"Grant, are you there?"
After preparing the water ball that condensed the new characters, Benjamin did not continue to practice magic, but retreated from the consciousness space.
He returned to reality, opened the door, and walked out of his room. Soon, he came to the door of Grant's room and asked as he knocked on the door.
It's not that he doesn't want to continue practicing magic, it's just that he still has a commitment to Michelle. Now was a relatively good time, so he had to temporarily stop on the path of magic and help Michelle find out how to open the treasure house.
After all, Michelle saved his life and lifted the curse, so he's not such an ungrateful person.
"Please come in."
Grant's voice soon came from the room.
Hearing this, Benjamin turned the doorknob, opened the door and walked in.
To find out how to open the treasure house, Grant is definitely his first choice. At least he is still a child with a simple mind and is easier to deceive.
He couldn't go to Claude and ask.
I saw Grant sitting at the desk, holding a thick book in his hand under the light of the oil lamp, as if he was reading. Benjamin also felt a little ashamed when he saw this scene.
Very hardworking…
Before knocking on the door, he was still thinking, what would he do if Grant "played" under the quilt again? Now it seems that he is obviously overthinking, and Grant is not so careless about his health.
"Benjamin?"
Grant turned around and looked at Benjamin, showing a somewhat surprised and embarrassed expression. Obviously, Benjamin's sudden visit also frightened him a lot, making him a little embarrassed to see Benjamin now.
"That time when you were away, I borrowed a book from you. I just finished reading it today and brought it back to you." Benjamin said this as he was prepared.
As he spoke, he took out the "Encyclopedia of Kingdom Plants" that he borrowed from here last time.
Grant suddenly showed his original expression.
He took the book, put it on the table casually, and said, "It turns out you took it. I also said why I can't find this book recently. When did you start reading this kind of book?"
"It's boring, just take a look."
Benjamin shrugged off the matter. Then, he suddenly changed the topic and shifted the topic to the real purpose: "By the way, have you heard? It seems that many people are asking about the treasure house recently."
In order to prevent Grant from hearing anything unusual, he tried to say this sentence as naturally as possible. Coupled with the reason for returning the book just now, Grant should not feel anything wrong.
"What's there to ask about? The treasure house is just something everyone talks about happily, and there isn't much money in it." Grant really didn't notice anything, and said with a smile.
There is drama.
As long as we start chatting, it should be easy to casually mention how to open the treasure house.
"I think so too." Benjamin immediately followed his words, "There's no point in asking, they can't open it."
Upon hearing this, Grant nodded and said, "That's right, I don't know why everyone likes to talk about the treasure house so much. They are all antiques from many years ago. They can't get grandma's necklace, and they keep talking about it. What is the use?"
Benjamin's heart moved slightly.
Grandma’s necklace
How could he get the words out of his mouth so easily
After thinking for a while, out of caution, he added another sentence: "Yes, only by getting the necklace can you open the treasure house. How can other people know these things."
Grant curled his lips and said, "Even if they knew, what could they do? Who can get grandma's necklace?"
After hearing this, Benjamin immediately confirmed the way to open the treasure house.
The old lady’s necklace!
Recalling the scene at dinner, although he didn't pay much attention to the old lady, he did have an impression of the necklace after staying in this home for so long.
It was a rather simple necklace, with a dark red gemstone strung on an ordinary black rope. The size of the gems was not large, and the whole necklace looked inexpensive. Benjamin had wondered before why the old lady wore such an inappropriate necklace.
Now that I think about it, everything makes sense.
but…
Although relying on Grant's trust, Benjamin easily knew how to open the treasure house. However, this opening method is too difficult to do. Who the hell can get that necklace from the old lady
Benjamin felt a little headache.
Telling Michelle the news actually completed the deal between him and Michelle. But if he really wanted to do this, he felt that his trading attitude was a bit poor.
After chatting casually with Grant for a few more times, Benjamin also left Grant's room. As he walked back, he hesitated in his mind whether to help Michelle get the necklace.
He also began to feel curious about what was in that treasure house.
Like Grant said, there are not many valuable things in it. For the Reese family, the treasure house is actually just a symbol. Why would Michelle deliberately want to get such a treasure trove
Michelle is a mage, and he is so eager for the things in there. Does this mean that the things in there may be very useful to Benjamin
But it would be meaningless even if it was useful... He had already promised it to Michelle, and he would definitely not go back on it.
Thinking this, he shrugged and returned to his bedroom.
However, the moment he walked into the room, he froze.
"People who like to run around, even if they are grounded, still refuse to stay in the room peacefully in the end, right?" The old lady stood in front of the window of the room, turned around, leaned on crutches, and looked at Benjamin, "If you keep an old man waiting for so long, today's children are becoming less and less polite."
“…”
In fact, when Benjamin saw the old lady, his first feeling was one of horror.
He had just found out from Grant that the way to open the treasure house was in the old lady. In the blink of an eye, the old lady appeared in his room. This sour feeling is actually almost the same as hitting a ghost.
You know, Benjamin's room is always occupied by few other people - except Jeremy.
After the shock, he began to feel a little guilty.
Why did the old lady suddenly appear here
Although he was sure that the old lady didn't know that he was plotting against the family treasure, after all, it was normal for him to feel guilty when he just came back from doing bad things and bumped into the real owner.
"Hello grandma." After adjusting his mentality, he said to the old lady.
The old lady looked at him, no, it should be said that she was sizing him up. She was silent for a while and then suddenly yawned.
"It's boring. My elders came to visit me and didn't respond at all. It's really boring." She changed the subject and said suddenly.
As she spoke, she began to walk out with slow steps, as if she was about to leave.
Benjamin looked confused.
Playing with snakes? You appeared in his room out of nowhere, said some inexplicable words, and then left out of nowhere. What on earth were you here for
He wanted to ask the old lady, but because she was an elder, he held back.
Just like that, the old lady passed him by and walked out. However, when she walked out, she suddenly stopped again. Standing in the corridor, he turned back and gave Benjamin a meaningful look.
"Don't always think that everything you think is right. What you see may not be true," she said.
After saying that, she didn't care about Benjamin's reaction and left as if no one else was around. Benjamin was left alone, standing at the door of the bedroom in confusion.
… What the hell
Benjamin looked at the old lady's leaving figure, completely confused.
What does she want to do
What did she want to express
In his previous life, except for the old lady who helped him get rid of the siege of the Foer family, he basically had no interaction with the old lady in other parts of his life. He didn't quite understand what the old lady meant by appearing at this time.
Why do everyone he meets look mysterious and mysterious all day long
Don't understand.
"...Forget it, never mind it."
After struggling for a while, Benjamin shook his head and gave up his speculation about this weird old man. He is a pragmatist. If he cannot understand something, he should ignore it to avoid wasting energy.
The old lady does whatever she likes, he is too lazy to care.
He closed the door, turned around, and walked back to the bed, ready to continue today's magic practice.
However, he accidentally caught a glimpse of something on the edge of the window.
"That's... no way?"
I saw a simple necklace placed on it at the moment. A black rope strung with dark red gems. Next to the open window, gusts of wind blew by, and the rope moved, as if it was about to be blown out.