Chapter 239: Benson's Plan

Townsend Street on the border of Queens and the West End.

Hugh Dilcha was standing in a dark and secluded alley. Even if he didn't look up, he could still see layers of gorgeous palaces and towering Gothic clock towers in the distance.

That was the highest-lying area in Backlund, and it was also where the Loen royal family was located.

In the north and south continents, its status in the entire world is equal to or even slightly higher than that of Intis's White Maple Palace and the Fusac Empire's Almir Palace, but its name is neither romantic nor ancient.

It's called Sodrak Palace, which means "balance" in the ancient Fuysac language.

Xio withdrew his gaze from the famous "Bell of Order" and looked to the other side of the alley.

A figure slowly walked out of the shadow that the gas lamps could not illuminate.

The figure was wearing a golden shell mask that exposed the lower half of his face. It was the mysterious person who had sold the "sheriff" formula to Xio and entrusted her with some tasks from time to time.

When Xio and Forsi discussed in private, they both suspected that the other party was someone from MI9.

"Have you gained anything this week?" the man in the golden mask asked as usual.

Xio shook his head:

"No, no one should have inquired about Capin before the incident."

She paused, and asked with some reluctance:

"Do you still want to pursue this matter?"

The masked man said silently for a while:

"No need, but if you hear about it later, please contact me immediately.

"Today I have a new mission for you."

"What task?" Xio completely entered the state of a bounty hunter, ready to assess the risk of the matter.

The masked man laughed:

"An easy task, and one that you dream about.

"You are asking for the main materials of 'sheriff' and 'interrogator' in all your circles, especially the special materials that can be directly mixed into potions. If someone responds, we will advance the funds."

"The purchased materials will belong to me?" Xio blurted out.

This is what concerns her most.

"No, do you believe that such a simple task can have such a high reward? Of course, if we can catch the person we are looking for like fishing, the main ingredients of the potion obtained belong to you, which is not negotiable." The masked man lowered laughed.

"But I don't know what the main ingredient of the 'Interrogator' potion is..." Xio said hesitantly.

"I'll tell you later, this is the reward we paid in advance. Even if you don't find the target, you still have the main part of the Sequence 7 potion formula, which is worth more than 600 pounds. I think you have fully realized our generosity. "The masked man said in a bewitching tone.

Generous indeed... who are their targets, and why are they willing to pay so much to find them? Um, assuming he is a member of MI9, taking advantage of this mission to recover the extraordinary materials of the "Arbitrator" route circulating on the market should also be one of the purposes, and there is no problem of wasting money... As a barely experienced bounty hunter , Hugh instinctively thought of something.

After a little weighing, she nodded and said:

"I accept this commission."

"Very good." The masked man's tone became relaxed, and he looked around, "The main ingredients of the 'Interrogator' potion are the horn of the flashing black snake and the dust of the spirit of the lake."

After finishing speaking, he stepped back slowly, returned to the shadows, and disappeared around the corner of the alley.

"He really told me the main ingredients of the 'Interrogator' potion..." Xio was still a little dazed for a moment.

It wasn't until this time that she fully realized how much the force represented by the masked man attached importance to this mission.

"I don't know who the target is. The point seems to be special materials that can be directly mixed into potions of 'Sheriff' and 'Interrogator'..." Thinking of this, Xio suddenly froze.

She remembered one thing, that is, when she was promoted to Sequence 8 "Magistrate", she used special materials that could be directly formulated into corresponding potions, special materials purchased through Forsi!

This...is this their goal? Xio instinctively decided to hide this matter and never tell the masked man.

She rubbed her cheeks with baby fat, and walked out to the street, preparing to take the public carriage back to the Jowood area.

At this moment, she saw a brown carriage passing by, and her eyes were immediately attracted by the coat of arms on it.

The main body of the coat of arms was a flower and two rings, and there was nothing too special about it, but Xio stared at it blankly, his gaze seemed to be frozen.

She didn't look away until the carriage was far away, and her mood suddenly became extremely depressed. Even after returning to the shared house, she didn't completely improve.

Finding that her friend's situation was not right, Fors poured two glasses of red wine and carried them over.

"What happened?" She sat across and pushed one of the glasses of wine to Xio.

Xio looked down at the red wine, and was silent for a full two minutes before saying in a slightly hoarse voice:

"On the way back, I ran into someone I knew before."

"Who?" Fors asked cooperatively.

"Viscount Stratford." Xio asked and answered.

Fors carefully recalled:

"This viscount seems to be the head of the palace guard?"

As a best-selling novelist, she can get invitations from nobles who like literature from time to time to participate in activities such as afternoon tea and banquets. In line with the writer's professional habit of collecting materials, she will definitely take the initiative to learn more about well-known nobles.

It was at such a gathering that she met Viscount Greint.

"Yes, he used to be my father's deputy." Xio said with difficulty.

"Your father?" Fors knew that Xio came from a dilapidated noble family and had some secrets, but she didn't know the specifics.

Xio picked up the red wine, Gulu took a sip, and coughed several times because of choking.

She slowed down for a while and said:

"My family belongs to the nobles of the court, and even served as the earl of the palace when it was the most prominent."

"Earl of the palace? What kind of position is this?" Fors asked half curiously and half to ease her friend's emotions.

"This is equivalent to being the spokesperson of the royal family, the nobleman closest to the throne." Xio recalled with a bright face, "Since then, our family has the fief that a real earl should have. When it comes to my father, although it is no longer so Prominent, but still trusted by the previous king, William VI the 'Mighty', as Commander of the Royal Guard and Chief of the Court."

Her tone gradually lowered, with unconcealable pain:

"But seven years ago he was accused of taking part in a rebellion and was eventually sentenced to be hanged and stripped of his titles and lands.

"My family was ruined, many members died for no reason, and we changed our surnames and left East Tucker to live.  …

"I don't believe that my father will rebel. He is so loyal to the royal family, even surpassing his belief in the goddess! For... In short, I left my mother and younger brother and came to Backlund, looking for opportunities to improve myself, hoping to Restoring the honor of the family and the honor of the father."

On some matters in the middle, Xio spoke very vaguely, but Forsi didn't care, sighed and said:

"It's going to be very, very tough."

She immediately pulled out a smile:

"But I will support you!"

And there is a mysterious Tarot Club behind me! She added in her mind.

…………

Tingen, 2 Daffodil Street at night.

Melissa, who was calculating a math problem, looked sideways at the door, looked at Benson who had just taken off his top hat, and said:

"Where did you go? Isn't the result announced tomorrow?"

"I can find out tonight, and I happen to know two city government employees who are in charge of the unified examination." Benson said with a twitch of his lips.

In early December, he signed up for the unified examination for government employees, and chose a position with relatively little competition. During the process, relying on his eloquence and communication skills, he established friendship with several government employees and many candidates.

"How was the result?" Melissa unconsciously put down the round belly pen in her hand.

Benson's expression sank immediately, but just before Melissa spoke, he showed a bright smile:

"pass!

"And it's in the front position!"

"This is really great..." Melissa stood up and took two steps, "You have to start preparing for the second round of exams at the end of January, this is in Backlund, I have to pack your luggage in advance... ...when are you planning to leave?"

Seeing his younger sister worrying about this and that, Benson walked into the living room, smiled and said:

"My plan is that after the New Year, we will go to Backlund together and rent a house there.

"Regardless of whether the exam is successful or not, I'm going to stay in Backlund and try to make a living, and you can take advantage of the New Year holidays to transfer to a technical school in Backlund to prepare for the entrance exam for the Backlund University of Technology in June. Prepare."

Just a month ago, the Backlund Institute of Technology was reorganized and officially upgraded to a university of industry and technology.

Melissa listened quietly, pursing her lips unconsciously.

She looked around with nostalgia, and replied softly:

"it is good."

…………

Friday afternoon, Cragg Club.

Klein stepped out and hired a carriage to head to Prince Edsaac's Red Rose Manor.

It was the place where Talim often visited a few days before his death. As a qualified detective, if he didn't do some investigation, he would be completely sorry for the 100 pounds he took.

No matter how negative you are at work, you still have to look good... Klein sat in the carriage and muttered while admiring the less polluted scenery outside the window.

After practicing in the morning, he roughly grasped the extent of improvement in various aspects: extraordinary abilities such as "manipulating flames" and "flame jumping" have become stronger by about 30%, the power of air bombs and the length of underwater false breathing pipes have even increased. Doubling, divination and fighting have also been significantly enhanced.

"Paper Doll Substitute" and "Damage Transfer" have not changed much, but because of the growth of spirituality, the number of times that can be used has increased relatively.

After reeling, Klein finally arrived at the Red Rose Manor, and explained his purpose to the two soldiers guarding the entrance.

After passing through the transmission, he met the old housekeeper from before.

"You can ask everyone here." The white-haired and meticulous old housekeeper paused and added, "Except for that young lady."

This is also my wish, I don't want to get involved in trouble... Klein smiled relaxedly:

"it is good!"

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