Whispering Poems

Chapter 1576 Edwards and Green Lake
"Look at what you said, it's as if I've been ignoring you all the time."

Miss Seer nodded reservedly, and agreed to Xia De's invitation.

Because Miss Daniste's investigation of the "Edwards Family" involved the destroyed Green Lake Town in Green Lake, so before it was determined that the Green Lake area was related to the chosen ones, Shad actually conducted research on the north and south sides of Green Lake. The city of Green Lake and the city of Mikaela Blast Furnace have learned about it.

In order to learn more about the situation this Monday, he took advantage of the afternoon to visit the folklorist Edmund who guarded the old lighthouse in Lengshui Harbor.

When spring came, the old gentleman liked fishing even more.After he returned to the lighthouse from the cliff with a bucket and a fishing rod on his back, he talked to Shad about Green Lake:
"I don't know why you are suddenly interested in it, but you are definitely not the first ring magician who tried to expose the secrets of the Edwards family. Although the family fell, there are rumors that they really refined the elixir of life .”

The old man entertained Shad in the lighthouse, and said something rather surprising.

"Wait a minute, are you kidding me?"

Xia De asked in surprise, but Mr. Edmond is definitely not the kind of person who likes to joke:

"Some people believe that in the center of Green Lake Township, the old mansion that originally belonged to the Edwards family still hides the secrets about the elixir of life, and even hides a part of the elixir of life. Over the years, many, many people No one knows what those explorers got when they landed on the island that is permeated with white fog all the year round, but what is certain is that the Edwards family is definitely not as simple as we thought."

Xia De sat on the sofa and pursed his lips thinking:

"So has anyone tried to find the descendants of the Edwards family before? This is more direct than exploring the ruins."

"After Green Lake Town broke down, the descendants of the Edwards family did not relocate collectively to live in a certain place, but scattered around. Do you think this is normal?"

The old man pointed out:
"They kept their identities incognito, more like they were hiding separately, rather than relocating due to natural disasters, which in itself explains a lot of problems. Oh, I have some news that others don't know, it's cheaper, I'll sell it to you for 100 pounds ,Do you need it?"

Although this is a large amount, compared to the stingy old John, Mr. Edmund will never sell information at a black-hearted price:

"Of course, please tell me."

He said while taking out his wallet, the old man nodded, got up and walked up the iron stairs towards the top of the lighthouse, and brought back an old notebook after a while:
"About 30 years ago, the ring warlock who once explored the town of Green Lake in the mist used his exploration notes to deduct the cost of purchasing relics from me. Most of the contents in that note were unclear, or could not be trusted at all. The valuable part is that when the town of Green Lake was destroyed 128 years ago, there were four members of the Edwards family who left the island."

"Oh? That's a lot less than I thought."

Xia De suddenly became interested, and this information was not even known to Miss Dennist:

"Please speak carefully."

"The four are brothers and sisters, that is, the four children of the Edwards couple who died in the disaster. The eldest son Hohenheim Edwards, the second son Edward Edwards, the third son Alphonse Edwards, and the youngest daughter Mary A. Edwards."

Mr. Edmond counted in detail:
"The eldest son is one year older than the second son, the second son is two years older than the third son, and the third son is two years older than the youngest daughter. When he left Green Lake Township 128 years ago, Hohenheim should have been 16 or 17 years old, and the youngest daughter It was about 11 years old. However, if the content of the notes is to be believed, the mother of the eldest son Hohenheim is not the same person as the mother of the other three children. The investigation notes seem to suggest that the third son, Alphonse Edwards, may not be the same person at all. Edwards, but an adopted child, it's just that the claim is questionable."

"This family is more interesting than I thought. But it's been 128 years since Green Lake was destroyed. Unless they really drank the elixir, all four should be dead."

Xia De said, thinking about whose descendants the witch "Audrey Edwards" and "Brother Furren" are.Since the witch inherited Edwards' surname, there is a high probability that she is a descendant of the three boys.The Foran brothers mentioned that their maternal grandfather's surname was Edwards, so they are also descendants of three boys.

"Mr. Edmond, do you know if there are any other organizations interested in the Edwards family in recent years?"

Xia De finally asked again, the old man guarding the lighthouse thought for a while, then shook his head slowly:
"It should be gone, after all, it is just a family of ordinary people. No matter how outrageous the rumors are, no one has found anything of value in a hundred years, and people's interest in it has long since disappeared. Besides, if the ring warlock wants to There are many ways to pursue a longer life, why is it necessary to explore such things that are just rumors?"

"The local church doesn't seem to have gained much or discovered much about the island shrouded in white mist all year round."

Speaking of this, Xia De thought of another thing:

"Speaking of which, does the island where Green Lake Town is located belong to the Diocese of Green Lake City or the Diocese of Mikaela Blast Furnace City?"

"That's what you don't understand."

Mr. Edmond smiled, dipped his fingers in some tea and flicked it lightly. On the table between the two of them, the water curtain formed a map around Green Lake. The densely populated urban areas were marked on the side of the Great Lake. Both sides:
"Green Lake City and Mikaela Blast Furnace City are located on both sides of Green Lake, but in fact, the two are almost connected together."

On the outskirts of the city on both sides of the lake, the countryside appears little by little until the city is connected as one:
"Although the urban area does not touch the national border, the villages that grow from the edge of the city to the south and north to the city have been in contact with each other a long time ago. Apart from being nominally part of the two countries, these two ancient And modern cities can actually be regarded as a region, and it takes only half an hour to travel from one city to another."

The tortuous border line is marked out, and the small town in the middle of the lake is divided to De La Rion in the north:
"This is a large diocese, the Diocese of Green Lake, which is a rare diocese that governs two cities in different countries. Both cities have churches of the Church of the Five Gods, because the border control is not strict-you can't expect the border to be walled everywhere. And the fence, so the clergy on both sides can cross the border at will for management. The Church of Creation, the Church of Dawn, and the Church of the Sun are mainly churches in the city of Mikaela Blast Furnace, and the Church of Nature and the Church of Peace are mainly churches in the northern city of Green Lake. "

Xia De nodded:
"However, the development of the cities on both sides is so unbalanced, and the border management is not very strict, so don't people from the north go to the cities in the south in large numbers? The customs and climate of the two sides are very similar, and there is no such thing as being unsuitable for the water, soil and diet. The problem."

"It does exist, but the rise and fall of cities is a stage in the development of civilization, and no one can stop it, right?"

Mr. Edmond said, waving his hand over the water curtain map, and the river running through the north and south was enlarged and marked:

"Actually, the traffic location of Green Lake City is not bad. Most of Green Lake itself belongs to De La Rion, and it is also a good water port. But for various reasons, it missed the first wave of steam industry development, and then more and more It can't compare to the city in the south. Although the rise and fall of civilization is very long, the change of the city is really only a few decades."

Xia De got a lot of useful information from Mr. Edmund this afternoon. Apart from the customs and customs of the Green Lake area, this old folklorist also knows a lot about local rumors and stories.

But compared to Fort Midhill, where the boundary between life and death has been spread since ancient times, the Great Swamp where evil things are sealed in ancient legends, and the Randall Valley, which has a unique location in the center of the earth in mysticism, the legends of the Green Lake area are sparse. usually.The former town on Huxin Island and the mysterious Edwards family are the most interesting things there.

Before saying goodbye to Mr. Edmond in the evening, the old gentleman asked Xia De to wait a while, got up and brought a key and handed it to Xia De:
"The time key, probably in the early fifth era, you should investigate the specific time yourself."

"Is it still the previous offer?"

Xia De asked, what he planned to open tonight was the black time key, so he was not in a hurry to buy other keys recently.

"No, no, I know you can move between different cities. If you are going to the Green Lake area recently, help me buy some rotten fish bones. It doesn't need too much, 20 are fine, and this key will be used as a deposit .”

"Rotten fish" is a very strange fish, which looks the same as the most abundant fish in its habitat when it is born.However, as the fish grows older, the tail of the rotten fish will gradually decay until it completely becomes a fish bone, but this does not affect its activities and foraging.Because of its "camouflage" and "semi-death" features, the skeleton of this peculiar fish is widely used, and the Green Lake area is one of the habitats of this strange creature in the Old World.

"Green Lake City has [Guiding Light Priest] members, not ordinary members, but main members like me and Old John. I will give you the address, you can first check if she has the goods there, or you can contact her directly I got in touch with the local black market. But I don’t have much hope, at least when I sent the letter half a month ago, she still said no. I’m worried that she didn’t take this matter to heart at all, so please go and make a trip. "

"no problem."

Xia De agreed immediately. Mr. Edmond had helped him a lot, and of course he would help with such small things as purchasing materials.

(End of this chapter)