"Bang! bang, bang, bang!"

In the face of the people who rushed up, Richard's movements were crisp and sharp, locking his throat, elbows, knees, and backs......

With the blessing of the "Wind Brute Force" and the "Wind Lightness", it couldn't be easier to deal with a group of ordinary people who had not been trained at all.

It was just a face-to-face effort, and everyone who rushed up was all put down on the ground by Richard, screaming again and again.

Originally, there were more people who were going to rush up to teach Richard a lesson, and by the way, let the boss see their loyalty, but now after seeing Richard's methods, they all stopped in place, glanced at each other, and subconsciously began to retreat.

The bald man who was the boss saw it, and finally scolded angrily: "You bunch of waste, go on, kill him for me!" Hurry up, ...... quickly."

The bald man spoke, his voice abruptly stopped, as Richard walked in front of him. A group of men with bald heads had simply retreated into the corner, without even looking at the bald heads, as if they were just passers-by.

Although the bald man hated itchy, he also realized that the situation was unfavorable, swallowed his saliva with a "coo-dong", changed his expression, and looked at Richard with a smile: "That...... This brother, this lord, I have no intention of offending, you see......"

"Stay here, don't move. Richard said to the bald man.

"Huh?" the bald man was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he felt Richard's serious gaze looking at him, and nodded violently, "Understand, I promise not to move, I swear." ”

"That's good. Richard said softly, ignoring the bald man, and walked straight to the stunned singing woman on the wooden platform of the tavern.

The woman looked at Richard more frightened than anyone fighting, her whole body trembled, and her face turned pale. Seeing Richard getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but say, "You...... What do you want to do......? I have a husband, I have a son, I ......"

"Smack!"

A silver coin appeared, held between Richard's two fingers, and then slapped on a wooden platform.

The woman was stunned.

Richard spoke, too lazy to talk nonsense, simply and directly: "I don't have any thoughts about you, but the tune you just played and sang reminded me of something very important, and I hope you can play and sing it again." Good talk, this silver coin is yours. ”

"Eh, that ......" The woman wanted to say something, but when she noticed Richard's slightly impatient expression, she immediately stopped talking. Glancing at the silver coins on the wooden platform, she was a little tempted, after all, she could only earn a few silver coins after her hard work in January. The next moment was not verbose, and he began to play and sing.

The harp plucked, and the sound floated out of the throat.

“...... Weeping, Guni Spirit Dance, Sacrifice, Heng'er Firefly ......"

"Smack!"

Richard sold another silver coin, startling the woman and stopping her singing.

Richard exclaimed, "Do it all over again." ”

"Well, yes. The woman said honestly, took a deep breath, and began to play and sing again.

This time, Richard followed the tune and struck the top of the wooden table, as if to accompany the woman.

“...... Snap, click, click......, click

“...... Weeping, Guni Spirit Dance, Sacrifice, Heng'er Firefly ......"

"Smack!"

Richard took out the third silver coin, the gaze in his eyes became a little sharp, and he said to the woman, "Again!"

"Yes. The woman played and sang for the third time, and Richard followed the same beating, along with the woman's tune.

“...... Click, click...... Click, click!" Richard's finger tapping stopped, and it was already determined: this is the rhythm, this is the melody. All along, the earworm that tortured him kept echoing in his ears was the song played and sung by the woman!

Yes, absolutely!

He had heard this song from the woman many times before, but he didn't remember it seriously every time, so it was only the subconscious of the brain that stored the relevant information. When that sentence in the Black Spirit Empire's books was parsed, it activated the subconscious, which in turn triggered earworms.

So, the secret hidden in the books of the Black Spirit Empire is this ballad?

Richard looked at the woman and asked with a serious face, "Where did you come from this song?"

"I learned it from my mom. The woman replied cautiously.

"No, that's not what I asked...... Well, well, where did your mom learn that?"

"My grandmother ......"

"Who did your grandmother learn from?"

"My great-grandmother ......"

"......," Richard said after a long silence, taking a deep breath, "So, you have been passing down this piece from your family, right?

"This ......"

"In other words, how many years ago did your family first sing this song?"

"I think it was two or three hundred years ago. The woman was not so sure.

"At that time...... Richard's eyes flashed, "at that time, the East Coast was not what it is now, right?"

"Well, this ......" the woman looked confused, obviously not knowing anything about history at all, "maybe...... Maybe. ”

The woman wasn't sure, but Richard was sure.

According to the time forward, two or three hundred years ago, it was indeed the era of the rule of the Black Spirit Empire, and the songs sung by women should also be the folk songs of that time.

In this case, everything will correspond.

The person who designed the secret of the White Stone Tower and the secret of the Black Spirit King hid the key information in a ballad in order to keep it secret, and the tune of this ballad is hidden in many books. In this way, the possibility of some people relying on luck and random to crack the secret is basically ruled out.

So the question is, what will be the key message hidden in the ballad?

"Smack!"

Another silver coin was slapped on the wooden platform.

Richard looked at the woman and asked, "What are the lyrics of this piece you played? In other words, what is the content? Don't say it in that old language, translate it into words I can understand, tell me." ”

"This ......," the woman grimaced, "I don't know." ”

"Huh?" Richard raised his eyebrows.

The woman waved her hand in fear: "I really don't know, I don't lie to you." This piece was taught to me by my mother, who in turn learned it from my grandmother, who in turn learned it from my great-grandmother, and then my great-great-grandmother......

In fact, for a long time, my family didn't know what this song meant, and they didn't know what the ancient language represented, so they simply played and sang it. This may have something to do with the demise of the Black Spirit Empire you mentioned, after all, the empire is gone, and some of its ancient languages will naturally be lost. It is not lost, and only a small number of people know about it. ”

Richard stopped talking, for what the woman said clearly made sense.

But the truth can't be eaten, and the truth can't help decipher, you must find someone who understands the ancient language of the Black Spirit Empire.

Richard's mind flashed over the face of the scholar Thoradies, and then vetoed it.

The scholar Thorates is indeed very knowledgeable, and there may really be some research on the ancient language of the Black Spirit Empire, but ...... He couldn't believe the other party. From the time he got the auction invitation ticket given by the other party, he suspected that the other party's identity was not ordinary, and then the other party recommended him to go to the Forbidden Book House, and this suspicion deepened again.

It was true that he didn't think that the scholar Tholadies had any ill will towards him, but it was better to be cautious about secrets like the White Stone Tower and the Black Spirit King.

So who is it better to look for?

Thoughts raced through Richard's head, and the next moment a name popped up.

It is said that among the few people who came into contact with him, there was indeed one person who was better suited to solve the matter than Surrates.

In a sense, the other party is flowing with the blood inherited from the Black Spirit Empire, enjoying the wealth left by the Black Spirit Empire. Maybe the glory of the Black Spirit Empire is not there, but the other party is a witness to the existence of the Black Spirit Empire, if the other party doesn't know the ancient language, then maybe no one knows.

“...... She's rich, her father is rich, her relatives are rich — her whole family is rich......! The remnants of a mighty empire ......"

“...... The empire unified the entire East Coast and looted a lot of wealth, all buried in the ground...... She...... Lack of everything, just lack of money......"

Once Bucky's words sounded in Richard's mind, Richard exhaled lightly, his expression became serious, and he pronounced his name word by word, talking to himself: "Ruth!"