Chapter 402 Chapter 399 Make a Quick Decision

"Who is that ordinary-looking boy? Doesn't it mean that Morgana has a hormone problem and has no such thoughts, and just wants to go to the PCPD to vent her violent tendencies? Isn't that boy a punching bag for Morgana?"

"It's unlikely. Morgana came here alone before, and now she suddenly brings someone here without her family's consent. If it's just a sandbag, she definitely doesn't have the qualifications, so... what's the background of that kid?"

"If you observe carefully, you will find that Morgana is quite close to him. Eh? Her parents are here too? Didn't you see? It's over there, I'll point it out to you!"

"I'll go over and ask what's going on in a while! Hehe, this is so fun!"

Relying on the enhanced hearing implant, Zhuang Xuteng heard all these discussions and then pretended not to hear them. He knew that he was not the protagonist today. He only needed to accompany Morgana and pretend to be a sculpture the rest of the time. Regarding those guesses about "who he is", no matter how they guess, whether they guess right or wrong, it has nothing to do with him. If you have that kind of nosy mentality, you might as well take a look at today's auction items, and then secretly practice the newly learned "Bone Searching Technique".

"Bone Hunting" is a "newly invented" spell by the Lich Master, which can be driven by the energy of vengeful spirits and shadow followers. Zhuang Xuteng believed that such a spell could not be done with a slap on the head. The Lich Master did not know how long he had been "planning". Perhaps from the time it couldn't see the world through Zhuang Xuteng's eyes, various spells were being prepared.

Therefore, it is possible that the bone search spell is not a simple spell to search for similar objects, but it is likely to be the beginning of a series of spells. Zhuang Xuteng had read historical books that recorded how the Holy Light Church fought against evil and established its glory. In the descriptions of evil enemies, there was content about dead souls occupying living people and causing chaos. Since this kind of thing has happened in history, Zhuang Xuteng must be vigilant. For the "Bone Searching Technique", he raised the requirements. He must fully understand all aspects of this spell before he can actually cast it.

Generally speaking, it is quite difficult to dismantle other people's spells. This is similar to dismantling it after getting the actual object. Not only do you have to understand its manufacturing principle and its design ideas, but you also have to figure out what was avoided during its construction. , understand everything used.

The Lich Master's attainments in spells are the fundamental reason why it became a "master". If it disassembles its self-created spells and puts them in the original world, basically only a few other spell masters can hope to do it. However, the "Bone Searching Technique" is a spell driven by both resentful spirits and shadow followers, especially the shadow followers. The relevant knowledge about shadow followers was collected and learned by Zhuang Xuteng and then relayed to the Lich Master. There is no difference between the two. There is an absolute information gap, and at most there is a gap in thinking about how to apply shadow energy.

Starting from this aspect, there is no insurmountable gap between Zhuang Xuteng and the Lich Master. As long as he works hard to think, understand, and experiment, he can hope to use the shadow follower spell as a starting point to complete the dismantling of the bone retrieval technique.

"Wraith spells can also play a supporting role. How it cooperates with shadow energy is also an interesting question..."

Zhuang Xuteng maintained a calm smile and his eyes moved back and forth between the auction host, the auction items, and Morgana. In fact, his mind had been thinking about technical issues. In the eyes of others, he behaves very calmly, as if he is very familiar with the current environment, and is definitely not a newbie who has just entered the circle. But everyone asked each other, and no one had seen him. In addition, Morgana's parents were also tight-lipped, so they guessed that he might be a guy from other cities.

Zhuang Xuteng spent the entire auction thinking about spells, and Morgana also used similar methods to pass the time. Mainly because of the type of auction items, they were all antiques, works of art, celebrities or souvenirs of famous events, which really couldn't arouse the interest of two people. If it were replaced by a shadow slave, an implant, a protective armor, or a new type of car, the two of them would definitely stare at it closely, and maybe even buy one or two.

As soon as the auction ended, the two people left quickly and grabbed a seat in the corner of the lounge to sit down. Zhuang Xuteng's hands were faster. When he passed by the dessert area, he grabbed a plate of snacks, which was enough for the two of them to pass the time. In fact, this period of time was easier than before because they could talk to each other and would not feel bored.

An unexpected guest came to the venue. It was Director Pace who came out of the intensive care unit for the second time. He was much thinner than before, and his whole body was like a half-deflated rubber ball. His body was stooped and he had to use a cane to support his body to stand, and he needed the help of a guard to walk steadily. His arrival was not met with a warm welcome; the people he met apparently had a perfunctory attitude.

Seeing this, Morgana approached Zhuang Xuteng and said, "After Chief Pace was injured for the second time, there were rumors that the PCPD chief would be replaced. Many people wanted to use their own people in the PCPD. The chief was not in good health, but he had to hold on. I came here just to prove that I can still work and don’t want anything to happen to PCPD.”

Zhuang Xuteng frowned slightly and asked: "The PCPD is in a mess now. No matter who takes over, there will be pressure from gangs to assassinate people, and on the other hand it will be difficult to maintain public order in Peicheng. Restoring the previous state is considered a success, but after enduring the gang's After the rampage, everyone will have higher demands on the PCPD, and the director’s job will be even harder. In fact, I admire him for not retiring from his injuries.”

"Well, you don't have to admire him. The constitutional government wants to 'promote' the PCPD, so..."

"Improvement? Not reconstruction?" Zhuang Xuteng sneered, and then asked Morgana to continue.

Morgana also knew that the constitutional government was always a master at playing word games, so she continued: "PCPD will receive a huge amount of special funding, plus the previous pensions, donations and support from all sectors of society - there are huge interests involved, roughly estimated to be several hundred million."

Got it. Although the position of director is dangerous and difficult, the danger may happen later, but the benefits are right in front of you. It is estimated that even if Director Pace wants to retire, he will insist on "arranging" these benefits first. And he insists on staying in his current position, which is an eyesore to those who want to get a piece of the pie.

"Alas, the director is now facing double pressure from both inside and outside, but the pressure should only be the chaos caused by gangs, not these trivial things of fighting for money and power." Zhuang Xuteng sighed and asked: "How is the public security in Taiping District recently? Has your family been affected?"

Morgana shook her head and said: "It's okay, our family and the neighbors' are fine, but we have also strengthened the vigilance and checked and upgraded all the security systems. By the way, why don't you try our security? See if you can..."

Zhuang Xuteng quickly interrupted her and said: "Haha, my company is already full of schedules, and many of them have the same needs as you. But to be honest, there is actually no difference between testing and not testing. We can't predict what kind of capabilities the opponent has, and we don't know what strategies they will use. And even if we test it out, I can't upgrade you - the business is not on the same line."

It took Morgana two seconds to react after hearing Zhuang Xuteng's strange words. She squinted her eyes and looked around, then nodded, indicating that she was too relaxed and reckless. Hearing enhancement implants are neither rare nor expensive. Whether it is a bodyguard or a spy, or even anyone with a bit of voyeurism, basically all of them will have them.

"There is another risk..." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "If they knew that I was researching how to sneak into your house, they would probably never let me go again."

"Indeed..." Morgana reached across the table and patted Zhuang Xuteng's arm, smiling and said: "If it was in the past, what would be the consequences of sneaking into the archbishop's residence and being discovered?"

"I know this: there will be no consequences. It is written in the book that the benevolent bishop will let the person go after criticism and education."

"You believe it. Anyway, no one can say that they were released like that, not one."

"Oh... So history is written like this."

The two of them cooperated with each other and changed the subject, so that the eavesdroppers could not get important information. Morgana also became more vigilant. Like Zhuang Xuteng, she would be wary of young people who walked towards them. In such gatherings, there are often some idiots who only use the wrong methods to highlight themselves, and those who are vigilant enough will avoid them before they appear.

As long as they found that they were being picked on, the two would get up and leave their seats and go to the center of the venue. They would either appear next to Director Pace, or go to Morgana's family's close friends, and even once they went directly to her parents.

Since Morgana was no longer hiding, Zhuang Xuteng could only try to overcome his nervousness and behave better in front of her parents. Since there were so many people and eyes here, no in-depth topics could be discussed, so this time they just nodded, exchanged a few words, and talked about the weather and the quality of the banquet food, without any other content.

Although the form was brief, it was considered that they had met Morgana's parents. According to Zhuang Xuteng's idea, since he was not beaten out and did not hear a word of no, then there was probably no problem with this matter, right?

Bringing Zhuang Xuteng to her parents, Morgana also had the idea of ​​"cutting the Gordian knot". As she got older, her marriage would become more and more troublesome. Before, she could use work as an excuse to delay, but the real way to solve the problem was to find a target. Morgana felt that meeting Zhuang Xuteng was a very lucky thing. On the contrary, for Zhuang Xuteng, meeting her must be a lucky thing. Since both of them are lucky, they should seize the opportunity created by fate for them.

Neither of them was interested in the subsequent dinner and dance. To be precise, the two were only interested in each other. They kept hiding from XZ, whether they came to cause trouble or really wanted to come and talk, they all avoided it. The two of them were like the alternatives in the whole social activity, trying to exclude themselves from the group, and at the same time they were complacent about such "success".

In contrast to them, Director Pace was very busy, constantly wandering among various groups, trying to gain support for himself as much as possible. He seemed to be unaware of fatigue, and his injured body seemed not to be a burden. Since he appeared, he has not been idle, going from house to house, talking to table to table, and his patience and ability are amazing.

Fortunately, he did not come to Morgana and Zhuang Xuteng.

Finally, it was eleven o'clock in the evening, and the two retreated immediately without any drag. Before that, Morgana's parents had already left with an excuse, leaving her behind for show, so there was no need to say goodbye. In fact, in addition to Morgana, there were many other families from the church, all here to support the scene. After the gods left, the church had no real power, let alone the powerful strength it had before. It only had historical and cultural heritage and the ability to "grant face".

Face became their only remaining resource, which they could not give or give too much, so Morgana always left early. The two returned to the inside of the armored Weasel, closed the doors and windows, and isolated from the noise outside, and immediately felt much more comfortable. They hugged and kissed while the steam engine was increasing pressure, and when the pressure was enough, they hurried to leave the scene.

"Why is it like a thief..." Morgana looked at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding, and thought of the scene of sneaking out of the vault with fifteen bags of things yesterday or the day before yesterday, and felt a sense of déjà vu. "Hey, why are we in such a hurry? Aren't we thieves?"

"Yes, I am! I stole you." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "You are the most valuable person in the whole party. I took you away and took you back home overnight."

"Wait? What are you going to do? First make it clear which house you are going to..." Morgana looked out the window and said: "This is the direction of the highway out of the city! It's not our home... Are you taking me to see my parents now?"

"Oh, you are right, 'Mom and Dad'!" Zhuang Xuteng said: "It's okay, there is a place to sleep over there, and my sister and I have always kept our beds. You are beautiful enough now, it's best to go in this state."

"Don't be kidding, I want to go, but I can't go empty-handed, right? Besides, it's midnight now, won't it disturb their sleep?" Morgana grabbed Zhuang Xuteng's arm with both hands and said: "No, no, no, this is not appropriate! I am wearing a banquet dress, which is not suitable for this scene. I have to wear daily clothes, or work clothes, not this one."

"Ordinary clothes... There are some in the trunk, which can be used for disguise . Forget about work clothes - if you go there in a PCPD uniform, they will think I've been arrested. "Zhuang Xuteng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't be nervous, listen to me, I will take good care of you. Let's just go directly. The less formal it is, the less impact it will have on them. They have never believed that I can find a girlfriend like you. After meeting you, they will definitely think that I paid to make fun of you. I'm going back at this time to let them misunderstand and make a fool of themselves. Only in this way can I turn the situation around and hold you in good esteem... Why are you staring at me? "

"Are you using the mercenary's layout tactics to deal with your parents? "

"Not really? I'm just joking with them. When they see that I still have such a sense of humor and there is a good girl like you around, their lives will gradually become stable and they will worry less. "

Morgana thought about it carefully and said, "I can understand...but this time is still too bad. Do you want to sleep in the car and go there at dawn? "

"No. My dad has to go to the fields before four o'clock, and we won't disturb him too much if we go back. "