WTYTIAAN Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Yan Yunqing lowered his head again, looking at the new image presented on the water mirror. The scene was very dark. Even when Yan Yunqing leaned close to the water mirror, he still couldn’t see what was on it. He could only vaguely see a few people around, but their condition didn’t seem very good.

They were all slumped over, not knowing if they were dead or if something had happened.

At the same time, Penelope’s message finally arrived. Yan Yunqing opened it as soon as he saw the notification. He gasped when he saw Penelope’s message.

Not only Rowena and William were missing, but many members of the teams participating in the external training were also missing this time. Moreover, the entire team disappeared at once. A total of thirty-some students had gone missing in less than a day.

If Yan Yunqing hadn’t discovered Rowena and William’s disappearance in advance and reported it to Penelope, who then asked all the teachers leading the teams to contact their students, they probably wouldn’t have discovered that so many students were missing.

After all, their practical training lasted for fifteen days. If they didn’t find out about this matter immediately, they didn’t know how many more students would go missing within fifteen days. And after fifteen days, those students who disappeared on the first day would probably be even harder to find.

Yan Yunqing’s expression was complicated. He originally thought it was an isolated case, but he didn’t expect so many people to be missing. This matter was likely to blow up.

Yan Yunqing’s mission was updated immediately.

“【Misty Forest: Disappearing Companions】 updated to 【Misty Forest: Disappearing Companions II】”

【Misty Forest: Disappearing Companions II (In Progress)】

Description: Your companions are gone. You informed Headmaster Penelope about this, but received worse news. Other students in the academy have also lost contact. Have they all disappeared? What did someone do? A secret activity buried in the shadows is underway. You need to find the trace of the other party as soon as possible, stop their plan, and rescue your companions.

-You accepted the help of the Elf Elder “Regulus.”

-Perhaps the scene in the water mirror will inspire you? Study the scene in the water mirror more carefully!

Yan Yunqing: …

Putting aside everything else, the task guidance that appeared after the task system update was quite useful. It taught him how to complete the task step by step, giving him the feeling of having food fed directly into his mouth.

Yan Yunqing listened to the advice and closed the task panel. He reached out his paw and pressed Regulus’s hand, “Can you show me that scene again?”

Regulus naturally wouldn’t refuse any of Yan Yunqing’s requests. He re-condensed his magic, which made Yan Yunqing sigh with emotion. As expected of the naturally gifted elves, after reaching a certain level, they didn’t even need a magic wand to use magic. Most importantly, he could freely control the output of magic power.

Yan Yunqing could also release magic without using a magic wand, but that way he couldn’t control the output of magic power, which often wasted a lot of mana. For Yan Yunqing, a magic wand was like adding a valve to a rushing magic circuit, allowing him to control the output of magic power.

The water mirror reappeared, and the scene from just now played again. Yan Yunqing supported his chin with his paw, staring at the scene on the mirror. As he watched, he suddenly narrowed his eyes, staring at a corner of the screen. It was a picture of a town. The streets on both sides were relatively desolate, and occasionally people in old clothes passed by. Yan Yunqing stared at one of the men who looked very ordinary.

This man looked very ordinary, without any prominent features, but Yan Yunqing felt that he looked very familiar.

He must have seen him somewhere.

Yan Yunqing searched through his memory and asked casually, “Are there any towns nearby?”

“The closest to the Norman Forest is only a gathering place by Lake Pussy, a small town.” Regulus thought for a while, “I haven’t left Serinwaer for many years. Should I find an elf to tell you about it?”

Yan Yunqing waved his hand, “It’s okay, no need.”

He casually opened the mini-map and zoomed it out. Serinwaer, where he was, gradually became smaller, revealing a flat map of the entire Norman Forest. Yan Yunqing checked the few places marked as human settlements, and finally saw a slightly familiar town name in the southwest direction of the Norman Forest.

“Scarn City”

As this name appeared in front of Yan Yunqing, his memory automatically began to search, gradually pinpointing the time he had heard the town’s name – when he was in the Bato Vita Royal City.

Scarn City was the border city of Bato Vita, and the Scarn Front was also the place where Bato Vita connected with the Sea of ​​Death and the Norman Forest.

Yan Yunqing remembered, that ordinary-looking man who gave him a feeling of familiarity – he had indeed seen him. The other party was a small follower of Adrian, not like Anthony who often followed Adrian, so Yan Yunqing only saw him once when Adrian and Sawyer’s army entered the royal city.

Yan Yunqing had only seen that person a few times in total, but his memory was good, so this situation of feeling familiar occurred.

Since this man was Adrian’s follower, a member of Sawyer’s army, then there was only one place he could appear…

Bato Vita’s border city – Scarn City.

Rowena and William went to Scarn City after disappearing?

Yan Yunqing felt that this matter was getting stranger and stranger. He couldn’t figure it out.

But speaking of Adrian, Yan Yunqing suddenly remembered one thing…

When he left Bato Vita, Adrian seemed to, probably, should have… written a small note to Edward, asking Edward to write to him after finding a fixed residence, right?

Yan Yunqing: …

Yan Yunqing looked at the sky, but could only see the natural, woody-colored ceiling of the Elven Palace.

Ah, he had completely thrown Adrian to the back of his mind.

Kami Beast rubbed his face with his paws, covering up the guilt on his face.

What an embarrassing thing. He hoped Adrian had already forgotten about Edward!

However, Rowena and William had appeared in Scarn City before disappearing, Adrian’s territory ah…

Yan Yunqing remembered the familiar feeling he had when he was with Adrian before, and a few unreliable guesses arose in his heart.

…Adrian, shouldn’t he also be related to this matter?

If he really was related, then Adrian wouldn’t really be someone he knew… No, no, no, how could that be? That would be too coincidental.

He couldn’t possibly come to another world and meet an acquaintance every three steps, right? Moreover, Adrian was indeed a human, a genius swordsman born in the Sawyer family thirty-eight years ago. He couldn’t possibly be impersonated by some acquaintance, right?

Besides, that guy was indeed dead, killed by the “Demon King” himself.

That’s right, that’s how it is.

Yan Yunqing convinced himself. He remembered all the remaining scenes from the water mirror, and the task guidance was also updated to let him go to Scarn City to investigate the situation.

Yan Yunqing shook his wet head, and a slightly cool hand lightly touched his forehead.

The wet fur on Kami Beast gradually became dry, and the water droplets on it were separated by magic and re-condensed into a small water ball.

After his wet fur became smooth again, Regulus withdrew his hand. Along with that hand, the small water ball also left, guided by magic and thrown out of the window.

Before Yan Yunqing could speak, a scream came from outside the window: “Ouch, who is it?! Why are you throwing water balls around?!”

Yan Yunqing: Oops.

Regulus: Uh…

Yan Yunqing and Regulus looked at each other. Yan Yunqing saw a look of bewilderment on Regulus’s expressionless face, and he almost laughed out loud.

It turned out that even the Elf Elder Little Flower would have times when he accidentally did something wrong and didn’t know what to do.

Yan Yunqing sent a message to Penelope, briefly saying that he had found some clues about Rowena and William. They had appeared in Scarn City before, and she could send some manpower to investigate the situation. As for whether the other students had also appeared there, Yan Yunqing didn’t know.

Penelope didn’t ask Yan Yunqing where he got the information from. After all, Penelope was also one of the people who knew about Yan Yunqing’s secret identity, and knew that Yan Yunqing must have some special methods. She only replied with an okay.

Yan Yunqing didn’t plan to be idle either, “I’m going to Scarn City, I won’t catch up with you for now, I’ll talk about it after I find my companions.”

Regulus nodded, then shook his head, “I’ll go with you.”

Yan Yunqing:?

Yan Yunqing felt that it wasn’t necessary. Although Regulus was very strong, it wouldn’t be so conspicuous if he went alone. He could also turn into Little Black and sneak in, but Regulus, with his extremely outstanding elven appearance, would probably be targeted by all forces as soon as he entered the city, right?

What news could they gather then? They would be monitored wherever they went!

Yan Yunqing flatly refused.

Regulus didn’t have any expression, but for some reason, Yan Yunqing read a sense of disappointment and sadness from his eyes.

“It really won’t work, I’m going to scout for information, it’s too conspicuous for you to follow.” Yan Yunqing remained unmoved.

Regulus nodded lightly, and replied again, “Okay.”

Yan Yunqing was just about to turn around and leave when Regulus stopped him again. He took out an emerald the size of half a chicken egg from somewhere, and used magic to grow a soft vine, stringing it through and hanging it around Yan Yunqing’s neck.

“If you encounter danger, use this to come back.” Regulus said.

Yan Yunqing lowered his head, looked at the vine necklace around his neck, and used appraisal on the emerald.

[Serinwaer’s Yearning]

Description: This is a gem containing the magic of Serinwaer. When you feel yearning for Serinwaer, it will emit light and illuminate a path home.

“Confused Elf, I will guide your soul back to Serinwaer!”

(After use, a portal linking Serinwaer will be opened, lasting for 10s, no cooldown, only target units recognized by Serinwaer can return to Serinwaer through this portal.)

–“Those elves who died in battle… I have already asked Sylvia to arrange for people to collect their bodies. I will let them go home, back to Serinwaer.”

–“There is no need. At the moment of their death, Serinwaer has already built a way back for them. They have already gone home.”

–“Please don’t be sad. From the moment you signed the contract with me, the elves will be at your service until the end of their lives.”