"Just now... ... "
The woman who thrust the object into your hand is a ringmaster.
"Um... ... "
Xia De looked at the direction where the police disappeared, and then looked at the paper bag that looked like the bread in a bakery that was forced upon him:
"Is there anything dangerous in here?"
There is no trace of elements or spirits, you can see what is inside.
Xia De thought for a moment, looked in the direction where the young girl and the police disappeared, then turned and walked into the alley where the group had just run out.
There were two-story buildings on both sides of the alley, so the lighting in the alley was not very good. After confirming that there was no one else here, Xia De took a look inside the heavy paper bag, which was full of books and documents.
“I didn’t expect to encounter something like this.”
Xia De didn't want to get into any trouble in a strange city, and he had no curiosity about the paper bag that was forced upon him. Since he had confirmed that the things inside were not relics or bombs, he thought about spending some money to let the clothing store on the side of the alley keep the things temporarily, so that the lady could take them away when she came over.
But if you look closely at the outside of the paper bag, you will find a small blue ink mark on the upper right corner of the bag.
The mark is circular, with a circle of vines surrounding the inner edge, and in the center of the mark is an ancient rune representing the meaning of "text".
The style was simple, but it made Xia De frown subconsciously:
"The emblem of the Zaras Literary College?"
Zaras College of Arts, also known as Zaras School of Spells, is one of the three major schools of magic in the Sixth Epoch, along with Saint Byrons Comprehensive College and Sekses Higher Medical School. Saint Byrons excels at the collection of relics, Zaras College of Arts is proficient in the development of magic and spells, and Sekses Higher Medical School has made great achievements in potions and alchemy.
When he and the doctor broke into the residence of the mistress of the chief of the Redwich Field in Tobesk not long ago, they met a correspondence ring sorcerer from the Zaras Academy of Arts. However, Shad did not talk to him, as he was not familiar with the students of other thaumaturgy academies.
"Could the girl just now be a correspondence ring sorcerer from the Zalas Liberal Arts College in Coldwater Harbor City?"
Thinking of this, he looked down at the paper bag in his hand, hesitated for a moment, reached out to look through the documents in it, and then pulled out one of them.
The school emblem of Zalas Academy of Literature was printed on the top, and the title read Academy Bounty Order. A quick glance at the content of the bounty order showed that a sage-level relic, the Mermaid Dream, had appeared locally, and a bounty mission was issued to correspondence ring sorcerers in Coldwater Harbor City and surrounding areas, hoping that they could provide relevant clues to the academy.
"If she didn't steal this bag of stuff, then she is most likely a correspondence ring sorcerer from the Zalaas Academy of Literature."
Thinking of this, Xia De hesitated whether to leave immediately.
He had no acquaintances in the local area. If he could find a correspondence ring sorcerer who was familiar with the local situation, it would definitely be of great help in the search for blood money or even other monetary relics.
The three major colleges do not require their students to be good people, but they definitely cannot be bad people, which guarantees the basic character of the other party. However, before rashly contacting an unknown ring wizard, Shade decided to be cautious.
But before he could make up his mind, footsteps sounded again. The real owner of the paper bag, the girl in a black and white gauze dress, actually walked in from the alley.
At this time, less than five minutes had passed since she stuffed the paper bag into Xia De's hands.
"Sir, I'm so sorry for what happened."
Wearing black leather shoes, the young girl in her twenties stood there looking at Shade. Her long, carefully groomed golden hair hung down behind her head (note), and on her right ear was a ruby earring:
"Now, can you give my things back to me?"
She looked very beautiful when she smiled. She was a very pretty girl with fair skin and outstanding temperament. She reminded Xia De of the noble girls of noble birth that he had met at the banquet at Lake View Manor.
Whether it is her face, neck or hands, there are no visible scars or flaws. The black and white gauze dress she is wearing looks ordinary, but a closer look at the way it is cut confirms that it is a custom-made handmade dress.
Xia De couldn't find the right rhetoric to accurately express his feelings when he first saw her, but in short, this must be a girl of noble birth.
Ring Warlock. Ruby earrings are very powerful relics.
"oh?"
Xia De said softly, looking at the strange girl:
"Were the police just chasing you?"
She came back a little too quickly.
"I just accidentally ended up in a place I shouldn't be. Don't worry sir, I didn't break any laws."
She said with a smile, and when Xia De came forward and handed her the paper bag, the strange girl also took a step forward.
At a close distance, Xia De could smell the perfume on her body. Nowadays, outsiders also know many girls from different backgrounds and have the ability to identify perfumes. Xia De couldn't judge the quality of the perfume used by the strange girl, but he knew it must be very expensive.
"I'm so sorry to bother you. Goodbye."
Seeing that Xia De didn't want to say anything, the girl with ruby earrings took the paper bag, nodded slightly, turned around and said goodbye. She walked a little slowly, but Xia De, who was thinking, didn't notice it.
Looking at her back, Xia De hesitated for a moment and called her:
"Sorry ma'am, I forgot to ask your name."
The young girl turned around immediately:
"No, you'd better not know my name, otherwise you'll get into trouble. Sir, when you chat up a strange girl, you must be careful whether she is a dangerous person."
She said this with a smile, as if trying to warn the admirer she met by chance to be careful of danger.
"You are quite right."
Xia De said, and then asked softly:
"Just, can you satisfy my curiosity? I noticed that this paper bag is full of books. I wonder what school a lady like you attend?"
"Me? You read my book?"
She raised her eyebrows:
"I can't tell you that, sir. It's a secret."
Therefore, although there is still a possibility of misjudgment, Shade basically confirmed that the other party is the correspondence ring sorcerer of Zala's Academy of Literature.
From the simple conversation, it can be seen that the other party is a person with whom he can communicate. And Shade's question also aroused the other party's vigilance, which is exactly what Shade wanted. He decided to continue to test, after all, he could not find correspondence ring sorcerers from the three major thaumaturgy schools anytime and anywhere.
"Sir, you didn't look through my things, did you?"
the young girl asked, frowning.
"Of course not."
"That's good. After all, this is..."
Unexpectedly, she looked up and met Shade's eyes:
"Who are you?"