"Morning Crow Grimoire"

After Iver's promotion, he hadn't even had a chance to ask Sherlock if his promotion went smoothly...

As a result, Sherlock came to them himself, preemptively confirming whether Iver and Isabel had successfully been promoted.

The only problem was that he wasn't heading to the Silver and Tin Palace, but rather to the Royal Law University.

He stood openly at the school gate to intercept Iver, and incidentally gave interviews to four newspapers that had arrived within half an hour after smelling him.

The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, whose funeral was publicly held, has been resurrected—it's a story that, without a doubt, will make headlines. Whatever the original headline, it will be stolen.

Sherlock is back! Sherlock is extremely popular in Avalon.

Unlike Iver, who repeatedly eradicated evil, purified demons, protected civilians, and healed the wounded, Aiwas's heroic role is different.

He is worshipped because he is a symbol.

"Sherlock" represents a possibility: even without entering the Bureau of Supervision, the Censorate, or the Law Court, even a commoner without any power or wealth—as long as one's personal talent is outstanding, even the Bureau of Supervision must show him respect, and one may even be received by the Queen.

Because Avalon needs Sherlock.

Although everyone knows Sherlock is from the Hermes Family, his brother is known for his low-key lifestyle; in fact, not everyone in the Round Table Hall knows his name. He's practically invisible, absent from political intrigues, tabloids, and public speeches. Even though he attends all the banquets he's supposed to, he remains unremarkable there.

Therefore, people's impression of the Hermes Family is still limited to the fact that Sherlock's father caused a great disaster and resigned.

—Look, even a retired official whose mistake led to the assassination of a member of the royal family can have his descendants receive the Queen's respect and be received because of their outstanding personal abilities! As a result, Sherlock, who comes from the Hermes Family, has become a popular idol for all the people of Avalon.

In an interview, Sherlock recounted to the reporter in detail who assassinated him, why he concealed his identity and faked his death, and how he and his close friend Iver Moriarty devised a plan that ultimately led to the successful discovery of evidence of Minister of Trade Drost's espionage.

In fact, quite a few people know that the Minister of Trade was investigated and imprisoned for espionage.

However, most people don't know the specific crime he committed. Many even believe it was just a political struggle within Avalon's upper echelons... because Minister Drost actually enjoys a fairly good reputation among the people.

He was a very approachable and highly capable elderly man. As Minister of Trade, he frequently gave interviews to reporters and explained the benefits of various economic policies to ordinary people in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

It was precisely because the Queen had higher prestige that she was able to keep things under control.

Now, Sherlock has revealed this matter without hesitation.

His perspective was also very simple—

"The person who tried to assassinate me is closely related to Drost."

Sherlock said very seriously, "He has close ties with the Noble Red Society and has hired assassins on multiple occasions. I have found a lot of solid evidence and will soon send it to the Glass Staircase Newspaper for publication."

Drost was on good terms with Vice President Boca, whose Vice President Boca was Lawyer York Lawyer York, who was the one who assassinated Sherlock. Even the explosives he used were smuggled in through channels provided by Drost; Sherlock was assassinated by Lawyer York while investigating the Smuggling Case.

From this perspective, there is absolutely no doubt that Sherlock said the person who ordered his assassination was Minister Drost.

"At the same time, under the pretext of protecting Avalon's industries, he raised tariffs on alchemical products three times in one year. However, he himself took the opportunity to smuggle these Alchemy Product —based on the evidence I have established, he controlled at least fourteen trading companies and more than sixty warehouses in the Lloyd District."

"Last year alone, his individual trade volume reached 170% of the alchemical products that Avalon imported from Iris and the Theocracy. It can be said that there are basically no alchemical shops in Avalon that do not sell smuggled goods, because he has seized an absolute advantage in the supply of goods."

"Today, a cargo ship from Star Antimony will arrive at the port. It will be fully loaded with Alchemy Material, and the owner's name is also— Charles Drost. Please stay tuned."

This is intelligence from Iver.

Before his arrest, Minister Drost had already sent the deposit to the "King." And according to the cargo ship's return schedule, today should be the day the goods arrive.

Because of Minister Drost's absolute control over the port, his smuggling methods were very simple—even rudimentary.

He would send a large number of merchant ships from Lloyd's, laden with seafood or cheap wine, to their destination.

Upon arrival, the cargo supplier on the other end would unload the goods from these barrels, reload the goods to be transported, and then return the goods under the pretext of a wrong shipment, placing them directly in the port's shipping area. Drost would then send someone to replace the actual goods, which would then be delivered to the rightful owner.

For an ordinary person, this would definitely not work. But no one would want Drost's goods.

Meanwhile, Iver had already arrived and had been listening for a while.

Although Lily can now completely contain the Shadow Fiend without it leaking out... Iver can't just suddenly stand up from his wheelchair. Even though quite a few people already know Iver's secret, they should at least be polite and not be too direct.

This holiday is a great excuse.

At this moment, Iver had Lily push the wheelchair into the crowd. "In addition, Minister Drost has hired assassins on several occasions, some of whom were businessmen who did not give him face, and some of whom were his political enemies."

"There were also some without any reason, including the mother of his child. Just because she gave birth to his illegitimate daughter, he planned to assassinate both her and her daughter."

Do you have any evidence?

Suddenly, someone, who had planted a plant in the crowd, asked a question.

Iver affirmed, "Of course, because I am a witness to this—"

As he spoke, Iver reached out and pulled Lily behind him.

"My friend, my personal maid, my sister who has cared for me since I was a child... Lily Drost. She was the victim he assassinated. It was because of this that Sherlock and I uncovered his secrets."

"—And before that, her mother was a victim!"

Iver did not intend to explain overly complex political and economic issues to reporters.

The many bills signed by Drost are far too difficult to explain. These journalists themselves are not professionals, and if they were to translate them a second time, the final content reaching the reader would inevitably be inaccurate.

Therefore, Iver's approach differed from Sherlock's —he chose to attack Drost himself directly.

"We still don't know exactly how much intelligence this former Minister of Trade sold or how deeply he betrayed us."

"But according to my investigation, the former minister now owns four manors and a Viscount Territory in Star Antimony. He has become a true Star Antimony noble and has established ' Drost Manor '..."

—This is indeed what they found out during their investigation; it wasn't something Iver made up.

Although Minister Drost is dead, his son and daughter are currently under investigation by the Inspectorate. And the intelligence Iver possesses is fresh, having just arrived at the Silver and Tin Palace this morning. Even the Round Table Hall is unaware of it.

"Alright, alright!"

Just then, a young woman in a red bishop's robe, with her hair tied in a ponytail and curls, walked over smiling and clapping her hands, "There are Final Exam today, so if the interviews are all right, let's stop here! Let the Children go in and take their exams—"

Ms. Maya dispersed the crowd and walked to Iver's side with a calm smile on her face.

After everyone around her had left, her expression changed slightly, and she lowered her head nervously. "How did you get promoted again, so quickly?"

"Wouldn't it be better to hurry up?"

Iver asked in return.

Meiya had a headache. "I was just procrastinating a bit... but this time I have to give it to you immediately. Your advancement is far too fast. This Grimoire must be mastered before reaching the Third Level; once you exceed that level by too much, it will be impossible to understand."

"After my exams today, you'll come home with me. I'll lend you the ' Morning Crow Grimoire' —that's the payment we agreed on before, and I haven't forgotten it."

Iver tilted his head slightly, a look of confusion in his eyes.

... You haven't forgotten, but I have.

When did this happen?

On the other side, a middle-aged man with slightly disheveled hair was standing on the boat, looking expectantly at the horizon that was getting closer and closer in the distance.

This order was so large that he was somewhat hesitant to hand over the goods directly to them.

For this big deal, for this big client... the "King" decided to personally accompany the delivery.

Update complete!

Wow, I was just typing this when Nuanyang suddenly sent me an iPhone 15!

Waaaaah, I was so lucky to have missed it all thanks to the notification from Golden Jasmine! Thank you, Lily!