Chapter 1319: Agent and Salary

After Xia De finished his meeting with Miss Dannister, Princess Lei Qianya's breakfast was already done. But probably to thank Dorothy, so even though it was breakfast she made, when eating, the writer lady had already returned:

"Really, I clearly had breakfast, just five minutes ago. My soul tells me that I am full, but my body is still a bit hungry."

Dorothy looked at the breakfast on the table with a bitter face. While Little Mia's eyes lit up, she said again:

"However, since it was made by Princess Lei Qianya, I have to eat it anyway. At worst, I'll walk a few more steps today to consume all the calories."

So the cat obediently shrank back to Xia De's side to wait for feeding.

The temperature in Randall Valley seemed to be lower than in Tobesk. When Xia De asked the local Miss Lassus this question, she just said that this year's weather was special.

This Wednesday, the only thing Xia De had to do was to go outside the city in the evening to find the elf lady to get the "Elf Purified Water." And this day, he originally planned to visit the old cemetery of the Granger family outside the city, but he had just arrived at the Wang Erde Opera House when he was called by Margaret, whom he hadn't seen for a week.

The Princess of the Southern Kingdom didn't complain that Xia De hadn't come to see her recently because she was also quite busy. This time she went to the Wang Erde Opera House, on one hand, to explain the progress of her recent task of contacting the Stonemason Association to Miss Bernice, and on the other hand, to try her luck to see if she could meet Xia De.

"The Academy has sent people to check that overseas silver mine you mentioned."

When he pushed open the study door, Margaret, who was looking out the window, turned around and smiled at him, then opened her arms and hugged him:

"Really, so busy recently, and no time to accompany you."

Xia De felt that this should be his line.

"I know you are very busy. I only went to see Count Granger yesterday. From him, I knew how busy you have been recently. Speaking of which, is the Stonemason Association matter going smoothly?"

"It's okay, proceeding according to plan, it can't be considered smooth or not."

She let go of Xia De who she was hugging:

"Do you have time Friday night? William and I held a banquet at the manor where we are temporarily staying, inviting the nobles participating in the Southern Second Shipyard of the United Kingdom Navy, as a gathering at the end of the construction period. It's not a formal dinner, but each brings their family members, which can be considered a rare opportunity for William and me to come to Randall Valley once to win over the local nobles."

"Friday night, right?"

He had to meet the elf lady tonight, go to the Night Temple for the second time tomorrow, and Friday was temporarily free:

"I will attend."

Margaret smiled:

"Then do you have time this afternoon? How about accompanying me to the Stonemason Association? It's not a public visit. I contacted the president of the Stonemason Association, and there is a private meeting this afternoon. At that time, I will take out the original share document of the Stonemason Association that you handed to me. I know you have your own things to do, but this meeting is very important... very important."

"No problem."

Xia De agreed again. Anyway, there was nothing else urgent today, and visiting the cemetery wasn't very urgent:

"I'll go back to Tobesk at noon to check the information, and we'll see each other in the afternoon. Speaking of which, over the weekend, I met Miss Sylvia through a special way. She was in good spirits and asked about you with concern."

【How do I remember that she asked two questions only after being reminded by you?】

"She" pointed out Xia De's lie softly.

Margaret smiled:

"I knew the teacher had always been concerned about me. However, if I pass Miss Bernice's test, I will have two teachers... Miss Sylvia will always be my teacher."

"Do you know her invention? I saw the finished product."

"Oh, is it already made?"

The Princess also heard about this matter. When she left Wilendale a month ago, Miss Sylvia was precisely because the experiment was at the final stage, so she didn't come along:

"It should be very beautiful. When I had afternoon tea with the teacher, she used water and ice to demonstrate the appearance of the finished product to me."

Xia De nodded:

"Quite beautiful. After a while, Miss Sylvia should come to Randall Valley, and you can see it then."

Margaret kissed Xia De on the side of his face:

"I am looking forward to it."

Xia De said he would go home at noon to check the information, of course, to go to the Military Intelligence Agency to see if there was any new news about Randall Valley recently.

He couldn't contact Director Anluosi directly, so he went to the city waste treatment center where he received his salary every month and found Mr. Giles Johnson, who was responsible for docking with him.

I don't know what Director Anluosi had said to Mr. Johnson, but when Xia De expressed his wish to see confidential documents, Mr. Johnson didn't even ask Xia De for the reason and indicated that he should wait a moment.

So before lunch, Xia De received a document bag with a "Top Secret - Second Class" seal. He could only read this document bag on the spot, couldn't transcribe it, and even less could bring it outside, so Xia De read it on the spot in the equipment maintenance room of the waste treatment center.

He raised his eyebrows while reading:

"It really has our business. This trip wasn't in vain... Speaking of which, since Princess Ajilina's birthday banquet, I haven't seen the Director again. What has our Director been busy with recently? If it's confidential, you don't have to tell me."

Xia De sat outside the iron table reading the documents and said, while Mr. Johnson inside the iron table was holding a teacup and reading the newspaper. His daily work was this:

"Not confidential. After spring, aren't we and Karsenrik preparing to renegotiate the new trade route in the Pantanal region and the border line in the disputed area? The Director is doing preparatory work. Every time we encounter such a major event, we are the busiest."

Mr. Johnson, who was drinking tea, flipping through the newspaper, and reading gossip, said:

"Now the two countries are still negotiating the specific negotiation location. It will probably be chosen in a border city. I haven't seen the Director often recently either. He is probably on a business trip out of town."

As he spoke, he flipped the newspaper to the next page:

"Members like you who work in the field for a long time, and office staff like me who work hard, are the backbone of the 6th Agency. I just hope not to be transferred on a business trip at that time. I finally managed to raise those two spider plants."

Xia De's gaze looked at the table at the door. This room had no windows, but because of the layout of the steam pipes, the temperature was not low. Mr. Johnson could raise those two spider plants in this season, and he must have put in a lot of effort during working hours on weekdays.

"We always have to be worthy of our salary. Speaking of which, I heard rumors before the year that our basic weekly salary would be raised? I thought this matter would be mentioned after the knighting season ended. As a result, there is news of salary increases for civil servants, and it is said that it will be announced next week. Why is there no news about ours?"

Xia De asked casually again. Mr. Johnson shook his head slightly:

"I remember you are now a Lieutenant Colonel? Your basic weekly salary is more than three times mine. Salary increases are never easy. The Parliament still has to discuss it, but don't worry, Director Anluosi has always been quite active about collective salary increases. I bet that in the Kingdom, no department has a faster salary increase speed than ours."

Xia De looked at the layout of the 6th Agency in Randall Valley recently written on the document in his hand and couldn't help showing a smile:

"That's good, that's good. Spring is coming soon, and I was thinking about adding a few good clothes."

Mr. Johnson didn't move his hands, tilted his head, and looked at Xia De from behind the newspaper:

"Knight, would Miss Galina let you have no good clothes to wear?"

This was not to mock Xia De, but purely to express his curiosity.

"The Duchess is of course very good to me, but if I only rely on women to dress and eat, what kind of man am I?"

Xia De's attention was all on the document in his hand, so he just answered casually. Mr. Johnson asked curiously again:

"I thought... I don't mean anything else, but Miss Galina is so rich, I thought your daily expenses were all..."

"The Duchess wanted to give it to me, but I didn't take it."

Xia De shook his head, noting the contact information of the secret agents in Randall Valley:

"I told her to worry less about my affairs. If I have something, I will tell her directly. She doesn't need to talk too much, just go and handle it for me."

"You really are..."

Mr. Johnson showed an admiring expression:

"Amazing."

I don't know if it was because Xia De mentioned the Randall Valley City matter to Director Anluosi last time, or if the Military Intelligence Agency had actually been paying attention. In short, when Margaret launched her plan in Randall Valley, the Military Intelligence Agency also carried out a series of actions in Randall Valley.

These top-secret plans should have been lying quietly in the archives, but they were read in detail by Xia De in a boring discussion between two boring men about women and dignity.

The 6th Agency's action speed was faster than Xia De thought, and it had already noticed that Princess Margaret Anjou seemed to want to solve the Stonemason Association matter... Actually, this was not difficult to notice. But in short, Xia De got some key clues, and he believed this should be able to help Margaret.

Coming out of the waste treatment center, it was already noon. Because Mia was taken by Dorothy, Xia De didn't stay in Tobesk for lunch, but went to Randall Valley again and had lunch with the girls in the Opera House.

It wasn't a formal banquet, but everyone had their own lunch box in the dressing room, and everyone chatted while eating. Miss Lassus and Miss Bernice were also there. This kind of lunch meeting had existed since Miss Bernice officially took over the Golden Dawn completely.

Therefore, although the Witch of the Earth was not as good at fighting as Miss Aurora, did not have the majesty of Mother Cassandra, and did not have the power of Miss Galina, her followers were the most loyal.