rest of your vacation time when you don't have to go to the virtual world to work and punch in.
Sonia also knew that her first death would not affect Professor Trozan's evaluation of her. Dying early was just bad luck, and dying late was not necessarily a good thing.
There are some losses and some lessons that a magician must experience personally in order to gain experience.
It's just that young people, who hasn't had such fantasies -
'I may become the first virtual immortal magician in history.'
Seeing that this achievement was about to be declared a failure, Sonia was not discouraged. After all, she was able to persist until the fourth time she entered the virtual realm before giving up the first death, which meant she had already defeated 99% of the magicians.
The vast majority of magicians encounter their first death the moment they enter the virtual realm, with drowning being the most common. Although countless magician notes have repeatedly emphasized not to dive into the ocean of knowledge, it is difficult for magicians who soak in the sea to resist the urge to take a look at the bottom of the sea.
This time, Sonia entered the virtual world at 11 o'clock on time. She found that no viewers came and naturally there was no boat, so she just soaked in the water.
She didn't feel anything when she was on the boat, but when she was in the water, it was hard for Sonia not to think about everything under the water - were there fish? Was there an ocean floor? Was there treasure
What magicians lack the least is curiosity.
So after suppressing her yearning for the bottom of the sea, Sonia turned her gaze to the white mist around her.
After calling out to the viewer several times while soaking in the water without any response, Sonia had to accept the fact that the viewer did not explore the virtual world with her this time - this was the normal situation. Exploring the virtual world alone was the daily routine of every magician. It was a miracle that she could explore the virtual world with the viewer. It was as outrageous as a student bringing the teacher as a reference tool for an open-book exam.
However, Sonia did not seem to be uneasy at all. Instead, she was like a child who had broken away from her parents' supervision, enthusiastically exploring the virtual world on her own.
However, Sonia soon fell into confusion. Without the guidance of the viewer, the thick white fog could not be penetrated. Sonia had no idea where to go and could only swim in a random direction.
Swimming consumes more soul energy than sitting on a boat. After swimming for more than an hour, Sonia felt more tired than when she helped her mother harvest wheat as a child. She even wanted to voluntarily exit the virtual world.
But the virtual world didn't seem to want to let Sonia return empty-handed. Even though she was struggling around like that, she actually discovered an island of inheritance.
Sonia naturally rushed to the island to accept the test. She was very confident now. She had the miracle of "Water Moon" that could kill senior Leonie. She even felt that there was no place in the sea of knowledge that she could not set foot in.
Then she was beaten badly.
The magician of the Heritage Island is a thunder magician holding two nine-section steel whips. In terms of faction restraint, thunder magic and swordsmanship are both known for their violent attacks, so there is no restraint relationship.
However, as soon as they came into contact, Sonia was whipped around like a top by the Thunder Master.
The Thunder Master didn't use many magic spirits, but his combat system and combat experience completely crushed Sonia. He attached thunder to the nine-section whip, which could be used as a whip spear to stab from a distance, or as an iron chain to lash out from a distance. His attack was as fierce as thunder, and his defense was like a thousand-pound fortress.
When he swung the Nine-Section Thunder Whip, Sonia didn't even dare to get close to him.
The wave sword was offset by the whip shield, the moon silk was easily torn apart by the thunder whip, and even the counterattack miracle 'Water Moon' that Sonia had high hopes for was easily broken by the Thunder Master who used the nine-section whip to penetrate and pierce from a distance - although Water Moon was extremely powerful and fast, its attack range was still too short.
No wonder the Void Realm is the best teacher. Sonia had to admit that she had learned a lot. She had always thought that swordsmanship was just a medium for the magic spirits to cast spells, but when she saw the Thunder Master's impeccable nine-section whip skills, she knew that she was still far from it. A truly powerful swordsmanship should be able to deal with any situation, instead of being at a loss as it was now.
However, Sonia did not sit idly by.
She glanced at the sea behind her out of the corner of her eye and saw that the edge of the island was not far away.
As long as she seizes the opportunity, she may have a chance to escape.
The Thunder Master would definitely pursue her, but he would never leave the island. Sonia could only hope that the sea water could block his damage and buy some time to escape. Once she reached a safe area, she would have time to find the Gate of Truth in the magic spirit, directly exit the virtual world, and return her consciousness to reality.
She secretly vowed to herself that she would sign up for a swimming class tomorrow because the doggy paddle was too slow.
Sizzle—
The nine-section whip in the right hand of the Thunder Man suddenly changed shape and turned into a whip gun, piercing like thunder!
It's now!
Sonia sent out a wave of sword waves, then retreated and was about to jump into the sea.
However, the Thunderer seemed to have anticipated this. He swung the nine-section whip in his left hand directly, which spun and danced in the air like a thunder boomerang, slashing towards Sonia's bottom!
Finished.
Sonia had to jump up at this time, otherwise the rotating nine-section whip would entangle her legs and trip her on the spot. Moreover, the thunder on it was not just a decorative special effect. The strong electric current was enough to make her lose the ability to move within a few seconds!
But jumping up would play right into the hands of the Thunder Man, as his Thunder Whip would continue to extend until it pierced through Sonia's chest!
I can only bet that I can jump faster than his whip gun!
Sonia gritted her teeth and leaped back with all her might. She was about to escape the farthest attack range of the Thunder Whip. At this moment, the Thunder Master suddenly flipped his wrist, and a spiral thunderstorm erupted from his wrist all the way to the front end of the whip. The front section of the Thunder Whip suddenly exploded and shot towards Sonia like a hidden weapon or a flying knife!
"Small speakers!"
Sonia was so stunned that she couldn't help but curse, secretly praying for a miracle to happen.
A miracle really happened - with a snap, Sonia actually found that her back hit something and stopped directly in the air!
How could something appear on the surface of this vast ocean
Could it be that a mud dragon just wanted to jump out to breathe some air and happened to have a water traffic accident with her
Sizzle—
Faced with the thunder whip so close to her, Sonia was suddenly struck by the fear of death. Her mind went blank and she subconsciously closed her eyes.
Ding!
"Um?"
After waiting for two seconds, Sonia found that she had not yet left the virtual world. More importantly, she found that she was standing on solid ground instead of falling into the sea, so she opened one eye to observe the situation.
She saw a sword-like air barrier appear in front of her. The lightning whip created ripples on it, but was unable to penetrate it.
Looking down, I saw a familiar boat.
"You're so lucky to have me here."
Turning around and seeing the viewer emerging from the white mist, Sonia had only one thought in her mind:
Damn it, he got it right.