On the soft big bed, Enzo sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, and magic light spots dancing around his body. During the meditation process, those light spots disappeared into his body.
Eyelids trembling, Enzo opened his eyes.
"The improvement of mental power lies in the accumulation of meditation over time. Although I am not in a wizarding academy now and the energy particles around me are relatively thin, continuing to meditate daily is better than nothing."
"Olandon seemed a little strange at the banquet today."
With his arm supporting his chin, Enzo's eyes flashed with thought.
"According to the information obtained by the mission office, the death incident in Giethoorn happened three months ago, and during this period, the former lord of Snowhoof City happened to pass away. Is there some connection between the two?
Woolen cloth?"
"And who sent the black shadow that attacked me yesterday?"
A gust of evening breeze blew into the room through the window, and the light of the candlestick on the table swayed.
On the ground, a shadow suddenly flashed across.
"Who!" Enzo raised his head suddenly, a bright light bursting out of his eyes.
The shadow that had just sneaked into the room was suddenly startled. It rushed towards the door, slipped out along the gap between the door and the ground, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Chip, scan!"
Enzo quickly stood up from the bed and glanced at the place where the shadow disappeared.
"Ding! Residual negative energy factors were found in the room, and it is suspected that a soul body is haunted!"
The sound of machinery sounded in my mind. Although the shadow just disappeared in a flash, the traces left behind could not escape the chip detection.
"Spirit? Undead?" Enzo frowned slightly.
At this time, the door was pushed open, and Diaz barged in with a solemn expression. He quickly looked around the entire room, and seemed to be relieved when he saw that Enzo was safe and sound.
"Master, I felt something came in just now." Dias said solemnly.
As the Fighting Knight grew up, he took a lot of magic potions, so he was extremely sensitive to certain energies. Dias had been guarding the door of the room. After feeling the breath of the undead, he immediately rushed in.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Enzo said softly, his eyes flashing slightly.
In the wizarding world, undead are not uncommon. After anyone dies, they may become unconscious souls. However, the shadow that just appeared is not one of them. Judging from the reflection, it is obviously aimed at Enzo.
"What do you mean? Testing?" Enzo narrowed his eyes.
...
Snowhoof Castle, a secret room.
In the dim space, a figure wearing a white robe stood with his hands behind his back. His face was expressionless and his eyes were closed. He slowly turned around after a shadow slipped in through the gap under the door of the secret room.
"What's the gain?" The figure in white robe said indifferently.
"Hug...I'm sorry, sir." The humanoid shadow with condensed soul crawled on the ground and said, "The target is very alert, and he discovered me before I even got close."
"Trash!" the figure in white robe scolded.
The shadow's body crouched lower and couldn't help but tremble.
"Forget it, I didn't expect you to be of any use." The white-robed figure shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Have you found Elenfu's hiding place?"
"Not yet." The shadow shook his head, and then said hurriedly: "However, the people below have sent news that Ilenv has been found in Giethoorn. I believe it won't take long to find him."
The white-robed figure's expression softened slightly, with a hint of murderous intent on his face.
"Go ahead and tell them to kill Elenfu on the spot as soon as he finds traces of him, regardless of the cost!" The figure in white robes said solemnly with a serious look in his eyes: "The incident in Giethoorn has attracted the attention of the college, and Elenfu must be dealt with as soon as possible.
This trouble."
"As you command, Lord Olandon." Shadow replied respectfully.
...
The next day, early morning.
A ray of light passed through the clouds, and golden light spread to the earth.
Boom!
A knock on the door made Enzo wake up from his meditation. He slowly opened his eyes and said softly: "Come in."
"Sir, Sir Olandon invites you to have breakfast with us." The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man dressed as a butler bowed and saluted. Behind him were four maids, each carrying water and towels.
"Got it." Enzo responded without raising his head.
Several young maids immediately came forward and began to help Enzo wash up. After a while, they helped him prepare everything and put on his robe.
"How was your rest?" Enzo met Olandon in the hall.
"It's much more comfortable than in the academy. Thank you, senior, for the hospitality." Enzo replied with a chuckle, but he never mentioned the undead sneaking into the room yesterday.
"Haha, that's good." O'landon's face remained as usual and he ordered the butler to prepare breakfast.
Afterwards, the two of them sat at the table and chatted while enjoying breakfast. During the conversation with Olandon, Enzo learned as much information about Snowhoof City as possible and used the chip to organize it.
After a while, the two of them finished breakfast.
"It's getting late, I want to go see Giethoorn." Enzo requested, wiping the food residue from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief.
"Should we start now?" Olandon chuckled and suggested, "There is still plenty of time, and we are not in a hurry about the mission. A group of female slaves have just been sent from the North, so why not relax in Snow Hoof City for a few days.
"
"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but business is more important." Enzo remained calm, watching the change in Olandon's expression.
"Oh, that's it." O'Lanton's expression remained unchanged and he smiled, "It's better to do business first, then I'll tell the following to prepare in a moment."
"Okay." Enzo nodded slightly, but felt a little surprised in his heart.
The castle steward quickly prepared a carriage, and under the escort of a group of cavalry, Enzo and Olandon left Snowhoof City.
Giethoorn is located in the south of Snow Hoof City, only a few kilometers away. After the convoy left the city gate and passed through a forest, it soon arrived outside a quiet village.
"This is Giethoorn?" Enzo frowned.
In front of you are ruins. What was once a small village has now been reduced to ruins. It seems that there was a fire not long ago and the place has been burned to the ground. Only the charred buildings and a thick layer of ashes are left.
"A month ago, the nearby forest was set ablaze by lightning."
Olandon sighed and said.
"After the previous death incident in Giethoorn, all the villagers were dead, so when the fire hit, no one stopped it, which resulted in the place becoming what it is now."
"What a coincidence?" Enzo narrowed his eyes.
"Alas, it can be regarded as my dereliction of duty." Olandon shook his head and said, "After the previous death, I should have sent people to station here, but the day of the fire happened to be the day when Enos succeeded the lord, so people
They all stayed in Snowhoof City."
Enzo was silent, but his eyes flickered slightly.
Regarding Olandon's explanation, he could feel something was abnormal even without chip analysis. Coupled with what happened last night, he felt even more that this matter was not simple.
