LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 101 - 90 Bloodstained Letter (Please Follow)
Chapter 101: Chapter 90 Bloodstained Letter (Please Follow)
Lynn’s sword ultimately paused in mid-air, because it wasn’t hard to verify Nu’er’s words, they just needed to have Laud ask those “whistles” again to find out if the bounty had been withdrawn.
That is to say, it was very likely that the inside of “Bloodthorn” already understood the manufacturing method of airships, but it was uncertain whether they had figured out that the thing relied on a gas inside the balloon, lighter than the density of air, to float up.
Although it seemed not difficult to discover this, the mainstream flight theory in the Wizard Land relied on thrust for takeoff, or on using Shaping Magic to imitate the flight of birds.
Although elemental wizards from the School of Elements had long discovered these gases, hydrogen, helium, neon, ammonia, and such, their buoyancy, considered individually, was extremely weak.
For instance, to lift a person, one would need to constantly maintain more than sixty cubic meters of hydrogen around them, and the magic power expended was beyond count—no wizard would consider flying this way.
It was precisely because of this that, after the flight test a few days earlier, there were even rumors that he had installed some sort of alchemical device under the airship’s cabin to continuously provide lift.
However, such misinformation wouldn’t last long, since the huge balloon of the airship was too conspicuous. It wouldn’t be long before people would associate it with some type of gas inside the balloon having an effect.
Once they obtained the blueprint, they would be able to immediately confirm this point, as there were no machines in the cabin to provide power. Next, they just needed to conduct repeated experiments, and they would soon discover some kind of gas suitable for providing lift.
“So, do you know what that big shot from ‘Bloodthorn’ wants to do with the airship?” Lynn looked at Nu’er and asked again.
Compared to technology leaks, he was more concerned about these people’s goals. If they did something with the airship, like bombing an important town, he might end up being blamed for it.
Now everyone knew that the airship was his unique alchemical creation!
“It’s for…” Nu’er started to speak, but his expression suddenly became one of immense pain, his mouth agape as if someone had grasped his throat, and then he violently started banging his head against the ground.
Bang~ Bang~ Bang~
With each loud thud, Nu’er’s originally fairly hard forehead quickly swelled and reddened, blood gushing from it, yet he seemed oblivious to it.
Facing the suddenly frenzied Nu’er, Lynn was also startled, rushing to hold down his head that kept smashing against the ground, but the next moment, he realized that Nu’er had stopped moving.
Lynn lifted Nu’er’s face, his forehead full of blood, eyes bulging, and expression fierce.
Checking the breath and carotid artery, he shockingly found that Nu’er had already died…
Looking at Nu’er, who had suddenly gone mad and died in front of him, Lynn felt a chill rise behind him, swiftly scanning the surroundings, yet seeing no one, and having noticed no movements prior.
“Transform Mud to Stone”
Lynn raised his hand to cast a spell, pulling out the half of Nu’er’s body entrenched in the ground, his right hand tightly holding the long sword, ready to respond to any unexpected reviving assault.
However, all his worries came to naught; Nu’er’s skin still had a sickly green, the sword cuts on his body had already healed, and outwardly there seemed to be no problem…
Some sort of soul attack?
Lynn suddenly came to this conclusion, because Nu’er’s condition seemed somewhat similar to Bai Ge’s—they both appeared unscathed outwardly, suggesting likely damage at the soul level.
The only difference was while Bai Ge was releasing “Soul Scream,” he was counterattacked by Anluoke, who possessed a trace of divine power, whereas Nu’er was attacked the moment he was revealing the use of the airship.
It could be that someone had inscribed some sort of magic inside Nu’er’s brain, which would activate immediately when Nu’er uttered something he shouldn’t, destroying his brain.
Only those wizards deeply versed in the soul and Spiritual Energy could possibly achieve this.
Lynn immediately realized that this wizard organization called “Bloodthorn” was likely more complex and dangerous than he had imagined.
Aside from involving magic power transformation and researching methods to become a full-fledged wizard, they might also be specializing in Spiritual Magic, which was banned throughout Wizard Land.
What made Lynn even more anxious was that during the previous interrogation, Nu’er had already revealed quite a bit of information about the “Bloodthorn” members without triggering this mechanism, yet it was triggered when he mentioned airships…
As he was pondering, a messy barrage of footsteps suddenly came through.
Lynn turned his head and saw a fireball already ignited in his palm, but it quickly extinguished.
The person approaching was Laud and several of his close subordinates.
“Lord Lynn?” Laud looked at the unfamiliar wizard before him, asking uncertainly.
“It’s me!” Lynn nodded, with no intention of disguising himself.
Laud then breathed a sigh of relief, not surprised by Lynn’s slightly unfamiliar appearance now.
Back in Yiyeta Harbor, he had recognized Lynn as a wizard proficient in Shaping Science, and had been fooled by the disguised Rabour; naturally, he remembered it clearly.
“Is this Nu’er? He looks a bit different from the information…” Laud quickly noticed the greenish corpse next to Lynn.
Due to the depletion of the magic power within, Nu’er’s towering robust physique had long since shrunk back, but his skin was still green, and one could barely make out his identity from the contours of his face.
Could this be some kind of tormenting magic?
“It’s the effect of a transformation magic potion, probably related to the defective products you mentioned earlier…” Lynn cut off Laud’s fantasy, using ice magic to freeze Nu’er, then spoke again, “Get some more people to take him back, and remember to keep it secret, don’t let others see it.”
Lynn was still very interested in this so-called ‘defective product’.
Of course, that’s not to say he wanted to transform into a “green giant”, but rather to study how that transformation magic potion works to significantly enhance a person’s physical quality in a very short time and also provide healing abilities.
If some wizards referred to these individuals as defective products, then there must surely be perfect creations…
By the time Laud and the others had hidden Nu’er away, it was already close to mealtime; Lynn didn’t rush to start his research but went straight back to his accommodation in Yiyeta Harbor.
Upon stepping through the door, Lynn’s forward motion suddenly halted, and he became extremely alert.
A bright red sealed envelope was leaning against the shelf on the desk.
And it hadn’t been there before he left…