Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 387

2021-10-09

Chapter 386 The Pink Rose Hotel
Over the past half week, at night in Coldwater Harbor, the police have often met with some Can't tell the citizens of the monster that a gunfight broke out. Most of those fish people with strong self-healing properties have firearms. Before the arrival of the ring warlocks, the local police can only use firearms to fight against them.

Coupled with the increasing number of ring warlock groups entering here, this has caused the night in Cold Harbor to become raucous.

The fishbone pirate ship continued to appear in the offshore area of Coldwater Harbor, and one of the eleven ring warlocks who escaped from the ship with Shade and Princess was found by the church. But unfortunately, the other party is a middle-aged woman, not Shade's target.

Lecia Princess also found a target by relying on the Intelligence Section of Coldwater Harbor City Hall and MI6's branch in Coldwater Harbor. This one is a man, but unfortunately Lecia can find it, and other organizations can also find it.

Before Princess's appearance, at least three Central Warlocks raided the Police Hall at Coldwater Harbor Wharf, killing the hapless Second Ring Warlock and the ordinary police officer who had been implicated for no reason on the spot.

This annoyed both the church and the city hall, and even the king in Tobeysk heard about the tragedy at Coldwater Harbor and ordered the local governor to find the murderer as soon as possible.

In addition, there are some news that even Laisha can't judge the truth or false in the gradually dangerous cold water port.

For example, it was reported in the black market that someone offered a high reward of 1,000 pounds per message to find the ring warlock that escaped from the fishbone pirate ship; The ugly murlocs of the Evil God family, but the real mermaids of different species; another example, the professors sent by the three major academies to Coldwater Harbor to solve the "Shadow of Coldwater Harbor" incident, on Sunday morning, in the offshore area with unknown ringers The warlock group fought violently, which directly affected the weather in the past two days.

Excluding those uncertain news, the current situation is that, excluding foreigners and Princess, among the eleven people who escaped the ring warlock, one died, the church found three, and there are seven remaining identities unknown.

The high ring warlock of the church has arrived, and the professors of the three major Mystic Art Academy have also settled in the local area. The bad news is that Shade will have more uncertainty about finding the target ahead of time, and the good news is that the "Shadow of Cold Harbor" event should not be a concern.

"Ms. Shivi Avrolla, are you in Coldwater Harbor now?"

Lecia introduced the situation to Shade, but Shade asked suddenly.

Princess surprised nodded:

"Why did you suddenly mention her? Yes, the businesswoman came to the city two days ago, and plans to be in Afu tomorrow night. There's a dinner party at Lola Manor. She even gave me an invitation, why do you want to go too?"

"Of course not."

Shade shook his head immediately, hiding from the Demones. It's too late, how could I take the initiative to bump into it:
"Today and tomorrow night, I have to go to class. It is Professor Garcia's "Folding Space", which teaches large-scale ceremony locks. The class starts at 6 o'clock in the evening, and there are four classes in two classes. There is no rest time, and the get out of class can only be dismissed at about nine o'clock."

"It doesn't matter, the banquet should be lively at nine o'clock."

Lecia once again said with a Smile, Shade still shook his head, he wouldn't go to that kind of place if he said anything.

While she had time, Shade also told Lacia the [Tree Kiss] she told Dorothy in the morning. Princess, even though she was a notch above Dorothy, couldn't fully hear Shade's story. But for 【Tree Kiss】spirit rune, Lecia's opinion is similar to Dorothy's.

Shade has a hard time finding the Mystic Art corresponding to this spirit rune. He can only create it by himself, or try to convert the homology spell [Key of the Door] into Mystic Art, but Either one will not be simple. Laccia also intends to help Shade find information from Zarathven Academy, who is proficient in Mystic Art and spell research, but she has no hope for it.

“speaking of which, do you remember Professor Katya?”

Laceia seemed to deliberately put this matter to the end.

"Of course I remember, after all, we rarely encounter folk scholars who use double guns."

Shade nods, looking at the steaming teacup in front of him:

"I remember the last time we went back to the Sophia mansion, you mentioned that you would set them free after making them forget about the murlocs."

"Yes, but that day you After I left, I asked some interesting things. I know Mr. Jude, it was my spy who received the information that the other party deliberately released, but the two folk scholars went to Mr. Jude, guess who introduced it? "

Lecia asked, holding her face in one hand, her beautiful eyes looked towards Shade, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised in a smile.

Shade thought for a moment, then frowned. He heard some things in Mr. Jude's mansion using [Echo from the past]. Mr. Jude clearly asked the fish people to stop abducting the ordinary person, so the two scholars who were the ordinary person happened to appear at that time. Coincidence.

"Who is it?"

"Ring warlock, like me infected with the cursed ring warlock. The other party also heard the news from Mr. Jude, but went to meet us directly. He is different. The people behind him first sent two ordinary persons to explore the way."

"Is it also the one who escaped from the fishbone pirate ship? Or is it the victim who touched the mermaid statue locally?"

"It's one of the remaining seven, and we've met him."

Lecia said softly.

"Mr. Darkness? The guy who changed his cards while playing with me!"

Shade stood up, Princess with a quiet smile nodded:

"That's right, I know you're looking for him, so the past few days, it took a lot of effort to find Mr. Darkness along the clues provided by Professor Katja. The message was received last night. The other party thought that the old street occupied by the murlocs was taken away by the church before the professor went to see Mr. Jude, so he didn't suspect that the person who contacted him this half week was actually mine."

"Where?"

Shade spoke quickly.

"Oh, Shade, don't be in a hurry. The father always told me that doing things in a hurry will only increase the probability of bad results. I know you don't want the church to find him first, so I don't have it for now. Alert the other party."

She motioned Shade to sit down:

"The other party is deliberately hiding his identity, not because of the curse on his body, but because the other party seems to be worried about being discovered by the church. Mr. Kernes, he should not be a good person."

"It doesn't matter if he is a good person or not, I just want to meet him."

Shade said, so Laccia nodded:
"There are more than ten companions around the other party, not sure whether it is a ring warlock, but the probability is very high, so my people did not rush to check the information. If you want to see him, go to this address. Oh, I also know that this group of people is waiting for a boat to the new continent."

The bartender at the Seven Broomsticks, also mentioned this.

She hands Shade the portfolio, which is a preliminary investigation by Princess.

"I can't take risks with you today, Shade."

While Shade was looking through the document, the red-haired girl said melancholy:

"The father has urged me to return to Tobesque, and I will probably leave after the sea is returned. In the past few days, I will meet the nobles who are seeing off at Coldwater Harbor, attend a local public meeting to say goodbye to the citizens, and a few more I have a banquet to attend."

"It's okay, I'll take care of these things myself."

Shade flipped through the document and said that he didn't want to involve Lazia. In the matter of the selected:
"I will probably spend a day in Cold Water Harbor, and I will come back in the evening to say goodbye to you before leaving."

"Okay, then I wish you a smooth operation today, Shade. Oh, my maid will do some makeup for you in a moment, and then arrange for a servant to take you into town."

"Okay, then I wish you a good day too."

Shade stood up, but paused, then looked towards the silver-crowned Princess behind the desk:
"Oh, I heard Dorothy say, you and Miss Carina are at odds?"

"Why did you mention that woman?"

Lescia, who was in a good mood just now, shook her head:

"This is my family business."

"Okay then."

Shade didn't ask any further questions and walked out of the room with the file bag. Only Princess sat behind the desk and looked at his back, before sighing for a long time and looking towards the documents on the desktop again.

She doesn't want to involve the innocent and kind detective in the power struggle within the royal family.

The rain in Coldwater Harbor is still falling, and Shade with an umbrella strolls the streets of the ancient harbor city. He didn't go to Mr. Darkness first, but went to the Seven Broom Tavern first, where he bought some expensive alchemy materials.

To make a badge for detecting Demonness, Shade has heard of all the materials needed, but it is very troublesome to find them in Tobesque, so he will buy them in Coldwater Harbor. Of course, because he was very unconfident about his own cheating skills, Shade bought the amount of each material that could be made three times.

If he fails the first two times, then he will go to Iluna, who is good at alchemy, for help. While Daddy John and the Doctor's friends may be better, Shade doesn't want to leak the recipe to anyone else.

After paying the deposit, writing a shopping list in the tavern, and agreeing to pick it up in the afternoon, Shade officially embarked on a journey to find Mr. Darkness.

On the way he noticed that there are more police officers today than ever before, and they focus on looking at everyone's faces. When encountering a passerby with a special appearance, he would also step up to question him, apparently looking for a murloc.

During this period of time, people who have problems with their appearance will probably be very uncomfortable in Lengshuigang.

All the way deep into the slums of the Docklands, Mr. Darkness and his friends live in the Pink Rose Hotel in the deep lane.

Although the name is similar, this hotel has nothing to do with the Golden Rose Hotel on Hoglunds Avenue, where Shade stayed twice. This kind of inn deep in the alley is usually a place to stay for those who are sensitive Illegal immigrants. Of course, judging from the name of the hotel, it should still be the kind of illegal underground prostitution house.

Holding the black umbrella, Shade followed the address provided by Laccia, and dug around the alleys of the slums in the dock area, and finally found a hotel with a row of faded pink silk scarves hanging outside the door. .

This is at the corner of the alley and is as high as a three-story building. Because the alley is not spacious, people passing by will definitely notice it.

Unlike the common stone buildings in Coldwater Harbor, the Pink Rose Inn is made of wood. The hotel does not cover a large area. After Shade lowered his hat and pushed the door in, he didn't see the little girls he imagined sitting around.

The first floor was like an ordinary tavern. On Monday morning, scattered guests sat at wooden tables with wine glasses in front of them and chatted with each other. Wooden tables, wooden chairs, and wooden pillars are rare in Coldwater Harbor.

The intelligence showed that Mr. Darkness lived in the entire group on the third floor, but of course Shade would not go upstairs directly, but walked to the counter on the side.

The middle-aged woman in an apron was originally keeping accounts. She raised her eyes and glanced at the guest. After realizing it was a stranger, she asked suspiciously:
"What do you need?"

Although she looks over forty years old, she looks very charming. Shade could only think of that adjective, and reminded himself again what the hell was going on here.

"One of the cheapest rye beers, and is there any Rhodes?"

This is what Shade learned from the grocer in Anthem Square, the inn And traders will hoard some Rhodes cards with special patterns in their hands.

"Of course."

The woman first bent over to prepare beer for Shade, put the glass on the wooden table, and took out a booklet from under the counter:
"Choose your own, here's the price tag."

Two Rhodes cards are tucked in the booklet, which can be seen to be meticulously preserved.

Shade is not really interested in Rhodes cards with special patterns, he prefers Rhodes cards with special rules. So I just pretended to watch it for a while, then shook my head regretfully.

After paying for the drink, I went to the empty table with my wine glass and sat down. There are no good conditions for this kind of small hotel in the alley, presumably to prevent prying eyes, and even the windows are sealed. There is only one gas lamp in the room above the counter, apart from this there is a kerosene lamp on each table, which will only be lit after the guests are seated.

This is probably the living conditions of the poor.

Shade's original intention was to observe the first floor first, trying to find the trace of the warlock around Mr. Darkness. But didn't expect that he pretended to hold the notebook and looked at it for half an hour, the foam of the poor-quality beer with dubious ingredients disappeared, and no one came downstairs.

Maybe that group of people wasn't there at all, or maybe they were so cautious that they didn't show up easily during the day.

Shade was still thinking about something, didn't expect someone to sit across from him with a wine glass, which is not polite.

It was a long-faced man with extremely short hair and only visible stubble. The skin is a little dark, and the degree of double eyelid on both eyes is extremely serious.

He looked in his thirties and was very shrewd. After putting the wine glass on the table, I greeted Shade actively:

"Friend, are you interested in Rhodes?"

Standard Delarion accent, probably a The spokesman for the city hall of the city of Besque was about the same level.

“Sure.”

Shade shrugs.

"Are you interested in special cards?"

The long-faced man asked with a smile across the kerosene lamp.

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