Dominate the Treacherous Realm

"These three wooden badges are unique in shape and strange in texture. They should be old things from the last era. Most of the information about the last era disappeared in the cataclysm, so I can't judge the specific period. "

　　 Daddy curled his lips and shook his head, Jenkinston became nervous.

　　 "From the point of view of the material, this one should be made of pure iron, and the weight is also very consistent. I don't know the words above, but the decoration style is in line with the style of the ancient Xicali Kingdom."

　　 "......"

　　 He evaluated the badges on the table one by one, but the father said nothing in the process. After Jenkins finished speaking, he commented in the order Jenkins had just said:

"These three are indeed modern handicrafts, but this one decorated with the grain of wheat is a gift given to the core believers by the [Earth and Harvest] church during the last [Harvest Banquet]. A little bit of operation, the nobles are still willing to spend It was bought for 100 pounds."

　　 The style of this one is indeed the style of the Kingdom of Chessland when it was founded, but unfortunately the materials were used incorrectly, otherwise it would be an extremely delicate imitation.

　　 These three wooden badges are modern crafts. Go out and turn right to Aunt Sally’s shop for 3 shillings. By the way, this pure iron is also..."

　　 To put it simply, Jenkins had all missed it, so when he left in the evening, he had three more large books in his hand, and his father asked him to finish it in two weeks.

　　 The identification of that badge will take some time. What Jenkins took away was only those handicrafts, and a few valuable pieces were entrusted to the old man to be sold in the store.

　　 Of course, judging from Jenkins's recent busy move, Dad only has a one-twentieth rake, which is a very reasonable price.

　　 The badge that the old man saw was one of the three wooden badges. It is only a little larger than the brooch that Bishop Parrod gave to Jenkins. It is a common round shape. The back side is welded to a somewhat rusty pin, and the front side is a raised sword.

The 　　 pin is not luminous, so it was added later.

　　 That night, after a family member was asleep, Jenkins hid in the bedroom again to experiment with something new. Compared with how to inject a metal cube that has no effect on it, this badge immediately shines.

　　 Jenkins held his breath and waited for the light to dissipate, but the spot of light split quickly, spinning like a wizard, and gradually occupying the entire room. After everything stabilized, the silver glitter filled the room, undulating like a tide, and as charming as the stars.

　　 "So, this is a...interior item?"

　　 Jenkins watched this scene drunkly, and murmured silently in his heart. The blue aura item I encountered last time was the fruit tray. The similarity between the two is that they are all garbage without eggs!

　　 So, the things hidden under Jenkins' bed with the unhealthy prints became four.

　　 The next day Dad brought a message to Jenkins.

　　 "The fat woman yesterday morning is the owner of an apartment on Hamster Street in the slum area. A single resident who rented there disappeared somehow, so she took out all of that person's belongings and sold it."

　　 "Daddy went to investigate her?"

　　 Jenkins realized this.

"Yes, things can be left on their own, but the work is still to be done. In fact, every customer who sells "valuable" things will be reported to the church for investigation by me. Recently, our staff was involved overseas , So these things can only be accumulated temporarily. I am afraid that you will suffer, so I used my own methods to investigate the woman of yesterday."

　　 Jenkins scratched his own hair, and thanking you now feels a bit artificial, so let's give him some gifts for the next holiday.

"Oh, yes, the missing resident is a badge enthusiast himself. He has a lot of collections, but they were sold to different places in batches by the fat woman. At present, some of the collections tracked down are all ordinary items, only us. That one is different, good luck."

　　 The words of the old man did not end. He helped his glasses and his expression became serious:

　　 "The badge enthusiast disappeared three days ago on the night. He has no bad hobbies. He usually works at the dock to make a living. He probably met the octopus..."

　　In this context, the octopus must be the one that caused the death of the original Jenkins.

　　 "Didn't the church ask other parishes for help?"

　　 Jenkins was a little worried, after all, he was also a person who went out at night.

"Yes, because of the affairs outside the city and the trick A-01-2-0198 that appeared at the same time, the rotating cardinal attaches great importance to it and dispatched three powerful teams of scribes from the capital to support us. But when they were passing through the city of New Truman, they were involved in a large-scale cult sacrifice ceremony. The cultists regarded the giftmen dressed up in the caravan as hogs. Now they have become a pot of porridge over there, if It’s not on our side that the trouble is not small, Captain Bincy even has to lead a team to rush to support. I even heard that Cthulhu gave birth to a son of God in our world."

　　 Daddy lowered his voice before uttering the last sentence, but since he said it, there must be a trusted source of information.

　　 "Compared with what happened there, our alert level here is still acceptable, so the days of fear and fear may continue for some time."

　　 "Cthulhu God Son?"

　　 Jenkins unconsciously stopped the action of scrubbing the table with his hands.

　　 "I just heard, and the city of New Truman is some distance away from Nolan. Even if someone is unlucky, it will definitely not be us."

　　 Dad raised his eyebrows, trying to relax Jenkins, but Jenkins felt that things would not be that simple.

　　 The badge that the old man took to appraise it returned to Jenkins three days later. It happened that it was recorded in the church materials. The old man put the copied information and the badge in front of Jenkins.

　　 "B-10-5-9820, [Medal of Wisdom], can improve the wearer's thinking ability and strengthen resistance to abnormal mental states."

　　 Jenkins read it out.

"Yes, this is the information on the surface. The part that cannot be copied is recorded. It was originally found in the underground palace left over from the 7th period. Because the security level was evaluated as [5], it was taken by someone in the royal capital. The strong man with an unknown name applied to be brought out. A hundred years ago, the strong man accidentally disappeared and this thing disappeared."

　　 "Can I have it?"

　　 "Of course, there are a lot of things that have been lost from the Orthodox Church over the years, as long as you don't shout loudly in the church."

Section 41, Chapter 40, Relocation Plan

　　Because it must be worn on the chest before it can be used, Jenkins asked the old man for help, and fixed the pin firmly behind the badge with a heated wire. This thing has since become a must for him to go out.

　　 Back home in the evening, the sky was still drizzling, Jenkins changed his shoes, put the umbrella away and handed it to the maid, raised his head and unexpectedly saw his eldest brother, which is Newman Williams. He has already moved out of this home and is completely independent. He went to study with the professor of the school a few days ago, and only recently returned to Nolan. So this is the first time Jenkins has seen him.

　　 Smiling in front of him was a tall man with a tough-looking face. He inherited half of the handsome old Williams, and the other half looked like a mother.

　　Mary Williams, just like an ordinary name, is a middle-aged woman with ordinary looks. She used to be a girl in the slums of Nolan City. When she grew up, she unexpectedly met Robert Williams who had fled from a place.

　　Compared with the status of a commoner, the old William was extremely handsome when he was young, but he fell in love with this ordinary girl in Nolan City at a glance. Among the three sons, Jenkins looks the most like the old Williams, which may be the reason why he can always prefer this unlearned son.

　　 "My dear Jenkins, I heard that you got a job with the help of Bishop Parrod! Congratulations, this is really great, I want to give you a gift, say, what do you want?"

　　 The man gave Jenkins a warm hug with a big smile. Jenkins has also adapted to getting along with his "family" these days, smilingly telling his work experience to his Robert.

　　 To celebrate the reunion of the family again, the Williamt’s family dinner today was very rich. Jenkins felt that this should be the right time, so he raised the glass of juice and stood up.

　　 "I have one thing to announce."

　　The family all looked at him.

"That's the case. I have been working with Papa Oliver for two weeks. Judging from the current trend, I am afraid I will spend several years there. But Papa is too far away from home. It’s not very suitable to go to work in a carriage every day, so..."

　　His voice is getting smaller and smaller, and Mary William's sobbing is getting louder and louder.

　　 "Please don't do this, mother, mother."

　　 Jenkins is a little embarrassed.

"I had long anticipated that there would be such a day when my sons who had worked so hard to raise up grew up one by one, and then moved out of this family. Gradually, you are reluctant to come back. There will be only me and you in the reading festival every year. Father sat alone in front of the fireplace and read to each other the fairy tale books you read when you were young."

　　 This time, the whole family was embarrassed.

　　 The sentimental Mrs. Williams finally stopped crying under the comfort of the head of the family, but she still seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

　　 "Jenkins, I am very happy that you can think of independence."

Robert raised his wine glass and gestured to Jenkins, "But is your savings enough for you to rent a decent apartment? Or, would you like to share a bathroom with the dirty poor? I hope you can live some life." Consider this matter again, and you will be able to accumulate some savings at that time."

　　 When he spoke, he kept blinking to indicate Jenkins, which meant that he should consider Mary's thoughts.

　　 Newman Williams tried to speak, but was immediately pulled by his sleeves by John Williams.

　　 "What do you want to do?" the younger son asked his elder brother in a low voice.

　　 "I worked as a teaching assistant in the university, and I also accumulated some deposits, which can be temporarily loaned to Jenkins..."

　　 "Brother, we are not suitable for talking at this time, do you understand?"

　　 There was silence at the dinner table for a while, and Jenkins made up his mind that the matter must be resolved. Moving out is not only good for you, but it can also prevent the troubles you get from getting involved in your family.

　　 "Actually, I conceived a book a few days ago. Father Oliver helped me contact the bookseller, and the publishing matter was almost resolved, and I have a part of the publisher's deposit in my hand."

　　 This is a lie. Jenkins didn't get a copper penny for the publication, and he posted a lot of it. The money in his hand is for the rest of the reward.

　　 "Published? Book?"

　　 Newman, who was suppressed by the youngest brother, cried out in surprise.

　　 Robert finally did not find a suitable reason to prevent Jenkins from moving away, but fortunately he is still looking for a suitable apartment, so this will not happen this week.

　　 The whole family came to Jenkins' bedroom that night, or sat on his bed, or leaned on the bookshelf, or leaned on the bed, quietly listening to the story written by Jenkins.

　　 Until many years later, Jenkins also felt that this was the warmest night in his life.

　　 In addition to being regularly brought to the hospital by the fascinating Captain Bincy to treat those patients with strange wounds, Jenkins has also developed the habit of going to church regularly to pray.

　　 This not only represents his transformation from a "wild boy" image, but also reasonably explains why he often enters and exits the church-although most of the time he enters through the back door.

　　 In the church, occasionally I can meet Bishop Parrod who talks with ordinary believers. In addition to dealing with the affairs of the diocese, he spends most of his time in the prayer hall, or in the library on the side of the church, which is open to believers.

　　 "I read the fairy tales you wrote. They are very interesting, but the grammar and fonts need to be refined."

　　 The old man highly praised Jenkins's behavior of seeking independence by relying on books. This is the highest quality that the goddess believers should have!

　　 I don't know if I heard about Jenkins' relocation plan from the old Williams or his father. He even offered to lend Jenkins some gold pounds, but Jenkins refused with a wry smile.

　　 "I will ask you for help when I can't pay for the steam cost of the apartment living alone."

　　 The evil spirit in the hospital was completely shelved. Although the appearance of Jenkins enabled the injured gifter to heal quickly, the church still failed to find a way to fight the evil spirit after a lot of efforts.

　　 Jenkins once suspected that it was an unrecorded [trick], but Captain Pency denied it.

　　 "It has all the characteristics of an evil spirit... and we now have octopuses and little girls selling flowers. Nolan City shouldn't be unlucky enough to have three out-of-control crooks at the same time, right?"

　　 Jenkins is very skeptical of this, but he can only pray to the goddess, hoping that the gifter team going to sea will come back soon, or the support from the royal capital can quickly solve his own troubles.

Section 42 Chapter 41 Ice Messenger

　　 August is called [The Moon of the Craftsman and the Rain], which makes sense. The continuous rain has not been interrupted since this week. This is the rainy season in Nolan City, and the humid air from the sea will bring a damp time to the entire city.

　　 But the air quality in this city has not turned better because of the rain. On the contrary, the smell of damp soil and the smelly smoke make the pedestrians on the road hurried, unwilling to stay outdoors for a long time.

　　 "I heard that the Kingdom is about to introduce the Air Quality Monitoring and Protection Act."

　　 There were very few guests in the morning, so when Jenkins was copying the tadpoles, the old man sat on the antique rocking chair beside him and picked up the newspaper.

　　 The rocking chair is also a fake. Jenkins watched his father collect it for 3 shillings.

　　 "It should have been introduced long ago, but I believe that the factory owners, capitalists and the nobles who hold shares, will certainly not compromise so easily."

　　 Jenkins replied without looking up.

　　 "I think the same is true. The guys who should go to **** only care about money. By the way, I like the word ‘capitalist’ you just used."

　　 Jenkins's attention was still on the tip of the pen, he asked casually: "Hell? Really exist..."

　　 Jingling~

　　 The bell rang at the door, and both of them frowned and looked towards the door. Under such ghostly weather, who would come to the antique shop so early.

　　 "Oh~"

　　 They immediately raised their hands, and saw the stranger appearing at the door wearing a pair of black rain boots and a dark brown windbreaker covering his whole body.

　　 At this time, he took off the exaggerated top hat on his head in one hand, and held a revolver in the other hand.

　　 "Schnat revolver, 10mm caliber, bottom/fire impact, spiral barrel, single shot."

　　 The money and time spent in [Mr. Ink Club] are not wasted. Jenkins recognized the gun in the man’s hand at a glance. This pistol is enough to kill an adult man at such a close distance, but it can only be shot single.

　　 "What do you need? We will give you money, don't shoot!"

　　 asked the old man in a panic.

　　 Of course, this is a pretense. Since the last accident, Jenkins has known that Dad has the habit of carrying a gun. And compared to Jenkins, he is a real sharpshooter and fast shooter.

　　 Jenkins shrank in the counter and carefully moved what was being copied to the counter, but the man with the gun obviously did not notice this.

　　 "On the day of the fire in the Docklands, were you the last person to see Brown?"

　　 When he spoke, Dad and Jenkins were all stunned. But fortunately, the church has dealt with everything from the beginning to the end.

"I'm not sure, but he was alive when we saw him. The **** fire happened after we left. Oh, sir, please don't point a gun at me, my age is too big, my heart Somewhat uncomfortable."

　　 "Did he mention anything to you?"

　　 The man with the gun kicked the door of the store and walked a few steps forward. The black rain boots left a trail of muddy footprints on the ground that Jenkins had just cleaned.

　　 "No, you can't use burst spells here!"

　　 Jenkins denied his bold idea in his heart, while his father is still acting