Count Dore was a small old man with a shriveled figure. He was only wearing tight white pajamas and looked a little dissatisfied.
However, when facing Cecilia, Count Dore wisely didn't explode. He just shrugged and humorously said, "Hello, beautiful Cecilia. It's a pity to see you in such a sorry state. I think you can give me some time to at least put on my formal attire. "
Cecilia wasn't good at chatting like a noble. She said calmly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dore, but I have to do business. It's also a good thing for the safety of your territory to investigate suspicious people in your territory. "
"Ha! My territory, isn't it? "Count Dorell said sarcastically, as if he was a noble.
In fact, Count Dore had a reason to be unhappy. At this time, the defense of the Central Province's noble territories had been taken over by the Imperial Army. Otherwise, as a lord, how could he be kicked out of his bed in his own territory? He was in such a sorry state that he didn't even have time to change into formal attire.
Cecilia ignored him. She ordered the nobles in Dore's territory to line up and identify them one by one.
For Cecilia, who was equivalent to an Awakened, it was easy for her to identify the hidden Awakened. This was because the "illusion" function of an Awakened was targeted at Spiritual World characters. It was ineffective against Cecilia, who was also an Awakened.
Therefore, as long as the person Cecilia saw was different from the person in the Spiritual World, it meant that there was a problem with that person.
Cecilia walked first. Sister Celine and the captain of the knights, Phil, followed closely behind.
"First one," Cecilia said.
Phil looked carefully and said, "White silk pajamas. There's nothing special about them."
Sister Celine's eyes flashed with a faint blue light. After looking at them, she said, "They didn't use magic to disguise themselves."
"Second one."
Cecilia's expression was calm as she identified them one by one.
As the identification work progressed, the anger in Count Dore's heart slowly accumulated. However, the situation was stronger than the person. Even if Cecilia didn't find anything, Count Dore couldn't do anything to Cecilia.
At the very least, she could mock her a little. Count Dorell thought.
Suddenly, there was a slight commotion at the back of the group.
"What are you going to do?"
Two Imperial Army soldiers in charge of security stopped a young noble from Dorrell.
The young man rubbed his sleepy eyes. "I need to relieve myself."
"Lady Cecilia has ordered that no one is allowed to leave before the investigation is over."
"Please, do you want a cultured noble to relieve himself in front of a lady? That's ridiculous. "The young man smiled and handed over two gold coins from the Gorse Empire.
One of the Imperial Army soldiers subconsciously wanted to take the gold coin, but the other pulled his companion back warily, took a step back, and raised his weapon.
"Return to your formation!"
"Haha … Damn it, I clearly didn't want to make a move …"
The young noble's eyes suddenly became fierce, and his sleepiness disappeared without a trace! He raised his hands, and two cold lights flashed. Immediately, two Imperial Army soldiers covered their necks and fell down, blood spurting out!
A female noble from Dorrell saw this scene and screamed, "Lord of Light! Joseph, what are you doing! "
The young noble named Joseph didn't answer. Light flashed under his feet, and he suddenly accelerated.
Now, everyone could see that there was something wrong with him.
Sister Seline, who was standing beside Cecilia, raised her hands and prayed loudly. A beam of light shot down and turned into a cross, nailing "Joseph" to the ground.
"Joseph"'s body flashed, and he was released from the control state. He ran wildly.
"Stop!"
Cecilia and Phil mounted their horses and chased after him with a group of Imperial Army soldiers.
On the other hand, the mounted archers that Cecilia brought from the Northern Lands nocked their arrows and launched a rain of arrows at the fleeing 'Joseph'.
After "Joseph" was hit by a few arrows, his speed slowed down a lot.
Phil rode his horse and charged forward. He held his lance horizontally, intending to skewer "Joseph" into a stick of candied hawthorn.
However, "Joseph" used another item, and his body quickly faded and became invisible. Phil lost his target and had to stop his charge.
"There!" Sister Seline waved her hand and shot out a light bullet, which exploded in the air. "Joseph", who had been carefully escaping like a cat, was directly illuminated.
Cecilia took a deep breath and drew her bow!
Sniper Arrow, activate!
"Joseph" felt a chill in his heart. Before he could react, he was hit by the arrow and directly pierced through! The arrow's power was endless. It lifted his body and nailed him to the wall, causing him to enter a state of dizziness.
Phil brought the light cavalry down and surrounded "Joseph".
"Surrender. You have no way to escape!" Phil shouted.
"Joseph" didn't look at Phil. His eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Cecilia. "You damn inferior native … You don't know what kind of existence you've provoked! Just wait, we won't let you go! "
Phil was enraged and thrust his lance at 'Joseph'. However, "Joseph" turned into a white light and disappeared, leaving only an arrow nailed to the wall and a bloodstain.
"Don't be nervous. He has already escaped from our world."
Cecilia said simply, "This person doesn't belong to our world. He's an opportunist from another world."
"From another world?" Phil was stunned. "Is he the same as the Lord?"
"Sort of, but he's not the same type of person as Dior. Dior is on our side," Cecilia said softly.
"What's going on? How can Joseph have such good skills and courage? Oh, Lord of Light, what happened? " Earl Dorell said in a daze. "Joseph is my second son. I know him better than anyone … He has always been weak. Some time ago, he had a serious illness and almost died."
"I'm afraid your second son, Lord Joseph, is already dead." Cecilia said simply, "These opportunist from another world wanted to take advantage of His Majesty's expedition to the west to start a rebellion in the Central Province. Therefore, they lurked in some noble families and pretended to be your family members."
Earl Dorell's suppressed anger disappeared without a trace and was replaced by coldness. "If I didn't agree to the rebellion … I would have been killed by these spies."
Cecilia nodded slightly and stopped talking. Instead, she continued to investigate. The difference was that Earl Dorell became more cooperative. Every time he investigated a person, he took the initiative to introduce the person's identity and some simple information.
"Phew, the investigation of Earl Dorell's territory is finally completed … An enemy awakened has been expelled."
Cecilia opened a map and looked at the four red circles marked on it. Two red circles had been ticked. She took out a quill pen and ticked the third red circle representing Earl Dorell's territory. She marked it with a number: 1.
"Our work is not over yet. There's one more, Murray Territory … Let's go!"
The Imperial Army, led by the cavalry, left in a mighty manner.
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