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

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Leafa, carrying her phosphorescent lamp, glanced briefly at the entrance of the barn and discovered various grains from different regions and years.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, this seems to be a convenient way to determine whether the grain has been disturbed by observing its different states of accumulation..."

She blinked, her uncertainty slowly turning into a hint of confidence. After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward, bent down, and began to inspect the entire barn.

This grain should not have been disturbed during its accumulation...

……

"It seems Leafa has indeed grown!"

Jennifer smiled faintly and looked away, no longer worried about her little apprentice, instead looking at the cave in front of her that was full of rubble and dense roots.

"It seems that investigating this will be somewhat difficult..."

She pondered for a moment, and then had an idea.

In the afternoon, after discovering in the holy city of Romnia that the light of the purification spell had been simply dispersed into countless monochromatic lights by the Pope, she was furious, but also quickly came up with some new ideas about the form of light.

If that elderly pope could do it, there was no reason why Jennifer couldn't.

Lazi is progressing so fast, she can't fall behind... We can't expect His Majesty the Monarch to come and protect the knight, can we?

Thinking of this, Jennifer's lips curled up slightly. She crouched down slightly, raised her hands towards the cave in front of her, took a deep breath, and whispered:

"Love the world!"

The self-created divine magic, criticized by His Holiness the Pope as being too childish, surged out from Jennifer's body, piercing through the entire cave like an unparalleled ray.

However, this divine spell was not as fierce as when she pierced through the gloom in the sky before. The powerful rays instantly scattered and turned into different colors of light, constantly whirling back and forth inside the cave at different angles.

As the tangled roots twitched slightly in response to the light, Jennifer, maintaining her divine power output, closed her eyes and, based on the countless reflections of light, constructed the image of the cave in her mind.

A few seconds later, she opened her eyes, clapped her hands, stood up, and judged with a confident smile:

"Not here!"

……

"It's pitch black, but luckily I have the light tube that Little Bird smuggled from school. Hmm... I'll use my fairy powers to conjure some glow-in-the-dark flowers, and then do some super-powerful light-dance spells..."

A few seconds later, Latis, surrounded by shimmering light, wearing a glowing ghillie suit and carrying two enormous glow sticks, strolled leisurely into the cave.

Exploration should always be done in a relaxed way.

Actually, if he wanted to, there was an even simpler way to light up this cave, which was to use his golden panties and the flashing bull that he had been preparing for weeks!

But why use a ruthless knife to kill a chicken? So it's better to just take some ordinary measures.

Latis, equipped with saturated lighting equipment, walked for dozens of meters along the winding tunnel while looking at the fragrant grass growing by the roadside, finally arriving at a crack in the stone wall at the end of the tunnel.

"Um……"

Latis reached into the crack and pried at it from side to side. After a series of cracking sounds, a large piece of the stone wall broke off.

"It doesn't seem to be some kind of mechanism... Night elves wouldn't have spells to manipulate rocks..."

He pondered for a moment, looking back at the caves along the way, which were illuminated so clearly that every detail was visible, and felt that there seemed to be nowhere that could hide an underground passage.

"That's strange... Where is it?"

Latis stepped onto the pile of rubble, picked up a sage and put it in his mouth, chewing as he recalled the various details of the village.

"Logically speaking, if the night elves wanted to abduct villagers, they wouldn't hide in such a narrow place, otherwise these male villagers wouldn't be able to pass through. So, if a lot of villagers enter the meditation state each time, it should be a relatively large passage..."

He held a fragrant leaf in his mouth, savoring its mung bean aroma, which resembled a green rice cake. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he swallowed the fragrant leaf in one gulp. He immediately activated his spirit's power to analyze its potential medicinal properties.

Although the "toxicity detection" did not detect any danger, the potions in this world may very well be made of composite materials to work!

He knew all that: sage... a plant that grows in the shade, with a sweet taste!

Hmm? There seemed to be a strange feeling that clover could produce an unpleasant reaction with some kind of plant he had seen before...

That plant is...

Latis closed his eyes, his mind racing. A few seconds later, he suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured:

"The tall rice of Shuluan Village..."

He had never tasted this kind of high-yield rice, but his body still sensed it, which meant that he must have ingested some high-yield rice components!

Could it be green rice cakes? No, impossible. Scented clover is a key ingredient in green rice cakes; if it were mixed with sorghum, its medicinal properties would definitely take effect immediately…

Wait a minute! The kindling used to start the campfire tonight... seems to be rice stalks!

Could it be that the underground passage... is beneath the campfire?!

Chapter 401 Night Elves Collapse and Flee

Bang bang bang!

Footsteps echoed in the cave like cannon fire, and a few seconds later, Latis stepped over the half-person-high stone embankment and burst out of the cave.

"Tall rice..."

He muttered something to himself, then his eyes flickered slightly as he sniffed around, seemingly detecting a faint smell of charcoal in the air.

"This is...not good!"

A slight dizziness washed over him, and Latis swayed slightly, almost losing his balance. Fortunately, as his blood surged, his body reacted instinctively, holding his breath. The dizziness was quickly metabolized by the rush of blood.

"...It seems the campfire has gone out; the embers are beginning to fill the canyon."

He covered his mouth and nose, snapped his fingers, and released his domain to control the small area of ​​magical energy around him before letting out a sigh of relief.

Although it's impossible to clear the smoke from the air from this location, at least you can ensure that you're not exposed to the smoke.

At the same time, he was rapidly digesting and metabolizing the green rice cakes he had eaten earlier. Strictly speaking, neither of these things is a toxin, so it is difficult to remove them with detoxification magic and other means are needed.

"The combination of these two plants... could it be something the night elves researched? Tree Peak Village couldn't possibly be giving themselves sleeping pills every day for no reason..."

Latis mentally grumbled, then suddenly remembered that Jennifer and the other person were still exploring. Startled, he immediately ran towards the place where they had split up.

……

A moment later, Latis arrived outside the barn. He immediately saw Jennifer kneeling to one side, leaning on her longsword. He rushed over, helped her up, and whispered:

"Jie! Jennifer? Are you alright?"

"Lazi..."

Jennifer opened her eyes groggily, and only after feeling the familiar touch did she feel relieved enough to lean against Latis's chest, whispering:

"I'm fine... Look at Leafa..."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Latis sighed, rubbed his forehead, hoisted Jennifer onto his shoulder, and headed toward the barn.

Jennifer's physical condition has always been excellent, but even when she realized something was wrong, she could only use the power of the God of Light to maintain a sliver of clarity and had no time to take any action.

Moreover, unlike Latis, whose physique is even more warrior-like than a warrior's, she cannot use her bloodline power to regulate her metabolism. It is estimated that the components that cause sleep have accumulated in her body to a great extent.

"This is unexpectedly troublesome... In situations where magic is less effective, it seems that warriors with survivability comparable to cockroaches would be more suitable..."

Latis muttered to himself as he wandered around the barn, and then found Leafa, who was fast asleep in a corner, clutching her round shield and short sword.

"...The child is sleeping quite soundly."

He poked Leafa's face, and when she mumbled something in her sleep, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. He then scooped her up with one hand and tucked her under his arm.

Fortunately, Jennifer and Leafa seemed to be fine; they had simply fallen into a deep sleep. But then again, if it were harmful to their health, Tree Peak Village wouldn't have gone so long without checking them.

It seems that the visualization Kiriko mentioned was most likely the image she saw in this hypnotic state, in a hazy, half-asleep state.

Thinking of this, Latis frowned slightly. It was likely that all the villagers were already asleep, and if the night elves were to come and capture people, they would probably arrive very soon.

He glanced at the two girls on his left and right, thought for a moment, and decided to leave them in the guesthouse first. In any case, even if he set off first, he could communicate with Jennifer through communication magic and then meet up with her later.

Just over ten seconds later, Latis arrived at the door of the guesthouse the villagers had arranged for the three of them. After pushing the door open with his shoulder, he took a few steps forward and gently placed the two girls on the bed.

"Indeed, physical fitness is still very important."

Finally developing a slight appreciation for the warrior class, Latis shook his head. He cast spells like "Detoxify," "Minor Rejuvenation," and "Dispel Magic" on the girls, but to little avail. He could only helplessly rub their heads and whisper:

"It's safe now, so you should get some sleep."

He stood up, pondered for a moment, took out some magic scrolls from the dimensional gap and placed them aside, then took out a black cloak, flicked it, and draped it over the girls.

This "Shadow Cloak" allows him to use "Shadow Dash," which briefly grants him an untargetable state, three times a day. Although powerful, it's no longer that important to him.

Based on the current situation, we'll probably be dealing with the Night Elves soon, so ensuring the safety of the girls is the most important priority.

After pinching the two girls' cheeks one last time, Latis turned and left decisively, locking the door and running towards the center of the village.

……

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"Has anything happened these past few days?"

"Nothing much is happening in the village, except for a few investigators sent from the capital who want to investigate the cause of the missing persons."

"Oh... there's no time to deal with this. Can you handle it?"

"Envoy, if the investigation yields no results, the village may have to be relocated."

"Trouble... I'll go back and discuss it, and see if I can help you cover up some traces. Your human officials are best at getting by; if you can get away with it, that's good enough."

"Yes, messenger."

"Oh, by the way, are those investigators asleep too?"

"They're asleep now. It's their first time eating green rice cakes, and they ate quite a lot."

"That's good."

"My lord, how many young men should be selected to receive baptism this time?"

“Let’s select three this time. The lady hasn’t been doing well lately. If there are too many targets, we might not be able to protect her in time, just like before… Sigh, you’re old enough to know how difficult things are for the tribe. It’s already quite good that you can baptize three young men.”

"Yes... Your Excellency, is there any way to improve the situation?"

"This is not a problem for us to worry about. Hmm... Is this your next successor? They look good. Let's make these three."

"Kiriko is indeed very good, please take good care of her, madam..."