"The pearl you're talking about, is it on that terrible corpse, or in the city under the sea? Or in the hands of the ceremonial master of the Scarlet Esoteric Cult?"
Xia De asked again.
"That's not clear to me."
Mr. Edmond had a regretful expression on his face:
"I'm not a murloc, and I've never been to the bottom of the sea. These are all recorded in stone tablets and documents. I can't even confirm whether that pearl is a [relic]. But you won't be mistaken, it is a golden pearl. Pearl, about half the size of a fist."
Xia De frowned and thought about it. From this point of view, only by finding a way to directly touch the pearl that Mr. Edmond said, can he be sure whether there is something he wants inside.
"I have another question. Is there any danger in Lengshui Port besides the family of the evil god? I am worried that other things will happen by then."
"The ring warlock forces from the old and new continents gather in Coldwater Harbor to find someone. Is this considered dangerous? Besides, there are rumors of fishermen witnessing mermaids in the open sea, but that alien race is a peaceful race. Currently there are only these... ..."
The old man thought about it again:
"Of course, there is no shortage of ancient legends in this land, and there are many modern legends. For example, there have been 0-level relics here. For example, this land has been polluted by desire and sin, so the contemporary era will become smugglers and smugglers The heaven of heaven, the flames of civilization will always attract strange things... But I don't think these have anything to do with this time."
"OK."
Xia De nodded again and got up to say goodbye.
"But if the murlocs really have..."
The thought was still playing in his head.
【...You will do whatever it takes to get it. 】
She whispered in his ear, as if wrapping her arms around his neck and whispering behind his ear.
Not only did Xia De want to leave, Mr. Edmond also told Xia De to leave quickly, because the Orthodox Church might send people here, and some of these old lighthouses were still pouring out.
So Xia De returned to the carriage under the sea cliff under the umbrella, and then asked the coachman to take him to the edge of the city. Since carriages are not allowed in Coldwater Harbor, he intends to walk into the city.
Braving the rain and shuttling through the night, Xia De was not stopped as expected. Although the city was under martial law, it was only strictly controlled near the pier. Xia De was still able to find the carriage, and then drove him to the Aurora family's manor.
The Aurora family's local manor is located at the end of Harbor Street by the sea. The manor is near the sea, the front faces the city, and the back is the beach. It is a real "sea view manor". Although it is not as good as the royal family's Sophia Mansion, it is also an excellent building in Coldwater Harbor.
As expected, the vicinity of the Aurora Manor was strictly blocked by the church and the police, and no one was allowed to enter. Although it is raining outside now, and Xia De has illusions that can be used at night, space movement thaumaturgy, and he can even swim from the bottom of the sea to land on the beach, but in order to prevent people from being considered strange, he did not rush in. Witch's Manor.
Standing in the shadow of the street and observing for a while, I finally decided to take shelter from the rain in the tavern on Binhai Conch Avenue where the manor is located, and inquire about what happened in the city tonight by the way.
It was already four o'clock in the morning, but the business of the Green Algae Tavern was quite good. Not every table was full, but at least a quarter of the tables were occupied.
A poet who came from nowhere was sitting near the wall playing and singing the lute, surrounded by some idlers listening, and the sound of laughter and discussion came from time to time, encouraging the poet to play and sing vulgar country slang tunes.
When Xia De pushed open the door of the tavern, there happened to be a thunderbolt across the night sky outside. The people near the door subconsciously turned their heads to look at the door of the tavern, just in time to see the strange man dripping with water, pushing the door with both hands, and the shadow fell on the brick floor of the tavern because of the lightning that illuminated the night sky outside.
It could be seen that they were all taken aback, but when they saw Shade walk into the light of the gas lamp in the tavern and shut the door of the rainstorm and thunder, they breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at each other for their cowardice.
Sniffing his nose, Xia De walked to the long counter, first ordered a cup of hot drink to drive away the cold, and then asked the bartender for a dry towel.
He usually doesn't drink alcohol, but this time he was really frozen in the rain, so he didn't say that he must drink water. I thought the bartender would give him a glass of spirits, but unexpectedly the other party brought him an amber glass of herbal-flavored drink.
"This is our exclusive recipe, half ale, half herbal wine, soaked in **** and chili, it will definitely keep out the cold. It is very famous in the local area, and it has a good name, Warm Fire Medicinal Wine. Many people who go to sea Sailor, will come to us to buy a few barrels before sailing"
The bartender introduced it confidently.
Although Xia De expressed doubts about the ingredients of this thing, he still took a sip. The taste of this thing is quite weird, drink it in one sip, the taste of herbs, alcohol, chili pepper and **** water hit Shade's taste buds at the same time. Especially chili, the spicy taste made Xia De immediately feel a layer of sweat on his forehead, and after wiping the sweat, he felt warm on his body, only his mouth felt a little uncomfortable.
He looked at the remaining liquid in the glass in surprise, and the bartender with gray hair showed a proud expression:
"This is our signboard here. But what are you doing outside in this rainy day? It's under martial law now."
"Oh, I was really unlucky today. I lost a game of cards all night, and I was questioned by the police immediately after I came out. I can only hide here and hope that those damned policemen will leave as soon as possible."
Xia De said in a very rude tone, and the bartender was quite sympathetic:
"Then you'll have to wait for a while. In the middle of the night, there were gunshots outside for half an hour. Yes, it was near the manor at the end of this street. The police came later, although the gunfire stopped, but no one dares to show up now."
He pointed to the guests in the tavern:
"These are people who stay here and plan to leave after dawn."
"What the **** is going on outside? Damn, that bet... my friend's place is so sound proof."
Xia De said rather distressed.
"I don't know, but from the intensity of the gunshots, it seems like a war? Maybe the **** Carson Rikers have landed."
The bartender shrugged, amused by himself.
"What about the people in the manor? Has anyone come out? If those noble gentlemen dare to leave, I think we can too."
Shad asked again.
"The manor is very lively tonight, it seems that there is a banquet, but no one has come out yet, probably they cherish their lives more than us."
The bartender shook his head, and then wanted to sell Shade a wine in their tavern that could cure hemorrhoids. And it's not for external application, but for direct drinking. This is a new formula developed from the local herbal medicine that has been handed down for a long time, and the price is very cheap.
This sounds terrible, and Xia De doesn't need this, so he immediately rejected it.
Knowing that a murloc attack happened nearby, although he didn't know why the people in the manor didn't leave after the danger was gone, Xia De decided to wait until his body warmed up before entering the manor to see the situation.
It's just that he just changed the topic to the Rhodes card, and when he wanted to see if there were any precious cards in this tavern that sold magical medicinal wine, the door of the tavern was pushed open again.
The cold wind and rain broke into this wine-smelling tavern together with the sound of clattering. Xia De glanced back, then immediately turned around and pretended not to see anything.
The guests who came in were an old gentleman wearing glasses, and a middle-aged man who also wore glasses and had two beards.
The old man with round glasses, wearing a formal black suit, is even taller than Shad, with a pocket watch chain protruding from his breast pocket, fastened to the button on his chest
Xia De lowered his head and said nothing. He had seen this old gentleman before. He was the vice-principal of St. Byrence Comprehensive College, the director of the Student Management Office, and Professor Harms Sanchez of the School of Library Management. The last time we met at Xia De's house, the old professor's spell "charm human beings" left a deep impression on the foreigners who had just come to this world.
Professor Sansche and his companions also went to the counter, chatted with the bartender and ordered drinks, and then went to find an empty table. During this period~www.mtlnovel.com~ Xia De kept his head down and played with his Rhodes card, for fear that he would be recognized. Fortunately, he was lucky this time.
Professor Sanchez's companion is also a high-ring warlock, and should also be a professor of St. Byrence. However, Xia De heard the news that the three major thaumaturgy academies sent to Lengshuigang for the "Sea Return Ceremony", which was obviously a professor from the School of Political Economy. Unexpectedly, St. Barrons sent the vice principal directly.
"But what are the professors doing in this tavern? It's raining now. Even if they want to drink, it doesn't make sense for them to come so far away so late."
Strictly speaking, Aurora Manor is not located in the core urban area of Coldwater Port, but on the edge of the dock area.
Shrinking his head, Xia De made up his mind to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible, and the bartender who was talking about Rhodes with Xia De just now came up again after entertaining the guests.
Not only him, when the maid in the tavern opened the wooden door leading to the back kitchen, a cat jumped out from behind the kitchen door. This should be a cat bred in taverns, used to catch mice. It looked around, then jumped onto the high stool in front of the counter, and then onto the counter, and lay down on Shade's hand very neatly.
It was a white cat that had always been beautiful. Although it was not as cute as Little Mia, such pure white hair was indeed rare.
"Where were we talking?"
The middle-aged bartender touched the white cat, and then continued to chat with Xia De:
"Next month, the big city players will start. This time, the venue is Tobesk. I'm ready to make a big bet at that time."