Chapter 57 [Hound Tracking]

Although the title of “Royal School of Magic” made Gode feel impulsive for a moment, the distance of thousands of kilometers made him calm down quickly.

Not to mention thousands of kilometers, even the city of Bremen, which is 200 kilometers away from Hogan City, is a city that is difficult to reach for God at the moment.

This is not his previous life, where there were convenient means of transportation such as high-speed rail and airplanes.

Outside the city, the vast undeveloped and uninhabited forests are full of dangers.

With mixed feelings, Gao De left the commercial district and returned to the medicine garden.

The news he heard today still made him feel uneasy.

Although there have been cases of people disappearing in commercial and civilian areas before, who can guarantee this?
Maybe the next time it will happen in the “slums”, “rich areas” or “suburbs”.

The rich people in the city also had this concern, so they put a certain amount of pressure on the city guards, which made the city guards so concerned.

“I have to arrange for people to take turns to keep watch. Although if the ‘murderer’ really shows up, the apprentices’ mediocre skills in the medicine garden will be of no use, but at least it can give me some psychological comfort. Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep if this goes on.” Gao De said to himself.

“I just want to live a peaceful life, grow crops, sell medicine, and develop well. Is it so difficult?” At the same time, he felt a little helpless.

Gao De thought he was already quite obedient and honest.

Even if I occasionally have some impulsive thoughts, I suppress them all and never do anything risky.

But even though he doesn’t look for trouble, trouble will not stop happening.

“I hope the city guards can play a role and catch the murderer as soon as possible.” Gao De thought.

The worst-case scenario that we expected still happened.

Last night, despite the increased patrols by the city guards and the city-wide martial law, nine people from two families still inexplicably disappeared from their homes.

As before, nothing was found at the scene except some mucus of unknown origin.

“It is said that the rich people in the city united this morning to put pressure on the city guards.” In the grocery store, Pierre said with a serious expression to Gode who came early in the morning to inquire about the news.

He looked worried, “Who wouldn’t be scared by this?”

It seems that the old man is also unsure.

It’s no surprise that people are always full of fear of unknown things.

“Putting pressure on the city guards is just a cover. The real purpose is to put pressure on the city lord,” Gao De saw through the clue at a glance. “Obviously, the city guards can’t solve this kind of problem. We must ask the wizard in the city to leave.”

“If Master Mage takes action, this matter should be solved soon, right?” This kind of strange matter can only be solved by a mage who possesses extraordinary powers.

“I think so?” Pierre hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. He still had certain expectations for the magicians in Hogen City.

Like God, he hopes that Hogan City will be peaceful and nothing unusual will happen.

Hogan City, City Meeting House.

Inside the circular room, eight or nine city leaders were sitting around a conference table made of dark wood.

They wore colorful robes embroidered with family crests and had expressionless faces, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.

The supreme leader of Hogan City, Viscount Charles, sat on the main throne with a frown on his face.

The people on the field together represent the highest authority in the entire Hogan City.

No one, including Viscount Charles, said anything.

Malan is the captain of the Hogan City Guard. He is a sturdy middle-aged man wearing a well-fitting uniform. He looks extremely energetic and oppressive.

Seeing that no one spoke, he pulled his face and broke the silence.

“My Lord Viscount, I have already sent all the city guards to stand guard last night. They were busy all night and were not lazy or negligent. However, the disappearance still happened silently under our inspection.”

“This matter is no longer something that the city guards can handle. We need to ask the Master Mage to take action.”

The others present still did not speak, as if they had made up their minds to remain silent.

Viscount Charles, who was sitting on the main seat, frowned and sighed. “I thought it was just a small matter, but it turned out to be a big deal.”

“If this matter is not resolved, everyone in the city will be in danger, and the merchants will also be very dissatisfied.”

“This Hogan City is our Hogan City after all. If you have any ideas, please express your opinions.”

Now that Viscount Charles had spoken in this way, it was naturally difficult for the others to remain silent.

“I suspect it was done by the underground creatures.” The old man sitting on the right side of Viscount Charles spoke first.

He is the deputy lord of Hogan City, Master Qingdi.

According to the regulations of the Principality of Sean, the highest leader of each city is a noble with the title of the principality, that is, the local city lord.

On this basis, a deputy city lord with the identity of “Mage” must be equipped.

This is a hard and fast rule.

Only in this way can we ensure that the city has a certain ability to resist possible natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Even in a small city like Hogan City, the deputy city lord, Master Qingdi, is a second-ring mage.

“Master Qingdi, what do you think?” Viscount Charles asked to confirm.

“This doesn’t seem to be a man-made move. Why would a man-made move go to such great lengths just for a few families?
According to what you said, only the people are missing, but their property is still there.” Master Qingdi said calmly.

“Could it be that some wizards were researching forbidden necromancy spells and did not take any property in order to confuse the public?” Someone made a guess.

This kind of thing has happened before.

“Then he will be even less likely to commit a crime in defiance of the law.” Viscount Charles denied this possibility.

Researching the forbidden necromancy spells is a great crime, and it is done secretly, so how could it be so publicized?

“But if it was done by underground creatures, where did these underground creatures come from and where did they go?” Viscount Charles frowned.

He had thought about the possibility of underground creatures, but there had never been a reasonable explanation for this.

The slums are not so bad, as they are located on the fringe of the city.

It is not uncommon for some roaming earth creatures to break through the blockade of the city walls and enter the slums to commit crimes.

But the family that disappeared two days ago was clearly located in a civilian area, in the sub-center of Hogan City.

If it was really done by the underground creatures, how did it or they pass through the outskirts of the city and enter the civilian area without being seen?

How could he leave quietly or where is he hiding in the city now?
The city guards have been patrolling the city these days and have not found anything unusual.

“The ground vein creatures have many abilities. The frequency and number of ground vein creatures appearing outside the city have been increasing during this period. It is not difficult to understand the appearance of ground vein creatures with hidden abilities.” Master Qingdi knew what was going on and said slowly.

“What does Master Qingdi mean?” Seeing that Master Qingdi seemed to have a comprehensive plan and arrangement, Viscount Charles hurriedly asked humbly.

“Didn’t they say there was some mucus left at the scene?”

Master Qingdi said directly: “If nothing unexpected happens, this mucus should be left by the “murderer”.”

“All we need is a [Hound Tracking] spell to track the murderer based on the slime.”

“Then I’ll trouble Master Qingdi to help.”

Unexpectedly, Master Qingdi shook his head and said, “I don’t have the [Hound Tracking] yet. I need you, Viscount, to go to Bremen and buy a spell scroll.”

“[Hound Tracking] is only a 2nd level spell, and the corresponding spell scroll is only 30 gold.”

“Money is a small matter. Finding the murderer as soon as possible and settling the matter down are the important matters.” Viscount Charles immediately slammed the table and said.

30 gold is really nothing for a viscount.

“I’ll send someone to Bremen right away.”

(End of this chapter)