Whispering Verse

Shade ignored the accusations from the Delarians and looked at the thirteen Kasenrics:

"What about you? They actually have a point. This is the city of Delarion."

The strong man who was the leader of the southerners did not raise his gun. He sat on a long bench, facing outside the table, holding his legs with both hands, and covering his head with a towel. Although he is from the south, he is equally fluent in Delarian:

"No one has said that the treasure is the treasure of the Delarian people. Green Lake City has belonged to many countries in history. Who does this treasure that is said to have escaped from the ancient tomb belong to? That is the scholar. Only we can investigate the matter.”

He spoke very logically, and it made sense for him to take the lead among these Kasenlik people.

Shade nodded again. What he said was right. The treasure that appeared in the Duyin River and the wealth that entered the river from an unknown source was indeed difficult to say to whom it should belong. Therefore, we can only use the simplest values ​​to infer that whoever picks it up belongs to whomever.

This is why these people clashed:

He asked his second question:

"I'm looking for a boy. You definitely saw him just now."

Both parties holding guns looked at Shad, so the Kasonrik man said:

"The Delarians knocked him unconscious and threw him into the river with the other corpses."

He looked at Shade, beside him was the huge knitted map of the Old World:

"This matter has nothing to do with us. You northerners are really interesting, and you are not lenient at all when dealing with your own people."

"I know, thank you for your answers."

Shade said, neatly putting away his pistol, then turning around and pushing open the door to leave. Those who aimed guns at him did not fire, but immediately pointed their guns at another group of people after the door was closed:

"You northerners are really hypocritical."

“Southerners, get out of our country!”

As for Shade, he and the puppy came outside the house together, standing under the eaves of the tavern and looking at the cracked rainy sky:

"Dlarion and Carsonric."

He reached out to touch the rain. Although he was calm at the moment, he was definitely not indifferent in his heart. The burning anger and concern for the boy were enough to support that thaumaturgy——

"Passionate Ice."

The water condensed into ice, and soon an irregular ice crystal half the size of a palm appeared in Shade's hand.

"Let's go find your master."

He lowered his head and said to the puppy, and opened the umbrella with a bang. Shade held the umbrella with one hand and threw the ice crystal with the other hand into the rain again, with the puppy following at his feet. After Shade left the tavern for more than ten steps, he picked up the ice crystal that fell into his hand again and threw it backwards.

Although he didn't turn around, the ice crystal accurately broke the glass of the tavern, and then together with the broken glass, he entered the room amidst the noise in the tavern.

"Three, two, one."

Boom!

The sound of the explosion in the rain could not be heard very far. The puppy was frightened and turned around with his tail between his legs. He only saw the shattered glass, half-collapsed buildings and black smoke rising from the ruins, forming a complete structure with the sound of explosions in the rain. A completely different landscape just seconds ago.

"Oh, that scared me to death,"

It said nervously and immediately followed Shade. As for the stranger holding the umbrella, he did not look back at himself. There was always a gap between people, and he did not need to understand everyone.

Tracking down the river, half an hour had passed since the puppy set out to find Shade, but Shade still did not give up hope.

Fortunately, it seems that fate is not willing to embarrass the child who was born unlucky. Shade and his puppy walked less than half a mile (about 0.8km) downstream along the river, when they saw three or four people holding umbrellas on the grass by the river. Judging from the way he stood, one of them was obviously a soldier in the army, and another was kneeling on the ground holding a boy.

Shade took off the ring on the puppy's paw, and it rushed over first. Professor Boulanger, who was holding the boy in his arms, heard the barking of a dog and turned around to see Shade walking towards this side.

Seeing that he was a familiar person, this professor of folklore/mineralogy from Willendale in Carsonric could not help but let out a sigh of relief and shouted loudly in Carsonric:

"Oh, it's Mr. Watson. Look at this boy. We found him in the river. Do you know first aid? He is still unconscious."

Shade was relieved to hear that Little John was still alive. He walked over quickly, knelt down and put his hand on the boy's neck.

[Caught in a coma after choking on water. 】

Then he put his hands on his chest and lungs, and used the spell to control water flow to sense the water that did not belong to the human body. Finally, he controlled the water to slowly rise up, and then pretended to pat the boy's chest.

Water continued to overflow from the boy's mouth, along with bloodshot streaks and white foam. The boy coughed several times and finally opened his eyes. The puppy immediately rushed up to lick his face, and the boy hugged his puppy. His body trembled a few times, and then he looked up and saw Shade and Professor Boulanger.

"Sir, I."

It was a look of timidity and shame.

"Don't talk for now. I will send you back to that maid's house now. Don't run out again. I know you want to repay me, but I don't help you just for you to repay me. If you really want to If you want to repay, then grow up peacefully and do more things in this damn world."

Professor Boulanger didn't know the relationship between Shade and the boy, but after hearing him say it, he almost understood it.

It's just that the boy still needs a rest before he can move, so the professor asked his students to take care of him. After confirming that the boy was out of danger, he and Shade came to the river and looked at the Duin River with an umbrella. Shade told the Mr. Kasenlik what he had just encountered.

The professor listened silently, and after Shade finished speaking, he kept repeating the word:

"Treasure."

He shook his head:

"Isn't this treasure the Pantanal area? Everyone thinks it is theirs, and they all think it should belong to them. They fight for it, and in the end, I don't know how many innocent people like this child were killed. Thrown into the river.”

He took off his glasses, wiped them with a handkerchief, and then looked at the ripples on the river again:

"It's chaos, it's really chaos."

Shade didn't expect the professor to think of this at once, but when he thought about it carefully, the farce in the tavern seemed to be no different from reality.

"Professor, thank you for saving him. Is your investigation over? Will you continue to stay in Green Lake City in the near future?"

He asked again, and Professor Boulanger shook his head:

"There's no need to thank you. No matter you are a southerner or a northerner, you can't just ignore a child who is about to drown. As for my itinerary, I have a bodyguard lent to me by your friend."

They were the soldiers that Captain Rades found from the military camp. The professor and his team paid to hire them. The man who looked like a soldier that Shade noticed just now should be them.

"But looking at the current situation, Green Lake City no longer welcomes people like us with Kasenrik looks. The inspection is not over yet, but we can't stay any longer. I plan to leave today with my students, the border Troops are being assembled in the area, and it is too dangerous now. We plan to take a train to the northeast, leave the Green Lake area, and then return south to Kasenlik."

He looked at Shade:

"Mr. Watson, I happened to meet you today, which can be regarded as a formal farewell to you. Thank you for your help in our investigation. If you have the opportunity to go to Willondale City in the future, remember to find me."

Shade nodded:

"Your decision is right. Although it is a pity that you failed to complete the inspection, it is indeed no longer suitable to stay here. Go back to Willondale. I think the border area will not be peaceful for a long time."

The professor nodded silently, then stretched out his hand to Shade. Shade was a little surprised, but he stretched out his hand and shook it:

"Goodbye, Mr. Watson."

Said in Delarian.

"Farewell, Professor Boulanger."

Kassenrik said.

Although Shade didn't have much contact with Professor Boulanger, Professor Boulanger really suited Shade's temperament. The two said goodbye solemnly by the river and agreed to meet again if they had the opportunity in the future. After bidding farewell to the professor, Shade personally sent the boy John to the apartment of the kind-hearted fat maid where he was temporarily staying.

The fat maid worked for the Green Lake Inn for many years and loved children. When Shade heard that the boy drowned while swimming in the rain, he was worried and angry and asked the boy to quickly come into the house. After taking a bath and changing clothes, he scolded him.

John then hugged his puppy and said goodbye to Shade, but before Shade left, he asked worriedly:

"Sir, are you going to do something dangerous tonight?"

He had been at the hotel, of course. However, after the Battle of Green Lake, the witches will dispose of the memories of the insiders in the hotel.

"Yes. Don't worry, you can go back tomorrow."

Shade said, standing at the door.

"Then sir, I wish you luck."

The boy pursed his lips and waved, and Shade took his blessing and waved goodbye to him.

However, he did not return to the Green Lake Hotel immediately. Instead, he came to the Duin River again, put away his umbrella and jumped into the river. After diving into the water, he swam all the way up the river.

【The power of space. 】

"She" in his ear suddenly reminded him, so Shade, who had been swimming in the river for twenty minutes, surfaced. Raindrops fell on the head and then hit the face. Shade just exposed his eyes from the water, looked left and right, touched the jewelry and gold and silver jewelry he just picked up from the bottom of the water, and then swam sideways.

This is close to the northern boundary of the city. On the west side of the river, there are no longer streets along the city, but towering embankments. At the bottom of the dam, there are three outlets that continuously deliver water to the Duin River. It is connected to the city's underground pipes, but not to sewage pipes and sewer pipes - after all, this is the upper reaches of the river, so the huge amount of water produced at this time is all rainwater brought by heavy rains.