Chapter 499 - Nightscape
As he walked along the streets of the northern border, Lei Luo felt a sense of relief. In the past few days, he had either been studying or fighting. He had long forgotten this worldly pleasure. However, even though the streets of the northern border were not as common as the magic lanterns of the empire, every household that used lanterns had a different style.
The pedestrians on the streets walked hurriedly, and soldiers in armor patrolled the streets. This area was specially designed for outsiders to live in. It was called the "River Road," and under the notice of the shogunate, it was used to control the entry and exit of outsiders. In reality, they only thought that their rule would not be overthrown by outsiders.
Moreover, the local magicians there were all under the jurisdiction of the shogunate. They were usually provided by the shogunate, and they received extraordinary treatment in the northern border. This was also the reason why there were no magicians there.
As he strolled along the river path, Lei Luo planned to get the clearance certificate to leave this place. Miss Fu Yun had already completed the relevant procedures and was just waiting for him to collect it. On this point, Lei Luo was still full of admiration for Fu Yun.
After all, he was a foreigner who was unfamiliar with this place. She could easily restrain him with any method, but she was still so dedicated to helping him. It must be known that it was as difficult for an ordinary foreigner to walk out of this place as it was in the sky.
He put his hands into his pockets to ease the cold. He bought some street snacks and walked toward the administrative office. Lei Luo was already thinking about the martial arts conference. It was possible to use "G.o.d"s Time" alone. However, Lei Luo did not want to be so high-profile. After all, a magician would not want to partic.i.p.ate in a martial arts conference like this.
If everyone was holding a knife, it would not be very awkward if he was the only one holding a tool to release magic. Moreover, the "s.p.a.ce of G.o.d" only had one blade. It could not be used without key components.
This meant that Lei Luo had to take something. Otherwise, he could only fight bare-handed. With the blessing of the Holy Grail, Lei Luo was confident that he could enter the top ten or even get first place, but this also meant that he had to meet that general.
He did not want the other party to guess his ident.i.ty. It was said that there would be someone with a sword hero-level mission to partic.i.p.ate in this martial arts conference. Lei Luo also wanted to know the combat strength of the sword hero with the highest combat strength in the northern border.
There was also a goldfish fishing shop nearby. Lei Luo was moved. He walked up to fish up a few goldfish to play with. It was not yet curfew time, so Lei Luo was not in a hurry at all.
After finding the administrative agency that managed the "River Road," a group of people sat in the largest hall and chatted idly. They did not notice Lei Luo"s arrival at all.
Lei Luo frowned as he walked up to the group of people and said, "h.e.l.lo, I"m an investigator from the Empire Federation. James, may I know where my proof of entry is?"
The person with the highest official position among the group of people walked up to Lei Luo and sized him up.
"Sorry. We didn"t receive your application here. Come back in a few days."
This surprised Lei Luo, but there was still no response. How could they know that his application hadn"t really arrived if they didn"t even look for it? There must be something wrong.
"All right then, I"ll come back in a few days."
A hint of contempt flashed in that person"s eyes, but his expression was still as respectful as before.
"Okay, I hope that the next time you come, you can get the pa.s.s you want."
Lei Luo walked along the streets. In fact, he had already set up a wiretap magic array in the hall, and most people would not be able to find it.
"Why do you want to hide his pa.s.s, Lord Zuo Liang?" one of the people asked.
"The general is preparing to start a rebellion against the rmpire after a period of time. If this investigator finds out anything and sends the news back, won"t it affect the general"s plans? Why don"t we just stop him from going over?"
Sasuori"s voice sounded smug, with a hint of pride in sharing the general"s worries.
This time, Lei Luo knew why he couldn"t go over. It would be more accurate to say that he knew their plan.
Would a general like the supreme ruler of the northern border not know the current situation of the empire? How could it be possible? It was most likely to be to quickly seize his territory after the rmpire fell into chaos, and he had already begun preparations.
Since he knew what was going on, he only had two choices. One was to steal his pa.s.s before the martial arts conference, and the second was to find someone to smuggle him into the "Jingdou government." Moreover, Lei Luo felt that this martial arts conference would not be that simple.
Walking into a shadow, Lei Luo perfectly evaded his own body. If he was discovered after obtaining the pa.s.s, he would definitely be wanted. This was not good news for Lei Luo.
One could not gain anything without venturing into a tiger"s den. If he could obtain the pa.s.s like this, then it would be worth it no matter how much time he wasted.
Late at night, after the last person walked out of the administrative organization, Lei Luo carefully broke through the low-level [ detection ] magic array and the low-level [ defense ] magic array. There was no other way. This place was too barren. Some powerful mages did not want to come to such a barbaric place, so the highest mages there were only at level three.
For Lei Luo, it was simply too easy. When Lei Luo walked into the hall, the sound of soldiers shouting came from outside. Although he did not know how he was exposed, Lei Luo still hurriedly activated the low-level magic [ search ] .
Finding his name, James, from the thick doc.u.ment, a brand new entry and exit certificate flew into Lei Luo"s hands. Before Lei Luo could be happy, a sword light flew out from the corner and directly brushed against Lei Luo"s face.
Before his brain could react, his body had already begun to move. Ever since the completion of the "Holy Grail," the greatest benefit given to Lei Luo was that his body was covered with [ myriad transformation ] magic arrays. This magic array did not have a specific level. The only effect was transformation.
It could transform the magic patterns into all the magic arrays of the host guild. Moreover, it could set up intermediate defensive spells such as [ stone skin ] , intermediate prophetic spells such as [ Beast Intuition ] , and intermediate spells such as [ light body ] on his thighs. In this way, Lei Luo would almost be invincible in a battle.
The Holy Grail was also worthy of its name as a forbidden spell. This [ myriad transformation ] spell could only be used on magic circuits. How could a normal person"s body have magic circuits?
Only in this way could one simultaneously activate millions of low-level spells. Tens of thousands of middle-level spells were not a problem, but they were limited by the total amount of magic in one"s body.
He landed on the ground like the wind and narrowly avoided the sword light. A tall man wearing a bamboo hat walked out from the corner. His face could not be seen. Only his sharp chin was exposed. He was wearing thin and plain clothes, and the sword in his hand was not unsheathed. It only trembled in the man"s arms.