By the time the sun reached the chaise longue in the police station, it was nearly noon, and Austin rubbed her stinging eyes, finally recovering from exhaustion.
"Morning. "
A sudden greeting came from behind Austin, and after a little surprise, he quickly remembered who the voice belonged to: "Cassano, are you back?
"No, he was very familiar with the roads of Oni City and threw me off easily. Cassano's words were filled with disappointment.
Austin got up from the recliner, walked over and patted the armor he hadn't changed, and said, "It's a good thing that you can't catch up, that black-robed man will only be stronger than the female thief!"
"I know, but I'm about to succeed, I'm unwilling!" Regardless of whether it would scare the people in the police station, Cassano smashed his fist into the wall, directly poking a big hole, he needed to find a way to vent his unwillingness.
This movement was very big, and it really attracted a lot of attention, but Cassano punched Old John yesterday, which has left an indelible impression on the people here, and naturally no one dares to say no.
"Did you report it then?" Austin tried to change the subject.
"Well, I went to see the Count in the morning, and told him the truth about what had happened last night. "
"What's the Count's reaction, is it to blame us?"
"No, I just said: I know. "
Speaking of this, Cassano was angry, the count's indifferent reaction did not take the female thief seriously at all, and did not take them seriously at all those who joined the investigation team and risked their lives to complete the task for him. "Besides, the Earl told me to call Old John, and you may wait for him to come back and ask her. "
"Oh, that's right. Austen remembered Old John's complaint when he drank wine the day, and the Earl really didn't seem to care about it lately.
"I've asked the Count to quit the investigation team, and he has agreed, so I'm going to go back to the city guards, and I'll say to you at the last time: You're very good!" Cassano gave him a thumbs up. Through the experience of fighting together last night, he has really recognized Austin's performance.
"You too! And you're the main force against her last night, and I'm just a little helper. Austen was a little embarrassed in the face of the compliment. "That's precious, we'll see you again when we have a chance!"
"Goodbye!"
There was no parting hug, no unnecessary reluctance, Cassano dropped these two simple but heavy words in a very military style, turned around and strode out of the police station.
Austen watched his back disappear before touching his hungry stomach, which was now noon, and he hadn't eaten breakfast yet. But just as he was about to go out to find something to eat, old John hurried back with an order from the Earl: "Austin, the investigation has been disbanded, and the Count has summoned you." "
"Summoning me?" Austin pointed to his nose with his hand, a little incredulous, "What did he do when he saw me? If it was last night, wouldn't you and Cassano have both finished reporting?"
"You ask me, and I don't know, but the Count called me over, except to ask about the details of last night, that is, to order the disbandment of the investigation team, and he thought that the female thief could no longer continue to be evil. Old John was speechless to the Earl, and the female thief was only slightly wounded, so how could he be sure that she would stop?
"Hehe, how can we guess the thoughts of the big guys?" Austin laughed self-deprecatingly, but he looked very open, "Since he said it's okay, then it's okay, it's just so good that I can go back to Navia Manor, I haven't seen Erena for many days, I wonder if she's okay lately?"
"Yo, there is a girl waiting for you, pretty, but you must see the Earl before you can go." Old John teased him, but did not forget to remind him.
"I know. What can the Count tell me to do?, at most, ask the same questions as you. "
Although Austen said this, his heart was cranky, and he really couldn't guess the count's thoughts. And after thinking about it a lot, a dangerous thought that he pressed in the bottom of his heart also came out: Why don't you take the opportunity to be summoned alone this time to kill him and avenge Kelly? No, no, no, if you succeed in Haniri Castle, can you run away?
In the end, sanity prevailed, and finally before entering Haniri Castle, Austin repressed that dangerous thought, after all, he was still too weak, even with the help of two powerful magic items, could he succeed in one fell swoop?
Because he had already been to Haniri Castle twice, the guards standing guard at the gate also remembered his face, and without even asking, he let him go. But when he arrived at the Earl's study, the nasty butler appeared with an arrogant face that was unpleasant at first sight.
"Why are you here again, what is the matter this time! Tell you, the Earl is very busy! I don't have time to see a lowly man like you. "
Is.... Austin resisted this impulse and replied, "It was the Earl who ordered John the Sheriff to summon me." "
"Summoning you?" the butler laughed suddenly, "Lord Earl has a lot of opportunities, how could he summon a nobody like you!" He had gone on to deal with other matters before, and he didn't know about Cassano and Old John's visit, so he didn't believe what Austen said.
Austen didn't bother to explain to this kind of person who hates him more than a dog, pointed to the door of the study, and said, "If you don't believe it, you can go in and make sure." "
The butler did knock on the door and went in to confirm, but he quickly walked out, forced a smile on his face, and said politely to Austin, "Lord Earl, please come in." "
Austin smiled contemptuously at the butler, ignored him, and walked in with his head held high.
The Earl was still the same, sitting majestically behind the desk, and when he saw Austen coming in, he only raised his eyes lightly and swept it, until Austin respectfully saluted and greeted him, then pointed to an empty chair in front of him, and said, "Sit down." "
"Yes. Austin sat down.
"Austin, you're from Omni City, aren't you?"
The earl's first question made Austen a little confused, did he want to talk about homely things?
"Yes, yes. "
"How long have you been with Zecil?" asked the Count again.
"It's been about a month since I've been with Baron Navia lately. "
Austen felt the need to lie about this kind of question, so he answered truthfully.
"It's only been a month—" Count Haniri began to groan, and after a long while, finally continued, "I would like to hire you as a spellcaster advisor to the Haniri family, are you interested?" As for the treatment, you don't have to worry about this, I'll pay you the same way I support a level 5 spellcaster. "
Austin was surprised that the Count would throw an olive branch at him, and treat himself as a level 5 spellcaster! No level 5 caster would have a monthly allowance of less than 1,000 gold (or the equivalent of magic materials) anywhere in Casassem!
What does 1,000 gold mean to Austin today? That's enough money to buy a piece of land in the city, enough money to spend a whole year on his feet, and that's just a month's pay...
If it weren't for the blood feud with the Earl, he really wanted to agree, but could he serve the enemy? Can he forget Kelly, who died tragically? Can he forget that he was almost killed by the Earl?
No! Austen would even look at him more and think of those grudges and the idea of killing him. So he happily rejected the earl's solicitation, and found a high-sounding reason: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zecier treats me so kindly, I can't abandon him because of this." "
"Grace is like a mountain?" the Count chewed on the sentence, "you are a special mage, your future achievements are all based on talent, and you don't need to rely on him for anything, you might as well think about it, if you do a good job with me, I can promise you that in three years, I will give you the title of a baron, so that you can become a real nobleman." "
Tsk, even willing to give up the title, Austin couldn't help but be a little curious: What do you like about me? But this question is still not asked, he still refused: "I still can't agree, I want to continue to follow in the footsteps of Teacher Zecier, I want to achieve something on the way to the mage." "
This time it was Count Haniri's turn to wonder what kind of ecstasy Jersey had poured into this young special mage, and he had made his heart so tightly that he could even refuse such a good treatment. But he didn't have to keep Austin, it was only because of what Tataks said that he became curious about Austen and wanted to meet him.
"In that case, I won't force you, as long as I live, the door of the Haniri family will be open for you, ready to welcome you. After the Earl had said one last word, he let Austen go.
"Well, he's special. "
At this moment, Tatakus came out of a shadow in the study and asked the Count.
"Oh, you've been there. The Earl frowned, very dissatisfied with the uninvited guest, but he answered the question anyway, "He is indeed very special, I didn't expect that the title of wealth could not impress him." "
"According to my investigation, among the girls you arrested last time, there was his beloved girl, although it was not you who killed her, but he must have settled the account on your head. Tatacus had been interested in Austen since last night and immediately set out to investigate him, and it was not difficult to find out about Kelly.
"Hmph, why didn't you tell me in advance, or I wouldn't have let him go. "The Count's murderous intent has risen.
"Wouldn't that be boring? Besides, he's only level 1, and if you want to, it's not hard to send a few men to intercept him now. Tataks reminded 'kindly'.
"Shall I invite you, or Miss Love, then?"
"Can't!"
"Then let him live a little longer. "
After the earl said this, he waved his hand impatiently, signaling the Oriental in front of him to disappear quickly,,,,,,