Whispering Poems

Chapter 1559 Mission
"What are you looking at?"

When Xia De came up from downstairs with goat milk, newspapers and letters, Dorothy, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, asked curiously.The pretty girl in the apron was pretty good at preparing fried eggs and bacon for Shad and Mia.

"A letter from Princess Margaret, telling me that she will help me investigate the descendants of the Edwards family in Willendale, but it will take time. In addition, there is also a secret mission belonging to the ace agent Gray Eagle."

After Margaret finished her visit to Tobesk, Xia De told Rezia about Detective Sparrow according to the agreement with Rezia. Eagle" identity, let Xia De complete the last thing for him.

Of course, Xia De did not give up his identity as the "Grey Eagle", and everything in the future will be the task of Xia De, the "Grey Eagle II" personally appointed by Margaret. The reputation of Detective Palo.

"Grey Eagle's mission? Oh, I remembered, the princess got in touch with Gray Eagle's upline through you, and thus completely mastered your intelligence network, so she wrote to inform you of the mission, no need What do you need to do this time through the cumbersome information delivery method?"

asked Dorothy, turning her back to Shad.

"Let me take a look at Earl Lewis who seriously injured me. Yes, the Earl who came to Tobesk on behalf of Kasenrick to discuss the preliminary matters of the negotiation."

Xia De raised his eyebrows as he spoke.

"Exchange the earl's serious injury in Tobesk for a favorable position in the negotiation?"

Dorothy smiled, turned around with the plate and saw Shade looking at her, and said again:
"Didn't you intend to teach that 'Wilrendale's horny pig' a ​​lesson?"

"But will this harm the interests of Rezia and Galina?"

"It's okay, you don't have to care about this. Rather, if Tobesk is in a weak position in the early negotiations, it will be beneficial to them."

Xia De frowned slightly. Dorothy's tone at this time was very similar to Rezia's, but her soul was Dorothy:

"Speaking of which, is Leizia planning to spend the day of the red butterfly on the day the competition ends?"

He suddenly asked, Miss Writer put the plate on the table, she was a little shy about the sudden change of topic:

"Really, why did you suddenly ask this early in the morning?"

"Of course I look forward to that day. I prefer the three of us to the two of us. Yes, the two of us are not interesting at all. I only like the three of us, so neither you nor Rezia can be absent."

Xia De emphasized that he hoped to remind the girl in front of him that it was the right move for her to maintain herself.But after Xia De said this sentence, he felt something was wrong when he tried to understand the sentence he just said.

His words really worked, and the mixed feeling of Rezia and Dorothy disappeared like melting ice and snow.However, this also made Miss Writer bit her lip and look at him, obviously misunderstood what Xia De meant:
"Are you complaining that we can't always accompany you together?"

"No no, I mean"

"Don't say this to Rezia, she has always been very guilty of not being able to be with you often."

The blond girl sat gently beside Xia De, her emerald green eyes looked at Xia De:

"I don't know what you're worried about, but we're always with you."

[Perhaps, you don't have to worry too much about their questions. 】

"But you can't put it off until the end, can you?"

According to the schedule, today's event is "archery".Because different bows have different effects, the organizers provide weapons for the "knights" to ensure the fairness of the competition, so Xia De only needs to bring his own mount to go.

About a mile to the west of the manor where the banquet was held last night, the ancient "Edward III Circus" is the venue for this game.Because it is outside the city, considering the traffic convenience, the start time of the game is 09:30 in the morning, so Xia De is not in a hurry to start immediately after [-]:[-] in the morning.

Dorothy will follow Shad all the time these days, recording new things during the game, as a source for "Hamilton's Detective Stories".When she and Xia De had breakfast together, Xia De was stroking the cat while reading the newspaper, and commented on the news about the game with a smile:
"My name was mentioned in the news, and the newspapers said that if I didn't finish in the top three, I would be ashamed of my reputation as 'Hamilton of Regard'. Well, how dare I talk about my relationship with Rezia here , but Rezia is really the kind of serious and old-fashioned princess in the eyes of the public, and they all think that I swear by her is wishful thinking of 'Playboy Hamilton'."

Dorothy smiled:
"The number of applicants this year is only 36, which is a little less than in previous years. Among them, there are no more than five opponents who may really pose a threat to you. The most important thing you need to pay attention to is last year's champion, Sir Hulls from Coldwater Harbor .He owns a ship that trades with the New World, and he likes to venture out at sea, and once led his own sailors to defeat the Pirate King in the eye of the storm."

"Sir Hells?"

Xia De recalled that he had indeed seen this person at the banquet last night:

"He seems to be the oldest among the contestants in this competition. I remember it was .37 years old? I really look forward to it. What kind of surprises can a knight of this age bring me."

Xia De was even a little excited.

Since it was Monday, Xia De didn't forget to pick up this week's gifts before going out.Although I have no hope of taking out useful things, I just take the process of "taking presents" as fun.But when Xia De really took out the small bag of high-end cat food from the gift box, he was still shocked:

"Why cat food?"

"Meow!"

The excited cat rushed over, probably thinking that Xia De was carrying the bag of cat food to give him extra food.

"No, no, you just ate, you can't eat anymore!"

Xia De held the cat with one hand, and it took a lot of effort to let Mia know that breakfast was over, and then hid the new bag of cat food to prevent Mia from finding it.

With the advent of the steam age, the emergence of the urban middle class gave birth to an industry related to urban pets.The cat food prepared by Xia De for Mia was actually healthier and more nutritious than the three daily meals of most low-level civilians.

The money to buy cat food is drawn from the 10 pounds that Miss Gao De sent with the letter every month, but even if Xia De chooses the most expensive cat food, there will still be a large balance in the monthly "Mia's feeding fee" part.Therefore, when he bought cat food, he would only choose the most expensive one, and the cat was obviously very satisfied with this kind of cat food.

As for this week's task, it is to take good care of my cat.Compared with the previous weekly tasks, the description of this week's tasks is obviously a lot vaguer.Although he knew that the god who guarded the children would not embarrass himself, Xia De still believed that it was necessary to treat Mia better this week.

Although he thought he was good enough to this cat in the past, since it is a task
"what happened?"

At this time, Xia De and Dorothy had come to the lobby on the first floor and were about to go out. Xia De took out the key from the biscuit box in the shoe cabinet at the door, and was bending over to pick up the cat and take it with him. After all, it was about a full day today Tian was not at home, but his movements suddenly paused.

The blonde girl asked Xia De curiously, and Xia De said with some hesitation:

"I learned from Ms. Gould that Minia is a cat born last spring. Do you think its birthday will be this week?"

He felt that the softest part of his heart was touched, and the cat in his arms looked at him curiously with big amber eyes.

Dorothy said curiously:

"Why do you think so? But it's also possible. Tomorrow will be the first day of next month. Miss Gold will mention this in your monthly letter."

"Maybe I should give Mia a big dinner to celebrate."

Xia De said, patted Mia on the head with a smile, and walked out of the house with Dorothy.

[So, how do you celebrate your birthday? 】

"She" asked as Shad locked the door with the key.

"I count as my birthday the day I awoke from my blindness, which was summer."

Xia De answered in his heart, but when he boarded the carriage with Dorothy, he remembered that there was a high probability that this body fell from the tower last spring, and that was also a year ago.

Although today's competition is just archery, the content of the competition is not simply to stand on the open space and shoot a fixed target.The competition is divided into morning and afternoon. In the morning, there is fixed target and moving target shooting in a standing position, and in the afternoon, there is bow and arrow shooting on horseback.

Because the competition lasted for four days, temporary tents were set up outside the Edward III Arena for the rest and use of the contestants.This is not a one-person tent that can only sleep one person, but a large tent that can be used as a camp during the march.

It was only 08:30 in the morning when Shad arrived with Dorothy on horseback from Galina Manor, but at this time the area around the renovated arena was already full of people.

Local villagers and merchants in the city spontaneously set up a temporary market outside the arena.The audience who came to watch the game and the servants of the participating "knights" could buy all kinds of needed items from the market.

Colorful flags are flying everywhere in the bustling market. In the sunshine of early spring, you can hear the loud shouts of tailors, the clinking of wine glasses in taverns, the smoke from the water heater next to the barber and the incense burner behind the merchant selling inferior spices. The smoke floated into the sky together.The men playing Rhodes cards at the table whispered excitedly, the old gentleman looked out from the window of the carriage, stared at the blacksmith who was building a stove with his apprentices with his upper body bare, and complained in a low voice about the vulgarity of the inferior people.

Of course, Xia De didn't just bring Dorothy to the competition, because it involved raising and guarding the horses, cleaning the camp, and putting on the armor. Miss Galina sent a team of twelve maids to help Xia De.

The Duchess herself will be in the city to deal with the negotiations with Carson Rik next month, so it is a pity that she cannot come to accompany her.Therefore, she specially sent her personal maid Tifa to lead the maids.Rezia, who temporarily exchanged souls with Dorothy and planned to send Shad a blessing before the game, thought that it was a foolish act for Miss Galina to send Tifa.

(End of this chapter)