As the conversation progressed, Shade, who was holding a wine glass and frowning, couldn't help but think of more things.
There is indeed a manor on the island in the middle of the central lake of the Pantanal. What is very amazing is that the only relatively complete buildings on the island are the manor and the old lighthouse in the northeast, and Shade is in the Pantanal.
Before the Battle of Er, when Iluna and I walked through the manor, we clearly saw a group of undead in the manor.
It’s strange to think about it now. At that time, the demigod witch who appeared under the influence of the word of sublimation fought so fiercely with the evil thing in Pantanal. The power of the evil thing itself caused the earth to crack and almost destroyed the entire island, but that
The extent of damage to the manor was almost negligible.
It's just that people's focus was on the evil objects and the aftermath of the battle, and no one paid much attention to the manor itself on the island.
"Are all the correspondence between Mr. Thomas Granger and the Farmer family on that island deep in the swamp?"
He asked softly, and Mr. Granger shook his head slightly:
"I don't know about this, but people haven't found those letters elsewhere. In the blink of an eye, it was almost a hundred years ago. Sometimes I really want to lament the time."
He looked at Prince William dancing in the center of the crowd. This prince was two years older than Margaret, but still unmarried. He was considered the hottest bachelor in Kasenlik:
"I can still talk to you about this now, but in the next few decades or hundreds of years, who else will be able to remember these names and these stories?"
He raised his head and drank the red wine in one gulp:
"This is probably the meaning of family. Only family can remember every individual who has passed away. Not many people know the name of Thomas Granger's great-uncle now, but the family will remember him just like
, my descendants will also remember me. The Randall Valley is a place where families spread. In the spring when butterflies are flying, the budding earth will remember the buried people. May the earth be with you and me."
Shade didn't know whether the earl was sighing like this because he drank too much.
The Earl also wanted to entertain the guests as the host, so Shade did not continue to disturb him, but returned to Miss Bernice and Margaret's lounge with the next clue.
But the two ladies were not in the room at this time. Fortunately, Shade found the princess's maid, and then he knew that they had left the room ten minutes ago and went for a walk in the courtyard. Shade guessed that the witch probably had something to do with him.
The apprentice said, so he didn't care.
It was only eight o'clock in the evening, and it seemed rude to leave rashly now. Shade wanted to find something to do for himself, but continuing to play Rhodes would attract too much attention. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the courtyard.
Find the two people and hope that you don't disturb their chat.
It was already the end of the nascent month of 1854, and the coldest period of winter was over. The weather would warm up rapidly in about three weeks, but this did not prevent it from still being very cold tonight.
Shade planned to walk out of the main entrance of the building, so he entered the banquet hall again and wanted to walk through. However, before he could get close to the door, he saw the door being opened. A man wearing a black patched coat, who definitely looked like he was not
The man who was invited to the Count's banquet slipped in sideways through the crack in the door.
His whole body was bulging. He pushed the door with his right hand and put his left hand in his pocket. When he entered, he lowered his head and let the black hat brim cover his face.
When he lowered his head and glanced up at the banquet hall, he looked at Shade for a moment, but then he looked away. Because he was just an ordinary person, even though he looked suspicious, Shade did not get close to contact him.
However, Shade still stopped, and then watched the other party quickly enter the banquet hall where the dance was being held. While people around him also noticed that something was wrong with his clothes, the man who rashly broke into the banquet finally removed his left hand from his clothes.
He took it out of his pocket.
"What kind of gun would it be?"
Shade thought in his mind.
A pistol whose model Shade could not identify was pointed at Prince William of Anjou in the center of the crowd. At this time, the prince was turning his back to him because of his dancing movements.
Bang!
At the same time as loud gunshots were fired and exclamations were heard, the attendants around the prince had already rushed forward.
Just as Shade predicted, the hastily fired shot didn't hit anyone at all. The man who fired the shot roared and fired again, but the prince, who was already protected by the attendant and bent down to avoid the bullet, was now safe.
Already.
His Royal Highness the Prince's attendants and bodyguards were quite outstanding. Although they could not knock down ten strong men at once and kill people within 0.2 seconds, they successfully prevented the man who fired the gun from pulling the trigger a second time.
The loyal guards and attendants threw him to the ground like a rohan, snatched away the pistol, and pressed him firmly to the ground. There were at least five men taller than Shade.
Mountains of people were pressing down on him, while others bound his hands and feet with handcuffs and ropes. The owner of the manor, Earl Granger, stood on the sofa and shouted loudly for everyone not to move, and warned anyone that this would happen.
Do not take out your weapon, but the sound of police whistles has already sounded outside the manor. The whistles are continuous, implying the urgency of the situation.
An assassination plan like this is much inferior to the assassination of Queen Diana last summer. Whether it is Carson Rick or Delrayon, there will always be one or two similar incidents every year, but this time the target is William
·Only the Prince of Anjou.
He is not the eldest prince of the United Kingdom of Carsonlik, so the ripples this incident will cause will not be as big as the assassination of Queen Diana in Tobesk last summer.
Shade just stood aside, watching with the other anxious guests as the man who tried to murder the prince was tied up tightly. Before being gagged, he continued to curse and was extremely emotional.
To express his hatred for the Angevin royal family:
"You are a bunch of vicious dogs who don't pay back the money you owe me. Now that I have no family and everything is gone, why don't you pay the price?"
After piecing together the information from Ling Ling, we can guess his identity. The man is a mason from the Stonemasons Association who was owed wages from twenty years ago. He even suffered a disability in his right hand in an accident twenty years ago.
Making money to support the family. This is very sympathetic, but no one dares to comment on this at this time and comment on the nature of this assassination.
Shade was a little doubtful whether this incident had something to do with MI6, or whether it was just an accident caused by a simple personal conflict. After all, if William Anjou really died here, then the Randall Valley Shipyard
The opening and subsequent events will not be so smooth.
But no matter what, this matter has nothing to do with Shade. But he was a little worried about Margaret's safety, so before saying goodbye to the princess that night, he specifically warned her about safety issues. Although the five-ring warlock would not be killed by a single shot.
Death, but after all, it is not truly immortal.
There are more and more things at hand. Originally, he came to Randall Valley with the main mission of "finding the key to time". But now he has not found the key to time, but is trapped by other complicated things. But at least Shade knows that he is currently in the most difficult situation.
What was the problem that needed to be solved, so early on Thursday morning, he waited in the alley next to the Blackstone Security Company and stopped Iluna when she passed by.
"Oh, Shade!"
The seventeen-year-old girl today wore a brown windbreaker with large buttons and a very long hem, with a decorative belt around her waist. The hem of the windbreaker was just at the knees, allowing Shade to see the brown lady's long hair that was almost the same color as the windbreaker.
boots.
Iluna subconsciously pulled on her red scarf. She saw Shade holding the newspaper and looked very happy:
"What's the matter with calling me so early? Is there something wrong with Luvia?"
She immediately became nervous again.
"No, no, I want to explore the manor on the island in the middle of the Pantanal Lake. There are some things that need to be verified. At present, the only people who can use the space maze are you and Sister Devlin, but I don't want to disturb the nun.
,do you have"
"Have time!"
Before Shade even finished speaking, Iluna immediately said:
"Are you anxious? If so, I'll ask for leave now."
"No, no, let's go tonight. I'm worried that if we go during the day, the souls in the abandoned noble manor will be hidden. Because it's night, I might not be able to solve the danger if I go there alone, so I came to you.
.”
At present, the power of the Pantanal evil still remains on the island. Except for high-level warlocks, no one else in the church will easily land on the island, so they go there at night to avoid being discovered.
"No problem, I'll meet you at your home after get off work. Oh, how about having dinner together? I can treat you."
She boldly made the invitation, and after Shade nodded, she restrained herself from showing a too bright smile:
"See you tonight, Shade. I hope everything goes well."
Iluna Bayas has probably never wished so urgently for the day to pass quickly.
Although they had agreed to go to the island in the middle of the Pantanal Lake that night, Shade did not waste time during the day. He did not go far in the morning because a long-lost client came to the door and entrusted "Detective Hamilton" to find him.
Lost pet cat.
This kind of commission was extremely simple for Shade. Before lunch, he found the black short-haired cat hiding in the corner, as if it was frightened by the carriage. For this reason, he was "disliked" by Mia for a while when he came home.
A while.
At noon, I took Mia to Fort Midhill for lunch. The old witch and Miss Swift both welcomed Shade's arrival. During the dinner, Shade also asked Granny Cassandra if Miss Aurora had already
I got the information about [Ritual - Contact with the Earth-shaking Worm], but the situation doesn't look very optimistic.
After all, it is the information for the God Summoning Ceremony. Even if the cult declines, it cannot be obtained by just saying hello.