Next, Richard stayed in the forest for three days.
In the past three days, the main task was to eliminate the remaining weird creatures, and to repair the damaged nuclear material purification production line. Fortunately, the nuclear material purification production line was highly radioactive, and even if it was once occupied by weird creatures, it was not carried out. Deliberate vandalism, major damage is caused by lack of maintenance. Otherwise, not to mention three days, but three weeks, it may not be completely back to normal.
In these three days, Richard settled a series of matters and returned to Faro.
By the time we arrived at Farrow's residence, it was already two days later.
After entering the residence, Richard heard someone knocking on the door soon. When he opened the door, he found that it was Heidi, delivering a letter from the witch Circe.
After sending Heidi away, Richard quickly read the letter and found out that during the few days he left, the witch Circe worked tirelessly with two students to read almost all the books in the collection, and finally came to a conclusion helplessly. .
That is, the Balta text he gave, that is, the text that records the content in Balta, is a type of text that is rarely circulated and is close to being discontinued. It is almost impossible to decipher because of the lack of sufficient auxiliary information. If you try to decipher it by force, the progress will be extremely slow, and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
And the reason why I say "almost" is that it is not completely impossible to decipher it quickly. She has a book collection, and a certain page on it indirectly involves this kind of writing, and this book collection was circulated from the royal libraries of the three kingdoms that were destroyed by the Soma Alliance.
Circe therefore deduced that there should be relevant books involving this kind of writing in the royal library of the Soma Alliance or the royal library of the Kingdom of Sika, which has ancient inheritance. If a large number of such books can be obtained, then It can greatly speed up the deciphering speed.
But having said that, the Soma Alliance and the Sika Kingdom, as the two most powerful countries on the continent, are completely different from those small kingdoms and principalities. The Royal Library is definitely only open to a small number of people, or even a few people. If there are not enough benefits to impress the person in power, even a fourth-level wizard will not be able to enter.
From this, Circe said that although she wanted to help, she was powerless because she was just an ordinary wizard and did not have high-level connections between the two kingdoms. If he had, he might be able to figure it out on his own.
Otherwise, we can only forcefully decipher it bit by bit.
After reading this letter from Cirsi, Richard couldn't help but frown a little. He really didn't expect that the level of deciphering the Balta script was so high that he would need to obtain books from the Soma Alliance or the royal library of the Sika Kingdom. But considering the benefits that can be obtained after cracking the text, it is acceptable.
To be honest, he really has a way to obtain the books in the Soma Alliance and the Royal Library of the Sika Kingdom.
In the Sika Kingdom, Blood Princess Jasmine, who is preparing for restoration, has his investment in her. If the other party really succeeds in his restoration, it should be easy for him to ask to borrow some books. However, the difficulty of this approach is that the chance of Jasmine's restoration being successful is probably very low. And it was impossible for him to help the other party fight against the entire Sika Kingdom just to borrow a few books. In this case, this approach can basically be abandoned.
In addition, it is the Soma Alliance.
He was very sure that Oscar, the black-faced old man with whom he had always been in contact, was a high-ranking member of the Soma Alliance and someone with great power. Otherwise, there would not be a fourth-level wizard as a guard. And if he remembered correctly, when he gave the other party the list of the Southern Free Federation branch of the Truth Society, the other party promised him three requests.
According to the other party, these three demands have no time limit and he can fulfill them at any time. Once he wants to cash in, the other party will use all the power under his command, including but not limited to the entire "Spider Web", to help him achieve his goal.
If he now uses these three requirements to ask the other party to borrow some books from the Royal Library, there should be no problem according to logic. But then again, now that he is no longer in the Truth Society, he cannot continue to provide the other party with the information he wants. If the other party turns his back and refuses to acknowledge the three demands due to cost considerations, there is nothing he can do.
Therefore, this approach is relatively feasible, but second-hand preparations must be made. It is best to find a way to meet the black-faced old man and see what the other person's true attitude is before making a decision.
While thinking this way, Richard heard another knock on the courtyard door.
Confused, he walked out, opened the door, and found Sherlock sitting in a carriage at the door.
This surprised him quite a bit. As far as he knew, Sherlock's life in Faroe City could be said to be a happy one. The other party's schedule is full every day. If he hadn't taken the initiative to visit or asked the other party to visit, the other party would rarely come once a month.
What happened this time
Judging from the other party's appearance, he seemed quite anxious.
"Is something wrong?" Standing on the steps of the courtyard gate, Richard looked at Sherlock and asked.
"My friend, do you think I'm okay and will come to disturb you? I know very well that you like to be clean the most, and you wish you could live alone underground!" Sherlock jumped off the carriage and approached, while ignoring He curled his lips and complained. He was obviously not in a good mood and was slightly angry. Otherwise, according to his usual habits, he would call Richard a dear friend instead of just a friend.
Richard noticed this and asked curiously: "What's going on? Is there someone who is causing trouble for you and needs my help?"
"That's really good." Sherlock walked up and said, "Actually, it was you who provoked me."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Do you remember that I mentioned to you a few days ago that the Emperor of the Soma Alliance came to Nandu Charya again, and Faro held a dinner party for three consecutive days to celebrate?"
"Remember, and didn't you go to participate?"
"Yes, I went to attend, but someone at the banquet actually asked me to send you a letter, saying that it was some kind of cobweb person, and also said that the reason for sending you the letter was that he wanted to meet you, and some things cannot be discussed through words alone "It's clear." Sherlock said angrily, "I originally thought I would just send you a letter. It wouldn't take any time, so I agreed.
But who would have thought that there would be no one at home for many days in a row, I couldn't deliver the letter, and I was worried about missing your things, so it would be no fun to play. Fortunately, you finally came back today and I could finally deliver the letter, otherwise I would have gone crazy, my friend! "
After speaking, Sherlock took out a letter from his arms, stuffed it into Richard's hand, took a long breath and said: "Phew, my dear friend, I am finally liberated and no longer have to suffer from psychological pressure.
Richard: "..."
"Okay, my dear friend, you go and read the letter. I won't disturb you anymore. I'm going to relax and make up for the worries I've had these days." Sherlock waved his hand and said goodbye to Richard neatly. Get on the carriage and leave quickly.
After watching Sherlock leave, Richard returned to the room, sat on a chair in a room, opened the letter and read it.
After reading it, I frowned slightly.
The letter was written by the black-faced old man Oscar, that was certain, but it didn't mention anything very important, probably because he was afraid of leaking the secret. The main content of the above has almost been said by Sherlock, which is to invite him to meet, and the location is Char.
Yes, Char, where the emperor of Nandu Char-Soma Alliance is now.
Thinking of some of the rumors he heard from Sherlock and other people, he couldn't help but think divergently, guessing that this meeting was not an easy one.
To be fair, he now wants to meet and communicate with Baltavin because of the matter. This is a very appropriate opportunity and should not be rejected. However, you still need to think about how to take the initiative after meeting and not let the other party lead you away.
Thinking of this, Richard turned his head slightly and looked to the side, and saw a 30cm square wooden box near the edge of the desk. The box was placed on the desk calmly, but there was a faint sound coming from inside, like a watermelon shaking, mixed with the vague voice of a girl who was obviously gagged but still speaking forcefully.
"Uh-oh-"
"Pop!"
Reaching out, Richard patted the box twice, frowned and said, "Quiet, let me think! I haven't thought about it yet, let me think about it."
"Well-"
The inside of the box quickly became quiet.
Richard continued to think.
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