Dorothy’s Forbidden Grimoire

Amid the steam of the industrial revolution, mysteries surge beneath the surface. Cults and secret societies seek the extraordinary in the shadows, while hidden gods gaze upon humanity from the hea...

Chapter 658 Attraction (2/2)

With a slightly excited tone, Mr. F spoke to the people around him. After hearing his words, Adele frowned slightly and then asked.

"Among the many folk legends circulating in Farajo, almost half of them can be attributed to the Dressed King. Could this rumor about the treasure be true? For a king, no matter how much wealth he possesses, when death is approaching, his main consideration should be to pass on the wealth to the next king. Why would the Dressed King want to hide a separate treasure and wait for someone to find it in the future?"

"Oh, Miss Briouze asked a good question. Indeed...There are many folk legends in Farajo nowadays that are attached to the title of the Dressed King, and most of them are false. However, the existence of this treasure is definitely not among them. The clue to this treasure comes from our family's persistent research on Bourbon documents, not hearsay.

"According to some other clues found in the documents, we have found quite a few related items and sent them to you as evidence. However, the most crucial treasure is still dormant at this moment. According to the clues we have interpreted in the documents, this most crucial treasure requires pure Bourbon blood to open. This is also the main reason why we have called you here.

"As for why the Dressed King left behind the treasure... maybe the king had already foreseen today's scene when he was in power? This is the insurance he left for his descendants to help them make a comeback. This treasure requires blood to open. Isn't it the best gift that the Dressed King gave to his descendants?"

"Pure Bourbon blood is needed to open the treasure... Is there any extraordinary mechanism in it that uses blood as a medium?" Dorothy, who was monitoring and watching outside the hotel through Adele's senses, couldn't help but think at this time. At this moment, a gangster in the conference room, whose eyes were shining, spoke again impatiently.

"Hey! Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us where the treasure is. Let's find it and dig it out!"

"Haha, be patient, Mr. Luke..." Mr. F said slowly with a slight smile, and then after he snapped his fingers, a door on the side of the conference hall opened, and a waiter with similar clothes to him walked out, holding a long scroll in his hands.

The waiter came to a wall in the room, hung the scroll in his hand on the wall and unfolded it. What appeared in front of everyone was a huge city map, which was the map of Floz.

"According to our investigation, we can confirm that the treasure is buried in Flotz, right here."

As he spoke, Mr. F picked up a wooden stick that he had prepared in advance and pointed to the southern position on the map, a place far away from the city. An old gentleman present immediately recognized where it was after a slight pause, and couldn't help but speak directly.

"That's... the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty? Are you sure there are treasures in that kind of place?"

"Come on, that's the Palace of Beauty, the former center of power of the Bourbon Dynasty. It has been turned over and over by the revolutionaries countless times. How could there be treasures left by the Bourbon in such a place?" An obese middle-aged man present could not help but speak out after seeing the location on the map pointed out by Mr. F, and Mr. F responded calmly.

"The most dangerous place is also the safest place. Don't forget that the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty was one of the buildings built during the reign of King Charles. It was also a masterpiece that he personally designed and supervised the construction of. It is the most artistic and complex work he has ever worked on.

"King Charles is not only a great king, but also a great artist, performer, and architect... How could the palace he built for himself be so easily understood by a group of thugs? There must be many secrets in the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty that have not been discovered yet... These secrets can still confuse the usurping thugs after hundreds of years under King Charles' wisdom. Only the bloodline he truly recognizes can unlock them..."

Gazing at the many descendants of the Bourbon royal family present, Mr. F spoke slowly and temptingly. Listening to Mr. F's words, many people at the scene couldn't help but show eagerness in their eyes, as if they couldn't wait to go to the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty to hunt for treasure.

"The Palace of the Gods of Beauty... I was fortunate enough to be there once. It is indeed very large and complicated. It is very difficult for a few of us to find anything aimlessly in it..." At this time, the old gentleman continued to speak, and Mr. F waved his hand in response.

"We are not speaking aimlessly. We also have clues, which we have interpreted from the documents and from King Charles." After hearing the clue, everyone at the scene immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and at this time Mr. F continued to speak.

"'I have set up three stages with seven blossoming lotuses in this palace... Anyone who can find the three stages will be able to find the treasure I left behind.' This is the hint King Charles gave in the document. If you don't know what to do in the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty, you can try to find where the so-called three stages are?"

"The third stage... It feels like a puzzle... But Mr. F's retelling of the puzzle is a bit problematic, the style is inconsistent, is he hiding something?" In the carriage outside the hotel, Dorothy couldn't help thinking in her heart after listening to Mr. F's words. The title of the puzzle came from Mr. F's mouth, which made Dorothy feel a little strange.

"Even with a hint, it would still be difficult to find something in the Meishen Palace. It has always been a reception place for foreign guests and a banquet venue for congressmen. It is heavily guarded, and it is difficult for people of our status to sneak in." After listening to Mr. F's words, the fat man couldn't help but frown and spoke again, while Mr. F had already answered with confidence.

"Don't worry, everyone. I have already prepared a method for entering the Meishen Palace. Starting tomorrow, there will be a reception for new officials dispatched from all over the country. The entire party will last for about a day and a half. Many people will gather at the Meishen Palace, and many officials will bring their entourage with them, making the scene more chaotic than before.

"I have prepared a set of fake identities for you. You can use them to sneak into the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty and start searching. You can enjoy the banquet while looking for traces of the treasure. But be careful not to expose yourself."

Mr. F said this, and after pausing for a moment and glancing around, he spoke again.

"Everyone, let us once again return to the great deeds left by the nobles, and let us explore the possibility of Bourbon's resurgence there."

While Mr. F was in the reception room of the Fallen Flower Hotel, watching the Bourbon survivors from all over the world drawing all kinds of tempting cakes to tempt everyone's interest, Dorothy was sitting quietly in a carriage on the roadside somewhere outside the hotel, recalling Mr. F's words just now with a serious look on her face.

"Meishin Palace? It seems that I have to go there no matter what...

"Can you really find treasure in a place like this? Or is what you find really a treasure?"