Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 397 Finalized cooperation and chance encounter in the morning

The next morning, in the Nanzhu Workshop in Tuzhinan District,

dong dong dong~
  In Qiaoceline's office, there was suddenly a rhythmic but extremely restrained knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Looking up at the time pointed by the clock on the wall, Qiaoceline silently put down the information in her hands and responded in a deep voice,
  "Good morning, how do you think about what I told you before?"

After receiving permission, Alina immediately turned the door handle, quickly entered the office, and asked with a smile.

"I don't know what you are referring to."

After raising her eyes slightly to observe the expression of the assistant of the Sage of the East District of Wind, Qiaocelin was quickly frowned by the hypocritical attitude on the other person's face that seemed careless but actually had other agendas. She was dissatisfied. He said perfunctorily.

"About the search for the truth three hundred years ago."

After thinking about her words for a moment, Alina finally explained her purpose of coming in a tactful way, just as the other party expected.

"Isn't the cooperation already reached?"

Recalling her previous experience of being seduced by the other party into Nanzhu Workshop, but still unable to obtain the authority to access core intelligence, Qiaocelin couldn't help but frowned in displeasure and gave a serious reminder.

"That's a deal between Ivan and you, not mine."

Alina casually formally distinguished the two things that had not been deliberately distinguished.

"Give me a reason to trust you."

After waiting for a while, she found that the sage assistant still did not intend to take the initiative to confess her purpose. Qiaocelin couldn't help but close her eyes, calm down her emotions, and asked again.

"Bertrand Maxwell, if you want to know the truth back then, it is undoubtedly easiest to start with his Maxwell family." Finding that the blue-haired girl in front of him was still a little wary and suspicious, Ai Lina couldn't help but sigh with regret, "I could have relied on Ives to get it directly, but unfortunately, I asked Ives to investigate, and he didn't get anything valuable, because the entire family is involved in black magic research. , do you believe this reason?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Without relaxing her due guard, Qiaoceline finally asked noncommittally after carefully reviewing her recent investigation results.

"I suspect that the Maxwell family has deliberately concealed some information about their family's activities over the past thousand years, and Ivis is probably not qualified to know more about it for the time being. intelligence."

Noticing the girl's shaken expression, Alina gently twitched the corners of her mouth, and then without hesitation expressed her and Water Begonia's common guess.

"But I'm not a Maxwell."

Suppressing her dissatisfaction, Qiaoceline reminded her again.

"But Avis, he is." It's not clear whether the other party deliberately pretended that he didn't understand. After a brief consideration, Alina finally made up her mind, "Just because he doesn't have authority now doesn't mean he won't have authority in the future. If he Now that he has reached the core position of power in the mainland, do you think he still has no authority to know the truth?"

"That will also take a lot of time, right?"

Jocelyn was once again deeply suspicious.

"If you don't want to wait so long, you can also help shorten the time. You have already seen this Maxwell. He doesn't look so annoying, right?"

Hearing this expected answer, Alina couldn't help but smile proudly, and then without hesitation gave a meaningful look to the direct disciple of the Water Sage in front of her.     “But I have to see results.”

Without agreeing directly, Qiaocelin hurriedly and cautiously gave her conditions based on the experience and lessons she had accumulated from getting along with the sage assistant of the East District of Wind.

"No problem. If you are dissatisfied with Avis' progress, you can give up at any time. There is no contract restriction this time."

"I understand, when does it start?"

After waiting quietly for a while, after confirming that the sage assistant had indeed not come up with a corresponding magic contract to forcibly bind the partnership, Qiaocelin changed the posture of her hands with confidence and restrained her emotions. Eager, he asked in a deep voice.

"afternoon."

Alina also restrained her satisfied smile and answered calmly.

"Place?"

After recalling the information she knew about the sage's assistant in the North District of Water, Qiaocelin finally did not let the speculation influence her thoughts and began to confirm without worry.

"Randall," Alina gave the answer calmly. Then she found the communication gem that had not been used for a long time from her coat pocket and showed it to Jocelyn in front of her. "When the time comes, I will I’ll use this to notify you.”

"no problem."

After briefly glancing at the communication gem, Qiaocelin quickly looked away and nodded slightly.

"Okay, let's do this for today. If there are other circumstances, I will come to visit again."

Silently taking back the communication gem, and seeing that the other party had agreed, Alina immediately stopped staying, bowed briefly and quickly exited the office...

"Okay, where should we go next?"

After looking at the number '10' on the pocket watch pointer, Alina, who successfully left the Nanzhu Workshop under the guidance of the Nanzhu Workshop staff, couldn't help but think with some distress.

In fact, for a moment, she wanted to go directly to Randall to keep a close eye on the students' activities, but considering Sallysette's clear reminder yesterday, she finally gave up the idea.

After all, my current situation is a bit bad. If I take the lead in making changes before I understand the position of the 'Sky Witness', it may be a worse thing...

Thinking this way, Alina couldn't help but convince herself completely and continued to walk aimlessly on the streets of Nome City's business district.

"Miss, would you like some butter muffins? Only 5 copper coins!"

As she was walking, a voice that sounded familiar to her suddenly came from behind a stall not too far away from her.

With the idea of ​​​​confirming, Alina immediately gathered her thoughts and, like an ordinary pedestrian passing by, glanced at the stall where the familiar voice was.

He has black hair and blue eyes. He is not wearing a magic robe and does not have the iconic medal of the 'Sky Scholar'.

Could it be an illusion?
  Alina guessed a little uncertainly, but her steps did not stop at all because of the hesitation in her thoughts.

However, at this moment, an envelope engraved with the pattern of 'Sky Scholar' flew from behind her without any warning. When she noticed the abnormality and turned back, she only saw a streak of temperament. The back figure made her feel very familiar...

(End of this chapter)