Is this really just an RPG? !

The employment tendency of residents can often reflect the industrial structure of a city.

Scholars who study economics or sociology often do this kind of statistics to facilitate their own understanding of a city. They collect enough information from residents through various survey methods, and then integrate the information together to start a series of calculations and finally obtain a series of data. These data can almost perfectly show the situation of the city to those involved in it, so that they can plan ahead for managing the city or developing in the city.

Having said this, I have to think deeply.

Does it convey to outsiders what the city is like when a large number of its residents want to be bandits?

"That can only mean that the city is finished!"

Emily came to this conclusion.

She even used a tone that is rarely seen at ordinary times, in order to show the fluctuations in her heart.

"There's no need to do that."

"Otherwise? If the residents of a city all want to be robbers, it is nothing more than two problems,"

Emily slapped my shoulder hard a few times, then squatted down to look at me, raised her right hand and stretched out her index and middle fingers.

"On the one hand, the quality of life of the residents in the city is low, causing them to seek survival in other ways; on the other hand, it is because of the atmosphere of the city. This is a city where 'everyone should be a robber'. "

"Eh……"

"No matter what it is, it means that the city is completely finished, not only in terms of social atmosphere, but also economically."

"Social climate and economy?"

My senior sister knows more than I imagined.

"It's just about the social atmosphere. It's relatively simple. As long as the residents are ideologically educated, if it doesn't work, you can also find the clergy to cleanse the mind. As long as you spend a little time, you can always recover."

"So the focus is on the economy?"

"Yes! Of course it's the economy!"

Emily nodded vigorously.

I thought she would explain the reason to me, but I didn't expect her to mention the profession of robber first.

"Do you know what a robber is?"

"Eh?"

"Bandits will act in groups. Their main income comes from attacking the passing pedestrians and caravans. The better ones just take away the property, and the worse ones even snatch people away...or just kill Lose."

"Ah, um..."

"They're stationed right next to the main road into the city, and those who go to the city will be their best bets, and if that's the way it is in the long run, no one will come to the city."

"...leading to a recession?"

Really, the city is dead in every sense of the word.

Mertai City.

Starting from the harbor, walk north along the main road, and you will see the city. Because there is nothing special about it, it is not well-known. It is a very ordinary second-tier small city... It used to be, but now it is the number one crime city in Iceland. No matter how simple it looks from the outside, it cannot change the fact that it is full of crimes inside. .

Just around the city, there are several gangs of robbers stationed. The one Emily and I encountered was the one called "Korn". There are a certain number of spellcasters in the Korn Bandit, and they will release some kind of environmental magic, which will disorient the passing people, causing them to get lost in the forest.

Not being able to get out of the forest is no different from dying slowly.

Under mental pressure, they often surrender directly and hand over their property to the bandit group in order to save their lives.

That's what happened to me and Emily.

【The Lost Forest Where the Lost People Trapped】.

High-level environmental magic, the inspiration for this magic comes from the Lost Forest, a forbidden area for famous adventurers in Lindsay Continent. The biggest feature of that forest is that it will make people who enter the sense of direction confused, and all detection props and detection magic will be invalid, resulting in a large number of adventurers unable to get out of the forest, and eventually starving to death inside.

The root cause of all this is the messy Mana in the Lost Forest.

"Is there a way to break the magic of the environment?"

"It's not impossible. The simplest thing is to cause damage to the environment. After all, environmental magic can only be effective if it is attached to a unique environment."

In other words, Emily proposed to me to burn down the forest again.

"veto."

"Ah... the brave man really has a lot of worries."

"It's not a concern. How will we leave if it really burns! Besides, those robbers are also in the forest, right? It won't be such a simple matter of a forest being destroyed by then."

"So you always think too much about the brave."

"Think about other ways, there should still be some."

I hope so.

But Emily shook her head decisively.

"No, when the environment cannot be cracked, environmental magic is almost invincible at the same level. If I still have the original strength, I can use other methods to break through forcefully. With my current body, let's forget it. "

"...The result is still no way."

The biggest problem now is how to break the magic of the environment in front of us, otherwise Emily and I will have been circling around in the forest, let alone leaving the forest, and there is no way to find the culprits. In desperation, I could only take out the magic scroll in my backpack and prepare to burn the surrounding trees clean.

But Emily stopped me.

"I figured it out."

"Eh?"

"I figured out a way to use the short and slender things you had back then."

"...I know you're talking about Gungnir, but can you stop using such a subtle and misleading expression?"

"Just understand it! Hurry up!"

"yes……"

Not knowing what Emily wants to do, I'll just do what she says.

Anyway, after today is over, Gungnir will return to full charge. It stands to reason that charging should be slowly restored according to time, but my magic weapon has a very peculiar setting: its charging is not timed, but marked by 24 o'clock. The time will return to the fully charged state.

"Then, release the magic arm! Gungnir!"

Along with the command, the bright red magic power wrapped around the dagger in his right hand, and when the magic dissipated, the dagger turned into a red spear, and "bang bang bang" made several consecutive sounds, like Like breaking the seal, several minutes had passed before Gungnir was completely released.

It's a little long.

What should I do if I was beaten during the liberation process in the next battle?

"Don't worry! The righteous side is invincible when transformed."

Emily patted me on the back with her left hand to comfort me.

"There is no such statement!"

"Of course there is! Otherwise, wouldn't those righteous characters die miserably?"

"Temporary transformation during battle is a very stupid thing in itself!"

"...Ah, the brave man has grown up and knows a lot."

"Hello!"

I really don't know what to say about this guy.

"Then what?"

"Use it!"

"ha?"

I kind of couldn't keep up with Emily's thinking.

"Isn't Gungnir a must-hit? You target the caster of [The Lost Forest where the Lost Man Trapped], and then we follow the direction of Gungnir's flight, won't we be able to find where the other party is?"

"ah!"

It seems to be very reasonable!

I just need to use magic power to tell it the characteristics of the target I need to hit, and it will fly straight towards the target without being troubled by the magic of [The Lost Forest Where the Lost People Are Trapped].

Here comes the problem again.

"Can we keep up with Gungnir's speed?"

I've only used this gun a few times.

What impressed me the most was when I was fighting the Balrog Melville, after I completely locked the vitals of the Balrog, I threw the spear straight out. Almost the moment I shot, Gungnir hit the Balrog's core, making it Received fatal damage and completely fell into a deep sleep.

I don't think my running speed can keep up with Gungnir's flying speed.

What's more, I still have a young female with me.

"Don't worry! I have a solution."

"you sure?"

"Sure!"

"Is it really okay?"

"Absolutely no problem."

"So……"

Since Emily is so sure, then I will follow suit.

The magic circle unfolded, and the spear was raised above the head, and a large number of runes appeared beside me. The spear was floating in the air from the right hand, and there were many small magic circles on the body of the gun, none of which had rune inscriptions, because that was where the target information was written. Gungnri has the characteristic of "the more detailed the target information is, the more accurate and effective the attack is". I don't know who is casting the environmental magic, but I can change the way to lock the target for this magic weapon.

"The spellcaster in this forest"

"The enemy that stands in my way"

"The source of environmental magic [the lost forest where the lost people fall]"

Three commands are attached to Gungnir.

then.

"Impale [Penetrate]!"

Gungnri flew out like an arrow off the string.

In this way, we should be able to find the guy who cast this magic.

It might scare him, but that's something that can't be helped... Eh? Something seems wrong?

"Wait! Why did you add 'through'!"

"Huh? Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I added it subconsciously!"

It was only after Emily reminded me that I discovered this very serious problem.

In addition to being sure to hit, Gungnir also has another feature, that is [penetration].

With the ability to pierce through anything, this is the main source of Gungnir's lethality.

"Get used to it! What to do, what to do...Sister! Hurry up! We have to follow!"

"Okay, let's go, sit tight, hold on tight, and remember to wear your seat belt in case of any accidents. The target point is the bastard, idiot, spellcaster, super express, Thomas, who is hindering our progress, and the special line is preparing..."

"Don't be preparing, please go straight away!"

"Okay, okay, then...Super magic skills Invisible celestial shock【Super magic skills Invisible celestial shock】!"

Emily grabbed my right hand and worked the magic.

Then.

Like a shell fired by a magic cannon, it chased towards Gungnir's position at an unimaginable speed.

In any case, at this speed, there is absolutely no problem of being thrown away.

But before that please allow me to faint for a while.

【Super magic stunt · invisible celestial impact】.

The brand-new assault magic created by Emily after obtaining the magic wand "Long Sword" can be said to be an upgraded version of [Comet Direct Strike], and it is a special spell-casting technique that must pass [Second Casting] to be able to use it. The super-concept level anti-military magic that was used.

Then.

In order to catch up with the Gungnir I threw, she used this magic to lead me on my way.

During the process, she hadn't considered at all whether the carrier would experience a series of uncomfortable symptoms because of this indescribably fast speed. There was no jolt, it was just the first time I experienced the intense stimulation of ultra-high speed, which caused my nerves to tense, causing blood vessels to dilate, followed by a decrease in blood flow, and finally an ischemic condition, which made me fall into a coma for a period of time.

——It sounds very powerful, but in fact, to put it bluntly, I fainted from fright.

——As for why I am so clear, I can only say that Chuchubaike is a good thing.

Anyway, by the time I recovered, Emily's magic was over.

The Gungnir that was attached with [Penetrate] did not cause casualties, because the amount of information I gave it was still somewhat general. It just punched a hole in the opponent's defensive barrier and stuck it on the ground. When I panicked, it dissipated and returned to my hands.

No one found out about it.

The robbers were only sure of the fact that "an enemy attacked", but they didn't know where their enemy was. Although Emily and I were in a very close position, she cast [Invisibility] before she noticed the robbers and launched a search, so we were not discovered by the robbers.

A little troublesome are the spellcasters that are clustered together.

In front of me is a cave that looks like a natural formation. It has been transformed into a base for robbers. There are a few robbers wearing strange clothes and blunt weapons at the door, and a few spellcasters huddled together to beware of the surrounding situation. One of them may have been frightened by the unexpected situation where Gungnir was directly inserted into his feet, so he couldn't get up from the ground for a long time.

"Although [Invisibility] can last for a long time, sooner or later the opponent's spellcaster will react and release [Anti-Invisibility]. Neil, please think of a way."

"Is there [Anti-Stealth Prohibition]?"

With a joking mentality, I asked Emily like this.

"Yes, I will, but there is also [Anti-Stealth Art, Forbidden Art, Destruction Art]."

"..."

"Even though I still have [Anti-Stealth Prohibition Art Destruction Art Obstruction Art], the problem is that there is a more advanced [No matter what you do, you can't use the art of invisibility]. This kind of thing should be very common for those who have encountered it, so it is not a wise choice to just fight against it magically, and you have to use another method.”

"..."

What is this, elementary school students quarreling?

I don't know whether it's better to lament that people these days create magic too freely, or their naming ability is too clumsy, anyway, these are not things I have to think about now. The orderly mana fluctuations can be clearly sensed at the entrance of the cave, indicating that some kind of warning magic is probably installed there.

【Invisibility】It can only hide the figure and cover up the smell, but it can't make a person completely disappear. It is very easy to find the guy who has been cast [Invisibility]. A lot of detection magic has anti-invisibility effects, and people with rich combat experience can detect other people's breath, and some people even rely on luck The guy who is close in stealth is shot out.

After all, the world is big and full of wonders.

That being the case, Emily and I had to figure out a way to get into this cave without being detected, to find the missing crown. It's not certain that the crown was stolen by the gang of robbers in front of him, but since it happened, a little investigation is not a troublesome thing.

What's more, maybe they can be used as a shield to help me resist the pursuers behind.

"Senior, is there a way to bypass the warning magic?"

"No, this kind of magic is extremely rigorous. As long as there is a slight touch of a living body, an alarm will sound and the general situation will be passed on to the caster, unless the magic circle is deciphered on the basis of shielding the transmission of information, or it is directly bypassing the detection. Measuring magic...Eh? Maybe it’s possible? I should think about it from the perspective of individual stocks."

Emily seemed to figure out a way to deal with the situation at hand.

She called the self-aware magic wand "Long Sword" and let it fly away from the cave, and at the same time grabbed my right hand, as if preparing to sprint. When the magic wand entered the range of the warning line, there was a loud siren in the cave, followed by shouts such as "enemy attack" and "it's a shadow technique", and the casters immediately unfolded the magic circle and started Prepare to detect magic, prepare to conduct wide-area detection of the entire cave and most of the forest near the cave, but they don't realize that their enemies will avoid this large-scale detection magic in an extremely strange way.

Yes, that is in heaven.

No matter how simple and convenient detection magic is, it cannot change that it is a very basic ordinary magic.

Maybe it can be made more comprehensive by adding some magic instructions, but it will never reach the level of complete perfection. One of the biggest flaws of detection magic is that its plane range can spread wirelessly according to the releaser's magic power and mental power, but the vertical range is not so simple.

The two points where the human body is most prone to blind spots are generally directly above and directly below.

Emily doesn't have that kind of magic to burrow into the ground, but has special magic that can fly at super high speed.

【Super magic stunt · invisible celestial impact】.

Gather the magic power at the front end, and then strike the target with a meteor hitting the ground. In addition to the magic damage caused by the high concentration of energy, there is also a physical blow from the double blessing of jet force and gravity... After all If a sword "Biu" from a long distance is inserted, most creatures will be pierced directly.

It is indeed a luxurious upgraded version of the physical attack magic [Comet Direct Strike].

But if you can.

"Give me a psychological preparation before the next release!"

"It's no use talking so much!"

Flying high into the sky with the jet power of magic, avoiding the detection magic released by the bandit caster, and then before the effect of [Invisibility] disappears, it dives with the entrance of the cave as the target, and rushes into the bandit's base in an instant . There were no mistakes, and even the distance was controlled just right. When sprinting at low altitude, he deliberately kept a distance from the ground to ensure that no strange traces or weird sounds would be left.

In other times I would definitely praise Emily for her spellcasting skills.

but not now.

I suppressed the feeling of vomiting, and I didn't just spit it out, which is considered a lot of perseverance.

"Drink this."

"Well……"

The cold and pungent-tasting liquid flowed into my mouth, which immediately woke up my somewhat confused consciousness. Before I had time to ask Emily what she was giving me to drink, the liquid flowed down the esophagus into the stomach, The vomiting disappeared immediately, and it still made people feel comfortable.

The only downside is a little tingling in the stomach.

"what is that?"

"Emily's Trait Abortion Pill."

"Oh Ha?"

"People feel sick because they are pregnant! It's just that they fell like this!"

"No, no, how could I be pregnant."

"But you drink it and it works, so what else is there to explain?"

She showed me the bottle in her hand.

There was a note on it with the name of the medicine obliquely on it, exactly the same as what Emily had just read to me.

full of malice.

"Right! How can it work if you're not pregnant?"

"No, wait a minute..."

"What excuse do you have?"

"I……"

I really can't refute? !

what to do! I know this person is just talking nonsense but I don't know how to refute her!

What she said makes sense! It's obviously just nonsense, why can it be so reasonable!

"Hey, poor boy, he's a brave man."

"...I, you, I..."

"Okay, okay, I can understand this feeling, we still have things to do."

"yes……"

I have given up rebuttal.

If this calculation continues, maybe the way of thinking will really be brought to a strange place by Emily.

"Tsk, why don't you continue, I'm ready to take this opportunity to brainwash you."

"?!?!"

"Ah! It's fine if you're seen."

Emily put away the book called "How to Play Badly" in her hand with a smile, and patted my shoulder to signal me to regain my senses.

"Where should we go first?"

"..."

"Why don't you just walk around first, before the effect of [Invisibility] disappears."

"..."

"Maybe I can find something unexpected... eh? A hero?"

"yes."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about life."

Although it is said that I am lucky E, it just means that I am easily involved in strange things. After all, every time an incident happens, I end the incident in a safe state, so this lucky E can only represent The odds of something bad happening to me...that's how I've always thought about it.

That being the case.

I will meet a special girl like Emily.

what is going on?

Looking up at the winding tunnel in front of me, I felt the tingling in my stomach getting stronger and stronger.

"Eh?"

Emily, who was walking in front, stopped suddenly.

She bent down to pick up something from the ground, and observed it carefully for a while.

Shiny, silvery white, a bit like some kind of currency.

"What's wrong?"

"This is a silver currency that was used a long time ago. It was used by the Icelandic country before the destruction of the century. It should have been completely eliminated by now. In addition, this silver currency is made with rough craftsmanship, and it is not what age. For ancient cultural relics, no one even collects them.”

"It's so miserable..."

Anyway, it is a representative object of a certain period, and even collectors are unwilling to want it.

"Oh! Because there are too many. Before the destruction of the century, the country in Iceland experienced financial expansion for some reason. It seems that the upper-level forces produced a large amount of silver-containing underground currency, which caused market prices to skyrocket."

"That is to say, there is not much silver in this thing?"

"Maybe most of it is copper! It's not iron. The price of iron products was quite high at that time."

Emily made such a guess.

She used magic to break the silver coin in two, revealing the maroon part inside.

"It's copper," Emily's voice became sure, but it was only for a moment, and soon she changed into a tone full of doubts, "Why is there such a silver coin here? Anyway, it is close to a hundred years old, It’s almost impossible to find such a thing now.”

After finishing speaking, Emily paused for a while, put away the coins, raised her head to look at me, and emphasized heavily.

"More importantly, it will appear in a bandit group."

"oh!"

I just remembered.

It stands to reason that robbers would do this kind of illegal behavior for money, so it is unlikely that they would get such worthless things, and those pedestrians or caravans robbed by them would not appear to have people carrying such things. In the case of the silver coin, even if you are slack, it is probably some kind of souvenir. Naturally, you carry it with you, so the robbers must be aware of the special nature of this silver coin, and then lose interest in it.

"There are too few clues, let's go on inside."

"Hmm... wait a minute."

As soon as I was about to take a step, I realized something was wrong.

The sound of footsteps seemed to echo in the tunnel.

Emily and I haven't moved yet, so the footsteps definitely didn't come from me and her, which means that there should be members of the bandit group passing by here. I looked down at Emily, she made a gesture to me, then pulled me to a corner, and released [sound one-way blocking], [temperature one-way blocking] and other spells around.

In the end, he deliberately re-released [Invisibility] to ensure that the effect of the spell would not disappear midway.

After finishing this series of things, she stopped and listened to the louder and louder footsteps together with me.

until……

"clatter!"

"Why did you stop?"

"Ah... Take a break! Take a rest! Anyway, there is no one around... Hey! Brother! Do you want to come and have a taste?"

really.

A member of a bandit gang on patrol.