Whispering Poems

Chapter 1649 Water ghost and black mouse
The coin fell, the skinny man wiped the water on his face, and immediately reached out to pick it up with a smile on his face, but Xia De, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped again:

"What's that hanging on your chest?"

The man's front was soaked with water, so Shad could see a strangely shaped metal pendant hanging around his neck.Knowing that Xia De is powerful, the man hurriedly took out the pendant. The black round metal is in the shape of a swirl:

"This is the mark of the 'Normalizer'."

"what?"

Xia De asked in surprise. In his preliminary investigation, he had never heard of any local beliefs and legends such as the "one who returns to oneness".

The man worried about being forcibly sobered up by Xia De again, and hurriedly explained:
"I'm not lying. This is a legend in our village. There are people who believe it in nearby villages: all things originate from the same point and will return to the original origin. As long as you believe in the one, when the return day comes, He can lead us to be the last survivors, when everyone can have everything."

"Him? Is the One Human?"

Xia De was even more puzzled.

"I don't know, I just heard other people say it. And I don't really believe it, how could such a good thing happen. But as long as you put this mark on it, you are a person who is one, and you don't need to offer money or Go do other things, and the other party is not blasphemy claiming to be a god. Anyway, no money, and no crime, it should be no problem to believe it? Maybe it is really true?"

The man said, Xia De then asked for the badge to check, and made sure that it was just an ordinary item:
"When did the legend of the One appear? Where did you get this badge? Where did the others get the badge?"

Xia De asked again, took out his wallet and threw him a coin, the man replied with a smile:

"Thank you, thank you! I mean, this legend should have been around for a long time, right? At least my grandfather knew about it. But outsiders must not know, after all, it sounds ridiculous, and only a few villagers in a few villages around Green Lake have heard of it However, after all, no one took the initiative to promote it.

I picked up this badge, oh, don't do it!Don't touch it, it was really picked up from the lake!I don't know the badges of other people, either they were handed down from their parents, or they were also picked up.But so few people wear it, it doesn't sound like it's true, but kids are happy to play pretend games with the badges. "

Shad asked some more questions, and then determined that the "unified person" in the man's mouth was a rumor of a regional nature.Such rumors will appear more or less in different regions due to the different educational levels of the residents. Even if they are reported to the church, the church will only investigate a little bit.

After all, this matter does not involve supernatural and mysticism, not even fraud.Apart from the weird black badge, people can't even find evidence of the real existence of the rumors of the "Returner" other than verbal.

Xia De wrote down the matter, and then followed the man's instructions to the pier in Pukhov Village.Leaving the village westward along the lake from the pier, after meeting two leisurely fishing fishermen, they saw a courtyard standing on the shore of Green Lake.

It is said to be a "villa", but it is actually just a three-story building surrounded by a courtyard.There was no one guarding the yard, so Xia De walked in directly, but there were three people in the yard teasing the black dog that guarded the gate.

The three-storey building stands in it, and the curtains of all the windows are drawn.Just when Xia De and the three people walking towards him were about to talk, the door of the three-story building opened, and an unexpected person came out of it.

"Professor Boulanger?"

The one who came out with two young people wearing glasses was the professor of geology and folklore that Shade met in the carriage when he first went to Mikaela Blast Furnace City.

The professor was wearing a black formal suit, black boots on his feet, and a file bag in his hand. He was also surprised to see Shade here:

"Isn't this Mr. Watson?"

"Hello, Professor."

Xia De looked behind the professor and the two young students again. The man with the blindfold on his right eye was the last to come out.He glanced at his three subordinates and looked at Xia De vigilantly. Xia De explained:

"Captain Ladds introduced me, and I have a note here."

"Bad-eyed Barry" nodded:

"Please come in, the person introduced by the captain is trustworthy."

Seeing that Xia De still had something to do, Professor Boulanger stopped talking with him:

"Mr. Watson, two of my students and I will sit down at the tavern in the village. If you have time later, you can find us in the tavern."

"Okay, Professor."

Xia De said with a smile, bid farewell to Professor Boulanger, and entered the room with "Bad-eyed Barry".

"Ok?"

The moment he stepped into the door, he suddenly twitched his nose, and then looked suspiciously at the middle-aged man leading the way in front of him.The latter was shorter than Shad, well-proportioned and fair-skinned.

"Is there a stink?"

he asked in his heart.

【Yes. 】

"The smell of water ghosts?"

[Very similar. 】

Xia De glanced at the interior of this normally decorated house from the corner of his eye, and then followed two steps forward.

[Ring Warlock, three rings. 】

"She" reminded gently, while Xia De frowned.

The one-eyed man brought Xia De to the second floor, which was similar to the reception room, but the reception room was far from the reception room of nobles or even Dr. Schneider's clinic.

Xia De didn't get hot tea, but he didn't care. After sitting down, he said to the one-eyed man with crossed legs across the table:

"I'm looking for a group of tomb robbers. Although Captain Lades introduced me, I will pay for the information."

"Who are you looking for? Although there are not many ancient ruins in the Green Lake area, there are also many ordinary tomb robbers. Are you looking for the guy who stole the corpse, or the guy who stole the funerary objects? What are the characteristics of the other party?"

The man wearing the blindfold sat on the armchair opposite Shard. The set of sofas was quite dirty and looked like it hadn't been washed in years.He spoke Delarion Common, which was pretty standard, as was most people Bichard had ever met.

"Three years ago, someone landed on the central island of Green Lake and took some things. I'm looking for those people."

"Bad-eyed Barry" frowned and thought for a moment;
"Three years ago? Green Lake Central Island? Wait a moment, let me think about it."

Because he knew that the other party was a ring warlock, Xia De worried that the one-eyed man himself was related to the theft, so he kept observing the other party's expression.But fortunately, the other party did not show a look of astonishment.

"Yes, there seems to be such a thing. An out-of-towner has hired a gang of local 'black rats' to claim knowledge of a hidden Edwards family burial."

"Where are these people now?"

Xia De was overjoyed, he didn't expect it to go so smoothly, he didn't even use the clue of the pen.It is indeed very important to be able to find local snakes locally.

The one-eyed man completely remembered this matter, and he also frowned:
"It's gone. The Black Rats are a well-known gang of grave robbers in the local area. Two and a half years ago, when they came back from the island with that foreigner, half of them were lost, but the remaining ones were all terrified." Choi. But then I heard that everyone who landed on the island got seriously ill or went crazy, and then they all died one after another.”

"Isn't this strange? Everyone who landed on the island died?"

Xia De asked intentionally, and the one-eyed man gave him a suspicious look:
"Sir, you are not a local, are you? The central island of Green Lake is called the 'Devil's Island' by us locals. Since they dare to go there to rob graves, they will definitely not end well."

"Are you sure they're all dead?"

he asked again.

"I don't know about the outlander, but the members of the Black Rat are probably dead, at least I haven't heard from them for a long time. If you want exact information, I can check it for you. It's just the price , it will be slightly higher. Of course, for the sake of Captain Lades, it can be discounted a little."

He twirled his fingers, Xia De nodded:
"As long as you can find someone, money is not an issue."

"It's really generous, so do you still want to find out about that island? I may have information that you are interested in."

The one-eyed man asked again with a smile, Xia De shook his head:

"I just want to find the group of tomb robbers, the island is fine."

He knew that the other party was a ring warlock, so he didn't reveal too much information:

"When will I come to see you?"

"One day is enough. Tomorrow, Friday afternoon. But you don't have to come here. I have my own place in the city. Find me there."

He put the business card on the table and pushed it in front of Xia De, Xia De nodded:

"Hopefully there will be good news then."

A 1 kroner gold coin was bounced off by him, and it just landed on the edge of the coffee table in front of the man:
"This is the deposit."

"no problem."

Saying that, Bad-Eye Barry got up and sent Xia De to the door downstairs, and then watched Xia De walk towards the village along the lakeshore.

[Just leave like this?Don't you want to see what's going on with the water ghost smell on his body? 】

The "she" next to her ear asked softly, Xia De shook her head:
"Since I'm investigating the tomb robbers related to that island, it will definitely alert him. Going to investigate now will only disrupt my own plan. It's better to wait for him to give me the information tomorrow, and then I will have more time to figure out what the water ghost is. It's not a murloc. This kind of undead does not have the concept of population and reproduction, so the other party must not be some kind of half-water ghost raising water ghosts by the lake? Such a coincidence, it appeared at this time."

It happened to be noon, and Xia De went to the tavern after returning to the village.On the one hand, I want to talk to Professor Boulanger, on the other hand, I also want to fill my stomach.

Professor Boulanger and his party sat near the wall of the tavern, and waved to him when they saw Shade approaching the tavern.

(End of this chapter)