"Gaiat, this time, did you find a clue?"

The old man sitting in the rocking chair looked at the sunlight outside the balcony and asked questions without looking back.

Gayat, who had entered the room, sighed, went around the long table, came to the window door that opened to the balcony, and stood next to the elder Hoffman: "No, I still haven't been able to find Kamian Mikhailovich. ”

"In the vast sea of people, a person is not so easy to find, speaking of which, you are also getting old, and you haven't died yet." The old man closed his eyes, as if he was recuperating.

"There are some things that you can't give up because you're old." Gayat shook his head as he looked at the sun setting outside and sighed.

The old man and the middle-aged man were silent until the old man's cough broke the silence.

After coughing, the old man turned his head to look at Gayat: "Gayat, who are you going to pass your mantle to, Marin, or Maya." ”

To this, Gayat just shook his head.

“…… If I could, let my cursed profession be cut off with my death. He said, "I really don't want these two children to be hurt like me again." ”

"If that's what you think, then you should go back and talk to Marin." After Hoffman finished speaking, he pulled up the blanket that covered his legs.

………………

Maya was very happy, the small crossbow quiver hung from her waist, and the little leopard girl jumped upstairs, and Marlin walked a little slower, because he saw the old landlady open the door.

"Good evening, ma'am." Marin said with a smile.

"Good evening, Marlin." The old lady smiled and greeted Marin, and the bouquet in his hand made Marin a little curious: "Madam, this flower ......"

"Go to the temple and meet my husband." The old lady smiled, a little sad and a little sentimental.

Marin nodded and raised the small flat hat he was wearing: "Madam, be careful all the way." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not blind enough to see the road clearly, old woman." The old lady smiled and closed the door, then turned and pointed behind Marin: "Go up quickly, don't make little Maya wait for a long time." ”

Marin turned his head to look behind him and saw Maya standing at the top of the steps, smiling a little embarrassed.

"Ma'am, be careful." After saying that, Marin walked briskly to the second floor, took Maya's hand, and watched the old lady walk out of the room.

"Where is the landlady going?" Maya asked.

Marin stretched out his hand and patted the little leopard's head: "She, go and meet someone who is very important to her. ”

"Is it important enough to go out at night?" The little leopard girl frowned and asked, "It's not been peaceful in the city lately." ”

"Well, I think so, it must be someone who is more important to her than life." After Marin finished speaking, he led Maya back home.

Father was busy in the kitchen, Maya ran over happily, and then quickly returned to Marin's side: "Daddy called you, brother." ”

So Marin, who took off his coat and changed into home clothes, followed his sister over.

Putting down the kitchen knife in his hand, Gayat patted Maya's little head, and then motioned for Marin to follow him to the living room.

Back in the living room, the middle-aged man sat down on the couch and motioned for Marin to sit on the chair across from him.

"Old Hoffman told me everything you've been doing lately." He said straight to the point.

So Marin nodded: "Yes, is there any problem, father." ”

"It's good to have detective dreams, my child, but at the end of the day, there are dangers that you shouldn't touch right now, and I could even say that you can kill yourself, because everyone has their own ambitions, but you can't take your sister to the end of the road, you know." Marin's adoptive father did not get angry when he said this, but spoke in a serious tone.

"Yes Father, I see." Marin also replied with a serious face—he had already keenly felt the fact that his skills were inferior to others from Mr. Michel's battle with that werewolf, and he was extraordinary, even if he only had Ladder Eight, and it was also an existence beyond the reach of Tier Ten Apprentices.

"Although I am angry, I have to admit that you are very adaptable, and most importantly, you make good use of your appearance, no one will take a child's detective dream seriously, well done, my little detective." The old father stretched out his hand and patted Marin's head: "But no matter what, you have to remember that danger always comes uninvited, and you must stay away from danger." ”

Marin nodded solemnly, "I see, father." ”

Next, the old father and Marin reviewed Marin's recent reconnaissance work in detail, and confirmed that Mr. Michelle did have a problem, but as Colin said, there is nothing without evidence.

"Colin is right, son, you don't have any evidence that he is the murderer who pushed his wife to death, and you are no match for him, so my personal advice is to suspend your dreams for a while, and wait until you are strong enough to think about fulfilling today's vow."

"Yes father, no problem." Marlin nodded yes.

"I'm going out again tomorrow, this time if I go north, to Pittshaven, I'm tracking a guy, so ......" "Does Maya need me to take care of me again?"

"Yes." The middle-aged man pursed his mouth: "You are his brother, take care of her, you know." ”

"I will." Marin nodded, glancing at the kitchen, "Father." ”

"Huh?" Gayat hummed, then looked at his adopted son.

"I'll try to get stronger." Marin looked at the same kind of person in front of him and said with a serious face.

“…… Then I'll see, boy. His adoptive father replied with a smile.

………………

Gayat boarded a passenger ship to the north early the next morning, and Marin and Maya went to see him off.

"Daddy is leaving again." The little leopard girl, as usual, was a little unhappy.

But this time, her unhappiness lasted a little short, and soon, the little leopard walked up to Marin and jumped happily, as if leading Marin to church.

"Hi, Marlin." A carriage followed Marin, and Faye's little head poked out of the window, "How did you get here from the harbor?" ”

"Our father is going out again." Marin said truthfully, noticing that Margaret seemed to be sitting in the gap between the car windows: "Aren't you all living in the church?" ”

"Yesterday my sister's dad and I came." The little girl was a little happy and looked like she had been praised.

She turned back and spoke a hurried northern word, then opened the door and jumped out of the carriage with Margaret's slightly embarrassed smile.

Although the carriage is very slow, this strength is worthy of an elven half-breed - last time Marlin saw a certain unlucky guy jump down and hooked it, and almost fell to his death.

This girl seems to have endless topics to talk about today, and at once she chatted with Marin about some questions about the declaration work, and after a while, she discussed with Marin how to sell the potion products faster and better, and Marin answered a little perfunctory, until this one asked a somewhat serious question: "Marin, do you want to be a transcendent?" ”

"Of course." Marin nodded, then asked with a smile, "What?" Do you have any channels? ”

"Hey, haven't you heard, the official apprenticeship selection starts next month, just a week later." Faye blinked her big pretty eyes, "I want to be an apprentice, because then I will have the opportunity to be like my sister in the future." ”

…… Don't be stupid girl, your sister is still a Ladder Nine trainee pastor, and she is lazy with Colin all day long, you have to be like her, and your parents are afraid that they will not be angry.

After complaining, Marin smiled and nodded: "I think you will be more beneficial than your sister." ”

The softest knife in the world is the mouth of the boaster.

"Thank you, but Marin, do you want to be a priest like me?"

The clergy is the name of all the basic transcendent professions of the church, and the only difference between the clergy is the camp represented by faith and faith, such as the goddess of harvest, which would make Colin have no idea of burning fields and barns at all.

"I, to be honest, I really have a hard time choosing." This is Marin's truth, speaking of which, as an atheist, Marin can be said to be sitting on pins and needles in the recent period, but he still doesn't want to believe in these gods, because he believes that every god in this world is just a more powerful creature.

"Why?" The method can be said to be very curious.

"Because I don't think the way of the clergy suits me very well." Marin gave an explanation: "And I heard that if you want to become a transcendent being, you must become the kind of person that the transcendent profession represents. ”

This sentence was said by Gayat to Marin, and he also said that the reason for this explanation was that he was afraid that without explanation, Marin would suffer if he went out.

Ma Lin can only say that this old father really cares about his adopted son and adopted daughter, for fear that one will not explain well, the adopted son went to practice the Sunflower Treasure Book, and the adopted daughter plunged into the tomb of the living dead.

Please, old man, can you not take me for a fool, the trick of cutting anything to become a superman can only fool those children.

With this thought, Marin smiled at the girl: "However, I will try to become an apprentice, after all, no matter what, an apprentice is also a ladder to become extraordinary, isn't it." ”

"Yes, yes, I'll be apprentices when the time comes." The girl said.

Marin also nodded - anyway, Marin has never been afraid of exams in general, and during this time of studying in the church, Marin is really not panicked about exams under normal circumstances.

"Okay, Marin, and we'll be apprentices together when the time comes." Faye seemed to agree with Marin's choice.