The sun is high

“Adlon Hotel…”

Shuge read out the name of the building in front of him.

He has never been here, but he has heard the name of this hotel.

The Adlon Hotel has existed even longer than Bolden City.

It used to be just a small hotel, receiving all guests coming and going. Human merchants, mercenaries, and mages were all regular visitors here, and plateau ogres, giant-eared goblins, and mountain elves were also there. Among the hospitality list.

It has avoided the undercurrents and rocks in the long river of time time and time again, and has successfully survived wars, plagues and other turmoils. It has witnessed the destruction and reconstruction of cities, the replacement of kingship, and non-human races. Displacement on the plateau.

And now, the Adlon Hotel, which was bought by the famous giant-eared goblin businessman Victor, has been transformed into the largest hotel in the entire Bolden City and even the entire Walter Kingdom. This hotel has grown from nearly twenty Since two years ago, it has been working closely with the Votel government, so since then, the Adlon Hotel has also been used as an important place to accommodate important guests and visitors from various countries in addition to embassies.

"So why was I sent here? Shouldn't I be taken directly to Ernst Manor?"

Xiuge turned to the soldier Duden on the side and asked: "How come I, a bad novel writer, am treated the same as the foreign guests?"

"Well……"

Faced with Shuge's question, the young soldier who only knew that he was on a mission shrugged: "I don't know that, Mr. Ernst, but..."

He looked around and confirmed that no one else was paying attention to him, then said in a lowered voice: "We were indeed planning to go to the Ernst Manor, but we received the order halfway, so we came here instead."

"on the way?"

"In the afternoon, I don't know exactly what happened."

As a loyal reader of Shuge, Duden tried his best.

In fact, for a soldier of the Chasseur Regiment, this behavior is no different from violating regulations.

Therefore, Duden did not say anything more, but stood upright beside Shuge with a weapon on his back. Like the other soldiers participating in the escort, he transformed into a sculpture standing in the snow.

Someone got out of another car.

Wei Lin was still wearing the coat, and her body shone with magical light used to block low temperatures. Those dark red glimmers told you that they were very warm at first glance. .

She slowly came to Shuge's side holding the magic book. She gently pulled the scarf around her neck, and then said, "Sally took Schubert and her teacher to the Medical Association."

"Is Schubert okay?"

"There is no problem so far. At least he no longer needs healing magic to maintain his life."

Wei Lin sighed: "However, he suffered a lot in order to remove the necrotic parts of his thigh... Sally would probably have to spend a lot of energy and money to rejuvenate her uncle's body. "

"All right."

Shuge nodded, but then he cast a doubtful look at Weilin: "But, Miss Weilin, why are you here?"

"The commission I received was to bring a living Shuge Ernst back to the Ernst Manor."

Weilin turned her face sideways and rolled her eyes covertly: "Your family is willing to use the manuscript of the first volume of "Poetry of the Night" as a reward. I haven't received the reward yet, so naturally I have no way to leave."

Although Shuge had heard Weilin say before that one of the main reasons why she accepted the commission was that the Ernst family gave her reasons that she could not refuse.

"Please forgive my shallowness, but Miss Wei Lin... what is "Poetry of the Night"?"

"Books, important magic books."

Wei Lin seemed to have known that Shuge would ask these questions, so she quickly gave Shuge a reply: "Even Merlin Lehe only owns an incomplete copy of this classic."

"With all due respect, owning something that is too precious can easily bring disaster to people."

Hearing Xiuge's words, Weilin chuckled: "However, "Poetry of the Night" is worthless."

"What?"

Weilin gently raised her glasses: "It is indeed a magic book, but it is a book that records lost magic, and it uses elusive verses throughout, because its author is a Crazy poet... This means that even for scholars who study magic, the secrets it can reveal are extremely limited. After all, it is always rigorous magic formulas and regular runes that can advance magic research. , rather than those quirky verses."

As she spoke, the female mage sighed with some regret: "In short, even in the collection community, the manuscript of "Poetry of the Night" does not have any popularity. Even if it is sold at a low price, no one may be willing to acquire it."

"So, Miss Wei Lin's pursuit of "Poetry of the Night" is to study those lost ancient magics?"

"That's my topic, but this topic...heh, it's really difficult to find a breakthrough point."

Weilin looked away. She obviously didn't want to continue the topic of "Poetry of the Night", so she raised her hand and pointed to the door of the Adlon Hotel: "Mr. Sugar, it seems that someone has come to pick you up."

Shuge turned his head and saw a figure in a crisp uniform walking out, accompanied by a group of hotel guards. The leader's eyes quickly fixed on Shuge, and then he led everyone over quickly. .

This is an elf.

Mountain elves to be exact.

Like all the mountain elves on the Luowei Plateau, he has a tall body and a thin face. Of course, he also has a pair of pointed ears that are different from humans.

The two soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment who were guarding the side came forward together. They took out an ID and exchanged it with the elf wearing a hotel uniform. After verifying the accuracy of the magic emblems on each other's IDs, the two soldiers Then he stepped aside.

The mountain elf stood in front of Xiuge and the two, then bowed and saluted.

"Mr. and Madam of the Ernst family, I am Finn, the receptionist at the Adlon Hotel. I am very happy to receive two distinguished guests today..."

The etiquette of the elf receptionist was very good. Although his voice was not pleasant, it was sincere: "The identities and residence certificates of the two have been verified. According to the reservation situation, the Adlon Hotel will prepare VIP class for the two of them. Deluxe room, I hope you both enjoy your stay.”

As he spoke, the elf Finn's eyes skipped over Shuge and Wei Lin in turn. After discovering that neither of them carried any large luggage, he turned slightly sideways and said "please" to the door of the Adlon Hotel. ” posture.

At this time, all the soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment who were responsible for escorting Shuge also began to leave, including Duden. The young guard smiled at Shuge, and then followed his comrades. Embarked on the return journey.

They were replaced by the guards of the Adlon Hotel. Although they were wearing the hotel's security uniforms, they were still fully armed, and their actions were even more powerful.

Although they still didn't understand the specific situation, Xiuge and the two had no other choice at this time, so they looked at each other and followed the elf receptionist forward.

As a place used by the Kingdom of Walter to receive important foreign guests in the royal capital, the scale and decoration of the Adlon Hotel are needless to say. Even visitors from a foreign country like Shuge, whose souls have been washed away by complicated information, feel the same way. Here comes the style and luxury.

What surprises Shuge is that although the Adlon Hotel is currently owned by the giant-eared goblin businessman Victor, it has not been poisoned by the "goblin aesthetic".

Of course, it may just be that Victor respects the long history of the Adlon Hotel, so he did not choose to show a little goblin shock to guests from all over the world in a place like this.

Like painting everything gold or something.

Especially after seeing several wealthy goblin businessmen covered in various gold ornaments, Shuge felt more and more that the exquisite decoration of the Adlon Hotel was probably just an accident.

Finn, the tall and lanky elf receptionist, started his job.

While he guided Xiuge and Weilin towards the interior of the hotel, he introduced the various sculptures, trees and unique decorations on the roadside in non-repetitive terms. When talking about certain sculptures, he would introduce two sentences about their creations. He could even tell them which sculptors were currently living in Bolden, and which of them would hold their own sculpture exhibitions in the near future...

Wei Lin was obviously not interested in knowing these things at this time, so she interrupted the other party's introduction: "Please tell me about the situation in the hotel."

"As you wish, ma'am."

The elf nodded patiently. He immediately ended the conversation about the surrounding decorations and sculptures, and changed the topic smoothly: "You two should know that the kingdom currently has some... um, small friction externally, so the recent exchanges with Adlon There are many foreign guests in the hotel, and envoys from allied countries such as Hain and St. Steele are currently here."

"Where is the Kingdom of Delan?"

"Here too, of course."

As he spoke, Finn turned his head slightly and cast his gaze into the distance.

Xiuge looked along and saw two men wearing black dresses and iris brooches sitting on a chair with gloomy faces. One of them kept taking out his pocket watch to check, seeming a little anxious.

"The Adlon Hotel will naturally not embarrass any customer, so even guests from the Kingdom of Deland can receive the most attentive service here... But once you leave the hotel, you can't tell."

Finn said with a smile.

At this time, Xiuge noticed that this elf had two narrow brown lines on his side face, which meant that he belonged to the "New Leaf Family" among the mountain elves. This elf family is extremely large and has always been associated with humans. Known for its deep social integration.

Judging from Finn's demeanor and tone, he has obviously regarded himself as a citizen of Votel for a long time.

At this time, Shuge and the two had followed Finn into an extremely grand and luxurious hall, and Shuge asked in a timely manner: "Mr. Finn, can you tell us about our room?"

The elf naturally responded to every request. He smiled and replied: "You two will stay in our VIP suite. There are two independent rooms in the suite for you to choose from. Please rest assured that privacy is absolutely guaranteed."

"Although it seems that you two don't have any luggage with you, the supplies and clothing in the room are all available. If you have any other needs, you can contact the waiter through the summoning crystal in the room."

But this was not the information Shuge wanted to know, so he asked: "So, does Mr. Finn know who booked the room?"

This time, the elf receptionist gave a negative answer: "Sorry, Adlon Hotel must protect the personal and privacy safety of all customers, and the booker is naturally among the customers."

"It's a contradiction."

Wei Lin expressed her doubts. As a "former magic consultant" of the Legal Committee, her tone at this time naturally brought a sense of oppression: "As guests of the hotel, if we cannot even connect the room reservation person's If you can’t know your identity, how can you stay here safely?”

"Just because you two are in Adlon."

Finn smiled and said: "And sometimes, confidentiality itself is also a kind of protection for customers. I hope you two can understand."

Finally, after many attempts and inquiries to no avail, Xiuge and the two finally followed the elf receptionist to the VIP suite, room number 1049.

Only one number is missing to match the "phantom murder room" in Xiuge's memory.

As Finn introduced, the two of them had already experienced the most attentive service attitude at the Adlon Hotel before they checked in. The only restrictions were the revolver that Shuge carried with him and Weilin's magic book. Being locked into a long metal box mixed with magic silver by the guards, this is what all guests who carry weapons need to experience.

After entering the room and locking the door, the two of them checked the entire luxury suite in a tacit understanding.

After confirming that there was no surveillance magic or other messy things here, Shuge and Wei Lin sat down face to face in the living room of the suite.

"Mr. Shuge, what do you think?"

"Weird..."

Shuge shook his head, and then expressed his judgment: "There is no restriction on the residence time, the identity of the person who booked the room is kept secret, and according to Duden, the reason why we are here is because the Chasseur Regiment is halfway there. New orders have been received... We were indeed going to Ernst Manor."

"This means that it is very likely that someone other than the Ernst family knows about our itinerary. Maybe they have something important to do with us, or maybe they have some other purpose. In short, they conveyed their orders to the Chasseur Regiment. , and made a temporary reservation to bring us here.”

Wei Lin nodded, and she added: "And it seems that the person who gave the order is more important in the eyes of the Chasseurs than the Ernst family and the old marshal... Well, in the Kingdom of Walter, what? How can a person have such a status?"