After a brief meditation to empty her mind and avoid being affected by negative emotions, Angel turned her gaze to the right of the imaginary table in her mind.

According to Dunn, the salary of the full members is double that of the current one, which is six pounds per week, which is equivalent to more than £300 a year, not counting the "extra money" received from completing Mrs. Green's commission last week, and the weekly salary will gradually increase according to the number of years of service.

In this era, an annual income of more than 300 pounds is quite generous, and the average worker's weekly salary is only about 1 pound, and the temporary employment and precarious job of a dock worker is even lower.

If you refuse to become a full member, let alone the 6 pounds a week, I am afraid that the 3 pounds of the current non-regular members will be far away from you, right?

Relying only on the savings inherited from Cole Granger, the more than 200 pounds may not last long, not to mention that the potion materials needed for promotion are not cheap, even if it is only counted as the "instigator" potion of Sequence 8, the price of any main material exceeds her entire net worth.

Of course, those who leave the night watch can also find another job to make ends meet, so as not to sit on the mountain.

He has excellent marksmanship and good hand-to-hand combat ability, and can be an ordinary mercenary, and I heard that the security companies and private investigators throughout Tingen are very busy, so it may be a good choice to join now.

Or it is not impossible to learn from the predecessor of Russell the Great, who sold some advanced knowledge and ideas in his mind.

After hesitating for a moment, she still filled in the first word on the right, "stable income".

In addition to the income, the benefits of being a member of the Night Watch are also something she has felt deeply these days.

The hundreds of bullets she has lost in practicing shooting these days alone are probably worth several pounds, and that's not counting the range that can be used for free through the badge, and others need to pay a fee to use the range, 1 hour 3 soles.

Weapons are also free to receive, a revolver costs a full 3 pounds, listen to old Neil, as long as the weapon is slightly worn, it can be replaced for free, which can also save a lot of money.

If she becomes an official night watcher, she will also get the status of "probationary inspector", which sounds like a big police rank, which is very beneficial to daily life and dealing with ordinary disputes, as long as she takes out her police badge, in the eyes of ordinary people, she is naturally on the right side.

There are also various materials for practicing occult rituals, most of which can be claimed and received, and this time the production of "Storm Convergence" and "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" bullets, due to the success rate of the production exceeded expectations, a lot of materials were left in the process, and when converted into cash, it was not even less than a fixed income.

And I heard that there is a high pension for death? But if you have no relatives and no reason, what does the pension have to do with you?

Angel thought of Cole's sister who was in college at Beckland, the titular cousin of "Angel Granger", and if she died in her post, the pension should be given to her, right?

Putting aside this unlucky idea, Angel filled in the third word, which corresponds to "safety" on the left side of "dangerous".

This is not a contradiction, there is a danger in joining the Night Watch, but she has not forgotten that she has killed Lady Sharon and has already registered with the "Witch Sect".

Lady Sharon had also revealed the size of the sect to Cole Granger, and that there was more than one Sequence 4 Extraordinary, that is, a "demigod" level powerhouse. Now that he is still alive and well, eighty percent of them are because the other party has not yet taken care of his small role, not that he is already safe.

As one of the famous cult organizations in the Northern Continent, the "Witch Sect" has done things including but not limited to assassinating dignitaries, sacrificial ceremonies, and large-scale massacres, and it is blacklisted in every Orthodox Church.

No matter how bad it is, in the face of pursuit, having some extraordinary teammates is also stronger than fighting alone, and the combat effectiveness of multiple low-sequence extraordinaries combined can exceed that of a single medium-sequence extraordinary, which has been well verified in the battle to kill Mrs. Sharon.

Speaking of other extraordinary, Angel suddenly thought of the method of making charms that Old Neil had taught him, and the "divination lesson" that Crane had promised.

Originally, Cole Granger was an assassin, and Lady Sharon, the mentor and boss, was also promoted by the assassin sequence, and the only knowledge that could teach him was assassination and instigation.

However, within the night watch, there are not only several different ways of being extraordinary, who can communicate with each other, but also read the literature within the church and obtain various occult knowledge that is difficult for outsiders to obtain.

Thinking of the "hanging man" who talked eloquently at the "Tarot Meeting", and compared with his ignorant self when exchanging information, Angel filled in the form with the fourth word, "occult knowledge".

In this way, there are four keywords on each side, which is more symmetrical and beautiful.

Similarly, on the scales in Angel's mind, the choices on both sides are equally heavy.

Once again, he was faced with the same choice as the day he received Mrs. Sharon's letter.

Do you refuse to join the Night Watch and face this strange but vast world alone again, or do you become a full-fledged member and fight with your teammates who have become familiar these days?

Dunn Smith told her to leave her choice until the day the Templar recovered, but Angel knew that if she couldn't make a decision today, she wouldn't be able to make a decision that day.

Her gaze wandered across the crossroads, unable to make up her mind.

There was no way to go on like this, so she had to add a ninth word in the center of the form: "Go home."

Yes, go home.

It's been more than 10 days since she came to "this world", she has her own identity, a temporary job, killed her most threatening enemy, and made a lot of friends.

But this is not my home, my home is in Liverpool, England, not in Tingen, Ahowa, and I am a modern person in the 21st century, not this ...... The inhabitants of the mysterious age of steam!

But how to embark on the journey home, Angel is at a loss.

She had learned in detail about the life of Russell Gustav the Great, the most famous king of the Fifth Age, who was suspected to be ...... No, it should be a definite traverser, that magnificent life.

According to records, until his old age and before he was assassinated in the White Maple Palace, Russell the Great continued to carry out creative and technological innovations beyond this era, which shows that he never found his way to "return home", but spent his life in this world.

Of course, perhaps after his death, the soul of Russell the Great, which did not belong to this world, returned to Earth, but this kind of thing cannot be verified at all, and such an "attempt" is only one chance, and Angel does not plan to try it so early.

The only way to go, then, is to look for it in the occult.

Maybe there are records of time-travelers in the major churches? Or left a way to travel to other worlds? If you follow this path, joining the Orthodox God Church is undoubtedly a good start, as long as you accumulate contributions and gradually rise up, you should be able to gradually get in touch with these hidden knowledge.

Or try to find other traversers who are still alive, there are one, two, and three, this world already has Russell the Great and himself, and there may not be no third traverser.

You can publish a missing person notice in English, buy a large nuclear radiation warning sign on the page, or some stalks that only modern people can understand, as long as the knowledge does not belong to this world, it will attract the attention of the lurking traveler.

If you want to do this, it is better to leave the night watchman and return to freedom.

This is another dilemma......

The addition of new keywords didn't make Angel's choice any easier, and she sighed and decided to go to Old Neil to get the bullets first, and then take her time to decide.

Turning right out of the intersection and coming to the iron door of the weapons store, she knocked lightly and received a quick response.

"Is it Angel? Please come in. ”

Pushing open the door and entering the arsenal, old Neil sat at his desk, still dressed in his robes, studying the pages of Russell the Great's manuscript, on which there were already a few sheets of paper full of symbols, and a pot of coffee with a strange aroma was steaming.

Seeing Angel come in, he said without raising his head: "I'm here to get today's bullets, wait a minute, I'll finish drawing these symbols." ”

He took a pencil to write and draw on blank paper, transcribing a few characters from the manuscript onto it, Angel recognized one of the words as a bit like "sun" or "date", but she was not sure, her knowledge of Chinese was limited to a few Chinese characters used in advertising to pursue fashion, or the golden sentences tattooed by celebrities, and she could only sigh in the face of the square words on the page.

After writing a few Chinese characters like a painting, old Neil breathed a sigh of relief, put down his pencil, and looked up at Angel.

"Isn't Klein with you today?" He looked behind Angel and found that there was only one person coming, and asked suspiciously, "Don't you usually ...... Oh, I remember, he's on his shift today. ”

He patted the pencil shavings off his robe, stood up, took the keychain to the side, and scribbled into the arsenal at the rear.

"Still the same?"

Old Neil's voice came from inside the door, but before Angel could reply, he returned to the outer room with a box of bullets.

"30 ordinary pistol bullets, no need to sign, anyway, this caliber is only used by you."

Handing the paper bullet box to Angel, Old Neil regained the languidness of the "Russell Researcher" and sat back in his chair, ready to continue his deciphering work.

"By the way, Klein said you're interested in divination, I just taught him last week, you can come and listen to it when you have time."

"But you go to shooting practice with him every morning, and I heard you taught him a few tricks? I thought you might as well ask him directly, for this young man is a quick learner and a 'soothsayer', so he may be better at teaching than I am. ”

Old Neil smiled, lowered his head and continued to draw Chinese symbols crookedly.

"Thanks, I'll ask him a chance."

Angel was full of his own choices at this time, and he didn't dare to make a promise in the face of this kind of problem, so he had to be perfunctory.

Leaving the arsenal with the bullet in hand, Angel returned to the second floor of Blackthorn Security, wasting a lot of time in the basement worrying about the future, and she was surprised to find that it was almost noon. The heavy pounding of a mechanical typewriter came from Mrs. Oriana's office, and the waiter at Old Ville's dining room in the reception room was about to leave after registering the number and weight of lunch, when the white-haired "Miss Writer" Siga Theon saw Angel coming out from behind the partition and called out to the waiter.

"Wait a minute, there's one more person...... What package do you order? ”

She turned back to Angel.

These days, Angel eats the delivery of Old Ville's restaurant at the Black Thorn Security Company at noon, and he is also familiar with other night watchmen, especially Siga Teang, because he wants to "take materials" from her, he grabs Angel to chat every time he eats, except for Klein, he is the member of the night watch that she has the most contact with.

"No, thank you, I'll go back and eat at noon."

Angel declined Ms. Teang's invitation, today is Monday, there is a "tarot meeting" at 3 p.m., in order to avoid delays on the road and miss the time, she decided to go back to Daffodil Street for lunch.

"Oh-" the white-haired lady said in a deliberately long voice, putting on a sad expression, "He's on his turn today, won't you eat here?" Obviously, I met you first......"

"Stop, stop!" Angel hurriedly interrupted her performance, "You're the third person to mention Klein today, can't you get over this topic?" ”

"But Leonard is also on his turn today!" Siga smiled slyly, "You're not fooling yourself, are you?" ”

"I ......"

Angel stammered, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

"Ahem......" It was the waiter at Old Ville's restaurant who relieved her, although this was not his intention, "If I don't add an order, I'll leave first?" ”

Only then did the two realize that there were outsiders present, Angel shook her head and repeated, "I won't eat here at noon, so I don't need to add this." ”

Seeing the waiter leave quickly, Siga Teang turned around and continued: "I heard that you are going to 'turn positive'? ”

The news spread so quickly......

Angel was surprised by the speed of the office gossip, nodded and replied, "The captain mentioned it to me, saying that he had applied to the Templar, and I haven't replied yet." ”

"It's a little bit more cautious, it's different from a clerical job, once you join, um...... You know. ”

Xijia originally wanted to say a few more words, but looking at Angel's melancholy expression, he smacked his lips, and still didn't put pressure on her.

Looking at Siga Teon's rare white hair, Angel's heart moved, and she asked, "Did you hesitate before you became a full member?" ”

"I didn't think about it that much, because I didn't have a choice." The white-haired lady squinted her eyes and seemed to be caught in a memory, "Unlike you, I was just an ordinary person before I joined the Night Watch, a runaway 'Mechanical Heart' extraordinary person went on a killing spree in the Southern District, I survived by luck, and the captain saw that I was good and invited me." ”

"I had a nightmare for a whole year and relive that moment every day. When he asked me if I wanted to take potions and become an Extraordinary and Full Member, I didn't hesitate to say yes. ”

"I just think...... If you become extraordinary, you have the power to protect yourself and the power to protect others, a very old-fashioned reason, right? It's like a rotten pulp novel that no one reads. ”

Angel sensed keenly that Siga Teon seemed to have omitted a part, but she just listened quietly.

"I just think you don't have to choose the most appropriate one, but you don't regret choosing the other one after you choose." Siga concluded, "After that, I didn't have nightmares. ”

"Well, the more I talk about it, the more it looks like my novel that was rejected by the editor." As if feeling that the atmosphere was a little dull, she changed her conversation and talked about the topics she was interested in.

"I think changing the plot of a best-selling novel," Angel quipped, "is that you have to be careful not to break the rules and divulge the secrets of the night watchman and the church." ”

"It's okay, I can use a substitute or a member of the Heart of the Machine as the main character!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

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Walking out of the door of the reception room and down the stairs to the first floor, Angel looked back and saw that the sign of "Black Thorn Security Company" was still hanging in the corner of the corner of the upstairs, and passers-by would not be able to find it if they did not look carefully.

"Well, I may regret choosing this way later, but if I don't, I may regret it immediately?" Chewing on Siga Teang's advice, Angel sighed and walked to the bus stop on the corner.

In the near-noon sun, Angel could no longer read the imaginary table in her mind, but as she walked, she stretched out her right hand and wrote a word in the grid in the air that only she could see.

"Partner".