Joyce was surprised by Thomas's arrival, and he instructed the maid:

"Then let's advance the afternoon tea."

"Yes, Mr. Baron."

In the meeting room, Thomas was wearing the uniform of MI9 with the rank of captain, and Joyce smiled when he saw this:

"Is this just off work?"

Thomas was thinking about things, and after hearing the question, he was stunned for a second for a moment, and replied:

"Just finished a mission, came to talk to you."

"I had afternoon tea prepared." Joyce said, sitting in the chair across from her.

"Thank you."

Thomas thanked him and got down to business:

"I've checked the internal information, and the situation of the Life School is indeed similar to what you said, but some of their members believe in the 'Primordial Moon', which is also an evil god."

Eh, weren't those members rebelled by the Rose School? MI9 is not documented? It stands to reason that it is impossible, and it should be that his level of secrecy is not high enough...... Joyce thought for a moment and talked about last night's ball:

"I met Charlie yesterday, he is still the same, nothing has changed, not at all like a cultist who believes in evil gods, besides, you also said that only some members of the Life School believe in evil gods, maybe the teacher Charlie said is the normal part!"

"You seem to trust the School of Life?" Thomas asked keenly with the insight of an agent.

Maybe it's because their speaker is a little snake...... Joyce thought amusedly, explaining:

"First, I trust Charlie."

"Second, I believe William, as is written in his notes."

"What you say also makes sense, I'm more worried that Charlie's character will not be able to resist the temptation." Thomas nodded in agreement, and then he said pointedly:

"The path of the extraordinary is destined to be a ragged path full of thorns."

"Is there a more detailed account in Mr. William's notes?"

Joyce frowned, "What do you mean?" ”

"About the School of Life." Thomas replied.

"No, all William knew about the School of Life came from meeting a member of the School of Life who had saved his life...... Joyce said nonsense.

Thomas stopped asking, and instead reminded:

"The knowledge in that note is very important, and if you want to be extraordinary, it can help you avoid many detours."

"That was the last thing my father left me." Joyce's firm reply meant that I would take it very seriously, but deliberately ignored the question of being extraordinary.

"The situation has been more severe recently, so be careful."

After Thomas said these last words, he immediately offered to leave, not giving Joyce a chance to stay.

Unexpectedly, rushed to ...... It's weird!

The matter of Charlie and the School of Life seems to be just a façade to elicit the last admonition: the situation is serious, be careful.

The situation is dire...... Joyce pondered the meaning of the sentence and didn't even notice Sophia's arrival.

"Mr. Baron, afternoon tea is ready."

"Okay." Joyce subconsciously responded, raised her eyes to look at Miss Maid, and suddenly thought of a key person: "Scales".

Although the channel of "Scales" was provided by Thomas, after his speculation, "Scales" and the forces behind it are not clear, and they are only helping themselves to become extraordinary......

Seeing Sophia, Joyce realized that she had become an "audience" in the eyes of the "balances", that their goal had been achieved, and that they were perhaps preparing for their next move......

Thomas may have sensed certain signs, which is why he came out of place to remind me, and even wore an MI9 uniform for this purpose, does this mean that the forces against him come from within MI9......

"Mr. Baron, what are you staring at me?"

Sophia's face was hot from his burning gaze, and she lowered her head and asked.

Joyce came back to his senses, the military-level relationship was all from William's management, and he was not yet able to intervene, but someone could—General Gordon, and there was another reason to go to tomorrow's dinner.

"It's nothing, I'm worried that I won't be able to control myself and eat you one day!"

Yes! Really? Sophia was even more shy in her heart, because her little brain was hesitating whether to refuse Monsieur Baron...... When she was thinking about it, she looked up and saw Joyce's smiling expression, and said in a coquettish voice:

"You're making fun of me again!"

Sure enough, teasing the maid lady with nothing to do can make him feel better...... Joyce put aside the undercurrent behind him for the time being, and the soldiers came to cover the water, at least he was closer to the truth now than he was when he first crossed over.

…………

All day on Saturday, Joyce didn't go out, but she didn't wait for Emily's unsolicited contact, which worried him that if she hung up, the recipe for "instigator" would not be found.

"Mr. Baron, do you really need me to follow?"

Sophia asked again after helping Joyce match the details of her outfit.

"Today's dinner is not for you, next time."

Joyce tugged at the bow tie around her neck, picked up her cane, and got into the four-wheeled carriage to check the gifts she had prepared.

"Let's go."

Karl, the coachman, waved the reins, and the carriage started smoothly towards its destination.

General Gordon is currently at home, but his decades of military service have made him deeply influential in the military, and although he is not aware of the inside story, Joyce speculates that the dinner party is probably an act of proclamation.

This can be seen from the people invited by Gordon, ninety percent of the guests who have arrived are men, and most of them are wearing military uniforms, and there are very few guests like Joyce who wear evening dresses, and they are basically young juniors.

Before the dinner began, General Gordon, dressed in the uniform of a major general, raised his glass and gave a speech.

“…… Purity, integrity, courage...... All of the above are the characteristics of a soldier. ”

"It is such a good soldier who can let my comrade-in-arms who entrusted his back to die a month ago, which is not only the loss of Rorsted's soldiers, but also the loss of the entire kingdom."

"Today, I don't want to talk about William's sacrifice here, because I have already argued with Admiral Emilius, and His Excellency told me to calm down and approve my leave."

"However, this break has given me an unexpected harvest and the discovery of an excellent young man who I believe will become the mainstay of the kingdom."

"He's William's child, Joyce Best."

Joyce's expression stiffened for a second, and then quickly returned to his senses, as if he was listening to a leader speak when he was suddenly called out, and he saw Gordon looking at him:

"It should be Baron Best, little Best, come here!"