After finishing his shift, Colin went straight to the guard station in the west of the city.
Before Holt left last night, he told him that he would need to go to Secretary Patton to get specific transfer orders tomorrow morning.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
"Please come in."
He walked into Secretary Patton's office.
Unexpectedly, there was another person inside.
"Sir Berkeley, Secretary Patton." He greeted respectfully.
"You came just in time, we were just talking about you." Berkeley looked back at Colin and said with a smile, "You have been transferred back to the headquarters, Colin."
Barton next to him also took out a transfer order in time and handed it to Colin, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Holt recommended you to me, saying that your strength is not bad... When you go to the headquarters, don't embarrass our city west."
Colin took the order with a smile and lowered his head to check.
'No wonder Holt told himself last night that he would most likely be transferred to the headquarters...it turned out to be his recommendation.'
The transfer order states the date and address of the report.
The date is the day after tomorrow, and the address...28 Acorn Street?
"Minister, is this address written wrong?" he couldn't help but raise his head and asked.
No. 28 Acorn Street is in the west of the city, even closer to his home than the city west guard office here.
"It's not wrong." Berkeley explained. "Last week, at the suggestion of Lord Price, Wizard Lapp ordered the Guard Department to reorganize a new parallel department - the Inspection Department."
"The original guard office headquarters has now been transformed into the inspection office headquarters. The guard offices in the west and east of the city have been slightly reduced, and are specifically responsible for dealing with ferocious beasts and strange things on the beach."
"The new inspection office has also set up three offices in the east, west and middle of the city. The one you want to go to is the inspection office in the west of the city.
However, both the inspection offices in the east and west of the city are now under the management of the inspection office headquarters in the city, so you have been transferred back to the headquarters in name."
"I see, I understand, thank you." Colin nodded.
Unexpectedly, so many things happened quietly while he was on duty.
…Have they actually established a new department?
He was not surprised that Price was able to convince the Lapp wizard to change the structure of the guard.
After all, the Guard is essentially the assistance provided by the Lapp wizard to Pryce.
In fact, in Black Rock City, although in name it is the Berkeley Commanding Guard Office.
But in fact, daily management orders are usually issued by Price, and Berkeley is mainly responsible for the patrol team in the Wizarding Territory.
"Well, if nothing happens, just go home and rest. Remember to report back the day after tomorrow."
"OK."
Colin left the guard's office, got on the carriage, and headed back home.
He thought while eating the breakfast Renee brought.
‘The establishment of the Inspection Office is obviously to enhance the power of the city...perhaps this is related to Catherine’s contamination?'
He thought about it in his mind, but couldn't come up with any results.
There are still too few clues.
But there must be something going on behind the scenes that he doesn't know about...
'It's still too weak...'
Colin took the handkerchief Renee handed over and wiped his mouth.
Even now compared to before, his strength is incomparable.
But in this world, you can still just go with the flow and obey the arrangements of your superiors.
He had just finally adapted to the life of being on duty in the west of the city. He was seeing fewer and fewer ferocious beast attacks, and the night watch was getting easier and easier, but now he had to be transferred to a new position...
The only good thing is that I can still stay in the west of the city.
At least this way, he doesn't have to think about changing his house.
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Palm Street.
Home basement.
Colin held two palm-long narrow pointed darts and looked at them carefully.
These cone-shaped darts are somewhat similar in appearance to the bullets of previous generations, so they may be called cone bullets.
This is his newly customized ammunition for the Missing Technique, which is specially used to kill large creatures.
After actual combat, he carefully reviewed the shortcomings exposed by the original fusiform darts.
The shuttle dart is like the armor-piercing bullet of the rifle in the previous life, with strong penetrating power. However, in many cases, it is precisely because of this strong penetrating power that the kinetic energy does not fully act on the target, and the final damage is unsatisfactory.
As for the two newly customized large-scale cone bombs, one of them has a pointed cone at the front that is made of copper and is hollow inside.
After this kind of cavity cone projectile hits the target, the tip will deform, causing the center of gravity to shift. The cone projectile will become unstable and roll inside the target, fully releasing its kinetic energy to cause maximum damage.
Another type of solid cone bullet is used for armor-breaking.
Based on the same principle, Colin also made a batch of the same knuckle-sized cavity cone bullets and a batch of solid cone bullets to enrich his ammunition.
The original spear dart was eliminated by him.
In this way, when facing different targets, he can choose different cone bombs accordingly.
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28 Acorn Street
‘This should be it.’ Colin raised his head and looked at the gray building in front of him, then stepped inside.
Two days passed quietly, and today was the day for him to come to inspect the office.
Pushing open the door, you are greeted by a simply decorated hall.
A fat man is sitting on the chair in the front left.
He was dozing off, with a plate of greasy crispy pork belly on hand.
"Hello? I'm new here." Colin asked the fat man while taking out his transfer order.
Flower slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Colin, took the paper order from him with his greasy hands, and put it aside.
"Well, I understand... As you can see, I am your future captain, Flower..." He then took a piece of pork belly and put it into his mouth, chewing it while closing his eyes again.
"Okay, don't bother me here. For other matters, go to the deputy captain in the innermost room and let him talk to you."
Colin looked calm and didn't care. He nodded and followed Flower's instructions and walked towards the innermost room.
An attitude like Flower's is the common attitude of superiors in this world towards inferiors... People like Holt are only a minority.
Tuk-tuk-tuk——
Colin knocked on the innermost door.
"Please come in."
A slightly shrill voice came from inside.
He pushed the door open and saw a young man with a mustache, slightly sunken cheeks and a pale complexion.
He wears a silver badge on his chest. He should be an intermediate apprentice like him.
"You must be Colin."
Before he could introduce himself, the young man took the initiative and said with a smile.
"My name is Barney, and I'm your vice-captain."
"...Vice Captain Barney."
When Barney heard this, the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Welcome to the inspection office. We are short of manpower here. I heard that you are very powerful. There is just one thing you need to do."
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Two hours later,
Barney took Colin outside the last pub.
"This is the last place. Captain Flower likes the grilled fish here the most. Do you remember it?"
"……remember."
"Do you remember all the restaurants and bars I took you to before?"
Colin nodded silently.
He didn't remember it deliberately, but after being strengthened by the golden four-leaf clover, his memory was greatly enhanced... Barney would never forget it as long as he said it once.
"Very good, what you have to do is very simple, that is, buy different food and deliver it to me at different times every day." Barney nodded with satisfaction, and then emphasized, "Remember, you have to deliver it to me through the side door first."
"Barney, is this the daily work of the inspection office?"
He was really speechless and asked with a frown.
"Vice Captain Barney!" Barney frowned and interrupted him.
After a pause, he pretended to be serious and warned:
"You are still young, you don't understand... there is no danger in the city. I have worked at the headquarters for several years and have encountered less than ten incidents. There is no need to patrol according to regulations."
"You have to know that our captain Flower is the number one disciple among the top apprentices. As long as you please him, you can do whatever you want..."
Colin became increasingly impatient and took the initiative to block Barney's words, not knowing what to say...