Shade ignored the accusations of the Drarion people and looked at the thirteen Carsenrick people:
"What about you? They actually have a point. This is the city of Drarion."
The sturdy man who led the southerners did not raise his gun. He sat on a long bench, facing the table, holding his legs with his hands, and covered his head with a towel. Although he was from the south, he spoke fluent Delarion:
"No one has ever said that the treasure belongs to the people of Delarion. Green Lake City has belonged to many countries in history. Who this treasure that is said to have fallen from an ancient tomb belongs to is something that only scholars can investigate."
He spoke very logically, and it made sense for him to lead these Carsenrick people.
Xia De nodded again. He was right. It was indeed difficult to say who the treasure that appeared in the Duin River belonged to. Therefore, we could only use the simplest value to infer that whoever picked it up would own it.
This is why these people clash:
He asked his second question:
"I'm looking for a boy. You definitely saw him just now."
Both armed parties looked at Shade, and then the Carsenrick said:
"The Drarionites knocked him unconscious and dumped him in the river along with the other bodies."
He looked at Shade, with the huge knitted map of the Old World beside him:
"This matter has nothing to do with us. You northerners are really interesting. You are not soft-hearted when dealing with your own people."
"Got it, thank you for your answer."
Xia De said, neatly putting away his pistol, then turned around, pushed open the door and left. The people who were aiming at him did not shoot, but after the door closed, they immediately pointed their guns at another group of people:
"You northerners are such hypocrites."
"Southerners, get out of our country!"
As for Shade, he and the dog came outside, stood under the eaves of the tavern and looked at the cracked sky with rain falling:
"Dlarion and Carsonrick..."
He reached out to touch the rain. Although he was calm at the moment, his heart was definitely not indifferent. The burning anger and worry about the boy were enough to support the magic—
"Passionate Ice."
The water condensed into ice, and soon an irregular piece of ice crystal the size of half a palm appeared in Xia De's hand.
"Go, find your master."
He lowered his head and said to the dog, then opened his umbrella with a bang. Xia De held the umbrella in one hand and threw the ice crystal into the rain again with the other hand, and the dog followed him. When Xia De left the tavern more than ten steps away, he threw the ice crystal that fell into his hand again and threw it back casually.
Although he didn't turn around, the ice crystals accurately broke the glass of the pub, and then entered the room along with the broken glass amid the noise in the pub.
"Three, two, one."
Boom!
The sound of the explosion in the rain could not be heard far away. The puppy was frightened and turned around with its tail between its legs to look. All it saw was shattered glass, half-collapsed buildings, and black smoke rising from the ruins, creating a completely different scene from what it was a few seconds ago.
"Oh, I'm scared to death,"
It said nervously, and immediately followed Xia De. As for the stranger holding the umbrella, he did not turn around to look behind him. There has always been a gap between people, and he did not need to understand everyone.
Following the search downstream along the river, half an hour had passed since the puppy set out to find Shad, but Shad still did not give up hope.
Fortunately, it seemed that fate was unwilling to embarrass the child who was born in misfortune. Shade walked along the river with the dog for less than half a mile (about 0.8 km) downstream, and saw three or four people holding umbrellas on the grass by the river. One of them was obviously a soldier from the army from the way he stood, and another was kneeling on the ground holding a boy.
Shade took the ring off the puppy's paw, and the puppy rushed over first. Professor Boulanger, who was holding the boy, heard the dog barking, turned around and saw Shade walking towards him.
The professor of folklore and mineralogy in Carsenrick Willendal City breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was a familiar face. He shouted in Carsenrick:
"Oh, it's Mr. Watson. Look at this boy. We found him in the river. Do you know first aid? He's still unconscious."
Hearing that Little John was still alive, Shad was relieved. He walked over quickly, squatted down and put his hand on the boy's neck.
Choked on water and fell into coma.
Then he placed his hands on his chest and lungs, and used a spell to control the flow of water to sense the accumulated water that did not belong to the human body. Finally, he controlled the accumulated water to slowly flow upwards, and then pretended to pat the boy's chest.
Water continued to overflow from the boy's mouth, along with blood and white foam. The boy coughed a few times and finally opened his eyes. The puppy immediately rushed over to lick his face. The boy also hugged his puppy, his body trembling a few times, and then he looked up and saw Shade and Professor Boulanger.
"Sir, I..."
It was a look of timidity and shame.
"Don't say anything yet. I'm going to send you back to the maid's house now. Don't run out again. I know you want to repay me, but I'm not helping you for your repayment. If you really want to repay me, then grow up peacefully and do more things in this damn world."
Professor Boulanger didn't know the relationship between Shade and the boy, but after hearing him say this, he almost understood.
But the boy still needed to rest before he could move, so the professor asked his students to take care of him. After making sure that the boy was out of danger, he and Shade came to the river, looking at the Duin River under an umbrella, and Shade told the gentleman from Carsenrick what he had just encountered.
The professor listened silently, and after Shade finished speaking, he kept repeating the word:
"Treasure..."
He shook his head.
"Isn't this treasure in the Pantanal region? Everyone thinks it belongs to them. Everyone fights for it, and in the end, countless innocent people like this child are thrown into the river."
He took off his glasses, wiped them with his handkerchief, and then looked at the ripples on the river again:
"It's getting chaotic. It's really getting chaotic."
Xia De didn't expect that the professor would think of this at once, but when he thought about it carefully, the farce in the tavern seemed to be no different from reality.
"Thank you for saving him, Professor. Is your investigation over? Will you stay in Green Lake City in the near future?"
He asked again, and Professor Boulanger shook his head:
"No need to thank me. No matter if you are from the south or the north, you cannot stand by and watch a drowning child die. As for my itinerary... I have a bodyguard lent to me by your friend."
They are the soldiers that Captain Rades found from the military camp. The professor and his team hired them with money. The man who looked like a soldier that Shad noticed just now should be one of them.
"But looking at the current situation, Green Lake City no longer welcomes people like us who look like Carsonrick. The investigation is not over yet, but we can't stay here any longer. I plan to leave with my students today. Troops are gathering in the border area, and it's too dangerous now. We plan to take a train to the northeast, leave the Green Lake area, and then head south back to Carsonrick."
He looked at Shade:
"Mr. Watson, I happened to meet you today, so I can say goodbye to you formally. Thank you for your help in our investigation. If you have the opportunity to go to Willendel City in the future, remember to come and find me."
Xia De nodded:
"Your decision was right. Although it's a pity that you didn't complete the investigation, this place is indeed no longer suitable for staying. Go back to Willendel. I think the border area will not be peaceful for a long time."
The professor nodded silently, then extended his hand to Shade. Shade was a little surprised, but he also extended his hand and shook it with him:
"Good-bye, Mr. Watson."
Said in Draerion.
"Good-bye, Professor Boulanger."
Kasenrick said.
Although Shade and Professor Boulanger did not have much contact, Professor Boulanger really suited Shade's temperament. The two said goodbye solemnly by the river and agreed to meet again in the future. After seeing off the professor, Shade personally sent the boy John to the apartment of the kind fat maid where he was staying temporarily.
The fat maid had worked for Green Lake Hotel for many years and loved children. When she heard from Shad that the boy had drowned while swimming on a rainy day, she was worried and angry and asked the boy to go into the house quickly, take a bath and change clothes before scolding him.
John then hugged his dog and said goodbye to Shade, but before Shade left, he asked worriedly:
"Sir, are you going to do anything dangerous tonight?"
He had been in the hotel the whole time, so of course I could guess that. But after the Battle of Green Lake, the witches would get rid of the memories of those who knew about it in the hotel.
"Yes. Don't worry, you can go back tomorrow."
Shade said, standing at the door.
"Well, sir, I wish you good luck."
The boy pursed his lips and waved, and Shade waved goodbye to him with his blessings.
However, he did not return to the Green Lake Hotel immediately. Instead, he came to the Duin River again, folded his umbrella, jumped into the river, dived to the bottom of the water, and swam upstream.
The power of space.
The "she" beside him suddenly reminded him, so Xia De, who had been swimming in the river for 20 minutes, surfaced. Raindrops fell on his head and then hit his face. Xia De just showed his eyes from underwater, looked around, touched the jewelry and gold and silver jewelry he had just picked up from the bottom of the water, and then swam to the side.
This place is close to the northern border of the city. The west side of the river is no longer the city's riverside streets, but a towering embankment. At the bottom and periphery of the embankment, there are three water outlets that continuously send water to the Duin River. This is connected to the city's underground pipeline, but not to the sewage pipe and sewer pipe - after all, this is the upper reaches of the river, so the huge amount of water at this time is all rainwater brought by the heavy rain.