OBS Chapter 4237 Explosion in the Rain
Chapter 4237 Explosion in the Rain
Chapter 4237 Explosion in the Rain
“I know that. After the Siege of Arcadia, the Burgundian family moved to Velendale. In order to erase the traces of Delineol and to sever the hopes of those loyalists of the old era, the Anjou family gradually demolished the former palace over the next hundred years.”
Xia De answered, and Wei Ge nodded slightly:
"Yes, but some traces have been preserved. The current Oakham Park is actually part of the former palace gardens, which belongs to the city hall; the White Cliff Manor where Margaret was to stay after her arrival is the only remaining part of the main palace building, and now that manor is the private property of the Anjou family."
Besides these two parts, the original royal palace also preserved an observatory tower, built by a king who loved stargazing.
Viggo said that Xia De thought about the location of the park and the White Cliff Manor, and then looked for tower-shaped buildings in the vicinity:
"You're not talking about the tower behind the current Prophet's Association, are you?"
"Yes, that tower was later sold to the Society of Prophets for use in stargazing and divination. That tower appears in the tragic love story associated with the 'Heart of Sera,' the place where the man and woman in the story first met. Since you mentioned alchemy, stargazing, and divination, that's the only place that comes to mind."
Besides the tower, the local church is another key setting in the story, but surely the mother wouldn't have hidden her younger sister there? The man and woman in the story often meet by chance during worship.
Shad didn't believe the female alchemist possessed such abilities, so the answer was most likely in the Observatory Tower of the Prophet's Association. The problem was, however, that the tower wasn't the main building of the local Prophet's Association; it was a closed building accessible only to the association's diviners.
This means that unless Luvia is transferred here on a business trip, neither Shad nor Vigo can find a reason to walk in directly.
As for directly storming the Prophet's Association, even at his current level, Shad wouldn't want to do such a thing. He has sufficiently high resistance to fate, but that doesn't mean the Prophet's Association doesn't have other means to deal with intruders.
Moreover, the chosen ones have already begun to emerge, and the Society of Prophets has sent many people from its headquarters to the local area. It would not be wise to force your way into the Society of Prophets now.
Fortunately, Shad didn't need to force his way in—
"Back on the island of Fatummst, I also had some connections with the Society of Prophets, and President Le Norman was also a friend of mine."
Xia De said to Wei Ge:
"In the name of the Summoner, it shouldn't be a problem to request a private visit to that tower."
Wei Ge shook her head:
“Although the association will agree, I know very well that those prophets, who are more curious than anyone else, will definitely investigate what you did there afterwards. They definitely will. I’m worried that they will find out about my sister.”
Xia De was very curious:
"So what if they find out? The Prophet's Association is a very respectable organization, and they have no connection with the chosen ones. Even if your sister is born, it won't cause them any conflict of interest."
Miss Rowling agreed with Shad's opinion, but Vig hesitated for a moment and still declined:
"I don't want too many people to know about this until I actually find all four parts of my sister. But there's no rush anyway, let's look at the clues from the Charming Ladies Club tonight before making any plans."
Shad had no objection to this:
"Of course you can. You can make the decisions regarding your mother and sister."
Wei Ge shook her head:
"That won't do. It's because they are my mother and sister that I might make mistakes because of my feelings. I need you to keep an eye on me so I don't make any mistakes."
She put the problematic ruby back into the jewelry box and handed it to her housekeeper for safekeeping.
"So our morning's itinerary is over, and things went fairly smoothly. This afternoon I'll go to the council to leave a message for Grandma Cassandra, hoping she can see the crown and scepter as soon as possible."
Things had taken a new turn, and Vige was in a good mood. Before leaving her family's treasure vault, she even tried her best to persuade Xia De to choose a few things he liked to take with him.
Shad understood Viggo's feelings, but outsiders never paid much attention to such things. He had no interest in jewelry or wealth, and disliked luxurious gold and silver ornaments. If Viggo's ancestors could have collected one or two precious Rhodes cards, Shad would have been quite content.
But there were no Rhodes cards here, which made Shad a little disappointed.
It was nearly 11 a.m., and it was still raining outside. Seeing that there was still some time before noon, and since they had already come to the trading company, Vige apologized and asked Xia De to wait in the lounge on the first floor. She then took Miss Lorraine and the maids to the trading company to check on the latest situation.
Xia De didn't mind the wait. The evening's schedule was already set, so he could take the opportunity to think about what to do this afternoon.
[Aren't you supposed to be going back to Fragrant Residence to bathe?]
"She" said with a smile as Xia De stood by the window, holding a teacup and watching the rain. Xia De sensed the teasing in her words:
"I've been taking baths with Wei Ge for two days in a row. How can life be so decadent? This isn't the time to rest after a major event."
He did not deny that he had indeed had such thoughts, while the "she" beside him continued to laugh, completely seeing through Xia De's inner thoughts:
Taking a break now and then, and not treating yourself like an ascetic, is actually quite nice.
"Me? An ascetic?"
Thinking about what he did every night, Shad felt that "she" was mocking him:
"Why don't we go see Mr. Bernhardt this afternoon? We couldn't go to the sewers yesterday, but we can go today."
Coming back from the sewers, I have another excuse to take a shower.
"Then let's go visit Mr. Finch and ask him if there are any lingering problems after the [Rain Man] was dealt with. Or, let's try to contact those mermaid followers and see if they have found any trace of that demon."
As Shad was making plans for himself, he heard a crackling sound amidst the rain. It was gunfire again. Shad remembered hearing similar sounds yesterday and the day before, at the Gray Rock Pass fortress and in the city, respectively.
"This isn't the front line, so why are so many people using guns? And it's raining outside, are the local gangs really that diligent? They're even out fighting for territory in this awful weather."
Then—
Boom!
The explosion was so loud that Shad even suspected the glass in front of him was about to shatter. The metal on the window frame hummed, like a steam bomb exploding. Outsiders often used the sound of a steam bomb to describe how intense a sound was, and this time, it really was a steam bomb.
"Mechanical activation again?"
Xia De thought to himself.
"Oh! It's that guy De La Rion attacking!"
Shad heard someone exclaiming outside the lounge again, but based on the real battle reports from the front lines that Shad had recently learned from Galina, the possibility of this was even smaller than the possibility that Mia could recently turn into a cat girl.
She continued to smile gently.
Grayrock Pass Fortress is only about the size of a small town, and the sound of the steam bomb exploding could be heard by almost anyone who wasn't hiding in a basement. It wasn't a gas pipeline explosion, nor a factory boiler explosion, nor a supernatural event; this time, someone had actually detonated a high-yield steam bomb in this most important transportation hub outside the southwestern front of the United Kingdom of Carsenrick.
The worst-case scenario was that the bomb destroyed the Grey Rock Pass bridge that spanned the Thanellir River, but Shad didn't hear anything like that afterward, so he couldn't guess what had happened.
However, this is undoubtedly a big deal for the local area, especially during such a sensitive time.
Without bothering to check the latest situation inside the trading company, Vigo met up with Xia De and then took a carriage directly to the "Arcadia-Grey Rock Pass Garrison".
The daily security and traffic management of Greyrock Pass Fortress are handled by the police force, which is nominally under the jurisdiction of the city hall, while military defense and strategic control are managed by the Greyrock Pass Fortress Command. The former has been under the direct control of the Astley family since the city's transformation, while the latter also has intricate connections with Vigo's family.
On this rainy day, when the portly chief of the security department discovered that the current head of the Astley family was also at Grayrock Pass when the steam bomb exploded, his expression was as if he would be pushed out the door and shot at any moment.
But Viggo just wanted to know what had happened. After waiting for more than ten minutes, someone knocked on the door of the best lounge in the garrison headquarters, and then Baron Blaze, the commander of Grayrock Pass Fortress whom Shad had only seen in photos, walked in.
The garrison commander and the fortress commander bowed to the black-haired woman, and then the two jointly explained the investigation results:
"We discovered a dead Grey Gloves agent and two other wounded men who claimed to be chasing MI6 agents who were trying to spy on a wounded soldiers' hospital under construction in the area."
The explosion occurred at a hotel next to the construction site of a wounded soldiers' hospital. Besides the gray-gloved agent, two other guests who were having their identities verified were also killed.
With a cold expression, Wei Ge didn't believe it:
“I don’t need such lies. The construction of that wounded soldiers’ hospital was even put out to public tender. If MI6 wanted to spy on it, would they need to go to such lengths? Before this explosion, there were also gunshots at Gray Rock Pass. What exactly happened? Is there something in the fortress that could escape your sight?”
She spoke bluntly, but the two men standing and reporting the situation didn't find it excessive:
“Madam, there is some information that is still uncertain. These gray glove agents only arrived here this week. They seem to be looking for something and are acting very directly. However, they have orders from high-ranking officials in Willandall, and the local police and garrison have no right to know or interfere with their operations.”
"Looking for something? Something from this week? An order from Willendal?"
Vige frowned, thinking of the information about Sylvia and Galina:
"Could it be the item that Werendale lost a few days ago?"