Go back from the study to the first floor and sit in front of the counter and put down the book to read quietly, while Chocolate squints and peeps at the side. Although Jenkins always believed that his cat was illiterate, Chocolate actually understood more words than Jenkins.
It just doesn't understand the knowledge that Jenkin brought from home, but as a cat, there is no need to understand that.
I started reading at 8:30, and at 9:00, someone opened the door of the store again. Now Jenkins is absolutely sure that the antique shop at night must be more lively than during the day. He has worked here for half a year, and there has never been so many things during the day.
"Is daddy there?"
It was an unknown man who entered the door. He wrapped himself tightly in a black overcoat, and the hat on his head completely covered the upper part of his face.
"Father is out on errands, and I'm his apprentice."
"Oh, yes, there is a cargo coming tonight."
The stranger muttered like this, then turned and walked out without giving Jenkins a chance to continue talking.
The young apprentice shook his head, then continued to lower his head to read.
In the two hours before eleven o'clock, a total of four waves of people pushed open the door of the antique shop, and without exception, they were all strangers who could tell they looked suspicious at first glance.
No one wanted to make a deal with Jenkins, and they all left without saying a word after hearing that Dad was away. The guest that Jenkins was waiting for did not show up until 11:20, just like what the old man said, it was a middle-aged woman with a fake smile, wearing a black silk dress with bad taste. skirt.
This is a third-level benefactor, with a slightly fat body, but the temperament is like a lady. Jenkins' eyes could see that the appearance at this time was a disguise, but the deposit receipt signed by her father she showed was indeed real.
"no problem."
He checked the receipt under the light and put it on the table, then told his cat to look around the store before going up the stairs to the second floor to pick up the goods.
The woman looked curiously at the cat on the counter. The cat lay down next to Jenkins' book and yawned, showing no interest in strangers.
Soon Jenkins came back with a suitcase. He opened the suitcase in front of the woman. It was filled with inferior sponge, so it had an unpleasant smell. A short scabbard was embedded in foam, with a large ruby set in the hilt.
"Please inspect the goods."
The apprentice pushes the suitcase to the woman.
The woman nodded, took the high-power gas lamp brought by Jenkins, then put on the white gloves prepared on the side, and picked up the knife.
"Father always has a way to get such rare antiques, this is really incredible~"
The woman only thought that Dad was an antique dealer, and didn't know about Dad's church background. And according to the father's guess, the reason for the woman to buy this 200-year-old antique knife that has been extensively corroded is to hold a rare ceremony [Blade Ghost Enchantment].
This is a ceremony that fuses the soul and the weapon, so that ordinary weapons can have extraordinary power for more than ten years. Of course, when it comes to blasphemy of the soul, it is of course illegal.
Dad has already reported the woman's identity to the church. If she takes the knife tonight, she will be arrested tomorrow morning.
"Very good, I think it's all right. This is the final payment, please check."
She produced a roll of rolled notes, all £1 notes without numbers. The money was fairly new, so it wasn't a big deal to count.
After the money and goods were settled, the woman left. Jenkins tidied up the counter. Seeing that his father hadn't come back, he turned off all the lights according to his instructions, and then walked out of the store with his cat and locked the door.
It was almost midnight, and the whole city was quiet. When Jenkins started to walk home, he still thought about going home and resting. After all, tomorrow is an outing activity, and he has to get up early to prepare some items for the trip.
But tonight was destined to be restless. Jenkins had not gone half way home when he heard a rumbling sound coming from the west, and then an astonishing explosion woke up half of the sleepers in the city.
Jenkins and his cat stared blankly at the flames rising from the direction of the dock area. The flames illuminated the young and handsome face, and also illuminated the pair of cat eyes that were not too serious about watching the excitement.
"This time...it really has nothing to do with me."
He raised his head and muttered to himself, then suddenly laughed, patted the cat to make it pay attention to the changing fur color, then climbed up to the house beside him and whistled, and rode the unicorn to the place that was illuminated red by the fire. coastal.
(Chocolate is running... )
Even the morning sun is hard to shine on Nolan City. The spring morning fog and smog cover Nolan together, and the morning light at 8 o'clock in the morning is very dim.
But at least today is indeed a suitable weather for outings, and the weather is sunny and the temperature is very suitable. On the carriage traveling through the morning mist and a burst of morning light, even though the wheels had just run over a stone to make the carriage understand, the young writer was still drowsy with his cat in his arms. On the side there are blond and red-haired girls, and the two are talking about the explosion in the docklands last night.
"It was probably close to the wee hours of the morning, and it really freaked me out at the time."
While talking, Britney watched Jenkins' reaction secretly. Unfortunately, Jenkins is on the verge of being awake and comatose. His five senses can only feel touch at present, and hearing, sight, smell and taste are useless.
The blond girl showed a slightly confused look, and Hathaway at the side noticed this, so she asked softly:
"Jenkins, didn't you sleep well last night? If you need to rest, you don't have to go today."
"Huh? Oh, no, I just couldn't sleep last night. You know, the explosion site is very close to St. George Street. The glass in the second-floor guest room of my neighbor Mr. Goodman's house was shattered. My morning I still hear them complaining."
As he replied, he raised his head and smiled at the girls. Although Jenkins didn't realize it, his appearance and gradually revealing extraordinary essence had given him constant talents like [Charm Human].
Hathaway and Britney immediately blushed when they saw that smile, and in order not to let their female companions see it, they moved their faces to the window very tacitly.
The explosion last night was related to Dad. The smuggled goods attracted some gifters from other places. The group had just arrived in Nolan, unaware of what a terrifying place it was. This laid the groundwork for what happened last night, but after understanding what happened, Jenkins was very sure that it had nothing to do with him.