Whispering Verse

Chapter 2754 The Chosen One and Hoy Manor

Even though Luvia finished the work at hand that night, she did not go to the master bedroom, so the red-haired witch had the man of the house all to herself for the whole night.

The next day, when she got up on Saturday morning, the Duchess quietly came to Luvia to thank her, and looking at her expression, it was clear that certain things could really adjust her mood.

Shade missed last Saturday's group meeting because of the decisive battle with York Bronte, so he has decided not to take any more leave this week no matter what.

After bidding farewell to Luvia and Carina early in the morning, he went to the Vista Grove early in the morning. As usual, I went to see the elves first. When I arrived at the Accordion Hotel, it started to rain. In the short few minutes that Shade went upstairs, the light rain suddenly turned into heavy rain.

"Good morning, Shade!"

The witch seemed to be in a particularly good mood this morning, and the red-haired girl on the sofa immediately greeted Shade:

"There was no fire in the city last night. We don't know the situation outside the city yet, but the girls reported that a large number of ring warlocks did come out of the city last night. In addition, the Five Gods Church has launched negotiations with the three major colleges to coordinate the three The university sends members to support the affairs of Vista Grove.

No specific details have yet been worked out, but the first wave of reinforcements will not be large. The church has decided to let the ring wizards gather in Willendale first, which is the backup base for the Vesta Woodland incident. "

"This is good news, but what about Ms. Asperger? Has she replied to you?"

Shade asked again, and Miss Danister nodded:

"I received Aisha's letter this morning. She agreed to come to help, but she is currently dealing with another slightly difficult matter in the far north and will not be able to come here until next week."

"Don't worry, we haven't figured out the demon thing yet. Last night I went to ask a friend of mine who knows a lot about demons to determine who appeared in the Vista Grove."

He took out the [Demon Hunting Seal] and waved it around, and then shared the information provided by the doctor about the "Fire Demon - Dezast" with the ladies:

"This information should be very accurate. Combined with the information provided by the hermits, the demon that was sealed three hundred years ago is the same one that appears now."

"After swallowing the first fire, can you still separate the flame and create a clone?"

Miss Denister nodded:

"The Church of Nature is still determining whether the demon in the [Ice Magic Box] still exists, but we can follow your idea and first determine that there is a problem with the seal back then. So what are you going to do? This demon seems to have traveled through time. It doesn’t matter. Do you want to investigate further?”

"Of course, although there is no connection on the surface, no one can say for sure about Vista Glades."

He took the tea cup from Miss Bell and wanted to explain what he was going to do today, but Miss Danister said again:

"Also, there is something about the chosen ones of time."

Shade raised his head and asked with a smile:

"Is there any new information? Are you two among the candidates?"

Flora also laughed:

"Of course there won't be two of us. Daniste means that the ship in the New World brought a newly discovered fragment of a poem, but it was not found in the New World. It was discovered when the ship was resupplying in the eye of the storm. ——

[The noble man chosen by time holds the power of the tree in his hand. ]"

"The church's interpretation believes that this means that the chosen one of time possesses the power of the World Tree, or possesses a weapon made of the World Tree."

The red-haired girl explained, while Shade was more pessimistic:

"Then can we also think that this refers to the evil thing turned into the remains of the World Tree we discovered, and it is also the chosen one of time?"

"This is not impossible. But according to many current opinions, Emilia is still more likely. She is a high elf and a candidate for the World Tree sacrifice. It is difficult for us to find a candidate who is closer to the World Tree than her. ”

Whether the "Emilia" she was referring to was an elf in the woods or one who watched over the unicorns at the academy, it was hard to say.

"I've actually always been curious."

The witch asked again at this time:

"Xia De said that the girl in the forest is three years older than her original age. So did she come back three years later, or did she go back three years ago and live for three years now? Or maybe she was two years old? Returned after the New Year and lived in the forest for a year?"

The red-haired girl also looked at Shade, and Shade thought for a while:

"I prefer that she came back and lived alone in the woods for three years."

"This must be lonely, right?"

The sentimental witch sighed, but Shade shook his head:

"She doesn't have to worry about studies and exams, and there is a large group of chocobos to accompany her. Moreover, this is the place where the elves of the Fifth Age lived, so she won't feel uncomfortable living there. This should be very good for her.

Considering the lifespan of elves, three years is not a long time for them. I don't deny that living alone in the woods for three years is definitely harder than living in the academy, but if you think about it carefully, it is a very small price to pay for becoming the chosen one. "

"Then what is the significance of her returning to the present? Is this also one of the requirements of the ceremony?"

Flora asked again curiously, while Shade nodded:

"I think this is probably a ritual requirement. The Chosen One of Death requires resurrection, the Chosen One of Light requires the sword of light to be drawn, and the Chosen One of Time requires proof that he can travel through time. Isn't this reasonable?"

"So you want to deal with other Chosen Ones of Time to pave the way for Emilia?"

Miss Danister teased, and Shade did not deny this. Compared with Emilia in the Moon Bay period, the current forest elves still seem a little immature, but at least they can take responsibility.

As long as Emilia herself has no objection, she is the Chosen One of Time, which is the best result for Shade.

Although I have to go back to the meeting this afternoon, I can't waste the morning time.

There are not many clues about the demon at present, and Shade does not plan to go outside the city to see if there are other burning black trees:

"Remember? When Miss Danister and I went to the hermits' camp for the first time, in addition to buying beacon acorns and time stabilization anchors, we also bought some sundries, including a notebook that recorded local demon legends."

"Of course I remember, but if there are records about demons on it, the hermit group should also know about it. Haven't they investigated it?"

Shade shook his head:

"The records in that notebook are probably written by ordinary people. The stories on it are quite obscure. They are more like folk stories and legends written based on mountain rumors than real records.

The reliability of the notes is very low, but when I read the content above, I noticed that there was a mention of fire there. It's just that the owner of the notes did not think that the demon was related to the fire, but that the demon cursed someone, causing him to encounter a fire when he encountered a series of accidents."

Although the correlation is not strong, Shade still wants to go to the "Hoy Manor" mentioned in the notes. The burning of the manor occurred about three hundred years ago, when the demon appeared.

The burned manor was rebuilt more than ten years ago and is still called "Hoy Manor". The original owner of the manor, Baron Hoy, and his family all died in the disaster three hundred years ago. Now the manor belongs to the family of Kant, the chief of the city's police department.

Mr. Kant served in the Eastern Fleet of Carsonrick as a naval officer when he was young. After retiring, he returned to his hometown and has served the city for more than 40 years.

According to Miss Bell's investigation, he is expected to obtain the title of baron for his outstanding contributions before and after retirement - the kind that cannot be inherited. In addition to his diligence, his outstanding contribution is more importantly that he has a good relationship with some bigwigs in Willendel. When the royal family members come to the local area, he is responsible for coordinating the local security.

And the 25-year-old George Kant, who survived the Love Lake with Linda Bennet, is the eldest son of the police chief.

"As the chief of police, can he buy and renovate such a large manor with his income? Are the civil servants in Carsenrick earning so much?"

Shad asked, and Flora smiled and shook her head:

"Of course there is illegal income, but it is not completely illegal income. When I was still at home, I heard people say that Mr. Kant was never stingy when giving gifts to the nobles of Willendel. He might be richer than the Bennet family."

However, the Kant family did not live in Hoy Manor. On the one hand, it was because the chief of police was not suitable to live in a better place than the mayor, and on the other hand, it was because the location of Hoy Manor was in the north of the city, a little too far from the city center.

Since he decided to go for the investigation, Shad prepared to set off. Yesterday, it was Miss Danister who followed him out, and today it was still her, because although Flora's music score had been completed, it still needed rehearsal and practice.

She will perform on stage on Sunday night, because this is the first time Shad has watched her public performance, so she attaches great importance to it.

It was not easy to find a carriage in the heavy rain, and the talkative driver complained on the road that there was too much rain this autumn.

Fortunately, the Vista Woodland is not a mountainous area prone to mudslides, and the flow of the Aronson River is not enough to cause floods. In addition, the location of Vista City itself is relatively high, so the rainy autumn has not brought disasters to this area for the time being.

Shad and Miss Danister thought that there should be only a few servants in the Hoy Manor today, and they should be facing a manor waiting to be solved and well-hidden clues; but when the carriage stopped on the street in the north of the city, Shad found that the manor was particularly lively today.

A large number of servants were cleaning and arranging the manor, and the carriages pulling goods were also transporting some sealed wooden boxes to the manor for storage.