CHAPTER 630: CHAPTER 627: HANDLING TRIVIAL MATTERS

Sitting on the terrace of Battida Restaurant.

At this location.

Ronald and Patricia could clearly see the scene on the sea below.

Just after one of the two investigators went down.

Less than a quarter of an hour passed, and the sea around the fishing boat immediately exhibited a special Magic Fluctuation. Subsequently, the seawater began to sink following the changes in the Magic Fluctuation.

It took less than ten seconds from start to finish.

Still, everything around the sea surface remained quiet.

But only in the area where the fishing boat was located, the sea surface had already sunk about ten meters below the horizontal plane. Unless one could stand from a very high place or directly look downward from the air, if someone were looking from the port or similar places, all they would see was a bland and flat sea surface.

The uniformly colored and textured sea itself, along with the distance from the coast, sufficed to conceal what was happening there.

—This was actually an Array set up in advance by the investigative bureau.

Following Queen Dantrian’s prior arrangement, the waters below the coastline had been readied with such Spells capable of interfering with the seawater, prepared for the assault from cultist Magicians coming across the sea.

Moreover, this effect of making the sea surface sink was not the only capability of this large Array.

According to what Ronald had seen during Time Retrospection.

Later on, when the Wizards from Barrier Mountain arrived in Springs, it would play an even more crucial role in that battle.

"..."

On the side of the restaurant.

Seeing the scene below.

Ronald’s mood became more settled.

Although there were differences from the scene he had seen during the time reversal, the necessary arrangements by the investigative bureau were still thoroughly in place.

Certainly, his and Patricia’s actions had changed many facts.

But in terms of protecting the city, the seriousness of the investigative bureau was completely unaffected.

While Ronald felt relieved.

The battle against the cultist Magicians also began on the sea surface.

After shaping the sea surface into a natural cover, the prepared investigators immediately approached the fishing boat. These people, assigned to work on the coastline, naturally all had potent water-based Spells at their disposal.

Either approaching directly through the water or cruising on a small boat, disguised as citizens enjoying the festival...

In less than half a minute.

The fishing boat was completely surrounded by the investigators.

As for what happened afterwards...

To be honest, it was a bit boring.

In the original world line without Ronald’s interference, these cultist Magicians had succeeded in approaching the city and then launched a surprise attack. In such a case, the investigators could handle them with some effort.

Now, with Ronald having prematurely exposed their actions.

Facing the investigators who had quickly completed their preparation, there was hardly any chance for these cultist Magicians to turn the situation around.

One should know this—

This was the highly regarded Harvest Day Festival by Her Majesty the Queen!

The world’s most elite group of investigators gathered here, how could these cultist Magicians possibly match these individuals in terms of sheer strength?

Just after a bit over ten minutes of fighting, the defensive line of the cultist Magicians on the fishing boat finally collapsed, facing an irreversible defeat.

"For the arrival of the great existence!"

Suddenly, someone on the fishing boat shouted loudly.

In such a situation.

The cultist Magicians finally resolutely chose self-destruction.

Sacrificing their own lives, a violent explosion occurred.

The investigator had stopped the explosion’s rumblings from reaching the port, but a type of magic fluctuation that transmitted information spread throughout the city district with the explosion.

This spell.

It did bear a striking resemblance to the "envelope" left by Bapulor.

"..."

This is it!

Meanwhile, Ronald’s gaze grew heavy as he witnessed this scene.

The reason he and Patricia had rushed to the port area was exactly to confirm the process of information transmission. Almost simultaneously, Ronald began to cover the magic fluctuation of the information transmission with the largest possible range of sensing "Fury’s" power.

As the information was transmitted, the corresponding emotional perceptions were also relayed to Ronald’s hands. He would immediately tag anyone who received the message and had a sudden change of mood.

"..."

The effects of the spell gradually faded.

Ronald’s eyes lingered over the sea to confirm once more that the cultist magicians had no more opportunity to act, then turned back to Patricia beside him and said,

"We should set off now."

"..."

Patricia nodded gently and unhesitatingly stood up from the table.

In fact, whilst Ronald was speaking, Patricia was still focused on testing her new abilities. She actually had considerable trust in the abilities of the current investigation bureau.

So when the investigators successfully surrounded the fishing boat.

Patricia did not even bother to cast her glance towards the sea.

In her heart, she was certain—the cultist magicians were bound to fail!

Thus, it wasn’t until the two of them left the restaurant, when there were no bystanders around, that Patricia spoke,

"Ronald, did you come here just to confirm the spell used by the cultist magicians to transmit information?"

"Yes," Ronald immediately affirmed Patricia’s question, "Such concentrated raids, the Investigation Bureau can handle on its own. The real trouble is actually these guys’ sleeper plots."

"Spreading messages through spells, people in the city already infiltrated or transformed by them—these individuals sporadically distributed across the city suddenly causing trouble without any signs, this is the cultist magicians’ strategy to disrupt the situation."

He explained his plan to Patricia.

Ronald’s expression carried a hint of gloom.

The issues he discovered during Time Retrospection, seemed to be resolved well from what he saw so far. However, after one day of actions, Ronald detected some underlying issues.

He was not quite sure now.

After dealing with the cultist magicians’ infiltrations in the city, should he directly prepare to confront the wizards from Barrier Mountain; or perhaps it would be redundant to solve those hidden issues he had not seen in Time Retrospection.

"My head hurts..."

Musing thus, Ronald had already brought Patricia to a house. Unlike other places enjoying the festive atmosphere, and though it also had festive decorations hanging at the entrance, the door here was tightly shut, even the windows typically used for ventilation during the day were securely locked.

Knock, knock, knock—

Ronald, in his conflicted mood, almost subconsciously knocked on the door.

"Who’s there?"

Immediately, a man’s voice inquired from inside.

Ronald was startled at first, then realized he had done something foolish.

He was here to deal with the person inside, why was he knocking?

Ronald immediately lifted his leg and kicked.

Boom—

The door burst open with the noise.

The sturdy door instantly collapsed.

At the same time, Patricia, standing behind Ronald, made a move.

However, this time she did not unsheathe her sword unhesitatingly.

She only lightly tugged on the sword hilt as the door was being kicked open.