thefictionvixens Chapter 282 Letter from Gaoyuan
Chapter 282 Letter from Gaoyuan
Chapter 282 Letter from Gaoyuan
A few days ago, Aaron had a nightmare.
He doesn't remember the specific details of the dream.
Only that deep, empty fear lingered in his chest.
Looking back, Aaron hadn't dreamed in a long time.
Decades?
Even hundreds of years.
Therefore, he felt that the reason he couldn't recall his dreams was probably because he wasn't used to dreaming.
But something strange happened after Aaron woke up.
As soon as he got up, he heard the sound of huge waves.
Although the sky outside the window was clear over the sea, the seawater was restless.
As if the ocean currents were turbulent, the peaks and valleys on the water's surface were irregular.
Two enormous waves even collided violently in Aaron's view, stirring up a brief white mist.
The scene resembled someone holding a basin of water and violently shaking it from side to side.
Aaron climbed to the top floor of the library and looked out at the town in the distance.
He discovered that many of the houses in the town had collapsed.
Aaron immediately realized that an earthquake had occurred.
He couldn't help but frown. Was the library so sturdy that he hadn't felt any tremors?
Or perhaps, that unremembered dream was a shaky apocalypse?
The dream and the earthquake both came at such a perfect time.
Is there any connection between the two?
Aaron shook his head, immediately dismissing the idea; he felt he was being overly cautious.
And today, Lola has arrived.
Lola seemed very happy; she walked lightly, and her thin eyebrows were not furrowed as usual.
Aaron stood behind the registration desk, and Lola smiled and nodded.
She nodded, stepped forward, and handed Aaron a note:
"Anne asked me to give it to you."
So that's how it is. A sense of relief welled up in Aaron's heart. Annie had safely returned to the Herald Academy.
Could it be that Lola is in this state?
Aaron was naturally pleased that the two sisters had a good relationship.
He opened the paper and found it was a map, but without any text markings.
Anne is very meticulous; if a note is needed, she has already written it down.
But there are no markings on this map, indicating that Annie did it on purpose:
"This is?"
"The map of Featherfall Island, Annie said that if I tell you this, you'll understand everything."
Aaron understood; he knew where Featherfall Island was.
The homeland of the exotic parrot.
This is extremely valuable information; it is said that the last stone-skinned parrot in the world exists on Featherfall Island.
And through it, one can acquire any knowledge.
Anne essentially gave Aaron a knowledge base, which naturally pleased him.
Upon closer reflection, I realized that many people had come and gone from the library since Miss Brianna arrived.
However, including Miss Brianna, they all only got what they got from Aaron.
Only Anne brought Aaron a return.
This girl.
Having obtained something so precious, I hope I don't get into any trouble.
Aaron planned to find an opportunity to feed the map to the lying mirror, and then burned the map.
After all, this map was not an appendage of the library and was not protected by miracles.
Aaron put the map into the drawer and nodded to Lola:
"How is Annie?"
Laura nodded.
Then, the two stood silently facing each other.
After a long while, Lola finally spoke:
"Is the royal city far away?"
"It's quite far," Aaron said. "It requires traveling east through five or six regions to reach the royal city, which is nearly a thousand miles away from the library."
"What if we take a boat?"
Hearing this, how could Aaron not understand that Laura planned to go to the royal city?
"I recommend traveling by land. Taking a boat involves a long detour at sea, and—"
Aaron turned his head and looked out the window:
"As things stand, it doesn't seem suitable for sailing."
Lola lowered her head, clearly deep in thought.
Aaron waited a moment, then asked:
"Why?"
"Anne is going to take up a post in the royal city."
It's been less than two years, and Anne is about to graduate from Crestling.
According to the information Aaron had, this would take at least six or seven years.
All I can say is, she truly lives up to her name, Annie.
"They really are outstanding."
"Of course!"
Lola suddenly raised her chin slightly, as if Aaron had just praised her.
Aaron shook his head and joked:
"You little tagalong, you follow Annie everywhere."
"There are bad people everywhere in this world, I'm worried about Annie."
That's true, especially in the royal city.
The center of power is often the most corrupt and decadent place, where dangers inevitably lurk.
But Aaron was also worried about Laura: "A fifth eternal anchor point, can you handle it?"
"Yes," Lola nodded confidently.
Lola never thought highly of herself and had a clear and objective judgment of herself. Aaron believed in Lola.
Moreover, based on Lola's mastery of "The Knot of the Cloud Realm" as recorded in the "Banned Book Borrowing Record," her strength should be sufficient to establish a new eternal anchor point.
"Don't push yourself," Aaron simply reminded him. "After you've finished setting it up, go back to the library and tell me how you've used it."
Lola nodded.
Aaron smiled deeply at Lola, then asked:
"Do you have enough money for the trip?"
Lola nodded again.
Indeed, she hadn't asked Aaron for money in a long time.
"Bon Voyage."
Lola nodded one last time and turned to face the library door.
He had just taken a step when he suddenly stopped.
She came to Aaron's side, buried her face in his stomach, and gently hugged him for a few seconds.
This behavior surprised Aaron, yet it also made him laugh involuntarily.
But whenever Aaron patted her head, Lola would turn and walk toward the door without saying a word.
This time, she didn't look back.
Hmm...
Aaron smiled and shook his head. It would be even better if these two girls were more well-behaved and gave Aaron less to worry about.
That afternoon, Aaron gave Harriet and Cathy a day off and some pocket money, sending them off to their date in town.
And he was finally able to show the map to the person in the mirror.
The person in the mirror stroked his chin and said, "This map is not accurate enough; the error may exceed a hundred leagues."
Anne has beautiful handwriting, but she is not good at drawing.
"Let's just compile the records for now," Aaron said coldly. "Show them to me."
The person in the mirror disappeared, and Fallen Feather Island appeared in the mirror, located more than a thousand miles southwest of Fish Drift Island.
Having achieved his goal, Aaron immediately turned around and headed to destroy the map.
The person in the mirror wanted to talk to Aaron, but Aaron ignored him.
Aaron went to the rooftop and burned the blueprints.
Looking at the ashes drifting in the wind, Aaron couldn't help but wonder, what use could this clue possibly be?
Two days later, the library received a letter.
The letter was sent by Count Morgan Zeman, the lord of Moonstone Castle on the Laines Plateau.
The letter begins with, "Your Excellency the Protector."
Therefore, Aaron knew that the letter was addressed to him, and he read it without any hesitation.
Although he could roughly understand the letter, he still decided to give it to Casey to read.
Kathy took the letter and read it aloud:
"Your Excellency the Protector, I imagine the pea shoots are growing very well under your protection. My youngest grandson loves to play in the pea field."
"He recently sculpted three gray figures out of clay and commanded them to fight. The two smaller ones eventually teamed up to fight the big gray one. Ha! He'll definitely be a military genius when he grows up."
"The servant who was in charge of looking after my grandson took the Grey Man away, so it wasn't destroyed, and my grandson cried for a long time because of it. Sir, what do you think should be done with that servant?"
After reading it, Kathy looked up at Aaron.
Aaron then asked, "What do you think?"
Harriet said, "I've dealt with Count Morgan, and he's a cautious man, so I suspect this letter isn't just about his grandson."
Aaron agreed with this, and then asked Cathy for her opinion.
Kathy pondered for a moment: "Gulvig Zorc's castle is called Grey City, and he happens to have three sons. Sir, I suspect this letter alludes to the recent turmoil within the Zorc family."
Aaron nodded: "If the three greys represent Gulvig's three sons, then the big grey probably refers to his eldest son. Casey, try to analyze it."
Kathy quickly provided the answer: "Gulweg's three sons are at odds, and the second and third sons seem to be forming a united front."
Deal with the eldest son!
Aaron nodded with satisfaction; it seemed that Cathy had indeed made progress.
"What about the servant mentioned in the letter?"
"He suppressed this incident; there's only one person who could do that, and that's Gulweger himself. If that's the case, sir, Count Morgan is reminding us that now is a good time to intervene in the situation on the plateau."
Aaron asked with a smile, "Why?"
"Because Gulweg's son is at odds."
"So how do you plan to use this?"
This time, Cathy thought about it for a long time, and finally shook her head and said:
"I don't know, I—I have nothing."
Aaron intended to give Cathy some time to think, so he did not immediately express his thoughts.
A few days later, a familiar face arrived at the library.
It's Kendrick.
That makes sense. Now that Annie has returned to the Herald Academy, it means the initiation ceremony in the Holy City is over, and Kendrick should indeed return.
To Aaron's surprise, Kendrick was accompanied by a woman.
Compared to Kendrick's rugged appearance, the tall woman was truly beautiful.
Kendrick approached Aaron and bowed, saying:
"Mr. Mosley."
Aaron's face still wore a professional smile, but inwardly he was somewhat surprised, because in Kendrick's eyes, he...
I saw tranquility:
"Congratulations on your triumphant return, Mr. Bates."
"Yes," Kendrick nodded, "I have successfully assassinated Felix St. Winster and left behind the square characters."
Since Kendrick doesn't discuss this behind the woman's back, it means she already knows.
Then Aaron had no need to hide anything: "If you do a good job, you will get the reward you deserve."
"Um—oh, right," Kendrick immediately turned to the woman beside him, "Margaret, this is the Mr. Aaron Mosley I mentioned to you, he's my boss and benefactor. Mr. Mosley, this is Margaret Reeves, she's my—"
"Wife!" the woman named Margaret interjected. "I am his wife. Mr. Mosley, thank you for your care of him in the past."
On this trip, Kendrick actually brought back a wife?
But the most surprised were not Aaron, but Cathy and Harriet, who were eavesdropping in their seats.
Upon hearing the word "wife," both men turned their heads.
These two are really gossipy.
However, Aaron had no interest in them and instead said to Margaret:
"I didn't do anything, so there's no need to thank me. So, are you married?"
After a moment of silence, Kendrick shook his head and said:
"No-"
Upon hearing this answer, Aaron looked at Margaret's ring finger, where a silver ring was indeed worn.
Margaret quickly explained, "We haven't had our wedding ceremony at church yet, but we'll do it as soon as we finish our trip."
Oh, I see.
"Um, miss, could I speak with your husband alone for a moment?"
Margaret nodded upon hearing this and walked over to Cathy and Harriet.
Harriet immediately pulled Margaret to sit down. It was obvious that the two young lovers, so curious about matters between men and women, wanted to know about the story between Margaret and Kendrick.
But Aaron had important matters to discuss, so he ignored them.
He lowered his voice slightly: "Well done, Kendrick. If I'm wrong, please forgive me. Perhaps you've overcome your murderous intent?"
Kendrick smiled. "Yes, sir, Margaret cured my strange ailment!"
I see. "Congratulations."
"Thanks!"
"Then, Kendrick, in that case, I am no longer the one who oversees your killings."
"Yes, thank you for your help, sir!"
"And I have no reason, nor any need, to continue restricting your killing. So," Aaron paused, "I'm going to give you a new task."
"Huh?" Kendrick suddenly frowned.
Aaron noticed this reaction and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Sir, I no longer wish to kill. I want to spend the rest of my life atoneing for my sins. After that, if I am still worthy of living, I want to stay with Margaret."
Oh, I see. Then there's nothing we can do.
Aaron could also tell that Kendrick was saying goodbye to him.
He immediately changed his tune: "My mission isn't to have you kill someone."
"What's that?"
"Remember that book? It must have helped you a lot along the way, right?"
"Yes," Kendrick admitted, "I couldn't have assassinated Felix without him."
"And my task for you is to completely master 'Crimson Lust' before you leave Copper Coin Town."
Aaron knew Kendrick's progress; he was probably only a little short of mastering it.
"And after that, return the books to the library. Of course, you can consult me anytime if you encounter any difficulties."
"But it's possible, but why?"
"You will need to travel in the future, which will inevitably require a lot of money, and it will take some time for me to settle the payment for the last assassination."
"Furthermore, since you intend to turn over a new leaf, you should also settle the accounts with me regarding the things you promised me. Most importantly..."
As he spoke, Aaron looked at Margaret.
"She's a good girl, isn't she?"
"Yes," Kendrick nodded, "the best girl in the world."
"But you still owe her a wedding, and this period of time is a good opportunity."