What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 64 The Magic Advisor
Thunder City in mid-October is already quite cool.

After Colin Wayne left the association, he came to the northern part of the King's District in a carriage.

After getting out of the car, he subconsciously buried his neck into the raised collar as much as possible, and retracted his hands into the sleeves like his senior sister.

The body of a magician is no different from that of an ordinary person. If you don't use your mental strength, you still need clothes to resist the cold. In comparison, the physical fitness of a knight is completely different.

In Ke Lin's view, although this world does not have the "fighting spirit" as imagined, the physical limit of human beings is far beyond that of people on earth. In theory, a great knight can rely on pure strength and cold weapons to fight against a big knight Magician, although there is a high probability that he will still be defeated, he is by no means powerless in a fight.

This is actually very easy to understand. In the tens of thousands of years of history that can be traced back, humans and a large number of powerful and dangerous races such as orcs and centaurs have coexisted on a continent for a long time. It would be a strange thing if the body did not evolve at all. Unfortunately, this evolution has not benefited everyone. Although it is not as absolute as the spiritual power of a magician, high-level knights still need a certain amount of talent in addition to hard training.

Colin raised his head and looked at his destination this time.

Thunder City City Hall.

It is called "the royal palace that allows civilians to enter and exit" by the people.

This huge and not overly decorated building forms an arc along the north side of the King's District. There are several accessible gates, corresponding to different administrative functions.

He found the westernmost side of the agreement, and before he approached, he saw a familiar face welcoming him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Wayne, I'm sorry to ask you to come here yourself."

"Hello, Captain Hank, in fact, I have always been very curious about the city hall, especially the Public Security Department. This time I can see it with my own eyes, and it is my wish."

"Please come in."

……

inside the room.

Colin signed his name under Guderian's signature on a two-page document.

So far, he has officially become a special magic consultant for the Security Department of the Thunder City City Hall, and is currently assigned to the fourth team.

This position is probably similar to the scientific adviser of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Colin didn't know the specific job content of the latter, but the magic consultant of the Public Security Department was indeed a good job.

There are no fixed working hours, and only need to be responsible for answering the questions about magic technology when the sheriff comes to consult.

And because of the complexity and depth of magic, even if you can't solve it in the end, it's not considered dereliction of duty, otherwise most magic consultants will lose their jobs.

"Welcome Mr. Wayne to join the Public Security Department." Hank and the two men behind him applauded to welcome, and then said: "It's a pity that Chief Guderian is busy with His Majesty's birthday ceremony, so he can't get away, otherwise he will definitely come in person."

The magic consultant belongs to the official establishment of the Public Security Department and receives the same salary as Captain Hank.

Although the salary of 2 gold lang per month is really not in Colin's eyes, but the job itself makes him very interested-various magical practices used in crimes are of great help to broaden his horizons.

After the two parties exchanged polite remarks.

Colin asked: "Captain Hank, did you catch the criminal in the last theft?"

"Ashamed to say, although you have helped us narrow down the scope as much as possible, there are still no suspected targets."

Even if a magician above the middle level is suspected, there is no way to interrogate them directly. This kind of case is indeed very difficult, and the owner is a group of rich people who can build a treasury at home. Putting pressure on Guderian because he usually offended too many powerful people, the criticism he faced at this time can be imagined.

Hank hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Mr. Wayne, can I ask, is that 'wind energy polarization magic pattern' you mentioned, can it work on metal?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"The previous case made people in the city panic. Many people came to us and asked us, if we transformed the vault into a metal material, or added a layer of steel plates inside, would it be effective in preventing theft?"

Most underground vaults are made of a material called "yellow limestone". This kind of stone that has been fired in a special way is no less hard than steel, and can effectively prevent excavation. , the price is much cheaper, after all, the walls of the vault are several meters thick at every turn.

"Captain Hank, if you just want an answer, I can tell you—yes, it works on metal.

"However, the operating principle of the magic pattern is probably not the same as what you imagined. We generally regard the magic pattern with the same basic framework, underlying logic, and operation method as the same magic pattern, but in fact, they are in use. There will still be a big difference.

"Take the wind energy polarization magic pattern you showed me last time. It can also work on metals, but the effect will not be very good. Its best application environment is that the content of 'yellow gray carbon stone' exceeds 80%." % rock material, however, it is not impossible to have a better effect on metal, as long as a few energy transport lines of the magic pattern are modified to a certain extent, the purpose of destroying the corresponding material can be achieved-you know, metal And metal is also different.

"This series of magic patterns are all called 'wind energy polarized magic patterns', but I don't know whether the prisoner has the ability to modify them, which already belongs to a fairly high-tech category.

"To be honest, if there is a corresponding case, it means that the person may be more powerful than we thought, but at the same time, he can further narrow the scope of the target."

Hank didn't actually understand it completely, but he got the general idea.

"Thank you, Mr. Wayne, for your clarification."

"This is what I should do."

Several people chatted for a while, and Ke Lin said: "If there is nothing else, please forgive me and leave first."

"We're going to a field investigation, let's take you out on the way." Hank hurriedly stood up and saw him off.

After hearing this, Colin suddenly became interested.

"Captain Hank, can you let me go to the scene with you?"

He had watched a lot of criminal investigation dramas in his previous life, so he was very curious about how the "police" in this world investigate cases.

"This..." Hank was a little embarrassed.

It stands to reason that it is very common for magic consultants to follow to the scene, and even in many cases, the Public Security Department will take the initiative to invite them.

However, Berkeley Payne, the chairman of the association, and Guderian, the person in charge of the city hall, have repeatedly warned that Colin Wayne must not be allowed to make any mistakes, and the risk factor of handling cases on the spot is of course higher.

It's just that Hank didn't expect the other party to propose it on his own initiative, and he couldn't find a reason to refuse for a while. Then he thought, after all, this time it was just a theft case, and he went to a nobleman's house. The prisoner would never be in the presence of the magistrate. If it's time to do it, it's not theft but robbery, and it's the bold one.

"Is there any difficulty?" Colin couldn't help wondering when he saw the other party hesitated.

Hank hurriedly said: "No, then trouble Mr. Wayne."

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canal area.

Baron Joyce's House.

Colin followed a group of people and walked down the basement through a narrow staircase from the indoor entrance.

In the brightly lit vault lobby, Hank and two of his subordinates were talking with Baron Joyce and another middle-aged man in a magic robe.

Baron Joyce is a small nobleman who has made his fortune through shipping in recent years. Although his title is not high, his net worth is not much worse than some big nobles in Thunder City.

Colin walked to the vault alone.

Look at the 4 mageweaves on the yellow limestone wall.

Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the one Hank had shown him.

Obviously, the thief carved four magic patterns on the wall of the vault, but none of them succeeded. There was not enough time, so he could only leave in a huff, which also allowed Baron Joyce to escape.

But even so, the Baron, who put half of his wealth in the treasury, was so frightened that he went to the Public Security Department overnight.

Only then did Hank and the others make a special trip.

However, as Colin continued to look to the side, he found that part of the outer wall of the vault near the other wall had been demolished, and a one-foot-thick iron plate replaced the yellow limestone wall.

It looks like Baron Joyce is in the process of revamping the vault.

At the same time, Hank also found it there.

"Mr. Baron, are you sure you want to replace the rock with an iron plate?"

"Yes, I heard that the thief is powerless against metal walls, and many adults have already started rebuilding their vaults. At the same time, this is also Mr. Summer's suggestion to me."

Mr. Summer is the house magician next to the baron. He nodded slightly and said:

"Captain Hank, although I don't know the specific situation of the magic pattern very well, but I can guess it from the energy line above. As far as I can see, this is the magic pattern specially drawn for the yellow limestone. As long as the treasury Changing the walls to metal, I believe, will make the bandits helpless."

It has to be said that the family magician hired by Mr. Baron with a lot of money is a bit capable, and he can only guess from the energy line of the magic pattern, which proves that he has a good knowledge of magic patterns.

Colin approached a few people a little, and found that the magician named Summer was wearing a blue badge on his chest.

Intermediate magician.

No wonder there are two brushes.

Hank hesitated for a moment, then said: "Mr. Baron, although I have no objection to you rebuilding the vault, I still have the obligation to remind you that the metal walls are still not very sure to resist the magic pattern."

"Oh?"

As soon as these words came out, Summer seemed displeased and said, "Captain Hank, I'm sure you're good at investigating cases, but in terms of magic patterns, I believe I'm more professional, or does the magic consultant of the Public Security Department have better opinions? "

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Colin.

Because the other party was wearing a basic badge, Summer didn't take this magic consultant too seriously.

And it can be clearly heard from the words that the elites of Thunder City are not very interested in the Department of Public Security. After all, the former magistrates would completely favor the nobles, but after the establishment of the City Hall, these lackeys seem to have signs of biting back.

And the status of an intermediate magician made Sammer not have to be too polite to Hank and others. Even if Guderian wanted to interrogate himself, he had to go through the association.As for this young magic consultant, Sammer was even more worried - if he met him in the association, he would have to salute himself.

Originally, Ke Lin just wanted to watch from the sidelines, but he couldn't help being amused when he saw the other party looking at him.

He didn't know why the baron and the magician held vague hostility towards the Public Security Bureau, ignored them, turned and walked away.

Seeing this, Sammer became more and more proud, and said again:
"Captain Hank, thank you for your reminder, but I think I can be responsible for Mr. Baron's property."

Hank was not angry when he was beaten back. After all, he was used to this kind of thing. He was well aware of the ambivalence of nobles like the baron.

He was about to say a few words on the scene, but he heard a dull voice coming from the front.

Because it was so close, even though the sound was not loud, it still alarmed everyone.

Everyone collectively turned their heads to look.

I saw a big round hole big enough for people to climb in on the part of the iron plate that had been remodeled in the baron's treasury.

In front of the round hole, the young magic consultant of the Public Security Department is spreading his five fingers, palms facing the hole.

Around the entrance of the cave, traces of magic patterns can still be seen.

Everyone was stunned.

Colin withdrew his palms, retracted his sleeves again, then turned around slowly, showing a gentle smile:

"Mr. Baron, it seems that Captain Hank's suggestion is more helpful to you."

(End of this chapter)