Chapter 45 Recruitment Trap
"Okay, this is over, let's stop here."
Lindy stopped Julie from talking with Fehling.
Discussing this kind of thing in the Security Bureau is not conducive to the unity within the organization, and she does not want Feline to have a stiff relationship with the three captains.
With Fei Lin's potential, it is inevitable to reach the fifth-ring advanced captain level soon. If the relationship with the three captains is rigid, it will not be conducive to future cooperation.
Moreover, although the three captains are somewhat selfish, it is not incomprehensible.
There is no one who has absolutely no selfishness, even she is no exception.
The reason why she took special care of Fei Lin is that Fei Lin's talent is on the one hand, and on the other hand Fei Lin is someone she personally recruited, and has already been labeled as her, and belongs to her side.
"Yes."
Felin and Julie both responded and stopped talking. It is indeed inconvenient to discuss this kind of thing within the Security Bureau.
If it is heard by others, it is very detrimental to the unity within the organization.
Of course, after learning about this, it is impossible to be intimate with these three captains in the future.
"Julie, as me, go and fetch the secret book of the third ring of the mysterious spear and the fourth ring."
Lindy instructed Julie, then looked at Fei Lin and said.
"Feelin, when picking up a new secret book, the secret book from the first ring to the third ring of the mysterious spear must be handed in. You can get it and bring it to my office."
Julie and Fehling both responded and left.
One is to go to the place where the secret book is kept to get the follow-up secret book of the mysterious gun, and the other is to return to the 201 lounge to get the secret book from the first ring of the mysterious gun to the third ring.
After a while, the two met again in Lindy's office.
"Deputy Bureau, this is the secret secretary from the first ring to the third ring of the mysterious gun!"
Feelin handed over the unused mysterious spear to the third ring secret book.
"Um."
Lindy picked it up and glanced at it. After confirming that it was correct, she put it down, picked up the mysterious spear book that Julie had just brought, and handed it to Fei Lin.
"This is the secret book of the mysterious spear's third ring and advanced fourth ring."
"There really is a whole book!"
Feelin stretched out his hand and took this book, which was obviously only the third ring of the mysterious spear and the fourth ring, but the thickness was comparable to the secret book of the first ring to the third ring of the mysterious spear, and his scalp could not help tingling.
As Julie said at the beginning, after the three rings, each ring is a whole book.
It would probably take him a month just to read this book from beginning to end and learn how to practice it.
Like the secret book of the Eye of Appraisal, there is only one secret book from the first ring to the twelfth ring, and the thickness is only a few dozen pages, which is really very few.
"It seems that even geniuses are not good at it!"
Seeing Fei Lin's scalp tingling when he saw the secretary, Julie next to him couldn't help joking.
Seeing the distressed look on the face of the most talented genius in the Security Bureau in recent years, she felt inexplicably relieved.
This is probably the true meaning of happiness based on the suffering of others.
"Miss Julie, with the ability to remember, you cannot understand the pain of ordinary people."
Fehling smiled wryly.
"If all the people who graduated from Jameson College, First College, Constantine, were ordinary people, then I'm afraid there would be no genius."
Julie smiled.
With the ability to never forget, she naturally knows Fehling's past experiences like the back of her hand.
"At the beginning, I had to study hard to get into the exam. I thought it would be fine after working, but I didn't expect that I would have to study books after work."
Recalling the original experience, Fei Lin couldn't help but sigh.
"This is normal. Learning will make people progress. This is true for common occupations, and the same is true for mystics based on common occupations."
Hearing Fei Lin's complaint, Lindy smiled kindly, and then said.
"I have good news to tell you that according to the regulations of the Security Bureau, after reaching the third ring, your weekly salary will be increased to one hundred gold pounds."
"Well, please use the additional fifty gold pounds to pay off the debt of three thousand gold pounds."
Fehring said after a little consideration.
Before that, in order to repay the 3,000 gold pounds owed by practicing the Second Secret Art, he would use half of his salary to repay each week.
If you count it, it will take at least two years to pay off.
If the newly increased salary of fifty gold pounds were all used to repay the debt, this time could be shortened to about nine months.
"The debt of three thousand gold pounds can be repaid slowly. The Security Bureau will not urge you to draw more for daily expenses?"
Lindy asked.
In her opinion, twenty gold pounds a week is not enough to spend, and sometimes it is more than that price for a little small item.
"Enough is enough for me."
Fehling shook his head.
In Lindy's opinion, a dress is worth hundreds of gold coins, twenty gold pounds a week is not enough to spend, but in his opinion, it is completely enough.
You must know that when the laboratory was opened, his weekly income was only about four gold pounds.
Even at that time, he was able to have some money left and accumulated hundreds of gold pounds in two years.
"We are mystics, making money is easy for us, don't be too **** yourself."
Seeing Fei Lin's insistence, Lindy reminded her and didn't say any more.
Leaving the Deputy Bureau's office, Flynn returned to the 201 lounge.
did not look at the secret technique of the third ring of the mysterious spear and the advanced fourth ring, he directly locked the secret technique book in the safe.
He felt that instead of learning the cultivation method of the third ring of the mysterious spear and the advanced fourth ring, what he should do now is to learn mysterious knowledge.
In his opinion, mysterious knowledge is very important, and it can even affect the outcome of the battle if used well.
picked up the book "Secret Art", and he continued to look back.
I found the content behind "Secret Technique", which is an introduction to some common secret techniques.
was also the knowledge he needed urgently, so he looked at it carefully.
"Hypnosis hand, could this be the secret technique Ivy practiced?"
When he saw the mysterious hand of hypnosis, Fei Lin's eyes couldn't help but glance at Ivy in the room.
Hypnosis Hand, a secret technique that uses the hand as a secret organ, which can hypnotize the target with the help of the hand turned into a secret organ. The pre-master class is a hypnotist.
In this secret technique, One Ring has the ability to touch and hypnotize the target. By touching the target with the hand, it can hypnotize the target.
Erhuan has the ability of sound hypnosis, which can hypnotize the target by triggering the sound through the hand as an arcane organ.
Three Rings has the ability to hypnotize multiple targets, and can hypnotize multiple targets at the same time.
Sihuan has the ability to hypnotize gestures. As long as he sees the hand as an esoteric organ, he will be hypnotized.
Compared with the previous hypnosis method, this hypnosis method is undoubtedly more hidden.
The five rings have the ability of hypnosis implantation, which can implant hypnosis into the target's brain like a time bomb, and it will occur at a specific time or after being stimulated by a specific signal.
Compared with the previous hypnosis method, this method is undoubtedly more bizarre and difficult to guard against.
Imagine a friend who seemed normal just a moment ago suddenly attacked.
Such a sneak attack is bound to be extremely difficult to guard against.
Moreover, even if the sneak attack fails, you don't have to worry about being in danger, because the hypnosis is timed and you are not around the target.
…
Judging from the description, the hand of hypnosis is very similar to Ivy's secret technique, and it is most likely the secret technique Ivy practiced.
He has seen Ivy hypnotize multiple targets through touch hypnosis, sound hypnosis, and hypnosis.
From this point of view, Ivy should be a third-ring mystic.
It is also possible that he is a mystic with a higher ring, but because of the inability to use it, he did not show the hypnotic ability above the third ring.
Continuing to look back, he knew a variety of common secret techniques.
Although it is in consideration of the confidentiality of secret techniques, the records of various secret techniques in the book are very brief.
does not involve the method of cultivation at all, but it is enough for him to have an understanding of these secret arts, and he will not fail to recognize when he encounters the corresponding mystic.
"Space labyrinth, a space-like secret technique, can form a labyrinth environment to trap enemies, and the training conditions are unforgettable... Is this the secret technique Julie practiced?"
Fehling looked at the introduction of the occult space labyrinth.
Julie has the ability to never forget, so what Julie is practicing must be this mysterious space labyrinth.
It's just that he is a little curious, what is the relationship between the ability to remember and the space labyrinth, and why the precondition of the space labyrinth is to remember, not any other occupation.
"I see…"
After reading the introduction to the occult space maze, Fei Lin finally understood why the precondition of the space maze is unforgettable.
Mystic Space Labyrinth is a very unique secret technique, and its uniqueness is not because it is a space secret technique, but because of its secret organ.
The occult organs of general occult arts can be seen, but the occult organs of the space labyrinth cannot be seen.
He exists in the fantasy space of the soul, an illusory labyrinth constructed with thinking.
If you want to build such a maze, you must know every brick and tile of the maze.
If you want to expand the labyrinth, you need to know all the bricks and tiles of the labyrinth expansion and make it real.
Whether it is the former or the latter, both require extremely terrifying memory ability, and remembering them is a must.
This is the reason why this kind of secret art needs to be remembered as a precondition.
"Although this kind of secret technique has no attack power in the early stage, as long as it does not encounter the extraordinary power of restraint or the existence of too many ranks, it can rely on the ability to trap the enemy to make itself invincible!"
Felin couldn't help thinking about what happened the day Lindy came to solicit.
In addition to the Security Bureau, although other mysterious organizations have sent people to recruit, but they are all late, and they did not arrive until he negotiated with the Security Bureau.
Now that I think about it, these people are probably trapped in Julie's secret space labyrinth, and they won't get rid of it until Julie clears the space labyrinth, or the time limit expires.
…
If the east area is the area where the rich and aristocratic businessmen live in Conston, then the west area is the area where people with low economic incomes live in Conston.
Mouse Street, even in the West End of Conston, can be called a dirty and dilapidated street.
The ground is black and cracked masonry, surrounded by graffiti-covered house walls, foul-smelling garbage dumps can be seen everywhere, and sometimes you can even see rats walking through the street in broad daylight.
Many of the people who live here do not have stable jobs or stable incomes.
Bang, bang, bang!
A emaciated man in a tattered cotton-padded coat knocked on the door of the house with his frostbitten hand.
After a while, the door was opened, and a sturdy man stuck his head out and asked.
"What's up?"
"I heard that here...you can get a job."
"come in."
The sturdy man glanced around, then looked up and down at the thin man, and then said.
The thin man followed the strong man into a room with an old sofa. On the sofa in the room, there were two young men and a middle-aged man.
After the strong man entered, he said to the middle-aged man.
"He's here to find a job."
"I'm looking for miners now, and there are still a lot of them, and the weekly salary is as high as ten shillings."
The middle-aged man was wearing black, he glanced at the thin man and said.
"However, the minimum period must be one year, and during this year, you must stay in the mine and cannot return to Conston."
"Can't go back to Conston City within a year?"
The thin man's expression became hesitant.
The reason why he was in a hurry to find a job was because his family had no money and his wife and children were about to starve.
If he could not return to Constantine within a year, even if he made money, his wife and children would have starved to death long ago.
"Of course, I also know that you will come to me, and you must be very short of money, so you are allowed to draw a year's salary in advance, which is 25 gold pounds."
said the middle-aged man.
"Can I withdraw a year's salary in advance?!"
The emaciated man showed surprise on his face. With the salary of 25 gold pounds drawn in advance, his wife and children would not go hungry, and even the next year of life would not be a problem.
he said quickly.
"I do."
"very good."
The middle-aged man smiled and recruited another one.
After a while, the emaciated man returned to his residence with a huge sum of 25 gold pounds.
is not alone, one of the two youths he had seen before followed him, apparently afraid that he would put the pigeons after taking the money.
Back home, the thin man handed the money to his wife, explaining that he was going to work for a year.
"Why did it take so long?"
His wife looked a little worried.
"The mine is far away from Conston City, and it is inconvenient to go back and forth, so it is necessary to work for a minimum of one year."
said the thin man.
"Would you like to change jobs?"
The wife discussed it.
"I missed this time, I might not find such a good job again."
The thin man glanced at his five-year-old son, shook his head and said.
Although the wife was very reluctant to give up, she knew that this was the only way to improve the family’s financial situation, so she could only agree.
Farewell to his wife, the emaciated man returned to his previous place, and was immediately arranged to go to other residences, sharing a room with other people who were going to be sent away.
In the night, a monster with the head of a wolf in the body of a man and sharp claws on both hands and claws gently opened the door and stood in front of these people's beds.
Its eyes glowed red as it looked at the sleeping man.
With its gaze, all the sleeping people, including the thin man, lost their heartbeat and breathing.
(end of this chapter)
Chapter 46 The Freeman Family
On the second day of applying for the Mysterious Spear Third Ring Advanced Fourth Ring Practice Method, Fei Lin did not go to work, and he and Ivy would rest for the next two days.
Although he really wanted to learn more about the mystery, but since he was resting, he was not in a hurry and prepared to relax for the next two days.
In the morning, he bought some cakes from the Happy House and came to his sister's residence.
"uncle."
Seeing Fei Lin's arrival, little Kai'Sa with blond hair and blue eyes like a doll, wearing a small white leather coat, shouted to Fei Lin crisply.
"Well, that's good."
Felin reached out and touched Little Kai'Sa's head and said.
"Look what uncle brought you?"
Little Kasha took the paper bag containing the cakes, and looked inside expectantly with a pair of blue eyes.
When he saw what was inside, his little face suddenly became happy.
"Wow, it's the strawberry cake and cream muffins from Happy House."
"is today your off day?"
Sister Rowling, with her hair rolled up and in home clothes, came over and asked.
"Well, I will rest today and tomorrow."
Fehling nodded.
"Your current job not only pays well, but also has two days off each week. You must work hard and don't make a mistake and lose your job."
Rowling warned.
"Don't worry, you can't lose it."
Fehling smiled.
With the talent he showed, unless he made a very serious mistake, it was impossible for the Security Bureau to fire him.
Now, as a "civil servant", he seems to be carrying an "iron rice bowl".
Moreover, there is a good chance of promotion and salary increase, and now the salary has mentioned one hundred gold pounds is the best proof.
But he didn't plan to tell his sister about it. If he knew about it, her sister would be shocked and doubted his position in the Daweide auction house.
After all, even an appraisal supervisor would not be able to have such a high salary.
"Don't take it too seriously. Not long ago, a friend of your brother-in-law, whom you have seen, made a mistake at work and was fired by someone who caught the opportunity."
Seeing that Fei Lin didn't care, Rowling's face became serious.
"Yes, I see."
Felin quickly showed an humbly listening appearance.
He knew that if he didn't show his humility and listened to the teaching, he would be bombarded by his sister's language in the future, and he had already learned about it.
"It's about the same."
Seeing Fei Lin listened in, Rowling stopped.
Having lunch at his sister’s house, Fehling left in a carriage, instead of returning to his residence, he went straight out of the city.
went out of the city and came to the outskirts. When passing through a wasteland full of stones, he asked the driver Ken Darby to stop.
When the ?? Mysterious Spear reached the third ring, he thought about finding a chance to go out of the city and test the power of the Mysterious Force bullet engraved with the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute.
He went out of town this time to test his power.
Confirming that there is no one else around except himself and the driver, Fei Lin walked towards the wasteland full of stones.
"That's it!"
Looking around, he quickly found a flat, one meter thick boulder like a stele.
"Mystery Gun!"
Taking off the glove on his left hand, he revealed the tattoo on the back of his left hand and called out the mysterious spear.
"Mysterious power bullet, armor-piercing attribute ritual pattern."
First, the mysterious power bullet is made, and then the armor-piercing attribute ritual pattern is engraved on the mysterious power bullet.
In less than two seconds, a mysterious power bullet with the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute inscribed appeared.
Although he can't see it, Fehling can perceive it with the help of the relationship with the mysterious gun.
Among the mysterious spears, there is a mysterious power bullet that is black as a whole and has a purple armor-piercing attribute ritual pattern engraved on its surface, lying quietly.
boom!
shot, and the mysterious power bullets engraved with the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute were ejected from the muzzle, hitting the boulder like a stele.
The purple armor-breaking attribute ritual pattern is activated, and there is light on, like purple fluorescence.
Puchi—
The mysterious power bullet engraved with the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute came into contact with the boulder like a stele, and a hole was immediately pierced through the surface of the boulder like a stele.
The mysterious power bullet engraved with the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute travels in a straight line without any resistance in the stone tablet.
went straight out and shot into a boulder next to it, before finally running out of power and disappearing.
"Powerful enough to penetrate a meter thick rock!"
From Fehling's perspective, he could clearly see that the boulder, which looked like a stele, was pierced through a hole that was transparent to the front and back.
Seeing this, he nodded in satisfaction.
Although the rock is not as hard as steel, it has a thickness of about one meter. Even in the previous life, few firearms can penetrate it.
As expected of a bullet with penetrating properties, its power did not disappoint him, and it was able to penetrate even a one-meter-thick rock.
"I'm afraid it is comparable to the most powerful sniper rifle in the previous life!"
Felin couldn't help but think.
In his previous life, the sniper rifle he was most impressed with was a sniper rifle called Barrett.
In order to experience the powerful power of this sniper rifle, he did not hesitate to charge money in a certain game, and that was the only game he paid money for.
In his judgment, the mysterious gun now possessing "armor-piercing bullets" should be comparable in power to a heavy sniper rifle like Barrett.
Bang, bang, bang!
He inscribed the ritual pattern of the armor-piercing attribute again and again, shooting one after another "armor-piercing bullets".
Immediately, there were holes that were transparent one after another on the surface of the boulder like a stele.
"This kind of power?!"
Not far away, the coachman Ken Darby watched Fehling test his gun with interest. This kind of scene where mystics were testing secret techniques was rare.
But when he saw that Fei Lin actually penetrated a one-meter-thick rock, his pupils couldn't help shrinking.
As a veteran, he understands the power of firearms very well, and because of this, he knows very well what kind of power it represents.
This is a terrifying power that can easily tear the body apart. If it falls on a person, the person may be cut in two on the spot.
"It took only two months for me to join the Security Bureau to have this kind of strength. I really deserve to be the most talented person in the Conston City Security Bureau over the years!"
He couldn't help sighing in his heart.
He spent most of his time on standby in the Security Bureau, and naturally he had heard other people talk about Flynn, knowing that Flynn was rated as the most talented person in the Constant City Security Bureau over the years.
In his opinion, the talent shown by Fehling is worthy of his name, or even surpassed.
…
In the meeting room of the Security Department, a meeting is being held.
The people who participated in the meeting were Minister of Security Dave Campbell and eight sheriff-level police officers including Jumana.
"Minister, recently, there has been a gang recruiting miners with high salaries in the western district. At present, dozens of people have been recruited by this gang and disappeared in Constantinople."
"I think this gang is very problematic and should be investigated."
Jumana looked at Duff Campbell who was sitting in the main seat.
Duff Campbell is well-built and wears a pair of black gloves on both hands.
He glanced at the other seven sheriffs and police officers except Jumana and asked.
"What do you think?"
"I don't think it's necessary. This should just be a certain mine recruiting miners. There is no need to investigate, and there is no need to waste police power for this."
A thirty-year-old man with a slight beard on his chin objected.
He is Sheriff Henrik Schelling, an "old policeman" with more than ten years of work experience.
"I agree, there is really no need to waste energy on this."
Another young man of medium build agreed.
He is Sheriff Carol Kane. Although he has not worked for a long time, he is a police officer who is very capable of solving many cases.
It is precisely because of his ability that he was promoted to sheriff at such an age.
"But the period of recruiting miners is usually during the Spring Festival, and now it is still winter to recruit miners, which is obviously very unreasonable."
Jumana said the reason for her doubts.
"The recruitment time is indeed a bit early, but it cannot be suspected that there is a problem. I guess it should be that a new ore vein is seriously lacking, so it will start recruiting miners at this time."
said a thin, lean, dark-skinned man.
He is Sheriff Scott Cook, a veteran police officer who is extremely good at fighting, and he also serves as an instructor in the Guard Department.
Another sheriff spoke out one after another, and without exception, they all objected to Zhu Mana's proposal, and did not agree with wasting police force to investigate this gang that recruited miners.
"Since those who disagree are in the majority, Jumana, this matter is dismissed."
In the main seat, Duff Campbell made a concluding remark.
"I understand."
Jumana was unwilling, and always felt that this gang was very problematic, but in the face of the order from the minister, she had to obey the order.
…
Evening, Freeman Villa Restaurant.
The bright yellow crystal gas lamp hangs overhead, and the restaurant is bright.
At the long dining table covered with white tablecloths, five people were dining, each with a maid serving behind them.
One of them is a middle-aged man with blue hair and a dignified temperament.
One of them is a graceful middle-aged woman with a huge red gem on her chest.
One of them is a young man with blue hair and a calm temperament in his twenties.
One of them was a beautiful young woman with brown hair and jeweled earrings.
The last person was a young woman with blue hair, a little more beautiful than a young woman with brown hair. It was Ivy.
On the table there are golden caviar, goose belly beef, pan-fried sole...all delicious dishes prepared by the chef.
However, the five people who dined did not have much reaction, as if they were already immune to such delicious food.
"Ivy, how is your secret art training progress now?"
The majestic middle-aged man is Wilton Freeman, the father of Ivy. While he is the mayor of Constantine, he is also a noble earl who is very popular in the kingdom.
He wiped his mouth with the napkin and asked Ivy.
"Half a month ago, I have advanced to the Fourth Ring Mysticist."
Ai Wei, who had already finished her meal, replied.
"In less than eight months after joining the Security Bureau, you have become a fourth-ring mystic. This kind of training speed has already exceeded the average super talent. Ivy, your talent is really good."
The calm young man with blue hair praised Ivy.
He is Euro Freeman, brother of Wilton Freeman's eldest son, Ivy, and has always had a good relationship with Ivy.
Ivy was in a bad mood some time ago, and he helped facilitate that banquet in order to make Ivy change his mood.
"good."
Wilton Freeman nodded with satisfaction.
He is a noble earl who is very popular in the kingdom. He has the right to speak in many aspects of the kingdom, but there is only one place where he is completely incapable of intervening. That place is the Security Bureau.
After discovering that Ivy had a very high talent for secret arts, he sent Ivy to the Security Bureau, so that one day in the future, Ivy would become a senior among them, and he would also gain the right to speak in the Security Bureau.
In a good mood, he said proudly.
"Being able to become a four-ring mystic so quickly, in addition to talent, hard work is also indispensable. I can see that you must have worked hard during this period of time. If you need any gifts, just tell me."
"No, I don't want anything."
Ivy shook his head.
Her father, Wilton Freeman, was not bad to her. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been the best in her age, and he loved her no less than her brother.
The only bad thing is that my father has a strong desire for power. Even now, he is still not satisfied. He always wants to expand the influence of the Freeman family in the kingdom.
"Ivy, within the Conston City Security Bureau, your progression speed should be enough to rank first, right?"
Euro Freeman took a sip of red wine and asked Ivy.
Hearing her brother's question, Ivy couldn't help thinking of Fei Lin, who was in the same group as her.
His talent is indeed extremely strong, but compared with Fei Lin in the same group, it is a little worse.
She shook her head and said.
"no."
"no?!"
Wilton Freeman and Euro Freeman both looked at Ivy in surprise.
The graceful middle-aged woman and the young brown-haired woman, that is, Ivy's mother Li Nali Freeman and sister-in-law Heidi Freeman, also looked at Ivy with attention.
The two of them didn't know much about magicians, and they didn't understand what Ivy's current training progress represented, but they were able to perceive the extraordinary from their husbands' reactions.
"Well, there is one person who is faster in cultivation than me."
Ivy nodded and said.
"Who is that?"
asked Wilton Freeman.
"The Security Bureau has regulations, which cannot be disclosed to the public."
Ivy did not answer.
"Ivy, although the Security Bureau has regulations, those regulations are only for ordinary people."
Euro Freeman said.
"You know, although the Freeman family doesn't have much influence in the Security Bureau, they can still find information."
"It's my teammate Ferrin Sox."
Understand that what brother said is the truth, Ai Wei replied.
"It's him."
Euro Freeman accident.
"Euro, do you recognize this man?"
Hearing that Euro Freeman clearly recognized this person, Wilton Freeman asked.
"Well, at the dinner party a while ago, wasn't there a person I didn't know who had contact with Ivy? That's the person."
"I investigated and found that he was from the Daweide Auction House, and he had no contact with Ivy after that, so he gave up the investigation."
"Now it seems that the identity of Daweid Auction House must be a disguise arranged by the Security Bureau for it, and the real identity is a member of the Security Bureau."
Euro Freeman replied.
He is extremely concerned about Ivy and is afraid that Ivy will be hurt. All men who have contact with Ivy will investigate.
"What's the background?"
asked Wilton Freeman.
"From an ordinary family, his parents died in an accident, and his sister is the wife of a baron's family."
Euro Freeman replied.
Wilton Freeman pondered for a while, looked at Ivy and said.
"This person has great potential. As long as he doesn't die, he will definitely become a heavyweight in the security bureau. Since he is in the same group, if you have time, you can invite him to the Freeman family to sit."
"Um."
Ivy responded.
(end of this chapter)