"Yes, there is only one sentence mentioned in the letter, which seems to be mentioned when talking about cultural exchanges and cultural homology between the two countries."
Dolores answered nonchalantly.
"It's good not to mention me specifically... I knew that I was just a small baron. What qualifications do I have to be mentioned alone? Speaking of the baron, someone told me last month that the royal family decided to promote me to viscount. Why hasn't there been any news of me going to the capital?"
Both Dolores and Alexia can answer this answer. After accidentally learning the secrets of William's family, they investigated some things about Beldyran. It was later learned that the next time Jenkins goes to meet the Queen, it is likely to be the moment when the royal family announces the succession to the throne.
Two or three of the dukes who held real power in Beldyran knew about this matter. Therefore, Jenkins was not allowed to go to Beldyran. In fact, the interests of all parties did not reach an agreement.
Because of interests, the nobles did not like that foreigner to be the new king; similarly, because of interests, some people did not like the appearance of the Jenkins family.
And more importantly, Alexia and Dolores still don't know what the Church of the Sages is planning. Religious forces have an ambiguous attitude in the succession of the throne of the Fidetictli Kingdom, but they hold the most important card.
There are more than one forces that prevent Jenkins from returning to Beldyran. I am afraid that only the participants themselves can understand what role the church plays in it.
After breakfast, Jenkins decided to go to Nolan to meet the professor again to determine how things were handled last night. Dolores is going to the city to attend an important meeting. Now that the reorganization of the Ministry of Finance and the reform of the National Bank have reached a critical turning point, and Alexia also has her own affairs, Dolores got her Access to the royal family's private library.
"Jenkins, do you have time tomorrow? I would like to invite you to a private salon with all my friends."
Before leaving, Dolores asked with a blushing face, while her younger sister looked at Jenkins expectantly. Jenkins looked at Alexia with some doubts, and after seeing the latter's slight nod, he gave the answer that he could go.
Nolan is now busy in the morning. Except for idlers like Jenkins, most people living in this city have already started working under the dark sky while breathing the haze.
Compared with the coldness of Ruen, Nolan in April is already a standard spring. It's a pity that there is no habit of planting street trees in the urban area of Nolan, otherwise this point can be better reflected.
Jenkins put on his black robe, stood under the apartment of the professor's house, looked up at the green ivy climbing the outer wall, and lamented how quickly time passed.
Most of the apartments on this street were rental apartments provided by the Nolan No. 1 Institute of Higher Education for teachers at a low price more than ten years ago. Later, the ownership of the properties changed several times, and most of the houses had nothing to do with the teachers of the institute.
And Professor Burns bought the apartment with the full price early, which is quite wise for him, because since he bought it, the house price in the nearby street has increased by at least three times.
"J...James? Oh, come on up, you're so early."
After knocking on the door, the professor quickly opened the door. Because he had agreed on the shape of the clothes and hat he would wear when he appeared again, the professor recognized Jenkins immediately. He just looked at the chocolate Jenkins was holding in confusion, not understanding how the cat was here.
This four-story apartment including the attic belongs to the professor, and he lives alone in the empty room. Unlike the father whose marital status was unknown, the professor was married and had children long ago, but his wife died early, and the children all had decent jobs in other places, so the life of the professor was considered leisure.
"Have you had breakfast? Do you want some toast? I just bought a toaster recently. Apart from the fact that it can't be connected to the steam pipe and can only be equipped with a small steam bag, it has no other disadvantages."
The professor was talking about the brass-colored machine he put on the kitchen table. Because it was newly purchased, the metal was very clean, and it reflected a soft halo under the gas lamp.
"I ate, and I was very full."
Jenkins politely declined.
"How is the food in the Loen Church? A few years ago, I took my students to do a rescue excavation near Loen, and we all thought the food there was greasy."
"I don't live in a church, I live in... a friend's house."
After thinking about it, they still didn't reveal Dolores' identity, because if they explained it, they didn't have to do other things this morning.
"Female friend?"
The professor suddenly asked, seeing that Jenkins blushed immediately, and the old man showed an ambiguous smile on his face.
After sitting down in the living room, they began to talk about what happened last night. Because of their status as scribes, the professor and the old librarian immediately attracted the attention of the church when they arrived at the Calfax field.
The church clerks in the police station reported the situation, and then a team of scribes followed the professor to the backyard of the Nolan Public Library where the incident occurred to check the situation.
Because there have been too many catastrophic things in the city in the past six months, the church is like nothing but grass and trees. Along with the team, there were temporarily invited astrologers from [Starry Sky and Equilibrium Church]. She deduced the whereabouts of the escaped mysterious person according to the astrology, and then raided overnight with the night watchman team, captured three illegal gifters in one fell swoop in the early morning, destroyed their extraordinary stronghold, and seized...
"Wait, you don't need to tell me these formulaic details. You mean, last night, everything was settled?"
Jenkins asked in surprise, holding a teacup.
"Of course, this matter is just mortals participating in mortal planning, and has nothing to do with weird things or evil gods. What trouble can there be?"
The professor shrugged his shoulders, then went on to add:
"It's just that according to the correspondence letters searched, the three people belonged to an organization called [Tree House]. I have never heard of this organization. Is it a sect subordinate to a certain evil god? But I have seen a 17 before. Ji's slate seems to record an organization with the same name, so it should be a coincidence."
"tree house?"
Jenkins was even more surprised.
"Do you know this organization?"
The professor raised an eyebrow.
"I have no idea I have no idea."
He shook his head hastily, he didn't want the professor to be involved in the struggle of an organization like this lunatic. Since the church didn't tell the professor about the tree house, he had better not tell, otherwise he would definitely be asked about the source of these materials.
As for the stone slab with five ring-shaped depressions, it was identified as an ordinary item. Even if the mysterious treehouse organization hired people to snatch it, it was really an ordinary item, as Jenkins' eyes had concluded.
Out of caution, the church did not draw conclusions hastily, but asked the keeper to identify and distinguish more carefully. Eventually even the cat-scratch-like marks on it were deciphered, but the slate was really just a slate.
"Those notches are indeed words, spelling out two words. The keeper doesn't know whether to understand it from left to right or from right to left, but when they are translated, they mean [Verse] and [Catastrophe] respectively." .”
The professor said, and then told Jenkins that the stone slab was finally completely disassembled and reassembled by the benefactor who had the ability to manipulate stones, confirming that it was really a stone. Now it is placed behind the [Gate of Vientiane]. According to the rules of the Sage Church, all items that may be numbered items but cannot be identified will be stored for a long period of time to ensure the accuracy of the identification.
"This is really an unwarranted disaster. Poor old Sif was really terrified. After he signed the non-disclosure agreement last night, he immediately packed up his things and prepared to leave Nolan. He has already set off by train this morning. His pile of belongings are all Handle it to me."
Originally, after ordinary people witnessed the extraordinary, the confidentiality agreement signed stipulated that they could not leave the diocese for a period of time. But this time the situation is quite special, and the professor is the guarantor, so the "activity area" of the old man Sif was changed to the city on the east coast of the mainland. He should be happy that there is also the Sage Church there, otherwise the procedures will be more complicated.
"So the benefactors of the mysterious organization, did they say why they were looking for that stone tablet?"
Jenkins pressed on.
"No, they only received orders from their superiors. We can confirm this from the letters we found. As for the superiors of the three people, it seems that they are not in Nolan. According to them, the person named [Tree House] The organization suffered heavy losses in this city last year, and the current focus is on the Kingdom of Hampavo and the Kingdom of Cheslan. For safety, only the three of them are lurking in the local area, and they have always maintained single-line communication with their superiors... This is the case with current illegal organizations Are you cautious?"
The professor muttered in confusion, not seeing the complicated expression on Jenkins' face.
The matter of the slate has come to an end here, at least for now. I wrote down the things related to the tree house, said goodbye to the professor, Jenkins did not return to Loen, because the girls had their own affairs during the day, and even if he went back, he would have nothing to do and could only face boring documents, so he thought Go to Privet Drive to see your family.
Crossing the whole city to the wealthy district in the east of Nolan, Privet Drive is still so peaceful and peaceful. Because today is Thursday, the eldest brother of Robert and Serena Williams goes to work, the youngest child goes to school, and only Mary is at home.
While Jenkins, dressed as a fat woman walking the cat, followed the well-behaved chocolate past the house, Mary was instructing the servants to mow the lawn. When spring came, the grass in the yard began to grow wildly, and in the memory of the original owner, Mary would plant new flowers in the yard every spring, which was a good sign for the beginning of the new year.