Chapter 9 You Are More Valuable

Winnie and Joshua Ann were locked in the carriage to restrict their activities, and they couldn't see the situation outside the carriage, but they could still judge some situations based on the sunlight coming in and the trajectory of the carriage.

Of course, the speed of the carriage is far less than that of the magic car. After starting, it should first go all the way north, and then turn to the northwest.

In addition, the speed of the carriage was kept at about 20 to 30 kilometers per hour. They did not stop after they got into the carriage until the sunlight coming in from the window became increasingly dim, and finally they could hardly see When there was a bright light, it stopped for the first time.

"Come on, we're going to rest here."

The middle-aged magician said coldly, and watched as the two strong men escorted Winnie and Joshua out of the carriage.

After the two got off the carriage, they found that they had come to the foot of a barren mountain, and there were no people around them.

As for the road...it was completely separated more than two hours ago.

Obviously, the opponent's actions need to be kept secret, so they will try to avoid crowded places, and it is normal to choose to rest in this barren mountain and wild place.

Joshua An turned his head and glanced at the completely darkened sky in the west, and then looked up at the faintly visible stars in the sky, confirming that it should be around seven o'clock in the evening.

As for the location... According to the calculation along the way, they are probably more than two hundred kilometers away from the place where they were hijacked before.

Judging from the direction they were traveling along the way, they should have already approached or simply left the border of the Kingdom of Falk by now.

In this direction, the countries adjacent to the Falk Kingdom, except the Kingdom of Ahn'Qiraj. There was only one small principality called Assyria.

As for where exactly. He couldn't make a detailed judgment.

Perhaps it was because it was far away from the place where the incident happened. The expression of the middle-aged magician obviously relaxed a lot. He motioned for the two to find a place to sit down, and then sat down next to them, waiting for the other strong men to start preparing dinner.

The strong men brought by these middle-aged magicians seem to be well-trained and have great camping experience. It didn't take long for them to set up a small simple camp.

What surprised Joshua and Winnie was that these people did not start a bonfire as they expected, but directly took out two magic stoves from a carriage. Soon a simple dinner was cooked on the magic stove.

Holding the fragrant and unexpectedly delicious meal in their hands, Joshua and Winnie couldn't help having an illusion that they were not kidnapped at all, but came here for a camping picnic.

It would have been a good journey if it wasn't for someone guarding them with sharp knives all the time.

"Now you can tell us why you hijacked us?" Joshua asked the middle-aged magician after taking a few bites.

The middle-aged magician glanced at him, then looked at Winnie at the side, and snorted coldly: "Boy. In fact, our main target is her. You are actually not of much value."

Joshua Ann was taken aback. Winnie couldn't help but chuckle, and asked, "Why is my value higher than his?"

"It's very simple, because you are a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but this kid is not."

Hearing this answer, Joshua and Winnie looked at each other, and finally had some eyebrows in their hearts.

"That is to say, you are here for her researcher status, so if I'm not wrong, you should have the idea of ​​the technologies she has mastered?" Joshuaan asked again.

The middle-aged magician snorted, but did not answer.

But just from the fact that he didn't deny it, it was enough to prove that Joshua'an's guess was right.

Joshua couldn't help but shook his head: "Since it's for the technical information, then you are obviously not ordinary robbers and robbers, and you have a powerful magician sitting in the town, so you should be sent by a certain country. wrong?"

"Don't guess randomly, you will know when you get to the place." The middle-aged magician replied in a muffled voice.

Joshua couldn't help but shook his head slightly: "If it's just for the technical information, what you are doing now is actually not appropriate. Because Winnie is just an ordinary researcher in the Magic Research Institute of the Chamber of Commerce, the technical information she has is only A very small part, it is impossible for you to get a lot of technical information you want from her."

"That's right." Winnie agreed. "Currently, there are more than 1,500 researchers in the Magic Research Institute of the Chamber of Commerce, and each researcher will only participate in the research of a certain project. Even if you ask me to hand over all the technical materials I have mastered It doesn’t have any effect, and it’s even more impossible to help you make some kind of magic machinery. Oh...you must be most concerned about military magic machinery, and I have never studied any projects related to military magic machinery. It’s okay if you catch me use."

The middle-aged magician glanced at Winnie blankly, and a small device emerged from his arms.

"If you haven't participated, how did you get this thing?"

The small device he took out was the magic shield booster device he found from Winnie.

Winnie shrugged: "I got it through internal channels for self-defense. It doesn't mean that I have participated in the research of this project. What's more, even if I did participate, it is impossible to provide much valuable information. You I'm afraid I don't know that any research on magical machinery usually requires the joint efforts of at least a few dozen researchers, and at most hundreds of researchers. If there is only one person, the effect will be limited."

The middle-aged magician stared at Winnie intently, as if trying to tell the truth from what she said.

After a while, he shook his head and put the magic shield booster back into his arms.

"No matter what, one more is one."

Winnie and Joshua looked at each other and nodded slightly at the same time.

They don't expect the other party to let them go just through some dialogue, because since the other party has spent so much effort to catch them, of course it is impossible to let them go easily.

But through this dialogue, they have determined each other's purpose.

Now that I know that the other party is indeed coming for the technical information related to magic machinery mastered by Winnie, a researcher of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. That would put them at ease.

certainly. That doesn't mean they plan to stop there.

After following this group of people to their destination. Although there is probably no danger to life, it is conceivable that freedom will inevitably be lost.

This is not what they are willing to accept.

Winnie gently pulled Joshua'an's hand. It seemed that the two held hands tightly for peace of mind and snuggled together, but in fact, she stretched out a finger to touch Joshua'an's hand. Tap lightly on your fingers.

If you keep observing carefully, you will find that the frequency of her fingers tapping Joshua Ann's palm is actually very regular, and it's not random.

this thing. In fact, it originated from a very popular small game in the Magic Research Institute of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

The reason for this small game is that the chairman once mentioned a thing called "Morse Code" to Dean Evita, and it is said that some information can be transmitted by relying on the frequency of tapping.

The president of this thing just mentioned it, but Dean Evita kept it in mind, and really researched a tapping frequency that can be used in practice in his spare time.

Although it is not as detailed and magical as the "Morse Code" mentioned by the chairman, there is no problem in conveying some relatively simple messages.

Dean Evita promoted this small game within the Academy of Magic, and it was loved by many researchers.

Among them, Winnie is the best among them, and she taught Joshuaan this thing again, and it became a small game that the two often used to flirt with each other in private.

But I didn't expect that this situation would come in handy now.

"Is the signal generator left?" Winnie asked.

"It's here. But in order to avoid being discovered, it will be activated after a certain period of time." This was Joshua'an's answer as he tapped Winnie's palm with his backhand.

"How long is the delay?"

"About half an hour."

"Then if nothing else happens. We should be found soon."

"yes."

After feeling Yue Xiu'an gently tap three times in her palm to indicate a sure answer, Winnie was so determined that she couldn't help but smile slightly.

The middle-aged magician sitting opposite looked at her inexplicably, wondering why this little girl in her twenties could still laugh in such a situation, isn't she afraid?

Then he thought that although the other party was only in his twenties, he was already a sixth-level magician, only two levels behind him.

And if she cooperates with the military magic machines made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, she even has the ability to fight herself head-on.

Coupled with her status as a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the value in her is actually far higher than that of an ordinary eighth-level magician.

This made the middle-aged magician very upset.

Since the magister Levin Hassoko attacked the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce five years ago but himself fell, the reputation of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on the Sains Continent has skyrocketed, and it has also made everyone hate magic machines, or military magic. The power of machinery gained a whole new understanding.

This has led to all countries on the mainland paying unprecedented attention to the magic industry proposed and led by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

And as all countries have vigorously developed the magic industry in cooperation with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the past five years, and enjoyed the benefits brought by the development of the magic industry, all countries and everyone on the Sainz continent I began to have another understanding of magicians.

If it is said that magicians in the past gained people's awe by relying on their own strength, then with the development of the magic industry and the gradual expansion of their influence, people's demand for magicians is more reflected in the The contribution made by magicians to promote the development of the magic industry.

Compared with the awe of magicians in the past, people now have more respect for magicians who have excellent research on magic machinery.

As a result, in just five years, the status of magicians on Sainz Continent has undergone tremendous changes.

It's not that the status of magicians has declined, but that in the past, magicians had a high status because of their own strength, but now there is one more thing, that is, magicians are powerful in magic research and have a higher status.

This does not have much impact on those high-ranking great magicians and even magisters, but it has a great impact on ordinary magicians.

Based on the power of him and Winnie, he is an eighth-level magician, and Winnie is a sixth-level magician. If it is the former Sains Continent, then he must be more respected and valued because of his higher level of magician.

But on the current continent of Sainz, Winnie is undoubtedly far more valued and respected than him.

Not for anything else, just because Winnie is a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce undoubtedly represents the most modern technology in the magic industry. As a researcher at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is natural that it far surpasses other magicians in research on magic machinery.

It was precisely because of her status that Winnie made the forces behind the middle-aged magician try their best to hijack her.

Thinking that Winnie would be highly valued by those adults after returning home, but he could only be regarded by them as a thug-like guy who could come and go at will, the middle-aged magician felt extremely uncomfortable.

Isn't it just that being able to study some toy-like gadgets can make this little girl have a higher status than me?

But after reaching out and touching the magic shield booster device in his arms, the middle-aged magician's face darkened.

That's right, it was because of this gadget that Winnie, a sixth-level magician, had the ability to forcibly resist the attacks of his eighth-level magician.

Thinking that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce even possessed a military magic machine capable of killing a magister, the middle-aged magician instantly felt a deep sense of powerlessness and confusion.

Maybe... it really has become meaningless to continue to pursue the pursuit of magical power? (To be continued..)