Whispering Poems.

Chapter 39 The World of Respect and Kindness
"Shad Hamilton, detective."

Shade also took the initiative to introduce himself when shaking hands.

"Bill has already told me about you. It is your luck and our luck to be able to join."

The old man said cheerfully, Xia De saw the champagne placed in the ice bucket on the coffee table at this time, it should be prepared by Dr. Schneider, because the economic situation of the priest Augustus seems to be only better than that of Xia De.

Reverend Lat Augustus is the second ring warlock in this group, having become a correspondence ring warlock three years ago.

He was not a native who grew up in Tobesque, but came from a small town in the south of the Kingdom of Delarion.Influenced by his family, the old priest believed in the righteous God [Mr. Dawn] since he was a boy. He passed the examination of the Tobesque Dawn Theological Seminary in his youth and joined the Dawn Church in Tobesque at the age of 23. All contribute to the church.

Although for 30 years, the Augustus priest did not break away from the priesthood for various reasons.But no one doubts his piety. The old priest has a very high prestige in the church of this diocese, and is very trusted by the clergy and believers in the church in this diocese of the Dawn Church. Even the archbishop of a large diocese like Tobesque will be in a certain parish. Ask him for his opinion on some important issues.

Due to the awkward relationship between the Correspondence Ring Warlock and the Orthodox Church, Xia De will often need to hide his identity from the Church in the future.The priest Augustus is the best person in the group who has the connections of the Orthodox Church and settles the church incident.

Although the Ring Warlock's talent is not very good due to his advanced age, the group of five must not be without him.

As proof of mutual trust, Priest Augustus and Shade also show each other their respective fate rings.The priest also belongs to the unusual situation in the ordinary situation, but instead of three like Miss Luyisa, there is only one core spiritual rune [Glimmer].

The identity of the priest Augustus and the core rune are in line with the requirements of the "Theological School" of St. Byrons Comprehensive College.But the priest did not join the seminary, he is now a member of the chemistry school, proficient in the cultivation and picking of herbs and the preparation of potions.

In a group of five, Xia De now knows another person.Among the remaining two people who did not arrive, Dorothy Louisa, a writer who belongs to the Folklore Academy, will probably take some time to come, and the other three-ring magician, Luvia Anat, cannot come today. Some things are not in the city of Tobesk for now.

"Miss Annat is actually different from us. Strictly speaking, she is a ring warlock who belongs to the [Prophet Society]. Annat wrote to let us say hello to you. She will probably come back next month, but she has not It's been a few days, it's next week."

The doctor continued to introduce the situation of the group, indicating that Xia De, who had finished shaking hands, could find a place to sit down.

"Since she also belongs to our group, isn't that lady a correspondence student from St. Byrons?"

Shade asked suspiciously and chose to sit opposite Dr. Schneider.

Although Reverend Augustus had a church background, he received adult education at the college, so he could be regarded as a correspondence student of St. Byrons, but this Miss Anat was completely different.

"No, she is also a correspondence student of the college. She belongs to the Astronomy College and is proficient in the skills of divination. As for why she has dual identities, do you know 'joint training'?"

The doctor asked, Xia De was only puzzled when he heard the lady's information just now, but now he is really surprised, once again confirming that the force he joined is really a school.

"She also belongs to the [Prophet Society], but she has been cultivated in two ways. In fact, St. Byrons Comprehensive College, and many friendly organizations, including Zarath Wen College and Serkses High School of Medicine, but not including Church, there are such joint training students, you will know later.

But you don't have to think about Anat because of her identity, just treat her as an ordinary companion.Need tea?Last time I drank good black tea with you, I also asked the servant to buy some. "

The doctor asked, and Shade thought about it:

"Okay, thank you. So, in fact, Miss Luvia Anat is the same as us?"

"There is still a difference."

The priest Augustus fiddled with his old pipe as he spoke. Of course he would not smoke in the clinic, it was just a habitual action:
"In addition to being able to gain knowledge in the academy, Miss Anat, the [Prophet Association] can also provide her with convenience. She is highly valued by the ring warlocks of the [Prophet Association]. So relatively speaking."

The priest glanced at the doctor, and the doctor shook his head indifferently, indicating that the gray-haired old priest could continue:

"Although she is only a third ring, she is only one ring higher than me in the group, but if it is not a head-to-head fight, even the doctor is not sure that she can beat her. Of course, this also has the ability of Schneider and Luysha, and it is not suitable for a head-to-head match. The reason for the fight."

Priest Augustus believes that although the ring warlocks have power, their profession is to study the world and explore themselves deeply, not to fight and kill.In the eyes of the old man, ring warlocks are more like scholars than mercenaries.

He is very similar to the doctor's thinking. After becoming a correspondence ring warlock, he should not indulge his heart because he has gained power, but should be humble and cautious.

In other words, the two were euphemistically reminding Xia De that he must be careful in doing things, and that he should not participate in things that should not be involved.Patiently reading, engraving spirit runes to accumulate spirits, reading the notes of predecessors, and learning more thaumaturgy and incantations are the correct living conditions of a correspondence ring warlock.

Shard therefore suspects that the doctor has told the priest Augustus of what happened to him the day before yesterday.The priest Augustus said this because he was worried that Shad had suddenly gained power through the remnants of the old gods, and was eager to gain more power through similar adventures.

Reverend Augustus was also a very nice man.

"Speaking of which, I'm actually quite curious about one thing."

Since he mentioned the relationship between ring warlocks and fighting, Xia De asked:

"Since the ring warlock gathers elements, and even has spiritual runes engraved because of the elements. Then, if you kill the ring warlock, can you gain the opponent's power, such as spiritual runes, such as escape elements, or the opponent's elements are transformed into artifacts. sort of thing."

"Oh, the idea is horrible."

The gray-haired old priest shook his head, held the holy emblem on his chest and closed his eyes in prayer.The doctor shook his head very seriously, and those blue eyes looked at Xia De:

"Shad, I don't know where you got such a terrifying idea. But by killing a ring warlock who has nothing to do with you, all you can get is the corpse of the other party and the guilt that will accompany you for the rest of your life.

From Delarion to Carson Rick, from the Old World to the New World, from steam-industrial cities like ours to dark country cemeteries.Ring warlocks can appear almost anywhere, but remember, this is the age of civilization, not the dark forest of the jungle.If someone is attacking you, you can fight back, but don't kill for sheer gain, it will make it easier for you to lose control. "

Shade also understood that what he said was somewhat inappropriate, and it was only because of the fantasy stories he had read in the past that he was so curious.The outlander doesn't want to gain power by killing people at all, he just worries that others will do the same:
"Sorry, but I'm just curious. Yes, that world is so scary, it's like people can live by eating people."

The Augustus priest, who was holding the holy emblem, looked at Xia De, his eyes were not as severe as a doctor, and his wrinkled eyes showed a soft meaning:
"Although our world is so weird and terrifying, there are countless evil things, relics of past times can be seen everywhere, dangerous and mysterious knowledge challenges the limits of normal people's rationality at any time, the evil gods walking on the ground peeping at the world, old and new, Beneath the oceans of the continent hides the beasts of the abyss, but we still rejoice in the existence of the world. Come, gentlemen, to this benevolent world."

The old priest said that he was moved, and took the initiative to raise the tea cup in front of him. The doctor nodded his head and raised the cup in relief, and Xia De smiled.No matter how bad his situation is after he came here, it seems that the world is compensating him, sending him such good friends:
"To this benevolent world."

The three of them said aloud together, and the smile of the foreigner at the moment came from the heart.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and the blond writer who came in without knocking did not hear the conversation in front of him, but when he opened the door, he saw three men holding teacups, one with a holy face, one with a serious face, and one with a mouth. Smile.

Miss Luyisa looked at the men hesitantly, wondering if she should quit:

"What were you doing just now?"

　PS: It seems that no one guessed right. The occupations of the five people are [Detective], [Writer], [Psychiatrist], [Clergy] and [Divinator].The detective is the protagonist of this book. Although this is not a group portrait, the remaining four people, each of whom has a branch line closely related to the main line, will play an important role on the next stage, not a tool person.

　　In addition, although the original body of the protagonist of the book, Xia De, has no family, and no family warms the lonely hearts of newcomers from outsiders, having such friends will not make "dangerous" outsiders go to extremes in the days to come. .

　　The author himself is very inclined to describe the kind of protagonist who has a good character, but is not an absolutely bad guy.The environment will affect a person's development, so in the early days when there is no memory of the original owner and lack of money, such "friends" are set up to assist the character shaping of the protagonist.Although this world in the age of steam is dangerous and strange, the brilliance of the character can be more visible in the dark, which is probably the meaning, it seems a little too nagging.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)