Whispering Verse

William Anjou spoke and pointed to the next door:

"Oxenfurt is next door. He just brought a more specific report from his subordinates who just returned. That's why I made up my mind. As for Oxenfurt himself, you don't have to worry. He will give up all his wealth. If you invest in it and take credit for discovering the open-pit mine, you will own 10% of the shares."

The blonde girl pursed her lips and frowned slightly:

"It sounds good, but it looks more and more like a trap. Speaking of which, I never asked you, how did you and this Oxenfurt know each other?"

"We met in Willendale in the summer of 1852. At that time, I was preparing a gift for my father's birthday. Oxenfurt took the initiative to find me and presented me with a small bronze statue. Yes, it is the one my father now places on his bookshelf. That one. This is a very capable person. Although he does things unscrupulously, you should understand, Margaret, that you can’t get things done just by relying on honest people.”

Margaret smiled sarcastically:

"Is this why he burned down the warehouse last week and threw the enemies he killed in advance into the fire?"

Shade in the cabinet frowned slightly. At that time, Oxenfurt said that there was no living person in it, but he didn't expect that to be true.

"Margaret, do you want to participate in this business? If you don't want to, you are not the only sibling of mine."

William Anjou asked seriously, and Margaret held out a finger:

"Give me a week to think about it and give me the information on the silver mine. This is not a small amount, I need time to think about it."

"No problem! Margaret, you know me. I can tell what is bait and what is fruit. Regarding Mr. Oxenfurt, I hope you don't have so many prejudices. If I have the opportunity, I can tell you what is bait and what is fruit." I’ll introduce you to each other at the banquet.”

His Royal Highness smiled and exited the room. Margaret sighed, then came to the closet and opened the door:

"You heard everything, right? What do you think of this?"

In order to prevent herself from being locked in, little Mia immediately broke away from Shade's hand and slipped out of the cabinet.

"My personal opinion is, don't participate."

Shade shrugged and wanted to walk out of the closet. It was too stuffy inside.

"Well, I didn't want to participate at first. My brother is really short-sighted sometimes. Even if there is such a large-scale mine, his little tricks can't be hidden from my father. However, the information about the mine is still very useful."

Her Royal Highness the Princess said decisively that although she had known Sha De for less than three months, she was quite aware of Sha De's abilities.

As he spoke, he pushed Shade into the closet again, then took off his high heels and stepped into the closet. The cabinet door closed, leaving only the surprised cat looking back at the swaying wardrobe:

"Meow?"

It tilted its head and screamed, feeling as if it had made a wrong decision.

I had lunch with Margaret at noon, and in the afternoon I took Mia to the Wilde Opera House to meet Miss Benanis, Miss Lassers and Luvia.

The four of them summarized their respective investigation results. Miss Benanis did not interpret any new information from the notebook dug out of the wall, and Luvia only found out about the "Guardian" from the local Prophet Association. A few words about "Heart of the Earth" are almost the same as urban legends in a nutshell. This is not even enough for Shade to activate the third Randall story of the Mithril Cube. …

And Miss Lassers gained the most.

She re-examined Mr. Lacers's belongings and found a large amount of research information on the "Guardians of the Randall Valley", and was convinced that this was a mysterious group established by local spirits that silently guarded the earth. Saved the earth for the first time without anyone knowing.

The power of a Ring Warlock is composed of two parts: body and soul. Without the soul of the body, even if it can still use extraordinary power, its strength will be greatly weakened, and every casting that breaks the limit will consume the soul itself.

The research conducted before Mr. Lassus's death believed that the souls of those "Guardians" used "power of the earth" to cure the disease every time.

The crazier the earth is, the more likely it is that spells are being cast at the expense of the soul itself.

The demise of the previous generation of guardians was most likely due to this reason, and it was obvious that Mr. Lassers and Mr. Thomas Granger could not sustain it for long in the face of emergencies that had become more frequent since this winter.

"They won't choose you to be the next guardian, right?"

Luvia and Shade were sitting on the same sofa. She asked Shade worriedly, but Shade thought it was not:

"Their choice should be more inclined to the locals. Besides, I have met them twice, but they have no intention of guiding me to explore the truth. What's more, I myself don't want to sacrifice for this. I mean"

"No need to explain this, then what is the next direction of investigation?"

Miss Benenice asked.

There are two directions for the next investigation. On the one hand, the relics of her father found by Miss Lassers contain the complete "exploration" process of Mr. Lassers during his lifetime. He left his mark in every corner of the Randall Valley, ending at the Church of the Forgotten. There are many things that are unclear in these accounts, so Miss Lassus plans to re-walk her father's "path of exploration". Maybe when she comes to the wall of the Church of the Forgotten, she will understand what is needed. How to meet my father.

On the other hand, Shade relied on his own reputation to find records from Cassandra's auction house that were indeed useful. After carefully looking at the photos, Ms. Benanis identified three of the items as being related to the "Heart of the Earth".

"This ceramic vase, this statue, and this key."

She selected 3 of the 21 records brought by Shade and placed them on the coffee table. Shade took the documents corresponding to the three photos to check the situation, and was very happy to find that the three items had corresponding records when they were sold more than ten years ago, and the buyers were all locals. If you're lucky, you can find them all in a few days.

"Should we search separately, or should we investigate together?"

Shade asked, and Miss Benenice thought for a moment:

"I'll accompany Siris to investigate the direction of Mr. Lassus. But you don't have to do the investigation alone. I will first send people to investigate whether these three auction items are still in the hands of the buyers back then. Wait until the three items are confirmed location, you can visit me again."

The reason why they are not recycled directly is because these three items may contain clues directly left by Mr. Lassers, and it would be safer for Shade to handle them personally:…

"If you need help, you can come to me for help. You can mobilize all the ring magicians of the Golden Dawn. However, since what happened last weekend, the Orthodox Church in this diocese is very sensitive to all local affairs, so you'd better not do it. It's funny to say that there was too much noise, they thought you who appeared at that time were the God Summoner."

Luvia on the side laughed:

"Whether Shade is the Godcaller is as obvious as the hickey on his neck that has not faded."

Now Miss Benenice and Miss Lassers both smiled.

Shade hurriedly pulled up his collar, but felt that this was even more ridiculous. So he picked up the cat taking a nap next to him, and when the cat was so sleepy that he didn't know what was going on, he "wrapped" the soft cat around the front of his neck, as if turning it into a scarf.

The preliminary investigation of the three auction items will be done by Miss Bernanise's followers. This will take about one or two days to a week, so during this time Shade can relax a little and busy with other things at hand.

For example, I went to meet the elf girl Emilia Siam Nord this evening.

Most of the "shopping list" she left for Shad was in Shad's basement "freezer", and a few of them were all he could buy after a trip to Coldwater Port. The delivery work that evening was actually very simple. He could go alone. But Luvia wanted to see the unicorn again, so she also set off with Shade.

The two still rode horses from the city to the suburbs and set up camp where they last met.

When it was time to cook, Shade stopped Luvia from getting up:

"I'll come, I mean, I'll use my thaumaturgy. It was already very late after I got home last night, and I didn't use [Fiona's Housekeeping Servant] at No. 6 Saint Teresa Square."

Luvia watched curiously as Shade took out a ruby ​​from his pocket:

"Those who are good at kitchen work are red dragons, so the casting material is ruby."

He asked Luvia, who was wearing a cold-proof cloak, to hold Mia, and then put all the ingredients into the prepared pot.

After throwing the ruby, Shade activated his magic and threw the ruby ​​in the direction of the bonfire. But before it hit the ground, it fell into the thick white fog that was pouring out. The thick mist quickly enveloped the campfire and the pot containing food. Even Shade was completely unable to sense what was happening in the white mist.

It just feels like this white mist looks really familiar.

The process of casting the spell is not long, and the house servant is very fast. It was only 7 minutes and 23 seconds from the time the ruby, valued at 154 pounds, left my hand until the white mist dispersed again. And when the light of the bonfire once again illuminated the two people and the cat beside them, the sumptuous dinner had already appeared on a stone dining cart that seemed to be made from local materials.

The bowls and plates were filled with delicacies, using ingredients that went well beyond what Shade could offer. At the same time, there was a piece of paper in the corner of the dining car. It was handwritten in an unknown language. After analysis, it was most likely dragon language:

[I hope you enjoyed this dinner and don’t have to bring your own ingredients next time. Ruby is beautiful and I can serve you three more meals. 】

Behind it is a playful hand-drawn stick figure with a smiling face. The price of the domestic servant Red Dragon is surprisingly high, but its personality is much more lively than Shade expected.

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