Part 4 The Undead Chapter 171 – The Scholarly Bishop
Charf’s mansion was not as messy and dirty as most bachelors, all kinds of things were neatly arranged, and there was no accumulation of dust on the window sill. After all, as a “craftsman”, he did not lack of money, but only because many of his actions needed to be kept secret, it was inconvenient to hire a large number of regular servants, and he had to hire people to help him out by the hour.
Sweeping his eyes, Alger realized that there was no significant difference between this place and the last time he came here, the furnishings were extremely simple, there were not many expensive ornaments, paintings and sculptures, just like an ordinary civilian’s living place.
Of course, Alger knows very well that Scharf is rich enough to call himself a rich man, but he just doesn’t care about the so-called decency, he can spend hundreds of pounds for a bottle of limited edition wine, he can give away a house for keeping a mistress, but he won’t waste a penny on buying expensive carpets, bone china tea sets, gold-encrusted cups and saucers, and famous oil paintings.
”A glass of Sunia blood wine.” Alger’s expression remained unchanged, but he showed with words and physical gestures that he had come in just to dabble with the wine.
Sharf shrugged his shoulders and said:
”You should be glad that I’m not in the habit of preserving Lie Lanzi.”
He walked over to the small bar in the parlor and removed a beautifully bottled Sunia Blood Wine and flipped open two glasses.
Finding a couch to sit on, Alger took the opportunity to raise his hand and cupped the back of his neck as if to ease the discomfort in his cervical spine.
With the cover of this action, he naturally glanced left and right, quickly scrutinizing the places he couldn’t see just now.
Since Sharf was too lazy to set up any ornaments, Alger made his attempt quickly, his eyes lingering for a second on the glass window of the far cabinet.
Through the glass he saw some dried dead grass and flowers.
There were red-rimmed flowers, blood moon grass, and monkey-faced leaves in here, and the common point was that they all belonged to the type that was common in the southern continent but basically absent in the northern continent.
Alger withdrew his gaze and calmly watched as Sharf came over with a wine bottle and wine glass in his hand.
Reaching out to catch it, he chatted with the other party about all the things that happened on the sea until the small half bottle of Sunia Blood Wine was drained.
Seeing this, Alger smiled and excused himself, leaving the area.
Five minutes after he left, Sharf, who had been sitting quietly experiencing the sensation of slight intoxication, suddenly stood up, went to the stairway, and opened the wooden door leading to the basement.
”Did he suspect anything?”
”No.”
”Either way, this is no longer a suitable place for you to live, move to our place as soon as possible.”
”I still have some commissions left to complete.”
”It doesn’t need to be completed, you won’t be contacting them again anyway, you’ve been given a new life.”
”Okay.”
……
Two houses away, Alger sat on a bench in the garden of one of the homes, cupping his earlobes with his right hand as he listened to the words carried on the wind.
……
West Byron, Port Berens, outside an ordinary looking house.
”Is it really because you’re not on good terms with the Church of Knowledge that you’re encouraging me to come here to ask for the ‘Knowledge of Languages’ charm?” Danez wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked across the room at Anderson not quite reassuringly.
Anderson laughed, half to himself, half not too concerned:
”Can’t describe it badly ……”
”Hostility then?” Danez interrupted offhandedly.
Anderson glanced at him and said:
”The negative effects of your gloves may not be as easy to bear as you think.”
He paused for a moment and huh added:
”A more accurate description would be that neither I, nor the people of the Church of Knowledge, are too happy to be around each other.”
Daniz clenched his gloves with his other hand, a bit embarrassed:
”But how do I request a charm?
”Going directly to the clergy of the Orthodox Church and mentioning occult matters is a way to be imprisoned in the Sealed Land!”
Daniz was just more reckless now, not quite stupid.
Anderson spread his hands and said:
”It’s very simple, you directly mention my name, and then state that you have urgent business to come to Xibailang, you don’t have time to learn Duttan, and you don’t dare to hire a local interpreter, so you can only ask them for help in the hope of obtaining a few ‘language-knowing’ charms.
”During this process, you have to show that you know multiple languages in the northern continent, so that those missionaries know that you are not incapable of learning Dutain, but that it’s too late to learn it, and then, they will come up with a question to test you, and at this time, as long as you can get a decent score, you will be able to get the runes.”
Exam …… Hearing this familiar word, the corner of Daniz’s forehead involuntarily jumped a little, and forced a smile:
”You’re just too scared of the exam to go by yourself, right?”
He was just looking for something random to say to hide his discomfort, but he saw Anderson’s expression stiffen for that second.
It seems that you still have a fear of things Well …… Danez secretly heated up, suddenly full of confidence.
He strided into the plain house, realizing that it was more like a collection of classrooms than a place where the Church of Knowledge was preaching in West Byron.
Then he saw an old man with gray hair.
The gentleman was not wearing the clerical garb of the Church of Knowledge, but that distinctive scholarly air convinced Danez that this was at least a bishop.
A similar feeling he had experienced with the Captain.
”Greetings.” Unclad in his shadow cloak and adorned in commoner’s garb, Daniz piled on a smile and walked over.
The old man watched him quietly as he approached and spoke slowly:
”Daniz.”
”……” Daniz stopped for a moment and stiffened, filled with “He knows me?” “How does he know me?” “Is my wanted not only circulated at sea?”
The old man glanced at him and asked himself:
”Are you here to ask for the ‘Know the Language’ charm?”
”Yes ……,” Danez nodded frostily, hallowed by the feeling that he had no secrets at all before the other man.
The scholarly old gentleman nodded gently:
”You are preparing to go to the place ruled by Katami and Mesangyes?”
”Yes.” Daniz remained a little dumbfounded.
The scholarly old gentleman probed his hand and took out four brass charms from his coat pocket and said:
”It will last two months, that should be enough.”
”……” Daniz took them in bewilderment and took several seconds before saying, “That’s it?”
That’s it?
Aren’t there still exams to take?
”You don’t want it?” The scholarly old gentleman chuckled slightly.
”No, no!” Daniz shook his head violently, and before his brain could react, he had opened his mouth to ask, “How do you know me? How did you know I wanted the ‘Know Language’ charm?”
The scholarly old gentleman spoke slowly with more than a little pity in his eyes:
”Your captain contacted me.
”Said that when you disembarked, you didn’t stop shouting as much as you could and rushed straight into the dock, and that she had actually prepared the ‘Know Language’ charm for you.”
As he said that, this old gentleman shook his head, his gaze quite a bit complicated, like he was looking at a very careless student in his class.
”…… I should have thought of that, there’s no way someone as careful as the captain wouldn’t have considered the language barrier ……” Daniz hated to raise his hand and slap himself.
The old man on the other side saw the change in Daniz’s expression and shook his head again, turning to ask:
”I don’t think it was you who thought of coming over here to seek help, was it? I was planning to use divination to find you.”
”Ah, yes, it was Anderson Hood who suggested it.” Danez answered instantly.
The scholarly old gentleman was baffled for a second, and his face sank in horror.
At that moment, Anderson was sitting in the shade outside the house, folding a tree branch and drawing random patterns on the exposed area of the lawn, leisurely waiting for Danitz to come out.
He didn’t have any doubt about whether this unqualified “hunter” could ask for the “language-knowing” spell, because as long as Daniz mentioned the “Iceberg Lieutenant General” Edwina, everything would be easy afterward. Everything will become simple, the difference only lies in how many rounds of the examination.
Just when he had finished drawing the head of “King of the North” Urisian, the familiar sound of footsteps came from inside to outside, from far to near.
Anderson’s palm holding the tree branch froze for a second, raised his head, turned to the doorway, and saw Daniz holding a stack of rather thick papers with a complicated expression as he walked towards this side.
”You, failed the exam?” Anderson gave a heartfelt smile, not at all worried about what would happen if he didn’t get the “Know Languages” charm.
Daniz shook his head woodenly:
”There is no test.”
”……” Anderson asked with a blank stare, then with some realization, “Your captain offered to help?”
Danez “hmm”, while handing Anderson the stack of papers in his hand, while speaking:
”The bishop in there told me to tell you that a true hunter doesn’t just rely on instinct, doesn’t just focus on information about his prey, but also knows how to grasp their psyche, and knows a lot of additional knowledge.
”Here is the information he gave you.”
Anderson’s expression was briefly a bit complicated, then it returned to normal and laughed:
”It’s okay, not too much.”
Daniz’s lips opened and closed a few times, and finally held back his sudden laughter and said in a very serious manner:
”This is just the catalog.
”That bishop said that you strive to finish the books whose names are mentioned above within two years.”
Anderson’s smile finally froze on his face.
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Dixie Bay, Port Escoson.
Klein, just like a normal traveler to the southern continent, bought a ticket to East Byron and boarded the passenger ship with a mixture of steam and sails and numerous guns.
With a whimpering sound, the ship pulled away from the dock and soon entered the Berserk Sea.
On the way, Klein had noticed that the Rune Kingdom’s Dixie Fleet had been cruising the safe channel, seemingly on guard for something.
”The abnormal changes in the Berserk Sea before seems to have also attracted the attention of the Rune military …… In this way, the Spirit Order shouldn’t be able to investigate in these waters without any fear, of course, a fleet can’t monitor all the shipping lanes here… … “Klein stood in his cabin, looking out of the window, thinking with some daze and emotion.
At this moment, he heard the sound of illusory prayers, and hurriedly went above the gray mist to see what was going on.
This time, it was the “Hanged Man” who prayed, and he asked Mr. Fool to tell the “Hidden Man” that the “craftsman” was suspected of being killed by a cult or a hidden person. He asked Mr. Fool to tell the Hidden One that the “craftsman” was suspected to be controlled by a cult or a hidden organization, and hoped that he could get some help.