Chapter 169 Proof of the Contract
Li Wen found Bailu’s location on the magic map.
Since they were going to the Sorcery Anomalies Hand Association, perhaps Marymana might be there too. If so, it would be good to fulfill the promise made to her earlier, as there might not be another chance later.
The Witch Form was still on cooldown, so Li Wen couldn’t use her flying ability to travel. However, she wasn’t in a hurry now, whether walking or taking transportation was fine.
The girl finally decided to use some casually acquired coins to take a public carriage. The speed wasn’t fast, but it was stable, considering the current unstable situation in Leicester.
After changing cars a few times, Li Wen found Bailu by a river entrance.
“What are you doing here?”
Bailu was startled and almost dropped the willow wood staff in her hand. She breathed a sigh of relief when she turned around and saw Li Wen. She was already accustomed to the girl’s mysterious appearances and her ability to always find her exact location.
“Um, well… I heard from the forum, no, I heard from certain channels that there seem to be remnants of those werewolves in the sewers here, so I thought I’d come and see if I could help.”
Actually, it was to gain some experience points. Although her level had reached the cap, experience points wouldn’t overflow, so every bit counted.
Li Wen could see through her thoughts at a glance but didn’t say anything.
“If it’s not too important, then come with me.”
“Huh? Where are we going?”
Bailu wondered if this mysterious person was going to find her for free labor again. Although reluctant, she didn’t dare to refuse, so she could only reluctantly follow.
“The headquarters of the Sorcery Anomalies Hand Association, Mitreton.”
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Ignoring the strange glances from the surrounding students – mostly directed at Bailu, as her witch-like attire from the storybook was still too eye-catching.
Li Wen led Bailu to the front of the library. Before they could enter, a strong sense of weightlessness descended, and the scene before their eyes began to distort. When it stabilized again, the two of them had appeared inside the Sorcery Anomalies Hand Association.
The oddly dressed acting association president stood before them.
“Is there something?” Selwin asked expressionlessly. Of course, he didn’t have any particular opinion about anyone; he was just always like that.
“I need to find Lady Marymana. Is she still here?”
Li Wen asked.
“You’re lucky. She happened to be here and is ready to leave at any moment.”
Selwin didn’t waste any more words and turned to lead the way.
Along the way, Bailu stared wide-eyed, observing everything, afraid of missing any detail.
Is this the association of mages? Bailu felt a bit intimidated at the thought that everyone passing by was a powerful mage.
She didn’t expect Li Wen to take her specifically to find Marymana. She had misunderstood the person and felt ashamed of her previous thoughts.
Still in the same room, Marymana’s expression wasn’t very good. Upon seeing Li Wen, she forced a smile.
“It seems you’re alright, little Meifei.”
“Did something happen in Konglu? You left in such a hurry.”
Li Wen wanted to know what the Truth Church was plotting. The attack on the Ring Bai Bird Association could not have been a meaningless act.
“Just some wishful thinkers. It’s been handled.” Marymana shook her head slightly, but judging by her expression, things didn’t seem to have gone smoothly. “What about you, little Meifei? Is there something you need from me?”
“I encountered a vengeful spirit walker, in Leicester.”
As soon as she spoke, Marymana’s expression changed.
“A vengeful spirit walker from the Path of the Dead Soul?”
Li Wen nodded. Before Marymana could even consider why a Decayed Lineage transcendent would appear here, Li Wen had already taken out the three items from her pocket.
“I took these items from her subordinate. She seemed to be injured and had other concerns, so she fled directly.”
Li Wen’s tone was calm. Marymana wasn’t too surprised by this. Although she was a stage three vengeful spirit walker, she had seen how she defeated that werewolf.
“Next time you encounter something like this, you must run. Unlike other transcendent beings, Decayed Lineage transcendent beings are best at creating death and corpses,” Marymana said gently, as if admonishing her.
Spells with instant death effects were something no living being would not fear.
As for the three items, Marymana didn’t pay much attention to them, not even looking at them.
Selwin, on the other hand, picked up the letter directly. He glanced at the broken seal, which bore the imprint of a majestic deer head – the coat of arms of the lord of Birch Territory.
“It’s a letter from Cavendish.”
“I opened the letter, and I’ve inspected it. The contents… are quite surprising,” Li Wen said meaningfully.
With these words, Marymana exchanged a look with Selwin. After a moment of hesitation, she took the envelope and began to read.
The content of the letter was actually very short, but Marymana read it for_too_long, and her expression kept changing.
After a while, she handed the letter to Selwin and asked with a solemn expression, “Do you know the current condition of Duke William?”
“That Archmage fell gravely ill not long ago. The Cavendish family seems to be at a loss.”
Selwin glanced at the content of the letter, his calm expression unchanged.
“I met Ethan Cavendish in the royal capital two years ago. He is the Duke’s only son. The content of this letter is indeed his handwriting, which means…”
“The content of the letter is likely true.”
Selwin confirmed her thought. At the same time, he picked up the black box, which should be the Cavendish family’s treasure mentioned in the letter. Although according to the content, he should give this treasure to his teacher, Esbern had already left Leicester, and Selwin was the acting association president and Esbern’s disciple, so keeping it for him should be fine.
He noticed that the box should have had a powerful cipher lock, but it had now been broken. Thus, without much hesitation, he directly opened the box and took out its contents.
“It is indeed a birch rune stone, Cavendish’s treasure.”
With just a glance, he was sure it was genuine.
“Is this the Cavendish family’s treasure?” Marymana carefully took the rune stone and looked at it back and forth, but couldn’t make out anything special. “It looks quite ordinary.”
“Because it is just an ordinary rune stone,” Selwin explained. “Before the establishment of the Kingdom of Arthur, seven mages, led by Merlin, made a pact with each other. The content of the pact is unknown to anyone, and only the rune stones distributed to each mage prove the existence of the pact. The one distributed to Cavendish was the birch rune stone.”
