Raven ended his analysis for today by burning the notes he had written in Chinese to organize his thoughts with a candle.
Thinking of the suspicious conversation he heard today and the information obtained by the Chaos Investigation, Raven felt that it was very necessary to conduct a more in-depth investigation into Congressman Harrington.
If Senator Harrington doesn't do anything too outrageous, remind him to prepare some mental protection magic in advance, and tear up a scroll to make some noise yourself. Everyone can live in peace, and you can stay undercover, which is a win-win situation.
If Congressman Harrington had any problem, I would just step on him and send him on his way, which would be considered as getting rid of harm to the people.
The most critical point is whether Councilman Harrington and his guards were involved in the crime? Especially the guard, although his XP is very punishable, but XP cannot convict people. As long as he has not actually violated the law and has not really hurt others, and is just thinking about it, then Raven has no right to sentence him to death.
Social death penalty is an exception.
It is not impossible to publicly expose his little hobby at that time, at least it can help prevent it from happening again.
But further investigation will have to wait until after get off work.
And it is best not to let others know about this kind of investigation.
If you happen to be investigating the situation around Congressman Harrington recently, and Congressman Harrington gets into trouble shortly afterwards, it will easily cause others to make unnecessary associations.
It is already a rather troublesome thing to completely get rid of suspicion after the assassination, and it will be even more troublesome if you take the initiative to be involved in suspicious behavior.
So I'd better find an excuse and a witness...
The first person Raven thought of was Vera. There was no special reason. He just needed to find Vera to replenish the agility mutagen he consumed in the battle against Vladimir that day.
Thinking of this, the power of the mutagen is really outstanding. It can make myself, who has just reached the top level of the low-level, and Vladimir, who has reached the middle level after transformation, equal in speed. With the help of [Mythical Trick (Agility)], I can even win.
But think about it from another angle. I am a low-level peak player with cheats. Even Vladimir is also low-level. I have to take drugs to defeat him. This is really embarrassing for all the time travel protagonists...
The plug-in needs to continue to be developed and the work cannot be stopped.
After cleaning up the burned notes, Raven sorted out his thoughts.
Rest today. Today's investigation seems to have attracted the attention of the guard. If we go to investigate again tonight, there is a risk of alerting the enemy. If Councillor Harrington strengthens his defenses in advance, it will disrupt his plan. If he is guilty, there will be one less opportunity to eliminate harm for the people.
Having made up his mind, Raven went out, prepared to have a working lunch, and practiced hard on the training ground in the afternoon to increase his combat level experience.
…
Raven was sweating profusely on the training ground, honing his basic sword skills.
"Raven!" While practicing, Raven heard a familiar cold female voice.
"Ellie, what's up?" Raven wiped the sweat from his forehead. "You're going to lead a patrol this afternoon, right? Do you need my help?"
Ellie, wearing a slim-fitting combat vest and riding boots, walked to the center of the training ground in a heroic manner and replied, "Nothing, it seems like I haven't practiced with you for a long time. Shall we practice?"
"What's wrong? Why did you think of this today?" Raven was stunned. He didn't expect that Ellie came to him specifically for sparring.
"I just remembered it. Are you free?" Ellie smiled slightly, but for some reason, Raven always felt that there was a hint of coldness in her smile.
"Okay… okay." Raven held the sword in one hand and took a fighting stance. "Then… shall we stop here?"
"Okay, that's enough." Ellie nodded in agreement, and her slender left leg swept across and kicked Raven's right waist.
What a fast speed!
Raven secretly praised and activated [Mythic Trick (Neutronomy)], quickly moving behind Ellie, dodging the attack while stabbing Ellie in the back with a sword.
Seeing this, Ellie immediately retracted her foot and squatted down. Raven's stab missed her target. Just when her old strength was exhausted and her new strength had not yet been generated, Ellie's right foot launched an attack again and kicked her ankle.
Seeing that Ellie's counterattack was tricky, Raven leaped up. Ellie's right foot drew a perfect arc on the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Then Raven in the air kicked Ellie's head mercilessly.
Ellie quickly rolled over to avoid Raven's attack.
"Stop! That's it!" Ellie spoke up, stopping this impromptu competition.
"Thank you for your kindness." Raven said modestly.
"Well... you're growing very fast. It's only been two months since you broke through to the extraordinary level, and you're almost at the intermediate level?" Ellie looked Raven up and down in shock, with a complicated look in her eyes.
Melancholy, relieved, and a little lonely.
"It's all thanks to the sheriff's teaching." Raven scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry to have kept you in the Guard." Ellie suddenly said.
"What's wrong? Ellie? Why are you suddenly saying this?" Raven was stunned.
"You've just broken through to become a transcendental when you joined the army. In two months, you'll only be one step away from reaching the intermediate level. In two months at most, you'll definitely be able to enter the intermediate level, and hopefully break through to the high level before you're thirty..." Ellie recounted Raven's development journey. "We will soon run out of suitable positions for you in our Guards. After reaching the intermediate level, you can either join the special operations team, or be promoted to inspector, or... you can also become a personal bodyguard for a congressman?"
"Hey, Ellie, did you hear it from Krista? I was just kidding." Not knowing what Ellie was up to, Raven laughed it off.
"Okay, okay, what are you hiding from me? Would I stop you from pursuing a better future? Staying here with me... I'm kind of holding you back. Do you want to join the special operations team?" Ellie still had that smile on her face, and she seemed really happy for Raven's progress.
"No, not at all. Sheriff, your strength is not worse than mine. You should be not far from the intermediate level, right? If anyone wants to join, you should go first." Raven shook his head repeatedly. When joining the special operations team, the examination will be stricter, there will be less free time, and less room for activities. How can it compare to the freedom of the grassroots guards?
"Look at what you said. I feel ashamed. I have been in the low level for four years. You have only been in the low level for two months. Your physical fitness is already comparable to mine. I can only defeat you by fighting for dozens of rounds with experience." Ellie said with a bit of regret. "If you don't want to join the special operations team...you are planning to be a bodyguard for a congressman, right? Congressman Moreira?"
"Ah...ah? Councillor Moreira?" Raven was stunned. "So when I came back today, the guard at the door seemed to have told me about Councillor Moreira... Wait, isn't Moreira Krista's last name? Is there a councillor in her family?"
"You don't know?" Ellie was also stunned. "Didn't you go to listen to her father's speech?"
It's bad, the chat is over.
Find a way to make amends quickly.
"Oh, yes, I did go to see Congressman Moreira's speech, but I had no idea he was Krista's father." Raven quickly seized the opportunity to cover up his lies, and on the other hand, he tried his best to conceal the fact that he had actually investigated Congressman Harrington to avoid complications in the future.
"I see." For some reason, Ellie seemed to relax a lot. "That's fine. You can continue your vacation." Ellie hummed a little tune happily and patted Raven on the shoulder. "If you want to continue working in the Guards, then do it. If you want to join the Special Operations Team, just tell me and I'll contact someone to arrange it for you."
"By the way, since you revealed his favorite type, Maier has become much more hardworking and seems to have a chance to break through to the extraordinary level recently."
ah?
…
Why did Ellie come to me and say all these inexplicable things, asking about my career plan and competing with me?
I clearly don't have any plans for my career. I'm just a nobody and try my best to do the work of the guards. My main goal is to get myth points and then go home.
I don't want to think too much for now, there is still a lot to do.
After Raven finished training at the training ground in the afternoon, he went to the public bathhouse to take a comfortable shower, and then set off to Vera.
I'm going to refill my potion today.
I knocked on the door and heard a familiar explosion.
It was as if Vera's door was some kind of detonator.
"Who is this uneducated guy!" A drawn-out voice came from the second floor, followed by the sound of angry footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Don't you know to knock on the door?" The door was opened with a swish, and Vera stood at the door angrily.
"I knocked, Miss Vera..." Raven felt like he was doomed by bad luck in love today. From Krista to Ellie to Vera, everyone seemed to be in a bad mood.
Are all the three of them relatives coming here today? Krista is also weird, Ellie is also weird, and Vera is also in a bad mood. It's really unlucky.
"You look like 'Why is this guy in a bad mood too?' Did someone scold you today?" Vera opened the door and led Raven in to sit down. She looked at Raven's expression and made a precise comment.
"Ahem... a little bit, but it's okay." Raven coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.
"Let me tell you first, I'm in a bad mood because you suddenly knocked on the door and messed up my experiment. There is a reason. Don't classify me as the type who gets angry for no reason." Vera knocked on the table for emphasis, and then asked about the business, "What's the matter with you today?"
"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?" Raven said shamelessly.
"If you mess up my experiment just because you want to come and see me, I will kill you." Vera smiled and issued a death declaration.
"Uh... I've run out of Agility Mutagen, so I'd like to borrow a new bottle from you."
"Oh? You drank that potion?" Vera's eyes lit up. "How did it feel?"
Raven recalled carefully, "The effect is obvious, but the toxicity is also obvious. My perception is obviously much more blurred, but my speed is much faster. My shooting, dodging and other actions that rely on speed and reaction are greatly enhanced."
Vera then asked, "When did you drink it? Is the drug still effective now?"
Raven scratched his head. "Three days ago, he was long gone. It probably only lasted twenty to thirty minutes."
"Well... there should be no residue left in the body... What a pity. I still want to draw some blood for experiments." Vera was a little disappointed.
"Are you sure you don't want to draw some blood as a snack?"
"I am an aspiring alchemist, okay? I am not a greedy cat! Of course... it would be even better if you could give me a little more blood as a snack..."