Above The Sky
Chapter 115 - 115 107 Clairvoyance and Ears that Hear the Wind 610

115: Chapter 107: Clairvoyance and Ears that Hear the Wind (6/10) 115: Chapter 107: Clairvoyance and Ears that Hear the Wind (6/10) Weyges took out paper and a pen from one side, he didn’t need a light, and could easily write in the darkness: “Currently, five doubts have been uncovered.”

“Four years ago, a group of Natives disappeared, delaying the local smugglers’ arrivals and resulting in a loss of nearly a hundred Talle.

To this day, they have not forgotten, and the goods that were delayed are exactly the ones needed to make the Underwater Breathing Magic Potion.”

“Three years ago, a fishing boat set out for Odell Reef to catch eels and ended up disappearing without a trace; the family is still in mourning.”

“Eight years ago, the local judge of Harrison Port, Sir Cladorow, was killed by an Ironclad Shark—such an odd way to die.

His successor, Sir Bolomba, also disappeared five years ago on his way to the seashore, and the Viscount’s Mansion showed no desire to pursue the matter.”

“Hmm, the above seems a bit far-fetched, feels like just the usual political strife…

What kind of fool would…

I can see that this Lord Viscount is extremely controlling.

Why not just abdicate gracefully instead of getting bumped off by an Ironclad Shark.”

After a brief rant, Weyges shook his head slightly.

He was even too lazy to include this ‘misconduct’ in the report to the Imperial Capital—if he omitted it, the bigwigs of the Empire might imagine all sorts of dreadful behaviors, yet this petty event, if reported, could prove that Viscount Grant had almost no leverage against him.

Is this it?

Viscount Grant could even compete for the Saint amongst the Nobles!

After pondering for a while, the black-haired Knight continued to write down the doubts: “Two years ago, during the Natives invasion, Viscount Grant confronted the Great Shaman.

A team of young city guards and the eight-year-old Spirit Energy User, Ian, resisted the Natives’ assault together, miraculously aiding the Viscount in repelling the Great Shaman.

In the end, only the youngest city guard and that Spirit Energy User survived.”

“The same year, the Natives struck Harrison Port with the force of the Totem Master, but the onslaught of the Sea Beasts was much less than imagined, likely due to the beasts being driven away by someone.”

“Hmm, the main doubts amount to these five points; behind each one, there could be the tutor’s handiwork, or something related to the tutor.”

“It might be about obtaining the Underwater Breathing Magic Potion needed to venture out to sea, or the boats required for the journey, as well as information about the local power brokers.”

“The latter two feel like the tutor spontaneously doing a good deed…

Helping the Empire’s military and civilians defend against the Natives’ invasion?

If I were a fugitive, I certainly wouldn’t have the time for that, but if it were my teacher, he would definitely take action.”

“Moreover, that young Spirit Energy User, also awoke his Spirit Energy two years ago…”

Standing up, the Knight stored his notes into his bosom: “Let’s take it one at a time.”

Weyges was well aware that the doubt most likely related to the tutor was the last one—all the rest were essentially far-fetched connections he had managed to scrape together over the past few days.

When the Natives launched a full-armed, massive invasion and even brought down the walls of Harrison Port, only one of the four Totem Spirits appeared.

Even if the Forest Ocean Spirit couldn’t come and the two other Totem Spirits, Melodious and An, couldn’t land, they could still drive away the Sea Beasts!

The Natives couldn’t possibly make such a low-grade mistake of offering too few sacrifices.

The Sea Beasts didn’t converge into a tide to strike Harrison Port, it was either blocked by the tutor or it was a grand act of collusion between Harrison Port and the Natives!

An act that disguised Harrison Port as teetering on the brink of disaster, turning it into a mess the Empire couldn’t be bothered to deal with, and a pretext for constantly requesting aid!

“Given the tutor’s current physical condition, I guess he could only help drive away the Sea Beasts, willing but powerless.

This is the sorrow of a hero.”

Despite speaking lightly, his tone was very solemn, “The former First Knight has fallen to such a state now…”

“But it’s good for me.”

The above five doubts, regardless of which possibility, are all merits and would help Weyges get out of his current predicament.

Of course, if he were willing to wait another ten or so days, he would definitely be able to gather more detailed information through keyword searches and specific person observation…

but he couldn’t stay too long either.

The time given to Weyges by the Imperial Capital to conduct his investigation wasn’t long, and he needed to quickly gather all the clues, find the tutor, and achieve his own goals.

If possible, Weyges would also like to ask Hiliard a question he had always wanted to ask.

A question related to the Dark Moon turmoil.

And…

About the “Black King’s Relics”.

In addition, his Spirit Energy duration was only about ten days or so, if he hadn’t gotten the clues he wanted in the first cycle, the second cycle would be much more difficult…

he had no relevant excuse to approach those people a second time.

“Time waits for no one, it’s time to set out.”

Glancing at his pocket watch, the black-haired knight took a step and walked towards the door.

The first target of Weyges was the native reserves to the west of Harrison Port.

He believed that there were the clues he wanted.

And there were ‘voices’ he could listen to.

“It’s about time.”

Meanwhile, Ian was also watching the pocket watch while observing the crucible emitting a pale blue fluorescence in front of him.

The youth’s eyes sparkled with an aqua spirit light, even more dazzling than the glow from the crucible.

The pocket watch, a gift from Viscount Grant, had at first been suspected by him to have some kind of recording or eavesdropping device, but soon, Ian understood it was just a simple pocket watch, at most adorned with three blue-green gemstones, making it seem very valuable.

At this moment, the sunlight outside was bright, and although there were still clouds rolling by, it likely wouldn’t rain before nightfall.

Just by observing the sunlight, any person from Harrison Port could tell that the current time was roughly two o’clock in the afternoon, making a pocket watch unnecessary.

However, clearly, the young man didn’t need a pocket watch to confirm whether it was afternoon now.

What he needed was ‘second-precision’ planning, something lacking in this era.

On the other side, Hiliard, who had already donned his side sword and had a solemn expression, silently watched his apprentice activate spirit energy and then add various ingredients into the crucible according to the second hand on the pocket watch.

“Three hundred milliliters of pure water, fifty grams of Beria Concentration Herb, eight grams of Ashglow Crystal, thirty-five grams of Blue Mist Mushroom Powder, five spinal nerves from a Tongueless Lizard, twenty-three grams of Fluorescent Algae Essence, add them in the order of the time schedule, stir with a silver stirrer until a clear liquid seeps out from the surface…”

Repeating the recipe for the ‘Perception Enhancement Potion’ given by Hiliard in his mind, Ian meticulously applied the alchemy knowledge he had learned from Elder Prude over the past two years, trying to replicate it as closely as possible.

Since a few days ago, when they sensed someone using spirit energy to monitor their family’s life, Ian and Hiliard, besides acting as a normal family, were also thinking about how to counterattack and locate the true identity of the other party.

Yes—even a passerby knew that Weyges, the Inspector Knight from The Empire with the codename Melodious, had come to Harrison Port…

This man was ninety-nine percent likely, or rather, Hiliard had already confirmed, to be the former apprentice he knew, the one using spirit energy to monitor them and spy on Elan.

Currently, it seemed that the other party was merely casually monitoring them, since a spirit energy user so young was worth paying attention to, so their true secrets had not been exposed.

However, they couldn’t just hide; they absolutely couldn’t let the Inspector Knight act freely, otherwise, a master with the intention of pursuing Hiliard’s clues would definitely find their traces!

They had to strike first, to monitor in return…

and even be prepared to eliminate the other party in advance!

But where exactly was this person?

Weyges kept a low profile and even when he went out, he disguised his identity.

Even though Ian had confirmed that, recently, as a ‘fortune teller’ and ‘mercenary,’ the other party had come into contact with and beaten up many guests and challengers, spreading a large number of ‘spirit energy marks’ to gather information, he still couldn’t determine Weyges’ real whereabouts from this.

Why?

Simple, because Weyges was nearly wholesale in his use of spirit energy.

Now, in Ian’s view, the moment he activated Foresight View, the entire city was engulfed in rolling purple mist!

If Foresight View were any weaker, it wouldn’t be affected by such matters…

It was precisely because Ian’s spirit energy was too sensitive that such a simple spirit energy mark appeared distinctly, leading to Ian’s inability to grasp Weyges’ true presence.

Therefore, he had to find another way.

If he couldn’t become weaker, then he had to become stronger!

“If the other party can trigger spirit energy with sound to provide feedback to the original body, then the other way round, if I enhance my perception, I can observe the feedback of spirit energy and directly see the other party’s actual location!”

—Spirit energy eavesdropper, is it?

—Sorry, I am a spirit energy surveillance camera!

This was the young man’s idea.

As long as he could further enhance his perception, Ian believed he could definitely catch the tail of the other party!