infodatos Chapter 415 Tamara Melissa's Wit
Chapter 415 Tamara Melissa's Wit
Chapter 415 Tamara Melissa's Wit
"I can attest to this: recently, in addition to studying for the exam, Benson has also been reading books on law."
He even provided simple legal advice to his neighbors, and it was very effective, helping them solve many problems. If it weren't for the fact that a university degree is required to work in the court, I think Benson might have applied for a judicial position!
Melissa, standing to the side, endorsed Benson's abilities, her tone filled with regret and pride.
"Oh, if Benson, you're really that interested in law, then the diploma issue isn't insurmountable."
Upon hearing this, Evan immediately offered to provide some assistance in this regard, and Benson was clearly interested. However, after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said:
"Let's forget about it. I'm also good with numbers, and working at the Ministry of Finance is a good fit for me."
By the way, I haven't asked Evan what he does for a living. Is he managing the family company?
"No, actually the family assets have always been managed by professionals. I just check them from time to time."
My primary duty is as a soldier. If you read the Backlund newspapers, you'll know that I've been building a new army lately. Before taking on this task, I worked for MI9!
As Evan directed the waiters on how to arrange the dishes, he casually remarked.
When Melissa heard the name MI9, she didn't react much, but Benson was clearly stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Melissa, seemingly oblivious to her brother's strange behavior, asked curiously:
"MI9, what does that do?"
"It's nothing much, just an agency that protects the royal family, safeguards the kingdom's secrets, and hunts down spies from enemy countries."
Because of its low-key and secretive nature, many ordinary people are unaware of MI9.
"Hey, Benson, are you hot? Why don't you open the window?"
While answering Melissa's question, Evan also made sure to show concern for Benson.
"It's a bit hot, probably because of the food. No need to open the windows, it'll probably be fine in a bit!"
Benson stopped the waiter from opening the window and wiped the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief.
"Oh, I thought you weren't feeling well. Come on, the lobster here is absolutely amazing, eat it while it's hot."
Evan gently let Benson go and quickly urged them to eat.
This restaurant is a place Evan frequents. With his past life's appetite, he's very picky about food, so you can imagine how delicious the food here is. Anyway, although Melissa tried her best to maintain a ladylike demeanor, the food on her plate visibly decreased.
Benson, on the other hand, couldn't taste the best food at that moment and was restless.
During the meal, Melissa went to the restroom and left the private room, leaving only Evan and Benson inside.
Benson watched Evan, who was leisurely savoring his food, his face full of struggle, but finally he gritted his teeth and spoke with unusual determination:
"I suppose you've already realized, Evan, that I've become an Extraordinary being, and I have nothing to say about that. I don't ask for explanations, I just hope that for Klein's sake, you won't involve Melissa!"
Clearly, Benson already had a certain understanding of the Extraordinary World and knew the official forces' attitude towards wild Extraordinary individuals.
So after learning that Evan was a member of MI9, he had no hope at all, and only hoped that he hadn't implicated his sister.
"Can you tell me how you became an Extraordinary?"
Instead of responding to Benson's request, Evan pressed him for the reason why he had become an Extraordinary.
Because in the already declassified Lord of Mysteries original book, there is no content about Benson becoming an extraordinary being, especially during this period.
In addition, based on his understanding of Klein's personality, he was basically certain that Klein would not deliberately guide his brother into the dangerous Extraordinary World in the future.
Therefore, it can be inferred that Benson became an Extraordinary being because he was influenced by Evan's butterfly effect.
Evan has been in this world for several months. Even the Great Smog of Backlund has changed because of him. Large blank pages have appeared in the book "Lord of Mysteries" in his mind. The world situation has also changed significantly because of him.
Looking at it this way, Benson's unexpected becoming an Extraordinary doesn't seem like such a big deal after all.
However, Evan's innate vigilance made him think otherwise.
This is not just because Benson is Klein's brother and one of Klein's deepest bonds.
Furthermore, Benson and Melissa are among the few ordinary people in Evan's social circle.
So if someone notices Evan, then by reviewing Evan's experiences, it will be easy to discover Evan's attention to the Moretti siblings.
In other words, the Moretti siblings could become a breakthrough point for those with ulterior motives to target Evan.
This isn't just me being overly pessimistic; there's simply been a lot of action being taken against him personally lately.
There are those from within the country and those from abroad, not to mention demigods like Maxim who have angels backing them.
With the establishment of the new army, Evan is gradually stepping onto the world stage and attracting the attention of major powers, which in turn brings endless scrutiny and targeting.
This was inevitable; in other words, Evan was a prominent figure in the world and was therefore entitled to be targeted by various parties.
If Benson was ambushed because of his own fault, then from any perspective, Evan would not be able to explain it to Klein. Therefore, he had no choice but to keep asking questions, and even refused to give Benson a definite answer that Melissa would not be implicated. He maintained pressure to make him tell the truth!
Benson, though inwardly furious, was powerless to refuse. Having lost Klein, Melissa was his greatest concern, and he absolutely refused to let her suffer because of him. So, he pulled a seemingly ordinary, palm-sized piccolo from his pocket, placed it on the table, and said in a low voice:
"A woman who claimed to be from the 'Tamara' family helped me become a 'lawyer.' She gave me this after I became an Extraordinary. She said that someone would contact me when I got to Backlund, and then I just had to give this to him. That's all I know."
Evan knew Benson was hiding something, but he didn't care. Instead, he focused his attention on the small piccolo on the table.
This piccolo looks ordinary, made of what appears to be stone, and has no markings on it. Yet, despite using the witch's divination, Evan couldn't glean any useful information from it.
It's important to know that Evanko is also a demigod-level witch, highly skilled in divination, and blessed by the City of Calamity, which prevents her from receiving any information. This demonstrates the extraordinary nature of this piccolo.
Evan secretly mobilized the power of the City of Calamity, even having Amon's clone stand in front of him, making full preparations before reaching out his left hand to take the piccolo.
However, this piccolo never showed anything special.
Evan, holding the piccolo, didn't get any useful information either, as if the piccolo was just an ordinary piccolo.
However, it was precisely because of the extraordinary nature of this piccolo that Evan was certain that Benson was not in danger. "Don't worry, you are Klein's brother. I won't arrest you and lock you up underground to be an experimental subject."
Also, you don't need to worry about that man contacting you again, because your mission is complete!
Evan glanced at Benson and noticed that he was looking at him with unusual nervousness, so he couldn't help but smile and say something.
Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Benson couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he heard the second half, he was stunned and confused.
But Benson, having spent many years in the workforce, quickly realized what was happening. He pointed at Piccolo, then at Eben himself, speechless.
"That's right, that lady probably wanted to get this piccolo to me through you."
In this respect, you've been implicated because of me.
Evan had initially thought someone was trying to sabotage him through Benson, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
Because if the woman really wanted to sabotage him, she wouldn't have needed to help Benson get promoted, which aroused his suspicion.
She could easily disguise herself as an ordinary person and use the excuse of wanting Benson to deliver something to Evan, which would have been more unexpected.
And as it turned out, the piccolo did not harm Evan; at least Evan did not notice any tampering with it at that moment.
On the contrary, the other party's act of helping Benson get promoted to lawyer was more about showing their goodwill!
Evan instantly recalled his knowledge of the Tamara family.
The Tamara family was one of the five archangel families of the Tudor dynasty in the Fourth Age. They possessed the "Arbitrator" pathway and later maintained a long-term marriage alliance with the Abraham family, jointly mastering the "Apprentice" pathway's extraordinary characteristics, as well as the "Black Emperor" pathway.
This is MI9's internal description of the Tamara family. According to Evan, the Tamara family once split, with one branch obtaining resources from the Abraham family through the "apprentice" route, and subsequently abandoning the roles of "arbitrator" and "..."
Through the "lawyer" route, she established the "Spiritual Society" together with a witch who had risen to power as a woman after the start of the Fifth Age.
These are secrets that Evan learned from Christina after he captured her.
According to Christina, although the Gnostic Society was an organization jointly established by the two major powers, she rarely saw members of the Tamara family on a daily basis and knew very little about them.
"The woman who met Benson was probably not from the Gnostic, but from another branch of the Tamara family!"
Otherwise, it would have been much easier for them to contact me through the Gnostic Church; they wouldn't have had to go through such a long and complicated process!
If the lady comes from another branch of the Tamara family, then that would be very interesting.
Is this piccolo really for me? After all, if things go as expected, that branch of the Tamara family should always insist on going through the "arbitrator and lawyer" route!
Looking at it this way, I also look like a delivery donkey. Evan couldn't understand what connection the Tamara family had with him, so he naturally thought of Robert.
After hearing Evan's explanation, Benson breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a pity that losing contact with that woman had deprived him of his path to further promotion, he also understood the risks of dealing with such mysterious forces, especially since he had already been exposed to MI9.
"Evan, I want to ask you something: is Klein also an Extraordinary?"
Benson thought for a moment, and finally asked the question he had been wanting to explore since his promotion.
After learning of the existence of the Extraordinary World and becoming a lawyer, Benson had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't think about it deeply and thus ignored the past.
Looking back now, Klein's job, the speed of his salary increases, the high compensation, and the enormous power that guaranteed him to pass the interview are all suspicious.
Upon hearing this, Evan didn't answer immediately. He merely glanced at the door of the private room and said with a smile:
"If you want to listen, come in! Don't eavesdrop outside."
To Benson's astonishment, Melissa pushed open the door and returned to her seat.
"You should have noticed Benson's odd behavior and discovered the problem with Klein's identity long ago!"
You just deliberately mentioned Benson's legal expertise in front of me, just to confirm his safety through me, right?
After Evan discovered that Melissa had left the private room, she didn't go to the restroom but instead eavesdropped outside the door, realizing that she had been tricked by Melissa.
Melissa glanced at her dumbfounded brother and nodded in agreement:
"I noticed Benson's strange behavior a long time ago, and around that time, I also learned about the Extraordinary World through acquaintances, and learned about another side of the world, so I was always very worried about Benson."
"It just so happens that you came to see us today, Mr. Evan, so I'd like to borrow yours to see if my brother has been tempted by an evil god!"
Benson looked at Melissa, who was usually unusually well-behaved, and didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long while, he reacted, grabbed Melissa's shoulders, and asked urgently:
"How much do you know about the extraordinary world? Have you been promoted?"
Thanks to that woman's instruction, Benson learned a great deal about the extraordinary world, and even knew about the art of acting.
It was precisely because he knew so much that he had a deeper understanding of the dangers of the extraordinary world and was very worried that Melissa would embark on a path of no return.
Melissa, looking somewhat dejected, pouted and said:
"No, I don't have the money to buy the materials, nor can I find the potion recipe."
Melissa had accompanied Isabella to the extraordinary materials market at the "Dragon Bar" several times and had seen a few recipes, but none of them suited her taste.
"Did you also guess Klein's identity?"
Evan looked at Melissa, his admiration growing stronger.
She not only noticed Benson's unusual behavior early on, but also immediately thought of using her to determine Benson's condition after meeting her.
This method is like a gazelle hanging its horns on a tree; it looks ordinary, but it has a kind of profound skill that comes from simplicity.
"Klein must be the night watchman of the Night Church, right?"
Melissa's words sounded like a question, but her tone was unusually certain.