Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 341 Target, Third Ring

Luo Lin opened his eyes, panting heavily, his face pale, but a glint of fire ignited in his eyes.

It was fruitful!

Although it's just the lowest-level protocol "noise," it proves that the connection between the marker and the other end is not airtight, and there are gaps in information exchange!

If we can simulate specific protocol fluctuations, we might be able to inject limited information!

Of course, this is extremely dangerous. Any mistake could be interpreted as a malicious attack or anomaly, leading to a stronger reaction.

More data, more precise simulations, and stronger control are needed.

As dawn broke, Rolin ended his dangerous exploration and dragged his tired but excited spirit out of the meditation room.

I quickly washed up and ate something.

Instead of going to the Starry Chamber or the library as usual, Rowling went directly to Master Evelyn's office.

He needed to request access to those observer civilization fragments, and he also needed to reveal some information to Master Evelyn "to a limited extent" in order to gain her support.

As soon as they stepped out of the small building, Rick and Evan followed like shadows.

"Assistant Rolin, has there been a change in today's schedule?" Lake asked in a flat tone.

"Go to Master Evelyn's office and request experimental materials," Rowling replied.

"Understood." Rick didn't ask any more questions and followed behind with Evan, one on each side.

Walking on the streets of Muta City in the early morning, Luo Lin could clearly feel that the atmosphere was more solemn than usual.

The patrol density has increased again, and the defensive runes on the exterior walls of some key buildings have been noticeably reinforced, shimmering with a faint energy glow.

There were far fewer pedestrians on the street, and even those who were there walked hurriedly, their expressions showing a hint of tension.

It seems that the parliamentary leadership has sensed something or received warnings from other sources.

Upon arriving at the stone tower where Master Evelyn's office was located, the guards checked Roland's Special Assistant badge before allowing him to pass.

Captain Quinn was also in the lobby downstairs, standing against the wall. When he saw Rowling, he merely raised his eyelids.

"Is Master Evelyn here?" Rowling asked.

"Upstairs, waiting for you," Quinn said succinctly.

Luo Lin's heart stirred slightly, and he quickly went upstairs.

Pushing open the office door, Master Evelyn was indeed sitting behind her desk, with several maps and energy fluctuation diagrams spread out in front of her.

She looked like she hadn't slept all night; her eyes were bloodshot, but she remained focused.

"You're here? Have a seat." Master Evelyn gestured to the chair opposite her, her gaze lingering on Roland's face for a moment. "You don't look well. Didn't you get any rest last night?"

"I made some dangerous attempts." Rowling sat down and, without hiding anything, selectively revealed the fragmented information he had received last night, his own analysis, and the initial findings of exploring the marking interface.

He omitted the specific details of his attempt to simulate protocol fluctuations, only saying that it was to gain a deeper understanding of the marked state.

After listening, Master Evelyn remained silent for a long time.

His fingers tapped unconsciously on the map on the table, his eyes sharp as knives.

"Coordinates recorded — Recommendation to dispatch Purifiers —" she repeated in a low voice, her face showing no surprise, only a deeper solemnity, "It matches some of the clues I've detected."

"Master, you've noticed it too?" Roland asked.

"It wasn't me, it was the remote monitoring array that the council deployed in the north." Master Evelyn pointed to an energy map on the table. "About six hours ago, the array detected an extremely weak but unusually stable directional scanning fluctuation from the void, which swept across the frozen wasteland and eventually pointed towards the direction of Wood Tower City."

"The fluctuation characteristics are highly consistent with the observer's order energy you described."

"It lasted for about three seconds, then disappeared."

As expected! The other party has already started a deep scan?

"Just a scan? No other actions?"

"Not at the moment," Master Evelyn shook her head, "but the council has already held an emergency meeting."

"The Amethyst Guardian Morris, the Knowledge Archive Sophia, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dark Blade, and several other representatives are all present."

"They were arguing fiercely."

She looked at Rowling: "Some people advocate immediately activating the highest level of defense, evacuating non-combatants, and requesting assistance from the Eternal Tower and the Emerald Forest."

"Others believe this is just bluffing or a misjudgment, advocating for vigilance but not overreaction to avoid panic and attracting the attention of other forces."

"What is your opinion, Master?"

"My opinion?" Master Evelyn sneered. "My opinion is that, whether it's bluffing or not, we must prepare for the worst."

"The logic of observer civilizations is cold and direct; when they issue a scan, it means they have noticed this place."

"The suggestion to send purgers—this suggestion has a high probability of being ultimately confirmed."

She paused, her tone softening, "You just said that you tried parsing the tag interface and discovered some underlying protocol fluctuation patterns?"

"Yes, but it's fragmented and needs more data to verify," Rowling replied.

"Very good." A decisive glint flashed in Master Evelyn's eyes. "I grant you permission to access all the Observer civilization fragments in the warehouse, including several well-preserved but inactive secondary creation remains."

"Just list whatever assistive devices or protective equipment you need, and I'll sign it."

"Quinn will cooperate with you to ensure your safety."

She leaned forward and lowered her voice: "Rolin, time may be running out."

"I need you to find ways to interfere with, mislead, or even exploit this connection in the shortest possible time."

"At the very least, it should be able to provide early warning of the next scan or attack."

"This concerns the fate of the entire Wooden Tower City, and even the entire Dustwind Plains."

The pressure is immense.

But Rowling did not back down, nodding emphatically: "I understand. I will do my best."

"In addition," Master Evelyn took a sealed metal box from the drawer and pushed it to Roland, "this is the last batch of Star Essence, which is purer than the one I gave you before, but also more violent."

"Use it when attempting to break through the third ring road; it can increase the success rate by 30%."

"Remember, you only have one chance. It must be within the Starlight area. I will clear the area beforehand."

Support resources for breaking through the third ring road!

Luo Lin solemnly accepted the small box; it felt heavy and cold to the touch.

"Thank you, Master."

"No need to thank me." Master Evelyn waved her hand, a rare look of exhaustion on her face. "Go, and hurry up."

"Contact me anytime if you make any breakthroughs."

"Quinn is downstairs; he'll take you to the warehouse."

Rowling stood up, bowed, and left.

Downstairs, Captain Quinn was already waiting there.

Seeing Rowling come down, he simply said, "Come with me."

The two walked one after the other through several heavily guarded internal passages and arrived at an inconspicuous square building constructed entirely of black metal deep within the parliament complex.

This is one of the parliament's important warehouses for supplies and hazardous materials.

After layers of identity verification and magical testing, the heavy metal gate slowly opened.

Inside, the lights were bright, the temperature was extremely low, and the air was filled with the smell of preservatives and magic-isolating potions.

On rows of reinforced metal shelves, all sorts of strange items are displayed in categories.

Quinn led Rowling to a separate metal cabinet engraved with complex sealing runes.

"What you need is inside. Opening it requires both your and my permissions to be verified."

Rowling pressed his assistant badge into the groove on one side of the cabinet door, while Quinn pressed his own ID card into the other side.

The cabinet door slid open silently, and an even stronger aura of cold, orderly energy rushed out.

The cabinet is divided into three layers.

The upper layer consists of dozens of metal or crystal fragments of varying sizes and colors, ranging from dark gold to dark purple, with varying degrees of energy reactions.

The middle layer contains several relatively intact items:

A severed arm, similar to the one Bruno had previously treated, but better preserved;

A fist-sized, cracked, dark gold sphere:

There was also a palm-sized metal plate with burn marks on its surface.

On the lower level, there lay quietly the remains of a relatively intact small construct.

It is only about half a person tall, and looks like a spider, but only the torso and three broken legs remain. The head and most of the limbs are missing. The whole body is dark gold, and the runes on the surface are dim.

"These are the remains of the Maintainer series, discovered decades ago during a site exploration, and have been unable to be activated," Quinn explained. "The energy core appears to have been emptied, but the structure is largely intact."

Risk level assessment: Moderate.

Rowling's gaze swept over the items, his heart skipping a beat.

These are all valuable experimental materials, containing the technological secrets of the observer civilization.

"I'll take them all," he said.

Quinn glanced at him, said nothing, and simply gestured for the warehouse manager to register and seal the items.

All items were carefully packed into specially made insulated boxes and personally escorted by Quinn back to Rowling's personal laboratory.

Watching the boxes being moved into the core isolation area of ​​the laboratory, Rolin took a deep breath.

The battle has entered a new phase from this moment on.

A silent battle against time and against unknown threats.

He turned and looked out the window at the clear sky.

Dark clouds may be coming soon.

Before that, he must hold onto every single chip in his hand.