Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 149: Shocked, Seawater Explodes

The baboon rang the bell, and Viscount Willem Pearl pushed open the door and walked into the lighthouse.

He bowed at the table and insisted on explaining to Lin Bo in detail the identities and purposes of these visitors from Jinbei City.

These young people, the children of some nobles and wealthy merchants from Jinbei City, had come to Stone Tower Town to inquire about the mysterious healer. They had also visited the lighthouse around noon today, only to be pecked away by the resident seagulls.

So they felt humiliated and hurried back to Jinbei City to find three "professionals" to kill the hateful seagull and calm down.

Lin Bo smiled. No wonder he felt those people looked familiar. He had indeed seen their fleeing backs at noon.

It is not surprising that humans lose to seagulls, and it is even more normal that they cannot beat a super seagull that has undergone neuronal transformation and plasma engine implantation surgery.

Facing a high-speed flying target, it is difficult to hit it without the skills of a sharpshooter, and the seagulls will never be scared by the sound of gunfire, so these troublesome Jinbei people actually have no chance of winning.

In other words, they had arrived at an unfortunate time, just as the townspeople of Stone Tower Town were gathering at the Lighthouse. If they hadn't been stopped by the townspeople, they would probably have been pecked by birds.

"Miracle, how should we deal with these people next?" Viscount Pearl was fully confident that he could make these uninvited guests pay the price.

"Let them wait until sunset, I will meet them." Lin Bo rang the bell and called the next patient.

The Jinbei people hid in two cars, complaining in low voices.

The young ladies flapped their whalebone fans, while the men accused and laughed at each other, muttering that the gangsters were unprofessional. They looked so fierce, but even a group of country people were not afraid of them.

The gangsters also had something to say. The scarred sailor not only looked more ferocious than them, but was also a well-known swordsman in the dueling circles of Jinbei City. For someone to step forward and draw a rapier to challenge someone to a duel was already very courageous and worthy of their salary.

The topics of their conversation changed, but they always came back to this strange town and its peculiar lighthouse.

The people here are abnormal, the birds are abnormal, the buildings are abnormal, and it is even more bizarre that the strong animal like a red-haired savage can twist fine steel.

They waited until sunset and the townspeople dispersed one after another, but Scarface and the monastic militia were still guarding the gate of the yard. They stood in the dim night, like a few short trees planted by the wall, with their backs to the bright beam of light emitted from the top of the lighthouse, their faces hidden in the shadows.

The mayor, who arrived after hearing the news, came to the car, knocked on the window, and invited these wealthy visitors into the lighthouse.

The group rushed into the room filled with resentment and saw Viscount Willen Pearl sitting on a bench by the wall. The mayor also sat next to the door, and the night watchman was looking at them from the main seat behind the table.

So, the visitors suddenly realized that the real owner of this land was not the young and promising noble lord, nor the local officials, nor the group of armed young men.

Who is this lighthouse keeper?

Three thugs stood by the door, motionless. Four men in fancy clothes walked to the front. Two women leaned half of their bodies out from behind them, staring intently at the face of the night watchman.

"You seek the man who healed Kechen Ancher. Now you have found him. Visitors to the Lighthouse, let me get a good look at you. (EXPLETIVE) Come here."

The night watchman's tone was calm, but when he began to speak in a strange language that no one could understand, the group of Jinbei visitors suddenly felt their limbs move spontaneously, like a group of docile lambs, and came to the table and stood in a row for the lighthouse keeper to examine.

"What did you do?! Don't hurt me!"

"My father is a count! He's the director of the Jinbei Royal Mineral Resources Bureau! I demand that you let me go immediately!"

"This place is crazy, I want to go home!"

Lin Bo let them scream and shout, he just quietly observed the group's reactions.

"(Expletive) I command you to find peace."

The uproar died down in an instant. The visitors' limbs stopped shaking, and their expressions returned to their natural serenity.

"Don't be afraid of me. I mean no harm to you. You pried into my lighthouse and tried to harm my seagulls out of ignorance and disrespect. But now that you are no longer proud, we can communicate."

Iron Guard brought sturdy wooden stools for the guests to sit on so they could look the night watchman at eye level.

Lin Bo asked them how they knew the mysterious doctor was in Stone Tower Town.

The noble children answered that they were entrusted by the eldest son of Duke Ancher. Because Duke Ancher did not allow them to go to Stone Tower Town, he appointed a trusted friend to inquire about the news.

Viscount Pearl cursed in a low voice: "You young idiot." This was a way for Kening to criticize the dandy boy.

Lin Bo wasn't surprised. "This day will come eventually. Your arrival is inevitable. Visitors to the Lighthouse, now that you've achieved your wish, please leave. When you return to Stone Tower with a fulfilled wish, perhaps we'll meet again. How will you greet me then?"

These outsiders, whose minds were calmed by the spell, stood up calmly, said goodbye to the night watchman, then said goodbye to Viscount Pearl and the mayor, and walked out of the lighthouse.

As they left the courtyard, they nodded and said hello to the young men from Shita Town who were guarding the area. The nine of them got into two cars, started the engines, and drove away from the cape in the night.

Even after the cars drove out of Stone Tower Town and the effects of the spell gradually dissipated, there was still a dead silence in the two cars. The passengers looked at each other and found that their companions' limbs were trembling and their cheeks were covered with cold sweat.

The night outside the car window was so deep, the stars and moon hidden behind thick clouds. The roof of the car cleaved through the darkness, the wheels grinding through the mud and weeds of the dirt road. The light of a distant lighthouse flickered like a white star in the rear window. "Are you still planning to come here?" someone asked hoarsely in the corner of the car.

No one answered. They were all as stiff as rock sculptures, and everyone's eyes reflected a trance-like glimmer.

"I'll come again." Until they could see the houses on the edge of Jinbei City, the person who asked the question spoke again and answered himself.

lighthouse.

Lin Bo appointed the mayor to count the number of disabled people and their family situations, and asked Viscount Pearl to register a pharmaceutical company and a machinery workshop.

After seeing them off, he talked to the young man guarding outside the tower.

The men behind Scarface were all members of the order. When they saw the night watchman approaching from the lighthouse, they bowed down in worship. Only Scarface remained standing, his expression hesitant and stiff.

Lin Bo thanked them, asked them to stand up, and then looked at Scarface who was feeling uncomfortable.

"Thank you for taking the time to help me. I heard you've been busy lately. Are you preparing for the ring duel?"

"Yes." Scarface tensed his body and spoke briefly.

Lin Bo nodded and asked everyone, "Coffee or water?"

He served coffee to those who chose coffee, water to those who chose water, and said goodbye to those who chose neither.

After the last visitor left, the lighthouse became quiet again.

The little king fed the three peregrine falcon chicks that were never full, while the Iron Guard swept every room with a broom.

Lin Bo was at his desk, sketching out a design for a human prosthetic limb. The project was so demanding, it would require two or three full nights of undivided attention, leaving him no time for academic study.

The unheld pen made a rustling sound as it moved across the paper. Before I knew it, empty medicine bottles were piled up on the table.

It's approaching midnight.

Taking a large amount of medicine caused his stomach to feel bloated and uncomfortable, so Lin Bo got up from his desk and went to the first floor to have his first midnight snack of the night.

He ate slowly, giving his stomach time to settle, until he drank the hot soup and ate the bread, and his stomach was filled with food, and the discomfort subsided greatly.

Go out to the coast.

Lin Bo planned to familiarize himself more with the newly activated Guzhiyu technique.

"(Mantra) Water."

A thin stream of water emerged from the waves, rose into the air, and gathered into a fist-sized ball of water, hovering in front of the mage.

He raised his hand and formed a sword finger seal, resonating with the water ball.

Then, the Solid Control Technique was activated, and he used his indifferent and closed thoughts to immerse the sea water, causing it to slowly condense into ice balls, emitting a frosty white cold air in the night.

Lin Bo attempted to simultaneously perform the Solidification and Flow Control techniques, but failed miserably. He struggled to maintain both beliefs simultaneously, and his attempt to combine them with the Life Control technique also failed. The seawater ball, while solidifying, was difficult to propel into flight or shapeshift.

So he changed his hand gestures and made the flame-shaped seal.

The ice ball remained motionless, the ice crystals inside were melting, and the surface ice layer was trembling slightly.

After nearly half a minute, the vibration of the ice ball became more and more obvious. The surging water vapor inside kept trying to break through the restrictions, but was suppressed.

Lin Bo suddenly relaxed his Solid Control Technique and stopped trying to suppress the shock. The next moment, the ice ball in front of him exploded, and the surging milky white mist spread to the space as large as the room. The strong shock wave hit the air, making a magnificent explosion sound.

The night watchman standing on the rocky beach raised his hand and waved it. The hot water mist in front of him automatically dispersed to both sides. A strong wind rushed over, blowing his clothes to tremble and fly.

[Skill judgment successful, [True Word Control - Fierce] basic proficiency +1]

[Exquisiteness coefficient × 1.5 (slightly ingenious)]

【Health status coefficient × 1.6 (excellent)】

[Inspiration Proficiency +2 (I have glimpsed a higher view)]

Final calculation result: [Mantra Control - Fierce] proficiency +4.4

[…[Mantra Control - Solidification] Proficiency +3.9]

(End of this chapter)