Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 86 is about the Snowy Owl (Thanks to Feidu Jinghuyue for the donation)

"How could I possibly accept this—"

Julian shook his head, about to refuse, but then saw Alexander suddenly stand up.

The young man bowed slightly, holding the check in both hands and facing Julian.

Please accept this.

Julian initially wanted to decline, but seeing Alexander's attitude, he eventually "reluctantly" accepted the check.

After all, although the Rune people are reserved, they wouldn't just offer money directly if they were only being polite.

Now that Alexander Hoy has shown his goodwill with real money, Julian feels it's better to accept it, as that way he won't be rejecting the other party's kindness.

"Then I wish you a speedy succession to the title and to become a baron."

After putting the check away, Julian spoke with even greater sincerity.

"Also, you don't need to call me Albrecht every time we meet. That name is too long and too difficult for the people of Rune. You can just call me Julian."

"Okay, Julian."

Alexander nodded. "You can call me Alexander as well."

"Will you be free later? I recently hired a new chef who specializes in Fenneport-style dishes. If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to dinner."

"I would be delighted."

Meanwhile, inside the "Blackthorn Security Company".

Inside Dunn Smith's office, Klein sipped the black tea the captain had personally poured for him and asked, "Captain, what brings you here?"

"Good news."

Dunn smiled and said, "Your application to be promoted to Sequence 8 Joker has been approved. The Sanctuary also stated that your bonus will still be paid as scheduled."

That's great! — We actually managed to keep the money!

Klein roared with joy in his heart.

"Please make time to come tomorrow morning. Lady Cecima, the high-ranking deacon of the Night Watch, will be coming to Tingen again to preside over your promotion to Sequence 8."

Dunn patted Klein on the shoulder: "Congratulations in advance, Klein."

Klein said sincerely.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Dunn pulled a check from his drawer and handed it to Klein: "This is Julian's bonus. He's been on leave lately, so could you take some time to deliver this check to him at the university town?"

Klein agreed and then left Blackthorn Security Company.

Starting today, he will have two days off, giving him more freedom to move around.

After having a quick bite to eat, Klein found a public carriage heading to the university town and traveled to Hoy University.

He first visited Mr. Azik and had a relatively in-depth exchange.

Mr. Azik and Klein had a brief discussion about Quaternary matters.

After his previous exploration of the Antigonus family ruins with Julian, the history professor wrote a report based on existing historical facts.

In this report, he summarized the history of several top families in the Quaternary period—of course, he did not mention what happened inside the ruins.

This information largely corroborated the information Klein learned from the "Tarot Club," which further fueled his interest in the Antigonus family.

After discussing these matters, Mr. Azik, in his capacity as an Extraordinary Being, reminded Klein that there might be a force influencing Klein's fate and that he should be careful.

Although he didn't yet understand the meaning of those words, Klein still expressed his gratitude.

After saying goodbye to Mr. Azik, Klein bought some fruit and went to Julian's place near Hoy University.

"Bang bang bang".

After confirming the house number, Klein knocked on Julian's door.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the sound of something falling to the ground came from inside the room.

"What the hell?"

Klein was startled, thinking something had happened to Julian, and quickly pressed his face against the bay window, peering through the gap in the curtains.

A snow-white little owl was struggling to stand up from the ground, and then it walked towards the door, its claws making a "tap tap tap tap" sound on the floor.

"This... Ethan?"

Klein was slightly taken aback, and then he heard the sound of flapping wings and opening doors.

He quickly walked back to the gate and looked at the little owl on the floor with a suspicious expression.

"—Ethan, where's Julian?"

Klein hesitated for a moment before asking.

"I'm here."

Julian, who was chewing on a cookie, came downstairs at that moment. He was slightly surprised to see Klein.

"Hey, Klein, what brings you here?"

"The captain said you took leave, so I thought I'd come and see you."

"I brought you some fruit on the way; it should taste pretty good."

As Klein spoke, he placed the fruit on the table.

At the same time, he felt a unique sense of tranquility in Julian's house, and being there made him feel much more relaxed.

What are the gift-giving habits of the Chinese?

Julian thought this to himself, but he still felt a little emotional.

Although gift-giving is not common in the Northern Continent, people here sometimes appreciate it even more than the ancient Chinese.

When Julian was evaluating for a lectureship at Hoy University, he did his homework and sent the department head some dried fruits, a specialty of Remenberg.

This gentleman, who had long been famous in the physics community, was a member of the Royal Society and was not short of money. Many people wanted to curry favor with him, but no one had ever done anything like Julian.

The department head was quite moved at the time, not only because he loved dried fruit, but more importantly because his children were all...

Backlund was often lonely at work, so Julian's visit really won him over.

A bag of dried fruit is of very low value and does not constitute bribery. In addition, Julian did not mention the lecturer evaluation, so the department head was completely unsuspecting of him.

Later, during the professional title evaluation, the usually stern department head showed special approval to Julian, so his lecturer evaluation went very smoothly with almost no obstacles.

And now that Klein has done the same thing, Julian feels a bit like he's back home.

"Thanks."

Julian expressed his sincere gratitude to Klein, then asked Klein to sit on the sofa while he tidied up the large pile of books on the table and floor.

"As expected of an assistant professor at Hoy University, your diligence in learning truly puts me to shame."

Klein got up to help, saying with a smile.

"This isn't the book I'm reading—Ethan is."

Julian chuckled, "I told you before, this owl took the 'Reader' potion—"

"It's not an owl."

Just as Julian was speaking, a clear, boyish voice rang out from the corner of the room.

who is it?

Who is speaking?

Julian and Klein were both taken aback.

They turned incredulously to Ethan in the corner, where a snow-white owl was staring at them with its large, round yellow eyes, looking quite serious.

"It's not an owl, it's a snowy owl."

It spoke again, correcting him clearly and seriously.

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