Act 313. trail
The storm brewing in the Rainbow Tower had not yet been conveyed to the outside world, and Reiner naturally did not know that his paper was passing through the hands of several high-level mages, prompting a wonderful reaction.
When he got up in the morning, he ate a hearty breakfast prepared by the innkeeper, Aunt Gwen, left a note for Claire, who was still asleep, and walked out of the hotel.
Reiner took a rented carriage directly to Aunt Selia's villa, and as soon as he got out of the car, the butler Chandler told Reiner a piece of news.
His eldest brother Raven had already left Olmster, and I don't know if it was because he gave up looking for clues or for some other reason, in short, he withdrew from this competition in Olmster.
At least Reiner didn't have to remind him.
Reiner gave Chandler the two letters he had written last night to his second brother Hyrule and sister Phyllis, both of which contained advice reminding them of the recent Olmsted anomaly, and Reiner didn't care if he could listen to them.
He walked into the villa and came to the two rooms he had found yesterday that had once served as alchemy laboratories.
Reiner is not looking for traces of alchemy this time, but traces of human existence.
Macon frequented the mansion, and he was bound to leave some traces of himself here, from which he could obtain some personal information about him, something that would not normally be noticed, and Reiner only hoped that the other party had not yet mastered this anti-detection awareness.
"There was lavender pollen in the couch, the amount was so small that it was almost negligible, there was no lavender grown in the garden, and there was no record of Aunt Celia using lavender, which came from the outside."
"The curtains have an imperceptible smell of smoke in addition to the traces of alchemy, Aunt Celia does not smoke, this is the trace left by Macon, the type of cigarette, well, it is a homemade cigarette mixed with a little vanilla, and it is characteristic that cigarettes are used without pipes."
"Although the carpet has been replaced, the slight depression in the floor can be examined, restoring the structure of the alchemy laboratory...... Here it seems that he often stands, and is presumed to be more than 1.8 meters tall, a tall man, weighing between 80 and 90 kilograms, which is quite strong. ”
"The hanger is not renewed, and it can be seen through the discoloration of the sunlight that it is often used, and Aunt Celia naturally does not use the guest room hanger at home, which is used by Macon, and a little wool can be detected on it, and it is a well-made coat, at least Macon's appearance is very particular."
"The presence of hairspray can also be detected in the room, again, Aunt Celia has not used hairspray, this is also left by Macon, remember that his hair is messy in the photo, has it been sorted out now?"
Reiner has a quill floating around him, recording his findings, although there is a picture of Macon, but as an alchemist and a wanted criminal, he is very likely to disguise himself, and even use magic to transform his body, so that his appearance and body shape have changed drastically, so Reiner carefully gathered all the information.
Soon, Reiner got a profile of Macon.
Tall, athletic, appearance-conscious, well-dressed jacket, well-styled man, smokes homemade vanilla-scented cigarettes, frequents lavender grows, he unconsciously gets pollen on his body, or he uses lavender to hide his body odor.
Combined with the Macons in the photo, Reiner can basically construct a picture of what Macon is today.
"Lavender is a breaking point, it's lavender pollen, and Macon must have been to a place where lavender is grown."
Reiner walked downstairs and found Chandler.
"Uncle Chandler, do you know where Olmsted grows lavender?"
Hearing Reiner's inquiry, Chandler frowned slightly, and then replied.
"On the east side of the city, on the outskirts, there was a plantation, and I remember that it was full of flowers, and there should have been lavender."
"Okay, thank you."
Reiner decided to go here first, thanked Chandler, and left.
"Master Reiner, you've grown a lot."
Chandler said, with some emotion.
"People have to grow."
Reiner smiled helplessly and walked out of the villa.
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West rubbed his shoulder, he accidentally hurt himself yesterday when he was thrown out by those damn restaurant waiters, and it's still a little swollen and painful, these idiots, this restaurant hasn't even opened before West was in Olmster, it's really arrogant.
Still, he didn't take his eyes off the man in front of him.
West seems to wander aimlessly through the crowded streets, but in reality, he keeps his eyes on a suspicious-looking guy.
The tall man with blue hair, combed into a large back, dressed in a dress, carrying a suitcase, walked down the street.
The reason why West felt that the other party was suspicious was because of a special smell on the man's body.
Others may not know, but West, who has traveled the continent for many years, quickly figured out that it was a kind of incense, usually a tool that alchemists sprayed on their bodies to cover up after some experiments with a strong smell.
This man is an alchemist, and it seems that his rank is quite high.
Olmster is not a city that mages like, it is rare to have an alchemist, West, as a first-ring mage, is naturally a little curious, after following the other party for more than ten minutes, West found that this person is always vigilant around, there must be some secrets hidden.
West saw that the other party was in the carriage, and he hurriedly beckoned a carriage to follow, and the two carriages kept their distance and made a detour around the city, and soon, West found that the direction of the other party was the plantation located in the east of the city.
He saw the other man's carriage stop, the man walked into the plantation, and West also got out of the carriage and went around the plantation through the back door.
As you can see, there are large lavender fields in the plantation, and flowers were quite famous as an export commodity of Omster a few decades ago, and this plantation used to be quite prosperous, but with the development of the times, it gradually declined, and only a few fields are still planted.
West thought it was strange that the plantation was too quiet to be felt, and it was strange that there was no human presence at all.
He went to the storehouse of the plantation as he remembered, but heard the voice of a man.
"Save ......"
The sound was so small that it was faintly recognizable, and West sneaked in through a side door and unlocked it.
In the dimly lit storeroom, West saw the farmers of the original plantation, tied up and gathered in the storeroom.
"What's going on, someone is robbing the plantation?"
West thought of the suspicious man just now, and he was confused, but immediately went to a farmer and untied the rope for him.
"What the hell is going on?"
West asked, only to see the farmer's eyes widen and stare straight behind West.
"Wait ......"
Sensing something unusual, West hurriedly turned around, but the next moment, a dagger glittering with silver light and magical runes plunged into his chest.
"I didn't expect there to be a rat here."
The other party said, twisting the blade in his hand, and then withdrawing, warm blood gushed out, taking away West's power.
West fell to the ground, and he saw the man's face.
It's unremarkable, but it's creepy.