Chapter 760 Seeking the Well <TOC> Chapter 762 The Well and the Lies
Translator: SumTLMan
As Angel left the shipyard, he cast a nightmare suggestion on Om to make him forget the previous events, and then departed.
Unable to find any other clues, Angel decided to investigate the Feather Fan, the ship that Lucas had traveled on, and unexpectedly obtained some valuable information.
For instance, Angel learned from Om the ultimate fate of Lucas – according to Om, the historical records stated that he was sentenced to death with certainty.
Initially, Professor Gurman had only speculated that Lucas might have been executed. However, Om’s words were very certain that Lucas had definitely been sentenced.
Apparently, there might have been errors in the historical facts they confirmed.
Neither of them knew that Lucas had not actually been executed.
In addition to this, Angel learned about another matter, which was mentioned in both Professor Gurman’s records and the ship’s log, but not explained in detail:
What was Lucas’s Scam of the Century?
According to Om, it was actually when Lucas, facing a decline in his family’s fortunes and financial hardship, went to the palace to ask the king for permission to sail across the Devil’s Sea, pledging to lead the way and open up new territories for the kingdom.
At that time, the Devil’s Sea was already a forbidden area, and no one dared to sail into it. However, to discover other continents, they had to cross the Devil’s Sea.
The king had always offered a high reward, hoping that someone would venture out to sea, but unfortunately, no one had ever claimed the reward until Lucas volunteered.
Delighted, the king readily agreed to Lucas’s request, providing a large amount of supplies and even constructing the Feather Fan with the full support of the royal treasury.
Lucas set sail on the Feather Fan in the year 1347 of the Shining Gold Era and returned at the end of 1353. Having been away for nearly six years, he came back and told the king some bizarre stories.
As for what those stories were, Om wasn’t sure, but all the ministers present at the time thought they were absurd. Moreover, many sailors had accompanied Lucas when he set sail, but all of them had died by the time he returned. Lucas claimed they were killed by pirates, but with no corroborating evidence, everyone thought he was lying.
And why hadn’t the pirates killed Lucas?
The king also had some doubts about whether Lucas was lying because his reputation had always been poor. Furthermore, some ministers at the court adamantly claimed that they had seen Lucas in various countries and places on the Feran Continent during those six years, seemingly enjoying himself.
These ministers’ words seemed to corroborate the idea that Lucas had never actually set sail, and his voyage was nothing more than a lie to defraud the kingdom of its wealth.
The king was furious, especially because when he first learned that Lucas was going to risk his life, he had announced it to the entire kingdom. Now, he was told that Lucas had never left and it was all a hoax. The king was beside himself with anger. In the end, he ordered the guards to arrest Lucas and execute him with the most severe punishment.
This was known as the Scam of the Century, which deceived not only the king but also the entire country.
After listening to the entire story, Angel believed that the first part might be true, but the second part was probably false.
If Lucas was executed, why was his ship found in the Devil’s Sea, and how could he have written his logbook? The last entry clearly stated that he had been back on the mainland for more than thirty days, during which no one believed him, and everyone accused him of being a fraudster as soon as he left his house.
He had been back for over thirty days, and if he was meant to be executed, it would have already happened. There was no way he would still be wandering around, so the king must not have executed Lucas in the end. As for why Lucas wasn’t killed, it was now difficult to determine.
However, knowing this information, Angel could roughly confirm that the people of Song of the Deep Sea or Summer Dew Ridge were probably unaware of Lucas’s attempt to commit suicide by jumping into a well. Therefore, his investigation into the well shouldn’t attract attention.
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Near Silver Palm Island in the Devil’s Sea.
Sirius stared at the water bubble in front of him, frowning deeply, “No clues in the City of Lost Melodies ne? No, that’s not right ne. Tuvalu has already asked, there must be clues in Lucas’s hometown ne. Jiebo, check again, maybe you weren’t careful enough ne?”
At that moment, Jiebo, who was above the City of Lost Melodies, saw a water bubble emerge from the horn of an Unicorn Abyssal Whale. He listened carefully to the information inside and pinched his brow helplessly after a while.
Tuvalu was a prophecy wizard, not belonging to the mainstream factions such as “River of Destiny,” but a small and unique faction called “Bell of Inquiry.”
The information Tuvalu obtained from the Bell of Inquiry was almost certainly correct, which meant that Lucas must have left some clues in the City of Lost Melodies.
Moreover, Jiebo discovered that people from Summer Dew Ridge also appeared in City of Lost Melodies, and the prophecy wizard behind them probably received some guidance as well.
“Prophecy, prophecy! Why can’t you directly prophesize what the clue is?” Jiebo scratched his head in annoyance, but he knew that it wasn’t the prophecy wizard’s fault, and it was just a matter of grumbling.
Many times, the fog couldn’t be cleared away simply because the prophecy wizard wanted it to be. Moreover, prophecy was similar to other branches; the more important the matter, the greater the backlash.
They hadn’t even entered the mysterious space yet, only receiving important clues about the object. The prophecy’s outcome might be determined by the maximum possible result.
That is to say, even if he obtained the clue, if the object was intercepted halfway, the prophecy wizard would still suffer backlash, based on the value of the object.
It wasn’t that they were unwilling to pursue crucial leads; rather, they were powerless to do so. Not only could they not find anything, but there was also the more significant possibility of instant death upon touching such a lead.
As Jiebo was troubled, another bubble appeared, still containing the voice of Sirius.
“I’ve looked into Lucas’s information and have two suggestions for you ne. First, you can start by investigating the ship he sailed on; second, there should be something fishy about Lucas’s ultimate fate, and you can look into that as well ne. Remember, you must figure out what connection Lucas has with that mysterious space and why the prophecies the seers initially received all pointed to this obscure Lucas ne.”
After listening, Jiebo landed in a secluded courtyard. As he entered, over a dozen apprentice wizards greeted him with a salute. These students, dressed differently, all had fish scale patterns hidden on their bodies, indicating that they were all from the Song of the Deep Sea.
“Since we can’t find any information on Lucas’s family assets, withdraw our people for now. Split into two teams; one team investigates the ship Lucas sailed on, and the other investigates his death,” Jiebo said indifferently.
“Understood.” The crowd dispersed, leaving only one person behind.
She appeared to be a delicate woman with white, pupil-less eyes that did not hinder her ability to perceive the world through psychic powers.
“White, why are you still here?”
The woman called White lowered her head and said softly, “Sir, I inadvertently discovered an unfamiliar apprentice wizard on Widow Street the other day. He clearly noticed the anomaly on Widow Street, but he didn’t detect me because of my innate ability to hide.”
“Oh? It might be someone from Summer Dew Ridge, but don’t worry about them.”
“The person is a man.”
Jiebo paused, knowing that Summer Dew Ridge only had women, and men wouldn’t be recognized by the Basket Witch.
“What does he look like?” Jiebo asked curiously.
White directly took out a portrait from behind her, clearly prepared in advance.
Jiebo glanced at it, furrowing his brow slightly, and muttered, “It’s him?”
Jiebo looked at White, asking, “Has this man been to Widow Street? What has he been doing these days?”
Since White had discovered him, she would undoubtedly follow up.
White did not disappoint Jiebo, answering, “He hasn’t been to Widow Street. Instead, he wandered around the nearby square and even bought a wishing wind chime, hanging it on the wishing tree. This is a copy of the note he left.”
Jiebo glanced at it, finding nothing wrong. However, he was curious about who “Mentor Jon” was; based on the note’s content, it seemed that he was ill, perhaps Angel’s enlightenment mentor during his time as a mortal?
Jiebo didn’t pay attention to the note but continued to listen to White’s account.
“Because the opponent is too strong, I can barely track their movements; I only know that they reside in the Count of New Rosberg’s mansion. I am not sure what they have been doing these past two days, but when they arrived at the mansion, I learned from the servants that they seemed to have tested talents for others late into the night.”
Upon hearing this, Jiebo nodded slightly, “I understand. You don’t need to bother with their affairs. They should have nothing to do with Lucas; they are here to find talented individuals.”
White asked, “Does this mean that they have taken on a Guide Mission as a Guide?”
Jiebo nodded, “That’s right.”
“Should I continue to keep an eye on them?”
“Forget it,” Jiebo thought to himself. Since Angel had discovered the wizard apprentices in Widow Street but hadn’t gone in, he guessed it was due to the aftereffects of that day’s incident.
Since Angel had adopted a non-aggression stance, Jiebo had no reason to offend a promising alchemist, especially when their power was not weak. With their formidable illusions and that flaming Griffin, even mobilizing all forces would be futile.
It was best for everyone to take a step back.
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Unbeknownst to Angel, he had already been exposed to the intelligence network of the Song of the Deep Sea. It was fortunate that he was cautious and did not go to Widow Street upon discovering the extraordinary individuals; otherwise, Jiebo might not have let him go.
At this moment, Angel was looking at a map handed over by Nite.
The map detailed the locations of the wells for each household. What pleased Angel was that there weren’t many wells in the entire City of Lost Melodies, significantly reducing their workload.
“I thought every household had a well since there are several wells at home. I felt this could be a tedious task. But after checking, I found that there were so few wells in the City of Lost Melodies. My friend told me that several freshwater rivers crisscross the City of Lost Melodies, so there is no shortage of water resources. That’s why there are fewer people constructing wells,” Nite said.
With fewer wells, the elimination process would be much quicker.
Moreover, Nite marked the construction time next to each well, providing a rough range for those with uncertain dates. This allowed Angel to quickly narrow down the search to a minimum.
Chapter 760 Seeking the Well <TOC> Chapter 762 The Well and the Lies