"Mr. Hamilton, the results of divination and prophecy are often vague and metaphorical. Therefore, this may not mean that you can become a knight, but something else. Moreover, divination may not always be correct.
"
Mr. Stein folded his hands and admitted regretfully. Shade did not express his opinion on this, but looked thoughtful.
Thinking about what to eat for dinner.
After the divination, he said goodbye to Mr. Stan and Mr. Mark, and left the Prophet's Association. Originally, payment was required after the divination, but the two gentlemen insisted not to accept Shade's money. Compared with his attitude towards the Rhodes card,
Two shillings for the contribution of the Torbesk branch was nothing at all.
Instead, Mr. Mark invited Shade to visit the association frequently. In addition to regular Rhodes competitions, the association also often holds card games with numerous Rhodes enthusiast clubs in the city. It even occasionally holds regular gatherings among divination enthusiasts.
, Mr. Mark quietly hinted to Shade that there would be many good girls present.
After returning from the cool indoors to the outdoors, the sultry air woke up the sleeping cat. The time now is two o'clock in the afternoon, which is the hottest time of the day.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Shade planned to go home and read to kill the rest of the day. It was snowing in the study, but it was more comfortable than the divination room of the Prophet Association.
Not long after leaving the Prophet's Association, I was walking on the Silver Cross Avenue holding the increasingly anxious cat in my arms, when I saw a young girl with long brown hair walking towards me, it was Iluna Bayas.
There was no one else around her, and she was walking around like an ordinary citizen. After meeting Shade, she winked at him, but Shade consciously did not say hello.
So half an hour later, he once again welcomed Miss Bayas at home.
After being invited into the room by Shade, Miss Bayas did not sit down immediately. Instead, after receiving permission, she walked into the kitchen of Room 1 on the second floor and observed the Yodel Palace from the kitchen window.
Because of the layout of the room, this window is the best place to observe the Yodel Palace.
"no problem."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and then returned to the living room to sit down. She tilted her head and glanced at the coffee table. Snowflakes fell from the ceiling and then fell into the basin next to the coffee table.
She stretched out her hand to catch some snowflakes, and the cool feeling made the young girl feel very comfortable:
"Detective, what are you doing?"
"Cool the room."
Shade, who was preparing tea in the kitchen, said, Miss Bayas, of course, couldn't associate it with the mystery lock like this, she could only think of it as some kind of small-scale magic trick that Shade had mastered to attract snowflakes:
"You have to pay attention to your consumption. A first-level warlock doesn't have much spirit. If you waste too much, what should you do if you encounter a dangerous situation?"
She warned in the tone of someone who has experienced it.
"That's right, but the weather is really too hot... Miss Bayas, what were you doing just now? You probably didn't just happen to be passing by, right?"
"Of course not, it's the task of Blackstone Security Company."
Shade originally thought that she would keep the mission information secret, but unexpectedly she said it directly, as if she was complaining to Shade:
"The royal family wants to find a group of ring magicians to protect Yodel Palace for a week. I heard that it is related to some kind of spy. The church originally did not want to get involved in this kind of thing. Our cooperation with the royal family does not include acting as bodyguards for the other party. But it seems that the king agreed.
Let some religious management regulations be relaxed, and promised that we only need to protect Yodel Palace and pay attention to bold ring magicians. Ordinary people do not need to pay attention, so we were transferred. The job content is to monitor the periphery of Yodel Palace and look for suspicious people.
.”
Although she said this, she sat on Shade's sofa with no intention of leaving. She looked up at Shade, the broken hair on her forehead fell to the side, and she complained:
"Detective, do you know how painful it is to keep walking outdoors in this weather? My duty time is from one to four in the afternoon, which is the hottest time."
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed a handful of snow from the water basin. After happily forming a snowball, he tried to catch the cat with his cold hands. But Mia, the cat who has become more and more clever recently, jumped directly to it very quickly.
On Shade's legs.
Shade was very interested in the church's ring magicians, so he continued to inquire:
"I don't know much about you, so does this matter count as the Blackstone Security Company appointed by the royal family, or is it a task given to you by the church? This involves the issue of remuneration."
"It all counts, so in addition to the church's contribution, there is also a large remuneration. The captain and the others are very happy... I am also very happy, and I don't even have to pay taxes."
Shade expressed his envy in his heart, but did not say it out loud.
As Bayas spoke, he looked around at Shade's living room, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"Detective, can I stay here until four o'clock in the afternoon? I won't disturb you, don't worry about that."
"Oh? Your work will not continue?"
Shade pointed in the direction of Yodel Palace. Although Miss Bayas acted immaturely, he always believed that she should be the kind of person who is very responsible.
"I moved a chair and sat at the window over there. I saw more things than when I walked around on the street."
She pointed in the direction of the kitchen.
"But stay here with me. Once you find a suspicious person near Yodel Palace, it seems you can't rush there immediately... unless you jump out of the window directly."
Xia De added that he did not want to drive the other party away, but was just worried that things would be delayed.
"It doesn't matter. The chance of accidents during the day is low, so the main task is observation, not fighting and arresting. Otherwise, a second-level warlock like me would not participate in the task."
After saying that, he asked again embarrassedly:
"Can I stay here? It's just today. Tomorrow the other teams will take turns, so the matter is out of our control."
Xia De thought for a while, and it seemed that there was no need to drive her away:
"No problem, but don't force Mia to follow you."
He saw Miss Bayas' attempt to catch Mia. The sorceress smiled sheepishly, but she probably didn't give up the idea of hugging the orange cat.
"I promise not to touch your cat today. It's better to sit here than in the street. The temperature here is really good."
She said happily, stood up, straightened her skirt, adjusted the pleats of the collar of her blouse, and then went to move the chair.
Originally, I was worried that the appearance of Miss Bayas would cause another accident, but until she left Saint Teresa Square that evening, nothing happened.
Throughout the afternoon, Miss Bayas was in front of the window, drinking tea while dutifully observing the area around Yodel Palace. Shade took a book and sat on the sofa, chatting with her.
