Chapter 682 Even a dog would kick Lanqi
Saturday.
Early in the morning.
The Count of Batitus Palace, located in a stunning prime location on the north bank of the Selina River, is built of hand-made beige limestone and covered with blue-brown dovetail tiles.
The mansion's private grounds include a shady garden with broad-leaved evergreen trees, as well as a small glass greenhouse where owners and guests can enjoy exotic flowers and plants.
At this moment, in this glass greenhouse, the housekeeper is holding a writing board, recording the cultivation status of precious plants.
Cautious footsteps were heard behind me.
But he still didn't look back and focused on the task at hand.
"Hey, butler, would you like to go with us to watch the Platinum Card Creator Competition at noon?"
Christina patted Lanqi on the back and asked him.
The platinum-level card maker examination for the eastern region will begin at 11:00 this morning.
The first round of testing, which is the longest, will last until nine o'clock in the evening.
During this period, spectators who have purchased tickets for the event will be able to watch the live event in real time at the Holy Silver Vine Arena, while other residents will also be able to watch the live broadcast.
"It's really rare, Miss, you actually invited me?"
Lanqi turned his head and looked at the blond eldest daughter of the Earl's family.
"It's mainly because Yinuoan thinks it would be better if you go too."
Christina sighed.
Although Christina no longer felt that Rocky was that scary.
But if she could have less to do with this brainwashing housekeeper, she would rather have it less trouble.
"Would she say such a thing?"
Lanqi paused for half a second in confusion.
“Hehe.”
Christina raised her index finger and waved it in front of Lanci as a matter of course.
"I asked her to go and she didn't want to go, but I said 'what if Rocky goes too' and she was swayed."
She explained with a sly smile,
"Obviously, it's not enough for me to give her a sense of security now. I need you to join me."
Ever since Yinoan became a wimp and was knocked down several times by Rocky when he was testing his strength in the courtyard, he has completely lost his confidence.
Even though her injuries have recovered a lot now, and Christina has given her all the secret medicines in her home for her to use every day, Yinoan is still a little timid.
In Yinoan's impression, Butler Rocky is an incredibly strong person.
"I'm really sorry. I've already taken a leave of absence this afternoon. I just happened to have some other work to do, so I can't come and accompany you."
Lanqi looked helplessly at the Ice Ghost Sunflower imported from the Bosen Demon Realm, and said while recording.
"ah……"
Christina said in disappointment, "I thought you had a lot of free time outside of work, but I didn't expect you to have to work several jobs."
The way she looked at Lanqi seemed to indicate that she was doubting whether Lanqi had any financial difficulties. He was already making so much money, yet he was still working so hard.
"well."
Lanqi's words are nothing more than a sigh.
Every family has its own problems.
If he doesn't work hard to make money, how can he support that person?
"What do you take me for?"
Talia caught Ranchi's thoughts for the first time in his mind.
Lanqi didn't need to mention her to know that Lanqi wanted to die again.
"It's a very risky and costly one that requires a huge amount of mana and food to sustain..."
"……?"
"My most precious natal card."
"Shut up, you..."
After conveying Talia's thoughts, she seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and stopped talking.
The exchange of thoughts between the two ended.
Lanqi gradually came to his senses and looked at Christina in the glass greenhouse again.
"Let me help you convince her."
He suggested, putting down his tablet and pen.
"That's fine."
Christina immediately turned back and headed for the courtyard.
She was waiting for Rocky to say this.
"Have you been waiting for me to say this for a long time?"
The butler asked somewhat sadly.
"No, no, I actually really hope you can stay with me."
Christina whistled and looked at the trees in her garden and read.
The two of them walked through the garden path together, walked hundreds of meters, pushed open the heavy oak door of the main building, and soon arrived at the reception hall where Christina often stayed - the ceiling was three stories high, with crystal stalactite lamps with a diameter of nearly two meters hanging, and the floor was covered with hand-woven silk carpets.
Going up the black marble staircase inlaid with brass handles, there is a corridor stretching for dozens of meters, with study rooms, small reception rooms and other rooms with carved beams and painted buildings on both sides.
A pair of majestic floor-to-ceiling windows at the end of the third-floor corridor offer unobstructed views of the Selina River and the endless city.
And Yinoan was tidying up in the guest room.
"who!"
The sudden appearance of a figure at the door made her subconsciously nervous, and her back seemed to be tense as she took half a step back.
gradually.
She relaxed only when she saw that it was Miss Christina and Butler Rocky.
She gave the two of them a maid's salute.
"Yinoan, stop working for a while and come to the living room to chat."
Lanci said, pressing the door frame beside him.
Then he came to the small reception room on the third floor and placed three chairs next to a mahogany low-legged coffee table. He quickly prepared three cups of black tea in just over ten seconds.
When Yinoan walked in, he found that he could sit down and rest.
This made her look at Butler Rocky with a little bit of admiration.
She wants that too.
This is called professionalism. He is so efficient. Give him a minute and he might be able to prepare a tea party.
"No, Rocky, what kind of job did you do before?"
Christina patted the chair beside her, motioning Yinuoan to sit over, and asked the butler who had already started to sip tea leisurely opposite.
“I have dabbled in various industries, but I am better at education and management.”
Lanqi sipped his tea and replied.
"Then you really have a lot of experience."
Christina just wanted to know a little bit and didn't plan to delve into it further.
Even if this guy said he was in the Resurrection Church, she would believe it.
"Then let's get down to business, Inoan. Miss Christina is going to the Holy Silver Vine Arena today to watch the Platinum-level Card Creator Examination. Can you go with her and protect her?"
Lanqi looked at Yinoan and asked.
"...Can we ask other maids in the mansion to accompany the young lady?"
Yinoan looked at his own reflection in the crimson water of the teacup without looking up.
"First of all, you are Miss Christina's personal maid. Compared to working in this house, you are more like her personal employee."
Lanqi said to Yinuoan slowly, "Secondly, although the cooking maids, waitresses, and study maids in the mansion are all very strong demons, they are not as strong as you. You should be more confident."
“…”
Yinoan stopped talking.
There seemed to be no way to shirk or refute the steward's words.
"Yinoan, are you afraid that your enemies will find you and endanger Christina?"
Lanqi asked again.
“…”
Yinuoan seemed a little reluctant to admit it, but finally nodded while holding the hem of her skirt.
"Don't worry. The northern area of Person has a safe city defense barrier. If you want to close it, you must capture the entire Pariah or overload it. Otherwise, even an eighth-level strongman will be suppressed and surrounded in the city of Pariah. Although the 6th area where the Holy Silver Vine Arena is located is closer to the Person Demon Realm, it is still a human society area. Those enemies who want to hurt you can't do it casually."
Lanqi explained to her in detail the working principle of the Pariel barrier.
In the capital of a large eastern country like Pariah, even the high priest cannot easily enter combat status in the town. They can only fight in the wild, in special venues, or in artificial shadow worlds.
"Miss Christina wants you to go with her, not only because you are her personal maid, but more importantly, she likes you very much and regards you as her unique friend and playmate. So only if you go with her will she be 100% satisfied. If you also want to respond to her kindness, Yinuoan, would you consider it?"
Lanqi's eyes and voice both carried some hints, which made Yinoan's expression begin to waver. He wanted to avoid it but had nowhere to escape, so he could only turn his face to the side and look at the floor.
"Then I'll go."
Yinoan looked at the blonde lady through the gaps between the red hair on her forehead and whispered to herself.
Lanqi leaned back in his chair and looked at Christina, his smug eyes seemed to be asking her, doesn't this solve the problem very simply?
“…”
Christina secretly gave him a thumbs up. She was actually quite speechless about the housekeeper's habitual way of speaking. This guy must have been involved in some kind of pyramid scheme or fraud before.
"But what exactly is the reason that makes you so fearful, Inoan? Are you actually afraid of implicating Miss Christina?"
Lanqi thought for a moment and asked Yinoan.
He could probably guess why Yinoan was hesitant.
She was worried that her so-called enemies would come looking for her.
So if she could stay in the Earl's Mansion, she would be reluctant to leave.
"I have a vague feeling that I might rank my hatred for my enemies... Then my number one enemy who almost killed me and lost my memory will be very dangerous... He must be difficult to deal with..."
Yinoan tried hard to recall, but could not come up with any information. There was only the discomfort that seemed to be engraved in his bones.
"You do have this habit of clearly listing the order in which you do things."
Lanci commented.
He always encourages Yinoan's strengths and good habits.
"According to your guess, or just your impression, who is stronger, me or your enemy? After all, it seemed like you hated me quite a lot in the Holy Silver Vine Arena before. Maybe I am also on the leaderboard."
he asked Inoan.
"No, I don't know."
Yinuoan shook his head, "But you are definitely not my enemy."
Inoan said firmly.
"Yinoan, in fact, if you hadn't lost to me that day, you might not have been hunted down by the Diamond Gang of the Bosen Demon Realm later."
Lanqi smiled nonchalantly.
He and Christina had already told Inoan the story of how they first met Inoan, and why Viscount Hammond hated Christina and Inoan so much. It all started with that proxy competition in the Holy Silver Vine Arena.
"No, Christina and you are the top two people who are the best to me."
Yinuoan kept shaking her head. She seemed very sure of this one thing. "If you really wanted to harm me or deceive me, you wouldn't have let me know the truth so openly. I don't know what it was like before I lost my memory, but I know it very well now."
She raised her eyes and looked directly at Christina and Lanqi.
"Hey, Inoan, is that the favorite ranking list?"
Christina hugged Yinoan with some surprise and asked her.
She felt that she couldn't guess Yinoan's emotional changes these days, and was worried that her excessive enthusiasm might make Yinoan embarrassed. Now it seems that Yinoan is just not good at expressing himself.
"I'm going to work."
This time, Yinoan did not admit it. He broke free from Christina's hand, bowed awkwardly, and left quickly.
"Yinoan, if you ever regain your memory, will you come to me in anger for revenge? In fact, when I said goodbye to you, the hooded red-haired boy, you didn't look like you would let it go."
Lanqi seemed to have found an idea, and asked curiously as he looked at Yinoan's back as he was about to walk to the door.
According to the doctor, after the brain trauma, Yinoan's personality is likely to change drastically, but if her memory is restored, Yinoan's personality may return to what it was before the injury. Life during this period may be more like a dream to her, and restoring her memory is like waking up from a dream.
"Can't we just sit down and chat peacefully like this..."
Yinoan turned back hesitantly, observing the butler and said.
She looked a little scared, as if she would probably cry if Butler Lodge really wanted to hit her.
"Don't worry, go to work."
Lanqi raised his hand, smiled and shook it at her, and only then did Yinoan leave the small reception room with a sense of relief.
The room was silent for a moment. Lanqi finished his tea and prepared to continue working.
"Well, Miss, I know you like Yinuoan very much, but you should also be prepared to part with her at any time. After all, you don't know her past, and maybe you are not from the same world."
Lanci placed the teacup on the tray and advised Christina a little worriedly.
The question he asked to Yinoan just now was also in the hope that Christina could understand this matter in advance.
"I know."
Christina answered nonchalantly,
"No matter how she wants to leave me, I will let her go calmly."
Although she was a bit stubborn.
But just as she didn't understand Rocky, she really didn't understand Inoan.
The time she spends with Yinoan now may be just a small fragment, less than one percent of her life, and she is just a passer-by in her life. Christina does not intend to lock Yinoan by her side.
She probably thought about this when she signed the employment contract with Yinoan.
"It's great that your ideas and style are so mature."
Lanqi walked out of the room with satisfaction and said goodbye.
"Don't underestimate me. Would I be the kind of person who would cry and hold on to her?"
Christina made a face in the direction where the butler disappeared at the door and said with dissatisfaction.
This butler is an old Yin-Yang master. Sometimes she can't tell whether he is speaking the truth or the sarcasm.
…
A few hours later.
Pariel District 6, Holy Silver Vine Arena.
In the area near the Bosen Demon Realm, warning signs of the Senate's enforcement forces have been put up, and patrol teams often guard the one-kilometer circular border.
Since the Platinum Card Creator Examination is a large-scale international project, the Person Kingdom has invested a lot of security protection. At the same time, during the examination time at the end of August, there will often be dignitaries from Pariah and even princes from the Senate coming to watch, so as time goes on, the nearby protective forces will become more emphasized.
Many executioners on the south bank came to the north bank.
Of course, there are also Parie people working in government agencies who have heard the recent rumors. The patrol troops on the border of the Bosen Demon Realm may not only be for security. The deeper reason is probably that the mystery of the ancient demon curse that was about to break out some time ago has undergone new changes.
There have been no crazy accidents in the past few days. It seems that the culprit who was suspected of spreading the curse in the Person Kingdom has temporarily hidden himself because of the Senate's thunder search.
However, during this period when the Platinum Card Creator Examination was in a stable state, which seemed like the calm before the storm, some people speculated that the culprit of the curse was planning something even more terrifying.
despite this.
Small rumors and gossips could not stop the majority of the life-loving people of Parie from looking forward to the big event! The afternoon sun penetrated the slowly opening giant dome and blazed down on the ancient Holy Silver Vine Arena.
Audiences from all over the Kingdom of Person and even the countries in the eastern region have already gathered here, looking forward to this annual event of magic engineering.
"Is there any card maker who has the hope of being promoted to platinum level this year?"
"I think it's difficult. This year, apart from Eskar, a super magic craftsman from a small country, and Valastin and Katrina, top gold-level card makers who are taking the exam for the second time, there are many mysterious newcomers that I don't even know. Should I choose an old master like Balcon, or Kallen, a rising star from the Kingdom of Alolan who just made her mark this year?"
"But this time, the highlight is mainly the examiner. I didn't expect that there would be a platinum-level card maker to take over Mi Gaiya's job."
Crowds of people could be seen everywhere in the venue, noisy discussions were heard one after another, and laughter was in the air.
The interior of the ultra-ancient Colosseum has been renovated and painted in modern style. It is dotted with tall stands all around, and the stacked spectator stands look like a winding mountain range of giant white snails.
In the Tianyu Hall, which is reserved for the powerful and wealthy.
The seats are very spacious, even the attendants can sit on the sofa nearby.
However, most of the servants stood at the back very obediently and would not sit with their masters.
Only extremely wealthy families can purchase the high-priced tickets here, and the purchasing privilege also requires the family to have extremely high points in the Holy Silver Vine Arena, so it has almost become the most luxurious area.
"Please be quiet for a while and don't disturb others."
Christina brought her younger brothers and sisters to their seats early and gave them instructions.
Her cousins and younger sister couldn't sit still and looked even more excited than her.
However, her brother Kyle lost interest after hearing that Rocky would not come today. He returned to his study to continue studying and said that he would consider whether to come after the last round of assessment.
So she was the only one taking care of the children.
"Yinoan, help me look after my brothers and sisters."
Christina could only ask Inoan for help.
"I……"
Inoan sat next to Christina, feeling very uncomfortable.
Because when she looked at other people's houses, most of the servants were standing aside.
She doesn't even know how to get along with children.
During this period of time, she has been learning, and she has discovered that there are some things she is good at, and some things she is not good at at all. As for the basic skill of "taking care of and treating children well", she is completely lacking. This makes her more and more suspicious that she was a bad person before.
"It's okay, you're very smart and you'll learn it in no time."
Christina seemed to see Inoan's hesitation, took her hands and spoke to her.
"It's all because of that fellow Rocky who deserted the army. Otherwise, when he asked about the homework, the younger brothers and sisters would be quiet."
Christina couldn't help but complain unhappily.
Coaxing children should have been Rocky's specialty.
"No, it's not Mr. Rocky's fault. It's my lack of ability."
Inoan whispered.
As if she didn't want Christina to blame Butler Rocky, she looked at the children tentatively and boldly touched their heads one by one.
The three little ones all stared at Yinoan in a daze, making Yinoan a little worried that he might have done something wrong.
She was just imitating Lodge's natural behavior.
She remembered that every time at this time, Rocky would say, "Kids, I'm back."
But obviously the scene at this moment is not appropriate.
"Hey, Yinuoan, you're actually willing to play with us!"
However, the three children soon smiled and started talking to Yinoan, the taciturn and mysterious maid, leaving Yinoan at a loss as to what to say next.
"Isn't it enough to just imitate it a little bit?"
Christina smiled easily and breathed a sigh of relief.
The butler is of some use, and can motivate Yinoan to make up for his work.
This platinum-level card maker exam had actually already begun for some time, and the screen in the Tianyu Hall was also syncing with the images from inside the artificial shadow world.
Now is the time for a break and preparation.
Because the first round of seminars for the Platinum Card Creator Exam was quite long.
Experts look at the details, laymen just watch the excitement, and few people can watch the whole process.
Therefore, even at the Holy Silver Vine Arena, there were always spectators coming in and out.
When two candidates take turns, the screen in the arena will change to examiners and staff discussing, preparing to lead new candidates into the arena after the countdown ends.
At these times, the audience almost all talked about their own things.
Just as Christina was leaning on the sofa and looking up at the clear blue sky of Pariel, she suddenly heard some movement in the distance, as if the powerful people were saluting someone.
She tilted her head to look over, and immediately sat up straighter.
The person who came was the real ruler of the Senate of the Kingdom of Person - Duke Tiffany.
She was wearing a rich silk dress that fell on the seat, its crimson texture reflecting a faint light, and a mink cape draped over her shoulders that fluttered gently as she moved.
Lady Tiffany straightened her back, her head slightly raised, her bright eyes seemed to enjoy wandering around the screen, she tapped the armrest with her seal ring, methodically fanned the feather folding fan in her hand, occasionally looking up with a smile and whispering a few words to the black-clad officer behind her.
"I heard that you almost accidentally cut him down that day?"
She pointed at the figure of an examiner in the corner of the screen with her folding fan, then covered her mouth with the fan and asked.
"……terribly sorry."
The black-clad officer lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice.
"I don't blame you. I was the one who gave you the authorization. If anything goes wrong, I am responsible."
Mr. Tiffany said nonchalantly, tapping the black-clad officer's waist with his fan, as if to tell him to hold his head high and not blame himself.
"Mr. Nigel!"
Christina on the other side noticed the figure of the black-clad officer, accidentally called out his name, and simply waved to him.
The last time she and her butler Rocky went to the Bosen Demon Realm, they met this executioner, and it was he who handed Inoan over to them.
Nigel, who was standing behind the Duke, noticed the seats of Count Baptiste's family, cast his eyes towards Christina, and nodded slightly.
"Yinoan, it was Mr. Nigel who saved you that day."
Christina reminded Yinoan beside her.
In the Bosen Demon Realm, if Nigel had not arrived and stopped the berserk leader of the Diamond Gang, Inoan might have been beaten to death by the berserk cursed demons.
Upon hearing this, Yinoan also bowed slightly to Nigel.
Nigel also gave Inoan a response.
He discovered that it was the Baptiste family who took in the human he rescued.
"Look, Yinuoan, it's not that dangerous out there. There are still many people with good intentions."
Christina taught Inoan.
"You are right."
Yinuoan nodded with some relief.
Before she could say anything else.
"!"
She stood up as if she suddenly realized the danger, stood in front of Christina, and protected Christina behind her with her hands to prevent her from moving.
In front of them, a tall figure appeared at some point, almost blocking the sunlight.
"Miss, may I ask if your housekeeper has brown hair and green eyes?"
The figure in front of the sofa had deep red eyes that flashed with a teasing light. He ignored Yinoan and only asked Christina.
He was wearing a black satin coat, his long black hair was casually draped, and his pale and delicate face had a wild beauty.
It was none other than Astros, the demon lord of Pariah 7.
“…”
Christina looked away.
She remembered that it was Butler Rocky who gave the demon lord a black elbow that day, causing him to be defeated by Sergeant Nigel.
Although she was standing far away that day and probably had not been noticed by the Demon Lord Astros, Rocky was now very famous in the Holy Silver Vine Arena. After asking around a little about the strong man with brown hair, green eyes, and a butler's uniform, she soon found out that he was the butler of their Baptiste family.
"I don't know where he went."
Christina answered with sweat on her forehead and a stupid expression on her face.
"Really? I was careless last time. Next time I see him..."
Just as he said this, a vein popped up on Astros' forehead.
He had never had an opponent who used such despicable means to make him lose without even having to see his opponent clearly.
"I really don't know where he is. He's on leave today."
Christina repeated again.
"Are you lying? Tell me where he is. Don't let me find him hiding in this arena."
"He's really not here!"
At this time, on the other side of Tianyu Hall.
Nigel noticed Christina's direction and frowned.
"Mr. Tiffany, I want to go away for a while and chat with someone I know."
Nigel thought about it, then lowered his head and asked Duke Tiffany for instructions.
"Go ahead."
Duke Tiffany waved his hands casually, indicating that he could leave.
Although Nigel is her executioner and bodyguard, she has a lot of life-saving props on her, so it is not easy for someone to threaten her.
Nigel nodded and strode down a series of long walkways to where Christina was at the right end of the Tianyu Hall stands.
"Oh, there's actually such a strong maid. You should be able to take two... no, three of my moves? You're indeed a wealthy earl."
Astros looked at Inoan, whose hostility was growing, and finally shifted his gaze from Christina to her.
“…”
Inoan was like a wolfhound with its fur standing on end, with ferocious warning signals coming out of his trembling eyes, driving Astros away from Christina, otherwise she would take action.
The air suddenly turned cold.
Before Christina could find a way to resolve Astros's trouble.
"Astros, go back to where you belong."
Nigel stood in the middle, holding the scabbard upright in front of Astros, signaling him not to harass humans.
"Tsk, I get it, Nigel, you don't think I'm stupid enough to attack a noble lady in the human world."
Astros saw Nigel coming, looked at Tiffany's cold eyes behind his folding fan in the distance, and waved his hand as if admitting defeat.
He put his hands in his coat pockets.
He pulled another letter out of his coat pocket and handed it to Nigel.
Nigel's eyes did not lessen his hostility, and he did not take the letter from Astros.
"I have delivered Lord Perlman's invitation to you, Nigel."
Astros said as if he had completed a task.
“…”
When Nigel heard the name, he looked away with an uncomfortable expression. Then there was a long silence, and he took the black envelope stiffly and slowly.
The Demon Lord Perlman, the manager of Area 10, is also the strongest person in the Person Kingdom today.
He even adopted Nigel's teacher.
Nigel and his teacher's twin daughters grew up together like brother and sister.
Now only my sister is left.
Nigel was even more afraid to see her, because seeing her would remind him of his sister whom he had killed with his own hands.
"It doesn't matter whether you go or not."
Astros shrugged nonchalantly.
Anyway, Nigel is not very popular among the demons. After all, he is an executioner who serves as a dog for humans.
Lord Perlman's birthday dinner for his daughter will be held next Sunday.
It also happened to be the night when the platinum-level card maker exam ended.
"Although you can bring your friends with you in theory, I don't think you have any trustworthy friends on the human side. After all, you are a traitor yourself."
Astros' voice was full of pity, as if he didn't understand why Nigel had wasted so many years on the human side.
"Whatever you think."
Nigel just stared down at the letter.
"Nigel, I heard that you are investigating the case without telling the Senate, but I'm telling you in secret that the [Record of Parroni's Grudge] might be in the hands of the Senate. Don't forget which side you are on, and don't let humans take advantage of you."
Astros tapped Nigel's shoulder and whispered in his ear as he walked by.
“…”
Nigel remained silent and did not respond to the Demon Lord Astros.
"Well, what should I do if I heard something?"
Christina shrank her neck a little timidly.
She worried that she had heard something she shouldn't have.
"What if you heard it?"
Astros's cold eyes made Christina shiver all over and she froze in place.
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked straight down the aisle until he disappeared.
"It's okay. Don't pay attention to what that guy said. He was just talking nonsense."
Nigel's voice softened a little as he spoke to Christina.
"Thank you for helping us out, Mr. Nigel."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Christina saluted him quickly.
Yinoan also bowed again along with Christina.
Before they could talk, Christina heard a slight gossip coming from afar: "The daughter of the Baptiste family actually has dealings with the Demon Lord Astros and the Executioner Nigel. She really plans to have Viscount Hammond wiped out his entire family." Christina couldn't help but tremble her eyebrows.
As everyone knows, Lord Tiffany's executioner is a ruthless law enforcement demon. Almost no illegal behavior can escape his iron hand.
Christina admitted that she had some grievances with Viscount Hammond, but how come it became her intention to mess with someone after it was spread among the aristocratic circles?
"Miss Baptiste, please be safe these days."
Nigel's eyes swept across the three ignorant children of Baptiste's family until they landed on Christina and he said to her.
Yinoan's eyes suddenly became filled with fear, and his gaze began to wander restlessly, as if he was falling into an abyss.
"Don't worry, it's not because of you."
Nigel shook his head. He felt that Yinoan had misunderstood.
Although it was dangerous to mess with the Fangpian Gang in the Bosen Demon Realm, the incident had been resolved, and after investigation it was found that the demons attacked her first.
This woman named Yinoan was just a passerby who accidentally got into the dispute and had nothing to do with the overall situation.
The person who is really likely to be targeted by the mastermind is Lanci, or his alias Rocky McCarthy.
Because no useful information could be obtained from the berserk leader of the Diamond Gang that day, Nigel could see that it was very likely that the unrest in Area 7 of the Bosen Demon Realm that night was actually a bait set by the mastermind to lure out the curse-breaker. As long as they followed Nigel, they would definitely find the curse-breaker.
"You are talking about Butler Rocky. He is indeed dangerous."
Christina agreed.
"But what is the relationship between you two? Has Butler Rocky ever been involved in any illegal activities?"
She studied Nigel's expression curiously. It was possible that Nigel knew more than she did.
She had been with Butler Lodge for quite some time, but she still felt that this man was full of mystery.
"He is my assistant, so he may be involved in some cases."
Nigel simply replied.
Then, he said goodbye to Christina and Inoan and walked back to where Tiffany was sitting.
Only Christina was left, sitting on the sofa with a frown, deep in thought.
She began to imagine wildly.
She had also heard about the potential unrest in the Flower City of Pariel recently.
The Senate represented by Prince Tiffany is the largest authority in the Kingdom of Person.
The Demon Lord who controls the northern part of Pariah needs to negotiate with the Senate. In essence, he is another force and has had differences with the Senate for many years.
The Executioner Nigel is an independent investigator who jumped from the Demon Lord to the Senate and is suspected to have his own intelligence network and judgment.
The Kreming Empire in the south exerted external pressure, and no one knew whether they had spies inside the Person Kingdom who were planning something.
In addition, there is also the mastermind behind the curse of [The Hatred of the Great Wizard Parroni].
And for some unknown reason, the Resurrection Church is also suspected to be taking action in the Person Kingdom.
The first three are our own forces that are not very united, while the last three are enemy forces that have always been evil.
No one knows how much intelligence each force has, what their goals are, and what progress is being made every day, every hour, and every minute of every second beneath the seemingly calm lake.
Something invisible may have brewed to a critical point.
It will explode at any time.
Fortunately, Count Baptiste's family is just an old family that mainly runs agricultural products and wine businesses across the country from the southern border of Bosen to the north. Once unrest occurs, their business will definitely shrink, but they will not go bankrupt.
Despite this, Christina could only glimpse the tip of the iceberg of the current situation in the Person Kingdom.
Sergeant Nigel should be the game changer with the most protagonist-like feeling in the whole incident.
It seems that Rocky, who is on good terms with the Executioner Nigel, is a mysterious and powerful man surrounded by mysteries. He is most likely a good guy who can change the whole situation at a critical moment.
"Miss, will Parriere become dangerous in the future?"
Yinoan's voice interrupted Christina's thoughts and brought her back to her senses. Turning her head, Christina only saw Yinoan's purple eyes full of worry under his red hair.
"Don't worry. Unless the entire Flower City of Pariel is on the verge of collapse, no one can reach the Earl's Palace."
Christina patted Yinoan on the back and assured him.
There is an ancient barrier in their house that was passed down from their ancestors.
As they chatted, they discovered that a new candidate's project discussion on the principles of magic had already begun on the giant holographic magic screen hanging in the center of the Tianyu Hall.
"Hey, Karen-senpai is here."
Christina grabbed Inoan's wrist in surprise and let her see the picture of the artificial shadow world.
This time, there are prize tickets for betting on who can pass the Platinum Card Creator exam.
Christina originally wanted to gamble for fun, but Butler Rocky recommended that she just go after the guy named Tata.
She asked Butler Rocky why he recommended this newcomer with little experience.
Rocky hesitated for a moment and said that Tata was pretty, which left Christina speechless.
What's the point of being good-looking? Can good-looking make you eat? Can good-looking make your dreams come true? I didn't expect Rocky to be such a superficial man.
After much deliberation, Christina decided to buy a three-hundred-pound Tata to give it a try. After all, Rocky was a bit of a weird guy.
If Tata really passes, Christina will be able to get more than sixty times the bonus, and then she will be able to raise 50,000 pounds to fire Rocky the butler.
At this moment in the shadow world, the circular staircase in the center of the auditorium circled up and finally reached the main seat.
For this assessment, the artificial shadow world simulated the third floor of the Colmton Library at Evert House at Parieu University of the Arts.
This spacious seminar room is quiet and solemn, with thick old oak floors inlaid with red carpets and dark brown wooden bookshelves filled with books on all sides of the walls.
In the middle of the classroom there was a long bronze table that was over ten meters long, with a dozen classic Bosen-style armchairs lined up next to it. The immortal crystal chandelier on the ceiling was gleaming under the magical lighting, and the fireplace at the back was still burning with firewood.
Under the protection of the barrier, the only sound that could be heard was the rustling of the quill on the parchment.
Six assistant clerks of the association sat at the end of a long table, concentrating, either resting their chins on their hands in deep thought or writing and sketching on paper.
They are silent and will only respond when the examiner needs their help and gives them instructions.
"Okay, the exam will begin. Mr. Deputy Examiner, please discuss the eight questions you have drawn with the candidates."
The examiner sitting in the main seat was a middle-aged man, about fifty years old.
A few strands of white could be seen among his short brown-black hair, but he still exuded an elegant and heroic demeanor. He was wearing a burgundy suit, his eyes fixed on the long table behind half-moon lenses.
He is Bruton Izainha, a platinum-level card maker from the Kingdom of Alolan, and also a master of magic engineering.
Today, he was responsible for giving scores to each candidate's discussion content, and discussing with the deputy examiner at the end to determine the average difficulty and score line of this test based on the deputy examiner's scores.
"Then it's your time."
After Chief Examiner Bruton finished speaking, he transferred the examiner authority of the artificial shadow world to the deputy examiner who was sitting at the second seat on one side of the long table.
"Well, Karen, are you ready? According to the topic you drew, we will start with the pioneering research on thermal furnaces."
In comparison, the young deputy examiner gave people a completely different sense of mystery.
He looked to be in his early twenties, with a slender and upright figure, wearing a slim-fitting night-blue robe.
What was more strange was that he was wearing a silver metal mask on his face, which completely concealed his features. The only thing that could be seen was a pair of blue eyes as indifferent as water.
However, even his eye color must be fake.
Even so, his voice is gentle and charming, as pleasant to the ear as the sound of a hot spring.
"no problem."
Kallen sat opposite him like a lady and nodded.
"The first question we need to discuss is - how to achieve efficient magic energy conversion with the lowest possible loss in the thermal furnace power system? Please demonstrate a solution based on the technology you have mastered. Here are several basic building blocks for you to use quickly."
The deputy examiner answered the questions in a clear and logical manner, and projected a translucent three-dimensional magical mechanical device in front of Karin.
Kallen didn't hesitate much, raised her hands, and began to reconstruct it with her magic power on the projection of the magic mechanical device.
"First, the magic energy induction coils collect the free natural magic particles in the environment, and synchronize these particles in a standardized manner to form a highly efficient and highly ordered magic flow. Secondly, through the special curvature convergence array, the magic flow is focused in an arch shape, greatly increasing the energy density."
She murmured.
"The arched focusing array you are using now reminds me of the technology used to achieve the concentration of mana in the energy storage tank. But how do you prevent the mana particles from generating too much heat noise when overloaded?"
The deputy examiner asked the question in a friendly manner while watching her actual operation.
"The swirl ion cooling technology that I am best at and developed on my own is designed to solve this thermal noise problem."
As she spoke, the interior of the mechanical component was enlarged by another perspective window, showing several circulating vortices.
"By applying centrifugal force and introducing a specific magic field, the particle flow forms a spiral vortex, which can effectively separate the high-energy dense area and the low-heat dispersion area. In this way, when entering the next step of magic amplification, only the magic output of the high-energy area will be enhanced."
Kallen explained to the deputy examiner easily.
She is better at wind attribute than fire, so even when it comes to fire attribute issues, she can turn them into areas of her expertise.
At this point, the deputy examiner had basically no questions.
Because he didn't understand much about wind, but he had some understanding of fire.
"It can be seen that you have unique insights into both theory and practical application. However, in the process of amplifying magic power, simply amplifying it cannot achieve zero heat loss. This will violate the law that magic power cannot be self-generated. What do you think?"
At this point, the deputy examiner could only ask this question.
"I noticed this problem, so I designed the coupled wind chime cavity."
Karin raised her fingertips to indicate that a spherical cavity gradually appeared. She explained to the deputy examiner, "The cavity is made up of dozens of magic light fibers, which can couple the flowing magic particles with wind energy, thereby amplifying the magic power. The coupling process itself does not generate any new energy, but only changes the energy level and vibration mode of the magic particles."
“…”
Examiner Bruton did not say much throughout the entire process. He just listened quietly and gave scores. Sometimes he picked up a feather felt mechanical pen to write details on the drawing board, and sometimes he controlled the rotating three-dimensional magic parts projected in the air to observe the trial.
"Mr. Examiner, do you have any ideas?"
When Kallen finished speaking, she looked at the masked deputy examiner and asked with a smile.
"I'm fine now."
The deputy examiner replied.
"Then I would like to ask, have you discovered that even if it is perfectly intact, such a high density of magic output will cause the force field to lose control? And if there is such a risk, how can I ensure the controllability and stability of the magic output?"
Kallen asked him sincerely.
“…”
The deputy examiner was silent.
He really doesn't know.
"In my humble opinion, I have a conjecture. This is the biggest challenge in this situation. We are not only pursuing simple quantitative values. Outside the cavity, I assume that we can design a special magic grid field, using its unique heterogeneous distribution properties to form a cage-type constraint on the magic output. Only when the amplitude, frequency and other factors of the magic are precisely balanced, can we open a controllable 'exit' at the interface between the constraint field and the anti-constraint field."
Karen seemed to see the deputy examiner's dilemma and began to explain to him.
Examiner Bruton nodded slightly approvingly, as if giving her some points.
Outside the shadow world, in the Holy Silver Vine Arena.
Gradually, the audience's frowned brows relaxed.
They found that Kallen seemed to have found a way to gain points.
This deputy examiner actually seemed a little awkward when it came to the [Principles of Magical Engineering] part.
Perhaps Karen had figured it out during her discussions with the previous candidates.
Then, as long as you bring the topic into an area that the deputy examiner is not familiar with, you can torture the deputy examiner and ask and answer your own questions.
Although the deputy examiner looks like he is in jail, this way of scoring is definitely efficient!
By the time the scene got to the point where the deputy examiner was so tortured that he didn't want to talk anymore.
"Okay, the time limit for the first question has expired. The candidate's performance is indeed impeccable, which is enough to show his profound attainments in the field of magic transmission and transformation. Let's move on to the next question."
The deputy examiner finally spoke and started the next question.
This cycle repeats itself.
Karin completed the [Magic Principles] test calmly.
Even if the score is not announced immediately, we can guess that it will be quite high.
Inside the Tianyu Hall.
"It would be great if I could make friends with Senior Kallen. Regardless of whether she can become a platinum-level card maker this time, she is a very promising leader among gold-level card makers."
Christina sighed as she watched Karen look confident as she completed her research.
Although it is impossible to ask a card maker of this level to sign a long-term employment contract with the family, it is definitely a good thing to make friends.
Once war breaks out in the southern continent, magic engineers will invest heavily in military industry, and this kind of high-level magic craftsmen will become more difficult to find.
"This examiner...why is he so good-tempered?"
Inoan asked.
Even she could see that although Karen's wording seemed polite, it would actually embarrass the deputy examiner.
But the examiner didn't know what to say to her because she was always showing weakness, and saying something to her would make it seem like the examiner was bullying the candidate.
The average examiner may have already turned red.
However, the examiner just looked helpless.
"I can only say that there are more elegant gentlemen in the Hutton Kingdom. It is said that the High Priest Loren is also famous for his gentleness and kindness."
Christina thought for a moment and said, "Two years ago, no one expected that the Kingdom of Hutton would have a new platinum-level card maker. We thought we would have to specially invite Mr. Bolao to help this time."
She remembered that many of the magic engineering textbooks at their Alolan Royal Academy were compiled by Bolaio.
"Then why don't you let that Bo Laao come? If you let a newly promoted platinum-level card maker do the job, he might even be stripped of his platinum qualification."
Yinuoan asked Christina in confusion.
"Even if a magician of Bo Laao's level is willing to come, the Hutton Kingdom will not agree. If something happens to him, no one on the Person side can take the responsibility. But I heard that the platinum-level card maker examiner this time was recommended by Bo Laao himself."
Christina still understands something about the international situation.
Once Bolao leaves the capital of Hutton, he may become the target of the Krelian Empire's full-scale assassination.
But Professor Bo Laao's strength has always been a mystery. According to most accounts, he is a pure magician with little combat power. However, according to intelligence intercepted by the Special Intelligence Agency of the Kremlin Empire many years ago, all the elite agents who went to assassinate Bo Laao disappeared without a trace.
So the audience in the venue could probably understand why this platinum-level card maker wore a mask and acted mysterious.
Everything is done to protect the safety of the magicians.
But correspondingly, it also makes people particularly curious about his true identity.
Christina knew that Mr. Tiffany must know his true identity, but there was no way that Mr. Tiffany would tell her, and she didn't dare to talk to Mr. Tiffany and ask such a stupid question.
The discussion and examination process of [Magic Principles] in the artificial shadow world is still going on at a rapid pace.
The next few hours.
After Karin, other candidates began to imitate Karin, as if they had found the password to cheat scores and tortured the examiners to get gold coins.
Only a small number of kind-hearted candidates did not torture him.
Even the audience gradually discovered that this deputy examiner really seemed a little incompetent, and any questions he asked could make him a little confused.
After all, the exam has an integrity monitoring system, and examiners cannot help candidates cheat.
Kallen is the most brutal in bullying weaklings.
The mysterious examiner was sweating profusely from the question.
"No, what on earth is this deputy examiner?"
"He let it go?"
"I can't let it go. It seems to be really at the bottom of the gold class."
"Then isn't it funny to let him be the examiner in the third round?"
The audience who had originally planned to leave after watching the show ended up staying because of the quality of the show this year. Some even came back after dinner to continue watching. The deputy examiner's performance was quite enjoyable.
Why would he torture every candidate? Although this deputy examiner looked mysterious, he was a nice person. He was not difficult to other candidates and was very polite.
The audience couldn't help but ask in their hearts, if you treat the examiner like this, aren't you afraid that he will kill you all in the third round? Even if a dog came today, it seemed like he would kick him twice.
The requirement to pass the platinum card maker exam is that you need to pass all three rounds, but sometimes if you fail, but only get a very high score on a certain question, you can still get GPA.
When you meet the high GPA requirements for all six exams, you can apply to the Southern Continent Card Creators Association.
If you can meet certain additional conditions, you may be able to become a platinum-level card maker through the application system.
Therefore, the temptation of GPA is quite great.
finally.
It's the turn of a new candidate.
A freelance card maker from the Southern Wantina Territory of the Hutton Kingdom, a young woman with grey hair and golden eyes.
In the seminar room on the third floor of Colmpton Library, which simulates Evert House at the Parieu University of the Arts, the deputy examiner looks exhausted.
However, if nothing unexpected happened today, he would have to go through several more rounds of torture.
"These recommended candidates without resumes are either mediocre or freaks, like Mi Gaiya back then."
"This gray-haired lady looks like a stern iceberg type."
The audience in the arena hall couldn't help but sigh with pity.
"First, confirm your personal information according to the process."
The deputy examiner picked up the information sheet presented to him by Shadow World and spoke to Talia who was already sitting across the table, "Tata, this is a candidate recommended by the Kingdom of Hutton. I am unmarried and 25 years old."
When he said the last part, he seemed to be biting his lips under the mask.
It seemed so funny that it cured all his fatigue from the afternoon.
“…”
Talia bowed her head slightly.
If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't hit the examiner, Talia would have pinned Lanqi to the ground and beat him up right now.
No, is this guy really sick? He has been tortured for an entire afternoon, and he still has the mood to think about such a damn thing?
Talia felt that she couldn't understand Lanqi anymore.
Originally, she was thinking about whether she should care about Lanqi today and comfort him after the exam, but now she just felt that she was overthinking.
"Ms. Tata, you..."
The deputy examiner continued.
“…”
Her pair of eyes like white gold and stone swept across the two examiners. The deputy examiner wanted to say something, but was choked back by Tata's sparkling eyes.
"Please start the test."
She prompted.
"OK."
The deputy examiner immediately sat up straighter.
This made the chief examiner Bruton look sideways at the deputy examiner.
Are you so afraid of her? And you are the examiner and she is the examinee. What is your conditioned reflex? "The first question is about the discussion of the basic theory of spiritual magic. First, please start the discussion from the core."
The deputy examiner cleared his throat and asked Talia.
"As we all know, the core of spiritual magic lies not only in the power of consciousness, but also in the unity of mind and soul..."
Talia began to speak.
The deputy examiner said nothing and seemed to have given up.
Now it seems that he will not resist even if you use him to get gold coins.
"The hierarchical model of spiritual magic is a trinity - consciousness, spirit and soul. The constructor of the spell must achieve a perfect unity of these three in order to make spiritual magic achieve the ultimate coordination."
At this point, she stopped arguing and looked up at the deputy examiner sitting opposite her.
"Mr. Examiner, what aspects of what I have said above do you want to know more about?"
After saying that, she waited quietly.
“…”
The deputy examiner's eyes were stunned.
He seemed to have never been asked such a question.
Although he was also asked by the candidates, this time, the candidates gave him complete right of choice.
His puzzled look seemed to be asking Talia, why don't you just use me to gain points, why ask such a thankless question.
“…”
Lanqi's eyes were questioning, and Talia responded with a playful look with a hint of smile -
The more you wanted to make me angry, the less I would treat you as a tool as you wished.
She would rather take fewer points and maintain Lanqi's dignity.
This time, the deputy examiner remained silent longer than ever before.
"On the will aspect, I want to hear your opinion."
"This is neither pure psychology nor the level of life energy..."
Tata spoke slowly, with a confident look, all the time looking at Lanqi opposite him.
And Lanqi listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
At this moment, the audience outside the venue looked at each other in confusion.
Everyone thought that this candidate named Tata was also going to steal the examiner's gold coins.
But she didn't.
She would rather waste many of her own scoring opportunities and patiently cooperate with the examiner, making the conversation between the examiner and her particularly easy.
To some extent, the audience couldn't tell whether this was an exam or not.
It seemed that the two of them were chatting very naturally, just like they were discussing magic engineering issues at ordinary times. Even the deputy examiner showed a rare smile on his face, as if he was very immersed in chatting with her.
"It feels like the two of them have such a good rapport in this state."
"In fact, if we look at scoring efficiency, the two of them should have no tacit understanding at all."
"It's not worth it for her to do this. It's useless to take the examiner's mood into consideration. She will just lose points for nothing."
"Unless she is simply kind-hearted and doesn't want to embarrass the deputy examiner."
"But you have to admit that she is very strong. Even so, her score should not be low."
The audience couldn't help but sigh at this discussion which seemed plain and simple, yet gentle and intense.
A long time passed.
Talia finally finished the exam and walked out of the Void Gate passage reserved for candidates.
"Tata-meow!"
A little black cat ran over from the ground.
"I thought you were going to torture him."
Said the cat boss.
After all, no one knows how to torture Lanqi better than her. Lanqi has been trained by Tata since he became a card maker.
“…”
Talia picked it up and said nothing.
"Where's Lanci-san? Didn't he even come with you today?"
As she walked towards the rest area, Talia saw Kallen sitting in the audience not far away.
She waved to Talia warmly, as if she was greeting a friend.
“…”
Talia didn't want to pay any attention to the woman. She just glanced at her and continued walking forward.
"It seems you don't want to win, Miss Tata."
Kallen spread her hands.
She was a little surprised when she saw Tata's strength.
But after seeing how she took the test, Karen felt relieved.
In this first round alone, she won by a lot of points over Tata.
"We'll talk about it after you beat me in two or three rounds."
Talia turned around and said to Kallen.
"Don't forget... the third round will be conducted by the same examiner. He is really cute. I can't help but tease him a little bit, fufu."
Kallen seemed to enjoy torturing the examiner.
The fact that she can even step on the platinum level proves that she is the genius who should become a platinum level.
"Are you worthy enough to bully him?"
A hint of coldness flashed across Talia's golden eyes.
Just based on what Karen said, she would definitely choose a men's swimsuit for Karen in the future.
"What? This examiner is yours? Are you protecting him?"
Kallen asked her with narrowed eyes and a smile.
"I'm looking forward to your expression when you understand everything."
Talia ignored Kallen and just walked forward.
…
Until the venue gradually began to become dim, the first round of exams today came to a successful conclusion.
Only the staff are still coordinating the final work.
In the artificial shadow world seminar classroom.
"not bad."
Examiner Bruton Izainha is adding up the scores.
The scores of the candidates this year are quite high.
But examiner Bruton had felt something was odd during the previous test.
After the actual inspection, he found that the deputy examiner's ability was indeed too low.
Currently, the highest score is 82 and the lowest score is 35.
But why is your score only 31, deputy examiner?
Bruton has given Lanci as many points as possible, and he really wants to give him a higher score, but he really can't force him to get a higher score against his conscience.
In the end, there was no choice but for examiner Bruton to use his authority to raise the passing line to 41.
Even so, this passing score hit a new low and would inevitably attract scrutiny from the Southern Continent Card Creators Association headquarters in the western hub area. It was likely that external examiners would be involved in the third round of exams and observe the entire exam.
Bruton glanced at Lanqi, who was still sitting beside him, with a complicated expression.
Although he had heard that this platinum-level card maker was completely different from Mi Gaiya back then.
Mi Gaiya is a hexagonal warrior, and this guy is a compass warrior.
It is said that he specialized in artistry.
So in the last exam, according to the data recorded by the association, Lanci's artistry was slightly better than Countess Rosalinda's, so he was the main examiner and Rosalinda was the deputy examiner.
But after the magic engineering principle, he really looked like a fake platinum-level card maker! His level of magic engineering might be considered poor even among gold-level card makers.
In general, his strength is very special among platinum-level card makers. If he is still like this in the third round of exams as the chief examiner and everyone kicks him, then there will be a rhythm.
Bruton remembered that there was a platinum-level card maker at the headquarters who was very jealous of Miagaya. If he were to examine Ranchi, things might go wrong because Ranchi and Miagaya were both from the Hutton Kingdom and were both talented rising stars.
“…”
Bruton pinched his brows.
In short, everything is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Southern Continent Card Creators Association, there is nothing much to say.
Anyway, he has finished his work, and he doesn't care about public opinion. - Give me some monthly tickets, and I will continue to update in April. I will become Xixi and won't leave. Recommend my brother's book ~ "Is this considered a full record of evil?"
(End of this chapter)