New Gods of North America.

Chapter 326 Calling
At the end of the dinner, Inesa finally declined the "job transfer" proposed by Reverend Tyrell.
Wayne seemed to have a preliminary understanding of Reverend Tyrell's position -

A southerner, he seemed to be closer to Pastor Bazzini in the local church.

Perhaps these two are of the same kind, but Reverend Tyrell's "position" is obviously higher than Reverend Bazzini's in terms of status, qualifications, and popularity.

However, one can occasionally feel that Pastor Tyrell does not seem to be so opinionated and decisive, and some of his words will be changed to suit Pastor Bazzini's wishes.

It turns out that they wanted to poach people...

And this should be the suggestion of Reverend Tyrell,
Pastor Bazini did not think much of Inissa before, at most he just went with the flow.

After being rejected, Reverend Tyrell still acted like a weak and easy-going merchant:

"It's okay, Miss Inessa. If you change your mind later, you can contact me at any time. I always welcome you."

Wayne was also praised by him, but he didn't give him any benefits or convenience.
For example, when something happens, you can go to him for help.

I can go back to the detective agency to spend the night on Saturday.

The current "building manager" is more sensible than the previous one, so there probably won't be any problem. Even if there is a problem, the most he can do is give up the scholarship and ask Professor Maisel to help plead for him.

Professor, the genius girl in my family has lost her head. No, she is sick.

At least it's understandable that I go back to look after her, right?

After arriving at the detective agency, Wayne actually took a look at Emma.
Seeing the little girl looking up a dictionary in her room, I helped her sort out some concepts that were difficult to understand just by reading the book, and then went back to my room.

By the way, I also took some unused sketching paper from the little girl.

Try to draw the structure diagram of the gun silencer, and then mark some details of the technical requirements.

Wayne revised the draft several times and felt that experienced professionals should be able to understand and produce it, so he started writing letters to... to... what was that guy's name?
He is Miss Mary's brother. He was instigated by his sister to pursue Miss Olivia, but he seems to be more interested in Miss Russell. His family runs a steel processing factory and can tinker with seamless steel pipes.
Ah, I remember, Alex Brooke.

Dear Mr. Alex Brooke:
"After visiting the factory you manage, I am full of confidence in your company's capabilities and professional level. I currently want to customize a small number of special mechanical parts. The initial quantity is 100, and there may be more in the future. I hope you can arrange for trial production of samples.

"I am willing to pay a separate amount as the trial production fee for the sample, but I declare that I will retain the design drawings and related patents. As for the subsequent unit price of the finished product, we can discuss it in detail after the sample is completed."

After writing a simple letter, Wayne arranged for Doug to take some time off to visit the Brooke family's steel processing plant.
It is emphasized that the drawings can only be given to the other party or professionals in the factory to take a rough look at to determine whether it can be made. If the trial production cost is less than US$50, make a few to see. If not, bring the drawings back.

Not to mention that this is a firearms accessory, let’s see if the other party can make a sample.

The United States actually already had patent laws when it was first founded. Although there are still many loopholes in practice and it is very troublesome to sue infringers one by one, it is at least legally effective.

However, patents in a sense also represent "publicity", and it is even more difficult to say about gun accessories, especially "silencers" which have very special uses at first glance. If you are not careful, you may be targeted by the military or strange organizations.
So for now, we can only say it is a mechanical part, and we won't apply for a patent yet. The fewer people who know about it, the better. Doug put away the drawings and letters solemnly, and then went to Inissa to get the reserve fund.

……

The next day is a rest day.
Wayne thought about it and decided to show up at George Berg's church. He had to show that he cared about the church.

After listening to a sermon and donating a few dollars, I returned to the detective agency and waited for lunch.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Wayne saw several carriages and some servants inside.

Miss Olivia is already a frequent visitor to the detective agency. Even the servants are familiar with the place. They probably know exactly where the ingredients and seasonings in the kitchen are.
But she seemed to be coming more frequently in the past few days, and Wayne guessed that she was about to "wake up" and might have come here just in case.

Simon Sherman probably came here to look for Lina again.

Unfortunately, Lina has gone on a business trip.

When Wayne entered the reception room in the office area, he realized that his thoughts had wandered a little.
Simon Sherman must have received the reminder from the detective agency and took it seriously. He brought people to move the large obsidian slab over.

Inessa and David Mills are currently studying the slate - the latter is said to be looking for Connor to go to the arena for another fight.

The two of them had similar views on the slate. Putting aside the history, they both thought it was just an "ordinary" slate.

Wayne also took a few glances and found that it was true.

When Wayne saw this thing for the first time, he could still feel that it seemed to contain some dying spiritual power.
No matter how hard you stare at it now, the stone slab seems to be dead, and the "heartbeat"-like fluctuations are no longer there.

Even the spiritual power seemed to have completely dissipated, turning it into a normal object.

Then Inesa called Miss Olivia from the backyard.
He tried looking at it, touching it, and then shook his head.

To be on the safe side, Wayne persuaded Simon Sherman to hand it over to David Mills temporarily and take it to the clergy of the church for confirmation.
However, with the previous appraisal report on the potion, Wayne is now not sure whether the church's appraisal is reliable.

Of course, Simon Sherman couldn't be told that a small piece of the slate had been secretly removed.
So Wayne continued to hide it from him, since he couldn't tell anyway.

After viewing the stone slabs, a few people stayed and had lunch.
After Simon Sherman leaves, those who need to fight will fight, and those who need to research will continue their research.
Inissa took out the bottle that had been filled with potion and wrapped with rune cloth from the safe.
This time, I tried to put the slate fragment and the steel wool ball inside into the crucible and boil them with the potion.

Inissa also plans to change the storage location and lock it in the hidden safe under the cellar.

Wayne then realized what was wrong with Miss Olivia:
"You've been dreaming about this thing every night lately, and it seems to be calling you all the time?"

(End of this chapter)