old dream

Chapter 280 Death of the Seventh World
After walking out of the investigation department's residence, Ke Lin subconsciously touched the amber in the inner pocket of his jacket. The coordinate stabilization device was working. Neither Emil nor Ellie were aware of the fact that they were a nightman hybrid.While thinking this way, he turned into the street from the alley.

It was already dark, but you could still vaguely see rows of white pigeons on the eaves, staring sideways at passers-by with blood-red eyes.So Colin thought of those pigeon droppings again. It is said that the smell is not too strong in winter, and it will be even more unbearable in summer.

If you look closely, even the sculptures on the street corners are covered with pigeon droppings.Uric acid corroded the marble and deformed the great man into a ridiculous shape, Ben Edmund, Duden Edmund, all Edmund.Colin watched playfully while walking towards the residence.

Although Danaro is the capital, it doesn't have the prosperity of a port city like Stade, and it even looks a bit depressed.Three or two police detectives rode by not far away on tall black horses, with shiny spurs on their leather boots and sticks pinned to their waists. For a while, there was only the crisp sound of horseshoes hitting stone slabs.

It is said that there have been some riots recently, the wind is very strict, and the military and police are all over the street arresting people, so most people just want to go home quickly.

It was already seven o'clock, and for convenience, Colin walked into a tavern on the side of the road to eat.The food here is similar to that in Stade, after all, the two places are only two hundred kilometers apart.

He ordered some bacon and rolls.

The tapestry at the door of the shop is tightly blocking the cold wind and also blocking the sight of the surveillance.The crackling wood in the fireplace and the proprietor wiping glasses create an intimate atmosphere.At this moment, Colin heard the people at the next table lower their voices and speak.He paid attention as he pulled the blackened bacon, and found that they were talking about the theft from the church cemetery.

This morning, he just saw the report of this incident in the commander's hand. Because it was an incident in the Principality of the Holy Province, it might have something to do with Nancy.

"Isn't it a common thing? Maybe it was stolen many years ago, but it was only discovered recently..."

"I still think the church people are playing tricks on themselves."

"Hey, don't you believe it, this matter is indeed evil."

The Cemetery of Fame, in the cathedral's expansive crypt, holds in its walls and grounds many notable figures from the city's past, from musicians to scholars to politicians.The cemetery is open to the public, and anyone can go there to pay their respects.

"The tomb was opened from the inside, and everyone who did morning class today saw it." The man said:
"The tomb of General Sil Vanus, the sword inside is also missing, he must have taken it away. That is General Vanus..."

The man wanted to say something immediately, but when his companion pulled his arm, he realized that he was too excited, and his voice immediately softened.

Although Colin didn't hear the man's post, after all, he also lived in the principality for ten years.So what is the second half of the sentence, it is already ready to come out in his heart:

"Edmund, died in the seventh generation."

Colin read softly.

The eternal pain of this country, the curse left by Sil Vanus.

In the fifth century of the new calendar, the Edmund family once collapsed.People pushed the Grand Duke to the guillotine at that time, and the person who finally delivered the sentence was General Sil Vanus.

After the execution that attracted worldwide attention, Sylvanus was elected as the new leader of the country and brought it together like never before. Even in the face of the siege of four border princes at the same time, the general's troops were not defeated.However, this does not mean that the war will end.

Later, people gradually realized that no matter how many victories they have won, as long as the general is still in office, the fierce counterattack from the alliance will not stop. There must be no precedent for the "Anhe nobles" to be overthrown. This is the cornerstone of the ancient alliance.So even though General Sil Vanus was pure in his life and did nothing wrong, he must die for the people at this time.

Before he committed suicide, he left the last words of "death for seven generations".This sentence is not an imaginary curse, but means that even if the Edmund family is restored, this form of rule can last at most seven generations.

After seven generations, the border princes and the two local kings will be too busy to take care of themselves, and they will have no spare energy to put out the fire that ignited in the principality.

But as the story spreads, it is inevitably tainted with mystery.That is, when the principality is rotten from top to bottom, General Sil Vanus will be quietly resurrected, and his corpse and soul will walk in the dark night, whipping and cleaning the sinners who betrayed the country as he did before his death.And at that time, the curse of "Edmund VII died" will be fulfilled.

The tapestry at the door was suddenly lifted, and several people dressed as police detectives squeezed in.But they were not police detectives, they were Prohibition Commissioners.There were quite a few people in the store who were drinking, and seeing this scene, their faces were ashen.Not long ago, the commissioners were unemployed with the same disease, but now they waved their batons ferociously, and beat the drinkers head and face, and there were screams everywhere for a while.

The alcohol drinker's fault is not buying alcohol, but not buying alcohol at the designated place.Several commissioners opened the boss's cash register and took a large handful of banknotes from it.

Colin frowned, pressed some Ori under the plate, got up and left the tavern with a wide-brimmed hat.

It can be said that the Prohibition Bureau was established by him alone, and even until now, this organization is still making profits for him.If nothing else, he receives a huge sum of money every week in his anonymous account at Union Bank.But he didn't think that in just one or two months, the veterans who were originally disciplined would become so corrupt.

Now that I think about it carefully, a confidential department like the Ninth Bureau would start a bootleg business, which in itself is a sign of subjugation.

One means that they are short of money, and if they are short of money, it is not difficult to imagine the financial situation of the principality.

Both, it shows that the Grand Duke's control over them is no longer absolute.While respectful in person, it's unusual for a covert detective service to be able to do their own private work.

The three, and the most deadly point, show that they have no faith at all.

Thinking all the way, Colin walked back to his residence in the Sluice Apartment like a walk.When I opened the door, I saw the footprints made by the mineral solution, which hadn't been cleaned up and looked messy.He hung up his coat and walked into the bedroom. He fell under the bed first and checked the status of the coordinate survey ritual. He had withdrawn his intentions during the battle before, but they were not damaged by it.Colin adjusted slightly, refocusing the intent on the ritual.

Then, he unscrewed the desk lamp again and continued to make the integrated spiritual road.Dark River's shelter would not last him forever.But I heard from Emil before that after officially entering the job, the Investigation Department rearranged the residences for the members.The brass plate can be placed in a hotel in the future, but there may not be much time to make miniature rituals, so take advantage of the present and make enough at one time.

Likewise, it will become difficult to contact Nancy again.When Colin was thinking this way, there was a knock on the door.He went over to look at the cat's eyes, and it was Nancy outside, wearing a peaked cap and a men's hunting jacket as usual.

Colin opened the door and saw a piece of something that Nancy was holding in front of her.He knew what it was without guessing.

General Sil Vanus' sword.

(End of this chapter)