After exchanging a few words with Bison, Lex exited the study.
He gently closed the door and heard a familiar voice sound out.
"Lex, you're back?"
Lex turned around and saw a gentle and kind lady, who was none other than his mother, Amelia.
Next to her were two other people; on her left was his sister, Harribel, with her golden hair tied up in a high ponytail.
On her right was a tall, unfamiliar old man, wearing a dark gray classical robe, with sagging facial muscles, deep-set eyes, and numerous brown spots of varying sizes on his face and hands.
His hair was completely white, and even his eyebrows were white.
The most striking feature was his long, large white beard, which reached down to his chest.
This image strongly resembled a movie character Lex had seen in his previous life, the wizard 'Gandalf' from a movie called 'The Lord of the Rings'.
If he had worn a pointed wizard's hat, he would have looked even more similar.
"Amelia, is this your boy?" Gandalf, no, the white-bearded old man said with a smile in his eyes.
Amelia smiled slightly, a hint of pride in her expression: "Yes, master.
He is the child I told you about, Lex."
"Lex, this is my master, Mr. Asered."
Lex placed his hand on his chest, smiled, and bowed: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Asered."
"And you too, child."
After the old man spoke, Amelia gave a look to a maid nearby and then said: "master, please go rest first.
We'll talk more during dinner."
"Alright."
The tall Asered followed the maid away, and Harribel also hummed, saying: "Mom, I'm going to take a bath first."
"Go ahead."
After the high-ponytail girl left, Amelia waved to Lex, who walked over and affectionately linked arms with his mother.
Amelia gently patted his hand: "Go talk to your sister later.
She cares a lot about you; last time she heard you were assassinated, her eyes turned red."
Lex nodded: "I will, Mom.
By the way, why is your master here at our house?
He can't just be here to visit you, can he?"
Amelia laughed: "You're right, master has something he wants my help with.
Come, let's talk as we walk."
They walked towards the small room where lessons were held.
Upon entering the room, Amelia closed the door before saying: "master wants my help to find his runaway son, but I haven't traveled in many years, so I recommended you to him."
"Me?"
Lex gave a dry laugh: "Mom, isn't finding people something that the police and private Detectives are better at?"
Amelia gave him an exasperated look: "Wait here."
She walked into the room with the mystical symbols on its door and soon returned, handing Lex a photograph: "This is master's son, Morse Abraham."
Lex looked at the photograph; in the black and white image, there was a man in his thirties.
He had a slicked-back hairstyle and a small mustache, with lively eyes and a slight upward curve to his lips, revealing a confident smile.
There was a mole next to his right eye, which made him very easy to recognize.
Additionally, his nose bridge was quite high, which was another distinguishing feature.
As a Hunter, Lex easily memorized the man's appearance.
"Morse stole an item from master's possession; it's a 'Gate', one with mystic abilities."
"master is worried he might do something bad with this 'Gate', or be used by others to do something foolish, so he's anxious to find him."
Amelia explained: "For certain reasons, he can't ask the police or private Detectives for help, so he could only come to me."
"But aren't I going to Sea?"
Lex said with difficulty: "So even if I'm willing to help, I probably won't have the time."
"That's the problem."
Amelia said with a shallow smile: "From the clues master has been able to find, Morse has gone to Sea.
He doesn't know where he's going, but it won't be within Loen."
"Therefore, I think you are more suitable for this job than I am."
So that's how it is.
Lex frowned again: "Mom, don't you do astrology?
Can't you find Morse's exact location?"
Amelia said somewhat helplessly: "I asked master the same question.
He is a master in astrology, but his divination has been interfered with, which is why he's worried something might happen to his son."
Interfered with.
In other words, Morse has companions, and his departure was probably not purely his own decision.
It's possible he was influenced or instigated.
Lex nodded: "I understand.
In that case, I'll go find him for you, Mom.
But I can't guarantee that I'll definitely find him."
"Then, I'll give this to you."
Amelia took out another item; it looked like a notebook with a blue-gray cover and bronze corner protectors embedded at the edges.
"This is?"
Lex didn't reach out to take it, but his spirituality was already stirred; his intuition told him it was a mystical item.
"This was given to him by master's master.
That's right, it's a mystical item; it's called the 'traveler's almanacs'."
"traveler's almanacs?" Lex was quite curious; the name sounded rather special.
Amelia nodded gently: "Inside, there are records of the local customs and traditions of various places by successive users.
It's like a travel magazine that allows you to experience the scenery of different places without leaving your home."
"However, its main function is to allow the user to traverse through the Spirit Realm, traveling to other places in a very short amount of time."
"But it has limitations."
"The user can only travel to and from regions recorded in the Almanacs.
The more detailed and clear the descriptions of those places in the Almanacs, the more accurate the positioning will be, and the smoother the journey."
"Additionally, if you've been to a region recorded in the Almanacs, you can add to its description; in short, the more detailed the content, the better."
Lex was greatly moved; it was actually a mystical item that allowed traversal through the Spirit Realm.
With this thing, wouldn't he be able to go wherever he wanted?
"However, mystical items all have negative effects, and this is no exception, though it's not very severe."
Amelia handed the blue-gray covered notebook to Lex: "Remember, it can only be used once a week, which means if you want to travel between two regions, it will take at least a week."
Once a week, that cooldown time is a bit long.
No problem, I'll sealed artifact it with the 'Mystical Book' later, which should reduce the negative effects.
Lex took the 'traveler's almanacs' and casually flipped through it; inside were pages of yellowed paper, recording the customs and traditions of many regions.
From the different handwritings within, it seemed this 'Almanacs' had been used by various people.
"What are Mr. Asered's requirements for finding him?" Lex asked casually.
Amelia's expression became serious: "master said that after finding Morse, the priority is to retrieve 'clarence's gate'.
If a choice needs to be made between Morse and the 'Gate', master's decision is to abandon Morse and bring the 'Gate' back."
Lex's heart trembled slightly; what exactly was this 'clarence's gate' that it was so important?
So important that Abraham would rather abandon his own son than prioritize bringing back that item.