In the gentle midday sun, as time passed, Lanchi and Sid, who was carrying the cat, followed an ancient cobblestone road to the Lord's Mansion in Qinsidun City.
As they approached the building, they saw an estate enclosed by red-brick walls. Complex geometric patterns intertwined with lush climbing plants, as if they had grown alongside the traces of time. A wide oak double door stood prominently before them, engraved with the Kinston Family crest—a kingfisher in flight.
Viscount Levin Kinston, who had already returned home, opened the door and invited the two guests inside.
Beside the study on the second floor of the Lord's Mansion was a workshop used for making magic tools.
Soon, Viscount Levin Kinston led the two of them to the workshop entrance.
"Once the prison finishes its work later, Xia Ya will bring all the prisoner's identification documents here."
Viscount Qin Shton said this.
The Governor had previously instructed them to obtain all of the criminal's documents, along with every magic card that could be removed from his person.
"Mm, sorry for the trouble."
Lanchi stood beside the door and replied.
With Xia Ya taking over the Poet of Great Love's educational duties, he could make cards in peace later.
He gently pushed open the workshop door. Before he had even crossed the threshold, whose age-worn appearance spoke of history, an inexplicably melodious energy from a magic barrier slowly wove a veil of light across the door.
Influenced by that faint power, the ancient emblems engraved on the long-silent metal door began to emit a deep-blue glow—the signal that the barrier protecting Card Makers had activated.
What appeared before them was a room completely different from the estate's decor—
The neat counter seemed like a witness to the passage of time. It had little carving or