New Gods of North America

"Everyone, please allow me to introduce you. This is Mr. Wayne Constantine of the Wayne National Detective Agency."

Back to the banquet hall,

Simon Sherman took Wayne to various circles of gentlemen's socializing and introduced him to them again and again, like an old friend.

It is a basic operation of socializing at a ball to know the name and identity background of each main guest at the ball as soon as possible.

So although most of the gentlemen were speaking to Wayne face to face for the first time, they had actually learned some public information about Wayne through communication with each other.

Simon Sherman's previous extraordinary ability was "forgetfulness", which could make people forget what had happened in the recent period of time.

Specifically, it means to push forward from the time when he started to use extraordinary abilities. The longer the person continues to use extraordinary abilities, the longer the target's memory can be erased.

According to Simon Sherman, the longest time he can make people "forget" is probably "two or three minutes".

But the actual upper limit depends on his own extraordinary power reserves, and the depth of the target's memory.

According to Wayne's understanding,

It's probably like a short "rewind" of memory.

Since Simon Sherman compromised very quickly, and he was planning to leave immediately after using his extraordinary ability,

Judging from the harm and hostility shown by "forgotten memory", at best it is a theft or fraud with zero amount involved.

Therefore, the two of them generally maintained an atmosphere of "friendly communication".

As compensation for using his extraordinary power to "attack" Wayne, he explained why he bought the pendant from Mrs. Brooke, saying that he was interested in special jewelry with a long history.

He also expressed his willingness to owe Wayne a favor, and offered to introduce the guests to the party to Wayne.

Wayne just believed it for now.

She also put away the jewelry box that contained the pendant.

The three partners of the detective agency were not particularly interested in the pendant itself. What they were really interested in was the "person" behind the pendant.

Simon Sherman thought Wayne would be interested in it and proposed transferring the pendant to Wayne.

Limited by the circulation characteristics and demand of this era, the price of jewelry today is relatively low, not as outrageous as in modern society. It is often difficult to maintain the value of the jewelry, and it also depends on the color and size of the jewelry itself, as well as the "story" behind the jewelry.

When Wayne heard that Simon Sherman had spent $6,000 on this thing, he lost interest even more - being able to buy and sell it, in a sense, meant that Mrs. Brooke did not regard it as a special "treasure".

It was only detained temporarily, and the plan was to take it back to Inissa and Lina for identification, and let Simon Sherman send someone to pick it up in a few days.

If we go back and dig up more, it will be Simon Sherman.

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Social situations are sometimes like nature. You never know when you will run into your "natural enemy".

As a prospective freshman at George and Anna College, Wayne, after becoming familiar with several social circles, soon encountered his natural enemy - the professors at the college.

"This is Professor Aber Maisel, who teaches mathematics courses at the college. This is Professor David Lee, who teaches history courses."

Following Simon Sherman's introduction, Wayne greeted the other party obediently.

Amber Maisel is an old professor in his fifties, with a serious expression, not gray hair, and a thick mustache that connects in the middle.

David Lee looked much younger, no more than forty years old, with sharp eyes and a deep voice. At first glance, he seemed to be someone who was not easy to mess with, but the smile on his face seemed more friendly at this moment - although it had a somewhat mercenary flavor.

Wayne recalled the list of appendices behind the admission letter.

These two are the professors that he will soon have to face.

First is Professor Albert Meisel, who should have more seniority and is responsible for teaching mathematics.

These days, American colleges and universities have begun offering calculus courses.

But the name was not the "Advanced Mathematics" that Wayne was familiar with, but was more simply called "Calculus Sequence".

But the good news is that the popularity of this thing is still in its early stages. For ordinary students, the goal of the assessment is probably to just know that there is such a thing, and it would be better if they can do some classic questions.

It's like asking you who proposed a certain theory and when, instead of just throwing a whole sheet of questions at you and making you worry from beginning to end.

According to Ian Fiske's theory, this professor should be considered a typical "difficult to deal with" person.

The textbooks he specified are the cheapest on the list, and it’s also very convenient to buy used books.

It turns out that Ian Fisk was not wrong.

When Professor Aber Maisel knew that Wayne was a student who would study his course, he disciplined Wayne on the spot like a strict elder.

A lot of talk was given about the "rules" and "rules" that students should follow, as well as some academic spirit and so on.

It may be impolite to say this, but Professor Maisel does have a somewhat old-fashioned and pedantic temperament.

As a comparison,

Professor David Lee seemed a little easier to communicate with. He was more like a shrewd businessman. He kept his distance and spoke concisely, but everyone got along fine in the situation.

By the way, the course that Professor David Lee teaches is the General History of America.

The textbooks he specified for one course accounted for half of the total purchase price, and that was after the bookstore owner gave him a discount.

Simon Sherman saw that the situation was getting worse, so he quickly found an excuse and took Wayne to the next circle.

Wayne also pretended to say goodbye with reluctance, and then walked away quickly.

After getting to know almost all the gentlemen in the banquet hall, Mr. Brooke seemed to have something to talk to Simon Sherman privately.

Wayne politely did not linger any longer and pretended to go get some drinks and free Simon Sherman.

Lina then came down the stairs from the second floor with Inissa.

She held the hem of her skirt elegantly, with a radiant and naive formal smile on her face.

Inesa had changed into a new set of clothes, which I guess belonged to Miss Mary.

Although it was still a style that was characterized by purity and prudence for unmarried ladies, the color was much more pastel than the previous plain and conservative dress that almost covered part of the neck.

Although the arms were still tightly wrapped, a large area of ​​fair skin near the collarbone was exposed, the waist was thinner, and the upper part was a little exaggerated, with a "ill-fitting" feeling that young men would not be disgusted with.

There is a sense of surprise in the before and after comparison.

It was not until Wayne came over and invited her to dance that Inessa put away the small fan she had been holding and stepped onto the dance floor with him.

There is no other way. We have to inform each other of the latest situation.

I danced with Lina before, so it would be against etiquette to look for her again. Now I can only look for Inissa.

Soothing dance music sounded,

Inissa's expression was as calm as ever:

"Lina just found an opportunity to look through the storage room near the master bedroom, but didn't find a similar pendant. Could it be that there is another treasure room, or was it taken somewhere else?"

Wayne, on his part, felt his sight a little cramped, "I've already got the item, and it's in my possession now. Mrs. Brooke sold it to someone else, and I borrowed it to help identify it. I should be able to observe it for a few days."

Inissa was a little surprised, but she didn't say much, except that her back was a little hunched compared to usual.

If it were Lina, she would probably puff out her chest and ask you "Does it look good?", and then throw a small thing at you.

After the dance, the two of them finished their textbook dance in front of many men.

When Lina sent Inissa, who was holding a small fan, back to the ladies, she was still there with a smirk on her face. Soon, gentlemen gathered around and wanted to book their next dance.

The dance continues.

Although the impact was not significant, when Wayne was chatting lazily with David Mills, he heard a gentleman next to him say that several ladies had sprained their ankles tonight.