ALL NOVEL Chapter 83 Secret Message Ring
The setting sun hangs low in the sky, dyeing the clouds in the sky red.
The returning birds drew graceful arcs in the sky, hovering and landing on the roof of the stone house.
In the castle in West City, the gray walls reflect the rays of the setting sun.
From a window on the third floor of the castle, a bright alchemy lamp shines from the window frame.
Xia Zuo stood in front of the window and enjoyed the scenery of West City.
In the busy market area in the distance, rows of lamps illuminated the road at night. The faint noise floated from the market area, and it could still penetrate the windows of the castle even though it was far away.
Mars walked into the room, put down two silver wine glasses on the table, and greeted the juniors by the window:
"Xia Zuo, I prepared some food and drinks. The food here is not as good as the school, so I can only pick out some fresh food."
There is a plate of crystal-clear bacon slices on the table, a plate of delicious and tender salmon, a pot of steaming vegetable soup, a plate of fresh strawberries, a basket of white bread and two plates of jam.
It can be seen that Mars has been preparing the dishes very carefully. Even if the effect of the satiety potion has not worn off, you should still take more.
Xia Zuo glanced at tonight's dishes without revealing anything, and responded with a smile, "Senior Mars, you are so polite. You even specially prepared dinner for me."
He greeted the other party politely and sat down at the round table.
Mars brought the wine glass, not because he wanted to stay drunk with his junior.
Wizards rarely drink alcohol because alcohol can interfere with meditation, not to mention that as an assistant to the resident wizard, Mars has to keep a clear mind to handle affairs in the territory.
Mars poured juice for his junior and himself, the two of them clinked their glasses and began to share their experiences.
Xia Zuo's life and work are relatively monotonous. Apart from refining poisons and completing orders every day, he spends time with Anruer. There are no major ups and downs.
Mars started by talking about the people and things he met when he first came to West City.
Whenever he talked about thieves, highway robbers, or gangsters who fled after killing people, he always emphasized his tone and confided his inner depression to Xia Zuo.
These cunning criminals create trouble for the already busy mage assistant in the city. From time to time they come out of the darkness to disturb his meditation or preprocess the raw materials for alchemy.
Like here in West City.
In addition to the common logging sites and mines, there are also more than a dozen collection points that produce alchemical raw materials.
The collection work was entrusted by the resident mage to the warrior guild in the city.
The Warriors Guild will regularly dispatch mercenaries to collection points to collect raw materials and hand them over to the Warriors Guild, who will then hand them over to the resident mage.
After the resident mage obtains these raw materials, he hands them to his assistant for pre-processing.
As soon as Mars finished his meditation every morning, he would go to the backyard of the castle to take care of the raw materials for alchemy, such as separating basic toxins, refining the ores needed for the giant creation discipline, or brewing the base potion from herbs, etc.
When the alchemical raw materials in the castle accumulate to a certain inventory, the resident mage will entrust the Warriors Guild to transport these inventories to Starry Night Academy.
Mars worked hard for the normal operation of the school, and was often interrupted by unexpected events that required him to run errands. He had to put down the work at hand and run around outside West City.
This is the daily life of the resident mage assistant.
Xia Zuo listened to the senior's words and still felt that refining poisons in the academy would be a better job.
In terms of points acquisition speed, there is not much difference between the two.
Mars is slightly more.
In addition to the stable income from managing alchemical raw materials.
Every time he leaves the castle to deal with urgent matters outside the city, he can earn a lot of points.
Xia Zuo is more concerned about this extra income.
He is still a long way from his ambitious goal of 25,000 points.
In the past seven days, I had been wandering in the inaccessible wilderness and caught 5 unruly elements, which totaled 100 points. Adding in the 270 points from this delivery mission, the two added up to 370 points.
Compared to the goal of tens of thousands of points, although these points are rich, they are still a bit small.
Seeing that his junior was a little concerned about handling emergencies, Mars wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked:
"Are you interested in running errands for me? I happen to have a task on my hands. You have the Wind Movement, so it will be very easy to handle this matter. Of course, the points reward will be all yours."
Xia Zuo showed an interested look, "Senior, please tell me what it is first. If time permits, I can stay here for a few more days."
Mars took off the tablecloth from his collar and said, "I'm going to the study and I'll be back soon."
About five minutes later, Mars walked in carrying a tray.
He sat down at the table, took a letter from the tray and handed it to his junior.
"At this time yesterday, the Warriors Guild sent a notification letter. There was an abnormality in the snake cave that produced adenochlorin. The mercenaries who went there to collect venom glands the day before yesterday only brought back half of the amount. The snake cave is about a mile away from West City. Twenty kilometers away.”
Mars handed over another file bag, which contained basic information about the snake den, as well as information on the mercenaries responsible for collecting venom glands and feeding the venomous snakes.
Xia Zuo read the contents of the letter and file, and listened to the other party's description of the situation in the Snake Cave, and felt that this task could be accepted.
As long as you find the reason for the abnormality in the snake cave, you can get 20 points.
If the abnormal situation can be resolved, another 20 points will be gained.
"I have accepted this task." Xia Zuo nodded, pondered and said, "Senior, you were supposed to handle this matter today, right? You were delayed because I was coming?"
"Um no no no."
Mars thought for a while and shook his head. He put his hands in a pool and said, "Your itinerary was sent to the resident mage a few days ago. Whether it is you or the poison you sent, it is worthy of my unexpected surprise." Put the matter aside for now.”
He took a ring from the tray.
"This ring is what our assistants must wear when leaving the city."
Mars gestured to his left thumb, indicating to Xia Zuo to put on the ring.
"It's called the Ring of Secret Message."
Mars picked up another ring and put it on his left thumb.
The secret message ring is a bit heavy, about half the width of a thumb.
There are many small mechanisms on the ring that can be moved with fingertips, and the surface of the mechanisms is engraved with fine lines. .
Xia Zuo raised his hand and carefully looked at these lines in front of his eyes, which seemed to be an encrypted language.
"This is how to decipher the code."
Mars handed over a manual and then adjusted the direction of the ring so that the only vertical line on the ring was aligned with the nail of the thumb.
He started from the first line on the right side of the vertical line and introduced the purpose of each small mechanism one by one.
Xia Zuo's eyes gradually widened and brightened, and he was amazed by this alchemy tool that could transmit secret messages over long distances.
The magic-level communication technique has very limited uses and can only be used indoors. If you use communication skills to deliver letters outdoors, a gust of wind can blow the letter away.
Two people wearing a secret message ring, even if they are tens of kilometers apart, can still communicate easily by relying on the mechanism on the ring.
Mars explained the purpose of the secret message ring, stood up and walked half a circle around the table, slightly away from the round tables, "Come and try it, open your own [positioning] mechanism."
Xia Zuo's right index finger fumbled on the ring, and then used a little force to move the pick on a small mechanism.
He felt that his ring was attracted by an invisible force, and the source of the suction was the ring on Mars' finger.
Xia Zuo raised his left hand, relaxed his palm, and let the suction of the ring adjust his wrist. His thumb drew an arc and pointed towards Mars at the other end of the room.
"I opened the trap of [asking for help]." Mars operated on the ring.
"Click."
A very slight sound was heard from the two rings at the same time.
Xia Zuo noticed that the mechanism on his ring that represented his companions asking for help had changed.
"I'll dial a few more mechanisms. Suppose there are two enemies..." Mars dialed the ring.
"Click."
"One is a human and the other is a beast." Mars turned the switch for the second time.
"Click."
"They didn't notice me."
"Click."
"I guess they're tough."
"Click."
"I need support."
"Click."
The ring on Xia Zuo's finger made continuous sounds, and finally the lines on the ring connected into a secret message.
He translated the secret message according to the instructions in the decryption manual:
[There are two enemies in front of me, one is a human and the other is a beast. They didn't notice me. I guess they are very difficult to deal with. I need support. 】
"It's really magical." Xia Zuo stroked the lines on the ring, "What kind of alchemy product is this?"
"Kit Kat Object Science." Mars smiled, walked back to the table and sat down, "However, at least you have to be an expert Kit Kat Object Alchemist to make it."
Xia Zuo blinked, and the other person's words reminded him that he had only learned poison alchemy, and there were three alchemy subjects that he had not yet learned. This time he would have to find time to find a tutor to make up for the lessons when he went back.
"And this, you should also keep it."
Mars took the last thing from the tray:
search warrant.
The roll of parchment is contained in a hard metal cylinder.
The neatly written words on the parchment listed the identity information of the person being searched, the reason for the search and the laws of the kingdom based on it.
Underneath the parchment, there are several bright red official seals with clear imprints.
"If it is determined that the abnormality in the Snake Cave is caused by those mercenaries - this kind of thing is very common. You can use this search warrant to summon guards to search their residence."
Mars paused and scratched the short pale blond hair on his head.
"If you know how to do Fengxing, you can go in and search directly. This is more secretive than letting the guards search. But you have to promise me that there must be a legitimate reason to do so."
"Yes, Senior Mars. If I plan to search their residence," Xia Zuo raised his left hand and shook his left thumb, "I will use the secret message ring to contact you first."
"Hmm~ That's good." Mars smiled with satisfaction.
He took out a few potions from his pocket and handed them over, "You don't have the Alchemy Stone of Life yet, do you? Then keep these potions, you will have a chance to use them."
Xia Zuo took the glass bottle and checked the potency, then put the secret message ring, decryption manual, search warrant, file bag and letter into his alchemy pocket, raised his wine glass and touched it lightly with the other party.
In the following time, the two of them chatted while eating and drinking. It was not until late at night that Xia Zuo returned to the guest room where he stayed to rest.
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