old dream

Chapter 263 Exploration and Entry

Colin's guess was correct.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, December 39th, the 631st year of the new calendar entered its last week.

At this time, there are only two years left before the destruction of the alliance in the prophecy of the century.

Colin followed the address on the letter and found a station of the Ninth Branch in Danaro.But when he waited in the tea room for half an hour, he was told by the female clerk who came back in a hurry: There was no news of anyone wanting to join the job here.

Maybe there was a mistake there, she said nervously, confused, not knowing.

Ke Lin put the cooled black tea back on the coffee table, his expression remained unchanged, but he silently said: "Sure enough".

The inexperienced female clerk re-read the written document brought by Ke Lin, and it did have the signature of the department leader.But just when she was about to run upstairs to her superior for confirmation, a man pushed the door open and entered the tea room.

He has light-colored hair and blue pupils unique to celadon:

"Okay."

The man said to the poor female clerk while picking up the file on the coffee table:
"This matter is out of your control."

Then he compared the photos and glanced at Colin on the seat:
"Amo Gattuso?"

"It's me," said Colin.

The man took out a device from his pocket and placed it on the table, which looked like a small clock.

"Focus on it."

Colin tried to focus, and sent the spiritual essence from Amo that had been stored in his consciousness in advance.

The chain belts in the device are like several small snakes coiled around each other.During the engagement, rotation, and translation of the stitches and ratchets, the 74 ritual components micro-carved on the copper plates are constantly being decomposed and reassembled according to the preset procedures.In just a few seconds, fourteen small ceremonies have been completed.

The proofreading of Lingsu's fingerprints was completed, and the buckle on the "clock" suddenly popped up, revealing the red stone residue that had turned into white foam. With the consumption of this red stone, Amo's last real record has also disappeared.

The man stretched out his hand and put away all the files on the table:
"Let's go to another place."

He is the one who responds.Ke Lin stood up and patted the hem of his coat wrinkled from sitting for a long time, ready to go to the real destination.

The two walked out of the tea-room, while the poor clerk remained where he was, not knowing what was going on.

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"Your complexion is paler than I imagined." The responder walked in front and casually spoke to Colin:
"After all, people who grew up in Nanlu must have had a lot of sunshine."

"It would be hard to think about it if you hadn't lived there." Colin said:

"The Southern Continent is also a continent, and its area is not much smaller than that of the Central Continent. So it has six climates, and many places are even more humid and colder than the Anhe mainland."

"What is the staple food where you live?" the man asked:

"I heard they also eat dirt."

"A cake made of cassava with its skin on." Ke Lin said, "It's called 'Azai' by the natives. Most foreigners don't like it, because the smell of mud is too strong."

After a simple test, the respondent stopped talking.The question just now is not all common sense, if there is no information provided by the dark river, it is very likely to go wrong.

Colin followed him and asked another question:

"Is that guy okay just now?" He was referring to the farce in the ninth inning.

"Hmm." The man said casually:
"The little girl who just came here last month, an ordinary person, doesn't know that there is another world hidden under the reality. But her background is reliable."

The receiver should be around 26, maybe 30.There is some stubby beard on the chin, but because it is the same light color as the hair, it is not obvious.

"I think she's making too much of a fuss," said Colin.

"Maybe a lot of people will see us."

It seems that even Nancy has been deceived by using the ninth branch as a disguise, but in the last step, because the details are not properly arranged, the result may have negative effects.

"Why, do you think we are not professional enough?" The man turned his head and glanced at Colin.

"Just professional instinct," Colin said.

"Your feeling is right, the people above are indeed not considerate enough." The man said:

"Two years ago, the Principality's secret data room was attacked. As a result, the coordinate records of a whole batch of overseas wizards were burned, but the re-recording work has not been completed yet."

"A total of 340 people, including your share."

The two originally walked down an alley, and not far away were bakeries and laundry shops that are necessary for life.Wires stretched tightly between the eaves.Because they were built in the era before the electrical revolution began, now only the copper wire wrapped in these gauze is exposed outside the wall.

But now, they happened to walk into a dead end.The responder seemed to be suspicious of Colin, he stopped, looked back at Colin and asked:
"What is the name of the secret agency you are in?"

"It hasn't been decrypted yet, so I don't have the authority to tell you." Colin said.

The man immediately said:

"So if it were me, I would rather find a native of the principality who is unwilling to hand over the coordinates...I will never let a person who has 'not declassified' and 'lost files' enter the department."

Colin's knuckles moved, but there was no further reaction.

The responder stood against the light, his face hidden in the shadows.But the pair of celadon-colored pupils seemed to be shining slightly.

This confrontation lasted for half a minute, and the air seemed to freeze.

But the man suddenly laughed:

"Are you scared?"

"Not funny," said Colin.He wasn't sure what he would do if the two sides were silent for a few more seconds.

"Just a casual chat. By the way, my name is Emile."

Emil took Colin into an apartment building and said:
"After all, the alliance is composed of so many countries, and there will be some confusion about the setting of the secret level. The same thing is classified on your side, but it may not be classified in the Principality. So let's talk more, so that we can not violate the rules. enrich each other’s intelligence under the circumstances.”

"For example, do you know that the alliance's power in the southern land is clearly superior, so why did you take the initiative to withdraw?" Emir changed the subject.

They entered a dilapidated stairwell with cobwebs floating between the iron bars.

"Because the battle line is stretched too long, and the turmoil in the central colonies?"

"Well, sure enough. Although I don't know the name of the department, I guessed that you didn't have the authority to obtain information about Shuan Rishi. After all, this kind of news is likely to cause panic on the battlefield." He said:
"The Iceni Empire destroyed the sun-fastening stone built by the alliance in the southern land, so even though we invested countless forces in the first half of the year, we had to choose to abandon the Holy Church, thus throwing away our last strategy in the southern land Fulcrum."

Emil seemed to be talking about something grand, but Colin gradually felt a little weird.Because this is completely an apartment building, and it seems to be deserted, it doesn't seem like there is any permanent department.

"Wait a minute, where are we going now?"

"Huh? Of course you're hired."

Emil said naturally.At the same time, they had already reached the top floor, and further up was the balcony.And at the door of a residential apartment, there is a copper signboard:
"Roof Pigeon Dung and Environmental Radiation Hazard Investigation and Statistics Department"

(End of this chapter)