Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

Roy and the other three returned to the ground. They buried their three companions on the spot. They only brought some food, water and the proceeds from grave robbing. They left all the equipment here and returned overnight.

After walking for more than an hour, we arrived at the location where the carriage was parked.

The two coachmen were also killed by the enemy. Fortunately, the enemy did not kill the horses and drove the carriage away.

So a mercenary member drove the car and the group continued walking back.

Two carriages are needed on the way here, but one carriage can accommodate all the passengers on the way back.

Only after the carriage left the mountainous area did Auston return the "Teleporting Stone Statue" to Hobert. After arriving on the plain, there were villages on both sides of the road, and it was unlikely that the enemy would launch another surprise attack here.

Then Auston placed the proceeds in the carriage and said to Hobert: "Thanks to you, we can take all these things away. You can choose a few more trophies."

Hobert nodded and chose a pair of red eyes obtained from the stone statue, the characteristics of the human skin shadow, and the book in the sarcophagus of the tomb owner.

Hobert suspected that these eyes should be the core crystallization of the six-winged gargoyle, so the first two were extraordinary materials that could be traded with the "world" at the Tarot Club.

And that book could be brought into the coffin by the owner of the tomb, and it may contain more important content or research results. Generally speaking, the Extraordinary people in the "divineer" path are half-scholars, so this will be very valuable extraordinary information.

As for the five extraordinary characteristics, Hobert took a look and they were basically Sequence 9 and Sequence 8, which together may not be as valuable as the core crystal of the Six-Winged Gargoyle.

After Hobert chose to leave first, Auston made another distribution. He divided the proceeds into seven parts, three of which would be given to the relatives of the deceased after being sold into gold pounds.

Auston asked again: "Mr. Hobert, if we need your help in the future, where can we find you?"

Hobert gave the address of his law firm.

After everyone relaxed, they began to feel sleepy. After Auston arranged the order of warning and driving, he closed his eyes and rested. Soon, the car heard the sound of snoring.

Hobert did not sleep. He observed Auston, Peter, and others. The three people who entered the tomb with him and opened the sarcophagus of the owner of the tomb did not have suicidal tendencies during their sleep, nor were they harmed in their dreams. Performance.

This made Hobert couldn't help but wonder, did the curse of the tomb owner end with Lina?

In that case, Lina is really unlucky.

Hobert looked out the car window and gradually heard the crow of roosters, and gradually saw smoke rising from farmhouses. Gradually it began to get brighter, and farmers began to work in the fields.

The horses had been pulling the cart all day and night and were already very tired, so everyone spent the whole night but failed to return to Backlund.

When it started to get brighter outside the carriage, Hobert found that the scene outside was somewhat familiar.

At this time, Auston knocked on the carriage: "Is this the way back to Backlund?"

Peter, who was driving at this time, said: "Boss, I took the wrong road, but I just saw the road sign and you can go back to Backlund here."

Hobert saw an abandoned villa on the roadside: "I'll get off the car here."

Auston was stunned for a moment, then knocked on the car again, asking Pete to stop.

Hobert carried the oil painting covered with black cloth and got out of the car with his belongings.

In the corner of the roadside, inject spirituality into the necklace you just got.

This necklace has some of the abilities of the "Faceless Man": it can change into the appearance of another person, it can use a "paper man substitute", it can perform divination, and it can create simple illusions.

Hobert is not sure about the specific negative effects, but based on spiritual feelings, the negative effects are not too serious.

He used the ability of the necklace to transform into Peter's appearance and came to the abandoned villa he saw just now.

This is the villa of Henry's family. It was a case that Hobert received during Sequence 9. In this case, he obtained the "Teleporting Stone Statue" and established a cooperative relationship with the Nighthawks Team.

Nowadays, this ownerless villa has become a bit dilapidated. The police cordon is still there, but the door frame of the villa is still empty, and the house is full of desolation.

It is estimated that this villa will continue to be abandoned. After all, it is unlikely that anyone will buy it if someone dies.

At this time, Hobert's spiritual sense felt that someone came out of the villa behind.

He also remembered that the owner of that villa was Mr. Polly.

Sure enough, Mr. Polly's voice sounded from behind: "Young man, are you also here to see the owner of this villa?"

Hobert was stunned, "too"?

He turned back and smiled slightly: "Hello, old man, yes, I am a distant relative of their family. I haven't contacted them for a long time. I happened to pass by here, so I came to take a look. Have they moved away?"

Polly sighed: "They're all dead."

Then Mr. Polly began to describe the process of discovering the bodies of Henry's family. Perhaps because of the confidentiality agreement signed, Mr. Polly only told the general story, but did not mention some details that sounded like ghost stories.

Seeing that the time was almost here, Hobert asked, "Has anyone else come to see them?"

"Yes, someone came to see Henry's family some time ago and asked me about their situation."

Hobert immediately thought: Could it be someone from the Solomon family?

He asked: "What does he look like? How old is he? I may also know him."

"He looks quite young. His hair and beard are all gray. He looks like he has been traveling a lot. However, he looks very healthy and walks as fast as the wind."

Hobert was thoughtful, and then he took out the pen and paper he carried with him: "Is it like this?"

He began to draw on paper the "Crazy Mage" who once took away a "Tree of Order" in Tingen City.

In this era before photography technology became popular, art was a compulsory course in universities and liberal arts schools. Almost everyone who had attended school for a few years could draw a few strokes.

The same is true for Hobert. Without the help of rituals, although the portrait he painted has no artistic sense and is not as realistic as a photo, it still depicts the vicissitudes and dust-laden feeling of the "Crazy Mage". out.

Before the painting was finished, Polly said: "Yes, yes, that's the old man. You really know him."

Hobert smiled: "Yes, I know him. Did he say anything when he left?"

Polly took out his pipe and thought about it while filling the tobacco leaves: "He said some strange things, about what kind of family it is, and he also said that he felt some disharmony, and the source of the disharmony came from Backlund and so on. .”

Hobert nodded: "Thank you for the information."

He planned to stay at home and in the office these days, and would not go out and run around when he had nothing to do, lest a certain "crazy mage" find the "source of disharmony."