Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 77 No accident, there was an accident

Walking along the long stairs to the entrance of the main building at the end, the maids on both sides were wearing slightly loose black servant clothes, and when they saw a few people coming, they bowed down and saluted with low eyebrows.

Collins walked forward without a smile and motioned to the guard to open the gold-rimmed door, "Dear guests, please come inside."

Lacey entered the door carelessly, while Marco's eyes stayed on the maids before following him in.

[You are targeted by Modeste Benavidez's killing intent.Evaluation: If he dares to appear in front of you, don't be shy, just shoot him down.Reward: Survival Point +1. 】

Ok?
Wei En noticed this prompt as soon as he walked through the door, paused for a moment, and then stepped forward with a natural expression.

Anyone who can be shot by him can't walk to him, and Lacey can hold it with one finger.

He didn't panic at all.

"One-horned scorpion?"

As soon as he walked through the porch, Marco's eyes were drawn to the skulls hanging on the wall of the living room.

"Investigator Marco is very knowledgeable. That is indeed the skull of the notorious one-horned scorpion in the Kordo Sea. It is one of Master Ramiro's trophies this time."

Collins's eyes narrowed when he smiled, as if he was hunting the one-horned scorpion himself.

Marco pouted, "It's just 20 years old."

"Uh," Collins pursed his lips and tried to defend himself, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"Please follow me. The location of the patron saint statue is near Mr. Syam's residence behind the side hall."

Wei Endo took a few glances at the head of the huge unicorn scorpion.

True to its name,

The one-horned scorpion's sharp one-horn, which was as tall as a man, faced them directly, and its mouth full of sharp fangs. It must have an astonishing bite force.

It seemed that Master Ramiro was unexpectedly strong.

Then Wayne looked at the layout of the room again.

Upon entering the gate, he noticed that the interior decoration style was rough and luxurious, with skeletons of marine creatures and deep-sea coral pearls everywhere.

Overhead, printed on the ceiling, was a huge nautical chart, outlining in rough lines the boundaries of continents and seas.

He even found the marks of the Kordo Sea and the city-state of Custer on it.

The surrounding walls are filled with paintings of various marine creatures, including huge and ferocious octopuses, terrifying sea snakes, and various sailboats...

As it goes deeper, there are more bones of various fish and sea monsters, all of which are hung on the walls on both sides as candle holders.

"I can see that you enjoy your adventures at sea."

Lacey glanced at it and asked calmly: "Did Ramiro bring these back as well?"

"Most of them are, and a few are from Mr. Saiyam's collection."

Then several people lost interest in talking and followed Collins all the way to the back area.

Collins held a lantern in his hand, and the dim light gradually lengthened their shadows.Obviously, having a house that is too big is not necessarily a good thing, and not all rooms face the sun.

[You have stepped into the place where faith is stored in an unknown existence. Because your spiritual level is greater than level 30, you have successfully resisted the erosion of the power of storm faith.Evaluation: Stormy winds, blue sea waves, that's about it.Special rewards: +3 survival points, +1 spiritual level. 】

The power of storm faith...

Wei En just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously.

That's right, the fact that the Seres family is a devout believer in the Church of Storms has been strongly confirmed.

[You stepped into the place where Orpheus, the lord of dawn, believed in. Because your spiritual level is greater than level 40, you successfully resisted the erosion of the power of dawn's faith.Comments: Where there is light, there is dawn, and vice versa.Special reward: survival point +5, spirit level +1. 】

Dawn faith storage place? ?

Wei En looked left and right. Is there still a Faith Storage Totem of the Lord of Dawn here?

Before he could find anything, a message appeared on the panel again.

[You have come into contact with the power of dawn faith again, Orpheus has paid +1 attention to you, and the current ranking is 9889.Evaluation: The Lord of Dawn is really a hardworking bee.Special reward: origin +1. 】

Again--

Wei En couldn't help but grit his teeth. Contact with the power of Dawn Faith would increase that person's attention, right?

Are you free?
In addition, if he remembered correctly, the ranking was lowered.

I remember the last time his ranking was 9789.

Hard-working little bee... Does the panel mean that the Lord of the Dawn is constantly spreading the Dawn Faith and then paying attention to others?

If that's the case, then it's indeed very diligent.

But this is a good thing. Obviously, the higher the ranking, the less beneficial it is.

Not long after, Collins stopped in front of a wooden door and said, "This is it. This is where the patron saint statue of the great Seres family is stored."

Lacey looked around and said, "Are there no guards here?"

"No, this is Mr. Saiyam's living area. Except for family members, others are not allowed to enter here without special permission."

Wei En asked: "Then there is only the same passage here as when we came here?"

"Yes, Investigator Wayne."

Collins pointed to the corridor next to him and said, "This is the basement, and there is no exit."

Then, he took out the key and opened the door: "Please come in."

Four people filed in and looked at the small room.

The decoration of the room is very simple, there is only a table with white candles, and a high platform that is obviously an altar building.

There are some portraits hanging on the surrounding walls, all of which have extremely obvious Aldous characteristics.

"Captain Lacey, please start. There are less than three hours left before the red moon rises." Collins did not follow in, but stood at the door and said respectfully.

"Ah."

Lacey looked around and then looked at Wei En and said: "The job of the investigation department is actually very simple. It is to find clues, point to the perpetrator through the clues, and finally arrest him."

Wei En pretended to be a serious student, but in fact he didn't care too much about it.

Compared with these regular investigation processes, he is more concerned about how to deal with aberrations, how to eliminate resentful spirits, and how to kill all risks and hazards...

"In most cases, we can easily complete tasks with the help of the equipment provided by the Secret Investigator... such as this."

As he spoke, Lacey took out a small bottle of potion and threw it on the ground, "The developer potion is used to see the figures that appear in this room for a period of time."

Then a gray smoke rose from the potion and gradually spread throughout the room.

"All of them?" Wei En asked, staring at the potion residue on the ground.

"Of course not, except for those extraordinary people who are good at playing with shadows."

shadow?

It seems that the production of this developer involves shadow-related abilities.

But just hearing the name, Wayne thought it was a potion that showed footprints or blood in the room.

If he had known that there was such a potion, he would have asked if there was only one entrance and exit...

Embarrassed.

Collins at the door saw this scene and couldn't help admiring: "Mr. Syam's decision is correct, professional things are left to professional people..."

Before he could finish his words, the smoke started to rewind like a movie.

An old man wearing a black noble robe walked in with a sad expression, knelt down beside the altar and whispered something...

This should be that Mr. Syam?
Then several people wearing black armor broke in in a hurry, and the leader had a quarrel with the old man...

Then there is a lady with a dignified temperament, well, she is a bit older...

The next scene should be the scene after discovering that the idol was missing. The old man looked furious and roared at the people around him. It can be seen from his constantly opening mouth that he must have consumed a lot of saliva...

Until the shadow of the patron saint faintly appeared on the altar, which looked very similar to the octopus commonly seen in the deep sea.

But what does an octopus do with a pair of wings?
Can it fly out of the deep sea?
Immediately afterwards, Wei En saw a young man wearing a silver-white silk robe, with long ash-brown curly hair, and a slightly sinister look on his face appearing on the screen, taking the statue away...

Seeing this, Collins couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's him?!"

Marco looked at the young man and asked casually, "Butler Collins, do you know his identity?"

"He, he...he is Master Rutger..." Collins stammered: "But how is that possible? Why did he..."

"It seems that the target has been found,"

Lacey seemed to have expected this outcome, but she was not at all interested in catching a thief.

"The commission only requires us to find the statue of the god, but it does not ask us to investigate the whole story. Now that the person has been found, I believe your Seres family doesn't want us to get involved, right?"

Collins bowed and saluted, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry Captain Lacey, I, I was a little rude. As you said, this is enough, and we will do the follow-up investigation."

"At the same time, I will also explain the situation here to Mr. Syam, and the promised reward will be sent to the Secret Investigation Department later."

Lacey nodded and said, "This is best."

"plz follow me."

Butler Collins' face returned to normal, and he led a few people out respectfully.

Wei En pulled the bouncing Tina to follow, and muttered, "Is this the end?"

He secretly complained, always feeling that this kind of investigation was a little hasty...

If this thing existed in the previous life, the uncles' work should be easy.

What surveillance is needed? Throw a bottle of imaging agent directly on the scene, and the suspect will come out immediately.

Marco, who was the closest, smiled when he heard his words, "As long as it's not done by the extraordinary, the crimes committed by ordinary people are as simple as that."

"It has been 300 years since the Secret Investigation Department was founded. During this period, in order to deal with various cases, many gadgets have been invented to facilitate investigation."

"The equipment on Chateland's side is nothing. I heard that in the center of the Eastern Continent, the Secret Investigation Department of the Duos Empire, every investigator is equipped with a two-wheeled mechanical vehicle. That's amazing."

A two-wheeled mechanical vehicle, isn't that a mechanical version of a motorcycle?
It is indeed much faster than walking on two legs.

Wayne shrugged, "I just didn't expect it to be so simple."

He thought it would involve disputes between the Church of Dawn and the Church of Storms, the revenge of the Barbas tribe, the dispute over family heirs, etc...

The result is this?

Sure enough, reality is not a drama, and there are not so many accidents.

"It's indeed simpler," Lacey said without looking back: "After the celebration is over tomorrow, I will take you to other places."

Wei En hummed, and asked, "Did the bottle of developing medicine just now also be provided by the property management department?"

"Of course, but it is not a standard configuration and needs to be purchased by individuals. A bottle is not expensive, only 5 gold pounds."

"5 gold pounds? So expensive??"

Wayne's eyes widened. Are you stealing money?

Marco patted his shoulder, "That's the fact. The formula for this potion is researched by the Property Management Department and belongs exclusively to the Secret Brewing Department of Custer City State."

"Last time I heard Somley say that this is still a discount internally. If you want to buy developer medicine in other regions, you can't buy a bottle without 10 gold."

10 gold pounds?

Wei En's eyes lit up. This is what he thinks should be earned from selling potions.

Compared with the 3 gold pounds he can earn for making a bottle of perfect potion, the developer potion is like a cornucopia.

"Then they're pretty good."

"To a certain extent, Somley and the others do have some skills, but their personalities are too bad, they are like misers all day long, they can only enter but not exit."

A few people chatted all the way out of the main building.

"Captain Lacey, thank you very much for your help, otherwise we don't know what to find..."

"Don't forget to send the reward to the secret blending department," Lacey didn't want to say more to him, waved her hand and interrupted: "According to the commission contract, there will be an additional fee for the potion just now."

Collins said respectfully, "Don't worry, I'll send it over when I'm done."

"That's the best."

After speaking, Lacey walked out with the three of them.

"Wei En, there are very few simple cases like this. In most cases, what we are facing are all kinds of distortions that have been polluted to the point of distortion."

"I know."

Marco on the side laughed and said: "Don't be so serious, Chief Lacey, although this commission is very simple, the reward is very generous, isn't it?"

"How many?" Wayne was very interested.

"50 gold pounds, plus the consumption of developing medicine, totaling 55 gold pounds."

55 gold pounds? ?
Wei En counted with his fingers, even if calculated according to the 5% ratio, he can still have more than 2 gold pounds...

It is indeed much more cost-effective than fighting life and death.

But before the captain seemed to be resistant to accepting this commission, was it because of the Serres family or?

"and many more,"

At this time, Lacey stopped and frowned slightly, "It seems that this case is not simple."

Marco seemed to be aware of it and stretched out his hand to wave.

A small tornado slowly gathered, and he listened intently, "Something did happen. There was the smell of blood over there, and there were some sounds of fighting..."

The smell of blood, the sound of fighting?
Wayne: "..."

Not surprisingly, there was a surprise.

PS: Two-in-one chapters, today is one chapter.

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