Dark-sweet slumber.

As if you have just closed your eyes and opened them again, the time transitions from the deepest midnight to the sunny day.

Lin An opened his eyes.

The objects in her vision went from blurry to clear, and she raised her hand to block out the somewhat dazzling light for a while, and turned her head to look at the strange and familiar surroundings around her.

Strange because the touch of the big bed under her and the lilac veil hanging from the top of the bed are the first contact, and because she still remembers the surroundings, it is the master bedroom of their luxurious cabin.

So how did she end up lying on the bed?

The memory gradually returned, Lin An slowly remembered what happened last night, and suddenly sat up from the bed, and the fine velvet blanket slid down from his body, revealing the robe on his body, except for the slightly messy placket, which was no different from last night.

There was nothing abnormal in her body, and everything in the space stayed where she should be, not moving at all.

Lin An lifted the thin blanket on his body and got out of bed, and as soon as he raised his hand, something fell out of his sleeve.

It was a pin left by Salin, and the spinel on it seemed to still hold her body temperature, but unlike last night, the transparent spinel was a lot more bloody.

The blood streak was very subtle, almost not changing the color of the spinel, only casting a very light blush on the appearance of the spinel, if it weren't for Lin An's keen eyesight, he wouldn't have been able to notice the change at a glance.

But she could be sure that the pin didn't have any of these things in it when she first got it.

Lin An looked at the spinel pin, hesitated for a moment, and still took it in his hand:

The change in the spinel pin is likely to be related to that Lord Remus, with that Excellency's ability, if he wants to do something, it is not something that can be avoided by avoiding it, and at present, Lin An has not felt malice.

……

Get up and leave the room. When I opened the door, I smelled a faint smell of milk and toast.

John and Shiryl sat at the dining table, and Bedica, who was standing and serving on the side, happened to face the direction of Lin An's room, and when she saw her, she showed a smile and curtsied, "Good morning, Your Excellency, breakfast is ready." ”

"Morning, Hello."

"Good morning, Miss!"

Shiryl and Johnham turned back to her. They had milk and bread for breakfast in their hands, and two sandwiches with vegetables and meat in front of them.

Andrei was asleep on the couch, surrounded by a small silent barrier. An open book was pressed against his chest, and there was a faint blue shadow under his eyelids.

Judging by his sleeping appearance, he probably didn't fall asleep until dawn.

"Good morning." Lin An's eyes turned around on everyone's faces, "What about Salin?" ”

A maid beside Bedika curtsied her skirt and said, "Your Excellency Salin came back at two o'clock in the morning, and he is still in the room. ”

Two o'clock?

Lin An paused as he walked towards the table.

Just then, the diagonal door of the dining table opened. Lin An's lingering object stood at the door, and the light shot from behind him, and his face could not be seen clearly for a while.

Lin An looked at him and froze at first glance.

The person, the same person.

But...... As if something was wrong?

Shiryl and Johnham seemed to notice it and put down their breakfast. Look up at Saleen.

The atmosphere in the living room seems to have changed.

Bedika and the maid seemed to be aware of this, and looked at the distinguished guests with a slight uneasiness.

Lin An noticed their uneasiness, raised his hand and waved the maid away.

Saleen stood at the door for a moment. He pressed one hand on his head, his expression was a little tired, and his usual flying brows were furrowed together, this situation was a typical reaction to a hangover on the second day of a dance, but Lin An did not smell the slightest smell of wine and fat powder.

After a while. Salin lowered his hand and looked at the others. In the end, his gaze turned to Lin An and froze, and his expression was a little strange.

The content of that expression is very complex, with various elements such as confusion, joy, self-deprecation, crying and laughing, etc., and finally the emotion is put away and turned into a slightly hesitant temptation.

Lin An suddenly understood what this familiarity was, and she suddenly said up, "Have you recovered your memory?" ”

Salin's expression was not surprised.

"I can't hide it from you." An inexplicable wry smile appeared on his face.

John and Shiryl both looked at them in amazement, wondering why Salin had somehow recovered his memories after just one night and nothing unusual happened in the middle.

And from the conversation between Lin An and Salin, a little strange smell can be clearly smelled.

Lin An saw Saleen's inexplicable wry smile, there was something strange in that smile, but Lin An didn't have time to think deeply about the contents, she was now sure that the strangeness happened to Saleen, and this happened to echo the change of spinel pins.

- ["Okay, as a thank you for making me happy tonight......"]

Lin An still remembered the last words he vaguely heard before he completely lost consciousness.

Although I don't understand why the Lord chose Salin, if the other party must do something after she falls asleep, then this kind of change that does not harm anyone is what Lin An is more willing to see.

His Excellency was a tiger in disguise, and his strength was beyond their rivalry for the time being.

Lin An didn't know what level the other party was at, but judging from the people Lin An had seen, the feeling that Lord Remus gave her was at least the pinnacle of an archmage, and even a similar half-step legend under Melissa's crown.

The purpose and intention of this kind of person are often difficult to grasp, and it is difficult to threaten the other party with Lin An's ability, and now that he is sure that the other party really has no malicious intentions, Lin An is relieved.

She looked at Salin.

Saleen had recovered from that strange state.

Almost overnight, he seemed to be a different person from the inside out, and anyone who saw him could feel that change in soul.

Of course, for Lin An, he just regained the same Salin as before, but judging from John's unfamiliar attitude, the changes in Saleen in the eyes of the third party are not small.

"Do you remember what happened to you last night?" She couldn't help but wonder about Saleen's experience.

Almost after Lin An's inquiry fell, a trace of strangeness flashed in Salin's eyes, "Do you think that my memory is not naturally restored?" Do you know what? ”

As always, Salin-esque sharp rhetorical questions.

Lin An was surprised.

She was almost certain that the restoration of Salin's memory must have been the work of Lord Remus. But it was clear that Saleen didn't know, or that he wasn't like himself. When I woke up the next day, I still had the memory of last night intact.

No, what she kept so far was only what Lord Remus wanted her to remember.

At least, she didn't know how she got to the bed in her room, and judging by the other people's reactions, it wasn't like she noticed that someone had invaded in the middle of the night.

These thoughts flashed through Lin An's mind, and she immediately changed her words, "No. You attended the ball alone last night, and I just suspect that you may have had some accident that led to the recovery of your memories. ”

She suddenly thought. The lord was hidden in the crowd, probably not wanting his identity to be revealed, his aura was hidden and incompatible, with a drifting indifference, maybe when he was doing something to Saleen. Didn't show up in front of him at all.

Since it was the other party's wishes, before that Lord Remus did not show his malicious intent, Lin Anxin thought that it was better not to reveal his identity.

Lin An's answer did not arouse much suspicion, John and Shiryl both immediately believed and became alert, but Salin stared at Lin An strangely, and that glance revealed the meaning:

"I know you must know something."

- As if he was sure. It was impossible for him to wake up overnight and suddenly find his memory.

But Salin still seemed to accept Lin An's explanation on the surface, and his face showed belated joy. This also made Lin An puzzled again:

Whatever the reason, isn't it a joy to get your memories back? Why is Salin not only not happy for the first time, but also seems to be investigating the reason for recovering his memory.

Lin An hid his doubts and asked about Salin's last night.

"Nothing out of the ordinary," Salin shook his head. "When the dance was over, I walked out. Then returned to the cabin...... It was probably about halfway past two o'clock in the morning. ”

John nodded, just as one of the maids had said.

Lin An knew that it was not that simple, and Salin was not going to a dance party last night.

Of course, that purpose had become useless after he had recovered his memory today--Lin An was stunned suddenly: So, this is the so-called gratitude of His Excellency Remus?

Lin An couldn't cry or laugh.

Of course, to outsiders, Salin did appear to be a companion to them.

And Lin An didn't need help on the surface, that Excellency obviously wouldn't give any vulgar gifts such as jewelry and artifacts, and among the five of them, helping Salin retrieve his memories was indeed something they couldn't do with their abilities.

So, what's the deal with that pin?

……

Lin An hastily finished breakfast, turned around and went back to the room, telling the others not to disturb, and before the door closed, Salin cast a subtle look.

Lin An closed the door and took out the spinel pin.

The spinel still contained a red thread like a mist thread.

Lin An glanced at it, took out the portable alchemy table, and opened a palm-sized crystal mosaic plate in the lower right corner, under the chimeric plate was a fine magic circle, and there was a card slot with items in the middle of the magic circle, the card slot was not big, but it was enough to place the spinel.

Lin An used a magic trick, the claw groove connected to the spinel on the metal part of the pin was loosened, and Lin An used tweezers to lightly clip out the spinel and place it in the magic circle card slot under the chimeric plate of the alchemy table.

Close the crystal panel like the lid of the box, and insert the magic crystal into the energy groove of the alchemy table, and the magic circle under the crystal panel will automatically operate.

A ray of light is projected from the bottom of the crystal panel to the panel, and after secondary refraction and expansion, like a three-dimensional image, a hundredfold enlarged spinel image is reflected above the alchemy table.

After expanding a hundred times, the inside of the nail-sized spinel was much clearer, but after Lin An saw the pattern composed of those red wires inside the crystal, he was still slightly stunned:

It was an abstract line, outlining an image of a coiled snake coming to its face with red silk that was not an image, but although it was a rough line, the momentum of the giant snake was extremely clear and strong.

And this style of beast statues, Lin An has only seen in the products of a ruin, although those are physical sculptures, and in front of him is a three-dimensional image sealed in a spinel.

This was clearly sealed inside by Lord Remus.

So, what does this line image do? What was the purpose of the Lord Remus sealing it?

Lin An had the urge to go to the Lord Remus immediately.

But she didn't do it.

Since the other party only left so many clues, even if she went to him, she might not be able to get more.

What Lin An can think of now is that this picture may be related to Salin's amnesia.

Maybe Salin knows something.

Lin An thought for a while, spread a scroll of paper onto the alchemy table, and rubbed the three-dimensional diagram.

It's a pity that the scroll paper is flat. After the three-dimensional map was rubbed onto the paper, the mysterious momentum disappeared immediately, and there was no more strange effect of the beast sculptures that Lin An had seen.

Lin An had expected it, put away the scroll paper, closed the alchemy table, took out the spinel in the slot of the chimeric board, thought about it, and put it back into the space.

The spinel disappeared from Lin An's hand, replaced by a tridecahedral prism that glowed brightly.

This prism is a token of secondary authority for the ruins of Salin, and it also seals some of the materials found in the ruins. Although there can't be anything related to the internal defense of the ruins, most of the content about the ruins civilization should be in it.

Other words. The relevant information of this snake picture, Lin An should also be able to find it in it.

But after Lin An got this token of permission, he read it once and knew the reason why Salin generously gave the information without concealing it.

The content inside is as vast as a sea of smoke, carrying a civilization derived from the development of an entire era. And the civilization that called itself "Soriam" is extremely far away from now, so far away that there is not even the appearance of the Demon Realm at that time.

And although the cultivation system of that civilization is powerful, it has no reference value for the current magic system, because the source of power is not the same, and even the translated text content cannot express the full meaning, and the only useful thing is the various stone statues that Salin took out casually. But that's just something that can be used, and you can't understand the principle.

Lin An searched in the prism for a while, and finally gave up looking:

There are quite a few images of snakes. But Lin An couldn't find the relationship and difference between them, just like in the eyes of ordinary people, the magic circle was a combination of a bunch of circles, triangles and magic runes, and he couldn't see the difference.

However, Lin An barely found a common point in these drawings that is not a common point, that is, in the incomplete translation interpretation of the snake pattern. Most of them refer to the word bondage.

Lin An thought about it for a while, but finally didn't take out the pattern:

It's pretty much known now. Saleen's amnesia was not a natural factor, and the specific cause was simply due to her curiosity.

But if he took out the serpent and asked about it, Salin would be sure that the reason for his recovery of his memory was not accidental, and it would not be good if he became aware of the memory of Lord Remus.

……

It took a lot of time to toss, and one morning passed.

Lin An walked out of the door, and Andre had woken up.

Although he was reading quietly, he and Salin were sitting on the east side of the window, and the other was sitting on the sofa diagonally, and even Lin An, who had just walked out, could sense the hostile atmosphere between the two, just like two wild leopards that suddenly broke into the same mountain forest, exuding an incompatible atmosphere.

Bedika and Winnie held their breath and walked silently.

Lin An was in no mood to pay attention to their affairs.

She walked out of the cabin, so that John didn't have to follow, and wandered for a while in the aisle where she met Lord Remus when she first came up, the cabin door was still closed, and Lin An knew that the other party was probably not in the cabin.

Bedica didn't know when she came out, but when she saw her standing outside for a moment, she walked over and stood quietly aside.

"At this time, where are there more people?" Lin An suddenly asked without warning.

Bedica was a little embarrassed, thought for a while, and said:

"I just had an all-night dance party last night, and at this time, most of the guests are still sleeping, and a few of them are waking up, and they probably won't leave the cabin now......

However, there are also some guests who, like Your Excellency, do not like to attend the party. Their schedules are relatively fixed, and the book salon on the fourth floor may be the destination you want? ”

"Book salon? That is, the library? ”

"Yes, there is a private room in the book salon, where the gentlemen and ladies can have a quiet conversation, or sit down there to enjoy tea and read, which is also a good choice."

When the Lord was in a solitary state of mind, he generally liked to stand in the top aisle and look at the scenery, and if he was not here, then he would probably have gone to a crowded place on a whim, according to Bedika's explanation. The book salon may indeed be the place he went.

Lin An thought for a while, "Take me there!" ”

……

In the cabin after Lin An left.

Andrei looked at the closed hatch, "She's gone." ”

Furrowed brows and looked at Salin.

"You think it's because of me?" Saleen raised an eyebrow.

"You don't have that weight." Andrei scoffed.

John put down his book, stood up, and walked to the door.

Salin looked at him and stood up as well.

"Where are you going?" Andrei continued to frown, unconsciously putting the book aside in his hand.

But on the contrary, it was Shirrill who was the most neat, one step ahead of John to open the door and go straight out, "Find Ann." Go for lunch. ”

"Wait! I'll go too! Andrei, who landed at the back door, hurriedly followed.

……

When Lin An found Remus, he was sitting in a semi-circular booth in the book salon.

In front of him lay brightly colored fruit teas and delicate small refreshments, which looked bright and inviting on the deep, heavy log table. Whet people's appetite.

The melodious and soft sound of the violin echoed in the salon, and people sat in the booth reading a book, or lowered their voices and talked leisurely.

Remus was no exception, with three or four men and women sitting next to him.

Lin An was just about to walk towards him, when a man in the booth who had his back to her turned his head sideways. The side just came out, and it was the Cress. Merlin, and then Lin An noticed that he was surrounded by two noble brothers and sisters who had met them unexpectedly the day before.

They and Remus seemed to know each other.

Then Lin An remembered that the boss of Donkas had said that Remus was a guest of honor in the City Lord's Mansion, so she stopped.

But when Lin An found Remus, Remus had already discovered her. His conversation with the aristocratic young master beside him had just come to an end. Turning his head, facing Lin An's direction, his eyes lit up. He raised his teaglass at her.

The people around him noticed Remus's actions and looked in Lin An's direction, and then their faces visibly changed.

Lin An frowned, nodded slightly to Remus, and Bedica reminded beside him: "Your Excellency." Your companions are here too. ”

Shiryl happened to enter the door and saw those people. His face sank.

André whispered in displeasure, "You can see them anywhere." ”

In this situation, it was no longer possible to talk to Remus, Lin An shook his head and pulled Andre, "Let's go, ignore them." ”

The group came and left quietly.

Remus looked at the backs of Lin An and the others until they disappeared.

Kress kept his eyes on the look.

"Adults know them?"

"A funny, beautiful girl." Remus smiled.

Kress didn't continue to ask, narrowed his eyes, and then continued the previous topic.

……

Half a day passed quickly, and the sun gradually set in the west.

When the clock struck eighteen, the "Strings of the Gods" retracted the boarding ramp, and like a luxurious pleasure ship with a harp across the water, slowly sailed away from the deep-water bay where it was stationed.

The surface of the lake is rippling with blue waves, and the bow of the boat splits the calm water, stirring up white spray.

As the sun sets to the horizon in the west, the sky is gradually replaced by the night of the Sihe, and the "Strings of the Gods" gradually lights up in the light of the lake.

Melodious music sounded, a large shield rose on the brightly lit deck, the shield underwear fragrant sideburns, and the laughter of the warbler bursts, and the first large-scale cocktail party of this auction was being held.

The scale of the auctions is huge, the sources of the sale are wide, and the selection of lots is mostly valuable, almost always a collector's missed rarity, so one night is usually not enough time to complete the auction.

Traditionally, auctioneers have been divided into two days, with the first day auctioning off the ancient historical collectibles, the second day being dedicated to magical curiosities, and the guests having the option to leave freely, stay for a private exchange, or continue to enjoy the food and entertainment on board.

According to Bedicca, the auction was particularly grand, with twice as many visitors as usual and a correspondingly higher quality of the lots, so that even a strong man of Robinho's status was interested in more than one lot in this auction.

The reception was large and short, and it was mainly a place for the organizers to socialize with guests who were willing to reveal their identities, and these guests made up less than half of the number of guests on board.

When the auction actually begins, guests who don't want to show up will participate in the auction with illusion masks prepared by the organizer - of course, some guests who are really hidden behind the scenes will not show up at all and send people to participate in the auction.

For example, Lin An and his party can be regarded as the remote control object of Master Robinho.

Lin An stood on the top floor and looked down at the cocktail party below, while listening to Bedika's introduction, when he heard Bedika mention the use of illusion masks to participate in the auction, he tasted something wrong:

"Did you do the same before? As far as I know, isn't this a semi-public underground auction? ”

"In previous auctions, there were also some guests who were reluctant to participate in the auction publicly, and of course the number was much smaller than this one, because this auction was special."

Bedika explained, returning to the mysterious smile they had on the sailboat.

(To be continued)

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