In short, after three weeks, Shade finally completed all the explorations of the first time key and witnessed the final story of God. While the harvest was huge, it also meant that Shade could try to open the second key.
He had obtained a key from Old John for the year 3002 of the Fifth Era on Monday. After summarizing his gains, he tried to push the door with the new key.
Then, just as he expected, the key could be inserted into the lock hole that did not match the key at all, but it could not turn the lock. The rule of using the time key once a week was universal for all keys.
So if Shad wants to explore the past at the second end, he'll have to wait until the early hours of next Thursday.
As for the other face, the relic taken from the maid, Shade placed it behind a hidden wall in the basement. This thing has huge side effects, but the containment conditions are very simple, just don't let it come into contact with the face of any intelligent creature.
While placing the relics, looking at the statue of the ancient god in the center of the circular space, Xia De clutched the wooden box containing the "white stone crystal". After thinking for a long time, he did not immediately try to open another space signpost.
He was already very tired tonight, and he was not sure whether long-distance teleportation would have a cooldown like the Time Key, or whether there would be no waiting like the last time when he teleported from St. Teresa's Square to St. Teresa's Square.
But if you run to a very far place and cannot come back immediately, the expense of taking the steam train is secondary, but the big problem is that there will be no one to take care of the cat at home.
Therefore, Xia De planned to wait until he had finished all the things in his hands and had time to travel long distances before trying the function of this ancient god statue. Anyway, the statue was here and would not run away just because Xia De did not use it.
As for the most important harvest of the night, the leaves representing the spiritual runes and magic, Shade didn't know how to use them. Soaking them in water, eating them directly, or sticking them on the head were all possible.
In order not to damage the two leaves due to a reckless attempt, he decided to ask some reliable people tomorrow.
After dealing with a series of troublesome things at hand, he finally ended this magical day.
Before closing my eyes and falling asleep, I recalled what happened that day, and I was very sure that even compared to that night at Lake View Manor, today was also a very magical day.
(Mi Mia is running...)
Early Thursday morning, when Xia De went downstairs to get the newspaper and goat milk, he found five letters addressed to him, which was a rare thing.
The first two letters were from Dr. Schneider and Miss Beas, both asking about Shad's health. They were both at the entrance of Tobesk Station yesterday and saw Shad suddenly jump out to block the bullet. Although they saw that he was fine later, they were still a little worried, so they wrote to ask about the specific situation.
The third letter was from Father Augustus, using the church's special high-grade stationery sprinkled with spices. He invited Shade to visit the Dawn Church this afternoon, and claimed that Bishop Owen wanted to discuss something with Shade.
"Hmm... about the commemorative coins?"
Sitting on the sofa, I looked up at the coffee table. The commemorative coin with the bullet still embedded in it lay there quietly. After what happened on the street yesterday, it would be strange if the Dawn Church didn't want to do something.
As it happened, he had nothing to do today, so it was fine for him to go to church in the afternoon. But he had to pretend to be injured, otherwise he might arouse suspicion about his identity.
The fourth letter was, as expected, from Captain Rades. Because of Shad's accidental shooting, Captain Rades took all the notes after catching the woman who was involved in the missing child case. He only came out of Redwich Field at 8 o'clock yesterday, but he didn't think it was a waste of time.
The captain excitedly told Shad in the letter that he was a key figure in solving this major case, so he received news from his friends after leaving Redwich Field. After the police department commended the case, if he also received a reward, the Royal Army would consider letting him return to his original unit and return to the front line as a captain.
Captain Raddes was so excited that his handwriting, which was not very good to begin with, became even more distorted and difficult to discern.
Xia De smiled easily as he looked at the letter in his hand. He was very happy for Captain Rades. The captain's current difficult life was caused by the relics. If he could return to his familiar place and resume his life, then this would be the best compensation the captain could get at present.
The captain said in the letter that he planned to visit Shade tonight to express his gratitude. He knew that compared with the little things he had done, the detectives at noon yesterday had made a real contribution. Therefore, he guessed that Shade would be very busy recently, so he chose to visit at night.
The last letter was more like a note than a letter. It was signed by Mr. Anros, Shad's nominal boss, from MI6. He informed Shad in the note that he would visit St. Teresa's Square at 8 o'clock this morning and asked him not to go out.
"What does Mr. Anros want to talk to me about?"
He guessed various possibilities, and an hour later, the first thing the middle-aged gentleman did after entering the door was to take out a thick envelope and hand it to Xia De.
Xia De pinched it and confirmed that if it was not filled with papers, it must be filled with banknotes.
"300 pounds."
Mr. Anros, who was following Shade as they went up the stairs, said. Shade's hand holding the envelope suddenly exerted force, leaving marks on the surface of the envelope.
Outsiders have never come into contact with so much cash in this world, although the doctor's share of the money he plans to cash out from the college is not as much as this amount.
"The 100 pounds is a reward offered by MI6 and the City Hall for you solving the missing children case. It was supposed to be given to you in a few days, but I got it for you in advance. The other 200 pounds is my personal thank you to you."
Xia De stopped and turned to look at the middle-aged man standing on the stairs one step lower than him in surprise. The latter nodded slightly to Xia De while holding his hat:
"Thank you for everything you did yesterday, Mr. Hamilton."
His tone was very serious and his expression was solemn.
"It's my pleasure."
Xia De also nodded slightly, and then continued to lead his boss upwards. Until now, the respect this veteran Kingdom intelligence officer had for Xia De was finally not entirely because of Miss Carina.
Shad's identity as an MI6 agent is already solid and almost impossible to change unless he betrays the Kingdom of Delarion.
Mr. Anros personally visited Shade not just to give him gold pounds. He brought two pieces of news. The first piece of news was that the investigation into the Tobesk children's serial disappearance case was going very smoothly.
This seems to be a huge human trafficking organization, and the one who was arrested yesterday was an important leader. Currently, Redwich Field and MI6 are conducting a nationwide investigation based on the intelligence in their hands.
Even though everyone knows that it is impossible to find all the missing children, at least this panic-stricken incident has finally come to an end.
The second piece of news was also good news. Shad's "Delarion Knight Medal of Honor" had been approved. This Sunday night, the king would present awards to people who had contributed to the "Missing Children Case", including Shad, at the royal estate in the suburbs.
In addition to Shad, there were two other lucky gentlemen who received awards, but they were all low-level Delarion Contribution Medals. One of them was an old detective at Redwich Field, who had been responsible for the investigation of this matter. The other was the current police chief of Redwich Field, and the medal was actually not important to this gentleman with the title of Viscount.
"How come they decided to give out the award so quickly? Didn't this happen just yesterday? Did the royal family and the city hall make the decision overnight?"
Xia De asked the question in confusion, but he had no doubt about the slow pace of the officials' work.
"To calm people's hearts and, of course, to give Queen Diana a reason to appear in public and to calm some of the rumors."
"gossip?"
Mr. Anros responded very cautiously:
"After yesterday's assassination, rumors immediately emerged that Queen Diana had been shot and killed. The royal family needs to be extra careful in handling this matter, so there needs to be a suitable occasion for Queen Diana to appear..."
"Mr. Anros, I actually feel that there was something wrong with yesterday's assassination, and isn't this rumor spreading too quickly?"
Shade asked, and then thought of what the black-haired maid said yesterday when she stopped Mr. Anros.
"Is it really...?"
He pointed in the direction of the kitchen, whose window looked out over the Yodel Palace.
Mr. Anros showed a mysterious expression:
"This topic cannot be discussed casually, Mr. Hamilton. Stop guessing. This has nothing to do with you. Also, you are an enthusiastic ordinary citizen, and your MI6 background will not be exposed."
In this way, the background of the entire assassination seems to be more complicated than outsiders expected.
"But why Sunday night again?"
He asked again.
"Again? Do you have anything else to do on Sunday?"
Mr. Anros asked back, and Shade shook his head. He just sighed that since he came to this world, Sunday nights seemed to have never been free. But fortunately, he didn't have to play Rhodes this time.
"Oh, remember to bring your Rhodes cards. This kind of high-level dinner will become very relaxing after His Majesty the King leaves. If you want to make friends, Rhodes cards are a good tool. Since Miss Carina thinks so highly of you, it will be very helpful to make more friends... Oh, this black tea is really good."
Mr. Anros sighed, and Shad glanced at the teacup and somehow thought of Detective Sparrow. When the former detective was alive, he probably would never have thought that his house and his tea would entertain the director of MI6.
Mr. Anros was also a busy man. He stayed with Shad for twenty minutes and then left.
Then Shade also went out, and took Mia with him. He first posted the reply to the doctor and Miss Bei Yasi in the mailbox on the corner, and then ran straight to the Prophet Association with the cat in his arms.