In the luxurious villa of the Hall family, the gray fog in front of Audrey's eyes quickly faded, and the figures of the 'fool' and the lover had disappeared.

She came to the one-man tall life-size mirror, pursed her lips, and for the first time the idea of urgently improving her own sequence due to factors other than her interest:

"Duke Negan, who is under the close protection of Sequence 5 and a large number of Extraordinary, and who is also a Sequence 6 Extraordinary, will be assassinated, let alone just the father of an ordinary person. Although there are many extraordinary people in the family, and the Church of the Goddess will provide additional protection, it is still not reassuring that Duke Negan's guard will only be stronger than this! ”

"And no one knows the reason why the organization sent someone to assassinate Duke Negan, but it's just a 'blocking their general trend' is inevitably a bit too broad, who knows if Dad will also be recognized by them as a nobleman who is blocking the general trend?"

"Come on, Audrey, upgrade to Sequence 6, Sequence 5 as soon as possible, hide in the shadows, and be the last line of defense for dad, mom, and brothers!"

"Well, you can also ask Ember for help and ask him for some powerful magical items. But I don't have much cash right now, and a few thousand pounds may not be enough to buy any powerful magical items. However, this can be discussed directly with Dad, and the assassination of Duke Negan must have stimulated him, and he probably wouldn't mind spending money on some more powerful magical items. ”

"Tuk! Sincere! ”

Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

Audrey quickly cleaned up her expression, opened the door and found Hibbert standing at the door, and said with a somewhat excited smile:

"Audrey, I have good news for you, Alfred has sent a telegram that he will be back in two days!"

"Huh?"

Audrey was stunned for a moment, and said in a puzzled tone, "But, isn't Alfred in East Bailang?" Why did you come back all of a sudden? ”

Alfred was her second brother, Hibbert's younger brother, and had served in the military all along. A few months earlier, he had been transferred to serve in East Bailang. With his repeated exploits in the colony, his military rank has risen rapidly!

But in general, the officers sent to East Bailang stayed there for at least a year. One is to accumulate qualifications, and the other is to establish more merits. After all, on the northern continent, countries 'live in peace'. Not to mention war, there has not even been friction for hundreds of years.

This is a good thing for the people, but not necessarily for the soldiers who aspire to make a difference. So in comparison, the Southern Continent is the best choice for military personnel. Because in the colonies of the southern continent, frictions and even wars between countries are tacitly tolerated, so it is only there that the fastest and most meritorious service can be obtained.

Of course, colonies at sea can also accumulate military merit quickly, but this part of the merit can only be obtained by the navy, after all, the army cannot deal with those pirate ships on the endless sea.

For Alfred, to achieve as much or as much merit as possible, in order to obtain a higher rank or even a knighthood, is what he wants to do most now, and what he should do the most. Although it will keep him separated from his family for a long time, and although it will not be in time for the New Year's party and his sister's coming-of-age ceremony, it will all be worth it.

Audrey had thought that Alfred would not return to Beckland until he had at least accumulated enough merits to earn him a knighthood. When the time comes, he may come back with the rank of brigadier general or even major general, which is the best choice.

Alfred couldn't have understood this, but why did he suddenly return to Beckland? It can't be that you don't want to miss her coming-of-age ceremony, right?

"Isn't it good to come back?"

Hibbert asked rhetorically, and then said with a smile, "You don't have to think too much, he came back this time because of the military's order." And isn't that just right? There is still half a month before the New Year's party, and he will definitely be able to catch up. After all, it's Audrey's bar mitzvah! ”

"Hmm~"

Audrey didn't reply, as if in a state of hesitation.

Hibbert seemed to see through his sister's thoughts, and asked with a smile:

"Are you worried about Ash?"

"Huh?"

Audrey blinked.

"Don't worry."

Hibbert chuckled, "Alfred's tailor is already designing dresses for Ash, and that won't change even if Alfred returns." As for Alfred, he can wear the dress designed last year. Of course—"

Hibbert deliberately paused for a moment, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't think he would mind wearing a military uniform to a New Year's party, after all, for a young lieutenant colonel, this is undoubtedly a symbol of honor." ”

"That's right."

Audrey pretended to be relieved, as if she was really worried about the dress. But in reality, she was worried about something else: Ember would assassinate George III at the New Year's party, and if Alfred returned and attended the party. Will he be forced to fight because of his status as a soldier and thus clash with Ember?

Audrey thought silently in her heart: "I must find a way to let them meet in advance, and the time should be in time." ”

While thinking about it, another doubt appeared in the girl's heart:

"Why was Alfred suddenly transferred back to Bakeland? Why him? ”

——

Hilston, 117 Birningham Road.

Ember leaves the bathroom and goes to the living room to meet Hugh and Kuralis, who are busy preparing dinner. Dinner was ready, and the Kurala sisters sat quietly and obediently at the table waiting for their meal. Still, Firth lay on the couch with a salty fish, put on a mask that was said to hydrate, and read a book there.

"Ember."

After Ember was seated, Hugh sorted out his words and spoke, "There has been a new gathering of extraordinary people in the Eastern District recently, and I have been invited. This afternoon was the first meeting, and I also attended. ”

After a pause, he continued, "And the point is that the organizer of the party calls himself 'Mr. X.'" ”

"Mr. X?"

Furth was also interested, and asked curiously, "Aurora Meeting?" ”

They have also learned a lot of secret information when they join the Tarot Society, and they know that the divine envoys within the Aurora Society are named Mr. A and Mr. X. The extraordinary's gatherings they used to attend were organized by Mr. A, and now that there's another Mr. X, it's hard not to suspect each other's identity — and that suspicion is usually right.

No other, because the people of the Aurora Society are crazy. They knew that they were wanted criminals, but they still made it public by their 'real names', and they did not hide or cover it up at all. It seems that there is no concern at all about the informants of the official extraordinaries among the extraordinaires attending the meeting, as if they were deliberately waiting for the official to come to the door.

Of course, Forth doesn't try to understand why they do this, because madmen are always so puzzling.

"It should be."

Hugh nodded earnestly, his expression serious, "And he issued a commission at the first meeting, asking the extraordinaries involved in the gathering to find the extraordinaries of the Abrahamic family or the apprenticeship path. As long as there is any information related to the apprenticeship path extraordinary, he will buy it at a high price. ”

"Apprentice?"

Ember's expression moved slightly, he had only met Mr. A not long ago, and learned from him that Mr. X had secretly infiltrated Bakeland in order to find members of Abraham's family. And now there is a Mr. X who suddenly appears, and he happens to be looking for an extraordinary person who is looking for an apprenticeship, which can not be explained by coincidence.

If it was Mr. A, Ember wasn't really interested, after all, Mr. A still had some effect. However, this Mr. X is obviously of little use - on the contrary, his extraordinary trait is very valuable, after all, he is an extraordinary person in the Apprentice Path Sequence 5, and his extraordinary trait can be completely made into a second 'teleportation ring'.

Moreover, killing this traitor to the Abraham family can also gain a favor on the side of the Abraham family - although Abraham now owes a lot of favors, no one can have too much favors.

Ember asked thoughtfully:

"When is the next party?"

"Every Thursday at three o'clock in the afternoon."

Hugh explained, "But he valued Abraham's information so much that anyone who had it could go to him at any time." ”

Furth whispered:

"Why do you like to have a party at 3 p.m.? Good thing it's not Monday.

Ember thought for a moment and commanded:

"Firth, take the opportunity to inform Mr. Dorian and tell them that Mr. X of the Aurora Society is looking for them. Hugh, let me know in advance the next meeting, I'll be with you. ”

Furth and Hugh glanced at each other, and said in unison:

"Okay."

"No problem."

——

A new day.

Early in the morning, Klein received 1,000 pounds in cash with the newspaper and the scent of ink, a bounty paid by the Heart of the Machines. This put Klein in a good mood and deliberately added a sausage to his breakfast.

Relieved of the threat of the Apostle of Desire, Crane decided to go to the Cragg Club for lunch, a kind of thrifty housekeeping that had become his practice since he owed Miss Justice a large debt.

After lunch, Klein silently praised his frugality in his heart, and then took a public carriage to the East End, changed into a worker's attire and went to the Brave Bar.

Klein slowly came to the bar and ordered a glass of Southwell beer, and asked casually:

"Is Caspars Canlinen here?"

He had come to find Miss Sharon, but the only way he could contact Miss Sharon was Caspers.

The bartender glanced at him:

"It seems like you haven't been here for a long time, and since the large-scale crackdown on pornography and illegal pornography organized by the government more than a month ago, Caspars has run away in fear. If you're looking to buy something, there's a new merchant right now. ”

"Who," Klein asked casually.

"Old man, it's in the No. 3 billiard room." The bartender said without looking up.

Klein immediately got up, paced slowly to the familiar place, and knocked on the hidden door.

"Come in." A voice rang out.

Klein entered the billiard room, looked at the boy standing at the table, closed the door with his hand, and said with a smile:

"Long time no see, didn't you go to Port Prieze?"

This boy is the same Ian that Klein met when he first arrived in Beckland, and because he was involved in a series of troubles, he finally had to entrust Miss 'Justice' to ask Mr. A to kill the ambassador of the Republic of Intis.

Ian restrained his stunned expression and muttered, "I went to Pritzport for two months, and found that those guys were savage and fierce, and they had no humility or love for children, so they had to go back to Beckland and do what they were good at again." Later, Caspars decided to run away and handed over the business and connections to me to inherit. ”

Without waiting for Klein to speak, he added, "Mr. Detective, I have always kept it in my heart, and I still owe you two requests. ”

Klein suddenly had a toothache, two requests! It's okay if you don't say it, but as soon as he says it, he remembers that he still owes Ember two demands. Although Ember is not in a hurry to pay it back, this only makes Crane more and more worried - he wants Ember to owe him a favor, but it does not mean that he wants to owe Ember a favor.

Although it had been determined that Miss Sharon had most likely abandoned the base, Klein still exchanged a few words with the other party, after all, leaving without doing anything would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Leaving the bar, Crane got into a cab and headed straight for the East End. He looked at the gloomy weather outside the window, feeling a little emotional and embarrassed, but an illusory voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"What's the matter with you?"

Klein's hair stood up in an instant, and after seeing clearly who was sitting in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled helplessly:

"Miss Sharon, do you always show up like this unknowingly?"

"Next time I'll knock on the window."

Sharon, who was wearing a gothic court dress and a small black floppy hat, nodded without emotion, and she paused for a moment and asked in a somewhat confused tone, "You have been promoted to Faceling?" ”

"Yes."

Klein admits dryly.

Klein didn't expect that Miss Sharon would be the first to see it, after all, they hadn't seen each other a few times in total.

"The change in you is obvious."

Miss Sharon's tone was as calm as ever, "But then you don't need the Shadow of Human Skin trait anymore. ”

"You know where it is?" Crane's eyes flashed and he asked.

He had also asked Miss Sharon to find the main material for the Facelings more than a month ago, but he didn't expect her to be in a hurry.

"A mausoleum of an ancient nobleman in White Cliffs."

Miss Sharon explained succinctly, "But if you don't lack the properties of the Shadow of Human Skin, it's best not to try to enter, it's very dangerous. ”

I just asked casually, I definitely won't go, after all, even Miss Sharon thinks it's dangerous, and it's definitely bad luck for him to go.

Klein complained in his heart and asked casually:

"Do you know which ancient nobleman's tomb it is?"

Sharon said without a pause:

His surname is: "

"Amon."

Klein's heart suddenly shuddered, and the figure in a black classical robe and a peaked soft hat of the same color came to mind, with a wide forehead, a thin face, black eyes, black hair, and a monocle made of crystal......

Crane was impressed by the enemy who tried to invade the Grey Mist. Even his first thought was to tell Ember to dig Amon's grave!

(End of chapter)