Chapter 17 Talent
The flames enveloped the three-story building and spread in all directions until the entire neighborhood was boiling.
The fire was fierce.
It was already early in the morning when the fire was completely extinguished.
Inspection Office.
One person opened the door and entered, sat down opposite Karl, and handed him a cup of steaming milk coffee.
"This matter has a great impact. Even the city lord was alarmed, so he had to ask several times."
The voice of the visitor was soft:
"You also Don’t worry, the whole story has been investigated and it has nothing to do with you. You should be able to leave later.”
“Oh!” Karl sighed:
"Who would have thought that there would be a fire thief's stronghold there."
Since returning to the inspection hall, he has been questioned several times alone, and he is not surprised this time either.
“Yes!”
The person leaned back, his whole person half-hidden in the darkness, his cheeks looming under the light of the kerosene lamp, and asked:
“ When Miles died, it was just you and Dinah. Did you find anything on him?"
"In other words, did you find anything? After all, you regained consciousness earlier than Dinah."
Huh?
Karl frowned and looked up at the visitor.
Under the dim light, the other person's facial features seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't distinguish them clearly.
After a brief pause, Karl said:
"At that time, I fainted after activating the sleeve arrows. When I woke up again, a fire was already burning nearby. I was so anxious to escape that I didn't have time to search for anything."
"Really?"
Someone came and put his chin in his hand. , said:
"You said that Miles had weird methods, but he was shot into the throat by an arrow from your sleeve and died. It seems unreasonable."
"Huh..." Karl chuckled. ：
"I don't think so."
Compared with shooting someone to death with a sleeve arrow, the method Miles used is truly incomprehensible.
“Okay!”
The visitor sighed, straightened his upper body, took out a book and put it on the table, motioning towards Karl:
“Look Check if there are any problems with this book. If there are no problems, you can leave. ”
"Book?"
Karl looked surprised, and then looked at the book carefully.
This is a two-finger-thick leather book with a brown cover and two dark red silk threads.
There is a picture on the front cover, and the picture is a bit blurry.
Looking closely, the picture seems to be a woman holding a wooden staff. The faint mist makes the woman's appearance unclear.
Karl did not open the book, but looked at the woman on the screen deep in thought, frowning unconsciously.
"Huh..."
A breeze blew from nowhere in the closed room.
The light of the kerosene lamp swayed slightly, and the woman on the cover of the book also twisted, as if she came to life.
“Come!”
"Come here!"
The murmur sounded in my ears.
Karl looked confused, and the woman on the cover in his sight took steps and walked slowly out of the mist.
As the distance gets closer, the woman’s facial features become clearer and clearer, and even the tiny pores on her cheeks are clearly distinguishable.
But the weird thing is.
The woman's specific appearance and overall appearance were still unclear, but she could only see a pair of eyes getting closer and closer.
"Crash..."
The breeze blew through the forest and fallen leaves, and there was a strange sound in my ears, and I could smell the freshness of the mountains and fields in my nose.
Mountains and wilderness?
Aren’t you in the room of the inspection hall?
"Yeah!"
Karl's body trembled, his eyes returned to clarity, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back from unknown time.
"Bang..."
He pushed down the wooden table in front of him and backed up crazily.
“Get away!”
"Get away!"
"What is this?"
Karl was breathing rapidly, his heart was pounding, and he subconsciously wanted to find a handy weapon.
“Pop!”
“Pap!”
The figure opposite stood up and clapped his hands lightly:
"You can get rid of the mental influence of the Wizard's Book. It seems that you are a talented person. No wonder you are resistant to the howl of the banshee." Then said:
“Come with me!”
“Leave?” Karl has not yet recovered:
"Where to go?"
"Go where you should go." The other party put away the books and walked out of the darkness, revealing the appearance of a middle-aged man:
"Forgot to introduce myself, Tim .Morton, you can call me Tim, intermediate wizard apprentice”
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In the spacious hall, dozens of candlesticks were placed in order, and the candlelight illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.
This is the estate of the Yeager family.
Dina stood in the middle of the hall with a gloomy face. She didn't remember how long she had been standing, but she only knew that her legs had lost all feeling.
"Bang..."
There was the sound of breaking porcelain in the inner hall.
“She shouldn’t have been allowed to be the inspector general in the first place. She spent so much effort, look at how much trouble she caused.”
“What’s the point of saying this now? Use?"
"How could it be useless? If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have had these troubles now."
"Okay, okay"
"..."
"Bad luck!"
The sharp female voice was full of resentment:
"It's a waste of family resources and nothing can be accomplished. It's better to find a man to marry. It’s an eyesore.”
“That’s enough.” The man’s voice sank:
"She is my daughter after all."
"Hmph!"
"Crackling..."
When the chaos was over, a man with a tired face walked out slowly.
"Father!"
"Hey!"
Sassoon Yeager waved his hand:
"Stop standing, sit down and talk."
"Father." Dinah cheek Tense:
"I investigated the mummy case and tracked it there. If we hadn't exterminated the group of fire thieves, they might have caused even greater trouble."
"What you said makes sense." Viscount Sassoon did not deny it, and added:
"But this operation killed three inspectors, seven civilians, and affected more than a dozen houses."
“These are all your responsibilities.”
Dina lowered her head, unable to refute.
"It doesn't matter to civilians. If you die, you will die. The worst thing you can do is pay some money." Viscount Sassoon sighed:
"But each of those three inspectors has a background. Their elders have already made trouble in the city lord's palace, so I can't say anything."
"Your punishment is inevitable."
< br>"Father!" Dinah's voice said.
"You are my daughter, I will definitely help you." Viscount Sassoon raised his hand and interrupted her:
"It is precisely because you are my daughter that I I don’t want you to take risks. What should I tell your deceased mother if something happens to you?”
Dinah's eyes turned red.
“Remember.”
Viscount Sassoon warned:
“Don’t be so reckless in the future, and don’t let your relatives be frightened.”
“ Yes.”
Dinah slowly lowered her head.
"I know that you are eager to perform meritorious service because you want to get a life potion and be promoted to a knight." Viscount Sassoon continued:
"But you are too impulsive this time."
< br>Not only will this action not be appreciated by the superior, it will not even be punished. It is undoubtedly a failure.
Dina was able to become the inspector general of Nancheng at such a young age, relying not only on her own strength, but also on her family background.
If she doesn't do things well, the family will be implicated.
“There is also the man named Karl.” Viscount Sassoon said:
“Although he has no ability, he is a nobleman after all. He is suing you for framing the nobleman for merit. You think of a way Calm him down."
?
Dina opened her mouth, but hesitated. She knew she was in the wrong.
"In a few days, your cousin Will will come to Signor City to visit. Please take a few days off to accompany him."
Seeing his daughter's expression of surprise, Viscount Sassoon's voice deepened:
“This is an order!”
“You must go!”
“Yes.” Dinah nodded helplessly.
(End of this chapter)