"The pearl you are talking about is on that terrible corpse, or is it in the undersea city? Or is it in the hands of the ritual master of the Scarlet Secret Cult?"
Shade asked again.
"I don't know about that."
Mr. Edmond had a regretful expression on his face:
"I'm not a fishman, and I've never been to the bottom of the sea. These are all recorded in stone tablets and documents. I can't even be sure whether that pearl is a [relic]. But you will definitely not mistake it. It is a golden pearl. The pearl is about half the size of a fist."
Shade frowned and thought for a while. It seemed that only by finding a way to directly touch the pearl that Mr. Edmond mentioned could he be sure whether there was anything he wanted in it.
"I have another question. Apart from the families of the evil god, are there any dangers in Coldwater Port? I'm worried that something else will happen by then."
"The Ring Warlock forces from the New and Old Worlds have gathered in Coldwater Port to find someone. Is this dangerous? In addition, there are rumors of fishermen sighting mermaids in the outer sea, but that alien race is a peaceful race. Currently, there are only these... ..."
The old man thought about it again:
"Of course, there is no shortage of ancient legends in this land, and there are also many modern legends. For example, there were level 0 relics here. For example, this land was polluted by desire and sin, so today there are smugglers and stowaways. In paradise, the fire of civilization will always attract strange things...but I think these have nothing to do with this incident."
"OK."
Shade nodded again and stood up to leave.
"But if the fish-men really have it in their hands..."
The thought was still echoing in his head.
【...You will do whatever it takes to get it.】
She whispered in his ear, like she was wrapping her arms around his neck and whispering behind his ear.
Not only did Shade want to leave, Mr. Edmond also asked Shade to leave quickly, because the Orthodox Church might send people here, and some of these old lighthouses were still coming out.
So Shade returned to the carriage under the sea cliff with an umbrella, and then asked the coachman to take him to the edge of the city. Since the Coldwater Port did not allow carriages to enter, he planned to walk into the city.
Braving the rain and walking through the night, Shade was not stopped as expected. Although the city was under martial law, it was only strictly controlled near the dock. Shade was still able to find the carriage, which then took him to the manor of the Aurora family.
The local manor of the Aurora family is located at the end of the harbor street on the seaside. The manor is close to the sea, with the front facing the city and the back facing the beach. It is a true "sea view manor". Although it is not as good as the royal family's Sofia mansion, it is also in Coldwater Port. Excellent building.
As expected, the area near the Aurora Manor was strictly blocked by the church and the police, prohibiting anyone from entering. Although it was raining outside, and Shade had illusions and space movement thaumaturgy that could be used at night, he even He was able to swim from the bottom of the sea and land on the beach, but in order to avoid being thought of as a strange person, he did not rush into the witch's manor.
I stood in the shadows of the street and observed for a while, and finally decided to take shelter from the rain in a tavern on Conch Avenue where the manor is located, and inquire about what happened in the city tonight.
It was obviously already four o'clock in the morning, but the business of Green Algae Tavern was quite good. Although not every table was full, at least a quarter of the tables were occupied.
A poet who came from nowhere was sitting against the wall, playing and singing the lute, surrounded by some idlers who were listening. From time to time there were sounds of laughter and discussion, encouraging the poet to play and sing vulgar slang ditties from the countryside.
When Shade pushed open the door of the tavern, there happened to be a thunder in the night sky outside. People near the door subconsciously turned their heads to look at the door of the tavern. They happened to look at the strange man dripping with water. He pushed the door open with both hands, and his shadow was reflected by the light outside.
Lightning lit up the night sky and fell long on the brick floor of the tavern.
It was obvious that they were all startled, but when they saw Shade walking into the light of the gas lamp in the tavern and shutting out the heavy rain and thunder, they heaved a sigh of relief and laughed at each other for the cowardice of their companions.
Shade sniffed and walked to the long counter. First he ordered a hot drink to keep away the cold, and then asked the bartender for a dry towel.
He usually doesn't drink, but this time he was really freezing in the rain, so he didn't ask for water. He thought the bartender would give him a glass of strong wine, but he didn't expect that the bartender brought him an amber glass.
Herbal flavored drinks.
"This is our exclusive recipe, half ale wine, half herbal wine, soaked with ginger and chili, it will definitely drive away the cold. It is very famous locally, and has a good name, fire-warming medicinal wine. Many people who go abroad
Sailors will come to us to buy a few barrels before sailing."
The bartender introduced it confidently.
Although Shade expressed doubts about the ingredients of this thing, he still took a sip. The taste of this thing was quite weird. After one sip, the taste of herbs, alcohol, pepper and ginger water hit Shade's taste buds at the same time. Especially the pepper, that
The spicy smell made Shade immediately feel a layer of sweat on his forehead, and when he wiped off the sweat, he felt warm again, except that his mouth felt a little uncomfortable.
"very nice."
He looked at the remaining liquid in the cup in surprise, and the gray-haired bartender showed a proud expression:
"This is our signature here. But what are you doing outside on a rainy day like this? It's under martial law now."
"Oh, I'm really unlucky today. I lost all night at cards and was questioned by the police immediately when I came out. I can only hide here and hope those damn policemen leave as soon as possible."
Shade said in a very rude tone, and the bartender was quite sympathetic:
"Then you have to wait for a while. In the middle of the night, gunshots rang out continuously for half an hour. Yes, it was near the manor at the end of this street. Then the police came. Although the gunshots
It stopped, but no one dares to show up now."
He pointed at the guests in the tavern:
"These are the people who stay here and plan to wait until daybreak before leaving."
"What the hell is going on outside? Damn it, that building... the soundproofing at my friend's place is really good."
Shade said quite distressedly.
"I don't know, but the intensity of the gunshots sounds like there's a war going on? Maybe the damn Kasonlik people have landed."
The bartender shrugged, amused himself.
"What about the people in the manor? Is anyone coming out? If those noble gentlemen dare to leave, I think we can too."
Shade asked again.
"The manor is very lively tonight. There seems to be a banquet, but no one has come out yet. Maybe they value their lives more than we do."
The bartender shook his head, and then wanted to sell Shade a wine in their bar that could treat hemorrhoids. And it was not applied externally, but drank directly. This was a new formula developed from local herbal medicines that had been circulated for a long time.
, and the price is very cheap.
This sounded terrible, and Shade didn't need this, so he immediately refused.
He understood that a fish-man attack had also occurred nearby. Although he didn't know why the people in the manor did not leave after the danger was gone, Shade decided to wait until his body warmed up before entering the manor to see the situation.
But just when he changed the topic to Rhodes cards and wanted to see if this tavern selling magical medicinal wine had any precious cards, the door of the tavern was pushed open again.
The cold wind and rain, together with the sound of splashing, broke into this drunken tavern. Shade glanced back, then immediately turned around and pretended not to see anything.
The guests who came in were an old gentleman wearing glasses and a middle-aged man who also wore glasses and had a beard.
The old man wearing round glasses, wearing a formal black suit, was even taller than Shade. A watch chain protruded from his chest pocket and was tied to a button on his chest.
Shade lowered his head and said nothing. He had met this old gentleman before. He was the vice president of St. Byrons Comprehensive College, the director of the Student Management Office, and Professor Harms Sanchez of the School of Library Management. (Part 1)
When we first met at Shade's house, the old professor's spell "Charm Humans" left a deep impression on the foreigners who had just come to this world.
Professor Sansche and his companions also walked to the counter. After chatting with the bartender and ordering drinks, they went to look for an empty table. During this period, Shade kept his head down and played with his Rhodes cards, for fear that he would be recognized.
Fortunately, he was lucky this time.
Professor Sanchez's companion is also a high-level sorcerer, and should be a professor at St. Byrons. However, the news that Shade heard is that the three major thaumaturgy academies sent to Coldwater Port for the "sea return ceremony" are clearly political
The professor of the School of Economics did not expect that St. Byrons would directly send the vice-chancellor here.
"But what are the professors doing in this pub? It's raining now. Even if they want to drink, there is no reason to come so far away so late."
Strictly speaking, Aurora Manor is not in the core urban area of Coldwater Port, but on the edge of the dock area.
Shade shrank his head and made up his mind to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible. The bartender who had just been talking about Rhodes with Shade came up again after serving the guests.
Not only him, but when the maid in the tavern opened the wooden door leading to the kitchen, a cat jumped out from behind the kitchen door. This should be a cat kept in the tavern to catch mice. It looked around, and then
He jumped on the high stool in front of the counter, then jumped on the counter again, and lay down on Shade's hand very neatly.
That is a very beautiful white cat. Although it is not as cute as little Mia, such pure white hair is indeed rare.
"Where did we just talk?"
The middle-aged bartender touched the white cat, and then continued talking to Shade:
"Next month, the big city players will start. The venue this time is Tobesk City. I am ready to place a big bet when the time comes."