Early Wednesday morning, a big story appeared in the papers. Jenkins did not know this news from anywhere in advance, and it stands to reason that this is impossible.
"The Nolan Navy defeated the Pirate King's joint fleet in the Battle of the Broken Isles, and is already on its way back?"
Jenkins looked at the news in the newspaper in surprise, and then looked at the title of the newspaper at the top, making sure that it was the Ruen Morning News and not some tabloid.
"How is this possible? I just met Hathaway yesterday. She didn't mention the news, and Dolores didn't mention it. Could it be that the news of the victory came last night? Thousands of miles away, how is this possible?"
But things were indeed like this. The news of the naval victory spread throughout the world without any warning. Whether it was the kingdom at war or the Northern Kingdom, which was caught in a battle for the throne, they were all startled by the news this morning.
Jenkins also questioned Dolores while she was at the dinner table, but her spies knew nothing about it.
"It's difficult to send people to the Broken Isles, so most of my spies are active in the harbor and docks of Nolan."
She explained, looking at the milk in front of her with a sad face, and then pushed it to her sister sitting next to her again.
The little princess was used to her sister's childish behavior, so she raised her hand and pushed the extra milk to the cat on the other side of the table.
"Since it was published in the newspaper, it means that the matter should be true. I really didn't expect that naval battle to end so quickly."
He sighed, and wanted to ask Alexia for her opinion. The latter had no opinion, but told Jenkins to be careful of spies from various countries when he was active in Nolan recently. In the past, he might not be noticed when he walked through the alley, but now there might be people hiding in the trash cans in the corner.
This statement is of course very exaggerated, and Alexia just hopes that Jenkins will be more alert.
So when he returned to Nolan that day, he checked the trash can in his house, and there was only trash in it that the cleaning servant hired by Hathaway hadn't had time to clear away.
Of course, Hathaway also knew the news of the Royal Navy's victory. When she met Jenkins in the club room, the worries of the past few weeks finally disappeared from her face. She was very happy to announce to Jenkins that her father, Earl Hessa, had sent a letter back. The earl did not need to perform the tasks of cleaning up the battlefield and appeasing the Principality of the Archipelago, so he would come back with the first fleet, which showed that he was really safe and sound. thing.
"The city hall has already spread the news that a grand welcome ceremony will be held on the day the ship docks. It will definitely be very lively."
Hathaway will definitely greet her father who has returned from afar with her family that day, as will Britney, so she didn't suggest inviting Jenkins to join in the fun.
Jenkins himself doesn't like this kind of celebration with too many people, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with him.
He is now worried about the Pirate King destroyer Fermixiu. Miss Magic claimed to have found his hiding place more than half a month ago, but she has not received any news since then.
During this period, when I contacted her to hold the [Doomsday Illusion] ceremony, I mentioned this matter many times, but Miss Magic has been vague, as if she has encountered some trouble.
The whole day was spent in Nolan, hoping to enter the illusion of doomsday for the ninth transaction. But luck didn't look very good. He spent the afternoon sitting in a cafe on the edge of the Civic Square, listening to people talking about the war to each other. When the sun was setting, I got up and prepared to leave, but just as I was about to cross the lively square and go to Mr. Birch’s house to pick up the book that Mr. White Cat gave me, I saw a little boy wearing a floppy cloth cap running come over.
"Mr. with the cat, here is a letter from you."
"me?"
He looked around and made sure that he was the only cat nearby, so he stopped and asked.
"Yes, here is your letter."
As he spoke, the boy handed the letter to Jenkins, and looked at him expectantly.
Jenkins opened the envelope and saw that he was called "Mr. Candle" on the top, so he took out the change he had just found in the cafe from his pocket and handed it to the boy, then walked and read the letter.
Rather than a letter, it is more accurate to say that this is a simple note in an envelope. The note gave an address, asked Jenkins to meet there, but otherwise said nothing.
"Who is so boring?"
While muttering, he casually burned the note to ashes, then turned his original direction and walked towards the dock area.
Because of the Titans provoked during [Story of Stories], Nolan experienced a series of severe thunderstorms and earthquakes that Monday, and many unstable houses collapsed, including the pier that Jenkins could see from his bedroom window. District near Tower Bridge.
The Tower Bridge is a relatively old building in Nolan. It was built when Nolan was just developing as a seaport city to load and unload cargo for large ships. It has served the wharf since hundreds of years ago. operate. Although it is maintained every year, it has been used for too long after all, so the west side collapsed due to an earthquake some time ago.
After several discussions, the city hall decided to rely on the tall stone pillars that were almost integrated with the coastal rock wall to rebuild the Tower Bridge. Now it is only in the construction stage. Although the towering scaffolding has been erected, it may not be completed until next year.
The location where the mysterious person met was the center of the broken tower bridge, which is also Nolan's current highest point. Standing on the broken beam, the whole city can be seen at a glance, even the city's clock tower is not as high as here.
But this kind of height is absolutely not easy to look down. Except for agile animals like chocolate, normal people will feel dizzy due to fear of heights no matter how bold they are.
Miss Magic was standing on the beam, leaning on the wooden post and waiting for Jenkins. She faced the direction of the city, looked at the busy streets and pedestrians, and the setting sun sprinkled on the roofs of thousands of households, painting a scene that was more gorgeous than a thick and colorful oil painting.
"Why did you choose such a place to meet? Do you know how much determination I took when I climbed up?"
He moved forward step by step, even with [The Grace of a Cat] he didn't dare to go too fast.
"I thought your first question was to ask how I found you."
Miss Magic turned around and replied, no longer looking at the evening view of the city.
"I told you that I've been wandering around the clock tower every day recently, and the cat vanilla I bring is unique. If you want to find me, you can't find it."
Jenkins stopped a few feet away from her and held on to the post as well.
The cat stood on Jenkins' shoulder and looked around curiously, very satisfied with the scenery here.