Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 The opening is a customary polite remark, which is a social etiquette that everyone abides by.

Chapter 1074 Chapter One Thousand and Fifty Sixth Current Affairs

　　 The raindrops outside the window hit the glass, and the two men in the study looked at each other. But at least the atmosphere is very harmonious, Jenkins thinks so.

　　 "Actually I want to talk about something, I hope you don't mind. Baron Williams, have you heard about Her Majesty's condition?"

　　Earl Hesha was very straightforward, and immediately entered the topic after a polite sentence. He served in the Nolan Navy, and from the outside, he looked like a resolute soldier.

　　 Compared with the politician-like Marquis Mihail, Jenkins admires such a person more.

　　 "I heard some news, it seems that the postponement of my promotion is because of your majesty's condition."

　　 "It's true...have you heard any other news?"

　　Earl asked a strange question.

　　 Jenkins didn’t understand what he wanted to know, so he could only tell the truth:

　　 "No, I haven't heard of other things...what do you want to know?"

　　 "Nothing, yes, I don't want to know anything. Oh, Baron Williams, in fact, I have always been curious, what is the relationship between you and Hathaway?"

　　 The man's tone is very plain, and the turning point is even more abrupt. Originally, Jenkins wanted to continue the topic just now and talk about the Queen's condition, but he didn't expect the earl to talk about this as soon as the topic changed. This is a terrible question, because Jenkins can't give an answer. He also wants to be responsible to other people. He doesn't have an answer to this question until the relationship between them is clear.

"Friendship."

　　 He can only say such a shameful answer, and at the same time he despises his greedy self in his heart. He was ready to be questioned by the earl. Although Jenkins took the earl's handle and thought he didn't need to be afraid of him, the person in front of him was Hathaway's father after all, and it should be respected as an elder.

　　 "Do you have a friend relationship? That's good. Hathaway is lucky to have friends like you."

　　 Earl did not continue to ask, and ignored the question lightly, just like the queen's health problem was just skipped.

　　 "What on earth is he going to do?"

　　Because there are too many important factors missing, Jenkins can't connect the two topics just now. He was thinking about whether Earl Hesha was stimulated to speak so weird and unorganized. At this time, the third topic was brought up again:

　　 "Have you heard that the whole family of the Quirk family of Berdylan has been arrested, and the knighthood inherited by the family has also been abolished."

　　 "I heard that, I heard Bishop Parrod talk about this. It seems that I discovered that the Quik family used living people to sacrifice in an attempt to obtain wealth and power, and was only caught after the exposure."

　　 Jenkins said so, this is indeed a fact. It's just that this time only the principal offender and relatives within a generation will be sentenced to death, and no more people will be implicated. After all, this is a special period of internal and external troubles in the kingdom, so it is impossible to involve too much in order to maintain stability.

　　 But even such a "light sentence" is the result of pressure. The kingdom originally only wanted to execute the principal offenders, but the Quirk family used the power of trickery to commit a big taboo. The Twelve Orthodox Churches directly used the terms of the "Tower Agreement" to put pressure on the kingdom. It is impossible to face the twelve churches at the same time.

　　Of course, the kingdom was also angry at Duke Quik’s collaborating with enemies and contacting the Antak family of the Cheslan Kingdom privately. Before the start of the war, thunder was always used to deter those vacillating walls and grass, and the two phases were weighed, so the Quik family was solved in this way.

　　 "Yes, I also heard that the ritual of the Quick family seems to be related to the death of Little Quick."

　　Earl said, Jenkins shook his head noncommittal. He didn't want to recall the murder case in Snow Mountain Villa. The incident was over. Little Quick deserved it.

　　As an earl serving in the Nolan Navy, although he did not participate in the mobilization of the broken islands in the open sea this time, earl Hesha also knows a lot about the recent naval battles in the open sea. When Jenkins asked about this, the earl did not hide it, but he looked very sad:

　　 "Although the newspaper kept silent about the naval battle a week ago, in fact the navy and the main forces of the seven pirate kings have already contacted... the result is not optimistic."

　　 The word "not to be optimistic" represents many meanings, and the meaning represented here is that the Navy was temporarily in a position of defeat in the first large-scale battle with the pirates.

　　 This is not a big deal, after all, the main force of the Nolan Navy has not been sent out all at once. But if Berdylan uses the naval defeat as an excuse to let the Marquis of Nolan send more reinforcements, then he is likely to be at a disadvantage in the throne dispute before the end of summer.

　　 Jenkins thought of so much in an instant. Seeing the pensive expression on Jenkins's face, Earl Hesha, who was sitting opposite, stopped talking. In fact, he knew in his heart that the navy was not the trump card in the hands of the Marquis Mikhail at all, his trump card was sitting on the opposite side.

　　 After that, the two chatted a lot about things, although the situation of the kingdom Jenkins can also be inquired from Bishop Parrod. But in the two different perspectives of the church and the nobility, different results can always be seen.

　　 The only new news from the earl is about conscription. The exact timing of the declaration of war is still uncertain, but the war between the two countries is absolutely unavoidable. The Kingdom of Chessland has begun conscription in the southern provinces, and the first phase of the country’s conscription does not include Nolan.

　　 "It may be the gentlemen of Bel Dylan. They also know that Nolan has suffered too much, and he is still shouldering the responsibility of fighting the pirates, so Nolan was spared."

　　Earl said, Jenkins actually feels like this.

　　 Just as Jenkins expected, Hathaway took more than an hour to dress up. Although Jenkins bluntly said that she was as beautiful before and after makeup, Hathaway showed no signs of anger.

　　 She just told Jenkins that next time she asks her out, she should send a letter or short letter first, so that she can prepare in advance.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 Since stepping into the house of Earl Hesha, Chocolate has been sullen. Even though Jenkins and the red-haired girl found a dessert shop to sit down after bidding farewell to the Earl, it seemed to lack interest in the colorful sweets.

　　 "Chocolate often seems to have no appetite these days."

　　 Jenkins was a little worried. While holding the menu, he ordered the fruit cake that cats love to eat, and wanted to see its reaction for a while.

Chapter 1075 Chapter 1057 Women, Men, Cats and Insurance

　　 Now Hathaway and Jenkins are in a very high-end dessert shop. To be more precise, this is more like a membership club. Although there are no formal boxes, the decks in the store are quite soft. With the sweet smell in the air, anyone is happy to spend an afternoon here.

　　The decoration here is very good. In addition to the wallpaper that matches the atmosphere of the store, the gas lamps and steam pipes exposed on the wall are wrapped in colored paper to prevent the metal color from disturbing the guests' interest.

　　Jenkins is actually very worried that doing so will cause fire safety problems. You must know that all the paper is flammable.

　　 "What did father talk to you just now?"

　　 Hathaway closed the red menu in her hand and handed it back to the waiter, who bowed slightly to the two before leaving.

　　 "Talking about some news about the kingdom is nothing new."

　　 Jenkins said lightly, but Hathaway looked disbelief.

　　 "Speaking of which, I have a secret to tell you."

　　 He said solemnly, then slightly got up and moved forward and put his mouth to the ear of Hathaway who was sitting opposite. This made the cat lying on the table dozing like a little angel overwhelmed, and Jenkins felt it constantly twisting and twisting in the position of his stomach.

　　 "Actually, our family probably has the blood of elves."

　　 He said in a very low voice, and then sat back again, holding the cat in his arms and patted and stroked it before he went crazy.

"Is that right?"

　　 Hathaway’s surprise was not as strong as Jenkins thought. The red-haired lady glanced at Jenkins’ ears concealedly, and constantly confirmed the guesses in her heart.

　　 "That's it. In fact, I have been skeptical for a long time. I only really confirmed it after encountering some things a few days ago. You see, my healing ability is so outstanding, I should have thought of this long ago!"

　　 "Can this matter be completely confirmed?"

　　 "Not yet, but I think there should be nothing wrong."

　　 Jenkins nodded and answered in the affirmative.

"Perhaps you should find a scholar who is proficient in alien history to find out if the elves are still passing on the more famous elven bloods after they leave the material world. Just look at the relationship between those families and Williams, your guess It can be fully confirmed."

　　 the girl suggested, and then saw Jenkins nodding with excitement. This is indeed a good idea, even if the old elf does not speak, Jenkins is not without other ways to explore the secrets of Williams.

　　 "Speaking of elves, I have something for you."

　　 He said excitedly, looked around, no one was looking at the deck here, and he moved the suitcase he had been carrying to the table. With a click, he opened the metal buckles on both sides at the same time. After opening the lid of the box facing him, he immediately held the side of the box and moved it to Hathaway's direction.

　　 "Look, this is my gift to you."

　　 He showed Hathaway the test tubes inlaid in the lining of the box, which old Jack gave him before Jenkins left the Shire. It's just that Jenkins has already learned how to make the potion, and it doesn't make sense to extend the storage time with the secret method of the wizard, so I took it out as a gift.

　　 "I learned to make potions, and my soul's original ability can help me make these very well."

　　 "Why give it to me?"

　　 Hathaway asked in a daze.

　　 Jenkins has no idea why she asked this, and there must be no other way to get other answers.

　　 "Because I like you."

　　 He said so, and Hathaway's face immediately turned red.

　　 Taking the box of potions, Hathaway also cautiously asked Jenkins if he had heard of "Witch's Kiss." Of course Jenkins could not admit that he had sold such potions, so he denied it immediately, and Hathaway was relieved.

　　 Jenkins is not very good at dating girls, more accurately he has no experience with them. If there is a movie theater in this era, he is quite willing to go to the movie theater to spend this afternoon, which saves time and effort.

　　 But the opera house does not open in the afternoon, and Jenkins can't think of other places. In the end, Hathaway, who was smiling happily, made a suggestion. The two went around the dessert shop, the quill club, and the city museum together.

　　Although it’s boring to walk like this, Hathaway seems to be having fun, and Jenkins is also quite happy.

　　 sent Hathaway back to her home in the evening, and she kissed Jenkins on the carriage. The two spent a pretty good afternoon. Before they parted, Hathaway kept telling Jenkins that she must give news in advance before asking her out next time.

　　 "Then what are you going to do in a while?"

　　 The two stood in front of the carriage, and the servant of the earl’s mansion had opened the iron fence door.

　　 "I want to invite Britney to dinner, and then maybe go to the opera house or not. Let's see the time."

　　 He said without changing his face, admiring his courage.

　　 "It's good, Jenkins. I'm sorry for making you bear so much, but I swear it will all end before the end of summer."

　　 She hugged Jenkins again, and then officially bid farewell with her face flushed.

　　 Looking at the background of the red-haired girl leaving, the cat on the shoulder "meow~" quite dissatisfied. It thinks that human women are indeed the kind of treacherous, cunning and immoral people.

　　 The next stop is the house of the Marquis Mihaier. The Marquis was of course not at home on Monday evening due to the recent heavy military affairs. Britney was at home, and she seemed to be going out.

　　 When I heard that Jenkins wanted to invite her to dinner, Goldilocks immediately stated that she had a lot of time and could go out now.

　　 "Do you have anything else for a while?"

　　 Jenkins looked at her outfit ready to go out and the lady's handbag in her hand, and asked suspiciously.

　　 "It used to be something, but it's okay now."

　　 can't figure out the logic of this, Jenkins gave up thinking.

　　 The two go out together. Jenkins has already made an appointment with the restaurant, so just go straight over. Seeing it was early after the meal, she wanted to go to the opera house with Britney, but she still had classes tomorrow morning and had to go back now.

"have class?"

　　 Jenkins always forgets that Hathaway and Britney are actually students, but they are not full-time, so they may not go to school several times a month. Learning to read is of course the most important thing. As a holy son of the Church of the Sages, Jenkins naturally agreed with this principle, so he sent Britney home very gentlemanly.

　　 "Before you ask me out next time, you must say it in advance, otherwise it will take a long time to just match the clothes."

　　 Brian said before leaving, this sentence Jenkins heard a few hours ago.

　　 "Have you dated Hathaway recently?"

　　 she asked again.

　　 "This afternoon."

　　 Jenkins once again showed his extraordinary courage.

　　 "Oh, Jenkins, sorry for making you bear so much, but I swear all this will end before the end of summer."

　　 Jenkins also heard this sentence just now, but this time he took the initiative to hug Britney, and the girl looked very happy.

But there is another unhappy cat in this city. Jenkins has already discovered that today's chocolate is not in the right mood, so he took advantage of the time in the evening and walked to the dessert shop near St. George Street to buy chocolates. Had some supper.

　　 The mood of chocolate always changes quickly, at least when the cream cake dotted with tempting strawberries is put into the carton by the clerk, it seems to have completely forgotten its troubles.

　　 The little cat knows that Jenkins cares about it, but it doesn’t like human beings in its territory. But if Jenkins insists on letting those "little ants" appear around, as long as Jenkins pleads with it, chocolate is not an unreasonable cat.

　　 It intends to forgive Jenkins first, and when it encounters this situation next time, it will find out what Jenkins wants.

　　 Nolan at night was once again shrouded in heavy fog, and the light of the gas lamps on both sides of the road was faint and almost impossible to connect. Because the dessert shop is next to the old antique shop, when Jenkins went out carrying a paper box and a paper bag containing bread, he did not call a carriage, but walked directly to the direction of the antique shop.

　　 There are no lights on the first and second floors of the shop, and it seems that the old man has not returned from the church. Jenkins stood in front of the window and looked into the dark shop to make sure that the gas lights were turned off before turning around to leave.

　　 "Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, do you know when this store is open?"

　　 The man who walked quickly from the other side of St. George's Street asked loudly, seeing Jenkins want to leave, he speeded up and walked to his side.

　　 The stranger looks young, about thirty years old, holding a black briefcase that has always been a common style in his hand, and his coat is a little wrinkled because he walked too fast.

　　 "Daddy's antique shop opens every morning at 7 o'clock in the morning, but if you don't want to disturb Daddy's breakfast and reading the newspaper, you'd better come again after 7:30."

　　 Jenkins said while looking at the man, and the man immediately showed an annoyed expression.

　　 "No business tonight?"

　　 "I don't think Dad will be back early tonight... Is there anything you can do to find Dad? I am his apprentice. If it is not a very important matter, I think I can handle it too."

　　 The strange man is not a customer who wants to buy and sell antiques. He is an employee of an insurance company. Although the concept of insurance is well-known to the public because of Jenkins's Fabry scam, in fact the insurance business appeared as early as ten years ago, but it is very small, so similar industries can only be found in big cities.

　　 Dad is a very discerning person. He bought a personal insurance for himself five years ago. Because of the imperfections of the insurance industry, the scope of claims is very small, but it happens that “injuries caused by accidents that threaten the public safety of the city” are within the scope of claims.

"Hello, this is Cro Simon. Mr. Crawford Oliver was injured in the explosion in the dock area last week. We accepted the accident report from him on Saturday, the injury report from the hospital, and the bill for consumption. . All the procedures are okay, so the company sent me to settle the claims. I ran in the city for a day today... pull business, you know..."