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Time passes, the sun sets and the moon rises.
After dusk, the pitch-black night officially enveloped the sky of Mon Carlo. With lights that were more numerous than the stars lighting up in the city, Mon Carlo ushered in a night that was much more prosperous than the day.
In the north of the city of Mon Carlo, in the huge pirate fortress Junhai Castle, a banquet was being held. In the spacious and luxuriously decorated restaurant, on the smooth marble floor, under the huge flashing hanging lights, there was a long dining table filled with countless delicacies.
The white nun was sitting on one side of the dining table eating some light food, while on the other side of the table sat her captain of the knight guard and other important figures from Moncarlo.
"Oh... I never thought that the recently famous savior of Adus, Vanya, is actually so young and beautiful. I could not tell at all when I read it in the newspaper before. Your naturally beautiful face makes me a little envious..." Sitting on one side of the dining table, a woman with a good figure, brightly dressed, heavily made-up and a ponytail, said while holding a fork to eat and looking at Vanya not far away, with a frivolous smile on her lips. After seeing this, Vanya also responded softly.
"In fact, a handsome appearance is only an unimportant part of the gift of the Lord. Compared with the appearance, a true and kind heart is the most precious gift. Therefore, you don't have to envy me, Miss Peiling."
"Huh? Appearance is not important? I think that without this appearance, Sister, your fame would be at least half discounted. You were able to convince the Adus Revolutionary Army... Did your looks play an important role? Let me tell you... since you announced your arrival, many of us here..."
The woman named Peiling seemed to be about to say something to Vanya in a hurry, but at this time, Lauran, who was sitting on the other side, frowned, put down the red wine in his hand and spoke.
"Shut up, Peiling, be polite..."
"Oh... my tenth brother..."
After listening to Luo Lan's words, Pei Ling immediately shut her mouth, and then continued to eat reluctantly. At this time, another voice sounded from the other side of the table.
"Woo woo... Hey, nun from the church, you come here for no reason. Do you have any conspiracy? Is it because the old man is in poor health and the church wants to interfere more in our affairs?" The speaker was a fat, bearded man wearing a pirate turban. He was gnawing on a piece of steak with one hand and looking at Vanya with a hint of hostility.
"Please don't misunderstand me, Mr. Bruna. I am visiting Moncarlo this time just to use the light of the holy relic to do something positive for Moncarlo, which is often criticized in the news of various countries. I have no extra intentions."
"I don't have any extra intentions. Humph, why do you come here and take care of our gang problems?"
"Buna... I will deal with the facts and not worry about Sister Vanya." Lauran said seriously to the man named Buna, and Buna spoke anxiously after hearing that.
"Tenth brother... don't be too partial to this nun. You know how many of us don't like people from the church. You'll easily lose the support of the people and benefit Twelve brother..."
"Okay, now you eat your food, use the cutlery, and observe etiquette."
“Hmm…”
After hearing what Lauran said, Bruna had no choice but to put the food on the plate and continue eating. The whole dinner continued in a depressing atmosphere.
Finally, after the dinner, the other important figures from the Mon Carlo party who participated said goodbye and left early, while Lauran stood up and found Vanya, and said with a hint of apology.
"I'm sorry, Sister Vanya. Influenced by some traditions, my family has some problems with etiquette. Please don't mind it."
"It's okay, Mr. Lauran. I can also feel that Moncarlo does have a natural resistance to the affairs of the Holy Church. I also know that this was caused by the fault of the Holy Church. I can understand it."
Vanya responded by saying that Mon Carlo was founded by the great pirate groups of the Pirate Age, and the pirates of the Pirate Age were mostly defeated civilians who were persecuted by the church because of the Turbidity War. Therefore, the widespread anti-church sentiment here is a tradition, a tradition that has been passed down along with the chaotic nature of pirates.
"Sister Vanya, it would be great if you could understand this... But it's getting late now. Sister Vanya, you should go and rest first. I need to go see my father and report what happened today."
"Damn."
Afterwards, Lauran sent Vanya and her guards out of Junhai Castle, and then went to the depths of Junhai Castle by herself to meet Edward who had been living in seclusion there. After completing her report, Lauran left the secret bedroom in the deepest part of Junhai Castle and left Junhai Castle by herself.
After leaving Junhai Castle, Lauran went to his own mansion, a mansion built almost next to Junhai Castle and also within the range of the spiritual fog.
When Laulan arrived at his heavily guarded mansion, it was already late at night. After leaving home, Laulan rushed to his study without stopping. He looked at documents and books for two hours. Finally, late at night, he changed into pajamas, washed up and went to bed in the bedroom.
However, when Lauran fell asleep completely, he suddenly opened his eyes while lying on the bed, slowly sat up on the bed, then glanced around with a dull look, and then got up and got out of bed.
Just like any other morning, after sleeping for just an hour, Laulan changed into his formal clothes, put on his shoes, slowly opened the door and walked out, then walked out of his mansion. During this period, he tried his best to avoid the servants and guards in the house. Even if a servant saw Laulan occasionally, they were just impressed by Laulan's majesty and did not dare to neglect the salute. Without any doubt, Laulan walked out of the house without any obstruction, and walked out of the spiritual fog covering Junhai Fort.
Just after walking out of the spiritual fog, Lauran came to an intersection. At this time, a carriage was parked there, seemingly waiting for Lauran. Under the dark street lights, Lauran walked onto the carriage and sat down in the carriage. At this time, there were already two figures in the carriage.
One was the detective Ed with deep eye sockets and a hooked nose, who looked at Lauran calmly as she got into the car. The other was a woman in bright clothes who smelled of alcohol, and her eyes were full of surprise when she looked at Lauran.
"This... is really Lauran, the tenth young master of Moncarlo and one of Edward's favorite sons... You actually brought him here quietly, and even walked here on your own... What tricks did you use to do this? Are you sleepwalking too?"
Looking at Lauran in front of her, the woman in the car said in disbelief, while Ed lit a small incense burner and placed it next to the car window, and spoke calmly.
"The extraordinary means to control a living person is not just sleepwalking... This extraordinary world is so huge...
"Yes, Master Lauran is already in place. Once his sleep state deepens a little, we can set off. I hope your real body has made preparations for the Dream Stealing, Fox... no... should I say Miss Nightmare."
After placing the incense, Ed looked at the woman beside him and said, the woman swallowed and then spoke.
"Come here now..."
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