The Master of the Strange Realm

The opening was with the customary polite words, which is the social etiquette that everyone abides by.

Chapter 1074 Chapter 1056 Current Affairs

Raindrops were hitting the glass outside the window, and the two men in the study looked at each other. But at least the atmosphere was harmonious, or so Jenkins thought.

"Actually, I want to talk about something. I hope you don't mind. Baron Williamt, have you heard about Her Majesty's condition?"

Earl Hesha was very direct and straightforward, and immediately got to the point after a few polite words. He serves in the Nolan Navy and looks like a resolute soldier.

Jenkins admires such a person more than the politician-like Marquis Michael.

"I heard some news. It seems that the reason why my promotion was postponed is because of His Majesty's illness."

"That's true...Have you heard any other news?"

The count asked a strange question.

Jenkins didn't understand what he wanted to know, so he could only tell the truth:

"No, I haven't heard anything else...what do you want to know?"

"Nothing, yes, I don't want to know anything. Oh, Baron William, actually I have always been curious, what is the relationship between you and Hathaway?"

The man's tone was very calm, and the turn was even more abrupt. Originally, Jenkins wanted to continue the topic just now and talk about the Queen's condition, but unexpectedly, the Earl changed the topic and talked about this. This is a fatal question, because Jenkins can't give an answer. He also wants to be responsible for other people. He has no answer to this question until he understands the relationship between everyone.

"Friendship."

He could only say such a shameful answer, and at the same time he despised the greedy self in his heart. He was ready to be questioned by the Earl. Although Jenkins held the Earl's hand and thought he didn't need to be afraid of him, the person in front of him was Hathaway's father after all. As an elder, he should be respected.

"Friends? That's great. Hathaway is lucky to have a friend like you."

The Earl did not continue to ask, and simply ignored the question, just like he had just ignored the Queen's health problem.

"What on earth is he going to do?"

Because too many important factors are missing, Jenkins cannot connect the two topics just now. He was thinking about whether Count Hesha had been stimulated by something that made him speak so strangely and incoherently. At this time, the third topic was brought up:

"Did you hear that the entire Quaker family of Beldiran was arrested, and the titles inherited from the family were also abolished?"

"I heard about it. I heard Bishop Parrod talk about it. It seems that they discovered that the Quirk family used human sacrifices in an attempt to gain wealth and power. They were arrested after being exposed."

Jenkins said so, and it's true. It's just that this time only the principal criminal and his relatives within one generation will be sentenced to death, and no more people will be implicated. After all, this is a special period for the kingdom with internal and external troubles. In order to maintain stability, it is impossible to involve too much.

But even such a "light sentence" is the result of pressure. The kingdom originally only wanted to execute the principal criminals, but the Quirk family committed a taboo by using the power of the magic object. The Twelve Orthodox Church directly activated the terms of the "Tower Agreement" to put pressure on the kingdom. No matter how tough the Kingdom of Fidicli was, It is also impossible to face the twelve churches at the same time.

Of course, the kingdom is also angry at Duke Quik's collaboration with the enemy and privately contacting the Antak family of Chesland Kingdom. Before the war begins, thunderous means must be used to frighten those wavering losers, and the two sides are weighed, so the Quaker family was eliminated in this way.

"That's right. I also heard that the ritual of the Quirk family seems to be related to the death of little Quirk."

The Earl said this, and Jenkins shook his head in disbelief. He didn't want to recall the Snow Mountain Villa murder case. That incident was over, and Little Quick deserved it.

As an earl serving in the Nolan Navy, although he did not participate in the mobilization of the Broken Islands in the outer sea this time, Earl Hesha also knows a lot about the recent naval battles in the outer sea. When Jenkins asked about this matter, the earl did not hide it, but he looked very sad:

"Although the newspapers kept silent about the naval battle a week ago, in fact the navy and the main force of the seven pirate kings have already been in contact...The results are not optimistic."

The word "not optimistic" means many things, but what it means here is that the navy is temporarily in a losing position in its first large-scale battle with pirates.

This is not a big deal, after all, the main force of Nolan Navy was not completely sent out at once. But if Belduran uses the naval defeat as an excuse to ask Nolan's Marquis Michael to send more reinforcements, then he will most likely be at a disadvantage in the throne dispute before the end of summer.

In the blink of an eye, Jenkins thought of so much. Earl Hesha, who was sitting opposite, saw the thoughtful expression on Jenkins' face and stopped talking. In fact, he knew in his heart that the navy was not the trump card in the hands of Marquis Michael. His trump card was sitting opposite.

After that, the two talked about many things scatteredly, although Jenkins could also find out about the situation in the kingdom from Bishop Parrod. But from the two different perspectives of the church and the nobility, we can always see different results.

The only new information obtained from the earl was about conscription. The specific time to declare war is still uncertain, but war between the two countries is absolutely inevitable. The Kingdom of Chesland has started conscription in the southern provinces, and the first phase of the country's conscription does not include Nolan.

"Perhaps those gentlemen of Belduran also knew that Nolan had suffered too much and was still shouldering the responsibility of fighting against pirates, so they let Nolan go."

The Earl said this, and Jenkins actually felt the same way.

Just as Jenkins expected, it took Hathaway more than an hour to finish dressing. Even though Jenkins candidly said that she looks just as beautiful before and after makeup, Hathaway showed no sign of anger.

She just told Jenkins that the next time he asked her out, he should send a letter or short message first so that she could prepare in advance.

"Meow~"

Ever since he stepped into Earl Hesha's mansion, Chocolate has been unhappy. Even when Jenkins and the red-haired girl found a dessert shop to sit down after bidding farewell to the Earl, it showed no interest in those colorful sweets.

"I don't seem to have much of an appetite for chocolate lately."

Jenkins was a little worried. When he took the menu, he specially ordered the fruit cake that the cat loved to eat, and wanted to see its reaction for a while.

Chapter 1075 Chapter 1057 Women, Men, Cats and Insurance

The place where Hathaway and Jenkins are now is a quite high-end dessert shop. To be more precise, this is more like a members-only club. Although there are no formal private rooms, the booths in the store are quite soft, and combined with the sweet smell permeating the air, anyone is happy to spend an afternoon here.

The decoration here is very good. In addition to the wallpaper that matches the atmosphere of the store, the gas lamps and steam pipes exposed on the walls are wrapped in colored paper to prevent the metallic color from disturbing the guests' interest.

Jenkins was actually very worried that doing so would cause fire safety issues, as the papers were all flammable.

"What did father talk to you just now?"

Hathaway closed the red leather menu in her hand and handed it back to the waiter. The waiter bowed slightly to the two of them before leaving.

"We talked about some news about the kingdom, nothing new."

Jenkins said lightly, but Hathaway looked unconvinced.

"Speaking of which, I have a secret to tell you."

He said solemnly, then stood up slightly and moved forward, putting his mouth to the ear of Hathaway, who was sitting opposite. This caused the cat, which was lying on the table to sleep like a little angel, to be overwhelmed. Jenkins felt the cat twisting and twisting around his belly.

"Actually, our family probably has elf blood."

He said in a very low voice, and then sat back down again, holding the cat in his arms and patting it again and again before it went crazy.

"is that so?"

Hathaway's surprise was not as strong as Jenkins thought. The red-haired lady glanced at Jenkins' ears covertly, constantly confirming her suspicions.

"That's it. In fact, I have suspected it for a long time. I encountered something a few days ago that really confirmed it. You see, my healing ability is so outstanding. I should have thought of this a long time ago!"

"Can this matter be completely confirmed?"

"Not yet, but I think it shouldn't be wrong."

Jenkins nodded and answered affirmatively.

"Perhaps you should find a scholar who is proficient in the history of alien species to find out whether any of the more famous elven blood descendants are still being passed down after the elves left the material world. Just check the relationship between those families and Williamt, and your guess will be It can be completely confirmed.”

The girl suggested, then saw Jenkins nodding excitedly. This is indeed a good idea. Even if the old elf doesn't speak, Jenkins has other ways to find out the secrets of Williamt.

"Speaking of elves, I have something good for you."

He said excitedly, looked around and saw that no one was looking at the booth here, so he moved the suitcase he had been carrying to the table. He opened the metal buckles on both sides with a click, opened the lid of the box facing him, and immediately held the sides of the box and moved it towards Hathaway.

"Look, this is my gift to you."

He showed Hathaway the test tubes embedded in the lining of the box, which Jack Sr. had given to Jenkins before he left the Shire. It's just that Jenkins has already learned how to make the potions here, and there is no point in using the elves' secret methods to extend the storage time, so he took them out as gifts.

"I learned how to make magic potions, and my soul origin ability can help me make these very well."

"Why did you give it to me?"

Hathaway asked somewhat sadly.

Jenkins had no idea why she was asking, and there was certainly no other way to get any other answers now.

"Because I like you."

He said this, and Hathaway's face immediately turned red.

After accepting the box of potions, Hathaway cautiously asked Jenkins if he had heard of "Witch's Kiss". Of course, Jenkins couldn't admit that he had sold such a potion, so he immediately denied it, and Hathaway felt relieved.

Jenkins wasn't very good at dating girls, or rather he had no experience with it. If there was a movie theater in this era, he would be quite willing to go to the movie theater to spend the afternoon, which would save time and effort.

But the opera house was closed in the afternoon, and Jenkins couldn't think of anywhere else to go. In the end, Hathaway, who was smiling happily, made the suggestion, and the two went around the dessert shop, the Quill Club, and the city museum together.

Although walking like this is boring, Hathaway seems to be enjoying it, and Jenkins is also quite happy.

Hathaway was sent back to her home in the evening, and she kissed Jenkins in the carriage. The two spent a pretty good afternoon. Before they left, Hathaway kept reminding Jenkins that he must give her information in advance before asking her out next time.

"So what are you going to do later?"

The two of them stood in front of the carriage, and the servant of the Earl's mansion had opened the iron gate.

"I want to invite Britney to dinner, and then maybe to the opera house, or maybe not, it depends on the time."

He said without changing his expression, quite admiring his courage.

"That's good, Jenkins. I'm sorry for putting you through this, but I swear this will all be over before the end of summer."

She hugged Jenkins again and said a formal farewell with a slightly red face.

Watching the red-haired girl leave in the background, the cat on the shoulder gave a rather dissatisfied "meow~". It believed that human women were indeed the kind of cunning, cunning and immoral people.

The next stop was Marquis Michael's house. The Marquis was of course not at home on Monday evening due to his recent busy military affairs. Britney was at home, and looked like she was about to go out.

When she heard that Jenkins wanted to invite her to dinner, the blonde immediately said that she had time and could go out now.

"Do you have anything else to do for a while?"

Jenkins looked at her outfit ready to go out and the lady's handbag in her hand, and asked doubtfully.

"There was something wrong at first, but now it's okay."

Not understanding the logic, Jenkins gave up thinking.

The two went out together, and Jenkins had already made an appointment at the restaurant, so he just went there. After dinner, I saw that it was still early, so I wanted to go to the opera house with Britney, but she had classes tomorrow morning and had to go back now.

"have class?"

Jenkins always forgets that Hathaway and Britney are actually still students, but they are not full-time, so they may not go to school several times a month. Of course, learning to read is the most important thing. As a holy son of the Church of the Sages, Jenkins naturally agrees with this truth, so he sent Britney home in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Before you ask me out next time, you must tell me in advance, otherwise it will take a long time just to match the clothes."

Bryony said this before they parted, something Jenkins had heard hours earlier.

"Have you dated Hathaway recently?"

she asked again.

"This afternoon."

Jenkins once again showed his extraordinary courage.

"Oh, Jenkins, I'm sorry for putting you through this, but I swear this will all be over before the end of summer."

Jenkins had heard this sentence just now, but this time he took the initiative to hug Britney. The girl looked very happy.

But there was another unhappy cat in the city. Jenkins had already discovered that Chocolate was not in the right mood today, so he took advantage of the time in the evening and walked to a dessert shop close to St. George Street to buy chocolate. Had some late night snacks.

The mood of chocolate always changes quickly. At least when the cream cake dotted with tempting strawberries was put into the carton by the clerk, it seemed to have completely forgotten its worries.

The little cat knows that Jenkins cares about it, but it just doesn't like humans appearing in its territory. But if Jenkins insists on letting those "little ants" appear around, Chocolate is not an ungenerous cat as long as Jenkins pleads with it.

It plans to forgive Jenkins first, and then find out what Jenkins wants next time it encounters this situation.

Nolan was once again shrouded in heavy fog at night, and the light from the gas lamps on both sides of the road was so weak that it was almost impossible to connect them together. Because the dessert shop was right next to Dad's antique shop, when Jenkins went out carrying the paper box and the paper bag containing the bread, he did not call for a carriage, but walked directly to the direction of the antique shop.

There were no lights on the first and second floors of the store. It looked like Dad hadn't come back from church yet. Jenkins stood in front of the window and looked into the dark store, making sure that the gas lights were turned off before turning to leave.

"Excuse me sir, do you know when this store will be open?"

The man walking quickly from the other side of St. George Street asked loudly. Seeing that Jenkins wanted to leave, he quickened his pace and walked to him.

The stranger looked young, about thirty years old. He was holding a black briefcase of a common style in his hand, and the coat on his body was a little wrinkled because he had walked too fast.

"Dad's antique shop opens at seven o'clock every morning, but if you don't want to disturb Dad having breakfast and reading the newspaper, it's best to come back after seven-thirty."

Jenkins said while looking at the man, who immediately showed a troubled expression.

"No need to open tonight?"

"I don't think Dad will be back very early tonight... Do you have anything to do with Dad? I'm his apprentice. If it's not a very important matter, I think I can handle it."

The strange man was not a customer who wanted to buy or sell antiques. He was an employee of an insurance company. Although the concept of insurance became well-known to the public due to Jenkins's story about the Fabry scam, in fact, the insurance business appeared more than a decade ago, but it was very niche, so similar industries could only be found in big cities.

Dad was a very visionary person. He bought a life insurance policy for himself five years ago. Due to the imperfections of the insurance industry, the scope of compensation is very small, but it happens that "injuries caused by public safety accidents that threaten the city" are within the scope of compensation.

"Hello, I am Crowe Simon. Mr. Clover Oliver was injured in the explosion in the dock area last week. We accepted the accident report he sent on Saturday, the injury report issued by the hospital, and the receipts for consumption. All the procedures were fine, so the company sent me to handle the claims. I ran around the city all day today... soliciting business, you know..."