Although Green Lake is very large, the area of the island is very small, and the layout of the buildings on the island is also quite simple. There is only a small forest between the dock and the town, and a forest path connects the two, and the forest is still green even in spring.
Bare appearance.
Just as Shade learned in advance, some strange black shadows were wandering in the fog on the island. Those shadows were in human form, but they seemed to be wearing a one-piece gel suit including a hood, and they could not be seen no matter how close they were.
The specific appearance is clear, and it is impossible to directly contact them from any angle.
Shade suggested to the pharmacist who was leading the way that he wanted to observe them more carefully, but was rejected by the sorceress with a cold tone:
"You can find your own time to waste. I am not responsible for waiting for you here."
The path in the forest was very short. Within five or six minutes, the two of them left the woods and entered the town. The town is also quite small, even smaller than most villages. That is why it is called "the town".
", seems to be related to the division along the border.
Most of the dilapidated houses from a hundred years ago are still standing on the island, probably due to the influence of the fog. There are no weeds or creeping vines in the town. Time seems to have stayed in the disaster 128 years ago, not much
The traces are left by outsiders.
The pharmacist lady asked Shade if he wanted to take a look in the town, or go directly to the Edwards family's mansion. Shade thought about it and decided to take a look in the town first, and leave if he still hasn't gained anything in half an hour.
.
"You'll waste half an hour of your life."
The sorceress said calmly, but still pointed the way for him.
The first thing Shade wanted to find were functional buildings in the town, such as the doctor's home, the sheriff's home, or the mayor's home. He couldn't expect a real hospital or police station in such a small town.
The pharmacist lady is really familiar with this place and can find the target directly every time. Unfortunately, what Shade can think of can also be thought of by most explorers in the past century, so in addition to understanding the living environment of people 128 years ago, he
, nothing of value was found.
"What do you think you'll find?"
"For example, the sheriff's diary, or the mayor's notes, and suicide notes. Of course, if a previous adventurer has collected all of this, but unfortunately died in the town, we can get all the clues at once.
That would be better."
Shade turned his back to the beautiful young sorceress, standing on the roof of the Sheriff's house, looking at the fog wrapping the island, joking casually. He didn't see the sorceress's mouth twitching as if she wanted to laugh, but she couldn't bear it.
Living.
The mansion of the Edwards family is not in the town, but is located on a hillside close to the town, and you have to go through the entire town to get there. This location not only highlights the family's status in the town, but there is a path behind the mansion.
Leading to the other side of the island. Legally speaking, all the land on the island belongs to the Edwards family.
The hillside was not high. When he walked up in the hazy fog, Shade thought he could see a luxurious manor, but in fact what he saw was only a house with a yard.
A black iron fence surrounds the house, but the lock on the fence gate has long since disappeared. There are bare jujube trees, a dry well, a swing, and a small flower garden in the yard. Of course, the fence gate of the house has been opened by someone long ago.
Yes, even the door is unlocked.
But the interior of the mansion with the attic was different from what Shade thought. The furniture was still in good condition, but there were signs of being turned over.
Although there was fog in the house, the visibility was obviously much higher than outside, and it was easier for Shade to rummage. However, he still could not find any valuable clues. The church and the explorers who arrived one step ahead collected all the information.
Everything of value was taken away.
“The decoration here is pretty good and it has a family atmosphere.”
When the two returned to the first floor of the mansion again, Shade could only come to this conclusion:
"The four children have their own rooms, and I also found the master bedroom. In addition, there is a special study room, a smoking room, the attic was transformed into an observatory, and the room that was forcibly broken into on the second floor turned out to be a divination room.
House. As for the basement, the area there is really large, and it can be used as a sports ground. But I didn’t find the servants’ room. In such a big house, don’t there even be servants?”
"The servants probably live in the town. It's not far from the town."
The pharmacist lady said, Shade glanced at her again, and now he began to wonder if this lady was also a member of the Edwards family. Her behavior was too suspicious.
The lady with short brown hair probably understood Shade's eyes. She didn't want to explain:
"If your investigation is over, then I will take you to see the valuable information I promised you."
As she spoke, she motioned for Shade to follow her and walk to the left.
On the first floor of this building, the rooms are not connected through corridors, but are connected one by one. To the right of the foyer are the children's toy room, cloakroom, laundry room and smoking room; to the right of the foyer are
Living room, dining room, kitchen and utility room.
The pharmacist lady brought Shade to the restaurant. In the center of the restaurant was a long table that could seat twelve people. There was even a yellowed tablecloth on the table. Shade could imagine the members of the Edwards family 128 years ago.
They are sitting around here having lunch.
There are cupboards and cupboards standing on the walls, but the picture frames and picture frames that should have been on the walls have long since disappeared.
The pharmacist lady stopped in front of the east side wall of the kitchen. There was only one window with two sides of glass on this wall. From the window, a lone jujube tree in the yard could be vaguely seen.
"look carefully."
As she spoke, she took out a small red bottle that looked like it was used to store nail polish. She raised her finger and the small bottle flew to the top of the white wall, and then the thick red liquid flowed down the wall.
.
Shade's eyes widened, because the flowing liquid, starting from the top, actually spread down on the wall in the shape of tree roots, and at every node there would be a symbol composed of fine floral letters.
Names. In just half a minute, a spectacular red pattern has been formed on the wall, and the surname of each name is "Edwards".
"Is this the Edwards family tree?"
Shade asked the sorceress in surprise:
"Are you actually here? Neither the church nor the other ring magicians noticed it?"
"They just didn't expect to be here. Besides, without my magic potion, even if I scrape off the wall inch by inch, I won't be able to reveal this picture."
The pharmacist lady said coldly, taking a step to the side to prevent Shade from getting close to her:
"Look carefully. The value of this picture is enough to compensate for the orichalcum."
The "Edwards Family Tree" on the wall contains a total of six generations, among which Hohenheim, Edward, Alphonse and Maria, whom Shade is familiar with, are the fourth generation. Below the four of them, there are actually two more generations.
Generations, this means that someone actually continued to write about the descendants of the Edwards family after the destruction of Green Lake Town.
"The third son, Alphonse Edwards, is indeed an adopted son."
Shade looked at the root-like map and sighed.
Judging from the picture, the eldest son Hohenheim was born to the eldest son Pride Edwards of the previous generation and a woman named "Sophia", while the second son Edward and the youngest daughter Maria were born to Pride Edwards
Born to another woman named "Jennifer".
As for Alphonse, although he was listed with the other three children, he was only connected to his father by a dotted line.
In addition, all four children have descendants of the next generation, but the names of their partners are not given, nor are the names of their children. Shade can only see that the eldest son Hohenheim, the second son Edward and
Maria each gave birth to a child, and Alphonse, the suspected adopted son, had two offspring.
In other words, there are five people in the fifth generation of "Edwards" in the family tree.
As for the sixth generation Edwards, there are six people in total. Hohenheim, the only son or daughter of Edward and Maria, all gave birth to two children, while in the fifth generation, below the two descendants of Alphonse,
Nothing. In other words, the last descendants of the four children who left Green Lake Town are all in pairs.
"Interesting, really interesting."
Shade said softly, feeling that he had gained a major clue. The pharmacist lady asked suspiciously:
"What's interesting?"
Shade glanced at her:
"According to what I know, one of Edwards' descendants gave birth to a daughter, and this daughter definitely has no descendants."
He was talking about the witch Audrey Edwards. As he spoke, he pointed to the two children of his adopted son Alphonse. According to the age of the witch described by Miss Carina, Audrey Edwards should be here:
"In other words, the lady I know is one of the adopted son's two children, but..."
Although Miss Carina did not disclose more information about the "knowledge and wisdom" witch on the grounds that "members of the Witch Council are obliged to keep secrets for their companions". But if Witch Edwards really has brothers and sisters, Carina
Miss Lena should at least mention that after all, she knew that Shade was looking for all Edwards' descendants.
Therefore, either Miss Carina does not know that Audrey Edwards really has siblings, or there is something wrong with this picture.
"But what? Do you like to say only half a sentence?"
The sorceress on the side asked, Shade shook his head and deliberately said nothing. He still believed that this lady must be related to the Edwards family:
"In addition to that lady, I also know a pair of twin brothers who are also descendants of the Edwards family. Because they mentioned that their maternal grandfather was Edwards, so the people I know should be Hohenheim or Edward's grandsons."