Chapter Eighty-Two: A New Commission
The entrance to the ruins resembles a buried street, lined with houses and shops.
I don't know why this complex is not covered with mud and is quite well preserved, as if a huge bubble appeared in the ground.
If you look up, you can clearly see the earth and rocks overhead, and some of the roots of the trees have taken root.
This kind of well-preserved ruins usually unearth many valuable antiques, and even if they don't find any extraordinary items in the ruins, Jacob's team can make a lot of money just selling antiques.
This is also the reason why Jacob wants Christine to join, this kind of "business" with low cost and big return is easy to make some people jealous. Christine's addition provided them with enough protection, and even if Christine had never been to the excavation site, Jacob would have given the general a satisfactory dividend.
The building in Rex's message is the largest building in the complex, and it looks like it should be the residence of some noble.
Hobert pointed to the message on the wall: "Why can't you look at the rabbit?" ”
"We don't know." Jacob smiled bitterly: "However, many rabbit holes have indeed been found in the ruins, but nothing wrong with the rabbits here has been found yet." ”
Hobert asked, "I remember you saying that two members of the team have already died, right?" ”
"Yes, they died while exploring the underground part of the building, and we thought their deaths were caused by extraordinary creatures...... "Some of the extraordinary creatures like to use these ancient ruins as a habitat. ”
"But when we were channeling, we found that their spirituality seemed to be incomplete, and they couldn't do it effectively," he said.
"That's when I realized that things might be out of our control."
Hobart nodded, and followed Jacob to the underground part, which was surprisingly very wide, as if it was larger than the above-ground part.
A coat of arms appeared on the wall, a black crown, and Hobert guessed, "It seems to be the coat of arms of the Trenthorst family?" ”
"You are such an erudite gentleman." Jacob complimented: "I have consulted experts in this area, and this is indeed the hallmark of Trenthorst. ”
He shook his head and smiled, "But the professors can't understand why the remains of the Trenthorst family appear in the north of Beckland."
"The tombs and ruins of this family are mostly found in the Kingdom of Fenerport and the Republic of Intis, and the mainstream modern view is that the family of the Night Emperor should have originated in the western part of the Northern Continent.
"Beckland is not the main activity area of the Trenthorst family, and even if the ruins here really belong to the Trenthorst family, there should be no high-end magical items left."
Hobert was stunned, he had forgotten that these declining families of the Extraordinary had long since been buried in the dust of history, and few people now knew that Trenthorst and Tudor had served together under the Black Emperor Solomon, and that they had a brief period of joint government.
Later, under the pressure of Solomon's return, Trenthorst took the initiative to ask the six gods for help, and with the help of the six gods, he successfully advanced to the Sequence 0 Inquisitor, and the coalition government was split into two.
Before the establishment of the Trenthorst Empire, most of the members of the Night Emperor's family should have been in Beckland.
After walking forward for about a few minutes, the group stopped in front of a fork in the road, and Jacques said: "If we go any further, there will be unknown dangers, so please ask Monsieur Dofis to lead us in our exploration." ”
Dophes nodded.
Hobert looked at the corridor that led to no apparent place, flickering in the light of the torches, as if some monster was hiding in the darkness not far away, watching everyone.
He reminded Dophes: "Perhaps the relationship between the Tudor family and the Trenthorst family is closer than we think, and perhaps the Trensost family was more powerful in Beckland in the Quaternary period than we imagined." ”
Dophes didn't care if Hobert could understand it or not, he said coldly: "They are all extraordinary families of the 'lawyer' path. ”
"Maybe it's an alliance formed because of some external pressure?" Hobart said, "I remember that the kingdom of Rune and the kingdom of Fenerport were allies for a while, right? ”
Dophes gave Hobert a deep look, he didn't expect Hobert to understand what he had just said. And Hobert, in turn, reminded him that for the ruling extraordinary families such as "lawyers", "arbitrators", and "hunters", in addition to the hostile relationship of the extraordinary sequence, there are sometimes some political considerations.
For example, the contradiction between secular power and theocracy, the mutual constraints between theocracy and theocracy, etc., these factors may make the ruling family make some seemingly counterintuitive actions.
Dofever let out an "um", indicating that he understood what Hobart meant.
Jacob on the side was confused by the implicit communication between the two of them, and the erudite Jacob could realize that he seemed to have a very advanced knowledge of these words, but he didn't understand the specific meaning.
When the group returned to the camp, it was already lunchtime.
After lunch, Hobert planned to take the carriage back to Beckland.
Lunch at the camp is simple, but with wild vegetables and hare meat, it's a different flavor.
When Hobart finished eating and was enjoying the beautiful scenery around him, Jacob came over with a man in his thirties: "Mr. Hobert, I heard that you are an undefeated lawyer, I wonder if you are interested in taking on a criminal case?" ”
Hobart said: If it was last week, I would definitely be "not interested", but this week I am "interested" because I just got my bar license.
As for Jacob's compliment that he is "undefeated", this is true, because Hobert has fought three lawsuits so far, one is that Barton will definitely win the case if he gives him practice, and one is Sean's case where he found the loopholes in the relevant legal provisions, and only Bob's case is not easy.
I wonder how Jacob will feel when he learns about his "achievements"?
Hobert said politely: "You have won the award, let me listen to the case first." ”
Jacob describes the man in his thirties: "His name is Darren, he is the foreman of the workers, he has a legal problem, and he wants your help. ”
Hobert asks Dalon to come across from him, and after a brief questioning, Hobart learns that Darren is helping a friend of his seek help from a lawyer.
More than half a month ago, Darlen's friend Bill was driving a small boat on the Tasok River when he hit another boat, and because Bill was drinking at the time, he was sued by the owner of the other boat for "drunk driving".
Hobert was very happy, not because of Bill's collision, of course, but because the opportunity to completely digest the potion had come!