Baron Gary had a very good reason for holding this ball. It was his newly adopted daughter's twelfth birthday, so this ball was actually a birthday ball.
The number twelve is a very special number for people on the Eastern Continent, whether they are ordinary people or extraordinary beings.
For example, in Neo-Ottoman, a twelve-year-old can already make some decisions. If he signs his name on some legal documents, he will be recognized by the law. Before that, even if he signed his name, the people from the Imperial Political and Legal Department would only sentence him to signing.
The other party to the contract committed fraud.
But in the mysterious world, it has a more special meaning for ordinary people, that is, on their birthdays, some ordinary people will awaken their bloodline on their birthdays and completely change their destiny.
Of course, ordinary people don't know this, but the age of twelve is an important birthday node, and no matter who it is or where it is, the custom has been passed down.
The reason why I say so much is because Quins encountered such a case today.
When Baron Gary's adopted daughter Phoebe walked into the hall dressed in a fancy dress, the blood flowing in her small and thin body seemed to be ready to burst out at any time, and there was no way she could escape Quines' eyes. Quines
You know, when twelve o'clock comes tonight, a warlock will be born.
Quins didn't say anything, and quietly watched the dance going on. A little girl was about to enter the mysterious world. I didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune for her.
The dance was held in a friendly atmosphere, and reached its climax when a twelve-layer cake was pushed up.
This cake-cutting ceremony is exactly the same as Quines' previous life. Quines rubbed his chin and thought.
While Morris was cutting the cake, Quins' expression changed and he exited the hall with a different expression and came to the shadow of the corridor.
"Come out." Quins said softly.
"Baron Dodd, long time no see." A man walked out of the shadows, and it was Taut Hill whom Quines had met in the border city of Stamburg.
"Why are you here?" Quins frowned, but after knowing that it was Taut Hill from the intelligence agency, Quins let down his inner vigilance.
Taote explained: "The intelligence agency detected a bloodline awakening reaction here, so I came to take a look."
"I'm afraid it's not as simple as just looking at it."
"Indeed, every warlock who has just awakened his bloodline is an unstable factor in New Ottoman. We will guide them to slowly control the power of their awakened bloodline." Taote said: "Don't worry, Miss Phoebe Gary as Baron Gary
My adopted daughter will be well guided."
Quins narrowed his eyes slightly. He could tell that this meant that if the person who awakened the bloodline was a civilian, he would not be let go so easily. It is more likely that he would be taken back to the mysterious defense agency and these bloodline people would be taken away.
Those who train themselves become their own people.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the empire in this regard. If he were the leader of the empire, he would have made the same choice. Quins would not criticize anything. Besides, is it really good to let it go? The difference between organized and unorganized, Quins
Ince knew very well that they were two different concepts. How many of those individual extraordinary beings who had never joined an organization could achieve anything.
Quins nodded indifferently. He just asked out of obligation as a "friend". Since he is an official, he will naturally not stop anything and has no reason to stop it.
"Does this kind of thing happen often?" Quins was a little curious.
Taote shook his head: "Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people like Miss Gary who show signs of awakening on their birthdays. More and more, they use secret medicine to induce awakening, or there are major external stimulations, which are also the triggers for awakening.
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Quins nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that it was not unreasonable for the intelligence agency to specially send people to check.
Before he could ask more questions, Quins was inspired and murmured: "Someone is here again. What happened today?"
In the spiritual vision, a thin shadow was attached to the shadow in the corner of the hall, slowly creeping towards Phoebe Gary.
"Presumptuous." Quins snorted, and he was actually moving under his nose. No matter how hard he tried to distance himself from the relationship, he couldn't remain indifferent.
The right hand is grasping in vain, the elemental scepter is already in hand, the 3-ring witchcraft water curtain cage!
This is a variant of the water element witchcraft water curtain, which uses a water curtain to imprison the enemy. At Quins' current height, witchcraft below level 3 no longer adheres to a fixed witchcraft model, but can slightly modify the witchcraft model.
Magic template, changing the role of witchcraft. That is to say, Quines has such a profound and terrifying knowledge base. If a wizard comes over, he must reach at least level 6, or even level 7, to achieve the level of Quines.
A thin layer of water mist silently covered the group of shadows that were different from the others, like two layers of interference. Just when Quins wanted to tighten the water curtain cage, suddenly behind him
There was a sharp scream.
call out!
The air flow was evacuated and pointed directly at Quins' heart.
Suddenly, a fish tail fanned out from behind Quins, blocking Scream's path.
bite!
The fish's tail swayed slightly, and then the emptied air flow was dispersed. Then, the entire body of the mermaid priest slowly emerged from the void, blocking Quins's back. Then a water curtain shone, and he Quins
Sihu is inside.
Quins slowly turned around and looked at the expressionless Taote behind him: "Who...are you?"
Taote chuckled: "When did you discover the flaw? You are always on guard against me."
"Flaw?!" Quins sneered: "Just because you are here alone, it is a fatal flaw."
"Oh? You noticed it." Taut frowned: "I thought you had just arrived in St. Dresden and were not familiar with the methods of the intelligence agency."
"Of course, I can't be completely sure. After all, everything can happen in this world, but I'm not used to exposing my back to others, so whether you are really Taote or not, I will be on guard against you." This habit has changed.
It was developed when Quins was still a Shadow Assassin.
"So, can you tell me now, who are you? Who sent you to kill me?" Obviously, Taote's trip was not for Baron Gary's adopted daughter Phoebe, but for Quins himself, and even
The person who is approaching Phoebe may be setting up a trap to attract Quins.
"Hey, if you want to know, it's not too late to tell you after you die." Taote suddenly showed a weird smile, and then his whole body suddenly melted from head to toe, like a candle, and the other side squirmed forward.
The same goes for shadows.
Quins frowned and slowly stepped forward to see that there was only a puddle of wax oil left where Tote was.
"Wax figure!" Quins said with surprise.
Speaking of which, wax figures can be considered a type of puppet, but this kind of puppet is not included in the three major mainstream puppets, biological puppets, elemental puppets and mechanical puppets. It is a very rare type of alchemical puppet.
If Quins hadn't been very accomplished in alchemy puppets, he might not have been able to see where this thing came from.
Constance flew out of the psychic crystal, stood on Quins' shoulder and said: "It seems that you were targeted. You missed a hit and then retreated far away. You are either an assassin or a lone wolf among mercenaries."
"It's not an assassin. I don't smell the unique smell of an assassin." Quins shook his head and rejected the assassin's conjecture.
"That's a mercenary. It seems like someone is offering a reward for you." Constance guessed.
"The Church of the Mother of All Snakes." When Quines mentioned someone he had offended, the first thing that came to his mind was the Church of the Mother of All Snakes.
"80% chance. Ten thousand snakes are about to enter the Sleeping Moon. It is impossible to kill you personally. Offering a reward is undoubtedly a good idea." Constance said.