"The sage-level relic [Jack the Thief] will only appear in human settlements with a population of more than 30,000. It will often appear at night to steal randomly. Even if you bump into it, it will only speed up its escape. Under normal circumstances, it will
It will not hurt anyone. The items it steals must have special value, and this is a thief who gets stronger when strong. Even if it is a ring warlock, if there is no special anti-theft method at home, it will only use ordinary people's methods to steal.
.But if you want to conceal the secret and use an angel-level (level 1) relic anti-theft device in an exaggerated manner, then Jack the Thief, who is rated [Sage Level (level 2)], can exert a weird power beyond the angel level."
Iluna introduced:
"'Jack' is not its name. It is just because Jack is a common male name that it is called this, which means that this relic is hidden among countless ordinary people."
"I understand, just like 'Mary' is one of the most common female names. It sounds interesting. Are there other characteristics that make you stronger when you are strong?"
Shade asked with great interest.
"Of course there is. The real negative characteristic is that the character of the object stolen by [Jack Thief] may change slightly. The early manifestation is that he is annoyed that he did not take good care of his property, and then this annoyed emotion fermented into regret.
Lost property, until it turns into trying to make up for the loss by stealing from others.”
"Assimilated by [Jack Thief]?"
Shade asked, and Iluna nodded cautiously:
"Not only is it just the bad habit of kleptomania, but the internal structure of their bodies will also change, and their entire souls will gradually be infiltrated by the whispering elements. Thief Jack himself is just a thief, but the relic derivatives infected with kleptomania by him are all
A mysterious madman."
Seeing that Shade was listening attentively, Iluna smiled sheepishly and said:
"The explanations in the information are actually very clear, but I couldn't memorize them all, so I can only explain these clearly."
"This is very detailed. I heard Miss Carina mention this matter at the Lakeview Manor banquet on Tuesday. So, Professor Manning has lost something?"
He asked again, and the fictitious police officer nodded immediately:
"Three days ago, on Monday of this week, someone broke into this place at night and stole an antique vase collected by Professor Tiris Manning. Our team received the task of visiting the victim of the theft and used the church to prepare
magical items to determine whether the person who was stolen was affected by it and contracted kleptomania.”
Iluna showed Shade the iron ring on her finger. Shade's eyes could see the sun pattern on the surface of the ring.
"Look, this is it. The first step is to use this ring to contact the professor, and the second step is to judge the professor's mental state through some simple questions. There have been frequent thefts in the city recently, and the captain asked me to be responsible for visiting the victims in the university district.
."
This kind of task is just right for Iluna to do, and it can also train such an immature girl. She took off the ring and handed it to Shade. While Shade put it on her finger, she was still sighing at Professor Manning.
Really bad luck.
The carriage passed through the heavy fog behind Iluna. The thick fog made the two people only see the black shadow of the carriage. They stopped talking temporarily and were silent under the low sky. Shade tilted his head and looked at Iluna.
Behind the street scene of Mao Tail Alley, Iluna pretended to look at Shade casually.
"I already talked to Luvia on Wednesday night about Lakeview Manor, Vinals' trial, is there any progress at the church?"
When the carriage passed by, Shade mentioned this matter again, and Iluna nodded:
"'The Invisible Man' may refer to many things, and it may even be [Jack the Thief]. The church is still investigating. The three major thaumaturgy academies have already intervened in this matter, and the first trial will probably be held soon.
It will end. Even if you can't see it, the church, the academy and even the Truth Society will try to find it."
"Luvia is still checking the identity of the fourth chosen one. But what I'm more concerned about is that the Apna Library and the Society of Truth exchange information with each other. Didn't the Orthodox Church punish them?"
When Shade asked this question, Iluna showed a dissatisfied look on her face:
"The Church of the Righteous God only cooperates with the ring magician groups including the Prophet Association, and there is no superior-subordinate relationship. Generally speaking, as long as they do not go too far and can compensate for their mistakes, the church will not impose punishment or other measures.
.”
"Did they go too far this time?"
"Yes, I have the fragments of the psalm in my hand, but I didn't share it with the church immediately. Oh, Shade, I'm not saying that the church is the most reliable, but sharing this kind of thing with the [Truth Society] obviously has its own selfish motives.
.The Apna Library immediately admitted its mistake to the church after Tuesday night and handed over all the information it had about the psalm fragments, but we are still not satisfied, and there will be warning measures in the future."
"I don't understand, why is the Apna Library doing this? Do they also want to invest in the Chosen?"
Shade found this inconceivable. With the size and organizational nature of the Apna Library, they did not have this ability.
"Of course it's not about investing in the chosen ones, it's about keeping secrets."
"Secret Keeper?"
Shade still didn’t understand, so Iluna reminded:
"With the appearance of the chosen one, the secret keeper will frequently appear next to him or her to give him or her tests and trials. Don't forget, you must not make any wishes to get the [Wise Man's Pyroxene]; but if you don't want the Pyroxene
, those who are either relics or other 'secret keepers' can realize a certain degree of 'wishing' function. Especially wishes that are biased toward wisdom and knowledge, these are what the Apuna Library wants.
"
"So that's it."
Shade nodded clearly, but then thought of the three "wish-makers" he met in Huntington City. Professor Drake had to pursue his past memories because of his wish. The poet got lucky but also suffered a heavy burden. Only
The old fisherman who loved fishing was able to accept his wishes openly and did not regret it even if his fishing rod broke later:
"This time the chosen one wants to get five pieces of wise man's pyroxene, which is a trial in itself. But if you want to rely on this opportunity to get unlimited opportunities to make wishes, you have to pay a price. I hope everyone can understand
at this point."
Although Iluna likes to stand on the street like this, chatting quietly with Shade alone, and hopes that Professor Manning will be late for a while, even the chosen one cannot let Professor Manning be late.
The old professor who was in good spirits returned to Mao Tail Alley on time. Although the seventeen-year-old girl was a little disappointed, she also knew that her work was important, so she and Shade went up to meet him.
"We haven't seen each other in weeks, Professor."
Shade greeted him enthusiastically and extended his hand with a ring on it. Professor Manning was also surprised by Shade's appearance and naturally shook it.
The ring did not show any reaction, which means that Professor Manning has most likely not been affected by the relic. Even the [Happy Dream Pen], a relic that directly controls deep dreams, has not left any permanent sequelae for Professor Manning. Shade
In fact, I don’t think [Jack Thief] can do it. This experienced archaeologist and history professor has a very strong spirit.
The professor and Shade are very close friends, so there is no need to exchange too many greetings. As for Iluna, because there is an appointment letter sent by Ridwich Field in advance, there is no need to waste time at the door to tell the reason for coming to visit.
.
Shade calmly returned the ring to Iluna, and Professor Manning invited the two of them to come in together. After learning that Shade had met the temporary police officer because of the detective commission, the professor was obviously relieved.
Obviously, it is not a good thing for anyone in this era for the police to come to the door. Even though Professor Manning is the victim and the policeman who comes to the door is a woman, the professor is still a little uneasy.
Iluna was doing "official business", so Shade asked Iluna to handle the theft case first.
Although she is only a police officer in name, she has actually received police training. Therefore, after entering the door, she professionally asked about the details of Monday's investigation, inserting psychological questions into the inquiry. After confirming that no details were missed when reporting the crime,
, Iluna also invited Shade to investigate the scene with her.
The antique vase lost by Professor Manning is not of high value, but it was a retirement gift given to him by the professor's students. It is an antique that Professor Manning treasures very much. The vase was originally placed in the corner of the living room on the first floor. Shade visited the professor.
I had seen it many times when I was there, and after careful inspection, I found the remaining traces of extremely low whispering elements.
Shade couldn't even trace it based on those traces of elements.
According to Iluna's professional judgment on the traces, the thief opened the locked window late at night, broke into the room directly, and took away the vase after finding it. The whole process did not take more than five minutes, which seemed very professional.
"Look at this."
Iluna wore white gloves and pointed to the window facing the street. The living room window of Professor Manning's house has a groove on the window sill. The latch can lock the window tightly by pressing the latch. The edge of the window frame that Iluna pointed to,
There were obvious traces of metal friction. Xia De thought about it carefully:
"A piece of wire stuck out from the gap in the window, and the wire hooked the latch and pulled it up?"
"Yes, detective, it seems you are also very professional."
Iluna nodded and recorded this detail. Shade once again realized the meaning of "common theft methods".
After confirming the intrusion method, Iluna used a knife to collect some rust stains from the windows and put them into a small paper bag. Professor Manning may not understand this behavior and thought it was an advanced detective technique, but Shade understood that this was to let the church
There are materials for accurate divination.
After investigating the scene, Iluna and Shade cooperated to search the living room. Of course, the result was fruitless. Although well-known thieves known to outsiders like to leave letters or their own emblems at crime scenes,
But [Jack Thief] doesn't have such ridiculous bad habits.
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ps: Someone answered yesterday’s question correctly. I’m quite busy at the end of the semester, so I’ll find time to update it.