Miss Beas arrived at almost eight o'clock. When she followed Shad upstairs, Shad noticed that her hair was still wet. After sitting down, she complained to Shad and Miss Annette:
"This afternoon our team received a temporary mission and was sent to the sewers in the north of the city to catch a few bold guys selling contraband. Do you know what it smells like inside the underground pipes of Tobesk?"
She made a very indescribable expression:
"It's better that you never know. After the mission was over, I went home and took a shower for a full hour before I felt that the smell had faded."
“I don’t smell anything strange now.”
Miss Annat said, and Shad went to the kitchen to get her some bread. Miss Beas came here on an empty stomach, and her hair was not even dry yet.
"That's because I used perfume, very expensive perfume."
She tried to shape the perfume bottle with her hands:
"It's an imported product from Carsonrick, and a small bottle costs three pounds. It was a gift I gave to myself on my birthday last year. But when I used it, I didn't feel it was worth the price."
She took the bread from Shade, thanked him softly, and waved the bread at Mia, who was squatting on the back of the sofa. But the cat food of the orange cat was much more expensive than the cheap bread that Shade bought, so it would not be attracted by this temptation at all.
"Did they catch him in the end?"
Shade asked as he sat down.
"We caught them. Everyone was very angry at the time, so we deliberately used heavy force when we caught them... Just pretend you didn't hear anything."
She waved her hands sheepishly, and Shade couldn't help but smile.
"What contraband are they selling?"
Miss Annat asked again.
"I don't know either. The captain refused to tell us and told us sternly that it was confidential. But when they arrested us, they searched us and found a small bottle of red salt. That's probably what they were going to sell. If you come across it recently, remember to report it to me. I can share the reward with you."
While Miss Beatrice was eating bread, Shad and Miss Annat confirmed their respective preparations for tomorrow night.
Shad learned the key magic of Laleg's jump, bought a Bordeaux candle from Old John for 43 pounds, and borrowed a real sage-level relic, an ancient witch's gold necklace.
Miss Annat recovered from the weakness after paying the price for divination on Sunday. She borrowed a compass from the association to guide the direction, borrowed a poet-level relic that could see through illusions from her friend, which looked like a monocle, and then got a few steam bombs from the black market.
Steam bombs are completely useless against high-level warlocks, but they might be effective against weak silver-eyed ones.
"But which of your friends could actually lend out a sage-level relic?"
Looking at the jewelry box that Shade placed on the coffee table, Miss Bei Yasi and Miss Anat were both surprised. Although the difference between the Sage Level (Level 2) and the Secret Keeper Level (Level 3) is only one level, the former is more precious than others:
"Even for a high-level warlock, this relic is quite attractive. How come the other party lent it to you directly? How come I don't have a friend like this?"
“Of course it’s not without cost.”
Xia De explained that he would attend a charity banquet tomorrow night.
Miss Anat and Miss Beas did not object, but hoped that Shade could stay at the banquet. Rather than forcing his way into the ruins with them, the banquet where the Orthodox Church ensured safety was where he should be.
They were worried about Shad's safety, but Shad was determined to obtain the gift left to him by the God of the Fifth Age.
Miss Anat took out her notebook:
"I have investigated the ruins again these days and made some new discoveries. Since you have other plans, the plan needs to be readjusted. Let me see the originally planned action plan... At the same time, we need to check the pocket watches. Xia De, you will do this. Oh, there are so many things to do. We are very busy tonight."
She shook her head in annoyance, while Xia De looked out the window at the stormy night, hesitated for a moment and suggested:
"Why don't you stay at my place tonight? My house is big. The weather outside is so bad, I don't think it's necessary to go back so late at night..."
After saying this, he emphasized again:
"I'm not saying this for any other reason."
"It doesn't matter. You are lower in level than our ring sorcerers. Even if we have to do something bad, it's not your turn to do it."
Miss Anat waved her hand and joked, and Miss Beas also smiled and nodded:
"That's right, it's a good idea. But we have to go home and get some clean clothes. This way, we can ensure that we are all together before the action tomorrow night."
However, although the house in St. Teresa's Square was large, there were only two beds. Shad's bed in the second bedroom was the larger one, so he could put on new bedding for the two girls to squeeze in, and he could only sleep in Detective Sparrow's small bed.
I thought you would have some psychological trauma about that bed.
"There are three ring wizards here tonight. If there is a haunting, Sparrow will definitely be the unlucky one."
The girls stood up and prepared to go home to get their change of clothes and dressing supplies. Xia De also stood up and thought of something else:
"Oh, by the way, can I ask how much you weigh?"
When they suggested staying here overnight, they were not very alert, but this question made the two girls with brown hair alert:
"That's not polite, Shade."
Miss Beatrice said in a reproachful tone.
"No, no, no, it's about the candle. I got a very nice candle."
That night, they talked until the early morning before going to bed. Shade's candle could help the three of them hide together, and the others also got some good relics, which could help them make targeted adjustments to their plans.
In addition to discussing the plans and arrangements for tomorrow night, Miss Bei Ya Si also returned the carbon paper of the witch with the thirteen-ring warlock's magic sunlight greatsword imprinted on it to Shade.
According to the characteristics of this relic, Xia De burned the carbon paper, mixed the remaining ashes into water, stirred it constantly, and finally drank it all without leaving a drop while pinching his nose.
After drinking it, I got some hints from the voice in my head. I tilted my head and thought for a while, then stretched out my right index finger. A slender silver moon light jumped out from my fingertips like a dagger. After a little experiment, I found that the sharp blade that emerged from my fingertips had quite good cutting performance. Without the blessing of the ancient witch's golden necklace, its ability to break defense was better than the silver moon slash.
This magic should be a melee ability that can be used in conjunction with the Time Disorder Blade. Moreover, Shade could sense that the witch's carbon paper was still being digested, and the current harvest was only the prototype of the magic.
It takes a "digestion" process for him to fully master the magic. It's not the digestion of the stomach, but the digestion of the soul. Miss Bei Yasi has investigated the information of the witch's carbon paper. According to the records, since he can have such power at the beginning, his harvest should not be so simple. It is very likely to be a powerful magic that is extremely close to the Sunshine Great Sword.
What exactly he would get in the end would depend on the type of spiritual runes Shad himself had, as well as his strongest thoughts, and he was looking forward to it.
"There will definitely be no problem with tomorrow night's operation."
This was what Shad was thinking as he lay in the master bedroom of Room 1 on the second floor, getting ready to fall asleep.
The cat lying on the pillow had just come over. Mia had just seen Shade go to the bathroom to wash up, and she knew he was going to rest, so she rushed into his room. But after a while, she saw that it was not Shade but a woman who came in, so she rushed out of the bedroom door and found Shade in the next room.
Apparently, the cat had mistakenly thought that Miss Beatrice and Miss Annat had killed Shad and taken over the house.
Fortunately, Mia didn't like the bed and fell asleep faster than Xia De. Xia De, who was worried about something, lay with his eyes closed for a long time before falling asleep.
At this time, it was still raining outside.
(Mi Mia is running...)
It seemed as if opening and closing eyes only happened within two or three seconds. The sound of rain hitting the window could still be heard in my ears. If I listened carefully, I could even hear the cat's faint and even breathing.
Shad opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. Thaumaturgy told him that it was five o'clock on Thursday morning. He had only slept for less than four hours, but when he woke up, he was not sleepy at all.
"Is it still raining? I hope it won't affect our evening."
After looking at the unfamiliar ceiling for a long time, he tiptoed out of the bed. The cat, who was very alert when sleeping, was of course awakened, but he stood up and looked around to see if there was any danger, then he leaned back to the pillow.
This was the bedroom that belonged to Sparrow Hamilton. After the detective's death, Shad only came here occasionally to clean the room or to look for information left by the previous detective.
This was the first time Shad had seen this room in the morning. As he sat on the edge of the bed, he was curiously wondering whether Detective Sparrow felt the same way every morning when he woke up and saw the room in front of him.
Because there were other people at home, Xia De tried not to make any noise when he walked out of the room. It was still early and it was still raining outside, so the living room seemed a little dim without turning on the lights.
Standing at the bedroom door and looking around, I saw that the door of the girls' resting room was still closed, so I guess they were still sleeping.
Having woken up a little too early, Xia De didn't know what to do now. He stood in the living room and looked around, and then saw that the door was actually open a crack:
"Who's out?"
I walked to the second-floor corridor in slippers. There was no light downstairs, but the door of Room 2 on the second floor next door was open.
Xia De pushed the door open and entered. The room without gas lamps and furniture was empty and somewhat cold. The sound of rain here seemed louder than the sound of rain next door.
He immediately saw Miss Beatrice standing at the window.
The girl with long brown hair stood in front of the window, holding a teacup in one hand and supporting the elbow of the other hand. She was looking at the rain on Saint Teresa Square outside the window in the dark, wearing the nightgown she brought from the rented apartment last night.
Xia De at the door could only see her profile. Somehow, Xia De thought that this profile was so lonely.