"You devil, I will not hand over my brother! Change the terms!"

The female succubus narrowed her eyes slightly: "Oh? Do you want to change someone? But the others don't have the 'power' of this warrior."

The eyes of the many soldiers behind him were once again focused on Ace, but this time something was slightly wrong.

Ace finally recovered a little and patted House on the shoulder: "Don't be like this, brother. You don't have to defend me like this. I think I can..."

House turned around and elbowed Ace again, knocking him to the ground like a shrimp. He turned around and said to the succubus righteously:

"Succubus, we are here following the orders of Lord Lannister of Cintra. We need every manpower to complete Lord Lannister's mission, and we cannot exchange brothers for information. I know you don't want to fight, and if you are willing to lend us a hand, the generous Lord Lannister will certainly be grateful."

"Lannister, a debt must be paid!"

The succubus sneered: "Men always make sweet promises about the future... Wait, you said your earl's name is Lannister?"

House nodded.

The succubus finally put away her nonchalance, thought for a while and asked, "I seem to have heard of this name. What is his full name? He is indeed from Cintra, right?"

House replied: "My lord is the Young Lion of Cintra, Lord Lann Lannister Rhaanlon. You seem to have heard of my lord's name?"

The succubus sat up straight, staring at the people in front of her with bloodshot pupils, chewing the words carefully: "Lane, Lannister, Lei Anlun... Lei Anlun, ha."

She chuckled and said in a soft voice, "Are you Lei Anlun's subordinates? He is much more powerful than this soldier, so..."

"Thomas Moreau's grave is not here, but in a cemetery south of Beauclair. You can look for it there. It is under a tree, and there is a river twenty steps away. It is easy to find."

The succubus was in a very good mood, as if she had received some excellent reward. She twisted her waist and bounced up, standing on a branch like a light bird.

"You must tell your Lord Earl about what happened to me today. I will go find him when you finish your work~"

House stared at the succubus, but was horrified to find that her figure gradually faded under the moonlight.

He wanted to find out the other party's purpose in looking for Lann, and he must not let his Lord Earl suffer any unknown harm.

However, he did not expect that the crows that were originally perched on the tree would suddenly flap their wings and fly towards him. When he drew his sword to drive away these annoying and ominous birds, the succubus was no longer in sight.

Ace on the ground squirmed slightly. "The Earl's... 'power'? How did such news get to a place like this?"

House went forward angrily and tried to help his companion up: "The Earl has always been praised for his bravery, and he is a clean person. How could he have such a reputation? At least I have never heard of it.

I think what this succubus said is different from what we understand, but I don’t understand what it is…”

Ace on the ground did not accept his companion's help. He waved his hands and got up from the ground with one hand. He did not look like he was beaten so hard that he could not get up.

Looking at his stunned companion, Ace glanced at him unhappily and said, "I am the son of a knight. You don't really think that the fists you raised from your horses can knock me to the ground, do you?"

House got anxious when he heard the other party's doubt: "Don't pretend, if it doesn't hurt, why did you fall to the ground! I also practice martial arts diligently!"

Ace shook his head and said with a sense of loss: "I was just worried that I really couldn't control myself and delayed the Earl's mission, so I deliberately lent you a few punches. After all, that's a succubus..."

"When I said 'I can', I really meant it..."

House clenched his fist and hardened it again.

Following the information given by the succubus, everyone headed out from the south of Beauclair during the day the next day.

Since we were leaving the city, we had to go out during the day; and since we were already out of the city, there was no need to move around at night to cover up our indecent behavior, as no one would see us.

They soon found the group of tombstones by the river that the succubus had mentioned, and unexpectedly encountered five small groups of water ghosts.

It's not difficult. Just a small rain of arrows and then a charge with swords drawn. After killing three of them, the rest will jump into the water and escape.

Although the six of them had the advantage in numbers and equipment, it was their first time to fight an enemy. Moreover, these water ghosts were more cunning than those Lan En and his men had encountered. In a hurry, two soldiers were knocked down by the ghosts and slightly injured.

The exploration process immediately became more cautious. The six-man team no longer acted separately. Four soldiers remained on guard at all times, and two attendants screened tombstones.

Soon, they found their target.

A tombstone with the name "Thomas Lumeau" inscribed in the Common Tongue.

Below the name is an epitaph carved in an ancient language:

Ellas k'havani allder aen Dol Naev'de, ellas allder n'corrason.Glorsann a'Aelirenn

Meaning: Redemption is not in Dor Navid, but in our hearts. Glory to Elerion.

"Dor Navid" was the name of the "Nine Valleys" where Lann and his companions went during the period of elf rule, and "Ailerian" was the name of a tragic elven leader.

This artistic epitaph was not understood by the six-member team because they did not understand the ancient language. Even if they did, they probably would not understand these nouns that required a certain level of historical knowledge to understand.

House and Ace looked at each other, and Ace took a step back: "I am the son of a knight, I won't dig graves, I'll just keep watch..."

House rolled his eyes at him, stepped back, and asked the two soldiers on guard to step forward and start digging.

The soil layer on top was surprisingly shallow, and soon, Professor Moreau's sarcophagus came out. Two soldiers lifted the heavy stone slab together, and a thin skeleton appeared in front of everyone.

The stench trapped in the coffin suddenly hit them in the face, but fortunately everyone was prepared and was not thrown into a panic by this.

House covered his nose, picked up a branch and rummaged around in there for a while, only to find a page of torn parchment and nothing else.

September 12, 1121

I have confirmed that Geron has arrived and is currently living in Usalborg. I am too excited to work. I have not seen him for a long time, my son. But I must try to calm down and carry out my plan. 】

September 13, 1121

He arrived shortly after sunset, which was a bit of a surprise to me! He had changed a lot, he was very thin, and his body was covered with scars. Of course he was very angry that I had asked him to come here for some other reason, but what other choice did I have? If my experiment was successful, then one day he would be a father too, and he would understand why I did this.

I opened the portal in the study and brought Jeroen to my laboratory. The crystal's energy was exhausted, but fortunately I still had another one. I gave him some time to think about it, because I still hoped that he would volunteer to participate in the research. While waiting, I prepared the equipment and I thought the leather belt on the table should be replaced. 】