Latest URL: It happened to be time for lunch, and Granny Cassandra invited Xia De to have dinner with her, wanting to chat with him about Miss Galina. Xia De happened to be looking for a place to eat, so he agreed.

Instead of eating inside the auction house, the two ate at Wood's on Oak Avenue. This is a high-end restaurant located in the city center. As a wealthy businessman, Granny Cassandra naturally received warm hospitality.

The characteristic of Wood's restaurant is that all the tableware here, except for knives and forks, are all made of wood. Of course, if the customer requests, it can also be replaced with metal tableware or porcelain tableware.

As the oldest surviving witch of the Witch Council, Granny Cassandra knows many things. Xia De also learned from her mouth that Miss Galina's teacher is actually a member of the royal family, but not a direct line of the Cavendish family. Based on the blood relationship back then, the inheritance ranking may have to be ranked After fifteen. .

Of course, this does not mean that the Cavendish family has become a ring magician family like the Aurora family. Before Miss Galina and her cousin, there were no royal family members in the witch's seat.

Granny Cassandra was very talkative, and even mentioned to Shad an interesting story about Miss Galina's childhood, that is, if Shad dared to bring it up, he was likely to be thrown out of the Witch Manor.

And not only that, she even talked to Xia De about the matter of Sister Devlin of the [Spiritual Religion]. Zina Cassandra, who is more than a hundred years old, knew the spiritual order when she was young, and witnessed the change of the three chief nuns of the order. Even the current leader, Sister Divelin, was discovered by Granny Cassandra as a gifted person.

"Devlin is really talented, especially her eyes that can see through death, which is a very rare talent."

The old witch gave such an evaluation, and there was a platter of vegetable salad in front of her.

"Then why did you not choose her as your successor?"

Xia De asked curiously, and the old man across the table shook his head:

"I have consulted with my teacher. She thinks that Daveline is more suitable for the spiritual order than the power of the witch. The order she leads can exert more power for this world. Judging from the current situation , The teacher is worthy of being a teacher."

When Grandma Cassandra inherited the seat, the previous generation of great witches unfortunately died young, so her teacher was another ring magician, which Shade heard from Sister Devlin and Miss Galina.

"Then your teacher is..."

Since the other party mentioned the news, Xia De took the opportunity to ask curiously.

"Oh, I can't say the name of the teacher casually. However, the teacher happens to be in Midhill Castle, and is preparing for a ceremony that takes place every 22 years. When the ceremony comes, I can introduce you to each other."

Grandma Cassandra said with a smile, Xia De nodded without further questioning. However, judging from the known information so far, Xia De is very suspicious that the teacher of the old man in front of him is a sorcerer with 12 or 13 rings.

After all, she is older than Grandma Cassandra.

"Oh, speaking of which, in Midhill Castle, are there any ring magicians who are extremely good at the power of death? It doesn't have to be very strong, but it must be good at it. I need to ask this ring magician for help with some things."

During the meal break, Xia De asked inadvertently, and the witch who had already heard about the third candidate naturally gave an answer:

"Galina asked you to help me? No, young man, no need, I will investigate this matter myself. I know you are very capable, but don't meddle in matters related to "Whispering Verses" lightly."

"I see."

Xia De didn't ask too much, so as not to arouse the witch's suspicion. In his heart, he thought that Sister Divelin also knew about the "Whispering Verses", so he couldn't ask the spiritual church for help.

After lunch, Shad bid farewell to Granny Cassandra and headed to Fort Midhill Mechanical Academy.

It is interesting to say that after the real "Fort Midhill" in the old days, that is, the castle camp used for defense was abandoned, it was not demolished, but became the school of the Fort Midhill Mechanical College that was later established. station.

The castle is located at the foot of Mount Sikal, and its main body is in the shape of the character "Hui" in the hometown of foreigners.

The entire college, in addition to the castle itself and the large open space in the center of the castle, also includes the part separated by the outer independent wall, and other teaching buildings that were later built next to the castle.

Compared with St. Byrence Comprehensive College (Note), which Shad already knew was larger than a city, the old brick and stone castle that he saw after getting off the carriage even had a steeple, which was in line with his idea of ​​a "school of magic and spells". imagine.

It's a pity that this is just an ordinary local institution of higher learning, and no one will fly on a broomstick here.

Unlike Tobesk, which is composed of several well-known schools in the kingdom, Fort Midhill has only two well-known schools. Among them, the relatively old Fort Midhill Mechanical College is directly connected to the steam factory area at the foot of the mountain, which can be regarded as an integration of production, education and research.

Near the castle, you can see countless towering chimneys spraying black smoke. At the same time, you can also see carriages passing by in a hurry on the street, and merchants are frequently walking around. Compared with the city center, this neighborhood looks more lively.

The weather was still gloomy, and it even started to drizzle when Xia De got into the carriage, but the rain had stopped when he got off the carriage. Xia De has never been here, so if he wants to find that Professor John Dunn, he must ask someone.

While looking around, a figure hurriedly approaching from his left met his eyes.

"Um?"

"Um?"

The man in the uniform of the Royal Army was indeed the "Captain of Eight Guns" Ladds who hadn't seen him for more than half a month. And although Shad is now wearing the eyeshadow given by the witch, and wearing clothes that he has never worn in Tobesk, Captain Lades still recognizes him:

"Mr... Mr. Hamilton?"

Of course, this burly officer was not quite sure that what he saw was Shad Hamilton. Tobesk was too far away from Midsill Castle, and because of the eye shadow, Shad did not look the same as before.

Xia De thought about many things for a moment, but finally nodded:

"it's me."

Now that he has been recognized, it's okay to pretend to be here on a business trip. As long as he doesn't appear in the newspapers in Tobesk for anything in the past two weeks, he will not be exposed.

So he signaled Captain Ladds to go to a remote location under the willow tree by the fence to talk with him. Captain Ladds was very excited when he saw Shad in Fort Midhill:

"Oh, detective, why are you at Fort Midhill? I almost didn't recognize you just now."

He shook hands with Xia De enthusiastically, and he really regarded Xia De as a friend.

"Because of a troublesome commission."

Mr. Detective Tobesk, on the other hand, pretended to be very troubled:

"I just came here a few days ago. Tobesk's client asked me to come here to investigate something related to an illegitimate child. The client's identity is very sensitive, so I can't reveal my purpose. The investigation is over. I will be leaving soon after. Captain, my name is now John Watson, a writer, so please use that name."

"John Watson? Oh, I remember."

The captain nodded, quite understanding of the reasons Shad gave:

"Is it really troublesome to have an illegitimate child? Is UU Reading www.uukanshu.com a great nobleman? Oh, I shouldn't ask. But Mr. Watson, you can completely refuse this commission. After all, you are here from Tobesk by train. , it will take a week...the other party is very powerful?"

Captain Lades thought he had found the answer, and couldn't help frowning:

"They threatened you?"

"No, no, I know Duchess Galina, who dares to threaten me? It's because the other party gave too much."

Xia De twirled his fingers, this time, Captain Lades understood Xia De better, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile:

"So what are you doing now? Need my help? I know this city well."

"In order to investigate the matter of the illegitimate child, I got in touch with a wealthy local businessman through a network. But the wealthy businessman asked me to help find a lost antique before he would help me. Captain, you know the folklore professors of the college, Where are they usually?"

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