Magus Tech (Technological Wizard)

There were several sheets of letter paper, Li Cha flipped through it, and found that most of the talks were about the situation of "Wood Island", including language, customs, and security. It was obvious that Heidi had put a lot of thought into it.

Li Cha quickly scanned the content, and had a general understanding of the so-called Wooden Island. He turned to the back of the letter and found that these were Heidi's relatively personal words, which were related to the relatives she took refuge in. As he read, his eyebrows Slowly stand up.

In the letter, Heidi said that for some reason, she always felt that there was something wrong with the relatives she took refuge in, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"... When I got here, I met Aunt Mary without much effort. Although she didn't seem very enthusiastic about my arrival, she was not indifferent either—not only did she arrange a big one for me in her castle, room, and let an old servant look after me.

It's just...the longer I stay here, the more uncomfortable I feel: the castle is huge, but there are not many people at all, and I don't even see Aunt Mary all day long. The old servant who took care of me had poor ears. Sometimes I called him, but he couldn't hear me. It made me feel as if I was the only one living in a huge castle.

What's more, the things I eat and the water I drink every day always vaguely feel that there is a strange smell, but after careful taste, it doesn't seem to be there. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but... I'm really not used to it.

Recently, I often woke up in the middle of the night, and then heard a lot of footsteps walking up and down in the castle, talking constantly, as if Aunt Mary held a banquet and invited many people to come. And when I wanted to take a look, I found that my body couldn't move at all, as if petrified on the bed.

I waited until dawn, when the sound disappeared and everyone left, my 'petrified' state would recover. I got up and asked Aunt Mary if someone really came at night, but Aunt Mary denied it. I asked again why I couldn't move after waking up, and she told me that it might be because I didn't wake up at all, I was just having a nightmare. Once I get used to it, it'll be fine.

Is it really like this, is it really a nightmare, is it really because I have been here for too short a time and I am not used to it? I'm a little scared, Mr. Richard, it would be great if you could come. But I don't know if you will receive this letter, and I don't know if you will come after receiving the letter..."

Li Cha looked at the letter, his eyes flickered slightly.

...

at the same time.

There is a somewhat gloomy castle in the distance.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps sounded, and a stooped old man who looked like a skeleton in his seventies or eighties appeared. He stepped on the steps covered with green moss, walked slowly to the upper level of the castle, and walked to a room.

He held a tray in his hand, and there were two plates and a wooden cup in the tray. On the plate was burnt food of unknown material, and in the cup was a strange wine-red liquid.

"Da da da……"

The old man walked to the front of the room, paused for a while, then reached out and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom! Miss Heidi, your dinner is here." The old man's voice was very hoarse, like rough stones rubbing against each other, and it sounded a little penetrating.

As the old man uttered his voice, the contents of the tray changed rapidly. The burnt food turned into slices of bread and steak, and the strange wine-red liquid turned into clear water.

"Squeak", the door opened, and Heidi came out, glanced at the thing in the old man's hand, took it quickly, and said very politely, "Eugene, thank you for your hard work." The old man's name is Eugene .

"This is what I should do, Miss Heidi." The old man responded, staring into Heidi's eyes and said, "I wish you a pleasant meal, and I will come back later to clean up the tableware."

"Okay—" Heidi replied weakly,

He brought the tray into the room, took a sip of the water in the glass, frowned, and muttered in a low voice, "There still seems to be a strange smell..."

"That, Eugene!" Heidi turned her head to stop the old man who had not had time to leave.

"Do you have any orders, Miss Heidi?" The old man turned around slowly, looked at Heidi and asked.

Seeing the old man's eyes, Heidi subconsciously avoided them, not wanting to look at each other, picked up the water glass and whispered: "Well, Eugene, can you change me to something else to drink?"

"Miss Heidi, what do you want to drink?" The old man didn't refuse, but asked in a friendly manner.

"Well...do you have tea? The most common kind will do..."

"No." The old man gave a negative answer.

"What's the matter..." Heidi didn't want to give up.

"There are ale, absinthe, brandy, and tequila." The old man replied sternly, "Miss Heidi, which one do you want to drink?"

"This..." Heidi's expression was a bit bitter, "Is it all wine, is there nothing else?"

"No."

"Okay then, I still don't want to change."

"Okay, I'll leave first..."

"Eugene, wait a minute, I want to ask you, where has Aunt Mary been these past few days?" Heidi suddenly thought of something and asked aloud.

The old man's expression remained unchanged, he looked at Heidi and said, "Are you asking Mrs. Mary, she has been in the castle all along."

"Then why haven't I seen her for so many days?" Heidi was puzzled.

"Perhaps Ma'am is busy."

"Then...then...can I meet her? I want to chat with him. I want to ask her if I can go out of the castle for a walk recently."

The old servant raised his head, frowned slightly, glanced at Heidi, and said slowly: "Miss Heidi, I will pass on your request to Madam Mary. But as for... the idea of ​​leaving the castle, I don't recommend you to do so. "

"For...why?"

"Because recently, the outside is not very safe. According to Madam Mary, you'd better stay in the castle—this is for your own good."

"But how long are you going to stay?"

"It's hard to say."

"Well, well, thank you, Eugene."

"This is what I should do, Miss Heidi, you're welcome." The old servant said, "By the way, if you have nothing else to do, I will leave."

"goodbye."

"Goodbye, Miss Heidi." The old servant turned around slowly, walked down the stairs, and disappeared from Heidi's sight.

Heidi closed the door and walked back to the room, frowning deeply, feeling that something was getting more and more wrong.

"Meow!"

With a meow, Mickey, the black cat brought by Heidi, came out of the corner, ran two steps and jumped into Heidi's arms.

Heidi stroked the squishy soft hair, her body relaxed slightly, and the next moment there was a trace of doubt in her heart: every time the old servant Eugene appeared, Mickey would always hide, and I don't know why. Could it be that Mickey is afraid of Eugene? But how is that possible, Mickey is the bravest cat she's ever had...

But if this is not the reason, then why?

Heidi didn't want to think deeply...

Looking outside through the window, Heidi found that the night was already deep. Although she stayed in the room of the castle, she also felt a bit of chill, and shivered subconsciously.

At this moment, Heidi suddenly felt that she was really a little scared—inexplicably scared.