novelonline Chapter 2889 Eggshell and Tree Hole
Chapter 2889 Eggshell and Tree Hole
Chapter 2889 Eggshell and Tree Hole
"I don't have any friends in the North Country. I can't even remember when I last left the Vista region."
The old professor with a gray beard shook his head:
"Last time we met at the abandoned mine, didn't I say that I was studying the unique customs and lifestyles formed by outsiders after they came to Riverwood Town? The original owners of this abandoned manor, the Jindel family, were the most famous outsider family in the Riverwood Town era. Unfortunately, this surname has disappeared now."
"I heard that the Jindel family still has descendants in this area?"
"Yes, she is a daughter. She married a colonel in a military camp outside the city. The latter was originally a descendant of a poor noble family. With the support of the Jindel family's wealth, he achieved his current status. After the Jindel family disappeared, their descendants kept a low profile, so I don't know which colonel's wife she is."
So Xia De asked again:
"So are there any strange rumors about the Jindel family in the local area?"
Professor Yuk Wood smiled and stroked his beard, willing to answer questions just like when Shade asked him about the world tree rumors, the Kant family, and the abandoned mines:
“Of course there are. People all know that this outsider family is very rich, but no one can tell exactly how many industries they have. The first railway in Ximu Town was invested and built by the Jindel family.
It is said that many years ago, at least two hundred years ago, when the Kindel family first arrived in the area, they even tried to open an orchard in the forest to change the current situation where logging was the main source of income for Ximu Town. The orchard flourished for more than ten years before it fell into decline. A natural disaster occurred in the forest due to heavy rains, and many workers died. The townspeople went to the Kindel family to ask for compensation. Although the matter ended later, the orchard never continued to operate.
This is a major event in the history of Ximu Town. After all, until fifty years ago, it was just a very inconspicuous town, and few people would make such a large investment here. "
He chatted with Xia De for a few more words and then left. Judging from the direction he was heading, he probably wanted to go to the village for a drink before going into the city. Xia De was sure that the old professor would not come back, so he went to find the girls again.
"Who was that just now?"
Flora asked curiously. They were far away and couldn't see Professor Youke Wood clearly.
"The old professor of local folklore I mentioned, who once taught me many local secrets, just now told me the secrets of the Jindel family."
Shade explained, and Luvia raised her eyebrows:
"I saw his back just now and had a very strange feeling, Xia De, he..."
Shad stretched out his finger and pressed it on Luvia's lips. Seeing Shad's expression, Luvia stopped asking questions.
However, Flora noticed that the maids had no reaction at all to the intimate actions of the two, as if they were used to it. She was quite envious of this.
The arrival of the group scared away several crows that were planning to spend the winter here. It was not difficult to find the basement, but the entrance to the basement was completely deformed and could not be opened, so in the end Shade had to use violent dismantling methods and directly opened a hole in the floor.
Tifa and the others stayed on the ground, and Flora turned into a cat with a more acute sense of smell and vision and jumped onto Shad's shoulder, then Shad jumped down holding Luvia.
The basement of the manor seemed to be used as a wine cellar. After years of being sealed off, even the spiders inside had starved to death. Although there was no air in the basement, it did not have much impact on the three of them. Shade's ability to sense space did not reveal the secret room, and decades of sealing off made magic such as "echoes of the past" ineffective.
Finally, Luvia took out the obsidian pendulum from the Randall River Valley and used the pendulum to guide Shade to dig out a very deep box in the corner of the basement. The box was not big. After opening it, there was another small box in the corner, and the rest of the space was filled with a few gold bricks, a stack of burnt yellow letters, and several waterproof kraft paper document bags.
"Although everyone says this is a small place, the people here are really rich. The treasures I found in other cities are mostly antiques or cash. Only the residents of the 'small place' Riverwood Town use gold bricks."
There was a letter placed on the small box. The letter on the envelope was clearly written: To my daughter Anne.
"Would you like to open it and take a look?"
The cat on the shoulder asked, and its tail subconsciously swept across the back of Shade's neck. But when she thought of Luvia being here, she blushed again, but fortunately Luvia didn't care at all:
"Take it apart and have a look, Shade."
There was only one piece of letter paper in the envelope, and the content on it was quite simple:
[This box contains a way out for you in case the worst happens. If the Gray Gloves really find you, use this gold to sneak to Delarion. Go to Tobesk City and give the letters and documents in the box, as well as the seal proving the family identity stored separately in the small box, to Duke Dewey Jindel.
The letters and documents contain some of the secrets of Carsenric, and for the sake of your ancestors, they are enough for you to start your life again in Tobesk.
In addition: The eggshell fragments and wooden planks in the small box are related to the family bloodline curse. You can choose whether to continue to hold them. 】
"Dewey Jindal is Queen Diana's father and the princesses' grandfather. So, the Jindal family has indeed been connected to MI6. I wonder what kind of stories this family has experienced over the past few hundred years."
Xia De, who knew the relatives of the Northern Kingdom, said that he did not check the letters, documents and gold bricks, but reached out and took out the small box. After opening it, there was indeed a seal, a palm-sized eggshell fragment fossil and a flat wooden board inside.
Xia De reached out and took the eggshell fragments, and after a brief inspection, he came to a definite conclusion:
"This is the eggshell of a dragon beast with black dragon bloodline. It seems that we have found the right direction this time."
Luvia took the palm-sized wooden board:
"It's really interesting. Someone is using this board to teach people to read. Look, on the left are simple drawings of flowers, doors, trees, and birds, and on the right are the words that correspond to these drawings."
Moreover, although the board was not polished or painted, there were very vivid leaf patterns around the edges of the board. Therefore, although the workmanship was very rough, it was obvious that this was an item that someone treasured very much.
After Luvia finished speaking, she smiled and said to Shade and the cat:
"Although I lost the qualification for the Time War, at least I still retained the basic talent of a candidate. Guess what I found?"
The cat on Shade's shoulder stared at the board with sharp eyes:
“Is this a tree hole?”
"Yes, and I can vaguely feel that behind the tree hole are connected two different time and space Shade. What are you doing?"
Luvia asked Xia De again, as he bent over and rummaged through the box:
"Wait a minute. Sure enough, look, there are a few antiques next to these gold bricks. Found it, arrow!"
The familiar elven antique arrows were searched out from the bottom of the box by Shade. Mr. and Mrs. Jindel passed away more than ten years ago, and these arrows left the ancient god temple, the predecessor of the Golden Music Hall, half a century ago, so Shade guessed that there might be arrows here as well.
This was the fourth arrow that Shade had found. The arrow of the Cumming family, whose family relationships were in chaos, was found on the bedside of little Cumming; the arrow of the dead apostle Bronte family was found when searching for the ball at the wedding; the arrow of the devil helper Kant family was purchased at a charity auction; and the dragon-born Kindel family, whose tree hole also appeared, also had this thing.
After a quick search in the basement, they left after confirming that there were no other valuable clues. Of course, Shade did not forget to restore the place to its original state. Shade did not intend to return the other things in the box to the colonel's wife, but he planned to return the priceless wealth and the seal to her after the matter in Vista Forest was over.
The secret in the box is very complicated now. If it is not necessary, it is better not to involve ordinary people.
As for those confidential letters and materials that were said to be related to the Kingdom of Carsenrick, Shade planned to let the Duchess's maids check the contents first to determine what was on them before deciding where to put the materials.
At dinner time that day, Shade explained today's harvest to the witches at the table, and emphasized the new tree hole with pictures and words engraved on it:
"It connects two time periods, 1479 and 308. Yes, the two time periods are a full thousand years apart. I don't know why it connects such distant eras."
The banquet hall on the Shining Messenger was large enough, and the long tables covered with white tablecloths were filled with witches and girls. Shade sat in the main seat, and he had experienced such scenes many times.
"So, Shade can go to the beginning of the era through this tree hole, right? Although 308 is no longer the chaotic period at the beginning of the era when history is completely unknown, it is also valuable."
Miss Sylvia asked, and Shade shook his head:
"There are two more opportunities to use this tree hole. My idea is to go to 1479. The Jindel family that Carina knows about probably moved to Riverwood Town around 1450. 29 years later might be the time when the Colonel's wife said her ancestor encountered the egg."
"But you only have one hour. Even if Flora can follow you, can you get the results in one hour?"
Dorothy asked worriedly. Shade shook his head.
"It's not one hour, it's two hours. Although I failed to completely eliminate the 'watcher' on Wednesday night, at least I did cooperate with Iluna to kill it once, so the time provided by the twisted tree hole is now two hours."
“Two hours shouldn’t be enough, right?”
Vanessa asked:
"We know nothing about Riverwood in 1479, so it's hard to say what the situation is on the other side. Luvia, can you find a way to follow Shade? You are also a candidate, so you should have some privileges, right?"