The Whispering Verses Chapter 2890: Eggshell and Tree Hole
Chapter 2889 Eggshell and Tree Hole
“I don’t have any friends in the North, and I can’t even remember the last time I left the Vista area.”
The old professor with a gray beard shook his head:
"When we met at the abandoned mine last time, didn't I say that I was studying the unique customs and lifestyles formed by outsiders after they came to Ximu Town? The original owners of this abandoned manor, the Jindel family, were Ximu. The most famous outsider family in the Muzhen era. Unfortunately, this surname has also disappeared."
"I heard that the Jindel family still has descendants locally?"
"Yes, she is a daughter. She married a colonel officer in the military camp outside the city. The latter was originally a descendant of a down-and-out noble. He only achieved his current status with the support of the Jindel family's property. After the Jindel family disappeared , the descendants are very low-key, so I don’t know which colonel’s wife she is.”
So Xia De inquired again:
"So are there any strange local rumors about the Jindel family?"
Professor Uke Wood smiled and touched his beard, and was as willing to answer questions as Shade was when he asked him about the rumors of the World Tree, the Kant family, and the abandoned mines:
"Of course there is. Everyone knows that this outsider family is very rich, but no one can tell how much property 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 Jindel family first came to the local area, they even tried to open orchards in the woods, changing the current situation in Ximu Town where logging was the main source of income. The orchard flourished for more than ten years before falling into decline. Natural disasters occurred in the woods due to heavy rains, and many workers died. The townspeople went to the Jindel 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, this was just a very humble town, and few people would make such a large investment here. ”
He chatted with Shade for a few more words and then left. Looking at the direction, he probably wanted to go to the village for a drink before heading into the city. Shade made sure that the old professor would not come back, and then went to find the girls again.
"Who was that just now?"
Flora asked curiously. They were far away and could not see Professor Uke Wood clearly.
"The old local folklore professor I mentioned once guided me to discover many local secrets, and just now he told me the secrets of the Jindel family."
Xia De explained, so Luvia raised her eyebrows:
"I saw his back just now, and I had a very strange feeling, Shade, he."
Shad stretched out his finger and pressed it on Luvia's lips. Seeing Shad's expression, Luvia stopped asking any more questions.
On the other hand, Flora noticed that the maids did not react at all to the intimate movements of the two, as if they had become accustomed to it, which she was quite envious of.
The arrival of the group scared away a few crows who planned 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 to directly open the basement. A hole opened in the floor.
Tifa and others stayed on the ground. Flora turned into a cat with a more sensitive sense of smell and vision and jumped on Shade's shoulder. Then Shade jumped down holding Luvia.
The basement of the manor seems to be used as a wine cellar. Years of confinement have caused even the spiders to starve to death. Although there is no air in the basement, it does not have much impact on the three of them. Shade's ability to sense space did not discover the secret room, and decades of isolation made thaumaturgy techniques such as "Echoes of the Past" ineffective.
In the end, Luvia took out the obsidian pendulum pendant from the Randall River Valley, and used pendulum divination to guide Shade to dig out a deeply buried box in the corner of the basement. The box is not big. After opening it, there is another small box in the corner. In the remaining space, there are a few gold bricks, a stack of burnt letters, and several waterproof kraft paper file bags.
"Although everyone says this is a small place, the people here are really rich. Most of the treasures I found in other cities are antiques or cash. Only the residents of the 'small place' Ximu Town Use gold bricks."
There was a letter on top of the small box. The envelope was clearly written - to my daughter Anne,
"Would you like to take it apart and take a look?"
The cat on the shoulder asked, its tail subconsciously brushing the back of Shade's neck. But thinking that Luvia was here, she blushed again, but fortunately, Luvia didn't care at all:
"Take it apart and take a look, Shade."
There is only a piece of letter paper in the envelope, and the content on it is quite simple:
[In this box, we leave it to you to prevent the worst case scenario from happening. If the Gray Gloves do find you directly, use the gold to find a way to sneak to Delarion. Go to Tobesk City and give these letters and documents in the box, as well as the seal proving the family identity stored separately in the small box, to Duke Dewey Kindel.
The letters and documents are some of the secrets about Kasenrik, enough for your ancestors' sake to start a new life in Tobesk.
Another: The eggshell fragments and wooden boards in the small box are related to the family bloodline curse. You can choose whether to continue to hold them. 】
"Dewey Jindal is the father of Queen Diana and the grandfather of the princesses. Therefore, the Jindal family has always been in contact with MI6. I really don’t know what this family has experienced in the past few hundred years. Story."
Xia De, who knew the relatives of the Northern Royal Family, then 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 were indeed seals, palm-sized fossil eggshell fragments and a flat wooden board inside.
Xia De reached out and took the eggshell fragments, and after a little inspection, he came to a firm conclusion:
"This is the eggshell of a dragon beast with black dragon bloodline. It seems that we are indeed looking in the right direction this time."
Luvia took the palm-sized board:
"It's really interesting. Someone is using this wooden board to teach people to read. You see, on the left are simple drawings of flowers, doors, trees, and birds, and on the right are the words corresponding to these figures."
Not only that, although the wooden board has not been polished and painted, there is a very vivid leaf pattern on the edges of the board. Therefore, although the workmanship is very rough, it can be seen that this must be something that someone cherishes.
After Luvia finished speaking, she smiled and said to Shade and Cat:
"Although I have lost the qualifications for the Time War, at least I still retain the basic talent of a candidate. Guess what I discovered?"
The cat on Shade's shoulder looked at the board with bright 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 Shade again because he bent over and rummaged through the box:
"Wait a moment. Sure enough, look, there are a few antiques next to these gold bricks. I found them, arrows!"
Shad found the familiar antique elf arrows from the bottom of the box. Mr. and Mrs. Jindel passed away more than ten years ago, and it was half a century ago that these arrows left the Temple of the Ancient God, the predecessor of the Golden Music Hall. , so just now Xia De guessed that there might be arrows here.
This is already the fourth arrow that Shade has found. The arrow of the Cumming family, whose family relationship is chaotic, was found on little Cumming's bedside. The arrow of the dead apostle Bronte family was found while searching for the ball at the wedding. The arrow of the demon The arrows of the facilitator Kande family were purchased at a charity auction, and the dragon-born Jindel family, who also appeared in the tree hole, indeed had this thing as well.
After a rough search in the basement, the group 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 plan to return the other items in the box to the colonel's wife, but he planned to return the priceless wealth and the seal to her after the incident in Vista Grove was over.
Nowadays, the secrets in the box are very involved. If it is not necessary, it is better not to involve ordinary people.
As for the confidential letters and information that are said to be related to the Kingdom of Kasenlik, Shade plans to let the duchess's maids check the contents first to determine what is on them before deciding where to go.
At dinner that day, Shade explained today's harvest to the great witches at the dinner table, and focused on the brand new tree hole with pictures and words engraved on it:
"It connects two time and space, 1479 and 308. Yes, the two time and space are a full thousand years apart. I don't know why it connects such a distant era."
The banquet hall on the Radiant Messenger was large enough, and the long table covered with white tablecloth was filled with witches and girls. Shade was sitting in the main seat. He had experienced this scene many times.
"So, Shade can go to the beginning of the era through this tree hole, right? Although the year 308 is no longer the chaotic period at the beginning of the era when the history is completely unknown, it is also very valuable."
Miss Sylvia asked, 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 probably moved to Ximu Town around 1450, and maybe the colonel would be there 29 years later. The lady said it was the time when her ancestors encountered eggs."
"But you only have one hour. Even if Flora can follow you, can you get the results of the investigation in one hour?"
Dorothy asked very worriedly, Shade shook his head:
"It's not an hour, it's two hours. Although I couldn't 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 has arrived Two hours."
"Two hours shouldn't be enough, right?"
Vanessa asked:
"We know nothing about Ximu Town in 1479. 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?"