The West Guardian Tower had a moat surrounding it. It was filled with all kinds of strange fish. Some were as long as adult crocodiles, and were around three to four meters long, while others were extremely tiny. They were in groups of colorful fish, and when they swam together, they looked like little rainbows in the water, especially when they were illuminated by the sun.
After passing through the moat, Iwako Ishii quickly introduced the West Guard Pavilion. The girl from the National Training Hall often received foreign guests and leaders, as she was quite familiar with the introduction. However, Ling Ling could tell that she was a little impatient.
"Is the Hunter Trial in China really that easy?" Iwako Ishii suddenly turned around. She was too lazy to continue with the introduction that she had memorized.
"Iwako, it's very impolite of you to ask that," said Takahashi Kaede.
"It's not impolite, it's just a little ignorant. It doesn't matter which country or city a Hunter is registered in, the criteria to be promoted are the same. It mainly depends on the Hunter's contribution points and the bounty they earn," replied Ling Ling.
"Humph, I'm not interested in accompanying a little girl around here. I have a lot of things to do. Since Takahashi Kaede is so eager, why don't you accompany her for a while? It's not like someone like you needs any training. You'll be able to travel around the world with the national team next time," snapped Iwako Ishii angrily.
Saying this, Iwako Ishii turned around and left.
Ling Ling stared at Iwako Ishii's back and fell into deep thought.
Takahashi Kaede seemed a little awkward. He quickly apologized, "She wasn't like this before. She must be under a lot of pressure because of the competition at the National Training Hall. I hope you don't mind. I'll accompany her to express my apologies."
"Are you on the national team?" asked Ling Ling.
"Not yet, but my performance in the competition at the National Training Hall was quite impressive. With some luck, I'll be replacing another member of the national team next time. My efforts won't go to waste. I do hope that my family, friends, and teachers will be able to witness my performance in the World College Tournament … ah, I'm sorry for telling you the things that you aren't interested in. Please come with me, this is the library of the West Guard Pavilion, "said Takahashi Kaede.
The national team would replace one or two members every once in a while. The students who performed well at the National Training Hall would be transferred to the national team. It was the same rule in every country.
Takahashi Kaede was most likely going to be replaced.... Iwako Iwako Ishii could be jealous of Takahashi Kaede, or was dissatisfied with Ling.....
"As a matter of fact, my achievement pales in comparison to yours. It's quite impressive to be able to become a Seven Star Hunter Master. After all, some elders in my family are Hunters too, yet none of them were able to become a Seven Star Hunter Master," Gao Qiaofeng complimented Mo Fan out of politeness.
"Your captain mentioned that something strange is happening at the Shuangshou Pavilion. Everything seems normal on our way here," Ling Ling had been observing the place.
The Shuangshou Pavilion was a huge building that combined a restaurant, a library, a hospital, a hotel, a museum, an institute, and a military fortress. It was extremely crowded when it was open to the public, like a miniature kingdom.
It was not easy to visit the entire Shuangshou Pavilion, not to mention the fact that it was a well-equipped "castle" that housed so many people from different professions. There was bound to be a dark side to the place, thus it was impossible to explain everything. "It's just a small matter.
Take a look at the library. Some students and soldiers have been staying here until late at night to complete their exams. Whispers will come out from the library at night, as if someone is whispering behind the bookshelves. We once asked a Necromancer to investigate the library, but we didn't find any ghosts, spirits, or anything like that. However, the whispers are still there. A few students even mentioned that they saw shadows under the moonlight. They were walking around, arguing, and even knocking over the bookshelves … "said Takahashi Kaede.
"Is there anything else?" asked Ling Ling.
"There are some basements in the West Guard Pavilion that are used to interrogate some prisoners. A few officers said that the prisoners who died in an accident seem to be haunting them, making them unable to sleep at night."
"Then there are some things about the Wangyue family. Some young people in the family have sleepwalked. They will appear in very strange places and sleep there until dawn. They don't remember anything that happened last night. In fact, there are some bad things that happened, but the Wangyue family doesn't want to spread it. It's probably related to the reputation of the women in their family."
Ling Ling walked to the library that Takahashi Kaede mentioned and to the shelf that had been pushed down.
She randomly chose a few books and checked the sides of the books. Then, she looked at the order of the books on the other shelves.
"The people who saw the strange scene in the library said that the shelf was pushed down, but I didn't see any signs of the books being knocked down. And the books were placed correctly. Did anyone rearrange them?" Ling Ling asked for some details.
"No. In fact, the person who saw the shelf being pushed down was a junior of mine. She was scared and told me that night. I told Officer Ozawa," said Takahashi Kaede.
"Oh, then we can rule out the library." Ling Ling quickly crossed out the words "library spirit" from the handwritten record.
"I don't quite understand."
Ling Ling did not answer because it was a boring question.
Hunters needed a sense of smell, and that was to eliminate the seemingly strange things that had nothing to do with the incident. The scary thing in the library, in Ling Ling's opinion, was nothing more than a strange thing that Takahashi Kaede made up to get close to Takahashi Kaede and win his protection and attention.
Ling Ling could see through the tricks commonly used by girls with ulterior motives at a glance.
As for the sleepwalking of the young members of the Wangyue family and the reputation of women, it was also a private matter. Ling Ling was not even interested in asking about it.
On the other hand, the matter of the criminals who had died suddenly pestering the officers could be understood. The Red Fiend was an amalgamation of resentment. Wherever he appeared, it would cause a negative magnetic field, affecting most people who were emotionally unstable.
"No, no …"
"It might be because of Red Devil's magnetic field that caused these things to happen. Some people only dare to hide their thoughts in their minds and bury them in their hearts. They don't dare to take action, but because of Red Devil, they did it?"
Ling Ling suddenly thought of this question while thinking!
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