For several days, Theo tried to find information from the locals regarding the De Valemir noble family, as well as the latest news that was currently available.
He goes around pretending to be just an ordinary citizen.
Then, on Knight Julian's side, he traded while seeking information from the buyers who came.
Meanwhile, Mage Alden secretly seeks information regarding the whereabouts of Knight Cedric.
They are so busy that it takes days just to get a little information.
At that time, Knight Julian accidentally overheard a conversation from a neighboring trader. The trader was seen talking about a beautiful girl, and it seemed like a princess from a noble family.
Soon after, Knight Julian listened carefully while trading so that his disguise would not be discovered.
After the conversation was over, Knight Julian hurried back to young master Theo's lodgings.
"Young master! I have very important information!" Said Knight Julian calmly and confidentially to Theo.
Knight Julian explained that, there was a possibility, that Knight Cedric's current whereabouts were related to a noble princess who was suddenly kidnapped.
Then, Knight Julian also told the name of the noble family.
The noble's daughter was from the De Valemir family.
Theo was immediately shocked, he did not expect that the disappearance of Knight Cedric was related to the kidnapping of a noble daughter from the De Valemir family.
Theo Said,
"Ugh, I didn't expect this search mission to involve kidnapping."
"And the one who was kidnapped was the daughter of Lord De Valemir? Huh, this incident seems like it was planned by someone."
At that time, Theo suspected that this was part of someone's plan related to the disappearance of Knight Cedric.
Not long after, the mage Alden appeared suddenly using his magic ability as a mage.
Mage Alden gives the results of his search, he found a mysterious figure who secretly went to a location near a forest surrounded by large rocks.
And the big rock looks like it forms a circle, the rock looks similar to 'The Ringgate', which is a giant stone shaped like a ring.
However, according to the mage Alden, it was a gateway to ancient ruins.
Because the location seemed foreign to the mage Alden.
Its shape is very similar to the gate of ancient ruins that are unknown when they will appear, and the gate is usually used by explorers, including those from the Empire and the Kingdom.
"It looks like they're heading towards the ancient ruins hidden around the rocky forest." Said the mage Alden to Theo.
Alden also said that there were also several Knight troops from the Moonshade family there.
The De Moonshade troops is one of the most influential noble families in the kingdom of Veltrazia.
Not only that, the mage Alden also saw that there was also a team of knights from other noble families. However, Alden did not know which family the team belonged to because they wore black robes.
One thing is for sure, they look quite strong, with some of them having an A Rank level.
The Mage Alden seemed to know something and said,
"I don't know why they headed to the ancient ruins in secret."
"They're probably looking for some kind of ancient record of immortality."
Hearing that, Theo seemed very curious about what the ancient record of immortality was. He was a little surprised to hear it and asked the mage Alden.
"Ancient Records of Eternity? What is that?" Said Theo, who was curious about the purpose of searching for the notes.
The mage Alden also explained that the record of eternity was an ancient artifact consisting of fragments of ancient texts.
The world calls it as Eternal Manuscript, a record of immortality that can make someone who masters it able to increase their strength and live longer in this world.
The text fragments are engraved on various different fragments[1], making them very difficult to find.
"Hmph, immortality, huh? really interesting." Said Theo, who was increasingly interested in the notes.
The mage Alden also explained about the records. According to him, the records have existed since 10,000 years ago, when the world was still so beautiful and filled with pure energy throughout the world.
However, nowadays, pure energy only exists in a few places, one of which is in the hidden territory of the current Caerstellar family.
Alden also explained that currently, only the Empire, the Kingdom, and several noble families know about this.
One of them is the De Valemir family.
Theo muttered to himself as he said,
"It's like a fairy tale or some kind of legend."
"10,000 years is really a long time, and this world already existed at that time?"
"But.... What is the content, and who created the Manuscript?"
However, from all of these stories, Theo found suspicion and a little confusion with all of these things that were happening.
"Hmph, but what does this have to do with the disappearance of Knight Cedric?" Said Theo, who was very curious about that.
According to Theo, this was very unreasonable, he seemed to see that this all had something to do with Knight Cedric and also the princess of the Valemir family.
At that time, Theo thought of something but was still doubtful, and he asked the mage Alden.
"Then, how do you know that it is an Eternal Manuscript artifact?" Theo asked Alden, to confirm the doubts he was currently thinking about.
Then, the Mage Alden answered, "Ah, yes, for that, we need a magician and a runesmith who can see a kind of strong aura inside each artifact."
According to Alden, the required magician and runesmith must have at least A Rank.
Because with that level, it will be easier to know which artifacts have pure and powerful energy.
At that moment, what Theo thought turned out to be true. The doubts he had felt earlier finally disappeared, and he became more convinced that this was a plan that had been planned for quite some time.
"Hmph, so my guess was right, "Theo said with great confidence, and also found the purpose of the disappearance of Knight Cedric and also the princess of the Valemir family.
After finishing listening to the results of the information obtained, Theo then changed his plans.
"Alden! Julian!... let's hurry faster to where the suspicious figure is!" Theo said firmly and rushed to the location.
Two hours later....
The three of them arrived at the location, and at that time, they disguised themselves as a Mercenary troop.
Troops from the Moonshade family, as well as troops from other noble families, were seen wearing black robes.
They brought several chariots and also a team of about a hundred.
At that time, Theo tried to use his skill 'Origin Eyes' on the noble troops. He tried to check what was inside the horse carriage.
"DING!"
[Detected!]
[There is a magic barrier!]
[Does the Host wish to ignore the obstruction?]
"Huh, ignore the barrier!" Theo said in his mind.
Then, System information appears.
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[System Information: Architect Origin v1.5]
[Nama: Cedric Valemont]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Swordsman]
[Job: Knight]
[Rank: 5-Star, A Rank]
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[Nama: Aurelia De Valemir]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Mage]
[Rank: 3-Star, C Rank]
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And Theo was shocked to see the information with a very sharp gaze and also clenched his fists tightly.
Theo then said to the mage Alden and Knight Julian,
"I seem to see two people who seem to be tied by ropes on their bodies."
"And here are two people are Knight Cedric and also a girl, they are in the middle row carriage."
However, Theo didn't want to rush, he tried to follow them into the ruins.
A few minutes later...
The Moonshade Troops and the mysterious cloaked troop then activated the gate to open the ancient ruins with the help of C Rank runesmiths and B Rank mages.
"Impressive.... they really worked hard to open that gate." Said Theo, who was a little impressed with the Moonshade family team and also the mysterious black cloak team.
Not long after, the Gate opened.
Theo, along with the mage Alden and also Knight Julian. Finally, they entered the Ancient Ruins.
Will Theo be able to find the missing Knight Cedric?
Or will Theo find something else unexpected?
The journey into the ruins begins.
[1] These fragments have various forms such as stone carvings, dragon skin scrolls, and other forms.