Chapter 20: Getting a Ring (Merry Christmas!)

Carey spread out the parchment that still had some black blood stains left, and looked at it quickly, frowning.

"What's the matter?" Dinah took the parchment from Carey's hand, looked at it, and read it, "Dear Father, I have something unspeakable to tell you.

After thinking about it, I felt that I still had to tell you that my stepmother and our housekeeper had done something unfaithful to you.

You know that my master, Mr. Carlyle, has always taken great care of me, and he advised me to wait for you to come back.

I don't know when you'll be back, every time I pass by the church, I feel the urge to expose the crimes of the two, but I think of my sister and feel that it is not fair to her.

Dear Father, if you see this letter, please come back as soon as possible.

Your son – Dan"

"Do you know this Dan?" asked Dinah, turning her head as she finished reading.

"I don't know, but it doesn't have much to do with us. Carey rolled the parchment back into a roll, intending to hand it to Roy tomorrow.

"The day after tomorrow, well, I will leave the day after tomorrow, I have everything that needs to be prepared, have you prepared a map for me?" Dinah said softly after a moment of silence.

"Yes, you wait. ”

Carey ran to his room and pulled out a yellowed piece of parchment, went downstairs and handed it to Dinah, "I bought it from a traveling merchant from the Star Spirit, although it is very simple, but there are many cities along the way. ”

"Oh, by the way, the merchant reminded me that you should never enter the Misty Forest, which is marked on the map, and even the locals often can't find their way. ”

Dinah opened it and looked at it, and smiled shallowly: "Thank you, I've always had good luck, of course I'll definitely get around." ”

"Sister, Belle will miss you, you have to be careful on the road. As soon as Belle heard that she was leaving, tears rolled in her eyes.

"Ahem, I actually have a gift for you, I was going to give it to you when I left, but now I'm going to take it. ”

Dinah smiled, breaking the sad atmosphere, and after coming downstairs, handed Belle a necklace.

A fox emblem made of silver-glowing metal, with a polished source stone embedded in the fox's mouth.

The fox emblem was strung with a hemp rope, which made the overall style of the necklace much lower.

"Do you remember when my sister told you that you should notify me when you can use your abilities proficiently?" Dinah handed the necklace to Belle and said, "This is the item that can notify me, the specific method, you will know when you can let the source text out of your body, do you like it?"

"I like it! it's beautiful!" Belle secretly wiped away her tears and held the necklace tightly in her hand.

Dinah was about to say something to Carey when she was interrupted by Carey: "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I am grateful that you can teach me alchemy, and besides, be careful on your own roads." ”

"Of course, don't forget that I was alone from Kars to Everlight City. This one is for you. Dinah spread out her palm, and a small metal ring lay quietly in the palm of her hand.

Compared to Belle's fox emblem necklace, the fox appearance of this ring is much more fierce, and the complicated source inscription is all over the ring.

As with the necklace, the fox still has a source stone in its mouth.

"Thanks, it's beautiful, it's beautiful compared to the stone sticks. Carey chuckled and quipped.

"For an alchemist, there is certainly no difference between prepared and purposeful refining and casual refining, so I'll just treat you as praising my results. ”

Dinah didn't care, and continued to explain: "It can help you transmit sound and video to me, if you have any questions, you can use it to ask me, of course, it is also my highest achievement so far, and you can use it to study the source text carefully." ”

"It's a very expensive gift, if you need help, you can tell me. Carey stared at the ring for a long time, and the densely arranged source text couldn't help but make his head hurt a little.

"This is the otherworldly version of online communication, if it can be created in batches, the communication in this world will be much faster. Carey sighed inwardly.

......

The next day, Roy brought the source stone over as promised, and when the two guards carried half a box of source stones to Carey, he couldn't help but sigh that it was good to have a mine at home.

Carey also mentioned the letter in passing, and then followed Roy to the assembly square in front of the church in Eternal Light City.

Early in the morning, the guards posted about the monster and asked the people to go to the square to participate.

Dinah said that she would stay and guard, so Belle also happily followed the two to the square to watch the excitement.

The whole assembly didn't mean much to Carey, and as he listened to Roy and Father Carter's gushing speeches, he was about to leave, when a somewhat familiar figure came into view.

"Hey, Mr. Carlisle, are you interested in water monsters, are you?" said Carry, who led Belle through the crowd and walked over to Carlisle's side to say hello.

"Hmm, it's you......" Carlisle's expression changed and he took a breath, "You and that alien friend killed the water monster?"

"Hmm...... You're still well informed. "There's a slight difference in Carey, and Roy's announcement doesn't have that.

"It was Sylvie who told me, and that Nizi knows how to meddle!" Carlisle said visibly resentfully, "Anyway, I should thank you two for helping him out." ”

"He?" Carey said, somewhat unexplained.

"Hey, this monster is actually my apprentice. Carlisle whispered.

"Dan?" said Carry, a little surprised, "I thought the letter was from some hapless ghost who was eaten by a water monster." ”

"Letter, what letter?" asked Carlisle, also in some surprise.

Carey pondered for a while and then said, "Mr. Carlisle, the content of the letter is very simple, it is his stepmother and the housekeeper, and he seems to have told you. ”

Carlisle was stunned for a moment before he understood what Carey meant, nodded and said, "I do know, but I didn't expect his letter to be sent." ”

He then added, "I had hoped to save him with my healing skills, but his curse grew worse and worse, and he let him escape." This is also my fault, and I will go to the lord to confess my guilt. ”

"Do you know where the kid went?" asked Carey with a hint of luck.

Carlisle shook his head and said, "I don't know, Dan ran out after he completely turned into a monster, and I was very scared when I heard from the villagers of Ante Village that a child was missing.

The day you came to me, I still didn't give up on developing the antidote, until yesterday, hey......"

"It was my selfishness that hurt those children. Carlisle fell into deep remorse.

"Do you know the person who cursed Dan, or did he come into contact with anyone before?"

Carlisle shook his head: "Dan was mortally wounded when he found me, and he told me that his stepmother and housekeeper had escaped with a large amount of money in the family, and he tried to stop it but was calculated. ”

Carey thought for a moment, made sure he didn't have anything to ask, and said, "Well, thank you for your honesty, Mr. Carlisle. ”

Perhaps the only way to find out is the butler first.

"Do you know what the butler's name is?"

Carlisle pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It seems to be called Vain?"