Chapter 244 - Mausoleum Map
“I know him, of course…” Andoine pursed his lips. “The creator of the spell is my colleague, Sir Lothar. He is a very interesting man. If you are free, I can bring you to meet him, then you can ask him whatever questions you want.”
“Alright, alright, alright…” Lin Li smiled. He stopped looking at that parchment and rolled it into his pocket. Since Andoine knew the man, Lin Li would be able to meet the creator very quickly. Why would he need to waste his energy on those freaking runes?
“I say, you shouldn’t have anything on after the competition in Alanna, right? Until then, I can bring you to a place and introduce Sir Lothar to you.”
“That will do…” Lin Li replied after thinking for a moment.
The two of them continued to discuss their schedule after the competition. Then, just when Andoine wanted to retire to his room, Lin Li suddenly remembered something.
“Oh, yes. I have something with me written in the High Elves Print. Can you help translate it for me?”
“High Elves Print?” Andoine paused for a moment. He reached out his boney arm, and said, “Let me see.”
Lin Li nodded, and replied frankly, “If there is a chance, I might go and take a look. Since it was left behind by the great leader, there might be unexpected discoveries…”
“Then you must be very careful. The High Elves were beyond proficient in the use of curses.”
“Yeah, I understand.”
The two men continued talking for an hour until they felt overcome by tiredness. After reminding Lin Li about other things to take note of, Andoine yawned as he returned to his room. Lin Li, however, could not fall asleep at all. He tossed and turned in the bed, his mind still on the two rags. There was one thing Andoine wasn’t clear when he told him about the rags—how the Merlin Family was related to them. Why did he say he “knew it” when the Merlin Family was mentioned? Doesn’t that mean that Andoine long knew their family would be related to the cloths?
After leaving Jarrosus, the Merlin Family did not bother him anymore.
After Cromwell died in battle and Old Merlin mysteriously disappeared, the Merlin Family was not considered a threat anymore. However, the situation now gave Lin Li an unspoken edginess. Come through think if it, the disappearance of Old Merlin was too unusual…
Lin Li could not shut his lids for the entire night. His mind was filled with a lot of things. He only managed to fall asleep unknowingly when the sky turned brighter.
He fell into a deep sleep until the wailing sound of the hungry little Dragon Hawk woke him up.
“That’s so weird. Why didn’t that old man wake me up today?” Lin Li asked as he got out of bed. Just when he wanted to find some food for the little fella, he noticed a note on the table.
“I’m leaving first” were the only few words in the note.
“Shaun, let’s pack up. We’re going back to Alanna!” Since Andoine had left, there was no reason for Lin Li to stay here anymore. He called Shaun down and headed out of Andoine’s tower after packing his things.
Lin Li’s luck was rather good this time. Although the roads in the Twilight Forest were rather complicated, he did not get lost with the help of the fat bandit. After reaching Alanna successfully, Shaun spoke up.
“Oh, yes. Mr. Mage, I will not be entering the city with you, because I still need to prepare the Tricolored Flowers you were asking for. Why don’t you give me a time and place, and I deliver it to you immediately when I’m ready?”
“Yes, that will be good.” Lin Li nodded. He pointed in the direction of the Guild of Magic, and said, “I will meet you at the entrance of the Guild of Magic tomorrow afternoon.”
“Okay.”
After sending Shaun off, Lin Li carried the little Dragon Hawk and walked towards the guild’s entrance slowly. Since the finals was nearing and he had nothing much to do, he decided to walk around Alanna.
He took an hour to travel from the north of the city to the Guild of Magic. Lin Li used the entire afternoon to bring the little Dragon Hawk around. After Lin Li was satisfied with patronizing different stalls, and the little Dragon Hawk was happy with all the food it ate, the little fella curled in Lin Li’s arms and fell asleep soundly.
Lin Li only reached the Alanna Guild of Magic in the evening.
Who knew that before he even walked into the Guild Hall, he saw a familiar figure in the corner of the street.
“What a coincidence, Argus.”
“What coincidence are you talking about? I am here to look for you…” Argus replied as he looked around furtively. “I have some information with regards to the things you asked me to find out the other time…” he spoke in a low voice.
“Oh?” Upon hearing that, Lin Li withdrew his joking expression. After scanning the surroundings carefully, he brought Argus to an isolated area.
“Tell me more.”
“According to what I know, when that equipment was out of the Marathon smithy, it was sent to the north.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course.” Argus nodded confidently. “The person that told me that was a supervisor in Marathon smithing workshop. I saved his life when he was still an Adventurer. He would never lie to me.”
“It seems like I’m guessing it correctly…” At that stage, it was clear that Jarrosus was in the north of Felan Kingdom.
“Oh, yes. Did you see Matthias recently?” Argus asked hesitantly as Lin Li trembled in rage.
“Nope, I was not in Alanna these 10 days. Did something happen to Matthias?”
“Erm…” Argus hesitated for a moment, but still said the truth. “I don’t know, either, but I can sense that Matthias has started to be wary of me…”