Chapter 825 Toliado Overtime with Tears

Krei Empire Calendar, November 15th.

The day of the Moon God Festival.

As winter arrived, this year's Moon God Festival came as scheduled.

The north wind was bleak, and the sky was filled with fine snowflakes.

"It's snowing."

"Fortunately, the snow has lessened a lot this morning."

In the faint light of dawn, the Krei Empire's capital was already a scene of bustling jubilation.

High above the streets of the commercial district hung the colorful flags of the Elsayah Holy Domain, emblazoned with a bright full moon, fluttering in the wind and snow.

The streetlights of the Saint-Krei Monastery in the southern part of the city were all adorned with wreaths of laurel branches. Priests in white cloaks, wearing bronze crescent crowns, walked towards the main hall square in the center of the monastery early in the morning.

The great bell inside the temple rang every quarter of an hour, its melodious sound echoing through the snow-covered streets.

The priests lined up in front of the temple gates, preparing to welcome the citizens who had come to worship from all districts of Bulrida.

The Moon God Festival is one of the grandest festivals in the Krei Empire, symbolizing the rebirth of all things after the desolation of winter. Nobles and commoners alike bathed and changed their clothes, solemnly participating in the festival. Even in the freezing cold, their hearts were filled with piety, joy, and hope. People believed that the Moon Goddess would favor the mortal realm on this day, listening to everyone's wishes and granting their year-end desires.

In the very center of the Saint-Krei Monastery's main square, a Moon God statue, tens of meters tall, stood silently. The goddess's beautiful and loving face shone brightly in the morning sun.

Later in the day, the grand ceremonial procession would depart from the imperial palace and finally arrive at the Moon God altar.

Within this great monastery, the roof of Professor Landry's residence was covered in white snow.

"It's about time. Let me see you out."

The young professor in the guest dining room closed the book in his hand and said to his friends.

Today, he was wearing a gray wool coat. He hadn't changed his usual style of dress for the festival, still looking ready for work.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to the Moon God Morning Court today? Although the weather is cold, the grand spectacle is definitely worth seeing."

Antanas asked as he stood up, his tone tinged with regret.

Sigrid had run off to explore the earliest. She was very interested in the Moon God Festival. The Moon God was originally the most revered god in the Batiacan faith. Hearing that the Saint-Krei Monastery would open many holy sites today, she had gone to queue up before dawn.

Later, Talia, Hyperion, and Iphathia also left together. Antanas called this the demon princess bond.

Now, only Lanqi, the cat boss, and the other four great demons were left at home.

"You go and have fun. I still have a few reports to review, so I'm afraid I can't get away."

Lanqi said gently.

He probably had to work overtime today.

"You need to rest too, Lanqi."

Sinora had always thought that Lanqi was too obsessed with his work.

Back in the Protos Empire of the Northern Continent, whenever she saw Lanqi in the principal's office, he was always buried in his work.

Sometimes, seeing this made her feel a little sorry for him.

"Yes, yes."

Antanas tried to tempt Lanqi, putting on a devilish whispering posture and persuading him at Lanqi's side.

He wanted Lanqi to take a day off today and have fun with everyone.

"As a professor at the Saint-Krei Monastery, I have events to attend at Elliot Auditorium, and I have to go to Yabbo in the morning to confirm information. In the afternoon, I have to be busy with school affairs, and after the festival in the evening, I have a scheduled meeting with Sixth Army God Violet. I probably won't be able to have fun with you."

Lanqi smiled apologetically.

He knew Sinora and Antanas meant well.

In the past, in the Protos Empire of the Northern Continent, he might have had no intention of playing at all, but today he actually wanted to play with his friends, but unfortunately, he was really busy.

"Alas, no one wants to work overtime today, except you."

Sinora said helplessly.

She, Talia, Almis, and Planai, those few demons who could calm down, were unwilling to work alone in the festive atmosphere. As for Antanas, Iphathia, and Toliado, the three great demons who loved to play, making them work today would probably be worse than killing them.

"I can stay and help you."

Planai's hand rested on the back of the chair in front of the dining table.

Actually, for Planai, the main interest today was not experiencing the festival but studying human culture, but he didn't really need entertainment. What he had most of was patience.

"No need. This work mainly involves demon engineering, and there is very little administrative content. If I definitely need your help, I will ask. Today, no matter what, go and enjoy the festival first."

Lanqi shook his head. He really couldn't bear to drag someone to work overtime with him today.

The Moon God Festival was probably the last day before the decisive battle to relax a little.

After the Moon God Festival, they would have to face the fateful battle of Blood Moon City. The pressure on the other powerhouses would be greater than his.

Judging from the current situation of their gathering, their pure combat power should be an advantage. It shouldn't be a problem to pass through the dilapidated Blood Moon City of the Blood Moon Decaying World Era.

However, besides the Third Progenitor Duke Rasiel, the Seventh Progenitor Marquis Heritier, the Eighth Progenitor Marquis Somerset, and the Ninth Progenitor Marquis Bernhard, it was unknown whether there were any additional top combat forces in this Blood Moon City beneath Krei.

"Alright."

Planai sighed.

"The moon lanterns are ready. We can set them off together in the yard tonight."

The Ice Witch put down the handicraft in her hand and looked at the others as she spoke.

Yesterday, Iphathia was weaving moon lanterns on the sofa. Almis also helped Iphathia weave the remaining materials.

The bamboo skewers were made of tough bamboo joints, shaved into thin, light strips, flexible yet hard.

The moon lanterns made of these were ultimately a kind of lantern, but they were the traditional symbol of the Krei in the Moon God Festival.

Antanas curiously came over to examine the handicrafts that the Ice Witch had finished.

Their structure was actually very simple. First, bamboo skewers were woven into a cage, and then colored thin paper was pasted on the outside to make an umbrella shape. Finally, oil paper was lit in the cage -

"After lighting it, it will rise slowly into the air, right?"

Planai had long studied this kind of structure.

In the Krei Empire, it was called a moon lantern.

"That's right."

Lanqi nodded.

Iphathia had lived in the Krei Empire for a long time. Having lived there for more than ten years, she could be considered half a Krei person. Iphathia was most familiar with these things, and she made almost all the moon lanterns.

The morning light shone diagonally from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the guest dining room onto the dining table by the window. Two thick stacks of oil paper were neatly placed on the table, the pages gleaming with a warm luster in the sunlight.

The pine wood in the fireplace in the room crackled in the blazing flames, bringing warmth to the house.

The aroma of tea and the scent of the fireplace on the tea set on the long table in the living room were indistinguishable from each other.

They were chatting idly in the guest dining room before the farewell.

"Then we're ready to go. If you feel lonely, contact us anytime."

Moments after the words fell.

Before there was time to say another word.

The space in front of the living room gradually twisted, and the color became brighter and brighter until a silver vortex gradually appeared, turning into a seemingly illusory door, with countless twisted souls swirling in the mirror.

Eighth-order magic bloomed in this space, attracting the alert gazes of several great demons.

The intensity of this magic made them feel as if they were facing a great enemy!

However, they quickly realized who this space magic originated from, and one by one, they lowered their guard.

If it weren't for the all-round barrier in Professor Landry's residence, this intensity of magic fluctuations would definitely have alerted the Krei Empire.

The dimensional door vortex gradually took shape, the edges glowing with arcs of fire, emitting a grating hum.

"Toliado, you're here."

Lanqi looked at the dimensional door and said with relief.

One of today's agenda items was to find Toliado.

When he contacted Toliado yesterday, hearing Toliado's nervous voice, he was quite worried about whether something had happened to Toliado.

"Lanqi, let me give you a surprise."

A series of steady and rapid footsteps sounded from within the space door.

A handsome, excited, but slightly tired-looking young man stepped into the room, holding a thick photo album in his hand.

He was wearing a sophisticated black trench coat, covering his black and white checkerboard shirt. The boots protruding from under the hem of his coat seemed to be stained with a few snowflakes, obviously rushing over from a long journey.

"Holy crap!"

However, when he saw the figures in the living room looking at him, he took half a step back in fright.

But the other great demons didn't seem surprised at all, as if they already knew he was in Bulrida and had guessed he would come here.

"Yabbo, long time no see."

Antanas waved his hand.

"Good morning."

Planai also greeted him.

"……?!"

Only Toliado looked at the people with his jaw dropped and mouth open.

How could his old friends from the demon world all be gathered together in the blink of an eye.

"Wait, what did I miss?!"

Toliado's brain started working at full speed again, and then he hugged his head.

He had only disappeared for a day, and there were four more great demons in Lanqi's house.

Logically speaking, they should be protecting Princess Hyperion in the Herton capital, Ikrilite.

That meant that Princess Hyperion must have brought them to Bulrida!

What exactly happened yesterday!

"I want to comprehend the power of time and reverse time and space!"

Toliado muttered to himself in pain.

"Stop dreaming. Even the Goddess of Destiny probably can't reverse time."

The Ice Witch gave the official goddess's authentication on his statement.

After a hundred years, Toliado was still so unreliable, without the slightest appearance of someone in a high position, so much so that he was often mistaken for a soldier by the demon army.

"Do you want to go out and play with us?"

Antanas smiled and ran over to invite him.

She liked to gossip with Iphathia or Toliado the most.

They were planning to stroll around outside the school. There were many Moon God Festival-related activities in Bulrida City today.

After all, they weren't school staff. Wandering around the Saint-Krei Monastery at times other than the festival might increase unnecessary trouble if their faces were remembered.

"I…I have work…"

Toliado looked at the photo album in his hand with a struggling look in his eyes.

How much he wanted to go out and play with his old friends, but he really had something to ask Lanqi.

He was in a very bad mood today, and he hoped that no one would come to provoke him and increase his workload.

"Alas, cheer up. You've changed. You don't smile as much anymore."

Antanas patted Toliado on the shoulder and shook her head.

It seemed that it really was important work that would make Toliado willing to work overtime.

This feeling was no different from seeing friends going out on winter trips for the holidays, while he had to stay at school to study.

"Yes, I was born not to smile."

Toliado's teeth were about to shatter.

"Now that you're here, take it easy. Think of it this way, you're not the only one working overtime. Maybe if we finish early, we can still stroll around the festival."

Lanqi could only comfort Toliado and wave to the other great demons.

"Let's go!"

"We won't lock the door."

"Everyone come to the yard to set off fireworks and light lanterns together tonight."

The great demons also walked out of the residence one after another from the entrance hall, bidding farewell to them.

The lively guest dining room fell silent again.

Outside the window, the snow-covered courtyard was covered in silver, and a tall fir tree stood in the middle of the yard, its branches covered with crystal-clear ice crystals refracting colorful light.

"Lanqi, you're really too abnormal. How can you concentrate on working overtime alone when everyone else is out playing?"

Toliado looked at the scenery outside the misty window with tears in his eyes. He also wanted to go out and play.

"Just think of us as being at the Protos Royal Magic Academy. You're the professor, and I'm the principal. It's normal for us to have to work when the students are on vacation."

Lanqi pulled out a chair in front of the dining table and sat down.

"Where did you go yesterday?"

He asked Toliado about the real matter.

"It's like this. Don't we still have four members of the Silver Moon Restoration Society whose identities are unknown?"

Toliado casually placed the photo album he had brought to Lanqi's house on the dining table.

"Do you have any clues?"

Lanqi's tone gradually became serious as he asked Toliado.

He knew that Toliado had been trying to find their friendly forces these past few days.

Currently, the unknown identities are numbers 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

According to previous communication in the group, number 4 [Fervor] was one of the nine members who had not yet returned to Bulrida last month, number 5 [Struggle] was Princess Alexia, number 6 [Loyalty] was able to obtain first-hand information about magic fission from Saint-Krei Monastery, number 8 [Purity] did not speak when asked about magic fission information that day, and was suspected of avoiding suspicion, and number 9 [Hope] could obtain any information as long as you paid enough money, and might have a large network of connections.

These five people were all companions of the princess's faction, who both knew the princess and were trusted by her.

Back then, the number 4 and number 5 sacred communication magic cards were made together and given to Princess Alexia by Abigail. The princess used number 5 herself and gave number 4 to her confidant.

Later, Princess Alexia also asked for the number 6 sacred communication card and gave it to a suitable candidate she had chosen. Then Abigail sent number 7 to her junior brother Landry through a dimensional branch channel. Number 8 and number 9 were made last and were also taken away by Princess Alexia.

The fair agreement when this organization was established was that no one would know the identities of all the other members.

"I privately chatted with these four people, but due to the princess's current situation being in deep crisis, they completely distrust me."

Toliado patted the photo album on the table, indicating to Lanqi that this was the clue.

"Until I finally prepared yesterday, disguised myself as a court attendant, and met the princess when delivering meals this morning. The princess, who was being monitored by the vampires, did not dare to communicate with me. She signaled me with her eyes to steal her photo album, so I took it."

Toliado told Lanqi.

Yesterday, he had sneaked into the Krei Empire's imperial palace, and he couldn't chat much when he received Lanqi's communication in the middle.

"You actually ran to the Krei imperial palace?"

Lanqi was also really surprised and astonished.

This kind of thing could probably only be done by the Dimension Archbishop Toliado, who was skilled and daring. If something happened, he could still open a portal and run away. If others failed, they would have no chance of survival.

"I'm sorry for not being able to ask Alexia for information. The imperial palace is too dangerous."

After weighing the situation, Toliado did not take the huge risk of trying to bring the princess out.

The decisive battle was coming soon. If he kidnapped the princess at this time, the severity of the matter would rise to the level of the entire Krei Empire. Not only would it startle the snake and cause their Blood Moon City raid plan to fail, but it could also lead to the encirclement and suppression of the army god and the vampires, and they would be completely wiped out before National Day.

Besides taking out this photo album and confirming that Alexia was still safe, there were no other gains.

"It's okay, you've already made a great contribution. You really are a master thief."

Lanqi praised him.

Originally, he thought that he wouldn't be able to find these Silver Moon Restoration Society companions anymore. Now it seemed that there was still hope to find one or two more before the war.

Toliado was simply the thief king of Bulrida. Last time, he stole something from the Imperial Special Operations Department. This time, he could steal something from the imperial palace.

On the day of the actual attack on Blood Moon City, any key combat power could cause the scales of victory to tilt significantly.

"I came directly to your house after getting the photo album and leaving the imperial palace. Let's analyze the photo album together quickly."

Toliado opened the photo album and placed it between himself and Lanqi, frowning.

"Yeah."

Lanqi was also watching from the side.

Since Princess Alexia had hinted that Toliado take this photo album, it meant that she believed that this photo album would definitely allow Toliado to deduce the possible candidates for numbers 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Or at least one of the core members of the Silver Moon Restoration Society.

The dark red cover of the photo album had traces of time on the gold-plated corners, and it seemed that Princess Alexia had treasured it for a long time.

Toliado flipped through the photo album. The first few pages were actually photos of Alexia in the imperial palace.

In the pictures, the Third Princess was wearing an ivory white long dress, with a glittering gemstone necklace around her neck.

Her smooth brown hair hung elegantly over her shoulders, like silk.

Flipping through, one photo after another strung together Alexia's growth.

There were photos of her reading under the stone pavilion in the imperial palace's rose garden, with the setting sun shining through the gaps in the wisteria onto the pages of the book, her heroic figure galloping on horseback at the Ceros racetrack, and her figure attending a royal banquet in a dress.

There was even Princess Alexia's commemorative badge when she had not yet graduated from the Saint-Krei Monastery, and a group photo with the former captain of the Imperial Palace Guard, Barton Hall.

"Barton is in it."

Toliado said as he flipped through the photo album.

"Indeed, Barton is a trusted confidant of Alexia."

Lanqi remembered that Barton was once the commander of the Imperial Palace Guard. He left the army and became the leader of the Bulrida Mafia, and he was their number three in the Silver Moon Restoration Society.

Besides that, the two flipped through most of the photo album and didn't see any other familiar people.

"It can't be Barton. Alexia should know that we've met with Barton. Barton was originally someone who revealed his identity to Abigail."

Toliado flipped through it faster and faster.

Even Alexia was introduced to them to join their Silver Moon Restoration Society organization by Barton.

Suddenly, on a new page, his hand stopped.

Toliado looked at the photo and then looked up at Lanqi next to him.

Lanqi's eyes were obviously a little more surprised.

One of the photos caught Lanqi's attention - Alexia stood side by side with a reddish-brown-haired boy on the terrace of a noble residence. The boy had a handsome face and sharp eyes that were as clear as water, and he had a lot of style.

"This guy…"

Toliado really had an impression of him.

He believed that Lanqi was more familiar with this boy.

"Nicola?"

Lanqi took the photo album, quickly flipped through the remaining pages and checked them again. Indeed, there was no one else besides Nicola.

The boy next to Alexia was obviously the Red Falcon Nicola of a few years ago.

"No way? This guy is staring at the rebels every day, but it turns out he might be one of our own in the Silver Moon Restoration Society?"

Toliado exclaimed.

"When he came to the train that day, did he actually not want to catch the members of the Silver Moon Restoration Society, but to help cover for the members of the Silver Moon Restoration Society?"

Lanqi analyzed with his chin in his hand.

Perhaps Princess Alexia heard that a core member of the Silver Moon Restoration Society would be coming to the capital, Bulrida, and also heard that an accident had occurred on the train, so she asked Nicola to help pick them up.

Indeed, if they really encountered the worst situation where they couldn't escape the military police's inspection, being taken away by the chief of the Countermeasures Division using his authority, the chief of the Countermeasures Division would have a way to release him.

"By the way, when Barton wanted the new energy data you were studying that night, when number 5 Princess Alexia said she could risk getting it, number 6 immediately came out to stop Alexia, and released the first-hand data directly. Did Nicola just take over your chalkboard classroom during the day?"

Toliado asked Lanqi.

He didn't speak in the group chat that day, but he had been paying attention to the chat content.

"Yes, I was taken to the Imperial Special Operations Department by Nicola that day, and then became a magic engineering consultant for the Imperial Special Operations Department."

Lanqi agreed.

"Let's go, let's go."

Toliado stood up and said.

Looking at it this way, according to Princess Alexia's hint, the answer was obvious. Nicola was likely to be number 6 [Loyalty] of the Silver Moon Restoration Society.

Red Falcon Nicola should be about to be promoted to the new director of the Imperial Special Operations Department. On the day of the Blood Moon City siege, he would be able to provide them with a lot of cover and support on the ground.

Or rather, on that day, it would be a great help if the Imperial Special Operations Department didn't stare at them.

The most urgent thing was to go to the Red Falcon Nicola of the Countermeasures Division of the Imperial Special Operations Department to confirm whether he had been given the Silver Moon Restoration Society's sacred communication card by Princess Alexia as a core member.

"Let's elbow."

Lanqi put the photo album in the cabinet of the residence and walked out of the entrance hall quickly with Toliado.

On this snowy morning, the cold wind swept up the fallen branches and leaves on the roadside.

Lanqi and Toliado walked through the roads of the Saint-Krei Monastery's residential area.

Although, theoretically speaking, Toliado could directly teleport them to the second floor of the opera house in the city center, and then take a shortcut to the Imperial Special Operations Department's headquarters, that would make people discover that Professor Landry was teleporting, thereby deducing the connection point of the space. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they had to follow the principle of where they entered, they had to exit from there, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the spies.

The two soon walked out of the labyrinthine monastery residential area and came to the street next to a square.

Toliado's black magic vehicle was parked quietly on the side of the road, the windows covered with a thin layer of frost.

"Get in the car."

Toliado was used to being the driver.

He climbed into the driver's seat, and Lanqi also sat in the passenger seat next to him.

The car was filled with the smell of leather, and the seats were soft and comfortable.

As Toliado started the engine, the vehicle drove away from the Saint-Krei Monastery's square and headed towards the central area of the capital, Bulrida.

Outside the car window, snowflakes danced in the wind, dyeing the whole world into a vast expanse of white.

"You're a cardinal, how come you always seem to be working as a transporter?"

Lanqi leaned back on the leather seat and turned to ask Toliado next to him.

"I'd rather drive than use space magic to send people. Do you know this feeling? It's really tiring to consume magic power."

Toliado held the steering wheel, turned on the turn signal in the snow, and complained.

"I understand, of course I understand. Some demons really can't bear the weight."

Lanqi nodded in agreement.

"……"

Toliado glanced at Lanqi.

Although he felt that what he said was not the same meaning as Lanqi, he could accidentally guess who Lanqi was talking about.

It seemed that for Lanqi's day, not mentioning her would make it incomplete.

Along the way, the scenery outside the car window kept receding.

Lanqi was able to enjoy the scenery of Bulrida on the day of the Moon God Festival.

When the magic vehicle gradually slowed down and drove into the courtyard of a huge institution, they had arrived at the Imperial Special Operations Department.

"Wait a minute, just follow me. You don't need to say much. We're both academic personnel. There's nothing wrong with traveling together after coming out of the Saint-Krei Monastery."

Lanqi reminded Toliado.

"No problem. We were so taciturn in Helrom in the Northern Continent."

Toliado was sure.

He had often strolled and chatted with Lanqi in the Protos Royal Magic Academy more than half a year ago.

The two got out of the car and walked towards the headquarters building of the Imperial Special Operations Department.

Before them, the building with its towering spire stood in the empty square, its long, slanting silhouette casting a geometric shadow on the ground.

This Special Operations Department building stood under the snowy sky.

Lanqi led Toliado to step onto the steps leading to the building.

The entire building was built of creamy white granite, with inscriptions of "For the Glory of the Empire" engraved on all sides. The snow brushed over the several-meter-high heavy metal door, adding a bit of softness to this cold institution.

"Mr. Landry."

Stepping into the hall, most of the people in the Imperial Special Operations Department would salute Lanqi.

His potential and the power he was about to obtain in the empire were well known to everyone in the Imperial Special Operations Department.

With Professor Landry's unique contribution and irreplaceable talent, as long as the new director of the Imperial Special Operations Department did not hinder him, it was almost a certainty that he would become the head of the Imperial New Energy Organization Committee.

Under Lanqi's guidance, Toliado followed and stepped into the core area of the Imperial Special Operations Department.

Passing through the deep and winding internal corridor, the two walked to a row of hidden offices.

Knock knock.

Lanqi knocked lightly on the door of the office at the end, but didn't get a response for a long time.

However, a member of the Countermeasures Division who was passing by noticed Lanqi and Toliado.

"Professor Landry, are you looking for us?"

The member of the Countermeasures Division asked Lanqi hesitantly.

Usually, it was their Countermeasures Division who looked for Professor Landry, and "invited" the professor to their office. They might have bothered Professor Landry, and everyone knew about the terrible relationship between Director Nicola and Professor Landry.

Today, the tables were turned, and Professor Landry had taken the initiative to come to them.

"Yes, I'm looking for Nicola. Is he in the Special Operations Department?"

Lanqi could only confirm that Director Dex was not at the headquarters.

Duke Desk was going to the imperial palace today.

On major Krei Empire festivals such as the Moon God Festival, Duke Dex, as an important minister and great nobleman, had many etiquette responsibilities to fulfill. He was more of a faction symbol. Just standing next to the emperor had his own weight, and he was also a necessary figure for maintaining the stability of imperial power.

"Director Nicola ah, last night, the suspect Maguire, who was suspected of colluding with the Allied forces, escaped from prison. Director Nicola is leading a team to hunt him down."

The member of the Countermeasures Division hesitated for a long time, but still answered truthfully.

Although their Nicola had told them not to talk nonsense with Professor Landry, there was no need to deliberately hide this kind of news that could be easily found out at the headquarters, so as not to offend Professor Landry.

"……"

Lanqi raised his eyebrows.

Thinking carefully, if Maguire was a vampire subordinate, he could use the power of the Blood Lord at night, then with the help of the vampire marquis's power and his seventh-order essence, it would be possible to complete a surprise escape from prison.

As early as the second Shadow World Sanctuary Villain Banquet, Lanqi had seen the situation where a traitorous vampire subordinate used the power of the Blood Lord at night. Once it got dark, and the Destroyer Saintess used [Blood Rage], they might really be wiped out if they confronted her head-on.

"Please contact Nicola for me. I have something urgent to ask him."

Lanqi ordered the member of the Countermeasures Division.

"Okay."

The member of the Countermeasures Division saw Professor Landry's serious appearance, nodded and took him into the office next door, using magic communication equipment to contact Director Nicola, and handed the microphone to the professor.

"……"

Lanqi held the microphone, waiting for Nicola to connect.

Although Nicola was only at the peak of the sixth-order, with the elite agents of the Imperial Special Operations Department, he was enough to surround and capture the fugitive Maguire in Bulrida.

The difference between the sixth-order and the seventh-order was very big, but Loren also taught that if the church's sixth-order elites formed a twelve-person or twenty-person group to crusade against the seventh-order, the seventh-order would also feel a headache.

Fortunately, it was daytime now, and Maguire shouldn't be able to use his power.

It wasn't long before the communication was connected.

A blurry and unclear noise came from the microphone.

"Nicola, where are you? I have something to ask you."

Lanqi immediately opened his mouth and said.

"Lan...Prof...really..."

Red Falcon Nicola seemed a little surprised that this Professor Landry, who was always being looked for by him, would actually take the initiative to look for him. It could be said that it was the first time.

But the communication was buzzing and unclear, and Lanqi couldn't hear Nicola's words clearly.

Soon, Nicola also realized that the communication was not very effective, so he didn't waste any more time and hung up the communication.

"He must be performing official duties, maybe he's still ready to fight at any time and can't be distracted."

Toliado said from the side.

He knew this state too well. He was like this when he sneaked into the imperial palace yesterday.

It was already very kind of Red Falcon Nicola to be willing to say a few more words to Lanqi.

"He entered a signal shielding area, and there's the sound of waves, and the metallic sound of containers colliding."

Lanqi thought deeply and deduced,

"I know where he is."

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Lanqi had heard this exact same environmental sound before.

That could only be the Bulrida Mafia's port.

After a night of sneaking away, Maguire must escape to a gray area to get rid of the Imperial Special Operations Department's pursuit.

Only there, Maguire could fight head-on without being affected by Bulrida's city defense barrier, and escape by sea.

The Mafia's harbor was undoubtedly the best choice.

"Thank you!"

Lanqi handed the magic communication equipment to the member of the Countermeasures Division, and he and Toliado turned around and ran.

They passed through the layers of checkpoints in the Imperial Special Operations Department.

They returned to the bustling main hall of the Imperial Special Operations Department again.

Stepping out of the magnificent steps, the wide steps extended all the way to the end of the square. Lanqi ran in front, and Toliado followed closely behind. The two were very busy today and had no time for the festival at all.

"To be honest, Nicola is a veritable loyal subject of the empire. He has been conducting multi-line investigations recently, and has even investigated the traces of the Decaying Branch..."

Lanqi said to Toliado.

There should be many people who want to kill Nicola, including the Resurrection Church.

Working with Nicola in the Imperial Special Operations Department, Lanqi was very clear about how strong Nicola's professional ability was. Not only was he performing the busy official duties of the Countermeasures Division, but he also had to guard against Maguire, and while staring at Professor Landry, he was investigating the recent murder case in Bulrida where the dead were made into works of art.

Although, thanks to Nicola's investigation, there had been no more serial homicide cases in Bulrida recently, according to the murderer's logic, the Imperial agent Red Falcon Nicola, who was blocking the murderer's enjoyment, must have become a thorn in his side.

"Go to the opera house, we'll take a shortcut, and get off work early."

Dimension Archbishop Toliado wanted to use teleport magic in the city, but he had to have a pre-built space barrier to avoid being discovered by the Imperial Army God.

Fortunately, Broadway 33rd Street's Bulrida Opera House, less than two kilometers away from the Imperial Special Operations Department headquarters at Holworth Crossroads in the city center, could be used to teleport directly to the underground of the Bulrida Mafia Port Building from the barrier on the second floor of the opera house.

It just so happened that it was a gray area, so as long as they pretended to be Mafia members, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

"What kind of treatment is this, letting two archbishops personally look for someone, meow."

The cat boss poked his head out of the shadows and muttered.

Don't forget, it was also working overtime!

But it felt that watching the two cardinals be enthusiastic citizens in Bulrida was more fun than the Moon God Festival itself.