OBS Chapter 2715 Temple of Time
Chapter 2715 Temple of Time
Chapter 2715 Temple of Time
None of the ladies suggested that Shad move out and find a bigger place to live in the city. After all, they all knew how much Shad loved this house and it was impossible for him to give up 6 St. Teresa's Square.
That night, Sirius was also invited to stay overnight, but she went to Room 2 on the second floor with Luvia. Luvia said she wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Sirius, but in fact, the purple-eyed girl just knew what the Duchess wanted to do.
Sure enough, that night when the movement occurred, the "Eternal Fire Seal" in the shape of a silver burning moon that automatically appeared on Carina Cavendish's right arm immediately caught Vanessa's attention.
After learning about the effects of Shade's magic, she asked Shade to leave the same mark on her as the other girls. This time, she didn't even need to be "held hostage" by Karina, she took the initiative to extend her arm to Shade.
Because things were going so smoothly, early the next morning, when everyone in the house was washing up, Carina quietly asked Vanessa:
"Have you ever considered asking Shade to leave the Fire Seal somewhere else on his body?"
The blonde lady who was painting her eyebrows at the dressing table shook her head slightly:
“I haven’t thought about it. I know Shad doesn’t like strange marks on our bodies, so the arm is enough.
"Carina, do you think it would look better if I drew my eyebrows longer? I need to hide my good complexion, otherwise the girls in the troupe will gossip about me."
"They all look good."
Carina said perfunctorily. Vanessa thought the answer was reasonable, but it made the Duchess fall into self-doubt:
"Does Vanessa know Shade better than I do?"
However, this self-doubt did not last long, because the atmosphere of the family sitting at the dining table chatting and laughing about newspaper news and their plans for the new week was so warm that after breakfast, Karina no longer cared about these things.
Today is Monday again, and Shade naturally hasn't forgotten about this week's gift. However, the [God's Gift Box] is now with Miss Elf, so Shade will deal with this matter after visiting Professor Manning.
As expected, the professor who lived in Cat Tail Lane had not left the house early on Monday morning. After the maid brought Xia De in, the professor, who had just finished breakfast and was reading a newspaper, was very happy:
"I haven't seen you in about a month, Detective. Are you in trouble again? Otherwise you wouldn't come to my place so early on Monday morning."
As he spoke, he stood up from the dining table and walked into the living room with Shad.
"Yes, but it's not a big problem."
They sat down on the soft fabric sofa, and Shade briefly described Professor Quinto. Professor Manning had a good memory and still remembered this friend he had met more than 20 years ago.
However, he had almost completely forgotten the details of that conversation, so he could only go to the study with Shade to look for information. Because he didn't know any clues this time, even Shade's magic [Moon Library] search function was ineffective.
The search lasted the entire morning, and even Durut Giles, who had made an appointment to visit last week, came to help. However, Rust Edwards, in his spirit state, did not help, but floated around and watched the three people busy in the study.
Fortunately, this search was not meaningless. Three minutes before eleven o'clock in the morning, Professor Manning finally waved the notebook in his hand at Xia De happily:
"Found it! I said that I moved these materials to my home when the school office was soaked by water. I never have the habit of losing books or notebooks. I have kept all the materials in my life."
The three of them returned to the living room downstairs to talk. The little girl's soul swayed towards Xia De, showing curiosity but also some fear of him.
The young history lecturer, Duruet Giles, did not discipline her this time. Instead, he and Shad listened to Professor Manning's story:
"The ruins similar to the Golden Music Hall that I mentioned to Professor Quinto are located in the city of Eskaris, the 'City of Golden Spikes' in the great plains in the central part of Delarion. This place has been frequently in the news recently. It is the largest grain-producing area in Delarion."
Professor Manning said:
"The ruins are located in the north of the city. My eldest son was just born at that time. I received the letter from the postman at the excavation site. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Oh, I have gone off topic. Take a look. These are the survey records and photos I left behind. I really miss them."
The ruins that Professor Manning participated in excavating were in a much worse state of preservation than the concert hall in Vestal Woods, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that only ruins were left there. However, the few decorative patterns left on the unearthed stone building materials did show a similar style to the Golden Concert Hall, and some of the patterns were even exactly the same.
Shad's knowledge of the elves only gave him a rough understanding of the ancient elven art, so he could not draw any conclusions based on this.
This is all the information Professor Manning has. The ruins he helped to excavate contain nothing but broken walls and ruins.
Seeing that the clue was about to be interrupted again, Rust Edwards, who was floating around, stretched his head to look at the photo in Durrut Giles's hand, and suddenly said:
"Giles, I've seen this! There were similar patterns in the ruins that my father visited before! I've seen photos of it!"
The little girl has lived with Durrut Giles for nearly half a year, and her tone of voice has become much more mature, but Shad suspects that she is deliberately imitating the way adults speak.
Both Shad and Durut Giles looked at her, while Professor Manning, an ordinary man, was a little confused because he could not see the floating soul.
"Where are the photos of your father now? Are there any other records? Did he say anything else about the ruins?"
Xia De asked, and the floating little girl put her hands on her waist and made a request proudly:
"Although my father's inheritance was given to you, I remember that you wanted to marry my brother's offspring. So now you call me 'great-grandmother', and I will tell you what you want to know."
Actually, it's okay to call her great-grandmother, after all, she is indeed the sister of Megan and Audrey's great-grandfather. Just as Shad was about to speak, Durutte Giles stopped him:
"Mr. Hamilton, you don't have to do this. You don't have to satisfy all the children's requests."
He sighed and raised his hand to hit Rust Edwards on the head.
"Ah~ You bully me!"
So the girl pretended to cry and grabbed Durrut Giles' hair. When she had enough fun, she told Shad that the photos she had seen were stuck in the notebook, and they were now in the big library on Green Island.
It can be seen that Rust Edwards and Durut Giles have a very good relationship. Now that the outsider has arrived, Durut Giles will not be thrown into the space turbulence by Laplace Howard and turned into a "wise skeleton prophet" as he did in his previous life as soon as he landed on the island during the Green Lake incident.
The young historian would probably be able to accompany Rusty Edwards through his life, provided, of course, that the end of the world did not come before the end of his life.
So he said goodbye to Professor Manning, and returned home to Green Island through the [Space Maze]. To be honest, it has been half a year since he got the island, but he has not read even one percent of the astonishing number of books on it.
The notebook that Rusty Edwards pointed out was one that he had not yet read. Green Island was located on the opposite side of the real world, and Megan and Audrey's followers were still counting the fortune teller's legacy on the island.
Xia De greeted the girls and was very glad that after such a long time, the notebook was still in the corresponding place in the big library in the little girl's memory.
Laplace Howard seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder when it came to recording his investigations and experiments. Every record was neatly written, with photos, text, and even physical objects to support it. And the little girl's memory was indeed correct. The patterns on the decorative walls of the buildings in the photos in the notebook were indeed very similar to the ancient patterns of the forest concert hall.
However, the Thirteen Rings Diviner did not investigate the ruins in detail at that time, but only recorded interesting places during his travels.
When Xia De determined the location of the relatively intact ruins in the photo, he unexpectedly discovered that the place was actually southeast of Lengshui Port City:
"Okay, let's go to Coldwater Harbor!"
Coldwater Harbor was rainy in autumn. When Shad rushed into the old lighthouse guarded by Mr. Edmund on the top of the sea cliff amid the sound of rain, he startled the old man who was boiling tea on the stove:
"I thought someone was going to rob me."
“Have you ever really encountered a mugger?”
"Of course, old people living alone outside the city are easy targets for robbery. Are you interested in what happened to those people? There are some very interesting experiences here."
"Not for now. I'm visiting today because I have something to ask you."
The last time Shade came here to fish with the old folklorist was nearly two months ago. At that time, the Moon Bay incident had just ended, and Shade came here to talk to him about Dragon Island. After all, it was Mr. Edmund who first mentioned Dragon Island.
When Shade mentioned the ruins in the southeast of Coldwater Harbor on this rainy Monday in autumn, the old man nodded in surprise:
"Of course I know where it is, but please answer a question of mine first. How do you know that I know where it is?"
"I don't know. I just know that you are the most knowledgeable person I am familiar with in Coldwater Harbor."
The old man was very pleased with the compliment. He smiled and poured hot tea for Xia De:
"Then you have found the right person. There is no one in this area who knows the 'Temple of Time' better than me."