"You mean, Tuke has moved away?" "Landuo" who was tinged with a hint of femininity asked the middle-aged woman in front of her.
Because of the proximity to the mine, the sky in Horsawa City seemed to be covered with dust all year round, hazy and gloomy. He was located in the middle of a dark alley, and the architectural style was clearly biased towards the mysterious and gloomy that magicians like.
The middle-aged woman who was questioned by Fernando was an ordinary person, and said timidly: "Yes, Mr. Magician, Tuke moved away from here more than a month ago."
The respect and fear for magicians are deeply engraved in the blood of the common people of the Magic Empire.
Fernando looked around here. The cold and heavy building was mottled and old, and there were signs of dilapidation everywhere. While thinking in his heart that Tuke seemed to be having a bad time here, he continued to ask: "Then do you know where he moved to?" Is it? How many days ago exactly?"
The middle-aged woman thought about it in fear: "My lord magician, it rained heavily that day. I remember it more clearly. It happened to be the middle of last month."
In fact, the ancient magicians had detailed and complicated regulations on the year, month and day, such as Thanos Day of the Bronze Moon in the Year of Winter, but how could ordinary people remember such complicated things, and they used at most one to twelve and a few A rather special month name.
Fernando nodded slightly, and the secret magic told him that if there was no interference, and the middle-aged woman was not a hidden high-level magician, her words were true and credible, and the second point, he had already confirmed.
The middle-aged woman nodded when she saw the beautiful girl in front of her, and she immediately relaxed a little, and she spoke more smoothly: "Mr. Tuke is a magician who doesn't like to talk. He basically hides in the room for experiments every day, but a few days ago. I met him in the lobby and heard him say 'Cufrey' to himself, 'there's a new life to start'."
She was a commoner in the neighborhood before, and was hired as Cook's servant.
"Cufrey..." Fernando repeated the name, and quickly found the corresponding place from the map in his memory. It was a city in the northwest of Alto, located at the junction of the power of magicians and the ruled areas of more than a dozen pagan churches that resisted the truth. It did not have rich mineral deposits or unique resources.
What was Took doing there? Doubt arose in Fernando's heart.
Then he did a little divination to make sure there was no obvious danger, so he decided to go there and observe the Church of Ability God quietly. He has always been curious about the existence of gods and why the church develops beliefs. It's a pity that in the Holm area, the God of Truth is so strong, how can he have the opportunity to observe and study, since he is in Alto this time, let's go and have a look.
When this wish is fulfilled, return to Alto, together with the magicians recruited by Beatty, Loyva, and their companions. Go back to the Holm area.
"Fran is so hot and delicious, it's a pity we can't stay with her for a while longer." Fernando thought slightly regretfully, and then hehe secretly in his heart. "However, if she finds out my true identity, she will definitely go crazy. It's better to leave early."
Now that the "Lord of Death" has attracted the attention of the legendary lords, the communication with the Holm area will definitely become more frequent. If the old fox says something like my emissary Fernando Barabara, it will be troublesome.
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Kufre City. A commercial city during the period of the Magic Empire, even now, has a very large population, which is many times more prosperous than the mining city of Horsava.
The sun was shining brightly, and Fernando looked down at the city from mid-air, seeing pedestrians like ants, towering towers, nothing unusual.
He lowered his height and landed outside the city gate without attempting to challenge the city's defensive circle, and then passed through the gate relying on the token given by Fran.
As soon as he entered the city, Fernando had the feeling that the bright sunlight suddenly went dark, as if he had come to the cold and shaded woods.
"The magic circle in this kind of city has been operating at this level?" Fernando guessed.
On the street, the residents of Cufrey seem to be familiar with each other. Fernando often sees five or six to a dozen people gather together and exchange something in a low voice.
"What happened?" Fernando thought vigilantly, quietly cast an unobtrusive spell on himself, and then leaned over.
"Remember to go to the priest tonight, he will bless us."
"I'm definitely going, I have to repent."
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Similar words drilled into Fernando's ears, and there was nothing special about it.
Fernando curled his lips: "It seems to be too close to the Church of Ability God, and they have developed believers. Hey, it is better than believing in the Church of Truth."
He listened to several places one after another, but found nothing strange, so he went directly to the "Mage's Mansion" in the center of the city, and asked the staff there to find out about Tuke's whereabouts. In order to enjoy and obtain the privileges of a magician, such as subsidies.
It was not long before he left the "Mage's Mansion" satisfied, and Took was indeed here.
"I'm still worried that he's going crazy with his research, and I don't know where he went." Fernando slandered, and based on the information he got, he walked towards No. 24, Right Angle Street, where Tuke obtained his residence.
Right Angle Street is located near the city wall, and the light is dim. It is quite similar to the scene after the dust in Holsawa City. It is also gloomy and bleak. The masters are too lazy to waste spells and energy to repair it. In their words, raising those civilians is used to do this kind of thing!
"Tuk is also excluded here? But he hasn't been here for long." Fernando murmured to himself, suspecting that it was Beto's influence.
Of course, he believed that Beto didn't do it directly, otherwise Tuke would have disappeared out of thin air, but Beto's hate would spread from his circle and followers, and slowly spread to other cities, so some people would Deliberately please.
Boom boom boom.
Fernando stopped in front of a two-story villa with no garden on the first floor, knocking casually on the door.
The villa is so old that it doesn't even have an ordinary magic doorbell.
After several beeps, there was no movement inside, not even the usual familiars or alchemy dolls appeared.
"Took isn't there?" Fernando muttered, what a coincidence.
He knocked again, harder this time, trying to make a louder noise.
Boom, squeak...
Following Fernando's movements, the door slowly opened, but it didn't really close.
Fernando had a faint premonition that something was wrong, but he also thought that Tuke was just a magician who had just been promoted to a higher level, so Yigao boldly released the secret eye, let it fly into the villa, and scouted every corner .
A thin layer of dust has accumulated on the tables and chairs in the villa. No matter whether it is downstairs or downstairs, there are no traces of living beings, and there are no special secret doors.
"There are notes in the study, and materials arranged in the laboratory... Did Tuke leave in a hurry while preparing for the experiment?" Fernando speculated based on the feedback from the secret magic eye, "It is also possible that he did not leave, but disappeared..."
Otherwise, a magician would not let his magic notes sit in his study without carrying them with him.
But this also made Fernando wonder, why didn't the guy who made Tuke disappear, let's call him "mysterious man", take away the magic notebook? This is the most precious possession of a magician!
Doubts were brewing, and after repeatedly confirming that there was no danger, Fernando entered the study, intending to find clues by reading Tuke's notes.
"...Earth fire, geomantic omen, I'm so tired of these four elements, I can't understand the content behind them at all."
"...Maybe I should try to study the mysteries of the gods! There are so many powerful people in the Church of Truth and the churches of different gods, as well as false gods such as 'Mother Earth', which shows that there must be powerful secrets in them, secrets of immortality …”
"... I got this thing by chance, it seems to have something to do with the mysteries of the gods, but I don't have enough material at the moment, so I can't study it at all..."
"... I heard that there are some churches of alien gods preaching in Kufre City, and that place belongs to us magicians. This is really a gift from Goddess Luck."
"A new life will begin from now on!"
This is not a real magic notebook, but rather like Tuke's diary, which also eased Fernando's doubts. If he leaves in a hurry, there is no need to take it with him.
"Something's not right here!"
Suddenly, a few obviously hasty and scribbled words jumped into Fernando's eyes, and the panic contained in them seemed to be felt directly.
"What did Tooke find?"
Fernando restrained everything and relaxed at once, but at this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the gate!
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"Where did you hide Lan Duo? She should have come back the day before yesterday!" Fran went to the door directly to question Antaike.
Antaike looked innocent: "How do I know? I don't even know where you let her go."
"Hmph, if you let me know that you did something bad because of jealousy, I will personally make you food for nightmares!" Fran observed carefully, and felt that Antaike was not lying, and finally said: "It's strange, Hall Sava City is only half a day away from here, why hasn't she come back today?"
"What did he go to Holsawa City for?" Antaike asked curiously.
"I asked him to find Tuke. Although Tuke is not very pleasant, but..." Fran thought about other things, and answered the question casually.
Antaike stood up suddenly, his face full of horror: "Tuk? Wasn't he lured to Cufrey by Beto's design?"
"What? Cufrey?" Fran was also shocked.
"It's over, won't Lan Duo go there?" Antaike walked towards Fran anxiously.