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Bruce turned back, looking unconvinced, and continued, "Just because your teacher says so cannot be considered the truth. Do you have any other great wizards in the wizard tower?"
Wang: "Yes, there are two people of the same generation as the teacher, one is my uncle-master and the other is my junior uncle-master. They are both friends who shared life and death with my teacher when he traveled around the multiverse. In the end, they founded the Mage Tower where we are together. When my uncle-master described love to me, he described it like this."
He cleared his throat and began to sing: "I walked by you alone
"I have nothing to say to you
"I dare not look up at your
"Oh face~"
After singing, he said, "You see, I am not afraid to look at the face of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Bruce turned to his sister and asked, "Is he a fool?"
My sister smiled brightly in response.
Wang: “I think my IQ is pretty high.”
Bruce: "What about the junior uncle? Does he describe what love is like?"
Wang: "It is described. He said that love is that when you see that girl, you want to become a lamb in her flock, follow her every day, and wish she would whip you gently with a whip every day.
"But my junior uncle is not good at transformation spells. So I guess this should be some kind of metaphor."
Bruce was silent for a few seconds, then asked a key question: "Are there any women in your Mage Tower?"
Wang: "I originally thought there were. But after seeing a large number of women in Langdon City, I began to suspect that there were actually no women in the tower."
As he said this, he subconsciously looked at Elizabeth.
Bruce sighed and turned to look at his sister: "Come on."
My sister didn't answer.
At this time, Wang shook off Bruce's hand on his shoulder, walked to the window and opened it.
A crow flew in and landed on his shoulder, right where Bruce had just placed his head.
Crow: "Done, done!"
Bruce: "Familiar?"
"Yes. Prince, is there anything about you that you are not afraid of being monitored by others?"
"Come to my study." Bruce made a gesture, then took the lead and began to lead the way.
Chapter 30 The Master's Ingenious Plan
Just as the three young men and a magical pet were moving towards the second prince's study, the Duke's wizard opened the door and came out.
He was going to get something for the Duke, but that didn't stop a maid from coming up to him quietly and whispering a few words.
The Archmage frowned: "Are you sure? You're not just bluffing?"
"I'm sure he doesn't look very good at lying at all," the maid whispered.
The Archmage muttered, "So if you take that bag, or harm the owner of the bag, 30 seconds later an entire demon army and an angry legendary mage will come through?"
"should be."
"Lancelot, thank goodness you heard it. Don't leak the news. See which idiot will get into this trouble."
"The maids all heard it. I think it will be known to the whole city soon."
"Is that so? Then I have to be careful not to be framed by others. Poor apprentice, he probably thought that leaking this information would protect his own safety. He underestimated the cunning and courage of humans."
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The king didn't know this. He just entered Prince Bruce's study and pointed at the cat on the desk and said, "Oh, isn't there a druid? We just need a druid to identify the strange corpse we found underground."
The cat yawned, then leaped up and transformed into a human form as it landed on the table: "How do you know I'm a druid?"
"He is a wizard from the school of prophecy." The princess answered on behalf of the king.
Wang: "No, this has nothing to do with my school of thought, but through logic, now summer is approaching, which is the time when long-haired cats begin to shed their hair, but your brother has no cat hair on his body, nor in his room."
The druid applauded in satisfaction—or at least seemed satisfied.
Prince Bruce sat behind the desk, picked up the quill on the desk, and asked while spinning it in his hand: "So, what is it that requires a special place where no one can eavesdrop? My men are different from my sister's men. They are very capable."
Druid: "I'll go outside and keep watch."
After saying this, the druid turned into a bat and flew away from the window.
Elizabeth asked her second brother in a provocative tone: "You're just going to let him go? Aren't you afraid that I can kill you with a burning ray?"
Bruce laughed. "If you were my eldest brother, I would never let Cassandra leave. But you won't, my dear sister. You are just a little girl who loves to play. So tell me, what did your familiar just do, mage."
The king nodded. "I was just about to say that. I let my familiar stay on the gargoyle sculpture on the eaves outside your father's window. Crows have much sharper hearing than humans, and some anti-eavesdropping methods used against humans are useless against crows."
He turned to his familiar and asked, "What did you hear?"
"Nerenis's ring! Looking for Nerenis's ring!" said the crow and caaked again.
King: "It is indeed the ring of the guy who tried to activate the giant golem in the First Age..."
"Wait a minute, is that it?" Bruce looked at the wizard with a half-smile, "Just this?"
"It looks like the prince knows about this."
"Of course I know." Bruce looked at the wizard. "The Archaeological Society found documents that said this ring was once sold by merchants from Shield Road to the city of Langdon, which was a naturally formed merchant settlement at the time, and then it disappeared."
As soon as the words fell, the king's pet spoke again: "Cemetery! Cemetery!"
Bruce frowned. "They said the ring was in the cemetery? That's information I didn't know."
The pet continued to shout: "Belong!"
Bruce was shocked. "I guess my father would insist that the ring is our property. And the Archaeological Association found clues, and the court master came here in person. The Empire probably believes that this is the treasure of the Empire. More specifically, it is the property of the Steyer family who now holds the crown."
The princess looked back and forth between the king and Bruce, and interrupted, "So the ring has been found?"
"Probably not. We have only confirmed that it might be a burial object of one of our ancestors. The old fox will not easily agree to let the archmage enter the family cemetery unless he is sure that the ring belongs to us. This information is very valuable, mage." The second prince looked at his sister and said so.
Wang: "What can that ring do?"
Bruce: "The Archaeological Society believes that the ring can power the remains of the golem."
Wang: "You mean, that huge thing standing on the territory of the River Kingdoms? If it moves, it might destroy the entire River Kingdoms, but that thing should be completely damaged."
The second prince shrugged. "After all, it is a legendary item. Even if it is useless and can only be placed in the audience hall at the main entrance of the Duke's castle as a decoration, the old fox will want to take it for himself."
Wang: "You can also claim that this ancient object is a symbol of the legitimacy of the Langdon family's power, effectively increasing the family's authority."
Bruce looked at the wizard: "You are right. Is this what your teacher taught you?"
"The book taught me."
Bruce turned to his sister and said, "A nerd. I really envy you, sister. My subordinates are all very smart. I have to be on guard against them stabbing me in the back at any time."
Wang: "In fact, I was stabbed today. So let's quickly discuss the plan to use the body of Spy Mark to lure out the mastermind."
The second prince shook his head. "You want to spread the news that we are going to use the resurrection scroll that the old man has kept in his closet, right? This plan is actually not feasible. I called you out just to talk to you."
"Why do you say it's not feasible?" Wang asked persistently.
"Because everyone in the city knows that the old man prepared the scroll in order to resurrect himself in the event of his unfortunate death. The scroll has always been in the hands of his most loyal old butler." Bruce said.
Elizabeth: "Uncle Merlin, Mrs. Merly's husband."
King: "I see. Merlin and Merli, the same surname but with different male and female forms. They are the Solace couple. As expected of Cosania, the central thoroughfare of the continent, there are people from the desert nation of Catalans and people from the country of ice and snow, Solace."
Bruce: "If it wasn't a thoroughfare, the Mountain Kingdom wouldn't have gone to the trouble of building a shield road hundreds of years ago."
The Shield Road is a road built by the Mountain Kingdom that crosses the world's mountains. It is composed of countless underground tunnels and stone roads winding between the mountains. When the Mountain Kingdom was at its most powerful, many fortresses were built on the Shield Road, which were collectively called Shield Fortresses.
However, most of the fortresses are now abandoned, and crossing the Shield Road has become a high-risk, high-reward affair. Heavily armed caravans still travel this ancient road.
King: "Then can we convince this Solace man named Merlin to help us put on a show? After all, the resurrection scroll cannot revive people who died of natural causes. I heard that the Duke is not in good health now."
"Yes." Bruce said, "But don't mention this in front of the old fox. As for asking Merlin to act, to be honest, I really don't think anyone will believe it."
Wang: "Wait a minute, I have an idea."
Elizabeth: “You always have ideas.”
Wang took out his dimensional bag and took out a super invincible good morning scroll from it.
The colorful light on the scroll made Bruce Langdon lean back in his chair: "Lancelot! What the hell is this scroll?"
Wang: "Give me the scroll saying good morning to my teacher."
"What?" Bruce Langdon narrowed his eyes, as if he suspected he had heard it wrong.
Wang: "Give my teacher a scroll of good morning greetings. After tearing it open, I can ignore the isolation of the plane and establish a sound and visual connection with my teacher."
Bruce asked the same question as everyone else: "Can you only point to your teacher? Can't talk to anyone else?"
"No. As you can see, this is a legendary spell, and the effect of the spell is ridiculous. Most people would not think that this scroll is such a ridiculous thing."
Bruce suddenly slapped his thigh: "I understand! I know what you are going to do! You are going to lie and claim that this scroll can revive the spy named Mark!"
"No, no," the king shook his head, "Prince, you are not a spellcaster and do not understand magic. If you just want to revive a person, you don't need such a powerful spell. And it doesn't explain why we didn't tear up the scroll immediately. We should do this."
The wizard placed the scroll on the table.
“We should claim that this scroll reproduces in rapid succession the key moments of Mark’s life in the six months leading up to his death.
"But because it is a one-time reproduction, we must be well prepared, organize enough observers, prepare food and water for the observers, and provide sleeping places for shift changes. Of course, there must also be enough paper and pens for shorthand."
Bruce laughed out loud: "Great, great!"
Wang: "The most interesting thing is that if there is such a nine-ring legendary magic, it is really necessary to organize as many observers as possible to record the observed details. And the scroll I just took out, no matter what kind of identification magic, will conclude that it contains a nine-ring legendary spell.
"As long as we prepare these step by step and keep a close eye on Mark's body, it will all look real."
Bruce: "And the fact that you are the disciple of the legendary wizard will spread quickly, adding some authenticity to our plan!"
"Not only that!" Wang continued, "The eldest prince is now organizing an investigation into the underground. This also shows that the Duke has taken this matter seriously. The mastermind behind this will definitely be restless."
Chapter 31 The Difficult Nerd
After Wang finished talking about his brilliant plan, Bruce applauded again: "Yes, it sounds like a feasible plan. But this plan has a fatal flaw. That is, you have already told my father that the goal is to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes."