novelonline Chapter 2772 Gregory Village
Chapter 2772 Gregory Village
Chapter 2772 Gregory Village
"Myrna Felianna in St. Teresa's Square in Tobesk?"
Flora Winslet tried her best to imagine the scene. It really felt very strange that the famous demigod who only appeared in legends and stories lived in the central district of the most prosperous city in the common sense of this era.
Xia De took over the conversation:
"There are two suites on the second floor of my house. Usually, Mia and I live in room one, and Miss Feliana and Fiona live in room two. Carina and the others have always said that we were not well entertained in the summer, and they also said that they wanted to find a way to expand the area of my house."
So the witch asked curiously:
"So what happened to the pillows, sheets, etc. that Miss Felena used?"
"Of course Tifa and the maids cleaned and packed it up and put it in the locker in the dressing room. What else could it be?"
"I thought you would keep it. It's something of great commemorative value."
Miss Danister then smiled and said:
"This shows that you don't know Shade yet. Shade never thought that was the last time he would see Miss Feliana. Although he never told me, I think his goal should be to make those demigod witches from the Fifth Age come to the modern era."
Flora was in awe, but she also admired Shad's "grand" ideals.
Emilia is still in the academy. When the witch was painting last night, Miss Danister had already written a report on the "Time War" and sent it directly to the principal. Then the academy held an emergency meeting overnight, and the deans of each academy and the elf representatives of the Moon Creek Clan discussed the matter and came to the conclusion -
Miss Danister will be in charge.
When Miss Felina visited St. Byron's, the college knew that Miss Danister had a connection with the Godcaller. Now that she hinted that she had the support of the Godcaller, the college's decision was not difficult to guess.
But just like what Shade said last night, Emilia will not go to Vista Forest right away. The academy has customized a special one-on-one course for her, and she will not be allowed to come here until the training is over or she has to leave.
Of course, this time won't be long. Today is Monday, and Emilia will definitely arrive by the weekend at the latest. Shade is looking forward to what will happen when Emilia meets the forest elves.
As for Emilia, the twin princes who are fourth in line, and Luvia who is last in line, there should be four other candidates, which of course also need to be investigated.
Shade was almost certain that the "Watchmaker" was also a candidate, as her words last night and her ability to use time-related relics to that extent indicated this.
But even including the "watchmaker", there are only four people. Shade has no clues about the remaining three people. However, he suspects that there are locals from Ximu Town among them, but the witch's followers have not yet found any abnormalities in the local area.
In short, the beginning of the Time War can only mean that the story of the eighth chosen one is about to reach its climax. But for Shad, the most important thing at the moment is still the matter of the demon.
Yesterday in the Golden Music Hall, he had determined that George Kant was the devil of the fire, but he did not tell anyone about it, or that Shad would not tell anyone about it unless the doctor came to Vestal Grove.
As for today's continued investigation, Flora provided new clues:
“The church is working with the [Forest Hermits] to find the source of the fire in the forest. Since Shade said not to worry about things outside the city for the time being, I asked Charlotte and the others to look for clues in the city.
We currently believe that the Church of Nature sealed only a part of the demon three hundred years ago. So is it possible that the demon has done something else since three hundred years ago, but no one has discovered it?"
Shade suddenly became interested:
"Miss Bell, you have investigated local fire records for the past three hundred years, right?"
The pale witch apprentice nodded:
"Yes, we were originally worried that there was no complete record of local fires in the previous Ximu Town era, but after careful investigation, we actually found records in the archives of the local city hall. It seems that because the local wood is produced, in order to prevent fires in wood warehouses, there has been a fire department here since the Ximu Town era, so there are also records of their rescue operations.
There have been many fires in the past three hundred years. It would be troublesome to investigate every single incident, but if we look at the annual average, there have been abnormal numbers of fires in some years.”
"Could those years with more frequent fires be related to the climate of that year? Or is it simply that the town was unlucky that year? In more than 300 years, there will always be some years that are more unlucky."
Shade asked, and Miss Bell nodded. As a witch apprentice, she was different from maids like Tifa. She often participated more deeply in her teacher's affairs:
"That's indeed a possibility. Through my lady's connections in the Prophet's Association, I looked up the local climate almanac and eliminated the years that were considered prone to fires. The remaining results were 1570, 1698, and 1717."
All three years are very far away.
“So, in the Vesta City era, there were no years with unusual fires?”
Flora answered:
"After modern times, cities have become larger and more complex, and are not as easy to analyze as in the era of small towns, so we did not consider modern things. This is also part of the process of civilization, and there is nothing we can do about it."
Xia De understands this very well:
“So were there any unusual events in the fires of these three years?”
Miss Bell then took out the file bag from under the coffee table and handed it to Shade:
“The archives of the city hall have fairly detailed records of fires that resulted in casualties. There are no problems with the events in 1570 and 1717, but there was a major fire in 1698 that burned down a small village under the jurisdiction of the town of Riverwood.
The record of that incident in the archives was very strange. The village was some distance away from the city, and after the fire, the village sent people to the town for help. But because of the heavy rain that night, the rescue team from the town could not enter the forest. When they arrived the next day, the village had been completely burned down.
Xia De opened the document bag. There were no cameras in 1698, so all the information was in text form:
"Except for the young man who was sent to the town for help, all the villagers died in the fire? It does sound suspicious. It's not common to see a fire that burns down a village overnight, not to mention that it was a rainy night. Let me check the location. Gregory Village. Is it so far away from the city?"
"Yes, this was a typical forest village back then, and most of the villagers were engaged in logging and hunting. The village has been abandoned since then, and we haven't gone there to investigate yet. The lady said that for safety reasons, you should go."
"Since there is suspicion, let's go and take a look."
Shade stood up and looked at the two ladies on the sofa, and the witch also stood up:
"I'll go with you. It'll be faster if I turn into an owl and grab you and fly over."
It is not a good idea to enter the forest when it is drizzling. No one wants to experience the feeling of stepping into mud again.
The deserted village of Gregory has been abandoned for a hundred years, and of course there are no roads around it. Therefore, after the owl landed on the treetop, it immediately turned into a gray cat and stepped on Shad's shoulder.
Raindrops fell on the bare branches, and as they fell to the end of the branches, they obscured Shad's back. He found that using the technique of "walking on water" could keep his shoes from getting dirty.
The description of the location of Gregory Village found by Miss Bell was very vague, and coupled with the complexity of the woodland, the two searched the woods for a while before they found the true location of the deserted village.
A hundred years later, only ruins of the village left in the fire have now been assimilated by the forest.
Although it was cloudy and drizzling, it didn't feel particularly eerie here because of the healthy trees and weeds on the ground.
The wooden fences outside the village that prevented wild animals from entering are almost invisible now. The low walls covered with withered vines and the few houses that are still standing are proof that this was once a small human settlement.
There are almost no complete buildings to be seen, and nature has completely replaced the traces of human beings here.
"Can you feel anything?"
The cat on Shade's shoulder asked. Shade stood at the entrance of the village and looked at the scenery in front of him:
"Not yet. Can you sense the presence of the undead?"
"Hold on."
The beautiful cat closed her eyes, and after a moment, she shook her head:
"No, so there must be something wrong here. If there really was a fire that killed an entire village, there should be resentment even if there were no undead spirits, but this place is too clean."
What followed was a boring but necessary search process. Too much time had passed, and Shade was not sure what he could find, or perhaps the fire and the disappearance of the soul's resentment had nothing to do with the devil.
But soon he actually found something wrong. Most of the villages in the forest were close to water sources, and Gregory Village was no exception. The south of the village was close to the tributary of the Aronson River in the forest, so a small pier was built on the riverside.
But when Shad arrived at the river, he unexpectedly discovered that the small pier had been maintained and used:
"Has anyone been here? What valuable things could there be in this deserted village?"
Because it had rained a lot in the forest recently, unclear footprints could be seen outside the dock. Following the footprints, Shade and the cat came to a half-collapsed house in the southeast of the village.
The house was made of brick and stone, so it survived the fire that year, but now it was covered with weeds and vines and there was no sign of its past use.
The footprints on the mud extended to the back of the house, and after searching for a while, Shad found the entrance leading underground in the weeds.