A smear of orange lit up the horizon as one manor after another on the north bank of the Tussock River awoke amidst the morning mist.
The tall and fat Framis Cage came to the guest bedroom where Qonas Kilgor had slept last night and knocked on the door, planning on having breakfast with the deputy director of MI9.
However, there was no response from inside.
"The major general has already gone to the dining hall?" Framis Cage turned around in puzzlement and left the floor.
After breakfast was over, everyone realized that Qonas Kilgor had vanished. Under Dawn Dantès's lead, they came to the guest bedroom and watched the manor steward, Richardson, open the door with a key.
There was no one inside.
"Does Major General Kilgor have the hobby of taking a morning stroll?" Macht pinched his cheekbones and asked in puzzlement.
Framis Cage shook his head without any hesitation.
"No."
"Did you hear anything last night?" the chancellor of Baekeland University of Technology, Portland Moment, surveyed the area and asked.
Macht thought for a moment.
"No, it's very quiet here. It's very suitable for a vacation."
Beside him, Hazel looked into the room curiously, but she couldn't think of a possible situation.
At this moment, Framis Cage raised his guess.
"Major General Kilgor is an important figure in the military. There are often unexpected matters that require his attention. Perhaps he left the manor a long time ago and returned to Baekeland."
This steam-powered car tycoon was clearly trying his best to make the matter seem less serious.
He seems to know something. At the very least, he can guess that Qonas Kilgor has his own motives for coming to Maygur Manor … As Klein listened to their conversation, he wore a heavy expression as he said to Walter and Richardson, "Ask the servants in the manor if they saw Major General Kilgor last night or this morning.
"Ask the servants in the manor if they saw Major General Kilgor last night or this morning.
"If not, send someone back to Baekeland and visit Major General Kilgor's family. Inform them of this matter and let them decide if they need to immediately report it to the police."
After giving the instructions, Klein stroked his white sideburns and said to Macht and the other guests, "It's impossible to figure out the matter immediately.
Perhaps Major General Kilgor really left due to an urgent matter. We can't delay everyone's vacation because of this. Let's do it this way. We'll continue with the hunting arrangements and return when the police arrive. "
As Major General Kilgor's companion, Framis Cage, had given the reason of an urgent matter and it was very convincing, Macht and company agreed with Dawn Dantès's suggestion and left.
Hazel was the last to walk as she looked at the guest bedroom and the room beside it. She had a nagging feeling that something was amiss and subconsciously wanted to use her powers as a Cryptologist to reconstruct the situation there.
However, an intense fear arose deep in her. She didn't know what she was of of. of of of. of of the thought.
She vaguely felt that she had some experience in similar matters, and those experiences told her not to look at things that she shouldn't see, and not to listen to voices that she shouldn't hear.
After all the guests and servants left the floor, in the room beside Qonas's guest room, a thick carpet that carried a coffee table suddenly moved.
After the guests and servants left the floor, in the room beside Qonas's guest bedroom, a thick carpet with a coffee table suddenly moved.
Bit by bit, it pulled its body out from under the sofa and coffee table without causing too much of a stir.
It was flesh and blood that had congealed!
As the flesh and blood squirmed and reassembled, the carpet quickly transformed back into a person, a young man with a mixed-blood appearance.
He was Dawn Dantès's valet, Enuni.
And now, the one following Dawn Dantès was Qonas Kilgor. They had the same face and the same figure!
To Klein, there was actually no need for Enuni to disguise himself in such a manner. He could hide among the servants and use illusions to interfere with their senses, preventing them from noticing that there was an additional person. It was a much simpler and more reliable method, but "acting" was still very important to a demigod. It was to speed up the digestion of the potion and resist the inclination of losing control and madness. Therefore, Klein would deliberately seek to be "strange" when handling the details.
Of course, he didn't wish to harm the innocent. Even if he had to create a strange and terrifying atmosphere, he tried his best not to let others notice it. He didn't want them to be overly horrified and traumatized.
That strange and terrifying atmosphere was mainly used to make himself and the potion in his body acknowledge him. This would undoubtedly speed up his digestion, but without the feedback of the audience, it meant that the "acting" wasn't complete. The speed at which the Bizarro Sorcerer potion was digested definitely wouldn't be as fast as expected. Even though he had done so many things and performed so many "acting," Klein didn't feel that it was possible for him to reach Sequence 3 this year.
…
East Baekeland, in a two-bedroom rental apartment.
Xio sat on a chair that wasn't stable enough, looking out the window in a daze. She wore a rare gloomy expression.
Fors drank a mouthful of water and walked to sit opposite Xio, blocking her line of sight.
"You seem to have lost your motivation?
"Is it because of that answer that you don't know what to do next? Is it because the king is out of your reach? "
Xio's eyes flickered as she slowly came to life.
"Be it restoring my father's reputation or seeking revenge, the hope is so slim when facing a king. I can't think of any way to complete such matters …"
"That's because you're still too weak. When you reach Sequence 4 and become a demigod, you'll realize that there are plenty of solutions, just that it's more dangerous!" "In addition, you can still make use of others. Just like that monitor of Shermane's. She also wants to know who Viscount Stratford is loyal to. She's definitely very interested in the king's secret."
"Shermane …" Xio repeated the name as her mental state suddenly recovered.
On the table beside them, there was a bronze-green cross and a ghostly-blue gem that resembled a vertical eye.
The surface of the gem had thread-like patterns. It was the Beyonder characteristic that had seeped out after Shermane's death. It softened the surroundings and added a sense of beauty. However, due to the existence of the bronze-green cross, its light could only be shrunk to a very small area.
"That monitor is one of the murderers who caused Shermane's death," Xio said rather seriously.
They had already found a place to bury Shermane, and Fors had flipped through Leymano's Travels to bury her soul.
Fors immediately nodded.
"Yes, that's why she was driven to investigate the king's secret and touch upon the potential risks.
"Didn't you say that she might be monitoring our previous residence? Then, we'll find a chance to disguise ourselves and return there. We'll throw a piece of paper into the mailbox and write that Viscount Stratford is loyal to King George III and that George III is hiding a huge secret. This way, I believe that person will be able to see it. "
Xio thought carefully and nodded solemnly.
"Alright."
After discussing what to do next, Fors stood up and pointed at the bronze-green cross.
"We've received Mr. Fool's help many times. It's time to show our sincerity. I plan on sacrificing it to Mr. Fool now. Do you have any objections?"
"No," Xio answered without hesitation.
…
Maygur Manor. It was another evening. As Qonas Kilgor's family had informed them to wait a little longer, saying that the deputy director of MI9 often did such things and that it involved secrets related to national security, Macht and company didn't panic. On the lawn behind the manor, they used the animals they hunted to hold a barbecue dinner that was different from the usual.
He watched as the gentlemen rolled up their sleeves and personally busied themselves by the grill. He watched as the ladies went over to help from time to time. He watched as the children ran around, eager to give it a try. Klein held a cup of sweet white wine produced by Maygur Manor and sat on a white wooden chair with an obvious smile on his lips.
Beside him, his mixed-blood valet, Enuni, stood straight and awaited instructions.
And in a particular room in the manor's main building, a pair of eyes was silently watching the area below. It belonged to a person who looked identical to Enuni.
As the evening breeze blew, Klein was just about to get up and head to the grill to perform what it meant to roast Desi-style meat when he suddenly saw a figure quickly outline in front of him.
It was Arianna, who was wearing a simple robe and a tree bark belt.
This secret servant looked at Dawn Dantès and said, "There's nothing special in that underground ruin …"
"There's nothing special in that underground relic …"
He then described the situation that he and the three archbishops had seen there, as well as Prince Grove Augustus' speech, and highlighted the key points.
This was because Saintess of White Katarina had provided help to Viscount Stratford. This clearly meant that the king's faction and the Demoness Sect hadn't severed ties.
This was because Viscount Stratford had the help of Saintess of White Katarina. This clearly meant that the king's faction and the Demoness Sect hadn't severed ties.
This was because Saintess of White Katarina had provided help to Viscount Stratford. This clearly meant that the king's faction and the Demoness Sect hadn't severed ties.
With such a deep collaboration, wouldn't the Demoness Sect and Psychological Alchemy request for a split of the spoils?
In that case, why didn't they directly seek out the three Churches?
Klein's intuition told him that the problem with the ruin hadn't really been discovered. He suspected that the news had been leaked midway, allowing the king to make preparations.
With Ma 'am Arianna around, the possibility of them using divination or prophecy to discover something amiss can be eliminated …
From the moment I removed Qonas Kilgor to the joint operation of the three Churches, there aren't more than ten people who know of this matter. Furthermore, all of them are members of the upper echelons of their respective Churches. How could there be a leak …
Something happened to Viscount Stratford, causing the people in the underground ruin to activate the emergency plan? No, his status isn't at that level. Even Qonas Kilgor doesn't know the exact situation, much less him. He's only in charge of liaising with the Demoness Sect and dealing with peripheral matters. He might not even know of the underground ruin … Klein's thoughts raced as he searched for a reason.
He first eliminated the possibility that the matter with Viscount Stratford had caused them to make preparations. After all, the death of the captain of the royal guards wasn't that important.
As such, there were very few possibilities that could explain the entire matter. Firstly, someone who knew of the secret had deliberately or unintentionally leaked the situation for a particular reason. Secondly, someone had discovered something amiss with Qonas Kilgor's seemingly normal state, but Klein didn't notice anything at all.
They're also cooperating with Psychological Alchemy … Could it be that one of my thoughts was read and the secret was exposed? But I have the gray fog's augmentation. No matter what, there should be some abnormality, just like when I faced the Spectator demigod with Anderson … Psychological Alchemy originates from Hermes's legacy. Hermes is … As he thought about it, Klein's pupils suddenly dilated.
He instinctively stopped himself from delving deeper into the matter, but after looking at Arianna, he relaxed.
He asked, "Is this place very secretive?"
"Very secretive," Arianna replied calmly.
There were people coming and going behind "Her," but no one discovered "Her."
Klein exhaled, and the thoughts in his mind finally took shape.
Rosell The Great mentioned in his diary that the members of that ancient secret organization are all important figures …
Then, could it be that some of the upper echelons of the three Churches are members of the Twilight Hermit Order?
And could the ruin that Arianna and the other archbishops saw not be the real ruin, but a ruin that Adam imagined?
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