According to the agreement, after successfully accepting the estate, Mrs. Le Maire needs to pay Shade 5 pounds in cash as a reward. This is one-tenth of Mrs. Le Maire's inheritance, which is definitely not a small amount even for a middle-aged woman now.

Of course, she didn't regret it when she really wanted to pay. On the one hand, this is indeed a kind woman, on the other hand, now that she is in a cramped room, some malnourished middle-aged women will not want to annoy the young and strong detective.

But when she was about to hand over the money to Xia De, Xia De shook his hand and refused:

"I don't think it is necessary to pay the commission fee in cash. I want these books."

He pointed to the pile of old books with the old clothes:

"These old books are very interesting. Why don't you give them to me to deduct part of the commission fee. Of course, Mrs. Le Maire, if you are worried that I will not give you the correct price during the valuation, you can also find someone to review these books. Valuation of used books."

"No need, detective, I trust you, please take it as you like."

The lawyer just said that those old books were worthless, so the middle-aged woman did not have any doubts about Xia De's behavior.

He stretched out his hand and pulled the box containing the old books in front of him, and then he found the old books and the diary and piled them together. Mrs. Lemaire didn't pay attention to the notebooks either. Perhaps in the eyes of this illiterate woman, notebooks and books are the same thing.

"A total of 7 books, most of which are adventure novels, and several logbooks and diaries. The estimated value...a shilling each?"

Although Mrs. Lemaire has never bought a book, she also knows that the price is not very high, but it is definitely not low. The middle-aged woman probably regarded this as Shade taking care of her, and said rather embarrassingly:

"No problem, detective."

So Xia De got the diaries that recorded the secrets of the crew, and got a reward of more than 4 pounds. In return, he told the middle-aged woman the address of Old John's **** shop. There are many things in the inheritance that are difficult to find suitable uses, and Old John happens to like this kind of messy things, so it is appropriate to sell them to him.

He bought the diary of the deceased Ring Warlock for seven shillings, which was considered an advantage to Shad, so before leaving, he also reminded Mrs. Lemaire that with so much money suddenly, the family had better move to a safe place. Some places:

"Many of your neighbors saw me and Lawyer Laurel come to our door today. You'd better make up a plausible reason why we're here... What about the death of your missing husband Sample?"

Xia De suggested that the dull woman didn't know how to answer.

"In short, take this money and please move out of this place as soon as possible. Most importantly, don't let anyone know that you got this money, preferably not even your children."

In fact, Mrs. Lemaire was able to survive with two children, and these basic things should be known. Although Xia De knew that he was talking too much, he always felt uncomfortable if he didn't say it.

"In addition, you also know my address. If you need any help in the future, you can come to me at any time. I have discounts for regular customers. Recently, my detective agency has expanded a lot of business... ..wish you a happy life."

This time, he took advantage of the other party. If Mrs. Le Maire really needs help with other things, he will not be stingy with his time.

After leaving the attic and going downstairs, after saying goodbye to the middle-aged woman who suddenly became rich, Xia De stood under the building whose walls were covered with swear words.

The sudden acquisition of this considerable sum of money will certainly change the lives of Mrs. Lemaire's family, and presumably the future of the two children. But what will happen to this family's future story is beyond Xia De's imagination.

Maybe half a year, one year or two years later, he will accidentally think of this commission while teasing the cat one day, or see the record of this commission when sorting out the documents, and then find a way to find the Le Maire family, see See what their lives are like.

But at least for now, Xia De still cares more about his own affairs. Ended this commission, at night, but we have to enter the year 3002 again.

The task corresponding to the time key in 3002 of the general calendar is "Help mortals complete the god-calling ceremony - contact the old god's shining door", although it sounds easier than the 1068 key's "witness the last wish of the old god", but Xia De thinks in his heart that [Innocence Creator] In fact, it can completely satisfy the three wishes of the children. Only when I see my "future child" appear, will I let myself come with the mentality of "having fun".

This kind of thinking sounds ridiculous, but based on Shad's brief experience with the old god, he guessed it is very likely to be right.

And this time the task is to help the three witches. Their rituals are in trouble, they are really in trouble. Therefore, even though the gods will be contacted at the end of this mission, the difficulty of the mission is no less than the first time.

Up to now, Xia De has obtained the information of the old **** "Glare Gate" from various channels. The time when this old **** appeared is unknown, and the earliest document describing the name of the old **** comes from the Third Epoch. Similar to [Creator of Innocence], the old **** [Gate of Blazing Change] is also a very low-key god, and the number of its believers is extremely rare, and there is even no definite evidence that believers form a religious order.

And according to the Orthodox Church's information, the old **** [Glare the Gate] possesses the power of time and space. The most important event related to it is that at the end of the fourth era or the early fifth era, he appeared in the material world in the form of a saint, preventing the material world caused by the loss of control of the angel-level (level 1) relic [broken old world map] Land changes. That catastrophe directly led to the formation of the five main continents of the fifth era, and had an impact on the civilization of an entire era.

Because Miss Feilianna tried the god-invoking ritual in the Fifth Epoch, Xia De originally thought that the academy library would have more information about this god, and there would even be records of related events left by Miss Feilianna, but Miss Daniste gave Xia De no more information than the church.

Even if the matter of Miss Fei Lianna is regarded as a secret by the academy and cannot be leaked at will, it is not wrong that there is so little information about the old **** [Gate of Radiance], and there is no need for the academy to hide things about this god. In the current situation, it seems that Miss Fei Lianna's summoning of the gods never happened, so there is no information about St. Byrence.

Xia De couldn't help feeling a little worried. There might be other accidents in 3002.

However, the information Luvia found from the Prophet Association was unexpected. Unlike the five Orthodox churches and the three thaumaturgy academies that only appeared in the fifth era, the Prophet Association, like the [Blood Spirit School], has experienced Ancient organization of several epochs.

Some of the books listed by Miss Feilianna were found in the association, and Luvia even found an old book describing the gods of "space" in the database of the Tobesk branch.

But that book is a Society secret and cannot be taken out of the library. So Luvia could only transcribe what Shad needed. The information is not long, only half a page. It roughly explains the role that the holy emblem of the old **** [Glare Gate] can play in mystical rituals, and explains that this **** not only has power in time and space, but also There is even power in nature.

Although the scope of a god's priesthood does not indicate whether it is powerful or not, judging from the information in hand, the ritual of contacting the old **** [Glazing Gate] is definitely not easy.

After leaving Mrs. Lemaire's house, Xia De spent the rest of the day on sorting out these materials. But after dinner in the evening, another unexpected guest came to visit.

It was Captain Ladds, the first time Shad had seen the captain since the investiture two weeks earlier. He has now received a notice from the Royal Army of De La Rion, confirming that he will return to the Wind Rise Trail on the front line at the end of August or September.

The captain came this time, in addition to inviting Xia De to find time to go out for a drink before he left, and also informed Xia De that he has moved to live in another place.

The honor washed away the disgrace, and with the help of friends, Captain Lads, with the rank of lieutenant, rented a nice apartment in Tobesk West, where he planned to spend the rest of Tobesk's summer.

"People's fate is really impermanent. The ups and downs I have experienced this year are more complicated than the first half of my life. Detective Hamilton, sometimes I wonder how fate treats mere mortals like us."

"Captain, are you thinking about philosophy?"

Xia De asked with a smile, unlike the first time he ran into the captain at the club, the current captain Ladd's mental outlook has changed greatly. He has completely walked out of the title of "Captain of Eight Guns", and is about to face a new life.

"No, it's supposed to be theology."

Captain Lades shook his head:

"Detective, do you want to play Rhodes? No gambling, just play two hands. I know you are a good Rhodes player."

"Not tonight."

Xia De regretfully shook his head:

"I will go out later, and there is an important commission to be carried out tonight. The client is a respectable and powerful figure. Captain, let's play cards together next time we have a chance."

"Well, I'm leaving now. Oh, you know what happened last week? Then even the Chief of Police at Ridwich Field was broken into and killed. The curfew was over, but the last night It's better not to wander around in the city... If your client's identity is really unusual, just pretend I didn't tell you, I heard that Miss Galina..."

He closed his mouth and didn't dare to say more, presumably he heard the rumors in the market.

Xia De went downstairs to see off the captain, and watched the captain walk away from Saint-Andrés Square. While holding the door, he was thinking in his heart that among the ordinary people he has encountered so far who have touched the relics, it is either Professor Manning and Captain Ladds whose lives have been greatly affected, or a group of people like the little girl's family and the mermaid statue People are in danger of life.

This world is really very unfriendly to ordinary people, especially ordinary people who are unlucky.

"When I first came to this world ~lightnovelpub.net~ I was able to meet Dr. Schneider immediately. This should not be the doctor's luck, but my luck."

Sighing to adjust his mood, he closed the door and returned to the study, combing through the materials he had found about the old gods again. After eleven o'clock in the evening, I played with Mia for a while, and planned to give the cat a bath when I had time.

The past time was very dangerous, and this time I will not bring Mia. After the clock struck midnight, Xia De stood in front of the bedroom door with a suitcase containing documents and materials, and inserted the damaged key into the keyhole:

"May the World Tree bless me in infinite time."

With a click, the keyhole turned, and Shadra opened the door. The familiar white mist behind the door floated out like fluff, Xia De stretched out his hand to try to catch it, but the white mist is not a solid substance that can be caught:

"Mia, wait for three seconds."

The cat, who was familiar with Xia De walking through this kind of door every now and then, was no longer curious about the current situation. Lie down on the sofa and meowed lazily~ in response, resting his head on his two little paws, squinting his eyes like he was taking a nap.

But in fact the cat can still see Xia De, it watched Xia De walk into the door, and waited obediently for his return.

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