Besides the above doubts, if we follow this line of thought, Sparrow Detective's purchase of Saint Delan Square No. 6 might have been the result of a spy organization's operation; and "skilled in mistress and extramarital affair investigations" might also have been a deliberate preference chosen by the Detective to approach nobles and eavesdrop on secrets. The reason for his eventual death was that he tried his best to complete a noble's commission, which also confirms Xia De's conjecture.
However, if this idea is correct, then Sparrow Detective's mission, whether it was to lie in wait for awakening, or simply to infiltrate the upper echelons of Tobesk, or to wait for an opportunity to join a certain event, all vanished with the Detective's accidental death.
As for Founding · Silver Moon, it is temporarily unclear whether it was the Detective's own hobby, or a stepping stone he used to open the door to high society during his three years of undercover work in Tobesk.
"But these are all just conjectures." Xia De walked into the room, preparing to get a broom to clean the first floor:
"No matter what, Sparrow Hamilton is dead. His secrets only consist of that letter that will arrive in September. Current speculations are just speculations. If he could find the original owner months in advance, he could certainly destroy items related to his identity months in advance..."
Thinking of this, Sparrow Detective specifically seeking out the original owner, Xia De, who had a problem with his head, also seemed to be clearly explainable:
"Could it be that he was in single-line contact with Carson Rick, and was a long-term secret undercover agent, not assigned tasks until a critical moment? Therefore, after something happened, he couldn't immediately notify his superior that he was going to die, so he could only find a homeless man with a problem with his head, using the seemingly ordinary letter in September as confirmation of his safety, depending on whether it was replied to."
Xia De was almost certain that more than half of his ideas were correct.
But there is no evidence to prove these points now, unless he is crazy enough to report Sparrow Detective and let his own life be affected:
"However, perhaps Annette's divination can play a role."
He thought to himself:
"There's no need for her to perform a costly divination; a simple one might provide clues related to Sparrow Detective."
The thought that he wouldn't have to wait until September to uncover this secret made him feel even better than when he found his wallet just now.
Among the four free Miracles provided by the Academy to Xia De, Perception of Time could not be learned due to lack of materials, while Cindyia's Silver Moon Grace required extremely strict moon phase conditions to learn.
While preparing supper for Mia, Xia De noticed the cat licking the bleeding wound on his hand. Worried about his own health, he wanted to try learning this healing ability. Tonight was just right.
He took out the bottle of silver liquid from the study drawer. This liquid was called "Silver Moon Dew" by the Academy. If purchased normally, this small bottle of 0.5 fluid ounces (about 14.2 ml) of liquid cost 14 pounds and 3 shillings at the Academy.
He opened the curtains in the living room and bathed himself in the three-colored Moonlight. He extended his right arm, then removed the cat that had suddenly jumped onto his arm, placing the back of his right hand under the Moonlight.
The learning requirement for this ability was to have a wound, so he didn't need to intentionally harm himself in the current situation.
He carefully poured the Moon Dew liquid onto the wound. The liquid did not flow down the back of his hand but gathered entirely at the wound. Xia De took a deep breath, picked up the prepared match from the windowsill, gently struck it against the wall to light it, and then very carefully, turned the back of his right hand downwards, letting the burning match head poke the wound where the silver liquid had gathered.
"Tsk~"
The match was extinguished by the pressure, and all the Moon Dew liquid under the Moonlight surged into the wound. The ability was successfully learned.
Xia De felt the new power and, seeing the wound still on the back of his hand, softly chanted the awkward incantation he understood as "Praise the Moon." A faint silver light appeared on his left hand, and he immediately covered the back of his right hand with his left hand.
After a few minutes, he separated his hands, shook his right hand, and saw that only a faint mark remained of the wound, which would probably heal very soon. The Miracle Cindyia's Silver Moon Grace was actually more inclined to use the properties of the Silver Moon for mental and spiritual healing, with physical healing being a secondary effect, so the effect was not very good.
After all, among the three moons, the Red Moon represented the meaning of "flesh and blood," and the Miracles of the Red Moon were actually better at physical healing.
"Meow~"
Mia quickly clawed at Xia De's pants at his feet. Xia De, having learned a brand new Miracle, picked her up, preparing to wash up and rest.
The Mercury Blood incident temporarily came to an end. He found Mr. Sparrow's inheritance, the Ring術士's study was on track, and he even had goals for a long time in the future. Xia De had no dissatisfaction with such a life, just as he thought when he first left Saint Delan Square and saw this era and this world: everything would get better.
The next day was Tuesday, and the Lakeview Manor matter temporarily concluded, Xia De's life also returned to peace.
The most important thing today was to visit the seriously injured Schneider, but although he had free time, the other two commissions left by Sparrow Detective could not be completed for the time being.
The Detective's intention was for Xia De to gradually complete the four commissions in the two months before September, to maintain the superficial operation of the office, so the remaining two commissions were not easy to complete right now.
He planned to start at the end of this month or the beginning of next month.
Xia De fed the cat early, first went to the post office to send a letter to the Lucky Southern Cross Club, stating that he had woken up, and then met Priest Augustus in front of the Dawn Church, which was a twenty-minute walk from Saint Delan Square.
The Dawn Church is located in the center of Dawn Square and is considered a landmark building in Tobesk. Even if people are not believers, they will be awed by the magnificent architecture of the church when passing by. Of course, according to Priest Augustus, the building itself has power, and Evil Spirits and evil things have nowhere to hide within the church. So people being awed by the magnificent architecture probably also has reasons related to the influence of extraordinary power.
Although it was still early morning, the Dawn Church was already bustling with people, well-dressed gentlemen from the upper class mixed with ordinary citizens, entering and exiting the church door inscribed with a huge holy emblem.
He had heard the Priest mention yesterday that the Dawn Church's most important religious festival - Holy Prayer Day - would be held in late July, and believers who wished to participate in church activities would frequently visit here recently.
Xia De didn't know if visiting patients in this world also required bringing gifts. Since he had found the money left by Sparrow Detective, he had considered buying some fruit or eggs on the way to the church, but he arrived empty-handed.
So he thought about asking Priest Augustus to pick some pretty flowers from the church garden after meeting him. But after seeing the Old Priest, he felt too embarrassed to say it.
Priest Augustus also had no intention of buying gifts. After meeting Xia De, he took a carriage directly to Schneider's clinic.