Part 4 The Undead Chapter 72 The Archaeological Team
With a sigh, Klein indulged himself in letting loose and enjoying the rare peace and relief of the dream like a normal human being.
About a quarter of an hour later, he finally waited for the church extraordinary who had come to soothe him to leave the dream.
”Finally …… I can sleep peacefully ……” Klein wanted to open his eyes out of habit and fall back to sleep, but realized that once he didn’t have to be on high alert and watchful, with the help of the remnants of the dream’s sense of tranquility, he could just drift off to sleep.
This night, the quality of his sleep was very good, and he slept until dawn, when the sun was rising, the red moon was still there, the sky was glowing, and the wind was blowing softly.
Klein lazily fumed for nearly ten minutes before picking up the gold-cased pocket watch that sat on his bedside table, snapping it open and glancing at it.
”It’s less than six-thirty …… Should I roll over and go back to sleep, or get up on this?” Crane examined his own state, and seeing that he was awake and energized without a trace of fatigue, he got out of bed, shuffled around, and paced to the balcony, looking out over the orange and red sky.
This season in Bakerland, affected by the wind, the haze itself will not be too serious, coupled with the previous months have to do the air pollution control, at this time the blue sky is like a wash, the air is refreshing, the gardener has already been busy in the garden, the kitchen maids and handyman male servants are heading to the market in pairs, and apart from them, the surroundings are peaceful, which makes Klein’s mood bright, briefly forget all the troubles, only to feel that the world is at this moment uniquely belonged to himself.
With a not-so-obvious smile, he quietly admired the sight, while the rest of the houses around him, one after another in the following quarter of an hour, came out with two or three servants, either carrying baskets or hauling horses, and the whole neighborhood came to life a little, the sunlight gradually brightening.
”This is the way life should be ……,” Crane sighed silently, and, with a sudden impulse to go out for a walk, turned away from the balcony, walked to the door, and twisted the knob.
Outside his master bedroom, Richardson was already waiting, making it impossible to guess what time he had gotten up.
This was the hardest part of being a valet, having to go to bed later than his employer and get up earlier than him.
”Breakfast is an hour away, and the kitchen can be ready in a quarter of an hour if you wish to advance, sir.” Richardson did not ask why Crane Dantes was suddenly up early.
Crane chuckled:
”No need to be early, I’m going to go out for a walk first.”
”Yes, sir.” Richardson went into the bedroom and, at his employer’s suggestion, picked out his coat and helped him put it on.
Finally, Crane put on his silk bowler hat, took his gold-encrusted cane, and descended to the first floor, stepped out of the front door, and walked slowly along the street, with its Intis sycamore trees and black gas streetlight poles, toward the other end.
Along the way, a faint scent wafted from the gardens of each house, the green foliage of the trees created a secluded mood high above, pedestrians were very sparse in twos and threes, and the occasional horse-drawn carriage drove by to break the silence and then quickly moved away.
Klein enjoyed the early morning environment and the beauty of waking up early, feeling that the traces of yesterday’s negative emotions left behind were evaporating and disappearing little by little.
Well, extraordinary people should know how to take the initiative to create conditions and regulate their moods …… I’ll walk around like this, and the bishops of St. Samuel’s Church should know that Dawn Dantes has completely recovered, and won’t come to disturb my sleep in the middle of the night …… In between Klein’s thoughts dispersing, his gaze casually swept over 39 Birklund Street next door.
It was the home of Senator Macht.
Its facade consisted of a long, sharp iron rod, allowing passersby to pass through the gaps and enjoy the view of the garden inside.
As his line of sight moved, Klein saw a familiar figure, it was Hazel with long dark green hair and dark brown eyes, this beautiful and arrogant young girl was walking along the garden path with her maid, occasionally glancing left and right.
Is she up this early too? Lately, she couldn’t go to the sewers in the middle of the night, so her sleep quality is excellent? Klein ventriloquized, withdrew his gaze, and paced forward.
Glancing at Richardson, who was following stoically at the back of his side, Klein remembered in a flash the news reports, magazine columns, and fictional stories related to the Southern Continent that he had recently read.
–He had been consciously reading content in similar fields as a way to flesh out the persona of Dawn Dantes, after all, much of his previous knowledge of the Southern Continent stemmed from Anderson, a pirate, adventurer, and the strongest hunter in the Sea of Mists, and who knows if there was any exaggeration and fabrication.
The ones I’ve read in the past and recently are that so and so went to the southern continent and came back rich, or simply moved there, heh, which makes the entire population of Berkland think that the southern continent is full of gold, full of opportunities to get rich, even the trees that are common there, the sap has a variety of roles and can be exchanged for a large number of gold pounds, which is why the kingdom is often at war with countries such as Forsak and Intis, and seizes the colonies …… If it wasn’t for the fact that the civilians couldn’t save up enough money for the ships and didn’t dare to smuggle them in, there would definitely be a huge influx of population there …… Klein’s thoughts turned and casually asked his personal manservant:
”What do you remember of the southern continent?”
He remembered that Richardson was born in the manor there, and was only brought to Berkland as an adult.
Richardson was silent for a few seconds and said:
”Sir, I actually don’t know much about the southern continent because I was busy in the manor most of the time and rarely had the chance to go out.”
”Just tell me your impression, the truest impression, don’t care about anything, I just want to get a general idea, you know, they all think I’m an expert on the southern continent, but in reality, my experience is only limited to a few places and the merchant class.” Klein chuckled.
Richardson buried his head a little and looked at his toes as he stepped forward and said:
”My impression of the southern continent is:
”Hunger, exhaustion, pain, and a longing for that world after death ……”
Hunger, exhaustion, and pain …… Klein repeated these three words in his mind and took a step down Birklund Street without asking anything more.
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East Chester County, inside a building on the edge of Storne University.
Audrey was looking at the collection obtained by the “Ruane Antiquities Collection and Preservation Foundation”.
She had originally planned to come on Tuesday afternoon, but Associate Professor Michelle Deyter was in Birkeland for an academic conference and would not be returning until today, so she had to change her arrangements.
”These boots were found by a farmer near Storn in a ruin in the mountains, and their shape features a resemblance to the social trends of the Quaternary period.” Michelle introduced the noble and beautiful young girl to the items within the glass display case.
Audrey looked over with interest and noticed that the boots, which were noticeably cocked at the tips, appeared to belong to a clown.
It didn’t have the same height of buckling on either side, one 3 centimeters and one 5 centimeters, and it didn’t appear to be a pair ref.
The asymmetrical style of the Quaternary …… left three right five does not know which class it represents …… Audrey retracted her gaze and followed Associate Professor Michel towards the next collection.
At the end of the tour, Michelle pointed to the glass display case diagonally in front of her and said:
”This coat of arms was delivered just a few days ago, and it deals with the very ancient cult of the gargoyle.”
巨龙 …… Audrey took a reserved step and leaned in close, only to see a gray and white dragon with its feathers spread out painted on the surface of the coat of arms.
”Where does it come from?” Audrey asked not much differently than before.
Michelle answered:
”A village called Hedrak, a Ruunvin word that has no prototype in the ancient Forsak language and seems to be spelled out directly from the pronunciation.”
Hedlak …… This is the village I visited before that has a dragon worship custom, where the people’s collective subconscious sea lives a psychic dragon …… The twenty years of war notes I got from Associate Professor Michelle belonged to this village! A knight from this village called “Lindrilla”, who is suspected to be related to the psychic dragon …… Audrey nodded thoughtfully, weighing her words, wanting to ask who found this coat of arms.
Just then, Associate Professor Michelle’s expression became unusually heavy:
”The discovery of this coat of arms had an accompanying tragedy.”
”Tragedy?” Audrey didn’t hide her consternation.
Associate Professor Michelle exhaled:
”An archaeological team went into that village to study the customs of dragon worship, and as a result, one of the members went mad in the night, and the mental illness seemed to be contagious, and the entire team of archaeologists then turned mad one after another, killing each other or mutilating themselves, and none survived.
”This coat of arms was found in their belongings, and was first taken by the police department to make sure there was no problem before it was donated to us.”
There was an archaeological team that entered the village, and one by one the members went crazy …… Audrey’s eyes dilated slightly as she mentally repeated Associate Professor Michelle’s words.
Suddenly, an inspiration flashed within her mind:
Mental Alchemy Society!
The people in this archaeological team were all members of the Psychological Alchemy Society!