novelonline Chapter 2754 The Chosen One and Hoy Manor
Chapter 2754 The Chosen One and Hoy Manor
Chapter 2754 The Chosen One and Hoy Manor
Even though Luvia finished her work that night, she did not go to the master bedroom, so the red-haired witch had the man of the house all to herself for the entire night.
The next day, which was Saturday morning, when the Duchess woke up, she quietly found Luvia to thank her. Judging from her expression, it turned out that some things could really help adjust one's mood.
Shad missed last Saturday's group meeting because of his showdown with York Bronte, so he had decided not to take another leave this week no matter what.
After bidding farewell to Luvia and Carina early in the morning, he headed for the Vesta Forest early. As usual, he went to see the elves first. When he arrived at the Accordion Inn, it started to rain. In the few minutes that Shad went upstairs, the drizzle suddenly turned into heavy rain.
"Good morning, Shade!"
The witch seemed to be in a particularly good mood this morning, and the red-haired girl on the sofa also greeted Shade immediately:
"There was no fire in the city last night, and the situation outside the city is unknown for the time being, but the girls reported that a large number of ring sorcerers did leave the city last night. In addition, the Five Gods Church has already started negotiations with the three major colleges to coordinate the three colleges to send members to support the Vestal Forest.
The specific details have not been discussed yet, but the number of the first batch of reinforcements will not be large. The church has decided to let the ring wizards gather in Willendel first, which is the backup base for this incident in Vestal Forest. "
"That's good news. What about Ms. Asperger? Did she respond to you?"
Shade asked again, and Miss Danister nodded:
"I received Aisha's letter this morning. She agreed to come and help, but she is currently in the Far North dealing with another slightly tricky matter. She will probably not be able to come until next week."
"Don't worry. We haven't figured out the devil's matter yet. Last night I consulted a friend of mine who knows a lot about devils and found out who it was that appeared in Vista Forest."
He took out the [Demon Hunting Seal] and waved it around, then shared the information provided by the doctor about "Devil of Fire - Dezast" with the ladies:
"This intelligence should be very accurate. Combined with the information provided by the hermits, the demon that was sealed three hundred years ago and the one that appears now are the same one."
"Having devoured the primordial fire, can you separate the flames and create clones?"
Miss Danister nodded:
"The Church of Nature is still trying to determine whether the demon in the Ice Box still exists, but we can follow your line of thought and first determine that there was a problem with the seal back then. So what are you going to do? This demon doesn't seem to have anything to do with time travel. Do you want to investigate further?"
“Of course, although there is no connection on the surface, no one can be sure about what happened in Vista Grove.”
He took the cup of tea from Miss Bell and wanted to explain what he was going to do today, but Miss Danister said:
"Also, there is the matter of the Chosen One of Time."
Xia De raised his head and asked with a smile:
"Are there any new intelligence? Are you two among the candidates?"
Flora also laughed:
"Of course there won't be the two of us. Danister means that the ship from the New World brought a newly discovered fragment of poetry, but it was not found in the New World. It was found when the ship was replenishing supplies in the eye of the storm -
[The noble man chosen by time holds the power of the tree.]"
"The church's interpretation is that this means that the chosen one of time possesses the power of the world tree, or possesses a weapon made of the world tree."
The red-haired girl explained, while Shade was more pessimistic:
"Then can we also assume that this refers to the evil creature that was transformed from the remains of the World Tree we discovered, and is also the Chosen One of Time?"
"It's not impossible. But according to many current opinions, Emilia is more likely. She is a high elf and a candidate for the World Tree Priestess. It is difficult for us to find someone closer to the World Tree than her."
It is hard to say whether the "Emilia" she refers to is the elf in the forest or the elf who looks after the unicorns in the academy.
“I’ve actually always been curious.”
The witch then asked:
"Shad said that the girl in the forest is three years older than her original age. So did she return from three years later, or did she return to three years ago and live for three years until now? Or did she return two years later and live in the forest for a year?"
The red-haired girl also looked at Xia De, and Xia De thought for a moment:
"I am more inclined to believe that she lived alone in the woods for three years after she came back."
“It must be lonely, right?”
The sentimental witch sighed, but Shade shook his head:
"She doesn't have to worry about studies and exams. She has a large group of chocobos to keep her company. Moreover, this is where the elves of the Fifth Epoch lived. She won't feel uncomfortable living here. This should be very good for her.
Given the elves' lifespan, three years is not a long time for them. I don't deny that living alone in the woods for three years is definitely harder than living in the academy, but if this is the price of being the chosen one, then if you think about it carefully, it's actually a very small price."
"So what is the significance of her returning to the present? Is this also one of the requirements of the ritual?"
Flora asked curiously again, and Shade nodded:
"I think this is most likely a requirement of the ritual. The Chosen One of Death requires resurrection from the dead, the Chosen One of Light requires the sword of light to be drawn, and the Chosen One of Time requires proof that he can travel through time. Isn't this reasonable?"
“So you want to deal with the other chosen ones of time to pave the way for Emilia?”
Miss Danister teased, and Shade did not deny this. Compared to Emilia in the Moon Bay period, the current forest elf still seemed a little immature, but at least she could take responsibility.
As long as Emilia herself has no objection, she is the chosen one of time, which is the best outcome for Shade.
Although I have to go back to attend a meeting this afternoon, I can't waste the morning time.
There aren't many clues about the demon yet, and Shade doesn't plan to go outside the city to see if there are other burning black trees:
"Remember? When Miss Danister and I first went to the hermits' camp, in addition to buying beacon acorns and time stabilization anchors, we also bought some sundries, including a notebook that recorded local demon legends."
"Of course I remember, but if there are records about demons on it, the Hermits should also know about it. Didn't they investigate it?"
Shade shook his head:
“The records in that notebook were most likely written by ordinary people. The stories in it are quite obscure. Rather than real records, they are more like folk tales and legends written based on rumors in the mountains.
The reliability of the note is very low, but when I read the content above, I noticed that there was a mention of fire. However, the owner of the note did not think that the devil was related to the fire, but believed that the devil cursed someone, causing him to encounter a fire when he encountered a series of accidents. "
Although the connection was not strong, Shade still wanted to visit the "Hoy Manor" mentioned in the notes. The manor was burned down about three hundred years ago, which was the time when the demon appeared.
The burned-down manor was rebuilt more than ten years ago and is still called "Hoy Manor". The original owner of the manor, Baron Hoy and his family all died in the disaster three hundred years ago. Now the manor belongs to the family of Kant, the chief of the city's police department.
Mr. Kant served in the Carsonrick Eastern Fleet as a naval officer when he was young. After retiring, he returned to his hometown and has served this city for more than 40 years.
According to Miss Bell's investigation, he is expected to receive the title of baron before or after retirement for his outstanding contributions - the kind that cannot be inherited. In addition to his diligence, his outstanding contribution is more importantly that he has a good relationship with some bigwigs in Willendel. When the royal family members come to the local area, he is responsible for coordinating the local security.
The 25-year-old George Kant, who survived the Love Lake with Linda Bennett, was the eldest son of the police chief.
"As the chief of police, can he afford to buy and renovate such a large estate with his income? Do civil servants in Carsenrick earn so much?"
Shade asked, and Flora smiled and shook her head:
"Of course there is illegal income, but it is not completely illegal. When I was at home, I heard people say that Mr. Kant was never stingy when giving gifts to the nobles of Willendel. He might be richer than the Bennet family."
However, the Kant family did not live in Hoy Manor. On the one hand, it was because it was not appropriate for the police chief to live in a better place than the mayor. On the other hand, Hoy Manor was located in the north of the city, which was a bit too far from the city center.
Since he had decided to go and investigate, Shade prepared to set off. Yesterday, it was Miss Danister who went out with him, and today it was still her, because although Flora's music score had been completed, it still needed to be rehearsed and practiced.
She will be performing on Sunday night, and she is taking it very seriously because it will be the first time that Shad has seen her perform in public.
It was not easy to find a carriage in the heavy rain, and the talkative driver complained on the way about the heavy rain this autumn.
Fortunately, the Vista Woodlands is not a mountainous area prone to mudslides, the flow of the Aronson River is not sufficient to cause floods, and the location of Vista City itself is relatively high, so the rainy autumn has not brought any disasters to this area for the time being.
Shad and Miss Danister thought that there should be only a few servants at Hoy Manor today, and they should be facing a manor waiting to be solved and well-hidden clues; but when the carriage stopped on the street in the north of the city, Shad found that the manor was particularly lively today.
A large number of servants were cleaning and arranging the manor, while horse-drawn carriages were transporting some sealed wooden boxes to the manor for storage.