"Sequence 6: Polymath
"Main ingredients: 1 core of the Tree of Elders, 1 crystal of the Thousand Spell Phantom.
"Supplementary ingredients: 5 drops of Human-Faced Golden Phoenix Flower juice, 8 grams of Blue Foxtail Flower powder, 70 ml of spring water from Sonia Island's Golden Spring."
After the excitement, Ebner looked at the formula analyzed by the Eye of Pure White and fell into deep thought.
Thousand Art Phantom? What is this? There's actually nothing related to it in Teacher's library… Perhaps I should ask Cullen or Judy. They are on the train tomorrow morning, and I can send them off tonight.
"I know about the Human-Faced Golden Phoenix Flower. It's a rare plant that grows in the south. As a Biologist, Judy should have it in her hands. She should ask about it when she goes to the Harvest Church at night.
Blue foxtail flowers aren't difficult to find either. I've seen them at Darkwill's place…
Finally, the spring water from Sonia Island's Golden Spring can be considered a commonly used item in the mysterious world. Many high-grade wines will be brewed with it. As long as one is willing to spend money, they will definitely be able to obtain it.
"In that case, it seems that only the 'Thousand Phantom's Crystal' is more troublesome."
Thinking of this, Ebner gradually had a plan in his mind. He looked up at the clock in the hall and realized that it was already 2: 30 PM. He hurriedly put "2-081" back into his teacher's treasure vault and put it away. Then, he took the copy of "Feast of Blood" and hurried out.
He had already gotten someone to inform Xio in the morning to meet her in a single apartment in East Borough.
Not far from the detective agency, Ebner saw the son of the cafe owner, Mr. Bingley, walking arm in arm with a young lady toward the Claude Grand Theatre on Tarlton Street.
The lady had a beautiful face and an elegant temperament. Her black hair was smooth and elegant, and her light brown eyes seemed to contain many words.
Ebner was no stranger to her. After all, he had watched more than ten of her "films" in the background…
Had Mr. Bingley not taken any action after receiving the documents yesterday? It made sense. Forcefully breaking them up would often backfire, easily arousing the rebellious nature of young people. As someone who had been there before, Mr. Bingley should understand this very well.
The thought spun around in Ebner's mind before he put it out of his mind. Anyway, his commission was over. What did it have to do with a detective like him how his client was going to deal with the aftermath?
Shaking his head, he stopped a public carriage by the roadside and boarded it.
At this moment, Irene, who was chatting happily with Mr. Bingley, turned around and saw Ebner getting into the car from the corner of her eye.
"Evan, look! Isn't that Detective Bryan?" Irene's eyes lit up, and she pulled Mr. Bingley's hand.
Evan Bingley also turned around. He took a quick glance and nodded unhappily. "Yes, his office is nearby. I see him often. He even went to my cafe for lunch."
"Ah, I didn't expect you to know such a famous person! Can you bring me to visit him someday? I have a lot of classmates who are his admirers." Irene looked at Mr. Bengley expectantly.
"No problem. I know him very well!"
Hearing this, Irene happily stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. Then she continued, "Then, can you invite him to the ball that I'm preparing for this weekend? I have many friends who will come that day. If they know that I've invited the Hero Detective, they'll be so jealous."
Mr. Bingley's face stiffened. He was just bragging, and he wasn't confident that he would be able to invite anyone. However, he still forced himself to ask nonchalantly, "Hero Detective? Is he very famous? We live on the same street, so we don't feel anything… Haha."
"Of course he's very famous, and his stories about solving cases are all very legendary and dramatic." Irene nodded and looked around. Suddenly, she pointed at the latest magazine displayed in a newspaper stand by the road and said excitedly, "Look, Detective Hero has solved another big case."
Evan Bingley subconsciously looked over and was attracted by a striking headline:
"Sivellaus Yard's savior, Hero Detective Bryan, assassinated the main culprit."
…
Sitting in the carriage, Ebner closed his eyes to conserve his energy. He did not care about the passing passengers around him. As he stood there, he finally heard the word "Will Street".
This was one of the streets near East Borough. As they were afraid of being robbed, no carriage dared to enter East Borough. This was already the closest spot.
After alighting from the carriage and walking into the familiar Black Palm Street, he quickly arrived at his rented one-bedroom apartment.
And Xio was already waiting.
"It's not good to be late, Ebner," Xio said, taking out her pocket watch and looking at it.
"Sorry, I was too engrossed in my work and forgot the time," Ebner explained slightly before opening the door and entering with Xio.
"Are you busy today?" Ebner asked casually, seeing the other man's impatience.
"Is it that obvious? But you guessed right again. I don't know what's going on, but that golden-masked man gave another strange mission today, but the reward was very generous." Xio tidied her messy blonde hair and sat in the only chair in the room.
"What mission?" Ebner asked curiously.
"Let us investigate the authenticity of the horror stories circulating in the market… Besides, this is a long-term mission… I think they're looking for a mystical item." Xio didn't hide anything from Ebner. She still wanted to use his Detective powers to help her complete the mission.
"What kind of horror story?" Ebner's heart stirred as he suddenly recalled what Cullen had told him yesterday. The Church of Storms had a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact that broke through the seal.
"It's a horror story about some dead things suddenly coming alive and turning people into something or an animal," Xio repeated the words of the golden-masked man.
This description… Could it be that the Church of Storms had lost a cursed item?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he might have guessed correctly. Ebner said to Xio seriously, "It's best you don't investigate this mission in-depth. If you discover anything, report it immediately. Don't rashly pursue it… That's too dangerous."
Xio jumped in fright when she heard that. She knew very well that the "danger" mentioned by Ebner was truly deadly, so she nodded without any hesitation. Then, she asked curiously, "What is it? Is it something I can know?"
"I can only say that the Church of Storms might have lost a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact last night." Ebner thought for a moment and felt that it was best to let Xio realize how serious the matter was.
"Grade 1 Sealed Artifact…" Xio repeated before sighing. "It's no wonder MI9 gave such a good reward… Indeed, there's nothing so cheap in this world."
"What did they promise to reward you with?" Ebner asked.
"As long as there are concrete and believable clues, any one of the main ingredients of the Interrogator will be rewarded." Xio pursed her lips and continued regretfully, "I originally wanted to borrow the Solomon gold coin from you and try my luck."
"I think if you really used Solomon Gold Coin, then your greatest luck would be that you didn't find any clues…" Ebner grumbled before taking out the gold coin that was asymmetrical and lacked blood coverage on the portrait.
Xio took only a quick glance and fell silent. Then she fixed her eyes on Ebner and asked, "What did you do again?"
With that, she skillfully pierced her finger and covered the gold coin with a drop of blood.