After the treatment, it was lunch time, and of course Miss Belindel invited Shade to stay for dinner together. By the time the two appeared together in the restaurant, the blond countess no longer looked injured at all.
The lunch was quite sumptuous. Although Yuewan City is a seaport city, in order to take care of Xia De, who was "born in the Randall Valley", we did not see much seafood and catch on the lunch table. Xia De also had been busy all morning.
He was a little tired, but he still noticed while eating that Miss Belindel always glanced at him casually, and when Shade looked back, the witch would immediately look away.
During lunch, she also took the initiative to raise a glass of wine to express her gratitude to Xia De. The numb look in Xia De's eyes just now might be an illusion, but this toast must mean that the relationship between the two has finally changed from "strange to just acquaintance."
It has become a state of "friendly and friends".
"[The Source of Chaos] will stay in your shoulder for about a month or two. During this period, it is normal to have weird dreams, but if the dreams appear frequently and even affect reality, you need to pay attention. [The Source of Chaos]
You also know the characteristics of [Source]. Oh, according to the way this relic is contained, please also bask in the moon more, as it will help you stay healthy."
Miss Belindel nodded and asked again:
"What compensation should I give you? Although you said no, it cost you a sage-level relic after all, and the moonlight water is also priceless."
Shade shook his head:
"Please don't mention this matter again, I won't ask for payment."
He and Miss Belindel maintained a tacit understanding, and neither of them talked about where Shade learned this treatment method. Even though Miss Belindel had no contact with the Society of Truth, she knew the whole process of the "surgery"
It can also be seen that the technique involves the fusion of relics and human bodies and the refinement of human bodies.
Of course, they didn't even mention a word about her lying in his arms for treatment last night, biting his neck and the two of them riding a horse back to the city. Shade believed that the relationship between the two
It was developing in a good direction, but remembering the look that made his heart beat wildly just now, he doubted whether his "favorability enhancement" plan was too effective.
As for last night's harvest, that is, the fragment of the poem, the dragon scales and the female werewolf, they were naturally mentioned after the witch recovered.
The content of the fragment of the poem is "The dragon that broke the shell, the seven-color dragon scales", but the content is too sparse, so it is not clear whether it points to the identity of the chosen one or the content of the ritual; the powerful golden dragon scales are suspected to be related to
It is related to the content of the fragment of the poem. In fact, before setting off last night, Miss Belindel did not expect to have such an important harvest, so the scales were temporarily kept with her. She wanted to carefully study the ancient family book that was accidentally cracked.
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As for the female werewolf, she was locked in the basement of the manor after she was brought back, and now she has awakened.
Although she showed full ferocity in the cave last night, she was surprisingly calm after waking up. The maid of the manor talked to her for a few words when she brought her breakfast in the morning, and then found that she seemed to have lost most of her
memory.
After Miss Matilda took the relics to check, she was sure that she was not lying:
"She did not live in the cave voluntarily before. It was the evil spirit attached to the tree we saw last night that controlled her."
Although she has lost most of her memory, the woman still remembers that her name is Marika Frost and that she is a resident of Moon Bay City. She does not remember her home address, but only remembers her inheritance of the ability to "transform into a werewolf"
Since her father, she spent the night of the full moon with him when she was young. After his father committed suicide, she kept the secret to herself. On a day that she cannot remember the date, she went into the Whispering Hills to spend the night of the full moon alone, and was subsequently captured.
The tree took control.
After lunch, to ensure safety and that she could not see everyone's faces clearly, Shade and Miss Belindel also went to the basement to visit her. This was a werewolf after all, so although she was not locked in a cage,
But her right hand and left foot were still firmly locked to the wall of the secret room by a rune chain.
Ms. Frost was very depressed because in those vague memories, she remembered that she had been controlled and attacked more than one living person.
"So what to do with her?"
After talking to her for a while and confirming that she didn't know about the dragon scales, and only knew that the evil spirit attached to the tree guided the strange power to strengthen her, Shade left the basement with Miss Belindel. The witch asked the direction
He asked Xia De, but Xia De shook his head:
"It depends on what you think, no matter what. She has attacked a living person, so she is guilty; but she is controlled, so she is also innocent. Look at her appearance, I think even if you let her leave directly,
I’m afraid she doesn’t want to go back to her original life.”
Miss Belindel nodded:
"I thought you would directly plead for her. There is something fishy about this matter. The cave is too deep into the hills. She just said that she had never been there before, but why did she go there the night she was controlled? Then
The tree and the ghost have a small range of influence, and it is impossible to lure her from a distance."
"Let's investigate her true identity. Maybe we can gain something. As for her future arrangements."
Shade thought for a while:
"Examine this woman. If she is really kind-hearted, it is better to keep her. This is not to pity her. Creatures like werewolves are rare now. Although she is not a magician, she has rough skin and thick flesh.
Not weaker than an ordinary low-level warlock. These are troubled times, so staying by your side might be useful, and it can also be considered as letting her atone for her sins."
The countess also thinks that Shade's idea is very good, but everything has to wait until the woman's identity is found out. There is no need for Shade to do this. Finding out the identity of a person in Yuewan City is very important to the Belindel family.
It's a very small thing.
At present, it is not completely certain whether the seventh chosen one will really appear in the Yuewan area, and there is no evidence whether the legends and prophecies related to "dragons" circulated by the seven major families and the local area of Yuewan are related to this.
Shade believes that there is a high probability that it is related. In short, part of the undercurrent beneath the seemingly calm Moon Bay area has now been detected.
The subsequent events still need to be investigated, and of course Miss Belindel will not let go of the "Light Worshipers Training Group", and she will definitely take revenge.
Shade did not stay at Belindle Manor for long that afternoon. After visiting the female werewolf, he thought about continuing to investigate the body of the prostitute. Since Miss Lisa, who was also a technical worker who appeared that night, had no clues, next
Shade's next step is to contact Freeman Hawthorne. Although he has lost his memory for a week, his health is not serious and he is now active again.
But before Shade left the manor, the witch asked coyly:
"Do you know how to play Rhodes? You must know how to play. I saw you were carrying a very expensive deck of cards during the [Dice Story Collection]. The day after tomorrow, are you free on Friday night? In Belindel
I had a card game with Lord Martin Eddington and Lord Harry Wood at the Parliamentarians' Club under Big Ben."
After a slight pause:
"Actually, it's just an excuse to talk about business and entertainment. I don't like this very much. After all, I can't play cards at the same time. In the past, I used to have the maid disguised as a man to play for me. If you have time, help me play at the card table.
You said you wanted to investigate the Wood family, this is a good opportunity."
According to Mr. Bernhardt's information, among the three people Hawthorne, Wood, and Black who appeared in the bathhouse that night, Herman Wood was the second son of Baron Wood. Although Mr. Bernhardt was responsible for the investigation,
Now that he has the opportunity, Xia De will not let it go:
"Friday night? No problem, I'm pretty good at Rhodes. Is Herman Wood coming too?"
The witch nodded:
"Yes, he likes Rhodes cards very much. He will definitely appear in person on such occasions. You don't have to worry about betting. I will give you a card with special rules. You bet on this. If you win, it will be yours. If you lose, you don't have to worry about it."
She felt in her heart that this invitation to the man in front of her was not enough, but she suddenly found that Xia De's eyes seemed to light up for a moment. She blinked hesitantly and looked carefully, and found that Xia De's expression had recovered.
normal:
"It's a special rule card. Don't worry, I will definitely be there."
Bella Belindel smiled, she felt that she probably knew what the other person liked.
After leaving Belindel Manor, Shade first went to the autopsy room in Spider Alley in the lower city. Mr. Ptolemy Albert seemed to be always working, and he also provided Shade with new information:
"The church has started to investigate our people in the city. I have very little contact with my people. Although the church can't find me, it can't really ignore anything."
He rinsed his hands in the sink against the wall, and then invited Shade to talk in the corridor outside the door of the autopsy room, where the smell was slightly lighter:
"Mr. Watson, can you please do something for me? I would like to ask you to visit the people of the same race I used to know and make them more vigilant recently."
This man in a yellow burqa is indeed very uneasy:
"I don't want to go in person, because I don't know who the church is monitoring. Armand said that you are a very capable ring magician, and you are not a vampire, so I want to invite you to go."
This is a small matter. Although it wastes time, it is just a run around the city. Thinking of the gentleman who helped him a lot at the door of the police station during the dice story collection last week, Shade agreed:
"Happy to oblige."
However, the coroner did not let Shade go to many places. He gave Shade three addresses and names, and the addresses were all within the urban area of Yuewan City.