Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 96: Cut your mouth with scissors, you will be punished!

"Translation?" Wayne covered Jerry's wizard letter and asked Lacey.

"Well, it's from the second department. I've already sent someone to notify Arianna. I'll send it to you in a moment."

Wayne nodded, "Oh, good."

He didn't expect that in the past days, only the translation work came to his door.

Fortunately, I have found other ways to make money. Otherwise, if I expect to make money from translation, I am afraid I will starve to death.

"Next, let's start with Marco. The murderer in the Idrisu block has been dealt with by the people in the war department. Go over and finish it off." Lacey threw out a piece of parchment and landed on Marco precisely. hand.

Marco picked up the parchment and took a look, "The guys in the war department are not bad. It only took five days to solve that pervert."

"It's just an ordinary believer of the Desire sect,"

Lacey pouted, "Hurry over and have a look. If those bastards do something small again, I won't let them go this time."

"understood."

With that said, Marco stuffed the parchment into the box, changed into fancy clothes and got ready to go out.

"What are you doing?"

"Officer Lacey, you have seen the situation in the morning, and if you go out wearing the investigator's uniform, you will not be scolded to death by those people. You won't let me take action, so I can only choose to keep a low profile."

"...Let's go quickly."

"okay."

Marco shook his hair, carried the suitcase and walked out coquettishly.

Hearing their conversation, Carly's expression darkened, "..."

Shouldn't devout dawn believers be kind and generous to others?

She didn't understand why those people were so angry... If it was just because they didn't take this opportunity to embark on the path of faith, shouldn't they look for the reason from themselves?

Lacey didn't pay attention to her expression and continued to make arrangements: "Then Wayne, this is yours - the new entrustment application sent by the Seres family."

Serres family?
The wealthy aristocrat involved in the Vazquez family and with a lot of money?
Wei En took the parchment and asked suspiciously: "I remember that the last time the developing potion was pointed at that Rutger?"

"That's right, but he was killed by the group last time. That's why old Serres had to find us again..."

Speaking of this, Lacey paused for a moment, and said with a hint of meaning, "Well, their entrustment fee this time is 100 gold pounds."

Wei En's eyes lit up, "100 gold pounds? Okay, I'll go and have a look first."

And if all goes well, he'll get--twenty-five gold pounds?

As expected of doing maritime trade, the family is really rich.

"But I need to remind you," Lacey said with a serious expression, "This is the first time you and Tina go out as a team, remember to take good care of her."

"Okay." Wei En glanced at Tina, seeing that she was still trying to stuff the biscuit into the mouth of the clown doll, the corner of her mouth twitched.

Hey, that's a doll, not a pet!
"Finally, Carly...I'll take you to Basil Street, where there is a new case to be investigated."

"Well," Carly nodded obediently, "I will definitely learn from you."

"Don't worry, everything is up to me." Lacey patted the towering bell and said proudly: "Pack up your things, let's go now."

Excluding the identity of the candidate saint of the Church of Dawn, it can be seen from Carly's character that she is a kind lady.

Therefore, Lacey didn't have much ill feeling towards her.

"Ok."

Carly is like a student who has just entered school. Apart from studying, she doesn't have any independent thoughts, so she packs her suitcase obediently.

"Let's go,"

Just as Lacey took her out of the office, she turned her head back to look at Wei En, "I almost forgot to tell you, remember to hand over last night's report to Yegor."

"Okay, I'll go find the minister later."

"Don't forget it, otherwise that old guy Balazs will send someone over again to urge him. He arranges all the work very carefully. And..."

Lacey glanced at Tina, "If the entrustment encounters a problem that cannot be solved, you might as well ask Tina to turn on 'Spiritual Vision' to try."

"I took note of it." Wei En nodded.

When the office was completely empty, he looked at Tina next to him, "It's noon, are you going to eat?"

"Tina is not hungry, clown, she is hungry."

"..."

Wayne saw that she still wanted to put cookies into the mouth of the clown doll, and asked tentatively: "How about I help you find a pair of scissors and cut its mouth open?"

The white-haired girl turned her head and looked at him straight, "Tina, yes."

Her voice has returned to the coldness it used to be, and she no longer bounces when she walks.

Wayne pretended to open the box and look for scissors, "Then let me try."

He had played games like play house many times when he was a child, and every time he could make the little girl next door laugh happily.

"Look, let's use this pair of scissors to try... Uh, can it open its mouth?" Wei En held the air up and looked at the biscuit in the mouth of the clown doll, and couldn't help being stunned.

Tina also noticed this, looked at the clown doll and nodded, "Ugly, hungry."

"That's right, it would be nice if you could eat biscuits."

Wei En put down his hands and looked at the clown, especially its mouth. Remember that it seemed to be sewn together before, right?

And the clown doll seemed to be looking at him too, with eyes made of red buttons staring at the "scissors" in his hand, and the furry mouth painted red seemed to twitch.

In a daze, Wei En seemed to hear a strange voice: Jie Jie, it's fun and fun, I like it... Next time I will treat you to a cake, what a treat!
Just when he was wondering if it was a hallucination, a reminder message appeared in his mind.

[You have indirect contact with forbidden object 1-83 Demon Clown, and your fate has changed to a certain extent. The current encounter progress is 60/100.

Comment: I seem to have seen the scene where you were beaten by the demon clown. Well, that must be full of joy.

Special rewards: Survival Points +10, Origin +1, Resilience Level +2, Spirit Level +2. 】

Seeing this reminder, Wei En would be a fool if he didn't understand that the clown doll is the taboo 1-83 devil clown.

No, is the forbidden thing something that can be carried around like this?
So... it wasn't an illusion just now, it was the real demon clown talking to him?
Want to give him cookies?

What the hell, don't bring such a joker!
"That Tina, do you think you should treat him better, maybe he doesn't really want to eat cookies."

The white-haired girl tilted her head and looked at the clown doll, as if she was really thinking about his suggestion, "Clown, eat blood."

Blood?What blood?

Wouldn't it be the one he thought of?
Wei En was silent for a long time, and decided to give up discussing anything related to the devil clown with her, "After I finish dealing with Captain Arianna, let's go to the Natoli block."

"Tina, I know."

You know it, but the clown may not know it...

Wei En looked at the information on the panel depressedly. Lacey and the others should know about Tina carrying taboos with her, right?
Let this combination of disaster species and taboos run around without fear of taboos getting out of control?
Dancing ballet on this inappropriate wire rope is all about heartbeat...

In the future, I will definitely not recruit this clown again, and he will jump out and face you face to face every now and then, who can bear it?

Wei En sighed for a long time. This matter must have been arranged by the secret investigation department. Perhaps in their view, it is safe for Tina to bring the clown?
Thinking this way, his depressed mood improved a lot.

"Lacy, here I come."

At this time, Captain Arianna from the investigation department pushed the door in, glanced at it and wondered, "Where's your captain?"

"The captain has just left for work. Are you here to deliver the relics of the era? Leave it to me. Before she left, she had already told me."

"here you are?"

Arianna hesitated for a moment, put the scroll in his hand on his desk, and reminded: "Be careful, don't break it, and remember to send it to me after the person she asked for translates it."

"I'll tell Captain Lacey." Wei En nodded, thinking that Lacey didn't reveal who the interpreter was?

"And this, the translation fee is 2 gold pounds, you can also give it to her."

"Ok."

Wei En put these away, the money and things belong to me, what should I hand over?
After Arianna left, he was going to open the parchment and take a look.

Now, he has become accustomed to handling the relics of the era, and he is no longer in a hurry when he first saw "Gonzalez Language".

As usual, he wrapped his hands with mental strength, carefully opened the roll of parchment, and after confirming that there was no abnormality, he took his hands away from the musket at his waist.

It doesn't matter if you don't prepare well. I remember that when Lacey first joined the job, a grievance popped out of the parchment that Lacey opened casually. It was really impressive.

"Pat, Li, Shi Shi, Naxi, Ster, Mead..."

Wei En glanced at it and couldn't help frowning. There was a Gonzalez language he didn't know.

But he didn't choose to give up, or add points to improve the level of Gonzalez, but tried to interpret that vocabulary by himself.

He also remembers Proficiency Gonzalez, which has a 20% translation success rate for unfamiliar words.

"Vinoch? It should be read as this, which means 'sea of ​​blood'?"

[You have successfully unlocked new Gonzales vocabulary.Evaluation: Knowledge is not just acquired, but also learned to use. Congratulations on finding the right way to acquire knowledge.Special bonus: Survival +2, Gonzalez +2. 】

Wei En grinned, "The interpretation is correct, it definitely means sea of ​​blood."

As for the irony on the panel, he pretended not to see it.

Of course he knows that knowledge needs to be used a lot before he can become himself. The problem is that he has to have the time and opportunity.

"Keep going."

"Bro, it should be a person's name... Oh, Deadpool, that's right!"

"Niswa, this...fleet?"

[You have successfully unlocked new Gonzales vocabulary.Evaluation... Special reward: Survival point +1, Gonzales language +1. 】

In less than 10 minutes, Wei En unlocked five new vocabulary through comparing before and after and combining the relics of the era he had read before, and his proficiency in Gonzalez increased by 5 accordingly.

"The general meaning of this era relic is that the Cromwell family's fleet sailing on the Koldo Sea discovered the existence of the Blood Sea, just near an island named 'Kent'..."

"From the sea of ​​blood, endless deadpools swarmed in and engulfed the fleet. Only one warship named 'Hafis' escaped."

"But when they searched again, they couldn't find the sea of ​​blood... disappeared together with the ships that were swallowed?"

Wei En looked at the translated content, and what was recorded on this parchment didn't seem to have much effect.

What kind of blood sea, dead waiter, etc., things that disappeared, can they come back?
He just regarded it as completing a job, and after confirming that it was correct, he put away the two pieces of parchment, held the newly earned 2 gold pounds happily, got up and said, "Come on, Tina, let's go to Nato Lee Street."

"Tina, let's go."

The white-haired girl took his hand and walked out, while the other hand was still holding the clown doll tightly.

Jie Jie, very good, it seems to be a good experience to be dragged away like this, which gave me some inspiration for new gameplay...

Before leaving, Wei En did not forget Lacey's advice, took out the report he had written and knocked on Minister Yegor's door, "Minister, this is what happened last night..."

"Just put it on the table,"

With a cigar in his mouth, Yegor poked his head out from under the thick newspaper and took a look, "Are you teaming up with Tina?"

"Well," Wayne glanced at the clown doll, hesitated and asked, "Who is this doll?"

"You knew already?"

"Some, guess, so it really is..."

"It doesn't matter, just remember not to do anything excessive to it." Yegor replied lazily.

Wei En nodded. It seemed that cutting off its mouth with scissors was too much...

"I know what to do, Minister."

"Well, the other person about the Church of Dawn, next time you meet, remember to run as far as you can. He is not something you can handle now."

"clear."

With that said, Wayne turned and left with Tina.

Of course he knew that he was going to avoid Melbell now, but the two of them always ran into each other at inappropriate occasions as if they were born at odds.

That is to say, Wei En's strength has not reached the ministerial level now, otherwise Melbell will have to take a few shots...

……

……

Without Lacey this time, Wayne and Tina couldn't enjoy the benefits of the mechanical wheeler.

However, he did not plan to walk over on two legs, but stopped a carriage luxuriously and enjoyed the treatment of the middle class.

"Mr. Investigator, where are you going?"

"Natoli Quarter, No. 32."

"Ceres Manor?"

"Yes, you know?"

"There are often gentlemen who come by boat from other places to go there, and it is one of the places we go to most often. You and this lady please sit still, we are off."

The coachman wore a black top hat and a cheap dress of rough fabric, but this did not affect his service attitude in the slightest.

"Sir, you must have attended yesterday's celebration, right?"

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"Then you still dare to wear this uniform representing the identity of an investigator..."

Wei En was dumbfounded, "You said this, but I met many people who were dissatisfied with what happened yesterday morning."

"More than just dissatisfaction, those gentlemen with high incomes blocked the door of the newspaper office early this morning, demanding that the truth about yesterday be published."

The coachman was very talkative, and while driving the two pony horses steadily, he said: "In the Ruhr neighborhood, there are even many Dawn believers gathered there, wanting to trouble you."

"Fortunately, we were discovered by the City Guards in advance, otherwise this would definitely be the front-page news of Custer tomorrow."

"Really?" Wei En knew that those people were angry, but he didn't expect them to become crazy.

"However, most people are still reasonable. For Liming, uh, these words may not be appropriate..."

"You want to say that people from Dawn Church are domineering?"

The coachman was silent for a while, "In fact, all we can see is the monthly increase in candle costs, as well as the occasional bad news about people around us."

"As for the Church of Dawn, maybe they are really protecting us, but..."

Wei En hummed, "There must be many people who think this way, right?"

The coachman seemed very pleased with his attitude, and continued: "Yes, in our Laos...cough cough, I mean people who live not far from the Laos block are not very interested in dawn .”

"Comparatively speaking, we prefer the teachings of the Church of the Storms—in the endless storms, thunder and lightning, gain new life."

In the Laos neighborhood?

"There should be a lot of storm believers in Custer, right? Like you Vazquez people?"

"of course, I……"

The coachman looked back at him, his eyes under the brim of his hat were full of apology, "I'm sorry sir, I didn't intend to hide it, I just want to complete this business..."

"It's okay, I regret what happened to the Vazquez family."

Whether it is the Aldous ethnicity, the Vazquez ethnicity, or his own Salut ethnicity, Wayne doesn't have much feeling.

Not to mention being hostile to the Vazquez like Ariana.

"Bloodline is something you are born with, it is not something you can control..."

"what?"

"It's nothing, you don't have to care about these, you just need to send us to the destination safely. This is your job, isn't it?"

The coachman said gratefully, "Sir, you are the friendliest person I have ever met."

friendliest?

Wayne didn't think he had done anything friendly. It seemed that the situation of the Vazquez people was really bad.

"I remember that a lot of things happened in the Laos neighborhood a few days ago. There should be many of you there?"

"Indeed it is,"

The coachman looked sad, "There are many companions involved in those damn fights, sorry, I didn't mean to say dirty words."

"I understand, can you tell me the specifics? A lot of people left?"

"If you want to hear it..."

Listening to the coachman's calm tone describing what happened the night before, Wayne finally figured out what Claire and the people from the Sect of Despair did that night in the Laos neighborhood.

Hector of the Despair Sect is responsible for getting those people out of the Sanctuary, and the Red Moon Church is responsible for converting them into servants of the Red Moon.

And Claire, she managed to control everyone all at once - this is true, when strong men fight, little ones suffer.

Fortunately, the Ghost School did not set up a station in the Laos block, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he would survive.

But what Wei En is most curious about is the Red Moon Church. The ability to forcibly change the appearance of a person feels weird no matter what.

It gave him the feeling, um, it was like transforming the pollution power of the red moon into a positive direction.

Perhaps, the believers of the Red Moon Church can freely use the pollution power of the Red Moon?

If this is the case, then it would be a good choice to believe in the Red Moon Church...

"But even if so many people died, there are still many companions who are willing to pour into Laos every day. At least there is a place to block the red moon."

"Then where were you before?"

"In the mountains east of Craster..."

The coachman hesitated for a moment, and instead of continuing, he said, "There are still 2 minutes left, and your destination will arrive."

"Ok."

Wei En wisely did not choose to continue to ask questions. People in the city-state live so hard, and outside the city-state, they don't know what kind of purgatory scene it is...

"Welcome to ride again next time. It's a pleasure to chat with you so much."

"Me too."

Wayne and Tina got out of the carriage, took out 8p from their pockets and put them in the cardboard box in front of the seats, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Mr. Inquisitor."

Watching the carriage gradually move away, Wayne took a deep breath and knocked on the door of Serres Manor.

Just like what he thought before, there are too many tragic people and things in this world, and he has no choice, let alone the ability to think about them.

However, after listening to these, he has a new understanding of Hongyue, Liming, the Society of Eternal Life, and the Sect of Despair.

It seems that what Claire said is true. In some places, the Sect of Despair is the Orthodox Church.

Because only then can they survive.

Perhaps, this is the reality of this world...

"Investigator Wayne, Mr. Syam has been waiting for a long time."

It was still Collins, the old housekeeper of the Serres family who opened the door, with a little dissatisfaction in his words.

But other than that, he didn't show any other abnormality, and he didn't even use his mental perception on Wei En.

"Ah."

Wayne just nodded, took Tina into the carriage, and led Collins to the manor.

To be honest, Wayne attached great importance to the first team task with Tina.

But it was the Serres family's case that he was dealing with, so he had to be extremely vigilant.

He knew very well that it would not be a simple request to find the lost items, and it was very likely that he would be attacked by the Vazquez like last time.

Therefore, Wei En can only try his best to make himself appear to be able to do things with ease, and he can't show the slightest sign of "I'm a novice", otherwise the case may be difficult to proceed smoothly.

If that was the case, he would lose more than 25 gold pounds...

"Investigator Wayne, thank you for your action last time, otherwise Mr. Syam would be very angry if those people escaped from the manor."

Seeing that Collins took the initiative to mention the crew members on the Black Pearl who were killed by him last time, Wei En's eyes flashed suspiciously, and he replied cautiously: "It just happened to be there, and they were also hostile to us in the first place."

"Anyway, thank you for your help." Collins sat in front and nodded his thanks back to him.

"You are Welcome."

Wei En noticed Tina on the side, her eyes fixed on Collins, and she couldn't help frowning.

He knew that Tina had the ability to tell the truth from others' words, so did the white-haired girl's eyes express that those words were all lies?
Thinking of this, Wei En shook the white-haired girl's hand and gently shook his head to signal her not to speak.

"Tina, I know."

"...Ahem, butler Collins, I don't know what Mr. Syam entrusted us this time, um, what exactly is he going to do? Or is he going to retrieve the statue?"

"It will be clear when you see Mr. Tina. Before that, please forgive me for not answering." Collins turned his head and said apologetically. The moment he turned his head, he seemed to glance at Tina.

"Okay, I'll just ask casually."

At this point in the conversation, Wayne lost interest in continuing to talk to him.

After a while, the carriage bypassed the huge fountain and stopped under the main building, where a middle-aged man wearing the unique costumes of the Chateland nobles was already waiting for them.

"Mr. Ramiro, the two investigators from the Secret Investigation Department have arrived."

[You are scanned by Ramiro Serres' mental perception.Reward: Survival Point +1. 】

Without Collins' reminder, Wayne already knew the other party's identity and took the initiative to say: "Hello, I am Wayne Loft of the Investigation Department of the Secret Service, and next to me is my companion Tina Klosterman."

Ramiro looked at the two of them a few times, and a trace of impatience flashed across his face, "The secret investigation department sent you two little guys here?"

Wei En had a formulaic smile on his face, "Yes, Mr. Ramiro. But please rest assured, since you have accepted the commission from your family, the Secret Research Department will definitely solve it with all your strength."

Although I am a little dissatisfied with the other party's attitude, for the sake of the gold pound, I will forgive him this time.

But didn't the information say that the number one heir of the Serres family has reached the age of 56?

But he looked about 30 years old—a typical Aldous build, tall and stocky, with a bushy beard and slightly curly brown hair.

Especially his eyes, the brown eyes are extremely bright, as if they have some kind of magic power that can see through people's hearts, making people dare not show any hostility towards him.

"Collins, take them to see their father. I won't go. If anything happens, send someone to notify me." Ramiro dropped these words, turned around and entered the house, as if staying here any longer would be the right time for him. His greatest insult.

"Okay, sir."

After Collins bowed and saluted, he turned his head and said comfortingly: "Don't mind, Mr. Ramiro is very sad about Master Rutger's sudden death. He has not been in a good mood recently."

Wayne nodded noncommittally. There was no sadness at all in this young master Ramiro.

"Please come with me, Mr. Saiyam is in Master Rutger's room now,"

Then, Collins led the two people through the hall, "Please pay attention to the tone of your speech later. I hope you understand the feelings of a father who has lost his son."

"Well, I can understand."

Wei En mumbled casually and followed him to the door of a bedroom on the east side of the third floor.

When, when.

"Sorry to disturb you, Mr. Syam, your guest has arrived."

"Come in." A hoarse voice sounded from inside the door.

"Please, I won't bother you."

Collins whispered as he opened the door.

Wayne nodded slightly, pulled Tina and walked in. He looked at the man standing by the window with his back to them and said, "Sir Saiyam?"

It's impolite to call sir.

After much deliberation, he had no choice but to call him by his title.

"Sit." Syam didn't turn around.

Wei En was stunned for a moment, but he still followed his words and found a chair to sit down with Tina.

Compared with the dark room where the statue was kept, this bedroom belonging to Rutger was much brighter.

Unlike the living room outside, which is full of skeletons of marine life, the various decorations here are more ornate and elegant, and the overall color is dark.

Black wooden bed, black sofa, seat, even the main color of the picture hanging on the wall for decoration is black...

It seems that this Master Rutger is either good at scheming, or likes to pretend and escape.

Thinking of this, Wayne noticed that the person lying on the bed at this time should be the Rutger Serres who died at the hands of the Vazquez.

He is very similar to Ramiro, with slightly curly hair, fair complexion, thick eyebrows, and a high nose bridge, but his figure is thinner.

From his posture, it can be seen that he is at least very careful about body management...

"Rutger is my favorite son. Calm, restrained, excellent, intelligent...he is one of my most recognized heirs."

After a long time, Saiyam turned around and said in a low voice: "But he died and was used as a scapegoat..."

"I commissioned you to come here this time, hoping to avenge him."

"Excuse me, I remember that the people who hurt Rutger last time have been left in the manor?"

Wayne observed the leader of the Seres family, and just by seeing that face, he knew he was a person with a domineering personality.

Compared with his two sons, Syam's stature is not tall, and the two deep nasolabial folds beside his neatly trimmed beard reveal an air of authority and confidence.

"Not enough. Those people are just pawns."

Saiyam was also sizing them up, but did not look down upon them like Ramiro, "Find them, I will make them pay."

"What else?" Wei En asked calmly, "Is it all the commission to find these people?"

Saiyam stared at them, his expression became more serious, "Compared with your age, your performance is obviously more satisfactory to me. What's your name?"

"Wayne Loft, an ordinary investigator."

"Wayne?" Syam chewed on the name, thought for a moment and said, "I remember you, last night at the parliament..."

"Oh? Have you heard that too?"

Wei En is really a little surprised now, he thought that no one paid attention to the killing of Ognyan, but he didn't expect these nobles to even know such a small thing?
This is not a good signal.

"For the Secret Investigator, for the Church of Dawn, no one in the city-state of Custer will not care."

Syam walked back and sat down on the sofa, "To answer your question just now, besides finding out those people, what is more important is the statue."

"I hope it can return to the Serres family again. It is a very meaningful inheritance item for us and cannot be lost."

Wayne smiled, "What else?"

"What else do you want to know?"

"At present, I only know the ones I investigated last time. Can you provide some clues about your son Lutger's theft of the idol?"

"Similarly, how much do you know about the identities of those people?"

Wei En spread his hands and said, "Sorry, I hope my questions didn't embarrass you."

Syam's eyes flickered slightly, and his face was much more serious than before, "I'm very happy that an investigator with outstanding ability came to Seres Manor..."

　PS: Thank you for your hypocrisy, I am not the tip of Fan Ye and the two big guys, thank you very much.

　　Today, there is only one chapter, and tomorrow Friday will be updated.

　　Well... Now the monthly pass is 400, and I owe a total of 4 chapters plus more... Finish it this week.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)