"Is there anyone in town whose behavior has suddenly become abnormal recently? Is there anyone who was originally injured and suddenly got better?"
"nothing."
He wasn't lying, and he probably wouldn't be able to find out anything if he asked again. Xia Duo was going to go directly to the mayor's house to have a look. No matter whether the mayor had any problems or not, it wouldn't be wrong to check there first.
Xia Duo also planned to find the mayor first, so he asked again: "Where is the mayor's house?"
"Turn left when you go out. The fifth house is the mayor's house."
"I understand, last question, have you ever heard of the 'Mother Goddess of Creation'?"
"never heard of that."
"Okay, now go to bed and sleep!"
"Yes, sir."
Seeing the woman in front of him walking towards the bed without any resistance, Xia Duo was sure that the [Instruction] was working.
After all, no matter how majestic the empire is, it is impossible for a young woman who may also know some apprenticeship skills to be free from suspicion, hesitation, and resistance.
…
Casting [Invisibility] again, Xia Duo walked to the left along the road in front of the woman's house and counted five houses. Their appearance was not much different from the houses of ordinary townspeople. At most, they were a little newer.
The mayors at the grassroots level of the empire may have some prestige, but they do not have much real benefits, because there are too many people below who want to step on them and rise to power. They must always be cautious, and some even live worse than ordinary townspeople.
Xia Duo has visited at least dozens of the hundreds of small towns within the city of Jilan in the past year. He found that these towns are indeed like the "dormitory areas of collective farms" he knows, with no entertainment or commercial features.
(all in Jilan City), and the mayors are basically women.
It is said to be a town, but in fact it is more like a village, even the Little Goat Town with a population of more than 2,000 is like this.
What wealthy families can there be in the village?
When he got close to the mayor's house, Xia Duo immediately turned his initial suspicion into certainty. He found traces of warning magic outside the mayor's house. The style was similar to that of elves, cumbersome and gorgeous, but it also contained Nese magic.
The system is simple and rigorous.
If demons are elves, maybe they are also absorbing the advantages here during the war.
This warning magic itself is nothing. Xia Duo is sure to get around it, but the problem is that "Eddie" doesn't have it.
The detection spell from Jilan City still exists. Xia Duo, who has personally used the detection spell, naturally understands that what he sees from Jilan City is not just ordinary vision, but also magic vision.
Perhaps, the people in Jilan City have also discovered the warning magic here.
After thinking about it carefully, Xia Duo found that there was really no way to get around "Eddie" or remove it without being discovered. After waiting here for a while, he didn't see any sign of the warning magic weakening or disappearing.
Xia Duo knew it was time to change his approach.
Perhaps it can be a little more radical. Of course, what Sha Duo means by radical is not to rush in directly, but to upgrade the character of "Eddie".
Theoretically, "Eddie" can bypass or even steal this warning magic, but there is often a gap between reality and theory, and now Shado wants to turn theory into reality.
This is not difficult for Chateau.
However, the necessary "struggle", "hesitation", and "thinking" processes must still be shown to the people on the other side of the spell.
Until the duration of three [invisibility] periods passed, Xia Duo finally showed a "determined" expression and slowly approached the edge of the warning magic.
The magic network here has obviously become more organized. Xia Duo carefully extracted a string of the magic network and linked it to himself. This was the first step to seize authority.
Any continuous magic and guided magic must be linked to itself in order to be able to maintain it for a long time. Otherwise, it will only bloom in an instant, and then the magic network will begin to recover automatically, and the magic will be gone.
If [Fireball] is released, you cannot control it. Even if it explodes if you let go, there is nothing you can do. If you want precise and continuous control, then there is another spell, [Guide Fireball].
But similarly, guidance magic is also easier to counter, which is equivalent to you already reading the message, why don't they interrupt you.
"Eddie" has never been exposed to the theory and techniques of seizing spells before, but this does not prevent Xia Duo from letting him "understand and create on his own" at this moment.
From the moment the first string of the Magic Network was connected, it was destined that this warning magic would be captured by Sha Duo.
After a while, Xia Duo had completely controlled this warning magic, and could even sense three "people" inside through this warning magic. Let's just assume that they are all human beings.
These three people are all below the ground, probably in the cellar.
Hiding his figure, Sha Duo walked around the house and found no traces of other spells. It seemed that there was only a warning magic, and this magic was already controlled by Sha Duo.
Although it cannot cut off the other party's perception, it can also mislead the other party.
I found a woman near the mayor's house and [instructed] her to go to the mayor and tell her that two pregnant women were quarreling and were about to start a fight, and she needed to mediate.
The reason does not stand up to scrutiny, but as the mayor, as long as she has no clear intention to rebel, it is her job to mediate neighborhood disputes.
The moment this woman stepped into the warning area, in Sha Duo's perception, a person in the cellar moved instantly, and then another person got up and came out.
If nothing else, he will be the mayor.
The two of them said a few words at the door and left together.
After the two left, Xia Duomo counted dozens of people and stepped into the guarded area, but at this time he had replaced his own physical signs with that of the mayor.
Vigilance magic does not allow you to see the picture like the detection spell. There is only a general physical appearance, such as height, shortness, fatness, human shape or animal shape, etc.
He arrived at the cellar nimbly, and before he could lift the wooden board, he heard a weak Elvish voice coming from below, "Ned, you don't have to worry about me. Leave this devil's country quickly. It's really too dangerous here."
Already."
"No, Jiali, I must take you back, believe me! The Mother Goddess will definitely bless us for our safe return!"
Hearing this, Xia Duo's heart moved, and he realized that the other party might not have teleported the scroll, and one of them might have been seriously injured. It seemed that this mission was in vain.
However, he still followed the plan. After lifting the wooden board, he immediately activated the [Dimensional Anchor] scroll. The light underneath was dim, but following the perceived position in the alarm field, two green blocking rays accurately
Two targets were hit.
Then, without waiting for the opponent's reaction, he activated the [Fireball Technique] one after another. The opponent's choice to settle in the cellar was simply asking for death. In the small space, two fireballs exploded instantly.
A bright fire flashed, and Xia Duo saw two elves hugging each other underneath, but then they were engulfed in the fire. One of the elves had a flash of magic. Although it was difficult, he survived in the end.
The other one turned into ashes almost instantly.
Xia Duo just stood at the entrance of the cellar and watched this scene. The fire stopped when it reached the entrance of the cellar. After all, it was a magic flame. Xia Duo did not feel any heat wave.
Although he lamented the fragility of life, the movements of his hands did not stop, but at this point there was no need to use the scroll.
Because the one who survived was the one who was originally injured. He didn't know how he was injured. Half of his body seemed to have been burned by fire. It was obviously very painful.
When the magic aura on it disappeared, Xia Duo ended its pain with a magic missile.