lerbook Chapter 292 A Day of Investigation and Testing
Chapter 292 A Day of Investigation and Testing
The central urban area of the port city, underground.
Nan Xiaofeng stood in the subway maintenance passage, carefully sensing the subtle magic spreading around him.
She quickly snapped out of her trance and retreated to an emergency exit in the maintenance passage, watching the subway train speeding past in front of her.
"Can you sense the specifics of this barrier?"
The white ferret floated to Nan Xiaofeng's side, handing her a thermos cup as it spoke.
Nan Xiaofeng took the water glass, drank two sips of the still-warm water, and sighed.
"It's only a very small part. This barrier is too huge. My perception can only observe a very small area of it, and I can't possibly depict the whole picture of this barrier."
"How could this happen..."
Bai Ling said in surprise.
With Nan Xiaofeng's talent, Bai Ling felt that she should be able to easily depict almost all magical barriers that could exist in the present world today.
She surveyed the area along Line 1 several times!
From a magical theory perspective, even the largest barrier has a boundary, and it can never exceed the scale of an entire subway line.
...Exclude Xin Yuehu.
Her abstract barriers were enormous, but they were created using mental images and a large number of familiars, so they couldn't be considered normal barriers.
However, Nan Xiaofeng was unable to accurately determine the nature of the barrier beneath the port city.
Judging from the information returned by the perception magic, it was just an ordinary barrier drawn by guiding the earth's ley line magic, so why was it so huge?
"If even you can't observe its entirety, then how large is its actual extent?" Bai Ling asked, posing a soul-searching question.
"..."
Nan Xiaofeng didn't speak, but simply shook his head silently.
I ran back and forth on Metro Line 1 several times, and even slipped off the train and went into the staff maintenance passage to investigate, but I still couldn't describe the actual scale of this barrier.
"If this is the case, Xin Yuehu was right after all."
Nan Xiaofeng murmured to herself,
"If this really is a bomb barrier, then she certainly has the ability to blow the entire port city into the sky."
"Then we should investigate its situation even more!"
Bai Ling was so anxious that she circled around Nan Xiaofeng's head a few times.
Nan Xiaofeng was not discouraged. He returned to the nearest subway station along the maintenance passage and met the eyes of a girl who was resting on a bench not far away.
Lin Muyao and Hua Ling walked in the opposite direction, seemingly having already finished their investigation and were sitting there waiting for them.
"Little Wind".
Hua Ling waved to greet him, then watched as Nan Xiaofeng, who seemed somewhat hesitant, sat down beside her and asked curiously:
"How's it going on your end? Any leads?"
Nan Xiaofeng just shook his head and sighed sullenly.
"Sigh... This barrier is too large. We can't describe the entire barrier based on our investigation along this route alone."
"Sure enough, your conclusion is similar to ours," Lin Muyao said with a helpless sigh.
The three of them had been riding the Line 1 subway back and forth since morning, trying to use this subway line that runs through the center of the port city to observe the situation at the center of the magic reaction.
But reality dealt Nan Xiaofeng a heavy blow—the scale of the barrier was unimaginably large, and this method of only seeing a corner of it was too limited and yielded very little result.
"But let's look at it from a different perspective."
Hua Ling pushed up her glasses and said...
"Since we can't gather information from just one subway line, let's try a few more, or exchange information with Bai Lili and the others. Maybe we can piece together a complete barrier."
"Yeah... So what do we do now? Go back and contact Bai Li and the others? Or..."
Before Lin Muyao could finish speaking, the girl suddenly caught a glimpse of the subway entrance not far away. Two small figures were walking into the waiting hall, chatting and laughing.
The familiar color combination of deep blue and gold immediately made Lin Muyao's fox radar buzz.
I found Sister Tianqing!
"You two, look over there!"
"Um?"
Nan Xiaofeng turned around in confusion, initially thinking it was Lin Muyao's silly prank, but the moment she saw the two people, she almost jumped off her chair.
"Sister Tianqing? Sister Jiayu? What happened to them...?"
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let Sister Jiayu hear you."
Hua Ling quickly covered Nan Xiaofeng's mouth, and the three of them shrank behind the pillars in the hall to avoid the cat girl's habitual glances.
Three heads then peeked out from behind the pillars, secretly observing the golden-haired fox girl who was covering her mouth and chuckling.
The Fox-Sucking Monsters all went into action, instantly getting into gear and starting to replenish the cat and fox's energy remotely.
"Sister Tianqing is smiling very happily," Hualing said cheerfully.
"Yes, and look, aren't they wearing new clothes?" Lin Muyao chimed in.
"You could tell that?" Nan Xiaofeng was very surprised.
"Of course! I've never seen Sister Tianqing wear this winter dress before. Xiaofeng, have you ever seen Sister Jiayu wear this outfit?"
"If what you're saying is true, then I haven't seen it before." After thinking for a while, Nan Xiaofeng replied.
Sister Jiayu was wearing a simple, warm winter dress, with equally warm white tights underneath, the kind lined with fleece, which was perfect for the biting cold of Hong Kong today.
I've never seen my older sister dressed so fashionably before.
Thinking of this, Nan Xiaofeng couldn't help but look down at the fleece-lined tights on her legs.
The past is too painful to recall, but keeping warm is the most important thing, Nan Xiaofeng thought to herself.
However, if this outfit were worn by Jia Yu Jie, it would be like her mother, who usually wears an apron and loungewear at home, suddenly changing into a ball gown, creating a huge contrast.
Especially when Sister Jiayu smiled and chatted with the fox girl, Nan Xiaofeng had a strong feeling:
Have I been unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food again?
"But then again..."
As if remembering something, Lin Muyao, the leader of the fox-sucking monsters, asked,
"Since Sister Tianqing is coming here in person, besides spending time with Sister Jiayu, wouldn't you like to take this opportunity to investigate the distribution of magic here?"
"...I guess so?"
Nan Xiaofeng dared not speculate further.
Sister Tianqing's magical talent is far superior to mine. If she were to come to Line 1 to investigate in person, there would be no need for me.
"How about we switch to another subway line? We can leave this to Sister Tianqing." Hua Ling hesitated for a moment, but still offered her suggestion.
But the way his teammates were all looking at him said it all:
This is a fantastic opportunity to track down the fox, are you really going to let it slip by?
……
Su Tianqing didn't pay much attention to the three burning gazes behind her.
【Gaze Detection Magic】This is a powerful magic that I extracted from Inari's magical memories.
It can make itself aware of all the attention it receives, making it particularly powerful in counter-surveillance and counter-espionage.
But the truly powerful spell was the one he cast on the little fish: [Advanced Barrier Protection], used to counteract the effects that the sealing barrier set up by Inari might have on the catgirls around her.
Judging from Nan Jiayu's relaxed and natural expression, and his ability to chat and laugh, the magic was quite effective.
After all, this is the Hong Kong Metro Line 1, which is quite close to the center of the barrier.
"Little Fish, if you feel your magical defenses weakening, tell me. We can't afford any accidents."
"Don't worry, we're not heading to the central region this time."
Nan Jiayu nodded.
According to Inari's kind reminder, as a villainous magical girl without the protection of the stars, Nan Jiayu cannot get close to the center of the barrier. This subway station is the closest point that Su Tianqing tested.
If they moved even one more stop closer to the center, the protective magic of this barrier would be destroyed by the overwhelming defense. In order to ensure Xiaoyu's safety, Su Tianqing had no choice but to wait for a subway train to return to the outer perimeter and suspend today's investigation.
"Using magical protection to find the limit of distance this barrier allows us to approach is quite a bold investigation plan."
Nan Jiayu praised.
Nan Jiayu never hesitated to praise Tian Qing's magical skills, and compared to before, she always felt that Tian Qing's magical attainments had taken another step forward.
It seems I also need to improve my combat power! Nan Jiayu thought to herself.
"And you can also do a side trip while you're at it!"
"What should we eat tonight? I want to go to that all-you-can-eat barbecue place in the south of the city!"
"Okay, let's invite Ye Lan and Tao Tao too."
"Yay!"
Su Tianqing clung to the catgirl's side, and the fox tail immediately began to rub against the catgirl's body.
The affectionate interaction between the cat and the fox was observed by the fox-loving monsters.
Everyone wore satisfied smiles.