Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

After hearing Earl Bränden's words, Audis became very interested: "Oh? Please explain in detail."

"The Bränden family obtained their peerage during the 'Twenty Years' War' and became Earls during the 'War of the White Rose'." Earl Bränden said:

"When the Bränden family obtained their peerage, they were granted a piece of land in the northern suburbs of Backlund. However, half a month ago, the grapevines on that land suddenly died on a large scale. No matter how much water was poured, the land remained dry and barren."

"I've asked many people to take a look and tried many methods, but none have had any effect."

Audis pinched the long beard stuck to his face and asked, "Have your family members been sick or injured recently?"

"No."

"Have you been unlucky recently, or have you suffered any financial losses?"

Earl Bränden shook his head and said, "No, I haven't."

He was somewhat disappointed, because some of the people he had asked before had also asked similar questions.

Audis smiled and said, "It's the land that's cursed, not your family."

As he spoke, he began to put away his research notes.

Earl Bränden did not continue to discuss the previous topic, but asked with a smile, "Is that some of your research?"

Audis gave an "Mmm" sound: "There is no end to the study of witchcraft."

Bränden was slightly stunned, perhaps not expecting that witchcraft would require research: "Forgive me for speaking frankly, but it seems that some of the knowledge possessed by Beyonders is naturally acquired after taking a potion."

Audis shook his head and said, "This is like the relationship between talent and effort. Having talent is certainly a happy thing, but if you don't work hard, the talent will disappear."

Bränden smiled: "That theory is very interesting."

Then he suddenly said seriously: "For a nobleman, the ancestral land being cursed but unable to be resolved is the beginning of the family's decline."

"Although I am not as wise as my ancestors, I am unwilling to see such a thing happen."

"Therefore, that curse must be lifted."

Audis thought to himself: 'This should be one of the elites among the nobles.'

Although the other party was not a Beyonder, his way of speaking was very skillful and also very imposing.

Thinking this in his heart, Audis did not delay asking, "May I ask what your faith is?"

Earl Bränden replied, "The Lord of Storms."

"Have you asked the people of the Church to help investigate?"

"I did. The people of the Church made it rain for a whole day in that land, but the land was still very dry." Bränden pinched his temples: "With so much rain, I don't know where it all flowed to?"

"Let me guess." Audis smiled and said, "Did the people of the Church tell you to wait for the curse to disappear on its own?"

Earl Bränden seemed to see hope again and nodded, "Yes."

"Let me guess again." Audis asked, "Under the advice of some Beyonders, did you also secretly ask the Church of the Earth Mother to help?"

Bränden suddenly sat up straight and said with some surprise, "Yes, I did."

"How was the effect?"

"The grapevines all came back to life, but the land is still very dry."

Brad, who was on the side, saw the Earl's doubts and asked with a smile, "Mr. Wizard, did you learn about these things through divination?"

"This is just a reasonable guess." Audis smiled and said, "Although each Church has a wealth of knowledge, the Churches' styles of handling things are still different."

"The 'Punishers' are better at direct combat, but not good at dispelling curses and the like."

"Of course, they must also be using some items and diligently cultivating some Beyonders to make up for this shortcoming, but not being good at it is not being good at it. Even if they pour water into the ground for a whole day, they can't analyze the inner workings of this curse."

"In addition, regarding land issues, people will first think of the Church of the Earth Mother."

"Generally speaking, no matter what problems occur with the land or crops, finding them can basically solve the problem."

"Only a small number of problems they can't solve, and what Earl Bränden encountered belongs to the 'small number of problems'."

"This can't be blamed on their lack of ability, because they are not good at solving such difficult problems."

He pointed to his notes and said, "This requires erudition and wisdom, as well as continuous research into nature."

Earl Bränden asked with a smile, "You seem to know how to solve the problem?"

"I do have some ideas." Audis said, "But I still need to go to the vineyard to take a look and find evidence to support my ideas."

Brad clapped his hands: "That's great!"

He asked, "Can we set off now?"

Audis nodded: "You guys wait in the carriage first, I'll make some preparations."

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"Godforsaken Land", the swamp north of Silver City.

The exploration team continued to move forward, but the members' spirituality felt that they were getting closer and closer to real danger.

Colin, the chief who was walking in the front, suddenly raised his hand, and the team members immediately formed a defensive formation.

They quietly looked ahead and found that in the depths of the darkness in front, there seemed to be some spots of light moving.

At this time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and at the moment when the lightning illuminated the earth, they saw a strange scene in the distance.

That was on a small island in the middle of a lake. There were several tall plants, grass, and some small, faintly glowing flying insects flying around.

The reason they felt strange was because they had never seen such plants and insects.

At first, they thought that they should be some monsters with plant shapes, but later they felt that those plants were very beautiful, and the scenery of that small island seemed to be very good.

They stared blankly for a long time before Chief Colin suddenly said, "Those are normal plants."

Several team members were first surprised, and then their eyes filled with tears. They had never seen what normal plants looked like. The only normal plant was Blackface Grass, but this plant did not grow in the soil and seemed to be a little abnormal.

Suddenly seeing normal plants, they didn't even recognize them!

Colin continued: "This should be an Sealed Artifact that we are relatively unfamiliar with."

Everyone immediately became more vigilant and followed the chief forward little by little.

After walking a few steps forward, Derrick suddenly felt that his left hand was very itchy. He looked down and saw that another thumb had grown next to his thumb!

Before he could report to the chief, the "Psychiatrist" on the side said, "I, I seem to have grown an extra eye."

Everyone looked at her, and the female "Psychiatrist" really had a third eye growing on her forehead.

Then the "Guardian" found that another nose had grown on the back of his head, and the most unlucky one was the "Necromancer", who felt that he seemed to have grown an extra heart.

Colin quietly watched all this, and suddenly he pulled out his long sword again and smeared some pure white grease on it.

Then he held the sword in both hands and slashed fiercely at the crowd. Derrick and others' spirituality felt as if the connection between their bodies and some foreign objects had been severed.

Immediately afterward, their mutations disappeared one after another and returned to normal.

Colin glanced at the small island: "That Sealed Artifact seems to have the ability to eliminate mutations and produce mutations."

He put away his long sword, clenched his hands tightly, and a bright morning light suddenly appeared around him: "Keep moving forward!"

The "Demon Hunter's" "Light of Dawn" can eliminate the surrounding anomalies and evils, as well as most of the extraordinary attacks that affect the state.

After walking another distance forward, several roars suddenly sounded in front.

Colin said in a deep voice: "Derrick!"

Derrick immediately stepped forward and prayed piously, and a ray of sunlight broke through the darkness and shone forward.

Without exception, one by one, one content, one in one look!

The members of the exploration team saw huge figures crawling out of the swamp in the distance.

Some of them were composed of rocks, and some were composed of the surrounding green plants. What they had in common was that their faces were ugly and hideous, and they were roaring at Derrick and others!

Derrick and others gripped their weapons tightly. They were not afraid of this kind of real sword and gun battle.

After Colin briefly observed, he also drew his sword and led the members to charge, and those "Stone Golems" and "Wood Golems" also launched a charge towards the intruders.

Their two sides' charges began, but when their distance was closer, the "Stone Golem" suddenly hammered the ground with its two thick arms, and strange rocks immediately surged out of the ground, making the road in front of Colin and others very rugged.

The "Wood Golem" also hammered the ground with its thick arms, and vines drilled out of the swamp, sweeping towards Derrick and others.

Angier, the vice-captain of the "Council Guard", rushed to the front, clenched his hands tightly, and suddenly made a downward chopping motion, and a giant sword shining with twilight light appeared in the air!

The somewhat illusory giant sword suddenly exploded, forming pieces of morning light fragments. These fragments were densely packed, like a whirlwind of light blowing towards the enemy.

Bang bang bang~

The light fragments hit the emerging rocks and hit the "Stone Golem". These hard rocks were like being hit by dense bombs with armor-piercing capabilities, making a dull explosion sound.

At the same time, these light fragments also hit the vines and the "Wood Golem", blowing the vines into sawdust and blasting holes in the "Wood Golem".

Derrick and others took the opportunity to rush forward and quickly solved these "Golems".

Finally, the exploration team came to the shore of the lake in the swamp.

At this time, one monster after another crawled out of the lake. They were covered with moss, and their appearance and posture were very ugly. It seemed that huge mutations had occurred in them.

The battle resumed immediately. Derrick and the others quickly discovered that these monsters were basically unkillable. No matter how severe their injuries, the wounds would heal rapidly, allowing them to continue fighting.

Colin suddenly said, "Charge towards the island!"

He drank a bottle of potion, and then with a wave of his hand, a path with the light of dawn appeared on the lake surface, as if the water had become solidified.

Derrick followed everyone and jumped onto the solidified water. His foot suddenly softened, as if he were stepping on something soft.

Unfortunately, he had never eaten jelly, otherwise he would definitely use jelly to describe the feeling under his feet.

But this did not affect their running. They quickly ran to the island in the center of the lake. Derrick looked at the lush grass and the glowing insects, and suddenly heard his own heartbeat.

He felt a surge of vitality all over his body, and it seemed like he was still growing taller.

Everyone's hair, beards, and nails grew rapidly, and even the leather clothes they were wearing grew a layer of animal fur.

At this time, they saw a branch emitting a faint green light in the center of the island. They knew very well that it was the sealed artifact they were looking for.

Colin's pupils flickered again with illusory light, and his eyes became very deep.

Suddenly, the surrounding weeds began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they had grown from knee-high to chest-high.

The number of small insects in the grass also suddenly increased, and their size increased. They were originally no bigger than a small fingernail, but now they had become the size of a palm.

The few big trees also began to grow wildly, their crowns becoming larger and larger, blocking their view and preventing them from seeing the sealed artifact in the center of the island.

The group of monsters behind them had also rushed onto the island and were launching attacks on them.

Soon, the weeds were over their heads. Before losing sight of the distance, they leaned together, preparing to meet the impact of the monsters.

Colin, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly said, "Block those monsters!"

As he spoke, he smeared a layer of iron-black grease on his longsword and stabbed forward. The grass in front of him immediately stopped growing and turned withered yellow.

Colin rushed into the withered yellow grass and quickly disappeared into the bushes.

At this time, the monster also rushed over. Derrick and the others fought bravely and finally blocked the monsters.

However, the surrounding plants were still growing wildly. The trees and weeds had grown so tall that they blotted out the sky and the sun. Derrick seemed to have an illusion that he was about to be buried on this island by these grasses.

The battle was very fierce at the beginning, but soon, the surrounding bushes seriously hindered the fighting between the two sides.

These original weeds grew thicker and thicker, constantly squeezing their space, and in the end, even swinging their weapons became very difficult.

The surrounding space became smaller and smaller. Even if they tried their best to chop down the surrounding "weeds", the feeling of being buried alive became more and more obvious.

Suddenly, after a certain moment, the "weeds" stopped growing and quickly became smaller and shorter.

Soon the surrounding vegetation returned to its original appearance. Derrick and the others saw Chief Colin in the center of the island, his body wrapped in thorny vines, holding high the branch with a faint green light.

The branch quickly changed its appearance and became a green wooden staff.

Immediately, the vines on Colin's body faded away, and everything around him returned to normal!

Chief Colin had mastered this sealed artifact!

At this time, the monsters rushed towards Colin like crazy. The battle became fierce again, but this time these monsters could be killed, and their wounds were no longer so easy to heal.

Soon, Derrick and others discovered that these monsters could actually extract extraordinary characteristics.

After a little thought, Derrick understood that because of the "Law of Extraordinary Characteristic Aggregation", these monsters with extraordinary characteristics were attracted by that sealed artifact.

It's just that the spirits and spiritual bodies of these monsters had undergone considerable mutations before they came, and they were unable to master that sealed artifact.

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In the northern suburbs of Backlund, Audis rode in Earl Brandon's carriage to the nobleman's vineyard.