"Yesterday Flora was at the hotel completing the sheet music you found. The church, led by Mr. Gerald Delon, the 'Constructor Master' of the Thirteen Rings, has completed the blockade of the perimeter of the Lake of Love.
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Miss Denister said, putting down the book in her hand:
"And Linda Bennet is awake."
In addition to Shade and Flora, a total of eleven people were rescued from the lake on Tuesday night. So far, only three people, including Linda Bennett, are awake.
Miss Denister obtained their photos and information through the college, and Shade understood as soon as he saw those photos:
"Aren't those three awake people the same three people we saw floating on the lake in our dream?"
"Yes, Daniste and I both believe that this means that the three of them were the three who were in the least deep sleep at that time. As for the remaining eight people, both the church and the academy believe that they will never wake up."
The man and woman other than Linda Bennet are not companions. Among them, 25-year-old George Conde is the son of the local police chief Mr. Conde. Their family is even distantly related to the Bennet family.
According to Mr. Kant himself, after accidentally buying a pink necklace, he dreamed of this big lake in his dream, and then he wanted to find it strangely.
When entering the forest last Sunday, Mr. Kant suddenly felt that he knew the location of the lake, and then somehow sank into the lake.
As for that woman, she is a student of the "Ximu Town Music Academy" and is one grade higher than Miss Bennet.
She claimed to have found a strange book in the school warehouse, and then she did a lot of things with vague memory, until she somehow entered the lake.
The church is still investigating the claims made by the three people, but at least three people have passed psychiatric evaluations and it can be determined that their spirits have returned to normal.
The book that Linda Bennet knew about the secret of the Lake of Love, Mr. Kant's necklace and the female student's book have all been confiscated by the church. Out of caution, although the three of them were nominally allowed to leave the church temporarily,
But everyone wears a charm that the church says is "exorcism" but is actually used to locate people.
Next, they will not be allowed to leave the local area, and their journey will be strictly monitored.
The reason why they were released so easily was not because the church did not have a place to live, but because it wanted to determine whether it was a coincidence that these people came into contact with things related to "mermaids". The church was quite worried about this. In today's troubled times, if there are too many
Having an unknown relic causing chaos will make many things more complicated.
As for the charm used to track their location, of course it also has the function of "alarming immediately after leaving a certain distance from the human body".
It's just that the two ladies introduced the follow-up to this matter to Shade, not to praise the church's quick decision, but the new situation of the Bennet family:
"In order to thank the church for its help, the Bennet family wanted to send Linda Bennet to the church to become a nun."
"What?"
Shade, who was holding the cat, asked suspiciously:
"If I remember correctly, those women who are at a disadvantage in family struggles, or are involved in some kind of scandal, will take the initiative to become church nuns in order to prove their innocence."
Sisters of the Orthodox Church do not have the option of quitting midway. As long as they choose this path, it is impossible to leave the church. The steam era seems to be more open and free than before, but the religious atmosphere is still strong. After all, God really exists.
"Yes, it's just like what you said.
Linda Bennet committed suicide several times for York Bronte, and now she is really involved in extraordinary events. In addition, our report to the church directly stated that she had used the water of the Lake of Love. She
There is actually no way out."
Flora grew up in Willondale and is quite familiar with this aspect:
"It is impossible for Linda Bennet to get married now, so instead of letting her stay at home and being gossiped about, which may even affect the marriages of her sisters, sisters, and brothers, it is better for her to go directly to the church to become a church member.
nun.
Although everyone knows what this means, at least this path is not the worst choice."
Shade stroked the cat a few more times:
"There is a female elder in the Belindel family who is a nun in the church in Yuewan. Miss Belindel took me to visit her. I remember Miss Belindel told me that being a nun is basically equivalent to being accepted by the family.
Removed."
"It's not that serious, but there is definitely no inheritance rights. This is to protect the private property of the nobles from being swallowed up by the church. Well, it is indeed equivalent to being removed from the family."
Flora nodded. As for why Shade was taken to meet relatives of the Belindel family when he was in Moon Bay, she certainly understood that the countess had her own thoughts just like she did now.
But it happened that the Countess also brought people to the Lake of Love to rescue her a few days ago, so she could not ask about this matter:
"No one is right or wrong in this matter. Since Linda Bennett used the water from the Lake of Love, it is the right thing to accept punishment.
Speaking of which, she should actually thank Shade. If Shade hadn't defeated York Bronte, Linda Bennet's soul would have been imprisoned on the edge of life and death by the dead man when she died.
"
"Anyway, local things are getting more and more complicated. I originally thought there were only tree holes and time travellers, but now it seems there are dangers everywhere in the forest."
Shade sighed:
"Today I want to talk to the hermits, thank them for providing information about the Lake of Love, and by the way, I also want to ask about the local tree fathers' beliefs. Miss Danister, you'd better go with me."
Because Miss Denister went with him on several visits to the hermits.
Of course the red-haired girl had no objection, but the witch said:
"It just so happens that I want to stay and continue to perfect the score. When you come back today, I will probably be able to demonstrate the final effect to you."
"So what instrument are you going to write this as a score for?"
"Piano, I like piano the most."
Although they now know where the hermits are stationed, Shade and the two did not rush in directly. Instead, they went to Xiaomigu Village as before and met with the familiar hermit Mr. Van Buren before being led to the dense forest by him.
in the campsite.
The hermits’ camp has not changed much, but as autumn comes to an end, the hermits are also hoarding food for the winter and renovating some houses:
"The snow will be very heavy this winter."
Mr. Van Buren said this.
Mr. Davis, the great elder of the [Forest Hermits Group] did not go out today, so he greeted the two people who visited again in the camp. After Shade expressed his gratitude, he waved his hand quickly:
"No need to thank us, didn't you resolve this matter independently in the end?"
He was quite afraid of the power there and did not want to talk more about the Love Lake, so Shade did not continue the topic. He originally wanted to continue the topic about the tree father's faith, but Mr. Davis suddenly asked:
"Actually, we have encountered a problem here recently. I wonder if you can help."
"Since the Hermits helped us, we will also help you."
The red-haired sorceress said, and Mr. Davis nodded:
"Please follow me, this way."
Mr. Davis and the secret keeper Mr. Meloni took them out of the camp, but they didn't go too far in the forest when they saw a temporary camp.
The camp was built around a dark tree. There were two ring warlocks who belonged to the hermit group in the camp. They temporarily left the place when they saw Mr. Davis approaching, and Shade also discovered something strange about the tree.
The tree itself was scorched black, and at the bottom of the tree, a deer that was also scorched was completely fused with the tree, as if they were one before being scorched.
The deer that should have been dead is still alive. The middle part of its body has merged into the charred trees. Now the charred head and tail are still shaking, as if trying to break free from the trunk.
After the four Shade men approached, the charred deer even opened its mouth and spit out a stream of flames at them, but the flames were immediately blocked by the ritual arranged by the hermits.
"What is this?"
Shade asked curiously, but Miss Daniste answered:
"A typical cursed creature. It seems that both the tree and the deer were burned to death by the fire, but the soul of the deer was obviously twisted by some evil force, and then the corpses of the deer and the tree were forced to continue to be active."
Mr. Meloni nodded in surprise. He didn't expect that she could see it at a glance:
"Three days ago, the ranger in charge of forest patrol in the Hermitage discovered this kind of thing, but not here, but about 10 miles southeast from this location. They first discovered a small piece of forest land that was on fire. Originally,
I thought it was a normal autumn forest fire, but after extinguishing the flames I discovered that something similar to this had ignited the forest."
"Similar? So you found a lot of similar things?"
"Yes, as of before you entered the camp just now, at least ten similar trees were found in the entire northern part of the Vista Woodland. This one is the closest to us.
All similar trees ignite the surrounding trees, but they only maintain the flames within a certain range and continue to burn, rather than spreading infinitely. Their forms of power are very similar, and their appearance is also composed of charred trees and charred animals.
constitute.
For safety reasons, we arranged for people to take care of those trees separately, and the news has been reported to the local church. The lady was right, not only the deer, but this tree is also alive.
Even though there are no leaves on its branches now, this thing will actually actively grow burning leaves, which is quite dangerous in the autumn forest."