Chapter 237: Secrets
After the day was completely dawn, Roland and Gray, according to Dingennier's instructions, first went to the location of the red fog that had been detected earlier to investigate the situation. According to his previous memories, he slowly groped through the streets, and walked for a long time before he found the area he saw in his impression.
It was a secluded garden, and judging from the layout, it should be cleaned from time to time, and it didn't look like an ownerless land.
Roland inquired about the owner of the garden with the surrounding residents, and soon asked who the owner was. But Roland's mood also became a little bad as the owner surfaced: because the owner of this place turned out to be Archimedes!
It seems that Roland's initial guess was not wrong. The relationship between Archimedes and this series of chaos seems to be even closer than Roland had imagined!
At first, Roland only thought that Archimedes had done so much just to consolidate his power in the Land of the Moon. But now that I think about it, since the demon has been involved, this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface!
Although Dingenier had warned Roland to look at what was happening in the world outside of his race, it was still difficult for Roland to look at them with a normal heart all at once. After all, everything that happened in Twin Moon City was still vivid to Roland, which left a huge shadow in his heart, and it still took a process for Roland to adapt.
And there is no shortage of doubts in this matter: because Roland can feel that Archimedes has not signed a contract with the demon, so how did he get involved with the demon?
Thinking of this, Roland couldn't help but use the method that Dingernier had just taught him to explore this garden, and he found that there seemed to be an enchantment in this garden, so even if it was only separated by a wall, he couldn't find out why.
"Did you see anything? We've all been squatting in this corner for more than an hour......" Gray urged impatiently, "If we can't find any clues, let's go back first!" If we can't solve it, let Dingennier solve it......"
"No way!" Roland hammered the wall with some annoyance, and said, "This is our first mission since joining the Holy Court, we can't just go back empty-handed!" ”
"So what else can we do? You're not going to climb in and take a look yourself, are you? Gray glared at Roland with some impatience, but Gray saw the resolute expression on Roland's face, and his eyes suddenly widened: "Hey, you don't really plan to climb in, do you?" ”
"Who said that?" Roland glanced back at Gray, and then said calmly: "After going through so many things, I won't be as reckless as before." What is in this, we still don't know. So I'm not going to act rashly and put myself and you in danger again. ”
"So...... Are we going back now? Gray asked.
Roland tugged at the brim of his hat, and then said with a firm look in his eyes: "Can't you continue to investigate if you don't go in?" Anyway, there is still time, so let's go to the profiteer of Wuyao. When it comes to intelligence and clues, I think there is no one in this Twin Moon City who knows better than him. ”
"Wuyao? Speaking of which, I do seem to have heard you mention him before, and I have never met him in person! It's just that you're a 'dead man' now, so you won't have a problem going to him like this, right? ”
"It's fine," Roland said, glancing at Gray, "I think he should have known I'm still alive and might have been waiting for me to come to the door." ”
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"Hey, hey! You have to sell such a big blue and white porcelain for 10,000, no wonder Roland keeps saying that you are a profiteer! Gray stood in front of the shelves, playing with a wine glass in his hand. Urlinger, on the other hand, looked at him nervously, for fear that Gray would drop the glass to the ground if he made a mistake.
"That's not what you're saying. Doing business is about your affection and my willingness. Since there are people who are willing to buy it, it can only mean that I have found a real discerning buyer for the utensils here, and what profiteers are not profiteers. Wu Yao shook a folding fan in his hand and said with a smile.
As he spoke, Wu Yao turned his head to look at Roland again, looked up and down, and then said with satisfaction: "I didn't expect that after you went to the Ghost Gate, Young Master Roland, after you went to the Ghost Gate, not only did you not fall and haggard, but became more and more radiant!" He even went to the Holy Court...... If you know you are like this, I wonder how those who celebrate your death will feel? ”
Roland glanced at Wu Yao and said, "Actually, you already knew that I wasn't human, right?" ”
Listening to Roland's words, Wu Ling'er was obviously stunned for a moment, but Wu Yao had a calm expression at the moment. He didn't look at Roland, just picked up the teacup, brushed off the tea leaves with the lid, and said with a smile: "Is it interesting to mention this now......
Feeling the disapproval in Wu Yao's tone, Roland felt that his emotions were a little up, and he couldn't help but pull Wu Yao's collar. And the amplitude of Roland's movement was a little large, so the teacup in Wu Yao's hand was suddenly shocked to the ground, making a crisp sound. Gray and Urlinger were stunned for a moment.
Roland gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "Do you think it's boring?" If you had let me know the truth earlier, it wouldn't have triggered this chain of events! I'm out of sight right now with a lot of stigma! Is this fair to me? If you had ......"
"What if I had been?" Wu Yao asked rhetorically, his eyes had become sharp at this time, and he felt very different from his usual appearance.
This made Roland not know what to say for a while.
Wu Yao continued: "Roland, I hope you can understand that no matter what I said or did at the beginning, you are the one who makes the final choice! Your fate can only be decided by you, not by others! Besides, even if you know the truth, what can you do? Continue to be a doll attached to the king? Is that what you want? ”
Listening to Wu Yao's words, Roland was speechless, not knowing what to say. But his mood calmed down a lot, so he had to lower his head in annoyance. After taking a heavy breath, Roland said, "You should know what my purpose is for coming to you. ”
"Of course." Wu Yao smiled, his expression extremely confident: "Isn't it the manor of Archimedes' old boy?" But that place is too obscure for me to have anything to do with it. Since there is something to do with the demons there, you, the eldest young master of the Protoss, can't just wander in casually. Know that you are sensitive to demons, and demons are also disgusted by the gods. If you don't want to startle the snake, you still have to hide your breath, so I have this for you. As he spoke, Wu Yao took out two small pottery shards out of nowhere.
Seeing Roland's somewhat confused look, Wu Yao smiled and said, "Do you remember the time you went to Castlevania Ivanger, and I gave you the white pill?" I later realized that the effect on hiding the aura of the Protoss didn't seem to be too good, and the time limit was too short. So in the last few days, I've improved this again, so I don't need to take it, I can just take it with me. I think besides you, there should be one of you in the group who is a Protoss, right? So I've got two for you. ”
Roland was not polite, and after accepting the pottery shard, he left Wuyao's shop directly.
"Shall we go back like this now?" On the bustling street, Gray asked after Roland.
"Now that the topography, structure, and exit of the manor have been clarified, we will hurry back and report the situation, there is no need to waste time here." Roland strode forward, not slowing down in the slightest.
"I said, why are you so anxious? Even if we were to get to the manor right away, we wouldn't have solved all the troubles at once......"
Roland came to a jerk in his tracks, causing Gray to nearly crash into him. Roland turned his head, looked directly at Gray, and said, "Rand's current status is what I bought with my life. The thought of Archimedes having the king's handle in his hands and interfering with the king's decision makes me feel restless. So this matter must be settled as soon as possible. ”
Gray said helplessly, "Then what are you going to do now?" ”
"Archimedes is so confident that the king can't do anything with him, it's nothing more than that he has some handle on the king. And this trick, after all, didn't he know that Rand made a deal with the demon and sold his soul to the demon? I suspect that once Archimedes dies 'accidentally', there will be news that will be fatal to the king, which is a bargaining chip that Archimedes used to threaten the king, and this is why the king has always been afraid of his hands, who made Rand care about his reputation all along. However, it is true that the king and the demon signed a contract that no one else can know. If we could find the person who delivered the information on Archimedes and control it, Archimedes' hand would be ineffective. Roland took a deep breath and began to think about what to do.
Then, Roland said: "Since the news is to be delivered, then Archimedes must have contact with the person who spread the news for him, and maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries in the place where we are going this time." ”