"This is the seal core I got from an ancient seal. Because the sealed thing exploded, it belongs to me now. Do you know what it is? Is it a real sapphire?"
As he spoke, he handed the jewel to Miss Stuart. The latter took it and looked at it for a long time before handing it to his math teacher.
"From the texture point of view, it should be sapphire. If you want to further identify it, the royal jeweler can help. Miss Sandra is absolutely trustworthy."
His Highness the Third Princess suggested.
"I'm also not sure if this is a pure gem, Jenkins. If you want to know its composition, it is indeed necessary to find a professional jeweler for identification."
With that said, he handed the jewel to Julia. Julia held it at a loss, not knowing where to put it.
"Then let Miss Stuart take care of it for now. I'm not in a hurry to appraise the result. But you must be careful when you ask someone to appraise it. It's best to watch it from the sidelines. After all, it used to be the core of a powerful seal, although I I can't see the spirit now... I mean, although it has become an ordinary thing now, we don't know if there is a mechanism to trigger it again."
"no problem."
Her Royal Highness replied with a smile.
Everyone present could see her love for that gem. After all, she was still a 16-year-old girl, which was also understandable. When she reaches Alexia's age, she should become more stable.
Speaking of which, Jenkins didn't know Alexia's age.
"I think you're thinking something rude."
The short lady read his thoughts as if she could read his mind. Seeing his surprised face, she added:
"I once said, Jenkins, that life would be a little easier if all the people in the world were as understanding as you are."
Talking about Alexia's whereabouts for more than a week, she told the three that she went to the barren plain further north of Loen City, and visited some aborigines living on the ice field.
They possessed some magical powers, but they were wary of supernatural beings from civilized society, so they left without carrying most of the special items including the magnet.
She has gained a lot from the visit for more than a week, and because of the lie about the rank when she first met Miss Stuart, she did not talk about the specific gains.
As local residents, both of them knew about the ice settlements, and those were the most primitive inhabitants of this land. Most of the population of the Hampawo Kingdom now migrated from the warm south before the epoch.
It contains many historical events and tragic stories, but most of them have been lost in the long river of time.
Not long ago, perhaps last year, Jenkins had agreed to act as the princess' bodyguard during the royal hunt, which would begin next Wednesday and run through Saturday afternoon. That is, from the 23rd to the 26th of this month, the royal family and some nobles will stay in the royal hunting ground during this period.
And Jenkins certainly can't find a reason to take a 4-day long vacation. He can only come here every evening and leave late at night. And Alexia is in charge of the daytime. Last time he invited his friends to participate, it was not because he was stupid for a while, but because Miss Stuart's elder brothers still had bad intentions, and no one wanted to participate. Know what they will do in the meantime.
Afterwards, they briefly discussed things for the next week, and it could be seen that His Royal Highness the Third Princess was looking forward to it.
In this way, the next day came, that is, the early morning of Sunday. Jenkins excitedly pushed open the door of Papa's antique shop with sleepy chocolate. Due to Papa's trip to Beldyran at the beginning of the month and Jenkins in the middle, he hasn't had a serious job here since this year.
Everything has returned to its usual appearance, there are no aliens, no evil gods, no cultists and no illegal organizations. Jenkins spent the normal day as an antique shop apprentice for a long time, and after finishing his work, he had to put on a black robe to attend a legal party.
The venue for this gathering was in an unmanned warehouse in the dock area. Due to the inability to dock in the frozen offshore cargo ships in winter, there were almost no people in the dock area at night.
Warehouses stocked with goods will have a guard or two stationed there, while the empty warehouses that Mr. Hood picks out will have nothing.
In the evening, the sky was snowing again, but the snow stopped after the sun completely set. Visibility at night is very low due to dark clouds and fog, and there are no street lights in the dock area, so the dead and silent factory area looks very scary.
Jenkins arrived half an hour early through the fog as usual, and the earlier Mr. Hood had already opened the door of the factory building one step ahead of him and waited inside.
There must have been something like vinegar stored here, and when you leaned sideways to enter from the gap in the iron door, you could smell the strong sour smell. The cat was originally squatting on Jenkins' shoulder, and after smelling the same bad smell, it desperately burrowed into the clothes.
This made Mr. Hood not recognize Jenkins for a moment, and thought he was a stranger who had strayed into this place. After all, since a long time ago, every time the mysterious Mr. Lanzhu appeared, he would bring a white cat-loving vanilla.
Mr. Hood's true identity Jenkins has never known, and this is the only person Jenkins does not know the true identity of the participants who have been at the party since the end of the summer and are still present.
He once met this gentleman in the black market, but he didn't say hello at that time. Considering the huge population base of Nolan City, the probability of encountering a specific person just when the Eye of Reality is opened is indeed somewhat small.
Mr. Hood's life as an ordinary person should have nothing to do with Jenkins. In daily life, Mr. Writer has never noticed anyone with similar temperament around him.
Jenkins didn't know Mr. Hood's original intention of organizing this party, but he was happy to be such an organizer. According to what Jenkins had heard from Miss Magic, the party had existed since she had joined by chance two years ago.
The small gathering lasted longer than Jenkins imagined.
While waiting for the other participants to arrive, the two chatted about recent happenings in town. In fact, Jenkins can be involved in most things, but he wants to hear other people's views on things.
During the conversation, Jenkins inadvertently revealed something that Mr. Hood didn't know. In return, he also shared some information that Jenkins may not pay attention to. Among them, when he left Nolan City to go to the mountain villa in the snowstorm for vacation, a strange entrance appeared in the slums in the east of Nolan City.