The Whispering Verses Chapter 167: Onboarding

After closing the door, Miss Bayas motioned to Shade to find a place to sit. But Shade just looked at the holy emblem of the Sun God [Old Man with the Lamp] hanging on the wall, then took out his notebook and opened the page with writing on it.

The above is about the exchange of [Inferi Finger Bone] for [Witch's Copy Paper].

"Why are you so cautious? It's safe here and no one will eavesdrop."

Miss Bayas said easily.

Xia De immediately opened the next page, which still contained the words he had prepared in advance:

"Worried about the ability to eavesdrop on the past."

Just like the thaumaturgy he mastered.

"Oh, detective, this is our stronghold, there is no need to worry so much."

Miss Bayas waved her hand, and then saw the detective turn another page, which read:

"You still have to be cautious."

"Oh? Did you foresee what I wanted to say in advance?"

This time Shade did not turn the page, but nodded directly. So Miss Bayas took the detective's notebook and closed it with a snap, then gave it to Shade:

"Speak carefully, it's really safe here."

"Ahem, okay then."

Xia De felt that the other party might be angry if he didn't speak, so he looked around and then asked:

"Do you agree to this barter transaction?"

"Of course I agree that there is such a good thing, detective, you are really reliable... Speaking of which, can you introduce me to this kind of transaction location? I will not report it to the church. You You can rest assured. ”

Miss Bayas asked, but although she was trustworthy, Shade could not introduce Old John's **** shop. He thought for a while and said:

"Unfortunately, I asked just now, but the shop owner said that he does not do business with the Zhengshen Church. However, if you need it, I can tell you a place where sensitive knowledge can be traded, and that is the library."

The Black Raven Library has no specific connection with Shade's group, so Shade doesn't have to worry too much about introducing Miss Bayas there.

"Thank you very much. I have been transferred here for three or four months and I still haven't found a way."

Seeing Shade writing the address on the paper, Miss Bayas looked at the time on the clock in the corner of the lounge and couldn't help but sigh:

"Big cities are good, and you can find all kinds of relics. Detective, you helped me again, but I have no chance to repay you. If you have trouble recently, you can come to me anytime, but don't come the day after tomorrow, which is Wednesday. Look for me, our team will go to Tobesk Station on Wednesday to greet a distinguished guest from afar."

"That thirteen-ring warlock, Mr. 'Sunshine Great Sword' Hog Rendell?"

Xia De asked casually while writing. He heard the news on Saturday afternoon.

"Do you even know this? Is our church so seriously infiltrated?"

But Miss Bayas did not ask Shade about the source of the news that the thirteen-ring warlock came to this parish.

"Let's get back to the topic, detective. Since it's [Witch's Carbon Paper], are you interested in copying my 'Sunshine Gun'? This is an ability that can only be used by high-level ring magicians. Even if you don't directly learn the [Sunshine Gun] 】, and will definitely be able to obtain other powerful thaumaturgy."

The girl with long brown hair was slightly proud of herself.

"I haven't decided yet how to use this relic."

Xia De declined politely. It was not that the "Sunshine Gun" was not strong, but that he had a good relationship with Professor Garcia. This Saturday, the professor will bring news about the "Book of Ascension". When the professor is asked to demonstrate some difficult space magic, the professor will definitely not refuse.

Even, if it weren't for the [relic] that couldn't be brought into the white mist door opened by the time key, he even wanted to try to see if he could copy the power of God.

The voice in my head is laughing.

"I know this is impossible, but people always have to have dreams."

Returned to Old John's Pawn Shop from Blackstone Security Company. After trading two pages of [Witch's Copy Paper] with the Keeper-level (level 3) relic [Inferi Fingerbone], he returned to Blackstone Security Company again and traded one of them The page was handed to Miss Bayas.

After this back and forth, it was noon. So he returned to Saint Teresa Square first and prepared to go out for dinner with the cat at home.

When Shade opened the door to go home, the cat, which was supposed to run over happily, suddenly stopped on the stairs halfway through. The cat stared at Shade with amber eyes, suspiciously.

Shade thought something was wrong with him, but later he realized that he had hugged another cat not long ago.

"Hmm...can you smell it too?"

So she took off her coat and put it on the shoe cabinet. Mia hesitated for a moment, then ran over happily.

Maybe the cat is smarter than Shade thought.

Since I got the new [Time Key] from Old John, I naturally wanted to give it a try. Although the key to the fifth era - 1068 can only be used for the last time in the early morning of this Thursday, this one is new. Shade is not sure whether the rule of opening the key once a week is shared between different keys.

Time Exploration cannot carry any extraordinary items, so Shade does not have to make any additional preparations to cope with the adventure. Come to the door, insert the key into the door, recite "May the World Tree protect me in infinite time", and then rotate -

The key cannot be turned.

"Huh?"

He pulled out the wooden key in his hand again and tried again, but it still couldn't be turned. At this time, the woman's voice belatedly narrated the information she obtained after touching the key:

[Outlander, you are currently on the mission of the ‘Father of the Infinite Tree’, and you cannot open another door until it ends. 】

"So after completing the task early Thursday morning, can I open a key immediately? Or wait another week?"

He asked again.

[Unable to determine. 】

"Okay then."

Looking at the key in his hand with regret, he locked it in the study. I patted the cat on the head and prepared to go out for dinner.

(Little Mia is running...)

In the eyes of ordinary people, MI6 is Delrayon's most mysterious intelligence agency. According to the imagination of outsiders, such intelligence department strongholds are usually disguised as unexpected departments.

He was right.

When I went out in the afternoon, the sky was a little gloomy and it seemed like it was going to rain, so Shade took an umbrella instead of a cane when he went out.

He found the "Municipal Waste Management Center" located in the West District of Tobesk according to the address given by Mr. Duck Anlos, the current director of MI6 that night.

The office of the management center is an inconspicuous small gray building, with a snuff bottle shop and a shoemaker's shop specializing in rain boots on both sides.

While holding an umbrella and looking at the small building downstairs, Xia De couldn't help but lament that no matter what world the agents were from, they all liked this kind of strange government department as a cover-up.

He knocked on the door and walked in. On both sides of the door were two bench seats, which seemed to be borrowed from the church's preaching hall. Inward, the other three directions of the foyer are the wooden counters of the reception desk. Between the counters, there are four black iron-colored metal doors of the same style leading to different rooms and floors of the building.

People are holding papers or holding notepads between each door, and the work here seems very heavy.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Shade walked to the counter nearest to him and tapped it with his fingers. The wood made a nice sound.

The yellow-haired female receptionist who seemed to be writing a report raised her head and glanced at Shade:

"Do you have an appointment?"

The voice is monotonous and boring, and he may have lost his passion for work.

"Look for Mr. Johnson."

Xia De replied.

"Door No. 2, go straight in and enter the door of the 'Equipment Maintenance Department'."

After that, continue writing your own report. Shade nodded, seeing that everyone here was busy with their own business, and no one cared about the arrival of strangers, so he walked towards door number two.

Behind the door is a long and narrow corridor, and the smell of baking bread is in the air.

Xia De kept walking inward with his umbrella under his arm, avoiding the people passing by in a hurry, and looking at the rooms on both sides of the corridor as he walked. But no door is open. People will close the door in time whether they enter or exit.

The "Equipment Maintenance Office" was almost at the end of this corridor. Shade knocked on the door politely and walked in after getting permission.

There are rows of filing cabinets in the room. The middle-aged man sitting behind the table opposite the door was originally reading a newspaper. After Shade opened the door, he tilted his head and glanced at the person who came in. His brown eyes looked up and down at Shade's dress:

"Mr. Shad Suellen Hamilton?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Anlos told me that you came to get the certificate? Please wait."

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the depths of the filing cabinet. He didn't even give Shade a chance to lower his head and take a closer look at the newspaper on the table before he came back with a small cardboard box.

Put the carton on the table:

"I am Giles Johnson, and I will take care of all your affairs from now on. Certificate."

Mr. Johnson speaks very quickly, so he is probably a very efficient person.

While talking, he handed Sha De a military green, palm-sized cardboard book. After opening, on the left side is the logo and name of MI6, with the document number and "Hamilton"'s surname written below. On the right side are the rules and regulations, probably because the police want to help after seeing the ID.

"Quite formal."

Xia De thought in his mind.

"If you lose your ID, you need to write a report to replace it. Don't show it to others if you have nothing to do. I don't know the reason why you were recruited, but you should know these basic things."

Xia De didn't know any rules because he didn't have to work at all. It seemed that the gentleman in front of him thought he was an agent who had been secretly recruited to engage in covert work.

As Mr. Johnson said, he took out another oil paper bag from the box:

"Pistol, Ruger revolver, six rounds in the magazine. This kind of gun is not easy to use, but Mr. Anlos promised to give you this kind of gun."

He said slightly confused and handed the gun wrapped in oil paper to Shade. Shade opened it for inspection and found that the style of this pistol was very similar to his own [Gun of Kindness]. He probably guessed that it was Miss Carina who asked him to give him the revolver so that he could hide his other gun.

"I thought it was a Glass pocket single-shot pistol."

Shad asked while inspecting the newly acquired weapons. The Ruger revolver in his hand was a new gun. The black metal material was cold to the touch. It must have been maintained recently, and the smell of oil is very strong. After checking the cylinder, there was no bullet inside. Then he depressed the hammer, pulled the trigger against the wall, and heard a satisfying click.

Although there has been a gun for a long time, the gun cannot be fired at all. Now that he has obtained a real firearm, Shade's feeling is similar to that of acquiring a new thaumaturgy.

"The Glass pocket single-shot pistol is a sidearm for regular operations. If a secret agent also carries that kind of gun, wouldn't his identity be exposed immediately?"

Mr. Johnson glanced at Shade, and Shade nodded to express his understanding.