Haila Ossenfort said it was not a joke to let Shade paint an oil painting as a model. After the maid brought the painting tools, she really set up an easel and let Shade stand next to the flowerbed and bushes in the snow.

Being an oil painting model can move, but not very much. And for more than a little boring hour, the lady who was still wearing a veil and focused on painting no longer talked to Xia De. The maid standing behind Haila Osenfort had no intention of talking to Xia De.

When the oil painting is finished and only needs to be painted, it is already noon. The old butler came from the front yard of the manor and handed a letter to Xia De:

"Sorry, Mr. Watson, the host has something to do at noon and cannot come back."

It was a letter sent by Stone Osenfort from the city. He was left for lunch by Prince William Anjou. The two of them had to go to the local club together in the afternoon, so they could not return to the manor today.

Ossenfort did not express much apologies in the letter, but said that Xia De could make an appointment for another time. He knew that Xia De must have found at least one of the three items, but he still looked like he didn't care much, which seemed a bit strange.

"Sorry, Mr. Watson."

Hayla Ossenfort apologized to Shade on behalf of her husband, Shade shook his head:

"This time I came to visit, in addition to returning an item, there was actually another thing. I was looking for a statue, which is very important to me. It took me a long time to find out that the statue was in the hands of Mr. Ossenfort."

As he said that, he took out a photo of the statue he got from the Cassandra Auction and handed it to the woman:

"Mrs. Since Mr. Orsonfort is not here, I wonder if you can make a decision, sell it to me?"

But the woman shook her head slightly:

"My husband has bought many statues. He has his own special room to store them. No one can handle them without his permission. However, I can take you to see and confirm whether the statue is here."

The maid and the butler listened to their conversation in silence, and Xia De nodded:

"Then I'll trouble you. Since Mr. Orsonfort is not here, I will leave after seeing the statue. After that, I will find time to visit again."

The mansion in Orsonfort Manor has three floors, the highest floor is the living and resting area for the owners of the manor, and the first floor is the area where Stone Orsonfort and his "friends" have fun. The room where the statues are collected is on the second floor, just like the reception room, the former is located in a relatively remote corner, and Hayla Orsonfort does not even have the key to that room, and the old housekeeper must open the door.

When the old butler took the key from the keychain, Xia De noticed that the metal door handle in this room was darker than the door handle in any other room in this house. This is a sign that it is often rubbed, which means that the room in front of him is used quite frequently.

After the door was opened, Hayla Ossenfort led Shade into the door, and the housekeeper and the maid were waiting outside the door. Unlike Shade, this was not a collection room, but more like a stonemason's workshop. The statues purchased by Stone Ossenfort were placed in the exhibition cabinet against the wall, while the middle of the room was slightly empty.

In the center of the floor, there is a full-body portrait that has not yet been completed. It looks like a tall woman. The work is just a rough embryo, and the tools used for carving are placed on the cart beside it.

"Men love carvings, women love oil paintings... Old Hack, who attacked Prince William, said that Ston Osenfort also learned craftsmanship at the Mason Society."

He thought to himself, and asked:

"Madam, does your husband like carving?"

"When he was at home, if those friends didn't come, he would stay here alone for a long time and lock himself in the room."

The woman said indifferently, and her fingers that were originally placed on her chest pointed to her side:

"Is this what you're looking for?"

On the cabinet in the southeast corner was a bust protected by a glass cabinet. There was a lock on the glass cabinet, so Xia De could not touch it directly.

"Yes, that's it."

Xia De approached and saw a golden nameplate nailed to the cabinet under the statue:

[May the earth be with you and me - Edward Marcus.]

The rumored "Edward Marcus" established the city of Randall Valley, which was the first monarch of Randall Valley. According to the native Miss Ruthers, the history represented by the name "Edward Marcus" dates back to the era of darkness and chaos in the Quaternary period, and it is hard to say whether this name is.

Local legends believe that Edward Marcus discovered gold mines locally and received blessings from the earth. He relied on wealth and strength to open up human settlements in the valley where the original forests were in the past. Until around 1000 of the Sixth Age, there were festivals commemorating this person, but there were not many people in the contemporary world who knew these traditions.

Shade and Miss Benanice believe that this item is related to the "Heart of the Earth" and it is also because of this legend.

The statue in front of me is a work that has been in general for about 500 years. Although it has been preserved relatively well, the surface of the stone inevitably has the vicissitudes of time and erosion.

Of course, what Xia De was most interested in was not this statue, but this room. Just as he entered the room just now, he felt extremely strong and malicious traces of elements. Even if he did not carry the [Demon Hunting Seal] and [Night Watcher] now, he could be sure that the power of demons is everywhere here.

Use the magic trick again to see the demon, and this time I saw a large number of dirty traces spread throughout the room, and the gathering point of all the dirty traces was the unfinished statue. The statue was greatly invaded by the power of the demon. Xia De even believed that once the statue was completed, it would come alive.

"Is this statue the body of the unknown demon?"

Xia De was questioning, but he did nothing. After all, once the demon was disturbed and the other party escaped, things would become very troublesome. His only advantage now was that his purpose was not clear. He firmly remembered everything in front of him and planned to discuss it with Dr. Schneider after going back.

As for Xia De's goal this time, the antique statue of "Edward Marcus", which is only seen by eyes and feeling from the air. This seems to be just an ordinary antique. If there was no possibility of a demon hidden here, Xia De could have quietly checked it after nightfall, but the current situation does not allow him to do so:

"Madam, is your husband the only key? I have found it, and I can't even touch it. This is really a pity."

Shade said to Haila Osenfort again, and the lady was silent. When the two left the room and returned to the corridor, the old butler suggested to Shade:

"Sir, maybe you can go straight to the city to find the master. If you can get his message, or come back with your keys and vouchers, you can take it away."

"That's a good idea."

Xia De nodded with a smile, and after saying goodbye to the hostess of the manor, he followed the butler to the backyard to pull his horse back. Along the way, he tried to ask the old butler about his personal information, such as what he did before and whether he was a local, but the old butler used clever words to make excuses.

When Xia De led the horse out of the manor's door, he turned over the horse and watched the butler lock the fence door again, he used the magic trick [Visitor] for the last time.

He turned toward the butler walking inside the manor, his body was wrapped in black fog, with scarlet eyes blinking in the black fog. He sat on the horse's back and raised his vision to look at the whole of the old manor standing next to the pier. The black mist above the manor was shrouded in black, covering the above the manor like a hideous giant hand.

I have to admit that at least the visual effect of the magical magic [Visitor] is still very good.

It was already eleven o'clock in the morning. If I had seized some time, Shade would probably have lunch when he was back at Wilde Opera House. But he was not in a hurry to return to the city now. Last time he looked through the "Sublimation Classic" of "The Shadow of the Silver Moon Guides the Final Direction", Miss Ruthers said that the source of this sublimation was special, and it was drawn from the land of the Randall Valley (Chapter 1266).

The location recorded in "Sublimation Classic" is not far from the Orsenfort Mansion, so Shade wanted to take a look.

After riding a horse through the forest, he did not cross the bridge deck, but rode his horse into the depths of the forest and continued to go east. Soon he entered the transition area between the valley plains and hilly areas at the edge of the forest. Due to the complex terrain, he was not convenient to ride a horse, so Xia De turned to lead the horse forward.

Fortunately, the destination was not far away. Soon, a ruin was found in the forest. Simple and low stone fences surrounded the area, and a rusty metal sign was hanging on the tree next to it:

[Ancient Moon Worshiping Sacrificial Site, Carsonrick United Kingdom Second-level Cultural Relics Protection Area, Forest Rangers, Hunters and Travelers, please do not enter. This area is managed by the Sun Church, and the consequences of illegal intrusion are at your own risk.]

The time after that is written is "General calendar 1803".

The so-called "cultural relics protection area" is divided into four levels, and the rating criteria are not based on the degree of importance, but on the degree of danger. Generally speaking, the meaning of "class 1 cultural relics protection area" is the historical relics of the Sixth Era, the "class 2" is the historical relics before the Sixth Era, and the degree of incompleteness is basically worthless. The "class 3" is the historical relics before the Sixth Era, which are relatively complete and valuable, and the "class 4" is the historical relics before the Sixth Era and are extremely dangerous.

For example, the Karas Tower that collapsed last spring, which is suspected to be related to the past of the body of a foreigner, belongs to the fourth-level cultural relics protection area.


Chapter completed!