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Lord of the Mysteries Side Story An ordinary person's daily life (2)

At the beginning of the document, when Barton was ready to add details to it, he found that Vernal had not submitted any information.

"does he think that with his relationship with the foundation, he can apply for financial assistance with only one letter?" Barton said to himself, puzzled, after looking around the table.

In his impression, Vernal, an archaeologist, was not so arrogant and could be called a standard Roon gentleman except for impatience.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to apply for assistance from the "Roon Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation", in addition to the project description, you must also provide on-site photos, copies of ancient books, and other information, otherwise it is impossible for the foundation to review at all and it is difficult to make a judgment, not to mention spending a lot of gold pounds to send a team to the project site for inspection.

Or is it that Vernal was so careless that he forgot to send the information together? Of course, according to the relationship between Vernal and the foundation, after reading this letter, it is entirely possible to send one or two people to approach and verify. Well, as a friend, I still have to do something for him. Barton shook his head, but without much thought, stood up and went to the front of the bookshelf.

He immediately stretched out his right hand and ran his finger across the spine of each book to select the reference materials he needed.

Finally, he drew out several books and periodicals, combining the above viewpoints, and in the document to be submitted, he gave a detailed description of the historical origins of the mountains under the jurisdiction of West Villa County:

"in the field of history, there is such a widely accepted view:

"for a short or long period of time, the Solomon Empire and the Tudor dynasty coexisted in the northern continent, and the dividing line between them is likely to be the present-day Hornachis Mountains and the Ferneport Plateau.

"among them, there is a good chance that the extension of the Hornachis Mountains in West Villa County is the focus of contention between the two sides."

Patton did not endorse Vernar, but indirectly indicated by providing references that Quaternary relics may indeed exist in the mountains of West Villa County.

In this way, if Vernal turns out to be deceiving, no one will hold him accountable, because those arguments were made by famous historians, and Patton only made certain excerpts, selective excerpts.

At the end of the document, he listed his own references:

". The study of Private Historical Materials in West Villa County, Azek. Eggers, lecturer in the Department of History, Hoy University. "

After finishing the document, Barton read it from the beginning and revised some words and sentences.

Then he took the draft into the clerk's room next door and asked them to use a mechanical typewriter to produce a formal text.

The Roon Antiquities Collection and Preservation Foundation has been employing a large number of female staff, from ordinary clerks at the bottom, but at least half of the senior vice directors are women.

Barton actually complained about the situation in this respect, but he could not oppose it, nor dared to oppose it, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Of course, he also has to admit that it is also a good thing to watch the young female clerks busy when he needs to wait.

At least the colors here are richer. Barton mumbled silently as he listened.

After finishing the document and signing it, he continued his work in an orderly manner as usual.

This includes, but is not limited to, preliminary projects, the provision of professional advice and the collection of information, and additional discussions for some of the Foundation's papers.

The day passed quickly, and Barton left the office at six o'clock, took a bus and returned home for more than an hour.

This is the norm in the major cities of Roon, which is why afternoon tea is so popular-after lunch from 12:00 to 1pm, you have to get home from 07:30 to 8pm. During such a long time, if there is no afternoon tea to fill, most people must be extremely hungry.

Of course, this is limited to the middle class and above, and many poor people may only eat two meals a day. Moreover, under certain conditions, both husband and wife have to work, and when they get home at seven or eight, they have to be busy preparing dinner instead of enjoying it themselves.

"Vernal came to visit you this afternoon." Barton's wife said casually as she took off his coat and hat.

"Vernal?" Barton froze for a moment.

The archaeologist who found Quaternary ruins in West Villa returned to East Chester.

As soon as he finished, Barton frowned and said to himself:

"he did forget the mailing materials, so he came back in person?

"No, there's no need to bother. Royal Post is quite reliable.

"and, he should know, outside the weekend, I am sure that at the foundation, well, I may also be sent to some site to do an audit."

Thinking of this, Barton asked:

"where is he?"

"he only waited in your study for a quarter of an hour and then left." Barton's wife said truthfully.

Barton asked:

"did he say which hotel he was staying at? When will you come again? "

Vernard, an archaeologist from East Chester County, is not a resident of the capital, Ston, and has no place to live here.

"he didn't say. He seemed to be in a hurry." Barton's wife paused and said, "very impatient."

Barton touched his receding hairline, nodded gently and said:

"I'll go to the study first."

His study is located on the second floor, with several bookshelves and some porcelain-he has a not-so-fanatical fondness for porcelain and takes the initiative to collect distinctive items.

After searching, Patton found no notes or letters left behind by Vernal.

He quickly decided to put the matter behind him.

This has always been his rule-try not to worry about work when he gets home.

After dinner and a good time with his wife and children, Barton washed up and went to bed first.

In the dead of night, he suddenly woke up and opened his eyes.

Since he was in danger during an archaeological event a decade ago, Barton has had some unusual inspiration, always sensing movements that others cannot detect. For example, other people may not know that they are looking for themselves until the visitor arrives at the door. Barton can sense whether the visitor has something to do with him or not as soon as he appears in the hallway.

Someone infiltrated. Barton sat up abruptly, his eyes wide open.

He looked at his sleeping wife next to him, but without waking her, he rolled out of bed and took off the double-barreled shotgun hanging from the wall.

After holding the gun, he opened the door gently and looked into the corridor.

It is shrouded in a strong night, and a little scarlet illuminates the general outline of things.

Without hesitation, Barton walked energetically into the corridor and patrolled back and forth.

However, he did not find the thief who had sneaked in.

Do I feel wrong? Barton turned his body not too confidently.

Every room on the second floor shows no sign of being opened.

After thinking about it, Barton came to the door of the study, took hold of the handle and twisted it gently.

The door opened silently, and everything inside was immersed in darkness, like all kinds of monsters.

Opening the curtains and in the moonlight, Patton examined it carefully to make sure that the furnishings were exactly the same as he remembered.

"I'm really too sensitive. The sequelae of that nightmare yesterday? " Barton exhaled and left the study quickly.

Behind him, the drawn curtains shook gently, as if the wind had blown.

The next day, Barton continued his slightly repetitive life:

Kiss his wife and children, take a taxi, read newspapers, make black tea, letters.

"Why, there's another letter from Vernal." Barton was relieved and opened the letter.

However, there was nothing in the letter, and the sender seemed to have forgotten to put the letter in the envelope.

"has Vernal suffered from amnesia recently?" Barton glanced at the envelope on his hand and suddenly noticed that there was something strange about the pattern on it.

This is a memorable envelope.

As far as Patton knows, in Beckland and Storn, many high-end hotels provide special envelopes and stationery for guests, which is equivalent to a kind of tourist souvenir.

"which hotel is this?" Barton put the envelope to the end of his nose, ready to smell the fragrance, which was also unique and recognizable.

The next second, he smelled a faint smell of blood.