The Magic Association and the Lionheart Empire acted quickly. They completed the public trial of Megson and the black-robed man the next morning, exposing the actions of Jestings and the Church of Patience that he led in Armored Rock City, causing an uproar among the people. At the same time, the arrest of the clergy of the Church of Patience was also carried out at the same time. The relevant personnel of the Church of Patience who carried out activities in the Lionheart Empire were basically arrested.
The only regret was that Jestings, who was the mastermind, was still missing. However, the human world had issued the highest bounty for him, with a bounty as high as seven million gold coins. Even some retired bounty hunters were tempted by this price, so it was only a matter of time before Jestings was found.
In fact, on the third night, the middleman in charge of delivering messages in the Red Demon Weapons & Equipment Shop, a black-haired kid with freckles all over his face, was found hanging in an abandoned cellar on the outskirts of the city. He escaped after delivering the message for Megson and the black-robed man, hiding in the cellar and waiting for the limelight to pass before leaving New Tylte. However, as time went by, he realized that there were more and more people looking for him outside. After leaving the cellar, he could hardly move an inch. In order to prevent others from getting information about Jestings from him, he finally chose to end his life.
Although the poor child had tried his best to prove his loyalty, his dead body had spurred more people to join in the search for Hastings. This time, it was obviously different from Rob and Lolo's. The Sorcerer's Association did not slack off anymore. All the branches of the Sorcerer's Association were mobilized.
Now, Jestings was like a huge piece of fragrant cheese, attracting everyone's attention.
Merlin arrived at Blue Bay on the morning of the tenth day. Hastings' beautiful seaside manor had been torn into pieces. Even the flowerbeds had been turned upside down. Unfortunately, no one had been able to find any useful clues, nor had they found any hidden secret chamber. Gradually, the number of people who came to this place decreased. Only a few fellows who wanted to try their luck walked around the pile of broken walls and knocked on them.
Merlin did not wear his fox mask this time. Instead, he had changed into an ordinary face. No one knew how he did it. The Magic Fluctuation Detector did not react at all when he passed through the Teleportation Magic Circle.
He wore a sunhat on his head, and his exposed skin was covered with sunscreen. He held a cane, and at first glance, he looked like an aristocrat who had come to the beach for a vacation. He wandered all the way and came to an alley behind a surf shop. He quickly looked around, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and pretended to accidentally drop a coin into the roadside sewer.
A moment later, a voice came from the sewer. "Is that Mr. Merlin?"
"No," Merlin replied.
"…"
The atmosphere fell into a strange silence. Merlin pinched his nose and said impatiently, "Who else could it be if not me? Everyone's time is limited. Remember not to ask such nonsense next time."
The man in the well forced a smile. "Please understand our current situation, Mr. Merlin. Duke Hastings isn't in a good condition. We have to be careful."
After saying this, the manhole cover was pushed open from below, revealing a path.
The most dangerous place was the safest place. This old saying was not wrong. Many people speculated that Hastings did not leave his nest, which was why his manor was turned upside down. Unfortunately, in the end, they did not find anything. In a sense, their thinking was correct. Hastings did not leave Azure Bay, but no one expected him to hide underground.
"What does your situation have to do with me?" Merlin took off the sunhat on his head, clamped his cane under his armpit, and climbed down the ladder. When he landed, he looked around. His eyes finally fell on the person who spoke, and he clicked his tongue. It was a blonde beauty dressed in a maid's outfit. She looked sexy and alluring.
"Hastings sure knows how to enjoy himself. He's hiding in the sewer, but he still brought you along."
The blonde beauty closed the manhole cover above her head and smiled. "Mr. Merlin, you've misunderstood. Hastings is my father, and I'm his illegitimate daughter. The Matthews family doesn't know of my existence."
"So, the silly boy who died in the cellar outside New Tyerte is also Hastings' illegitimate son?" Merlin raised his eyebrows. "Blood relations? That's a relatively stable bond, but it's best not to have too high of an expectation. "He seemed to recall something from the past and shook his head.
The blonde beauty led the way in front. The environment in the sewer was not as bad as he had imagined. It was part of the city's drainage system, but it was abandoned not long after it was built, so there was no sewage flowing through it. However, there were a lot of spider webs and rat droppings. Merlin even saw a skeleton on the way. He did not know whether the unlucky guy got lost here or was killed and dumped here.
After about a quarter of an hour, the two came to a stone wall. This was the end of the passage. According to the municipal records, the other side of the stone wall was another section of the drainage system that was developed later. After it was put into use, the City Hall sealed off the old section with the stone wall. However, the blonde beauty used her slender fingers to knock on the stone wall in a unique rhythm. After a while, a narrow passage that could only allow one person to pass through appeared on the stone wall.
The golden-haired beauty gestured for him to enter. Merlin did not stand on ceremony and went in sideways. Behind the stone wall was a living room. Hastings, who was wanted by the entire world, was sitting on a chair, leisurely making tea.
"Oh, so the seven million gold coins are here." Merlin whistled. Without waiting for the host to invite him, he had already sat on the sofa opposite Hastings.
"Mr. Merlin, do you need money too?" Hastings asked calmly as he poured a cup of tea for Merlin. He did not look much different from before he escaped, but if one looked closely, one could see that there were more white hairs on his temples than ten days ago. It was clear that his heart was not as calm as he looked.
The current situation was not optimistic for him. Even if no one could find this place for a while, he could not live underground for the rest of his life. In fact, the long-term lack of sunlight had made his face look a little pale.
"No one would complain that they have too little money." Merlin picked up the teacup and took a sip. "And you guys keep rejecting my requests, which makes me a little unhappy. I think I need to reconsider my position."
Hastings frowned. "The thing you want is not simple."
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