Outside the window, the afterglow was golden and dark, and Crane looked into Melissa's eyes, and couldn't find anything to say for a moment, because none of the lines he had prepared were used.

He coughed lightly twice, and his brain teaser turned:

"Melissa, this is not a waste of salary, in the future, Benson and my colleagues will be guests, will they be entertained in such a place?

"Don't you don't have a fiancée yet? Melissa said logically and clearly.

"No, Melissa, it's the rule of society. Klein felt a headache and could only make a big sense, "Since you get a weekly salary of 3 pounds, you must have a decent salary that matches 3 pounds a week." ”

To be honest, he used to squeeze into a share house, and he is no stranger to the current living conditions, and he is completely adapted, but it is precisely because of this experience that he understands more and more the inconvenience of similar environments for girls, and his goal is to become extraordinary, study the occult, find the "way" home, and in the future, it is indispensable to make some magic rituals at home, and the apartment is crowded and prone to problems.

Seeing that Melissa wanted to say more, Klein hurriedly added:

"Don't worry, I'm not thinking about a single house, I'm going to look at a townhouse, anyway, I have to have my own bathroom, and I also like Mrs. Sling's bread, Tingen and lemon cake, and we can first consider the places close to Iron Cross and Daffodil Street. ”

Melissa pursed her lips slightly, was silent for a while, and nodded slowly.

"And I'm not in a hurry to move, I'll have to wait for Benson to come back. Crane smiled and said, "Otherwise, when he opens the door, he will be shocked and surprised, "What about my house? What about my brothers and sisters? What about my home? Is this my home? Am I in the wrong place? Goddess, tell me if this is a dream, how can I go out for a few days and come back, and I don't even have a home!"

He imitated Benson's tone, and Melissa unconsciously bent her eyes, revealing the shallow dimples of her cheeks.

"No, Mr. Ferranch will always wait at the door and ask Benson to hand over the keys to the apartment, Benson will not be able to go upstairs at all. The girl hurt the stingy and money-hungry landlord.

In Moretti's house, everyone likes to make jokes about the landlord Mr. French when they have nothing to do, and this trend is brought up by the eldest brother Benson.

"Yes, he won't change the lock for the tenant in the back. Crane smiled in agreement, pointed to the door, and said humorously, "Ms. Melissa, are you going to celebrate at the Silver Crown Restaurant?"

Melissa sighed slightly and said:

"Klein, do you know Selena? my classmate, my good friend. ”

Selena Klein's mind suddenly conjured a girl with long burgundy hair and dark brown eyes, whose parents were devotees of the goddess of the night, blessed her in the name of the Sage Selena, who was not yet sixteen, half a year younger than her sister Melissa, a happy, cheerful, and outgoing girl.

"Hmm. Klein bowed his head and said he remembered Selena Wood.

Her brother Chris is a solicitor and currently earns close to £3 a week, and his fiancée works part-time as a typist. Melissa first described the situation, and then said, "They have been engaged for more than four years, in order to have a stable and good life after marriage, they are still saving money until today, they have not entered the church, and they plan to wait for at least another year, according to Selena, people who are about the same as her brother are like this, you usually have to be 28 years old before you can get married, you have to prepare in advance, save money, don't waste it." ”

It's just a restaurant for a meal, is it necessary to make so many senses...... Crane didn't know whether to cry or laugh when he heard it, and thought for a few seconds and said, "Melissa, I have a weekly salary of 3 pounds now, and it will increase every year in the future, you don't have to worry." ”

"But we need to save money to prevent accidents, for example, the security company suddenly collapsed, and one of my classmates had to drop out of school because his father's company went bankrupt and had to go to the dock to find some temporary work, and the family's conditions deteriorated instantly. Melissa persuaded her brother with a serious expression.

...... Klein reached out and covered his face:

"That, that security company and the government, well, have something to do with the government, and it's not going to go out of business. ”

"But the government is also unstable, after every election, if there is a change of party, then the vast majority of positions will be changed and become a mess. Melissa retorted persistently.

...... Sister, you know a lot...... Klein shook his head angrily and amusefully:

"Okay......"

"Then I'll make a soup with the rest of yesterday's ingredients, and you go to the street and buy a pan-fried fish with meat, a piece of beef with black pepper sauce, a small jar of cream, and bring me a glass of ginger beer, anyway, a little celebrity. ”

It's all the food that the Iron Cross vendors often sell, 6 to 8 pence for a pan-fried fish, 5p for a not-so-large piece of beef with black pepper sauce, 1 pence for a glass of ginger beer, and about a quarter pound for a small jar of cream – it costs only 1 sso and 3p for 1 pound of cream.

The original owner will be responsible for the purchase of ingredients at home every holiday, and he is no stranger to the price, Klein calculated for a few seconds, and came to the conclusion that it would roughly cost 1 sylle and 6 pence, so he directly drew the two 1 sylvester notes.

"Hmm. Melissa no longer objected, put down her bag containing stationery, and took the banknotes.

Watching his sister take out the small jar of cream and the basin for other food, and walk briskly towards the door, Crane thought for a moment and called out to her:

"Melissa, the rest of the money to buy some fruit. ”

Many vendors on Iron Cross Street buy fruit from other places that are of poor quality or have been stored for too long, and the people here are not angry about this, because the price is very cheap, and you can taste it as a cheap treat if you go home and cut off the rotten area.

After saying this, Crane quickly leaned in, took out the remaining copper penny from his trouser pocket, and put it in the palm of his sister's hand.

"Huh?" Melissa's brown eyes looked at her brother in confusion and confusion.

Crane took two steps back and smiled:

"Remember to go to Mrs. Sling's and reward yourself with a small piece of lemon cake. ”

"......" Melissa's mouth opened, her eyes blinked, and finally she spat out only one word, "Okay." ”

She spun around, pulled the door open, and staggered down the stairs.

............

A river runs through it, with cypress and maple trees lining its banks, and the air is so fresh that you feel drunk.

Crane stepped out of the public carriage that paid 6p and walked along the concrete road to the three-story brick and stone house in the greenery, the office building of the University of Tingen, with a revolver in his arms and a cane in his hand.

"It's worthy of being one of the two most famous universities in the Kingdom of Rune......" Klein, who came here for the first time, sighed as he walked.

Compared to here, Hoy University on the other side of the river is simply rudimentary.

"Hah!"

A shout approached, and two rowboats rushed from the upper reaches of the Hoy River, their oars turning in a neat and orderly manner.

This is a popular rowing sport in all universities in the Kingdom of Rune, and Klein's family background to complete college with scholarship funding has participated in the Hoy University Rowing Club with Welch and others, and rowed a good boat.

"You're so young...... Crane sighed as he stopped.

In another week, that will no longer be the case, because the school is on summer vacation.

Along the tree-lined road, he walked to the gray three-story brick and stone house, passed the registration, entered smoothly, and found the office where he had received him last time.

Knock, knock, knock! He tapped his fingers on the half-hidden door.

"Come in. A male voice came from inside the door.

Watching Klein push the door in, the middle-aged instructor in a white shirt and black tuxedo frowned slightly and said:

"There is still an hour left for the interview. ”

"Mr. Stone, do you remember me? Klein Moretti, a student of Senior Associate Professor Cohen, you have read my letter of recommendation. Crane smiled and took off his hat.

Harvin Stone touched his black beard and wondered:

"Do you have anything to do? I'm not in charge of the interview. ”

"Yes, I've got a job and I'm not going to be interviewing today. Klein told the truth.

"Well......" Harvin Stone understood, stood up, and stretched out his right hand, "congratulations, what a polite young man, I would say to Mr. Professor and Senior Associate Professors." ”

Klein shook hands with the other party, and was about to leave after a few pleasantries, but a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Moretti, have you found another job?"

Crane turned around and saw an old man with silver hair, deep contours, but few wrinkles, with sunken eyes, dark blue eyes, and a straight black tuxedo.

"Good morning, mentor, Mr. Azik. He hurriedly saluted, "Why are you here?"

Next to Cohen was a middle-aged man of medium stature with bronzed skin, holding a newspaper in his hand, without a beard, wearing a top hat, with black hair and brown eyes, soft features, eyes revealing an indescribable vicissitudes, and a black mole under his right ear.

Klein knew him, and he often helped Mr. Azik, a faculty member in the history department of Hoy University, who liked to argue with his mentor, Senior Associate Professor Cohen, and had conflicting views, but in reality, the two had a good personal relationship, otherwise they would not like to get together and chat.

Cohen nodded, and said in a soothing tone:

"Azik and I came to an academic conference, what job did you find?"

"A security company that does antiquities finding, collecting and protecting, they need professional consultants for £3 a week. Klein repeated what he had said to his sister yesterday and explained, "You know, I like to explore history, not summarize it. ”

Cohen bowed his head lightly and said:

"Everyone has their own choice, and I am very satisfied that you can remember to come to the University of Tingen to inform them instead of being outright. ”

At this point, Azik interjected and asked:

"Klein, do you know what happened to Welch and Naya? I read the newspaper that they were killed by burglars. ”

The case turned into a burglary, and it was in the newspaper so quickly? Klein was stunned for a moment, and then considered the language:

"I don't know the specific situation, Welch got a note from the Antigonus family of the Solomonic Empire in the Quaternary Age, and asked me to interpret it, I went there for a few days, and then I was busy looking for a job, and the police came to look for me two days ago. ”

He deliberately revealed the "Solomonic Empire" and the "Antigonus Family" to see if the two history teachers would know something.

"Quaternary ......," Cohen whispered, frowning.

Azk, who had bronze skin and vicissitudes in his eyes, was stunned at first, then took a breath, rubbed his temples with his left hand holding the newspaper, and said:

Antigonus...... It feels familiar...... But I can't remember where I've heard of ......."