Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

After a silence of more than ten seconds, Qien West looked at Zhou Ning again and asked, "Wayne, do you have any details to add to what Sherlock said?"

Zhou Ning thought about it and answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

"That night when I entered 15 Ropeway, in addition to discovering an altar, I also found several paintings. The person in the portrait was named Norman Rivers. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I saw the person in the portrait wink at me, and then I met Harrison Rivers. Oh, by the way, I also brought out the statue there."

In order to prove his words, Zhou Ning took out the evil statue wrapped in silk that he got from Elvis's box. As expected, he saw that Qi'en West's expression changed, and he hurriedly signaled Zhou Ning to put down the statue.

"Your words are consistent with what I know. Norman Rivers was the 15th Viscount Rivers, but was demoted to a baron due to his political stance, and Harrison was the 19th." Qien West said slowly, "Your words are very credible. I will officially launch an investigation into Harrison Rivers."

"But." Before Zhou Ning could speak, Qi En took another turn in his words, "Harrison Rivers is, after all, a hereditary noble and an important official of the Kingdom of Bryston. His position is crucial. No action will be taken against him until conclusive evidence is found."

"I understand." Zhou Ning smiled and nodded.

No matter what the outcome, as long as he could draw the attention of the Japanese to Harrison, he would have gained something. As long as he could stop him from doing what he wanted, the time would come for him to strike back.

Next, Qi'en West asked some specific details in detail, and Zhou Ning also explained them in great detail, except for the forum and the "mirror".

After almost half an hour, Qi En finally nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. Go back and have a good rest. I'll have Charlotte contact you if anything happens. By the way, there might be a thunderstorm later. There are a few umbrellas behind the door. Take them all."

Zhou Ning twitched his lips. After a few interactions, he'd discovered that this gentleman really enjoyed showing off his meteorological skills. But who wouldn't want something for free? After saying goodbye to Chienqvist, Zhou Ning picked up his umbrella and left the office.

After Zhou Ning left, Qien West restrained his smile and looked at the wall on the right: "Bishop Drest, what do you think of Wayne Sternwell's words?"

A secret door on the right opened, and a middle-aged man with a kind face, wearing a silver-white priest's robe and a sun emblem on his chest, walked out. He smiled and said, "It's very reliable. Most of it is true, but there are some hidden things."

Chin West sighed. "His background is so mysterious that even the Sunwatchers can't figure it out. It's normal for him to hide something. As for Harrison Rivers... I might need the church's assistance later."

Dress nodded. "Exorcising evil is the honor of clergy like us. What are you going to do?"

"Keep watching, keep investigating, and wait until he reveals his true colors before taking action. We need conclusive evidence to strike a fatal blow." Qien West was silent for a moment. "...I even suspect that the death of the former King is related to him and that book."

When talking about the book, he seemed to remember something and immediately stopped talking.

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It seems that even the book itself is a taboo topic.

……

Zhou Ning followed Sherlock out of the cathedral along the same route. When they stood on the steps, it started to rain heavily as expected.

"Mr. Chien's weather forecasts have always been very accurate, with an accuracy rate of up to 85% even in unpredictable weather and tides. Oh, by the way, you have to be careful these two days. We can't directly investigate Harrison Rivers. We have to go through the procedures." Sherlock held up an umbrella and walked towards the carriage parked outside the square.

"Are you going back to Wake Forest University now? After I send you back, I still have to continue investigating the Giants. Now there's the Harrison Rivers issue. I'm really grateful to you."

"Back to my alchemy lab." Zhou Ning followed Sherlock onto the carriage. Unable to resist his curiosity, he asked carefully, "I want to know how much the Sun Watcher's salary is."

"Intern members get 50 Victa per month, ordinary members get 80 Victa, senior members get 120 Victa, captains get 300 per month, and the pension is 10 times. So, are you interested in joining?" Sherlock answered without hesitation.

300 per month... equivalent to Zhou Ning's salary for 5 years as an assistant teacher. No wonder Sherlock was so eager for this job.

"I'm not interested for now." Zhou Ning said with a curl of his lips.

Although he was very interested in the special secondary profession of day watcher, he did not forget that during the Holweg incident, Sherlock was still busy at three in the morning.

It was almost 6pm when they returned to College Street. Zhou Ning said goodbye to Sherlock, opened his umbrella, got off the carriage, and walked towards his alchemy laboratory.

Zhou Ning opened the door, lit the whale oil lamp, and took a deep breath. He felt very tired. According to his original plan, his puppet alchemy skills had almost reached the advanced level, and he could happily grind the game. But something like this happened.

The most shameful thing is that neither Keyne West nor Sherlock thought of treating me to dinner. What a group of stingy civil servants!

Fortunately, I had left some bread and milk in the alchemy laboratory.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Ning took off his torn coat, hung it on the hanger, and prepared to start making the intermediate mechanical structure. But at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Zhou Ning opened the door in confusion and saw a young man dressed as a postman.

"Good afternoon, sir. Here is a letter for you."

"My letter?" After sending the postman away, Zhou Ning opened the envelope and read it with some curiosity.

Mr. Sterwell:

See the letter.

There is news about the book written by Windgun that you asked me to help find in the second-hand book circle, but the seller is asking a very high price. If you are interested, please come to No. 8 Mumen Street before 52 pm on Wednesday to discuss the details.

The signature was Charles Scott, a very unfamiliar name.

Zhou Ning thought about it, and after a while he suddenly realized that it was the second-hand bookseller he met when he first went to the underground market. He asked him to help keep an eye out for Windgun's second-hand books, but he didn't expect that it took nearly half a month to get any news.

Today is Tuesday, which means that he will be able to get another book by Windgun tomorrow night. Zhou Ning can't help but look forward to it.

After receiving the letter, Zhou Ning closed the door and continued to make the intermediate mechanical structure.

Having had previous production experience, Zhou Ning felt quite familiar with the process at this time.

[You completed a mechanical crafting, the quality is 85, you gained 9600 experience (Divine Favor +10%, Legendary Degree +5%), you gained a total of 28 proficiency points (Divine Favor +7, Extreme Calmness +2)]

[You completed a puppet alchemy crafting, the quality is 85, you gained 8400 experience (Divine Favor +10%, Legendary Degree +5%), you gained a total of 26 proficiency points (Divine Favor +6, Extreme Calmness +2)]

What surprised Zhou Ning was that the Divine Favor expertise could actually increase his proficiency growth rate by 25% and his experience points by 10%. This way, the time Zhou Ning needed to upgrade his puppet alchemy production would be greatly shortened.

After working until 2 a.m. and finishing the third intermediate mechanical structure, Zhou Ning finally saw the long-awaited panel prompt:

[Your proficiency has reached 100%, and Puppet Alchemy has reached the intermediate level.]

[You have mastered the new recipe: Puppet Mechanical Hound.]