Chapter 2180: [Blood Sorrow]

Because there were outsiders present, Mr. Bernhardt found it inconvenient to explain to Xia De that, in fact, during the God-Awakening in Midhillburg last autumn, if it hadn't been for the fact that the sword couldn't be found, it would have been the best ritual item to symbolize "vampires".

"Are you sure that sword is in the local area? I know more than half of the clansmen in this city, but I haven't heard any news about it at all."

Mr. Bernhardt asked, and John Flynn across the table put down the wine cup he was holding. The wooden wine cup hit the table with a "thud".

"I'm sorry, we can't say much about the source of the intelligence, but it's almost certain that the sword is in the local area."

Xia De didn't ask the group from the 【New Continent Mutual Aid Society】 why they were looking for the "Holy Sword" of vampires, but in his opinion, this undoubtedly meant that John Flynn and his party also knew about the "Sword of Light". Although it was impossible for them to know as much as Xia De, they must know something.

After that, the four continued to exchange intelligence, which did not involve such confidential matters, only related to the movements of cultists, the whereabouts of the 【Light-Worshiper Training Society】, the secrets of the seven major families, and even the situation of the local church.

The four of them solved their lunch at the Spider Inn this Monday noon. After talking about things, the handwritten notes were returned to each other to prevent them from being used for divination. The group from the 【New Continent Mutual Aid Society】 left first. Xia De could see that Mr. Bernhardt was full of worries, so he didn't rush to leave.

And after Mr. Bernhardt figured everything out, Xia De followed the silent vampire viscount and went to the sewer morgue about a few hundred meters away from the Spider Inn.

The morgue on a Monday afternoon was very quiet... actually, it was quiet every day, and especially quiet at night. At this moment, the only person working in the morgue was Mr. Ptolemy Albert. He was still wearing the same brown robe Xia De had seen him in when they first met, and he turned his head to look when he heard the sound of the door opening:

"It's you guys, wait for me for a while, I'll finish dealing with this corpse soon. This unlucky guy was cheating on his wife and was stabbed through the heart by the angry woman with a table knife. Tsk tsk, it's rare to see it shattered like this."

Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt didn't wait too long before Albert, who had washed his hands, met them in the office. The coroner also saw that his clansman's face was gloomy, and the question Mr. Bernhardt asked seemed to be far beyond his expectations:

"Ptolemy, do you know that 【Blood Sorrow】 is in Moon Bay?"

The coroner's face changed drastically:

"What?"

He widened his eyes and then shook his head blankly. Mr. Bernhardt tried to see clues from his face, but couldn't see anything.

"The sect has been searching for that sword for nearly a thousand years since it stabilized in the Sixth Era. Although we have long since settled down and don't want to compete with humans for the material world, you shouldn't misunderstand the importance of that sword to us. What exactly do the local clansmen in the Moon Bay area want to do? First, they cooperated with heretics to desecrate our bloodline, and now they are hiding this holy object. Are they trying to establish another sect?"

For such a severe accusation from Mr. Bernhardt, Albert naturally didn't dare to admit it. But he recalled carefully, and he had indeed not heard any news about that 【Blood Sorrow】 in the local area since he settled in Moon Bay for more than ten years.

Xia De didn't speak the whole time, just watching them discuss the local clansmen in Moon Bay. Before leaving the morgue, Mr. Bernhardt handed a copy of the list of suspicious local clansmen he suspected of cooperating with the 【Dragon Feast Sect】 to Albert, hoping that he could tick off some suspicious targets from it.

By the time Xia De and Bernhardt walked into the sunlight again, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and the latter was still full of worries. They got on a carriage at the street corner, and after the middle-aged vampire viscount asked Xia De "if he had time to walk by the river", he asked the coachman to drive the carriage to Herring Street, which was quite close to the current location. The coachman probably could only earn the starting price.

After getting off the carriage, they stood side by side in front of the railing by the river, looking at the wide river surface and the "Moon Bay Bridge" that was about to be completed further downstream:

"Mr. Watson, it seems that the water here in Moon Bay is deeper than I thought."

Xia De said:

"If you were holding a cigarette and saying this sentence now, it would probably be more attractive to those young girls who are not deeply involved in the world."

A simple joke was very helpful in adjusting the atmosphere. Armand Bernhardt sighed:

"【Blood Sorrow】, 【Blood Sorrow】, how could it be here?"

Taking advantage of his sighing there, Xia De briefly explained the chosen one and the "Sword of Light" this time, but this vampire viscount didn't care about these. He had no ambition and had always been avoiding getting involved in trouble. He just couldn't figure out what the local clansmen were doing:

"Involving that legendary holy sword, I suspect that there is more than one or two untrustworthy clansmen in the local area. I don't want to say it like this, but now I'm even a little afraid to trust Ptolemy. He is an upright person, but this matter... I can't figure it out."

"Then continue to investigate, isn't it becoming more and more interesting?"

Xia De thought very openly. He put his hands on the railing by the river, shoulders slightly drooping, looking at the ships passing by on the river very relaxed:

"What reaction would the sect in Willendale have if this matter was reported?"

"Fury, and then send me more money and supplies. Our god has already given an oracle not to participate in the chosen one's affairs, let alone have a conflict with the 'God-Awakener'. So even if there is intelligence about 【Blood Sorrow】, it is unlikely that they will send more people."

After saying this, he briefly introduced that "Holy Sword":

"【Blood Sorrow】, rumored to have been born in the late Third Era. The first owner of the sword was a vampire who was not particularly powerful. The initial story of the sword was related to a vampire man and a human woman. You can imagine the process in the middle, but in the end, after a series of coincidences and misunderstandings, in order to protect her hometown and her lover, the human woman sacrificed her soul to appease the anger of an existence that could not be recorded by name. And the vampire who returned from outside, knowing what happened, forged that holy blood-colored long sword with the solidified and foul-smelling blood of his lover's corpse, and then I don't know what means he used to really seal that evil existence."

Mr. Bernhardt sighed:

"The ordinary long sword thus had special power, and later it turned into a relic. The clansmen in the Third Era used it to defeat the ancient evil spirit, which made the holy sword famous. It was only because of some things that happened at the end of the Fifth Era that 【Blood Sorrow】 broke away from the control of our sect. The sword has three characteristics: resisting evil, resisting flesh creatures, and creating seals. Among them, 'creating seals' is the most special characteristic of the sword, and I think this characteristic is also related to the origin story of the sword itself."

After saying this, he added:

"Among Sage-level relics, its effect is not very strong, but fortunately, the negative characteristics are not strong either. Just let the sword absorb the user's blood regularly. I haven't seen the sword with my own eyes, but it is said that on a full moon night, holding that 【Blood Sorrow】, the wielder can also feel the inner pain of the sword's original owner... How could it be in Moon Bay?"

After saying these things, the two looked at the river surface together and didn't speak for a long time. Xia De lazily narrowed his eyes and enjoyed the not-so-abundant sunlight, while thinking about the cat at home lying on the windowsill in the living room basking in the sun.

Theoretically, all vampires in Moon Bay are suspicious, but Xia De would not doubt Mr. Bernhardt beside him. After all, Xia De knew his background and identity, and also knew that under the oracle of that vampire god, all vampires from Willendale would no longer interfere in the chosen one's affairs.

In this way, there are a total of three holy swords in Moon Bay: 【Night Watchman】, 【Sword of the Wind King】, and 【Blood Sorrow】, but this cannot represent anything. The fog in front is still thick, and the outlander cannot see through the current situation.

Caw caw caw~

A crow flew from somewhere and landed on the treetop of the riverside tree beside the two. Mr. Bernhardt turned to look at it, and after thinking of something, he shook his head in relief. Xia De thought of the crow that the doctor said was the body of the demon this time, but it was obvious that the thing would not appear here so easily.

"You are right, continue to investigate."

Mr. Bernhardt said softly, and learned Xia De's posture, putting his hands together and putting his wrists on the railing:

"The investigation into the clansmen will continue. After I filter the list, we will visit together. As for Ptolemy... I trust him very much, but I will also investigate him additionally. After all, doesn't that kind of thing always happen in stories? The murderer is actually by your side."

Xia De smiled:

"People who believe in dragons, people who chase light, the seven surnames who manage the city, and visitors from the New Continent. The complicated things are all entangled together, and we can only grab one thread to investigate. Take your time, I bet we are not the most anxious ones. And instead of spending a lot of time filtering out suspicious targets, it is better to first determine those who are completely trustworthy. You also understand that I am not convenient to let the countess intervene in the investigation of vampires, so we also need your clansmen to help."

Mr. Bernhardt nodded to show he understood. The two looked at the river surface and were silent for a long time before Xia De took the initiative to say:

"Mr. Bernhardt, this city is really beautiful."

"Yes, the City of Wealth is really beautiful..." ===== CHAPTER 2181 =====