Seeing his sister's puzzled look, Klein suddenly felt that this was an opportunity. He looked her up and down and said with a serious expression:

"Melissa, you don't respect today's Щщш..lā"

"What?" Melissa looked confused.

Klein pointed at her neck and said:

"As a lady, you still lack a necklace to decorate this place."

Without waiting for his sister to speak, he took out a silver amulet surrounded by angel feathers from his pocket with a smile:

"Fortunately, I prepared it for you."

“…” Melissa was stunned at first, then blurted out, “How much?”

Sister, you’re focusing on the wrong thing… Klein complained silently and explained with a smile:

"It's actually not expensive, because it was just a semi-finished product at first. I carved blessing spells and beautiful patterns on it based on the artifacts I had seen before."

“You carved it?” Melissa’s attention was diverted.

“How is it? What do you think of my craftsmanship?” Klein handed the amulet to his sister.

Melissa looked at it over and over again, bit her lip and said:

“I love the angel feathers around.”

If you think the spells and symbols I carved are ugly, just say so directly. There's no need to hide it... The amulet is mainly about the effect! Klein's mouth twitched slightly. Just as he was about to persuade his sister to accept it, he saw Melissa put the silver necklace on her neck with a "reluctant" expression on her face, and carefully placed the amulet.

"Perfect." Klein took a look and praised exaggeratedly.

Melissa glanced at him, looked down at the amulet, and said sullenly:

"Klein, you weren't like this before. Like this..."

"Maybe it's because I have a good job and a good income. I've become more confident." Klein interrupted his sister and explained first.

Alas, although I received the memory fragments of the original owner, there is no problem in the big aspects, but in some details, I still habitually show my true personality... Especially after getting along with Benson and Melissa more and more naturally... He sighed secretly.

Melissa seemed to agree with his reason and pursed her lips and said:

"You are very good now, really very good..."

After the brother and sister chatted for a while, Benson changed his clothes and went downstairs. The white shirt, black vest, tuxedo, black bow tie and straight pants made him look brand new, like a successful person who had built his own business after years of hard work.

The hairline is also similar... Klein laughed in his heart.

"Very good, Benson, this outfit suits you." He spread his hands with a bright smile.

Melissa nodded seriously in agreement.

"It turns out that clothes are more important than the person himself." Benson joked to himself.

Klein took the opportunity to take out the remaining amulet and repeated what he had said before. Finally, he said:

"I made one for you, too."

"Not bad. I'll carry it with me." Benson accepted it calmly and joked, "Klein, even if you suddenly learn how to cut hair, make clothes, repair clocks, and feed curly-haired baboons in the future, I won't find it strange."

"Life is always full of surprises and accidents." Klein replied with a smile.

Next, the three siblings packed up themselves, walked out the door, and took a trackless public carriage to Fania Street in the North District where Selena's home was.

The Wood family also had a townhouse, but unlike Klein's family, it had a porch and a small lawn in front of the door, making it look more elegant.

After ringing the doorbell, Klein, Benson, and Melissa waited for only a dozen seconds before they saw today's protagonist, Selina Wood.

The girl with long wine-red hair happily gave Melissa a hug:

"I like your dress. It makes you look so beautiful."

Next to Selina was her father, Mr. Wood, a senior employee of the Tingen branch of Backlund Bank.

"Welcome, our respected brother, welcome, our young historian." He greeted Benson and Klein in an exaggerated manner.

Young historian... why didn't you add the description of "having a conscience"... Klein muttered inwardly, took off his hat, and responded with a smile:

"Mr. Wood, you are more energetic and younger than I thought."

His style of flattery unconsciously leaned towards the foodie empire.

Benson reached out his hand and shook hands with Old Wood.

"I know quite a few bank employees, but they are all arrogant and rigid, like the latest model machines. None of them is as graceful as you."

"If you met me in a bank, you might not have said that." Old Wood smiled happily.

After the greetings, Selina, wearing a new long dress, led the three siblings inside with a little bounce. Sometimes she said in a normal voice, "Elizabeth is here," and sometimes she lowered her voice to say to Melissa, "Your two brothers are more handsome than I thought."

Hey, my hearing is very good... even though you are praising me... Klein looked helplessly at the two sixteen-year-old girls walking side by side in front of him.

That's not right. I'm still a long way from being handsome... Hiss, Miss Selina, how ugly did you think Benson and I were before? One is reserved and gloomy, unkempt, pale, and has dull eyes, and the other has sparse hair and premature aging? Klein pinched his eyebrows and practiced "clairvoyance" diligently.

Miss Selina is in good health, in high spirits, and very happy... Old Mr. Wood has some minor problems with his lungs. Yes, I saw his pipe... Klein glanced at everyone present in a good mood.

"Elizabeth, Melissa is here." At this time, Selina called out to the front in a cheerful tone.

A young girl in a blue lace dress came over. She had long, naturally curly brown hair and cute baby fat.

Klein was stunned for a moment because he knew this girl.

In the underground trading market, he even helped the other party to select amulets!

Elizabeth greeted Melissa first, then looked at Benson and Klein.

She stood there in a daze, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking about something.

Soon, Elizabeth smiled and greeted politely as if nothing had happened.

Klein also pretended not to recognize the other party. Under the guidance of Old Wood, he came to the sofa area in the living room and was introduced to Selena's brother Chris and other guests.

Seeing Benson chatting happily with Chris and other lawyers about his neighbor Mr. Shaw, Klein couldn't help but feel a little envious.

I just don’t have that kind of social skills… He picked up a glass of aperitif from the table in the corner, listened quietly, nodded from time to time, and laughed along.

Before long, all the guests arrived and the dinner officially began.

Because there were too many guests invited, the Wood family's dining table could not accommodate them, so the dinner was served in a buffet style. The maids brought steaks, roast chicken, fried fish, mashed potatoes and other foods one by one and placed them on different tables, while the butlers were responsible for cutting the portions so that they were suitable for consumption.

Klein couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the elegant enamel plates and silver knives and forks. He felt that the Wood family, who were only middle-class, were too extravagant.

"Since they are so rich, why does Chris need to prepare for the wedding for a few more years?" He wondered what his sister had said before. "Well, maybe it's just to save up tableware like this that they need to prepare for a few more years. For a family like this, respectability is very important!"

As his thoughts raced, Klein picked up a porcelain plate, walked to the dining table, and forked a piece of roast meat coated with honey.

At this moment, Elizabeth, who had a cute baby face, came closer, looked at the food, and whispered:

"So you are Melissa's brother... Thank you. Selina likes the amulet I gave her very much. She said that she felt healthier after putting it on."

Selina... Amulet... Klein suddenly remembered the reason why the girl beside him chose the amulet:

As a birthday gift for a friend who loves the occult!

That friend is Selina? Selina likes things in the mysterious realm? Klein frowned slightly and smiled politely:

"It could just be a placebo effect."

After saying this, he began to wait for the other party to praise Emperor Roselle.

But Elizabeth's reaction was one of bewilderment:

“What is a placebo?”

"It's purely psychological. Sometimes, if we firmly believe that we will get better, we will really get better." Klein explained roughly.

"No, she said it's different from the amulets she bought before. It feels different," Elizabeth emphasized.

She glanced sideways at Klein and said curiously:

“I didn’t expect Melissa’s brother to be an expert in the occult.”

"You know, I'm a history major, so I always come across similar things." Klein changed the subject without leaving a trace and asked, "Are you also at Tingen Technical School?"

"No, Selina, Melissa and I were classmates. Later they went to technical school and I was at the nearby Evos Public School," Elizabeth explained seriously.

Public schools are not public schools, but schools for public enrollment. They evolved from good grammar schools and aim to cultivate graduates who can enter university. The tuition fees are quite expensive and the students' family background will be examined. Even the general middle class can hardly afford it.

She didn't talk much, just picked out the food and returned to Selena.

After congratulating today's protagonist on his birthday, the dinner gradually came to an end. Klein and Benson were invited to join the Texas Hold'em game. The small blind was half a penny and the big blind was a penny. Melissa, Elizabeth, Selena and other friends went to the second floor. It was not known whether they were there to chat or play other games.

Klein had bad luck today. After playing for more than 20 rounds, he didn't get a good hand. He could only keep looking at the cards and discarding them, acting as a spectator.

He lifted the corner of the card again and found it was the 2 of hearts and the 5 of spades.

"Should I bluff?" Klein considered for a moment, but still couldn't muster up the courage, and resisted the urge to cheat with divination.

He covered his cards, tapped the table to indicate that he would not call, then stood up, left the long table and went to the bathroom.

Russell was also a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He actually found a strange reason and continued to name this game Texas... Klein shook his head as he moved forward.

At this moment, he suddenly stopped and his eyes narrowed.

His inspiration told him that there were strange fluctuations upstairs!