A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 772 Forbidden Topics
The Book of Law is rumored to possess immense power and influence, and comparable to this is its extremely high level of difficulty in interpretation.

The most important concept in The Book of Laws lies in a statement made by the author himself: "Do what you want to do, that is your law."

In other words, anyone can interpret this book of magic from any angle; what's even more terrifying is that every interpretation method—as long as it can ultimately achieve self-consistency—can yield a seemingly perfect result, and can even lead to corresponding magic.

To date, there have been more than one hundred interpretations of the Book of Law, but all of them have been proven to be incorrect!

No single interpretation can be proven to be correct.

Even Index, who had collected 103,000 grimoires, could not truly decipher the Book of Law.

According to Index, she even doubted that it was possible to interpret the book with existing linguistic knowledge. Therefore, she could only memorize all the interpretations of the Book of Law that she had collected.

The original text of "The Book of Law" is kept in the collection of the Roman Catholic Church, and it is unknown where Lin Wuming obtained the relevant knowledge.

Even more unbelievable is that Lin Wuming, a level 5 superpowered individual, actually managed to cast a spell using the provisions of the "Book of Law"...

This alone is nothing short of miraculous, and it has taken the British Puritans very seriously, prompting them to investigate.

Fortunately, there is currently the most suitable person in Academy City to conduct the investigation—Index Toxic.

Index is an expert in grimoires, and has all known interpretations of the Book of Laws recorded in her mind. She can be said to be the person who knows the Book of Laws best right now.

In addition, she and Lin Wuming have a good relationship... at least her guardian, Kamijou Touma, has a good relationship with Lin Wuming.

Therefore, there is no one more suitable than Index.

Index had not forgotten her mission. Or rather, the moment she saw Lin Wuming, she immediately remembered her mission, which is why she came to him specifically.

“Mr. Lin Wuming,” Index said earnestly, “please tell me the details of the battle, and your application of the 'Book of Laws'…”

As they were talking, Index suddenly noticed that the other people at the table were giving her surprised looks, and then she realized what was going on.

Even within the Church of Necessary Evil, openly inquiring about other people's magical information is a taboo topic.

For combat-oriented mages, intelligence is often their lifeline, and they won't easily reveal it even to their companions and colleagues.

However, since she has been staying in Academy City recently and there are almost no other magicians around, Index has become somewhat oblivious to this kind of "common sense".

As a result, she subconsciously believed that knowledge and information related to magic were not actually that valuable to superpowered individuals.

After all, superpowered individuals cannot use magic—that's common sense.

Upon realizing she had violated a "taboo," Index quickly caught on and immediately shut up.

But the words had already been spoken, and she carried the responsibility of being the Supreme Bishop, so she could not back down.

Then Index continued, "Mr. Lin Wuming, you should already know that I have the knowledge of 103,000 grimoires recorded in my mind, and I have also obtained certain authorizations. If you are willing, we can exchange information." Of course, Index did not actually have the relevant authorizations, but in her opinion, it was not a big problem.

The fact that the High Bishop entrusted this task to her implies that he allowed the exchange of intelligence, and he also believed that Index, as an expert, could handle the situation well and not leak too much information.

"Intelligence exchange..." Lin Wuming seemed somewhat indifferent to this suggestion, as he was not very interested in it.

The magic taught to him by Chairman Aleister was only half-baked, and its main purpose was to replace the Deringer pistol as a trick to actively activate "bullet time".

It can be said that this is a specialized magic that is only effective against Lin Wuming himself; it would be completely useless to other magicians if they obtained it.

Therefore, purely from a value perspective, Lin Wuming wouldn't mind exchanging information related to this magic.

The only concern is whether information related to "bullet time" will be leaked because of this magic.

Index sat back down, looking at Lin Wuming with some trepidation, awaiting his final answer.

Touma Kamijou leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Index, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Not just for magicians, but for espers as well, information related to their abilities is very important."

Kamijou Touma is a veteran of countless battles, and since the beginning of this summer, he has faced not only espers but also many opponents from the magic side.

Therefore, he has the most authority to speak on this matter.

“It’s not just about combat,” Uiharu Kazari suddenly said, “Although I’m not very familiar with topics like magic, but…”

Touma Kamijou immediately facepalmed: "Oh no, I forgot about the unrelated people..."

Fortunately, Haru Shiori did not dwell on topics related to "magic".

“In fact, intelligence is a very important resource in any field,” said Shiori Haru. “For example, laboratory data, or the personal ID cards of ordinary citizens, or student records at schools... these are not things that can be easily disclosed to others.”

Index looked annoyed. After thinking for a moment, she spoke again, "I didn't think it through. How about this—we don't actually want to find out your magical information, Mr. Lin Wuming. We just hope to discuss with you the methods of interpreting the Book of Law."

Index chose to take a different approach, engaging in genuine "intelligence exchange" rather than directly probing for more taboo personal information.

With the power of "Index of Forbidden Books", even a few fragments of information are enough to deduce more valuable information, and it can even directly complete the magic mastered by Lin Wuming.

Of course, Index didn't intend to go that far; right now, she just wanted some information to get by.

Kamijou Touma looked at both sides with a troubled expression, unsure of what to do.

He was certainly unwilling to betray his friend, but on the other hand, he could not refuse the task from the British Puritans—otherwise, they might threaten to take back Index's guardianship.

“If it’s just a discussion, then there’s no problem.” Lin Wuming was quite straightforward, seemingly not caring at all. “As a magic expert, you can also give me some advice.”

(End of this chapter)