Froud's former residence is deep in Thyssen Lane.
Angel looked into the alley. It was obviously broad daylight, and this alley, which was not too narrow, was very deserted. No one was seen.
Angel took out a gold coin from his pocket and threw it to the young boy who was leading the way.
After they entered Bo Lai Town, they saw that they were outsiders and came to ask for a living. Judging from their clothes, they should be from a poor family.
Angel originally planned to ask Froud to lead the way, but then he thought about it and decided to go and see the situation first. So he hired the young man in front of him to guide him.
After paying the salary, Angel was ready to send the young man away.
However, after receiving the generous gold coins, the young man's eyes lit up with joy. This was the first time the young man encountered such a generous foreigner. He originally planned to accept the money and leave, but the other party gave such a large amount, so he hesitated
After a moment, he stopped Angel: "Sir, the residents of Thyssen Lane have been completely vacated recently. If you want to find someone, you'd better go to the civil affairs office to check."
"Empty?" Angel was already walking in, but suddenly stopped.
Angel looked at him curiously: "Why was it emptied?"
"This..." The young man hesitated for a moment, glanced at the wealth in his hand that was enough to provide him with food and clothing for a year, and said: "The mayor has issued a hush-hush order on insiders. However, for the sake of your generosity,
, I can tell the adults quietly."
After the young man said that, he looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then whispered: "Actually, I don't know much. I only learned this from some drinkers. By the way, my name is Song.
, working as a bartender at the Bailang Tavern in the evening."
After Song introduced himself, he began to tell the story of why Thyssen Alley was evacuated.
There is an abandoned orphanage at the end of Thyssen Lane. No one usually enters it. The mayor has put it in the later construction plan. However, due to financial problems and the remote location, construction has not started.
, more than ten years ago. Originally there was nothing unusual about the orphanage, but in the past two years it was suddenly included in the construction project, and a construction team began to explore the orphanage.
During this exploration, something unexpected happened.
"You said the orphanage is haunted?" Angel asked with raised eyebrows.
Song nodded: "It's absolutely true. Although I have no personal experience, those drunkards said it with certainty. I heard that people in the construction team saw the shadows of evil spirits. They were all terrifying ghost children... and they were dead.
Many people. Later, nearby residents could hear the voices of children from the orphanage from time to time at night, so in order to save their lives, the people in Thyssen Lane moved out one after another. Today, this alley is almost
It’s so abandoned that even homeless people don’t want to live there.”
Angel said "Oh" and touched his chin: Froude said before that he used to live in an orphanage.
If nothing unexpected happens, it is probably the orphanage Song mentioned.
"Is it gone?" Seeing that Song didn't leave, Angel asked politely.
Song shook his head blankly: "No more."
"If not, then I'll take my leave. Thank you for telling it. The story is very interesting." Angel narrowed his eyes and showed a faint smile. He rubbed his loose hair and turned to leave.
Before Song could flatten his hair, seeing that Angel was still going inside, he hurriedly said: "Sir, are you still going to Thyssen Alley? Don't you think... aren't you afraid?"
"I'm afraid of many things, but I'm not afraid of evil spirits." Angel continued walking deeper into Thyssen Alley without stopping, but his voice reached Song's ears steadily.
Song was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Angel meant. However, seeing Angel and Dulu's figures walking further and further away, Song took off his somewhat worn hat and waved to Angel from afar.
Hat ceremony. Then, turned around and walked towards the center of the town.
Halfway there, he suddenly remembered one more thing about Thyssen Alley.
Half a year ago, the Royal Knights of the Central Empire came to Bo Lai Town, and it was said that they were going to deal with the haunted orphanage in Thyssen Lane. However, they seemed to have withdrawn directly afterwards? He couldn't remember clearly.
Song thought to himself in a low voice: "This matter shouldn't be too important. It doesn't matter whether you talk about it or not... Besides, that adult shouldn't risk his own life and go to the orphanage, right?"
At this time, Angel was standing in front of a rusty curved iron gate.
On the wall next to the iron gate, there was a crumbling iron sign. The dusty iron sign was covered with dust. Angel stretched out his hand to wipe away some of the dust.
The dust fell, and a row of gray characters on a black background appeared in the center of the iron plate.
The first word has been completely rusted away, and the second word is "Dream Orphanage".
This orphanage should be where Flood once lived. However, according to Flood, he was not an orphan. He only lived here because his father was the director of this orphanage.
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"Master Pat, what are you doing here?" Drew curiously looked through the crack in the fence door and looked inside the orphanage.
There is smoke and grass everywhere, and there is a backlog of dust everywhere.
The unpruned trees grew extremely lush and blocked all sunlight, making the entire orphanage look a bit gloomy even in the daytime.
The wooden horses and slides used by children were also covered in dirt. The buildings in the distance were dark, with mottled green algae on the walls.
"I'm looking for something." Angel didn't hide it. Although the Dream Conch is a mysterious object, its actual value is not high. Only 10,000 magic crystals were sold at the Sky Auction more than thirty years ago.
Even if he said it openly, Angel didn't think anyone would snatch it from him.
After all, from the current point of view, his personal value is far greater than Meng Conch.
Dulu said "Oh" and did not continue to ask further, but followed Angel obediently. At this time, he also noticed the iron plate on the wall: "Hey, this should be the name of the orphanage.
, but there is one word missing, what Dream Orphanage? Sweet Dream Orphanage, or Fantasy Orphanage?”
Angel stretched out his hand and pushed open the unlocked iron gate. As he walked in, he responded to Drew's doubts.
"The name of the orphanage is - Dream." Angel recalled what Froud said before: "However, before the orphanage was abandoned, the director called it Dream Orphanage, but the people in the orphanage
People call it...a nightmare orphanage."
"Nightmare Orphanage. It sounds full of resentment." Drew frowned, feeling an inexplicable disgust at this title.
"There is a lot of resentment, and a lot of people have died. However, this is how the world is. Where there is sunshine, there is darkness. Underneath the beautiful picture, there must be a malicious shadow." Angel sighed softly.
Starting from Dulu, he knew more about the Nightmare Orphanage and felt that human nature was unpredictable.
The two of them stepped into the grassy area one after the other.
As soon as Du Lu was standing under the shade of a tree, he felt a cold air lingering around him, and shuddered unconsciously.
"Sir, this place looks abandoned for a long time. Are there really the evil spirits that the boy mentioned just now?"
Angel closed his eyes and felt for a moment: "Although there is a bit of residual cold aura, I don't feel any malice. Even if it has a soul, it probably hasn't fallen yet."
"That's good, that's good." Drew relaxed a little after hearing the news.
Angel added: "Even if you don't degenerate into the undead, the soul itself can still do evil. Maybe the construction workers Song mentioned were killed by the souls here."
When Dulu heard this, he was a little scared again. His whole body was shaken, and a thin mist of water covered his body.
"This water mist of yours is just water mist, without any threat. It can neither be used as a weapon nor used for defense. Are you releasing it to scare evil spirits?" Angel glanced at it and said jokingly.
Du Lu nodded like a fool: "Just to scare people and tell those who are spying on me in secret... I am not someone to be trifled with."
Angel burst into laughter and did not judge Dulu's behavior as good or bad. However, Dulu was able to go from a small piece of water mist to a mist covering the entire upper body in a short period of time, which shows that he has strong control over the water system.
And this was accomplished before Duru became an apprentice, and his talent in the water system is evident.
Soon, they came to the small building of the orphanage. The three-story building continued the consistent style of Bo Lai Town, but it was not as bright and elegant as the buildings outside, and was a bit more gloomy and gloomy.
While Drew was still hesitating whether to step in, Angel had already stepped inside.
Dulu could only follow him.
The corridor was very dark, so Duru took out the fluorite for lighting, but the green light of the fluorite made the corridor covered with dust and cobwebs even more eerie.
"Sir, where are you going now?" Dulu asked tremblingly.
"basement."
Angel followed Flood's previous guidance and came to the utility room behind the stairs. As soon as he opened the door, dust flew out.
"Didn't you say we were going to the basement? Why are you here in the utility room?" Drew raised Fluorite high and looked at the small compartment filled with various messy items and asked.
Angel did not answer, but frowned and remained silent for a long time.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"Someone seems to have been here recently." Angel was silent for a moment, "There was too little dust flying out just now, and look behind you..."
Drew followed Angel's instructions and looked back.
Immediately he met the cold eyes. Dulu's heart thumped suddenly in fright, and he took several steps back. Finally, he couldn't hold it back and fell to the ground.
Angel was speechless: "A doll can scare you. Don't even think about living in the wizarding world because you're such a coward."
Only then did Drew notice that what he was looking at was a red-dressed doll placed on a pile of garbage. However, under the dim green light, the doll's originally grinning face looked a little...
Evil and ferocious.
Duluton choked and said, "Well, I didn't pay attention just now, and I definitely won't pay attention next time."
Angel was too lazy to pay attention to Dulu's assurance, pointing to the doll and saying: "There is obviously a difference in the dust on the doll's coat. Someone has touched this doll."
Angel said as he picked up the doll.
A dusty wall lamp was exposed on the wall behind the doll. He turned the handle of the wall lamp casually and heard a click sound. A dark hole was revealed on the floor beside Dulu.
"The basement is down there..." Angel muttered.
According to what Froude said, he put the dream conch in the basement. But someone has been to the basement recently. Does anyone else know about the dream conch?
Angel walked away with doubts and stepped onto the dark stairs where he couldn't see the bottom at all.