Chapter 25: Detective Thinking

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Saying goodbye to his professors, Magellan continued to live a leisurely life as a professor at an ordinary history school. The Glory Emerald has been handed over to the Academy of Magic, and he is now waiting for his speculation to be confirmed, and then go to some friendship academy, the Royal Society, to give a speech and listen to applause.

The imperial capital is still a bustling place of trouble, but Magellan grew up here, and walking through the thieves-infested alleys was little more than an after-dinner stroll to visit his old friends.

In addition to the academy, Magellan most often visited Sherlock Holmes's house, and although there was no conversation at any time, and sometimes Holmes was away from home with a case in hand, he often walked through the dark alleys when the morning light was faint or the sun was setting, and he never tired of it.

If I had to say what he was doing, probably the only answer would be "enjoy life".

It wasn't long before Sir Cook brought the news that the Countess had returned.

Helen's overseas search seems to have yielded little fruit, and this time she will probably spend a lot of time in Brittanya to check the information. Magellan duly told Sir Cook that he would not join the next archaeological team, but would stay in the academy until "the shadow of the Black Forest remains".

Professor Cook agreed without much thought.

After that, Magellan, who was painstakingly looking for an opportunity to "meet" the countess, suddenly found himself dreaming.

Magellan has always believed that one of the signs of a healthy life is to dream very little, and he did live a healthy life after coming to this world, so Magellan, who dreamed for a few days in a row, soon noticed the abnormality in the dream.

It was several different dreams, but they were actually manifesting the same thing.

Magellan struggled through a ruin. His goal is an altar, and most of the time it is underwater.

Most of the dreams in this series end when Magellan is drowned, and the content in between is bizarre, mostly vague fragments that have no meaning at all.

Magellan once tried to light the "sun", close the doors and windows, and make the bedroom a "barrier" before going to bed, but to no avail, the dream still appeared.

This incident and the fact that every time he dreamed, his spirit was not affected when he woke up in the morning, and Magellan did not take the strange dream to heart.

And there happened to be one thing that took up all of Magellan's time and energy.

It all started when Magellan passed by the Seongnam Pier Market.

It was a gathering place for pirates, a stronghold for thieves, fed a hundred gangs, a moneybag at Scotland Yard, and a favorite walking spot for Sherlock Holmes.

Magellan passed by as usual, threw a coin into the beggar's bowl, slapped away the hand that reached into his pocket, and walked through the stalls set up by the pirates, looking for fish that had slipped through the net.

The real big port in the city was the King's Port to the east, where large quantities of goods and high class people would disembark. And this market is a pirate's paradise, and the docks are lined with taverns, where you can drown yourself in rum if you are willing to spend money. Quite a few poor jingle fishermen would also come ashore here, lay their meagre catch on the ground, and try to convince a drunken pirate to take a small fish while mending the broken nets.

Magellan often came here because he liked to pick up leaks.

It's the perfect place to pick up leaks, and no one among the pirates can see the value of something that isn't gold, and of course, they'll probably take something worthless as a treasure. Magellan's favorite thing about this place is that after scouring the pirate's stall, you can also go to the fisherman's stall, but the latter has a tongue key in hand, as if he has a cheat at hand, and the fun is greatly reduced.

As usual, Magellan found nothing in the hands of the pirates, took a strange-looking fish from an old fisherman's stall, and then walked into Old John's Siren Bar and threw a copper plate.

As John, who had one foot, turned to pour his drink, Magellan looked bored at the dark bar and remembered something Holmes had once said.

An ordinary person, at all times, is receiving information from the environment, and this amount is more than most people think. But if this person stops and starts thinking in his heart, he should pay more attention to his surroundings, and the amount of information he can receive will be more than ten times that of usual.

Magellan looked around.

What's in this bar?

It was dark because the doors were small, there were no windows, and the floors were all salted, because most of the guests who came in and out came from the sea. There are not many tables, and the stools are small, and they are operated on a small basis.

In addition to Magellan, there was a guest sitting at the table, armed with a weapon, a pirate, holding a glass but not drinking, who should be waiting for someone.

Then Magellan's gaze returned to the counter. The grain of the wood can be seen, it is a strong elm, because the trunk of this thing does not grow straight, so the wood is cheap.

Then he suddenly saw something strange.

"You're finally willing to do anything to this precious counter, old John. ”

Without hesitation, the tavern keeper spewed out a profanity, then turned around, looked at a pattern on the counter, and let out a stark curse: "The man who does this will surely be hanged by a cable hanging from the mast as a sailor." ”

Magellan took the glass, smelled the rich fruity flavor of the wine in the glass, and smiled: "Old man, this is a hard hand." ”

The boss snorted, but didn't retort.

The elm counter was already made of solid wood and was very strong, and the pattern on it was carved with a knife, which was not affected by the huge difference in the softness and hardness of the wood grain, and the hand of the person who did it secretly was not only amazing, but also very steady.

"The villains here all drink wine as water, you can't be the one who is teasing me, right?"

It is not unreasonable for old John to say this, the pirates are all drunkards, although they have a lot of strength when they pull the cable, but none of them do not stop shaking when their hands stop, and among the people who have been in this tavern, Magellan is very restrained in drinking, and never alcoholic.

"This must have been carved in the morning, you see the color. ”

As soon as Magellan said this, the boss thought it should be. Now the pattern is the same color as the surrounding wooden boards, and it is certainly not carved just now, and if it had been earlier, the owner who opened the door and wiped the counter this morning would have noticed.

The boss was confused, and in the end he just said a dirty word.