When Kerst entered the Kaman capital with Lolita, Feda, and Lena, the riots in the capital had just ended.

Kester, stunned as he looked at the messy royal capital market, was shocked and couldn't say a word. He turned his head and looked around, the round tower of the Royal Capital Academy was still standing in the sun, and the Duke's Castle was still sitting in the capital of the Kaman King as solemnly as it had been a thousand years ago.

The three people in the carriage also sensed that something was wrong, and seeing that the carriage stopped for a long time, Feida was sent out, and she stretched out her pair of small pointed ears from the carriage, "Hey, Caster, why don't you go!"

Koster's face was embarrassed, and he let the carriage go so that Feida could see the scene in front of him clearly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave." ”

Only then did Feida see behind Kester, only to see that the originally prosperous road was now broken potholes, and the shops on both sides of the road were basically turned into rubble, flooding the potholed road into a sea of rubble. Some of the red robes are sorting out the broken bricks. Seeing this, "Ah!" Feida exclaimed in surprise and covered her mouth, "Miss!"

Hearing Feida's call, Lolita and Lena got out of the carriage one after another, and everything in front of them made people feel as if they were in the wrong city.

The "Double Day Festival" is coming, and every time the mainland arrives on this day, it should be filled with a celebratory atmosphere everywhere, and the businessmen seize the opportunity to sell their goods, and the people of the mainland will go out at this time to purchase holiday gifts. However, now all that remains is ruins and a mess. Of course, there are still dozens of colorful flags in the ruins that were originally prepared for the Double Day Festival but have long since been broken, and they have been blown up by the wind and fluttered around.

While several people were wandering, a red-robed man from the royal capital walked over. "Ladies and gentlemen, there is martial law ahead. Take a detour from the north of the city. ”

"May I ask this big brother, what's going on here?" asked in a low voice as he dismounted, walked over to the red-robed man, and reached out for a silver coin, then straightened his chest to make the snake badge on his chest stand out a little more.

The red-robed man who had taken the silver coin noticed the noble heraldic brooch of the man in front of him, thought for a moment, and whispered a few words to Kester.

"Ahh

"Don't spread the word, let's go. Without saying anything more, the red-robed man waved at Kerth, dismissed him, and turned away.

"What's going on, Ferda, what's going on?" asked Ferda, grinning. "Yes, young master, what's wrong?" Lena was also curious.

"I'll talk about it later, let's go to the north of the city to find a hotel to settle down, Miss Lolita, what do you think?." Instead of answering them, Kerst asked Lolita inquiringly.

"I think that's a good arrangement, Lord Koster. Lolita nodded in agreement.

So Koster got on his horse, and the ladies got into the carriage, and the group went to the docks to find a temporary inn and wait for the market to reopen. Kester explained to everyone that there was a monster disturbance in the royal capital, and this matter sounded a little strange from the red robe, and Kester himself was suspicious.

Lena was a little frightened and couldn't help but take Kerster's arm. Feida glanced at Lina's actions, her face turned red, and she stopped talking, and finally accompanied Lolita back to her room to rest.

Caster arranged for Lena to prepare her room, then asked the innkeeper for a goose feather pen and parchment, hurriedly wrote a few lines, called a fellow of the inn, and stuffed the parchment and a silver coin to make him go to the royal college. Kester was going to send a letter to Xiao Mu to ask about the specific situation, and he believed that Xiao Mu should know what was actually happening.

The council at the castle of the Duke of Carmen ended quickly. In the current situation, the Principality of Kaman has no better response. Princess Mu asked the magistrate to strengthen the defense of the royal capital, and the red robes of each team strengthened patrols and helped the affected city residents, and the royal guards all canceled their holidays and sent more people. The Affairs Officer is responsible for liaising with the Adventurer's Guild and reporting the details of Kaman's dark magic events to the Adventurer's Carman Chapter and Manning's General Association as soon as possible.

As for the upcoming "Double Day Festival", there is no special reason to cancel the festival celebrations at present, since the Kaman Guard and the royal capital security team have strengthened their vigilance, according to Princess Mu's wishes, everything will be fine first.

Xiao Mu didn't stay in the castle too long, and after saying goodbye to Princess Mu, Xiao Mu hurried to the Royal Capital Academy. His mind was now full of thoughts about the magic notes of the first Duke of Carman, and his irrepressible curiosity prompted him to want to go to the Royal Capital Academy to check it out.

In the following time, Xiao Mudu locked himself in his own room in the Wangdu Academy, and the huge parchment book he took from the dean's room was placed on his carved rosewood table. After thousands of years, there seems to be no change in this parchment. The white-gold streamer shone brightly on the parchment, and Xiao Mu immediately recognized this magical aura that originated from the same origin as his own blessing technique.

It seems that this parchment book should have been blessed with magic, so it can be preserved so well. On the huge sheepskin cover, a gilded lock locks the entire parchment. On the gilt lock is a jasmine flower waiting to be released, and at the stamen of the flower, a small hole has opened, and there are some dark traces around the hole.

Xiao Mu stretched out his finger and touched the lock, frowned, and after a long time, Xiao Mu suddenly relented, put his index finger into his mouth, took a bite, squeezed out two drops of blood, and dripped on the hole in the center of the jasmine stamen. As soon as the blood dripped in, a burst of red blood spread along the stamens, and then after a few slight "clicks", the gilded jasmine actually bloomed, and the lock opened automatically (Note 1).

Seeing that the parchment book was opened, Xiao Mu's hands were a little excited, and he shuddered to turn the page, and Carman Mu's notes came into view.

However, in Xiao Mu's mind, he suddenly remembered his sister's advice before leaving, "Originally, the existence of this magic note should not be known to you." The existence of the family legacy, the magic note, is only known to the current Duke of Carman and the heir of the duke. At the same time, according to the requirements of various stakeholders after the First Continental War regarding the low demonization of the continent, no one can and should not practice the magic left over. Of course, each family will secretly keep some of it, but this is another thing from openly publicizing it. This magic notebook is sealed by blood, and the bloodline of the Mu family can open the notebook, but I hope you don't practice the contents of the notebook. I can't restrain you from anything, but you're well-versed in the history of the continent, and you should know the end of the magic of the Magic Empire getting out of control. ”

Xiao Mu, who rubbed his brows, smiled helplessly, "Sister, my determination is really big enough." As if to endure the huge desire in his heart, Xiao Mu fiercely closed the cover of the note, and after a slight "click" sound, the gilded jasmine automatically changed from a blooming state to a stamen.

Xiao Mu, who closed the note, gasped heavily, and the action just now made him work a lot. Xiao Mu finally decided to follow his sister's instructions and satisfy his curiosity.

At this moment, there was a crisp bell on the wall, and after a squeaky mechanical sound, a letterhead flew onto the table with a "whoosh", Xiao Mu looked at the familiar handwriting on the letterhead, and smiled, "Koster, it's really time for you to come." ”

So, Xiao Mu cleaned up, returned the notes to the dean's office, and hurried to the dock area in the north of the city. There, Kerst was waiting for himself.

"Double Day Festival" is just around the corner. The unrest of the previous days did not affect the atmosphere in which the Kamans celebrated the holiday. The damaged streets have all been cleaned up, and the red robe has also taken the initiative to help the shops on the street repair the signboards on the door, the colorful flags fluttering in the wind, and the merchants selling all kinds of goods shouting along the street.

Mu and Pyr took Lolita, Ferda, and Lena to shop for festive goods on the streets, and the three ladies were very happy, and Mur ran around Lolita diligently, while Ferda peeked at Nick from time to time. Liana is even more undisguised, holding Caster's arm at every opportunity, the intimate young master is long, the young master is short, and the twitter is very lively.

The castle of the Duke of Carman, as in previous festivals, the entire castle is covered with red draperies, on which the huge golden jasmine pattern occupies the entire city wall, making people see the grandeur of the duke's house.

However, there are always people who are not so happy during the cheerful holidays, such as the Minister of Affairs of the Duchy of Kaman, who is very troubled right now.

At this moment, the affairs officer and the head of the Kaman Adventurer Branch, the two old men, were waiting at the North Pier of the Royal Capital. In the distance, a sailboat flying the huge flag of Steppenwolf was slowly approaching the docks. The galleon was so large that the largest berth was vacated at the docks, and merchant ships around it avoided it.

The large black Steppenwolf flag, flying high on the bow of the ship, signifies that the ship is coming on behalf of the Desic royal family (Note 2).

The sailboat approached slowly, and the sailors on board set up a gangplank and went ashore to tie the cables. Immediately afterwards, a group of stern-looking soldiers stepped off the ship, led by a strong man, wearing a wolfskin jacket diagonally, and the black wolfskin glittered in the red sun.

Holding the sword in his hand, the man walked to the crowd at the dock to greet him, and went straight to the front of the Kaman officer, stayed for a long time, without the slightest greeting, and then said: "I am General Desik South, Kim, you can call me General Kim, I have come this time to investigate the cause of death of the little prince of Kuigang in my country." ”

"Little Prince Kuigang!" the affairs officer's heart was shocked, and he glanced at the head of the adventurer's branch, thinking, "It's a big trouble." ”

Note 1: Historically, the most frequent medium used to cast magic, other than spells and gestures, was blood. So a lot of magic requires blood to try.

Note 2: According to mainland tradition, heraldic flags cannot be hung casually. All heraldic flags represent the official representative status. For example, the ship is hung with the Desik royal heraldic flag, which means that this is the representative ship of the Desik royal family.