It was an epic-level quest.
In the Moonlight Tavern, Schuck sat across from Roland and looked at the quest he had just shared with mixed feelings.
"Whether it's you or Betta, your luck is ridiculously good. Wherever you go, you'll get epic quests to play."
Roland: Huh????
As we all know, when I type a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.
You, Schuck, are the only Saint Samurai in the entire server, have a godly outfit from the goddess, have a beautiful dragon girl as a mount, and a Saint Samurai of high status and power that even the pope can throw a tantrum.
You've achieved this by relying on your handsome face, getting things that other players don't even dare to think about without moving, and you're saying that the two of us, who are either fighting to the death or constantly doing magic experiments, who have never stopped working … are lucky?
How shameless can you be!
Schuck looked at Roland's weird, even slightly mocking gaze and knew that he had been too pretentious. He immediately chanted softly and said, "Since this quest can be shared, should we go and pick up Li Lin and the others too? It's a rare epic quest."
"I already talked to them in the guild system last night, and as a result …" Roland rubbed his forehead helplessly. "They said that their levels were low, and they had just recovered some time ago, but then they ran off to fool around with the female believers of the God of Love, and now they're weak. They're recuperating in Hollevin. They're in the kind of state where they can barely protect themselves, but if they want to do something big, they're not very good at it. "
Schuck clicked his tongue. "These guys are completely addicted."
"It can't be helped. For them, this way of leveling up is fast and enjoyable. They're more open-minded people to begin with, it's not like you don't know that. "
Another scantily dressed bartender came to serve the dishes, intentionally or unintentionally leaning against Schuck's shoulder.
But Schuck was completely unmoved, and after a while, the bartender left again in disappointment.
Roland was already used to this.
After all, he had seen similar situations countless times since he was a child.
Schuck took a sip of fruit wine. "Back to the quest. I told you yesterday that I felt the atmosphere here in the capital wasn't right. I didn't expect the deputy chairman of the Association of Mages to be assassinated so soon. I paid special attention to this news and got second-hand information from an acquaintance in the Inquisition. "
The name of the Inquisition was filled with lofty arrogance and murderous intent.
As expected of a religious organization.
"So you know what's going on?"
Schuck shook his head. "I know some information, but I'm still looking at the moon in the water. The deputy chairman of the Association of Mages is a woman with a very strong style. It's said that her personal stance is more inclined to the First Princess Stephanie's side, so I'm guessing that it might be a result of a political struggle. "
"Anything else?" Roland asked.
Schuck thought for a moment and continued, "She's very talented in magic. Although she's only sixty-seven, she's already touched the threshold of Legendary, so the Association of Mages has high hopes for her. Now that she's been assassinated, it's only normal for the Magic Association to be furious. "
"Someone who has touched the threshold of Legendary. To assassinate such a person, one has to have similar strength, right?" Roland thought for a moment and said, "Are there any powerful assassins in the capital recently?"
Schuck spread his hands and said with a smile, "What do you think? The capital of Fareins is not a place where just any organization can come in. The other Associations of Warriors are fine, but if dark organizations like the Association of Assassins or the Association of Rogues dare to put their hands in, the Church of Light will dare to pick up a stick and break their hands. This is the capital of Fareins, and at the same time, the Holy Realm of Light. "
It was no wonder that Schuck would say that.
For a long time, the Church of Light had been at odds with organizations like the Guild of Rogues and the Guild of Assassins.
They prided themselves on the light and looked down on the villains hiding in the shadows, even to the point of extreme disgust.
The average person's disgust for Rogues and Assassins came from fear and vigilance against the dangers lurking in the dark. But the priests of the Church of Light were different; they despised these people from the bottom of their hearts who didn't dare to stand in the sun and thought of them as maggots in the dark, stinking things from head to toe.
In other cities, the Church of Light couldn't be bothered with these maggots in their eyes, but in the Holy Realm, the place closest to the Goddess of Light, they absolutely wouldn't allow any disgusting maggot to appear.
It would be detrimental to the glory of the Goddess.
However, power was mutual, and the hunters who walked in the shadows were extremely displeased to be discriminated against in such a way.
So, they would retaliate too.
They would harass the Church of Light's churches in other cities when they had time, and cause trouble for the Church of Light's operations when they had nothing to do.
The two parties had dealings with each other.
In the eyes of outsiders, they were like quarrelsome lovers.
Because of the Church of Light's hatred for professions like Rogues and Assassins, hardly anyone from these two organizations appeared in the capital. Even if they did, they would be petty thieves who couldn't be called. Legendary Assassins and Assassins wouldn't come to the capital of Fareins just to be bullied.
Not to mention that at least three of the divine spells of light could break stealth, the Pope of Light, the Holy Lady, thirteen Saint Samurai, and more than a dozen Legendary archbishops were stationed in the Holy Realm all year round.
Their combat ability was off the charts.
Only Assassins with seaweed growing in their brains would come to the Holy Realm to step on landmines.
Roland often read the books of this world, so he had a certain understanding of the matter. After hearing what Schuck said, he thought for a moment and said, "So, the Church of Light has ruled out the possibility of powerful Assassins or Assassins coming here to cause trouble?"
"I wouldn't say it's completely ruled out, but it's highly likely." Schuck thought for a moment and said, "According to the information that the Inquisition got, the deputy chairman of the Association of Mages was stabbed in the back, directly in the heart from behind, and killed in one blow. The weapon should be a dagger. But we can't find the murder weapon, and we haven't found anything or clues that the murderer might have left behind. "
"That's all?" Roland scratched his head.
Schuck also sighed helplessly. "That's all. The Church of Light doesn't participate much in worldly political struggles. We're just trying to maintain the balance of power. "
"Tsk, I'm really looking at flowers through the fog." Roland sighed. "It's a bit hard to complete this epic quest with this little information."
Schuck thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, don't worry. I'm a Saint Samurai anyway, I have some power. Next, I'll apply for the establishment of an investigation team to investigate this matter. "
"Wow, that's quite a lot of power," Roland said admiringly. Then he paused for a moment and said, "But using public power for private purposes will lower the Church of Light's evaluation of you, won't it?"
Schuck laughed for a moment and then said, "Roland, you've made a mistake in common sense and applied a normal organizational structure to a church. In the major churches, the most important thing is the god that they believe in, and the essence of all the actions of a church is to spread her ideas and expand her faith for their god. For this purpose, they can even use many methods that you wouldn't dare to think of. However, the churches of the good gods have a bottom line and are not so sectarian. So anything that has to do with faith is not trivial. "
"Does this have anything to do with faith?" Roland was curious.
"Not for now, but it's not clear if there will be after the investigation." Schuck finished half of the fruit wine in the cup and continued, "I now understand the nature of the Saint Samurai. You can see me as a relative of the goddess, not to mention pulling a small team and using public equipment for private purposes. As long as I have the right reason, I can even launch a crusade without the pope's permission. "
Roland looked around and found that nobody was paying attention to what they were talking about.
He sighed and said, "I know you are now in a high position, but don't be too arrogant. After all, the Pope is the nominal second-in-command of your church. If what you said just now were to spread, it might cause some ill feelings in his heart."
Roland's words were straightforward and full of advice. Under normal circumstances, such words could only be said by brothers, sisters, or people who were very close to each other.
Schuck was stunned. He touched his eyebrows and seemed to be in a trance.
Then, his expression became very, very weird, as if he thought of something terrible. His face was rather awful.
Roland couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"No, there's something wrong with my mental state." Schuck frowned and said, "I shouldn't be so arrogant. You know that I've always been a low-key person."
Roland nodded.
That was why he found it strange, and that was why he spoke up just now.
"I'll go back first and ask the Holy Lady to help me see if there's anything wrong with my soul." Schuck stood up and said, "I'll set up an investigation team. It won't be difficult. I think you can use your identity as a Mage to investigate in the Association of Mages first. If there's anything, we can talk in the guild chat system. "
"Okay." Roland nodded.
Schuck went to pay for the meal and left in a hurry.
Roland stayed and slowly drank the fruit wine.
It was reasonable to say that the Golden Sons, who were also players, wouldn't be affected by mental aspects.
Unless … someone had the ability to break through the system's protection.
Was that possible?
From the perspective of the game, it was impossible. After all, the system's rules were greater than heaven.
But the problem was that if this game world was regarded as real, then anything was possible.
All spells and specialties had a strength.
If it were the real world, the system's protection should also have a strength.
So what level of mental power would it take to break through the system-level strength?
At least the level of natural laws.
Because the bikini underwear that the game officials prepared for the girls was natural laws-level protection equipment.
To understand and use laws-level abilities, one had to be a Demigod or above.
Schuck spent most of his time in the Holy Realm of Light, which was watched by the Goddess of Light.
Who could affect the mind of a Saint Samurai under the gaze of a goddess?
Roland subconsciously looked at the sky, where a golden, scorching sun was hanging in the silence of the white clouds.
Heh!
Roland finished the fruit wine in his cup. He felt that he had worried too much.
Leaving the Moonlight Stone Tavern, Roland returned to the Association of Mages. Compared with yesterday, the atmosphere here was much more serious, and from time to time, he could see a few black-robed soldiers patrolling the building.
When he returned to his room, he had just opened the door when he saw three women in the room drinking afternoon tea.
Andonara, the First Princess Stephanie, and Sharon.
All three women were quite beautiful, and even Sharon, the worst of the three, gave off a sense of plump and mature beauty. When they saw Roland, they all stood up.
Roland felt that the First Princess was quite free, having afternoon tea for two days in a row.
Andonara came right up to him and patted the nonexistent dust off Roland's body with a gentle expression, looking immeasurably virtuous.
Roland nodded to the First Princess and said, "Sorry for interrupting your conversation. I'll go into my bedroom in a moment. You three continue, don't mind me. "
Stephanie smiled and said, "Wait, Mr. Roland, we're here this time mainly to talk to you about something."
Roland was slightly stunned, then extended his hand and asked Stephanie to sit down, and he sat down himself.
Andonara immediately put a glass of fruit wine in front of him.
Taking a sip of the fruit wine, Roland asked, "I wonder if there's anything I can help with, the First Princess?"
Although the other party was the princess of Fareins, Roland felt that he didn't need to actively humble himself. At worst, he could just leave Fareins.
Anyway, since he was discriminated against in Fareins last time, he didn't have much of a good impression of this country.
Looking at Roland's indifferent attitude, Stephanie's eyebrows twitched slightly. Among her peers, there wasn't a single person who could face her so humbly.
If they weren't forced by her status and power, then they were charmed by her.
Only those big shots who were old and had long since become impotent could face her peacefully.
As expected of the man that Andonara had chosen again. Stephanie sighed inwardly, a little disappointed. Then she said, "I guess you already know that the deputy chairman of the Association of Mages was assassinated, right?"
Roland nodded. Wasn't that obvious?
The two of them were almost mistaken for murderers last night. If it weren't for the support and endorsement of the mentors of the Red Magic Tower, he might have fought his way out of the capital of Fareins by now.
"I'll just tell you the truth. The deputy chairman of the Association of Mages was one of my people. Her death, it's very likely that she was targeted at me. " Stephanie said in a low voice, "The deputy chairman was very, very strong, and she was protected by special magic equipment, but even so, she was still killed. I'm very insecure right now, so I want to hire someone I can trust to protect me for a while. "
After she said that, she looked at Andonara.
Roland understood what the First Princess meant.
At this moment, he was worried that he couldn't find a way to complete the epic quest. He didn't even know how to start it, and the condition that Stephanie proposed was exactly what he wanted.
At least it was related to the epic quest, and it might be a breakthrough.
However … Roland looked at Andonara.
Then he said with a smile, "It's up to Andonara to decide. If she wants to protect you, she can naturally go. If she doesn't want to, then forget it."
After hearing that, Stephanie immediately looked at Andonara, her eyes glittering.
Andonara hesitated for a moment and said to Roland in a negotiating tone, "Then … protect her for a dozen days, okay?"
After two days of getting along, especially when Stephanie took the initiative to be friendly, Andonara felt that she was a good friend.
Since her friend was in trouble, she naturally had to find a way to help.
However … in Andonara's opinion, this matter still required Roland's consent.
"I said it's up to you." Roland walked over and gently hugged Andonara. "Don't worry, have fun. I'll learn magic here. Come back to me when you're done."
Andonara smiled and nodded quickly.
Ever since he met Andonara, Roland found that she had never voluntarily left her comfort zone or home.
It was a sign of a serious lack of security.
In Andonara's world, Roland was the most important and the only important person.
But now that she was willing to try to come out and make new friends, why wouldn't Roland support her?
Stephanie was relieved to hear that Lauren had agreed to it.
She was afraid that Roland wouldn't agree. After all, Andonara had almost never stopped mentioning Roland when they had afternoon tea in the past two days.
From Andonara's gentle eyes and happy expression, Stephanie could tell that the woman before her was living a good life.
In comparison, she was … a widow who had killed her husband with her own hands.
Back at Andonara's wedding, she talked big, but only a few years later, reality slapped her in the face hard.
Holding the longsword, Andonara was reluctant to leave. She wanted to protect her new friend, but she also wanted to stay by Roland's side.
She was still so conflicted.
At this moment, Stephanie, however, thought of something and said, "Why don't you come and live in my manor, Mr. Roland?"
"That's unnecessary. I'm going to study magic here." Roland waved his hand.
"But there's a big library in my manor. It's very big and has a lot of books." Stephanie said with a smile, "My ex-husband was also a Mage. After he married into my family, he spent almost all his money on books and spell models. The library in the manor has been sealed since his death, but I think that with so many books in there, there must be some that you haven't read, Mr. Roland."
Huh?
If you put it that way, then I'm not sleepy at all.
Roland's eyes suddenly glittered. "Okay, then I'll talk to my mentor. You wait here."
Andonara was overjoyed to hear that Roland was willing to go to the princess's manor with her.
She hugged Roland first and then Stephanie.
The Association of Mages was so big that it took Roland a long time to find the high-level area of the Association of Mages after asking for directions. He accidentally ran into a mentor from the Red Magic Tower and asked him to send a message to Alfred that he was going to stay in Stephanie's manor for a while.
This mentor was in the know. He knew exactly why Alfred brought Roland to this place.
Hearing that, he immediately agreed on Alfred's behalf.
After Roland turned around and walked away, the mentor said in admiration, "We haven't even done anything yet, and you've already made friends with Stephanie. Do you really like married and mature women so much? "
Roland didn't know that his reputation continued to be tarnished. After he returned to his room, he left the Association with the three women and took a carriage to a manor about three hundred meters away from the royal palace.
There was a square grove on the periphery of the manor that enshrouded the entire manor.
The interior of the manor was decorated in a grand manner.
There was a large green lawn, a pavilion on the left, and an orchard on the right.
A bright golden building was in the middle, and behind it was a field that was being cultivated. There was no telling what was going to be planted.
It sounded as if everything in the manor was simple.
But if you were told that the grass on the lawn was Starlight Flowers, the light green pavilion was made from the Elven Moss Stone, and the light golden building was made from the Elven Yellow Eucalyptus, as long as you were knowledgeable, you would be able to offer a price that would make you dumbfounded.
In the square-shaped forest surrounding the manor, there were more than ten wooden houses, and at least a hundred elite soldiers were hidden there.
After they entered the manor, Stephanie personally led Roland and Andonara to the second floor and asked them to stay in the best and largest guest room.
Then, she took Roland to the basement.
The basement of the building was already in a state of emptiness. Not only was there a path here, but there was also an enormous library.
Stephanie put the slightly rusty bronze key in Roland's hand, pointed at the green iron gate in front of them, and said, "This is the library. I haven't been in it since my late husband died. The maid said that my late husband's cries could be vaguely heard from inside. There might be ghosts. But my late husband is a far cry from you. He died not long after he became an official Mage. He's a far cry from you. I believe that even if there are souls inside, you shouldn't be afraid. "
Roland shrugged.
He had seen a lot of souls.
He killed one when he came out of Red Mountain Town, and then he went to the divine realm and saw a lot of the divine realm's chosen ones. Those chosen ones were essentially all souls.
Smiling, Stephanie pulled Andonara away, saying as she walked, "Come on, let's go have afternoon tea. I got a very precious thing, elven honey. I don't know if you've heard of it. It's worth a lot of gold coins. "
After the two women left, Roland opened the iron gate of the library with the bronze key.
The creaking sound echoed in the secret passage. After the iron door was pushed open, there was only darkness in front of them.
Roland snapped his fingers and threw a small ball of light in.
When the scene in front of him came into view, Roland couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Rows of bookshelves appeared in front of him, and each bookshelf was filled with books.
A strong bookish smell came at him. Roland walked in and gently touched the bookshelves.
All the bookshelves were exquisitely made. Although each bookshelf was the same size, the engravings on the bookshelves were completely different.
They were all very exquisite.
On each bookshelf, the type of books on the bookshelf was written in special ink.
Biographies, local customs, and magic catalogues, almost all the categories of books in this world were included.
Roland came to the magic catalogues and first found a large number of books on spellcasting, written by different Mages.
There were at least four hundred books. Roland randomly picked out a few, flipped through them, and found that the previous owner had also made detailed notes and notes in these books.
He also wrote some of his own insights and experiences.
Then Roland found the bookshelf of spell models.
There were a lot of level-one and level-two spells, quite a few level-three spells, and only a few level-four spells. Roland even found the spell model of a level-five spell.
Fiery Meteor Fall.
I've made a killing.
Roland was so excited that he hurriedly brought up the system camera and scanned all the spell models he hadn't seen before.
This level-five Fiery Meteor Fall wasn't particularly strong among spells of its level, but it was still a level-five spell anyway.
The purchase price of any level-five spell model was at least fifty gold coins.
In fact, money was only a small matter. Even in the Red Magic Tower, in order to learn magic, apart from paying money, one had to have enough "contributions." There were no specific quantitative rules for contributions. If the leadership of the Red Magic Tower felt that you could learn magic, then you had enough contributions.
After these spell models were all scanned, Roland went to the other bookshelves to see if there were any other noteworthy books.
Then Roland discovered that Stephanie's ex-husband had a very wide range of hobbies.
In addition to the major categories of books mentioned before, he also collected a lot of lifestyle books.
For example, books that taught people how to fish, books on how to cook.
Of course, the quality of the paper of these books was so poor that it felt like touching papyrus in his hand.
It was estimated that they wouldn't be preserved for too long before they crumbled on their own.
In addition to lifestyle books, this man also collected a lot of erotic books.
For example, "The Dragonman's Heated Spear and Baked Bread," "The Fall of the Innocent Girl," "My Ordinary Life with My Sister-In-Law." Roland even found several princess books.
"The Princess Cries at Night," "The Princess and the Slave," and so on.
Huh? Wait, isn't your wife a princess? Why do you like such books?
Could it be Brother Gong Ba from another world?
Roland took a deep breath. This prince's son-in-law's hobbies were truly interesting.
After flipping through a few random erotic books, Roland shook his head in boredom.
After all, this world was a cultural desert.
In general, there wasn't much written communication.
The plots of these books were very cliché, and the text and plot were even worse.
Most of the erotic books on the Internet in modern society could beat these books.
After all, most of the people who wrote about erotic books on the Internet had received at least twelve years of systematic education. The number of essays they wrote every year could be published into several books.
Besides, they learned from each other, supported each other, and absorbed the essence of each other's writing.
What they wrote was really much better than the eroticists of this era.
Putting these boring books back on the shelf, Roland couldn't help but wonder.
He was told that the First Princess killed her husband. Was it because the princess saw these princesses too?
After all, the princesses in these books were too pitiful.
Roland returned to the bookshelf with the "magic catalog," picked out a random book from another Mage and read it.
Paper was very expensive in this world. Those who dared to record their thoughts in books were all very capable.
After reading for no more than three minutes, Roland was fascinated.
He read very carefully, not letting go of a single word. Sometimes, he would even read the author's words several times and then compare them with his own experience.
As he turned the pages, time went by bit by bit.
When the ball of light dimmed, Roland would subconsciously release another one.
When he was hungry, Andonara would appear by his side in a timely manner with delicious food.
He only had to open his mouth, and Andonara would feed the food into his mouth gently.
Roland focused all his attention on the insights written by the Mages.
The first few days, there were notes and notes from the First Prince's son-in-law, but the insights later became more and more difficult and unimaginable. The First Prince's son-in-law couldn't understand them anymore and simply skimmed through them.
But Roland could understand them.
The insights of those Mages were unimaginative. Some of them were based on personal experience, and some were just speculations.
They were all brand-new ideas.
Modern society was all about innovation. It was as if as long as one had a wild imagination, they would be able to obtain new technology.
However, they neglected the fact that a solid foundation of knowledge was the foundation of all innovations.
Unrestrained and unrestrained thinking without a foundation were just nonsense if they couldn't land on the ground.
Those unimaginative ideas were indeed interesting, but those Mages couldn't realize them. They could only leave their ideas in books.
All of that became knowledge and experience points for Roland.
That was the importance of a good foundation. Otherwise, your ideas would only become fertilizer for other people.
The Golden Sons didn't need to sleep. They wouldn't be tired as long as they didn't exercise too much.
So, Roland had no idea how much time had passed, but he had only read half a shelf, and there were still three more shelves of such books.
He wouldn't be bored for a long time.
Roland sat on the stone chair that he made with Mud to Stone.
On the ground, in the pavilion of the manor, Andonara, Stephanie, and a few other noblewomen were drinking fruit wine, eating cakes, and gossiping.
Stephanie found an opportunity and asked Andonara in a low voice, "Mr. Roland has been in the basement for four days. Isn't he sleepy?"
"He's always like this when he starts studying magic. It's not unusual for him to be in the laboratory for days. The longest he's been in the laboratory is two months." Andonara smiled.
Stephanie was rather surprised. "He's so diligent?"
"Then isn't he a very boring person?" A noblewoman next to her interjected. "Andonara, you're so beautiful. It's a pity that you're with such a boring man. With your looks, it wouldn't be a problem for you to be a princess."
Stephanie chuckled. She thought so too.
Andonara, however, said, "That's what you don't understand. Even if a man can't say sweet words, you'll feel reassured as long as you know where he is and that he's not fooling around. As long as I can feel him, even if he doesn't talk to me and only does his own thing, I will still be happy. But if a man runs around, when you miss him, you won't know which woman's bed he is. No matter how sweet his mouth is, no matter how many sweet nothings he can say, what's the use! "
As soon as she said that, the noblewomen around all looked embarrassed.
That was how their men were. They often didn't know which woman's bed they were in.
After a brief shock, Stephanie chuckled. "So you like a peaceful life. It's a shame that you're so strong."
Andonara said with a smile, "It's easier to protect him if I'm strong."
Looking at Andonara's happy expression, one of the noblewomen was very unhappy and said, "That's because he's not tempted. Why don't we send a pretty one down to try? Maybe after he's had a taste of other women, he'll start running around … "
The air suddenly froze.
At some point, Andonara had left her seat with a dagger in her hand, and she was holding it to the neck of the noblewoman who spoke. "B * tch, do you dare to do that?"
The gentle and kind Andonara was cold and even murderous at this moment.
Although the Phoenix bloodline was the bloodline of the Hero, according to Diablo, the Devil King, Phoenix was one of the Devil Gods in the Realm of Devils.
He only betrayed the Realm of Devils.
Therefore, it wasn't wrong that Andonara was a descendant of the Devil King.
"I … I was just … saying."
The noblewoman had never seen such a scene before. She felt that the cold iron on her neck was so sharp that she felt that her delicate neck would be cut open if she moved.
She was so scared that her face turned pale, and there was even a faint smell of urine in the air.
Stephanie didn't stop her. She had been treated like this by Andonara back then, but Andonara used a longsword back then, and she wasn't nearly as intimidating as she was now.
"Don't talk nonsense. Remember that." Andonara shook her hand, and the dagger disappeared. She glanced at the other noblewomen. "Does anyone else have similar thoughts?"
The noblewomen shook their heads hard.
"That's good."
Andonara sat back in her chair and slowly drank the fruit wine.
But the atmosphere at this moment had been completely ruined.
After calming down a little, the threatened noblewoman felt coldness in her lower body. How could she not understand what was going on? She immediately covered her face and ran away from the manor, sobbing.
The other noblewomen also got up and slightly bowed to the First Princess Stephanie, before they left the manor too.
Taking a breath, Andonara said, "Sorry, I was too excited and ruined your afternoon tea."
"It's fine." Stephanie refilled her cup of fruit wine and said, "I'm only familiar with them. We're not exactly close. Afternoon tea, when there are more people, there are more people. Two people have their own advantages, don't you think so? "
Andonara nodded in agreement. Then, she looked around to see if there were any enemies. Then she said, "You asked me to protect you, but I haven't seen anyone suspicious in the past few days. Are you lying to me?"
"I don't know if anyone will come to kill me." Stephanie was rather confused. "But it's true that the deputy chairman is one of my people. Maybe it's because I've been staying in the manor, and the enemy didn't have a chance to attack me. "
At this moment, Stephanie's old butler rushed in, his hands on his knees, his back half bent, and panting, he said, "First Princess, it's not good, something has happened. General Lewis is dead. He was hanged on a crooked tree behind his manor. "
"What!" Stephanie stood up abruptly, her face full of anger.
General Lewis was one of her subordinates, and he was a talent that she relied on.
Stephanie even planned to ask General Lewis to lead the Royal Knights after she became the queen.
It was evident that she trusted General Lewis.
But now … the man that she valued and trusted so much had been hanged behind his house.
If she still said that no one was targeting her, even a ghost would not believe it.
"Bring the guards and come with me." The First Princess slapped the table so hard that the pots and cups on it jumped up and then fell back down, bouncing and rolling everywhere.
"I'll go with you." Andonara approached the First Princess Stephanie.
Stephanie managed a smile and nodded.
Then, Andonara suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Why don't we take Roland with us? He's very smart. Maybe he can see something."
"Can he?" Stephanie was rather doubtful. Because Roland had been reading for the past few days, she had already regarded him as a nerd.
Such a person could be very knowledgeable, but generally speaking, he wasn't good at improvising.
"Besides, I hope that he can come out for a walk," said Andonara with a smile.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Stephanie smiled. In her heart, Andonara was her only friend and had a special place.
Andonara ran down the road happily and soon returned with Roland, who was still in a daze.
Roland was still dwelling in the ocean of magic knowledge, and his head hadn't fully woken up yet.
It wasn't until Andonara dragged him to the carriage and a hundred soldiers arrived at the scene and saw a naked man in black hanging from a tree that he finally realized what was going on.
The atmosphere in this world was more open, and neither Andonara nor Stephanie were embarrassed to see a man naked.
They even looked rather solemn.
It was mainly because the victim was too miserable.
There were at least a dozen long scratches on his body, each of which was deep to the bone.
On the other hand, the Dao Immortal's abdomen had been cut open. Pink intestines and other organs of other colors were exposed. Some of the intestines were even reaching the ground.
The air was filled with the intense smell of blood, and there was a pool of black blood that hadn't completely congealed on the ground below the dead man.
The surroundings had been cleared, and now there were only Roland's group and Stephanie's hundred or so private soldiers.
But the air was heavy, and a strange, gloomy wind was blowing under the scorching sun.
The dead man's eyes were open, and his tongue had been pushed out of his mouth. It was so long that it looked disgusting.
"Put him down." Stephanie waved her hand coldly.
Immediately, a few soldiers stepped forward, untied the rope around the dead man's neck, and laid him flat on the ground.
They even kindly stuffed the dead man's intestines back into his abdomen.
Roland walked around the dead man, then looked around and said with some confusion, "First Princess, the people who came here told me that this is the back of the dead man's house, right? Judging from the color of the blood, the dead man hasn't been dead for long, but it's been more than an hour. His house is right ahead, but no family has come to take a look?"
"I find it strange too." Stephanie nodded. "I've already sent someone to the manor ahead to see what's going on."
It seemed that the First Princess wasn't an idiot. At least, her reaction was normal and calm.
Roland finally looked at the First Princess. Then, he squatted before the dead man and stared at his face for a while. Then, he stood up, deep in thought.
"Did you find anything?" Andonara walked to Roland and asked.
She was already holding a longsword in her hand.
Roland raised his eyes and asked, "First Princess, does this general know magic?"
"No." Stephanie shook her head. Stephanie shook her head. "General Louis is a pure Warrior. Look at how strong his muscles are. How can he be a Mage?"
"I don't think so, but I'm afraid that he's a dual practitioner of magic and martial arts." Roland stood up and said, "There's an obscure magic element in his body that's slowly dispersing. Normal people can't sense it unless their mental power is high enough. That's why I asked."
Stephanie frowned. "How is that possible? General Louis has never learned magic. What's going on with the magic element in his body? "
"If it's not his own magic element, someone must've beaten it into it." Roland stood up and walked around the body. "I think the sharp blade wounds on the outside might be a disguise for the real cause of his death."
Stephanie was very smart. She immediately understood what Roland meant. "Are you saying that he was killed by magic? Can you tell what kind of magic it was? "
Roland shook his head. "It's too late. The magic has been restored to the most fundamental magic element. However, judging from the sharp blade wounds all over his body but no scars of evocation, he must've been killed either by a curse or a mental spell. Is there anyone in the Association of Mages who is adept at those two kinds of magic? "
Stephanie chuckled coldly. "That's a lot. But now that you mention it, I have a few targets. "
Then she waved her hand and called, "Give General Lewis a proper burial and dress him in fine clothes."
A few soldiers immediately came close and wrapped the body in straw mats, ready to take it to the manor up ahead.
At this moment, a few soldiers came close. The captain of the squad ran close and fell on one of his knees before Stephanie. He said in panic, "Your Highness, not good. Everybody in General Louis's house is dead. Nobody is alive."
Stephanie's face darkened. Then, she burst into fury and gnashed her teeth. "Everybody, surround General Louis's house first. Don't let a fly escape."
Then, more than a hundred soldiers ran to the manor up ahead and charged in.
The garden was clean and quiet. The team leader who was leading the way quickly walked in the front. As he led the way, he said, "Everybody in General Louis' family was thrown into the storage room on the third floor. They died exactly like General Louis."
Half of the soldiers stayed downstairs to defend the revolving door in case any enemies came in.
The other half broke into the house and rummaged through everything to make sure that nobody was hiding in the house. Then, they took Stephanie upstairs.
Hardly had Stephanie, Roland, and Andonara reached the third floor when they smelled the intense stench of blood.
Because they were indoors without ventilation, the stench was much heavier than outside.
When they came to the storage room, the stench became even stronger.
Looking in from the door, they saw at least thirty naked bodies piled up in the tiny storage room.
Black blood was everywhere on the ground.
The victims were men and women, young and old. All of them had heavy blade wounds all over their bodies, and their abdomens had been cut open.
Stephanie's face was extremely pale. She could tolerate one body, but it was too much of a test to see so many bodies piled up together.
She covered her mouth and stepped aside, almost throwing up.
Roland stood in front of the door for a while. Then, he walked back and said, "Just like General Louis, feeble magic elements are dispersing inside their bodies."
"Got it."
Unwilling to stay any longer, Stephanie quickly went downstairs and took deep breaths on the lawn for a long time. Then, she said to the people around, "Burn this building. I remember that Louis had a biological brother who was an honorary knight under another noble. Tell him that General Louis died for the country, and his brother will inherit his title as a marquis. If he's willing, I can award him the honor. "
The captain next to her nodded quickly.
Then, Stephanie returned to her wagon, and Roland and Andonara got in too.
The carriage swayed as it moved forward.
Stephanie looked at Roland. "You really can't figure out the original appearance of the magic elements?"
"I can't." Roland shook his head. "It might be because I'm not skilled enough. You can ask the masters of the Association of Mages to identify them."
"That's unnecessary."
Stephanie turned around and lifted the curtain, looking out of the window. Even though they were far away, the three major buildings of the capital of Fareins, namely the Temple of Light, the square corridor of the Association of Mages, and the royal palace, were clearly visible.
The three buildings formed an amazing equilateral triangle, which indicated the balance of the three forces.
But at this moment, Stephanie suddenly felt that the royal palace was too short despite its magnificence.
She lowered the curtain again and said to Roland, "Since he was killed by magic, the Association of Mages will be very suspicious. If I go there and ask them to debate, wouldn't I be telling them that I know something? Am I that stupid? Are you testing me? "
"No." Roland shook his head.
"Humph." Stephanie snorted. "You Mages are all full of ideas. Who knows what you're thinking?"
Holding Stephanie's hand, Andonara explained, "I know that Roland is not such a person. He simply thought that you didn't trust him. He was not testing you. "
Stephanie looked at Andonara and then at Roland who seemed unbothered. She suddenly smiled and said, "Sorry, I was in a bad mood just now, and I was a bit rude. Please forgive me."
"It's fine." Roland waved his hand.
After the carriage returned to the manor, Stephanie said, "Mr. Roland, I'm going to meet my father. I have to take Andonara with me to protect me, so please stay in the manor. After all, the Golden Sons can't die. I don't think you need a guard."
Roland was about to continue reading the books. He couldn't have asked for more. He immediately went to the secret passage and reopened the library.
Then, he sat down and continued reading the previous content.
After reading this book, he picked up the next one. The cover of the book was written "Ace's Experience of Epiphany." He thought it was a book of light or mental magic, but when he opened it, he found that it was a fake. The cover was only used to repel him, and the real content was actually a diary.
August 14, XX year
"I've finally got Mrs. Ivanka. It seems that Minor Human Enchantment does work …"
September 22, XX year
"Stephanie is really beautiful, and her body feels good, but she's too cold and unassertive. I don't know if it's a good thing to be her husband …"
Reading that, Roland knew that the diary belonged to the First Prince's son-in-law.
Anybody else would've finished reading the diary, but Roland was not the kind of person who liked to pry into other people's privacy. He closed the diary and put it back on the shelf, before he picked up a new magic book.
After Roland finished another magic book, Andonara returned. She shook Roland's arm and woke him up from the ocean of books. Then, she said, "Roland, the First Princess needs your advice. Things have changed."
Well … How troublesome.
Roland was more or less reluctant, but considering that he had read so many books for free, he should return the favor. So, he followed Andonara out of the library.
After they came to the pavilion, Stephanie saw Roland and said, "Sorry to interrupt your pursuit of knowledge again. Mr. Roland, I have a question. What do you men like most? "
"Everybody likes different things, but if there's one thing that all men like, it's probably the process of making children."
Andonara covered her mouth and chuckled, her cheeks slightly red.
Stephanie smiled and said, "You're too honest. I can't even find a chance to mock you. I went to see my father just now. I wanted to ask him to lend me one or two of the Royal Guardians for a while, but he refused. "
"Huh? Why?"
Stephanie sneered. "He said that, although he didn't know who assassinated the deputy chairman and killed Louis' family, he felt that it was a test for me. If I pass, I'll be qualified to compete for the throne, but if I fail, I'll be married out of the country in three months, becoming the third princess of Fareins to be married out of the country in the past two hundred years. "
Roland raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything.
It was someone else's family business, and he didn't want to get involved.
Seeing that Roland was unmoved, Stephanie should've been angry, but for some reason, she smiled and said, "I know that I've become a joke this time. I'm the strongest in the royal family except for my father, but now that I'm being targeted by someone else, I can't even see the enemy's shadow. It's so funny. Even I think it's so funny. "
After saying that, Stephanie lowered her eyes, as if she had been dealt a heavy blow.
Roland still didn't want to talk to her.
At this moment, Andonara walked close and held Stephanie's hand, saying, "I'll help you. If your father is going to marry you out of the country, I'll ask Roland to take you to Delpon and hide you."
Roland immediately smiled after hearing that.
He thought that Andonara would say, "You're my friend. I'll help and protect you no matter what."
However, she didn't have high hopes for Stephanie. It was even possible that she didn't want to leave him, nor did she want to be separated from her friend. So, she hoped that Stephanie would fail and leave with him, so that they could be friends for the rest of their lives.
It could only be said that Andonara was a bit of a schemer.
Stephanie was a little smarter than Andonara. How could she not know what Andonara was up to?
She was so angry that her stomach hurt, but she also wanted to laugh.
The sweet and sour taste made her uterus convulse.
She had to cover her abdomen and said hesitantly, "Do you want to help me, or do you want me to be unlucky?"
Andonara smiled and didn't answer.
Sigh! Stephanie heaved a long sigh.
At this moment, Roland interjected, "Don't be discouraged. In fact, you're not the only one who doesn't understand the situation. Your father and the Church of Light don't understand the situation either. The Association of Mages may know something, but you won't ask. "
"How do you know that the Church of Light doesn't understand the situation either? Do you know the higher-ups of the Holy Realm?"
"I know a Saint Samurai."
"Keep bragging." Stephanie naturally didn't believe it. "How long have you been in the capital, and you already know a Saint Samurai?"
"Isn't there a Golden Son among the Saint Samurai …"
Stephanie waved her hand. "I've already looked into it. The Golden Sons don't actually know each other very well, and there seems to be some conflicts of interest. Schuck, the Golden Son, is the most valued newcomer in the Church of Light in recent years. How can you possibly know him? "
"I do know him. We're friends," said Roland casually.
Stephanie asked suspiciously, "You really know him?"
"Forget it if you don't believe me." Roland didn't force her. It was none of his business whether other people believed him or not.
"No, I believe you." Stephanie suddenly jumped up from her chair and jumped in front of Roland. "Since you're good friends, do me a favor!"
"Ask him out for you?" Seeing that her eyes were glittering, Roland thought that Stephanie was also a little woman who had fallen for Schuck's handsome looks.
But Stephanie said, "It doesn't matter if I meet him or not. Can you ask him for five red dragon scales for me?"
Huh?
Roland was slightly surprised. "What do you want that for?"
"To brew an alchemical potion," Stephanie said with glowing eyes. "I'm a Warrior too, but my talents are limited. But things will be different if I have the red dragon bloodline. In that case, my upper limit will be higher. Even if I can't become a Demigod, there's still hope for me to become a Legend in my lifetime. "
"It must be very precious."
Stephanie nodded quickly.
"No."
Roland shook his head. Since it was precious, it meant that the dragon scales might affect the dragoness if they were taken off.
Roland didn't know the dragoness well, but she was his brother's woman … mount anyway.
He couldn't do such a terrible thing to ask his brother to hurt his … mount for Stephanie, the First Princess whom he had only met for less than ten days.
"It seems that you're bragging." Stephanie sighed in disappointment.
Roland knew that she was goading him, but he wasn't moved.
Seeing that Roland wasn't fooled, Stephanie was a little bummed, but she soon pulled herself together and said, "Roland, I can see that you're quite smart. I want to hire you to help me find the murderer behind the scenes. Is that okay? I'll pay a high price. "
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