The carriage was extremely quiet. Coupled with Shade's superior physical fitness and the enhanced hearing from the echoes of the past in the divine afterglow state, he vaguely heard a few words from Carsenrick, but they were not very clear:
"What is it about?"
The maid said: Your Highness, MI6 agents have been spotted around the station.
"Huh? How can you hear it?"
The whisper continued in my ear:
If you can see the direction you can't see, can't you hear the sound you can't perceive
What “she” said did make sense, and Shade himself had heard part of it, so his “other self” with a stronger sense of perception could hear more and understand it:
"But MI6 is... wrong? Your Highness?"
His eyes widened slightly, but his expression remained unchanged as he said:
"Your Highness, you didn't have to use honorifics with me just now..."
Then he asked:
"Also, did something happen?"
"You are a person who has served the country so well. You deserve my honorifics."
The lady behind the screen spoke a little faster than before, obviously she had not expected MI6 to appear here.
But Shade could understand that although Director Anros did not get the specific delivery location from Shade, he at least knew that it was related to "Fort Midhill". If they investigated it in detail, it was possible that they accidentally found out that there was something wrong with the train.
"Mr. Gray Eagle, please leave first."
"Your Highness, do you have a backup plan? Speaking of which, why are you the one who came to receive the goods?"
Xia De's thoughts became smoother and smoother. "Your Highness" is a special term for Carsenrick, and not everyone can use it. So, although he was also surprised, the woman behind the screen should be the princess of the Southern Kingdom.
Xia De was not sure which one it was, but no matter who it was, he should not just appear here casually. It was absolutely against the rules, and even the thought of it was ridiculous.
So the only explanation is that she took advantage of the Gray Glove system to take risks and act privately, wanting to see the contents of the box in advance:
"Why are all the princesses in this world so bold?"
Xia De narrowed his eyes slightly and said paused:
"Your Highness, you are not here privately..."
“This has nothing to do with you!”
Shade smiled and switched to the common language of Drarion:
"Your Highness, since you have discovered the MI6, it means they will search here soon. The MI6 will not let go of this carriage. I think you may have a way to escape, but it will be very troublesome. Why not let me help you solve this problem."
Xia De helped the princess of the southern country in order to make her completely believe that he was the "Grey-headed Eagle" and thus trust the information in the suitcase.
"Then I'll trouble you."
Shade nodded without saying anything extra. He turned around and tried to leave, but was stopped again. There was a sound of writing behind the screen, and then a note and a silver brooch with the Angevin royal emblem were handed out:
"Mr. Grey Eagle, I think you can play a greater role in Tobesk. I also have my own people in Tobesk, maybe you can go there and take a look."
Xia De did not take the item from the maid:
"Your Highness, you should know that someone like me will not be wooed by any party. I am only loyal to the Gray Gloves themselves."
The princess behind the screen seemed to want to win over the ace agent "Gray Eagle", but the problem now is that "Gray Eagle" died this summer.
"But no one can escape from political disputes. Even you will be forced to take sides one day, right?"
A gentle laugh was heard from behind the screen, but Xia De still shook his head. He didn't want to have anything to do with the agents from the neighboring country anymore.
But before he could refuse again, another maid with the first or second ring rank came out carrying a thick envelope.
"Since Professor Higgins has unfortunately passed away, the reward for this mission is given to you, 200 crowns. In addition, for the sake of our friendship, if you are willing to go to the address on the note and take a look, you can get an additional 1,000 pounds there as my personal sponsorship for your winter firewood expenses in Tobesk. I know this money is not enough, but... there will always be opportunities for cooperation in the future, right?"
According to the current exchange rate, 11 to 12 gold pounds can be exchanged for 1 crown, which means that there are more than 2,000 pounds in that envelope alone.
This envelope did not allow Xia De to refuse:
“She gave so much.”
Xia De pretended to hesitate for a moment, took the brooch and the reassuring envelope, and put them in his pocket. Then he took the note, took a look at it, and burned it on the spot with a match:
"Please don't tell anyone about my stay at Fort Midhill. I have received a secret mission. If headquarters finds out, I will be punished."
"Of course, Mr. Gray Eagle. Thank you for your loyalty to the family."
The voice behind the screen murmured in praise, and Shade said nothing more, but turned and walked out.
He spent 200 pounds to "buy" this suitcase, in exchange for the favor of Leicia and a reward of 3,000 pounds. From the "wait for the letter" task that the stranger received when he first came to this world to now, this long task chain that lasted for nearly four months has finally been fully completed.
Although subsequent events led to possible "Grey-headed Eagle" and "Difference Engine" related incidents, at least this was profitable.
"Detective Sparrow is a really good man."
He stepped out of the carriage thinking about this, and thought of the detective again:
"When the incident at Midhill Castle is over, maybe we can go to the cemetery to see the detective again - may he rest in peace."
With "Raglai's Leap" and the corpse mirror, it is easy for Shad to lure away a group of ordinary people so that the people in car No. 1 have time to hide.
I spent the whole morning near the station, and only returned to Cassandra's Auction House at lunch time, where I met Grandma Cassandra who was checking the accounts.
The old witch has many capable people around her, but she doesn't want to keep herself idle, so she will occasionally check the accounts or participate in the auction in person.
Seeing Xia De coming, he put down the account book in his hand, and the two left the study and returned to the reception room. Xia De returned the identity card with the unknown name, which was a keeper-level relic, and talked to the talkative old witch about the earthquake a few days ago, and then pretended to ask casually:
"Since there is a great witch among the royal family of Draerion, is there a great witch among the royal family of Anjou in Carsenrick?"
"Do you think the parliament is an organization that secretly controls the world?"
Granny Cassandra smiled and shook her head:
"No, at least there is no Great Witch among the direct members of the Royal House of Anjou. The most powerful Great Witch in the contemporary parliament is Carina."
The identities of the great witches are the secrets of the Witch Council, and every member is obliged to keep it secret. So unless Shade really has the possibility of contacting those great witches, even Miss Carina will not reveal the identities of other witches to Shade.
"Did anything happen to you?"
The old man, who had lived for more than a hundred years, easily found clues from Xia De's words.
Xia De hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth:
"I encountered an accident a few days ago. I heard from a friend that there is a rumor about a witch in Willendel, the capital of Carsenrick, and it is related to the royal family. Of course, it is just a rumor without evidence. Just like when Miss Carina first arrived in Tobesk this summer, I heard about the witch rumor from a banquet."