Chapter 65: One Ear
Raising his eyes to scan the secret room, the only bookcase in the deepest part of the secret room that has not fallen has attracted attention.
All the bookcases in the chamber had been overturned, but only that one was still intact, and the books on it were neatly placed and wiped clean.
"It's a bit of an anomaly."
Picking up the ring and putting it in his pocket, Ronin kept his guard high, clenched his pistol in both hands, and walked to the bookshelf to take a closer look at the spines.
"Rothspear's Deep Study of Magic", "Soul Magic", "Faith First", ...... "Looking at the title on the spine, my eyes finally focused on a book that had no title at all.
The book without the title on the spine of the book was polished, leaving obvious signs of wear, and the book was stained with some blood, and the blood stains were clear.
This book should be checked by Tersu often, judging from the wear marks on the spine, and even after turning into a monster, the rich man also looked through it, and the blood stains that have not completely dried up are the best proof.
"What's in this book?"
Reaching out and rubbing the blood stains that had not yet dried, his fingers were stained with a little blood, and he hesitated for a moment and grabbed the spine of the book with curiosity to take it down.
The first sheet was forced, and after several attempts, the book could not be pulled out of the shelf.
"Strange, why can't you take it out."
Holding the spine of the book, Luo Ning muttered secretly, his wrist swaying slightly from side to side, and the entire bookshelf trembled slightly when the spine swung to the left.
Retracting his hand, holding the pistol in both hands and aiming it at the bookshelf for about ten seconds, there was no other response.
Frowning, holding the pistol in his right hand, he pressed the book again with his left hand and continued to swing to the left, the bookshelf continued to let out a slight tremor and began to move to one side.
"This book is the opener."
Ronin looked at the gap in the side of the bookshelf and immediately understood what was going on, and from the blood stains left on the spine of the book, it could be inferred that Tersu had left here with the witch before.
Turning the spine to the left, the bookshelf continued to move, and about thirty seconds later an entrance appeared, two meters high and about three meters wide, almost matching the bookshelf.
The Chamber of Secrets not only hides magical texts and research books from various organizations, but also leaves a secret passage that only Talsu knows.
The wooden staircase in the passage faces down and leads to the ground, and the lampstands on either side of the wall have been destroyed, leaving no lighting and only a few views of the staircase.
Looking at the dark and unfamiliar environment, Luo Ning calmed down and stepped into the downward wooden steps, which creaked with force.
Descended a few meters and quickly retreated.
It was too dark inside to see anything clearly, and without the blessing of the spirit elixir, it was impossible to predict a sudden sneak attack in the dark.
Although you want to save the witch, you have to ensure your own safety.
Turned his head back to the living room, looked around, saw the door hidden on one side of the living room, walked to the door, stretched out his hand and slowly pushed it open, and a luxurious bed came into view.
It's Tersu's bedroom!
In addition to the plush soft bed that can lie down for four people at the same time, there is a hanger made of precious mahogany on the left side of the doorway and a mirror hanging on the wall.
At the head of the bed hung several abstract paintings, carefully framed, and on the bedside table was a golden candlestick made of gold, on which the candles had burned out.
"This old guy is quite good at enjoying it."
Luo Ning stepped forward and touched the soft big bed, and his eyes fell on the desk in front of the bedroom window, which also left a lot of blood stains on the desk.
When I came to the desk, there was nothing on the table except for a few books and a pen holder, and as far as the eye could see, there was also a blood mark on the handle of the drawer in the middle of the desk.
Reach out and open the drawer, and the contents of the drawer come into view.
It was a few boxes, and there were also blood marks on the boxes, and I reached out to open the boxes, and there were quite a few bullets inside.
Tersu had taken enough bullets from here before leaving, and there were quite a few bullets left.
This was an accidental discovery, there were about thirty of them, and they quickly filled all the remaining bullets into their pockets, filling the pistol magazine by the way.
"The bullets have been replenished, I don't know if there are any other good things."
Luo Ning continued to search with luck, but he didn't find it in the bedroom, nor did he find it in the living room, so he simply left the living room and went to other rooms.
Soon a new discovery was made in a room at the very end of the second floor.
A huge laboratory with all kinds of experimental equipment inside, more luxurious than that of the sewer Solvay, and the shelves around it are filled with various reagent bottles.
Walking up to the wooden shelves and roughly scanning around, each shelf was labeled with the name of each organization.
Telsu categorized the potions that each organization could concoct, so that it was easy to find them by himself, after all, there were too many types and quantities of potions contained here.
"It's a good habit."
Luo Ning walked to the shelf labeled the Order Church, looked at the potions, and soon found the spirit potions, healing potions, and healing potions that had been prepared.
He took three bottles of each of the above potions and put them in his pocket, and continued to look at the other cabinets, looking at the potions that were not labeled, he finally gave up his plan to take a few bottles, after all, he didn't know about other tissue potions, and if they caused negative effects after taking them, it would be detrimental to the battle.
However, after finally seeing the shelves of the Silver Brotherhood of Dawn, Luo Ning hesitated and took three bottles of strength potion, three defense potions, and three bottles of stamina potion.
The potions of the Silver Brotherhood of Dawn have some understanding from bounty hunters, and the negative effects after taking them are also clear, so they can be taken as a last resort to save their lives.
The supplies were replenished, and he returned to the passage behind the bookshelf, opened a bottle of spiritual potion and took it, and then opened a bottle of stamina potion to take, the bounty hunter said that the side effects of stamina potions were almost negligible, so it was safe to take them.
Hearing and sight, as well as the sense of smell, are enhanced, and the wooden staircase is explored downward, and after about fifteen meters, the sound of water droplets falling into the water can be heard, and at the same time the familiar stench can be smelled.
Standing on the steps, Ronin immediately understood where the downward passage led.
"It's the sewers of Raventown, and Telsu took Cheryl from here into the sewers."
Reminiscent of hearing the creak of the door opening after entering the sewers last night, this passage should also be the passage through which Tersu and Solvay entered the sewers last night.
Continuing down the wooden steps until you reach the bottom, a wooden door appears.
The map behind the wooden gate is already clear, and the fork behind the wooden door will lead to the main sewer road.
Holding a gun in his right hand, he gently pushed open the wooden door with his left hand, and the old mottled wooden door creaked, converging with the dripping sound and fishy smell coming from the sewer.
"Didn't expect that there was a passage to the sewers inside Raventown's largest manor, castle."
Ronin was amazed by Telsu's wisdom and stepped into the familiar sewer, the sewage under his feet made a familiar "crackling" sound, echoing in bursts.
The moment I stepped into the sewers, I heard a "dong dong" sound in the mixed sounds, it was the sound of a heartbeat, but there was only one, and it stands to reason that there should be two heartbeat sounds that can be heard here at this moment, the witch and the tersu.
"Could it be that the witch has been killed by Tersu, and the sound of the heart now heard is from Tersu?"
The purpose of this trip is only to rescue the witch Cheryl, if the witch is killed, there is no need to continue the adventure, just turn around and go back and leave.
Once again, Ronin fell into a state of indecision.
The intertwined and complex sounds kept coming, and when he was hesitating, there was a cry, the cry was so crisp and loud that it could be heard even without the blessing of the spirit potion.
Luo Ning rolled his eyes and smiled helplessly.
"It turns out that in addition to rats, you are also afraid of monsters."
The cry could be distinguished from the woman's voice, sharp and loud, and it could only be the witch Cheryl who had been captured in the sewers.
Cheryl is still alive from the crying, and the sound of her heart beating fluctuates violently when the witch cries, meaning that the sound of her heart beating is coming from the witch.
And what about the sound of Tersu's heart beating?
"Could it be that like Solvay, Tersu dug out his heart after becoming a monster and put it in a sealed urn, so he couldn't hear it?"
Stand still and keep your mind at peace, and move to the raised platform on the left side of the sewer, avoiding the sounds of walking in the sewage to reveal your whereabouts.
Thirty meters away from the iron door of the laboratory, Ronin stopped, the iron door was hidden, and a dim candlelight came out of the crack in the door, leaving a glow on the surface of the sewage in the sewer, and the light reflected on the water surface shook with the ripples of the sewage flow.
Not knowing what is going on in the laboratory right now is extremely disadvantageous to yourself.
After a moment's thought at the witch's cry, Ronin turned and continued in the other direction of the sewers.
After walking for about three minutes, he saw a rat scurrying on a high platform at the edge of the sewer, and walked up and leaned down.
"Man, I'm Franklin's ......"
The rat interrupted the young man with a piece of cheese found in the sewer.
"I know you, you're Franklin's friend Ronin Austin, and you solved the trouble our race had last night, and now the tribe's condition has improved."
Now that you know what's next, it's easy to do.
"Now that I'm in a bit of trouble, you'll have to call your companion to the lab to help me see what's going on inside, and then come back and tell me."
The rat took the cheese to the side and stuffed it into the small hole, and crawled back to the young man, waving his paws and looking emotional.
"My companions used to say I was a piece of crap, and they kind of rejected me, but now I'm an agent, and I'm your assistant, right?"
The rat was small and looked a little malnourished, it turned out that it was because it was rejected by the rat colony, Ronin nodded.
"Of course, you're my helper."
The mouse spun around twice in excitement and stretched out one of its paws.
"I want a name, by the way, to make my companions believe that I am your helper, so that they will change their opinion of me, respect me, can you give me a beard of yours, there is your smell on it, they will not doubt it."
"I even have to pull out a beard, I hope there won't be folliculitis."
Luo Ning endured the pain and reached out to pluck a beard from his mouth and handed it over, pondering for a while, remembering a certain cartoon.
"You've got to be codenamed One Ear."