Communication Magic

She tossed her handbag onto the bed.

Entering her own room, Amy pulled back the curtains and simultaneously yanked off the wig she was wearing.

Her golden wavy hair instantly transformed into short blue hair that reached her ears. Amy, who was already quite attractive, now looked even more spirited.

She tapped the Magic Lamp on the table, making it light up. Only then did Amy sit on the bed, take out a silver Pocket Watch from her pocket, and open it.

The silver Pocket Watch was a flip-case style, with a gold dial inlaid with jade.

Inside the cover was a small mirror, which was bronze-colored, and its surface reflected Amy's face.

She lightly tapped the side of the Pocket Watch, activating it with Magic Power. Soon, the projection of a young man appeared in the mirror.

"...You finally decided to contact me."

The black-haired young man in the Pocket Watch's mirror seemed relieved to see Amy.

Amy smiled slightly and said to the black-haired young man:

"Don't say it like I didn't want to contact you. I was in Onoé, the capital of Uno, before, and I couldn't reach you."

"We've already declared war on Uno. If you're still there at this time, and someone finds out..."

The black-haired young man urgently tried to say something.

But Amy's expression became playful. She said directly:

"It's precisely because the war is about to start that I left. Otherwise, do you think I'd be contacting you at this time?"

Speaking of which, Amy suddenly became a little curious:

"By the way, now that we've allied with Falor to declare war on Uno, whose terrible idea was that?"

"This... your subordinate doesn't know. Perhaps when you return, you can ask the King..."

"Never mind then, we'll talk about it after I get back."

As soon as this topic came up, Amy seemed disinterested. She immediately changed the subject and said:

"Let's not talk about that for now. Oh, I've already gotten what the Magic Academy wanted. You need to prepare to receive it on your end."

"You got it!?" Hearing Amy say this, the young man was startled: "Are you sure that thing really exists?"

"Of course I'm sure. I even brought the blueprints out. It's just a shame the finished product is too big, I couldn't carry it with me."

Amy sounded a little regretful here.

The young man's expression was serious: "Having the blueprints is enough. Once you bring them back and we determine the threat level of the finished product, we'll have even more reason to target Uno."

"Let's hope so. Alright, let's end our chat here today, to avoid being discovered."

Amy and the young man talked briefly for a couple of sentences, then she hung up the communication and closed the Pocket Watch.

This item was a magic item from the Magic Nation. Through the Magic Network established in the sky, it could achieve long-distance Magic Power calls.

But the problem was that the Magic Power fluctuations it emitted were significant. If used in a place with an Advanced Mage Master, it could easily be discovered.

Although the transfer station where the train was currently stopped wasn't a Strategic city, there were Advanced Mage Masters nearby, and even Strategic Rank Mage Masters present.

To prevent others from detecting the Magic Power fluctuations here, Amy decided to end the communication early.

Although Amy didn't think there would be any problems, it was better to be cautious.

Standing by the window of the hotel bedroom, Li Qi, with his changed eye color, stared intently at the sky which was gradually darkening.

After a while, Li Qi suddenly asked Generro, who was checking his sidearm:

"What's the maximum distance for Communication Magic?"

"Huh?"

Hearing this question, Generro paused while wiping his gun. He tilted his head and thought:

"According to Rick, if the Communication Magic Network is set up in advance, the maximum distance can reach fifty kilometers."

"What about without a communication network?"

"Then it's probably only a range of about three kilometers."

Generro answered without hesitation.

Although Li Qi had mastered Communication Magic, he hadn't specialized in this area of magic skills.

After all, this was the job of a Communications Soldier, and without permission, non-Lieutenant Rank officers or higher were not allowed to access the Magic Communication Network.

Except for Communications Soldiers.

Therefore, on the front line, Li Qi hadn't investigated the limits of Communication Magic. As far as he knew, it was easy to contact a city far away in the rear from the Mien Frontline.

Originally, Li Qi hadn't planned to focus on this issue.

But now...

Under the perception of his Superpower, an extremely conspicuous Magic Power projected from a room in the distance, shooting straight into the sky.

Of course, 'conspicuous' was for Li Qi, who possessed the ability. For others, even Strategic Rank Mage Masters, it would likely be difficult to perceive this Magic Power flying into the sky.

It was precisely because Li Qi saw this abnormal Magic Power that he asked Generro about Communication Magic.

Because Li Qi had seen the trajectory of Magic Power when Communication Magic was used – a beam of Magic Power shooting into the sky.

Exactly the same as what he saw just now.

However...

When Rick used Communication Magic before, there would be a very obvious Magic Network being set up in the sky.

At least, it was very obvious in Li Qi's eyes.

But now, aside from the beam of Magic Power that shot out just now, Li Qi didn't see any Communication Network.

Someone was using Communication Magic, but wasn't connected to the Communication Network?

While using Communication Magic at close range wasn't impossible, the amount of Magic Power just now didn't seem like it was for close-range communication...

"M-Miss, why are you asking about that?"

After answering Li Qi's question and seeing that Li Qi hadn't spoken for a long time, Generro couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Li Qi's gaze lingered on the room where the Magic Power originated. Only when he saw a familiar blonde woman appear in his line of sight did Li Qi lower the curtain.

"It's nothing, I was probably just overthinking."

Li Qi said casually.

He didn't tell Generro his guess, because there was no need.

He and Generro were currently on the run, so even if they really discovered something, it wasn't suitable to report it to the nearby guards.

Even if they could report it, without being able to show their identities, expecting the guards to investigate based solely on a sentence from a Noble's second daughter, and the second daughter of the lowest-ranking Baron at that, seemed impossible no matter how he thought about it.

Besides, maybe she really was just communicating with her family?

In summary, even if Li Qi was suspicious of the woman named Amy now, there was nothing he could do.

It was better to say nothing at all.

As long as he knew that the woman named Amy wasn't simple, that was enough.

The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, half an hour before the train departed, Li Qi was already sitting in his seat.

This train to the province where Kefiser was located would only stop once for inspection along the way. Therefore, once he got on this train, and it stopped again, Li Qi would be close to his destination.

After that, he would just need to find a way to travel a bit further to reach Kefiser.

At that point, Li Qi's journey would be half complete.

The remaining half would be crossing the Shipu Federation.

And he would have to do it with his current identity.

Realizing this, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh softly.

Although winter was approaching, Uno was located in the south, so even in October, close to winter, the weather was still quite hot.

There was no air conditioning on the train. Although the windows on both sides could be opened, compared to the cold air of an air conditioner, the natural breeze mixed with the warmth of the sun was really not that cool.

The military uniform Li Qi wore before was quite breathable, so it wasn't too hot to wear.

But the 'Lady's Attire' he was wearing now had layers upon layers, and there was also a Corset around his waist that was unbearably uncomfortable.

No wonder the Noble women here each carried a fan.

In such hot weather, wearing such thick clothes, if they didn't carry something with them to cool themselves down, they could really die from the heat.

"Little lady, why are you sighing? Happiness will slip away, you know."

Li Qi was just complaining about the hot weather in his heart.

The unwelcome guest, Amy, walked over and was about to sit across from Li Qi.

Hearing her address him and seeing her acting so familiar, about to sit down, Li Qi raised his hand and blocked her with his fan.

"Miss Amy, you are not welcome here today."

Li Qi said softly, his hand holding the fan showing no intention of lowering it.