The broken walls and ruins in front of me are typical ancient relics of little value. Such places are found all over the old continent, and can even be found in the northern ice sheet area. Although they are of no value and are not dangerous, the church will still protect them to a certain extent. However, the relics here are almost integrated with nature, so there is probably no need to protect them.
On the contrary, the ring sorcerers are happy to visit such ruins. The remnants of ancient elements usually mean the touch of miracles and blasphemous spirit runes. Exploring ancient ruins, deep in caves, under mottled tree shadows, in cliff caves where few people go, touching the remains of history or even the remains of idols, the probability of obtaining spirit runes is much higher than simply reading books.
Non-academic ring sorcerers and those who like to travel like to explore such ruins.
The Golden Dawn Opera Troupe came here to try to obtain the Spirit Rune, but unexpectedly they got a Word of Ascension. At this time, the remaining traces can be seen on the ground, only the bases of some stone walls and the foundations of large buildings. If it weren't for the snow in winter, you might not even be able to see these in the summer when the plants are lush.
Xia De tied his horse to a tree and climbed over the crooked fence. This ruins covers a large area, probably an extraordinary sacrificial site. Although he didn't know the original building specifications, according to the principle of "important places are in the center", Xia De walked on the snow to the center of the ruins.
There were no trees here, and no other traces could be seen on the flat snow. Xia De stood there and looked around, feeling that he had come here for nothing. He looked up at the sun at noon, which was a bit dazzling even in winter. He then looked down at the shadow under his feet. Such a leisurely environment made him want to lie down under a tree and rest.
"No, no, no, I don't want to sleep out in the wild in the middle of winter."
I bent down, brushed aside the snow, and touched the ground with my palms. Even after so long, I could still make out the faintest elements of miracle. I closed my eyes and could almost hear the prayers coming from all around me, and I could see people prostrating themselves on the ground, worshiping the moon in the night sky.
These touches did bring some unique feelings, but unfortunately Shade had all three moon spirit runes, namely Silver Moon, Yellow Moon, Red Moon, and so these feelings did not bring about any substantial changes.
Could it be that I came at the wrong time
"She" suddenly asked in my ear.
"You mean, I should come back at night?"
"She" just chuckled and didn't answer, but Shade felt that it made sense. If you want to explore the power of the moon, it would be a problem to come at noon.
“But this place is too far.”
He complained in his heart and disappeared into the woods with his horse.
It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the Wilde Opera House. Miss Bernardis was at the Parliament so she was not there. Miss Lathers, who had been very busy recently, was at the Opera House. When she saw Shad coming to the study, she asked him for help:
"Shad, Vanessa said you know a lot about ancient runes. Find out what this means."
Miss Benannis's news came from Miss Carina, who already knew about Shad's unique abilities.
Xia De looked at the photo the young girl handed over. It showed a stone slab lying in the forest soil, as if it had just been dug out:
"Did you find this while you were on the road to finding Mr. Lathers? Let me see... This is Elvish, but not modern Elvish."
Xia De was very familiar with this, and he knew the general content after a quick glance:
"It should have nothing to do with your search. This is a stone tablet left by ancient elves, probably in the middle of the Fifth Era. They received an invitation and migrated from their local area to another area, leaving behind this stone tablet to record that this was their former home. According to historical records, those elves received an invitation from St. Byron's Comprehensive College and migrated to the north."
"Oh, I knew I had the wrong one."
Miss Lathers shook her head in annoyance, and sat down on the sofa with Shade from behind the desk.
"My father's path was more complicated than I thought. I don't know how he went through so many trials without telling anyone... Shade, did you learn anything? You went to see Osenfurt again this morning."
Because of the special nature of the devil, Shad did not tell Miss Benannis and Miss Lathers about the devil.
"I didn't see him. I waited for the whole morning at his house, but he was in the city with Prince William of Anjou, so I waited in vain."
Xia De expressed his dissatisfaction. Although he watched the snow and painted oil paintings with the other man's wife in the morning and agreed on a little secret that only the two of them knew, he was still dissatisfied:
"I'll go find him again this afternoon. I must get the statue today. I've already seen the statue, but unfortunately I didn't get it."
If I could set off in the afternoon and take the key with me to visit the manor, I could then wait until the sun sets and go to the ruins.
"I still hold the same view. If it is not absolutely necessary, do not have too much contact with Oxenfurt."
Miss Lathers spoke cautiously, but she knew that this was what had to be done at the moment.
Knowing that Shad had not eaten lunch, Miss Lathers arranged lunch for Shad. After lunch, Shad just rested for a while at the Wilde Opera House before setting off to look for Stone Oxenfurt.
It was originally thought that he and Margaret's brother William of Anjou were meeting Sir Cosey of the local Mining Association at the "Captain Jack Club" in the city, but when they arrived at the club they found out that the two had left together dozens of minutes ago.
No one in the club knew where the prince had gone, so Shad had no choice but to go to Margaret to find out.
This afternoon, Margaret and Earl Granger had a private meeting to discuss the current progress of the shipyard's construction and the ribbon-cutting ceremony in a month so that they could report to His Majesty the King of Willendel. This confidential meeting was held at the manor where Margaret was staying, and only confidential secretaries were allowed to enter and leave the conference room.
Shad waited at the manor for more than an hour and finally saw Margaret at four o'clock in the afternoon.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long."
Her Royal Highness the Princess looked a little tired, and the maid following behind her was carrying a mountain of documents. Having great strength was probably a necessary condition to become a maid.
"I know your matter is more important, but why are you the only one talking to Lord Granger? Where is your brother?"
When Shade asked his doubts, Margaret immediately complained:
"He's been very busy with the overseas silver mine recently, so he pushed all the work to me. Anyway, meetings and the like are all private work, and I can't just sign my own name when I write to my father. He will attend those public events, so that it won't be considered that I haven't done the task given by my father seriously."
She put her arms around Xia De and placed her head on his shoulder, her tone sounding a bit like a spoiled child:
"I originally thought that I was the one who had other things to do in the Randall Valley and therefore couldn't take care of the shipyard, but I didn't expect that I would end up doing most of the work."
Although it was "most of the work", it was actually her subordinates who handled the most tedious matters, and she only needed to check and review them. After all, "Princess" was also the kind of person who could get the most glory without having to bear any responsibility.
If it weren't for the gender issue, this would be the best career Shade could think of.
"I need your help with something. I want to defeat Oxenfurt... Well, to put it another way, I want Oxenfurt to go bankrupt and lose its reputation."
"Stone Oxenfurt is the businessman my brother trusts the most. What, do you have a problem with my brother?"
Margaret asked with a smile, but she did not refuse:
"I can help."
"No, no, this matter is somewhat dangerous. I want you to inform the Sixes Higher Medical School and ask the school to investigate the silver mine offshore. Just say that you think there may be something fishy about this matter."
Although Margaret has left the academy and become a correspondence ring sorcerer, she still has her own close mentor. The demons must have their own unique counterfeiting skills for the silver mine in the outer sea. Even if the Sukses Higher Medical School investigates, it is impossible to get the answer immediately, so this requires a process:
"Dangerous? Okay, I'll explain it in the letter."
Margaret nodded:
"If you want to bankrupt Oxenfurt, it's not enough to just expose the scam. I'm in the Randall Valley myself, and it's too obvious to arrange a business blockade. I'll write a letter to your princess in Tobesk later and ask her to arrange for someone to investigate Oxenfurt's industry in Dlarion first. Then I'll write a letter to my father and ask him to send gray-gloved agents to investigate Oxenfurt's other industries in the country. Since he lied about the silver mine, it's impossible that there are no problems with his other businesses."
Her Royal Highness the Princess smiled and said:
“In fact, it is impossible for someone who can do such a big business in this era to have no problems.”
"Well, it's great to have your help."
"This is also to help myself. My brother is standing in front of me even though he has no ability. It would be good for him to move his position at the right time."
After she finished speaking, she ignored Xia De's surprised look and kissed him. Xia De then asked:
"Do you know where Oxenfurt and Prince William are now? I have something to do with Oxenfurt. I have been working on this all day, but there is still no result."
Margaret thought for a moment:
"If I remember correctly, the daughter of a local baron got married, and they went to attend the wedding."
"wedding?"
"Actually, I want to meet with some merchants who are not convenient to meet directly on weekdays. You also understand that as the prince of Carsenrick, frequently meeting with ordinary merchants without titles will cause criticism from others."