The purpose here is easy to judge, because in the basement of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, the potion and alchemy laboratory Shade set up for himself is also like this.
It's just that compared with Shade's laboratory, the experimental instruments here are quite old. Judging from the materials, they are at least old things before the beginning of the steam age, and some are even worth sending to museums. And among these now obsolete relics lay a folded letter.
The letter was placed in a conspicuous position on the experiment table, and two stones with long-lasting luminous spells were placed next to it, as if for fear that latecomers would not see it.
Xia De stepped across the ritual matrix of unknown effect on the ground, because he was worried that the letter was a trap, so he picked up the letter after careful inspection. He didn't read the content first, but the signature first:
【Thomas Granger】
This is the first guardian that Shad met, the one who gave him the power of the earth in the Emerald Dream, and the one whose bones were left next to the statue of the ancient **** in the Vineyard of the White River Valley.
"Before I came here, I lied to Earl Granger that his great-uncle might have visited the old family cemetery, but it turned out to be true."
Xia De thought in his heart, and then carefully browsed the contents of the letter.
【successor:】
[Congratulations on finding this place. 】
[This underground laboratory does not belong to me, it belongs to the ancestor of the Granger family, Ferrari Granger, who was born in 1405. I found the location of the laboratory in the family's old book, and found the grave robber who died here. The grave robber probably lived around 1690. When I wrote this letter, he had already become an evil spirit, so I transformed it into a guard guarding this place, please forgive me for doing so. 】
"It turns out that this is the guard he left behind, no wonder it can resist Silver Moon's power to a certain extent."
[This laboratory is a symbol of a history of shame in the family. I am not the first Granger to discover the power of the family blood. According to the family tree, Ferrari Granger was born in 1405 and died in 1460. But in fact, until the 1498 Randall Valley Earthquake, he was still alive, secretly hiding in the family cemetery, conducting his own research. 】
Shad frowned slightly. Since the earthquake in 1498 was mentioned here, it meant that Ferrari Granger was related to it.
And thinking of this, he touched the Mithril Cube in his pocket, and immediately felt that as the cube vibrated slightly, brand new information appeared on it. But he didn't look at the content on the Mithril Cube, but continued to look at the letter in his hand.
[Yes, latecomer, I am ashamed of this. The occurrence of the great earthquake in Randall Valley in 1498 is related to my ancestors. Ferrari Granger hid here, secretly researching the power of the earth, and caused the disaster due to an accident in the experiment. I don't want to explain it, but Ferrari Granger died here and I buried his body in the dirt outside. 】
[Being able to expel the guards proves that you are a capable person. As a reward, everything here will belong to you. I only took away a silver cube, which may be related to causing a major earthquake. In addition to the worthless collection in the ancestor laboratory, I put a gift for you in the box next to the letter. If you want to get my secret, you can take the token in the box and go to my family to inquire about my information. That will lead you to me. no matter when. 】
The following is the signature and signature. This letter is quite short, but after Xia De finished reading it, he read it again from the beginning, and then put down the letter paper:
"It turns out that the Mithril Cube that records many stories in the Randall Valley was not created by Mr. Thomas Granger at all, but he got it from here. In other words, Mr. Thomas Granger left It was shortly after visiting this cemetery....What is this Mithril Cube? Mr. Thomas Granger left it at home, as if he took it as a guide to the next generation of guardians One of the clues, does he know what it is?"
Thinking in my heart, I finally took out the cube. After "Church of the Forgotten", "St. Perry's Cemetery", "Masonry Association Chamber of Secrets" and "Randall Valley Gold Mine", the fifth story about Randall Valley finally emerged:
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Randall Valley Earthquake of 1498:
Legend has it that the gods shook the earth to punish disrespectful people on the earth. But in fact, earthquakes are just a natural phenomenon. The 1498 Randall Valley earthquake was a disaster unintentionally triggered by a greedy and crazy mortal in pursuit of ancient secrets. The truth of the earthquake lies in Granger, the secret of the earthquake, at the foot of the place of requiem and faith. It's not a good story, but it warns us to respect forces we don't understand. 】
"At the foot of the Place of Requiem and Faith, this means directly under the Cemetery Church."
Xia De sighed softly, held the cube, and looked at the vague ritual matrix not far from his feet. In the center of those lines, there is just a square gap, the size of which is quite similar to this cube.
"Um....."
Fortunately, his curiosity is not serious, and now that the ritual matrix is seriously incomplete, it is meaningless for him to try, so he put away the cube again:
Thinking in his heart, he picked up the box mentioned in the letter again. After opening it, I saw a silver pocket watch that had not been turned, a letter and a small irregular piece of metal.
The pocket watch is Mr. Thomas Granger's personal property, that is, a token. The letter was written by him to his family, asking them to forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye, and asking them not to look for his message. It seems that Thomas Granger at that time was already planning to leave home:
"It also means that his physical condition at that time was already very bad because of the black mud."
And that thumb-sized piece of metal with pitted surface looks like unpolished silver ore at first glance, but Xia De understood what it was after touching it:
"Mithril?"
This small piece of mithril was enough for Xia De to pay all his tuition fees in St. Byrence from the first grade to the ninth grade.
"It's a generous shot."
Xia De put the small piece of mithril into his pocket, the smile on his face could hardly be concealed.
Of course, he did not forget his purpose. He didn't come here to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Thomas Granger and eventually became a Guardian, he came to find the gems left by the Butterfly family.
There was no mention of this in Mr. Granger's letter. I don't know if the original owner really didn't have it, or Thomas didn't find it, or took it away directly after discovering it.
Xia De searched here with the idea of digging the basement three feet into the ground and digging out every wall for a whole day, and then in the third minute after starting the search, he placed broken pieces of debris on the experimental table. In the small jar of cracked gems and rare ores, the hexagonal golden yellow gemstone was found.
The red gemstone below the memoir represents summer, the white gemstone given by Oxenfurt represents winter, and the golden gemstone in front of him represents autumn.
"Isn't this too simple?"
The three gemstones that had already been obtained were held by Xia De together. Judging from the size and carving process, the golden gemstone found here was one of the four keys he was looking for. In this way, in the end, only the green gem representing spring has not been found.
"However, why didn't Mr. Thomas Granger take it away more than 70 years ago? Did Ferrari Granger, who established this underground laboratory more than 300 years ago, discover this family heritage gem? secret?"
But no matter what, Xia De is getting closer and closer to the secrets of the guardians. After riding back to the city, Shad sent Mr. Thomas Granger's pocket watch and the letter with the badly faded ink back to Granger Manor, which was regarded as fulfilling the earl's commission.
It was only noon on this Monday, so Xia De went home and had lunch with Mia first, and then spent the rest of the day at home.
He was not lazy, but read Mr. Lehman's memoirs completely, and learned about this
An ordinary man living in the Fifth Epoch~www.mtlnovel.com~ had a peaceful but magnificent life.
Because Xia De had an important intersection with him on the trajectory of his life, he is more aware of how much impact Mr. Lehman's encounter with him had on his entire life.
In the evening, when he had a private meeting with Rezia at the secret club in the city and had dinner together, Xia De also told His Royal Highness the story of this gentleman. The little princess sat at the table and eavesdropped. Rezia was also curious about the lives of ordinary men in the Fifth Era, but she cared more about another thing:
"He married three wives?"
Adelina became more interested in the subject.
"Yes, they are all the butterfly girls he brought out from the worm cave. Shade said while touching Mia:
"This lineage has not been cut off. According to what I have learned from local folklorists, at least one-third of the local people living in the Randall Valley can be regarded as descendants of Mr. Lehman. Butterfly's lineage is rooted in that A river valley, I even suspect that this is also the meaning of the old **** I met, He wants to use this to stabilize the land of the Randall Valley in the sixth era."
"Why do you say that?"
Rezia asked curiously.
"Because of the bloodline of the butterfly, it can resist the petrified plague effect of the crazy land. I only learned from Ms. Benanis today that the church is building files for the victims who are currently infected with the plague. I discovered it when I traced the ancestors, and I am currently seriously ill. Most of the infected people are not local aborigines.”