Whispering Verse

"The pearl you are talking about is on that terrible corpse, or is it in the undersea city? Or is it in the hands of the ritual master of the Scarlet Secret Cult?"

Shade asked again.

"I don't know about that."

Mr. Edmond had a regretful expression on his face:

"I'm not a fishman, and I've never been to the bottom of the sea. These are all recorded in stone tablets and documents. I can't even be sure whether the pearl is a [relic]. But you can't mistake it. It's a golden pearl. Pearl, about half the size of a fist.”

Shade frowned and thought for a while. It seemed that only by finding a way to directly touch the pearl that Mr. Edmond mentioned could he be sure whether there was anything he wanted in it.

"I have another question. Apart from the Evil God's Familia, are there any dangers in Coldwater Port? I'm worried that something else will happen by then."

"The ring warlock forces from the New and Old Worlds have gathered in Coldwater Port to find someone. Is this considered dangerous? In addition, there are rumors of fishermen witnessing mermaids in the outer sea, but that alien race is a peaceful race. Currently, there are only these... ..."

The old man thought about it again:

"Of course, there is no shortage of ancient legends in this land, and there are also many modern legends. For example, there were level 0 relics here. For example, this land was polluted by desire and sin, so today there are smugglers and stowaways. In paradise, the fire of civilization will always attract strange things...but I think these have nothing to do with this incident."

"OK."

Shade nodded again and stood up to leave.

"But if the fish-men really have it in their hands..."

The thought was still echoing in his head.

[...You will do whatever it takes to get it. 】

She whispered into his ear, like she was wrapping her arms around his neck and whispering behind his ear.

Not only did Shade want to leave, Mr. Edmond also asked Shade to leave quickly, because the Orthodox Church might send people here, and there were still some outflows from these old lighthouses.

So Shade returned to the carriage under the sea cliff with an umbrella, and then asked the coachman to take him to the edge of the city. Since carriages were not allowed in Coldwater Harbor, he planned to walk into the city.

Braving the rain and traveling through the night, Shade was indeed not stopped. Although the city was under martial law, it was only strictly controlled near the dock. Shade was still able to find the carriage, which then took him to the Aurora family's manor.

The local manor of the Aurora family is located at the end of Harbor Street on the seaside. The manor is close to the sea, with the front facing the city and the back facing the beach. It is a true "sea view manor". Although it is not as good as the royal family's Sophia mansion, it is also an excellent building in Coldwater Port.

As expected, the area near the Aurora Manor was strictly blocked by the church and the police, prohibiting anyone from entering. Although it is raining outside now, and Shade has illusions and space movement magic that can be used at night, and he can even swim from the bottom of the sea and land on the beach, but in order to prevent being thought of as a strange person, he did not rush in rashly The witch's manor.

After standing in the shadow of the street and observing for a while, I finally decided to take shelter from the rain in a tavern on Conch Avenue where the manor is located, and also inquire about what happened in the city tonight.

It was already four o'clock in the morning, but the business of Green Algae Tavern was quite good. While not every table was occupied, at least a quarter of the tables were occupied.

A poet who came from nowhere was sitting against the wall, playing and singing the lute, surrounded by some idlers who were listening. From time to time there were sounds of laughter and discussion, encouraging the poet to play and sing vulgar slang ditties from the countryside.

When Shade pushed open the door of the tavern, a thunder struck in the night sky outside. People near the door subconsciously turned their heads to look at the door of the tavern, just in time to see the strange man dripping with water, pushing the door open with both hands, and his shadow fell long on the brick floor of the tavern because of the lightning that lit up the night sky outside.

It was obvious that they were all startled, but when they saw Shade walking into the light of the gas lamp in the tavern and shutting out the heavy rain and thunder, they heaved a sigh of relief and laughed at each other for the cowardice of their companions.

Shade sniffed and walked to the long counter. First he ordered a hot drink to ward off the cold, and then asked the bartender for a dry towel.

He usually doesn't drink, but this time he was really freezing in the rain, so he didn't say he had to drink water. He thought the bartender would give him a glass of strong drink, but what he didn't expect was an amber-colored drink with a herbal flavor.

"This is our exclusive recipe, half ale wine, half herbal wine, soaked with ginger and chili pepper, it will definitely ward off the cold. It is very famous locally, and has a good name, fire-warming medicinal wine. Many people who go abroad Sailors will come to us to buy a few barrels before sailing."

The bartender introduced it confidently.

Although Shade expressed doubts about the ingredients of this thing, he still took a sip. The taste of this thing is quite strange. After one sip, the taste of herbs, alcohol, chili pepper and ginger water hit Shade's taste buds at the same time. Especially the chili pepper. The spicy smell made Xia De immediately feel a layer of sweat on his forehead. When he wiped off the sweat, he felt warm again, only his mouth felt a little uncomfortable.

"very nice."

He looked at the remaining liquid in the cup in surprise, and the gray-haired bartender showed a proud expression:

"This is our signature here. But what are you doing outside on a rainy day like this? It's under martial law now."

"Oh, I'm really unlucky today. I lost all night at cards and was questioned by the police immediately when I came out. I can only hide here and hope those damn policemen leave as soon as possible."

Shade said in a very rude tone, and the bartender was quite sympathetic:

"Then you have to wait for a while. In the middle of the night, gunshots rang out continuously for half an hour. Yes, it was near the manor at the end of this street. Then the police came. Although the gunshots It stopped, but no one dares to show up now.”

He pointed at the guests in the tavern:

"These are the people who stay here and plan to wait until daybreak before leaving."

"What the hell is going on outside? Damn, that building... the soundproofing at my friend's place is so good."

Shade said rather distressed.

"I don't know, but from the intensity of the gunfire, it sounds like there's a war going on? Maybe the damn Kasenlik people have landed."

The bartender shrugged, amused at himself.

"What about the people in the manor? Is anyone coming out? If those noble gentlemen dare to leave, I think we can too."

Shade asked again.

"The manor is very lively tonight. There seems to be a banquet, but no one has come out yet. They probably value their lives more than we do."

The bartender shook his head, and then tried to sell Shade a wine in their bar that could cure hemorrhoids. And it is not applied externally, but drank directly. This is a new formula developed from local herbal medicine that has been passed down for a long time, and the price is very cheap.

This sounded terrible, and Shade didn't need this, so he immediately refused.

After understanding that a murloc attack had also occurred nearby, although he didn't know why the people in the manor did not leave after the danger was gone, Shade decided to wait until his body warmed up before entering the manor to see the situation.

But just when he changed the topic to Rhodes cards and wanted to see if this tavern selling magical medicinal wine had any precious cards, the door of the tavern was pushed open again.

The cold wind and rain, together with the sound of splashing, broke into this drunken tavern. Shade glanced back, then immediately turned around and pretended not to see anything.

The guests who came in were an old gentleman wearing glasses and a middle-aged man who also wore glasses and had a beard.

The old man wearing round glasses was wearing a formal black suit. He was even taller than Shade. A watch chain protruded from his chest pocket and was tied to a button on his chest.

Shade lowered his head and said nothing. He had met this old gentleman before. He was the vice president of St. Byrons Comprehensive College, the director of the Student Management Office, and Professor Harms Sanchez of the School of Library Management. The last time we met at Shade's house, the old professor's spell of "Charming Humans" left a deep impression on the foreigners who had just come to this world.

Professor Sansche and his companions also walked to the counter. After chatting with the bartender and ordering drinks, they went to look for an empty table. During this period, Shade kept playing with his Rhodes cards with his head down, for fear of being recognized. Fortunately, he was lucky this time.

Professor Sanchez's companion is also a high-level sorcerer and should also be a professor at St. Byrons. However, the news that Shade heard was that the person sent to Coldwater Port by the three major thaumaturgy academies for the "Sea Return Ceremony" was obviously a professor from the School of Political Science and Economics. Unexpectedly, St. Byrons directly sent the vice president.

"But what are the professors doing in this pub? It's raining now. Even if they want to drink, there's no reason to come so far away so late."

Strictly speaking, Aurora Manor is not in the core urban area of ​​Cold Water Port, but on the edge of the dock area.

Shade shrank his head and made up his mind to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible. The bartender who had just been talking about Rhodes with Shade came up again after serving the guests.

Not only him, but when the maid in the tavern opened the wooden door leading to the kitchen, a cat jumped out from behind the kitchen door. This was probably a cat kept in a tavern to catch mice. It looked around, then jumped up on the high stool in front of the counter, then jumped on the counter again, and lay down on Shade's hand very neatly.

That is a very beautiful white cat. Although it is not as cute as little Mia, such pure white hair is indeed rare.

"Where did we just talk?"

The middle-aged bartender touched the white cat, and then continued talking to Shade:

"Next month, the big city players will start. The venue this time is Tobesk City, and I am ready to place a big bet when the time comes."