Ritual array.
Sherlock's heart tightened.
He had expected it before. When he looked at Yingjia Village from a high place, he began to doubt when he saw the neat circle. But now it has finally been confirmed.
The entire Yingjia Village is a large-scale ceremony with unknown meaning.
But here comes the problem.
What is this ritual used for?
If it were placed elsewhere, it would obviously be related to the anomaly here.
But the problem is that there are too many "abnormalities" in this ghostly village.
The King of the Wild Hunt, Abnormal Timing, Abnormal Lifespan, Strangers Emerging from the Swamp, Goblin Cave
Sherlock rubbed his temples. Countless possibilities were constantly being put together and combined in his mind, which made his head hurt.
He turned to ask, "Uncle Maghammer, yesterday you said that the reason why sister Haina's biological father suddenly left suddenly was because of some evil spirit. What do you mean by that? And he left Yingjia Village. You haven't come back for so long, have you died outside?"
Such a direct and almost unreasonable question, if the original Sherlock had asked, the other party might be embarrassed.
But now it just happens that I am a child, and it is normal to be ignorant. It's only reasonable to be blunt, you can't argue with me
The expression on the dwarf's magnetic hammer is also a bit subtle.
But he was silent for a while, glanced at the back of Haina's mother, and finally glanced at Haina, lowered his voice and replied softly, "Actually, I think he might have escaped. ."
"Run away"
Sherlock also lowered his voice, with a child-like look on his face, "Why? Is it because of the undead?"
Next to him Haina also came to her senses.
It was not that she was disgusted by Sherlock's pinched voice, but she was indeed very interested in the answer. She asked her mother many times when she was a child, but she was always fooled. At that time, she was actually a little afraid of this father who was a bit rude and looked completely different from her, so her relationship with Maghammer was not very good at that time.
But now she is gradually coming to her senses
It seems that the person with the problem is her mother.
This dwarf father, who has not been related by blood and has only taken care of him since he was a few years old, is more normal.
"It's not the undead. Although I was quite frightened when I first came here, these undead usually don't hurt people. So I gradually got used to it."
The magnetic hammer is lowered The voice, smelling of alcohol, put his head in front of Sherlock's face and pressed his forehead against Sherlock's forehead. "There is a rumor that he saw something he shouldn't have seen, so he went crazy."
< p>"Things you shouldn't see"Haina murmured, "Did Grandpa Jacob do some evil research?"
"Ah, that's not the case. ”
Magnetic Hammer waved his hand repeatedly, "What kind of research can your grandfather Jacob do when he sits at home writing books every day?
" Actually, it was because he seemed to have seen another version of himself. In the days before he left, he had become visibly uneasy. His master asked about it and said that he seemed to have seen another person who was exactly like himself. After a few days, he disappeared. When I first came here, this rumor happened to be popular in the village, so I was quite impressed. ”
“Then, what happens after that?”
Sherlock tried his best to make a scared expression, “Will that other self still be there after he leaves?”
"No more. That's why I said it was a rumor. "
The magnetic hammer returned to its normal volume and laughed. "Think about it, if there really was another me, then he shouldn't have disappeared at all. When he disappeared, shouldn't he have been killed by the other one? Replace it yourself? Then no one will realize that he is missing.
"Old William also investigated this matter at that time, and asked his colleagues to help investigate. However, no trace of his whereabouts was ever found, and there was no record of him leaving by train even in Bagpipe Town.
“But it took about two years. At that time, Haina had not yet gone to school in Bagpipe Town, and her mother received a letter. It was from her bastard father, saying that he had been living on the Glass Island for a long time and had been unable to contact his family. I finally finished a big job recently and can take a vacation. Come back and take a look when you have time.
“But he didn’t come back until the end. He didn’t leave his address, so we couldn’t send a reply.
“Haina’s mother is also literate. , she confirmed that it was the other party's handwriting. The priest in the village also confirmed that the handwriting was correct. So he is probably not dead. At least he didn't die more than ten years ago, but he hasn't sent a letter back for so long, so he either forgot or died. "
"That's right."
Sherlock smiled sarcastically.
But he and Haina looked at each other silently, and his heart sank.
No.
The problem here is that Haina's father disappeared suddenly
The villagers and dwarves may not know, but Sherlock understands. If a person wants to disappear, it is not that easy.
Unless he can change his appearance, it is easy for the inspectors to trace all kinds of traces. Haina also knows this.
If a person goes to live outside, he needs money at least. If he wants to make money, he must participate in a job that he is familiar with. And no one mentioned that he absconded with the money when he left, which means that he didn't leave much money with him, and he was just a blacksmith apprentice at that time, unlike Chammer, who was a real blacksmith master. It’s not much money.
In this case, it is basically impossible for him to leave by his own will without leaving any trace.
In fact.There are only two possibilities.
Either he was kidnapped or killed. There was another person helping him with his whereabouts, which meant he had an accomplice.
Either he disappeared suddenly, such as being teleported away, or falling into a swamp.
But he was still able to send a letter a few years later, and the handwriting confirmed that it was from him. As for whether the letter was written a few years ago, this Sherlock believes that the magnetic hammer is not that stupid.
Suppose, then, that her father is still alive a few years after his disappearance. And if you don't want the villagers to know where you are, you can also deduce another possibility
The "father" who suddenly disappeared is actually the clone. Because it is made up of rituals or spells, it disappears quietly without leaving any traces.
The real body has actually already gone to the Glass Island with the help of others.
If "copying a person" is a ritual effect, then the person who helps him should be a powerful ritualist.
Is there such a ritualist in Yingjia Village?
There really is.
That was Aiwass’s grandfather, Jacob Alexander.
Although Sherlock doesn’t know his specific energy level, since there are two fifth-level Noble Reds who failed to kill him directly, Jacob is at least the fourth energy level. , it may even be the fifth energy level.
He went to the Glass Island specifically to help Jacob arrange some rituals remotely
After all, Jacob was being hunted by Noble Red at the time, and it was not convenient for him to go there. A place with many people.
A few years later, he completed the ceremony.
Wait.
Wait
Sherlock suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
A few years later
He thought of something and went through the timeline from the beginning
When Sherlock was investigating Aiwass before, he had found him His grandfather died of an "occasional cold" when Aiwass was about four years old.
Haina is four years older than Aiwass, which is almost when Haina was eight years old. This is almost comparable to Haina's experience of learning to read from Jacob.
And little Jack is eight years younger than Haina.
In other words, one year before little Jack was born, his biological father disappeared; half a year later, the magnetic hammer came to Eagle Point Village; less than a year later, Jacob died. After his death, the relics were stolen by the Noble Red people in some way, but they did not find the thing they wanted most.
Immediately afterwards, someone sent a threatening letter with unknown meaning. They killed Giulio's niece, Lisa, and threatened to kill Aiwass in a letter stating that Aiwass's father, Julio Alexander, "did not do what they said".
Aiwass’ biological parents were killed and he became an orphan. But he later lived in an orphanage and was no longer hunted.
Then Haina’s father sent a letter back saying that he had been living on the Glass Island for a long time. After that, she really disappeared, and Haina did not come to find her until she graduated from college and was published in the newspaper.
During the time when Haina’s father went to the Glass Island and sent the letter back, did anything special happen on the Glass Island that only a ritualist could do?
Yes exist.
That was the day Sherlock told Aiwass that Eagle Point Village was Haina’s hometown. That day, Sherlock overheard Bishop Mathers explaining to Aiwass why he was absent that day. The answer was that the curse of the red-handled sword was accidentally leaked the night before.
Sherlock hadn't woken up yet, so he didn't have time to argue. He woke up later, but the topic had already left, and it was hard for him to talk about it again, but he always remembered the incident.
Because he felt something was wrong at that time.
The seal of the red-handled sword was imposed by Merlin.
Although he hates that guy, Sherlock knows that Merlin's technology is very good, how could that thing be leaked so easily
Don't say it's leaked, even if it's induced to unblock it. , and you must be a top ritualist to do it.
It has only been leaked once in so many years, and it happened to be that day.
Sherlock doesn’t believe in coincidences.
It is very likely that Haina's father was on the glass island, remotely assisting Jacob in the ritual, which induced the seal of the red-handled sword to leak
So far, time, The ability and the perpetrators are basically comparable.
But then it got even weirder.
The question that puzzles Sherlock is
Why did Aiwass’s grandfather design to kill Aiwass’s parents before he died?
Sherlock remembers that the person who killed Aiwass's parents was a curse master from the desert who operated the Hook Demon. This should not be Jacob's person.
But the person who asked them to find Bishop Mathers when they came to the Glass Island was Haina's father. Because he asked the bishop to be away that day.
Or, Jacob didn’t want to kill Aiwass’s parents, but there were some problems with his plan
Is the curser also one of Jacob’s people? That's why Aiwass didn't continue to be hunted down.
But what is this about?
"Strange"
Sherlock pulled his hair hard.
There is no way to explain it here.
He instinctively realized that he was missing a very crucial clue in the last part of his reasoning. There is only one last step left to connect the truth, but that crucial sentence is missing.
"Damn it"
Sherlock subconsciously punched Haina beside him, planning to go to Aiwass first to share information.
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