"Detective, I've shared my identity with you, which means I consider you as mine. Do you understand? I will give you the appropriate shelter and help, and what you need is to help me do things. Of course, for now, it's just playing cards for me. After all... you can't do anything else."
It's a fair deal.
"Of course, ma'am, it's my pleasure. I look forward to our next cooperation."
Xia De answered according to the etiquette he learned this afternoon. It was really a great thing to cooperate with such a reasonable high-level ring sorcerer.
This is what my hometown calls a “win-win” situation, and it’s not that one party wins twice, but that both parties can win.
"You don't have to worry about Founding Silver Moon. No one will cause trouble to you because of this card."
Miss Carina continued, pausing for a moment before asking Shade:
"Since you helped me win, and I also got two spots in the navy transfer, I will not go back on my word. What relic do you need? Just describe it. As long as it's not too exaggerated and the level is below the Secret Keeper level (level 3), I think I can find it."
This sentence itself was a bit exaggerated. Shade was very curious about the story and power of the Witch Council. But he had already thought about the choice of relics:
"It has the ability to extract energy or something similar to a physical or non-physical entity from a living organism and then inject it into the user's body. As long as it has this function, it will be fine. Whether it is the main function or whether there are serious consequences of using it is not considered for the time being."
Shad said this to old John, who ran the pawn shop. This was the guarantee for obtaining the next drop of divinity.
"Is it similar to the blood-sucking ring from last time? I think I know what I should give you. I'll prepare it and have Tifa deliver it to you before the end of next week."
Miss Carina said, and Shade breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party could take out what he wanted right now, he would be very worried that the other party had completely discovered his secret. With the new relic, the next time he encounters the evil god, he can...
The voice in my head laughed.
"Bah, bah, why should I curse myself."
"And I promised to introduce you to a part-time job... Tifa, go and invite Mr. Dark Anros over."
The black-haired maid quietly walked out of the room inside the study, and gave Xia De a puzzled look when she passed by him.
Soon, Mr. Anros followed the maid into the room. He was also a guest attending the Rhodes Salon tonight. He had an ordinary build, ordinary appearance, ordinary clothes, and everything else. He was shorter than Shade. The only thing worth mentioning was that his eyes were very bright, making him look unusually shrewd.
"Mr. Hamilton."
Mr. Anros looked Shade up and down and offered his hand. After the two shook hands, the former smiled and said in a familiar Tobesk accent:
"Very good. Your palms are strong, but there are no calluses. Judging from the marks on your palms, you must have done heavy work for a long time in the past. However, the way you exert force and the marks on your fingers show that you have been holding a pen frequently recently."
Seeing that Shade was looking at him in surprise, Mr. Anros introduced himself:
"It was not the old Duke Lucas who invited me here tonight, but Miss Carina who invited me here. She said she wanted to introduce me to a very good young man. He is indeed very good."
"So you are..."
Miss Karina also introduced:
"This is Mr. Dark Anros. He has a job that does not require you to do anything and you can get reasonable compensation. I have considered your career and lifestyle habits. You will be satisfied with this job."
Mr. Anros nodded:
"Can you tell what I do? Here's a hint: I hide in the dark, holding a gun..."
Xia De raised his eyebrows, and a very reasonable answer jumped out, but considering the status of the outsider's inheritance, this answer was a bit too joking:
"You are a military..."
"... The current director of MI6, Dark Anros. Although I have a title, you can usually just call me Mr. Anros."
When talking about his profession, Mr. Anros's expression became a little more serious.
"Uh-huh?"
Shad believed that the expression on his face at this moment must be extremely wonderful, but he also believed that if Detective Sparrow could live to see this scene, the expression on his face would be even more wonderful.
"Detective, this is the job I introduced to you. Anros, is this okay?"
Miss Carina said from inside the door, and the middle-aged man bowed slightly in the direction of the inner door:
"Ms. Carina, that's absolutely no problem. You guarantee that you have a clean background, are a detective, and are good at Rhodes. You are simply the best MI6 agent."
He looked at Shade again:
"It would be better if you were uglier. The student temperament in you is not suitable for your status... No, it's better to say it's just right. Not bad, not bad. This misplaced temperament is the most real. It's a pity that you are just a figurehead and get paid."
He patted Xia De's shoulder and saw that Xia De's expression was still a little strange:
"Mr. Hamilton, what's the problem?"
"Problems... No, just... nothing."
He answered hesitantly, not knowing what to say, and Mr. Anros introduced the treatment:
"You were introduced by Miss Carina, so you can skip the internship stage. You don't have to do anything, just remember to write a report regularly. The weekly salary is 1 pound, and there is no tax..."
It's not very high, but it's pretty good, equivalent to an annual salary of 52 pounds.
"The monthly reimbursement amount is 20 pounds."
Mr. Anros winked at Shad, and Shad suddenly realized that the big part was here. With this calculation, the annual salary would be close to 300 pounds.
If he were not a ring wizard and did not plan to save money for the future, then this money would be enough for him to live a very comfortable single life.
"I won't assign you any tasks. You'll just be paid in your name. But remember to report tomorrow and get your pistol, ID, and gun license. You still have to go through these procedures to make accounting easier... Oh, we don't have uniforms, so you don't need to get them."
As he said this, he handed a note to Xia De, and after making sure that he had read the address clearly, he immediately snatched it away, tore it into pieces and ate it.
Eaten in front of Shad.
After doing this, Mr. Anros waved his hand at him:
"You also have to understand that in our line of work, we must be cautious. From now on, your contact point will be this address, and your salary will be paid monthly. Although you don't have to do any work, you can act outside in the name of MI6. Just remember not to go too far."
Mr. Anros smiled. Only then did Shade have the chance to speak:
"Yes sir, of course."
He felt his voice was a little hoarse.
"Remember to go directly to that address tomorrow, write your report carefully every time, and remember to add at the end: Therefore, I suspect this matter is related to the Southern spy case."
After saying that, he turned and left the room without even giving Shade a chance to talk to him.
This ordinary-looking gentleman was very decisive, and his enthusiasm for Shade probably all came from Miss Carina's relationship. Outsiders would not be so naive as to think that they could easily win the favor of a senior Kingdom intelligence officer.
But this is enough.