Whispering Poems

Chapter 931 [The Thief Jack]

"The sage-level relic [Jack the Thief] will only appear in human settlements with a population of more than 3, and it will appear more irregularly at night to steal. Even if you encounter it, it will only make it flee faster. It will not hurt people. Its stolen items must have special value, and this is a thief who is strong when it meets the strong. Even if it is a ring warlock, if there is no special anti-theft means at home, it will only use ordinary people's methods to steal But if you exaggerate the use of angel-level (level 1) relic anti-theft because you want to cover up the secret, then the thief Jack, who is rated as [sage level (level 2)], can exert a strange power beyond the angel level."

Iluna said:

"'Jack' is not its name, it is only given this name because Jack is a relatively common male name, which means that this relic is hidden among countless ordinary people."

"I get it, it's like 'Mary' is one of the most common female names. That sounds interesting, strong when strong. Are there other attributes?"

Xia De asked with great interest.

"Of course there is. The real negative feature is that the person who is stolen by [The Thief Jack] may have a slight change in personality. In the early stage, it is manifested as annoyance at not taking good care of one's property, and then this annoyance ferments into remorse Lost property, until it turned into trying to make up for the loss by stealing from others."

"Assimilated by [Thief Jack]?"

Xia De asked, and Iluna nodded cautiously:

"It's not just the vice of kleptomania, their internal structure will also change, and their souls will gradually be permeated by whispering elements. Thief Jack itself is just a thief, but the relic derivatives infected by it with kleptomania are all A lunatic with mysticism."

Seeing Xia De listening seriously, Iluna smiled embarrassedly and said:

"The explanations in the materials are actually very clear, but I can't memorize them all, so I can only explain these clearly."

"This is already very detailed. I heard Miss Galina mention this matter at the Lakeview Manor banquet on Tuesday. So, Professor Manning lost something?"

He asked again, and the lady named police officer nodded immediately:

"Three days ago, on Monday of this week, someone broke into here at night and stole an antique vase from the collection of Professor Tiris Manning. Our team was tasked with visiting the victims of the theft, using the church to prepare The magical item confirms whether the stolen person has been affected and thus infected with kleptomania."

Iluna showed Shad the iron ring on her finger, and Shad's eyes could see the sun pattern on the surface of the ring.

"Look, this is it. The first step is to use this ring to contact the professor, and the second part is to judge the professor's psychological state through some simple questions. There have been frequent thefts in the city recently, and the captain asked me to visit the victims in the university area .”

This kind of task is just right for Iluna to do, and it can also train such an immature girl.She took off the ring and handed it to Xia De. When Xia De put it on his finger, he still lamented that Professor Manning's luck was really bad.

The carriage passed through the thick fog behind Iluna, so that the two could only see the shadow of the carriage.They stopped talking for a while, and fell silent under the low sky. Xia De tilted his head to look at the street scene of Maowei Lane behind Iluna, and Iluna pretended to be casually looking at Xia De.

"I already talked to Luvia about the Lake View Manor on Wednesday night, Vinals' trial, is there any progress in the church?"

When the carriage passed by, Xia De mentioned this matter again, and Iluna nodded:

"The 'invisible person' may refer to many things, and it may even be [Jack the Thief]. The church is still investigating. The three thaumaturgy academies have already intervened in this matter, and the first trial will probably be held soon. It will end. Even if you can't see it, the church, the college, and even the Truth will find a way to find it."

"The identity of the fourth candidate is currently being checked by Luvia. But I am more concerned about the exchange of information between the Apna Library and the Truth Society. Didn't the Orthodox Church punish them?"

When Xia De asked this question, Iluna showed dissatisfaction on her face:
"The Orthodox Church and the ring magician groups including the Prophet Association are just cooperation, not a relationship between superiors and subordinates. Generally speaking, as long as they do not go too far and can make up for their mistakes, the church will not take measures such as punishment. .”

"They went too far this time?"

"Yes, I have fragments of psalms in my hand, but I didn't share them with the church immediately. Oh, Xia De, I'm not saying that the church is the most reliable, but sharing this kind of thing with the [Truth Society] obviously has its own selfish motives After Tuesday night, the Apner Library immediately admitted its mistake to the church and handed over all the information on the fragments of the psalms in its hands, but we are still not satisfied, and there will be warning measures in the future.”

"I don't understand, what is the Apner Library doing all this for? They also want to invest in the Chosen?"

Shad found this incredible. Given the size and organizational nature of the Apner Library, they did not have this ability.

"Of course it's not for investing in the chosen ones, it's for the Keeper of Secrets."

"Keeper?"

Xia De still didn't understand, Iluna reminded:

"With the appearance of the chosen one, the keeper will frequently appear beside him or her to give tests and trials. Don't forget, only by making no wish can you get [Wise Stone]; but if you don't want the Pyroxene , those "Keepers" who are either relics or other existences can achieve a certain degree of "wish-making" functions. Especially the wishes that are biased towards wisdom and knowledge, these are what the Apna Library wants. "

"So it is."

Xia De nodded knowingly, but then thought of the three "wishers" he met in Huntington.Professor Drake had to pursue the past memory because of his wish, and the poet got lucky but suffered a heavy burden. Only the old fisherman who likes fishing can openly accept his wish, even if the fishing rod is broken later, he will not regret it:
"The chosen ones this time want to obtain the five wise men's pyroxenes, which is a trial in itself. But if you want to rely on this kind of opportunity, you will have to pay a price for unlimited opportunities to make wishes. I hope everyone can understand at this point."

Although Iluna likes standing on the side of the street like this, chatting quietly with Shad alone, and expecting that Professor Manning will be late for a while, even the chosen ones cannot make Professor Manning be late.

The old professor in good spirits returned to Maowei Lane on time. Although the 17-year-old girl was a little disappointed, she also knew that the work was important, so she went up with Xia De.

"We haven't seen each other for weeks, Professor."

Xia De greeted him enthusiastically, and stretched out his hand with the ring.Professor Manning was also very pleasantly surprised by Xia De's appearance, and he shook it naturally.

The ring did not show any reaction, which means that Professor Manning is not affected by the relic with a high probability. Even the relic that directly manipulates deep dreams like [Happy Dream Pen] failed to leave permanent sequelae to Professor Manning, Xia De In fact, I don't think [Jack the Thief] can do it.This weather-beaten archaeologist and professor of history has a strong spirit.

The professor and Xia De are very close friends, so there is no need to exchange too many pleasantries.As for Iluna, because there is an appointment letter issued by Ridwich Field in advance, there is no need to waste time telling the reason for visiting at the door.

Xia De returned the ring to Iluna calmly, and Professor Manning invited the two of them to enter the door together. After learning that Xia De had known the Miss Police Constable because of the detective commission, the professor was obviously relieved.

Obviously, it is not a good thing for anyone in this era that the police come to the door.Even though Professor Manning was the victim, and the policeman who came to the door was a woman, the professor was still a little uneasy.

Iluna was doing "official business", so Xia De asked Iluna to deal with the theft first.

Although she is only a police officer in name, she has actually received police training, so after entering the door, she professionally asked about the details of Monday's investigation, inserting psychological questions into the inquiry.After confirming that no details were missed in the report, Iluna also invited Shad to investigate the scene with her.

The antique vase lost by Professor Manning is not of high value, but it is a retirement gift given to him by the professor's students, and it is an antique that Professor Manning cherishes very much.The vase was originally placed in the corner of the living room on the first floor. Xia De had seen it many times when he visited the professor, and after careful inspection, he found the traces of extremely low whispering elements.

Xia De couldn't even rely on traces of those elements to track it down.

According to Iluna's professional judgment on the traces, the thief opened the locked window in the middle of the night, directly invaded the room, and took the vase away after finding it. The whole process did not take more than 5 minutes, which seemed very professional.

"Look at this."

Iluna wore white gloves and pointed to the window facing the street. The living room window of Professor Manning's house had grooves on the window sill, and the window could be tightly locked by pressing the latch down.The edge of the window frame pointed out by Iluna obviously has traces of metal friction. Shad thought carefully:

"A wire protruded through the gap in the window, and the wire hooked the latch and pulled it up?"

"Yes, detective, it seems that you are also very professional."

Iluna nodded and recorded this detail, Xia De once again realized the meaning of "ordinary means of theft".

After confirming the method of intrusion, Iluna collected some window rust with a knife and put them in a small paper bag.Professor Manning may not understand this behavior and think it is an advanced detective technique, but Shad understands that this is to allow the church to have materials for accurate divination.

After surveying the scene, Iluna and Xia De cooperated to search in the living room.The result was of course fruitless. Although well-known thieves known by outsiders like to leave letters or their own emblems at the scene of crimes, [Despicable Jack] does not have such a ridiculous bad habit.

　PS: Someone answered the question yesterday correctly.I'm busy at the end of the semester recently, so I'll take the time to add more.

　
(End of this chapter)