Chapter 929: Chasing the Murderer in the Wilderness

Joan froze for a moment, then came to his senses, quickly bent his knees and squatted down, shook the paw with "Carl", and stroked the smooth haired neck of the police dog.

"Hello, Carl, my name is Joan, please take care of me."

Joan himself thought it was a bit funny to say hello to the dog, but he didn't know what to say other than that.

"Wow!"

Carl let out a low growl, as if to greet him again, with warm kindness in his eyes.

"Okay kid, we have to hurry up and work. Remember to change into a pair of boots suitable for trekking in the wetlands. I'll wait for you outside the door."

Mr. Pinkerton, with a pipe in his mouth, turned and walked to the door. Carl turned and followed his master. After walking two steps, he turned his head and gave Joan two "woofs" and wagged his tail at him, as if urging him to follow quickly.

Qiao An waved his hand with a wry smile, signaling that he would be there soon.

Professor Moriarty touched the storage pocket, took out a pair of long leather boots and handed it to Joan.

Joan took off the expensive leather shoes presented by Mrs. Josephine, put on boots, took off the tuxedo by the way, and put on a short light cloak suitable for hunting in the wild.

Professor Moriarty urged softly as he changed.

"You follow Ted, pay attention to safety."

"Also, pay attention to that guy's every move. If you find any abnormal signs, remember to cast a spell and report to me in time."

"Okay, mentor."

Qiao An agreed with her mouth, but her heart became more and more confused.

From what the mentor said, it seemed that assisting Mr. Pinkerton in the investigation of the murder was secondary. My main task was to monitor Mr. Detective himself and inform the mentor in time.

In this way, wouldn't he become a "spy".

The question that makes Joan even more uneasy is, why did the mentor secretly instruct him to monitor Mr. Pinkerton?

Could this be a little...a guilty conscience?

With doubts in his mind, Qiao An changed his clothes, said goodbye to the instructor, and hurried downstairs.

Along the way, he was still a little confused, as if he was in a dream mirror, everything seemed unreal.

In this short half an hour, I have changed from a college student accompanying my tutor on vacation to the partner of the famous detective Mr. Ted Pinkerton, and at the same time playing the role of an undercover spy... It's a bit messy!

If it is said that the fate of people is controlled by gods, Joan has reason to doubt "Syndra" and "Timoth", the two "goddesses of fate" in the Vales world, based on his short experience this afternoon. , are all "actors" who watch the excitement and are not afraid of big things!

Walking out of the gate of the club, I saw a horse head-on.

Ted took the rein and turned to Joan and said, "We have to get to the edge of the wetland before dark, and I'll take you to rent a horse first."

"There's no need to bother you."

Joan quickly made a spell-casting gesture, cast the 3-ring arcane "Phantom Horse" learned from his instructor not long ago, and summoned a black steed like smoke out of thin air.

The phantom phantom horse created by magic is complete with saddles. Joan skillfully turned over and stepped on the horse. He nodded and smiled at Mr. Detective, indicating that he was ready to go on the road.

There was also a smile on Ted Pinkerton's face, and he galloped forward.

Joan hurriedly urged the horse to follow.

The police dog Karl followed closely the pace of the steed. Under the scorching heat of summer, he galloped at high speed with ease, without even needing to stick out his tongue to help dissipate heat.

As the "animal partner" of a high-level ranger, the hound is just Karl's appearance, and the real species should be classified as a "magic beast". The speed and endurance of long-distance cross-country are far better than that of a horse.

As for combat power, whether in the "livestock world" or the "wild animal world", Karl can be said to be at the top of the food chain.

Joan followed Ted Pinkerton on a gallop, and gradually moved away from the hot spring resort. The vegetation on the roadside gradually became dense, and under the cover of bushes, hot springs with white mist could be seen everywhere.

After riding for half an hour, there was no ready-made road ahead, and as far as the eye could see, there were endless wetlands.

Under the bright west slanting sun, the two horses and the rider on the horseback cast a slender silhouette in the wet swamp.

The surrounding area is empty and lonely, and there are no human beings or beasts to be seen. Except for the sound of horseshoes, there are only water birds occasionally disturbed by the sound of horseshoes, flapping their wings and rushing out of the bushes, hovering for a long time in the almost transparent blue sky.

"Mr. Ted, this is already the edge of the swamp, and there is no way to go forward. Have you decided where to dismount?"

"Little mage, let's dismount here."

Mr. Detective reined in the reins, turned over and jumped off the horse. The seemingly heavy leather boots stepped on the half-foot wet ground without any trace, and the boots were not stained with a single drop of mud.

Joan noticed this abnormal sign, and immediately remembered that his mentor had told him before leaving that Ted Pinkerton was a level 13 "ranger".

"Ranger", also known as "ranger", is good at tracking in the wild, but also good at hiding his whereabouts.

Mr. Pinkerton's inadvertently revealed special skill of "Treading Water Without Trace", presumably is the high-level ranger's professional ability "Traceless Step".

The surface of the wetland is covered with a layer of aquatic plants such as duckweed. It is difficult to see how deep the mud is under the aquatic plants.

Joan didn't have the vigorous skills of Mr. Pinkerton, and he didn't want to fall into the quagmire hidden under the duckweed. Before getting off the horse, he opened the spell-casting material package, took out a dark green scale, and consumed two "Sid's mana" for Self-blessing 2-ring "Transformation".

Ready to cast the spell, Joan got off the horse, and his body was shrouded in golden magic light, turning into a "lizardman" covered in blue scales.

After the transformation, Joan's clothes were all integrated into his body, and his bare feet had webbed membranes, like two "boats" floating on the mud, plus a strong tail as a third support point, enough to Make him stride in the muddy wetland like walking on the ground.

Ted Pinkerton only gave Joan an approving glance when he noticed that Joann had turned into a lizardman.

The police dog Carl was taken aback by Joan's sudden strange appearance. He shrank back guardedly and growled in a low voice.

Later, realizing that the lizard man was not hostile, and nodded to it, he approached it vigilantly, sniffed his scaly calf, and let out a faint whine, as if he recognized him.

After the transformation, he could still be recognized by Karl, and Joan couldn't help but marvel at the intelligence of this police dog.

But after thinking about it, fortunately I used the normal version of the "Transformation Technique", and after changing the shape, I still retained the original breath, which couldn't be hidden from the sharp sense of smell of the police dogs.

If the "mythical transformation technique" was used to change the body from the cellular level, and the body odor would become exactly the same as that of a real lizardman, no matter how sensitive Karl's sense of smell was, he might not be able to recognize himself.

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