The great wizard of the North District repeated this suggestion and looked at the fist-sized kitten on the table with a strange expression. He endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back and laughed: "Well, I'm sorry, I mean, no need.
,Thank you...I appreciate your kindness."
The black gem cat's little face suddenly drooped.
"Think I can't afford it?"
It was displeased and felt like it was being looked down upon - it wanted to reveal to the witch how much money it had saved in the past few months, but it was worried that if the information was leaked, it would be turned into stone and stuffed into a small dark box.
inside.
Kolma noticed the tangled look on the kitten.
"When you reach the level of a great wizard, many things are no longer a matter of money."
She thought about it and gave a few small examples: "For example, do you know where to buy Qianchen Wood? Another example is Soul Crossing Liquid. At the internal auction of the Grand Wizard Conference last month, the starting price per milligram was one
One hundred jade coins; another example is Poseidon Agate, which is a spiritual object that can only be collected by the magic ships of those sea monsters - not because the place where it exists is too dangerous and difficult to reach, but because the process of growing and collecting it is too bloody.
Many wizards thought it was dirty, so they used those big sea monsters as "white gloves". As for how to get those agates from the hands of the white gloves, whether it was gambling, robbing, coercion, or simply
Transactions, etc. - Every piece of Poseidon agate circulating on the market represents an affair between a wizard and a demon. This kind of thing cannot be settled with money alone."
The black gem cat was dumbfounded when hearing these unheard secrets.
When I took a politics class before, I once pondered that the reason why money can become a general equivalent is because it achieves a certain delicate balance between scarcity and liquidity. If the scarcity is lower than that of money, you can use money to buy it.
Measure; If scarcity is higher than money, you can't buy it no matter how much money you have - if you think this is nonsense, you obviously underestimate the importance of the three words "scarcity".
Kolma looked at the black gem cat who was deep in thought, paused, and seemed to want to say something, but at this moment he suddenly frowned and looked at the door in surprise.
The next second, the door of Sakura Tavern was violently pushed open.
The people in black robes who had left earlier came rushing in again, and the number was slightly larger than before. The leading wizard, the owner of the tavern, and the little black cat were all familiar with him. He was the professor of the divination class of the First University, Yi
Jiazi.
Professor Yi's eyes wandered around the room for a moment, and finally fell on the black gem cat, and his eyebrows slowly wrinkled.
"Is that it?"
He looked at the black robe standing beside him with questioning eyes.
"Yes, that's right! Those few hairs just now were plucked from its body!" The man in black robe stared at the black gem cat, with a bit of excitement in his tone, as if he would rush over and pinch the little cat in the next second.
Cat's neck.
The black gem cat arched its back alertly, tucked its tail between its legs, and took two steps back.
An instinctive warning sound came from his throat.
A slightly cold hand touched its back, signaling it to calm down.
Without looking back, the black gem cat knew who the owner of this hand was. The irritation that had just arisen immediately dissipated completely. The originally arched back immediately collapsed, and all he could think about was that he had been touched by someone, and had been touched by others.
A large crowd of people gathered around to watch!
Finished!
It seemed that he could already imagine how the big fox would react when he knew this.
Unlike kittens with short-term and peculiar brain circuits, the two great wizards present acted much more seriously.
"What happened?"
The owner of the Sakura Tavern asked these uninvited guests in a calm tone. He seemed not to be annoyed at all because they broke into his territory without permission. However, the more this happened, the greater the pressure on the black robes.
Professor Yi looked around at the scene.
In the end, he cautiously set up a barrier and explained concisely: "——Earlier, the divination team obtained a very clear divination conclusion from some 'mediums', which showed that a certain individual we had contacted was related to Monteria.
The distance between professors is the closest... It is no exaggeration to say that if you find that individual, you will find Professor Monteria."
The black gem cat felt the cold hand on his back sink a little.
But it couldn't compare to how much my heart sank.
"Are they those black cat hairs?" The voice of the great wizard of the North District reconfirmed in my ears.
Professor Yi did not repeat the answer, but nodded with an unpredictable expression.
The black gem cat felt the witch's gaze falling on him, with a bit of surprise.
And of course it itself was confused!
We were just chatting in a pub for a while, why did we suddenly become a suspect?
"Do you want to listen to what you are talking about?" The black gem cat yelled subconsciously, and his voice became a little sharp due to nervousness: "Me and the old crow are the closest?"
He asked three questions in a row. With each question, the Black Jewel Cat's confidence recovered a little. After the three questions, it felt like a clean cat again.
"It's Professor Monteria."
Professor Yi first corrected some of Mao Mao's impolite remarks, and then nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed, overly clear divination conclusions sometimes lead to errors in interpretation... If you think about it from another angle,
This 'nearest distance' can be in different dimensions - close distance in space is an explanation, and close distance in cause and effect is also an explanation - but no matter which possibility, the closest distance between you and it does not matter.
Doubtful. So, think carefully, are there any clues at hand related to Professor Monteria?"
clue?
That's too much.
The black gem cat instantly remembered a lot of things - for example, the 'seed' that was integrated into the body was caused by Gan Ning's little crow; for example, Thomas, who had kidnapped him, was also a little crow, and he gouged it out.
I have a lot of flesh and blood, and it is very likely that I gave it to Monteria; for another example, Monteria was not only my magic text professor, but I also worked as an assistant in his laboratory——
etc!
laboratory?
The two great wizards were keenly aware of the instantaneous change in the black gem cat's vitality, and they held their breaths in unison.
"key!"
The black gem cat raised a small paw, revealing its pink flesh pads, with an excited look on its face: "——Some time ago, Laowu, cough, I mean, Professor Monteria once gave me a key to my body! Yes!
From his bloodline research laboratory!"
The words were not spoken yet.
The black gem cat felt a big warm hand under its belly, and then its body suddenly lightened up, and the whole cat flew away from the bar of Sakura Tavern like a cloud.
"——Sorry, Miss Kolma, the school may need your guest to assist with the follow-up investigation." Professor Yi's gentle and polite voice came to my ears.
"It's okay, thank you for your hard work."
This was Colma's cheerful reply.
Everyone seemed happy.
Except Black Jewel Cat.
…
…
When Zheng Qing was woken up from his dream by another violent knock on the door, he unexpectedly felt a sense of peace of mind.
Several other classmates in dormitory 403 - except for Dylan - also showed amazing adaptability. Even Fatty Xin didn't complain. He just turned over on the bed and blocked his ears with his buttocks.
.
dressing.
Open the door.
Then he followed a large group of black robes and left the dormitory honestly.
The whole process was incredibly smooth.
The only twist and turn was that after Zheng Qing heard the whole story, he calmly put away the clone transformation technique and threw the black stone into the gray bag - not that he knew that the black gem cat had tried to sell his private house.
Qian, I just want to compare the professor’s words with the black gem cat’s experience.
However, after reviewing the black gem cat's performance tonight, the boy felt that it was the right thing for him to turn it back into a stone. In other words, the teachers of the divination team were still around, otherwise he would have to throw the black gem into it.
Rinse it in ice water to wake it up and regain its position.
"...Hasn't the school inspected Professor Monteria's laboratory before?" On the way to the laboratory, Zheng Qing curiously asked the divination professor, feeling that this possibility was extremely low.
"Of course I checked."
Professor Yi was not perfunctory, and gave the boy a positive answer, and then changed the topic: "But the subtlety of magic lies in this. If a great wizard wants to hide something, then even the wizard who is best at divination,
It is also easy to overlook certain details. The principle involves the relevant provisions of the Wizarding Code regarding ownership and magical heritage, which are protected by some ancient and powerful magic. In this case, a 'correct' owner is
It’s very important.”
There is no doubt about it.
Zheng Qing, who got the key, was the right person.
When the group came to the small bronze door, Zheng Qing immediately noticed that there was a deep fingerprint in the center of the brass nameplate of the 'Advanced Magic Text and Bloodline Research Laboratory' hanging on the door, as if someone wanted to
The name was completely erased, but after a scratch was made, he changed his mind.
Professor Yi noticed where the boy's gaze rested and sighed softly: "——The wizards of the identification team have confirmed that the fingerprint belongs to Professor Monteria."
He didn't say more.
Zheng Qing didn't ask any more questions, but just turned his attention back to the small door. Compared with the previous times he came to the laboratory, this time Zheng Qing saw the cow head on the small door with an iron ring in its mouth.
The animal head disappeared, leaving only a circle of clear traces and a vertical, elongated keyhole, which looked like the coin slot of an old-fashioned public telephone.
There is an obvious ring of burnt black around the keyhole.
It was as if it had been burned by some kind of flame.
"——Earlier, after we obtained high-level authority over the school's guardian array, we tried to violently break down this door." Professor Yi spoke at the right time and briefly explained the origin of the charred circle: "The door opened easily.
The information in the laboratory is also neatly and orderly. It seems that he has already guessed that we will come..."
Click.
While Professor Yi was explaining, Zheng Qing had already stuffed the golden copper coin given to him by Professor Monteria into the keyhole. Along with the clear crashing sound of the copper coin falling, a series of clicking sounds sounded from the small bronze door.
Line after line of fine runes flashed across the door, and only a few of them could be recognized by Zheng Qing. However, before he had time to analyze, the small bronze door automatically popped open with a muffled sound of "click".
Professor Yi immediately protected the boy behind him.
A group of black-robed wizards filed in without stopping at all.
After a while, a safety signal came from the door, and the professor led the boy into the laboratory.
It is different from the 'clean and tidy' described by the professor before.
The laboratory that caught Zheng Qing's eyes was in a mess. Many books and magic materials were randomly mixed together. There were suspicious dark red traces on the floor. There was also a salted food on one of the test tables.
The head of the human demon, its bare scalp is criss-crossed with long stitched wounds, the stitches are fine and neat, which is pleasing to the eye, in sharp contrast to the ugly appearance of the ogre.
"No wonder he asked me to take time to clean." Zheng Qing muttered softly.
Professor Yi's fingertips gently slid over the longest, centipede-like stitched wound, and he muttered something softly. As if stimulated by his magic power, the ogre's eyelids trembled violently, but he never opened them.
open.
The professor shook his head, grabbed Zheng Qing's hand, and pressed it directly on the ogre's head.
The slightly sticky feel made the boy twitch his lips.
The next second.
The ogre's eyes suddenly opened and he stared at the young assistant teacher. His blue-grey eyes were lifeless, but exuded a strong sense of oppression.
"You're here?"
Its voice was stiff and hoarse - Zheng Qing couldn't help but glance at the position of its neck, and was a little curious about how its vocal system worked - its tone was somewhat emotional: "-Since you are here, then I should
"——This laboratory contains some notes, experimental reports and some experimental subjects that I left. If you are interested, you can read, study, or even do experiments here. Believe me, you will gain a lot."
The ogre head seemed not to hear the boy's shocked voice, and said in an indifferent voice: "Of course, I don't think the school will allow you to be exposed to these experiments... I guess you didn't come alone today, right?
?”
The ogre's mouth pulled up slightly, revealing a slightly sarcastic smile: "...but I don't think they can really stop you. The spiritual seed in your body will guide you..."
Click!
A hand reached out from the side and crushed the ogre's jaw, turning the voice behind it into a bunch of indistinct whimpers.
This is Professor Yi.
"Professor?" Zheng Qing looked at the divination professor beside him in confusion.
"It's just a sound, not even a memory."
Professor Yi frowned with a serious expression, then pressed the boy's shoulder and pushed him out of the laboratory: "——It doesn't have much reference value for you, but it is very confusing. If you don't mind, the school will be here
Seal this laboratory immediately after conducting appropriate inspections. Of course, everything in the laboratory still belongs to you, but it will only be returned to you when you reach a certain stage..."