After waking up

After breakfast, he got dressed and checked Handel's appointment letter before Mulan took him out. However, he was not in a hurry to complete the task on the parchment immediately, even though it was stamped with the red stamp of the Royal Palace and the Black Castle. , but there is no specific time requirement. It shouldn’t be a big problem for Mulan to borrow a book by the way.

The library of the Black Castle is not difficult to find. It is located at the easternmost end of the Black Castle. This library is also connected to a relatively deserted street outside, so compared to the front entrance, which looks extremely weird no matter how you look at it, the library inside the Black Castle is There are also many people who go out from this location.

And Handel entered through the west gate reserved for servicemen or chores, and it didn't look weird there. Of course, this was what Irving said when he introduced it yesterday, and Mulan had not seen it.

Arriving at the library was the highest density of people Mulan had seen in the Black Castle so far. Just by looking at the desks in the hall, he could see at least twenty or thirty people. Although the huge library still seemed very empty. , but compared to walking around for a long time and only meeting a cleaner, this is really a rare bustle, not to mention that there are definitely people in some forbidden book borrowing rooms.

As soon as Mulan arrived, the librarian recognized him instantly and bowed directly to him.

"Good morning, Lord Jonest!"

For a standard Black Castle Service Department employee, the way to judge whether a person is a Service Department employee is very simple. A qualified and outstanding employee of the Service Department can recognize almost every mysterious existence of Black Castle, even those who have just been here for a day and have not seen them. Of course, most of the time, they could only recognize their faces.

"I want to borrow books."

"Okay, sir, do you want to take it away or read it here? The library stipulates that banned books such as Resonance Sequence and Book of Truth cannot be taken away because their loss may cause contamination. Ordinary books can be taken away at will. Only if they are lost more than three times. A certain amount of compensation is required, but please keep it carefully, as reading it may cause mental alienation for ordinary people."

Mulan's brows twitched. These books sounded quite dangerous. It should be okay to read them yourself, right?

"Give me a copy of the Book of Plenty to take with you."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The administrator personally ran to the big bookshelf inside, pulled out a thick black book, then trotted back to the back of the stage, and handed it to Mulan with both hands.

"Please put it away, Your Excellency."

No formalities are required, and no borrowing fees are required. This is a hidden benefit.

"Thank you, I want to go out from the east."

"Do you need me to lead the way for you?"

"Need not."

Mullan declined the other party's enthusiasm, nodded, and walked toward the east side of the library with Handel, who remained silent and serious from beginning to end.

Different from the width of the hall, you will immediately enter a corridor to the east, bypass most of the reading room through the corridor, and then enter a small hall with only about fifty or sixty square meters and old furnishings. In the corner is a single-open door Door.

Mulan looked back at the people who had been following him.

"Handel, are you nervous?"

Handel relaxed a little.

"Lord Jones, there were so many people there just now who might be wizards or even more terrifying beings. I'm afraid of disturbing their reading."

"Are you afraid of what will happen if you disturb them while reading?"

Handel smiled awkwardly.

"Yes."

"Let's go, you'll feel better outside."

Mulan turned the doorknob, and heard "click, click, ding~" in the process, and then the door opened. Mulan walked out directly, and Handel quickly followed.

Although the streets outside were deserted, there were still pedestrians. Everyone walked faster under the cold wind.

Mulan looked at a magnificent building across the street and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

"I didn't expect it before. Opposite the library of Black Castle is the Digao National Library. This is also convenient for reading some books that Black Castle does not include. Let's go."

Mulan took the first step and opened the "Book of Abundance". Although the abundance stage is above reality, this abundance is not that abundance. It is just a summary of the richness of the book's content.

Strictly speaking, "The Book of Fertility" is the first book that every newcomer in Black Castle should read, even if he is a strong person in the mysterious system when he joins, because this is a guide book, in addition to rich theories The description and basic knowledge overview will also tell you which appropriate known books to borrow at different stages and branches.

Handel followed Mulan half a step away. He really wanted to secretly take a look at the book in Mulan's hand, but he restrained himself. After all, it might be dangerous and might also make Lord Jonest unhappy.

After leaving this street intersection, the wind picked up. Mulan pressed his hat, hailed a carriage, and then took Handel into the carriage.

When the carriage stopped, Mullan took out his pocket watch and looked at it. Exactly twenty minutes had passed, and outside the carriage was the York Regional Police. Mulan was about to turn around to pay for the carriage, but found that Handel had already handed over the payment. paid.

Mulan's face didn't show anything, but he was happy in his heart. But when he walked into the police station, he realized that something was wrong. Just after entering the police station, he had already noticed that several police officers had a smell... A cold feeling.

Mulan frowned, took out the parchment, took another look, and walked directly towards the detective's office. No police officer stopped him on the way. Maybe it was because he looked calm and walked leisurely, and there was a well-dressed man beside him. A decent follower, I think he is some kind of remarkable person.

The detective's office was on the second floor and the door was open. Mulan stood at the door and knocked on the door symbolically.

"Dong dong dong~"

As soon as the door rang, Mulan walked in.

"Who are you?"

Mulan took out the parchment, but only unfolded the lower half, revealing the seals of the royal family and the black castle.

"I will be serving as a special constable for the York Regional Police on a temporary basis. This is the appointment letter and I need an independent office."

The detective looked at the parchment, and then slowly stood up. He confirmed that the royal family's seal was correct, but he did not know what the vague seal on the side was. After seeing all the letters clearly, he interpreted them in the most appropriate style.

"Black? Castle?"

What is the Black Castle?

After the detective thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked up at Mulan, who was standing upright. All kinds of rumors and strange stories suddenly came to mind. Is it "that" place called the City of Shadows?

That place where crows linger all year round?

The detective's scalp felt numb for a while, as if he saw countless corpses hanging on the roof spikes in the City of Shadows, and crows were pecking at them all year round.

Coupled with the appearance of the royal seal, some of these rumors are not groundless.

"Gulu. I, I am Inspector Dawson, Dawson Grange, uh, may I ask who you are?"

The detective tried to remain calm, but Mulan was more enthusiastic and smiled and extended his hand.

"Mulan Joneston, first meeting."

The detective quickly held Mulan's extended hand, then quickly let go when he thought of something, showing an awkward yet polite smile.

"Sir Jones, how about I personally help you arrange an office next door to me?"

"I wanted it to be relatively private."

"Yes, yes, then go to the end of the third floor. I will arrange for someone to help you clean it out immediately."

The detective breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to the door and called a few police officers to clean up the office. He almost slapped himself when he said what he said just now, what if Mr. Jonest agreed.

"By the way, Detective Inspector, in addition to some ordinary cases, if you encounter some more important and difficult cases, you can send me a report, and I may intervene to assist you."

"That's great!"

A genuine smile finally appeared on the detective's face.

Legend has it that the mysterious black castle is inhabited by witches and wizards, and some terrible monsters are locked in it. It is a very scary place. Now we actually see people sent from the black castle.

"A while ago, the General Administration said that Her Majesty the Queen might send a special agent here. Unexpectedly, it was you, Lord Jonest."

"Detective Dawson, don't be nervous. The Black Castle is not as scary as you think."

Mulan also couldn't laugh or cry. How terrifying is the black castle in the rumors in Digao City?

Soon, the office was packed up. In addition to Mullan's big desk, there was also Handel's small desk. Of course, in the next half day, the entire York Regional Police detectives and most of the police officers already knew One thing - a wizard may have come to the police station!