Chapter 163: Five Kings City
"But I remember that Elena said that Houdini's research materials were taken away by Dacula?" Hearing this, I couldn't help but wonder a little.
"That's true, but there are some things that can't just be recorded on the data... Malthus couldn't help but smile meaningfully as he said this.
"Could it be that you caught it alive!?" The first to hear Malthus's extraneous voice was still Antónla.
"And more than one." Malthus smirked.
"No wonder, Houdini really recruited a lot of people in order to find Horcruxes, but after that incident, most of these people were scattered, so most of the people in the world have forgotten about them, but in fact, these guys must have known a lot about Horcruxes for a long time by Houdini's side, as long as they piece together what they know, even if they can't reproduce Houdini's research back then, I'm afraid they can also have a rough idea. Of course, such a big project is probably only possible for the Holy See... Anton La nodded when he heard this, and said with emotion.
"But even if we spend so much manpower and material resources, the final recovery is less than seventy percent of what Houdini researched back then, and I have to say that as a mortal, what he did back then was nothing short of a feat. Sometimes I even wonder if he was given some kind of guidance."
"And how do you know the whereabouts of a few Horcruxes now?" I asked.
"Three." Malthus gestured with his finger.
"Where are they?"
"One is at the bottom of the 'Central Sea', guarded by nine giant sea serpents, and none of the current terrestrial creatures can reach there."
"Let's not think about this for now, what about the other two?"
"The second one is buried in the ground of the highest peak in the Western Continent, Langerge Mountain, where we tried to excavate, but we met with strong opposition from the local natives, as you know, it is a plateau area, the transportation is inconvenient, the influence of the Holy See has penetrated less than two hundred years, most of the locals still believe in the primitive Sononiism, and the attitude is pious, Langger Mountain is the "holy mountain" in their minds, so no matter how much we coerce and lure the project to carry out is not very smooth."
"This one doesn't sound like a good idea, but what about the last one?"
"That's to the point, the last Horcrux is likely to be in the Five Kings City..."
"Are you sure!?" I couldn't help but exclaim.
"I don't know exactly where it is, but it's definitely around the area."
"O my master... I almost got guillotined there...", I muttered to myself, I couldn't believe there was such a coincidence.
"Yes, things in this world are so wonderful, the first time we sent the "Illuminati" there just to find the Horcruxes, but we accidentally found that Gorsa was actually active there, and then I was even more surprised to find that Your Majesty and Ellos were also there, and were sentenced to death, because of the urgency of time, I had to order Maria and them to take the lead in robbing people, otherwise we will inevitably invest more manpower in such an important operation..."
Hearing this, I realized that there were so many unknown secrets behind the climactic robbery field that day, but then again, if it weren't for that, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet Maria, thinking of this, I couldn't help but look up at the "Iceberg Goddess", only to see her expression indifferent, as if she was indifferent to these things at all, maybe because she already knew the inside story, or maybe she didn't care about it in the first place...
"By the way, do you know where Ellos is now? I haven't seen him since the last battle with Bezukhov... "I can't help but feel a little ashamed when I said this, I was thinking only about Anna's death, and I forgot all about Eros, and after leaving Bezukhov, I had a series of fierce battles with the Holy See, so I didn't think of this important person who was related to my fate until this time.
"I don't know, maybe it's still in William's hands, or maybe it's taking advantage of the chaos to escape, since the last time you made a big fuss, the vampire camp has been in chaos, so now even we can't find out their specific information." Malthus replied casually.
I couldn't help but nod my head, secretly hoping that Eroth would be safe, otherwise I would never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life.
"Do you have any specific clues about Horcruxes right now?" At this time, the princess, who had not spoken much, suddenly spoke, you must know that for various reasons the princess has always been quite wary of Malthus, but she is not as poisonous as Antonla, so she has always chosen to keep her mouth shut, and at this time she actually talked to Malthus, which can't help but surprise me, I can't help but look up, but the princess actually cleverly avoided my gaze, giving people the feeling that I didn't know that I was looking at her, at that moment I suddenly understood, the princess was deliberately changing the topic, Lest I keep blaming myself for what happened to Elros, my heart was full of gratitude.
"The most likely location is currently speculated to be in the royal palace... Malthus replied.
"In that case, wouldn't it be better to send someone in and search it directly?" I asked.
"Poof!" Before Malthus could reply, Antona suddenly sneered.
"You kid is really naïve, the Borrell royal family has always been a loyal supporter of the Holy See, if there is no conclusive evidence to forcibly search, it is better to have a result, in case there is nothing left, how to explain it to the other party? If it doesn't get it right, it will rise to an international political and metallurgical incident, and those old foxes in the Holy See won't take that risk unless they have to. ”
Listening to Antonla's explanation, I couldn't help but suddenly realize, but soon a new question arose: "Wouldn't it be better to explain it directly to Mimi?"
"Please, that's a Horcrux, it's about the resurrection of the Demon King, if the news leaks out, the entire Borrell Kingdom will have to be fried, and who can bear this responsibility if there is any accident at that time? If you don't know that the entire world order dominated by the Holy See will collapse completely, then the legendary "World Future" may really come... ”
"But we made such a big fuss in Bezukhov and Valdés before, shouldn't the news have leaked out a long time ago?"
"But that's not the same, my dear majesty." At this point, Malthus said.
"It's one thing for the people to say it, and it's another thing for the Holy See to recognize it, and there is an essential difference between the two."
"I see, so you're trying for us to come forward and find that Horcrux?" If I have enlightenment.
"That's right, it's just that the Horcruxes are far more than us, so it's hard to guarantee that Your Majesty and you will encounter any danger at that time, of course, I will do my best to support you then."
"Don't say anything pretty, we guys have all come from the dead, and we are aware of any danger, but there is one thing, how can we confirm the location of the Horcrux and break the seal? Houdini's ceremony had a lot to prepare... Antona frowned slightly, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and it wasn't until later that I understood the horror behind it.
"It's a common sense that it's difficult, but ... At this point, Malthus suddenly turned his head to look at me.