Whispering Verse

During the last "Blood Debt" incident involving Professor Higgins, Shade had a good impression of Mr. Armand Bennhardt.

Therefore, even though he knew that the other party was a vampire and that he settled in a local winery, he did not go to the church to report it. But this time, the witches obviously will not treat this person as non-existent, and what is even more obvious is that even if the opponent is a vampire in the middle ring, he will definitely not be able to defeat any big witch in the room.

"Wish you good luck."

Shade could only think like this as he walked towards the warehouse.

The size of the coffin cannot be seen in the photo, but the actual size is actually the size of a normal coffin, so it is obviously impossible for Mr. Bernhardt to carry it back. Originally, according to the auction process, such bulk goods, which are difficult to transport, will all be transported by Cassandra Auction House's carriage tomorrow. However, Mr. Bernhardt obviously likes the antique coffins he purchased, so he must I want to take him away in a carriage tonight.

Of course, it would be suspicious to leave immediately after buying something, so Mr. Bernhardt still stayed at the Fire Festival banquet, and the dark metal coffin remained in the warehouse. Cassandra Auction House, one of the organizers of the banquet, naturally has the key to the warehouse, and even the hired security company is from Cassandra Auction House.

The warehouse is in the basement on the east side of the first floor of the Fort Midhill Mechanical College. It was originally a shelter for the frontline military camp and later became the college's storage room. Cassandra's mother-in-law's maid, the lady with second-ring power, led Shade all the way to the underground. After verifying his identity and conducting numerous tests, he passed three doors and opened at least three big locks before letting him Shade saw the coffin.

There was a gas lamp on in the basement. After thousands of years, the metal coffin had already become extremely rusty. It was placed in an upright wooden box with straw and cotton pads for cushioning. . After a while, the lid of the wooden box will be closed, the nails will be nailed, and it can be transported away.

As for whether this was a relic, Shade didn't know the answer until he touched the object. It was quite unexpected. It was not a relic, not even a whisper. Unless this relic has the property of "hidden whispering elements", Shade will never go wrong.

But after further inspection, Shade interpreted some scratch-like marks on the inner wall of the coffin as ancient heterogeneous cursive writing:

【I love sleeping here. 】

"Could it be that this is an antique used by vampires in the past, so Mr. Bernhardt wants to buy it as a souvenir? It's like the Witch Council likes to collect items used by the Witch Emperors."

Shade murmured in his mind, wondering if he should lick it to further confirm that the coffin was really an ordinary item. But just as he dismissed this disgusting idea, there was an obvious coughing sound coming from the guard outside.

This means that someone is coming and Shade needs to leave immediately.

"Let's go!"

After waving to the maid and the gun-toting security company bodyguard, the group of four people left the warehouse. Two sturdy bodyguards quickly closed the door and locked it, then stood in front of the door, looking very dedicated to their duties. Shade and the maid did not leave the basement, but turned behind the metal container at the entrance of the warehouse.

The maid dropped two charms to block the sounds and shadows. As soon as the two hid, there was a noise from the stairs. It was Mr. Bernhardt who walked in with several workers. Although he still wanted to attend the banquet, he now wanted to have the coffin taken away.

"Are you so anxious?"

After avoiding Armand Bernhard, Shade and the maid returned to the lounge on the east side of the first floor and told the two witches what they had seen underground. After hearing that the coffin was indeed not a relic, the great witches lost interest in this matter. Even if Shade said that the other party might be a vampire, they no longer became interested in this matter:

"Vampires are vampires. Vampires have nothing to do with the Chosen One and Hazama's affairs. We must concentrate on preparations and investigate the cave entrance you mentioned tomorrow."

Miss Aurora said while holding the tea cup, while looking at Shade up and down:

"But you move really fast. No wonder Carina often says that you are very useful. Moreover, even my mother-in-law can't tell that it is a vampire."

Shade shook his head:

"I have dealt with vampires in Tobesk before, and the other party seems to be very confident in his concealment. But I still don't understand, since it is just an ordinary antique, why did the fixed price increase to five times the reserve price?"

"this is very simple."

The well-informed old witch smiled and said:

"It is estimated that they want to smuggle this antique to Kasenlik. The foreign antique dealer and Viscount Bernhardt are partners. They use the legal auction process to transfer the antique from the name of the native to the name of the foreigner. , and then obtain export convenience through Bernhardt’s status as Viscount Kasenrik. Although this will increase taxes and fees, it bypasses Delarian’s strict antique export policy.”

"is that so?"

Shade was still a little hesitant, but no matter what, the coffin was indeed an ordinary item.

Lucky Mr. Bernhardt escaped from the hands of the two great witches.

After settling the matter with the black coffin, there was only one hour left before the night dance began. Shade was still thinking about visiting the local Rhodes players, so he stood up and prepared to say goodbye to the witches.

But before he could stand up, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.

"Lady Cassandra, Lord Darak of Campbell is calling for you."

"A Earl with a fief?"

Shade looked at Granny Cassandra in surprise, who nodded:

"The local nobles have inherited the ancestral inheritance, but they only have some power to collect taxes in the town."

Shade stood up, knowing that it was inappropriate for him to appear on such an occasion. He looked around and stared at the wardrobe in the corner, but Miss Aurora pulled him:

"Stand behind me."

Shade immediately walked around the sofa, first "took out" a black narrow-brimmed round hat from his pocket and put it on, then threw the formal jacket for the banquet behind the sofa, and "took out" an old black coat to wear. superior. It was unbuttoned to reveal the two pistols strapped to his waist.

He stood firm against the wall behind the sofa, his feet spread apart, his hands clasped together and hanging naturally in front of him, with a serious look on his face, as if he might draw a gun and hurt someone at any time.

"very nice."

Miss Aurora was amused by his appearance and teased her before nodding to the old witch. The smile on the latter's face disappeared, his eyelids drooped, and he said in an old voice with a very cold tone:

"Please come in."

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