The Oak Hotel is a very interesting hotel. Not only the locals think so, but everyone who tries to stay in the hotel will think so, because if you want to stay in this hotel, money is not the most important, the most important thing is knowledge.

Any visitor must answer ten questions at the front desk before checking in, and these ten questions are different every time, involving astronomy, geography, theology and religion, and everything imaginable. People who can answer these ten questions completely, even if they are not

A great scholar with extraordinary knowledge is also an intellectual with a certain level.

It is precisely because of this kind of harsh check-in conditions for ordinary people that the vast majority of people are blocked out, which makes the hotel's business not look very good, and the hotel owner does not seem to care much about whether the business is good or bad, and still

I persisted in my own way, and over time, the Oak Hotel became one of the most unique hotels in Vinaya City.

When Leo checked in, he also answered ten questions. This question is not too profound, but the knowledge involved is very interesting. For example, the pattern type of a certain architecture, or the language of a certain language.

The meaning, or the legendary hero in a certain novel, etc. seem to have no connection on the surface, but if you think about it carefully, all the questions point to Petermann the Conqueror, the founding emperor of the first Maris dynasty.

The conqueror Peterman was born as a slave. His legendary life can be described as magnificent. Some people compare him with the Knight King of the French Empire. The only regret is that he could not completely conquer the Minsk continent throughout his life.

However, no matter how historians and writers evaluate this man, they have to admit that he was the only emperor who had the opportunity to unify the Minsk continent, and his death also represented that the Minsk continent has forever lost the opportunity to unify into an empire.

Chance.

It was precisely because of the connection between these ten questions that Leo felt that setting up this check-in level was not just for screening guests, but there might be other purposes.

Under the leadership of the hotel waiter, Leo came to the room he was assigned. This room was a suite with a guest room, study room, bedroom and bathroom, and the scenery was as beautiful as the newsboy said. Standing on the balcony

You can have a panoramic view of the harbor from the top, and you can also see the flowers, plants and trees in the botanical garden nearby. The living environment is indeed very suitable.

"I would like to book a ferry ticket to the Port of Set in the Kingdom of England tomorrow." Leo made a request while handing the tip to the waiter.

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." The waiter took the tip and stuffed it into his pocket, and then replied: "In the past ten days, the Kingdom of England has held the Poseidon Festival, and all ships have been banned from sailing within the waters of the Kingdom of England. All you want

To go to the Port of Set, I’m afraid we need to wait for the Poseidon Festival to end.”

"Poseidon's Day?" Leo was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully: "When did the Kingdom of Yinge have such a festival?"

The waiter replied: "It only existed five years ago. It seems to have been proposed by the royal family of the Kingdom of England."

Leo asked again: "Isn't there a boat to stow away on Poseidon's Day?"

"No one dares to sneak across." The waiter explained: "I heard that all the ships that tried to break into the waters of the Kingdom of Ying during the Poseidon Festival disappeared inexplicably, so no one dared to approach the waters of the Kingdom of Ying during the Poseidon Festival."

"This rumor sounds a bit false. Has anyone really seen the ship disappear?"

"Everyone I've seen has disappeared with the ship. How could they still appear here?" The waiter smiled and said, "But that's what everyone said, and there are several freighters that often travel to the Kingdom of England.

He disappeared on Poseidon's Day, so for the sake of safety, everyone chose to stop all ships to the Kingdom of England on Poseidon's Day."

After listening to the waiter's explanation, Leo turned around and closed the door without asking any other questions, but there was a thoughtful look on his face.

Although Leo didn't know what this Poseidon Festival was about, he felt it had something to do with the Poseidon Scepter he traded back then.

Leo didn't spend too much energy on this matter. To him, ten days was nothing. There was no need to be so anxious, so he felt that during this time, he could continue the unfinished business on the ship and sort out all the things he had obtained now.

knowledge and learn new knowledge at the same time.

Before Leo left, Dio Browno gave Leo a book list. Because he saw that Leo attached great importance to the Gamorean language, the book list was almost all based on the Gamorean language. For example, and

Civilization-related books on the Gamorei language, as well as other academic books on Gamorei language research by other scholars, etc. However, the largest number of books on this list are language books, and these languages ​​​​do not analyze the Gamorei language.

Language books, but various language learning books from other countries around the world.

In Dio's view, Leo's understanding of the Gamorean language is already considered the world's top expert. Continuing to read Gamorean language research books written by other language scholars will not have any effect, but if he wants to further analyze the Gamorean language,

We cannot just start with the Gamore language itself. We also need to learn various other languages ​​and master the development laws of human languages, so that we can further study the more complex Turing root of the Gamore language.

What Leo lacks now is knowledge related to other languages. He only knows the official languages ​​​​of several major countries in the Velen world, and has almost zero understanding of other minor languages. So when he was in the hotel, he asked the waiter to help him.

He followed the book list and bought various language books to supplement his language knowledge.

Although Leo stayed in the room for a long time and did not play around in Vinaya Port like others, the people in the hotel were not surprised by this, because Leo was not the first person in the hotel to have this kind of behavior.

Behavioral people, many scholars living here don't like to move around.

The hotel has also designated a special service method for such guests. How can other people not know about this service method? Anyway, Leo feels very comfortable. At least he can concentrate on studying and research without thinking.

As for other things, the only drawback is that they require a lot of money.

However, Leo doesn't need to worry about money now. After he solved the gang leader in Miria City, he found a large sum of money such as cash and cash checks from the other party, which is enough to support his extravagant consumption here.

However, after studying peacefully for two days, Leo's study state was interrupted by a knock on the door. Leo walked out of the study, opened the door, looked at the waiter who knocked on the door, showed an unhappy look, and said: "Yes.

What's the matter?"

The waiter quickly explained: "Mr. Dodd, there is a gentleman who hopes to get your help."

"Help? What help?" Leo looked at the waiter in confusion.

"According to what we know, you have done a lot of research on Petermann the Great, the conqueror of the First Dynasty of Maris. A guest in our hotel who also studied the First Dynasty encountered some minor troubles on some topics, so he entrusted us with the task.

Please help the hotel find out if there are any guests who are also engaged in researching the First Dynasty, and see if they can help solve some minor problems."

Leo didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "What are the benefits of me?"

Perhaps it was because Leo was too direct. This was the first time for the waiter in front of him to see such a scholar. He couldn't help but be stunned, but he soon came back to his senses and said quickly: "As long as he can solve the problem, that person

The customer is willing to pay five hundred Vinaya coins for a puzzle.”

Five hundred Vinaya coins is already considered a very high price. Based on the room Leo currently lives in, it is only twenty Vinaya coins a day. If you include some additional services, it will only be fifty at most. Solution

Paying fifty Vinaya coins for a difficult problem can be said to be extremely generous.

Leo thought for a moment and then asked: "I shouldn't be the first person you're looking for, right?"

"You are the fifth one." The waiter replied honestly.

"How many problems have the first four solved?"

"Eleven, there are still four unresolved."

Leo was also interested in these difficult questions about the first dynasty of Maris, so he nodded and said, "I'll take over this job."

"Then please..." The waiter showed a smile on his face and was about to take Leo to the guest room where the scholar was.

"No need." Leo shook his head and said, "Go and get those difficult questions. I'll answer them and you can send them over. I don't need to contact them."

"Uh..." The waiter was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "I'm afraid..."

"Since you can't make a decision, ask someone who can." Leo didn't give the other person a chance to speak. He closed the door and said, "If he doesn't want to, forget it."

Then, he heard the sound of footsteps gradually leaving outside the door. Leo turned around and returned to the study to continue his study of small languages.

Not long after, the knock on the door rang again. Leo walked out, opened the door, and saw the waiter standing at the door with several porters holding boxes. After seeing Leo, he immediately said: "

The guest agreed to your request. The box behind it is the antiquities of the First Dynasty. On the box are written the puzzles to be solved. I will wait at the door. After you have solved the problem, you can call me directly."

Without saying anything, Leo gestured to bring the things in. After the waiter put the things away, he turned around and walked out, closing the door on his own initiative.

Walking to those boxes, Leo picked up the paper attached to one of the boxes and read what was written on it.

Before he paid attention to the content on the paper, he first noticed the obvious smell of women's perfume on the paper and the font with strong feminine characteristics. Although this does not prove anything, it may be written by the scholar's maid.

, but Leo felt that his guess was correct. The scholar who solved an academic problem with five hundred Vinaya coins should be a woman.

Although the status of women in the world of Velen has improved a lot now. Unlike in the past, where even literacy was not allowed, a female scholar is still rare in the academic world of various disciplines in the world of Velen, at least among the people Leo knows.

, it seems that only Sylvia and Anne can be regarded as scholars.

After thinking wildly for a while, Leo returned his attention to the problem itself. He soon found that the question raised by the scholar who studied the first dynasty of Maris was very interesting. Then he opened the box and took out the

I put some ancient artifacts related to this issue in front of me and looked at them.

This question is very simple and interesting. It asks Leo to unlock the user of the ancient object in his hand.

Under normal circumstances, most of the ancient objects used to judge the user have obvious characteristics, such as the user's name on the object, or the ancient object has a clear record in an ancient book, etc. But the problem is that now Leo is holding

This ancient artifact is just an ordinary ancient painted pottery. Its shape and style are no different from the common pottery of the First Dynasty of Maris. It is almost impossible to judge the ownership of the ancient artifact from the appearance of the pottery alone.

Leo briefly examined the mottled and faded paintings on the exterior of the pottery, but did not find any noteworthy clues on it. Then he looked at the interior of the pottery.

Although the light was a bit dark, Leo's vision was not affected in any way and he could still see clearly what was going on inside. Just like the paintings outside, there were no noteworthy clues inside the bottle.

Leo placed the pottery on the table, sat down and thought about it carefully.

He did not think that the scholar deliberately found an ordinary pottery to tease him. Judging from various circumstances, the scholar must have made a guess about the owner of the pottery, but he was not confident in the results of his guess. He hoped that

Ability to obtain stronger proof from others.

Thinking of this, Leo picked up the pottery again, but this time he no longer observed with his eyes, but used his mental net to explore the internal structure of the pottery, and soon he discovered something interesting.

On the surface, it seems that this pottery is made of clay, but in fact, the clay of this pottery is mixed with a large amount of bone powder, and judging from the fact that these bone powder still retain some weak spiritual energy fluctuations even after so many years,

The bone powder should come from a powerful psyker or a powerful dead creature. The powerful mentioned here means really powerful, at least a level 6 psyker or above.

This discovery also made Leo couldn't help but think of a book he read in the old man Rembrandt. In that book, it was mentioned that the priests of the early Hill King would make a sacrificial pot, and made

This item was specially used for sacrificial rituals and required the use of one of the priest's own ribs.

When Leo saw this book, he just thought that the ribs used were used to make a bone knife similar to a sacrificial knife. After all, the shape was very suitable. But now that he saw this pottery that might be a sacrificial pot, he

Only then did I discover that the ribs were ground into bone meal.

Leo didn't think too much. After making his judgment, he wrote the answer directly on the paper.

Then, he looked at several other antiquities and corresponding problems. Compared with the first sacrificial pot, the other antiquities were very easy to identify, and the problems were not difficult for Leo. Soon he

That’s all answered.

After instructing the waiter waiting at the door to take away all the items and answers, Leo did not continue to learn the small language. Instead, he sat at the bar in the living room, got himself a glass of wine, and waited quietly for something.
Chapter completed!