So when Ronald walked down the stairs, he saw a little boy hiding behind the gate in the courtyard, looking out carefully.
And outside the apartment...
Ronald's excellent hearing was able to detect the sound of other children playing, and they should be playing a game of hide and seek.
It is in this courtyard that a familiar figure appears.
——It is indeed Patricia.
However, it is different from when she met Berenwich. Now Patricia's long platinum hair has been tied into a princess braid and tied up in a classical way. The only thing holding her hair is a simple light yellow hairband.
.
As for the specific attire...
In the city where Patricia lived, there was no trace of weapons on her body, not even a sword. Her clothes were simple and easy to move around.
Look at it as a whole.
The girl in front of me always dresses in line with her character.
At this moment, Patricia stood upright and half leaned against the wall, looking at the boy at the door with a smile in her eyes.
She seems to like children's rough and tumble play.
When Ronald came down the stairs, the girl noticed the sound and then turned her eyes from the door.
Watching Ronald walking towards her, Patricia also walked away from the wall and greeted her friends in front of her in a brisk tone:
"Ronald, long time no see"
"..."
Ronald also showed a smile:
"Yes, I haven't seen you for a while."
Patricia continued to ask:
"How are you getting used to the Springs?"
Faced with this question, Ronald recalled his life in Springs these days, and then said in a complicated tone:
"how to say……"
"It's just a habit..."
Looking at Ronald's expression when he spoke, Patricia couldn't help laughing:
"Ha ha."
"I've also heard about what happened to you in the past two days. It sounds like it's really not easy."
"..."
Chatting with Patricia like this, the two of them walked out of the door and onto the street outside.
In the riverside area early in the morning, you can see many young people walking on their way to school.
You can also see children playing and quarreling on the roadside.
It feels very good to walk with Patricia in such a peaceful atmosphere of life.
After walking about two or three hundred meters along the Vis River, and seeing that there was no one on the other side of the river embankment, the two of them tacitly changed the topic to the mysterious side.
The first person to ask questions was Patricia:
"Ronald, I heard what you have been through these past few days."
"But regarding these specific circumstances, did you really face off against two original code holders?"
"..."
Patricia's information source is really reliable.
Ronald originally thought that she only knew one of the two battles, but he didn't expect that Patricia actually knew them all. This was probably the convenience brought by her noble status.
Thinking this way, Ronald had no intention of hiding Patricia.
He immediately opened his mouth and explained:
"I met the holder of the original code twice. The process was somewhat coincidental. The first one was the second night I came to the Springs..."
Ronald spoke at a steady pace and told his story.
Patricia listened to him quietly.
After she finished talking about what she had experienced in the past few days, the girl nodded thoughtfully and then changed the topic:
"Ronald, are you planning on finding a job in Springs?"
"With your current status, can I find a way to introduce you to some better positions?"
Ronald lowered his head slightly and thought:
"Working……"
To be honest, he didn't mind Patricia introducing him to work.
However, I still have more important things to do in Springs, so it’s better to put my work aside first.
So, he shook his head at Patricia and replied:
"As for work, I have no plans in this regard recently."
"Coming to Springs, it's better to deal with some things as soon as possible."
Hearing that Ronald rejected her suggestion, Patricia had no objection and replied in the same tone:
"In that case, I wish you all the best in these matters."
"..."
The end of a topic.
After walking for a while, it was Ronald who took the initiative to speak:
"By the way, Patricia."
"In the Springs, do you have any good ideas for gathering intelligence, or finding people, or ways to learn about some mysterious side of the past history."
As soon as the question came out, Patricia raised her eyebrows.
The question Ronald asked is somewhat sensitive. Even for the mysterious side itself, relatively weak schools or individual practitioners are types that are not easy to come into contact with.
But since the person asking the question was Ronald, Patricia decided to answer him generously.
So walking on the embankment of the Vis River, the girl explained in a serious tone:
"In gathering intelligence or finding people, the Investigation Bureau and the Church are undoubtedly the most powerful. However, considering the difficulty of contact, I think you can go to a chamber of commerce supported by mysterious forces for help. Use the information in exchange for an original canon holder.
If someone has good intentions, there is no reason why they would choose to refuse.”
Speaking of this, Patricia added as if remembering something:
"But if you choose this method, Ronald, you are likely to come into contact with the nobles who sponsor the Chamber of Commerce, and then be involved in the struggle between the old and new noble forces. Although there is no big problem on the surface, this kind of thing is
It's very dangerous here."
"Take my family as an example. The reputation that we relied on honor and history in the past is no longer as effective as it once was. Emerging aristocrats who use assets as their path will always be tit for tat with us."
"Even if Her Majesty the Queen is suppressing this kind of contest, once this kind of thing is involved, the level of trouble will be exaggerated."
The advancement of the times, changes in social structure, and changes and reorganization of old forces.
These are things that Ronald has seen in books and even experienced personally in some countries.
It is not incomprehensible that someone like the Queen interferes in this world.
So, Ronald nodded slightly as usual:
"I see."
“What about understanding history?”
Hearing this question, Patricia shifted her gaze to the direction where the two people were walking behind her.
With a meaningful smile on her face, she slowly said:
"Ronald, knowledge is the most important thing here."
"When it comes to the inheritance of knowledge, there is one place in the Springs that is undoubtedly the core of this."
Ronald immediately understood what Patricia meant.