After Saturday night, early on Sunday morning, Shad sent an expedited letter within the city to Miss Carina's manor, hoping to get a reply as soon as possible.
He had nothing else to do today, so he didn't plan to go out, but stayed at home reading books and organizing files.
When Shad mailed the letter back at 8:30, Dorothy came to visit again. On the one hand, she wanted to return the detective files she had borrowed last time, as well as the "Derraion Ancient Fairy Tales", which Shad had bought at the auction before the Blood Feast; on the other hand, she hoped to stay in St. Teresa's Square today and continue to borrow those detective files to get more inspiration for her own detective stories.
"By the way, how many manuscripts do you have saved now?"
Xia De was curious about this. The blonde writer smiled elegantly, which showed that she was very confident:
“The first story is based on your encounter with two cemetery ghosts. It’s called “Overdue Murder.” My novels don’t appear in every issue. They are published twice a week. “Overdue Murder” is enough for two weeks, and I’ve already finished writing it.
The second story is "The Mystery of Scarlet" which I was going to write. This one is probably long enough for three issues. I have already written half of the third story, which is based on the detective records I saw here. Shad, your study is a real treasure."
She smiled and looked at Xia De, who nodded indifferently:
"As long as you like, you can come anytime if you want."
All his sensitive stuff was behind a hidden wall in the basement anyway.
So Dorothy and Shad spent the morning together in the study, but they were both doing their own things, and Shad was flipping through the book he had brought back from the doctor yesterday, hoping to at least let the woman's voice in his head write down everything first, in case he needed it.
Dorothy looked through the detective files with great interest, and would help sort out the parts that Shad had not yet sorted out.
Sparrow Hamilton lived in St. Teresa's Square for two years and handled double-digit commissions of all sizes. Although his work efficiency was much higher than that of Shade, his efficiency in making money was not as high as Shade's.
At noon, Dorothy complained that Shad's family had no stored vegetables and meat, and then she went with him and Mia to a restaurant outside to eat.
When they came back from lunch, there was still no news from Miss Carina, so Shad took advantage of the lunch break to talk to Dorothy about Miss Mia Gold's second letter.
"Give the cat a bath?"
The blonde girl sat on the sofa and looked at the cat, who was feeling sleepy after having a full meal, so she lay on Shade's lap, squinting her eyes as if taking a nap while being stroked by Shade:
"I remember you mentioned this to me last month."
' asked Dorothy.
"Yes, but don't I have time?"
Shade answered, and the blonde girl tied up her long golden hair with the hairband tied on her wrist. While fixing her hair, she motioned for Shade to stand up and smiled at him and the cat:
"So you have time now?"
"Of course there is time."
"How long do you think it will take to wash the cat?"
"About half an hour?"
"So what are you waiting for?"
Dorothy, who had tied her hair, also stood up and looked at Shad with suspicion:
"You always like to finish things immediately and never procrastinate. Why do you always procrastinate with this cat? It happens that I have nothing to do. I will wash the cat with you. Although you don't have any vegetables stored at home, you should have an apron, right?"
"Meow~"
Because of Shade's action of standing up, the cat in the embrace made a dissatisfied cry. The young orange cat's cry was very gentle, and it had no idea what would happen next.
"Well... well, of course there are aprons. The previous detective left quite a few behind. I don't know what he's going to do with them."
Xia De nodded hesitantly. This matter really could not be delayed. He still had to mail Mia's photo to Miss Gold.
"Meow~"
The cat squirmed in Shade's arms, its paws drooping from Shade's arms, looking very satisfied. Keeping this posture, Shade carried the napping cat into the bathroom.
(Mi Mia is taking a bath...)
"Have you just taken a shower? Do you still have the habit of taking a shower at noon?"
This was the first question the Duchess, who was holding a book, asked when Shad sat down in front of Miss Carina that afternoon.
It was still the study room of the manor outside the city, and the sofa was still in the same position. However, Shade's hair was not completely dry yet, and it was easy to see the traces of washing.
"It's not a bath, it's a cat wash."
Shade corrected.
"Washing the cat?"
The red-haired witch asked back with a smile. The black-haired maid Tifa Servet, who already knew what happened on the way here, stood aside, helping the two prepare tea sets while chuckling.
More than 80% of the servants in Miss Carina's manor are female, so there are naturally cats here. Although the Duchess doesn't look like someone who would wash a cat herself, she obviously guessed what happened.
"You have an interesting life."
"I wish this kind of fun could be less. Fortunately, cats only need to take a bath once every few months. Otherwise..."
Xia De thought of the cat with wide eyes that he had put into the bathtub in his own bathroom an hour ago. After coming into contact with the warm water, the cat suddenly struggled and then burst out with powerful fighting power.
Xia De once wondered how a girl of Xiaomia's size could bully other animals in a pet store.
Now he knew that the fighting power of such a small creature could never be judged by appearance. If it weren't for Dorothy's help, Shad might not have been able to catch the cat that was struggling to escape.
During the whole process of washing the cat, Mia was struggling, so Shade was almost covered with water. Before he had time to clean his hair, the carriage arrived at St. Teresa's Square.
So now Dorothy was at Shad's house, using a towel to clean the water off the sullen cat wrapped in a blanket. The cat looked thinner now that its fur was all stuck to its skin, and the orange cat was sulking at Shad after seeing how it looked in the mirror.
"Okay, let's get down to business. You said you found a bottle of ancient magic potion that can still be used?"
Miss Carina closed the book she was holding and put it on the coffee table. Shad noticed that it was a women's summer clothing magazine... a real magazine.
"Yes, the ancient merman's elixir of immortality."
Turning his thoughts back to the cat at home, Shad put the bottle of potion on the table.
Tifa looked at it curiously, and Miss Carina picked it up and looked at it against the light, then carefully uncorked it, sniffed it, and frowned slightly:
"I thought you were just joking, but...Shad, I know this. This is a high-level potion that can only be made by the ancient fishmen. It can make anyone return to youth within a certain period of time. The ancient witch queens even used it to take a bath."
And what priest Augustus said was that the ancient witch emperors added this to their breakfast. But no matter which version is correct, it confirms the rumors that the witch emperors lived an extremely luxurious life.
After obtaining Shade's consent, Miss Carina asked Tifa to fetch a professional glass dropper and an old black cat for preparing potions. She carefully sucked a drop and dropped it into the cat's mouth.
The three people watched the cat. As it mewed lazily, its fur became thicker and shinier at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its old body recovered its health.
It jumped suddenly from Miss Carina's legs to the coffee table, and when it wanted to rush towards Shade, it was caught by the black-haired maid.
It took a full half hour for it to return to its original old appearance, and Miss Carina smiled:
"Judging from the color, smell and effect of the potion, this is indeed a high-level potion offered by the fishmen to the witches in the Fifth Era. The potions and materials offered by alien races are beyond the imagination of people of our time. In the Fifth Era, except for a few witches who were able to find relics like the Eternal Youth Leaf when they were young, most of them relied on various expensive potions to stay young forever. Hum, those women..."
The witches of the Sixth Epoch seemed quite dissatisfied with the witches of the Fifth Epoch. Miss Carina held the bottle between her slender fingers and gently shook it, watching the liquid swirling in the bottle. Then she looked at Shade:
"Shad, I won't ask you where you got this. Since you don't tell me, I won't try to find out your secret. But this will be very useful to me. A small bottle is probably enough to restore an adult's youth for a week. Let me give you a price... How about 3,300 pounds?"
"Of course, this price is certainly acceptable."
Shade nodded immediately. He had originally expected the price to be around 2,300 pounds. Although this potion was very effective, it was a one-time item and its effectiveness lasted only a limited time, so this price was already quite good.
"But I want cash, not a draft this time."
It takes time to cash large bills of exchange, and Shad doesn't want to always go to the bank with the Duchess's signature to withdraw money, which is not good for his reputation.
"No problem, but you'll have to wait a while."
She nodded to Miss Servet, who immediately left the room to arrange the cash that Shad wanted.
Miss Carina placed the potion on the table and talked to Shade about other things:
"Remember the last time I told you that the Council sent a new witch to search for the second chosen one? She has already set off, and her destination is Coldwater Harbor. I heard that there are fishmen rioting there, and the whole city is searching for those strange creatures. Speaking of which, I remember that little Leicia seems to be in Coldwater Harbor, and I don't know what she is doing."
She told this to Xia De as if it was something new, but it was very important to Xia De. He pretended not to care and asked:
"I wonder which witch is sent out this time? Can I know her identity? Oh, I won't tell anyone."