"You mean, Tuke has moved away?" "Landuo", who was dyed with a hint of feminine charm, asked the middle-aged woman in front of her.
Because of its proximity to the mineral deposit, the sky of Khorsava City seemed to be covered in dust for many years, hazy and gray, and he was located in the center of a dark alley, and the architectural style was obviously biased towards the mysterious gloom that magicians liked.
The middle-aged woman who was questioned by Fernando was an ordinary person and said coweringly: "Yes, Master Magician, Tuk moved out of here more than a month ago."
Respect and fear for magicians are deeply engraved in the blood of the civilians of the Magic Empire.
Fernando looked around here, the cold and heavy buildings were mottled and old, and traces of dilapidation could be seen everywhere, while secretly saying that Tuke seemed to be having a bad time here, and continued to ask: "Then do you know where he moved? How many days ago?"
The middle-aged woman thought about it scaredly: "Master Magician, it was raining heavily that day, I remember it very clearly, it happened to be the middle of the month last month."
In fact, ancient magicians had detailed and complex regulations on years, months, and days, such as the Bronze Moon Thanos Day in the Year of Winter, but how could ordinary people remember such complex things, and at most they used one to twelve and a few more special month names.
Fernando nodded slightly, and the magic he secretly cast told him that if there was no interference, this middle-aged woman was not a hidden high-level magician, her words were true and credible, and the second point, he had already confirmed.
The middle-aged woman nodded before the beautiful girl met, her heart suddenly relaxed a little, and she spoke more fluently: "Mr. Tucker is a magician who doesn't like to talk, and basically hides in the room every day to do experiments, but a few days ago, I met him in the hall and heard him say to himself, 'Kufrey', 'A new life will start there'."
She was previously a commoner in the neighborhood and was later hired as Cook's servant.
"Kufrey ......" Fernando repeated the name, and quickly found the corresponding place on the map in his memory, which was a city northwest of Alto, located at the junction of the magicians' forces and the ruled area of more than a dozen other god churches that rebelled against the Church of Truth, and did not have rich mineral deposits and unique resources.
What does Tuk do there? Doubts arose in Fernando's mind.
He has always been curious about the existence of gods, why the church wants to develop faith, etc., but unfortunately in the Holm area, the Cult of Truth is so strong, how could he have the opportunity to observe and study, since he has arrived at Alto this time, then stop by and take a look.
After fulfilling this wish, he returned to Alto and returned to the Holm area with the magicians recruited by Beatty, Loeva, and their companions.
"This little girl is really hot and delicious, but it's a pity that I can't stay with her for a long time." Fernando thought with a slight regret, and then secretly heed in his heart, "But if she knows my true identity, she will definitely go crazy, so it's better to leave early."
Since the "Lord of Death" has been valued by the legendary lords, the communication with the Holm region will definitely become more frequent, and if the old fox says something like Fernando Barabara, the messenger I sent, it will be troublesome.
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Kufre City, a commercial city during the Magical Empire period, even now, has a very large population, and is unknowingly many times more prosperous than the mining city of Horsava City.
The sun was shining, and Fernando looked down at the city from mid-air, seeing pedestrians like ants, and the spires towering, which was not unusual.
He lowered his height and landed outside the city gate, without trying to challenge the city's defensive magic circle, and then leaned on the token given by Fran and passed through the gate.
As soon as he entered the city, Fernando had the feeling of the bright sun suddenly darkening, as if he had come to a cold and shaded woods.
"The magic circle of this kind of city has been operating at this level?" Fernando guessed.
On the street, the inhabitants of Coufrey seemed to be familiar with each other, and Fernando often saw five or six to a dozen people gathered together, whispering something.
"What happened?" Fernando thought vigilantly, quietly cast an unnoticed spell on himself, and then leaned over.
"Remember to go to the priest tonight, and he will pray for us."
"I must go, I have to repent."
……
Similar words burrowed into Fernando's ears, nothing special.
Fernando curled his lips: "It seems that they are too close to the churches of the gods, and they have developed believers, hey, it's better than believing in the Church of Truth."
He listened to a few places one after another, but found nothing strange, so he went directly to the "Mage Mansion" in the center of the city and asked the staff there about Tuke's whereabouts - according to the regulations of the Magic Empire, only by registering at the local "Mage Mansion" can you enjoy and obtain the privileges of magicians, such as subsidies.
It didn't take long for him to leave the "Mage Mansion" with satisfaction, and Tuk did come here.
"I'm still worried that he will become a madman and don't know where he has gone." Fernando scolded him, and based on the information he obtained, he walked towards 24 Right Corner Street, where Tucker had acquired the residence.
Right Angle Street is located near the city wall, the light is dim, quite similar to the dusty scene of Horsava City, the same gloomy and bleak, the houses are also dilapidated, as if they haven't been repaired for a long time - as long as it is not their own magic tower, the magicians are too lazy to waste spells and energy to repair, in their words, raising that group of civilians is used to do this kind of thing!
"Tucker was also ostracized here? But he hasn't been here for long." Fernando muttered to himself, suspecting that it was caused by Berto.
Of course, he believed that Beto did not do it directly, otherwise Tucker would have disappeared out of thin air, but Beto's hatred would spread from his circle to his followers, and slowly spread to other cities, so some people would deliberately please him.
Dong dong dong.
Fernando stopped in front of a two-story villa without a garden and knocked on the door casually.
This villa is so old that it doesn't even have an ordinary magic doorbell.
After a few sounds, there was no movement inside, not even the usual familiars or alchemy dolls appeared.
"Tucker is not here?" Fernando muttered, what a coincidence.
He tried to knock on the door again, this time harder, trying to make a louder noise.
Boom, squeak......
As Fernando moved, the door slowly opened, and it didn't really close.
Fernando had a faint hunch that something was wrong, but he thought that Tucker was just a magician who had just been promoted to a higher level, so the art master boldly released his secret eye, let it fly into the villa, and scouted every corner.
The tables and chairs in the villa had accumulated a thin layer of dust, and there was no trace of the existence of living beings downstairs or downstairs, and there were no special secret doors.
"There are notes in the study, and there are materials in the laboratory...... Did Tucker leave in a hurry while preparing for the experiment?" Fernando speculated based on the feedback from the Secret Eye, "It is also possible that he did not leave, but disappeared ......."
Otherwise, a magician would not let his magic notes be left in his study without carrying them with him.
But this also made Fernando wonder, why didn't the guy who made Tucker disappear, let's call him a "mysterious man", take away the magic notebook? This is a magician's most precious possession!
Doubts fermented, and after Fernando repeatedly confirmed that there was no danger, he entered the study, intending to find clues by reading Tucker's notes.
「…… Earth, fire, feng shui, I am already annoyed by these four elements, and I can't understand the rest at all."
「…… Maybe I should try to study the mysteries of the gods! The Truth Church, the major pagan churches have so many strong people, as well as false gods such as the 'Earth Mother Goddess', which shows that there must be a powerful secret in this, an immortal secret......"
「…… I got this thing by chance and it seems to have something to do with the mystery of the gods, but I don't have enough materials at the moment to study ......."
「…… I heard that there are some pagan churches in Kufre City preaching, and they still belong to our magicians, which is really a gift from Lady Luck."
"A new life will begin here!"
This was not a real magic notebook, but like Tucker's diary, which also eased Fernando's doubts, if he left in a hurry, there was no need to take it with him.
"Something is wrong here!"
Suddenly, several apparently hastily scribbled words jumped into Fernando's eyes, and the horror contained in them seemed to be directly felt.
"What did Tucker find?"
Fernando gathered all his relaxation, and at this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps coming out of the door!
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"Where did you hide Landuo? She should have come back the day before yesterday!" Fran came directly to the door and questioned Antek.
Antek's innocent face: "How do I know? I don't even know where you let her go."
"Hmph, if I let you know that you did something bad out of jealousy, I would personally make you the food for your nightmares!" Fran observed carefully and felt that Antek was not lying, and finally said: "It's strange, Horsava City is only half a day's away from here, why hasn't she come back today?"
"What is he doing in Khorsava City?" Antek asked curiously.
"I'll ask him to find Tucker, and although Tucker isn't very likable, ......" Fran thought about other things and answered the question casually.
Antek stood up suddenly, his face full of horror: "Tuck? Wasn't he lured to Kufrey by Beto's design?"
"What? Kufrey?" Fran was also extremely shocked.
"It's over, Lando won't go there with you, will you?" Antek walked towards Fran restlessly.
(End of this chapter)