Chapter 3933

After leaving the "Gear Tower," Xia De first brought the briefcase back home. After all, he wouldn't wander around with a dangerous relic for no reason.

It was almost 12 o'clock noon at this time. Luvia, who had made up for sleep, had woken up and was busy preparing lunch for herself and the cat in the kitchen.

Xia De greeted her:

"Luvia, stop cooking, let's go out to eat."

Luvia originally thought he would go to Vigo Astley. Although the purple-eyed girl wanted to let Xia De and the witch's relationship go further, she was of course happier that Xia De could accompany her:

"Don't go out to eat. Let you taste my craftsmanship today. Recently I also learned a trick from Winnie. Although I dare not say I can reach Duo Luoqian's level, it will definitely surprise you."

After lunch, Xia De went out again. After returning to Arcadia City, which was raining, he went straight to the Fragrant Residence. This rain was heavier than in the morning, and it was thundering. It looked like it wouldn't stop before dusk.

The maids of the Fragrant Residence already knew Xia De. After Xia De knocked on the door and entered, a maid collected his umbrella and handed him a towel.

However, although today is Sunday, neither Vigo nor Miss MacDonald is here. But Mr. Bernhardt's letter was sent yesterday, and Miss Lorrain, who stayed in the house and had restored the status of housekeeper, handed that letter to Xia De in the study.

The handwriting on the letter was very sloppy, as if it were written in a hurry, but it was indeed the handwriting of Mr. Bernhardt that Xia De was familiar with.

However, at the beginning of the letter, he didn't explain the research results on the corpse first, but informed Xia De that they had left the mansion in the lower city district where they originally lived, and would tell Xia De the new address later.

"If you don't know the whereabouts, you won't set up bait in advance. If I hadn't been there on Friday, Mr. Bernhardt would probably have encountered an accident like the first batch of investigators. It is correct for them to leave and hide temporarily now."

Xia De thought in his heart, but if Mr. Bernhardt really encountered an accident, Mr. Albert, who heard the news, would probably appear locally directly, and the situation would probably be very lively by then.

The second half of the letter was the research result on the corpse. Just as Xia De had anticipated, the corpse could not be channeled at all. And by using the talent of high-level blood-kin to trace the memory of the corpse through blood-sucking, it was indeed impossible to see anything.

The other party was clearly quite knowledgeable about the means of high-level blood-kin.

Even the corpse itself exploded suddenly after being sucked by Mr. Bernhardt's companion. According to the description in the letter, the exploded corpse turned into a blooming "flesh lotus," and every drop of dripping blood was highly toxic to blood-kin.

However, although the corpses were destroyed, the blood-kin finally discovered some things.

According to the statement in the letter, that corpse was quite strange. His race was indeed human, and his blood and internal organs were the same as normal people, but his physical strength, muscle level, work efficiency of internal organs, etc., all kinds of situations far exceeded the level of normal people, reaching the level of "superman."

This was not a comprehensive strengthening brought about by ring mage promotion, nor was it flesh transformed by supernatural means. After analyzing the remaining blood, Armand Bernhardt wrote such a sentence:

【The physical quality of that corpse has reached a level beyond humans, and this strengthening is natural and innate. In my opinion, calling him 'new human' is more appropriate than 'human.'】

The impact of the other party's strange physical quality on the battle of ring mages was not great, at least in the face of Xia De, this advantage could not be reflected at all, but Mr. Bernhardt was still amazed by this, and even believed that he might have encountered a "human subspecies."

"Research results of the Blood Spirit School?"

Xia De guessed. After all, what the 【Blood Spirit School】 has been pursuing is "Golden Human." If the "Blood-Crying One" really completes his rebirth, he might catch a glimpse of the mystery of flesh creation that he didn't know in the past at the beginning of his birth.

"It seems that this time I really encountered an incredible thing."

He thought in his heart, and recalled the scene when he confronted the enemy on the park lake on Friday night.

He was very sure that the "little bat" and "human" signs floating on the heads of the enemies at that time were normal, which meant that this strange physical strengthening did not change the race, but made a wonderful change on the basis of the race itself.

Crack!

The thunderclap that suddenly sounded outside the window interrupted Xia De's thoughts. He turned his head to look outside the window, and then asked Miss Lorrain who was standing on the side:

"In such terrible weather, where did Vigo go?"

Mr. Bernhardt's side is still looking for a new place to stay, so Xia De can't find him for a short time, so he wants to talk to Vigo about this matter, at least let Vigo know that the 【Blood Spirit School】 is suspected to be active in this city.

Even, maybe the one colluding with the 【Jade Alchemy Society】 is also them.

The housekeeper responded very respectfully:

"The master went out at 10 o'clock in the morning, still for the matter of Gray Rock Pass. The master said if you came, let me keep you, and she will definitely return before dusk. Please don't worry about the master; she took the potion you gave with her when she left."

The weather outside was really terrible. Generally speaking, it would be wiser to stay here and wait for Vigo to return, but after reading Mr. Bernhardt's letter, Xia De had some bad premonitions.

And he had heard about "Gray Rock Pass" since he arrived locally, but he had never really been there, so he had an idea at this time:

"Is the journey from here to Gray Rock Pass very far? How long does it take?"

The housekeeper thought for a while, feeling that if her master could suddenly see Xia De appear, it would probably be more happy than seeing Xia De stay here and wait for her:

"You need to go from the upper city district to the outer city district under the mountain first, and after passing through the outer city district, continue to drive towards the northwest, and you will reach the fortress on the south side of Gray Rock Pass.

Although Arcadia City is almost located in the westernmost part of the Rommel Mountain system, there are still low mountains in the northwest. The mountain pass in the northwest of the city—Gray Rock Pass, has therefore become the most important transportation hub guarding the city. Gray Rock Pass itself can be regarded as a bridge area outside the outer city district. The bridge area has hotels, shops, and other facilities, and is separated from the outer city district by a desolate area composed of farmland and abandoned manors.

The Gray Rock Pass fortress guards the double-layer bridge building complex, and the bridge spans the Sernier River, which flows all year round. This river flows from southwest to northeast, so it cannot be used as a waterway connecting the eastern part of the kingdom."

Miss Lorrain first introduced the situation simply, and then concluded:

"Setting off now, you can see the lady within fifty minutes. The driving skills of the mansion's coachman are very exquisite."

Xia De nodded. This trip first followed the carriage to Gray Rock Pass. After that, if there is a need, he can fly there by himself:

"That's good, please help me arrange the carriage, I will set off now."

"Gray Rock Pass" is the throat guarding Arcadia City, and in the current era, it is also the logistics throat of the entire Eastern battle line. This part of the area is composed of two parts: "Gray Rock Pass Bridge" and "Gray Rock Pass Fortress," among which the double-layer bridge can pass trains, and the fortress part, in addition to being used for defense, has in fact also become a small town relying on the pass.

If merchants coming and going only want to rest for a night, most of them will directly choose the hotel in Gray Rock Pass instead of running to the urban area of Arcadia City. Therefore, although the degree of prosperity cannot be compared with Arcadia City, the hotels, restaurants, warehouses, and various shops here are a bit denser than the outer city district of Arcadia City.

In fact, theoretically speaking, if the refugees from the northern war zone were directly blocked from Gray Rock Pass, the people in the outer city district would not have to be troubled by the current refugee wave. But Gray Rock Pass is not a border pass and has no obligation to intercept the country's own people, so it caused the current situation.

However, refugees mostly live in the desolate area between Gray Rock Pass and the outer city district now. With this buffer zone, this place can actually accommodate more refugees.

In short, on this rainy Sunday afternoon, Xia De crossed Arcadia City by carriage. On the way, he saw the prosperity of the upper city district, the crowding of the outer city district, and the difficult life of refugees on the edge of the outer city district.

And as the carriage approached Gray Rock Pass, the hazy fortress buildings came into view, and after the carriage drove into the pass, Xia De saw the small town that was still very prosperous even on a rainy day.

The area of this fortress bridge area is not large, but relying on the overlapping structure of the mountain on the river, there are many buildings in the fortress. The main road is only one extending from the bridgehead to the fortress, and on both sides of the main road are hotels and various shops.

The daily public security and traffic management here are responsible for the "Arcadia-Gray Rock Pass Police Force," and the military defense and strategic control are controlled by the Gray Rock Pass Fortress Command.

The former is nominally managed by the City Hall, but in fact, it is completely controlled by the Astley family; the fortress command, although belonging to the Karsenrik Army sequence, also has a connection with the Astley family privately.

Karsenrik has wanted to disperse the Astley family's influence on this pass for hundreds of years, but because of the agreement with the last Astley Duke and the constraints of various aspects, it has not succeeded until now.

Vigo's trip this time is to meet with the "Gray Rock Pass Supreme Commander·Fortress Commander" Baron Blez, and the latter, although a Willendale person, has always been the "Eastern faction" in the army, which is the so-called "Old Delin-Oll faction."

According to the coachman lady who sent Xia De here, this person is nominally unrelated to the Astley family, but in fact, almost everything listens to Vigo.

As for why the Astley family without a title can always stand tall, it is because their management of Gray Rock Pass facilitates the transportation of various sensitive items by the "Old Delin-Oll Army faction."

As for whether this is because the Astley family is a direct descendant of the Delin-Oll royal family, this is not something Xia De can know.

?? PS: This chapter's picture "Overview of Arcadia City."

? There should be a desolate area between the outer city district and Gray Rock Pass, not directly connected. The picture did not show it.