Walking down the long staircase to the door of the main building at the end, the maids on both sides wore slightly loose black servant clothes, and when they saw a few people coming, they bowed down and saluted.

Collins stepped forward without a smile and motioned for the guard to open the gold-rimmed door, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come inside." ”

Lacey entered the gate with a big grin, and Marco's gaze stayed on the maids before following in.

[You are locked by Modeste Benavides' killing intent.] Evaluation: If he dares to appear in front of you, you're welcome, shoot him down. Reward: +1 Survival Point. 】

Well?

As soon as Wayne walked through the door, he noticed this prompt, paused, and walked forward with a natural expression.

Those who can be shot by him can't walk in front of him, and Sister Lacey can handle it with one finger.

He didn't panic at all.

"Unicorn scorpion?"

As soon as he walked through the porch, Marco's eyes were drawn to the skull hanging from the wall of the living room.

"The young master of the Marco investigator is very knowledgeable, it is indeed the skull of the famous one-horned scorpion in the Cordor Sea, and it is one of the trophies of Young Master Ramiro this time."

Collins' eyes narrowed as if he had hunted the unicorn himself.

Marco pouted, "It's just twenty." ”

"Uh," Collins pursed his lips to defend something, but he didn't say anything.

"Please follow me, the location of the Patronus Statue is near Mr. Sayam's quarters behind the side hall."

Wayne glanced at the head of the giant unicorn scorpion.

True to its name,

The one-horned scorpion was a sharp horn of a human height facing them straight at them, and its mouth full of fangs was sharp, and its bite force must be very amazing.

It seems that the strength of that young master Ramiro is unexpectedly strong.

Then Wayne looked at the room.

From the moment he entered the gate, he noticed that the interior was rough and luxurious, with the bones of sea creatures everywhere, as well as coral pearls from the deep sea.

Overhead, the ceiling is printed with a large nautical chart, outlining the boundaries of the continent and the sea in rough lines.

He even found the marks of the Sea of Cordor and the city-state of Caster on it.

The surrounding walls are covered with paintings of various sea creatures, including giant and hideous octopuses, terrifying sea snakes, and all kinds of sailing ships......

As we go deeper, the skeletons of various fish and sea monsters become more and more, and they are hung on the walls on both sides as candle holders.

"You can see that you enjoy the adventures at sea."

Lacey glanced at it and asked lightly, "These are also brought back by that Ramiro?" ”

"Most of them, a few of them are from Mr. Sayam's collection."

Then the group lost their appetite for words and followed Collins all the way to the back area.

Collins carried a lantern in his hand, and the dim light gradually lengthened their shadows. Obviously, a house that is too big is not necessarily a good thing, and not all rooms are sunny.

[You stepped into the place of faith storage of unknown existence, and because your spirit level was greater than level 30, you successfully resisted the erosion of the power of faith in the storm. Evaluation: Stormy winds, blue seas and waves, about the same. Special Rewards: +3 Survival Points, +1 Spirit Level. 】

The Power of Storm Faith......

Wayne just glanced at it, not paying attention.

That's right, the fact that the Serres are devout believers in the Church of the Storm is strongly confirmed.

[You stepped into the place where the Lord of the Dawn Orpheus believed in the place, because your spirit level was greater than level 40, you successfully resisted the erosion of the power of the dawn's faith. Comment: Where there is light, there is dawn, and vice versa. Special Rewards: +5 Survival Points, +1 Spirit Level. 】

Dawn Faith Repository??

Wayne looked left and right, did the Lord of Dawn's faith storage totem still be stored here?

Before he could make a discovery, a message appeared on the panel again.

[You are once again exposed to the power of Dawn Faith, and Orpheus has +1 attention to you, and the current ranking is 9889.] Comments: Lord of the Dawn, what a hardworking little bee. Special Reward: Origin +1. 】

Come back—

Wayne couldn't help but bare his teeth, and when he touched the power of Dawn's faith, he would increase that person's attention, right?

Isn't it idle?

Also, if he's not mistaken, the rankings were lowered.

Recall that the last time he was ranked 9789.

Industrious little bee ...... Does the panel mean that the Lord of the Dawn is constantly spreading the Dawn faith and then paying attention to others?

If that's the case, it's quite diligent.

But this is a good thing, obviously the higher the ranking, the less good it is.

It wasn't long before Collins stopped in front of a wooden door, "This is it, this is where the patron saint of the great House of Seres is kept." ”

Lacey looked around, "Here, there are no guards?" ”

"No, this is Mr. Saiam's residential area, and no one other than members of the family is allowed to enter this place without special permission."

Wayne asked, "Then here's only the passage you used to come here from?" ”

"Yes, Investigator Wayne."

Collins pointed to the corridor next to him and said, "This side is the basement, and there is no exit to the outside world. ”

As he spoke, he took out the key and opened the door and said, "Please come in." ”

The four mermaids rushed in, surveying the small room.

The furnishings of the room were simple, with only a table with white candles and a raised platform that was clearly an altar building.

The surrounding walls are lined with portraits of people, all of which are distinctly characteristic of the Aldous ethnicity.

"Captain Lacey, please get started, there are less than three hours left until the red moon rises." Collins didn't come in, but stood at the door and said respectfully.

"Hmm."

Lacey looked around before he looked at Wayne and said, "The job of the investigation department is actually very simple, it is to find clues, point to the perpetrator through clues, and finally arrest him." ”

Wayne pretended to be a student listening attentively, but in reality he wasn't too interested in it.

Compared with these regular investigation procedures, he is more concerned with how to deal with the aberrations, how to eliminate the evil spirits, and how to kill all the hidden dangers......

"In most cases, we can easily complete the task with the help of the equipment provided by the Secret Division...... Like this. ”

As she spoke, Lacey took out a small vial of potion and threw it on the ground, "The effect of the development potion is to see the figures that appear in this room for a period of time. ”

Then a gray smoke rose from the potion and spread throughout the room.

"All of them?" Wayne asked, staring at the remnants of potion on the ground.

"Of course not, except for those who are good at playing with shadows."

Shade?

It seems that the crafting of this developer potion involved shadow-related abilities.

But just by hearing the name, Wayne thought it was a potion that showed footprints or blood stains in the room.

Knowing that there was such a potion there, he asked what was the only entrance......

Embarrassed.

Collins, who was at the door, couldn't help but praise when he saw this scene: "Mr. Sayam's decision is correct, and professional things are left to professional people......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the smoke begin to retrace like a movie.

An old man dressed in a black aristocratic robe walked in with a sad expression, kneeling on the edge of the altar and whispering something......

This should be Mr. Saiam?

Then there were several people in black armor, who broke in, and the leader had a quarrel with the old man......

And then there was a dignified lady, well, a little older......

Then there should be the scene after discovering that the idol is missing, the old man roared angrily at the people around him, and it could be seen from his constantly open mouth that he must have consumed a lot of saliva......

Until the shadow of the patron deity looms on the altar, which looks very similar to the octopus commonly found in the deep sea.

But what does an octopus do with a pair of wings?

Can you fly out of the deep sea?

Immediately afterward, Wayne saw a young man in a silver-white silk robe, with long gray-brown curly hair, and a little gloomy between his eyebrows, take the statue away......

Seeing this, Collins couldn't help but exclaim: "It's him?!" ”

Marco looked at the young man and asked casually, "Butler Collins, do you know his identity?" ”

"He, he...... He's Young Master Rutger......" Collins stammered, "but how could it be, why did he ......"

"Looks like we've found our target,"

Lacey seems to have expected this outcome, but she has no interest in catching a thief.

"The commission only asked us to find the idol, and didn't ask us to investigate the cause, since the people have found it, I believe that your Seres family shouldn't want us to intervene, right?"

Collins bowed and said apologetically, "I'm sorry Captain Lacey, I, I'm a little rude." As you said, this is enough, and we will do the follow-up investigation. ”

"At the same time, I will also explain the situation here to Mr. Sayam, and the promised payment will be sent to the Secretariat later."

Lacey bowed her head and said, "That's the best." ”

"Please follow me."

Butler Collins' face returned to normal, and he respectfully led a few people outside.

Wayne pulled the bouncing Tina to follow, muttering, "This is the end?" ”

He secretly slandered himself, and always felt that such an investigation was a little hasty......

If there had been such a thing in a previous life, then the uncles' work would have been easy.

What else do you need to monitor, throw a bottle of developing medicine directly at the scene, and whoever the suspect is will come out directly.

Marco, who was closest to him, smiled when he heard his words, "As long as it's not done by transcendents, the case committed by ordinary people is as simple as that." ”

"It has been 300 years since the establishment of the Secret Investigation Division, and during this time, in order to deal with various cases, many things have been invented to facilitate investigations."

"The equipment here in Shatland is nothing, I heard that in the Central Department of the Eastern Continent, each inquisitor is equipped with a two-wheeled mechanical car, which is amazing."

Isn't a two-wheeled mechanical car a mechanical motorcycle?

It's really much faster than they can walk on two legs.

Wayne shrugged his shoulders, "I just didn't expect it to be that simple. ”

He also thought that it would involve the conflict between the Church of the Dawn and the Church of the Storm, the revenge of the Balbas race, the battle for the heir of the family, or something......

And that's the result?

Sure enough, reality is not a drama, and there are not so many accidents.

"It's simpler," Lacey said without looking back, "and I'll take you around the other places tomorrow when the celebration is over." ”

Wayne snorted and asked, "Is the bottle of developing medicine just now also provided by the property management department?" ”

"Of course, but it's not standard and needs to be purchased by the individual. A bottle is not expensive, only 5 gold pounds. ”

"5 gold pounds? So expensive?? ”

Wayne's eyes widened, did he rob the money?

Marco patted him on the shoulder, "That's the truth, the recipe for this potion is the research of the property management department, and it belongs exclusively to the Secret Investigation Department of the city-state of Custer. ”

"I heard Somley say last time that this is still an internal discount, and other regions want to buy developing pills, and they can't buy a bottle without 10 gold pounds."

10 gold pounds?

Wayne's eyes lit up, this was what he thought should be from selling potions.

Compared to him making a bottle of perfect-grade potion to earn 3 gold pounds, the development potion is simply a cornucopia-like existence.

"Then they're pretty good."

"To a certain extent, Somlé does have some ability, but their personality is too bad, and they are like misers all day long, and they can only get in but not out."

A few people chatted and walked all the way out of the main building.

"Captain Lacey, thank you very much for your help, otherwise we wouldn't know what to find......"

"Don't forget to send the reward to the Secret Division," Lacey interrupted with a wave of his hand, waving his hand, "According to the commission contract, there will be an additional fee for that potion just now. ”

Collins said respectfully: "Don't worry, wait until I'm done...... Just send it over. ”

"That's for the best."

With that, Lacey led the three of them outside.

"Wayne, there are only a handful of simple cases like this, and most of the time, we are dealing with all sorts of distorted distortions."

"I know, Sister Lacey."

Marco on the side laughed and said, "Don't be so serious, Chief Lacey, although this commission is simple, the reward is very good, isn't it?" ”

"How many?" Wayne was intrigued.

"50 gold pounds, plus the consumption of the development potion, a total of 55 gold pounds."

55 gold pounds??

Wayne snapped his fingers and calculated, even at a rate of 5%, he could have more than 2 gold pounds......

It's really more cost-effective than fighting life and death.

But Sister Lacey seemed to be resistant to this commission before, is it because of the Seres family or?

"Wait,"

At this time, Lacey stopped, her brows furrowed slightly, "It seems that this case is not simple. ”

Marco also seemed to notice it, and reached out to beckon.

A small tornado slowly condensed, and he listened to something, "Something is indeed wrong, there is blood over there, and there are some sounds of fighting......"

Bloody gas, fighting sounds?

Wayne: "......"

Not surprisingly, there was an accident......

PS: 2-in-1 chapter, one chapter today.