Mystery: Start with the Reader

In the restaurant of Aroma Manor, Elaine fell into deep thought when faced with Abner's question.

To be honest, during the past few months of working for Mr. Blaine, although she was very busy and often had to be drained of her spirituality, except for the initial period of fear, her subsequent life was still very casual and satisfying.

While on the Black Death, although Tracy tried her best to meet her needs, it was impossible to really let her return to her hometown...

After signing the contract with Detective Blaine, she was worried at first that he would regret it and would not let her go when the date came... But as the time they spent together increased, she no longer worried about this issue.

"Mr. Abner Bryan is a gentleman who keeps his word, and he actually respects me...even if he always asks me to do work, in fact, as long as I really don't want to, he won't force me...

“He is very strong and is not afraid of Tracy at all. Traveling with him will ensure your safety.

“This is more reliable than me going to the family elders and friends at the Intis consulate in Bayam.

"More importantly, during the period after I was captured by Tracy, I still don't know how many ridiculous things my father did and how much debt he owed... If I go with Detective Blaine, I might be able to ask him for help then. A little busy..."

Thinking of this, Elaine convinced herself to still follow Abner, so she nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

"Very good, then the salary you have kept with me in the past few months can be used as escort fees." Abner finished off a piece of steak and gave her a "you've earned it" look.

He is a Sequence 5 Beyonder. According to Miss Temperance's charging standards, he charges 300 pounds per day.

Elaine was dumbfounded when she heard this, and immediately took back all the words she had just praised Detective Blaine in her heart. This was a stingy "vampire" who gave his "Sleepless Man" access to potions for easy exploitation.

Of course, she cursed secretly, but she never thought of changing her mind.

Abner ignored her little thought, took a sip of coffee, and said to "Lion" Lyon: "This month, you have been socializing on my behalf, creating the illusion that Detective Blaine has been in Bayam. , It’s really hard work... I plan to ask the servant to buy a boat ticket tomorrow, and I will take a boat back to Pulitzer Port in the morning the day after tomorrow, and then go to Intis along the railway...

"Well, can you tell me who needs to write a farewell letter? It would seem strange to leave suddenly without saying a word."

"Lion" Leon blinked and raised the corner of his mouth and replied: "There are too many, such as the Governor's wife Rigi, such as Miss Clay from the Nanke family, such as Mrs. Aino from the Business Association, such as the 'Northern Party' The leader’s youngest daughter Abby…”

Abner almost spat out the coffee in his mouth when he heard this. He quickly stopped Leon with a gesture and asked in disbelief: "I remember asking you to keep socializing on my behalf?"

"Isn't this just normal social interaction?" "Lion" Leon said innocently, "The social interactions I saw when I followed Russell were like this."

Elaine covered her mouth and snickered when she heard this, and even gloated a little.

Abner stared at it speechlessly for a long time, then put down the coffee cup, rubbed his forehead with his hand and said, "You didn't really do anything extraordinary, right?"

"Of course not. I am a 'lion', and my aesthetics are different from those of humans..." Leon shook his head firmly at first, and before Abner could breathe a sigh of relief, he bent his eyes humanely and continued, " However, I let them have several quite real dreams..."

...This is the same virtue as the "magic mirror"! As expected, it was all brought out by Russell... Abner slandered, and after a few seconds of silence for his "wind review", he stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he was about to leave Bayam, and even if he came back in the future, he would not think about it anymore. You will move in with great fanfare, so why bother with this?

"By the way, the others are fine, but Miss Abby, the daughter of the leader of the North Party, may have some problems..." "Lion" seemed to have remembered something at this time and added.

"The leader of the 'Northern Party'?" Abner frowned when he heard this. He remembered this person. During an extraordinary gathering at the "Fragrant Leaf Bar", he also displayed the honorable name of Mr. "The Fool" and offered him a high price. A reward is offered for clues leading to followers of The Fool.

Abner thought he might be a bait at the time, so he ignored him...

Now that he heard about his daughter's problem, he couldn't help but curiously ask: "What's wrong with her?"

"Miss Abby has an unknown power... I almost got caught when I entered her dream... but I also got some information... She is most likely related to an organization called the 'Celestial Sect'." Leon rarely said seriously.

The Celestial Sect... isn't this an organization that believes in the Mother Tree of Desire? Miss Cynthia, the admiral's mistress in the original book, met such a tragic fate because she joined this sect...

This... this needs to be reported! Well, at the next Tarot meeting, I will tell the Hanged Man about this and let the Church of Storms handle it.

After talking about the business, Abner also happened to have finished his dinner. He stood up and waved to Elaine, gesturing for her to follow him.

"What's the matter, Mr. Blaine?" Elaine asked in confusion.

"I remember that our contract doesn't end until the New Year, and there are still a few days left. Now of course you can continue your work as a 'maid' and go to the basement to boil water... I happen to have a few extraordinary items to build." Abu Na takes it for granted.

After hearing this, Elaine's eyes slowly glazed over, but in the end she followed Abner's footsteps as if resigned to her fate.

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"Name: Transformation Wand-Fire

“Appearance: A short stick with a dark red gem inlaid on the top.

"Function: After using the preset 'spell' to activate the true form of the magic wand, you can transform into a girl wearing red tight armor, and can use most of the abilities of the 'devil', including but not limited to' 'Lava Sword', 'Filthy Words', 'Brimstone Fireball'...

"After the transformation is completed, the user will have the ability to 'charm', which will rapidly expand the desires of the target within a certain range, and then either plant the seeds, or directly catalyze them, making the target lose control of their emotions at the critical moment, unable to resist, or their desires will explode. Exceeding the upper limit of its body's burden will cause it to suffer severe injuries or even death.

"After the transformation is completed, the user can hide himself in the firelight and cannot be detected by ordinary demigods without taking action; he can combine the effects of 'Black Flame' and 'Brimstone Flame' and use the 'Flaming Sword' to attack the target It exploded directly in the body.

“Negative effect: After ‘transforming’ for more than two minutes, the ‘Flaming Sword’ will explode in one’s body, causing damage that would be fatal to mid- and low-sequence extraordinary people.

"Sealing method: Use the preset 'spell' to release the 'transformation', and seal the magic wand with an intermediate spell from the 'dark' or 'death' field."

In Mr. Gaston's workshop, when Abner, who was returning with Leon and Elaine, passed Darville by boat and showed his new work to the old gentleman, he seemed very surprised:

“How do you know that ‘King of the Five Seas’ has ordered similar items from me?”