The registration was handled in the morning, and Shade took Mia home for lunch at noon, then went to the Prophet Association to find Luvia, and then made the "Eris Wool" taken out of the gift box last week I asked for a portion.
He took the wool that was sealed in a silver box to prevent the bad luck from affecting him, and went to find Old John of the **** shop. After explaining to the old man that he wanted to make these wool and normal silk threads into ladies' handkerchiefs, Old John looked at Shad suspiciously:
"I said detective, you don't want to use off-court tricks to win next week's game, do you?" "What's so strange about this, in which year's game will there be no off-court stories?"
Xia De smiled and asked:
"The manual fee is 5 pounds. I want it before Sunday night." "I won't charge you the manual fee. I want information." The old man lowered his voice and slightly raised his head behind the counter:
"If a ring warlock like you wants to use tricks to win, no one can stop you. Tell me, where do you want to be?" Xia De didn't answer, but asked another question:
"What are my odds now?" Old John laughed:
"Registration has just started, and your odds fluctuate a lot. But your reputation is very famous, and Lu Huisha's blog also boasts that you are superb in cold weapon fighting skills and riding skills. I think the final odds should be stable Around 1 to 1.7."
"I thought people thought I was going to win."
"Detective, detective, don't be too careless, there are many good players in Tobesk. How about it, how do you want to get the number one? Be more stable, in order not to be suspected of being second or third, you are still young and energetic Do you have to get the first place?"
Xia De stretched out his right index finger:
"Since you have entered the competition, you must win." The old man nodded knowingly:
"That's it...I'm warning you, the Church of the Five Gods will definitely be invited to send representatives to watch the competition." "I won't rely on the ability of a ring warlock. I'm really proficient in riding and swordsmanship."
Shad emphasized, and the old man took Shad's wool:
"So you think you can win, don't you? No problem, come and pick up the handkerchief you want on Sunday. The wool needs to be processed before it can be used. I don't want to get myself into trouble. If one day I'm in the newspaper Seeing it in the corner of the accident report photo, I certainly wouldn't recognize it." "I didn't mean to kill, I just wanted to teach an uneducated guy a lesson."
Xia De shook his head, and was about to say goodbye and leave, but Old John suddenly said, "I don't know if you've heard that humanoid relics appeared in the city recently." "Oh?"
Xia De stopped and turned to look at him:
"At the end of last autumn, when Princess Margaret of Carsonrique visited Tobesk, didn't the humanoid relics in the city also appear frequently?" He was referring to the "Keeper of Secrets" who provided the test.
"It's different, this time it's very dangerous. It seems that Schneider hasn't told you yet, there are two in total, both of which are angel-level." Speaking of this, the old gentleman from [Light Guiding Priory] also became serious.
"What? Angel? Two? In Tobesk? Now? Oh, what's going on here?"
Xia De looked back at the **** shop window, worried that he would see strange things looking at him on the street as soon as he turned his head. But it is a pity that he is not the chosen one, and he will not suddenly be entangled in a strange fate, and there is no one on the street outside now.
"Be careful yourself, those two angel-level humanoid relics, one is related to fate, even I don't know what it is, but it is extremely dangerous, and it may not even be angel-level.
Another was born in the Fifth Era, known as the Faceless Man, a man in his twenties who claimed his brother was missing and was looking for him. His body has no facial features, but he can change into the appearance of anyone he touches. The feature of this thing is very simple. He will frequently take on the appearance of others, and then use other people's identities, using methods that conform to the identities, through methods that are not limited to publishing newspaper advertisements, posting missing person notices, and asking passers-by on the street. looking for his brother. Once you get the information about him looking for his brother, but fail to give an answer, even if you just read the newspaper news, you will be affected by the characteristics of the relic in three
died within hours. What he spreads is not just a simple curse, the information he spreads is itself a malicious force. "
The old man looked at Shad and realized that he also knew how difficult this kind of relic was:
"[The Faceless Man] is extremely hidden, and there is almost no way to quickly identify him in a hidden state. The church has begun to control the news and advertisements in the newspapers published in the Tobesk area, and at the same time strictly investigate the bards in the tavern Poets, prevent disasters from erupting on a large scale."
"In addition to the almost curse-like characteristics, is the opponent's combat power strong?" Xia De asked again.
"Yes." The old man nodded:
"The way to deal with him is to wait. Every time he appears, he will punish himself as time goes by because he can't find his brother, that is, he will bite his body until he eats himself, thus forming self-containment , and will be reborn within a period ranging from 10 to 200 years. The hidden identity of the other party cannot be easily pierced, otherwise this thing will go crazy and can eat anything, entities, energy, souls, and even concepts can be swallowed for a short time. He It’s not at all the same as those secret keepers last year, contacting him is an extremely dangerous act.”
"I remember."
Xia De nodded, and said with some concern:
"Tobesk has been peaceful for the whole winter, is something going to happen again?"
"Don't worry too much, even in the previous era, there would always be a similar event every ten years." Old John shook his head:
"You know about the chosen ones. Although the chosen ones of balance, darkness, and knowledge and wisdom have all had traces of activities in this city, that's because Tobesk is an old continent. The most prosperous city and transportation hub in the north. I don’t think the appearance of the two humanoid relics this time is a sign of something big, detective, let’s be optimistic.”
Xia De was not optimistic at all.
After bidding farewell to Old John, Xia De took a carriage to Galina Manor to ask for information about the horse prepared for him. As for the armor, although Tifa said this morning that he could use all the armor in Miss Galina's collection, and the Duchess could even introduce him to an armorer in the city to temporarily buy a set, Shade declined their offer:
"I have a suit of armor myself, so I might as well use that."
What he planned to use was the set of golden armor that could be assembled into a lion shape that Miss Gao De sent to him at the beginning of the month of the windy moon.
The shape of the armor is very exaggerated, but if the accessories such as chains and headgear are removed, apart from the color being golden, it actually looks good. Shad had worn it for an interview at home, and the suit of armor fit him perfectly, as if it had been tailor-made for him, so there was no need to use other armor. The witch even joked, asking Shad to go to St. Byrence to borrow a unicorn for the competition, and use illusion to cover the unicorn, but Shad refused:
"That's too unfair. It's not suitable for me to participate in the competition with my physical fitness. Now the armor should be ordinary, and the horse should be ordinary."
The above was the conversation at the dinner table in the morning, and when Shade arrived at Galina's Manor in the afternoon, the Duchess and Tifa were not there, so he didn't stay any longer, but returned home directly.
In this way, this slightly boring Friday was spent, and it was time for the group study meeting on Saturday.
Last week, because Xia De recovered from a serious illness, the meeting location was changed to his home. But this time his illness has recovered, so the meeting place is still Dr. Schneider's clinic.
Because I received a reminder from the doctor on Friday night, the professors who conducted the background investigation will also show up this afternoon, so Xia De put on formal clothes in advance before taking Mia out.
He thought he was the first to arrive, but when he saw the doctor at one o'clock, Priest Augustus, Luvia and Dorothy also arrived.
All were well dressed and this time the doctor didn't ask them again
Is it ready.
There were three people in the team that came to conduct the background investigation and inquiry of the correspondence ring warlocks. The doctor got the list in advance. They were Professor Andor from the School of Chemistry, Associate Professor Cospaya from the School of Divinity, and Mr. Luen, the secretary of the Student Management Office.
The professor and his team showed up at the gate of the Schneider Psychological Clinic on time at 1:30 in the afternoon. They made an appointment in advance to visit as patients, so the young doctor of the clinic took them directly to the reception room on the second floor.
Professor Andor is an old gentleman who looks to be in his fifties. He is a little short and wears a black top hat. When Shade shook hands with him, he thought he had eleven rings or twelve rings. Associate Professor Cospaya and the secretary in charge of records, Mr. Luen, looked relatively young, and even the secretary of the Student Management Office had a five-ring rank.
Dr. Schneider has drawn up the order in which everyone will have individual interviews, and will be interviewed in sequence according to the admission time. Shad was the least senior in the group, so he was placed last.
Everyone's talk time was planned to be 30 minutes, but except for Luvia, the others ended their individual inquiries in just over 20 minutes. Luvia's questioning lasted for a full fifty minutes. When she came out, she looked a little dignified, but among all the people, she should have been the one with the least problems.
When it was Xia De's turn, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.