In the past half a week, at night in Coldwater Harbor, the police often broke out gun battles with some monsters that could not be told to the citizens. Most of the murlocs with strong self-healing abilities had firearms. Before the ring warlocks arrived, the local police could only use firearms to fight back.
Coupled with the fact that more and more Ring Warlock organizations entered here, this led to the night in Coldwater Harbor becoming noisy.
The fishbone pirate ship continued to appear in the offshore area of Coldwater Port, and one of the eleven ring warlocks who escaped from the ship together with Shad and the princess was found by the church. But unfortunately, the other party is a middle-aged woman, not Xia De's target.
Princess Rezia also relied on the intelligence department of the Coldwater Harbor City Hall and MI6's branch in Coldwater Harbor to find a target. This one is a man, but it's a pity that Leiziya can find it, and so can other organizations.
Before the princess showed up, at least three middle-ring warlocks raided the police station at Lengshuigang Wharf, killing the unlucky second-ring warlock and the ordinary policeman who had been implicated for no reason.
This annoyed the church and the city hall, and even the king in Tobesk heard about the tragedy at the Coldwater Port Wharf and ordered the local governor to find the murderer as soon as possible.
In addition, there are some news that even Leiziya can't judge the authenticity of the news, which is gradually becoming dangerous in Lengshuigang.
For example, it was rumored in the black market that someone offered a high reward of 1,000 pounds for each piece of information to find the ring warlock who escaped from the fishbone pirate ship; It is a mermaid of a real heterogeneous species; for another example, the professors sent by the three colleges to Lengshuigang to solve the "Lengshuigang Shadow" incident fought with an unknown group of ring warlocks in the offshore area on Sunday morning, which directly affected the recent Two days of weather.
Excluding those uncertain news, the current situation is that, excluding the outsider and the princess, among the eleven escaped ring warlocks, one died, the church found three, and now there are still seven whose identities are unknown.
The high-ring warlocks of the church have arrived, and the professors from the three major thaumaturgy academies are also settling here. The bad news is that Shad will have more uncertainty trying to find the target ahead of them, and the good news is that the "Shadow at Coldwater Harbor" incident should be nothing to worry about.
"Ms. Xi Wei Aurora, are you in Coldwater Harbor now?"
Rezia introduced the situation to Xia De, but Xia De asked suddenly.
The princess nodded in surprise:
"Why did you suddenly mention her? Yes, that businesswoman came to this city two days ago and planned to hold a dinner party at Aurora Manor tomorrow night. She even gave me an invitation letter, why do you want to go too? "
"Of course not."
Xia De shook his head immediately, he was too late to avoid the witches, how could he take the initiative to bump into them:
"Tonight and tomorrow night, I have to go to class. It is "Folding Space" by Professor Garcia, and the lecture is on large-scale ritual fanlocks. The class starts at six o'clock in the evening, and there are two classes for four hours without a break. It is about nine o'clock. Only after class."
"It doesn't matter, the banquet should be lively at nine o'clock."
Rezia said with a smile again, but Xia De still shook his head, saying that he would never go to that kind of place.
Taking advantage of the time, Xia De also told Rezia the [Tree Kiss] that he told Dorothy in the morning. Even though the princess was one ring taller than Dorothy, she couldn't fully listen to Shade's story. But regarding the [Tree Kiss] spirit rune, Rezia had the same opinion as Dorothy.
It is difficult for Xia De to find the thaumaturgy corresponding to this spirit rune. He can only create it by himself, or try to convert the homologous spell [Key of the Door] into thaumaturgy, but neither of them will work. Simple. Rezia also intends to help Shade find information from the Zarath School of Literature, which is proficient in the study of thaumaturgy and spells, but she doesn't have much hope for it.
"Speaking of which, do you remember Professor Katya?"
Rezia seemed to be deliberately putting this matter to the end.
"Of course I remember, after all, we rarely meet folklorists who are good at using two guns."
Xia De nodded, watching the steaming teacup in front of him:
"I remember when we returned to Sofia's mansion last time, you mentioned that you would set them free after letting them forget about the murlocs."
"Yes, but after you left that day, I asked some interesting things. I know Mr. Jude. It was my spies who received the information deliberately released by the other party, but the two folklorists went to Mr. Jude. Who do you think introduced it?"
Rezia asked, holding her face in one hand, looking at Xia De with her beautiful eyes, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised into a smile.
Xia De thought for a while and frowned. He used [Echoes of the Past] to hear some things in Mr. Jude's mansion. Mr. Jude clearly asked the murlocs to stop abducting ordinary people, so the two scholars who were ordinary people appeared at that time. Coincidentally.
"who is it?"
"A ring warlock, a ring warlock infected with the same curse as me. The other party also heard the news from Mr. Jude, but unlike us going to meet him directly, the people behind him first sent two ordinary people to scout the way."
"Is it also escaped from the fishbone pirate ship? Or is it the victim who touched the mermaid statue locally?"
"One of the seven remaining, and we've met him."
Rezia said softly.
"Mr. Darkness? The guy who changed cards when I played with him!"
Xia De stood up at once, and the princess nodded with a peaceful smile:
"That's right, I know you're looking for him, so it took a lot of effort these days to find Mr. Darkness along the clues provided by Professor Katya. I received the news last night. The other party thought that the professor Before I went to see Mr. Jude, the old street occupied by the murlocs was taken away by the church, so I haven't suspected that the person who contacted him in the past half week is actually my person."
"Where?"
Shade was fast.
"Oh, Xia De, don't be impatient. My father often told me that being impatient will only increase the probability of bad results. I know you don't want the church to find him first, so I didn't alarm the other party for the time being."
She gestured for Shad to sit down:
"The other party is deliberately concealing his identity, not because of the curse on his body, but that the other party seems to be very worried about being discovered by the church. That Mr. Darkness should not be a good person."
"It doesn't matter if he's a good guy or not, I just want to meet him."
Xia De said, so Rezia nodded:
"There are more than a dozen companions around the other party. I'm not sure if it's a ring warlock, but the probability is very high, so my people didn't rush to check the information. If you want to see him, go to this address. Oh, I still Knowing that this group is waiting for a ship to the New World."
The bartender at the Seven Broomsticks also mentioned it.
She handed the file bag to Xia De, which was the preliminary investigation conducted by the princess.
"I can't take risks with you today, Shad."
While Xia De was flipping through the documents, the red-haired girl said rather melancholy:
"It's okay, I'll take care of these things myself."
Xia De flipped through the document and said that he was actually unwilling to involve Rezia in the affairs of the chosen one:
"I will probably be active in Cold Water Harbor for a day, and I will come back in the evening, say goodbye to you and leave."
"Okay, then I wish you a smooth operation today, Xia De. Oh, my maid will do your makeup for you later, and then arrange for servants to send you into the city."
"Okay, then I wish you a happy day..."
Xia De stood up, but paused, and then looked at the princess wearing the silver crown behind the desk:
"Oh, I heard from Dorothy that you have a problem with Miss Galina?"
"Why did you mention that woman?"
Rezia, who was in a good mood just now, shook her head:
"This is my family business."
"Oh well."
Xia De didn't ask any further questions, and walked out of the room with the file bag. Only the princess sat behind the desk and looked at his back. After a long time, she sighed and looked back at the documents on the desk.
She didn't want to involve the pure and kind detective in the power struggle within the royal family.
It was still raining in Lengshuigang, and Shade, holding an umbrella, strolled through the streets of the ancient seaport city. He didn't go to Mr. Darkness first, but went to the Seven Broomsticks Tavern first, and bought some expensive alchemy materials in the Tavern.
Shad has heard of all the materials needed to make the witch detection badge, but it is very troublesome to find them in Tobesk, so he will buy them in Coldwater Port. Of course, because he was not confident in his alchemy skills, Xia De bought the amount of each material that could be made three times.
If he failed the first two times, then he would go to Iluna, who is good at alchemy, for help. While Papa John and the Doctor's Friend might be more powerful, Shad doesn't want to reveal the recipe to anyone else.
After paying the deposit, writing down the shopping list in the tavern, and agreeing to pick it up in the afternoon, Xia De officially embarked on a journey to find Mr. Darkness.
On the way, he found that there were more policemen today than before, and they were focused on looking at everyone's faces. When encountering passers-by with special looks, they would step forward and ask a few questions, obviously looking for murlocs.
During this period of time, people with problems with their appearance will probably have a very uncomfortable life in Lengshuigang.
All the way deep into the slums of the dock area, Mr. Darkness and his friends lived in the Pink Rose Hotel in the deep alley.
Although the name is similar, this hotel has nothing to do with the Golden Rose Hotel on Hoglunz Boulevard where Shard stayed twice. This kind of hotel deep in the alley is usually to provide a place to stay for stowaways with sensitive identities. Of course, judging from the name of the hotel, this place should still be an illegal underground brothel.
Holding a black umbrella, Xia De followed the address provided by Rezia to the alleys of the slums in the dock area, and finally found a hotel with a row of faded pink silk scarves hanging outside the door.
It is located at the corner of the alley and is as high as a three-story building. Because the alley is not spacious, people passing by must be able to notice it.
Unlike the stone buildings common in Coldwater Harbour, the Pink Rose Inn is made of wood. The area of the hotel is not very large. After Xia De lowered his hat and opened the door and walked in, he didn't see the girls who imagined that they wore very little clothes sitting around.
The first floor is like an ordinary tavern. On Monday morning, scattered customers sit and chat with each other at wooden tables with glasses of wine in front of them. Wooden tables, wooden chairs, and wooden porch columns are rare in Lengshuigang.
Information showed that Mr. Darkness and his party lived on the third floor, but of course Shad would not go upstairs directly, but walked to the side counter.
The middle-aged woman in an apron was originally keeping accounts. She raised her eyes and glanced at the guest. After realizing that it was a stranger, she asked suspiciously:
"What do you need?"
Although she looked over forty, she looked very... charming. Xia De could only think of this kind of adjective, and reminded himself again, what the **** was going on here.
"A glass of the cheapest rye beer. Also, is there any Rhodes here?"
This is the experience that Shad learned from the grocer in the Anthem Square. Most of the hotels and vendors stock up some Rhodes cards with special patterns.
"Of course there is."
The woman first bent down to prepare beer for Shade, and after putting the glass on the wooden table, she took out a booklet from under the counter:
"Please choose yourself, here is the price."
There are two Rhodes cards in the booklet, and it can be seen that they have been carefully preserved.
Xia De is actually not interested in Rhodes cards with special patterns, he prefers Rhodes cards with special rules. So I just pretended to look at it for a while, then shook my head regretfully.
After paying for the drink, he sat down at the empty table with the glass in hand. This kind of small hotel in the alley has no good conditions, probably to prevent prying eyes, and even the windows are sealed. There is only one gas lamp in the room above the counter, and besides that there are kerosene lamps on each table, which are only lit when the guests are seated.
This is probably the living conditions of the poor.
Xia De's original intention was to observe on the first floor first, trying to find the trace of the ring warlock beside Mr. Darkness. But he didn't expect that he pretended to hold the notebook and looked at it for half an hour. The foam of the glass of low-quality beer with suspicious ingredients disappeared, and no one came down from the upstairs.
Maybe that group of people are not there at all~www.mtlnovel.com~ Maybe they are so cautious that they don't show up easily during the day.
Xia De was still thinking about something, but he didn't expect someone to sit opposite him with a wine glass. This is not a polite behavior.
It was a long-faced man with extremely short hair, and only stubble could be seen. The skin is somewhat dark, and the double eyelids of both eyes are extremely severe.
He looked to be in his thirties and was very shrewd. After putting the wine glass on the table, Xia De took the initiative to say hello:
"Friend, are you interested in Rhodes brand?"
The standard De La Rion accent, probably the spokesperson of the Tobesk City Hall is also at a similar level.
"Of course, Shad shrugged."
"Interested in special cards?"
The long-faced man asked with a smile across the kerosene lamp.
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