Whispering Verse

After the treatment, it was lunch time, and of course Miss Belinder invited Shade to stay for dinner. By the time the two appeared together in the restaurant, the blonde countess no longer looked hurt at all.

The lunch was quite sumptuous. Although Yuewan City is a seaport city, in order to take care of Shade who was "born in the Randall Valley", we didn't see much seafood and catch on the lunch table. Shade was a little tired after working all morning, but while eating, he still noticed that Miss Belindel always glanced at him casually, and when Shade looked back, the witch would immediately look away. .

During lunch, she even took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine and express her gratitude to Shade. The numb look in Xia De's eyes just now might have been an illusion, but this toast must mean that the relationship between the two has finally changed from "strangers and just acquaintances" to "friendly and friends".

"[The Source of Chaos] will stay in your shoulder for about a month or two. During this period, it is normal to have weird dreams, but if the dreams appear frequently and even affect reality, you need to pay attention. [The Source of Chaos] You also know the characteristics of [Source]. Oh, according to the way this relic is contained, please also bask in the moon more, which is good for staying healthy."

Miss Belindel nodded and asked again:

"What compensation should I give you? Although you said no, it cost you a sage-level relic after all, and the moonlight water is also priceless."

Shade shook his head:

"Please don't mention this matter again, I won't ask for payment."

He and Miss Belindel maintained a tacit understanding, and neither of them mentioned where Shade learned this treatment method. Even though Miss Belindel had no contact with the Society of Truth, she knew the whole process of "surgery" and could tell that the technique involved the fusion of relics and human bodies and the refining of human bodies.

Of course, they didn't even mention a single word about her lying in his arms for treatment last night, biting his neck, and the two of them riding a horse back to the city. Shade thought that the relationship between the two was developing in a good direction, but he recalled the look that made his heart beat wildly just now, and he doubted whether his "favorability enhancement" plan was too effective.

As for last night's harvest, that is, the fragment of the poem, the dragon scales and the female werewolf, they were naturally mentioned after the witch recovered.

The content of the fragment of the poem is "The dragon that broke the shell, the seven-color dragon scales", but the content is too sparse, so it is unclear whether it points to the identity of the chosen one or the content of the ritual; the powerful golden dragon scales are suspected to be related to It is related to the content of the fragment of the poem. In fact, before setting off last night, Miss Belindel did not expect to have such an important harvest, so the scales were temporarily kept with her. She wanted to carefully study the ancient family book that was accidentally cracked. .

As for the female werewolf, she was locked in the basement of the manor after she was brought back, and now she has awakened.

Although she showed full ferocity in the cave last night, she was surprisingly calm after waking up. The manor's maid had a few words with her when she brought her breakfast in the morning, and then discovered that she seemed to have lost most of her memory.

After Miss Matilda took the relics to check, she was sure that she was not lying:

"She did not live in the cave voluntarily before. It was the evil spirit attached to the tree we saw last night that controlled her."

Although she has lost most of her memory, the woman still remembers that her name is Marika Frost and she is a resident of Moon Bay City. She did not remember her home address, but she only remembered that her ability to "transform into a werewolf" was inherited from her father. When she was young, she spent full-moon nights with her father. After her father committed suicide, she kept it a secret. On a day she couldn't remember the date, when she entered the Whispering Hills alone to spend the night of the full moon, she was then controlled by the tree.

After lunch, to ensure safety and that she could not see everyone's faces clearly, Shade and Miss Belindel also went to the basement to visit her. This was a werewolf after all, so although she was not locked in a cage, her right hand and left foot were still firmly locked to the wall of the secret room with a rune chain.

Ms. Frost was very depressed because in those vague memories, she remembered that she had been controlled and attacked more than one living person.

"So what to do with her?"

After talking to her for a while and confirming that she didn't know about the dragon scales, and only knew that the wraith attached to the tree guided the strange power to strengthen her, Shade left the basement with Miss Belindel. The witch asked Shade, but Shade shook his head:

"It depends on what you think, no matter what. She has attacked a living person, so she is guilty; but she is controlled, so she is also innocent. Look at her appearance, I think even if you let her leave directly, I’m afraid she doesn’t want to go back to her original life.”

Miss Belindel nodded:

"I thought you would directly plead for her. There is something fishy about this. The cave is too deep into the hills. She just said that she had never been there before, but why did she go there the night she was controlled? Then? The tree and the ghost had a small area of ​​influence, and it was impossible to seduce her from a distance.”

"Let's investigate her true identity. Maybe we can gain something. As for her future arrangements."

Shade thought for a while:

"Examine this woman. If she is really kind-hearted, it is better to keep her. This is not to pity her. Creatures like werewolves are rare now. Although she is not a magician, she has rough skin and thick flesh. Not weaker than an ordinary low-level warlock. These are troubled times, and staying by your side might be useful and allow her to atone for her sins."

The countess also thought that Shade's idea was a good one, but everything had to wait until the woman's identity was found out. There is no need for Shade to do this. Finding out a person's identity in Yuewan City is a very small matter for the Belindel family.

At present, it is not completely certain whether the seventh chosen one will really appear in the Yuewan area, and there is no evidence whether the legends and prophecies related to "dragons" circulated by the seven major families and the local area of ​​Yuewan are related to this. Schad believes that there is a high probability that it is related. In short, part of the undercurrent beneath the seemingly calm Moon Bay area has now been detected.

The subsequent events still need to be investigated, and of course Miss Belindel will not let go of the "Light Worshipers Training Group". She will definitely take revenge.

Shade did not stay long at Belindle Manor that afternoon. After visiting the female werewolf, he thought about continuing to investigate the body of the prostitute. Since there are no clues from Miss Lisa, who was also a technical worker who appeared that night, the next step for Shade is to contact Freeman Hawthorne. Although he lost his memory for a week, his health was fine and he is now active again.

But before Shade left the manor, the witch asked coyly:

"Do you know how to play Rhodes? You must know how to play. I saw you were carrying a very expensive deck of cards when you were playing [Dice Stories]. The day after tomorrow, are you free on Friday night? In Belindle I had a card game with Lord Martin Eddington and Lord Harry Wood at the Parliamentarians' Club under Big Ben."

After a slight pause:

"Actually, it's just an excuse to talk about business and entertainment. I don't like this very much. After all, I can't play cards at the same time. In the past, I used to have the maid disguised as a man to play for me. If you have time, help me play at the card table. You said you wanted to investigate the Wood family, this is a good opportunity."

According to Mr. Bernhardt's information, among the three people Hawthorne, Wood, and Black who appeared in the bathhouse that night, Herman Wood was the second son of Baron Wood. Although Mr. Bernhardt is responsible for investigating this person, since there is an opportunity, Shade will not let it go:

"Friday night? No problem, I'm pretty good at Rhodes. Is Herman Wood coming too?"

The witch nodded:

"Yes, he likes Rhodes cards very much. He will definitely appear in person on such occasions. Don't worry about betting. I will give you a card with special rules. You bet on this. If you win, it is yours. If you lose, you don't have to worry about it."

I felt in my heart that this invitation to the man in front of me was not enough, but I suddenly found that Xia De's eyes seemed to light up for a moment. She blinked hesitantly and looked carefully. Shade's expression had returned to normal:

"Special rules card. Don't worry, I will definitely be there."

Bella Belindel smiled, she felt that she probably knew what the other person liked.

After leaving Belindel Manor, Shade first went to the autopsy room in Spider Alley in the lower city. Mr. Ptolemy Albert, who always seemed to be at work, also provided Shade with new information:

"The church has started to investigate our people in the city. I have very little contact with my people. Although the church can't find me, it can't really ignore anything."

He rinsed his hands in the sink against the wall, and then invited Shade to talk in the corridor outside the door of the autopsy room, where the smell was slightly lighter:

"Mr. Watson, can you please do something for me? I would like to ask you to visit the people of the same race I used to know and make them more vigilant recently."

This man in a yellow burqa is indeed very uneasy:

"I don't want to go in person, because I don't know who the church is monitoring. Armand said that you are a very capable ring warlock, and you are not a vampire, so I want to invite you to go."

This is a small thing. Although it wastes time, it is just a run around the city. Thinking of the gentleman who helped him a lot at the door of the police station during the dice story collection last week, Shade agreed:

"Happy to oblige."

However, the coroner did not let Shade travel to many places. He gave Shade three addresses and names, and the addresses were all within the urban area of ​​Yuewan City.