"Uncle? Uncle, why are you not talking again? Uncle, are you daydreaming again? "
Gwen's daydreaming was interrupted by a crisp voice. He looked back and saw Patty standing beside him, looking up at him with her big eyes full of curiosity.
"I just remembered something," Gwen said casually, then smiled and shook his head. "By the way, how did you meet Sister Selina who usually takes care of you?"
He knew that this was probably the most dangerous question he had asked today.
The so-called "Sister Selina" was almost certainly Selena of the past. Given Patty's cheerful character and her relationship with "Sister Selina," it was very likely that she would turn around and ask about Selena. Geer mentioned himself and the "strange question" that he had asked. Then, what about Selena? Would the branch of Garl have doubts about this? Would they realize that an unknown eternal sleeper was paying attention to her?
After a quick consideration, Gwen thought that this risk was still acceptable.
His identity hadn't been exposed. He was now a completely normal Eternal Sleeper who was active in the mental network. So, Selena? There was no reason for Garfen to be extra vigilant and concerned about him. Therefore, it was not too strange for a perfectly normal eternal sleeper to ask Patty why she knew the big shots in the Church by chance when they were talking.
And even if it was Selina? Now that Gehrfen had taken notice of him, there was nothing to worry about. The current mental network did not have mature address tracking and user management technology. Even the church's top echelons could only lock onto the parishioners nearby through the very primitive method of searching and sensing brainwaves. So, Selena? It was impossible for Garl to locate Gwen.
If one day the eternal sleepers built a mature address tracking and user management system, then Gwen would have nothing to worry about. Because the system was created by himself, there were backdoors everywhere.
So, after a very serious consideration, he asked this question in a seemingly relaxed tone.
Patty did not think much at all. She replied happily, "When I first came here, it was Sister Selina who took care of me! She said she was my 'guide'! "
Gwen frowned. "Guide? Guide what? "
"I don't quite understand." Patty shook her head. "Sister Selina said that I have a very special talent, so I need someone to teach me so that I can become a very useful person in the future. But she didn't teach me anything."
A very special talent? Did the eternal sleeper take this little girl into the network because of her talent?
So, this Patty was not a normal believer of the eternal sleeper.
Gwen then asked the little girl some questions, such as how she first entered the network, who introduced or guided her. But Patty seemed very confused.. She seemed to have completely forgotten how she first entered the network.
Either her memory in this area had been tampered with, or she had unknowingly been secretly led into the network by someone or a group of people.
In any case, Gwen felt that he had better not continue to ask in this regard. If Patty's memory was really tampered with by the eternal sleeper, then the more he asked, the more likely it would be to arouse suspicion.
After saying goodbye to Patty, Gwen left the mental network of the eternal sleeper.
When he opened his eyes, he … well, this time he did not see Amber's face in front of him.
What he saw was Rebecca's and Amber's faces.
The old ancestor suddenly opened his eyes and startled Rebecca. She jumped two meters away and exclaimed, "Wow! The ancestor is awake! "
Seeing Rebecca's startled state, Gwen's first reaction was to quickly withdraw his hand from the table because he still remembered the last time he suddenly woke up and startled Rebecca. At that time, he still remembered the feeling of the "Rest in Peace" staff smashing down on him.
Then he realized that something was wrong. He looked up at Rebecca, and then at Amber, who was trying to shrink her neck and pretend to have entered Shadow Stealth. "What are you two doing?"
Amber wanted to quickly make up a reason to cover up the matter, but the stubborn and straightforward Rebecca spoke first. "Amber said that she wanted to draw a few circles on your face to see if you would wake up. I don't think so because you look like you're in a deep sleep."
"Amber!"
Just as Gwen shouted her name, the half-elf girl had already turned into a flash of black light and darted towards the nearest window. But this time, she did not manage to escape successfully. Gwen had already grasped her several emergency escape habits. Before she touched the windowsill, Gwen had already grabbed her ankle and pulled her back. "I asked you to watch for me, is this how you watch? Tell me, have you ever — "
"No, no, definitely not!" Amber used a thrilling acrobatic posture to regain her balance in mid-air. She then jumped on one leg and tried to pull her ankle out of Gwen's grip. "It's definitely the first time I had such a bold idea —"
But before she could finish, Rebecca bluntly said, "She said she always wanted to do it, but she never dared to do it …"
"Don't say it if you don't know how to talk!" Amber glared at Rebecca. "I shouldn't have talked so much with you! Haven't you ever been beaten up for that stupid mouth of yours since you were young? "
This time, without waiting for Rebecca to answer, Gwen had already given the answer. "You're belittling her by saying that. I heard Heti say that she has been beaten up more than you have stolen wallets since she was young …"
After saying this, Gwen finally let go of Amber's ankle and let the half-elf run away. He then turned to Rebecca. "You didn't come here just to learn how to court death from Amber, right?"
Rebecca seemed to have just remembered that there was something important to do. She quickly patted her head and said, "Ah, right! A letter was sent to the territory by a griffin messenger … Err, no, it was sent by a messenger riding a griffin. He had the mark of the king … "
"A messenger from Saint Sunil City?" Gwen raised his eyebrows. "And it was on a griffin?"
Griffin messengers were not common 'messengers'. In this era where communication technology was severely limited and road transportation was terrible, griffin messengers that could cross borders in a few days could be said to be the most convenient way of transmitting information that countries could grasp. Usually, only kings, princes, dukes, and a few other extremely wealthy or special nobles and organizations could afford such expensive 'messengers'. Furthermore, they would only use such messengers when they were delivering very urgent or special messages.
Therefore, it didn't take long for Gawain to guess what the messenger's message was.
He nodded. "The messenger should have gone back by now, right?"
"Ancestor, how did you know? The messenger did leave quickly after delivering the letter. I wanted to call a few more people to watch the show. Griffins, I've only seen them a few times … "
Gwen looked helplessly at his great-granddaughter who had failed all the noble ethics courses. He shook his head and said, "Of course he had to leave quickly because the griffin messengers of Francis II are very busy during this period. In fact, if it were not for my reputation, he probably would not have sent his griffin messengers to this place. Where's the letter?"
"I'm holding it." Rebecca immediately took out a sleeve with a light gold Moen royal family symbol. One end of the sleeve was sealed with wax. "I wanted to see it, but Knight Philip said that this kind of letter is not to be peeked at, so I have to hand it to you personally …"
Looking at the resentful look on Rebecca's face, Gwen could guess how much effort the girl had put in to not peek at the letter. He smiled and took the sleeve, and then opened it in front of Amber and Rebecca.
Inside the sleeve was a scroll made of delicate parchment. The scroll was also wrapped with a band made of light gold and lavender silk. Obviously, this thing was not as simple as a letter.
It was an official document from the royal family.
Gwen unfolded the scroll, glanced at it casually, and threw it to Rebecca. "After reading it, put it in the collection room. Don't lose it."
Rebecca could not wait to read the content of the scroll. After reading it, she looked up in a daze. "Ancestor, so you're the legal lord of Kant? And the king also gave you a large piece of royal territory in the east of Kant?! "
The content of the scroll, as Gwen had guessed, was a document of conferment from the royal family. In other words, it was a document of "compromise" and "recognition" by the royal family to the fact that Gwen was now ruling Kant.
When Amber heard it, she could not help but go up to it. "Let me see, let me see, it's the first time I've seen a real document of conferment … Wow! The buckle of the band is actually gold!? "
"Do you need to be so surprised?" Gwen looked at the two girls in front of him, a little amused. "As long as Francis II is not senile, this document will be sent to me sooner or later. Kant is just a viscount. For my title of Duke, this is just a small gift. The king has no need to be stingy. As for the royal territory … it's just a small gift. "
As he said, he shook his head slightly. "I just didn't expect it to be sent in advance. And it was sent urgently by a griffin messenger. I originally thought that the relevant document of conferment would be sent to Cecil after spring, but now it seems that … the change in the situation has made His Majesty feel a sense of urgency. "
"The change in the situation?" Rebecca blinked, a little confused. "You mean the situation between Typhon and Ansu? What does this have to do with the document of conferment? "
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