Chapter 106

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Chapter 106: Wow, There Really Is a Secret Room!

After finding nothing on the first two floors, Lolth and her group felt a bit disappointed.

Chyzh Winchester not only tidied up the furniture but also cleared away everything that needed to be cleared.

Moreover, since she had a "connection" with The Final Church, the source was just a cry heard by a demon dragon from a commoner.

That demon dragon could have misheard, and the commoner could have mistaken The Final Church for something else altogether.

Even if she had dealt with The Final Church years ago, it’s possible she didn’t really understand these cultists, just happened to deal with them by chance.

Furthermore, even if Chyzh Winchester was an expert on handling The Final Church, whether she left behind any information about the church, or took it with her when she left, is another matter altogether!

Lolth didn’t have high hopes for this journey to begin with and just came to take a look.

After reaching the third floor, the decoration in this level finally became a bit less simple.

There was a bedroom with a huge soft bed, a study surrounded by multiple bookshelves, and a music room with a Seychelles harp and other traditional Seychelles instruments hanging on the wall.

This was probably where a countess named Chyzh lived her daily life.

The bedroom was searched through briefly, but nothing was found.

However, in the study, as Lolth and Isabella looked through books mainly about music theory, archery skills, Seychelles, and the general history of the mainland, trying to find any connection to "The Final Church," Ann suddenly exclaimed softly.

"Ah—"

"What’s wrong, Ann? Did you find something?"

Lolth and Isabella both turned to look at Ann, noticing she was holding a picture book.

The cover depicted two women with bare shoulders, their clothes half off, embracing each other.

One person was dressed very fancy like a noble, while the other person was dressed like a mercenary.

The cover also had a title in a common language.

The Duke and the Lady’s Guide to Capturing Hearts!

Ann noticed the two people’s gazes and hurriedly stuffed the picture book back onto the bookshelf.

"There’s nothing here, I must have been mistaken."

Ann said somewhat embarrassed.

But Lolth and Isabella were not blind, on the contrary, both of them had very sharp eyesight.

Isabella thought for a moment and said, "Actually, having your own interests and hobbies…"

"Let’s go check the next room, it doesn’t look like there are any clues here!"

Before Isabella could finish her socially awkward remark that seemed to ease the tension but actually made things more awkward, Lolth interrupted her.

Soon after, she quickly led two people to the adjacent music room.

It was a well-lit room facing the sun, and as dusk approached, the sunlight filtered through the windows, shining on the classical musical instruments.

At first glance, there didn’t seem to be anything particularly interesting about this room.

However, since they were there, Lolth decided to casually look around.

"These musical instruments are quite nice… Hmm, look at this flute, it has holes! Look at this drum, it’s round! And this black pipe, it can make a sound! Also, check out this harp, it’s enchanted!"

While talking, Lolth picked up the Seychelles harp hanging on the wall and plucked its strings.

A melodious sound filled the room, accompanied by faint magical ripples, making Lolth a bit suspicious.

"Why would the countess enchant a harp? Is she bored? Or is she just too wealthy to know what to do with her money?"

If she was a charming magician musician, it would be fine, but as a human ranger, what does she want to do with the enchanted harp?

Are they planning to turn the harp strings into tough and sharp weapons for assassinations?

Before Lolth could analyze the enchantments on the harp, its true purpose was revealed in a different way.

In the neighboring room, a faint magical disturbance could also be heard.

Shortly after, Lolth and her companions heard a quiet creaking sound.

Returning to the study, the tightly pressed bookshelf split apart in the middle, revealing a spiral staircase leading downwards, dark and eerie.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the hidden chamber, the trio displayed varying degrees of surprise.

However, Lolth and the others were surprised in completely different ways.

Isabella and Ann’s reactions clearly showed surprise at the discovery of a hidden chamber.

Lolth’s reaction was clearly like, "What, there’s still a secret room?".

She didn’t even check if there were magical fluctuations behind the bookshelf, because she always felt it was too "typical".

However, the fact proves that there is a reason why something "typical" becomes classic.

"Well, this works too…"

Not only did the hidden passage behind the bookshelf need to be opened by playing the instruments hanging on the wall, it was a bit too "typical". She casually played with it and it actually opened…

Of course, when Lolth discovered the magical fluctuations on the harp, she would eventually find the secret passage and decode it successfully by following the clues.

But setting the decoding sequence to be opened simply by playing in order, is no different from setting a wireless network password as one to eight or eight eights!

Try it once out of curiosity and it will open!

Even if there’s magical warding outside the wall, since it’s made into a secret room, be a bit more serious in this final encryption step.

Lolth couldn’t help but comment about how Lady Chyzh Winchester seemed to have a big heart, whether it was intentional or cautious. Her countess heart was indeed generous.

But anyway, finding a secret passage was a good thing.

Even if it had nothing to do with "The Final Church," the fact that items belonging to a noble from the Republic of Seychelles and a former security officer from Palgauro City needed to be stored in a secret room would make her trip worthwhile.

Furthermore, Lolth had a feeling that the place this secret passage led to must have strong connections to The Final Church.

She was confident that she could find the clues left by Lady Chyzh Winchester about The Final Church.

"Let’s go and explore down there."

To Isabella and Ann, Lolth waved and then decisively stepped onto the winding staircase leading down the secret passage.

Dark, damp, and with a hint of decay in the air, like all secret passageways hiding mysteries and conspiracies, leading to evil and cruelty.

Moreover, the staircase was much longer than expected; the number of steps she had taken exceeded the height of a three-story building by far.

This means that this staircase eventually leads to the depths underground.

Eventually, at a depth about as high as a three-story building underground, the staircase reached its end and final point.

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