Slovnia is the largest city in the southwest of the Republic of Otoya and one of the major economic cities in Otoya. It has an advantageous geographical location and is an open city with free business.
In the Slovnian Superior Court, Cornwall was sorting out the documents at hand with some headache.
Recently, things have not been peaceful around the great Slovnia.
In an isolated town in the mountains some distance from Slovnia, an extremely nasty monster attack occurred.
This incident exposed Otoya's poor management of remote areas within the territory, and was reported by major media for a while, attracting a lot of criticism.
There was naturally a turmoil in Slovnia in charge of that town, and as far as Cornwall knew, many officials lost their hats under various deliberate or unintentional catalysts.
Originally, the superior tribunal would bear the brunt of severe accountability. Fortunately, Mage Tower took over the matter in time and provided a certain guarantee for their superior tribunal, so that turmoil was not spread to the tribunal.
Even so, Cornwall has been troubled by recent events, large and small.
While investigating and restoring the full picture of the events in the town, he also had to deal with trivial matters of all sizes in the tribunal here. He traveled back and forth between the town and Slovnia. Even if he had a spell to speed up his journey, he felt it was too much.
Fortunately, the investigation did not take too much effort, and the people in the town were quite cooperative. The people sent from the Mage Tower seemed to be quite experienced in this kind of thing, and they summarized everything in just one week.
However, he still needs to complete the final filing, so that he can give an explanation to his superiors about this matter.
After glancing at the drizzle outside the window, Cornwall took a sip of hot coffee.
"Tsk, it's time to change the batch of coffee beans." Fuming about the recent intern's poor performance, Cornish put his hands on the Magic Network virtual keyboard and typed out characters...
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In the 1301st year of the Broken Gold Era, on November 28, an attack by an unknown monster species broke out in Valley Town, causing a large number of casualties. According to the assessment of the Mage Tower, the monster was recorded as [Extraterritorial lower-level servant race number 3-231] code name [
Children of the Labyrinth].
[Children of the Labyrinth] is a parasitic species, and the larvae need to develop through parasitism. This is not a normal physiological need, but to meet necessary behaviors on another level.
After being parasitized by the Son of the Labyrinth, the host's physical movements and consciousness are gradually replaced, and eventually it dies. However, those with a strong enough will can resist and interfere with this process to a certain extent, but the outcome cannot be changed.
The Children of the Labyrinth, whose individual name was [Olive], were brought back to Valley Town in 1283 of the Golden Broken Age. Later, through parasitic reproduction, the entire Valley Town became their nest. They have beliefs in some mysterious existence.
And over the years, they have been constantly trying to make their great existence come.
The number of victims in these years has been extremely large. Please see the attachment for details...
During the incident, the Mage Tower certified the great magician Mr. Andriy Sandcek as having made a huge contribution, and the Republic of Otoya will present him with a medal.
A gold-digging mage named "Ruto Kak", a friend of Mr. Andri Sandcek, was killed in Valley Town, and his death was caused by the parasite of the Children of the Labyrinth.
The other two people active in the incident were two unknown mages. They carried a small gray-black humanoid familiar, one male and one female. The known male called himself "Alon", and they were both nugget mages. They were characterized by their fluent speech.
The ancient golden language. Female features are white hair, starry eyes, and black nails.
Its strength is extremely powerful. In the early morning of November 29, an earthquake occurred in the Moranton Valley, followed by violent fluctuations in magic power, creating a huge pothole. It is suspected that it was made by the two of them. The magic power rating is unknown and the scale is huge. The mage tower is square.
It is conservatively estimated to be Grand Mage or above.
The two unknown masters left that morning without trace.
The mayor of Valley Town, Stoffese Asayelfil, was deceived by the Son of the Labyrinth [Olive] and became its puppet. He disappeared on the night of the incident and was suspected to have died in the turmoil in the Moranton Valley.
The leader of the town militia, Tolan Yasan, was parasitized by the Son of the Labyrinth and killed a large number of militia members that night, and later died at the hands of his son Berg Yasan.
On the night of the incident, Bave Tous received the help of the mage Alon. He was blessed with high-level lightness skills and traveled over the mountains and ridges to the Slovnian Superior Court of Justice to report the incident. Along with Andriy Sandcek's
The certification badge and the letter from his parents provided strong support for the follow-up investigation.
"Lando", a swindler from the empire who goes by the alias Randolph, has been pretending to be an inquisitor in Valley Town for many years. With the help of Mayor Stoffes, he became an accomplice of the monster. He fled Valley Town on the night of the incident and his current whereabouts are unknown.
The Mage Tower and the Inquisition discovered a huge labyrinth dug by the Children of the Labyrinth under the Moranton Valley, but the main place for sacrifices and summoning rituals has never been found, and the search is still ongoing.
The use of prohibited biological reactor technology was confirmed in the magic workshop in the center of the valley town, and the existence of a highly magical biological reactor was confirmed, but its whereabouts are unknown and the search is still ongoing.
The incident involved the old aristocrat of the Otoya Republic and the only remaining descendant of the Duo family, Atogli Duo. His sister Mei Duo disappeared with her escort when passing through the Moranton Valley in 1295. It was confirmed that
Died at the hands of the Children of the Labyrinth. The specific cause of Atogli's death is still under investigation. Unfortunately, the Duo family bloodline has been completely cut off.
Over the years, the weird nursery rhymes that have been circulating in the town are believed to be rumors fabricated by some parasitized people to protect the children. They are mixed with partial descriptions of the children of the labyrinth, and there are exaggerated elements.
Originating from the origin of blood and the incomplete life form, it is confirmed that due to the death of [Olive], all the children of the Labyrinth were cut off and died.
Although there are still some trivial matters that have not been clarified, the incident in Valley Town has undoubtedly come to an end, with an ending that is not satisfactory but is satisfying enough.
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Cornish slowly stopped typing on the keyboard and took a sip of coffee again.
The above content has been simplified to a certain extent, because the big shots above will definitely not read it very carefully. For them, a thousand words can't compare to the slightly polished final paragraph of "satisfactory ending".
Recalling what he saw during his visit to the valley town a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Although his work history is long, this kind of thing is really rare. With so many love and hatred entangled together, how can a simple report explain it clearly?
Can human beings' good intentions really bring them the happiness they deserve in this world?
Thinking of the mage tower representative investigator who accompanied him in the valley town, and some of the details he told, Cornwall couldn't help but feel his head sinking.
But soon, he pushed all these unnecessary burdens away from his mind.
He is just a rag-tag worker, and if he thinks about it so much, he can't change anything.
It's better to do your duty well and at least bring yourself a little bit of happiness.
Dong Dong——
There was a knock on the door.
"Please come in."
The door was pushed open in response. The person who walked in was wearing a white light mage robe with personal modifications. He had distinctive white curly hair and a smiling face with a hint of laziness. He was a person who gave people a gentle impression.
man.
"Excuse me, Cornwall." The man spoke, his voice soft and magnetic.
"Merlin? Why are you here?" Cornwall was a little surprised.
Merlin was the investigator on behalf of the Mage Tower who visited with him.
"Oh my, it's not good for Mr. Cornish to be so forgetful. Even though things at the Wizard's Tower are very busy, he still doesn't force me to hand in a report, so I asked you to write a report and make a copy for me when we parted last time.
"Looking at the time, I think it's almost time. Please forgive me for taking the liberty of visiting." Merlin's eyes remained squinted and never opened, and the soft smile seemed to never leave his face.
"Oh! Yes, look at my memory. There have been so many things lately, I almost forgot." Cornish patted himself on the head and stood up to welcome him.
After chatting for a while, Cornwall went to make coffee for Merlin.
Merlin came to the Magic Network screen and browsed the words Cornwall had typed before.
His eyes lingered on the name "Alon", and the smile on Merlin's lips deepened: "Welcome back, our king."
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"Are you leaving? Andre?" Sandy asked, looking at Andre who was packing his bags in front of him.
Andre ate the barbecue, swallowed it and said, "Yes, too many things have happened. I have stayed in this town for too long. It's time to go to the next stop."
"Your journey seems to have no end." Sandy commented.
"There is always an end to the journey."
It's like Ruto's end point is here, Andri secretly added in his heart.
"Then I hope your end is far away," Sandy joked.
While joking, Andri looked around and wondered, "What about Bawi? I feel like I haven't seen him any time recently."
"That bastard, now that you don't have to pay off your debts, you just stopped taking on the burden. He said he wanted to see the outside world. Alas, I have to find someone new." Sandy curled his lips and complained, but in his tone
There was no resentment, rather she was quite satisfied with Bawe's choice.
"Haha, someone has started a new journey again." Andri couldn't help laughing.
At this time, the doorbell rang and a man walked into the bar.
"Sandy, the same as usual." The visitor was Berg. He was now wearing a more exquisite armor and had a thick straight sword on his waist.
"Our new leader is full of energy." Sandy joked, whistling, and skillfully handed over a glass of wine.
"Sister Sandy, please stop teasing me. It's too uncomfortable to keep a straight face in front of the team members." Taking the glass, Berg drank it down in one gulp.
At this time, he also looked at Andri next to him: "Finally ready to leave?"
"It seems you have been waiting for this day for a long time." Andri smiled.
"I saw you looking lost a few days ago, but now you seem to be recovering well. Come on." Berg patted Andri on the shoulder and turned around to leave.
Looking at his back, Sandy couldn't help but say: "I feel like I've grown up a lot all of a sudden."
"This is growth." Andri sighed, and then stood up from his seat, "Then it's time for me to leave."
"Bon Voyage."
Carrying a light bag on his back, Andri walked slowly through the valley town. When he passed Carlo Street, he couldn't help but stop.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
At this time, a familiar voice sounded from behind.
Andre turned around in surprise and saw Aron a few steps away from him. At this time, Aron was alone.
"Alon? I thought you had..."
"Already gone far away?" Aaron asked.
"Yes, it can be seen that you are very unwilling to accept the questioning from the country and the Mage Tower." Andrew nodded, then paused, and then said, "This has nothing to do with you. At first, you just brought me a
road."
"But initially I took the initiative to come to you." Aaron continued, "I need your information and knowledge, but I failed to handle your matter completely."
Andre shook his head and just repeated: "It really doesn't matter."
After a long silence, Aaron said: "I can resurrect him for you."
Andre cast a surprised look.
"This is not a difficult task for me. There are even many solutions and I don't have to pay any price." Aaron said lightly.
Andre fell silent.
He was thinking and hesitating.
Aaron waited quietly.
"That's all." Finally, Andre breathed out a breath and sighed.
"Why? I said there is no price, no worries, just the same as before." Aaron was not very surprised, but still asked.
"He died peacefully, even though he was disemboweled." Andri said in a deep voice.
"I had a long conversation with his soul. In just one hour at dawn that day, we really intertwined our experiences over the years and merged our emotions. I think our friendship is complete."
Finished, not the end, not the continuation, but the completion.
Eternally stagnant, no longer moving forward or retreating, in Andri's heart, this friendship has reached an extreme and will be kept in his heart forever.
"A strange concept, but it is understandable. Is this the miracle of the soul arcana?" A golden light flashed in Aaron's eyes.
In his sight, Andri's body was shrouded in another layer of vague shadow. It seemed to be erratic, but it was very firm and never left.
"Yes. So, thank you for your kindness." After Andre finished speaking, he felt much more relaxed and smiled.
Aaron nodded slightly, and then said: "Say, that glass bird is my messenger, remember to keep in touch."
Andri was stunned for a moment, and at that moment, the figure in front of him had disappeared.
He quickly took out the glass bird from his arms, stared at it for a moment, then chuckled and put it away.
Yes, keep in touch.
Saying this from the bottom of his heart, Andre left Carlo Street and then stepped out of the town to continue his new journey.
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"Let's go." Aaron said after appearing somewhere outside the town.
"It seems that Hanhan didn't agree." Xing Liuli said while feeding Yue Tomb, who had no arms, chili sauce with a children's spoon.
"Yeah." Aaron shrugged.
"You're not surprised at all?" Xing Liuli was a little surprised.
"This is not the first time that I have asked someone I admire to fulfill all his wishes, including resurrecting the dead." Aaron said, "Whether it is because he cannot overcome his own ethics or emotional sustenance, human beings
Their feelings are very strange, their sensibility is very rational, but rationality also has sensibility." Speaking of contradictory words, Aaron had no intention of explaining.
"Woo~." Yue Tomb yelled at Alon, because it had no hands, so it could only swing its short legs towards Alon.
Aaron picked it up as he pleased.
"Then let's go to the next stop. Estella, is your perception correct?" Aron said.
"That's right, the moment I was pulled to the seal of this world, I felt the ancient and fiery power coming from not far away from the west. There might also be a being of the same type sleeping there." On Xing Liuli's shoulder, Esther