My teacher is a deity.

Chapter 47 is not the law, but justice.

Shi Qing definitely won't tell.

Can he tell Edith about his origins?

He's not a three-year-old anymore.

But just because Shi Qing doesn't say anything doesn't mean Edith won't make wild guesses.

After seeing Shi Qing and Vishi off, Edith leaned back in her chair, holding up the spell template in her hand, which shimmered under the bright moonlight.

To be honest, this spell template isn't that difficult, since it only inscribes a few first or second-tier minor spells, so it's not very impressive.

However, it is by no means simple.

She had never seen such a spell inscription pattern before, with three layers stacked on top of each other without interfering with each other, and it was said to be hand-crafted.

Edith grew increasingly confused, her mind filled with more and more bewilderment.

She was wondering who was behind Vichy.

"Is that Lilith?"

"Unlikely, Lady Night has never cared about vampires."

After much deliberation, Edith finally came up with the most likely country.

The ancient elves' capital, Golden City, is said to have scenery completely different from the Empire. Their houses resemble metal tombstones, with countless moving images emanating from their walls.

They also have a spiritual world called the False World, which is their paradise, while the real world is managed by their puppets.

It is said that they also have a very powerful magic puppet that can monitor the entire Golden City and protect all ancient elves, but it rarely speaks.

Unfortunately, despite the Empire's continuous efforts to contact and communicate with the Golden Capital, and to conduct diplomacy, the situation remained unchanged.

However, the ancient elves were slow to react to the outside world, ignored it completely, and were quite arrogant.

Yet, this “degenerate” and “unambitious” country possesses technology that flows from its fingertips enough to shake the entire empire.

Perhaps in their eyes, the Empire is nothing more than a child who has strayed into the Garden of Giants, and the leaked technology is just a toy to amuse the child.

As Edith thought this, she looked at the spell templates again. Underneath these ordinary templates, there were some very strange templates that didn't seem to be the common types of magic.

As Edith pondered this, she prepared to write a letter, but after a moment's hesitation, she took out a magic stone, rubbed it a few times, and a gentle voice rang out.

"It's rare for you to contact me in an emergency. What's wrong, Edith?"

"Your Highness, it's urgent! Please take a look at these things..."

"Um?"

The source of the sound remained silent for a long time, so long that Edith almost thought the other party had disconnected.

"This is... the original text of the ancient elves? Where did you find it?"

......

at the same time.

Vichy strolled through the streets, silently communicating with Shi Qing in his heart.

"Teacher, is this really okay?"

"If they find you."

"So what if they find out? At worst, we can just run away."

Shi Qing didn't care much about Vichy's concerns.

He offered his puppetry skills, but this was not free.

Edith reached an agreement with him: Stone Blue would continue to provide various spell templates, and Gem City would open its entire inventory to him.

As he said, Edith had truly come to realize that those who shared the same blood as them were not their compatriots, and could not even be called human.

The previous ambiguous attitude was completely shattered.

Everyone needs reliable allies, and this alliance is worth maintaining until the Blood Demon is completely destroyed.

"Alright, let me see just how many good things this Gem City has."

With that, Vichy nodded and turned toward the center of Gem City.

Along the way, the population gradually thinned out, and there were sentries both visible and hidden everywhere.

Soon, a small house with only three floors came into view.

Perhaps because Edith had given the order, no one was stopping them. As Vichy crossed a certain boundary, the scene before him suddenly changed dramatically.

A gigantic, skeletal whale-like monster appeared on the ceiling, resembling some kind of opulent decoration.

Beneath the whale's skeleton, a vast amount of treasure and materials were neatly arranged, and even a brief glance was enough to convey the luxury and extravagance of Gem City.

"Wow, that old geezer wasn't lying after all; the saber-toothed fish really was put into a collection."

Vichy's eyes lit up as he suddenly recalled other evaluations of the intelligence gathering point.

Is the meat of this saber-toothed fish really delicious?

"Stop dawdling and get to work."

"Move all these things over here."

As he spoke, Shi Qing wrote out a list, and Vixi only glanced at it before feeling a chill run down her spine.

The materials listed above are all extremely expensive, making them practically priceless.

The materials used to create spell templates only account for a small portion; Vichy suspects the vast majority will end up in the teacher's pocket.

"Teacher, isn't that unfair?"

"This is called processing loss fee."

"70% processing loss?"

"I've already shown my conscience by not doing 99% of it for her."

Besides, I can't just be a screwdriver; even a cook gets his hands greasy from handling pork.

Shi Qing casually said a few words, then immediately cast a spell to erect a huge furnace in front of him.

The furnace was burning fiercely, and its appearance was exceptionally beautiful, completely different from the foundation-building furnace that Shi Qing usually used.

Vishi felt an invisible pressure just by standing in front of him. Without a doubt, this was a miracle, no less than the miracle of the Night City.

"Teacher, what's this?"

"I have better Nascent Soul techniques and Creation Gathering Cauldron, but I don't have a physical body right now, so I can't use the Divine Transformation techniques."

"Vichy, I'm going into seclusion for a while to make some talismans for emergencies. You'll handle everything."

I previously taught you how to create those spell templates; use them to deal with them.

Shi Qing suddenly said this.

Vichy immediately became serious and responded in a low voice.

"Yes, teacher."

......

at the same time.

At the front-line camp.

In the residence of the knights of the law.

After being unconscious for many days, Hegeus slowly opened his eyes.

"Captain? The captain's awake!"

A gasp startled Quinn, who was standing guard nearby, and he quickly pushed aside his teammates.

"team leader!"

"...I'm fine, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Quinn looked unwell, Hegesius forced himself to stand up so that his teammates wouldn't worry.

But after hesitating for a while, Quinn said in a deep voice, "We might not be able to capture the Blood Demon."

"What?! What on earth happened?"

"He drained the Starry Night Witch's blood and has now reached the fourth rank."

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind the knights of law; it was Edith.

"Let me be frank, the imperial decree will be issued soon, and you will be evacuated very soon."

"But, Hegesius, we need you."

"We are gathering all our strength to kill the Blood Demon before the imperial decree is officially issued."

Edith's eyes darted away. She knew that what she had said was really putting people in a difficult position, practically playing with fire by risking the future of everyone present.

The knights of the law have no obligation to play along with her like this.

Thinking this, Edith knelt on the ground and performed a very solemn ceremony.

But before she could even kneel, Hegesius had already stood up and helped Edith to her feet.

"No need for that, Edith."

"I will help you, not for the law, but for justice."