Our family is in decline

Lance spoke grandly, but it was actually impossible to tell Grendel that he promoted sanitation construction and invested in bathhouses solely because he could not accept the feces and urine flowing on the streets, and could not stand the fact that everyone around him did not take a bath and had a smell on his body. .

Let him stay in a place like this, even if you don't even sit on the throne, it's pure torture.

Fortunately, it has been improved now and is getting better step by step. Civilization must be brought to this world.

"One more thing, the white wolf is missing."

Greendale's words brought Lance's attention back, and he couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

"What exactly is going on?"

"The last witness saw it running out of town into the wilderness shortly after you left, and it hasn't been seen since."

As she spoke, Greendale looked at Lance's solemn expression and couldn't help but add something.

"Do you want to send someone to look for it?"

"No, please go down and be vigilant when encountering a white wolf. Once attacked, you are allowed to fight back by any means."

Lance did not forget that the last time he left Hamlet for Totnes, Wangcai killed the she-wolf and the other wolf cubs.

This time he ran away without taking it out. Who knows if he triggered some killing instinct and turned into a mad dog?

Without him, others may not be able to suppress that guy. If it launches an attack on ordinary people, those soldiers may hesitate due to concerns about him as a lord. Once there are casualties, it will be troublesome.

He likes to make money, but it must be understood that once he attacks a friend, he will be a crazy wolf.

Lance had mentioned before that the origin of Wangcai was the trophy he got from killing the alpha wolf, but he didn't go into more details.

Taking this opportunity, Lance also told Greendale in detail about the prosperous wealth.

Who knew that Greendale couldn't help but exclaimed when she heard it, and her reaction was a little too strong.

"That is to say, it has actually undergone a bloodline promotion ceremony, and it has also actively awakened its bloodline!"

"What's wrong?" Lance also read the scroll left by the wolf. He only understood the process of the ritual, but he didn't understand why the ritual was performed, and he didn't know its effect.

But we must know that the Lushou tribe has made good friends with the tribes in the entire mountain. As the preparatory priest of the Lushou tribe, if others are not clear about it, can she still be unclear?

Immediately, he remembered the situation of the Langya tribe, and then told about the bloodline promotion ceremony and various related things.

"Your idea is wrong. The full moon may be a condition that triggers the awakening of its bloodline, but it is definitely not the core. As far as I know, not all white wolves can awaken on their own without outside intervention.

Most of the white wolves in the Langya Tribe were forced to devour each other through human intervention to purify their bloodline and finally awaken. Only white wolves with the potential to become wolf kings can awaken on their own without intervention because their bloodline concentration is high enough. "

"You mean having wealth is something special?"

"It's very special. There are probably thousands of white wolves in the whole tribe, big and small, but there is only one wolf king, and it is absolutely impossible to leak out from the same line.

I'm afraid yours has a bloodline mutation or has returned to its ancestors for some reason, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for it to awaken on its own. "

When Lance heard this, he didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he was cheap and gave them [Blessing] to strengthen, and then they all awakened, and Wangcai was just the final winner.

Lance felt that Greendale might not believe it.

However, Greendale didn't pay attention to Lance's reaction at all, but thought about the behavior of making money along this line of thinking.

"These white wolves carry the blood of the wolf god. I think it may have run back to the mountains when it left suddenly, or maybe... there was something nearby that attracted it."

Greendale's expression was solemn. She thought of that possibility, but she was still a little hesitant.

She was worried that saying that would make Lance feel like she was provoking him, pushing him.

Lance was not stupid, and of course he understood the hidden implications of her words.

Isn't it the only "Wolf God" of the Langya tribe who can attract the blood of the Wolf God?

"I understand. I'm telling you to step up patrols recently and ask everyone to be careful."

Lance was tired after all. His [Gemophobia] trait made it impossible for him to lie on the floor of the cave, so he basically stayed vigil to guard against night attacks. Even when he rested, he just sat down and squinted for a while.

Now I don't have the energy to immediately investigate Wangcai's disappearance, so I can only put it on hold until I recover a little.

"I happened to be going to the sanatorium with me. We found a lot of monsters in the cave this time."

Lance did not stop his busy pace, but took Greendale to the nursing home.

Everyone in the town knew that a sanatorium was not a good place because people who went into it basically couldn't get out.

He even knew that this doctor was not easy to mess with, as he could tell from the screams coming from the sanatorium from time to time.

Paracelsus was still busy with his research, and if he disturbed her if he had nothing to do, he might get into trouble.

Even Lance had brought enough "gifts" before he dared to interrupt her research.

When the corpses of Pig Slaughterer, Pig Hookhand, Pig Cripple, Pig Drummer, and Scavenger Devourer were neatly laid out, Paracelsus was immediately as excited as a child who found a new toy. , quickly put down the work in your hands and check forward.

"The corpses are all intact. Most of them were pierced through the heart by a sword. It was this deformed dwarf who had his Tianling Cap blown open, but the preservation is still good."

Paracelsus inspected the corpses. There was no doubt that most of them were specially obtained by Lance. They were killed with a sword to preserve the corpses. Only the mutilated pig man was killed by Disma.

It's just that Paracelsus didn't care about this at all, but had already started to take action.

"The fusion of pigs and humans? This transformation technology...this structure...this..."

Seeing her devoted look, Lance could only smile helplessly. This is a person who does research. Once he meets someone he is interested in, he will not care about other things.

He has been right about these pigs for a few days, but now he feels sick when he sees them, and he doesn't bother to look here. However, Greendale seems quite interested, after all, this is a novelty.

He turned to Greendale, nodded and left the nursing home.

With these corpses for her to study, the "guinea pigs" in the sanatorium will probably be happy for a few days.

After returning home, Lance finally had time to take stock of the gains from this trip.

He had long since excluded all kinds of mess in the beast cave and his party that had little value and could only be treated as scrap metal.

It can be said that the pig man is really poor. If he hadn't picked up a corpse in the middle, he would have made no money at all.

The gold coins had been distributed, but the crystal agate went into his pocket.

After in-depth exchanges with Tamara, Lance actually understood that the real purpose of these things was not luxury goods, but ritual materials that were used in many rituals. This was the real value.

You can give the items to Amanda and use Roma's channels to sell them, or you can use your own channels to sell them in Totnes. Anyway, it's easy to exchange them, but there's no shortage of money now, so I'll put the resources aside first.

Apart from that, only the things found in the secret room behind the secret door have a certain value.

He was too pressed for time to check carefully before, so Lance took out the scattered scrolls and looked at them again.

The writing paper is not leather, but rather crude papyrus. The writing on it is messy, and it will take a lot of time to identify it.

At the same time, the content is also very scattered, some are text, and some are pictures. Lance even found a lot of rudimentary maps inside, which are obviously the terrain of the beast cave. Unfortunately, there is only a small part, making it difficult to see the whole picture.

But the value of these scrolls is self-evident, and it is definitely related to the actions of the Ascension Sect in the beast cave.

As for those books, Lance flipped through them at will. He could only say that there were interesting things even in the garbage. The books described some occult knowledge that was difficult to distinguish between true and false, as well as various messy rituals. Why did it look like they could Does it correspond to those scrolls?

Lance didn't hesitate. He was just reviewing it roughly now and would study it slowly when the time comes.

It wasn't until the moment he picked up a book that he felt something was wrong, and a look of disgust appeared on his face just by flipping through it.

This is a book about the teachings of the Ascension Sect. It is weak-minded and ignorant, and has no logic at all.

But this didn't attract Lance's attention at all. What really made him react this way was that he could feel that these things seemed to be contaminated with some kind of supernatural power.

Without thinking, you can probably guess that being held and chanted by those fanatical believers every day is just like the torch in Junia's hand. As long as it lasts for a long time, it will definitely be tainted with some extraordinary power.

If an ordinary person came into contact with these books, the power above would probably erode his will.

Are these being leaked to screen potential believers? The naked power worship, flesh and blood power and the concept of ascension can indeed attract some specific groups, not to mention the weird power remaining on it.

So you must not stay!

Lance stood up, lit a fire in the water-heating stove, and threw it directly into the fire.

But he didn't expect that Lance could vaguely hear a hollow wailing under the flames. When he looked back, he saw a black mist rising above the book and heading towards him.

Lance could clearly feel that this power was no less than the power that the cult witch exploded before her death, and the malice contained in it was even stronger.

The black mist contains the remaining thoughts of a fanatical believer. If an ordinary person is attacked, they may be tortured by the vicious power and have a mental breakdown.

Now Lance understands why Tamara is always so wary of items from the otherworld, especially books and other carriers, which are directly preset to be a trap.

It's just that this thing is a joke to Lance.

"Hmph!" Lance turned back, not caring at all about the black mist sweeping over him.

Without even waiting for him to take action, feeling the strong malice, the wolf spirit that had been silent on him for a long time broke away, opened its big mouth and began to bite the black mist.

How could a residual thought be the wolf spirit's opponent? It was torn into pieces and swallowed in a few moments, and completely dissipated in the air.

Lance also returned to his seat, not even bothering to pay attention to the battle. Only the wolf spirit returned silently.

But these were just appetizers, and the only thing that really attracted Lance's attention was the quaint box.

The thing was taken out of the showroom, and Lance studied it carefully. The main body was made of hard wood and was painted with a layer of maroon paint. The corners and gaps were covered with brass, and exquisitely made. pattern.

You don't need to think about it to know that this kind of box must have nothing to do with ordinary people, and you must have a certain identity to use it.

And appearing here, there is no doubt that it can only flow from the Hamlet family.

It's not that Lance just randomly guessed that "this thing is destined to me" because it bears the imprint of his family.

It was locked, but it was not difficult for Lance to do this. He learned the lock-picking skills from Disma and opened it in a few seconds.

Lance soon understood why this box was so heavy, because there were gold coins stacked inside, and some crystal gems mixed in.

Lance picked one up and played with it, but he noticed something strange and couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

It's not that he has never seen gold coins before, but they are all imperial standard, and the style of this gold coin is obviously different now, and it has the style of Hamlet.

Needless to say, it goes without saying that they were probably gold coins minted by Hamlet himself during his heyday.

Although the value of gold coins lies in the gold itself, and it is not difficult to circulate different gold coins, the symbolic meaning is obvious.

He actually has the right to mint money, which definitely touches the foundation of the empire's rule. One can imagine how arrogant Hamlet was back then.

But this is not the reason why Lance is happy. He is smiling because these family inheritances finally fell into his hands.

Lance put his hand into the gold coins and grabbed a large handful, then let go, watching the shining gold coins slip from his fingers, and then made a clear and sweet collision sound, like the sound of nature.

"Hahaha, the old guy finally broke the gold coins!"

This was only more than a thousand gold coins, and Lance soon lost interest, because after he pacified Hamlet, he would definitely have to re-cast currency, and these things could no longer be circulated.

As Hamlet's heir, Lance wants to erase any trace of the Hamlet family's existence.

After emptying out all the gold coins inside, Lance was extremely serious when faced with an empty box.

Because in the game, treasure chests left behind by families usually have hidden compartments and traps.

This kind of thing can only trick unsuspecting people. As long as you are prepared, it is not difficult to dismantle the trap.

Soon a small box was pulled out, connected with the ingenious little mechanism.

The box contains strange powder. Once it is forcibly opened, the mechanism will be triggered to spray out the poisonous powder.

Now he was finally able to open the mezzanine, but what was inside surprised Lance.

The first thing that caught his eye was a painting, with a portrait of a stranger clearly painted on it, but it gave people an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.

Lance picked up the portrait and looked at it for a long time, but did not feel that it had any strange supernatural power. It looked like an old painting with historical traces.

Although I didn’t understand why this portrait appeared here, I finally resisted the urge to throw it into the fire.