Whispering Poems

Chapter 1185 The Story of the Silver Cube and the Randall Valley
Talking about his family history, the earl also sighed slightly:

"I have only heard about this elder in the words and letters of these elders. He is not a nobleman who follows the rules in the traditional sense, but he is not particularly unruly. He just likes to associate with some very special people. He is the second son of the family and will not inherit the title, but the family has also prepared farms and factories for him. My great-grandfather has a good relationship with him. But one day in 1780, he left a letter at home After that, he ran away from home."

Xia De nodded:
"Take these two medals?"

"Yes, he didn't mention in the letter why he took away these two medals, but he made it clear that he wanted to find the freedom he wanted. According to the elders, my great-great-grandfather And my great-great-grandmother, who was almost crazy at the time. They sent people to search for my great-uncle's whereabouts, and this search lasted for more than ten years, until everyone gave up hope and finally stopped completely."

said the count, looking particularly melancholy:
"I have brothers and children of my own, so I can understand what it means to the family when something like this happens."

"Has there ever been any trace of Mr. Thomas Granger?"

Xia De asked again, the earl shook his head:

"No, my elders suspected that he went out to sea to explore, and then encountered an accident."

The discovery of the New World was more than 50 years ago, so people at that time would not suspect that Thomas Granger went to the New World.

"That's a pity."

"Mr. Watson, when you found these two medals, did you find anything else? Letters and the like."

The count looked forward to it and asked:
"The elders have left their last words. If his body can be found, they hope that he can be buried in the family cemetery."

This time it was Xia De's turn to shake his head:
"When I saw these two medals, I knew there must be a story in them, so I went to the thrift store to look for other similar old objects. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything else. As for the antique clock, it was from the thrift store The owner received it from a pregnant poor woman on a rainy night more than 20 years ago, and the original owner must not be found now."

The earl sighed again, thinking of more tragic stories from Xia De's casually fabricated experience:

"If the pregnant woman knew what was inside the clock, she would probably be able to live a happy life. These two medals are very valuable. I don't know if the child will be born smoothly."

He probably thought that it was also a descendant of the Granger family.

"If I can find more clues in the future, and even find out where Mr. Thomas Granger is buried, I will bring you the news."

Shad promised, and then made a new request:

"I actually have another request. I don't know if Mr. Thomas Granger has left any relics? I really want to see it."

Mr. Granger disappeared more than 70 years ago, and even if he was alive, he would have been more than 100 years old, so it is not too much for Shad to call it a "relic".

"Mr. Watson, do you want to read that letter? Of course, I can ask someone to pick it up, but after all, it is more than 70 years ago, and the ink has become very faded. The last time I read it was more than ten years ago. "

As he spoke, he called the servant at the door, but thought about it carefully:
"My great-uncle seems to have left something. Oh, Mr. Watson, would you mind having lunch with me? I want to rummage through the warehouse, and it may take some time."

In order to thank "Mr. Watson", the earl entertained him with a very sumptuous lunch.During the dinner, the Earl wanted to chat with Shad about the city of Willendale, but Shad, who had never been to Willendale at all, cleverly changed the topic.He claims that he spends most of the time every year traveling around the Old World, looking for new sources of inspiration for his stories.When talking about the scenery of the old continent, he can talk about the cities he has been to, which increases the authenticity of the identity of "John Watson".

After lunch, Shad also saw the letter left by Mr. Thomas Granger after he "run away from home".That letter was just like what the earl said, even though it was carefully preserved, it has experienced the erosion of time.It is a pity that there is nothing peculiar about this letter.

Another item that the Earl showed to Shad was somewhat surprising, it was a copper-colored metal block.The cube, although a little rusty, doesn't feel very rough to the touch.Probably in order to prevent people from being hurt, the twelve sides and eight corners are rounded, and the surface area of ​​each surface is about the size of a palm.

"The handicraft seems to be made by my great uncle himself. When the elders found him running away from home, he pressed the letter on the desk to prevent the letter from being blown to the ground by the wind."

The earl introduced, and after getting permission, Xia De picked up the metal block to check:
"It's really interesting. The second son of the missing noble family can actually be a blacksmith. I think it should be a good table decoration after polishing."

He suddenly looked up at the count, and said rather embarrassedly:

"I have one more request, this."

The count understood what he meant and nodded:

"Then I will give it to you, Mr. Watson. The medal has returned to the family, and the story of the past has also drawn an incomplete end. Please accept this worthless souvenir, and hope it can Add luster to your story."

"Thank you for your generosity, what a wonderful souvenir."

Xia De didn't stay with the earl for long, and after receiving 10 crowns in cash, he quickly got up and left.The earl gave Xia De a business card of his own, and sent an old butler to send Xia De to the gate of the manor, and promised that if Xia De encountered any trouble locally, he could come here to find him at any time to solve it.

On the downhill road outside the gate of the manor, Xia De passed a four-wheeled carriage.Seeing the carriage approaching, the old butler waited at the door for a while.

Walking out of the carriage was a young girl dressed as a maid. She took out a letter and handed it to the old housekeeper:
"Madam promised that I can meet with the Earl in the afternoon."

"Oh, that's really nice."

So the old butler quickly returned to the study with the letter, and saw the earl who was wiping the medal:
"The Lady Vanessa Benanis of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe asked her servant to send a reply to jointly acquire the local opera house. The lady promised that they can talk about it in the afternoon."

The old butler put the letter on the desk, and the earl put down the medal and opened the letter for a look:
"I didn't expect that she actually agreed. I heard rumors some time ago that she had a relationship with His Royal Highness Margaret. I thought she didn't like my business."

(Mia is running.)

Xia De, who left the Earl's Manor, found the "Elf Poetry Inn" that he saw on the way just now - the name of this hotel is very good, and then rented the house on the third floor of the hotel, and entered with the metal block Room.

Unlike Tobesk, where land is very expensive, the housing prices in Randall Valley are still normal, and the hotel rooms are much larger than the rooms at the Three Cats Hotel in Sanctuary Square that Shad is familiar with.

After entering the room, he closed the window and tightened the curtains, checked the wardrobe and under the bed, and then sat down at the table and picked up the metal block.

Although it is not obvious, this metal block does have elemental reactions, so it should be regarded as an alchemy item.Shade guessed right, since Mr. Thomas Granger left a letter asking the ring magician to return the medal, he would naturally leave something for the kind stranger at home.

"So, how do you use this thing?"

The heavy metal block seemed to be completely solid. Xia De believed that the elders of the Earl's family must have checked this thing more than once, so the clues must not be found by ordinary people.

"Could it be aura?"

He called out his life ring and let the light of the spirit rune shine on the metal block, but unfortunately there was no response.Xia De frowned slightly and thought for a moment. Since that gentleman left this thing, he shouldn't deliberately embarrass the "kind ring magician".Therefore, the way to solve the puzzle should not be difficult for the ring warlock, and it should be easy to think of.

"Could it be that there is a note in the center of the metal block, trying to destroy this thing?"

It has [Breath of Time] that can reverse time, even if it is an alchemy item, it only consumes more souls.So Xia De did not hesitate:

"Flianna's Witch's Light!"

The right hand lit up with a golden light, and Xia De pressed the palm of his hand on the top of the metal block. With a little force on his hand, the metal began to melt.

It went very smoothly at first, but when the height of the metal block was cut by one-third, Xia De felt that his hand could not continue to go down.

The Witch's Light can't melt any substance, so he wasn't surprised.After raising his hand, he saw the small silver metal block inlaid inside the copper-colored metal block. It was this thing that was not affected by [Flianna's Witch's Light]:
"a small piece of metal inside a big piece of metal"

After melting all six sides of the big metal, Xia De not only took out the silver cube, but even got a small rolled up paper roll.

Because it is tightly sealed in metal, the text on the scroll is still legible even after all these years.The cursive letters on it are exactly the same as the letters in Mr. Thomas Granger's letter, so it can be confirmed that they were left by him.

And that silver cube, the area of ​​its six sides is less than a quarter of the size of the palm, which is extremely light compared to metal.And the traces of the elements that Xia De noticed from the big metal block actually came from this small silver cube.

There was only one sentence written on the scroll:

"For the latecomers - thank you for returning the family medal. May you like my hometown. I left a gift for you in the silver cube. Enough stories to make you open it. This silver cube , describes the story of Randall Valley City, please explain to it the story you want to know."

(End of this chapter)