“I’m really sorry, I’ve been busy again recently. Although the plague near Miss Gothe’s hometown has not yet been cured, Miss Denister’s homework, the school’s summer off-campus practical course, and my entrustment to the same group My friend has made something, and it all needs to be dealt with, so we can’t put it off.”
“Really, you are always like this. But don’t take it too seriously when you and Lesiya have ‘class’ tonight. I’m worried that you won’t be able to bear the ‘gift’ we have prepared for you tomorrow.”
She smiled ambiguously, and without asking any questions, Xia De put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean into his arms:
“Miss Benenice, is there any whereabouts of the [Hope Diamond]?”
At the beginning of the month, the witch said that she seemed to have heard about this relic a few years ago.
The duchess leaned against him with satisfaction and looked at her two maids opposite:
“During the meeting yesterday, she also said that she had indeed heard the news, but it involved some troublesome things. But there will be results soon. It is said that the place where the unknown-level relic last appeared was Yuewan Bay on the West Coast The area belongs to Kasenlik, but it is very close to Saladir County. If you need it, I can send someone to help you find out.”
Saladir County is located in the southwest region of Delarian. Although it is not a coastal county, it is indeed connected to the Moon Bay region.
After having lunch with Miss Carina, Shade took Mia to attend this week’s group meeting.
It has been a month since the Battle of Green Lake ended, and everyone who returned to Tobesk has returned to their own rhythm of life. This week, the doctor routinely emphasized the exam week at the end of next month, and then finally mentioned “summer off-campus practical activities”:
“Formally enrolled students at St. Byrons will go to various parts of the Old World for off-campus activities every summer, which allows academic students to understand things outside the academy. Last year’s summer practice was due to the trustee The Beske exam was canceled due to divine intervention. Last year, it was before the summer exam week. This year, the time was moved forward. The formal students in the college took the exam one month earlier, so the summer time schedule is here. month.”
Needless to say much about what happened last year, everyone in the group has experienced it firsthand.
“How many people will our group host this year?”
Luvia asked curiously, as for the group’s reception of those formal school students, it is also beneficial. Needless to say, the funding will also increase the practical credits. And they are only responsible for providing accommodation and don’t have to worry about anything else unless asked for help, so the task is easy.
“3.”
The doctor sat on the sofa and said, glancing at the seat vacated by Priest Augustus:
“The overall number of students assigned to the Tobesk area this year is very small because the college believes that our place is still dangerous. However, considering the high level of our group, three students were assigned. Fourth Ring, Fourth Ring, and Fifth Ring Huan, two ladies and a gentleman. Their mission for this practical activity was to contact the black market in Tobesk, get some information, and capture a Huan Warlock who was offered a reward by the church. They all came from the Chemistry College. Same as Priest Augustus.”
When the priest was mentioned, Dorothy asked worriedly:
“What happened to the priest recently? He didn’t come to attend the meeting last week. I recently wrote to him asking about the potion, and it took him several days to reply to me. Is the priest in trouble? ”
“The last time I saw Priest Augustus was a week ago. The priest’s face was not very good.”
Luvia also said.
So Shade looked at the doctor. The blue-eyed middle-aged doctor shook his head:
“I’m not sure. He did say he wasn’t feeling well when he asked me for leave, but he refused to say what was wrong. In fact, in the month since he came back from Green Lake, the priest hasn’t been feeling well. He became very cold, oh, I don’t know how to describe it.”
“The meeting will be over soon, I’ll go visit the priest.”
Among all the people here, only Shade is nominally a believer of the righteous **** [Mr. Dawn], and it is normal to visit the Dawn Church.
“Okay, let us know in time if something happens, I’m worried.”
The doctor sighed:
“Going back to the topic just now, it is said that there is a special lady among the ring warlocks who came this time, but we don’t know the specific situation yet. It is now the end of the Sunshine Moon, and they will be about a week or two later Come. According to the tradition of the past few years, I will rent a room in advance at the Three Cats Hotel in Beicheng District. Then we will meet with them, and things will remain the same after that.”
Of course it is not the best hotel in the city, but the students of the college do not come here for vacation, so the Three Cats Hotel is just right. It is located in the slightly chaotic Beicheng District, making it easy to hide your identity. Moreover, the location of Anthem Square is very good and it is very convenient for everything.
“Last year, it’s been a year since we talked about what happened at Lakeview Manor.”
Unlike the girls who were worried about the “birthday” of the foreigner, Dr. Schneider didn’t care much that tomorrow would be the first anniversary of meeting Sha De. He just lamented how fast time passed:
“One year has passed in the blink of an eye. At this time last year, I never imagined that there would be a fifth person in our group.”
“Doctor, you are lucky to meet Shade across from the Lark Club. It is not only your luck, but also the luck of all of us.”
Luvia said seriously, Dorothy and Dr. Schneider nodded together. Seeing that there was nothing going on in today’s study meeting, the doctor even asked the clinic servants to bring wine glasses and red wine, and he had a drink with everyone:
“Then let us celebrate this luck and hope that this time next year, we can still raise our glasses like this.”
He was still a little regretful that Priest Augustus did not attend today’s meeting.
After the meeting, Shade did not return to St. Teresa’s Square with Dorothy, but went to the local Dawn Church with worries. He was also very familiar with the priests, priests and nuns in the church, and it was easy to find out that Priest August was on leave today and was not in the church.
The priest himself lives in the church and has no house outside except for the potion workshop in the basement. Shade also made several inquiries, and finally met the priest looking at the city at sunset on the bank of the Terrarel River, which passed through the university district.
He didn’t look like he was sick. He stood on the river bank and looked at the river. He looked at the children and pet dogs playing on the grass across the river, a group of young students sitting on the grass playing Rhodes cards, and the people snuggling up to the river. Young couple watching the sunset together.
Priest Augustus turned his back to the setting sun and faced the east. His back was red in the reflection, but his face was dim.
When Shade came to stand next to him, the priest did not turn around to look at him:
“Detective, did the doctor ask you to see me? I’m fine. I can go to the group meeting next week.”
The old priest did not seem to have changed much, but Shade instinctively felt the coldness when he came to him:
“You have been back since Green Lake, but something has been wrong. Is it the influence of that skull?”
The skull is different from the rest of the bones, so it would make sense if the priest’s condition was caused by this incident.
Seeing that the priest did not answer, Shade took the initiative to extend his right hand, and priest August also took it.
Xia De frowned:
“Your body temperature is obviously a little low, but you don’t feel any confusion of spirit and elements, and your vitality shows no signs of being eroded by death. Priest, how do you feel?”
The old man in robe sighed softly towards the river bank:
“I don’t know exactly what’s going on, it’s just a feeling”
He let go of Shade’s hand and held his chest:
“There is a hole in my heart. When I look at anything, you will know it. The doctor has always said that when I look at anything, I will think of the bad direction. After returning from Green Lake, when I look at anything now, I will have more thoughts than that. It’s even scarier. No, I didn’t have any hallucinations, nor did the whispering in my ears erode my spirit. It just became a little more pessimistic. The world seemed to be cast into a shadow.”
He raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the river:
“The child is playing with the pet dog, but the dog will definitely leave this world before the child, and he will be heartbroken and cry because of it; the young students sitting on the grass playing Rhodes cards will most likely not be in the future. If they maintain such a friendship, they will one day take different paths and lead different lives; as well as the young lovers cuddling together and watching the sunset, can they really get married? Do they still have their own secrets at this moment? . I don’t know why I think that, I know it’s weird.”
“You are not out of control. You may need to go to the doctor and ask him to help treat it.”
Xia De gave some advice, and the old priest’s wrinkled face showed some changes. He nodded slightly:
“I will consider it. At least for now, it is just a change in mentality, not a big deal. Otherwise, I will seek your help myself. Going out for a walk like this will make me feel better. You don’t have to worry about me. .”
“You can’t ignore this kind of thing.”
Shad shook hands with Priest August again and confirmed that his soul state was normal but his spirit was depressed. Later, he forced the priest to go to Dr. Schneider and asked the doctor to give the priest a course of psychological treatment.
Although Shade often jokes that the doctor is best at hypnotherapy, in fact, Bill Schneider’s skills as a psychiatrist are quite strong in all aspects. He listened carefully to the psychological problems that Priest August himself could not explain clearly, and then thought that this was very similar to “depression”.
This is a new concept that has only been proposed in recent years and belongs to the forefront of neuroscience and psychiatric theory. But Shade didn’t think it was all right. Priest Augustus suddenly suffered from “depression.” The life of a priest was less troublesome, and Shade thought he had always been mentally healthy.
“It should still be the influence caused by the half of the death angel’s skull.”
He believes in his own opinion, but does not think the current situation of the priests is serious. It is understandable that something that incorporates that kind of specification will have a certain impact on itself. In short, Shade decided to let the doctor provide psychological counseling for the priest for a period of time, and he would also visit the priest frequently.
Of course it would be best if the situation could slowly improve. If the situation became more serious, then he would have no choice but to go to Huntington City again and ask the angels to help.
PS: 7k big chapters at night, equivalent to two chapters. In view of readers’ feedback that there have been too many plots in certain aspects recently (actually, it is a practice for each volume to lead into the previous plot), so the next chapter will tell the story of the detective’s birthday in one go.