While Dunn was in his office sorting out his reports, he would occasionally glance at his pocket watch to check the time.

Esther came back much sooner than Dunn had expected, and before twelve o'clock she stepped through the door with a few bags and gave Roseanne a packet of lemon cake that was a little deflated to help distribute to the others.

The main thing is that Esther has not matched the names and appearances of other people except for Captain Dunn, the oldest Neil, and Roshan, who often sits at the front desk, and she is afraid that she will call the wrong person, so she has to hand the cake directly to Roshan.

"Thank you Esther, you are so sweet! You can have afternoon tea with this. By the way, do you need me to order another lunch for you? ”

"Thank you but no, I've eaten."

The croquettes were eaten by Esther all the way to the street, and by the end of the meal it was already cold, and the taste was a little greasy, and she couldn't eat anything now.

"So, you live down there, don't you? I don't think I've ever seen anyone live underground, so did the captain assign you a room? Even if you're new here, you don't have to be too restrictive, everyone is very easy-going. If you encounter difficulties, you can tell me, tell you quietly, you can go and talk to the captain more, he has privately told us to pay attention to newcomers! ”

Roshan was a little too enthusiastic, and Esther felt her desire to find someone to chat, so she hurriedly raised the bag in her hand at Roshan: "I'll take the things back first, and I'll talk to you later!" ”

"Okay, okay, then you go and pack your things first, do you want me to take them down for you?"

"No, no, no! It's not that heavy! ”

Esther hurried out of the reception hall, frightened by Rosan's fiery gossip.

Before returning to Chanis, Esther went to say hello to Dunn.

Dunn was a little surprised to see Esther, and let go of his worries: "You came back early. No surprises, right? ”

Esther hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is there a man with black hair and green eyes among the night watchers?" The kind that looks particularly good. ”

Dunn smiled and nodded: "Tingen is a small city after all, and it's normal for you to meet Leonard." What happened? ”

"He seemed to suddenly think of me as some bad person, and then he apologized in a panic and ran away."

"Hahaha...... His character is like this, sometimes he can be very reckless, but most of the time he is a good young man who is loose and easy-going. I'll introduce you to both him and Kornley tomorrow when their rotation is over. ”

Esther added, "If I wish to write to Lady Daly, can Mr. Smith deliver it for me?" ”

Dunn didn't expect Esther to be worried about Dalie, and smiled with satisfaction: "Of course." And you, like everyone else, just call me Captain. ”

"Okay captain!" Esther shouted with a grin.

She still has a lot to learn to become a professional night watchman, but gaining recognition from others is the first step for Esther to identify herself, and she is happy to have the opportunity to be accepted by the people at Blackthorn Security.

Esther felt that this was her new beginning.

Life is what life is for her, and there is always a balance between loss and gain, at least on the surface.

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The next afternoon, Leonard stepped into the antechamber of Black Thorn Security, and as soon as he entered, he saw Esther being pulled by Roshan to chat. Esther's eyes were empty, but she would occasionally give some "suspicious listening" responses, so that Rosanne continued to discuss all kinds of gossip and news with interest, and she still had the new issue of "Tingen City Honest People" in her hand.

"Good morning Leonard! You weren't there yesterday, you didn't see Esther, did you? She's our new member! Dunn said that her situation is unique, so she will live in Chanisgate for a long time. Esther, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Leonard Mitchell, don't look at his young age, but now there is a sequence eight, very powerful, right? Although he is not as talented as Dai Li, he is not sure what to say in the future. ”

Leonard's face flushed crimson, and he nodded at Esther and slammed into the door leading to the hallway, not daring to linger any longer.

It's so embarrassing!

Esther looked at Roseanne amusedly, "You're so young!" I remember that the captain and Ms. Dai Li are both Sequence 7, is it rare for the Extraordinary to be promoted? ”

Roshan's interest gradually subsided, she stopped smiling, and looked at Esther nervously: "It's not a good thing to be extraordinary, it's dangerous...... You're supposed to be a clerk like me now, right? ”

Esther shook her head: "I'm probably not ordinary anymore. ”

"Well, no wonder the captain let you live down there. You know, even the caretaker won't spend the night inside the Chanis Gate, the night is the time when the sealing power inside is the strongest, and it has a great impact on the body. ”

Esther avoided the topic, not wanting to look too "outlierous": "But Leonard has been in Black Thorn for a while?" When Ms. Daly used to visit me, he seemed to be there. ”

"Yes, he's been here for almost three years, and this year he's promoted to Midnight Poet, and for Leonard's age, there's hope for it to go even further. If it weren't for his too loose personality and lazy personality, the captain might have considered cultivating him more. Don't look at Leonard's serious face just now, he just became the 'Sleepless' day before he could control the power of his body change, he wanted to sprint down the stairs, but he rolled several times like a wheel hahaha......"

Seeing that Roseanne was happy again, Esther couldn't help but laugh too, and Roseanne's gossip could also provide her with a lot of information in addition to fun: "That's really miserable, it's good that people are okay." ”

Viola came up from the ground, the tall, lanky girl with tan hair tied into a ponytail and a little freckles, wearing rimless glasses, quite delicate and elegant: "Esther, Captain Dunn told you to go to his office. ”

Esther immediately got up from the soft-sided chair: "Okay, I'll go down now!" ”

Leonard was also standing in Dunn's office, and when he saw Esther come in, he became even more nervous, so that Ashter couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.

"Let Leonard take you to meet the martial arts teacher today."

"Okay, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Dunn glanced at Leonard: "You can briefly introduce the training program to her on the way, tell her the address of Gawain, you accompany Esther today, and she can go by herself next time." ”

Then Dunn looked at Esther again: "If you are afraid that you will not find a place, you can take a taxi carriage, and the fare can be reimbursed." ”

Esther felt the benefits of being a night watchman: "I see! ”

"The reason why you bring your martial arts lessons forward is to make sure you have the power to protect yourself. Your current constitution is stable at Sequence 7, but the Templar doesn't say which route you came from, which is a secret I can't know. ”

Leonard looked at the diminutive girl in amazement, she didn't even look to be twenty years old, which was younger than Daly. Esther turned out to be in sequence seven, definitely the best of the extraordinary, a true genius - no wonder the old man would say that her fate was strange, she was certainly not an ordinary person!

Thinking about it this way, the scene in the bookstore yesterday became very dramatic, he provoked a Sequence Seven Extraordinary?

Leonard felt shocked and embarrassed.

Esther's face was full of innocence: "I don't know how many sequences I am, I'm not even sure what I'm capable of......"

Leonard had a ton of questions that he wanted to ask the old man, but in the presence of Dunn and Esther, he had to hold back his curiosity.

Dunn nodded, "So I'm going to let you go to the martial arts teacher to train first, which will allow you to understand your physical limits while getting a workout." ”

Esther had no opinion, she was now desperate for something to be done.

Leonard had an opinion, and he was too embarrassed to mention it, and he felt the urge to bury himself at the thought of having to be alone with Esther all the way in the carriage.

Dunn glanced at Leonard, "I thought you'd be happy to sneak out." ”

Leonard laughed dryly: "Haha, I'll take her with me!" Don't worry, Captain! ”

Esther was wearing a shirt and trousers today, not a skirt, so she didn't need to change her clothes, and seeing Dunn nodding, Esther followed behind Leonard.

Before the two of them could walk out of the door, Dunn said again: "Wait a minute, there is one more thing, you still have to change into the probationary inspector uniform." After all, Mr. Gawain's agreement was a contract with the National Police Agency, and he still had to make a show and not make it too difficult for him. ”

The two agreed, watched Dunn think for a few seconds, and heard him say again: "By the way, I asked Cezel to wait for you this morning, and when you finish changing your clothes, you can go directly to him for a ride." ”

This time Dunn didn't call out to the two of them again, Esther closed the office door and couldn't help but ask Leonard in a low voice: "Captain Dunn's memory is always good and bad, do you really need to see a doctor?" ”

Leonard shrugged lazily: "Captain has always been like this. Listening to Dali and Roshan, he began to forget things after he was promoted to the 'Nightmare' of Sequence Seven a few years ago, and of course he forgot all the little things. ”

"Does promotion still make people prone to amnesia?"

"Not really, it has to do with the ability of 'Nightmares', the extraordinary of this sequence can freely enter and exit the dream world, can stay awake in the dream world, they can control and construct the dream world, and even pull other people directly into the dream."

"It's a very practical ability, so it's difficult for the other party to hurt the 'nightmare' in a dream?"

Leonard hesitated: "According to common sense, occult things can be harmful to the 'nightmare' of dreams. I'm just the 'Midnight Poet' of Sequence 8 now, and maybe I'll know what it feels like when I get promoted. ”

Esther remembered the time she had met the night in her dream: "This path is the power of the goddess of the night, isn't it?" ”

"We usually call it the 'Sleepless' pathway, because that's the name of Sequence 9, and Captain Dunn should have told you when he introduced Kornley and Luo Yao, they are the 'Sleepless'."

Esther couldn't help but want to tease Leonard: "I heard you rolled down the stairs when you became the 'Sleepless'?" ”

Leonard was silent, and he glanced at Esther with grief.

"Hahahaha, don't mention it, I won't mention it!" Esther grinned, "Thank you for explaining this to me." ”

"You're welcome."

Because Esther unkindly uncovered that dark history, Leonard's answer sounded a bit gnashing of teeth.