Chapter 661: Taking Position
"So... now you know what the complete puzzle is?"
On the stands of the concert hall, Ed couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly after listening to what Fernando had just said, and then continued to speak. Fernando put the empty wine glass in his hand on the table beside him and continued to speak leisurely.
"Of course, but there is a little bit of poison in this complete puzzle. If you listen to it without preparation, you may suffer some damage."
"I'm ready, you go on." Ed responded directly to Fernando's words. Fernando paused slightly after hearing what Ed said, then looked at Ed twice and continued to speak.
"Okay, then remember this: the puzzle I know is this...
"In this palace of ours, there is a triple stage with seven blooming lotuses. If you dance at a designated time, you will receive the blessing of the master of the palace.
"When dancing on the first stage, blessings are the stems. When dancing on the second stage, blessings are the leaves. When dancing on the third stage, blessings are the roots."
Fernando slowly told Ed the puzzle he knew. Listening to his words, Ed couldn't help but touch his chin thoughtfully, and then he responded.
"Is this puzzle...really passed down by King Charles?"
"It should be. As far as I know, the rumor that the treasure of King Charles is hidden in the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty has long been circulated in the secret world of Flotz. The source of this rumor seems to be this puzzle. This puzzle began to circulate about half a year ago. The specific source is unknown, but it is probably leaked from the official website. There are various versions, but the general content is almost the same."
Fernando responded like this. After listening to his words, Ed nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and stretched out his hand towards Fernando.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Fernan. Your intelligence is very useful to us."
"Hey... we're just friends, it's too formal to talk about this, come on..."
As Fernando spoke, he reached out and moved away Ed's hand that was intended to shake hands. He then took out a cigar and handed it to Ed. Ed took it with a smile, took out a match, lit the cigar, and put it to his mouth.
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At night, on the ceremonial square of the Palace of the Goddess of Mercy, Adele, who had just finished dinner, was walking around and admiring the night view of the Palace of the Goddess of Mercy, while communicating with Dorothy in the distance through the information channel and listening to the new information obtained by the other party.
"Huh? That Mr. F actually works for the government officials of Farajo?" Hearing Dorothy's words in her mind, Adele responded in her heart with a look of surprise. Not long after, she immediately heard Dorothy's voice again.
"That's right... To be more precise, he should be the black glove of a powerful figure in the current Faraday Palace. This time your treasure hunt was planned by him. His main purpose is to keep you in the Beautiful Palace until dusk."
"Keep us until dusk tomorrow? Why is there such a purpose? Will anything happen if we wait until then?" Adele said in a puzzled tone after listening to Dorothy's words, and Dorothy responded quickly.
"I don't know. Based on the information we have so far, we can't determine the purpose of the mastermind behind this. There are many reasons why he lured you to the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty, but if you think about it, you can tell that he probably has no good intentions. So, Adele, do you still want to stay here and search for treasure?"
Dorothy asked Adele this. Her meaning was very simple. Although she did not know the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes, as long as she left the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty immediately and did not fulfill his wish, his hidden malice would not hurt anyone.
Adele was silent for a while after listening to Dorothy's question. She slowly scanned the entire ceremonial square, looking at the sculpture of King Charles and the fountain water that had changed its posture, and then responded silently.
"No... I still want to stay in the Palace of Beauty. Although there are some conspiracies in this series of events, at least the mystery is real. There is really a secret of King Charles hidden in this Palace of Beauty, and it can only be revealed at a specific moment. I still want to stay here and solve the mystery..."
Adele responded to Dorothy's words seriously, and Dorothy seemed to have expected it and responded.
"So... you think that the so-called appointed time is the evening of the day?"
"That's right. According to the intelligence we have collected so far, when the Charles King ascended the throne, he would hold a banquet at this time every year. The highlight of the banquet was the performance at dusk the next day. I think this is the so-called scheduled time. If you miss it... I don't know how long you will have to wait."
Adele continued to respond to Dorothy. Her purpose in coming to Farajo was to find the inheritance of Persian and the secret of King Charles. Although this action was now shrouded in a sense of conspiracy, this was also expected before. As long as the possibility of finding the secret of King Charles still existed, Adele would not give up easily.
"Your guess makes sense. According to the current signs, today may be the so-called key moment in this puzzle. If the mastermind behind the scenes doesn't want to do something to today, his purpose may also be related to this puzzle. From the perspective of solving King Charles's purpose... now is definitely not the time to leave."
Dorothy answered Adele like this. After hearing Dorothy's words, Adele smiled slightly and continued speaking.
"From what you said, you are planning to stay with me, little detective~"
"Oh...what are you talking about? You are the one who actually stays in the Beautiful Palace. You are the only one who is really at risk. Since you yourself are not afraid, why should I say anything more?" Dorothy replied to Adele, and the other party also responded with a chuckle.
"Anyway, thank you for your help this time. We still have one day left. No matter what risks we will face in the future, let's take a break first and then make persistent efforts later."
"Whatever you want..."
In a suburban hotel far away from the Palace of the Gods of Beauty, Dorothy ended her communication with Adele, found a place near the fire in the warm house and sat down again. Then she stared at the leaping flames in the fireplace and began to think.
'According to the current situation... we don't have much time. It may be difficult to follow the clues to find out who is the mastermind behind Fernan, so the focus of the investigation should be on solving the mystery of the Palace of Beauty. As long as we know the secrets hidden in the Palace of Beauty, we can roughly guess the motives of those behind the scenes...
"But... what is the truth of this mystery? Where are the three stages hidden?"
With so much in mind, Dorothy fell into deep thought for a moment. At this moment, she had begun to seriously think about how to find the three hidden stages.
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