"What's the matter, Miss Dorothy? Is there anything serious?"
"Ah... not yet, I just thought of some bad possibilities, but there is no evidence to prove them yet." Dorothy responded to Neveu's words, and then she changed the subject and saw Neveu speak again.
"In short, our goal now is to find the temple earlier than the group of people from the Eight Peaks. The clues to the temple are most likely in those riddle-like prayers. Since the people from the Eight Peaks chose to block the lake at night, they must also believe that the so-called mirror on Grahomir points to the Starry Lake. This view is consistent with mine. If we can decipher the other contents of the prayer, then we will most likely be able to find the location of the temple.
"By the way, Senior Neveu, you have been collecting intelligence in the city these past two days, right? Have you found anything?" Looking at Neveu in front of her, Dorothy asked her, and Neveu gave a prepared response.
"Well, I was just about to tell you. Recently, I have also been looking for clues related to those riddle prayers. I thought that Miss Dorothy was already collecting intelligence in the city, so I specially chose an area far away from the city to look for any gains. Finally, I made a discovery in a small town south of Gramorn."
"Small town? What did you find?" Dorothy said with interest after listening to Neveu's words, and Neveu continued.
"It was in an abandoned old house on the edge of that town. I found a ground-bound spirit. It was an old ghost who missed his son who had been away for a while and never came back. He didn't enter the netherworld because he missed his son. Because he didn't deliberately harm people, there was no official Beyonder to deal with him. I found him based on some supernatural rumors among the little ones in the town. According to what I know, he was born more than a hundred years ago and grew up near Gramorn. He is very familiar with the situation in this area. I asked for some valuable information on the condition of helping him transcend."
"Oh... a ghost who was born in this area a hundred years ago. Interesting... what did you ask him?" Dorothy said with interest while listening to Nefernis' words, and Nefernis continued.
"After I deciphered the contents of the riddle prayer, I asked him about them one by one. He had no idea about the sickle gate... the long gate, but when I mentioned the Mirror of Grahomir, he immediately pointed out that it was the Star Lake. He had always called this lake the Mirror Lake.
"In addition to the lake, he also learned that another important clue was the 'Silver Peak'. According to the ghost, there is a mountain called 'Dongyin Mountain' around the Star Lake. It is said that there used to be a silver mine in this mountain, but before he was born, the silver mine in the mountain had been mined out, leaving only the mine cave leading to the interior of the mountain.
"When the old ghost was still young, people often went into the abandoned mine to look for silver ore that had not been cleaned up to sell for money. It is said that if you are lucky, you can even pick up well-made silverware on the mountain. However, because the abandoned mine is very dangerous, many people who went in to look for silver died in accidents. Finally, the local municipal government closed the mine to prevent more accidental deaths. After that, the mountain was renamed Guanhu Mountain. It seems that it was renamed because the view of the Star Lake from the top of the mountain is particularly good."
Nefernis told Dorothy one by one the information she had collected using her ability to communicate with souls. Listening to Nefernis's words, Dorothy couldn't help but have a hint of interest on her face, and then she recalled the map around Star Lake in her mind.
"Viewing the lake and mountains..."
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Star Lake, known as the mirror of Gramorn, is adjacent to the city of Gramorn on one side and is surrounded by mountains on the other three sides. Among the hills of varying sizes surrounding Star Lake, Guanhu Mountain is undoubtedly an eye-catching one.
Guanhu Mountain is located on the west side of Star Lake. It is one of the higher mountains around Star Lake. Although it is high, it is very easy to climb because of the gentle slope on one side. In addition, it is not too far from the city of Gramorn. The top of the mountain was abandoned as a place with excellent views of Star Lake. After the mine was sealed, its biggest function is to provide a good viewing platform for the citizens of Gramorn and tourists from other places. Therefore, the name here was also changed to Guanhu Mountain.
In the afternoon, under the blue sky and high clouds, many well-dressed citizens gathered on the simple wooden observation deck on the top of Guanhu Mountain. They were enjoying the refreshing breeze and gazing at the beautiful lake view in front of them. These citizens were obviously from the wealthier classes. They often brought their families with them and gathered here to relax and enjoy the scenery together. On the observation deck on the top of the mountain, there were also many ordinary small vendors setting up stalls, selling small commodities and snacks.
Among those who were watching the lake view, there was Dorothy's corpse mixed in. In the distance, on the lakeside, Dorothy, relying on the corpse's vision, looked out at the vast Starry Lake from the top of the lake-viewing mountain. Looking at the sparkling waves on the lake, she couldn't help but fall into thought.
"Is this... the so-called Silver Summit described in the riddle prayer? Indeed... from the top of this mountain, almost the entire Star Lake can be seen. It is indeed a great viewing spot.
"Although we have found the Silver Summit, we still have no clues about the other contents. From here, the view of the Starry Lake is nice, but we can't see anything unusual. It's just an ordinary lake view. There is no trace of the so-called Invisible Gate or the Scythe Gate... We can't see anything related to us..."
Dorothy thought so in her heart. As she thought, she focused her attention on the lake in front of her body and looked at the tranquil lake water.
"In the past two days, I have made a lot of fish corpse dolls with fish bought from the nearby fish market. During the day, I spread them around in the Star Lake to search for the situation in the lake, but I still didn't find anything. In addition to lake sand and water plants, there are some silver antiques sunken under the lake, but there is no trace of any spirituality. They are all ordinary items..."
Dorothy thought so. She originally thought that the Mirror Moon Temple was sunk to the bottom of the lake. However, after she searched the bottom of the lake thoroughly in the past two days and still found no clues, she had to give up this idea.
"I can't find any clues outside the lake, nor inside the lake... Is it possible that the secret of the Mirror Moon Temple can only be revealed at night? But... at night, the entire lake is blocked by eight surveillance cameras. How can I find something on the lake at night?"
Touching her chin, Dorothy sat on the grass beside the lake and fell into deep thought. It was obvious that Mirror Moon Goddess, as the queen of the night sky, was the god of "shadow" with night and the moon as her main symbols. Her temple was naturally more closely related to the night. If Dorothy wanted to truly uncover the secret of Mirror Moon Temple, she had to explore Starry Lake at night. But Bajian, who also thought of this, chose this time to start their action.
If Dorothy cannot break through the Eight Peaks' blockade of Star Lake at night, it will be difficult for her investigation to continue.
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