Chapter 47 47. Surge of Undercurrent
The banquet hall became deserted and empty as the guests left.
Exela Perez dismissed the servant, came to the dining table, picked up the empty glass and poured herself a glass of red wine.
“Is it him?”
The young man next to him said: “It doesn’t look like it.”
"No?"
"It's not like that."
Exela Perez put down the wine glass on her lips: "What do you mean?"
"Reeves The family's motorcade was attacked, and the body of Levi Reeves was not found at the scene. A few days later, a boy with no memory appeared in a nearby town, and he had the same black hair as the Reeves family."
The young man who has not eaten yet tonight fiddles with the untouched food, "How could it be such a coincidence?"
"Then why do you say it doesn't look like it?"
"Because he has completely changed his appearance, and there are no traces of magic concealment..." The young man playing with the food revealed the magic ring on his index finger, "And he has not inherited the family. With the talent for fire, he became a warlock instead."
"And the people in the Reeves family don't mix with the people in that association."
"Do you still eat pumpkin pie? "Exela Perez suddenly asked.
“What?”
"I remember that when you were a child, you would vomit in disgust whenever you ate pumpkin pie."
"As a child, you always hated something for no reason... Is this related to this incident?"
" You will change, so why won’t Levi’s change?”
“Maybe you’re right.” The young man threw the fork back to the table and didn’t eat in the end. “Suppose he is Levi’s. What are you going to do?” Do?"
"Do nothing."
"Why?"
This time Excella Perez took a sip quietly, and then said: "You said the reason, he doesn't look like it."
"But the murderer I don’t necessarily think so.”
The young man stared at Exela Perez’s face: “The murderer dared to attack the King of the North’s convoy and killed everyone, except Levi. The body. Then, a black-haired boy who seemed to remember nothing appeared in a nearby town... What do you think the murderer would do? "
"It's none of my business. "
Excella Perez twirled her glass and drank the red wine in one gulp.
“This is your town.”
“My father was the chief guard of the royal capital.”
“You want to say that your background is not afraid of murderers?”
Exela Perez put down her empty glass and shook her head.
"What I want to say is that it is my family creed to stay out of other people's business."
...
The mayor moved quickly. Early the next morning, his housekeeper came to Aunt Susan's house to pick them up and take them to their new residence - almost being kicked out by Aunt Susan as a liar.
When she learned that the mayor had given them a house, Aunt Susan was surprised and happy. While praising Annan, she asked Martin to call Uncle Huolin who was cutting firewood.
When Uncle Hollin came back, Aunt Susan put on the floral skirt that Annan brought back from Breeze City last time, and the family followed the waiting housekeeper to a house on Rich Street.
This two-story single-family house is more than enough for Aunt Susan and her family.
“I want to live on the second floor!” Martin ran upstairs, while Aunt Susan dragged Uncle Hollin into the kitchen.
"This is the house deed. This will be your house from now on." At the door of the house, the housekeeper handed the house deed to Annan.
Because it was given to an "honorary citizen", this house is nominally owned by Annan.
Annan thanked him and looked across the street thoughtfully. It's obviously no coincidence that Mr. Victor's residence is right across the street.
There is no need to leave in advance to go to the library in the future.
Annan could have woken up in the early morning, procrastinated to get dressed, sat up from the bed, saw Mr. Victor outside the window just walking slowly out, watered the flowers, fed the spiders, and returned Went downstairs to have breakfast, wash up and go out. Finally, we easily caught up with Mr. Victor and opened the door amidst the cold snort of the old man.
"If you need anything else, you can find me at the mayor's manor." The housekeeper left the carriage and groom behind so that Annan could carry the things from the old house.
When they entered their new home, Aunt Susan had already arranged their accommodation: they lived on the first floor, and Annan had the second floor to himself.
Annan did not participate in the next move because he saw Mr. Victor going out. After casually placing the house deed on the table in the living room, Annan ran out to meet Mr. Victor.
"Taking leave? Where are you going?"
"Tasia left me something at the Haunted Gold Mine, and I'm going to go take a look."
Wei Mr. Kedo said nothing and took back the key.
Aunt Susan stayed behind to decorate the new home. Annan, Uncle Hollin and Martin returned to the old house, took an oil lamp and set off
...
Broken clouds cast broken tree shadows.
Annan, wearing the mage robe presented by the Wine Lady, gradually approached the haunted gold mine that was abandoned as the last vein of minerals dried up.
The ghosts and kobolds in the haunted gold mine are not a big threat. Annan's current magic power can release a low-level summoning spell once, and cast the second spell two hours later, although it will be completely exhausted and last for nearly a day. of recovery.
But with Wood, he can escape even if he encounters a kobold warlock.
The camp outside the mine has been abandoned for a long time, and weeds have grown in some shacks. As humans fade away, nature takes over again.
Annan couldn't help but miss him, he was still very young at that time.
Although it has only been two months.
The strange yet familiar environment brings out more memories for Annan. Thinking about it carefully, after coming to another world, I didn't have much time to think. Like a ship drifting on the vast sea far away from the land, eager to drop the anchor.
But now, it seems that I can stop temporarily and enjoy the scenery on the sea.
Holding an oil lamp and a road map in the other hand, Annan entered the dead silence of the haunted gold mine and walked along the branches.
Oh, a withered skeleton, I don’t know which unlucky guy died here.
After a while, Annan saw scattered iron pickaxes again. It can be imagined that the miners who fled in panic threw them away.
The body of the kobold... huh?
Annan suppressed the uneasiness caused by seeing the corpse and moved closer to the corpse. This kobold was hit on the head by a stone and was disfigured beyond recognition due to decay.
This type of attack reminded him of a ghost. Ghosts and kobolds aren't the same thing?
Annan summoned Wood and continued to move forward together, but an accident happened: In a mine with no corpses, he encountered a floating blue magic flame.
The ethereal voice sounded in Annan's heart, indicating that it could give him eternal life, strength, or resurrect a loved one.
Annan felt that the temptation contained a strong sense of trap: If you answer eternal life, will you become an undead? Will you lose yourself by answering the power? It is only the skin that resurrects the lover.
Thinking of Martin always wanting to open his can of spiders, Annan replied casually: "I hope spiders will automatically fly into people's faces."
As the words fell, the blue ball of light and the surrounding rock walls melted quietly, and a spacious underground cave appeared in front of Annan, who almost released the summoning spell.
Good news and bad news:
The good news is that there are countless treasures piled up in the cave.
The bad news is that there is a blue dragon lying on Treasure Mountain.
(End of this chapter)