After Saturday night, Xia De sent an urgent letter in the city to Miss Galina's manor early in the morning on Sunday, hoping to get a reply as soon as possible.
He didn't have other things to do today, so he didn't plan to go out, but read books and organized files at home.
When Shade returned with his letter at eight-thirty, Dorothy called again. On the one hand, it is to return the detective file that was borrowed last time, and the "Complete Collection of Ancient Fairy Tales from De La Rion", which Shade bought at the auction before the blood feast; on the other hand, she hopes to keep it today. On the Place Saint Teresa, continue to borrow those detective files to get more inspiration for your own detective stories.
"Speaking of which, how many manuscripts do you have now?"
Xia De was curious about this, and the blond female writer showed an elegant smile, which meant she was very confident:
"The first story is based on your encounter with two cemetery ghosts. It's called Overdue Murder. I don't have every issue. It's serialized twice a week. Overdue Murder is enough for two weeks. , I have finished writing this.
The second story is "The Mystery of Scarlet Letters" that I originally planned to write, which is probably enough to be serialized for three issues. The third story is half written, based on the detective records files I have seen here, Shad, your study is a treasure. "
She smiled and looked at Xia De, who nodded indifferently:
"As long as you like it, if you want to come, you can come anytime."
His sensitive items were hidden behind a wall in the basement anyway.
So Dorothy and Shad spent the morning together in the study. It's just that the two of them are doing their own things. Xia De flipped through the book he got back from the doctor yesterday, hoping to at least let the woman's voice in his head write down all the content first, in case of emergency.
Dorothy looked through the detective files with great interest, and she would help sort out the parts that Shade hadn't sorted out.
Sparrow Hamilton lived at Place Saint-Theresa for two years and handled double-digit commissions large and small. Although the work efficiency is much higher than that of Shade, the efficiency of making money is not as high as that of Shade.
At noon, Dorothy complained about the unstocked vegetables and meat at Shade's house, and then took Mia to a restaurant outside for dinner with him.
After returning from lunch, Miss Galina's news still hadn't arrived, so Shade took advantage of the lunch break to talk to Dorothy about Miss Mia Gold's second letter.
"Bathe the cat?"
The blond girl sat on the sofa and took a look at the cat that started to feel sleepy after eating a full meal, so she lay on Shade's lap, squinting her eyes like a doze, while accepting Shade's petting cat:
"How can I remember that you mentioned this to me last month?"
asked Dorothy.
"Yes, but don't I have no time?"
Shad replied, and Goldilocks tied her long blond hair back with a ribbon tied around her wrist. While arranging his hair, he signaled Xia De to stand up, and smiled at him and the cat:
"So do you have time now?"
"Of course there is time."
"How long do you think it will take to wash a cat?"
"About half an hour?"
"Then what are you waiting for?"
Dorothy, who had her hair tied up, also stood up, and looked at Shad suspiciously:
"You always like to finish things right away, and you never procrastinate. Why do you always procrastinate with this cat? It just so happens that it's okay. I'll wash the cat with you. Although you don't have vegetables in reserve at home, you should have an apron, right?"
"Meow~"
Because of Shad's movement of standing up, the cat that was picked up let out a dissatisfied cry. The young orange cat meowed very softly, completely unaware of what would happen next.
"Then... well, of course there are aprons. The former detective left a lot behind, and I don't know what he's going to do."
Xia De nodded hesitantly, this matter cannot be delayed, and he still has to mail Mia's photo to Miss Gold.
"Meow~"
The cat being held squirmed in Xia De's arms, and its small paws dangled from Xia De's arms, looking very satisfied. Maintaining this posture, the napping cat was carried into the bathroom by Shad.
(Mia is taking a bath...)
"You just took a shower? Do you still have the habit of taking a shower at noon?"
This was the first question that the duchess, who was holding a book, asked Shade when he sat down in front of Miss Galina that afternoon.
"It's not a bath, it's a cat wash."
Shad corrected.
"Wash the cat?"
The red-haired witch asked back with a smile, and the black-haired maid Tifa Servet, who knew what happened on the way here, stood aside, chuckling as she helped them prepare the tea set.
More than 80% of Miss Galina's manor is female servants, and cats are naturally raised here. While the Duchess was unlikely to wash a cat herself, she clearly guessed what was going on.
"Your life is really interesting."
"I wish this kind of fun would be less interesting. Fortunately, cats can only be bathed once every few months, otherwise..."
Xia De thought of the cat that he carried into the bathtub with its eyes wide open in his bathroom an hour ago. After touching the warm water, he suddenly struggled and then broke out with powerful fighting power.
Xia De once wondered how, with Miya's body shape, he could bully other animals in the pet store.
Now he knew that the fighting power of this small creature could never be judged by its appearance. Had it not been for Dorothy's help, Shad might not have been able to catch the cat that was struggling to escape.
During the whole process of washing the cat, Mia had been struggling, which was why Shad was almost covered in water. Before he had time to clean his hair, the carriage arrived at the Place Saint Teresa.
So now Dorothy was at Shadd's, wiping the water off the cat, who was sulking under the blanket, with a towel. After the fur on its body was all attached to the skin, it seemed to have lost a whole circle of weight, and after seeing its own appearance in the mirror, the orange cat kept sulking at Xia De.
"Okay, let's get down to business, you said you found a bottle of ancient potion that still works?"
Miss Galina closed the book in her hand and put it on the coffee table. Shad noticed that it was a women's summer dress magazine... a real magazine.
"Yes, the elixir of ancient mermaids."
Turning his thoughts back from the cat at home, Shad put the bottle of potion on the table.
Tifa looked at it curiously, and Miss Galina took a look at the light after picking it up, then carefully uncorked the bottle, sniffed it with her nose, and frowned slightly:
"I thought you were just joking, I didn't expect... Xia De, I know this, this is a high-level potion that can only be made by the ancient murloc race, it can make anyone return to youth within a certain period of time, the ancient Witch Emperors in the world even bathe in it."
What Priest Augustus said was that the ancient witch emperors added this to their breakfast. But no matter which statement is correct, it has confirmed the rumors that the Witch Emperors lived extremely extravagantly.
After obtaining Shad's consent, Miss Galina asked Tifa to bring a professional glass dropper for potion preparation and an old black cat. After taking a drop carefully, it dropped into the cat's mouth.
The three of them stared at the cat. Following its laziness, the fur on its body became dense and shiny at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at the same time, its old body was recovering to health.
It jumped suddenly, from Miss Galina's lap to the coffee table, and when it was about to charge towards Xia De, it was caught by the black-haired maid again.
It took a full half an hour before it returned to its original old appearance, and a smile appeared on Miss Galina's face:
"Judging from the color, smell and function of the potion, this is indeed a high-grade potion enshrined by the murlocs to the witches in the fifth era. The potion and materials enshrined by other races are beyond the imagination of people in our era. And in the Fifth Epoch, except for a few witches who can find relics like "Youth Leaf of Agelessness" when they were young, most of them rely on various expensive potions to stay young forever, hmph, those women... "
The witches of the sixth era seemed quite dissatisfied with the witches of the fifth era. Miss Galina shook the bottle gently with her slender fingers, watched the liquid swirl in the bottle, and then looked at Shad:
"Xia De, I won't ask you where I got this from. Since you don't take the initiative to tell me, I won't explore your secret. But this has a great effect on me. A small bottle is probably enough A week for an adult to rejuvenate. I'll give you a price... How about £3,300?"
"Of course, at this price, of course."
Xia De nodded immediately. His original expected price was around 2,300 pounds. Although this bottle of potion is very effective, but potion is a one-time use, and the duration of effect is limited, so it is quite good to be able to get this price.
"But I want cash, no money order this time."
It takes time to pay large money orders~www.mtlnovel.com~ and Xia De doesn't want to always take money orders signed by the Duchess, which is not good for his reputation.
"No problem, but then you'll have to wait a while."
She shook her head at Miss Servet, who immediately walked out of the room to arrange the cash Shade wanted.
Miss Galina put the potion on the table, and talked about other things with Shad:
"Remember the last time I told you that the council sent a new witch to search for the second chosen one? She has already set off, and her destination is Coldwater Port. I heard that there are murloc troubles over there. The whole city They are hunting for those strange creatures. Speaking of which, I remember that little Rezia seems to be in Coldwater Harbor, and I don't know what she is doing."
She told Xia De this as something new, but it was very important to Xia De, he pretended not to care and asked:
"I don't know who is the great witch who was sent this time? Can I know her identity? Oh, I won't tell others."
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