When Shuge came to the housekeeper, there was almost no sound in the hall.
And when he said his name, all the sounds were like ice cubes that were beginning to thaw, and the tiny sounds of his words were like water drops falling from the ice cubes, hitting the floor of the hotel lobby in drips.
superior.
Curious, confused, contemptuous...
The young nobles present showed a variety of completely different expressions and looks in just a short moment. They did not consider Xiuge's possible identity as a spell caster, so they secretly communicated with each other in low voices.
, and the discussion started.
However, to Xiuge, who has been able to basically control magic power and has sharper senses, these deliberately suppressed words appear extremely clear.
He could hear two young men in the rear left asking each other doubtfully who this was, and he could also hear a few young nobles in the rear right sneering slightly. They obviously recognized the name and were making some comments about it.
some unpleasant opinions.
At a table farther away, two guys who were busy playing Dragon Teeth cards were more concerned about the "Salem City" mentioned by Shuge. They were discussing the current situation of Salem City and commenting on each other's.
Deck.
In the corner in the opposite direction, two young ladies were whispering. Their tone was completely different from the others. Xiuge paid close attention and found that they were actually discussing something that would make his scalp numb.
For example, the plot in the work, the time when the new work will be released, and...my own outfit and appearance.
"Sure enough, the temperament is very special!"
Xiuge thought about it carefully and then sat down at the table. He swept away the dinner as quickly as possible. After calling the waiter to clean the room, he took the key and left the room.
Xiuge originally wanted to take advantage of the moment when the magic was working and Snitch was checking the room to tidy up his belongings. However, he had just taken off his coat when a crisp sound came from the spiritual world.
Xiuge's brows wrinkled: "What are you doing? These things don't look like reliable magic items. They can't even be put together to form an overall ritual. Under the perception of magic, their shapes are also very strange.
The clutter…”
The waiter nodded and left immediately.
As expected, he heard several more warning beeps.
"What about the rest?"
So the conversation that had not ended before became loud again at this moment. These young nobles who also belong to the Ernst family are always full of curiosity and fantasy about everything around them, but the appearance of Sugar Ernst has nothing to do with it.
It brought them some new topics for discussion.
Xiuge made a simple evaluation in his heart, and then under the guidance of a waiter, he came to the door of the room with the number 309.
"okay, I get it."
"I'm afraid this is not the work of the Ernst family... If the people in the manor can even do such tasks as surveillance, then the Ernst family should have been extinct long ago."
In this area, Xiuge once again performed the "trace detection" trick.
It was a sculpture, a wooden sculpture imitating the image of a giant eagle on the plateau.
Seeing Xiuge take over the gift box and key, the housekeeper continued to explain: "You have just come back, so you may not know...several major mansions in the manor have been undergoing important renovations and inspections recently, so you feel aggrieved.
Everyone, rest here."
After just a few casual glances, Xiuge had already seen the signatures of several painters with astonishing net worth.
He heard this sentence and then decisively turned his attention away.
Xiuge smiled: "To be honest, I haven't seen my father and other elders for a long time, and I miss them very much."
The housekeeper's etiquette was extremely good: "I have only started serving the family in the past two years, so I have not met you. I am very sorry... According to the arrangement of the manor, Mr. Sugar, you will stay in the manor hotel this week.
.”
"It can be a little lighter. In addition, prepare a pot of herbal tea, some ash grass and incense for me."
However, at this time, Xiuge had lost his appetite.
He planned to go to the hall downstairs to see the situation and decide his next move.
"Not only that, there are quite a few..."
The waiter explained in great detail: "Later, the family's tailor will come to your door to tailor your clothes. If you have any different needs in terms of clothing, please just tell us directly at that time."
"To be precise, with other gentlemen and ladies of your age."
"strangeness……"
"I don't know about this, Mr. Sugar, but I think it won't take too long. After all, it will be the Winter Festival soon, and everyone will come to the manor."
He said hello and then pointed to the bookshelf next to the desk.
"Walter flavor?"
Taking the elevator to the hall again, Shuge discovered that many of the young people from the Ernst family who had gathered here had dispersed. Only a few people were still drinking and chatting here. The two people who were addicted to Dragon Tooth Brands
The young people were clearly there, but now they had left their original positions and moved to seats near the edge of the hall.
Whether it is the housekeeper or the bodyguards who accompanied her before, their status levels in the Ernst Manor are extremely limited. Shuge knew that it was unrealistic to extract useful information from them, so he ordered
He nodded and walked towards the elevator with the gift box containing something unknown and the key with the room number on it.
Xiuge pondered for two seconds, and then walked towards the two people playing cards.
"Snitch, here..."
At this moment, the housekeeper in charge of the hotel lobby came over. She respectfully handed over an exquisite gift box, and then placed a delicate key embedded with magic crystals on top of the gift box.
It would be fine if he indeed found some pre-set magic rituals in the room. After all, from a logical level, it is a very simple and direct way to find out what is going on. But now, this seems to be a test, and it seems that
There are traces of ulterior motives, but it makes people suspicious.
With the help of the running rat's senses, Xiuge quickly found a different target among the displays.
The door was closed, and Xiuge stood in this unfamiliar room, taking a long breath. Then he followed the process explained and instructed by Wei Lin before, and began a detailed inspection of the hotel room.
"The paintings on the wall, the wood carvings on the bookshelf, an ordinary magic ink pen... the replaced clock, and the inexplicable pot of green plants and sculptures in the bathroom."
Shuge believed that if the Ernst family wanted to monitor themselves, they would definitely be able to set up a sufficiently sophisticated magic ritual here, or use some other method to complete the monitoring. But now, this room is full of people without even a simple entry door.
The dense traces that cannot be concealed by magic cast a layer of mystery on this matter.
He remembered that the two people seemed to have discussed the situation in Salem City before. In addition, Dragon Teeth is a very popular card game that is very close to the people. Maybe these two young people will be more friendly than ordinary nobles.
Xiuge was not in a hurry to touch it, but cooperated with the running rat to start a new round of inspections in the room.
It feels like a person has found a bunch of cameras in every corner of his home. This should be something that makes people scared and angry, but the strange thing is that these cameras are really just
It’s just a camera, it’s not powered on, and it’s even damaged!
"..."
Before Xiuge could get closer, the two people who were busy shuffling the cards had already raised their heads. Among them, the young man sitting on the right with some freckles on his face said hello to Xiuge: "In the evening
Well, Mr. Sugar! I am Dietrich, son of Count Oliver, and this is my brother Niels opposite."
It was like a stone hitting the glass.
"With the others?"
Although the source of the abnormal traces had been confirmed, Xiuge became even more confused because he simply could not understand the reason why these things were placed in the room.
"It's outrageous... This corridor alone is probably enough to buy shops on three streets in Leyland District."
Out of caution, Shuge immediately took out the bullets that were placed with the revolver. He quickly completed the loading, and then turned around and came to the other side of the room - probably because most of the residents who came here in the past were
They are foreign envoys and businessmen, and these hotel rooms have deliberately set aside a comfortable office and reading area.
Xiuge had actually been mentally prepared for the presence of strange magic traces in the room. After all, he was destined to be a sensitive person to the Ernst family. In this case, it was unreasonable to be followed and monitored.
A very normal thing.
That's the message returned by the "trace detection" trick.
Soon, as the elevator door closed, Xiuge's figure disappeared into the hotel lobby.
This bookshelf is very high, and only the lower half is used to store books. The upper half has been transformed into a display cabinet, used to place some small animal sculptures.
The running rat was called out by Shuge. As soon as it landed, it began its exploration along the edge of the room. At the same time, several simple magic patterns were quickly combined in Shuge's spiritual world, and then a basic
The "trace detection" trick worked in this room.
Shuge frowned and immediately gave the order, so Snitch ran at a faster speed and squeezed into the back of the wardrobe that humans could not easily touch in two seconds.
"I can't understand it. It's just like smashing the magic crystal and forcibly kneading it into these inferior items."
Although this hotel in the Ernst Manor is not as luxurious and luxurious as the Adlon Hotel, it is also an extremely high-quality hotel in Bolden. What is different from the Adlon Hotel is that the "commercial atmosphere" here
It is much lighter, and the decorations everywhere are elegance and heritage. According to Xiuge's simple observation, the oil paintings hanging in the corridor of the hotel are actually high-quality products that can be sold at auction.
Not long after, Xiuge successfully "located" his first suspicious object in the room with the help of these detection magics that spread out in a specific pattern.
Xiuge nodded, opened the door, and then said: "I need paper, a magic ink pen, some magic crystals... Ordinary quality is enough, the quantity does not need to be too much, and then please prepare dinner for me."
As a basic trick, what it can do is tell the caster whether there are traces of magic in a certain area, but the condition of these traces and where they are hidden can only be determined by
The caster makes his or her own judgment.
"Mr. Sugar, please forgive me for being rude."
But the current situation is obviously not quite right.
Before he could conduct a personal inspection, there were a few more crisp sounds in the spiritual world. Then, the "trace detection" trick in operation lost its effectiveness because it discovered abnormalities too frequently.
When it is mixed in with other sculptures, it is not very eye-catching. However, as long as you take a closer look, you will find that this wood sculpture is very different from other "similar" ones next to it. Not only is the workmanship rough, but it also looks a bit old, and its surface even
Obvious traces of adhesion can also be seen.
"Mr. Shuge, the housekeeper has already told us about your situation... Because you have been away from the manor for a long time, we have not had time to prepare clothes for you, but please don't worry, meals, daily necessities and everything you need,
They will be delivered to you."
Xiuge was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately stopped what he was doing.
The running rat immediately jumped out from behind the closet. It jumped onto the desk nimbly, and then used the height of the desk to jump to the bookshelf. After a quick climb, Snitch finally stopped at the top of the bookshelf.
Come down.
"Except for us young people."
So Xiuge began to perform the "trace detection" trick again and again. He deliberately selected the location where the trick was released, from the center of the room to different corners, to the desk and bookshelf...
"Huh? Is there really one?"
He found that the person who set up those magic items was obviously not very professional. Although he had tried his best to "integrate" those items into the overall environment of the hotel room, traces of magic were still there, and the hotel room was already extremely harmonious.
In the internal environment, these forcibly replaced objects appear extremely eye-catching. As long as the general direction is confirmed, they can be easily found.
"You mean..."
There was a knock on the door, and after Xiuge opened the door, two waiters brought in what he needed and his dinner.
The "trace detection" trick is the most elementary of all magics that can reveal and display subtle traces.
"Good evening, gentlemen."
Shuge nodded towards the two enthusiastic and friendly young people: "We have met before, right?"
"Ha, I should have seen it before, but it seemed to be the Winter Festival seven years ago?"
Niels Ernst raised his head after shuffling the cards. He also had some freckles on his face and his appearance was quite similar to Dietrich. This noble young man had a warm smile on his face: "
You must be bored when you come to the lobby at this time, right? How about playing two Dragon Teeth cards?"