The Master of the Strange Realm

"Speaking of which, Miss Stuart was once my pen pal. Although that happened last year, it feels like too long has passed..."

Even Jenkins couldn't control the passage of time, so after breakfast, he still had to take his lazy cat out to work on time.

Spring is coming day by day, and the temperature is rising rapidly. Now that cotton-padded clothes can be put back into the closet, and there is no need for a sweater even in the hotter noon, Jenkins hopes that this spring will be easier than winter.

After arriving at Dad's antique shop, he began his daily apprenticeship life. The life back on track was boring but safe. Jenkins liked this kind of life.

I spent the whole morning fighting with the new stone tablet photos. During this period, I talked with my father about the encounter with the Balrog last night, and then took the chocolate that sealed the Calamity Stone from the hand that was trying to possess it. Take the ring.

Dad didn't notice anything wrong with the ring at all. After all, it was an item made of divinity. He was just curious as to why Jenkins had such poor taste. The brass ring had no decorations or notches at all, and looked like something made from bent metal trash that could be seen everywhere.

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Chapter 984 Chapter 966 Boring Afternoon

There were no customers in the store in the morning. Dad took stock of the decorations to be delivered to the art exhibition, and then received the old man who came to inspect the goods at noon.

He was very satisfied with the batch of goods and repeatedly told Jenkins to be careful when escorting the batch of antiques tomorrow.

After lunch, Dad brought a thick book called "Dark Power: Defense and Counterattack" for Jenkins to study as preparatory learning content after he reaches level four. Dad was at the counter studying the tattoos on Balrog's body brought by Jenkins. Most of those patterns and symbols had no practical meaning.

At about three o'clock, Chocolate finished the snacks that Jenkins prepared for it and ate around the man's arm. It first became interested in the new kerosene lamp placed at the other end of the counter, observing its distorted image in front of the glass lampshade, and then jumped off the counter to study the display cabinet collecting dust in the corner of the antique store.

The display case was empty when Jenkins first walked in, and Dad said he hadn't found anything suitable to sell in it.

Seeing that Jenkins was not going to pay attention to it, the cat finally jumped up to the window and lay down. There are only two exhibits in the window of Dad's antique shop. One is a complete set of knight armor held up on a special shelf. It is one of the most valuable antiques in the store; the other is placed on a soft cushion and covered by glass. The hooded enamel hook inlaid with silver snuff bottle. Although this product is very valuable, it can actually only be regarded as a modern work of art. The reason why it is placed here is because it looks beautiful and can help attract customers.

It was Thursday afternoon, and there were not many people on Fifth Queen Avenue. The little girl selling flowers passed by the window and glanced at the cat curiously, but unfortunately Jenkins, who was concentrating on copying, did not see her.

The gentleman holding a civilized stick also passed by the window without even looking inside. Not long after, another very slow carriage passed by. The wheels accidentally hit the bulge of the stone bricks, and the carriage shook violently.

"Meow~"

The cat yawned, feeling that nothing important would happen until get off work. It stood up and wanted to go back to Jenkins to sleep, but suddenly it came to the window glass again, pressing its entire cat face against the glass and trying hard to look to the side.

Standing next to the gas street lamp is a rusty mailbox. Next to the mailbox, you can see the steam spraying from the cracks in the stone bricks. This is a normal phenomenon. The underground steam pipeline needs to be exhausted at any time to stabilize the air pressure.

And further away from the steam, a familiar carriage was driving in the distance on the foggy street.

"Meow~"

Although he was a little unhappy, Chocolate still barked obediently to remind Jenkins. Although Jenkins doesn’t understand cat language, he has lived with the cat for more than half a year and knows how it behaves.

"A guest is here, and he's an acquaintance."

As he spoke, he informed his father that he also knew the strangeness of Jenkins' cat that drank the [Animal Wisdom Enlightenment Potion], so he also began to recycle the paper with strange runes printed on it on the table.

Two minutes later, two girls got off the carriage parked in front of the antique store. The maid got out of the car in advance and opened the door of the antique store for them. Britney was in front and Hathaway was behind, and the two of them walked in one after the other.

"Good afternoon, welcome to Dad's antique store, how can I help..."

Dad poked Jenkins in the back at the counter.

"Oh, Britney, you look so beautiful today. Good afternoon, Hathaway, this hairpin suits you perfectly."

Everyone in the antique store showed a satisfied smile.

After the blonde girl took out a string of pearl necklaces embedded in a silk box, her father wisely told her to go to the darkroom on the second floor of the store for identification, leaving space for the young people.

The maid at the door also closed the door, and now only Jenkins and friends were left in the store.

Hathaway and Bryony both came to see Jenkins, but they did not make an appointment together, but met by chance at the intersection of St. George Street and Walward Walk.

At that time, the red-haired girl was buying a cake for Chocolate in a dessert shop at the intersection as a gift for visiting Jenkins. Bryony also had this idea, and the two met by chance.

Two exquisite portable paper cake boxes were placed on the counter. The cat hesitated, sniffed next to them, and then jumped on Jenkins' shoulder.

It already knows what's in it, and the girls definitely won't take the cake away, so it's the same whenever it's eaten.

The cat is in no hurry.

Jenkins didn't know the reasons why the girls visited separately. But now that they are here together, there are some things they must not talk about.

Briony first formally thanked him for what happened at the Opera House last Sunday. Although Duke Antak only used marrying her as an excuse to challenge Jenkins to a duel, most people did not know the real situation. Now that Jenkins won the duel, he gained more than just fame.

As for Hathaway, she wanted to invite Jenkins to talk to her about the opera again. The first performance has ended, and news about the opera has been completely drowned out by Antarctic, plague, or major diplomatic events.

But this does not mean that the script written by Jenkins and Hathaway does not have artistic value. She wants to invite Jenkins to talk about it again.

Now the relationship between the two ladies and Jenkins seems very delicate. In summary, everyone likes her, but the two girls don't want each other to know their feelings for Jenkins.

Britney doesn't understand Hathaway's feelings, so she wants to slowly let her accept it; while Hathaway understands everything, but is just worried about the future, and wants Jenkins to propose to Britney first before getting close to her.

It was a tangled web of threads, and even though Jenkins wanted to take action, he found it hard to figure out where to start.

Since the girls were all here, he originally wanted to invite the two of them to have dinner together on the weekend, but before Jenkins' invitation was sent out, Bryony spoke first.

"Jenkins, are you free next week? I would like to invite you to go for an outing together. There will be many people going together..."

The blonde girl turned to look at Hathaway again:

"It's an activity organized by Miss Wanda. Let's go to the pasture in the outer suburbs together. I think if Jenkins can participate, everyone will be very happy."

"you're right."

The red-haired girl also nodded absently. She didn't care much about the outing, but suddenly thought of the conversation between Jenkins and Hathaway in the room last Sunday night.

The women left just as quickly as they came, and Dad happened to come down from the second floor just after leaving the carriage.

Chapter 985 Chapter 967 The Visit of the Soothsayers

"You look troubled."

Dad barely concealed his gloating mood as he came down the stairs. He saw Jenkins unpacking the cake box for the impatient chocolate. After opening the carton along the gaps and buckles, there was a cream cake dotted with tempting strawberries.

"I felt like I was stuck in an emotional quagmire."

Jenkins said weakly.

"It's a stage that young people have to go through and you get used to it."

Dad said cheerfully and took out the text that he had just put back on the counter.

"Jenkins, a young and promising aristocratic young man like you should have fallen into trouble pursued by girls at such an age."

"Dad, are you laughing at me?"

He half-leaned on the counter, holding a special spoon for chocolate, and put a spoonful of cream into the cat's mouth. The cat squatted obediently on the counter, raised its head and widened its eyes. When the spoon was handed over, it immediately opened its mouth wide, and its short whiskers were trembling on both sides of its furry cheeks.

“It would be great if women were as easy to understand as chocolate.”

He couldn't help but sigh, and the movements in his hands stopped as he spoke. The cat immediately patted Jenkins' hand with its little paw, asking him to hurry up.

Dad chuckled and shook his head not intending to refute this sentence. Jenkins fed his cat some more butter, planning to move on to the bread beneath the butter.

"Speaking of love, what happened to the cursed man and woman some time ago? They are the couple who are reincarnated inside and outside the painting."

Jenkins asked boredly. His energy had been focused on the undead some time ago, so he did not continue to pay attention to that matter.

"I heard that the Holy See asked the sage for his opinion, and the sage issued an oracle and agreed to help them lift the curse. I don't know the specific details. If you are interested, you can go to the church and ask."

"Are the woman and the painting still in Nolan?"

"Still, the woman lives in the church, but is restricted from going out. Because of the curse, the painting cannot see her, so it is now in the Evergreen Forest. As for the gifter who hunted the woman, his family suffered The curse is not serious. The church has used divine magic to purify him. He left Nolan after registering as a benefactor half a month ago."

"That's it."

Jenkins nodded and wanted to go to the church to thank the woman. The [real phantom] stored in the shadowless lamp was only discovered thanks to her.

In this way, it was time to get off work safely, and Jenkins had read the first twenty pages of the book. According to this progress, it would probably take him the middle of the week to completely read the book.

As for the chocolate, after eating the dessert, I had a sweet sleep again. When Jenkins said goodbye to his father, he was already in high spirits and meowing in anticipation of dinner.

The antiques will be transported to the exhibition tomorrow, so Dad told Jenkins to come a little earlier. The goods have been loaded now, and will be taken from the warehouse area to the antique shop tomorrow morning for Dad to check again, and then Jenkins will deliver them to the exhibition venue.

After leaving the antique shop, he was ready to go home. While the maid, Mrs. Mahat, was preparing dinner, Jenkins wrote some readers' replies in the living room.

It was almost seven o'clock when the lights came on, and Mrs. Mahat and I settled the salary for the previous week. When I sent her out, I met Mr. Goodman, my neighbor, who was off work.

Jenkins immediately thought of the encounter with his mirror image in the mirror world, so he smiled and greeted him, and talked about the recent epidemic prevention situation.

The house of Mrs. Mistara Forrant, the neighbor on the other side, was not lit. She was not at home, and seemed to have gone out to do business.

After feeling the early spring night breeze, I pulled the fence door and wanted to turn back to the house, and heard the sound of a carriage in the distance. When I turned around, I saw an old-fashioned carriage turning from the intersection into St. George Street and then stopped in front of me.

"Miss Audrey, Miss Bronion, good evening, please come in."

These were unexpected visitors, and Jenkins had planned to visit them again on the weekend. But since they were here, he must invite them to sit in the house. However, due to the last incident, Jenkins was already a little afraid of the two fortune-tellers.

The visitors brought desserts as gifts for their visit. These things can serve as Jenkins' midnight snacks, but in the end, it is very likely that chocolate will be cheap again.

After a brief chat about the weather and other rubbish, both parties sat down, Jenkins prepared tea, and then began to get down to business.

"William, your "performance" in the Evergreen Forest was wonderful, and your performance in the opera house was also quite good. I think you should have gotten what you deserved."

Miss Bronion was very straightforward. The middle-aged woman's voice was very gentle, but her tone was very strong. Miss Audrey shook her head at Jenkins apologetically. She was in a very awkward position now.

"What I want to get..."

Looking at the women in silence, he knew that this was referring to the "Savior's Badge".

"I am very grateful for your help, Miss Bronion, I will not deny this."

Jenkins tapped the cushion of the sofa with his fingers gently, thinking about what he wanted to say.

"I have a general understanding of the task assigned to me by fate, which is an honor...but I want to know more about what you can get from me."

"Our school pursues fate, gains power through the tide of fate, and understands the world. Helping you is to help the tide of fate flow in the most correct direction, which is what I want."

The woman replied, glanced at the teacup Jenkins used to entertain guests, took a sip, and added:

"For example, Audrey's prediction of black cats, cemeteries and elderberries was her observation of fate, and with your efforts, this observation really appeared, so she gained new power and understanding."

"I roughly understand."

These things were as expected. Even before Miss Bronion appeared, Jenkins had guessed why Miss Audrey insisted on teaching him divination courses.

"In terms of divination, even with Miss Audrey's serious teaching, I still haven't gotten started. But I also have my own understanding of fate. Those who deliberately pursue it often get nothing... Miss Broniance, what you do is more like manipulating fate than catering to it."

"It doesn't matter. What matters is that we are helping you."

The middle-aged woman pointed this out, but it still made Jenkins very uncomfortable.

He looked at his divination teacher Miss Audrey, and the woman nodded:

"Teacher..."

Miss Audrey was no longer willing to hide her relationship with Miss Broniance.

Chapter 986 Chapter 968 The Knocker

"Teacher, I have always been the one guiding Jenkins, and we get along very well."

In the brightly lit living room, Miss Audrey emphasized. Her hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, looking like a lioness protecting her food.

"But until I showed up, you were just observing him, and you didn't even make William a real fortune teller."

Miss Bronion paused for a moment, because she heard a carriage rushing by on the street outside the house, which would suppress the sound of the conversation.

"William, don't you understand what kind of opportunity you have seized?"

She asked Jenkins again, and the warm yellow light of the gas lamp made everyone's face very clear.

"I have a general understanding. If you are willing to explain it more clearly, I will be very happy."

"No, you have to find it out yourself."

Hearing this, Jenkins tried hard not to show a contemptuous expression, because it would be very rude to do so.

"But you have to understand that I can really help you, and I can help you now."

The middle-aged woman said again, her tone much softer.

Jenkins stopped talking and silently touched the cat on his lap. Miss Audrey wanted to speak, but was interrupted.

"There are many strange people in the city, this is my tip for you."