Time flew by, and throughout the first half of the Newborn Month, due to another punishment from the tree father, Shade did not use any time key. He spent time on his own life and entrusted Old John to help acquire new ones.
A relic that can temporarily increase one's own luck, he studied "The Secret of Agelessness" and the demigod ice crystal of the witch Croy, and even shared the secrets of skin care and youthfulness in "The Secret of Agelessness" with the girls around him.
Of course, during this period, he received a letter from the real owner of little Mia, Miss Mia San Gold. The lady in the letter was very grateful to Shade for sending her a photo of little Mia before the end of the year, and this
Once, Shade finally jokingly mentioned in his reply that if it was inconvenient for Miss Gauthe, she could leave the cat in St. Teresa Square forever and let him take care of it.
He tried his best to make his tone sound like a joke in the letter, and even asked Dorothy to help polish it. After sending the letter, he was anxiously thinking about Miss Gold's possible reaction, but what about the reply?
It won't be sent again until next month.
Throughout the first half of January, in addition to two commissions to find lost pet cats, Shade also handled three slightly complex but interesting detective commissions: "The Murder of the Heirs" and "Tobesk Country House"
The Haunting" and "The Stolen Pendulum."
The first incident was a fratricide between brothers in a boring aristocratic family due to inheritance rights. Although in the middle, Shade was threatened not to investigate further with a gun pointed at his head, Shade also successfully killed the bad guy who wanted to threaten himself and Mia;
The second incident was that someone was deliberately pretending to be a ghost, and wanted to use Shade's reputation to create rumors about a haunted house. As a result, Shade's investigation was too thorough, and a chain of events that lasted for two centuries, affected three noble families, and involved
A major case involving dozens of victims and emotional disputes between three generations.
With the help of innocent souls, he finally found the cellar where five victims and dozens of unformed fetuses were buried, and eventually sent more than ten people, including the client and the client's entire family, to prison.
However, at least Xia De used reasonable means to obtain his commission fee, and thus became famous in the city.
The entire incident took only three days from the beginning to the end of the investigation.
In the third incident, the initial mission was to help a local count find the whereabouts of the gem-encrusted pendulum on the antique wall clock. But after Shade followed the servant who confessed to the crime and found out about a group of local gem dealers, he...
It accidentally involved another group of thieves who were trying to enter Yodel Palace to steal, and even had already dug a hole in the ground.
This incident was eventually titled "Theft of the Century" and spread throughout the Old World in a short time. Even Miss Carina in Saladir County and Margaret in a foreign country wrote to inquire.
The cause and process of the incident. Unfortunately, because it involved royal secrets, Shade was unable to elaborate in the letter, but at least he got another chance to be summoned by the king and queen, and Lesia was quite satisfied with it.
Within these two weeks, the 1853 honors list of the Kingdom of Delarian was finally officially released.
At that time, the "Missing Pendulum" case had not been solved by Shade, so he did not change from a knight to a baron due to his merits, but he received the "Kingdom Special Contribution Award" medal and a generous bonus, and his military rank also changed.
Being promoted from major to lieutenant colonel means an increase in basic allowance.
Captain Rades, who was also looking forward to the honors list, was not promoted from lieutenant to colonel. However, he also received a "Royal Army Gold Star Service Medal" and was transferred to the newly formed "Penta"
"The Third Division of the Nar Region Border Defense Army" serves as the battalion commander.
Captain Rades was originally in the Sikal Mountain Defense Area and was only in charge of specific affairs in the Red Water Camp. Although he failed to stay in Tobesk this time, serving as battalion commander was a real promotion.
Shade was very happy for the captain and even saw him off before he left Tobesk. However, the formation of the border army in the Pantanal region also showed that both Delarion and Kasenrik were setting their sights again.
In that large swamp area.
Outsiders very much hope that this will not turn into a trigger of conflict.
As for the "Delaion Kingdom Literary Award" that Dorothy was thinking about, the list of winners was also officially announced in the first half of the first month of the new year.
It is worth mentioning that the Kingdom Literary Award does not refer to one award, but a series of awards, the most important of which is the "Kingdom Achievement Literary Award".
It is a pity that no matter how good the sales of "Hamilton's Detective Stories" are, in this conservative and open era, popular literature cannot win such a supreme award.
But the operation of Dorothy's father, the highly respected Professor Louisa, was quite effective. As a female writer who was not well-known, Dorothy actually won the "Best Popular Literature Award".
This award is not particularly important in the entire "Kingdom Literature Award", but it is quite commemorative and representative for the writer.
On the night of the awards party, she wore a pale gold dress and invited Sha De to attend the banquet as her male companion. After the banquet, she and Sha De spent a very memorable night.
Shade, who never liked taking pictures, also took a group photo with Dorothy in a ball gown and holding a trophy during the banquet. And that black and white photo was placed in the study by Shade.
On the desk, Dorothy is smiling brightly in the photo.
Of course, since he planned to take a good rest, Shade did not forget to fulfill his promise and invited Helen and Grace to visit Tobesk together.
It was the second Sunday after the exam week, which was the twelfth day of the Newborn Moon. Girls wearing black long skirts and white long skirts, wearing red scarves, walked with Shade in the gray fog.
In the hazy winter city, wander through the streets and alleys, wandering between crooked streets and bustling markets.
Shade made a very detailed plan for this day's activities. Lecia, who was very grateful to Helen and Grace, paid for the entire day's activities and insisted on paying for it herself.
The three of them went to the City Museum together, climbed to the specially opened clock tower, went to the Three Cats Hotel to see the "three cats" there, and visited the Regent's Park in winter. They even insisted on taking risks and stayed with Shade until dawn
We walked around the square and bought tourist souvenirs from the vendors in the square, which were bookmarks made from local plants in Tobesk.
Although the Red Butterfly Twins were older than any girl Shade knew, walking with them on the streets of Tobesk, Shade had an inexplicable feeling that they were really girls who were only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Time has not left any traces on them, and the repeated painful reincarnations have also brought about a mind that will never age. Compared with other immortals, the cycle of painful reincarnations at least ensures that their hearts are still young.
And that night, after the three of them had dinner together and returned to Saint Teresa Square, they met Luvia who happened to come to Shade's house to watch the stars.
At this time, Grace and Helen did not appear individually, but combined into a girl who looked to be in her twenties, which made it easier for Shade to appear in public with them.
"Xia De, are you back? The association informed me that my words of sublimation require special preparation, so they are going to let me go on a business trip."
Luvia, who was holding a pile of books on the stairs, saw Shade and the girl behind him, and blinked in surprise. Grace Helen looked at her even more surprised:
"you"
Luvia's figure was reflected in Hongdie's eyes, and the interlaced shadows revealed another figure that normal people could never see. The special characteristics of the relic allowed Hongdie to peek into the special other me of the mortal in front of her. They
There was no way of knowing why the shadow was so special, but before they spoke, Shade said:
"Louvia, let me introduce to you. These are Miss Grace White and Miss Helen Black whom I have mentioned to you many times. This is Miss Luvia Anat, my future."
"lover."
Luvia took the initiative and said, while Shade patted the girl in a black and white dress on the shoulder. The latter smiled knowingly and did not mention her discovery again. Then among the flying red butterflies, they turned into
The slightly shorter Grace and Helen:
"Sister Luvia."
The two girls looked very well-behaved.
Luvia looked at the two fifteen-year-old girls, and then looked at Shade:
"I've heard Shade mention you guys a long time ago. I'm glad to meet you. Although Shade introduced you, you still look really young."
Shade felt that he could read a serious misunderstanding of himself from her eyes.
In short, even though he has not been able to get a way to Randall Valley City for the time being, nor has he opened a new time key, Shade's life is still a bit busy, but also very fulfilling.
Tobesk, the capital of steam, is so charming to outsiders. He lingers in this metropolis and enjoys his peaceful life.
Ten o'clock in the evening, Wednesday, the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar month, 1854, Queen Maria Opera House.
As the high-spirited singing reached its peak, the applause of the gentlemen and ladies sitting in the rows of seats in the brightly lit opera house sounded almost like exploding steam bombs.
This is a famous opera called "Sedrian's Revenge". The libretto was written in the early days of the Sixth Age. At that time, there were no current Delarian and Carsonric. But now in 1854, this is already
One of the most famous operas in the entire human world.
The busy beginning of 1854 has already reached the middle of the month. People who have dealt with many chores since the beginning of the year can take a break, so Her Royal Highness Lecia Cavendish invited her sister and the Hamilton Knight of Rejed.
, appeared together in the box of the opera house on this noisy night.