nownovels Chapter 48 House Viewing
Chapter 48 House Viewing
The next morning, Zhage's first destination was the house in the western district.
The owner of the house was not home; he was received by his housekeeper.
"I won't lie to you, the previous tenants of this house were members of a cult, which led to a murder here, and later every tenant claimed to have seen ghosts. I originally planned to hand this matter over to the Association for the Handling of Abnormal Events, but they have all recently gone to Margarita Island and don't have the manpower to handle such a small matter, so it has been dragging on."
After explaining the reason for the low price, the butler emphasized, "If you can find a way to solve the ghost problem, the rent can be negotiated further."
If it were an ordinary person, the butler probably wouldn't have been so quick to reveal everything, but...
When Zag came over, he deliberately brought Helford and Snowball on leashes—it looked strange, it was one thing to bring a dog, but to bring a cat on a leash was quite unusual.
The truth is that Snowball had a strange jealousy. It insisted that it had everything that Helford had, even though Helford's collar was sewn by Mrs. Marsh after dinner and had a spiritual stone given to it by Agora hanging on it. Snowball insisted that Mrs. Marsh sew a smaller version for it overnight.
To save money, the chains on the two collars were not iron chains, but dyed hemp rope.
Even so, the cat and dog, which look very clean and tidy, are now fashion items for Zag – poor people don't have the energy or spare money to keep cats and dogs.
And this dog is a purebred!
"It looks like a wolfhound, but I've never seen a white wolfhound before!"
The butler had expressed surprise during their conversation, but Zag casually made up an answer to fool them: "It's a breed of dog from the North. Look at its coat, it's as white as snow, which is very good for camouflage in the snow."
"No wonder……"
With rare and expensive dog breeds and a cat that lets him walk, Zag's simple clothes are also considered "the tastes or quirks of the rich," at least the butler treats him quite politely.
However, Zag keenly noticed a certain information in the butler's words: "Has something happened on Margarita Island? Why is everyone from the association going there?"
Even in remote, impoverished areas like Cabbage Town, the association's headquarters are staffed with two official investigators and an advisor at least equivalent to a junior mage. Places like Eastern Harbor are even more so, typically having four to five investigators and two advisors. Even sentry posts are staffed with two sentries on duty, and there are always more.
Something that can get all the investigators and consultants to go must be no small matter!
Why is the eastern border so dangerous?!
Zag had a headache.
"Yes, this matter hasn't been announced to the public yet, precisely to avoid causing panic. If I hadn't inquired about it because of the house, I wouldn't have known the inside story..." The butler boasted about his information, saying, "I heard that a cult held a summoning ritual on Margarita Island, summoning a veiled creature. The entire island is in chaos, and even the Golden Palace has sent people there! The Quinn people aren't even arguing about the ownership of Margarita Island anymore, how ridiculous! Before, they practically wanted to give up even East Harbor to the Quinn!"
Zag nodded: "Yes, haven't the Kun people always claimed that Margarita Island belongs to the Kingdom of Kun? Haven't they taken any measures?"
The butler scoffed, "They'd love to wipe Margarita Island off the Channel right now!"
"No wonder everyone went to help. The veiled creatures have descended... those are beings comparable to demon gods!" Zag frowned. "Won't this affect the Eastern Territory? Margarita Island isn't far from Eastern Port!"
The steward trusted Jin Gong implicitly, saying, "With Jin Gong here, what is there to fear? We Northerans can even drive dragons out of the Dawn Continent; this is nothing but a veiled creature!"
Zag had no choice but to agree, "That's true."
After exchanging a few polite words with the other party, he left Xicheng District.
On the way, Zag said to Helford and Snowball, "I think we should look at other houses."
Helford was so anxious he could barely speak: "I agree! I don't want to be in a room with a ghost!"
Snowball rolled its eyes: "Cowardly, stupid dog!"
Zag analyzed, "The ghosts are a minor issue. The key problem is that this house used to be inhabited by cultists. Who knows if any hidden dangers were left behind? What if, while living here, a veiled creature suddenly emerges from under the bed through a crack? I don't believe that the veiled creature created by cultists on Margarita Island has nothing to do with the cultist tenant who previously occupied this house!"
"That makes sense! But," Helford glanced around to make sure no one was nearby before asking in a low voice, "What are veiled creatures?"
Zag paused, slowly lowered his head, and looked at Helford: "?"
Helford explained embarrassedly, "Don't look at me like that. I was just an ordinary person before I accidentally wandered into Dirlik's hunting grounds, and I've been making a living in the wild ever since. I really don't know what a veiled creature is..."
"Stupid dog!"
Snowball perched on Helford's head, meowing, "Veil creatures refer to beings that live in the gaps between secondary worlds and various otherworldly realms. Those veil creatures that can be summoned, and even those that actually cross the veil barrier and descend upon the Dawn Continent, are extremely powerful. Even if they aren't as powerful as demon gods, they far surpass ordinary magical creatures. The descent of a veil creature, if placed in the Golden Palace's rating system, would be at least a level 9 event!"
Helford shuddered in fright, his eyes darting upwards desperately to see the snowball above his head, a blind spot in his vision: "Then, then aren't we going to run away?"
Snowball swished its tail nonchalantly: "Don't worry, this level of incident is none of your concern. Not only is the Golden Palace protecting us, but the Nine Holy Spirits alone won't let things escalate!"
After saying that, it paused, then added deliberately, "Of course, if even the Nine Holy Spirits can't stop it, you still won't survive even if you escape to Lunaran!"
Zag asked curiously, "Will the Nine Holy Spirits also descend upon the Dawn Continent? Will your mother goddess come?"
To be honest, if he didn't have a natural distrust of these "holy spirits" and "demons," he would have been quite interested in seeing what Agora, whom Snowball had mentioned, was like.
A large Hakimi?
It won't be black like a snowball, will it?
I've heard that fairies come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. I wonder if I'll ever see calico, Siamese, ragdoll, tabby, hawksbill turtle, or cow-patterned fairies...
Just as Zag was lost in thought, Snowball rolled its eyes and meowed incessantly: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could Mother Goddess waste her energy on such trivial matters? And do you think that the more powerful a creature is, the easier it is to pass through the veil barrier? Quite the opposite! The more powerful a being is, the less likely it is to exist in the world of Dawn Continent, unless it is willing to 'shrink' its existence—I'm not referring to its size."
"Therefore, a demon as powerful as the Mother Goddess wouldn't descend so easily, let alone a mere veiled creature! The Mother Goddess has more important matters to attend to!"
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【Dawn Magic Encyclopedia】Veil creatures refer to beings that live in the gaps between secondary worlds and various otherworldly realms. Normally, they cannot be described or observed, and only when they pass through the veil barrier and descend into the world of Dawn Continent will they transform into a tangible existence.
Although many popular novels in the kingdom like to describe it as a flying imp with bat wings, or a humanoid creature with ram horns and hooves, both of these are actually fictional creations of novelists and do not exist in reality.