After waking up from a long sleep, when Shade opened his eyes and saw a somewhat familiar ceiling, the time had changed from Wednesday night to seven o'clock on Thursday evening.
After twenty hours of sleep, he was in good spirits. Under him was an unusually soft bed, the soft quilt was purple, and the light gauze hanging on the golden bedpost told Shade that this place was not his.
Home. Wearing silk pajamas that I have never seen before, the room exudes a reassuring scent of incense, and the indoor temperature is also particularly suitable:
"Miss Carina's manor?"
"Meow~"
The familiar meow of a cat made Shade turn to the side. Little Mia, who was curled up next to the pillow like a cat ball, looked at him with wide eyes. The cat brought its furry face close and rubbed it intimately.
When Shade sat up from the bed, Shade's face jumped onto his stomach again.
Opening the curtains beside the bed, Shade touched the cat and turned to look out the window. At seven o'clock in the evening, the sun had completely set. He was somewhat surprised to find that there was heavy snow falling outside the window. With his dark vision, he saw the people outside the manor.
The vast wilderness has been dyed silvery white, and even there is snow outside the windowsill.
"Is it snowing again?"
The heavy snowfall symbolizes the complete arrival of winter. Shade looked at the snow blankly, feeling as if he had slept for a season.
"Are you awake?"
The door was opened a crack, and the young maid with brown hair carefully put her head in. After getting Shade's affirmative reply, she turned on the gas light in the room for him, and then quickly went to tell the owner of the manor this good news with her skirt in hand.
information.
"The maid just now is called Wendy Marcus. She is sixteen years old. She became a level sorcerer this spring. She is now a level 1."
Shade recalled in his mind, and looked down at the pajamas he was wearing. Just as he was about to get off the bed, hurried footsteps had already appeared at the door.
The maid with long black hair opened the door. Her eyes were a bit anxious at first, but when she saw Shade sitting up holding the cat, she showed a relaxed smile.
Tifa, wearing a black and white maid dress, said:
"Mr. Hamilton, you're awake."
She would only call Shade by his name directly when she was alone with him. The maids filed in from behind her, either opening the curtains, helping Shade choose clothes in the closet, or carrying dinner plates.
Stand aside.
"Miss has gone to the parliament and will be back soon. Do you want to lie down for a while and have dinner here, or should you wash up and prepare for dinner now? Miss will be back in twenty minutes."
Tifa asked.
"Good evening, Tifa. It feels good to see you right after I wake up. Let's have dinner together. I'll be up soon."
Shade said, hesitating for a moment:
"The [Wise Man's Pyroxene] is here now"
Tifa walked to the bed, bent slightly and opened the drawer of the bedside table. While Shade looked away, she took out the wooden box in the drawer, which contained the broken jewelry box.
gems and jewelry, and lying on the top is the teardrop-shaped blue crystal:
"This belongs to you. Of course, in name only, the church asked the lady to tell you that this box of jewelry is a gift from her to you."
she said with a smile.
Shade also laughed. The church's arrangement not only allowed him to get back these jewels, but also explained the origin of these jewels, and even gave Miss Carina an extra favor. This was really the best arrangement.
Putting the cat that was rubbing against his arms on the quilt, Shade took the box of jewelry. After thinking about it, he said to the maid:
"Just pick one."
Tifa blinked, bent down slightly, reached out and pulled out a pearl the size of a fingernail. She did not straighten up immediately, but gently kissed the side of Shade's face, while the maid standing behind the head maid
The ladies just pretended not to see it.
In fact, a lot of things happened on Wednesday night. Due to the influence of "Dice Stories", Shade just walked back to St. Teresa Square from Silver Cross Avenue, but in fact, in order to contain the church, including Miss Pavo, the vice president of the Truth Society,
, many illegally organized ring warlocks fought with the ring warlock teams of the Zhengshen Church in various areas of Tobesk, east, west, north and south. However, because they were concerned about being in the city, the intensity of the battle was not strong.
While [Collection of Dice Stories] was unfolding in the core area of Tobesk, in the North District of the city on Wednesday night, the cult organization [Ten Thousands of Unity Association] encountered a humanoid sage-level (level 2) relic, which can also serve as a secret keeper.
[Potion Master Jagula] started the trial of "Making the Abyss Sin Potion"; in the east of the city on Wednesday night, [Truth Society] Miss Pavo had a conflict with the ring magician organization [Jade Alchemy Association]. In the creation
When the church's thirteen-ring warlock "Iron Right Hand" Mr. Sari Pilot arrived, the melee between the two sides caused a fire in the city, but fortunately it was extinguished in time.
And on the day of Thursday when Shad woke up, the Church of the Righteous God found the secret-keeper-level relic [Human Puzzle] in the ancient sewers of Tobesk based on the new chapter fragments provided by Zaras Conjuration Academy.
It is one hundred and eight thousand small pieces of human skin. The fragment of the poem points out that this puzzle is also related to the ancient god [Secret Keeper], who can also be regarded as a kind of secret keeper.
In short, during the day when Shad was in coma, the story of Tobesk City did not stop without him. While waiting for Miss Carina to return from the Witch Council, Tifa informed Shad of these things.
And when the slightly tired Great Witch came to the restaurant to have dinner with Shade, Shade finally knew what happened to "Jack the Thief" and "Dice Stories" after he passed out.
"The church has confirmed that you were just accidentally involved, and they believe that you are an ordinary person. Their physical examination, with the cooperation of Yin Luna, found nothing. I have to admit, Shade, even I can't do it.
I'm better than you in this matter. You and Yin Luna performed well together, and I want to teach you that from now on, unless you take the initiative to reveal your identity, there will never be any suspicion that you are a ring warlock."
The maids pushed the dining cart into the restaurant, and the Duchess joked after a busy day. When she is tired, her usual gorgeous appearance will not be compromised. On the contrary, her lazy look makes the red-haired Duchess even more charming.
She chuckled and said:
"In the end, I picked you up. Although Yin Luna helped you block some unnecessary inspections, she couldn't take the initiative to suggest sending you to No. 6 St. Teresa Square. Shade, you have to thank me.
I am also feeding your cat for you. Although Yin Luna was a little unhappy, as soon as Tifa appeared, your cat ran to her side."
In fact, it was Tifa who fed the cat, but the black-haired maid stood behind the duchess, pouting and smiling, and did not point it out.
"How do you explain why so many people fell unconscious at Lesia's literary salon?"
Shade, who was eating pre-dinner desserts, was very concerned about this. There were snowflakes outside the window. Being able to enjoy delicious food in a warm room on such a cold winter night would put anyone in a good mood.
Although there were only two people dining, there were quite a lot of maids serving on the side. In the past, outsiders would still think that the duchess was sometimes too extravagant, but in Fifth Era 5177, she had to bring a team of beautiful women with her when going on adventures.
The maid's witch emperor, Miss Violet, felt that the great witches of the Sixth Age were so frugal.
"You don't have to worry about this. The gas pipeline leaked in the Prophet's Association, causing slight gas poisoning. Except for a certain unlucky gentleman, the others were only unconscious for a short time and were revived. The church took them away before waking them up.
Everyone's timekeeping tool kept them in the Prophet's Association for a long time after they woke up, so they couldn't find anything wrong with the time.
So Shade, who is that unfortunate gentleman?"
Carina Cavendish smiled happily, holding a goblet in her right hand, and her wanton smile made her beautiful face even more beautiful.
"I think it's probably me."
After saying this, he even laughed:
"So the information I should know is that I unfortunately suffered from gas poisoning and was taken to your place for recuperation?"
The baked snails had already been brought to the table. The cat, who was lying on the table to show that he would not move, did not move his body and turned his head towards the steaming dinner plate like a pulley.
"Yes, and this also involves the conflict between me and Lesia. You met with misfortune in her salon, which made our relationship even more tense. It is common knowledge that she and I don't deal with each other, so everyone knows
Believe this statement.”
Miss Carina put down her wine glass and picked up the silver table knife:
"Gas poisoning, there are several such accidents every year, but this time it happened to the Prophet's Association. The church has already discussed it, and the Prophet's Association will be responsible, but except for you, no one else suffered any fatal injuries.
. They predict that you will wake up late tonight or tomorrow morning without any sequelae. The Prophet Association asked me to tell you that you go to Dawn Church tomorrow morning, and Dawn Church will be responsible for helping you negotiate with the Prophet Association.
The issue of compensation this time. Of course, we still need to discuss this.”
The witch said, looking at the box in Shade's hand with her golden eyes:
"You should keep this [Wise Man's Pyroxene] yourself. Although I don't know why you want to expose it, you must have your own idea. Let me tell you from the church that this box of gems was given to you by me.
Among the gifts, the blue crystal is the most expensive, more expensive than the others combined. They asked me to emphasize this point in front of you and never give it to anyone else."
"Then why did you give me this box of jewelry?"
Shade asked curiously, and the witch thought for a moment:
"The church didn't say anything about this. Let me think of the reasons myself. I'll think about it."
She snapped her fingers in an unladylike manner with her slender white fingers. She smiled and waved to Tifa, and the maid brought a cup filled with white water. After rinsing her mouth, the witch looked at Shade with a little amusement in her eyes.
smile.
The beautiful lady in a red and white dress waved to Shade again. Shade stretched out his head suspiciously, so the red-haired witch held the back of his head with one hand and kissed him under Tifa's gaze.
"This is your reward for this."
Carina Cavendish carefully wiped her lips with a napkin, and the gas lamp illuminated her golden eyes with a slightly charming smile.
