From the moment you entered the manor, everything you saw was a strong architectural style from the Elf Kingdom era. When you arrived at the center of the manor, when you saw the main building, you saw a building with a strong Nilfgaard style.

Houses give anyone, even those who don't understand architecture, a strong sense of violation. In the eyes of those who are picky, they even want to tear them down and rebuild them.

Although the builder of the manor was also aware of the sensory discomfort caused by the difference in style, when building this Nilfgaard-style house, he deliberately added some elements from the Elf Kingdom, such as statue decorations on the eaves, doors and windows.

The shape of the house and the overall color of the house, etc., but even such modifications still cannot completely eliminate the sense of dissonance in the style gap.

Just like the style of the main building, the ancient elven writings on the floor were artificially changed after they spread here, and changed into another pattern, a magic circle pattern belonging to a warlock.

These warlock magic array patterns are very cleverly hidden in places where ordinary people cannot detect them. They are covered with various decorations and cover the entire house.

At this moment, Leo was completely sure that the Josh Manor was a conspiracy from beginning to end. Although he didn't know why the other party did this, he could be sure that the other party's goal was definitely not suitable for Baron Josh's family, otherwise the other party would

He actually understands the ancient Elvish language, and even perfectly integrated the magic circle of the ancient Elvish language with the magic circle of the current warlocks to create a new magic circle. Judging from the strength of the other party, it is extraordinary. He is definitely a warlock in this world.

top people.

If such a powerful person really wants Baron Josh's life, there is no need to waste time playing such tricks. As a direct result, Baron Josh's family can't waste much energy. He secretly manipulates Baron Josh to build a magic-filled

This manor in the formation obviously has a deeper intention, but what makes Leo confused is whether he has realized this intention.

Because judging from various circumstances, the purpose of the man behind the scenes seems not to have been achieved, because if he had arranged such a big game, once he succeeded, it would naturally cause a great commotion in the entire Toussaint, but now it is just the death of Joe

The count's family and the wine merchant's family and their servants. These casualties and the identities of the dead people are obviously unlikely to cause any disturbance in Toussaint. The only negative impact is that this place has become a Toussaint folklore.

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"Now that such a large layout has been completed, it is impossible to abandon it without doing anything, unless..." Leo looked around and said to himself: "Unless he was no longer here at that time, maybe.

There is another more important thing waiting for him, and this place is not that important to him. Maybe something happened to hold him back."

Thinking of this, Leo began to search in his mind for various major events that had happened in the world in the past two years, and finally focused on one place, Xannide Island.

If there is anything related to warlocks that has had a huge impact on various warlocks and mages in this world, then the Sinide Island incident is definitely at the top of the list. After that incident, whether it was a female sorcerer or a male

The influence of warlocks in this world has been weakened to the extreme, and many warlocks died in that conflict. The warlock who set up this situation may also be one of the victims, and it is more likely that he was injured and unable to appear.

"Wilgefortz!" Leo quickly thought of Geralt's enemy. This person seemed to fit the identity of the mastermind very well, and he also had the ability to do so. In addition, he had great influence in the Nilfgaard Empire.

It is not impossible to meet Baron Josh due to his identity, and the time is just right.

The discovery in front of him also made Leo's interest in this place even stronger, because if the broken pages of the book that Night God Sighed were really in the hands of Vilgefortz, then he and Vilgefortz would definitely

There is a battle. If he can pass through the magic circle of this manor and have some understanding of Wigfortz's overall strength in advance, then he will have some advantages before the battle.

After discovering the secret of this manor, Leo did not continue walking to the main building of the manor because he did not know much about the magic circle of warlocks in this world. Obviously, the power that caused his hallucination just now should be related to this magic circle.

To avoid being tricked again, he decided to withdraw temporarily and come back after he understood the magic circle here or found a few assistants.

As for the stone pillar with the monster relief, he did not move it, because this stone pillar happened to be the center of the entire manor's magic circle. Once this stone pillar was moved, the entire magic circle would undergo unpredictable changes. After one or two years of accumulation,

, I am afraid that a lot of energy has been accumulated inside this magic circle. If it burst out all at once, something bad might happen.

After making a decision, Leo exited the manor from the original route. When he climbed over the gate again, he stood at the top of the door and used his spiritual vision to look in the direction of the main building of the manor.

In his spiritual vision, the manor returned to its original splendor. The gardens were neatly manicured, guests were walking through the gardens, and laughter came from the manor, making people unable to help but have the urge to join in.

Leo carefully felt the influence of the illusion in the manor on him, and memorized the various reactions of his body to this influence so that he could escape more easily when encountering the same situation in the future.

After leaving the manor, Leo rode back to Fringilla's residence.

At this time, Sylvia had not left yet. She was discussing with Fringilla about where to build a temple for the Lady of the Lake next to Lake Seravi. Geralt may have felt that the conversation between the two was a bit boring.

He had left a long time ago, apparently to meet his friends at Huibeilan Manor.

After the two people in the room saw Leo coming back, they all stood up one after another and asked if they had brought Shi Zhu back.

Leo shook his head, and then, under the puzzled gazes of the two, he told them everything he found in the manor and the inferences he made.

Hearing Leo's words, Sylvia was still speechless, while Fringilla was completely stunned. It took a while before she came back to her senses, and raised a series of questions: "Is it true? That manor is really

Is it a large magic circle? Are you mistaken? Why didn't I see it?"

Leo did not open his mouth to explain, then walked to the desk, picked up the pen on the desk, and quickly drew on a piece of paper. Soon an aerial view of Josh Manor with a clear location appeared on the paper, and then

He also drew some ancient elven inscriptions to connect each small garden square with the large square in the center of the manor.

Now looking at Josh Manor, a simple magic circle appeared in front of the two of them, but there was still something missing in the center of the magic circle.

"Damn it!" Fringilla's face became very ugly. As an advisor to the duchess, although she apparently assisted the duchess in handling some government affairs, in fact she was more responsible for managing some special matters in Toussaint.

crowd.

However, now someone has quietly set up such a large magic circle so close to Beauclair that it is impossible to distinguish between good and evil. If this matter spreads and reaches the ears of the Duchess, then she will

Facing the blame for dereliction of duty, even if she is a relative of the duchess, she may no longer be able to stay in the position of advisor to the duke.

While being annoyed, Fringilla also quickly calmed down after hearing Leo's speculation about the man behind the manor, and fell into deep thought. After a while, she slowly said: "Your guess may be

That's right, that manor may indeed have been designed by Wilgefortz and then built by that idiot Josh."

Sylvia asked why she was so sure, and she recounted what she recalled in detail.

It turns out that Vilgefortz tried to buy a manor here three years ago. Although it was nominally for a vacation, no one knew for what purpose. Fringilla was very aware of the danger of Vilgefortz.

So the deal was blocked secretly.

Just one month after Wigfortz left, Baron Josh moved to Toussaint, and the manor he bought happened to be not far from the place Wigfortz was interested in. There were also rumors that Baron Josh and Willy

The relationship between Goftez and Goftez was also unusual. Fringilla also felt something was wrong at that time. However, the manor transaction had been completed at that time, and Baron Josh was also very honest. He did not make any unusual moves and just concentrated on building the manor. Therefore,

She didn't think about anything else anymore.

Now after listening to Leo's words, Fringilla realized that she had been fooled by Vilgefortz, and she almost became a victim of Vilgefortz's conspiracy. In addition, she had previously used the night for Vilgefortz.

She was already extremely annoyed by the fact that the God Sigh Broken Page controlled her emotions, so now she had old and new hatreds in her heart. If Vilgefortz was in front of her, she might have already taken action.

"What should we do now?" Sylvia noticed that Fringilla's mood was not right, so she diverted her attention and said, "Are we going to demolish it?"

"No! It cannot be demolished." Leo shook his head.

As expected, Fringilla's attention shifted from her anger towards Vilgefortz to the current topic, and she asked in confusion: "Why? Since that manor concealed Vilgefortz's conspiracy, is it necessary?"

Keep it there until it explodes one day?"

"Forcibly demolishing it now will only make things worse." Leo patiently briefly explained the efficacy of the elven magic array arranged in the manor, and then said with a serious look: "This manor has been built since then.

Since one day, it has been continuously accumulating the surrounding power. The events of one or two years have accumulated to an extremely huge level. The surrounding birds, beasts and insects instinctively sensed the danger there, and all fled. If you forcefully dismantle it now,

, will only release the power accumulated there in an instant, and I think you should be able to predict what kind of disaster will happen by then."

After hearing this, Fringilla's face turned a little pale, and she still looked at Leo in disbelief and said, "Is everything you said true? Is it really that dangerous there?"

"You can go and take a look now," Leo said without explaining, raising his hand and pointing in the direction of Josh's manor, "After you experience it yourself, you probably won't have such questions."

Fringilla didn't respond to Leo's proposal, she just lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking.

Seeing Fringilla's expression, Leo seemed to have guessed something and said, "You said before that you had gone to Josh Manor to investigate, so you must have encountered that kind of illusion, right?"

Fringilla's face became increasingly ugly. It was obvious that what happened at Josh Manor made her unwilling to talk about it, so she changed the subject abruptly and said, "What are you going to do now?"

Leo directly set out the conditions: "I need to understand the knowledge of your warlocks, whether it is spells or magic circles, I want to understand."

Fringilla thought for a moment and asked, "What are you willing to pay in exchange for this knowledge?"

Leo smiled and said: "How about in exchange for helping you solve the matter at Josh Manor?"

Fringilla glared at Leo and said displeasedly: "You don't have any chivalry in doing this."

"You forgot, I'm not a knight." Leo shrugged and said.

Fringilla turned to look at Sylvia and said, "Don't you say something?"

Sylvia also shrugged her shoulders like Leo and said: "I will not meddle in his affairs casually, and he will not meddle in mine affairs casually."

"You two are really a perfect match." Fringilla gritted her teeth, her eyes swept back and forth between Leo and Sylvia, and finally took a deep breath and said: "Without the consent of the Sorceress Assembly, I am

It is impossible to pass on my knowledge to you. However, the person coming tomorrow is Alto from the Blue Mountains. He is not a member of the Sorceress's Assembly, and he is not bound by other organizations, so he can pass on his knowledge.

Here you go." After saying that, she paused and then said, "I can pay Alto for you, but I have a request."

"What's the request?" Leo asked.

Fringilla thought for a moment and said: "No matter what you research from Josh Manor, you must make a copy for me."

Leo frowned and said: "The magic circle in Josh's Manor is mainly composed of ancient Elvish language. Even if I make a copy for you, will you be able to understand it?"

"It's true that I can't understand, but there are people who can." Fringilla said in a more serious tone: "So what if I can't understand? That's my business, and you don't need to care at all."

Leo thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes, I can agree to your request."

Fringilla, perhaps feeling that she had gotten back a win from Leo, looked a little better. Then she led Leo to the study room, specially selected some books from the bookshelf and gave them to Leo, telling her this.
Chapter completed!