Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

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“Godforsaken Land,” Silver City.

Derrick Berg returned to the real world, took a deep breath, and sighed that the Lord had already fallen.

This feeling wasn't particularly sad, just a sense of helplessness after anticipating it for so many years and finally knowing the result, and also… relief.

Of course, it was also because he had found a new hope in “The Fool” that he didn't feel so desperate.

Derrick realized: This news cannot be told to others unless that person is also willing to believe in “The Fool.”

Then he thought of “The Hermit's” research, so he immediately got up and went to the Round Tower to see the Chief.

Soon, Chief Colin received Derrick. This chief with gray-white hair asked, “Do you have something important to see me about?”

“Actually, I don't know if it's important,” Derrick said, now quite experienced in dealing with superiors: “I just think it's getting stranger and stranger, and I feel I should report it to the Chief as soon as possible.”

Colin nodded: “Tell me.”

“Last time I was patrolling outside the city, when I passed the swamp in the north of Silver City, I seemed to feel a strange power.” Derrick said seriously:

“I've never had this feeling before, and it disappeared quickly, so I didn't pay much attention to it and didn't report it at the time.

“But last night, I had many dreams in a row, always dreaming of searching for something in the swamp, feeling like there was something very important in the swamp!”

The experienced Colin said almost immediately: “Perhaps you saw some important information at the time, but because it would cause you some harm, you ignored it, and those dreams are your spirituality reminding you.”

He thought for a moment and said: “I will immediately organize manpower to start an investigation, and when necessary, I will also let you join the investigation team.”

Derrick breathed a slight sigh of relief in his heart and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Chief Colin suddenly asked: “I heard from the patrol team that they saw you catching fish in the swamp?”

“Ah, yes… yes.” Derrick had provided “The Hermit” with a strange fish when he traded with him before.

If it were in the past, Derrick wouldn't have felt anything was wrong if the Chief suddenly mentioned this matter, but now Derrick is not the Derrick he used to be.

He realized that the Chief might have noticed his lie, but the Chief also said that he would immediately set up an investigation team, which seemed to be saying: I know you are lying, but I also know that your reminder is important.

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Backlund, 66 Rose Street.

After the Tarot Gathering ended, Audis returned to the real world. He stared at the ceiling for a while as usual, and then got up to prepare the ritual to complete the transaction with “The Hanged Man.”

This Tarot Gathering sold magical items and extraordinary weapons for £630, and the intelligence transaction with Alger earned £1,000, for a total of £1,630.

Audis took a deep breath. Now the Tarot Gathering is already one of his main sources of income.

After tidying up the altar, Audis went to the basement and used the “Teleportation Array” here to return to his residence at 77 Hailing Avenue, transformed back into the owner of the Gar Herbal Medicine Shop, and took a rental carriage to the herbal medicine shop.

Today was the day to check the accounts and sort out the account books, which Audis had always done himself.

Mandy's assistants Bella, Enoch, and Kaina showed Audis the account books one after another. After Audis made some records, he talked to the three of them for a while.

Then he looked around the herbal medicine shop and, seeing that there were no problems, left the herbal medicine shop and returned to 77 Hailing Avenue.

Today, Audis rested at his residence on Hailing Avenue for the night, and the next morning he put on his wizard's attire and returned to 66 Rose Street, studying witchcraft and waiting for new customers to come to his door.

Ding-a-ling~

After waiting until the afternoon, someone finally came to knock on the door.

Audis opened the door. It was the old gentleman, York Elton, who had previously suspected that his son was not his own.

Behind him was another middle-aged man dressed as a gentleman, with a clean-shaven beard and gold-rimmed glasses, looking very refined.

The other party adjusted his glasses and carefully observed Audis.

York politely tipped his hat: “Hello, Mr. Wizard, this is my friend, Verdu Jackson. He has some things he would like you to help with.”

Audis carefully looked at the other party's glasses, as long as they weren't monocles made of crystal.

“Please come in.” Audis invited the two gentlemen in. After everyone came in, he waved his hand slightly, and the door immediately closed by itself.

The Verdu behind him looked a little nervous at this scene.

But York smiled at his friend because of Audis's previous performance, as if to say: See, I told you this wizard is very powerful.

After the two sides were seated, Audis said: “I'm sorry, I don't have any drinks here that you can drink.”

York recalled what the wizard “Gandalf” had said before, that his drinks were poisonous to ordinary people, so he quickly said: “We're not thirsty.”

Audis smiled slightly: “Then let's get to the point as soon as possible, what do you want from me?”

Did this Mr. Verdu also suspect that he had become a father?

Verdu said: “Mr. Wizard, please keep what I am about to say confidential.”

Audis thought to himself: Why does this sound so familiar?

Verdu took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and said: “My daughter, Delia, seems to be afflicted by some evil thing, and her temperament has changed greatly!

“Sometimes she stands on the terrace in the middle of the night, as if waiting for something.

“Sometimes she suddenly smiles evilly, especially at night, that smile makes people feel terrified.

“Sometimes she hums some very resentful ballads at night, which makes people get goosebumps.

“Delia used to be a very docile and lovely child, and she would never do such things.”

The middle-aged gentleman finished speaking in one breath, looking at Audis with expectant eyes.

Audis pondered for a moment before saying: “I suggest you go to the church you believe in and tell the priest these things.”

“I have asked the bishop of the Church of the Night Goddess to come to the door.” Verdu said with a wry smile: “The bishop said that Delia was frightened in a dream, and that's why she became like this.

“They gave Delia some potions. They did have an effect after taking them, but soon Delia's actions became strange again.”

Audis was stunned: It sounded like the “Night Watcher's” judgment should be correct. Either it was in a dream or he unintentionally sensed something with a certain amount of pollution. Judging from Delia's performance, it was not very serious and should not recur.

He thought for a while and asked again: “How long has Delia been like this?”

Verdu replied: “More than a month.”

“Have there been any very painful or crazy situations?”

“No.”

Audis frowned: “Has anything strange happened in your home recently?”

Verdu smiled helplessly: “No.”

The previous bishop had also asked this question, but he thought for a long time and couldn't think of anything strange that had happened.

Audis asked again: “Besides the changes you said before, what other changes has Delia had?”

Verdu was silent for a while and said: “Please be sure to keep my next description confidential.”

Audis nodded: “Tell me.”

“Delia's eyes seem to be more radiant, and her temperament has also changed to a certain extent.” Verdu said somewhat uncomfortably: “She… she is only a teenager, but she exudes the temperament of a mature woman at many times.

“And… and Delia used to be very introverted, but now she likes to chat with young male servants. Because I'm afraid of accidents, I have fired several male servants in the past month.”

It's no wonder Verdu repeatedly asked for confidentiality. In the more conservative Rune, a woman, even a minor woman, is easily labeled as “not reserved enough” for such behavior.

But Audis seemed to have found a clue: “I should know what's going on. It's understandable that the bishop of the Church of the Night Goddess doesn't know this, because these are very obscure pieces of knowledge.”

He had also accidentally read relevant knowledge in the “Knowledge Wilderness.”

The church should also have this knowledge, but because such situations rarely occur, it may not be popularized to captain-level members or members below captain-level.

And this kind of extraordinary case that does not show too much harm is at most investigated by the captain leading the team.

Verdu breathed a slight sigh of relief: “Then… what should we do now?”

Audis thought for a moment: “I must go to your house to confirm again. Hmm… you go wait in the carriage first, I'll prepare and then go find you.”

He now feels more and more that preparation is very important for a “Wizard.”

This pathway does not seem to be good at frontal combat, but in Audis's opinion, if enough preparations are made, he dares to face it head-on!

Therefore, it is necessary to have rich knowledge and experience to predict the difficulties that one may encounter and make corresponding preparations in advance.

Other “Wizards” may need time to accumulate before they can do this.

But Audis can already do this. First of all, he has the help of the “Knowledge Wilderness” and has a very broad knowledge reserve.

Secondly, he has a “God's perspective” and has enough understanding of the twenty-two pathways. The combination of the two makes Audis a “senior wizard” soon after being promoted to “Wizard.”

After making the necessary preparations, he boarded the carriage outside and followed the two gentlemen to the Verdu family home.

Seeing "Mr. Wizard's" confident demeanor, Verdu finally saw hope. His daughter's situation had exhausted him both physically and mentally, and he really didn't know how to solve such a problem.

York was also very happy that the wizard he introduced could help his old friend solve the problem, which made the old gentleman feel very proud.

So the atmosphere in the carriage was very harmonious. The three of them chatted idly and arrived at Backlund Street, where many wealthy people and politicians lived.

The Verdu family's home was a large villa with a large yard and a garden in the back.

The main body of the villa was a three-story building, which looked broad and grand.

After the carriage entered the yard, Audis said, "Next, you must listen to my instructions and there can be no mistakes. Otherwise, the monster is likely to escape, and it will come back to affect your daughter at some point in the future."

Verdu quickly nodded: "Okay!"

"After entering the door later, take me to a reception room and don't let too many people know of my existence," Audis said. "Lest that monster become wary."

Verdu nodded repeatedly, and after a little thought, he had a plan.

After the carriage stopped at the entrance of the villa, Verdu got out of the carriage first and ordered the servants who came up to meet him to do various things, and asked them to carry them out immediately.

When there were no more servants at the door, Audis got out of the carriage and, under Verdu's personal guidance, came to a reception room that was not usually used.

The careful Verdu asked his personal male servant to wait at the door. The tea, snacks, and fruits brought by the servants were all forwarded by the personal male servant. If anyone asked, he would say that he was discussing important matters with Mr. York Elton.

After all this was arranged, Audis, sitting in the seat of honor, said to Verdu: "Go and check the inside of Delia's left arm, roughly at the elbow, whether there are two small, round wounds.

"There should also be such wounds on the inside of the leg, roughly at the knee, but that is not easy to check. Just confirm one of them."

"Okay." Verdu left the reception room, pondered for a moment, and then came to the second floor. At this time, Delia was having an art class, and her personal maid was waiting outside the study.

Verdu beckoned to Delia's personal maid: "Has Delia been acting strangely today?"

The personal maid replied: "No."

Verdu gave an "Um" and then said: "When Delia was getting dressed this morning, did she have any unexplained wounds on her body?"

The personal maid said: "It seems that there are two small, round wounds on the inside of her knee."

Verdu took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "Okay, I see."

Because Verdu had been asking about his daughter's situation frequently recently, it did not arouse the maid's suspicion.

Verdu thought for a while and decided that, to be on the safe side, he still had to confirm the wound on Delia's arm, so he asked the servant to bring tea and snacks and entered the classroom.

There were only two students in the classroom, Verdu's youngest son and daughter. Verdu's eldest son was already in college, and his youngest son and daughter were preparing for college under the tutelage of a private tutor.

After entering the classroom, Verdu first exchanged polite greetings with the teacher, and then asked the servant to serve tea and snacks.

Then Verdu also let his son and daughter rest for a while, and he looked at the easels of his children, as if to examine whether they had made any progress recently.

Just as the servant was serving tea to Delia, Verdu quickly knocked over the teacup, which happened to spill on Delia's arm.

Verdu immediately squatted down anxiously, rolled up his daughter's sleeves and said, "How is it, are you burned? Alas, when you get older, your hands and feet become clumsy..."

He saw two small, round wounds on the inside of Delia's arm, roughly at the elbow, which looked like they had been poked with a thick needle.

Verdu tried his best to keep his hands from shaking, and he continued to smile: "...I accidentally knocked over the teacup."