A candle was lit in the reception room of the police station. The candlelight illuminated the entire room, and the dancing candlelight reflected on Suldak's face.
Aphrodite yawned, wearing a black skirt with cut sleeves and leaning on a bench by the wall.
She squinted her beautiful eyes and looked at Suldak, her curvy figure looming under her skirt. She asked Suldak curiously: "Why are you calling me at this time?"
Suldak walked to the table, poured himself a glass of water, drank it down in one gulp, and said: "I was blocked in the showroom of Bradbury Manor..."
The half-elf archer heard the movement in the living room and walked out of the bedroom. She was wearing a linen nightgown. When she saw Suldak, she asked in surprise: "Are you in any trouble?"
Suldak shrugged his shoulders and said to the half-elf archer with long hair: "I just didn't want to be discovered and had nowhere to hide, so I hid back here."
Indigenous warrior Andrew asked Suldak: "How long are you going to wait here?"
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Andrew's question made Surdak realize that there was one of the biggest drawbacks of the 'Summoning Technique'. He didn't know how long he should hide to avoid those people in the showroom. If those people stayed in the showroom, Surdak
Ke couldn't tell the time of return, so he could easily be caught if he ran back hastily.
Aphrodite seemed to see Surdak's concerns and said to him: "Don't worry, if you return there and find that something is wrong, I can summon you back again. Maybe you can drink before returning there."
Next bottle of Lesser Invisibility Potion, then maybe they won’t be able to see you!”
The native warrior asked Aphrodite: "By the way, Aphrodite, how long can you maintain this state?"
The succubus glanced at Surdak and said with a teasing expression on his face: "At least it can last the whole night."
Suldak planned to wait a little longer before returning to Bradbury Manor, so he decided to take advantage of this free time to go home for a visit. After all, he had been away from home for nearly ten days.
Several local dogs in Wall Village heard the sound of walking and got out of the kennel one by one. When they saw Suldak, they got back into the kennel with their tails between their legs.
Wol Village is very peaceful at night. Several old people are sitting under the chestnut tree in front of their house to enjoy the cool air.
During the time that Suldak left, three more townhouses were built in Wall Village. The village chief Bright arranged for the villagers to move in in batches. He did not dare to question the old village chief's arrangement. The remaining townhouses
The main body of the small building has also been built. It is just waiting for the tripod to be hoisted to the roof and the green tiles to be laid on it to be initially completed.
He glanced at the small building where Selena lived, thought for a while and walked back home.
The large villa in their new home was too big for old Sheila, Rita, Natasha and little Peter. The gorgeous furniture smelled of lacquer wax, and the soft carpets also exuded a faint smell of wax.
Everything in the house is brand new, and there are many things that I never dared to think of before. Now I suddenly have them all, just like a dream.
Rita had seen the High Court compound where the noble men lived in Helensa before. She was envious and looked forward to living in such a spacious and bright house one day.
Now that she has finally moved into a large and spacious house, Rita has discovered... If you want to feel the warmth of home, your home really does not need to be that big. Now, whether it is old Sheila or Natasha, everyone has their own
Little Peter also has a room. Although the house is filled with furniture, the home still feels empty.
With the current conditions in Surdak, it is completely possible to hire cooks and grooms, but Old Sheila felt that whether it was a cook or a groom, with so many women in the family, they could do all the cutting and cooking by themselves, and there was no need to hire anyone.
Everyone is used to sitting together for a while after dinner. Even if there is nothing to talk about, they will stay for a while in the living room with the fireplace on the second floor.
Old Sheila leaned on the rocking chair next to the fireplace and fell asleep.
Little Peter sat on the carpet and laid out building blocks. Children in the village have recently become popular in the game of building a house. These building blocks are leftover materials from the carpenter's workshop making roof tripods. Every child has accumulated a lot of them. Of course, little Peter
The set of building blocks in Peter's hands is the best. Not only are they smooth and flat, they are even coated with a layer of varnish.
Rita and Natasha got together and worked out how to cut a piece of linen.
Suldak opened the door and walked in. Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment. Old Sheila opened her eyes and asked Suldak: "Why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to Bena City?"
“I have something to do and I have to leave later.” Surdak walked into the room and responded.
Natasha quickly stood up, went over to help Suldak untie the breastplate, and hung it skillfully on the wooden frame next to the wall.
“Have you had dinner?” Seeing Suldak’s dusty appearance, Old Sheila asked again.
Suldak scratched his head, smiled and said: "Not yet, there is nothing to eat at home, I happen to be a little hungry."
“There’s still some oatmeal left, do you want to fry another steak?” Natasha asked.
Every time the ogre Gulitum eats sheep, he will leave a leg of lamb or a few steaks and send them here, so the steaks can be eaten at home.
"Don't bother, just eat whatever you want." Suldak shook his head and said to Natasha.
“The steaks are marinated, just fry them, it won’t be too much trouble!” Natasha hurriedly walked towards the kitchen, saying as she walked.
After dinner, Surdak sat for a while before putting on his armor and preparing to leave.
Little Peter was already asleep in bed. He walked to the bed and stuffed a silver dagger under the pillow, kissed him on the forehead, and then hurried out of the house.
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A group of young nobles stood in the empty showroom. Under the guidance of the "low light illumination technique", they walked around the empty wooden shelves and booths.
Several aristocratic ladies were escorted in the center of the team and wandered around the abandoned manor at night. This novel experience made them feel particularly exciting, even more interesting than the experiences held in the academy.
Soon these young people discovered the relief on the wall. They stood in front of the false door and looked at the relief mural curiously.
A group of young people were discussing how there was such a door in the Bradbury family's showroom, and were looking for whether there was a mechanical bracket that could open the door, and then a secret passage would appear.
Just when everyone was thinking about this, Jimmy suddenly felt that the stone wall was actually fluctuating with mana.
As a magician, he is extremely sensitive to this kind of mana fluctuation, especially in this state of high mental stress. The trace of mana flowing from the wall relief suddenly made Jimmy very alert.
He carefully observed whether there was a magic circle hidden in the relief of this stone door, and involuntarily took two steps closer.
As the light ball of the 'Low Light Illumination Technique' approached the stone door relief, Jimmy discovered something different on this stone door. The gem base in the center of the stone door was actually inlaid with a magic crystal. The embedded structure made this stone door different.
The magic crystal was hidden in the shadow under the light, so no one noticed that there was a magic crystal hidden in the shadow.
“Look, what is this?” Jimmy stared at the magic crystal and called to his companions.
His forehead was covered with a layer of sweat under the light of the ball.
The young nobles gathered over at once, and following Jimmy's finger, they finally discovered a magic crystal hidden in the shadow of the stone door.
The sword and shield warrior named Luke stood at the front with his shield, staring at the magic crystal. The light ball floating in the air fell little by little, making the magic crystal clearly exposed in front of everyone. At this time, behind the team
Someone said:
“I heard that what the rebels took away from Bradbury Manor was a magic crystal. Do you think it could be this one?”
Others said one after another: "How is this possible!"
Jimmy no longer felt the fluctuation of mana, and reached out to touch the magic crystal that was tightly embedded in it, looking for the wedge of the magic crystal.
When installing this kind of embedded magic crystal, disassembly will be considered. Generally, a wedge will be left, and the magic crystal can be pried out with only a sharp dagger.
Jimmy soon discovered the wedge, and he reached out to touch the dagger at his waist.
“I heard that the lost magic crystal is in the shape of a key.” The long-legged beauty Judith stood in the crowd and said to her best friend Cora.
“This must be a fake,” said Cora, who had a pointed chin and big eyes.
However, as Jimmy used a dagger to pry out the magic crystal from the relief groove of the stone door, another noble lady Agatha held her breath and said with a trembling voice:
“Maybe it’s true, you see…”
As Jimmy pried the dagger, the magic crystal exposed was clearly in the shape of a knife.
At this time, everyone's attention fell on the magic crystal. But as Jimmy suddenly felt the resistance of the dagger, it slowly came out of the groove. The front end of the magic crystal actually fell off, and Jimmy subconsciously caught it.
, another piece of magic crystal is still embedded in the groove.
Jimmy felt like his heart was shaking with the magic crystal.
“Ah, it’s cracked!” a group of young nobles behind them exclaimed.
Jimmy took a deep breath and pried the remaining magic crystal out of the groove. The two pieces of magic crystal were placed in the palm of his hand. As expected, they fit together perfectly into a whole piece.
At this time, everyone was silent. Everyone was staring at the magic crystal in Jimmy's hand.
Sword and Shield Warrior Luke is one of the organizers of the 'Warriors and Roses' adventure group. At this time, he quickly stood up and said: "To be honest, this is definitely a major discovery. We can find some professional knowledge to evaluate it and see.
Is it the rumored crystal key? No matter what, our efforts this time were not in vain."
Jimmy held the piece of magic crystal and said to everyone: "Maybe the gem craftsman can repair it. I happen to know a friend who is a very famous gem craftsman. I can ask him for help."
However, other young nobles seemed to have different views. Someone immediately said:
"We must not tell this secret. If this is really the crystal key, then there must be the biggest secret hidden in it. We can look for clues together, and maybe we can find the dragon's treasure..."
Hearing someone say this, everyone's breathing became a little heavier. It seemed that there was more than one person who thought this.
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The man hiding in the display cabinet initially thought it was a trick by this group of young nobles, but when he heard more, he felt that something was wrong more and more.
He has been to this showroom a lot recently and has never found anything.
The stone door relief has been carefully inspected more than a dozen times, and every detail of the carving has been memorized. He has never seen magic crystals embedded in the stone door relief, and these young nobles
It sounds like it’s true!
“No, what they say is true.”
With a slight movement in his heart, the man thought about pushing open the wooden door of the closet and rushing out to grab the crystal key.
He held a magic scroll in his hand, and quickly drew magic symbols with his other hand, chanting incantations in a low voice. A fireball that kept bursting, rolling, and burning appeared in front of him, and he whispered:
"go……"
A fireball exploded from inside the closet, and the rolling flames carried the broken wood cabinet door and rushed towards a group of noble young people.
The incident happened suddenly. Everyone was almost focused on the magic crystal, and no one noticed the surrounding situation at all.
Fire bombs exploded in the crowd, and the flames immediately enveloped everyone.
A figure wearing a magic robe rushed out of the closet. He rushed in front of Jimmy at the moment the fireball exploded.
Jimmy was hit by the huge thrust of the exploding fireball against the stone wall. His whole body was in pain and he was dizzy. He felt a figure rushing over, opened his fingers, and grabbed the piece.
The magic crystal broke in half and rushed out of the showroom.
"Someone is trying to steal the magic crystal..." Jimmy shouted at the top of his lungs.
Several young nobles who were not too affected by the fire bombs heard the sound and immediately chased the figure.
Regardless of the pain all over his body, Jimmy gritted his teeth and got up from the ground. He saw the long-legged beauty Judith protecting the two best friends beside him. Although the three of them were very embarrassed by the fire bombs, they only had their long hair singed and their bodies
However, they were not injured. The faces of the three noble ladies were burned by fire bombs, leaving them a little dark.
The two female archers reacted quickly and successfully avoided the impact of the fire bombs the moment they exploded.
At this time, he had already gotten up from the ground and chased towards the outside of the showroom with the two rangers.
Jimmy gritted his teeth and did not chase him out immediately. Instead, he walked towards Luke, the Sword and Shield Warrior who was seriously injured. Luke, the Sword and Shield Warrior, had the fastest reaction just now, and he, he took out a piece of paper from his arms.
The magic scroll was unfolded in his hand, followed by a short spell, and a white light filled with water vapor fell on Luke.
This is a magic scroll of "hydrotherapy". The magic glow fell on Luke and immediately stabilized Luke's injury.
"Leave us alone, go chase the robber who stole the crystal key..." Luke supported his body with one hand and said urgently to Jimmy.
Jimmy nodded quickly, got up and followed the others to chase the figure.