Chapter 91: Changes in the next plan?
The copying room of the Vatican's Secret Archives.
Benedict stood in front of the only desk in the scriptorium, staring at the sealed transparent bottle on the table. The sticky black liquid inside was wriggling, but it did not leave any traces on the bottle.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly spoke, "We've initially deployed one. According to the [Eye], the best we can do is pull the head back onto the body."
He lifted his eyelids and saw a huge bust of a goddess on the wall in front of him. Her golden eyes were filled with compassion, as if she was looking at him gently.
"Not enough." A voice came from Benedict's mind.
He lowered his head like a devout believer. "Yes, Lady Goddess, I will personally send down a new one next. I beg you to linger on me for a moment."
He raised his eyes slightly, and the god's pupils were still looking at him. The wall did not change back to the carving of god's creation. God agreed.
He performed the Seven Purifications in a very standard manner, then picked up the bottle on the table and tapped the ground lightly with his staff. As the light of the magic circle went out, Benedict disappeared in the scriptorium.
The goddess statue on the wall slowly closed its eyes.
Everything is as usual, as peaceful as before.
A strong wind swept across the earth, and snowflakes flew and hit Benedict's face. He did not close his eyes, holding the bottle in his hand and stepping on the soft snow, he walked into the dark cave in front without hesitation.
The moment I walked into the cave, a white light like glass came silently and quickly.
Benedict paused, his expression unchanged.
"[Eyes]." As his voice fell, the sharp, needle-like light that was so close to him disappeared in an instant. At the same time, the dark cave suddenly became bright.
Dense white flames floated in the air, illuminating the entire cave.
Benedict walked deeper.
The further he went in, the quieter it became, with only the sound of his boots scraping against the sand and gravel.
He stopped and his tired eyes swept over everyone in the prison, men and women, all of whom had empty eyes.
In another cell, he turned his head and saw the monsters lying motionless on the ground. He said indifferently, "Are they not dead?"
White light formed the word Saiga in the air: "No."
After receiving an accurate answer, he turned and walked towards the underground cave entrance that could not be seen from the two prison cells. He walked deeper into the ground and found that it was empty inside with white light suspended in the air.
He placed the transparent bottle on the ground and said, "We can begin."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked mechanically towards the other end of the underground.
Until the man stopped more than five meters away from him, Benedict raised his pastoral staff and several rays of light flew straight towards the man.
Blood splattered, mixed with countless chunks.
Benedict slightly opened the transparent bottle, and the black liquid squeezed out and slowly moved towards the original man.
Red mixed with black, and the latest was swallowed up by black.
It turned out that the lumps in the red were gathered together by the black liquid. The black liquid seemed to wriggle more happily, and it actually stacked the lumps up step by step.
A black figure appeared in front of Benedict. The man opened his eyes again, and all the black was instantly retracted into his body.
Benedict watched all this with indifference.
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"My Lord Marquis, what do you want to do?"
In the Lachigo Kesli mansion, Marlene's face was full of disbelief. She blinked her eyes. Sure enough, there were all kinds of people in this world.
The person in front of her, Vifiya, who had just become a marquis three days ago, was one of them.
She narrowed her eyes and stared at Vifiya, trying to find a hint of joking in her expression.
Unfortunately, no matter how you look at it, she is serious.
Marlene dragged a chair over and sat opposite Vifiya, not caring about her appearance. She rested her hands on the backrest and stared at Vifiya: "You are not going back to Cyronil County or Alsayin Academy. You are going to the Dukedom of Heihefu?"
Now, even Marlene didn't know how to evaluate her.
Their eyes met, and Marlene spread her hands and said indifferently, "Forget it, as long as you're happy, but..." Her eyes rolled, "My intuition tells me that I'm going to be very busy next, so I want a pay raise."
Vifiya couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. She said with interest: "I have already hired you at a high price."
She tidied up the documents on the desk and said without raising her head: "Go and ask around, which housekeeper is paid as much as you?" Don't ask for an exorbitant price.
"They are them, and I am me. What do they have to do with me? Besides..." She looked at Vifiya playfully, "I'm not really a housekeeper."
Suddenly she changed the subject and asked casually, "Miss, no, Lord Marquis, will you go to Ulucia?"
Hearing this, Vifiya looked over. Marlene was waiting for her answer expectantly. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe."
Marlin jumped off the chair, dragged it back a distance, and quickly ran to Vifiya and approached her: "Mr. Marquis, can you help me check someone? If you will go to Ulucia."
She leaned too close for a moment, and Vifia tilted her head slightly to distance herself from her. She glanced at her and couldn't help but be interested, because Marlene didn't seem like someone who would actively ask her for help. In fact, Marlene preferred to scold her.
"name?"
"Gina."
After the words fell, Marlene saw Vifiya's doubts. She took a few steps back and sighed, "My Lord Marquis, I also want to go by myself, but I have enemies there."
After saying that, she put on that malicious smile again: "You don't want to be hunted down with me, do you?"
Having said that, Vifia already had her own considerations in her heart. Marlene could easily say the word "hunt" to her, and she still needed her help as a marquis.
The trouble she caused in Ulucia was huge.
"I understand. Consider it your extra compensation." Vifiya opened another document and started reading.
Although she was not sure whether Vifiya would really go to Ulucia, Marlene was already satisfied with her answer. She had made a profit anyway.
After getting what she wanted, she quickly left the study and prepared to return to Seronil County.
Vifiya silently included Marlene's request in her subsequent plans.
She paused her quill and her eyes fell on the document on the desk with Dean Alsayin's seal.
She took advantage of the incident with the chain golem at the beginning of the school year and the promise given by the academy to gain an opportunity to go out and gain experience.
Since her time away from home was uncertain, the prerequisite given by the academy was that she could at least pass the ancient history assessment for the past two years. Of course, this was very easy for Vifia. After all, in order to remember the information of this world, she had read books for a long time and was worried that some seemingly insignificant information would suddenly be needed.
The emperor also agreed to this matter.
Compared to a diligent marquis, the emperor obviously would rather see her be less dedicated.
Indeed, it was a risky move for her not to return to Seronil after she had just taken up the position of Marquis of Casely.
That's why, before coming to Lachigo, she replaced the nobles of Cyronil, won over Earl Carrington and the May Vance sisters, and hired Marlene.
The five people in the Seronil County and the two in the Knights' Order were enough to check and balance each other. She also had the experience of becoming a marquis before, so she was sure that they were all trustworthy people, except for Marlene who suddenly appeared in this life.
She pondered whether there was anything she hadn't noticed before leaving.
Hefa's magic storage gem had been returned to him through Osha, and the transparent stone that could record images had also been returned to Isidore and the others not long ago. Basically, everything that needed to be done had been done, so...
She looked towards the open space in the study, and the teleportation array appeared as Vifiya had expected, and Sally's figure arrived as promised.
Vifiya stood up with her hands on the desk and motioned for Salis to sit in the reception area.
The two sat opposite each other, and Saliss was the first to speak with a smile: "First of all, congratulations on becoming the new Marquis of Kesley."
She actually didn't expect that the girl in front of her could reach this point, or would reach this point. She was not questioning her ability, but she made a choice that even Salis herself did not expect.
Vifiya nodded with soft eyes in response to Salis.
"Two things," Saliss said softly. "First, after discussing the 'Resurrection Magic' with Hefa, all the experimental records were destroyed yesterday. This kind of magic must not appear in this world."
Vifia had no objection, which was why she handed over the experimental records to Salis. Resurrection from the dead seemed to be a blessing, but it was actually a curse. She understood this better than anyone else.
"Secondly," Sally paused, "it's about the mana recovery potion. We've already taken care of the details. Also, we'll have a gathering in three days. Would you like to attend? They all want to see you."
She did not reveal any information about Vifiya to the gathered magicians, only her name, because she was worried that some of them might secretly come to see Vifiya and disturb her life.
On the other hand, it was also to protect her.
Three days later? Vifiya lowered her head and thought carefully. She might not be able to get there in three days, and she would no longer be in Lachigo by then.
In her next plan, there will be certain changes in three days.
She shook her head, her expression gentle, but didn't refuse directly: "I can't say for sure, but it's likely that I won't be able to attend."
After thinking for a moment, she spoke again: "Lord Salis, I will be going to the Dukedom of Haihefu next, so I may not be able to go."
Salis was surprised when she heard this, but she didn't ask what she was going there for. She just asked, "Do Isidore and the others know?"
Vifiya smiled softly: "It's not too late yet, so I want you to help tell them."
Salis nodded: "Well, no problem, you..."
Vifiya saw what she wanted to ask, and she replied, "This time I'm going there in a personal capacity, and Arnold will be with me."
Salis was about to ask if it was unsafe, but suddenly remembered to let Isidore know that he and Kaharun would definitely go, so she stopped talking.
She lowered her eyes. The old house of the Lepezer family was also in the Dukedom of Haihefu, but there was nothing noteworthy there, so she did not mention it to Vifia.
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