Emlyn glanced at Ian, raised his hand and pinched the tip of his nose, and said with a smile:

"It seems that you don't understand, well, the simpler description is to help me gather information on foreigners from the Southern Continent, especially from the Star Plateau and the Paz River Valley. ”

"What kind of information is it? There are quite a few pure-blooded Southlanders in Beckland, and it is even more common to see those with corresponding bloodlines. Ian was not outraged by the contempt, and calmly asked his own question.

Emlyn laughed and said:

"The more perverse, the sneaky, mysterious, you know what I'm talking about. ”

"There must be a lot of highlanders and river valley people who fit your description, they are either servants and laborers, or thieves and gangsters in Beckland, and the latter meet the conditions of abnormal behavior and sneaky and mysterious. Ian was honest about the impracticality of Emlin's request.

Emlyn was prepared for this, and with a smile that was not obvious, he nodded slightly:

"In this way, all the information that meets the requirements will be given to me, and I will screen it myself, well, this commission will pay you 50 pounds first, as the basic cost of the preliminary investigation, and then calculate it according to how many pieces of information collected have value, and pay an extra 20 pounds for each one. ”

"Who has the final say if it's valuable?" Ian asked after thinking for a few seconds.

With him in the early stage, he has an income of 50 pounds, and the commission can actually be accepted, which is enough to hire a dozen people to investigate from morning to night from the East End to the Joewood District for half a month.

He didn't care how much he could make from the 50 pounds, because many people depended on him for survival, and he had to arrange something for them to do for a fee from time to time, otherwise he would not be well informed.

Emlyn looked at Ian twice, and said with a "huh":

"Of course it's me, you should know my credibility very well. ”

"Detective Moriarty didn't tell me this......" Ian muttered and sighed, "Well, we had a good time working together last time, and I choose to trust you." ”

Emlyn nodded in satisfaction, took out his wallet, and counted the bills with a total denomination of 50 pounds.

In the process, thinking that his savings were only 407 pounds, Emlyn was a little reluctant for a while.

It's £357 now...... He withdrew his gaze from the bills and handed the cash to Ian.

He didn't stop any longer, put on his top hat, walked out of the billiard room, and left the "Brave" bar.

When he got to the street, Emlyn let go of the fingers that were pinching his nose, looked up at the burning clouds, his expression gradually calmed, and he said to himself silently:

"This time, the 'resentful spirit' is not there...... Where did it go?

"Hmph, Ian acted like he'd never heard of the Rose School, but his heart beat faster betrayed him......

Also, he didn't even ask Sherlock Moriarty if he had returned to Beckland, and he wasn't worried at all...... Could it be that Sherlock has returned to Beckland and met with him?"

............

Rorsted Islands, the "City of Generosity" Byam.

Outside a house with a gas lamp near the port, Gardelia, the "Star General", walked out into a no-man's corner with Frank Lee, who rolled up his shirt sleeves and showed brown hair, and watched a figure grow out of the shadows.

This is Heath Doyle, the "Bloodless" who is in charge of monitoring the "Artisan" Sherf, who is tall and thin, with pale skin that is a little transparent, and looks like he will fall when the wind blows.

"Is there anything unusual during this time?" said Gardelia, pushing the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose.

Heath Doyle said "um":

"On the third day after your departure, a stranger came to visit the Sorph, and for about a quarter of an hour, I did not come close, afraid of being discovered.

"At your command, Captain, I had my men follow the stranger, but I was dumped. ”

"What does that stranger look like?" said Gardelia, nodding slightly.

Heath Doyle pulled out a piece of raw beef from the leather pouch around his waist, the blood on it was still fresh, but it had not been polluted anywhere it touched, and seemed to have turned into a pure solid.

Immediately afterwards, the piece of beef melted in Heath Doyle's hands, dripping to the ground like water, wriggling like life, and painting a portrait.

"That's what I want!" said Frank Lee, looking at the scene with blazing eyes, expressing his thoughts rather excitedly.

Under his gaze, Heath Doyle was a little evasive, leaning slightly, pointing to the ground:

"Something like this. ”

At this time, a blood-colored picture has taken shape, the subject is a man with two beards, facial features similar to those of the Paz Valley race, and his most distinctive feature is three studs inlaid on each ear.

"Stud earrings made of gold, lean, not much fat, but healthy. Heath Doyle added.

Gadelia then withdrew her gaze from the ground and said:

"And then?"

Heath Doyle said "um" again:

No one ever visited Scharf after that, except for the temporary servants and cooks he had hired. I arranged for my subordinates to investigate, and they were all right.

"Sharf would take a walk every day in the evening, find a street girl to go home, and not let her go until dawn...... I've been following him and haven't noticed any strange people he has been in contact with along the way. ”

"He's been behaving normally all this time?" asked Gardelia, frowning slightly.

In her opinion, no anomaly is the biggest anomaly!

After all, this involves members of the Rose School who believe in the "primordial moon".

Heath Doyle nodded affirmatively:

"Yes. ”

Gardelia glanced sideways at the main entrance of the house, and muttered for a moment before saying:

"I had planned to use my extraordinary abilities to infiltrate and control Sharf as quickly as possible to take him away and avoid accidents, but now it seems that the best thing to do is to knock on the door directly. ”

The dangers of the unknown are the most frightening.

"Captain, I'm with you. Frank Lee thought that he had been busy with experiments lately, and had not done what the first mate had done for a long time, and hurriedly pleaded.

Gardelia nodded as she removed her heavy glasses and hung them on the belt of her black wizard's robes:

"Good. ”

With that, she left the dark corner and walked to the main entrance of the residence of the "craftsman" Charff.

As she got closer, she looked up at the red moon piercing through the clouds high in the sky, flexed her finger, and tapped the door three times.

It wasn't long before footsteps approached, and the front door creaked open.

"The Craftsman" Charff has not changed significantly from last time, he is still lean and dark, his eye bags are a little puffy, and his brown eyes are squeezing out a smile:

"Admiral, what's the matter this time?"

He stood in the doorway, blocking out the light of the gas wall lamp behind him, making the area appear dark and dark, as if he had been immersed in shadows.

Gadelia stared at him for a few seconds, then spoke slowly:

"I have a new idea, and I intend to make you my crew. ”

Her feet were motionless, and she had no intention of entering.

"Craftsman" Charf's expression distorted, and his tone suddenly became a little gloomy:

"Why?"

Gadelia's eyes suddenly froze slightly, and then she spoke slowly:

"Because I'm a pirate. ”

Pirates don't need a reason, they can do whatever they want, it's all up to them.

The muscles of Sorf's face twitched, and a slight smile appeared in his eyes again:

"I can be your sailor, but as a 'craftsman', it's better to play my role in the big city. ”

"I agree with you. "But before you can do that, you'll need to stay on my Future for a while and be with the others." ”

Scharf's expression slowly turned cold, and his voice replied in a slightly ethereal voice:

"I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself, and I have a strong desire to reproduce every day......"

"Strong desire to reproduce?" said Frank Lee, whose eyes lit up as he listened, as if in confirmation.

Sharf was stunned, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.

Frank then looked at the "Star General" Gadelia and asked with a little excitement:

"Captain, is this my lab assistant?

"I love him so much!"

Gadelia was silent for several seconds, and then slowly and solemnly bowed:

"Yes. ”

Frank immediately showed a hearty smile and extended his right hand to the "craftsman" Sherf:

"Nice to meet you, and introduce yourself, First Officer of Future, Frank Lee. ”

Sharf's expression returned to normal, and he shook the other party's hand suspiciously, and then said:

"Really only on the Future for a while?"

"I vouch for it in my honor. Gadelia responded sincerely, and silently added in her heart:

It won't be long before the Queen will take care of your problems herself......

"Well, I can't beat you anyway. Sharf shrugged his shoulders, "Please allow me to pack up my personal belongings." ”

He took two steps back, turned around, and walked to the staircase at the end of the hall.

As he walked, he paused abruptly, turned his back to Cordelia and Frank Lee, and said softly:

"Moonlight is as beautiful as ever, isn't it?"

Instead of waiting for a response, he continued on his way and disappeared at the top of the stairs.

It was only at this point that the solemnity on Gadelia's face became apparent.

After Sharf opened the door, she had already seen the other's abnormality with her own eyes:

If in the past, the spirit was a normal human being, now it is a conjoined person!

This "conjoined man" is growing rapidly under the illumination of the moonlight.

This is not a problem that I can solve, I have to write to the Queen, and I must not forget Gelman Sparrow's request to meet...... Gadelia sighed silently and subconsciously raised her face.

High in the sky, the clouds are thin, and a red moon is bright and quiet.

............

Beckland, Hilston borough, "East Byron Veterans Club".

Dawn Dantès and Congressman Macht stepped out of the carriage and entered the foyer together.

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