On Wednesday morning, Shade was woken up by the cat waiting for breakfast as usual. When he yawned and went downstairs to get milk and newspapers, he found the letter thrown on the footmat.
The stamp with the scenery of Lake Tees on the envelope is very beautiful, and the mailing address is a small town on the east coast of the Old Road on the shores of Lake Tees. This is a letter from Miss Mia Sand Gold:
"It's already the middle of the Frost Moon, and Miss Gothe's letter has finally arrived! I thought she had encountered some problem."
Shade took his eyes away from the letter, turned to Mia the cat, who was waiting for him at the top of the stairs, and said:
"Look, a letter from your master, Miss Gauthe."
"Meow~"
The cat licked his paws but had no reaction.
Miss Gold's letter was supposed to be sent at the beginning of each month, and the reason for this delay was also mentioned in the letter.
It was very unfortunate that a plague that had been contained occurred in that declining town last month. The church stationed in the town discovered some terrible signs and urgently asked for help from churches in big cities. The local residents
Although we don't know what happened, Miss Gold has already heard some unrealistic rumors.
Although her family "has declined", which was mentioned many times in the letter, it is still a very prominent old family in the town, so it is well-informed. According to Miss Gothe, there are people in the harbor on the coast.
Some strange things were discovered in the cave. Later, the church's investigation team and the police from the big city discovered something related to the source of the plague in the ancient sewer system of the town.
Miss Gothe believed that the church had everything under control, but Miss Gothe herself had been recovering from illness throughout the autumn due to a cold infection, and this incident only worsened her condition.
But she still wrote to Tobesk in person, promising to pick up her pet cat Mia next spring.
This made Shade very worried, not only worried about Miss Mia Gold's physical condition, but also worried that little Mia would be separated from him.
But he couldn't take advantage of Miss Gothe's serious illness to put forward conditions to buy little Mia. Therefore, he replied very seriously, using three pages of letter paper to express his best wishes to Miss Gothe, and also included Mia's current life situation.
Because she was worried that what happened in the remote coastal town was related to the ring magician and the relics, Shade suggested that Miss Gothe could go to the local church frequently. Since the church has noticed what happened in the town, there must be something in the church.
The church's ring magicians are stationed there, which is much safer than the "eerie, desolate and dilapidated" old family home of the Gothe family described by Miss Gothe in her letter.
"No matter what, I wish Miss Gothe can regain her health in the winter."
Shade expressed his sincere wishes, then sealed the envelope with glue and wax. He patted the head of little Mia, who was squatting obediently on the side, and was actually a little worried about the arrival of next spring.
After breakfast, I finished writing my reply. I planned to go out and mail the letter, but I said goodbye to the cat who was unwilling to go out. When I opened the door, I saw my boss whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, the director of MI6, Dark Anlos.
Sir is coming.
This very ordinary-looking gentleman was wearing an inconspicuous black coat, with his hands in his pockets and a black top hat on his head. Behind him was a very feminine-looking man.
"The eunuch of the Yodel Palace."
Shade understood immediately.
"Good morning, Mr. Hamilton."
Mr. Anlos said hello and shook hands with Shade:
"Ready to go out?"
"Oh, I have nothing to do. I plan to send a letter to a client far away."
Shade patted the coat pocket where the envelope was placed.
"Then I'll send the letter later. Your Majesty has something to do and will see you in an hour."
With that said, Director Anlos introduced the palace attendant behind him, who just greeted Shade respectfully, but didn't say much. Although Shade knew there would be this meeting two weeks ago, he still pretended
Curious, Zuo asked Director Anlos about the purpose of meeting His Majesty the King.
But Director Anlos, who had always been very friendly to Shade, did not give an answer this time. He frowned and shook his head, obviously not wanting to discuss these issues with Shade in front of the king's guards.
St. Teresa's Square is actually quite close to Yoder Palace, just one street away, but the three of them still took a carriage. Because Director Anlos met after Shade, so before a very strict body search, Shade would
His two guns and his clothes filled with various toys were temporarily given to Director Anlos for safekeeping.
Then, under the guidance of the guard wearing a red coat and black trousers, Shade set out from the waiting room and walked through the complex, maze-like third-floor corridor of the main building of Yodel Palace. In one door there were two
The man holding a spear, as if he had traveled through time hundreds of years ago, stopped in front of the door guarded by an armored guard.
Shade couldn't go in immediately because Larousse III was still talking to others in the study. The walls and the double-open metal door were very soundproof, and he couldn't hear anything standing outside.
But Yoder Palace itself is not quiet. It is not only the residence of the royal family, but also the administrative and management center of the entire kingdom. When Shade came in from the first floor just now, he saw many faces that often appeared in newspapers. And
What was very strange was that most of those people actually knew him, and when they greeted him, they seemed to have known Shade for a long time.
The originally scheduled summoning time was 10:30 in the morning, but Shade waited until almost 11 and still didn’t see the door open. He wanted to chat with others, but he was dressed in red and looked serious.
The eunuch attendants don't look like good chat partners. The guards at the door look more like sculptures than living people, and they don't look like they would chat with Shade about the recent weather.
"It's really unpunctual."
Shade complained in his heart, but since he was receiving someone else's generous salary, it didn't matter if he waited. But when he was bored and looking at the expensive paintings on the wall, he remembered that Director Anlos planned to give him a raise in the fall.
Weekly salary. Shade is currently receiving a major-level weekly salary and reimbursement allowance. Because he cannot be promoted continuously, Director Anlos seems to want to find another way to get him a Tobesk city subsidy - this is a right
Housing allowance for military officers living in the core urban area of Tobesk.
If it weren't for Shade himself being "illiterate," he would even be able to receive a degree subsidy.
I was thinking about my income, and also thought about whether I should spend the savings in my hands as soon as possible, or keep them for emergencies.
At this time, a series of footsteps came from the other end of the corridor, and it was obvious that someone was walking over.
Turning around and looking, the person walking at the front on the red carpet was a tall red-haired man in his thirties. Although his body was a bit fat, he was generally strong:
"I have said many times that the personnel appointments of the Pioneer Legion need to be approved by the House of Representatives. I know that my father is determined to train you two, but he must not bypass the House of Representatives!"
Behind him was another young man with red hair, who looked like he was in his mid-twenties, thin and wearing glasses, with a frown on his face and a sad look on his face:
"It will take at least a month for the process in the House of Representatives to go through, but now the mining of purple gold in Area 28 of the New World is imminent. Kasenrik's spies have also discovered those open-pit mineral deposits, and we must start construction as soon as possible."
Behind her is the red-haired Lesia, who is also frowning slightly, obviously having encountered something unhappy:
"There is no problem with logistics at the moment, but I need a report on the specific size of that large mine before I can allocate new mining equipment. What are those vampires in the Ministry of Finance hiding? Are those civil servants too satisfied with their jobs?
?Also, why did the House of Representatives withhold my shipyard project report again? I have even negotiated a general plan with the Aurora family. Do you know how powerful Baroness Sivi Avora is?
Difficult?"
The princesses and princes of Delarion, followed by their respective entourages and servants, argued as they walked along the corridor to the door of the study.
When they saw Shad, they immediately stopped discussing. Lesia, who was walking at the end, smiled. Although she used Dorothy's body to meet Shad four days ago on Saturday night,
At this time, she was using her own body and in her own home. She wanted to say hello to Shade, but she could only wait for her brothers to speak first.
PS: The detective incident "The Missing Third Gold Coin" mentioned in the previous chapter will appear as a side story, with more than 5,000 words. The editor said there was an event, so I asked me to give it to him. You will probably be able to see it soon.
In addition, the time jump in the first few chapters is because not everything needs to be described in detail, and occasionally we need to have time to breathe. Of course, there will also be daily descriptions, and we must also look at the world from the perspective of Sha De and ordinary people.
life, such as the flower-selling girl in the previous volume. But it will be interspersed with various events, and there will not be daily life for twenty or thirty consecutive chapters. The author will control the details, and only at the turn of the two volumes, will
There is a similar time jump. You can also see how compact the time in the volume is.
Furthermore, regarding the description of qingse, isn't this just after Sha De confirmed the relationship, it is impossible to cool down immediately. In the volume, business is still important, and there will not be such frequent similar descriptions. For example, after confirming the relationship with Luvia, a whole volume