Yarra’s Adventure Notes

Chapter 59 - 59 47 Rachel Disappears_1

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“Huh?” From the bedroom behind them, Catherine and Vivian almost let out a surprised exclamation at the same time, followed by their hushed voices murmuring to each other.

Pannis turned his head back in puzzlement, raising his voice to ask, “Are you guys alright?”

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.” Vivian seemed to be hiding something, covering it up in a fluster, suddenly letting out a sharp scream, “Ah, this is, this is…”

Pannis rushed back to the bedroom in the first instance, only to see Vivian standing appropriately in front of the open hidden compartment, frantically waving a stack of documents, making all kinds of strange noises that were incomprehensible.

“What’s gotten into her now?” Pannis, puzzled, asked Catherine, “We already have one outside, how did this one get like this too?”

Catherine looked helplessly at Pannis, spreading her hands with a bitter smile.

Thankfully, Vivian quickly regained her composure.

Though she was still frantically waving her hand in excitement, she finally could speak normally, “You absolutely cannot imagine what this is, haha.”

“Could it be the formula for the Life Force Potion?” Pannis hazarded a guess.

“Yes, the formula is amongst them.” Vivian replied with delight.

Pannis nodded, “So you mean, with this formula, you can replicate the Life Force Potion?”

“That’s impossible.” Surprisingly, Vivian immediately denied Pannis’s speculation, “Among the ingredients of the formula, there are two kinds of plants and an animal that have gone extinct.

It’s absolutely impossible to acquire them, so the potion can no longer be replicated.”

“Then why are you so ecstatic?” Pannis was utterly confused about Vivian’s continuing high spirits, “It can’t be that you’ve been hit so hard, that you’re just not right in the head, can it?”

“You’re the one who’s lost it.” Vivian rolled her eyes, too excited to bother, “You don’t understand, the least important thing is the formula.

What’s crucial is that all the experimental data are here.

The effects of different proportions of various materials used in each experiment, the analysis of the results, every Alchemist would consider these as priceless.

And there are also records of various experiments from other schools.

Look, there is a large-scale experiment of the Constant-temperature Array in the array study, including the analysis of the reasons for its failure and the contrast of effects when different materials are used for engraving.

Look here, this is a material research on the Artificial Mana Transmission System, although there are mature results now, but if you’d want to replicate this experiment, it’s impossible without an input of millions of gold coins.

You must know that while the results of research are important to the researchers themselves, this failure data and analysis are the most valuable things to those Mages who are not the researchers.

With this data, several of my studies could be completed at least a few years in advance.

The dean really is an expert, hiding the most important things so stealthily that we almost missed them.

Oh right, I also found this.”

“This is…

a key?” Pannis took what Vivian handed over and found it to be exactly the same as the crystal key discovered earlier, “Isn’t this the same one from before?”

“Yes, it’s also a key.

You noticed too, right?

The design is exactly the same as the one before.” Vivian took out another key from her backpack that she had put away earlier, comparing the two, the size and shape were identical, “And the chaotic Crystal Energy stored inside is also exactly the same, these two should be of the same key.”

“Hmm, that’s interesting.” Pannis stroked his chin pondering, “Two keys, one was hidden by the dean in the most secret compartment, and the other carried by the person entrusted with the rescue mission.

The place this key targets must be the most important location in this research institute.

Vivian, what’s the most important part of a Mage Tower?”

“The control room, the energy pool, and the storage room, and often the Core Area is made up of these three places.” Vivian gripped the key in her hand tighter, “If so, then this key could indeed be considered the key factor in the research institute, it makes sense that the leader of the rescue team carried the key with him.

Let’s hurry there.

Let’s get quickly to the Core Area’s location and see if our guess is right.”

“Then you first have to convince Lina.

When I went out just now, I saw that she had stacked up two piles of books that were taller than her and it looked like she intended to take them all.” Pannis shrugged and said, “I wouldn’t dare to stop her casually.”

“Ha, that’s easy, leave it to me.” Vivian confidently patted her flat chest and passed through the Illusion Magic at the door to leave the bedroom, “Watch me.”

Pannis gave the bedroom one last glance and followed Catherine out.

When he returned to the study, he saw Vivian standing next to Lina, who had remarkably already drawn Lina back from her frenzied state and was quietly whispering something to her.

The moment he walked into the study, he heard Lina’s incredulous voice ringing out, “Really?”

Vivian gave a thumbs-up and a confident smile, whispered a few more words to Lina.

Lina was taking deep precipitous breaths, clearly unable to hide her inner excitement.

She paced back and forth on the spot for quite a while before she clenched her teeth and walked over to the several stacks of books on the floor, gently stroking them as she softly comforted each book.

“Mission complete.” Vivian winked at Catherine and Pannis, “That was easy.”

“How did you manage it?” Catherine, who knew just how terrifying a frenzied Lina could be, found it hard to believe, “You made it seem so simple.”

“It’s a secret.” Vivian gave a mysterious smile, then changed the subject, “Hey, where is Rachel and that Gaston guy?” Before her words fell, a short gasp of surprise came from the living room outside the study, followed by silence.

“That’s the magical fluctuation of teleportation magic.” Vivian turned serious and the magic staff that was pinned on her back instantly appeared in her hand.

At the same time, both Lina and Catherine drew their weapons and went into a defensive state.

“There should be no one outside, no sounds of breathing or heartbeats.

Stay alert, I’ll go have a look.” Pannis listened carefully, moving quietly to the wall next to the door that led to the living room.

She took out a small mirror to observe the space outside.

After a while, she suddenly rolled over, zipping through the entrance to land behind some furniture that could cover her figure.

“The coast is clear, there’s no one out there.” After Pannis carefully observed for a while, she added, “Including Rachel and the others.”

The three girls walked out one by one.

Vivian immediately turned to a round conference table in one corner of living room.

As she lifted a corner of the cashmere carpet underneath the table, a mithril disc was lying quietly beneath it, the magic array engraved onto it still emanating a faint glow.

“A disposable short-range teleportation array, portable, crystal energy activated.

How could this be here?” Vivian squatted on the ground, examining the array, “This is not right, judging from the residual mana on this array, it hasn’t been there more than a day, so it’s obviously targeting us.”

“Could it have been Gaston who engraved it?” Lina asked.

“He probably placed it here, but he couldn’t have engraved it.

If he’s a mage, I would have been able to feel it unless his skill level is way beyond mine.

I think someone gave him this array to use against us.

And, I trust Rachel.

She wouldn’t have acted against us with him.

When she gasped before she vanished, she must have been tricked by Gaston.

So, what should we do now?

Should we go looking for Rachel?”

“Do you know where the array leads?” Catherine asked.

“That’s impossible to determine.” Vivian continued shaking her head, “It could be anywhere within a kilometer radius.”

“No need to look for her.” Catherine made a decision, “If they’re targeting Rachel, we wouldn’t make it in time.

If the target is us, then we will meet them sooner or later.

Let’s not explore any further, but march forward quickly, heading straight to the core area.”

“Don’t forget, if the enemy is the dwarf in white who tried to kill us before, he was initially targeting Rachel.” Pannis, who seemed disconnected from the situation, casually pointed out.

Catherine snickered, “Are you testing me, Pannis?

If the target was to simply kill Rachel, wouldn’t an attack array be a better choice?

I suspect the enemy just wants to bait us into moving faster.”

“So, you’re planning to walk into their trap knowingly?” Pannis asked in a calm voice.

“Of course.

Rachel trusted us and followed us.

We promised to do our best to ensure her safety.

We have the responsibility to fulfill that promise, no matter if it’s a trap or not.” Catherine said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Pannis, “Or do you think it shouldn’t be like that, Pannis?”

“I’m hired by you guys.

I’m only responsible for your safety.” Pannis turned her gaze away, “As for others, it’s none of my business.

Even for you, if you insist on throwing yourselves into a trap, I won’t concern myself with that.”

“I see.” Catherine leaned in close to Pannis, whispering into his ear.

Her breath causing ripples in his icy demeanor, “Then why are you reminding us about possible traps?

Have you considered that even if you could fool me, could you fool Vivian?

Oh, men.

Always saying one thing and meaning another.

Lina, Vivian, let’s go.”

Pannis was left speechless, looking at Catherine’s retreating figure, her shoulders shaking with laughter, he muttered to himself, “My dear, I miss you even more now.

I’ve never missed you as much as right now.

You’d never behave like her, never.”