Chapter 313: No Unexpected Dinner Party
West End, Charles Cemetery.
Kuhn, the former captain of the "Punisher" squad and now the internal caretaker; McConaughey, the current captain who has been successfully promoted to "Ocean Singer"; It seems that Evan, who has grown up a lot and has faded into immaturity, and Matthew, who has finally returned from injury, four people carry a coffin, come over, and put it into the grave that has been dug a long time ago.
The only participants in this make-up funeral were members of Beckland's "Substitute Punisher" team and "Mystic Mentor" Stelter, who retrieved the body of Robert, the "Wind Dependent", from MI9.
Robert's funeral was actually held more than a month ago, but his family was even more sad because he was made a "secret puppet" at that time, so he had to use "illusion" abilities to make an illusion to hide it from his family......
And this time is the real farewell to the remains......
After Stewart, who acted as a priest, recited the eulogy, the earth began to fill in amid the prayers of the crowd, and the black coffin was slightly concealed.
After the grave was filled in and the slate was covered, the "substitutes" gradually left, and only Kuhn slowed down and said to Stewart, who was walking behind, "Haven't you heard from that Rosago yet?" ”
After learning from MI9 that the killer of Robert was Ambassador Intis's "Master of Puppets", the members of Beckland's "Substitute Punisher" team were eager to immediately clear the embassy and let them know what the real "angry people" were.
But it happened that Beck Lang was assassinated, and Rosago's whereabouts were unknown, and after they calmed down, they also understood that it was not good to make trouble at this juncture, so as not to provoke the fishy body and carry the black pot for the Aurora Society.
But others can bear it, but Kuhn, the former captain who was polluted by the holy relics and blamed himself for Robert's death, couldn't bear it, and if it weren't for the fact that Rosago really didn't hear from him, he would have killed him a long time ago.
Seeing him like this, Stelt sighed, shook his head and said, "I didn't lie to you, there is really no news...... After confronting MI9 personnel and leaving Robert's body behind, he vanished completely......
"I tried to tell him whereabouts, but I didn't seem to have been disturbed by something...... Hey, 'Master of Secret Puppets' is worthy of sequence 5 of the 'Fortune Teller' path. ”
Kuhn stared carefully into Stelt's eyes, trying to tell if he was lying, and after a long moment nodded, "I see...... But I'm not going to give up looking for him! Both Old Rhett and Evan will help me in this matter. ”
"I'm not going to give up either...... He's the target of my mission after all...... I'm not going to let him go! Stewart said in a firm tone.
Kuhn looked at him in surprise and said hesitantly, "There is not much left of the Esoteric Society's stronghold in Rune, isn't your mission complete?" I remember that the order of the Templar had been issued...... You'll be back to Koh Pasu soon, right? ”
"I have requested a new assignment from the Templar...... Well, because of my previous negligence, my carelessness, it caused the tragedy...... So I'm obligated to make amends......" Stewart said, clenching his fists.
"What task?" Kuhn subconsciously asked, but he quickly came to his senses and added, "If it's confidential, don't tell me." ”
"There's nothing you can't say......" Stewart shook his head, then spat out a name:
"Ince Zangwill!"
……
West End, Green Park Street.
Abner arrived in front of a detached house with two gardens in front and back in front of him.
He paid the coachman, and as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Miss Fanny, dressed in costume, waiting outside the gate, smiling at him, and saluting with her skirt.
A ruffled dress with a yellow non-stand-up collar, rare delicate lace, and a fair neck and half of the shoulders are exposed......
Abner glanced at Fanny and then withdrew his gaze, sighing inwardly, "It's Miss Intis...... In Rune, unmarried girls don't dress like that.
However, you are really kind to invite me to the banquet...... I didn't use Solomon Gold today......
After laughing at himself, Abner smiled and walked up to Miss Fanny for a few words, and then walked into the hall of the villa.
Since it was just a family dinner and no one other than Abner was invited, Mr. Surrey did not pretend to invite a professional band, only a mechanical puppet playing a melody similar to "Canon" repeatedly in front of the piano.
However, this made Abner even more curious, and he couldn't help but take a few more looks.
"There's nothing technical about it, it's just an enlarged version of the 'music box'...... Let Detective Bryan make you laugh. At this time, a middle-aged and elderly gentleman in a decent dress came down from the upper floor and said with a smile.
This attitude is very different from what he usually does.
"No, it's a very clever design...... "Abner exclaimed sincerely.
Even delicate tasks like playing the piano can be done, so you can pull out a rifle or even a cannon and pull the trigger!
Next, under Fanny's introduction, Abner and Mr. Surrey blew a few words of business nonsense before entering the main topic of this visit - eating.
Well, it's a true Indisian court meal, said to be a favorite dish of Russell the Great.
After cutting a piece of red braised Daggya beef short ribs, forking the black truffle porcini mushrooms, and tasting foie gras from the Bonas Farm in Champagne, the Kingdom of Intis, and tasting the Ormere red wine from 1340, Abner deeply felt that if he didn't have the "all-powerful heart" to help digestion, his cholesterol would have been raised.
"This is the dish of Serenzo's restaurant, it tastes very good, and the variety is also very rich, far from today's ......" Mr. Sarri was also very happy to see that Abner liked the dishes he prepared, so he took out a delicate card that had been prepared, motioned to his granddaughter to hand it to Abner, and smiled, "This is the gold card of Serenzo's restaurant, with this card, you can enjoy the highest standard single set menu once a day for free...... Hehe, since you like the dishes of this house, it will be given to you as a gift. ”
Restaurant in Cerenzo? Isn't that the place where future Dawn treats frequent? The maximum standard for a single package I remember was £15?
Thinking so in his heart, Abner said politely and said, "How can you take such an important thing from you for nothing......
Mr. Surrey waved his hand and said, "You have helped me, and my eldest son Pierre has done me a great favor, if it weren't for Pierre's absence in Rune, I would definitely thank you with a higher standard dinner...... And I already have a stake in the restaurant of Serenzo, and that gold card is only a small gift, and the thank you gift I really prepared is something else......"
As he spoke, Mr. Surrey clapped his hands, and then a mechanical puppet shaped like two cubes superimposed on top of each other glided along the track laid on the floor to Abner, took a file bag out of his "head", and handed it over.
Abner thanked him, then took the bag and, with the owner's permission, opened it to find a book and a bound notebook.
On the cover of the book is written in the ancient Forsak language is the name "The Book of Stars", and the bound notebook at the back is filled with Rossell, more than twenty pages.
Abner looked at Mr. Surrey at the head of the table in surprise.
"Hehe, I've heard Fanny say that you're collecting Rosselwin's notes...... That's a few that I collected when I was younger, and maybe it's a bit of a repetition of what Fanny gave you before, I hope you don't dislike it. Mr Sarri said with a smile.
"You're so kind, Mr. Surrey...... It was exactly what I needed. Abner said solemnly.
"It's good to work for you...... But don't get obsessed with deciphering the Russell text, it's too difficult, and many scholars have been deciphering it for generations, but progress is slow......" Sarri hesitated, but he also knew that it might not be of much use, after all, he was also ambitious in his youth to complete this work that no one could do, but it was a complete waste of time.
Young people, it's not a bad thing to hit a wall.
Mr. Surrey, who noticed some caution about his granddaughter, had some love for Abner, and then he pointed to the Book of Astrology and said:
"This book is my true thank you gift...... I've heard Fanny say you're a gentleman who loves to learn, and that's good...... Well, to get back to the point, the Book of Astrological Signs was copied by me in the famous White Tower Library when I was studying in Lemburg, and it is full of whimsy.
It is said that this book is relatively safe knowledge transcribed by a high-ranking powerhouse, following the contents of a book of Abrahamic notes...... But even so, I've been getting it for years and haven't been able to fully study it......"
Transcription of Abraham's Family Notes...... After thorough research, I'm afraid I don't want to meet Mr. "Door" directly?
Is the high-ranking powerhouse who transcribed it okay?
Fortunately, this is only a manuscript, and the danger is reduced by another layer...... And Mr. Surrey has been watching it for so many years, and nothing has happened.
Despite this thought, Abner had already made up his mind not to use the "pure white eye" to analyze its roots, lest he see something that he should not see.
Moreover, you can take Gray Mist and Klein to study together...... With Mr. "Fool" "top tank", it shouldn't be a big problem.
After graciously accepting the thank-you gift, the dinner was drawing to a close, and Abner took his leave, after eating some dessert and discussing some academic issues with Mr. Surrey.
Miss Fanny sent it to the door, looked at Abner with bright eyes, then untied a ruby necklace from her neck, gave it to him, and said softly: "This is my thank you gift, I must accept it!" You know, before I went to see you that day, I felt like I was at a loss...... I didn't expect you to find a way out of the problem in just a few words. ”
My spirituality has changed again...... It seems that the potion has digested a little more...... In other words, this "play" of using knowledge to solve problems was somewhat successful...... It's just that the only "fan girl" I got who thought I was "erudite" was Fanny...... And, in a sense, she was actually still blinded by me, and only saw that the result was good...... But I should have been right in my previous thinking.
Could it be that this is how the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" came to be full of "licking dogs"?
Abner was stunned and smiled warmly.