Count Fornak sat on the sofa in the room and listened to Suldak say:
"I encountered something a few days ago. In the abandoned mining area of Ruit City, the guard camp received a missing person case. The knights of the guard camp sent to investigate at the time did not find anything. Later, I asked Avro
Di went to investigate and met him in the mine. Of course, we found out later that this necromancer was not the mastermind of this incident, but this necromancer was a very strong person."
Count Faunak asked curiously: "Oh? I want to know how strong she is."
Surdak said while sorting out the list: "Her body is constantly turning into corpses, but she is still living strong."
Hearing what Suldak said, Count Faunak was a little surprised, because he knew how painful it was to become a corpse. Not only would the body suffer endless pain, but as the body continued to become stiff and cold, psychological problems would arise.
Despair and distortion are the most deadly, and it is easy for people to get lost.
Count Faunak sighed: "A necromancer who is constantly turning into corpses? This is really rare. Having said that, becoming a necromancer itself involves some forbidden spells. So...?"
Suldak raised his head and smiled, threw one into his mouth, and then said: "I think... maybe you can exchange some experiences in this area with her."
Fornak put his hands on the sofa, raised his head and said casually to Suldak: "I'm not as free as you think, but it's indeed boring to face those skeletons all day long. Next time
When you see her again, you can call me out and we can sit down and chat together. Maybe what I know will inspire her, even a little bit."
Seeing that Count Fornac did not rule out meeting strangers, he said:
"Okay, it's settled, but I don't know when I can see her again."
Suldak compiled the list left by Count Fornak, and before dawn, Count Fornak once again opened the bloody door to the underworld...
The two of them saw countless skeletal hands sticking out of the bloody door at the same time. Count Fornak turned around and waved to Suldak before walking in with ease. His body penetrated it like water, and then disappeared.
Gone.
The blood-stained bloody door was closed again, leaving no traces on the walls of the hotel.
The list was placed on the table. Suldak saw the name at the top of the first row on the list. Then he took out a quill pen and drew a horizontal line under the first name.
‘Mike Atherton’
Suldak remembered that there seemed to be a noble named Atherton in the Helensa guard camp, but he did not expect that this noble had some relationship with Count Faunak.
…
Atherton Manor.
Mike Atherton is old...
He was so old that he even had to sit in a wheelchair. He was pushed out of the room by the maid every day and basked in the sun under an olive tree in the back garden.
This huge olive tree carries almost all his childhood memories.
Now that he is old, he has almost forgotten many things. Only those things from his childhood can still be recalled.
Under the sun, on the green grass full of flowers, a boy was running happily.
His squinted, cloudy eyes became a little blurry at this moment. He prayed that he could be summoned by the Statue of Liberty as soon as possible and return to the embrace of God, instead of having to endure the torture of this disease every day. He was somewhat fed up with this.
life.
The maid fed Mike Atherton some water regularly and asked him in a low voice if he planned to retreat to the shade of the tree.
Earl Michael Atherton shook his head feebly, and the two maids had no choice but to step back and hide themselves under the shade of a tree.
A well-dressed old butler walked out of the manor. He slowly walked to Earl Mike Atherton and reported to him against his ear:
"Sir, there is a guest outside who wants to visit you."
Mike Atherton looked at the butler blankly. He had not seen a guest for at least two years...
The old butler knew the inquiry in his eyes and quickly replied: "He has in his hand a token of Count Fornac's life."
It seemed that the three words 'Fonak' made Old Mike sober up, and he actually nodded.
Although he was speechless, Mike Atherton was very conscious at this time. He even remembered some of the time when he and Earl Fornac traveled to the imperial capital. They even communicated with other provinces in the imperial capital.
The young nobles had a fight, and later offended some royals that they couldn't afford to offend. If Count Fornac hadn't met the nobleman at that time, and everyone got help from that nobleman, maybe everyone would have died there...
He felt a little dizzy in his mind. Every time he thought about the past, the sleepiness in his mind was like a raging tide, coming out in waves.
He wanted to shake his head to clear his head, but unfortunately he couldn't.
The housekeeper withdrew and took Suldak into the back garden after a while.
Surdak felt that the nobles living in the city seemed to like to decorate their manors very luxuriously. The same was true for this Atherton Manor. The manor was very lively. When walking through the hall, Surdak even saw
A group of young people gathered around an organ, listening to a beautiful girl playing the organ.
The female relatives in the manor looked at Suldak curiously. They had not received any notice of guests coming to their home today.
At this moment, they saw the housekeeper leading a burly knight into the back garden. Everyone was very curious, and some even followed secretly from behind.
When Suldak came to the back garden, it seemed much quieter. There were almost no people in the back garden. Then he saw an old man sitting on a wheelchair under an olive tree in the garden. It looked like
It seems that even taking a breath is very laborious. He must be the kind of person who has half his foot in the coffin.
Saw Suldak crossing the lawn and walking up to the old man.
The old man waved his hand weakly to Surdak.
Suldak walked over, sat on the chair next to him, and then asked: "Are you Earl Michael Atherton?"
The old man nodded, his lips trembling, but he couldn't speak.
Surdak didn't expect that the old man would be like this. Although he was a little helpless, he could only accept the fact. He briefly checked the old man's condition. Basically, the functions of all parts of the body were degraded, so even if he used the Holy
Light magic can only temporarily alleviate his condition.
Surdak stretched out his hand and pressed a ray of holy light into the old man's forehead.
Earl Mike Atherton immediately felt the power filling his body, and his rusty limbs began to have some awareness and response. The butler also stared at Suldak in surprise, and then looked at
Mike Atherton is trying to raise his arm.
"Master, you can actually move your hands..." the housekeeper shouted in surprise.
Mike Atherton also noticed changes in himself, and he felt that his mind became very clear at this moment.
"Young man, who are you and where do you come from?" Mike Atherton asked in a hoarse voice.
He hadn't spoken for a long time, so his voice was a little dry when he spoke. At this time, the maid quickly brought the water glass, gave Mike Atherton a sip and said.
Surdak replied: "I am Surdak, the consul of Ruit City. I came to visit you this time and I also brought you this!"
As he spoke, he took out a magic dagger inlaid with three red, green and blue gems from his magic pocket. The magic dagger was very old, and even some of the inlaid gold patterns had peeled off, and the three gems
It also seemed dim. When Count Fornak handed the dagger to him, Suldak was thinking for a while, how did a ghost bring this dagger with him?
The old man didn't even hold it in his hand to identify it carefully, but asked excitedly: "When did you see Fornak?"
"A long time ago, I helped Count Faunak with some small favors, so he gave me this dagger. He also said that if I encounter trouble in Helensa City in the future, I will take this dagger to Atherton.
The family pays a visit to Earl Mac Atherton!" Suldak said.
It seemed that the holy light gave Earl Michael Atherton a second spring, and he could even move his hands now.
"What trouble did you encounter? Do you need my help?" Mike Atherton asked Suldak.
Suldak immediately said: "My friend Darcy Christie encountered some problems in the city of Helensa. She needs the support of some local nobles, so I took the liberty of asking you!"
Mike Atherton's eyes fell on the badge on Suldak's chest, and he asked doubtfully:
"Darcy Christie? What is her relationship with Marquis Bernard?"
Suldak replied: "She is the daughter of Marquis Bernard, inherited the title of Bernard Christie, and is currently the consul of Helensa City!"
Mike Atherton frowned again. He also knew nothing about the current situation in Helensa. He didn't understand how the Christie family ended up in this situation...
"Go and call David. I need to understand the situation in Helensa City." Mike Atherton ordered the butler.
"Yes, sir!" the butler responded, immediately sending an attendant out behind him.
At this time, Mike Atherton said with some emotion: "As I get older, I rarely hear news from the outside recently, and I don't know anything about the outside world, so can you tell me what happened in Helensa City recently?
What happened?"
In fact, Surdak didn't know much about the recent situation in Helensa City, so he could only casually say some things he knew clearly.
When Mike Atherton heard that there was something wrong with the transition between the old and new members of the Christie family, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "I need to understand the current situation in Helensa City before I can reply to you."
"Okay, then I'll take my leave first..."
Suldak heard that old Mike Atherton could not give a reply in person, so he could only say goodbye.