Who says the Magic Cyber ​​Police can't overthrow the Heavenly Gang?

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A few drops of cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead. He immediately turned around to look, but it was too late. The dense vines had already dissipated under the collapse of the magic power, leaving only two bodies lying on the ground. Surrounded by life magic power, their faces were glowing red as if they were asleep.

"not good!"

As the lord of the floating island, Nig instantly realized the enormity of his mistake. He rushed to the village chief, knelt down to examine the situation, then slapped his forehead and muttered to himself:

"It's all over, it's all over. The village chief of Lonely High Village is deeply involved. Recently, there has been undercurrent of tension due to the death of the Dragon Horn Lord. The forces with interests related to him will definitely investigate thoroughly, and I was the last person to see the village chief..."

He was sweating profusely. Although he had a thousand reasons to prove that he was not the one who killed the village chief, once the seeds of suspicion were sown between the powers, even if he was from the 47th ranked family on the floating island, it would be difficult for him to escape from such a vortex.

Moreover, this village chief may also be connected to some hidden secrets...

"Luckily, I didn't bring many people today..." Nig composed himself, turned to look at his terrified son and subordinates, and said in a low voice:

"Burn it, then we'll quietly leave the village. Don't shoot."

……

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night.

Artemis landed lightly on a tall, withered tree, looked at the town at the end of the trade route in the distance, and let out a long breath.

Even though she had advanced to the sixth-circle mage level, she still felt a bit tired from flying across the desolate area that stretched for over a hundred miles.

After all, in a place like Dragonhorn Territory, magic energy is scarce, and wood-attribute magic energy is almost imperceptible. In order to arrive as quickly as possible, she has kept the power of her magic at a very high level.

Dealing with people is much more difficult than dealing with animals...

A hint of weariness appeared on her face. During the interrogation of the village chief of Lonely Village, his illogical ramblings left her completely baffled. It seemed that after mentioning some core secret, he had been impacted by some kind of soul contract. Even though the half-elf had tried her best to maintain his life force while attempting to extract more information, the results were minimal.

However, she did not fail to find out anything. From the incoherent words, she pieced together a conjecture: traces of a force existed in many parts of Dragonhorn Territory. This force was suspected of having some degree of dealings with the lords of each village and town. They might have used some kind of evil magic to bring mental and physical pleasure to the lords of the villages and towns, thereby influencing them and prompting actions such as the capture of people.

Artemis temporarily considers this force to be the Black Hat organization. Although such high-level evil deeds deviate somewhat from the impression given by the Black Hat organization, they are essentially both forms of terrifying destruction.

After comparing some towns in the Forestsea Territory, Arterifus also discovered that the village chiefs and mayors of most villages and towns in the Dragonhorn Territory were directly appointed by the Dragonhorn Lord, while most villages and towns in the Forestsea Territory had already begun to be governed by graduates of the Queen's Academy. Perhaps the Dragonhorn Territory would also see such a change in the future.

The village lords who may have been directly appointed by the Dragon Horn Lord are controlled by forces in the shadows, but the answer to this question did not come from the village chief, whose words were already incoherent.

"She still lacks the ability to manipulate the soul... But it seems that Miss Kurosawa has a strong connection with the soul. Could it be that alchemists also have certain techniques for refining the soul?"

Arterifus pictured Yashutia's unreliable smiling face in her mind, and couldn't help but rub her forehead and sigh.

At first, I thought she was a treacherous and cunning villain like the alchemists in the rumors, but after getting to know her, I was surprised to find her to be a straightforward and honest girl. Although she is still a bit irritable and cold-hearted, this might not be a bad thing for her...

She pondered for a moment how to make Yashutia feel more at ease integrating into the family, then shook her head slightly and revealed a warm smile.

"Miss Kurosawa and Kotori are the best friends I met after my brother and I left prison. Miss Kurosawa is wonderful, and Kotori is wonderful too. I hope they will never be separated in my long life."

Artemis leaped down from the dead tree, pondered for a moment, and decided to first recover and resupply. There were traces of Latis's former residence in Daoguan Town, as well as many people who had targeted him, so she felt she had to be careful.

The remaining wood in the dead tree began to come alive rapidly under the infusion of magic, and the cracked bark made a slight crackling sound before falling to the ground.

The half-elf gazed at the withered tree slowly growing a hole from its trunk, waited a moment, then reached out and tapped the edge of the hole, whispering:

"Is anyone home? I'm coming in!"

She paused for a few seconds, then suddenly her pointed ears twitched. Looking down at the squirrel emerging from the tree hole, and seeing its bewildered expression, Ateliers coughed lightly and whispered:

"Excuse me, could you please keep watch for me for the night?"

She extended her slender finger and tapped the squirrel's head, injecting a wisp of pure life magic into its body. Then, she lifted it by the scruff of its neck and placed it outside the dead wood.

Seeing the drowsy squirrel suddenly become energetic, Artemis smiled gently and tiptoed into the tree hole.

clack clack...

With a slight cracking sound from the bark, the opening of the tree hole slowly closed. The skinny squirrel, which had been barely surviving in this desolate place, touched its suddenly strong abdominal muscles, glanced at the closing tree hole, and quickly climbed up the branch to begin keeping watch for this strange and mysterious spirit.

"call……"

Artemis channeled her magic, transforming the tree hollow to fit her soft body, then gently hugged her knees and exhaled.

The magical fluctuations of "Natural Healing" emanated from the earring Latis had given her, healing the backlash damage she suffered when breaking free of the magic-suppressing shackles. She couldn't help but cough twice, then reached out and opened a "skylight" in the top of the tree hole.

The bright moonlight shone down on Atelius through the narrow opening in the tree hole. She breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her slowly healing injuries feel much better in an instant. Then, she took a few Epper Fruits from home from the interdimensional rift, put them in her mouth, and stretched out her hand into the moonlight.

"Let's get to this angle...from this angle."

She adjusted the size of the skylight, roughly estimated the speed of the moon's movement, and set herself a rest period of about five hours. When the moon passed the area of ​​the skylight she had opened, she would wake up instantly.

However, she had one more thing to do before going to bed.

Artemis suddenly felt elated. She patted her cheeks, her ears twitching slightly, quickly finished the Epper Fruit, and then projected her consciousness into the depths of her soul.

There, it seemed, was a soul of the same origin as her, residing in something at a certain distance.

That was the "Little Arte" stone sculpture in Latis's hands.

"Big brother, answer the phone! Big brother, answer the phone!"

Artemis mimicked Latis's strange terminology for long-distance communication, humming softly in a low voice, her head bobbing as if the dim moonlight were dancing in the tree hollow.

After a period of silence, the connection on their souls was smoothly established. Ateliers chuckled and immediately called out:

Good evening, brother!

"Hey!" Latis's voice echoed in the half-elf's mind like an old record. He chuckled twice and said jokingly:

"I think I just heard someone muttering something about 'Big Brother answering the phone,' oh my, that voice was so cute!"

"what?"

Artemis felt her cheeks burning slightly. She coughed lightly, trying to appear calm, and said, with a slight twitch of her ear:

"I don't know, I don't understand, what are you saying, brother?"

"If I don't know... oh no!" Latis exclaimed again. "Who could it be? Sigh, this is so hard to guess! It can't be my stupid elf, can it?"

"Seriously, this is so annoying..."

Artemis gave a coquettish hum, then her eyes sparkled as she looked up at the moon and said with a smile:

"Brother, the moon is so bright tonight!"

"Oh really? Let me see..."

The sound of somersaults came from the other end of the call. Latis clicked his tongue seriously and said:

"The moon isn't very bright in the Wilderness Territory, probably because there are some thin clouds here."

“I see… If only you were here with me right now, brother.” Artemis stared at the moon in a daze, then suddenly came back to her senses. Thinking of the small tree hole she was in, and recalling the scene when she and Latis hid together in the plant guardian’s bundle in the village of rough roots, she couldn’t help but blink shyly.

"If my older brother were here, he'd be awkwardly talking nonsense again..."

The warmth and love she had drawn from their time together flowed gently through her heart, and suddenly Latis's gentle voice reached her ears again.

"I will always be with you. This short separation is for a better reunion. I miss you very much."

"Autumn leaves."

The sensation of having her real name touched sent a shiver down Ateliers' spine. The bittersweet feeling of wanting Latis to praise her growth instantly transformed into a deep longing as she clenched her hands tightly.

At that moment, she suddenly felt that it was all worthwhile, just like the moon above the tree hole, which, though distant, illuminated her night.

Take two days off

I spent two days traveling with my family for Christmas, and I also thought about how to present this part of the content.

It's been a bit chilly lately, and I feel like I'm about to get pregnant. It's been tough, so I need to rest and recover.

Updates will resume on the 27th.

Chapter 277 Elf Side Quest 7. Do you still remember my Latis?

"Your Excellency, the Venerable Master, welcome to Daoguan City."

Artemis took the travel pass from the guard, nodded, and walked into the city gates of Daoguan Town.

The subtle vibrations of "Inquiring into Nature" flowed from the ground to her toes. She paused slightly, glanced at the dimly lit sky, pondered for a moment, and then continued walking.

The town lacks vegetation and other natural resources, so the effects of "seeking guidance from nature" aren't very good. However, in such a barren place, hungry wild animals are indeed more restless and energetic...

Artemis sensed the several "Dragon Horned Rats" rapidly moving through the streets and alleys in her consciousness and nodded slightly.

"Dragon Horned Giant Rat" is a ring-shaped rat monster native to Dragon Horn Territory. It is extremely weak against humans and is good at gnawing on wood and rice stalks. Although it is found even in towns, humans have not carried out large-scale rat extermination work because it is not very harmful.

On the contrary, due to the large storage space in the belly pouch of the "Dragon Horned Giant Rat" and its ability to keep the food inside fresh for a long time, many families with the means even keep this monster for food storage.

After discovering that pedestrians didn't react to the giant rats crossing the road, Ateliers felt relieved and maintained the bond temporarily formed by "becoming friends with beasts" and life magic, urging them to explore ahead of her destination.

"Let's go check out where my older brother lived when he was young. Perhaps the neighbors still remember his family and those scoundrels who committed evil deeds back then..."

The thought crossed her mind, and with a swift movement, she activated her "flight technique," flying along the hidden alley towards her target location in a winding path.

Latis previously lived on a street very close to the town's entrance, a location Atelius had already inquired about in a long-distance call last night. Although Latis hesitated for a long time before finally offering her some advice, she had no intention of giving up on avenging him.

Artemis felt that as Latis's lover, there were some things that she couldn't pretend had never happened, even if he himself could ignore them.

His love and hate are her love and hate. For Ateliers, this is the direction of her heart. If she could follow the beliefs in her soul without doing so, she would not be herself.

blah blah.

The weathered leather boots lay on the ground, and Atelier, wearing a hood, looked at a brick house diagonally across the alley, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

The giant rat briefly described what it saw in the brick house to her in its mind, but unlike "summoning a magical pet," "becoming a friend through beasts" didn't offer a shared field of vision, so she could only listen to the direct description from her friendly beast. And the giant rat's intelligence was clearly not very high...

What do you mean by "the ground was covered in human heads and hands, it scared the mice to death"? Did a murder happen?

Artemis expressed her confusion to the giant rat, and after waiting a moment, the giant rat conveyed its fear from its consciousness:

"The mouse has been discovered! The mouse is going to be turned into a mouse pancake! Fairy, please save it, ooh!"

"What's going on?!"

Artemis was taken aback. She felt that the giant rats in her consciousness had suddenly become speechless, but upon closer inspection, their vital signs were still stable. She didn't know what had happened.

She stepped out of the alley, thought for a moment, and decided to go and see for herself. The brick house must have changed hands after losing its owner, and perhaps the new owner was related to the previous owner, Latis.

dong dong.

Ateliers knocked twice on the large wooden door with her gloved right hand, then withdrew her hands, pressing them together in front of her, ready to cast a spell at any moment.

There's so much wood...