In the inspection office, Director Wilson was still in a daze.
The newly renovated office had only been used for a few days when it suffered disaster.
The handmade cashmere carpet on the floor was laid by the director with his own money, the landscape paintings on the wall are from his private collection, and the elf vases in the corner are also his favorites.
As an official with a craftsman background, Wilson was very particular about grace and pomp. However, the lord hated luxury and waste, so he could only decorate his office in the name of personal hobbies.
These are all money paid by the Director himself, and consumption of public funds is absolutely not allowed.
With these beautiful works of art, the little vanity in the Director's heart is satisfied, and sitting in his office, he feels as if he has become a noble celebrity.
Although Sir Hugo made fun of Wilson many times for being an official fanatic, this did not affect him from pursuing his dream.
Now..., these are all gone.
The cashmere carpet was destroyed by two charred corpses, and the corpses were burned by the 'flame ray' and were leaking oil.
The landscape paintings from the south were turned into rags, leaving only the frame hanging crookedly on the wall.
As for the Elf Vase, it is a high-end piece of art from Silverleaf City. Wilson spent several mission bounties on it.
At this moment they were shattered on the ground.
Dreams shattered.
The office can be rebuilt with public funds, but these private collections cannot be reimbursed with public funds. Monsignor Hugo may even have to laugh behind his back.
Director Wilson was crying blood in his heart! He recovered from the fear of being attacked, slammed the table and got angry, "What bastard came and demolished my office?"
There were many people inside and outside the office. Guards, adjutants, and the orc dwarves and wizards responsible for security. Everyone felt relieved when they saw the director scolding him so vigorously.
Losing some property is nothing.
The director is not dead.
It's better not to die.
Only the little girl Eve Lorraine was still shivering. She was stuffed with magic gems by the lord for internship. She was thinking that she would be killed when she met bad people, and she couldn't sleep well.
As a result, I was afraid that bad guys would actually appear.
The orcs warned, fireballs blasted against the wall, and the half-asleep Lorraine was shocked. Two masked guys came out of the broken hole in the wall, and she crushed all the magic gems in her hand one by one without even thinking.
Johnson only identified three arcane spells after identifying the wall. In fact, Lorraine had seven or eight gems in his hand, each of which contained two or three arcane spells.
There are protection systems, conjuration systems, evocation systems, prophecy systems, and all kinds of messy arcane spells.
Magic gems are expensive because they can be cast much faster than scrolls one by one. They can blast out a bunch of them in one go.
The first two assassins thought they were bombarding the wall with fireballs, but the target inside was absolutely confused. As long as they were fast enough, this mission would be easy to capture.
But the assassin is fast, and Lorraine is even faster.
After the gem was crushed, the stored arcana followed the guidance of Lorraine's consciousness and all faced the direction of the incoming enemy.
The two assassins were blasted to death by four arcane spells on the spot. Powell and Johnson, who were behind them, did not see what was going on. They also took a hit and were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
The scene is messy, twisted, and broken.
Administrator Wilson suffered heavy losses.
Faced with such a desolate scene, the Director was furious and immediately ordered martial law throughout the city, mobilizing his 700 urban management officers to hunt down the fleeing assassins.
The whole city was alarmed.
Zhou Qingfeng happened to be at the Wizard's Tower in the city and arrived at the scene of the incident half an hour later. He arrived in a hurry, but he relaxed after hearing that the loss was "not big."
There was no evidence of identity on the two corpses left behind by the assassins. The special training they received caused their souls to dissipate extremely quickly, and the 'Conversation with the Dead' function could not be used.
After circling the body twice, Zhou Qingfeng waved someone to collect the body. The assassination aroused his anger, and he whispered to Wilson: "Are two more escaped?"
"Yes." Wilson nodded, "The guards said one of them was a wizard and he covered his body when he escaped. I'm worried that these assassins will attack us again."
Johnson's action was unsuccessful, but it must be said that his idea was successful.
The ‘rich and powerful leaders’ now have large families and businesses, supported by many key civil servants. Like Wilson, these people have no ability to protect themselves.
In addition, there are thousands of civilians in the territory, and they are even more vulnerable.
No matter what the enemy is, Zhou Qingfeng will not be frightened by a head-on attack. But killing people randomly will make him exhausted.
"This nail in the dark must be pulled out."
Dark night envelopes the Cold Wind City, the situation is complicated, information communication is slow and there are many delays, and the possibility of an enemy taking action first cannot be ruled out.
Zhou Qingfeng also faced the fog of war. From the perspective of self-protection, he agreed to strengthen the alert and immediately ordered the mobilization of manpower from the territory outside the city.
"Inform our units everywhere to strengthen their alert and shrink their personnel. Report the situation to me immediately to avoid being attacked by the enemy."
"Activate the hidden stakes we buried inside and outside the city. I want to know where this nasty attack came from?"
"Also, find out what the gang of nobles in the city who are 'failed to achieve success and more than prone to failure' are doing? I suspect they want to cause trouble."
Every time an order is given, an alchemical homing pigeon flies out of the window.
Within one hour, the information within the surrounding five kilometers can be summarized. Within three hours, the lord's will will be carried out within twenty kilometers.
This is the convenience of efficient communication.
Zhou Qingfeng gave Lorraine and Wilson another bag of magic gems, and then hurried back to the Wizard's Tower.
If you want to monitor the whole city, the best way is the Wizard's Tower. The prophecy system in the tower has a special detection spirit ball. In the event of civil strife, the chief prophecy has the responsibility to monitor the entire city.
Although the chief prophecy Old Bank ran away with all the wizards, Zhou Qingfeng wanted to rush back and ask the book charm Sophia if she had the ability to take over the position of chief prophecy.
The incident developed rapidly.
When Zhou Qingfeng returned to the magic hall of the Wizard's Tower, five chiefs of the eight major factions ran out to prevent him from controlling the prophecy department.
A large number of portals were flashing, and almost all official wizards in the tower gathered here either actively or passively, forming two opposing factions.
The hall was crowded with people, and the situation was about to break out.
Chief Rao of Plastic Energy stood in front of several chiefs and asked in an unyielding tone: "Your Excellency Hugo, why did you suddenly order the whole city to be sealed off?"
"Someone attacked the inspection office, and I am investigating the murderer."
As soon as the words came out, Zhou Qingfeng was suddenly shocked. He immediately realized what he had overlooked. Someone was taking advantage of the tense atmosphere in the city and his anger.
really......
With a quick glance, all the forces in the wizarding group who tried to maintain their independence came out. The inspection office suddenly blocked all streets late at night, even blocking the aristocratic area. This made them feel extremely uneasy.
Zhou Qingfeng thought: "Fuck..., these guys have something up their sleeves. They overreacted."
Everyone in the wizard group thought: "Fuck, does Hugo want to take action by force and kill us first?"
Both parties were thinking at the same time - Damn, things are moving too fast, and I'm not ready to fall out.