Should I raise you too?

Eleanor pretended to admire the clear sky after the rain, standing under Elisa's balcony, and used the "object-finding ritual" with complete concentration.

...O spirits lingering nearby, tell me the location of my favorite pet...

The silver chain points upwards, toward Elisa's balcony.

It's clearly effective, so why can't I find the treasure?

Eleanor was baffled.

Could it be that the manor was kept particularly clean, and I was just unlucky enough to have no valuables within the scope of the ritual?

Hmph, no difficulty can stop this young lady. Even if I exhaust all my spiritual power and search the entire manor, I will still get what I want!

With such a large estate, how could there not be a single lost item?

I accept this challenge. The "Find the Item" ritual begins!

The air in the manor was fresh after the rain, and the gray-white fog that usually shrouded the capital had disappeared, revealing the true appearance of the scenery on the horizon.

If it were just a normal walk, Eleanor would definitely feel refreshed and happy.

But she wasn't taking a walk; she was on a treasure hunt.

Why is there really not a single lost item in this manor?! Miss Eleanor was starting to lose her composure after wandering around for an hour.

I even searched the servants' quarters! And I didn't find a single penny!

Is this reasonable? Who lives in this manor? Do they never lose anything?!

Eleanor crouched down at the back of the secluded mansion, rubbing her ankles. She wasn't good at walking for long periods, and her feet and legs ached.

Her physical exhaustion made her even more unwilling to give up. If she didn't get anything, all this suffering would have been for nothing!

Miss Eleanor looked around and quietly took off one of her earrings.

She raised her hand and tossed the earring.

As the saying goes, a thief never leaves empty-handed... Pshaw, it's Miss Eleanor who would never leave empty-handed. Since there's nothing lost in the manor, I'll just throw something away myself!

The earring, adorned with tiny blue diamonds, arced through the air before landing in the grass, rolling into the bushes, and disappearing completely in a flash of blue light.

perfect!

Without immediately going to retrieve it, Eleanor continued forward.

Walk around once, forget where the earring is, and then go back.

If you remember the location in your mind, and still use a "finding ritual" to look for it, isn't that just going through the motions... no, it's completely unnecessary!

Miss Eleanor went to the garden, where she enjoyed admiring the withered flowers after the rain for a while, and then went to the front yard to gaze at the distant scenery.

Finally, she returned to the back of the mansion and retrieved the silver chain.

The "Find Your Item Ritual" begins!

My little darling, where are you?

The silver chain hanging between her fingers swayed slightly, then returned to stillness, pointing nowhere.

Isn't it here? It seems I've forgotten quite thoroughly.

Eleanor walked a hundred meters forward and performed the ritual again.

Come out, my blue diamond earrings!

The silver chain still did not respond.

"...?!"

After changing the location twice and using the ritual twice, Eleanor had to admit one thing.

My blue diamond earrings are gone!

That was a gift I just received!

Was it picked up by a servant? That's impossible; a servant couldn't have found the earring in the bushes in such a short time.

What kind of accident occurred in a mystical sense?

In the mysticism, anything can happen; one must have a mind that is not swayed by unexpected events.

She comforted herself with this thought and took off her other earring.

She tossed the remaining earring under a tree, this time remembering the spot perfectly.

Since things have come to this, there's no point in keeping just one earring; let's continue the treasure hunt.

She walked quickly around the house, her feet aching, before returning to the ornamental tree.

She opened her slender palms, lowered the silver chain, and performed the ritual.

The silver chain did not react at all.

She crouched down and searched the soil beneath the ornamental trees, but found nothing.

Miss Eleanor couldn't accept it; she covered her forehead and staggered to her feet.

My blue diamond earrings!

Why is it gone?! What happened?! Does this manor eat lost items?!

She clutched the necklace to her chest, wanting to try a third time, but the soreness in her legs and the last vestiges of her reason held her back.

Damn it, what on earth stole my earrings!

……

"...Simon captured a wild blue diamond earring."

"...Simon captured the companion of the Blue Diamond Earring."

Simon prayed to God, giving thanks for the blessings of nature.

What?! Blue diamond earrings! How much are they worth?!

Elisa held up the "Sergei Daily" and read "Simon's Diary," her heart filled with sorrow.

Those are all from my estate, all my money!

She sighed deeply, closed the newspaper, and turned to look at the bedroom balcony.

Mabel stood on the balcony, gazing absently at the courtyard, unusually quiet.

This lively and mischievous noble lady also has a quiet side!

Elisa smiled and asked, "How's the view?"

“Oh no,” Mabel said, sounding disappointed. “We can’t see Mr. Simon.”

Weren't you admiring the scenery?

And is it really okay for you to be so blunt? What about your dignity as a noble lady?

And what do you want to do to my male servant?

Elisa changed the subject: "What does Mabel do to pass the time when she's home?"

“Reading novels and playing cards.” Mabel scratched her head. “My father said he wouldn’t let me out until the picnic a month from now. Sigh.”

The picnic a month later was an event at a literary salon, which Mabel and Eleanor had invited Elisa to attend.

This event, hosted by them, will surely produce even more noble and powerful ladies.

Elisa concluded that this was the second crucial step in her entry into high society, and she had to take it seriously.

She was about to ask about the picnic, but Mabel wasn't interested and instead started talking about the East End.

Mabel returned to her bedroom and sat on the sofa: "When I went back that day, I told my father that I wanted to help the poor in the East End. My father said that it would cost us almost half of our cash, and that poor people from all over the country would flock to the East End, and we wouldn't have enough money."

Elisa couldn't tell whether this was a source of distress or a Versailles-like situation.

Funding all the poor in the East End would only cost Baron Percy half of his cash? That's hundreds of thousands of people!

Elisa considered whether she should wait for a dark and stormy night to visit the Baron's house.

"In the end, my father only asked me to contribute £100,000 to establish a workers' injury fund to help poor families injured in factories," Mabel sighed.

One hundred thousand pounds!

I only have less than 50,000 yuan in funds right now!

Elisa felt that she also needed financial assistance.

"Sigh, why do I have so little money?" Mabel was very annoyed.

How much more money do you want! Do you want to buy the entire kingdom?!

Elisa wanted to fight this damn rich girl.

Eleanor's arrival prevented the tragedy from happening. It was getting late, so she took Mabel's hand and said goodbye to Elisa.

Chapter 29 Stealing my funds again!

When Mabel and Eleanor arrived, they were driven by Caroline, a military investigator. Caroline had left the manor early, leaving them without a coachman, so Elisa had to send a servant to drive.

She had originally planned to have the estate's personal coachman take the two young ladies back, but Mabel refused her suggestion and specifically requested Simon instead.