A knight who understands Dragon Language and even uses Dragon Language mainly during a critical period of growth... No wonder the "Psychological Alchemy Society" wants to get the notes he left behind... Audrey gathered her thoughts in a daze and happily and seriously discussed the grammatical problems with Michel Deit.

Soon, they finished discussing the notebook, and Michelle began to introduce the subsequent collections.

Time passed by, and the visit gradually came to an end. Audrey originally planned to make the purchase request next time to make things seem less purposeful, but the friendly atmosphere and the natural words made her keenly feel that this was an opportunity, so she used the power of the "lie" necklace to make her cheeks blush with embarrassment:

"Mr. Deit, the Sauron royal helmet from the White Rose War is a great item to commemorate my ancestors. I would like to ask if I can buy it from you. And the notebook from the Twenty Years' War, because I admire the knights who defended Sonia Island very much, so I also want to own it.

"I know this is an impolite request, but I hope you can understand my feelings. Of course, you have the right to refuse."

Her eyes moved and dodged, half intentionally and half genuinely making herself appear guilty, timid, shy and pathetic.

Michelle subconsciously looked away for a moment and said in a gentle voice:

"I am a collector and I will not sell my collection."

His tone and words were not firm enough... The information I collected before showed that he was a gentleman who valued his reputation very much. He would not accept directly using money to buy his collection... The reason why the "Psychological Alchemy Society" did not find another person to complete this task was, on the one hand, to accumulate contributions for me, and on the other hand, it was probably because they were concerned about the attitude of the associate professor in this regard... We must change the way... Before Audrey came here to visit, she had carefully formulated different plans based on the intelligence she had obtained. After a little thought, she changed the subject and asked:

"Mr. Deit, I heard that you are looking to establish an antiquities institute within Stoen University?"

"Yes, this has been my goal in recent years." Michelle looked at Audrey again and answered frankly.

Audrey smiled faintly and said:

"I am very interested in this area of ​​research and I respect you very much. I hope to see you achieve your wish.

"Well, I want to donate 1,000 pounds in cash, 2,000 acres of land nearby, and a profitable manor to Ston University, your college, in order to initially establish a public welfare fund for the collection and protection of antiquities. I know this is not enough, but I will lobby the ladies and gentlemen I know to make certain contributions as well. (Note 1)

"Mr. Deit, you are the most professional antiquities collector and researcher I know. Are you willing to be the person in charge of this charity fund?"

The 2,000 acres of land near the university is worth about 6,000 pounds. Together with the manor and cash, Miss Audrey donated nearly 10,000 pounds... With such a public welfare fund for the collection and protection of antiques, the application difficulty of my institute will be minimized... Michelle was silent for a few seconds, showing a sincere smile, and saluted solemnly:

"My dear lady, I am touched by your emphasis on academics, which is as brilliant as your beauty and accomplishment. I think I have no reason to refuse your invitation.

"I have copied the contents of the notebook, and I will deliver it and the helmet to your residence tonight. This is a gift from a true friend."

Success! Audrey was delighted and wanted only to praise herself, but on the surface she remained reserved and calm, without any impolite behavior.

"It's my pleasure," she said sincerely.

Although the two pieces of collection were certainly not worth 10,000 pounds, she would not lose anything.

In her plan, this proposal included three purposes and three benefits!

The first goal is naturally to get the item, complete the commission, and successfully obtain the "Hypnotist" potion formula from the "Psychological Alchemy Society".

The second is to maintain and enhance her own reputation, status and image by donating to academic research to protect ancient objects. This is what most nobles and most wealthy people do. Even without today's donation, Audrey would contribute 3,000 pounds or more to various charitable organizations every year. Therefore, she believes that her father, Earl Hall, will not stop her from doing similar things with the small amount of real estate under her name.

The third level is a foundation dedicated to the collection and protection of antiquities. It is easy to access some valuable historical materials and mysterious objects. Audrey does not need to show up in person. Just by sitting at home, she may gain things that are helpful to herself. It is equivalent to using 10,000 pounds to leverage more funds and establish her own "power".

Of course, if Michelle Deit does not accept this exchange, she has other plans: there are people from the Hall family in the Kingdom's Higher Education Committee, as well as aristocratic friends she knows. As long as the associate professor has corresponding needs, she will definitely find a way to satisfy him.

However, Audrey didn't like this approach very much. She always felt it was not glorious enough and seemed to harm the public interest.

After the discussion was over, Audrey stayed for a while longer and chatted for about a quarter of an hour, making the ending of the matter not seem abrupt at all.

Then she said goodbye to Michelle's house and took a carriage back to the Hall family's villa in Stoen City.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, she received the helmet of the Soran royal family and the notebook from the Twenty Years' War as promised.

Audrey put on white gauze gloves, sat down at the desk with interest, put the helmet aside, and read the contents of the notes carefully.

She found that the things recorded were very fragmentary. The early stage mainly focused on how the knight stationed on the Ancient Elf Island learned to brew Sonia Blood Wine, how he chased the ladies around him, and how he killed boring time. The middle and late stages entered the twenty-year war stage, which was mainly about cursing the Feysac people, blaming his companions, and considering plans to stick to the war. It ended after the first loss of Sonia Island.

"Except for the grammar that is similar to dragon language, there are no other major problems. I can't see where the clues are hidden..." Audrey frowned slightly and closed her notes.

Just now, she used mystical methods to check, but still found nothing.

This made her not want to waste time, so she prepared to hand it over to the "Psychological Alchemy Society".

As her thoughts raced, she suddenly had a new idea:

"Mr. Fool and Mr. Hanged Man, you always consider things from different perspectives and give advice. Shouldn't I learn from them?

"Hmm... think about it from another angle. Assuming that there is nothing wrong with the contents of the notes, then what the Psychological Alchemy Society is pursuing is itself?

"What's so special about it? I didn't notice it just now... It belongs to a knight who is used to speaking dragon language. That knight must have experienced something... Divination, yes, divination! Maybe we can use divination and this notebook to find the last whereabouts or the first traces of that knight, and this may be related to a dragon!

"Since it is a giant dragon, it is very likely to be a Psychic Dragon. It is the representative of the Audience Path. The clues related to it are indeed worthy of the attention of the Psychological Alchemy Society...

"Audrey, this is a great idea!"

Audrey's eyes suddenly sparkled, as if hiding a distinct brilliance.

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at the big golden retriever squatting next to her.

Susie glanced at her master and barked:

"Audrey, do you want me to praise you?"

"No, there's no need..." Audrey turned her head back with a little shame.

Then, she discovered an important problem, that is, she did not know how to tell fortunes, or the revelations she got from divination were very inaccurate!

There is no way to verify it... No, I can still ask Mr. Fool for help! Secret ceremony? This seems to only work on oneself, not on external objects... Artificial sleepwalking? It is similar to the secret ceremony, and it also doesn't work... Sacrifice to Mr. Fool, let him help with divination, and then give it to me, no, no, this seems disrespectful, he is not my father or teacher, he is a real god, using this method is too casual, it feels a bit blasphemous... Audrey's thoughts gradually developed from Mr. Fool to divination.

Although she was not very good at divination, she had a certain understanding of the corresponding mystical knowledge and quickly locked onto a certain type of divination method:

That is to request a third-party force through certain rituals, and ask an unknown, mysterious existence to give answers. The most typical representative of this method is "magic mirror divination"!

"Well... this is indeed dangerous, but the danger lies in the fact that the object of your prayer may be full of malicious intent or may cause a person to collapse just by contact. I don't have such worries at all. I am asking Mr. Fool!" Audrey blinked, suppressed her excitement, and turned her head to the golden retriever.

"Susie, go and stand guard outside the door. I'm going to use mystical methods to examine this notebook."

"Didn't you use it just now?" Susie asked doubtfully.

She is becoming harder and harder to deceive... Audrey's eyes turned slightly and she said frankly:

"I'm going to try 'magic mirror divination'.

"Don't worry, I have a safe person to ask for help."

"Okay." Susie was sure Audrey was telling the truth.

It took a few steps, turned around, and said:

"Audrey, you have to be careful about being possessed by a mysterious projection."

"I know." Audrey responded without any worry.

In her opinion, if Mr. Fool really wanted to harm her, he would have had countless opportunities to do so long ago, and there was no need to wait until now.

After Susie opened and closed the door herself and went outside, Audrey sat down at the desk, chanted Mr. Fool's name, and applied to use the "magic mirror divination method."

After a while, Klein, who was on the Future, entered the bathroom and came above the gray fog. He heard Miss Justice's prayer.

"Is that possible? Yes, as a mysterious, unknown existence, I can indeed serve as a third-party force in 'Magic Mirror Divination'..." Klein replied "Yes" with a bit of amusement.

Audrey immediately picked up her notebook, sat down in front of the dressing table, and lit a candle facing the mirror.

Note 1: The acre in this book refers to the public are. In the mid-to-late Victorian era, the price of land in the suburbs of cities was about 100 to 130 pounds per acre, which is equivalent to 2 pounds 10 shillings to 3 pounds 5 shillings per public are, except for the suburbs of London. Of course, this may not be too accurate. I calculated it from the total cost of buying land and building houses deducted from the cost of building houses in the data at that time.

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