Oswald did not offer to accompany him.
Obviously, although he was not very optimistic about the time concept and IQ of the student he taught, he believed in her martial arts. This also confirmed Aiwass's judgment.
Although he couldn't see Haina's attribute board, he knew just by thinking about it... After all, she was one of the best students in the best supernatural school in the country. In the absence of resources and previous education, she was able to keep up with the courses among the elites in the country and even stand out as a leader, which proved her qualifications.
Although she was now proud of the fact that she had become the Inspector of the Royal Capital before graduating, in reality it was nothing.
Although the Supervisory Bureau is also an armored profession, its status is not very high. It usually handles civil cases. Its main responsibilities include patrolling the streets, maintaining public order, checking whether shops meet safety standards, investigating some relatively simple cases involving supernatural beings, accepting reports from the public, dispersing illegal gatherings, arresting low-level supernatural beings, etc.
If they really encounter difficult enemies such as spies from enemy countries, high-level extraordinary people, and cultists, the Inspectorate will be called in; and if it is a serious case such as a member of a knight family breaking the law, the highest-ranking Arbitration Hall will be called in.
"Arbitrator" is a high-level profession starting at level 30, and all members are young and middle-aged knight councilors who can enter the Round Table Hall. They are extremely wealthy, well-equipped, and experienced. They are the highest-level elite soldiers in Avalon. The next level up are those top-level strongmen.
Although Haina didn't have a good family background, she didn't have any... Even before she graduated, she was still clumsy and simple due to lack of experience and training.
But according to Aiwas' experience, as long as one has strong personal abilities, it may not be a bad thing to have no origin or background and to be straightforward and honest in character.
She was now sent to the District Supervisory Bureau as a front-line supervisor, which, on the one hand, allowed her to quickly gain experience, and on the other hand, lowered her personal expectations. Haina had no idea of her own value. If she adapted to this kind of work that was obviously not worthy of her education and ability, then the leader who "promoted" her out of the ordinary would become a benefactor worthy of gratitude.
In a few more years, as she gets in touch with society and accumulates enough work experience, her personal extraordinary professional level will also be improved. At the very least, she will be able to get a position as district director or above before she turns 30.
If everything goes well, he will have the opportunity to join the Inspectorate at the age of 30. It is also possible for him to be granted armor by the Queen and enter the Round Table before the age of 40.
Aiwass estimated that her professional level should be around level 20.
That is to say, the degree of mastering the second or even third level of supernatural power - at least ten levels higher than oneself.
With a level 20 character, it is not difficult to beat a level 10 dungeon.
Just in case, Oswald also gave Aiwas a pistol for self-defense in an emergency.
It was a fine ladies' pistol.
Its shape is similar to Haina's dagger style, with hollow silver thorns on the shell. It is only about the size of a palm, not a revolver common in this era, but a gas-operated magazine pistol.
Lady's Grip +2
Refined Weapons (Dark Blue)
Firearms, automatic pistol, capacity five rounds
8mm Bullet (5/5)
Features: Its weight and volume are only 60% of a pistol of the same power.
Elf style: failure rate is greatly reduced, maintenance cost is increased
Module-Elegant Aim: Accuracy is greatly improved
Module - Light Shot: Additional reduction in recoil
-also.
A ladies' pistol is just a ladies' pistol.
Aiwass, who originally wanted to decline, happily accepted it after seeing the properties.
Refined weapons are already the strongest level that mortal craftsmen can create!
It is only one level lower than the purple supernatural weapon that requires supernatural power to make.
What other bicycle do you want
In the game, you can only stably drop blue equipment in dungeons above level 30. As for purple extraordinary weapons, they must be made through rituals, spells and alchemy, or they can only drop by killing high-level extraordinary people.
Not to mention that the gun's module is pretty good - the only fixed attributes of the blue equipment are the characteristics and style, and the remaining one to three attributes are random. There are positive attributes and negative attributes.
Double positive attributes, and the two attributes of "recoil" and "accuracy" are put together... This is a tool-type weapon that can be used even in the middle and late stages. At least it can be used to quickly fire some special effect bullets and ritual bullets that do not require damage.
Even though high-level pistols certainly have higher damage, their accuracy may not be that high.
But before Aiwas left, Oswald suddenly called him.
"Master told you to remember to wear this. And put on your cloak."
As he spoke, he handed Aiwass a black collar and a black hooded sweater.
Aiwass squeezed the collar and quickly realized what it was made of: "Asbestos?"
"The Stranglers are rampant these days, so if you plan on going out of White Queens, you'd better wear an anti-strangler neck brace."
Oswald, who looked like a tall ghost, said seriously, "They acted quickly. Ms. Haena may not be able to protect you all the time. The hood is to hide your identity - to prevent people with ulterior motives from memorizing your face."
Aiwass put it on reluctantly.
He had heard of the Stranglers.
That's an upgraded version of a robber.
In order to prevent anyone from tracking them alive and to improve their work efficiency, they would suddenly appear when passers-by were passing through sparsely populated areas or alley entrances, strangle the person's neck with a thin rope and drag him into the shadows. After successfully strangling the person, they would strip the person of all valuable and worthless belongings and rob him.
Citizens cannot report crimes immediately, and even corpses are not easy to be found. Because they kill directly instead of subduing or intimidating the other party, they can also prevent themselves from being killed by low-level extraordinary people.
Although asbestos causes cancer... but life is more important. After all, you don't need to be exposed to it for a long time.
It’s not that my level is too low.
If I were already at level 20 or 30 now, would I still be afraid of those little thieves
Seeing Aiwass wearing a neck guard and a black cape, the old butler handed Aiwass a thick stack of banknotes and said, "This is the investigation fee given by the master. This is your first investigation, so it shouldn't cost too much."
Aiwas could clearly hear Haina's soft hiss beside him.
He counted them briefly. There were a total of twenty large silver-white, slightly reflective bills with crossed scepters and swords printed on them, and a white crown in front. This symbolized the god of authority, the "Silver Crown Dragon".
There are also twenty red, medium-sized bills. Ten of them have five red candles and the number "5" on them, and ten have only one red candle and the number "1" on them. This represents the deity of the path of devotion, and is also the "candle bearer" served by the church.
This is a paper currency unique to the Kingdom of Avalon and can also be circulated in other countries.
The purchasing power of a "white crown" is about 1,000 RMB, and it can be exchanged for 20 "red candles" with a face value of 1. And a red candle with a face value of 1 can be exchanged for 10 small brown banknotes with the lowest face value, "copper hourglass". The hourglass is a divine symbol of the path of balance.
In the Kingdom of Avalon, only these three paths of extraordinary professions are legal.
In other words, the value of a copper coin is roughly equivalent to five yuan, and a red coin with a face value of 1 is equivalent to fifty yuan.
In a restaurant, a roast beef order costs about six copper coins, a bacon order is two copper coins, and a new and durable suit, not counting shoes, costs about seven red coins.
"Remember to keep the red coins and white coins separate. It's best to put them in three pockets."
Oswald warned: "If you can pay with low-value red coins, don't show off your large amount of white coins - you are not able to move around easily now, and you don't have a servant with you. More people may target you. Those 'white crowns' are used to bribe high-value targets, so don't use them if you can.
"If you don't have enough red coins, you can go to the bank and exchange the white coins for red coins. If you're really worried about taking the wrong ones, Ms. Haina can hold them for you."
"I am not a 'lady'..."
Haina said in a low voice, but did not refuse.
And Aiwass stuffed the whole stack of white coins into her hands without hesitation: "Take it."
Even though she was just holding the money on behalf of others, she was still somewhat excited to receive such a large sum of money.
In terms of quantity, twenty white coins are not actually a lot. The tuition for one semester at the Royal Law University is a full sixteen white crowns—she has also received that much money before! At least during the first two semesters of her freshman year, her tuition was still raised by her family. It was not until her sophomore year that she received a scholarship to deduct her tuition.
Moreover, they usually don't use white crown coins to pay in their daily lives. The most commonly used denominations are copper coins and red coins. The feel of white coins in her hand is so unfamiliar to her.
But what made her most nervous was that she was particularly afraid that she would accidentally lose the money.
In fact, she had lost money before. When she was very young, she ran wildly on the road and accidentally lost her tuition... As a result, her mother cried that day. It was not a heart-wrenching cry, but she just hid aside and wiped her tears silently.
But that scene was deeply engraved in Haina's heart.
From then on, she would never run wildly on the road again. Every time she wanted to run, she felt like there was a pendant tied to her leg.
She carefully searched several pockets on her body before finding one that was relatively safe to put the money in. But she didn't dare to take her hand away, so she could only protect the pocket with her elbow and check from time to time whether the money was still there. Her other hand was placed next to the dagger that she regarded as her life.
She pushed Aiwass' wheelchair out of Moriarty Manor with a vigilant attitude.
"where are we going?"
She subconsciously asked Aiwass, "The warehouse where the incident happened the day before yesterday? Or Arch Park?"
"-No."
Noticing Haena's attitude, Aiwass let out a sigh of relief.
"That kind of place has been thoroughly searched. You must have already found all the information that can be obtained.
"Let's go east, to the Pelican Bar."
Aiwass said.
"...Where is that?" Haina obviously didn't recognize the place name.
In other words, apart from the two streets around the university in the Red Queen District and the line between the White Queen District Supervisory Office where she currently worked and Moriarty Manor, she didn't know any place in the royal capital.
Her monthly living allowance of 50 red candles was only equivalent to a coolie's monthly salary. This level of living allowance did not allow her to run around in the capital.
"In Lloyd's."
"Lloyd's Quarter? Over by the port?"
Haina's face changed and she suddenly remembered the name of the bar.
She had indeed heard of the name of this bar!
When she first came to the capital, a good friend of hers advised her not to go to Lloyd's District unless necessary; she trusted the other party very much, so even though her roommates often encouraged her to go to the bars in Lloyd's District, she was very determined not to go.
Of course, part of the reason was that she had no money, and she was too embarrassed to ask her friends to treat her.
Because she had made up her mind not to go, she automatically blocked out those words in her mind. She was afraid that if she heard them too much, she would be tempted.
Haina remembered that the name she had heard most often was the "Old Captain's Bar". The Kingdom's navy on vacation often went there to drink. They liked to go there to find handsome men - young, strong, handsome, and who had been out at sea for a long time without meeting women. They caught one every time.
One of her roommates found a young sailor as her boyfriend. He was said to be a sergeant, and he always boasted that he was carrying out some secret mission... I don't know if it's true or not.
If it was really a secret, could I tell it to these female college students
Haina didn't quite believe it.
In the small town where she was born, the blacksmith always boasted that he had lived in the royal capital before and was knowledgeable and cultured.
Later, when she came to the capital by herself, she found out what the uncle meant by "stayed here". He came to the capital as an apprentice when he was twelve or thirteen years old to learn a craft, but he couldn't stand it and ran away after only a few years.
The way he boasted about himself at that time was exactly the same as that sailor's.
Her roommate only mentioned the "Pelican Bar" to them once. The reason why Haina was impressed was that only when she mentioned the Pelican Bar did that sister's face stop having that sly smile and instead became very serious.
What she was saying was... Go buy some materials.
The Pelican Bar... is it a place that sells some kind of ingredients
Haina felt doubtful but didn't say it out loud.
She subconsciously felt that it was a bad thing, and she didn't dare to say it out loud in Moriarty Manor, especially under the gaze of the elf butler.
For a moment, Haina was also a little tempted. She had never dared to come to such a place before, partly because she was afraid of spending money and partly because she was afraid of danger.
But now, she has become stronger, wearing the armor that represents the glory of justice, and Aiwass has the investigation funds in his hands - she can finally go to the place she was curious about but never had the chance to go!
After all, this was her first independent investigation. Haina didn't have any ideas for the investigation. She mentioned the warehouse and the stone archway only because she happened to remember these two locations.
Even Director Kent did not ask her to obtain any important intelligence in this investigation, but only asked her to protect Aiwass and not to act rashly.
—Of course she would protect him! She would do it without any special instructions!
"Lloyd's is Lloyd's, let's go!"
Haina responded readily: "I will protect you - if there is any ignorant thief who dares to cause trouble for you, I will let him know what legal and just punishment is!"
Only when she talked about this topic, her voice was loud and clear... even impatient.
With a sharp weapon in hand, one will naturally feel murderous intent.
This was all within Aiwas's expectations.
After training for so long and having reached this level, but never actually fighting an enemy... it's normal to feel a little excited.
"So, are you ready to kill, Senpai?"
Aiwass narrowed his eyes like a fox, with a smile on his lips that was unclear whether it was kind or sarcastic.
Haina was stunned when she heard this.
Then she said seriously: "In fact, I have killed someone."
oh
Aiwass raised his eyebrows.
This is an unexpected answer.
"Then let's go."
He didn't ask any more questions, but just said softly: "My legs and feet are not working well, please push me there."
“It should be.”
Haena breathed a sigh of relief and answered quickly.