12. Meeting, dance party (thirty-five)
You have to bring money when you go out, otherwise it will be difficult to move an inch.
This is no matter how simple and common sense is for everyone, and basically after the age of 10, they will clearly remember this.
But there are not no people in the crowd who have not mastered this basic common sense of life. In addition to the congenitally deficient disabled, the self-owned guards who have been at their posts for decades, the royal family and nobles who have not suffered from lack of money and hunger at all, and there are also people who lack the concept of "going out with you and bringing enough money".
It is very unfortunate that His Highness Minerva is one of them.
For Her Royal Highness, who had never paid for the exchange of goods with others, she could not even buy black bread and clean water without money, but only pure book knowledge and haste to go out would make the mistake that the money she carried with her was only enough to pay for the smuggling boat and a day's meals.
My mouth is thirsty, and my stomach pouch is shrunk into a ball, but my appetite is not strong. The smell of baked bread, fried fish, fried potatoes, and fried sausages wafted through the air, and the smell of grease mixed with the smell of feces, urine, sweat, and garbage on the street, and went straight to the nostrils. Minerva was dazzled even by standing in the streets, even if she had the courage to try the dark cuisine of Albion, to see the horrible dining environment, to look at the oily cook, to the utensils that were holding a fly ball, to throw the food in the muddy water, to the utensils that had not been washed to hold the water, and that Her Royal Highness had no courage to drink water, who had realized the importance of food safety.
Minerva, who had known that she should have brought at least a few canned luncheon meat, suddenly felt uncomfortable and looked around. Not far away, several housewives and men were quickly turning their faces away, and the corners of their eyes were still secretly betting on her. This baffled Minerva, who had not seen Charlemagne's face before, and who had not done anything remarkable in Rundinium so far. Or does her outfit look strange to anyone in the area? Before sneaking out of the Tuileries, she also learned about the latest fashion trends with the maids and the tailors of the V.E company, and tried to choose unobtrusive clothes. The puddle on the ground shone all over her body, and the girl wondered if the problem was in the buttons of the collar, and she was used to wearing stand-up collar clothes, whether she had continued some of the discordant ways of wearing? Minerva moves in the opposite direction of the street. If you don't have the money to buy food, and you don't want to eat in this environment, you will at least be slightly better off staying away from the ground.
Only a few steps have been taken. The footsteps stopped suddenly. Stroking the back of the neck that swept through a chill. As if being watched by someone. But looking around, Minerva didn't find a deliberate figure, muttering "more heart". Turning again and walking away into the depths of the crowd.
She didn't notice, not only Minerva, but also the people around her, that a figure in a black suit was chasing Minerva unhurriedly.
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"As a result, is Walsingham still waiting?"
Roland looked directly at Waldo and asked bluntly.
The soundproofing of this carriage is quite perfect, carefully covering the outer wall of the carriage with a "silent barrier", there are too many people on the dock, and now that it is finally possible to officially enter the business time, there is naturally no need for hypocritical politeness.
Time is precious, and it can be wasted on lip service, not even a minute or a second.
is really worthy of being the heir of Li Lin's internal determination, and his practical style is very close.
Waldo nodded, and replied calmly:
"Yes, Your Excellency the Secretary General of State thinks that the fox who steals the jewelry cannot afford to wait any more than us. ”
Walsingham is also concerned about the progress of the disarmament negotiations, but he is not a front-line negotiator after all, so he does not have to rush to Lüders to negotiate in a hurry. But Miledi had to arrive before Her Highness arrived at Ludes, and it was very likely that Roland's movements would reach Miledi's ears through Guò Richelieu.
Which side is more unable to sit still, it is clear at a glance.
But Miledi hasn't done anything yet. ”
Roland crossed his hands and looked stern.
"It's hard to imagine that the other side would dare to stay in Lundinum without a foolproof solution. ”
Miledi is also a battle-hardened female spy, and she has a deep understanding of Walsingham's methods and horrors, and she can probably guess the strategies that Walsingham can think of, and the problems in actual implementation, not to mention that there is the equally shrewd and unscrupulous Richelieu behind her. Since he dared to provoke in the base camp of the enemy formation, he must have drawn up a considerable strategy.
In this regard, Waldo, who had suffered at the hands of Miledi, was positive.
"That's why you need the help of Your Excellency Diana. ”
As Waldo spoke, his eyes focused on the scribe nun who was trying to recover from seasickness.
According to the person concerned, the necklace contained a certain sensory technique, and due to the privacy involved, both parties avoided discussing the details of the specific technique, but it was certain that Diana, who was closest to Jielle's blood, could sense the existence of that technique within a certain range.
In other words, it was a necklace with a transmitter installed, and apart from Her Highness the Holy Maiden, the only person in the world who inherited the same blood and had the closest psychic thoughts was Diana, who could receive a specific wavelength signal.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Albion, whose proportion of Anglican believers is increasing year by year, bows his head and asks for support from Imir, and Imir, who is involved in his own interests, also readily agrees to provide assistance. However, the knot between each other has not been completely removed, and with the restrictions of objective conditions, it is already the maximum limit for Bell to accompany Diana to Rundinium. That's why Diana approached Roland and asked for help.
"Have a question?"
Avoiding Waldo's uncomfortable gaze, Roland stared at Diana and said:
"Of course, I can't answer from the standpoint of my sister Diana, but since we're going to work together to find that piece of jewelry, I want ......"
"As long as your problem is not too excessive, within my ability, I will know everything. ”
"As far as I know, Miledi is a four-sided magician......"
"That's outdated information, judging from the Duke's mansion's technique of sabotage, it's now a quasi-five-mang level. ”
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Waldo. ”
Roland replied coldly, and Albion's spy shrugged and shut his mouth. Without looking at this annoying fellow, Roland continued to ask:
"What I want to ask is, is it possible for Miledi to discover the teleportation function of the necklace, and then disarm or partially disarm the necklace by his own ability?"
The higher the level of the magician, the higher the ability to sense Mana, although the quasi-five-level magician can't do a wide area sensing with a diameter of 10 kilometers like Diana, but the fact that there is a mechanism hidden in the jewelry around her still can't escape her senses.
On the premise of discovering that technique, it is likely that Miledi will crack the technique or partially crack it, so that Diana's sensing ability will be useless.
"I don't think it's possible. ”
The secretary nun raised her face and said with a categorical expression:
"If her purpose is as we speculated, then she will never try to destroy the spell, and besides, I don't think a quasi-five-mang-level magician can solve that spell. ”
――I really believe in my sister's strength.
Sighing inwardly, Roland chose to believe Diana's words. Regardless of the outcome, now we have to take one step at a time.
Just as he put the drinking jug to his lips to calm his mind, and the mineral water began to pour into his mouth, he inadvertently cast the afterglow out of the car window to reflect the scenery that should never have been here.
"Puff puff - !!!!"
Seeing a certain girl who attracted nearly ninety percent of passers-by to turn back on the street, Roland's mineral water in his mouth sprayed on Waldo's face opposite, Diana, who was also drinking water, turned her head along Roland's gaze, and witnessed the almost shocking scene, after a stalemate of 2 or 3 seconds, there was another "poof-" sound, and Mr. Waldo's side face was attacked again.
(What's going on with this unscientific and unrealistic situation?!Could it be that guy scheming me again?!)
With a frantic cry in his heart, the young man couldn't help but want to hold his head and look up at the sky to confirm whether the sun was square today. (To be continued......)