Chapter 401

"The pearl you mentioned, is it on that terrible corpse, or in the undersea city? Or is it in the hands of the ritual host of the Scarlet Secret Sect?"

Xia De asked again.

"I'm not clear about this."

Mr. Edmund had a regretful expression on his face:

"I'm not a merman, and I haven't been to the bottom of the sea. These are all recorded in stone tablets and literature. I can't even be sure if that pearl is a 【Relic】. But you definitely won't recognize it wrong. It's a golden pearl, about half the size of a fist."

Xia De frowned and thought about it. Looking at it this way, only by finding a way to directly touch the pearl mentioned by Mr. Edmund could he have a way to determine whether there was anything he wanted inside.

"I have one more question. Besides the kin of the evil god, are there any other dangers in Lengshuigang? I'm worried that other things will happen by then."

"The Ringed Shushi forces of the New and Old Continents gathered in Lengshuigang to find someone. Does this count as danger? Besides this, there are rumors of fishermen sighting mermaids in the open sea, but that kind of alien race is a peaceful race. Currently, there are only these..."

The old man considered again:

"Of course, there is no shortage of ancient legends on this land, and there are quite a few modern legends. For example, a level 0 relic once appeared here, for example, this land has been polluted by desire and sin, so the contemporary era has become a paradise for smugglers and stowaways. The light of civilization will always attract strange things... but I think these have nothing to do with this matter."

"Okay."

Xia De nodded again and stood up to prepare to say goodbye.

"But if the mermen really have..."

This thought was still echoing in his mind.

【... You will spare no effort to get it.】

She whispered in his ear, just like wrapping her hands around his neck and whispering behind his ear.

Not only did Xia De want to leave, but Mr. Edmund also asked Xia De to leave quickly, because the Orthodox Church might send people here, and these old lighthouses were still of some use.

So Xia De returned to the carriage under the sea cliff with an umbrella, and then asked the coachman to take him to the edge of the city. Because Lengshuigang did not allow carriages to enter, he planned to walk into the city.

Braving the rain and shuttling through the night, Xia De was indeed not stopped. And although the city was under martial law, it was only strictly controlled near the pier. Xia De was still able to find a carriage, and then it carried him to the manor of the Afuluola family.

The local manor of the Afuluola family is located at the end of the harbor street by the sea. The manor is close to the sea, facing the city in front, and the beach behind, which is a real "sea-view manor." Although it can't compare to the Sophia Mansion of the royal family, it is also an excellent building in Lengshuigang.

As expected, the area around the Afuluola manor was strictly blocked by the church and police, and no one was allowed to enter. Although it was raining outside now, and Xia De had illusions that could be used at night and miracles of space movement, he could even swim from the bottom of the sea and land from the beach, but to prevent being considered a strange person, he didn't rashly break into the witch's manor.

Standing in the shadows of the street and observing for a while, he finally decided to first go to the tavern on the seaside Conch Avenue where the manor was located to avoid the rain, and by the way, inquire about what happened in the city tonight.

Although it was already four o'clock in the morning, the business of the Green Algae Tavern was quite good. Although not every table was full of people, at least a quarter of the tables had people beside them.

A poet from nowhere was sitting by the wall playing the lute, surrounded by some idlers listening, and from time to time came laughter and discussion, urging the poet to play and sing vulgar slang ditties from the countryside.

When Xia De pushed open the tavern door, a thunderclap happened to flash across the night sky outside. People near the door subconsciously turned their heads to look at the tavern door, just in time to see the stranger dripping with water, pushing the door with both hands, his shadow falling long 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 startled, but when they saw Xia De walk into the light of the tavern's gas lamp and close the storm and thunder outside the door, they breathed a sigh of relief and mocked their companions' cowardice.

Xia De sniffed and walked to the long counter, first asking for a hot drink to drive away the cold, and then asked the bartender for a dry towel.

He usually doesn't drink, but this time he was really frozen in the rain, so he didn't say it had to be plain water. He thought the bartender would give him a glass of strong liquor, but he didn't expect that what the other party brought up was a glass of amber-colored drink with a herbal taste.

"This is our exclusive formula, half ale, half herbal liquor, soaked with ginger and chili, absolutely driving away the cold. This is very famous locally, and there is also a good name, warm fire medicinal liquor. Many sailors going to sea will come to us to buy a few barrels before sailing."

The bartender introduced confidently.

Although Xia De was suspicious of the ingredients of this thing, he still took a sip. The taste of this thing was quite strange. After taking a sip, the taste of herbs, alcohol, chili, and ginger water hit Xia De's taste buds at the same time. Especially the chili, the spiciness made Xia De immediately feel a layer of sweat on his forehead, and after wiping the sweat, he felt warm all over, only his mouth was a little uncomfortable.

"Very good."

He looked at the remaining liquid in the cup in surprise, and the bartender, whose hair had turned gray, showed a proud expression:

"This is our signature here. However, on a rainy day like this, what are you doing outside? It's under martial law now."

"Oh, my luck is really bad today. I lost at cards all night, and as soon as I came out, I was questioned by the police. I can only hide here, hoping those damn police will leave quickly."

Xia De said in a very rude tone, and the bartender was quite sympathetic:

"Then you have to wait for a while. In the first half of the night, there were continuous gunshots outside for half an hour. Yes, it was near that manor at the end of this street. Later the police came. Although the gunshots stopped, no one dares to go out now."

He pointed to the guests in the tavern:

"These are all people who stayed here, intending to wait until dawn to leave."

"What on earth happened outside? Damn, the soundproofing at my friend's place is really too good."

Xia De said quite distressed.

"Not clear, but listening to the intensity of the gunshots, it seems like a war? Maybe the damn Karsenrik people have landed."

The bartender shrugged, and he was also 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."

Xia De asked again.

"The manor is very lively tonight, it seems like a banquet is being held, but no one has come out yet. They probably cherish their lives more than we do."

The bartender shook his head, and then wanted to promote to Xia De a kind of liquor in their tavern that can treat hemorrhoids. And it's not for external application, but for direct drinking. This is a new formula developed from local long-circulated folk herbal medicine, and the price is very cheap.

This sounded terrible, and Xia De didn't need this, so he refused immediately.

Understanding that a merman attack had also occurred nearby, although he didn't know why the people in the manor didn't leave after the danger had passed, Xia De still decided to enter the manor to see the situation after his body warmed up.

It was just that he had just changed the subject to Rod cards, wanting to see if this tavern selling magical medicinal liquor had any precious cards, when the tavern door was pushed open again.

Cold wind and rain, together with the clattering sound, broke into this tavern with a tipsy smell of wine. Xia De looked back, then immediately turned around and pretended to see nothing.

The guest who entered was an old gentleman wearing glasses, and a middle-aged man also wearing glasses and sporting a mustache.

The old man wearing round-rimmed glasses was wearing a formal black suit, and he was even taller than Xia De. A pocket watch chain extended from his chest pocket and was tied to the button on his chest.

Xia De kept his head down and said nothing. He had seen this old gentleman before. This is the Vice Principal of Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy, the Director of the Student Management Office, and Professor Harms Sanchez of the Library Management Academy. When they met at Xia De's house last time, the old professor's incantation "Charm Human" left a very deep impression on the outsider who had just arrived in this world.

Professor Sanchez and his companion also walked to the counter, and after chatting with the bartender and ordering drinks, they went to find an empty table. During this period, Xia De kept his head down and played with his Rod cards, fearing that he would be recognized. Fortunately, he was still lucky this time.

Professor Sanchez's companion was also a high-ring sorcerer and should also be a professor at Saint Byrons. It's just that the news Xia De heard was that the three major miracle academies had clearly sent professors from the School of Politics and Economics to Lengshuigang for the "Sea Sending-Back Ritual." He didn't expect Saint Byrons to send the Vice Principal directly.

"But what are the professors doing in this tavern? It's raining now. Even if they want to drink, there's no reason to run so far so late."

The Afuluola manor is not strictly in the core urban area of Lengshuigang, but at the edge of the pier area.

Xia De shrank his head, determined to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible, and the bartender who had just discussed Rod cards with Xia De came up again after serving the guests.

Not only him, but when the tavern maid opened the wooden door leading to the back kitchen, a cat actually jumped out from behind the kitchen door. This should be a cat raised by the tavern to catch mice. It looked around, then jumped onto the high stool in front of the counter, then jumped onto the counter, and very nimbly lay down beside Xia De's hand.

That was a very beautiful white cat. Although not as cute as Little Mia, such pure white hair is indeed rare.

"Where were we just now?"

The middle-aged bartender touched the white cat and continued to chat with Xia De:

"Next month, the Great City Player will begin. The host city this time is Tobesk City, and I am prepared to bet heavily on it when the time comes."