Endless Silver Machine

The sky in the imperial capital darkened, and Aika and the others were released from Ruth's "psychological consultation room".

The so-called reward is a large sum of money. For them, with only Nia and Gurli sponsoring their travel expenses, this was exactly what they needed to survive in the imperial capital.

There were not many people in the headquarters building of the Imperial City Defense Bureau. A few hours ago, there were hundreds of passengers waiting in the hall for check-in, but now there is no longer the crowded and noisy atmosphere before.

"That kind of explosion cannot be caused by an ordinary magician alone. At least it should be a group crime. The criminal should not be stupid enough to leave traces of magic power and wait to be caught."

It's natural for Ling to think so, and Wei Xi probably has the same idea.

Although the current magic technology can allow different magic powers to be displayed in different ripple shapes, occasionally a few people's magic ripple shapes will appear to be the same. The culprit can indeed be found based on the magic residual waves left behind after using magic, so it is rare for someone to use magic for evil purposes and leave traces of magic that are detrimental to themselves.

Therefore, Ling's complaints are not unfounded, and she rarely says unfounded words.

"Maybe it's because someone in the Imperial City Defense Bureau has that special ability... I know there is a magician who can read the traces of magic left a few hours ago..."

"Really, wouldn't that mean you can see the past? Xiaoxi, is this already a miracle?"

It's not that Luo Luo doesn't believe in Wei Xi, but it still takes some time to accept it.

"Being able to see the past and the future cannot be called a miracle..." Wei Xi shook her head, "The magic that can be called a miracle can only be used by the three heroes who led the end of the cross-border war..." Time jump ", "Instant Death" and "Reversal"... "Time Jump" is the inherent magic of the child of the God Clan, which can truly interfere with the timeline of things in the real world... "Instant Death" is the inherent magic of the Orc Clan Chief, and "Reversal" is the inherent magic of the Elf. There is only so much of the clan elder’s inherent magic recorded in the data so far…”

"Xiao Xi is so awesome!"

Luoluo raised his hands with admiration and cheered for Wei Xi, while Wei Xi smiled shyly with embarrassment.

Just as Aika and Ling were discussing and preparing to leave the gate of the Imperial City Defense Bureau, someone shouted "Wait a minute" behind them, causing everyone to stop.

When I saw that unkempt gray hair, as messy as tangled seaweed...

"instant?"

"Brother Shun?"

The people who spoke at the same time were Aika and Luoluo.

The two men recognized it—the iconic seaweed head.

The man's cheeks didn't change much from when he left the village.

There is no resolute expression or powerful scar. At most, he looks slightly mature.

He is four years older than Aika and has spent his childhood with the children in the village. When he was the age of the two siblings, he left the village and went to Shunzuki Academy - Shun.

He was a man whom Aika looked up to as a big brother when she was a child.

"How will you be here?"

Aika didn't suppress her excitement. She even forgot to say "Long time no see" and went straight to the topic.

Needless to say, it goes without saying how exciting it is to meet people from the same hometown in a foreign land, let alone such close people.

"I came to work here after graduating from Shimozuki Academy," Shunya patted Aika and Lolo on the shoulders happily, "because I feel that this is the only place where I have to move my body every day that is more suitable for me. Lolo also He’s grown up, he’s very cute!”

"where……"

Luo Luo lowered his head shyly.

"Shun, have you graduated from Shigetsuki Academy?"

"Well, I barely passed the theory, and I scored well in the practical test. I came here directly after graduation."

“It’s already great to graduate from a place like that!”

"You will be here, which means..."

"Well, my family asked us to go to Frost Moon Academy too."

Aika knew that it was definitely not easy to graduate from Frost Moon Academy. Because regardless of differences in age, gender, race, etc., students can only graduate successfully if they get satisfactory scores in the graduation test. Otherwise, no matter how old you are, you will have to reinvent yourself.

It is said that this is a rule set by the principal of the school. Of course, you can also choose to quit midway, but this situation is rare.

"It's because I happened to meet someone who is like a master... By the way, the two people over there are Ling and Wei Xi who were often talked about here some time ago, right? Hello!"

"Often talked about" is probably because of the wanted order from the Holy See. No wonder everyone attracted a lot of attention when they walked into the headquarters building of the Imperial City Defense Bureau.

Aika and Luoluo had already known Shun's natural familiarity, and Ling and Wei Xi did not reject this natural intimacy.

"H-hello..."

"first meet……"

"There's no need to be so formal. You are friends with Aika and Luoluo, and you are my friends." Shun didn't mind their formality and smiled, "Speaking of where you live now, I'll go over and bother you when I have time."

"How can we find a place to live so quickly? We just arrived here in the afternoon, and until now after talking to Miss Ruth, it's already dark before we even start looking for a place to live."

"That's just right. I'm living in my master's house now." Shun just finished listening to Aika's complaint and took over his words, "Master won't be home for a while because of work. I live alone and the house is quite big. Yes. How about you guys come and stay?"

"Won't you bother me?"

Although this suggestion is like a drop of water in the desert, and the target is Shun, there is no need to worry too much.

"It's nothing to disturb. It only takes ten minutes to drive there, so it's not very far."

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"So you still have a car..."

This is probably the reason why Aika said with emotion while sitting in the co-pilot's seat.

Not only Aika, but Wei Xi and Luo Luo also showed great interest, sitting in the back seat and looking around.

After the rapid development of magical technology, privately driven motorcycles gradually disappeared from public view. There are public rail trains that can reach anywhere in the imperial capital, so residents who travel by private motorcycles have become a minority.

"This is not my car. It was lent to me by the master." Shun's skills in driving a motorcycle are very good. He probably needs to drive a lot of time in his job at the Imperial City Defense Bureau. "But it is true that I am driving most of the time." , the master rarely drives the car himself.”

"There's one thing I'm more concerned about..." Aika sat in the passenger seat doing nothing, "The 'master' you're talking about shouldn't be an ordinary person like us, right?"

"Well..." Shun, who was always talkative, was at a loss for words. "She told me not to publicize her work casually, so it's not convenient for me to tell you. I'm sorry!"

In this case, Aika can't continue to get to the bottom of it.

The three girls in the back seat had been working hard all day with Aika. After chatting for a while, they leaned together and took a nap. In order not to disturb them, Aika and Shun stopped talking for the time being.

The East District is still full of life at night, and the shops on both sides of the street are lit up.

"It looks so nice here..."

Unfortunately, Aika and the others were wandering through what looked like mountain paths. Although it can be called a road, it is actually very bumpy. Thanks to the sudden slowdown of the car, the bumpy feeling is not that obvious.

The girls were still snorting softly against the back seat, and still showed no signs of waking up.

Aika could see the entire Eastern District down the mountain road through the car window, and the lights dotted the earth like stars.

"You can take them to stroll around the streets tomorrow. Anyway, the entrance exam for Frost Moon Academy is in half a year, so it doesn't matter if you relax now."

"how about you?"

"I have no days off all year round. But if I need a guide, I can try to ask for a leave from the captain."

"Then there's no need to bother you to do that..."

While they were talking, their motorcycle had turned into a small road, and the hazy outline of the building gradually enlarged in the field of vision.

"what is that?"

Aika pointed to the blurry shadow not far away from Shun with her eyes.

"The wall of the master's house."

"Sorry, didn't hear clearly..."

"The wall is just like the fence back home."

Aika was sure that he had not heard wrong before, and he looked out the window again.

It seems that the bluestone wall surrounding the entire mountainous area has no end in sight.

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