Le Maire, who was abandoned by his own organization, almost spent all his savings over the years to solve the problem. Although he could not even find out the names of the relics of the mermaid statues, he was introduced by a friend to a man who was said to be
A very powerful fortune teller, the fortune teller gave him advice.
"pirate?"
Shade sat on the chair and looked at the words on the notepad in surprise.
The diviner seeks guidance on destiny through divination, and what he sees is pirates. Those mermaid statues will be related to pirates, and the way to break the curse may be related to pirates.
Unfortunately, Flamel did not have the opportunity to verify whether the fortune teller who received him 300 pounds in cash really saw his destiny.
Flamel had accumulated a lot of savings through illegal smuggling activities over the years. Unfortunately, in order to break the curse, he spent a lot of gold on divination, and the remaining money was used to buy relics with the function of breaking the curse. Therefore, Shade only
Very little cash was found here.
That relic was carried by Flamel, and it must have been buried under the sea. Therefore, in addition to cash, Shade's harvest this time was only the old book "The Wind Rises in the Abyss" and the second-ring warlock's notebook.
Because he suspected that there was a hidden compartment here, he used [Echo of Blood] to observe the room. Although he found all the hidden spell-casting materials behind the bookshelf, most of them were of little value and inconvenient to carry, so Shade didn't think about it.
Take it away.
To sum up, the harvest from this trip is not much. Including the notes and books, you can probably earn about 200 pounds from selling them all. After all, it is for free, so Shade will not think it is not enough. And with this money,
With his current savings, he can safely spend money to renovate the third floor of Saint Teresa Square.
"But this incident once again told me that this world is so dangerous that even a second-level warlock may die suddenly due to bad luck."
When I was about to leave, I thought about it and lamented the fate of Flamel.
【What are you going to do with that statue? Put it here?】
"Of course not, tell the church. But before I go to report, I have to do one more thing."
Putting the money and books into the large pockets of his coat, Shade opened the door and walked out of the attic.
It was Monday daytime, and there was no one else in this rental apartment except the landlord. When I saw the old man again, he was hiding in his basement workshop.
Hot steam is steaming from the basement, and dense steam pipes extend from underground and upstairs to supply the production of small workshops.
There were gas lamps on the wall, several gas-fired stills were placed beside the wall, and inside were box-type drying devices and a small-power steam engine.
The most occupied space in the basement is a red copper-colored high-temperature calcining furnace. When Shade walked down, the furnace was still working. The metal on the surface was emitting extremely high heat, and the hands on the rusty dial were moving in an orderly manner.
Indicates the internal working environment.
"What else do you want to do?"
Hearing the sound of Shade opening the basement door, the old man asked vigilantly, standing in the innermost part of the basement with a gun in his hand.
"I wanted to tell you that I have taken away everything upstairs."
Shade said.
"Then leave. I won't tell others that you were here."
"One more thing, I want to see what exactly you produce here."
As he spoke, he looked around here, and the old man suddenly raised his gun:
"Leave here immediately! I only say this once, leave here immediately! Don't think that because you are from MI6, I won't dare to shoot you. Young man, get out now and I will treat it as if nothing happened."
"It seems that the things you produce are really problematic. If you have the guts, just shoot. Have you ever killed anyone before?"
"Of course I have killed people. Do you think I am scaring you?"
Neither of them could see each other clearly through the steam. But the sound of Shade's footsteps was very obvious. Seeing that he was still approaching, the old man fired a shot at Shade's feet.
The young detective stopped and looked at the bullet holes at his feet:
"Okay, I'll stop."
Although he said this, he still walked aside. When he was about to approach the huge alembic, he suddenly rushed forward. It looked like Shade was hiding behind the alembic, but the old man's eyes widened.
Because his legs can't be seen under the alembic.
"Where did you go?"
Holding the gun, he looked warily at the quiet room, but soon he felt a hand reaching out from behind.
Shade used [Ragrai's Jump] to get behind the old landlord. He suddenly wrapped his left arm around the old man's neck, and at the same time grabbed the pistol that was pointing forward with his right hand.
The old man's reaction was also quick, and he had no intention of competing with Shade for control of the firearm in his hand. Instead, he lay down, forcing Shade to bend down and wrestle with him.
But the old man's left hand took advantage of this opportunity to reach to Shade's waist and pulled out the revolver.
Very skillfully, he pressed down the hammer with his thumb, raised his left arm backwards, and pointed back at Shade's face:
"I have not forgotten that you still have a gun in your waist. Young man, your thinking is too simple."
Bang~
[The Gun of Kindness] killed the shooter, the bullet penetrated his forehead, leaving him no chance to leave his last words.
"Yeah, too young."
After the gunshot, the echo echoed in the basement. Shade sighed, put the body down, and then took back the [Gun of Kindness] from the old and old hands. Ignoring this place anymore, he wiped the gun with a handkerchief and walked out.
The old man had seen his face and told the church where the mermaid statue was hidden. If the church came to inquire, something would inevitably go wrong. And if he was shot to death with his own gun, even if the body was taken away, there was a small chance that the church would take it away.
The dispatcher's death is linked to this incident. Therefore, letting the old man "commit suicide" with the [Gun of Kindness] is the best way that Shade can think of.
In this way, no matter what method the church uses, there is no way to know who came here in advance today.
Things became simple after that. Shade skillfully locked the door downstairs of the apartment. After confirming that he had left no footprints, he left through the back window. When he returned to the street, he glanced back and closed the door tightly.
The apartment building with the door open became more understanding that Dr. Schneider was always able to bring out shoe covers and gloves.
The church closest to New Denton Street was the [Church of Creation and Destruction] of the True God [Ms. Creation], but Shade did not report it immediately. Instead, he returned to the hotel where he rented and changed his clothes.
Of course, he couldn't run to the church by himself to report the dangerous relics, so Shade's plan was to find a child on the street near the church and pay him some change to help deliver the letter.
Writing with his left hand, he simply explained the location of the apartment and the mermaid statue, and planned to take a carriage from the hotel. However, when Shade found an empty carriage at the door of the hotel and was about to get on, a group of policemen from a distance ran over with whistles.
:
"Stop all carriages!"
When the police whistled, it usually meant that something had happened, so except for the coachmen who stopped where they were, pedestrians passing by had to avoid it. Shade didn't want to get into trouble, so he could only shake his head apologetically at the coachman in front of him.
The group of police officers who came over gathered all the rickshaw pullers on the street, but they didn't say anything was going on. They just prohibited the rickshaw pullers from carrying passengers now.
Shade was worried that something else might happen to the mermaid statue, so he hurried to the church. Instead of waiting there, he thought of walking to the next street and looking for a carriage.
Coldwater Port City is a standard West Coast seaport city. Compared with Tobesk, which is located inland, the air here is more humid. Moreover, because it is adjacent to the dock, you can feel the moisture of the sea just by taking a breath.
Unlike the capital of Delrayon, which has a developed steam industry, Coldwater Port City relies on maritime trade as its main economic means. This has also caused the construction of steam pipeline and gas pipeline facilities in this city to lag far behind Tobesk City.
On the outer walls of the buildings along the street in Tobesk, the two types of pipes can be arranged in a relatively orderly manner, which well maintains the appearance of the city. However, the metal pipes on the outer walls of Coldwater Harbor City are simply installed for convenience.
Shade thinks that although this kind of pipe arrangement looks a bit messy, it has an inexplicable rough beauty. Coupled with the older buildings in the dock area, the street scene here seems to be a mixture of ancient medieval buildings and the steam age.
Together, foreigners really appreciate this kind of scenery.
Just don't let him live in a place like this.
Hoglenz Avenue is connected to many alleys on both sides. Compared with the relatively neat streets, most of the alleys can be directly equated with garbage dumps. Even if it is daytime, pedestrians passing by will be confused when they encounter the alleys.
Will subconsciously go around instead of passing directly through the alley.
The same was true for Shade, but when he was looking at the animal clinic across the street and thinking about giving Mia a bath, there were hurried footsteps in the alley around him.
It was as if that person had been hiding at the entrance of the alley. Shade didn't even have time to react. The young girl in a black and white gauze dress rushed out of the alley, and then without any explanation, she stuffed the paper bag she was holding into Shade's arms:
"Get it for me!"
After saying that, regardless of Shade's reaction, he quickly crossed the street with his skirt and ran into the alley next to the pet clinic.
"What?"
Immediately afterwards, another group of policemen ran out of the alley where the young girl rushed out. This was not the first time that Shade saw policemen in this world, but the people who appeared at this time were definitely the most interesting people he had ever seen.
A police officer with a military temperament, not an ordinary small police officer on street patrol.
"The Police Department of Coldwater Port City is indeed better than Tobesk City."
I couldn't help but admire in my heart.
The policemen didn't even pay attention to Shade who was standing at the entrance of the alley. Instead, they ran straight in the direction the young girl left just now and ran into the alley across the street. Shade was left standing there, holding the little girl in his arms.