Whispering Verse

Chapter 2434 Bad News and Bad News

The thick fog in the city was worse than outside the city. There were no taxis on the streets. The few pedestrians wore black umbrellas and wrapped themselves tightly before they dared to walk quickly on the streets.

This is the travel advice given in the newspaper.

After arriving at Belindel Manor, Luvia listened to Shade describing the monster he encountered outside the city, and immediately knew what it was:

"This kind of monster has also been named by the church - 'Exploding Pussy Man'. This thing will explode as long as it is hit by a serious external force. In addition to the 'Light Bulb Man' and 'Exploding Pussy Man', there is another kind of monster in the fog. Known as the 'Light Believers'.

The third type of monster is a madman who appears due to a special light. The changes in their appearance are not as big as the first two, except that their skin glows slightly and all their hair falls out. This kind of monster can express some crazy prayers through language that no one understands yet, and spreads spiritual infection to directly turn ordinary people into glowing monsters.

Now the official describes the appearance of these monsters as a special infectious disease, and these three are just the three most common monsters. There are even stranger things wandering in the fog. "

She finished the information in one breath and seemed ready to respond to Shade's questions.

"But since you mentioned this kind of monster, go to the alchemy laboratory on the ship. Megan and Miss Swift have developed new uses for the crystals left behind after the death of this luminous monster."

Luvia did not board the ship with Shade. She wanted to use the Countess's divination room in the manor for divination.

The alchemy laboratory on board the "Brilliant Messenger" was not a temporary arrangement. In the hundreds of years since Miss Eleser's awakening, she herself had of course renovated the cabins of the ship. The alchemy laboratory in it used to be hers. I'm using it myself.

Although the alchemy workshop in the basement of Belindel Manor is equally professional, the space is too small, so the alchemy laboratory on the ship is very popular among witches. When Shade arrived on the ship and entered the cabin, in addition to the witch and the witch's apprentice, there were more than a dozen girls from Zhonghuan in the laboratory making potions and alchemy tools for the upcoming battle.

The "Holy Water No. 3" purchased by Shade in advance from Priest Augustus made it easier to make healing potions, and the ancient rune-making technology inherited by the witches can only be learned by the witch's followers.

"Shad, this way."

Audrey and Megan, who were wearing "one-piece skirts", greeted Shade. Judging from their standing postures, they had freed their hands and just let the skin of their left and right legs under the skirts stick together.

The flaxen-haired Miss Swift on the side also smiled and nodded to Shade, and handed Shade a small black silk belt bag:

"Ms. Edwards and I discovered that in addition to being excellent ritual materials, the crystals left behind after the death of creatures infected by the special light still contain abnormal properties. We processed them to strengthen their instability, From this, a bomb was created that can produce a small explosion and cause light infection in a certain area.”

In the small pocket are three pure white crystals with irregular shapes. According to Sister Megan and Miss Swift, the specific light phenomenon caused by each crystal is only slightly weaker than the phenomenon that occurs naturally.

"But synthesizing this kind of crystal costs a lot, and different monsters drop different amounts. If we go by the average level, we have to kill 15 to 20 monsters to get the materials to make a 'light crystal', and there is a probability of failure in the production."

"Will the explosion of this crystal be effective on the monsters themselves?"

Shade asked, Audrey immediately shook her head:

"Of course it's ineffective, but our opponents are not just monsters. Keep these three crystals, and remember not to let them come into contact with light for a long time, otherwise there is a certain probability of self-destruction."

Seeing Shade's eyes widen, Megan smiled and reassured:

"Don't worry, in order to reduce the probability of self-destruction, we even added a stabilizer at the expense of reducing the power. The activation method is to inject a sufficient amount of light into it, which is very simple for you. However, I am becoming more and more curious now, [Worship the light] What method can we rely on to control this special light? We have the raw materials now, but we can’t fully control it.”

"Isn't it because of the statue of the Ancient God of Light? The one your cousin Ms. Fulan mentioned."

Shade asked, Audrey shook her head:

"Even if there is a statue, you can't do it just by holding the statue. There must be a unique technology involved. I'm really curious."

"Mr. Hamilton!"

Suddenly there was a voice from the cabin door, and when I turned my head, it was Miss Aurora's niece, Miss Hailey Aurora. She has the same brown hair color as her aunt, except her hair is straight instead of wavy:

"Here you go, Princess Margaret sent an urgent letter."

"urgent?"

Shade hurriedly opened the letter and looked at it. Megan took off the rubber gloves used for experiments:

"What's wrong?"

"It's bad news. Carmen Eddington, who I highly suspect is related to the 'Vampire Alliance [Dragon Food Order]', originally received an invitation and promised to attend tonight's banquet, but this morning the Eddington family sent a letter. Said that he suddenly became seriously ill and could not attend the banquet. "

Shade said, and the wise witch smiled and said:

"How could it be such a coincidence? So, there might really be a big problem with that musician?"

"I don't know. I went to Margaret Manor, and Margaret said she had sent someone to investigate. I at least want to find out whether Carmen Eddington is at Eddington Manor, and if so, whether he went there or not. Going to the party actually doesn’t matter to me.”

It’s just that Shade had more things to do that morning than he expected. As soon as he returned to the manor from the boat, Agelina came to give Shade another message:

"Someone is looking for you outside the manor. It is a middle-aged man with a pale complexion. He said his surname is Bernhardt."

Shade came to the door of the manor shrouded in thick fog. The person outside was indeed Mr. Bernhardt.

"I have bad news."

Lord Vampire Seed said to Shade through the fence gate. The gate to the Earl's manor was a double-open black fence gate, which was large enough for two carriages to pass through at the same time. There is also a small single-opening fence door next to it to facilitate pedestrians' entry and exit.

"I have some bad news too."

Shade also said, so the Viscount outside the door sighed helplessly, and Shade asked the maid who came behind him to open the door first.

"No, no, I won't go in. I'd better not cause trouble for you at this time."

Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"There is a 'Blue Flame Tavern' a street away. Let's go there and talk."

The tavern located in the center of Yuewan City is obviously different from the country tavern and the lower city tavern. There are also bards performing here, but the grade of the performance is obviously quite high-end, as is the level of decoration.

Shade and Mr. Bernhardt chose the table next to the wall as usual. When the waiter brought them the tavern's special ale called "Blue Flame", Mr. Bernhardt said helplessly:

"Thomas Pidgeon ran away. But don't worry, my people have been following him. He probably didn't realize that he was being followed. Judging from the results of the current investigation, he had planned to hide today since two weeks ago. . He has not left Moon Bay and is now at Helmington Castle outside the city."

He was worried that Shade didn't know, so he explained:

"Helmington Castle is located at the northern foot of Crow Mountain in the Black Forest in the northwest of Moon Bay. It is built on a mountain with extremely high terrain. There is only one path leading there, and there is a circle of artificially excavated trenches outside the castle. Only the castle A wooden bridge must be lowered inside to pass.

This castle was built about three hundred years ago, and I don’t know the specific purpose of its construction. But I know that Thomas Pidgeon gathered a group of thugs and city gangsters to help him protect the castle. There is evidence that it was the Hawthorne family who helped find those thugs. "

"The bad news from my side is that Carmen Eddington suddenly fell seriously ill this morning and will not go to the banquet. Mr. Bernhardt, please wait for me here for a while, and I will find out where he is now. At most Come back in an hour.”

Shade said he was going for an hour, but actually he came back in half an hour. At that time, there was a newspaper and a piece of fried beans on the table in front of Lord Vampire Seed. Seeing Shade coming, he turned his eyes away from the bard on the small platform:

"Any news?"

"Yes, there is indeed a problem with Carmen Eddington. Last night, the guards guarding the city saw a carriage driving out of the back door of the Eddington family. The tracking results this morning showed that the ruts of the carriage lead to you. That castle.”

This is the conclusion that Miss Sylvia came to through her own investigation half an hour ago.

Mr. Bernhardt narrowed his eyes slightly:

"If I understand correctly, they knew something big was going to happen in the city, so they ran away in advance to avoid it?"

"Yes, I even suspect that the Eddington family knows about Carmen Eddington."

Shade shook his head:

"That's not important. Mr. Bernhardt, is there a ring wizard in that castle?"

"My compatriots have been watching. There are about five or six middle-level warlocks, but no cultists have been found."

"It's time like this. The cultists don't care. Let's go together tonight. We can't delay any more."

He spoke in a very calm tone, and Mr. Bernhardt raised his eyebrows:

"This is also my plan. To be on the safe side, don't rush in directly. I'm worried that there is another secret exit in the castle. It is in the mountains after all.

Thanks to Miss Toles, I learned that around seven o'clock tonight, a convoy of fresh vegetables and fruits will enter the castle to unload the goods, which is about a week's supply. We took this opportunity to sneak in and observe the situation. If nothing unexpected happened, Marquis Morson lent me a keeper-level relic that could temporarily seal off the entire castle from the inside. "

There's nothing wrong with just rushing in, but it's really important to be safe. This operation will completely solve the local vampire problem, and Shade will not wait any longer.

"Do you need extra manpower from my side?"

Shade asked again, but Mr. Bernhardt asked:

"Are you coming? Isn't there a party tonight?"

"I still want to know what's more important."

So Lord Vampire Seed didn't ask any more questions:

"Just come by yourself. I won't bring too many people here. It will be very sensitive if we act together now. Albert and I, just the two of us, plus you, the three of us will enter the castle. I will arrange for others People surrounded Crow Mountain and promised not to let anyone go."

Bang~ Shade picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him. Mr. Bernhardt also had a fierce look in his eyes. Apparently he was fed up with these things and planned to solve the problem completely tonight:

"Except for the servants, most of the guards in that castle are scum. Although I don't have the habit of killing ordinary people at will, I don't have to worry too much tonight. Mr. Watson, since we have experienced so many things, now we finally Once I find my target, I won’t let anyone go.”

"I understand, Herr Bernhardt, I understand everything."