"Besides the illegal ones, what about his relatively serious businesses?"
Shade asked again.
"Gray Gloves has sorted out his business connections, and the collected information has been sent to me. This man's business is bigger than we thought, and he is richer than his living standard. He is now net worth, at least this figure."
Her Royal Highness the Princess made a gesture to Shade, and Shade made an expression of surprise.
"Krona or gold pounds?"
"Crane."
Shade was even more shocked:
"His business is so big. Even if the smuggling and contraband trade is eliminated, it will not be easy to handle serious business, right?"
This question actually made Margaret laugh:
"Oh, Shade, my dear knight, you don't think that you can't find out the problem if you are doing serious business, do you?"
She covered her mouth and chuckled, looking at Shade with a smile in her beautiful eyes:
"Any businessman can find out the problem as long as he is willing to investigate. Even if there is really no problem...this is impossible."
Margaret said easily:
"Our professors from the Serkes Medical School have returned from an inspection of the so-called silver mine. Because the situation is very complicated, the analysis report will probably be given later this week or next week. By then, as long as we find There are traces of demons, and then the college informs the church about the matter, and then lets the kingdom's official forces investigate Oxenfurt's business, and he is finished. I have thought about it, isn't the money to compensate the Masons' Association not yet settled? "
Shade raised his eyebrows:
"You're thinking…"
"Although I had planned to get it myself, I am still very distressed about such a large amount of money. Now that I have the source, wouldn't it be better? Besides, I took the lead in investigating this matter, shouldn't I give it to you? Do you want to get some benefits for yourself? If I am really so incorruptible, my father will doubt my ability."
"Um…"
Shade was not very good at commenting on the thoughts of the royal children. He nodded thoughtfully:
"Then if the kingdom official wants to take action, please do it as soon as possible. When you start, I will go to Oxenfurt and the Stonemasons Association to communicate. How is the recent progress? How long can you stay in the Randall Valley? , there shouldn’t be many left, right?”
"I need a party."
Margaret said:
"A banquet was held where most of the local nobles and celebrities were invited, and then there was a public reconciliation at the banquet. I was still trying to persuade my father. My father was not unwilling to let go, but there were additional conditions, which was to ask the Stonemasons Association to send someone. It is still difficult to repair the part of the mausoleum that was destroyed by the colossus, and there was no labor for it. In this way, the royal family expressed its apology for being in arrears of wages - the father was only willing to admit this, and the Masons' Association also expressed that the project was not Ended apology."
"Can the Masons agree to such a thing?"
Shade asked suspiciously.
"So, this is my business."
Margaret sighed.
Because she hadn't seen Miss Sylvia for a long time, Margaret went to find Miss Sylvia again after talking to Shade. Shade, on the other hand, waited until Margaret left before sitting down in the manor's study with the three great witches, Miss Lassers and Luvia.
"When Miss Iluna Bayas comes to the local area, I will ask her to help me open the portal. I have been in good condition these days. After calling Carina and her followers, I will open another It shouldn’t be a problem to open a portal to Middleburg.”
Miss Sylvia said quite confidently, while Miss Aurora asked Xiang De:
"What's the current situation locally? Although Benenice reports to the council every week, we still want to hear your opinion."
"It's almost over, but this time there are many enemies. Cultists, Blood Spirit School, demons..."
Miss Sylvia and Miss Aurora looked at each other. After they arrived last night, they had heard Miss Benanis talk about demons, but it was still incredible to hear Shade admit it.
"There is one more thing to be careful of. The cultists may be seeking divine intervention. Well, it's not possible, they are just doing that. Last night, I actually met an unknown ascetic from the Church of the Sun. He is what the church is trying to do. The body that the righteous god descended and cultivated.”
"oh?"
Miss Aurora thought for a moment:
"Is he a slovenly looking man in his thirties or forties, holding an oil lamp and with only short stubble on his head?"
"Yes, the eyes are brown, about eleven rings."
Shade added.
"I know this, the ascetic of the Sun Church. His real name is probably not even known by the Sun Church itself. He is the most persistent ascetic of our time. Since he is here, it means that this time the church is real. Be prepared for the coming of God."
Miss Aurora said worriedly. Shade nodded, but did not say that he would handle it if something happened:
"Whether the evil god descends from the gods or not, we will decide when the time comes. The key now is the chosen one."
"Miss Benanis said, you have already negotiated with the Chosen One of the Earth?
Although Miss Benenice describes his incredible condition, is he male or female? "
Miss Sylvia asked curiously.
Shade asked the blonde witch:
"Miss Benanis, when you met Guardian Fleming at Lake Eldron, did you think he was male or female?"
"Of course a male."
The witch insisted, and the other two ladies also understood:
"Witches will judge any individual with both sexual characteristics as male. In fact, only truly pure women can be exempted from the witch's curse."
So the five ladies all looked at Shade, and Shade could only emphasize again:
"I'm really male."
"We didn't say otherwise."
Miss Aurora thought about what she did to the unconscious Shade in the water after the Battle of Cold Water Harbor. A blush appeared on her face, but she hid it very well:
"I brought here the ritual information for [Contacting the Earth-Shaking Worm]. They also need sacrifices, summer flowers, grass and fire."
"Leaves, flowers, and fruits in spring; flowers, grass, and fire in summer; flowers, stones, and souls in autumn."
Shade counted:
"This time, there are only nine kinds of sacrifices. If winter also requires three kinds, then the [Feast of the Earth Mother God] requires at least twelve kinds of sacrifices. Is this ceremony of the chosen one so complicated? "
"We discussed last time that some sacrifices may not be needed."
Luvia reminded:
"But all nine known species need to be collected, and the guardian has promised to collect his own share. Regarding the winter sacrifices, Shade, do you have any clues?" "
"The god of winter is the old god [Winter Maid]. This god has left, but there is still a cult in the far north."
"[Winter Choir] and the Thirteen Rings' Winter Singers, we know this, but the Council has no friendship with them. On the contrary, St. Byrons has a good friendship with them. We need to seek help from them to summon the gods. Knowledge of rituals?”
Miss Aurora asked Shade, Shade shook his head:
"No need, I always feel that the ceremony of the chosen one should not be so complicated, at least not as complicated as collecting twelve different kinds of sacrifices. If I have time on the weekend, I will go to Huntington City to seek enlightenment from a wise man. There will be results."
"That's fine."
The witches nodded. Although they were worried about the future, they were very confident in Shade.
After talking about business, Miss Aurora and Miss Sylvia, who had not seen Shade for a long time, joked about Shade's affairs again:
"I heard from Carina that you and Bernanice got along well in Randall Valley?"
Miss Aurora, who had long wavy brown hair, asked with a smile. The blonde witch turned her head slightly in embarrassment, while Shade nodded:
"Miss Benenice is such an easy lady to get along with...well, I know what you want to ask, we have kissed...more than once."
In addition to the protagonist of the topic, the ladies on the sofa next to the coffee table all laughed. Miss Lassus glanced at Luvia and saw her blinking at her, so she added understandingly:
"The production of the bottle of essential oil that gave Shad a high fever was also related to Vanessa."
"Yes, I was there too."
Luvia said with a smile, Miss Benanis turned her head slightly to prevent anyone from seeing her face, while Miss Aurora sighed and shook her head:
"I thought it was crazy enough that Sylvia, Carina, and I taught Shad how to kiss before we parted ways in Huntington last winter. I didn't expect that Benanis was even more courageous than us. .”
Even Miss Benenice laughed now. The atmosphere in the room was quite good, except for Shade who felt very strange.
"When Carina comes too, we can talk about the story with Shade."
Miss Sylvia suggested, and Miss Aurora nodded immediately:
"Yes, how about finding a night to have a pajama party with only girls except Shade? Prepare books, pillows and desserts. I haven't participated in such an event for a long time since I became an adult."
"That sounds fun, but Shade is going to provide us with some nice bottles of red wine."
Luvia said, and they laughed again. Shade was not sure if these ladies were really making fun of themselves.
He was still thinking about Mia, whom he hadn't seen for more than twenty-four hours, and was about to suggest leaving now, but he didn't expect there was a knock on the door. Miss Lassers asked, and the maid guarding the door said:
"Miss Aurora is here."
"Um?"
"My niece is also my apprentice."
Miss Aurora explained:
"I came here nominally with the family business. Because I was worried about Shade, I asked Hailey to deal with other matters first. It seems that they have been dealt with. You rarely see her in the parliament, right? It's just a good time for her to get to know her. one time."
So Miss Lassus asked the maid to open the door, and everyone in the room looked towards the door.
