"It's a chaotic time. Ofiicher sighed.

"I want to agree with your conclusion, but how did you suddenly come to this conclusion?" said Helena behind her, "wasn't she looking for a place to live for Charlotte just now?" ”

Four hours ago, when the two moons had not yet risen from the horizon and were not yet dark.

Charlotte stood at the door of the branch of the Starr Bank in Chahe Town, smiling and beckoning to Ophiecher as she placed a heavy bag of lambskin in his hand.

"What is this?" Ofeicher opened the bag with the encouragement of Charlotte's eyes, only to see that the golden light was a little unbearable for a while. The bag contained fifteen gold coins called the Golden Shield.

"Your salary for half a year requires ten gold guilders to open an account in Starta Bank. Ofei Yiche go open an account, and leave two or three gold shields for daily use. Everything else is best saved. Charlotte glanced back at the bank, "Starr Bank used to waive management fees for our family, but now it has been accepted correctly, and the response is so fast." ”

"Fifteen Golden Shields...... Eight times my salary when I used to be a deacon. ”

After mentally comparing the salary level of the original owner, and based on the impression that he had helped go out to buy at Goslar's house a few years ago, he could barely remember that the lowest unit of Cornell could buy a pound of beef, or six loaves of black bread. The income of fifteen gold in half a year is almost equal to the concept of 300,000 annual salary in the previous life.

Charlotte shook her head: "According to my father, in the past two years, a lot has happened. For example, the empire conquered the New World, which was far west of the ocean, and harvested a large amount of silver mines. For example, the plague left many farms empty, the number of people able to work plummeted, and workers' wages increased but wheat production decreased. The value of cash is much less now than it used to be. ”

"Is that so? But fifteen gold shields are indeed a huge amount of money, so I'd better open an account first." ”

Charlotte, as guarantor, opened an account in the bank, and then separated from Charlotte to find a suitable address for her.

"That said, but where to look. There are many places that distribute a kind of government-printed notice, but there doesn't seem to be a newspaper in Fork River......" Ophiicher muttered as he walked down the street, "Helena, may I ask you a question? If I want to know where there is an empty house for rent, who should I call?" ”

"How's it going to be with the clerical staff? I see that Mr. Finn has a lot of direct dealings with the clerical staff. ”

"Thank you, I have the opportunity to treat you to red stewed meatballs. He suddenly remembered that he had written this dish in the elegant restaurant next to the café, and he couldn't help but try it to see what kind of otherworldly cuisine it was producing.

"!?" Helena looked a little shocked, her eyes lit up like a pair of sapphires, "but it's offensive to be untrustworthy, Mr. Zottiakai. ”

"A meal shouldn't break me down. Probably?"

As a result, they chatted and walked to the outskirts of the heavily guarded town square. I saw a large number of guards and church personnel dressed in the uniforms of the city guards wandering around the square, their faces serious and their steps hurried, and they did not know what they were discussing as they walked.

The guard, whose head and hair were wrapped in leather, wore no other hats, and looked odd in Orfeu's eyes. A guard crossed the refined stick to block the way, the rusty halberd and short bow on the chain mail rattling as he turned.

"Go play somewhere else. I don't know if the square is blocked, go away, go away!" the guard said in a strong tone.

"Well, we want to ask the clerk where there are empty houses for sale or rent," Ofeichher told the guards. A whole house of that kind, not an apartment. ”

Behind the guard, an old guard with a wrinkled face was leaning on a stone pier that seemed to be used as a shield from the impact of horses. Perhaps it was the unsightly display of the horses in the town that made it difficult to see and used this kind of object instead. The old guard glanced over: "Who do you think you are? Hehe, at your age, you don't know how to dredge up relationships even if you have money, go find those new intermediary agencies. ”

"I was an apprentice at Finn's firm and a regular employee. Helena suddenly interjected, "One of Mr. Finn's clients is in dire need of a shelter to live in order to receive Mr. Finn's complete protective treatment. I think the clerks in the Clerk's Office should be willing to take a little time to answer our questions. ”

"You, an employee, huh. Go away, go away. You're pestering us, and if someone takes the opportunity to sneak into the square, you're also responsible!"

The guard swung his long stick lightly at Ophiecher and them. Helena inadvertently flicked her left hand, and the long stick seemed to sink a lot, and the guard couldn't hold it steadily, and almost took people to the ground.

When the long stick fell to the ground, the people next to him skimmed over a few glances, only thinking that the guards were not skilled in using weapons, and accidentally slipped off their hands when driving people away. After leaving behind the accusatory gaze, others lost interest in continuing to pay attention.

But the guard seemed to feel a great insult, and even his face turned red: "You...!What spell do you dare to use against the city guards!?"

Before he could raise his voice, he was scolded by the old guard behind him: "Forget it! Let them pass." Something went wrong and it was noted on Mr. Finn's head. ”

"But—" The young guards seemed to be arguing without understanding their authority, and Helena strode past them into the plaza and toward the clerk's office.

Ofiicher followed Helena closely, but he didn't forget the old guard's fear when he saw Helena fight back with something like a spell. It wasn't Helena he feared, he didn't want to get involved in these matters.

Helena's subsequent words confirmed his opinion: "This little trick has been tried and tested time and again. As long as they use the Dharma Seal in front of ordinary people, they will avoid it, and they want to erase all their memories as if they had never seen me before. ”

“... According to what you say, isn't it useless for these two hundred city guards to avoid all of them in the face of these forces?"

"Who wants to fight against something they neither know nor have the strength to resist? Secret events often implicate people who have nothing to do with it, and no one wants to be the unlucky one. ”

Ofi Yiche thought for a moment before nodding, "Anyway, thank you for your help." ”

"It's a small thing. Mr. Finn, however, has only recently complained that many of the things that should have been handled by the town's public are now being thrown into private offices. Although he just hates to be attached to the public house, he opened an office, but sometimes he has to run all over the town to find the right place to do a small thing. Although your assistant is well paid, it is not so easy to deal with various organizations. Well, this is where the clerks are. ”

They came to a five-story building covered in new white paint. The building's pointed arches and covered bridge at the top are so atmospheric and dazzling that it's hard to tell if it's a single building or a combination of separate buildings.

Helena continued to lead him into an entrance to the clerical office.

Before knocking on the door, she looked at Ophi Yiche, "If it's done later, don't forget the red stewed meatballs tonight." ”

When a crumpled clerk told them to buy or lease a vacant house through a licensed real estate agent, Ofeichher thought Helena was trying to blow up the entire clerk's office.