Maggie's sudden reaction made the entire team stop suddenly, and the old mage Modir was the fastest reaction among everyone. He had put three layers of shields on himself before the last word of Miss Dragonborn had fallen, and in the next few seconds he had several levels of protection for everyone in the team. In the following period, his movement of brushing shields on the entire team did not stop.

Of course, while brushing the shield, he did not delay his observation of the surroundings and communication with Maggie. He first spread his perception, confirmed that only his own team in the entire forest area, and then released two rounds of mental impulses. Then he frowned and looked at the Dragonborn Miss next to him: "No one... what did you see just now?"

"No, someone, I'm sure," Maggie frowned, still staring at the shadow area among the woods. Similar shadows can be seen everywhere in the forest. It is an abnormal dark gathering point, and even in the sun, it maintains a nearly physical outline. The exploration team will pay attention to avoiding this area along the way. "In the depths of that shadow, I'm sure I've seen a... figure."

"A figure?" Modir frowned and looked over there. "The surrounding plants and trees have no traces of touch, no magic or biological breath left... What kind of figure are you seeing?"

Although he didn't see anything, Modir did not regard Maggie's words as a lie, and told himself rich adventure experience. When your teammates suddenly said with confidence that they had seen something, it would be better to assume that it was true that the teammates were wrong, and it was another matter to ignore the danger because of carelessness. What's more, they are walking in the most evil forest in the world at this moment... God knows that Ms. Ye left something in this forest after she was stunned.

"A figure in a cloak was covered in a black cloak and hood," Maggie recalled briefly. "I couldn't see the outline of the man's body, and I only felt that the other person's whole body was as dark as a shadow, and even there seemed to be only a dark and indefinite shadow under the hood. In addition, he was motionless, and everything in his body was still... This was very strange, because there was wind in the woods just now. No matter how steady a person stood, his clothes should be blown by the wind, but the figure did not move even the corners of the clothes..."

"It feels like an illusion projected in the air, and its body is not here," Modir said a guess before he finished speaking, and then frowned and analyzed, "below the clothes is a completely dark 'shadow', which sounds a bit like the Shadows I know, but the Shadows' bodies are bound by a shroud-like substance. This is a very obvious and standard feature... What other features do you see besides the cloak?"

Maggie thought about it carefully and shook her head slowly: "The cloak is all the characteristics of the other party, and there is no jewelry or weapons except that... etc. There is something, I remembered, there is a silver-white emblem, which looks like a pin on the front of the cloak..."

Miss Dragonborn frowned when she said this, and then continued, "But I didn't have time to see the style of the emblem, and the other person's figure appeared for a moment. In fact, the other person had already begun to dissipate before I shouted..."

"For a moment...but you did see it, right?" Modir thought for a while and suddenly confirmed again. He looked into Maggie's eyes, and his tone was very serious. "Do you mind if I use some... magic tricks to help you recall the details in your short-term memory? Don't worry, I won't spy on your privacy, and in fact I can't spy on your privacy."

Maggie was stunned for a moment and seemed to react: "Are you talking about 'memory extraction'? But isn't this spell only used by the caster? It is used to assist in learning spells and so on... Can you use it on others?"

"The original version can be used only for myself, but I improved it," Modir said happily. "Sometimes I will take risks with my temporary teammates. After all, a pair of eyes will make you more comprehensive. But temporary teammates may not be experienced adventurers, so I will use magic to enhance the abilities of temporary teammates in case of emergency..."

Maggie's expression was a little weird. She was curious about how many strange adventures the big adventurer had in the past, so that he could accumulate so many incredible experiences and fantastic solutions. She was even more curious about what kind of "temporary teammates" this big adventurer called him, a group of fierce and desperate outlaws, who had the courage to embark on an adventure that could be at the end of any heroic legend with him, but these issues were no longer important at this time.

"Please, then," she took a breath and made a decision quickly. She was willing to trust those whom Victoria deeply trusted. "Short-term memories can easily dissipate, so let's hurry up."

Modir nodded, and without hesitation, he raised his hand and outlined a shiny rune in the air. Then he guided these runes to form a number of mysterious and complex magic arrays beside Maggie. Then he said while guiding the magic array to close: "Relax, you may feel a slight dizziness and blurred vision, which are normal..."

Maggie nodded silently, and the nearby steel rangers spontaneously arranged sentry and alerts around. As Modir's improved version of memory extraction technique was successfully activated, Maggie felt a moment of trance in her mind. At this moment, she felt that a small piece of memory in her mind seemed to have become a "image" stored in the magic network terminal, becoming a clip that can be edited and manipulated, while an external force accurately controlled the flashing pictures.

The scene she saw a few minutes ago suddenly appeared in her mind, the mysterious man in a black cloak that flashed like an illusion, the rich shadows in the forest, the darkness scattered under the cloak, and the silver-white emblem or brooch that was decorated like a silver star in the black background.

At the moment when the picture was clear and solidified, she suddenly felt that the surrounding environment was a little dimmer than before. The next second, she keenly sensed the changes in the surrounding environment and a sense of "blocking" that was obscured.

Maggie looked up and saw herself standing alone in a clearing in the woods burned by dragon breath. There was no one around, whether it was the great adventurer Modir or the steel rangers who followed him, they disappeared at this moment.

Some kind of illusion? The false memory injected into the mind is transmitted to the abnormal space?

Several possibilities flashed through Maggie's mind, and at the first moment she was full of vigilance. In the next second, she noticed that there was an extra figure in her sight. The mysterious man wearing a black cloak. The other party was standing quietly among the bushes not far away. Maggie was 100% sure that the other party was not there the previous second.

"Who are you?" After instantly concentrating, Maggie held the sword in her hand tightly and made a vigilant posture while actively breaking the silence, "Is this what you did?"

After saying this, she thought the other party would dissipate like the phantom just now. However, what surprised her was that the mysterious mysterious figure that made people unable to help but think of the power of the shadow actually responded. She took a step forward, and at the same time, she reached out to take off the hooded hood that covered her face. Maggie, while she made this move, put her eyes on the other party's chest.

She saw the silver-white brooch clearly, and her eyes changed instantly.

It was a alert eye, a pair of crossed daggers, and the emblem she was familiar with was the symbol of the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency.

The mysterious man's hood fell down. At the same time, Maggie also had a long silver-white hair and a disturbingly pale female face that appeared in front of him. This scene was very strange, as if the long hair and face did not exist originally, but were condensed from the indefinite shadows at the moment when the hood fell. Maggie even suspected that this face was temporarily constructed specifically for communication with people, and there was still only a vain darkness under the other party's cloak.

This strange scene and the other party's somewhat strange appearance made the Dragonborn Miss more cautious. She stared at the silver-haired girl in front of her. The other party's facial features were blurred because of her too pale face. Even her eyes showed a pale pale color as her skin, which made Maggie feel that she was simply dealing with an "statue" that was not colored: "Repeat again, who are you and your emblem..."

"Senior Operator of Shadow Affairs Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau" The mysterious pale girl with silver hair spoke. Her inhuman specialty was too obvious, so that when she spoke, Maggie felt a strange sigh in her heart, "The other party actually spoke human words." But compared to speaking, the content of the girl's words was obviously more shocking, "You can call me Morning Star, Miss Maggie."

"Shadow... Affairs Department?" Maggie looked at the silver-haired girl in front of her in shock, "I have never heard of such a department in the Military Intelligence Bureau..."

Maggie is not an insider of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but she at least knows the general structure of the Military Intelligence Bureau. She knows that this crucial intelligence unit has an "Internal Affairs Section" specializing in handling domestic general affairs and an "External Affairs Section" specializing in handling overseas issues, and a "Punishment Special Section" specializing in dealing with disloyals within the Imperial Government System. But she has never heard of any "Shadow Affairs Section" that hears the name. This is still a very important department.

And this name was said from a strange girl who appeared mysteriously on Violet Island, no matter how she looked, she didn't look like a Cecilian, and this matter was even more suspicious.

Not to mention that the other party actually knows his name.

"I know you have a lot of doubts, and I know you have never heard of the name "Shadow Affairs Department". This is normal, because even Director Amber and His Majesty don't know about it," said the silver-haired girl who called herself "Morning Star" smiled, but because her pale face as if she had lost her color, her smile looked a little bit creepy. "I'm sorry to talk to you in this way, but we didn't expect that Mr. Adventurer would use the spell of "Memory Extraction" to check your short-term memory, so that he will find the "mark" left in your mind and may easily clear it away, and then I will be in vain.

"In order to prevent work from being in vain, I had to activate this mark in advance while the big adventurer extracted his memory... Please rest assured, this is just a small corner between your memory and consciousness. Your body and your friends are safe and sound in the real world, and our conversations will not take up a percent of the second in reality."

"...Is this a kind of spell that manipulates the mind and implants the mind? Just like the magic of the Eternal Sleeper?" Maggie frowned, paying attention to the girl's actions carefully while lowering the tip of the sword slightly. This action was to express temporary peace, but she did not completely relax her vigilance. At the same time, her eyes fell on the other party's cloak again, on the emblem representing the Military Intelligence Bureau, "You are really... an operator of the Military Intelligence Bureau? Then why did His Majesty Gao Wen and Miss Amber not know about your existence? And what you said just now... 'You're many people?"

"Please don't get me wrong. This is just a little trick to interfere with dreams and cognition. It is not the same thing as a dangerous mental invasion," the silver-haired girl smiled, not seemingly caring about Maggie's alert. "As for the details behind my identity... I'm sorry, some things cannot be revealed before a specific time node. I can only tell you that 'we' have no hostility. 'we' are your friends, allies, and comrades since many years ago, we have been serving the empire, although our allegiance is unknown."

"I don't like this mysterious way of speaking, which only makes me more alert," Maggie said lightly. "I don't care how many secrets you have to hide. I just want to know... your purpose. Why come to me?"

"A conversation is used to establish the interactive position between the Shadow Affairs Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the real world. The connection between 'we' and the real world will be strengthened after this conversation. This will help us complete our mission. Another purpose is to send messages," said the silver-haired girl, bent slightly, "Our 'big boss' wants to ask you to help you send a message to tell your highest superior, just say..."

She paused at this point, and seemed to organize the language before continuing: "I'm glad to see that there is finally a season of civilization ready for adulthood, but there are still huge hidden dangers hidden on the way forward. It is very dangerous to manipulate thoughts on a large scale. Please be careful, and Ms. Ye invited Gowan Cecil and his outstanding guards to visit the Thousand Towers City."

Maggie slowly widened her eyes.

Chenxing said something as obscure as ever and somewhat inexplicable. However, behind these seemingly obscure words, it was enough to reveal infinitely confusing content. Maggie felt her mind was confused, and after a moment, she couldn't help but speak: "Wait, you just said 'Ms. Ye'? So you were passing a message for Ms. Ye? Didn't you just say you were an operator of the Military Intelligence Bureau? And wasn't the 'big boss' you mentioned Amber..."

The pale silver-haired girl just smiled. She did not answer any questions from Maggie, but slowly put on the hood. At this moment, Maggie was finally sure that she felt right. The other person's face merged into the indefinite darkness the moment the hood was pulled up. It was a feature that humans could have!

The next second, Morning Star retreated into the shadow of the forest. Maggie widened her eyes hard, but she could not detect how the other party disappeared at all. It seemed that she had omitted the process of "disappearance". The mysterious girl named Morning Star directly turned into nothingness in all her perceptions.
Chapter completed!