Whispering Poems

Chapter 1648
"Shad, you."

Seeing that Xia De's attitude was really firm, although Miss Daniste wanted to say something, she could only nod in the end:
"I will deal with the matter of the academy as soon as possible. In addition, I will give you an item. If you encounter the 'Mirror Hidden Man' again, it will at least guarantee you a chance to fight back. You can use that item once The high ring thaumaturgy I stored in it - Luna Fall."

Storing one's own thaumaturgy in an alchemy item isn't an uncommon technique, as Iruna's "Sunshine Gun" brooch came about.

"In addition, if you use it at night, when the item is damaged, I can project it to your side for a short time. Although the combat power is definitely not as strong as the main body, it should be no problem to help you escape."

Miss Dennist said again.

This is indeed a very powerful technology, Xia De nodded to express his gratitude, and then mentioned the Winter Hymn:

"I want to get in touch with them. I wonder if there is a way?"

It wasn't the first time Shad made a strange request out of the blue, so Miss Dennist didn't care either:
"Isn't today Wednesday? Yes, I went to the "Moon and Spells" class in the afternoon. Then this matter is easy to arrange. You can go back and wait for news."

She agreed very readily, Xia De thanked again.When she was about to get up and leave, the sorceress reminded worriedly:

"Even if you have the alchemy item I gave you, you must never think about confronting [Hidden Mirror Man] head-on. Although the probability of you meeting him again is not high, but... I have already lost my teacher, and I don't want to lose my only one." student."

She spoke seriously, looking at Xia De with rose red eyes.

"Don't worry, I value my life more than anyone else."

The alchemy item mentioned by Miss Daniste was sent to Xia De on the next day, that is, early Thursday morning, through the poem manuscript.It was a small palm-sized book with a red leather cover, and its shape was in line with Xia De's impression of Miss Dennist.

Of course, this item is only a book on the outside, but when it is opened, it contains complex hand-painted ritual arrays to fill it with power.This can also show how powerful Iluna's low-level ring can make the "Sunshine Gun Brooch".

On the front and back of this book that is not actually a book, the pattern of the sun, moon and stars that Shade and Miss Dennist have been searching for is outlined in golden ink.There is also the school badge of St. Byrence on the top of the obverse, and Miss Dennist's autograph on the bottom.

"Strong miraculous elements and enlightenment elements, the thirteen-ring warlock is really extraordinary."

At the breakfast table, Xia De commented that with this, he will not have to worry too much about his activities in the Green Lake area and the next time he lands on the island with Megan.

Today he plans to go to the Green Lake area to look for the group of tomb robbers related to the Edwards family and Angel Fingerbone. Of course, considering that he will go to the Tobesk Railway Station to participate in the group mission in the evening, Shad needs to come back before [-] pm .

After breakfast, Shade left Mia at home and set off.At present, he doesn't have many clues, and he knows almost nothing about the tomb robbers.But that pen, picked up from the sunken ship in the water ghost's lair, with a vaguely recognizable name, might be able to play a role.Because Dorothy said that the fountain pen was an out-of-print pen of the commemorative edition, and a batch was produced more than two years ago.

Since the time overlaps, maybe the bones in the water ghost's lair are related to the tomb robbers.But it is still difficult to find follow-up clues from just one name, and maybe the time overlap is just a coincidence, so Xia De decided to ask a local friend for help.

When they arrived at the border checkpoint in the Green Lake area, it was already ten o'clock this morning.The checkpoint barracks seemed more lively than the previous days, and at the same time, Xia De also noticed that with this checkpoint as the center, there were more wooden horses wrapped with wires extending to the east and west sides.

Even though it was only this morning, the number of people waiting to cross the border here exceeded the total number of Shade's two passes here.Surrounding the checkpoint and the crossroad village next to it, even formed a bustling area similar to a market, where people with burdens and children gathered.

This resulted in soldiers having to push and yell at people to try to maintain order.

The increase in the number of people crossing the border means that the business of the nearby crossroads village tavern has become better.When Shad and Captain Lades sat down in the tavern together, he could clearly feel the increasingly lively atmosphere here.

He glanced at the emblem of the Kingdom of Delarion hanging on the wall, and then asked Captain Lades:

"Didn't you say last time that this tavern no longer welcomes you because you beat the Carson Riker?"

The captain shook his head:

"Last week, there was another disturbance here, and then it turned into a brawl between the Carson Rikers and the locals, and almost set the straw pile next to the tavern on fire. I took the people to put the fire out, otherwise we would have no place to sit today. Speak."

The female tavern owner wearing an apron came over with a tray, greeted Captain Lades with a smile, and put their drinks on the table.

Xia De knocked on the wooden table and asked worriedly:

"There have been many conflicts in the border area recently?"

"Yes, and not only near the checkpoint."

Captain Lades lowered his voice slightly:

"It's the whole area that's sitting on a powder keg. I know this kind of rivalry between country peasants and low-level soldiers is nothing to the big shots at the top, but in my opinion, it's bound to cause trouble .”

Xia De sighed and shook his head lightly, and then talked about the purpose of his visit.

Captain Ladds is the deputy battalion commander of the camp, and of course he has some knowledge of some underground smuggling businesses in Green Lake City.When he heard that Xia De wanted to find a group of tomb robbers from three years ago, he suggested that he go to Pukhov Village by the lake, which is the small village that Xia De passed by when he went fishing in the lake:

"I'll give you a note. Go to the Pukhov village tavern and look for 'Bad Eye Barry'. He's sure to be able to give you a clue. He's a local gangster who deals in brokers, smuggling and underground casinos. The news is very good. Well-informed."

As he spoke, he began to write a note, and Xia De asked curiously:

"Captain, have you also approached him for business?"

The middle-aged officer carefully made a silent movement:

"I didn't look for it, it was my superior who asked me to help him with some matters. Colonel Dewey, the battalion commander, has been in the local area for more than ten years, and he has a lot of business."

He snorted as he spoke, obviously he couldn't understand this kind of behavior, but he also knew very wisely that it was unavoidable:

"Today is Wednesday. Bad-eyed Barry is either hanging out with his subordinates in the tavern, or at his lakeside villa. The one with the blindfold on his right eye is him. If you can't find it, just ask the bartender and say my name. He will definitely help."

"Captain, it seems that you are doing well locally."

"this is nothing."

Captain Ladds said, with a wider smile:
"I'm here to invite you for today's drink. After drinking this glass, you can deal with your own affairs. When you are free, we can go to the club in the city to have dinner together. I still have a lot of things to talk about in the Green Lake area. What do you say?"

Pukhov Village and Crossroads Village are respectively located at the ends of the left and right forks of the main road leading from the city to the border area.Although the distance is not particularly close, at least it is more convenient than coming out of the city.

Not even 10:30, Xia De arrived at the destination.The month of planting has come to No. 17 days, and the warm spring sun shines on the villages near the lake, making the already lively villages look even more noisy.

The tavern in Pukhov Village is no worse than the tavern in Crossroads Village, and because there are sailors and more merchants, there are also a lot of people in the tavern.When Xia De walked into the tavern, many people gathered around the table to watch the Rhodes game, or sat in twos and threes and chatted about some boring things.

The smell of alcohol in the tavern was very obvious, Xia De looked around, but did not see anyone wearing a blindfold on his right eye.So he walked to the counter and asked the bald man with a towel on his right shoulder and a big belly:

"Did Barry the Bad-Eye come today? Captain Rudds asked me to come and find him."

The middle-aged man glanced at him and pointed to the drunken man with a wine glass on the right. The latter was thin and looked like he had overdosed on illegal drugs:

"Barry didn't come today. But you can ask him, he probably knows where Barry went."

Hearing the bartender's voice, the drunk man looked up at Xia De, and then showed an ugly smile on his face.His grin shows yellowed teeth, and the left front tooth is missing:
"You want to ask me something?"

He twisted his fingers at Xia De:
"Five, no, ten shillings."

Shad looked at the bartender, who shrugged and said he was not involved in this matter.So Xia De lifted his clothes, revealing the gun bag on his waist, and the drunk guy probably had bad eyesight, so he leaned on the table and looked at Xia De's waist, wanting to see what it was.But what he saw was a fist appearing in front of him:
"what!"

He only had time to yell before being knocked to the ground, Xia De turned his head and said to the bartender:
"I'll take him out to sober up."

"Please."

Then he watched Xia De drag the drunk man away from here, and the people in the tavern were accustomed to this scene, and only yelled a few times as if to boo.

In the stables outside the tavern, the horse-drinking trough successfully sobered up the drunk, and Shade also knew that the well-informed "Bad-eyed Barry" was in the villa by the lake.

A group of wealthy guests from Mikaela Blast City came this morning, and they should be discussing business now. "Bad-eyed Barry" was in the brokerage business, and it was not uncommon for him to deal with the Carson Rikers.

Xia De is very satisfied that he can get the information he wants without being forced to help people with tasks such as finding cats and fighting.He loosened the collar of the drunk man whose head he had put in the sink just now, took out a shilling from his pocket and threw it beside him.

(End of this chapter)