The blue-eyed girl still looked at him with a smile:
"Since you insist so much, I can indeed share some stories. But it's getting late today and I still have some things to do."
She thought for a while and took off the anchor-shaped silver jewelry used for decoration on her hat. But it was not pure silver jewelry, it looked like it was just plated with a layer of silver:
"This ornament is made from part of the ship's hull scraps that were salvaged together with two planks. It's not valuable, but please accept it and don't take advantage of these two ship planks again."
She seemed to guess that Shade didn't want to give up easily:
"Please don't refuse, just take it as a voucher for our next meeting. Next time I will tell you some stories related to the sunken ship. It will be very interesting."
The silver anchor jewelry came into Shade's hands. It was an ordinary item, very exquisite, but really worthless.
He wanted to say thank you, but the girl had already waved and turned away. Shade wanted to catch up, but the badge on his chest was already heating up. He didn't want to involve this strange girl in the witch's matter, so he had to watch her back.
Went up the stairs.
And Miss Elesetris happened to pass by the Great Witch of Destiny on the stairs leading to the first floor. The latter glanced at her, and Miss Elesetris nodded politely to her.
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"Good morning, Mr. Watson. Were you talking to the girl just now?"
The witch still had two maids behind her. The dark red birthmark between her eyebrows had been cleverly made up, so it was not clear at this time. Shade explained casually:
"Talk to her about the exhibits. There's no boat museum in the Randall Valley."
"Yuewan City is the richest city on the west coast. The spring in the City of Spring may be beautiful, but it is really not as good as here in other aspects."
She was proud of her hometown, and then she did not bother with the topic of the girl just now. She looked around to make sure there was no one nearby:
"I communicated with Vanessa last night, and she also said that Xiwei also knows about you."
"Madam, you don't need to conduct such a test. At present, only Miss Bernice and Miss Sylvia know about me."
He corrected:
"I have only heard of Miss Aurora, not familiar with her."
Miss Bella Belindell nodded:
"Let's get down to business. Vanessa promised me that she would do something for me during your stay in Moon Bay. This is Vanessa's letter to you."
Shade opened the letter whose content he already knew, and read it carefully with a frown on his face:
"Since this is the case, there is no problem. Miss Belindel, I hope that our cooperation will go smoothly in the next two months. But I also hope that you will fulfill your promise and help find the whereabouts of the [Hope Diamond]."
"But I can only send a small number of people to help you. This is not a good place to talk recently. Let's move to another place. Now that we have established initial trust, you won't mind coming with me anymore, right?"
She suggested, her eyes quickly passing over Shade's face. For some reason, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she felt.
Naturally, Shade would not refuse:
"Of course, Miss Benenice asked me to fully trust you, but please also keep my identity confidential."
"But before that I want to make sure of one thing."
The witch looked at him with her golden eyes:
"Although you admitted it yesterday, you really"
Shade then stretched out his wrist again, and Miss Belindel stretched out her hand to grab the wrist. After a few seconds, she looked at the palm of her hand in disbelief just like yesterday:
"Although it was indeed confirmed yesterday, it is true that many incredible things have happened in recent years, but your appearance surprised me the most. But why is this? There must be a reason for the carriage to stop in the alley next to the museum.
Mr. Watson, you take the carriage, we will set off later, so that no one sees us together."
Shade nodded and walked toward the stairs alone.
After his figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, the witch took out the divination card and cut it quickly:
"The girl just now must be related to him. I want to see who she is. Is she John Watson? Don't think that if you can't divine your situation, I really have no other way."
The two maids looked at their master in silence. She seemed to be competing with the man just now. It was a normal card to turn over this time, but it was not easy to interpret:
"Shipwreck?"
The witch frowned and thought for a while, unable to figure out what identity this card represented.
The Belindel family has many local properties, among which the Belindel Manor, located in the city center, is the first and most important real estate of the Belindel family.
Although the land and properties at "No. 6 St. Teresa Square" held by Shade are very valuable, the house is probably less than one-tenth of the total value of Belindle Manor. After all, the area of the manor itself exceeds
The entire Saint Teresa Square is unimaginable in the center of Yuewan City, where land is also at a premium.
There are many members of the Belindel family. In addition to Countess Bella Belindel, there are many people who hold important government positions in the local area. There are even more city councilors with the surname "Belindel". But
The only people living in this manor now are the great witch of fate, her widowed mother and several unmarried sisters. Shade did not have the honor to see them. He got off the carriage and was taken directly to Manor 2.
The study room on the first floor.
Shade, who was used to seeing the luxurious manors of Tobesk nobles, was not surprised by the solemnity and solemnity of the ancient manor. When the witch who arrived a little later also sat down on the sofa, the two started talking about business.
"John Watson."
The witch who was seated said Shade's name at this time and looked at him sitting opposite her. Shade also moved his eyes away from the Dragon Quest oil painting on the wall and looked at this man with a dark red eyebrow.
The birthmark witch.
"Mr. Watson, you may have noticed that I have no fewer girls than your opera troupe. I loaned you out from Vanessa this time not just because there are some things that are inconvenient for the girls to handle."
The maids brought tea and then quickly exited the room. Because it was dark, the lights in the study were still on even in the morning:
"I need a reliable ring warlock who has nothing to do with the Belindel family to deal with the next things."
"Resolve the Hawthorne and Eddington families? I heard that your three families have been fighting each other."
Shade asked, and the witch shook her head:
"It's a very interesting joke, but at least the direction is good. It is indeed related to the seven glorious families of Yuewan. But before getting down to business, I want to ask you about your impression of the entire city. Mr. Watson, Vanessa said you
I’ve only been here for a week or two, so what do you think of the Yuewan area?”
Shade thought for a moment:
"It's pretty much the same as what I heard from others before I came here. Wealthy and prosperous, but there are also undercurrents. I just moved around in Xiacheng District, met friends living in Xiacheng District, saw the life of ordinary citizens, and fought against gangsters.
I came into contact with members of the Hawthorne family due to certain matters."
The witch smiled and did not ask what the grudge between Shade and Hawthorne was.
"I even had a relationship with an organization called Eternal Light in Xiacheng District, and I could see the contradictions. But in general, these contradictions are not so sharp that they are about to break out. Economic development is enough to cover up the big problems.
Most of the problems, actually in my opinion, you manage this city pretty well."
This is definitely not a deliberate compliment to the witch, but to tell the truth. A perfect social form is difficult to achieve for outsiders. With the current level of productivity, the situation in the Yuewan area is indeed not bad. The wealth here does not just stay.
It's just in the newspaper propaganda.
"The development is enough to cover up the problems... It seems that you are also at a certain level. Yes, although the undercurrent is surging, Yue Bay is generally good. This is our city, and the seven families that check and balance each other have the ability to protect Yue Bay together.
tacit agreement."
She picked up the teacup and continued to look at Shade with her beautiful golden eyes:
"So I'm not here to find you to resolve conflicts among the seven major families or social conflicts. What I'm going to talk about involves prophecies and legends, yes, very ancient prophecies and legends. You seem to have been contacted by the Hawthorne family.
Did you hear a prophecy from the ring magician?"
"When wealth accumulates into sin, the ancient dragon will return here and purify the land of Moon Bay with light."
He repeated, and the witch corrected:
"There are many versions of this prophecy. The second half of the sentence also includes 'burning Yuewan with flames' and 'burying everything in the roar of destruction'. In short, no matter what version it is, it indicates that Yuewan City will face a crisis.
Catastrophes associated with dragons.”
"But this is just a prophecy. The prophecies that the Prophet's Association has failed to realize have more hairs than the hair on the tail of my pet cat."
The witch smiled and thought of the special abilities the man in front of her had because of raising cats:
"That's why I think the Prophet's Association is unreliable. But you're right, prophecies are not always reliable. It's just that someone has confirmed that this prophecy handed down from ancient times has credibility."
"Who confirmed it?"
Then the witch pointed at herself:
"Myself. In addition to me, I also discovered some content from the teacher's notes after her death. However, the teacher did not complete this work in her later years, so she never mentioned it to me during her lifetime. But I believe that the teacher and I
Our own level. Maybe our understanding of the ancient prophecy is wrong. It may not necessarily be the destruction of the city, but something major will definitely happen to change the fate of the city. I was originally convinced that the time referred to by the prophecy was within the last ten years.
This year, and the world that has become increasingly strange since last year has also made me more certain of my thoughts."
"You mean that seemingly unthinkable things are happening all over the world one after another, and Moon Bay will also be in danger like those cities or regions?"
