Whispering Verse

"This shows that the mission of the guardian is related to some extremely terrible secrets... What is the heart of the earth"?

Xia De asked suddenly.

"It is rumored that the Randall Valley is the center of the earth in the material world, and the heart of the earth is underground in the Randall Valley, representing the active golden rock in the cave in the center of the valley. Some unrealistic rumors mention who controls Whoever knows the heart of the earth can control earthquakes, soil fertility, and even changes in the terrain of the entire world. Is this the secret they want to protect?"

Miss Benenice said suspiciously, but others could not guess it for the time being, and Shade believed that such a powerful "Heart of the Earth" could not exist. This should be an exaggeration, but it does not rule out that "Heart of the Earth" has a similar effect.

"But it's a golden rock."

Perhaps the divinity he perceives refers to this. The source of pollution in the crazy earth comes from the so-called "heart of the earth".

"The notebook says that the guardians of inheritance are all succeeded in the form of souls. They have been guarding the land of Randall Valley in the dark, fighting against the spreading pollution in the deepest part of the earth, and rarely appear directly unless they appear on the ground. Problems that cannot be solved in the normal state, just like last night... Interestingly, the guardian of the previous generation, Thomas Granger, still exists, and the guardian of this generation, Mr. Lassers, appeared. Then there is a reason I believe that there is a high probability that the so-called 'guardians' group is more than just the two of them."

"Deep in the earth, a group of undead silently guard the secrets of the earth and rocks - this statement is quite dramatic."

Luvia commented, thinking that Miss Lassers' father was included in this, she added:

"I mean, if these are true, then they are really great enough."

"I do think there's something wrong with it. Leaving clues but not explaining all the circumstances, leading people step by step to the end, and then dying and becoming guardians, it seems like a liar's method. I'm not suspicious of them, but I still have some doubts. .”

Miss Benenice looked particularly cautious:

"We must find them no matter what, Shade, what is the next clue?"

The witch asked, and Shade flipped through the book in his hand again:

"I didn't find any clues for the next step. Could it be a hidden text?"

He handed the notebook to the witch and asked her to study it after she went back. Then he asked Miss Lassers:

"Did your father say anything to you before he disappeared? Something that didn't seem unusual at the time, but is very suspicious now. Or did he specifically tell you that he was going to some special place?"

That was more than ten years ago, but Miss Lassus still has a very deep memory. As the cult of the old god [The Forgotten Old Man], the Golden Dawn has a unique method of solidifying memories:

"I just mentioned the Heart of the Earth in my notebook... Two months before my father disappeared, he once said that a local auction house was auctioning an antique that might be related to the rumored "Heart of the Earth". He didn't say he wanted to buy it. He just asked me to sort out the sect’s accounts and see how much of the balance can be allocated for use. Later, the matter was dismissed.”

"Auction house? Which local auction house?"...

"Cassandra Auction House, I remember it very clearly."

Miss Benanis immediately looked at Shade. Cassandra Auction House was the property of the old witch. As the most famous auction house throughout the Old World, of course it also has branches in important cities like Randall Valley.

Shade nodded:

"I'm going to ask. Mother-in-law Cassandra gave me her business card and a special membership badge. No Cassandra auction house will refuse me. Miss Lassus, please tell me the approximate time of that auction. , I’ll find out after checking the account books.”

Miss Bernice looked at him with a strange expression:

"Grandma Cassandra treats you so well? I know that even her apprentices may not be able to get that kind of membership badge. Although you said that you have a good relationship with your mother-in-law, but"

"Do not misunderstand

My relationship with Granny Cassandra is different from my relationship with Miss Carina. "

Shade said hurriedly.

The blonde witch shook her head:

"There is a plenary meeting of the parliament tonight. I will check when the time comes to see if anyone knows about the 'Heart of the Earth.' I won't go to the auction house with you later. Sirius and I will go to her family's old house to clean up and see if it is still there. There is something else."

"Shade, I won't go with you either. The local Seer Association may have records about the Guardian or the Heart of the Earth. I'll go back and check it out."

Luvia said that every lady is resolute and decisive in doing things.

"Well, tomorrow, that is, Tuesday afternoon, we will meet again at Wilde's theater to collect the clues in our hands."

Shade felt that it felt great to cooperate in the investigation like this.

The Witch and her team continued their investigation in the Church of the Forgotten, while Shade and Luvia left together. A place like the auction house must be in a prosperous place in the city, not far from the Prophet's Association. Shade and Luvia can ride in the same carriage.

Relying on the badge given by the old witch, Shade successfully obtained the right to view the ledger at Cassandra Auction House. But it's a pity that those were records from decades ago. During this period, the local auction house experienced fires, relocations, the person in charge was killed by Cassandra's mother-in-law for corruption, and the account books were renovated and repaired several times. Therefore, For the rest of the day, Shade was unable to see the original records.

However, Kimberly, the president of the local auction house, wiped his sweat and assured Xia De that Xia De would definitely be able to see the account books tomorrow morning, and personally took Xia De to the warehouse where the account books were kept to check the situation.

Although a foreigner is not a professional accountant in his hometown, when he sees those piles of documents, as well as the labels and records without any trace, he probably knows what the so-called "bad bookkeeping habits" are.

"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow morning. I must get the account book then."

"Okay, okay."

Mr. Kimberley personally walked Shade to the door of the auction house and gave him an envelope containing tickets for tonight's Wilde Opera House as an apology. But when Shade opened it on the carriage, he found that in addition to the tickets, the envelope also contained a 50-kronor money order.

"Ha, he won't think that I am the commissioner sent by Granny Cassandra to check the accounts, right?"...

He thought for a while, collected the money order, and planned to find time to donate it to the church, or buy some gifts for the old witch, Miss Swift, and the Red Butterfly girls next time he went to Middleburg.

(Little Mia is running.)

Monday, ten o'clock at night, Witch Council.

As the Speaker, Ms. Isabella, announced the end of the meeting, the thirteen members were chatting and laughing with their companions, or stood up gracefully to say goodbye to the Speaker.

"The Great Witch of the Earth", Miss Vanessa Benenice, sorted out the documents about "Crazy Earth" at her hand, put her golden pen in her pocket, hesitated to get up immediately, and wanted to talk to "Space's "Big Witch" Let's talk about the apprentice issue.

Unexpectedly, in addition to Miss Sylvia, Miss Carina Cavendish, the "Great Witch of Balance", did not leave immediately.

The three of them waited until everyone else had left before they started talking. The Duchess of Delrayon asked Miss Benanis:

"What has Shade been doing lately? He's not involved in anything dangerous in the Randall Valley, right? I'm going back to Tobesk soon, and I really miss him."

"He is going on his own adventure. I have already mentioned the matter of Crazy Land in the council. As for his safety, please don't worry. Since I am by Shade's side, I will naturally not let anything happen to him."

said Miss Benenice, and the duchess looked her over.

"I noticed that you called him by Shade's name."

He glanced at his mouth and said to Miss Sylvia who was looking at the contract in her hand:

"You see, the relationship between Shade and Benanis has been quite good for more than half a month. Last month, we were actually worried about a conflict between him and Benanis. This is really ridiculous."

Miss Benenice felt that she had been insinuated, but she had always walked the straight path, at least for now, so she did not feel that she had to be ashamed of it.

"Shadow has Vanessa by his side, so we don't have to worry."

Miss Sylvia put the contract aside:

"I've been very busy recently, and starting a factory is more complicated than I thought. Fortunately, I have connections with the Anjou royal family, otherwise the expensive city gas emission charges would be enough to give me a headache for a while."

"What kind of business do you want to do? I just saw you asking the Speaker to sign a contract to buy shares in your factory, but you didn't say what you want to do."

Miss Carina asked curiously, and Miss Sylvia showed an expression of "I'm just waiting for you to ask":

"It was Shade who gave me the idea and the general idea. Later during the Pantanal War, I got more detailed ideas from the enlightenment. It took me a month of trying to make the finished product. The best finished product so far , it requires the participation of extraordinary power to produce. However, inferior products can be produced after the steam factory is set up, but they have to wait until autumn or winter before they can be fully put into the market."

This speed is fast enough.

"Mysterious, what can you invent in a month?"

Miss Carina asked lazily, but she didn't really care about this question.

In the era when the steam wave swept the world, new inventions appeared every day, and there were countless inventors soliciting investment for themselves in newspapers. Even if Miss Sylvia has a good vision, Miss Carina does not think she can invent anything that transcends the times.

"Also, how many shares do you plan to give to Shade? I heard Lecia say that because he gave you 5,000 pounds of investment funds, he even had to consider the cost of decorating his home. Really, I gave it to him in the manor He kept the money, but he didn’t use it.”

"It's not how much I want to give him, it's how much he wants."

Miss Sylvia blinked:

"If he wants...I can give it to him. Do you want to see the finished product I made?"

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