"If you are willing to let Jessica sit on the throne, then I am happy to achieve a peaceful transfer of power and don't mind you de facto manipulating the country. And, after ten years, you can let Jessica give you the throne , as long as she agrees, I can guarantee that other people will not have any objections."
The old man's voice sounded from behind, and Jenkins stretched out his hand to open the window. There was no wind outside the window, but the smell was a bit choking. He saw a red firework explode in the depths of the gray fog.
Then he turned and went to the table and picked up his hat:
"I should go back."
Queen Isabella didn't stop him, just watched him push open the door and leave here. She let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, and leaned back stiffly on the back of the sofa. Then, he raised his old hand covered with brown age spots and covered his eyes.
As the rain stopped, thick fog flooded the streets again, as if they had just gone to hide from the rain. But the fog just returned to its normal level, not as severe as when the Mistborn appeared. The air was filled with a damp smell, mixed with the smell of gray mist, which really made people feel uncomfortable.
By the time Jenkins and his party returned to the Sage Church in the city center, most of them had already returned except for the follow-up team responsible for cleaning the battlefield. Most people's faces are filled with smiles, after all, this can be regarded as a big deal.
After bidding farewell to Mr. Daiswell who returned with him, Jenkins found Miss Bevanna and explained his whereabouts just now. Miss Bevanna already knew about this, but the father who stayed in the church praised Jenkins for his good performance tonight:
"You have grown up very quickly, and you are already a mature bestower."
He sighed, patting Jenkins on the shoulder for encouragement. Jenkins acted reasonably tonight, maintaining reasonable caution, and did not flinch because of danger.
In the eyes of the church, this was the first time he faced a demigod alone, and he was able to retreat without using the power of the Holy Son, and he even barely suppressed the opponent. This is certainly because the other party is unwilling to make too much noise, but it also shows that Jenkins has grown to the point where he can take on heavy responsibilities.
This made the father feel very emotional, and then asked Jenkins not to forget to write a report on what happened tonight.
It's around four in the morning, and while there's still a lot to do, the Sons of the Mist incident is largely resolved. Knowing that Jenkins worked extraordinarily hard tonight, and that Miss Bevanna also interrupted his birthday when she came to Jenkins' house, she let Jenkins go back and didn't need to bother him with the rest.
"Is Dad going back to the antique shop to rest?"
Jenkins asked.
"I still have some things to deal with, you go back first. And... Forget it, I'll talk about it after you wake up, it's not an important thing."
The old man waved at him, and Jenkins bid farewell to the two of them, and then found the professor to say goodbye to him in a room full of materials and apprentice keeper.
Although the Son of the Mist has been resolved, Nolan's thick fog is still there, so the work of inquiring about relevant information cannot be stopped.
"Tonight's strange scene did not appear."
He blinked at the professor, thinking of the real reason why the professor became the bestower, but he didn't say it.
"You go back first, you really worked hard tonight. You were celebrating your birthday a few hours ago, but you had to risk your life to stay up late. Go back quickly, and... sorry, I lied..."
The professor lowered his head and touched his nose, which was a sign of embarrassment.
"We all tell lies, especially white lies. Professor, it's normal, and I do it a lot."
The offline God of Lies said, then waved goodbye to the professor, and finally met Miss Audrey and Sigrid.
The two unrelated women were talking in low voices together, but they stopped talking when they saw Jenkins approaching.
"What were you talking about just now?"
Because they are all very close people, Jenkins asked without any scruples.
"I'm asking you about what happened in the strange world."
Miss Audrey replied, and then showed an ambiguous smile to Jenkins:
"But your cousin is not very willing to tell me."
"Something happened in the strange place... I'll go back and have a rest first, and I'll find you this afternoon and talk about it."
"Okay, come directly to the Evergreen Forest. I will go to the Evergreen Forest in a while. The teacher said that she found some interesting things in the church's classics. Let me find a wider place and use the ability of [Water Mirror] to contact she."
"Ok, no problem."
Jenkins nodded, and said to Sigrid:
"I'm going home to rest first. I'm really tired tonight. Will you stay in the church, or follow the Natural Church back to the station next to the evergreen forest?"
"This is waiting for arrangement."
The blonde nun said.
"This is not used, give it back..."
Jenkins wants to pick off the World Tree seed belonging to Sigrid, of course, he also knows that his actions will be blocked.
"You take it and keep it for me."
Sigrid really said so.
Naturally, Jenkins would not refuse, but he felt that it was not a good time to ask for the soul of the tree, so he said:
"Then get ready. The day after tomorrow, oh, Wednesday, I am going to invite you to my house. I think Mary and Robert will be very pleased."
"Okay, I'll be ready."
She said that Jenkins then wanted to say goodbye to the two ladies, but was stopped by Miss Audrey:
"As for the seeds of the World Tree, my suggestion is, don't put them together immediately. This is a big event, and you should choose the right occasion and time to do it."
"No problem, then please help me choose a time and place."
"That's no problem. Besides, I heard from my father that you got the white basic ability [Cycle]?"
"Huh? Oh, yes."
It was only midnight, but four hours ago, but to Jenkins it seemed like days ago.
"Did Dad tell you what this ability does?"
the soothsayer asked again.
"Probably the longer it takes, the stronger it will become."
Jenkins roughly summed it up.
"Yes, you may think it's useless, after all, you are in a hurry now..."
She paused and glanced at Sigrid, probably considering whether she was reliable:
"Keep this ability. Our sect keeps the evolution ability of [Cycle], which is currently the only known way to obtain [Reciprocating Fate]. This is a rare way to fix fate. I want to thank you Should work."
"OK."
Jenkins nodded again before riding the carriage into the fog of the night toward St. George's Street.