But no matter what secrets the witches have, Shade is still very happy tonight.
A specific relic is about to be obtained, and a job with a certificate is also obtained, and even the "white stone crystal" has a clue. Presumably, Miss Tifa Servit will explain what she wants Shade to do when she delivers the relic.
After finishing their business, Miss Carina and the people from the Prophet's Association left Duke Lucas's mansion directly, but Shad did not leave, because as soon as he left the study, he was "caught" by the old duke who had been waiting for a long time.
The enthusiastic Duke took him back to the Rhodes Salon held in the banquet hall, introduced him to the guests invited tonight, and carefully watched the Founder Silver Moon up close with gloves on.
I don't know if it was because of the card, or because of Miss Carina, but people were very enthusiastic about him. Everyone wanted to meet the young detective, and Shad received more business cards in one hour than he had received since he came into this world.
Duke Lucas took good care of Shade and even reminded his guests not to reveal the identity of the detective holding the Founding Silver Moon Card, but it can be said that this card really appeared.
The Rhodes fans were so excited that Shad didn't get a chance to sit down and eat until an hour after he left the study.
"Thanks."
After finishing the discussion about Rhodes card skills with the two men around him, Shade took the napkin handed over by the maid. Then he found that the maid was Miss Bei Yasi.
The brown-haired sorceress winked at Shade, who nodded in understanding. Soon after, she left the banquet hall and headed for the bathroom. After declining the servant's offer to lead the way, as expected, she saw Miss Beatrice waiting at the corner of the corridor. She was still dressed in a maid's dress.
"You're really good, Detective."
She said in a low voice. Xia De looked around carefully and made sure that there was no one nearby before lowering his voice and saying:
"Ms. Bei Ya Si, why are you here? You are really not hot dressed like this?"
Now it is almost midsummer.
"Of course this dress is hot, but there's nothing I can do. There are some things I need your help with..."
She hesitated, but Xia De guessed that the other party wanted his help, but did not want to involve himself, an "ordinary person", in the incident, so he was in a dilemma at the moment.
"Need my help?"
He helped her to speak out, and Miss Beas nodded shyly, looking at Shade hesitantly. Although she was younger than Miss Beas and Miss Louisa, Iluna Beas was not short, and her head was almost as high as Shade's eyebrows:
"Yes."
"I want to hear what you need from me first."
He said this, not agreeing out of hand just because he knew the other person, nor refusing immediately because he was worried about being involved in an accident.
"This... Do you still remember Baron Hull?"
Miss Beas asked.
"Of course. He was wearing a pair of boots that looked like they had horseshoes on them. He was in charge of checking our Rhodes cards."
Xia De recalled that Miss Bei Yasi nodded and explained in a low and quick voice:
"I want to know something from him, about Mercury Blood. He is just an ordinary man, but he is the sponsor of Mercury Blood and may know the location of the Silver Eyed One... Let me explain, Mercury Blood is an illegal organization, and Silver Eyed One Diak is their leader.
Knowing that the help Miss Beatrice wanted to seek was just to get some information from ordinary people, Shad breathed a sigh of relief and immediately came up with a plan.
He nodded:
"I'll go back and talk to Baron Hull first."
Sense at close range whether the opponent is a ring sorcerer.
"If it goes well."
If the opponent is not a ring warlock.
"I'll invite him to the hallway to talk things over."
That is to trick him out.
"You can do whatever you want, but remember not to let him have this memory. In other words, don't involve me."
But Miss Bei Ya Si definitely doesn’t have a way to clear her memory, otherwise she wouldn’t have been scared by Shade after using the Sunlight Gun last time.
"No problem, I've prepared a very nice relic this time."
Seeing that Shade agreed, Miss Beatrice immediately smiled.
She carefully took out a pure black metal rod from the pocket of her heavy maid's dress. The metal rod was of uniform thickness, like a part of some precision steam machinery.
Miss Beatrice grasped both ends and pulled gently. With the sound of metal friction, the thin rod in the middle was pulled out, making the metal rod the length of two pens.
The voice in my ear suggested that this was a relic, and Miss Bei Yasi also explained:
"A clerical-level relic, a beast trainer's memory eraser. It takes effect when you hit the head. I stole it from the squad, ahem, I mean borrowed it. Just be careful not to get it stained with blood and don't hit the head of a child under six, and it won't get out of control. This is the best way to deal with ordinary people... Detective, I won't do anything to you."
Xia De already pretended to be worried, covering his head and backing away. Although, this thing probably wouldn't work for him.
Miss Bei Yasi took back the metal rod and said a little embarrassedly:
"You helped me, I won't use this against you. Besides, you've kept your promise to keep secrets these days, and we will have many opportunities to cooperate."
"I'm just an ordinary person. I won't get close to you easily while you're holding this thing."
He still kept his hands on his head, which made Miss Beatrice even more upset.
So Shade returned to the salon alone, but did not approach Baron Hull immediately. Instead, he talked to the people who came up to him, pretending to imagine the "Big City Players" Rhodes Tournament this fall. Seeing that he was almost familiar with the people around him, he took the opportunity to find a servant to bring drinks and came to Baron Hull.
"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, this is a great game!"
Without Shade's initiative to talk, Baron Hull, who was wearing strange boots, spoke enthusiastically. The servants around him also welcomed the young detective to join their conversation.
Xia De naturally extended his hand to Baron Hull, and the two shook hands politely. During this time, Xia De had heard the answer from the whisper in his ear:
Ordinary people do not have any elements and do not possess any relics.
Although she may not be omnipotent, Xia De believes that this is not a low-probability event.
He stood with Baron Hull and his friends and continued chatting. He learned that the people around them were large factory owners in the city, the owner of a newspaper, and a ship owner in Coldwater Port who had an entire fleet that traveled between the New and Old Worlds.
Shad had other intentions towards Baron Hull, and the others were also trying to test his relationship with Miss Carina, so the atmosphere of the conversation was very pleasant, and everyone was complimenting the others.
The stranger was not very used to such social occasions, so when the time was almost up, he secretly winked at the baron, then told the others that he was going to the bathroom, and walked out of the banquet hall without looking back.