Because Su Lun collected some information when he destroyed the "Vaughn Brotherhood" before, he knew that this "curator" often mingled with the underground gangs in London and had illegal human trafficking transactions with some gangs.
He has always subjectively felt that he should investigate the underworld, but he has never found any useful clues.
Unexpectedly, Emilia and the others discovered through investigation that this "curator" was actually someone from the Royal Academy.
Now it seems that it must be a perfectly disguised identity deliberately created.
If you can control that kind of [Horror Wax Figure·Ghost Bride], your level will definitely not be low. Su Lun estimated that he should start at least level six.
Although there are many masters in the Royal Academy, there are only those who are above level six. And since the old cowboy has confirmed that that person practices necromantic black magic, the scope is even smaller. The soul of that kind of person will be very special, as long as
Once encountered, it can be confirmed almost immediately.
When Su Lun thought of this, he felt that the originally stagnant investigation suddenly had clues, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.
This "curator" is definitely a crucial part of the Red Death. If he can be killed, many problems may be solved.
However, Su Lun did feel a little embarrassed after hearing the results of Emilia's investigation.
When Su Lun commissioned the old cowboy to investigate the Black Death, he really just wanted to know where "Infected Person Zero" was. Then if he could find some relevant clues through the results, the trouble would not be too big.
Therefore, Su Lun didn't even mention the "curator" and the "ghost bride" to the old cowboys. He was afraid that they would follow this line and go far away.
But I didn't expect that the other party's investigative ability was too good, so I investigated it myself without giving any clues.
Thinking that it might be the professional ability of the old cowboy's special god believer.
However, the process is not that important.
Fortunately, the old cowboy was cautious and did not continue to investigate further. Otherwise, if he really encountered the "curator", he might lose his life.
But this Emilia has such a strong sense of justice that she is a bit stunned. She knows that the person behind the scenes is very troublesome, so she still dares to investigate like this?
After one dance, another dance begins.
While dancing, Su Lun said directly: "This commission is indeed a bit beyond expectations. As promised at the time of commission, I will pay another one million liso for this information. You don't need to investigate the rest of the matter."
There are enough clues, and what follows is very dangerous. If the old cowboy investigates the reason, Su Lun will entrust him. But the guy avoided it. Just relying on this second-level woman is tantamount to death.
Su Lun didn't want this righteous female detective to die, so she decided to take action herself.
As he spoke, he already had a storage ring in his hand, and while dancing and hugging her waist, he stuffed it into the gap between the waistband of Emilia's skirt.
Emilia was not polite and accepted it happily without forgetting to snort: "This is what the teacher and I deserve."
Su Lun smiled and nodded, agreeing with this statement.
This level of risk is indeed what they deserve.
The commission was completed and a generous reward was received. It should have been a very happy thing, but Emilia didn't feel any happy expression.
She kept thinking about the tragic conditions of the patients she had seen during the investigation these days.
What a miserable world it was. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was a hell on earth.
After pondering for a moment, she was still worried and said: "What are you going to do next? From the current point of view, the situation of the Red Death is very serious in all the slums. Without that special medicine, at least hundreds of thousands of people would be affected.
Millions of people died."
Su Lun didn't want to say much and responded calmly: "I have my own arrangements for this matter."
Emilia didn't like this old-fashioned tone, because she always thought it was the abominable manner of aristocratic gentlemen when weighing the pros and cons.
If it's beneficial, then it's okay. If there's no benefit, we won't take care of it.
Looking at the splendid banquet hall, looking at the extravagant nobles and their wives, and thinking of the miserable situation in the slums, Emilia felt an inexplicable anger in her heart, and said: "You noble gentlemen, where are you?"
I know the suffering of the people at the bottom. Even if I don’t have a commission on the Red Death, I will continue to investigate!”
Su Lun didn't want to explain more, "Don't interfere, it's very dangerous. This matter is very involved, and continuing to investigate will get you killed."
Emilia was not afraid, and even had some disdain for Su Lun's statement, "Life is born with a certain meaning. If you can go on firmly in your own beliefs, death is not so worth fearing. If it is because of
If you give up your faith due to gain or loss of interests, what difference does it make like firewood or rotten wood? Even if you can live a few more years, so what?"
When Su Lun heard these righteous words, his originally calm heart suddenly fluctuated.
He looked at the woman dancing with him, and suddenly felt that there was a special humanity glowing in her body.
Su Lun always felt that this woman and the old cowboy had completely different soul fluctuations.
One huddles in the shadows, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages;
One is like the blazing sun, fearlessly driving away the darkness.
Su Lun vaguely felt that this seemed to involve some kind of high-level extraordinary power.
But I have to admit that I am not as good as her in this regard.
Not only is she reckless, her righteousness is incompatible with this world.
After thinking about it, Su Lun added another sentence: "Things are not what you think. There is something wrong with [Scarlet Potion] and it cannot be used by others. Tell your teacher this, he should understand what it means."
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When Amelia heard this, she was thinking in her heart, but her eyes were full of resentment.
This guy is like this, and so is the teacher. It’s like this every time. Can’t you explain clearly?
Make yourself look like an idiot.
Su Lun didn't think much to say, "Okay, the commission is over. You should leave here as soon as possible."
Emilia snorted dissatisfiedly, "Did you invite me to dance?"
Are you just throwing away people?
Bah, greasy man!
But it seems that forcing me to stay seems shameless.
Just as the dance was over, she left without looking back.
After Su Lun invited Amelia to dance, he returned to the rest area.
Thinking about what Emilia had said before, he magically took out the black umbrella, maximized his perception, and quietly checked everyone in the banquet hall.
The focus is on high-level professions such as deans and professors.
Soon, he discovered that there was something strange about the soul fluctuations. The soul was obviously lingering in darkness, as if it had been polluted by the air of death for a long time.
He had noticed these people before, but some dark alchemists would also have similar fluctuations, and Su Lun didn't take it seriously. But now, it deserves special attention.
Su Lun locked his target and glanced over casually.
He saw an old woman wearing a black magic robe and a witch's hat.
This is the director of the "Institute of Ancient Magic and Archeology" of the Royal Academy, Hyndman Elpso.
Su Lun knew that he had probably found the right person.
The majors of ancient magic research and archeology often come into contact with all kinds of strange ancient objects, and they are the professionals most likely to come into contact with ancient magic such as necromancy.
Moreover, upon careful identification of the soul fluctuations in her body, there is indeed something wrong.
The conditions are met and the motivation is there.
Su Lun thought about testing it again. If she could "sneeze", then she would be almost 100% sure that she was the "curator".
At this moment, light footsteps sounded, and then a nice voice sounded like a question, more like coquettishness: "Sir, would you invite a poor girl without a partner to dance?"
Su Lun had actually noticed this person for a long time.
Another reason why he was anxious to ask Amelia to leave quickly was because he had always noticed a gaze looking at him.
It doesn't seem to be malicious, but I don't know what, I just keep observing.
Su Lun turned around and looked over, clearly seeing the person who spoke.
He didn't feel that she was a poor girl who didn't have a dance partner.
At a masquerade party, usually good-looking and handsome people usually show their faces. Only ugly and unconfident people will wear all kinds of weird looks.
This is a blond girl wearing a burgundy low-cut dress. Even with the gauze covering her face, her beauty is still vaguely visible.
This was enough to make her one of the most popular ladies at the ball.
Su Lun didn't have any fluctuations.
But there is an unwritten rule in Luying's upper class society, that is, if the woman takes the initiative to invite a dance, a gentleman should not refuse it in any case.
This woman took the initiative to speak, and Su Lun couldn't refuse. He held a flowery hand, bowed and invited, "This is my honor."
He was also curious as to why this woman was so interested in him.
"Thanks."
The blonde girl also smiled, curtsied, and naturally put her delicate hand on Su Lun's palm.
The dance music being played is a classical piece, light and solemn.
The two of them joined the crowd dancing in a circle, dancing to a tap-dancing rhythm.
It can be seen from her dance steps and temperament that she is a girl from a high-class noble family.
Out of etiquette, Su Lun asked: "What do you call me?"
The blonde girl smiled and said: "Anna."
The woman didn't say her last name, probably because she wanted to remain a little mysterious.
She asked again: "What about you?"
He didn’t know him anyway, so Su Lun casually said: “Nicholas.”
Hearing this, Anna chuckled, as if she knew instantly that this was a fake name, "Sir, you are so funny."
"Haha, that's right."
It didn't matter that Su Lun chatted awkwardly the whole time.
It's not of any interest anyway, and it doesn't matter what the impression is.
Anna didn't mean to hide it on purpose. She looked at Su Lun's face from a very close distance, blinked her crystal eyes, and praised generously: "You are indeed very handsome."
Listening to this tone, Su Lun became more and more sure that this woman knew him and asked: "Miss Anna knows me?"
Anna smiled and didn't answer, and asked instead: "Sir, you don't seem to be very satisfied with your dance partner?"
Su Lun responded politely: "Of course not. Miss Anna is a very charming girl."
Anna was reluctant, and said with sly eyes: "Then why don't you be more intimate? If you invite me, I probably won't refuse to dance a few more dances with you."
Hearing this ambiguous hint, Su Lun smiled politely and continued to dance in circles with her arms around her.
It's not that Anna isn't charming enough, it's that she is an ideal object of pleasure.
Classical dresses have steel rings around the waist, which will squeeze the breasts into a spectacular sight, but she is not small to begin with. Under the low-cut burgundy dress, she is magnificent. When you lower your head, you will see a deep snow-white skin. Her skin is delicate and her appearance is beautiful.
There is nothing to be picky about, and her status as a high-class noble lady is also a plus.
But Su Lun has no interest in this kind of emotional ambiguity.
What's more, this woman obviously has ulterior motives.
After a few brief conversations, Su Lun guessed how she knew him.
I don't know many people in the camping aristocratic circle, so there is only one possibility for me to test with such a reserved tone.
He asked directly: "Do Miss Anna and Miss Ekaterina know each other?"
"You guessed it so easily?"
Anna smiled noncommittally and added: "I am Katyusha's good friend. Come and see what the handsome guy she praised so much looks like."
I see.
Su Lun listened and asked casually, "How do you feel?"
Anna turned her eyes and smiled: "It's really special."
At the end, she added: "It's also my type."
Su Lun also smiled slightly when he heard this, but did not respond.
At this time, the two of them followed the dancing team and arrived in front of the main stage of the dance, where the professors of the college gathered.
Su Lun made a seemingly inadvertent movement of his sleeves, and the smell of "perfume" poured out.
There was nothing special about the air filled with the smell of aromatherapy and red wine, but at this time, Hyndman Elpso felt a slight discomfort in his nose and sneezed slightly with a "sneeze" sound.
Catching this scene from the corner of his eye, Su Lun looked away with a very natural expression.
He had already concluded in his heart that this old woman was probably the "curator".
After another very intimate dance step, this dance song is coming to an end.
Anna put her proud figure against Su Lun's body without hesitation, and asked suggestively: "Does Mr. Nicholas want to invite me to dance again?"
After saying that, she directly found the steps for Su Lun and said, "If it were me, your fiancée wouldn't mind."
Su Lun smiled and did not respond.
Just as the dance was over, he kissed the back of Anna's hand politely as a farewell, "It's an honor to dance with Miss Anna."
After saying that, he turned around and left, returning to the rest area to eat.
Anna was left alone, slightly dazed.
But there was no anger in her eyes, she just muttered: She was rejected.
With a look of regret on her face, Anna also walked to the rest area on the other side.
Not far away, Ekaterina looked at her best friend who was coming over slightly frustrated, and asked: "What's wrong? Our Miss Anna seems unhappy?"
Anna showed a frustrated and helpless expression, "He rejected me."
As she said this, the beautiful blonde girl pursed her lips and doubted her own charm for the first time, "This is the third time!"
Hearing this, Ekaterina looked not surprised at all.
Anna looked at her good friend and said quietly: "If Katyusha hadn't confirmed it personally, I would have doubted that he would not be interested in women."
Ekaterina shook her head in confusion at her unabashed bestie.
Anna thought of something and raised her eyebrows, "But... it's really special."
Dancing with Anna was just a small episode, and Su Lun didn't take it to heart at all.
The most important thing is that he has confirmed the identity of the "curator".
I'm thinking of making a thorough plan later to trouble this guy again.
Su Lun looked at his pocket watch again. It was almost the time when he planned to take action. That guy Kit was probably already preparing to take action.
But at this time, a little accident happened.
At this moment, several groups of people suddenly entered the venue. Those who were obviously the escort stewards entered the venue in a hurry and quietly reported some information to their respective masters. Almost all the top nobles got the news, and all of them looked slightly sad.
Change.
Apparently something big happened.
Su Lun thought Kit's actions had been exposed, and was a little worried.
At this time, Sabina also got the news and came over.
She said directly: "The latest information is that an hour ago, the convoy of the Rodriguez family coming to attend the meeting was attacked. Augustus was severely injured by the assassin. His life and death are unknown at the moment."
Su Lun was greatly surprised when he heard the news.
Only then did he understand why Na Augustus did not come to the dinner. It turned out that he had been assassinated.
But in an instant, Su Lun discovered the problem again and asked: "An hour ago? Why did it take so long for the news to come?"
Sabina said: "Detailed information has not been received yet. But someone went to the scene to see it, and it has been dealt with by professional scavengers. Probably the details of the Rodriguez family's unwillingness to fight were known to outsiders, and the news was deliberately suppressed.
That’s why it’s coming out now.”
"When encountering an assassination, not only did you not report it to the authorities, but you also took the initiative to deal with the scene?"
When Su Lun heard this, he felt that this operation was a bit abnormal.
When he thought about it, he probably thought of something.
The old guy Augustana has survived for so long relying on [Lilith's Vampire Ring]. It was probably because some obvious methods were exposed during the battle, so someone took the initiative to clean up the scene.
However, that guy is obviously very strong, but someone actually hit him hard?
Or in Ringtown?
Su Lun asked: "Where is the identity of the assassin?"
Sabina said: "It's not clear yet."
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Hearing this, Su Lun fell into deep thought.
Obviously this is most likely a political assassination.
But directly assassinating a member of a big congressman's family is a big deal.
Moreover, whether the assassin knew that Augustus was an old monster, or whether he just randomly picked someone to assassinate him, is also a critical issue.
Who will take action?
There are not many targets for those who have this strength and dare to take action.
Although there have been political assassinations before, those killed were all ordinary congressmen. There was also a tacit understanding among the six congressmen, and no one had ever attacked each other in this way.
Now that the tacit understanding has been broken, a sense of conspiracy is coming.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife, framing someone to blame, and fishing in troubled waters.
All kinds of conspiracies and conspiracies flashed through Su Lun's mind for a moment.
Obviously, some people don't want Lu Ying's political situation to be so calm.
However, the matter seemed to have nothing to do with him. Su Lun didn't care whether August was dead or not, but was more concerned about the whereabouts of the [Lilith's Vampire Ring].
After thinking about it, he decided to tell Kit the news.
I don't know if this unexpected situation will have any impact on that guy's plan to steal the treasure.
But as soon as the communicator said it, Kit not only didn't think it was troublesome, but said it was just the right time.
The next moment, he took action ahead of schedule, and suddenly there was a loud explosion outside.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
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The sound of several violent explosions was so loud that it directly overwhelmed the music in the banquet hall and reached everyone's ears.
The shaking on the ground was not too violent, but the crystal lamp above the head swayed and jingled like a wind chime. Everyone stood blankly on the spot, looking around in confusion.
Various secret guards and shadow guards of the noble lords also appeared instantly, and there were hundreds of people in the banquet hall. There were many experts here, so the guests were not panicked, but they thought it was a bit strange that the Royal Academy would hear the explosion.
The movement was so loud that it couldn't be hidden from anyone. After a few seconds, an outsider suddenly came over and reported: "Mr. Dean, just now there were explosions in the material warehouse No. 3 in the West District, No. 7 in the North District, and the laboratory in the South District.
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Dean Winfred frowned and asked immediately: "Are there any student casualties?"
The person responded: "There is no one in the teaching area at night. The explosion seems to be a precise directional blast. Apart from destroying a few buildings, the aftermath will not have much impact. There should be no casualties."
Hearing this, everyone in the hospital breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did everyone realize that this was not an accident, but someone deliberately carried out an explosion on campus.
However, since the intention was not to hurt anyone, wouldn't there be a fool who wanted to use such a stupid method as explosives to break open the warehouse door and steal something?
Dare to make trouble in the Royal Academy, this is no small matter.
What's more, news of the assassination of Augustus of the Rodriguez family just came out. The situation is very delicate.
Dean Winfred gave a sharp shout and said: "Immediately seal off the hospital area, activate the emergency plan, and arrest all suspicious persons!"
With this said, various departments of the college have also started operating.
The Royal Academy has specialized patrols and mounted police, and there is also a police station and the Royal Knights Corps nearby. There is no need for professors from the academy, who are already nobles, to catch the murderer.
The thousands of people in the banquet hall were whispering to each other calmly.
Su Lun also stood in the rest area, acting as a qualified melon-eater.
He was not surprised at all when he heard this news, because it was part of the plan.
Those explosions just now were the explosions of ordinary explosives. They were loud but not very powerful. They were probably of no use other than blowing down a few houses.
The real purpose is to cover up the explosion in the library.
Su Lun didn't show any abnormality in his expression.
Because according to the original plan, if there were no accidents, his task would be to watch the show and then look for opportunities to pick up things.
Normally, by the time the people at the academy noticed the abnormality, Kit had already managed to escape.
The pocket watch on his chest was ticking and counting the seconds. Su Lun also silently estimated the time and thought to himself: "In three and a half minutes, Kit should have opened the protective cover of the treasure house, and the alarm will be triggered within ten seconds."
Sure enough, at this moment someone suddenly came to report: "Mr. Dean, someone broke into the library collection room!"
After saying this, everyone in the banquet hall realized that this was an attack in the east. The previous explosion was just to plot the royal treasures in the treasure room?
There are many high-ranking nobles in the banquet hall, so there is nothing to worry about since there are strange thieves coming.
Instead, everyone started chatting with great interest.
Because almost all of them are graduates of the Royal Academy, they all know that the academy library has what is known as Lu Ying's strongest defensive restriction, and it is impossible for thieves to succeed.
This is not the first time a theft has occurred.
But someone actually broke in and triggered the ban?
This makes people curious.
After saying this, another group of people chased in the direction of the library, including many sixth- and seventh-level professionals.
Su Lun watched the people go out, but he didn't panic at all.
Because so far, this is all in Kit's plan.
But just as this thought flashed through Su Lun's mind, the next second, an accident happened suddenly.
There was another muffled "bang" sound, and the explosion suddenly sounded.
This time, because there was no explosion cover from other directions, it was easy to tell that the explosion came from the direction of the library.
Moreover, Su Lun was all too familiar with this thunder-like explosion.
Isn't this the special explosion sound of the [multi-layered melt-melt bomb] made by Zike specifically to break the ban?
"What's going on? How could there be a secondary explosion?"
Su Lun was slightly shocked.
It stands to reason that Jike had made accurate calculations before, and the planned amount of medicine was completely enough to break open the special shell of the collection room. But why did a secondary explosion occur?
Moreover, the movement was so loud that more explosives were used than the first time.
Could it be an accident?
Just as the bad thoughts emerged in Su Lun's mind, Kit's excited message suddenly came from the Mirror Organization's communicator: "Hahaha Su Lun, do you know what I just discovered during the explosion? Oh my God! This
It’s a big discovery that can shock the entire Luying Empire! I actually discovered the legendary ‘Mirror Library’!”
Mirror library?
Su Lun was suspicious. Before he could ask, another communication came from Kit, saying: "Oh, someone has triggered the warning. It seems that the people blocking the way have arrived. I have to escape quickly. I have already taken the notes.
Got it, follow the plan!"
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When Su Lun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out to be no accident.
But there was a new discovery, that guy was so stupid that he exploded one more time?
A few minutes later, Kit's situation was probably no longer so dangerous. He then sent another message: "I exploded for the first time before. The energy of the explosion destroyed the original stable structure of the collection room. I accidentally
I discovered that there was a deep layer of special restrictions hidden inside. So after I succeeded just now, I tried a second blast. And sure enough, a 'folding space' was exploded! As expected, it was Lu Yinghuang.
The legendary 'Mirror Library' that has been lost for hundreds of years. The folded space is very special. The gap was automatically repaired within a few breaths after the explosion, but I left a copy of your space mark in it. You
If you have a chance, go and take a look. Oh my god, I can already see the sheen of a top-notch treasure in there!"
After hearing this, Su Lun fully understood what had just happened.
To make that guy Kit so excited, there is probably something incredible in the "Mirror Library".
But when Su Lun thought about it, he seemed to have never heard of it.
I asked Sabina and she hadn't heard of it either.
Thinking that Kit was running for his life, Suellen did not ask him, but asked Mr. Black.
After asking, Su Lun knew why Kit was so excited.
It turns out that this will really be a shocking discovery that shocks Lu Ying!
As we all know, the Luying Royal Library collects countless precious classics, as well as many unique and rare books. The number is probably the largest in the entire plane.
In order to prevent certain natural disasters and man-made disasters from destroying the precious knowledge in the library and preserve the inheritance of the alchemical civilization, there is such a "mirror library".
At that time, the Luying royal family obtained a strange alchemical treasure, which could automatically copy the text of all the classics in the royal library (only books were copied, not cursed objects).
This thing is the "mirror library" itself.
In other words, all the classics in the Royal Library are available in the Mirror Library.
There are also lost, destroyed books that are not in the Royal Library, and they are also in the Mirror Library!
However, the authority of this "mirror library" is extremely high, and only the president of the Royal Academy and the successive Lu Ying emperors are eligible to enter.
Unfortunately, there was a usurpation rebellion within the Luying royal family four hundred years ago, and both the emperor and the librarian died in the civil war.
Then no one knows where this "mirror library" is or how to open it.
And because of things like usurping the throne, those in power most likely want to beautify and tamper with history. So hundreds of years have passed, and there are too many secrets that have been covered up. Almost no one knows the truth about that history of usurping the throne, let alone a disappeared person.
library.
Nowadays, only a few senior officials of the college know that it is in a folding space, and the entrance is somewhere in the college.
I don't know where that guy Kit got this news.
But Mr. Hei only knows so clearly because he has read all the books and deciphered the erased and tampered history from an ancient top-secret document.
After listening to Mr. Hei's introduction, Su Lun began to look forward to it.
He has long been coveting the billions of collections in the Royal Library. It took thousands of years to accumulate so much knowledge. This is the crystallization of the existing wisdom of the entire alchemical civilization.
This is a true treasure trove of knowledge of immeasurable value.
Originally, Su Lun could only covet it, because these were the personal belongings of the Bona royal family, and outsiders were not allowed to covet them.
But now there is a "mirror library" that no one knows about. Doesn't this mean that the things in it can be used in a big way?
Moreover, Mr. Hei also said that there is a collection in the library that collects various "forbidden objects"; and in the mirror library, there are "forbidden objects" collected by the Luying royal family!