Strange Hotel

Of course, although he was impulsive, he didn't really escape.

After all, although he once again had "random thoughts" that resembled a prophecy, he didn't feel any strong warnings.

This meant that, even though there was something wrong with the storm last week, the matter should have ended long ago. At this moment in the town of Conva, there is a high probability that there is no danger beyond his ability.

And this was the same result as the divination result of him using the Solomon gold coin.

Seeing that Ebner's attention seemed to be focused on the two ladies behind him, Blake, was puzzled at first, but then he thought of the rumors in a small newspaper, so he revealed a knowing smile and said,

"Ebner, Susan, Roman, let me introduce you. These two beautiful ladies are Miss Emma and Miss Fani. They accepted the Adol's invitation and joined our camp temporarily."

Adol was one of the three male students present. Ebner was not too familiar with him, only that his family seemed to be in the jewelry business.

Then, Blake introduced the three of Ebner to Emma and Fani. The two ladies didn't pay much attention to it at first, but they nodded in a reserved manner to maintain basic courtesy.

But when she heard that Ebner was the recently famous "hero detective", the black-haired Miss Ema's eyes lit up as she revealed a look of interest.

Detective Bryan has quite a number of legendary stories, and every story seems to involve Beyonders… As a Cryptologist, it's only natural that Emma would be interested in his experiences.

However, just as she was about to say something, she was pulled by her sleeves by Fani. This lady with an excellent figure shook her head indiscernibly, indicating that she shouldn't complicate matters.

After all, this "hero detective" was known in the major newspapers as a top deduction master who could restore the full picture of the incident with just a few details.

Talking up with him, if you accidentally reveal something, wouldn't it expose their true purpose in coming to Conva Town?

Thanks to her Beyonder powers as a Cryptologist, she instantly understood what her friend meant. She immediately restrained her bubbly personality and skillfully acted arrogantly.

But what they didn't know was that Ebner had already known their purpose.

There was no need to mention the well-built Ma'am Fani. Ebner had long determined that she was the Artisan's representative at the teacher's gathering who had been seeking to purchase the Barbarian potion formula.

As for Emma, when he didn't know her name before, Ebner just thought she was a wild "Cryptologist". At most, she had joined the Hermits of Fate.

But after learning her name, Ebner instantly linked her to the daughter of Viscount Horatio, whom Miss Hazel mentioned.

After all, the names were the same. Both were students at Backlund University, both had a reputation for being "eccentric", and both came from extraordinary backgrounds, With so many conditions combined, it's almost certain that they're the same person.

After exchanging a few more words with the three boys, Mr. Blake led them into the dining room of the Old John Inn for dinner.

Ebner had thought that the hotel in the country town would be relatively simple, which was evident from the casual name "Old John" and the exterior decoration of the hotel.

But to his surprise, he suddenly felt a sense of novelty after entering the hotel.

This is because the exterior of the house doesn't seem big, but it's not the same inside… Most of the rooms and facilities in the hotel are underground!

Moreover, the decoration of the underground part obviously has the architectural style of the Fourth Epoch. It wasn't a style that was just like the old ones, but one that was truly ancient.

At least, even Ebner, who already knew a lot about the Fourth Epoch, didn't see anything wrong.

The only thing that makes him feel uncomfortable is that this place seems to have some architectural traits of the tomb ... For example, there were many Hermes decorations engraved on the dining room wall.

One had to know that, apart from using Hermes in mysticism, it was mostly used for tomb sacrifices.

As a "Cryptologist" Emma obviously also see this, She pondered for a moment, then she suddenly asked the boy beside her who had nominally invited her to a camping trip, "Do you know which master designed this restaurant? I think it's excellent."

How could Adol know this? He hurriedly excused himself and ran to the front desk of the hotel. It took him quite a while before he returned. He said in a standard reciting tone,

"This restaurant has a long history, rumored to have existed in the Fourth Epoch. Back then, it was built by a priest who was good at cooking.

Of course, that original building had long been destroyed in the flames of war. The current hotel building was rebuilt about a hundred years ago… As the priest had always kept his design manuscript, it was restored to such a perfect state.

"As for why it's called 'Old John,' that's because the person who rebuilt it had the name."

When Emma heard this, she nodded thoughtfully.

Ebner on the other side, after putting a piece of the chicken pie in his mouth, he became increasingly puzzled about the layout of the hotel.

This was because, after entering the restaurant, he increasingly felt that the interior of the hotel wasn't designed for living people. Apart from not having many mysticism symbols, the overall layout of the hotel was like a tomb…

Furthermore, some of the details of the decorations are somewhat similar to the rituals recorded in the Book of Dead…

Which god's priest was the one who built the hotel in the Fourth Epoch? Could it be Death?

Why did he come to Backlund to build a hotel similar to a cemetery?

Could it be the hidden hand that Death buried in the Northern Continent during the War of the Four Emperors?

While guessing in his heart, he wasn't worried. After all, no matter what schemes there were, it was more than a thousand years ago. This was just a "fake" that was built according to the blueprints.

This wasn't something he easily believed, but a fact that had already been verified with the White Eye.

...

After dinner, the group of young people gathered in the lobby of the hotel for a while before returning to the rooms Mr. Blake had arranged for them.

In the basement, in the room closest to the stairs.

Emma looked at the gas lamps that illuminated the entire suite, and she joked with her friend who was organizing her equipment, "That Detective Bryan's gaze was on you the entire time."

Upon hearing that, Fanni loaded her revolver as she retorted, "A Hero Detective is paying attention to you because you're a thief after all, while I'm a bright Lawyer."

Emma glanced at her friend and continued teasing, "I don't think you understand what I mean…"

However, before she could finish her sentence, she saw Fanni turn her gun around. She had no choice but to change the topic. "When do we leave?"

"That ruin isn't far from here. We'll leave when everyone else is asleep in the middle of the night… Yes, we'll try to return before daybreak," said Fani as he put his revolver into his holster.

...

In the middle of the night, Ebner, who heard the light footsteps in the corridor, suddenly opened his eyes.