book of old days

Chapter 18 Infiltrate
Pearl Lake is located in the forest outside Jianbao University. This forest has been man-made and managed, and it feels a bit like a park for later generations. After school, students of Jianbao University often come here for a walk, and occasionally you can see it. Men and women who have a tryst, this kind of thing is not common in the campus of this era, but it has already begun to appear.

However, compared with the parks of later generations, this forest still has a sense of primitive and wild mystery. When wandering in the open space in the forest, or walking on the path covered with dead branches and leaves, you can often see The sight of the beast, and the silence around him made people feel vaguely uneasy.

Sean walked through an old oak forest, bypassed an abandoned forest cabin, and came to the shore of Pearl Lake.

The lake is crystal clear, reflecting the emerald green foliage of the trees and the blue sky like a mirror in the still afternoon sun.

Sean looked towards the water from a trestle paved with wooden boards, and he could even see the muddy bottom and the fish swimming in it.

'Pure Lake' should be fine.

There was a sound of footsteps in the woods behind him, and Sean looked back. It was a forest ranger with a gray beard, carrying a hunting crossbow, leading a gray retriever, and hanging on his shoulders a few strings. dead rabbit.

Seeing Xiao En, the forest guard hurriedly took off his hat.

"Good day, Professor Sean."

"Old John, today's harvest is good."

The old man laughed dryly. Theoretically, all the animals in this forest belong to the University of Sword Castle. Unless there are wild animals that hurt people, the forest guards have no right to hunt them down. However, this kind of thing belongs to a gray area and no one cares about it. If so, it's fine.

The old man hurriedly changed the topic: "Professor Xiao En, what can I do for you?"

"I remember a cruise ship on Pearl Lake?"

"Yes, those students sometimes row boats in the lake. Last year, one accidentally drowned. To prevent any accidents, I locked the boat."

"Can you lend it to me?" Sean said as he handed over two silver tacos.

The forest guard's eyes lit up, "Of course." He rubbed his bloodstained hands on his clothes before taking the money.

"Here is the key to the houseboat, you can take it at any time."

Sean took the key and said goodbye.

When he got home, it was still dark and he had nothing to do, so he read the newly bought book.

Ancient Breton and modern Breton are in the same line, so it is not difficult to learn. What you need to pay attention to is some grammatical habits, the increase and decrease of letters, and some special words that ancient people would use, which require special attention.

In addition, the four special symbols have different meanings in different contexts.

After one afternoon, Sean made some progress. He took out the old book and read a few pages, and he was able to see the general meaning.

In this case, it will take about ten days and a half months to barely read. Of course, you still have to check the dictionary.

He put the book away again, and at night, he came to Alhaz's house again.

Alhaz also has clues.

"Little Lancet doesn't like going to school very much. He only signed up for philosophy, riding, swordsmanship, and aristocratic etiquette. difficult.

Most of the time he hangs out in the big theaters, theaters, and pubs in the upper city, and occasionally attends various dances.

Recently, he has become obsessed with a musical actor and rented a room at the Ruby Hotel near the theater. There is a high probability that he will appear there in the next few days. Anyway, he can't leave that area. I let my men keep an eye on it. , As long as he enters the hotel, he will send me a message. "

Sean was a little surprised, "You still have men?"

Alhaz smiled mysteriously, "Of course, as a folklorist, sometimes you need to do things that are inconvenient to show up. Networking is very important."

Xiao En was dubious, but he didn't take it too seriously. The most important thing now is to treat the disease. He could feel that his body was getting weaker and weaker.

In the next two days, he went to the chemistry department to steal a bottle of ether.

Everything was ready, and finally came the night of the fourteenth.

At eight o'clock, Alhaz's subordinates sent the news that the target had already entered the Grand Theater.

The two of them stopped hesitating and started to act immediately.

Before setting off, Sean took out two sets of black hooded cloaks from his bag.

"what is this?"

"Camouflage, although we can travel through the mirror world, we will inevitably be exposed to reality when we are kidnapped, so try to avoid being seen as much as possible."

As Sean said, he put on the cloak, put on the mask, and closed the hood. It looked flawless.

Alhaz was also dressed, and he was quite satisfied with this outfit.

Entering the mirror world again, the two walked along the long stone bridge towards the distance. The directions of the mirror world and the real world are completely opposite, but there are rules to follow, as long as you follow the rules, it will not be easy Go wrong.

The two walked along the stone bridge, and they could see mirrors hovering in mid-air that appeared from time to time. Looking inside through the mirrors, they could see different scenes in reality. It feels very strange, as if hiding in the cracks of time and space to spy on reality.

Sean discovered that not only mirrors can reflect reality, but some water surfaces can also have similar effects. When he walks through a puddle and looks into the water, he can clearly see the scene on the street in reality, and even be able to Seeing pedestrians in a hurry, the images of these pedestrians are sometimes refracted into the mirror world, like a phantom passing by.

As the two gradually penetrated into the city, the surrounding building ruins became more and more dense, and they saw more and more images, and more and more fleeting images appeared around them, silently interpreting real life a fragment of .

Since it was nighttime, most of the images he saw were vague, like ghosts and ghosts. Sean was dazzled by seeing them. Even though he knew that these were just reflections of reality and there was no threat, they still made him feel nervous.

The two kept walking, using the mirror to identify the surrounding environment. Although there was no way to locate it precisely, the general direction could still be grasped.

After walking for more than half an hour, I can finally see the image of the upper city in the nearby mirror.

"We're almost there, we're almost there." Alhaz said excitedly, "Look, it's there!"

A huge ruin stands in front of them, layers of dilapidated towers, and broken walls stand in front of the two of them. Mirrors are suspended above the ruins' walkways and steps, reflecting the extravagant and flashy reality Image comes.

The phantoms of reality and the dilapidated buildings of the mirror world are intertwined, forming a strange and terrifying scene of silence.

The two walked straight into the ruins and quietly looked inside through the mirror.

A dance is being held on the other side of the mirror, and couples of men and women can be seen embracing each other, spinning and jumping as much as they want under the light.

Although the Grand Theater is called a theater, it is sometimes used as a venue for balls. The Ruby Hotel is next to the theater and connected by passages.

The two walked through a mirror, and finally found Lancet's figure. He was hugging a blond beauty, lying on a big bed in a guest room, doing indescribable things.

(End of this chapter)