"Mr. MacLean, the fog that covers most of Kent County has started to move again!"
When Maka was still not sure whether the news the old housekeeper brought him this time was good or bad, he heard the other party standing directly at the door and telling him this latest disturbing information.
To be honest, Maka was still surprised by this. After all, he had just learned from Enns about Haierbo's intention to cease the war - although he had not yet been able to confirm how credible Haierbo's intention was.
However, when Maka saw that the old housekeeper didn't seem to show too much urgency after telling the news. He realized that things might not be as simple as what he just said in that short sentence.
Sure enough, after a short pause, the old housekeeper immediately continued:
"But... to be honest, even my master is not sure whether it is 'bad news' this time. Because the direction of the fog's movement... is London."
The fog is returning, returning along the original path!
Although the gray fog now is no longer the fog that originally enveloped London - it is not only much larger than the original coverage, but also much denser.
However, it is indeed sweeping back according to the previous movement route of the London gray fog, and it is said that the speed is quite fast.
The more critical point is that the original moving route from London to Canterbury was cleared by Maka and other wizards and the Muggle army, and the residents of several towns along the way had already been relocated. In addition, London is currently a completely empty city. While the fog is moving this time, it may not affect even one innocent person.
"Mr. McLean," the old butler looked at Maka and said after conveying the news, "The head of the family is very concerned about this new situation, so he asked me to come over as soon as possible to convey the news directly to you. He wants to hear your opinion before the fog reaches London."
However, after hearing what the old housekeeper said, Maka did not speak immediately. He just stood in front of the old housekeeper and thought for a moment, then frowned slightly and said:
"I'm afraid... that guy is 'inviting' me to come over!"
Yes, after thinking about it for a while, Maka thought that maybe this was actually a somewhat special "personal invitation" made by Haierbo to him.
For example, the movement of the fog is actually equivalent to announcing the return of Halpo, who was once missing; and the fact that the fog is drifting all the way back to London is probably a hint that Halpo is waiting for Maka in London.
After Maka thought about it again, he nodded to the old housekeeper.
"I know about this, um... Mr. Butler, go and talk to Mr. Blois first! Just say that you can continue to monitor the movement of the fog to see if it really stops in London. Other than that, there is nothing else to do for the time being—including daily patrols and explorations within the fog.”
Just as he was talking, Maka suddenly spread his hands and then added:
"After that, whether the fog really stays in London or turns a corner on the way, I will go there again myself."
Before he finished speaking, the old housekeeper bowed slightly towards Maka.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the head of the family right now."
Watching the old housekeeper leave the tower in a hurry, Maka then returned to the sofa in the middle of the living room and sat down while thinking about the news she just heard.
But at this moment, Maka, who was thinking about it, suddenly turned her head and glanced at Alexander, who had been standing by quietly since just now.
"Oh, is there anything else?"
"Uh, no...it's okay," Alexander couldn't help but shook his head after hearing this, "Professor, I just saw that you have been thinking about something, so I didn't dare to speak casually."
"Really?" Maka nodded, "Don't worry about this! Oh, by the way, you just went to see Enns. How do you feel about him now?"
"Enns..." After hearing Maka's question, Alexander couldn't help but hesitate for a while, and then he thought about it and said, "How should I say it? Professor, I believe you also know that he has always been a bit brave. Feeling like that. Even though he has a long face all day long as if everyone owes him Galleons, his heart is actually quite sensitive and soft."
Maka couldn't help but nodded slightly when she heard what Alexander said.
"You should come to see him again in the afternoon, right?" He said to the other party, "Don't worry about anything, you can just come over later - I might not be here then, you can do what you want, I won't lock the door .”
"Oh! Okay, Professor!"
"Okay, let's get ready. Lunch time is almost here."
After sending Alexander away, Maca took out the letter from her pocket that she had planned to ask Enns to give to Herbo, and burned it with a fire.
Since Haierbo gave a hint of invitation, then the letter is naturally of no use, right
Although... this "invitation" from London is somewhat suspicious.
…
For today's lunch, although the various meals were still very delicious, Maka still didn't spend too much time tasting the food. After hurriedly filling his stomach, he said hello to Hermione, Luna and other friends, and then returned directly from the restaurant.
After that, he just drank a cup of tea in the living room, delivered the lunch he brought to Enns personally, and then went to the room on the top floor of the tower again.
Since Maka had not taken back the rune cards here before, as soon as he entered the room, his eyes were immediately enveloped once again by the slightly rippling blue light.
At the moment, what Maka is thinking about is actually very simple. He wants to study the method of extracting the soul fragments from the Horcrux as much as possible before going to London to meet with Haierbo.
"boom!"
The Devouring Mirror was placed back in the center of the room as before, and Maka herself sat cross-legged in front of the ancient mirror as before.
In the mirror, there was still chaos, so hazy that it was impossible to see clearly.
Perhaps it was because Maka began to stare at the mirror to observe carefully, but the mirror image that seemed to appear accidentally not long ago never appeared again this time.
In this way, it can be said that Maka basically spent this day in front of the Devouring Mirror. It wasn't until the evening that he interrupted his research because Delphi quietly appeared outside the door downstairs, put away the mirror and went downstairs.