My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 222 The identity given by my father-in-law is really useful.
The group quickly entered the huge room located on the fifth basement level.

As the door opened, the lighting system powered by magic crystals instantly illuminated the room, which had been pitch black.

Five enormous humanoid mechs, each over three meters tall, and a bunch of mysterious instruments whose purpose was unclear filled the huge room.

At this moment, Mashu walked to the front of the group, then walked around several mechs and stood in front of the pile of equipment filled with various cables and magical link circuits. After fiddling with it for a while, she lit up the screen on it.

With a flash of eerie blue light, a projection appeared in front of everyone.

Mashu moved two boxes from the corner of the room, stacked them, stood on top of them, and began her presentation.

"As you can see, these are the equipment I brought."

"As for the other staff, they should be having breakfast in the cafeteria on the second floor right now. I have already sent them a message."

"But they are not important. They are just two armed explorers of the eighth ring, responsible for protecting my safety as the operator and for operating some necessary equipment."

"Let me introduce these devices first."

Mashu coughed as she spoke, then pulled out a pointer from somewhere and pointed to a huge machine in the corner that took up about a quarter of the room.

"This is the most important thing I brought with me this time—the Cognitive Pollution Neutralization Device."

"As the name suggests, within the range of this machine's influence, even if you have been affected by cognitive contamination, you can slowly recover under the influence of this instrument."

"Those who are not affected and remain within the affected area will not be disturbed."

"And the area affected by this instrument is currently limited to this block."

"This is the limit of this instrument. It has already been enhanced by two amplification devices. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it can only affect this building."

After the introduction, Mashu pointed the pointer in her hand at the projection she had just released.

At this moment, the projection also began to transform from an empty blue fluorescent screen into a three-dimensional city map.

Soon, a scaled-down city map appeared in the room.

"As you can see, this is a projector. It can convert the input information and turn it into this 3D map."

"What you are seeing now is a map of the satellite city where we are now."

"According to the official name, this place is actually called Fortress One."

"Just like in the real world, there are a large number of weapons and equipment stored under and inside the city walls here."

"And here..."

Then Mashu began to explain the various hidden facilities of the place to everyone present, based on the map.

Of course, there are also blank spaces.

However, when displayed on this 3D projection map, it looks as if a block has been removed from a completed building block.

The emptiness was so striking.

Just as Roland was wondering, Mash explained the blank space: "This is where we are."

"Because of the magic wave shielding field here, the instruments used to detect cities cannot detect this place."

As she spoke, Mashu took out a hovering robot that looked like a small octopus: "This is a reconnaissance robot."

"A mech can recreate the entire set of a city block in ten minutes using magic sensing."

"Of course, it can not only recreate the terrain like this, but also record images and observe some scenes that are overlooked by the human eye."

"A maximum of ten mechs can be released at the same time."

"However, this little guy is too expensive. The Great Sage only allowed me to bring two out."

"Now only this one in my hand is left."

Roland complained, "They broke one so quickly? Erebus was right."

“Hey, I’m doing serious business.” Mashu glanced at Amya beside her with displeasure: “Yesterday, before you guys arrived, I had this guy take the mechs closer to the main city, hoping to get some information about the city.”

At this moment, Amy continued from Mashu's words, spreading her hands and saying helplessly, "Unfortunately, the little guy disappeared as soon as he flew over the city gate."

"I have lost control."

"But what's certain is that this thing isn't broken right now; its internal signals are still flickering on this instrument. It's just a bit unstable."

"It seems that this anomaly is related to the phenomenon of blocking the main city from sending messages outward."

Mashu sighed: "But once this thing loses control, it will enter unmanned cruising mode."

"Under normal circumstances, it will return to this location following its flight path and the instrument model."

"The special magic crystals installed in the mech are enough to sustain its flight for hundreds of kilometers, so it's impossible for it to be unable to return due to insufficient flight distance."

"However, judging from the current situation, it is likely that it was affected by signal interference and was unable to return."

"In this situation, it might fly around the city randomly..."

"But if we look at it from a different angle and find this mech, we can obtain a lot of information about the scene inside the city."

Roland then asked, "Didn't they say the city branch sent a request for help? Is it still possible to contact them?"

Mashu shook her head: "We can't get in touch with them. After sending out the distress message, the Isfar branch went silent."

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now. The original purpose of these five mechs was for remote-controlled exploration. After the mech soldiers completed their initial reconnaissance, I would remotely control these mechs to enter the main city of Isfar."

"But if the current situation is not resolved, this method will obviously be useless and will only cause me to lose a valuable mech that cost a lot of money."

Amy then said, "Now that the introduction to what I've learned is finished, let me tell you about the situation."

"As you can see, there are many people at this branch."

"Of course, this is also because the recruitment requirements here are not as high as those for formal hatters."

"However, because of this, I still have a wealth of intelligence sources here."

“A few days ago, we found a farmer who left the main city an hour before he went missing in Isfar.”

"When my men found him in his house, the poor fellow had been transformed into a monster more twisted than the most terrifying demons."

"His wife and children were torn into pieces by him, and there was still blood on the floor and walls."

"When we found this guy, he was using his wife's hand to dab blood from his son's upper body and drawing something on the wall."

"The action team eliminated the guy immediately, then took photos of the scene before completely destroying the farmhouse located on the edge of Fort One."

"Miss Mashu, I'm in trouble."

As Amy spoke, she nodded at Mash, who understood and projected new content.

It was a wall. Something was drawn on it with bright red bloodstains.

It seemed to be a human figure, yet it also resembled a meaningless graffiti.

Amy then said, "This is the only clue we have right now, besides the liaison officer who came out alive. Can you glean anything from it?"

Roland shook his head: "This mural is still too abstract. Forgive my poor eyesight."

"By the way, where is that liaison officer now? I'd like to see him."

Amya laughed: "She's still recovering in the hospital, but seeing her won't be a problem for you. After all, you're the Emperor's special envoy, and theoretically, the garrison here should all be under your command."

"But I think Salah must have told you not to trust the local garrison too much."

Roland nodded: "That's why I came here first."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the others, saying, "You should all stay here for now. For safety's sake, it's best not to wander around." "Ms. Flam, I'll leave the rest to you. After we meet the liaison officer, I'll go with you to find that Blood Demon Prince."

Frum sighed, "Alright, after all, I really might not have been able to catch that guy without you, so let's consider it an exchange."

"I'll help you solve this problem, and you teach that damn shut-in a lesson."

Roland laughed: "No problem."

Then he looked at Amya: "Then I'll trouble you to lead the way and see that liaison officer."

……

Fortress One, Legion Headquarters
The double-headed eagle banner, symbolizing the Imperial Legion, flew outside the camp, where the atmosphere was heavy.

Obviously, compared to the local residents who are content with their lives as long as the sky doesn't fall, the military, who knows more about the situation, cannot be so relaxed.

Cognitive pollution, a term that most soldiers only knew in legends and horror stories, was now a real and tangible reality in front of them, threatening their lives.

A middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking officer hurried into the headquarters building and then knocked on the door of the First Army Corps Commander's office.

"Commander, the Imperial Envoy has arrived in Isfar! He's already been taken to the Hatter's branch by that woman."

"What do we do now?"

An elderly general, who looked somewhat frail, raised his head: "Don't be nervous. We have always acted uprightly and stood tall. The First Legion has never failed the Empire."

"Being too nervous can lead to unnecessary misunderstandings, especially at this juncture."

"Don't forget, Lady Flam is with you. Although she says her target is that Blood Demon Prince... who knows what kind of person he is?"

"Back when I was studying at the magic academy, I had a lot of headaches with this eccentric personality."

"But now that we've met that woman, we'll definitely go to the hospital to visit the liaison officer next."

"Pass down the order: no conflict with the special envoy."

"Also, you should go there yourself and see if you can invite him to meet at headquarters."

"You are my adjutant, that's more than enough of a status."

"Even if that woman wants to come along, that's fine too."

"Remember, avoid conflict."

"Even if he told me to go see him in person, it would be the same."

After the old general finished speaking earnestly, he stood up and said, "The current situation of Lord Lanzhuos and the two legendary ninth-ring experts from the military is unknown."

"You know about cognitive pollution... it can turn people we know into strangers."

"At this time, we must avoid internal strife. We must prepare for the worst."

"Also, before we leave, tell the mess hall to add more meat today and relax some of the drinking restrictions so the soldiers can consume some alcohol."

"They need to relax."

The adjutant nodded upon hearing this, saluted, and then hurriedly left.

After the adjutant left, the old general sighed and continued to read the intelligence he had gathered over the past few days, as well as the latest newspaper that he had had someone buy for him.

The front page of the newspaper prominently featured a line of text.

After decades, humanity has once again set foot on the high seas!

Below this large text is a photograph.

The people in the photo have just walked out of the teleportation array set up by the Academy.

The gray-haired young man walking at the front was the Emperor's special envoy who had come to Isfar.

This is no secret.

The report ended by mentioning that this young man named Roland Lancelot would be traveling to Isfar as a special envoy of Salah III.

……

Roland and Amy quickly arrived at the hospital in a carriage.

This place is currently heavily guarded.

Elite soldiers in full armor could be seen everywhere.

A few soldiers, lightly equipped and wearing only the most basic military uniforms, were either sitting or standing nearby.

Roland immediately recognized that the simply dressed soldiers were the main force guarding the place.

Roland, who was only one step away from the extraordinary level, was now able to sense the strength of others through magic.

Those soldiers dressed simply were mostly at the fourth ring level.

Those fully armored were actually only super soldiers with two or three rings, relying entirely on their armor to maintain their presence.

Seeing this, Amyia teased, "Oh dear, has that old man Ryan increased the security here again? He's really going all out."

"Ryan?"

"The commander of the First Legion stationed in the First Fortress City." Amy shook her head helplessly: "This guy is too suspicious."

"I'm always worried that the liaison officer will be silenced, or that something might happen to him."

"Therefore, security measures at the hospital have never been reduced."

Roland nodded: "I see."

As the two were talking, a middle-aged man in military uniform walked up to them.

Amya scoffed when she saw the newcomer, crossed her arms, and then looked at Roland with interest.

Upon seeing Roland, the middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "Nice to meet you, Your Excellency, Special Envoy!"

"Oh, oh... there's no need for that. Who are you?"

Roland was startled by the contrast with the newcomer.

Seeing an officer with a dark face walking towards him, he thought he was about to enter the traditional stage of showing off and getting slapped in the face.

He had prepared the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, as well as the spell counter and spell interference.

This guy started with this routine, which caught Roland off guard.

"Sorry, I lost my composure." Seemingly after seeing that Roland wasn't as imposing as he had imagined, the adjutant's emotions calmed down considerably.

He coughed to cover his embarrassment, and then said, "My name is Truk, and I am currently the adjutant to the commander of the First Army Corps."

"The legion commander wishes to meet with the special envoy for a chat. Would you be willing to spare some time to attend?"

"Oh?" Roland raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, the person in charge came knocking on my door as soon as I arrived at this satellite city called First Fortress.

Roland pondered for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Of course, but you should also know why I'm here."

"I'll meet with the Legion Commander after this is over."

"Of course, of course, please come in, I'll take you to see the liaison officer."

(End of this chapter)