Virtual Evolution

Chapter 304: Crawford Manor

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Although he is the longest-lived person in history, he only has a long lifespan that rivals that of the Aesir. Although Jane's physical quality has improved a lot after being nourished by the huge vitality, it is not even the peak of ordinary people.

Le Yuan directly erased Daisy's memory of this period, and then asked Jane not to return to the United States for a while and to relax and vacation in Europe. Then Le Yuan turned into a transparent shadow and walked past Natasha, who had just gone upstairs, and left the hotel.

After changing into the clothes of Earth, Le Yuan walked on the streets of London and couldn't help but think of his partner, Randolph Camp, who once lived in Camp Manor outside London.

Le Yuan even saw a dim sum shop - Cuixing on the shopping street with the signboard of a half-century-old store. However, considering that it was very likely that Old Kemp had died, Le Yuan also gave up his plan to visit his old friend.

"Are you from London?" As Le Yuan walked, he thought of another "acquaintance" who lived in London - Laura.

Laura Crawford is the 11th Earl of the Crawford family. She was granted the property rights and residence rights to the Abingdon area in Surrey by Edward VI to the Crawford family.

Thinking of his first mission that he had yet to figure out, Le Yuan couldn't help but walk towards the location of Crawford Manor.

Surrey, southwest of London, has a population of nearly one million and is also home to the University of Surrey, which ranks among the top ten in the UK. When Le Yuan came to a place less than one kilometer away from Crawford Manor, the space gem consciousness sleeping in the virtual black hole in his body suddenly woke up.

"Is this feeling here?" The voice of the space gem consciousness came into Le Yuan's ears, with a hint of surprise in the voice.

Feeling the awakening of the space gem's consciousness, Le Yuan was also very curious about its questions. He put his consciousness in front of it and said, "Who did you just talk about? Is there anything familiar to you?"

"Gem, the breath of another Infinity Stone, and it is very likely to be the Time Stone, but its breath seems to be very weak. What happened..." The consciousness of the Space Stone was filled with doubts, and it seemed that he was not very sure of his judgment.

"The breath of the infinite gems? Didn't I also come into contact with a gem when I was in Asgard? It should be the soul gem. Don't you feel it?" Le Yuan walked forward while talking to the space. Gem Consciousness Exchange.

"I don't know. If you feel the breath of the real soul gem and I don't react, it can only mean that you have not encountered the soul gem's body, or that its body has been sealed into someone's body and has become the source of his power. Part of it.”

Regardless of whether the speculation about the consciousness of the Space Stone is correct or not, the only thing that can be known now is that there are items related to the Time Stone in the direction of Crawford Manor, and there may even be a Time Stone hidden there.

Arriving at the gate of Crawford Manor, Le Yuan pressed the electronic monitor on the gate. The figure of a middle-aged man wearing butler's clothes was displayed on the monitor screen at the gate.

"Hello, this is Crawford Manor. Who are you looking for?" the middle-aged butler asked humbly.

"I'm Laura's friend. We had an adventure in Yamatai a few months ago. If it's convenient for you, can you let her talk to me?"

In Le Yuan's perception, there were only two people in the huge Crawford Manor. One of them was the housekeeper who was communicating with Le Yuan, and the other was naturally the owner of the place, Laura.

The middle-aged butler naturally knew about Laura's adventure a few months ago. He had tried to persuade Laura several times before her adventure, just to prevent Laura from following the same path as Laura's father, but it was clear that the persuasion was ineffective.

Laura looked dripping with sweat and looked like she had just finished exercising. She appeared on the screen. Looking at Le Yuan's unfamiliar face, Laura raised her eyebrows and said, "I don't know where you came to know about my adventure, but I know very well that there is no one like you among my companions!"

"Yeah, it's true, but what if that's the case?" Le Yuan's face changed in the blink of an eye, and then returned to its original appearance, making Laura on the screen extremely surprised.

"Zacks, you, why did you become like this? Was what you just did magic?" Laura, who had seen Le Yuan's power, naturally attributed everything to the magic mastered by Le Yuan.

After inviting Le Yuan into the manor, Laura went to change a set of clothes. Taking this opportunity, Heli, as the housekeeper, made a pot of tea for Le Yuan.

While drinking tea, Le Yuan used his spiritual sense to scan the large and empty manor. Looking at the housekeeper standing aside, he said: "There seem to be a few people here. Doesn't Laura have any relatives living here? Please hire some maids to take care of the manor. You can't do it alone, right?"

The middle-aged housekeeper showed a warm smile and said: "I am already very familiar with every plant and tree here. Managing the manor is no longer a problem for me. However, Miss Crawford's relatives..."

When Laura's relatives were mentioned, the middle-aged butler showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. He paused for a while and then said: "Since Miss Crawford's father passed away, Miss Crawford's uncle Errol Crawford He once tried to control the entire family and took the land in Abingdon as his own, but the lady used legal means to get it back, so... "

"Therefore, the rest of the Crawford family has severed ties with me. Those guys and I are no longer on the same road." Laura's voice came from behind the middle-aged housekeeper, startling him.

I saw Laura put on a very casual outfit and sat across from Le Yuan. Then she picked up Le Yuan's teacup and drank the tea in one gulp as if she didn't notice at all.

Laura waved away the middle-aged housekeeper, leaving Le Yuan and her alone in the living room.

Ever since the adventure at Yamatai, the impact on Laura's outlook on life was fatal. Therefore, after returning to the manor, she delved into the archaeological data left by her father. She was both concerned about Le Yuan's visit. Curiosity and joy.

"Are you here for something important?"

Regarding the sudden visit from Le Yuan, who had not heard from her for more than half a year, Laura had so many doubts in her heart that she could fill the whole room.

"At first I just planned to pass by London to visit you, but after approaching your manor, I felt that you were hiding something important to me."

Le Yuan answered Laura's questions truthfully, but Laura was filled with more doubts after hearing it. For example, where did Le Yuan go for more than half a year, what did he do, why did he come to London, and what did he need in his manor...

In Laura's eyes, the mysterious Le Yuan is a mysterious mine that can never be exhausted. The deeper you dig, the more unknown secrets you can discover.

"You come with me, I will take you to find that thing that is important to you!" Laura got up and took Le Yuan to wander around the huge manor with more than 80 rooms.

Although Le Yuan also felt the presence of the Infinity Stones in the manor, the Cosmic Cube that Le Yuan had come into contact with was different from the Soul Gems that he had indirectly experienced. The reaction of the new gems was so weak that Le Yuan even doubted it. Did I feel wrong

After wandering around the Crawford Manor for a long time, he still could not find the exact location. The Infinity Stone felt like death to Le Yuan, but the characteristics of the Infinity Stone determined that it could not be destroyed.

Le Yuan stood in the center of the Crawford Manor, opened his hands and spread his space power, which was very similar to the energy of the Universe Rubik's Cube, to the entire manor. Then try to resonate with the sensed Cosmic Cube.

"Ding-" Suddenly, the extremely weak energy of the infinite gem was felt on the staircase wall of the lobby on the first floor of the main building of Crawford Manor.

Le Yuan walked to the wall of the stairs and felt that there was an empty space behind the wall. There was an object the size of a leather shoe box placed inside, but Le Yuan's spiritual sense could not identify what it was.

"Knock knock knock—" Le Yuan knocked on the wall, making a crisp sound. Turning her head and looking at Laura, she said, "Can you break this place open? It seems like what I'm looking for is inside!"

Laura naturally stepped forward and patted the wall of the stairs. She had no idea about this hidden compartment. As a budding explorer, she was also very interested in the items hidden inside.

Le Yuan took action and shot out a sharp sword energy from his hand to carve a square hole in the wall. Then Le Yuan took out the things hidden in the secret compartment of the wall with both hands.

It was a wooden box with nails nailed on it. Le Yuan opened the wooden box with his bare hands and took out the old "ticking clock" placed in a pile of hay.

This was taken out from Laura’s home. Le Yuan pointed at the still functioning clock and asked, “Do you have any impression of it? Your elders should have put it in!”

Laura bit her finger and recalled carefully: "I have no impression at all. There is no memory of it in my memory. I don't know who put it here."

"Clock, time?" Looking at the old clock in front of him, Le Yuan directly used the object control technique to break it into countless parts. One of the countless parts caught Le Yuan's attention.

A disk that was bigger than Le Yuan's palm, with triangular markings on it, and in the middle was an orange flowing liquid that exuded a strange light.

Under Le Yuan's identification technique, it showed a single name "Eternal Divine Eye".

"I know it!" Laura pressed her head and exclaimed at the same moment she saw this thing: "My father once mentioned to me this very similar thing when I was young, called the Eye of Eternity!"

Holding the Eye of Eternity, Le Yuan felt the weak gem power in it and remained silent.