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In fact, Butler Rocky's working hours originally ended at five o'clock, but he just stayed with them for a while, as if he was waiting for someone.
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When Lan Qi and Tata, who had finished their exams, met and walked out of the Saint Silver Vine Arena, the streets of Parrieux were already shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun.
They strolled along the sidewalk in Parrieux 6, admiring the sunset on the distant horizon.
"How about it? I was disturbed by the examiner, and I was worried that I would lose. I didn't expect that I couldn't let you use your full strength."
Lanci said to Thalia beside him.
"simple."
Thalia heard Lan Qi's words that seemed to praise her, and glanced at him with a slightly proud look.
Today's second round of assessment was relatively normal.
In the past, only about one-quarter to less than one-fifth of the number of people who passed each round of the platinum-level card maker exam.
After three rounds of screening, there is often no qualified candidate in two or three rounds.
This year's first round of [Magic Engineering Principle] exam, most of the candidates passed it, and many even got high scores in the exam, which is an extremely special situation.
Therefore, the headquarters of the Southern Continent Card Makers Association dispatched examiners to supervise the exams in the eastern region in real time.
"This round your score will seem to be a little higher than Kallen's, but in the third round you will have to beat her by a lot of points before your average score can be higher than hers."
Lanci analyzed it for Talia.
Thalia may not have seen Kallen's exam process in the waiting area, but Lanci has been following Count Baptiste's house to watch.
Although average scores have no practical effect, only grade points and qualifications are useful.
But what they bet on is who has the higher score.
"Why, is this a professional evaluation given by Examiner Lanqi?"
Thalia gave him another meaningful look.
She seemed to mean to ask Lan Qi to speak more if he could speak.
After today's exam, hearing Lan Qi's words made her happier.
"No more."
Lan Qi smiled at her and walked forward quickly.
"..."
Thalia clenched her fists subconsciously.
She felt that this guy did it on purpose.
"I will be the examiner in the next round. You cannot be subjective. I still have to maintain an objective attitude when evaluating you."
Lan Qi explained with a clear distinction between public and private matters.
"Then what does it look like if you add subjectivity?"
Thalia was curious.
It turns out that the comments just now were all objective, and he sincerely thought she was great.
"Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang, bang bang."
Lan Qi suddenly felt like his throat felt uncomfortable and he coughed several times.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Why don't you go home tonight and I can help you make some medicine?"
Thalia immediately put her hand lightly on his back, biting her lip and asked.
Lan Qi didn't say a word, but she understood everything.
Maybe this guy really needs to take medicine to cure his bad habit of talking.
"..."
Lan Qi began to sweat on his head.
He suddenly forgot that this woman had the power. If she gave him some poison, he seemed to be unable to resist.
"Lan Qi, are you okay?"
A male greeting came from the distance.
"so far so good!"
Lan Qi quickly replied to the other party, distracting Talia's attention.
The voice was very familiar. The two looked into the distance and saw Nigel, the executioner, walking over, as if he was coming to find them.
Nigel took off his military cap. His neat short hair and heroic face exuded a sense of majesty in the sunset, but he looked more friendly to them.
"Sorry to disturb you."
Nigel looked at Ranchi who was very close to Talia and said.
Lan Qi and Talia both subconsciously stood farther away, pretending not to recognize each other.
"Can we go to the cafe next door and have a chat?"
Nigel asked, pointing to the fashionable shops on the banks of a tributary of the Selena River.
He also kept observing his surroundings.
He knew that Lanqi and Tata could be found near the Holy Silver Vine Arena after the second round of the Card Maker Examination.
At this time, no one was found to be tracking or monitoring them.
However, in a human city, rashly monitoring an executioner would be more dangerous for the enemy.
"no problem."
After Lanqi and Talia agreed, they followed Nigel to the nearest riverside business district.
The sunset has quietly fallen, but the night in Parrieux is not cold and cold, with a charming haziness.
The brightly lit night scenes on both sides of the river are reflected on the surface of the river, like a flowing Milky Way winding through the center of the city, filling the air with moist freshness.
In the night of Pariah, the executioner Nigel led Lanqi and Talia to an open-air cafe.
The cafe is located by the river, looking particularly elegant under the dim street lights.
They stepped on the wooden steps inlaid on the stone tile floor and walked up the path leading to the second-floor terrace.
Several rows of white wrought iron tables are displayed under an outdoor awning with gently swaying sunshades.
They sat down at a table near the river on the second-floor terrace and ordered three espressos.
"Sorry, I still delayed your rest time."
Nigel said.
"No no."
Lan Qi waved his hand.
Nigel is one of the few friends they have in the Posen Kingdom. It's too late for them to be happy if a friend invites them to play together.
A tall Poisson plane tree stands on one side of the terrace, and its dense crown casts dimly lit mottled shadows in the evening breeze.
From here you can have a panoramic view of the night scenery of the tributaries of the Selena River.
The waiter elegantly served each of them a cup of rich coffee, and the rising heat diffused the aroma of the coffee.
Nigel used a portable magic device to open a sound barrier.
"Do you two have some free time after the final round of the platinum-level card maker exam on Sunday?"
The three of them began to sip coffee and chat about the current situation.
"Yes, we have a lot of free time after finishing the exam, and we plan to have a lot of fun in Huadu Parrieux."
Lan Qi and Talia looked at each other, and Lan Qi answered.
In fact, this trip to Posen is coming to an end in terms of time.
According to their plan, after finishing the invigilation work for the platinum level card maker exam, they would stay in the Posen Kingdom for another two days and then return to the Hutton Kingdom.
Although I really wanted to go to Posen Demon World for a few more days, time did not allow it.
If it's too late, no one can tell whether the Kraiyu Empire in the south will suddenly start a war north. Once they enter a state of war, it will be difficult for them to return to the Kingdom of Hutton.
"This Sunday night, I will go to Demon Realm District 10 to attend a demon banquet. I always have a bad feeling in my heart."
Nigel did not ask them for anything, but first mentioned his plans for Sunday night, as if he was explaining the funeral arrangements.
"what's going on?"
Ranch asked.
"According to the progress I have traced so far, this curse spreader has traces about more than a year ago. He is more likely to be a demon than a human being, but the residual spells he left behind that have been observed so far, There are traces of non-modern demons’ magical writings. Compared with these demons in our Posen Demon World, he is more like the ancient demons who just came from the Northern Continent a few years ago, so my inference makes me feel more and more... Not good..."
Nigel took out a magic device sealing box made of mechanical cubes from the inner pocket of his coat.
He untied it in front of Ranchi and Thalia.
All he saw was a piece of rag stained with deep blue flame burn marks.
"This is a little trace that we barely preserved from the victim after we searched the demon world two days ago and finally had a brief encounter with the curse spreader."
Nigel explained.
Although Nigel had no hope and didn't want to trouble Ranchi and Tata, the two people who could solve the curse might be able to identify more clues than he could.
He was relatively convinced that Tata was stronger than him, and might even have the terrifying strength to fight the curse spreader head-on.
Lan Qi looked at Thalia after hearing this.
This is really professional and relevant.
Not only the demons, but also the original ancient demons, no one understands it better than Talia.
It can only be said that Nigel made a mistake and found the devil to help him identify it. Maybe this is the bond of the devil.
"Is he the man who placed the curse on Miss Lisandry at the station?"
Thalia gently stretched out her hand to explore the rag, closed her eyes and frowned to feel the remaining magic power on it, and asked Nigel.