Compared with the "Kingdom Museum theft incident" that was mentioned in the corner of the newspaper, what is more eye-catching is obviously the "serial murderer" on the front page——
"12! The real 12! The first live witness appears!"
In the process of looking for news about the "Kingdom Museum Theft Incident", the first thing Valeela saw was of course this front-page news.
But what she saw was just what she saw, and she would not think of anything more. For example, the "Devil" dog, the instigator of the incident, would be hunted by the "Red Gloves" of the Church of the Night Goddess this afternoon...
After all, a long time ago, Valeera was able to use the technique of meditation to restrain her random thoughts.
After putting down the newspaper, Valeela finished breakfast and took a walk in her garden, which was mostly withered. After playing with the dog, she returned to the bedroom and started her new hobby.
In other words, it’s a way to kill time——
painting.
She also heard Mr. "Tarot" mention it at the "Tarot Club", and then she became a little interested. She wanted to know how much the "Assassin" potion would specifically add to her learning of painting.
The "Assassin" also has a very keen observation ability, dexterous hands, and the ability to conceive of preview scenes is not much worse than the "Hunter"... Maybe it can also have the advantage of handling the shadows of the screen than the "Hunter".
Valeera didn't hire a dedicated teacher. She bought a few introductory guide books and started reading them directly.
Of course, she wouldn't paint eggs for weeks first.
It has to be said that the bonus brought by the "Assassin" potion did allow Valeera to make rapid progress in the beginning... But after she barely passed the threshold of entry, her painting skills almost stopped improving.
In short, her current paintings can be seen, but not scrutinized.
This is roughly equivalent to the average person's serious study for one or two years, and is far from being extraordinary.
Valeera plans to try her hand at portrait painting recently, painting herself.
After carefully observing herself in the mirror, she turned her head and started sketching and adjusting on the drawing paper - she had started this sketch several days ago.
Painting is truly a time-killing hobby.
Valeera scribbled and corrected, and two hours passed, but there was no obvious change in the drawing on the paper. It was still a sketch.
At this time, an unexpected guest came to the door.
It's Forsi.
She came to sell the "pharmacist's" formula door to door.
Valeela received her in the living room on the first floor.
Sure enough, after a brief exchange of greetings, Forsi couldn't wait to tell the good news he had brought:
"I've found the recipe for 'Medicine', and it only costs 250 pounds. "
Not bad, cheaper than the 300 pounds described in the original article... But the 250 pounds for a double portion can earn more than the 300 pounds for a single portion... Valeela showed just the right surprise, excused herself for a while, and went back to the bedroom on the third floor to get ready. For the cash, a one-sided and happy deal was reached with Fors.
Before Forsi left, she vowed to take her to collect potion materials as soon as there was news of an extraordinary gathering.
On the face of it, Valeela certainly looked forward to it.
After seeing Forsi off, she returned to the bedroom and devoted her time and energy to the half-finished painting again, only interrupting during lunch time until another guest arrived.
At a certain moment, when Valeera turned her head to observe her appearance in the mirror again, she found that what she saw was Miss Sharon wearing a complicated and exquisite black gothic palace dress and a small black soft hat. .
She was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
Because in the previous "Mirror Call", Sharon mentioned that a hunting plan would be launched in the near future, and this was generally consistent with the time point described in the original work... Valeera just didn't expect that Sharon would choose to come. Negotiate in such a solemn manner.
"Good afternoon." Valeela responded with a smile.
Sharon nodded slightly, left the mirror, and half-drifted, half-walked to the sofa next to Valeela.
Sitting down, she said in her usual erratic tone:
"Everything is ready."
The implication is to let Valeera choose a convenient time to take action.
If Valeela didn't have any other ideas, it really didn't make much difference which day she chose, as long as she chose night.
Valeela deliberately pondered for a few seconds before replying seemingly hesitantly:
"I think we can invite one more helper.
"It's not safe to just have the three of us... When you and Maric are restrained by the other party, even if you add me, the strength of both sides should be almost equal. We only have a little initiative, and the advantage is not big enough. .”
Naturally, they had already exchanged relevant information and roughly formulated some strategies——
The strategy is similar to that in the original book, except that the most critical ambush is changed from Crane to Valeela.
Sharon looked at Valeera calmly, and her question remained concise:
"Sherlock?"
"Yes," Valeera nodded, "He was recently promoted and his strength has increased a lot...
"The most important thing is that he is trustworthy."
Sharon was silent for a few seconds.
She had fought with Crane, and although she had not seen him display any extraordinary abilities, she was still very impressed by his fighting consciousness... Considering the "All-Black Eye" and what Valeela revealed If he gets promoted, he can indeed be listed as a helper, at least as an auxiliary, which is definitely no problem.
"Okay," Sharon looked at Valeera, "Shall I go talk?"
"It's more appropriate for you," Valeera agreed. "After all, there are some things that I'm not sure I should reveal."
"I would do it again."
Sharon didn't say much. After leaving these words, the figure sitting on the sofa quickly disappeared and turned into an invisible shadow and left.
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Late afternoon, Minsk Street 15.
After seeing a magician's performance at the circus and finding some inspiration for his performance, Klein returned home and started preparing dinner for himself.
He was busy in the kitchen, turning around from time to time to pick up the ingredients that were sorted.
When he turned around at one point, he suddenly discovered that there was an extra figure in front of the dining table in the corner of his eye!
Klein was shocked.
It was really a big jump, and he jumped directly to the kitchen window. He stepped on the narrow window edge and looked warily towards the dining table.
Only then did he realize that it was Miss Sharon sitting there.
If Miss Sharon wants to sneak attack me, she won't give me time to react... With this thought in mind, Klein laughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment, jumped down from the window sill again, and asked:
"Miss Sharon, what can I do for you?"
Sharon nodded calmly, and replied in a calm tone, slightly off-topic:
"I'll knock on the door next time."
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Sorry, it was difficult for me to come up with scenes and dialogue, and it took a lot longer than expected.
