Xia De's plan today is to go to Green Lake for a look.
On the one hand, today was the first day of the negotiations, and even if he could not bring useful information to Lecia, he at least had to confirm the situation of the Forlan brothers; on the other hand, he was still short of a few fish bones as promised to Mr. Edmund, and he did not intend to delay any longer. Today he would jump into the lake to catch fish, and by the way, he could also take a look at what the church thought about the abnormal cloud conditions on the island.
"Of course, yesterday was too weird. I encountered two assassination attempts in a row. I'd better go to Green Lake to hide today."
But just as Shade was holding Mia and walking to the door of Room 1 on the second floor, there was a knock on the door. He thought Luvia had forgotten something, but when he opened the door, it turned out to be Leicia.
"Yes, I just saw Luvia, she seemed to be in a good mood."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said, and after walking in and confirming that the maid outside had closed the door, she touched Xia De's chest with concern:
"I heard about what happened last night. Thank you for protecting Ajelina. I knew I couldn't let her stay too far away from me. She always gets into trouble."
This was a bit unfair to Ajelina, but it also reminded Shad that when he first met the little princess, she and her friends were playing tortoise shell divination alone in the Prophet's Association, which caused the tortoise shell explosion.
"I brought you the MI6 document that Carina asked me to give you. She asked me to tell you that Director Dark Anros has reported your promotion file after you successfully completed the task at the Ring City Riding Competition. You should wait a little longer."
When Shade saw his boss last night, he asked about his meritorious service. As for the MI6 documents, they were all about the Green Lake negotiations. Shade got them through Miss Carina's channel instead of asking Director Anlos directly, which could avoid suspicion. After all, the Duchess was one of the persons in charge of this negotiation, so it was reasonable for her to see any documents.
"Before I left yesterday, Ajelina said she heard strange noises. What did Carina say?"
He asked curiously while hugging Leicia who was listening to his heartbeat.
"On the verge of awakening, after checking, Karina believed that the voice was 'another me', but it was more like the 'other me' mumbling in his sleep before waking up. This is actually very common, and all gifted people have this situation. It's just that gifted people who have never been exposed to the knowledge of ring sorcerers only think that they have heard it wrong before they officially awaken. Only when they officially awaken can they hear the voice coherently and communicate with it. After all, few people would think that they are really sick in the head."
The powerful vibration of her heart made her feel like she could hear the pulse of the earth. The sense of power made her blush a little. Leixia raised her head and sniffed Xia De's neck intimately. She didn't smell any perfume, which made Leixia couldn't help but smile:
"Today is the first day of the negotiation meeting in the Green Lake area. I want you to help me confirm one thing. Is there this person in the Carsenrick delegation?"
She gave Shade a black-and-white photo of a serious-looking middle-aged man with a fine beard:
"Earl Newcastle of Lexton, a rare pacifist in the Carsenrick Army faction. He is not on the list of negotiators from Carsenrick, but it is said that he will attend the meeting in other ways. Help me confirm whether he really went to Green Lake. This is very important."
"no problem."
Xia De took note of the face in the photo and then asked:
"So what should we do with Ajelina's situation? Since she's on the verge of awakening, I think she'll be able to become a ring mage before the end of summer. It should only take a month or two at most."
"You really care about her."
Leicia was joking, but she actually cared about her sister:
"This is the first time that the Cavendish royal family has two ring sorcerers in the same generation. I asked Carina's opinion whether to let her become a witch apprentice or study at the Zarath Academy of Literature like me."
"Don't forget to ask Ajelina's own opinion as well."
"Knight, knight, do you take me for the bad sister in a fairy tale?"
Leicia said in a reproachful tone, and Shade shook his head:
"Of course not. If you were that kind of person, I wouldn't love you so much."
"Shad, these sweet words that are as sweet as Hog Mountain syrup, you can save them for our date."
She smiled and pursed her lips:
"Jalina will have a detailed discussion with Ajelina and then make a decision. Be careful when you act in Green Lake. Oh, and remember to make time for your date on the weekend."
She was about to say goodbye, but Shad asked her to wait. He turned and went to the basement, and soon came back with the red copper bracelet:
"Give this to Ajelina. It's a clerical-level relic. Remember to remind her not to wear it in sensitive places like churches. I asked Old John to identify it, and this piece of paper shows the characteristics of the relic."
"If you do this, it will make me look like an incompetent sister."
As Leicia spoke, she also stood on tiptoe and kissed Xia De's cheek, then said goodbye and left. Xia De touched the two almost symmetrical kiss marks on his face, and felt that his mood suddenly became better:
"As for the definition of love and loyalty, perhaps I am greedy and have a different definition from others. But at least, I am willing to use everything I have to help them until the very end... Desire, are you really right about me?"
He held the dozing cat in his arms and prepared to pack up and set off for Green Lake. The "she" beside him smiled and asked:
Don't you think that Leithia Cavendish is taking advantage of you
"Of course not. At least I understand this point."
(Little Mia is running...)
Although the weather has warmed up quickly recently, the temperature in the underground warehouse of Green Lake Hotel has not changed much. However, Shad noticed that there was a lot of purple cabbage in the warehouse today, so he decided not to eat in the hotel today—he didn't like purple cabbage either.
He still left from the back door of the hotel kitchen, but today he didn't see Little John hiding in the trash can. But the boy probably didn't leave, because there were still his torn cotton coat and dog toys picked up from somewhere in the trash can. So Shade left a few coins and two sugar cubes in his bucket, then walked around again and entered the hotel from the main door.
The innkeepers, the twins Mr. Soren Green and Ms. Helena Green, were both here today. The former was checking the accounts with a worried look on his face, while the latter was instructing the waiters that after the arrival of spring, the laundry that the guests had asked to be washed could be hung out to dry on the small terrace on the second floor of the hotel.
"Good morning, Mr. Watson."
Mr. Soren Green put down his pen and greeted Shade:
"I didn't see you yesterday. Are you living in Mikaela Blast Furnace City again?"
"Yes, the environment there is better after all... But don't worry about me checking out. Compared to that industrial city, this ancient city is the focus of my collection this time. I plan to take a walk by the lake today."
Shade said, and then asked:
"Excuse me, has anyone sent me a letter?"
Mrs. Green, who had dismissed the young waiters, began:
"If you mean the lady you met on Wednesday, she sent you a message this morning asking you to wait a moment because things were not going smoothly."
"We seldom see her so polite to strangers, Mr. Watson. You have excellent social skills."
Mr. Soren Green also said with a smile, and Shade nodded:
"Are you familiar with her?"
"She used to come here often, so she was considered a regular customer."
Mr. Green answered, but he didn't seem to intend to reveal the guest's information, so Shad didn't ask any further questions.
The "hotel service" of Shade includes a newspaper delivered every day, so you can learn about the news of the past two days from the newspaper. Today is the first day of the negotiation, and the Green Lake Morning Post reported this event in great detail, because the meetings today and tomorrow are both in this city.
It was ten o'clock in the morning when Xia De left the hotel with the newspaper. At this time, the meeting in the Green Lake City Hall should be going on. He did not want to sneak in directly, but walked to the street where the city hall was located to see the situation. Then he found that the police blocked half of the street, and he could not get close to take a look.
Fortunately, although Leicia failed to place people in the first negotiation team, she at least got the full schedule of the representatives. After the lunch meeting, the negotiators will have dinner at the nearby "Ivy Club". This is the most upscale private club in the area, only for local nobles.
Xia De planned to wait for the representatives to arrive in the club. As for how he would enter the club -
"Sir, this is a private club."
When Xia De walked on the red carpet into the low-key club, a waiter in a white shirt at the door immediately stopped him.
"I'm looking for Mr. Sugarman in room six. The lady sent me here."
The young waiter was stunned, then quickly stepped aside:
"Come in."
This was a special channel for MI6 agents, and the addition of "that lady" meant that Shade was the secret agent that Miss Carina was temporarily in charge of. In other words, this did not even need to be reported to Director Anlos.
The club covers a large area, including the basement, and is divided into four floors. But Shade did not wander around, but went directly to the restaurant and sat down under the portrait of a black crow head and a person in formal clothes against the wall. This painting is very strange, probably a special painting to show taste. The background of the portrait is obviously Green Lake, and it is green Green Lake.
After Xia De sat down at the table, he unfolded the newspaper and continued to read. When the time came to eleven o'clock and people entered the restaurant one after another, he also called the waiter to order food. However, because he came as an MI6 agent, he didn't even have to pay the bill himself, but the MI6 would pay the bill later.
Although Xia De didn't like to take advantage of others, since it was public funds from his unit, he didn't be too frugal.