Chapter 90 The Hall Family
"Of course, of course. My original intention of coming here this time was to challenge the difficulties of the Dark Forest, and I have made sufficient preparations."
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"Confidence? I do have that, but considering that no one in our Explorers Association has yet been able to solve this problem, I dare not give you a definite answer.
"Avoid making big promises. Wait until I actually observe before you speak."
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"These bandages on your body? Uh... you can think of it as a form of performance art. This kind of behavior is very popular in the Federation."
"As for why I brought my family along..."
The woodpecker jumped out of the castle and dived into the forest outside the academy, but the people at the door didn't care at all.
The bandaged man who had followed Andy all the way was now exchanging pleasantries with a thin woman with gray hair.
His face is now revealed, and he is a middle-aged man with deep features and a very elegant temperament.
His handsome appearance is indeed somewhat similar to Andy, but his glib tone of voice makes him seem a little exaggerated.
“In short, I am honored to come to your college to take on this challenge. If I succeed by chance, it will definitely be the most dazzling achievement in my career.”
“We are also very grateful to Mr. Hall for visiting St. Marian’s College and lending a helping hand to us poor prisoners.”
The thin woman who was talking to him was the dean here. At this moment, she was holding the bandaged man's hand and smiling, looking very enthusiastic.
"During this period, I will assign an assistant to follow you, so you don't have to worry about disturbing him. If you need anything, you can ask the assistant to come to me at any time - oh, by the way."
As if she had thought of something, she asked casually.
"What has Master Fran been busy with recently? Why haven't I seen any news about him in the newspaper for a long time?"
"Teacher, he went to an ancient ruin."
The bandaged man had a gentle smile on his face and said calmly, "It is related to a deep-water city that was once built on the seabed by the Far Eastern civilization. It is very worth exploring."
"So that's how it is."
"I really hope that the master can make new discoveries..."
During the conversation, the family was welcomed into the college, and the dean even personally arranged accommodation for them. He then chatted with them for a long time before reluctantly saying goodbye and leaving.
"If I didn't know that the dean didn't like men, I would have thought she was in love with me."
After seeing off the dean and closing the door, the bandaged man breathed a sigh of relief. "I heard that she is the cousin of the Duke of Clare. How come she doesn't act so arrogantly..."
Although he seemed to be puzzled, the smug look on his face silently revealed his inconsistency at the moment.
"What are you showing off?"
The red-haired middle-aged woman glared at him and said, "You are being forced to this extent by your own son, and you still have the nerve to laugh?"
"What do you mean by pushing it to this extent?"
The bandaged man said in a dissatisfied tone, "If it weren't for your weird cousin, Andy would have come over to call me dad a long time ago. Why would he be so indifferent now?"
"My cousin has been killed by those imperial men. What else do you want?"
The red-haired woman's emotions came and went, and she became angry immediately after hearing this. "The body is already stinking, and you're still not satisfied, right? Do you want to kill me too?"
"What? I didn't say that."
"But that's what you mean!"
"Which ear did you hear that I meant this?"
"Both ears..."
The two of them started arguing over a disagreement, making the room a mess.
The two siblings who came with them turned a blind eye to this.
"I still don't understand it." While packing her luggage, the sister looked at her brother who was doing the same thing.
"How did our father know that Andy would come to this college for further studies?"
"Logically, no one else should know about this kind of thing except the person involved, right?"
"Of course someone told me." The bandaged man who was arguing suddenly turned around and replied.
"Not only this incident, but also the time when Andy got off the plane was told by that person."
Because of some things, they urgently need to get close to Andy.
So two plans were made.
One is to act pitifully and beg for forgiveness.
The other is to rush here and help Andy graduate smoothly to show my sincerity.
The former had the greatest chance of success, but it has obviously failed.
At that time, he thought he had recognized the wrong person, but after some confirmation, he found out that it was not the case.
So we can only put our hopes on the second plan.
The bandaged man had little confidence in this.
Although he thought he was very capable in exploring and decrypting, the problem facing St. Marian's College was...
He had a famous explorer teacher who once secretly came here to investigate, and then told his students with great certainty that no one could solve the problems of this academy.
But it doesn't matter if you don't have confidence. The real purpose is to be sincere in front of Andy and show your ability.
Look, when I showed up, the dean came out to greet me in person.
Even though you are the Duke's cousin, when you are here, aren't you still ignored like a small fry? "By the way, how come I didn't know that his crazy mother has an Imperial Duke as a relative?"
After getting rid of his wife's entanglement, the bandaged man named Lawson Hall thought about the problem that troubled him so much again.
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"The Hall family, have you arrived at the college?"
Inside the church not far from St. Marianne.
The young man who once massaged the Pope's feet was now standing in front of an old priest, with his hands behind his back, asking questions in a calm tone as if he was talking to a subordinate.
“We’re all here.”
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The old man in black priest attire answered in a low voice, with a very respectful attitude.
"But our people discovered that in addition to the Hall family, many other people were lured here, and they seemed to be planning something on Andy."
"Probably to find out what happened to York."
The handsome brown-haired boy sneered when he heard that.
"That guy didn't think about keeping it a secret when he left York. He chose to take a plane, which is a way to travel easily and easily reveal his whereabouts. It's inexplicable."
"Do you think no one would dare to touch him just because he has a duke cousin?"
“How ridiculous!”
His attitude was very disdainful.
But the old priest next to him heard what he said and secretly became even more disdainful of him.
"At least you don't dare to touch him..."
The old priest muttered to himself.
He looked down upon the young man in front of him because of his extreme personality and stupid mind.
But what can I do? He is the Pope's attendant.
Although he had no clerical duties, he was able to suppress them and make them behave themselves, not daring to disobey in the slightest.
It was the boy's order to bring the Hall family here, and the purpose was certainly not to reunite Andy's family.
Instead, he wanted to use this family to disgust Andy.
After all, Andy was born in a single-parent family, so it was impossible for him to have a good attitude towards the father he had never met.
But this trick is just an appetizer.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, the old priest knew clearly what the Pope's attendant was planning.
After Andy's relationship with his father's family eased, he began to torment that family, abusing them, and even murdering them!
This plan may seem exaggerated, but in reality it will not cause any consequences.
Firstly, as a relative of Andy's mother, the Duke of Anjou could not possibly have a good attitude towards the Hall family.
Secondly, with the Pope's backing, no one would want to pursue Andy's behavior as it did not involve his own safety.
Except that Andy might resent it.
But apart from that cousin the Duke, what ability does Andy have to fight against the Pope's servants, or even against the Pope's will?
"Your Majesty sent this young attendant who has a grudge against the Duke of Anjou. His purpose must be to let everyone know that he does not welcome Andy's attitude..."
The old priest had even guessed this.
So in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little pity for Andy, whom he had never met before.
He was placed here by the emperor of the empire to try to interfere with theocracy, and the Pope sent people here without any hesitation to mentally abuse him.
Becoming a pawn in the game between two big men, the boy who was said to be very talented was really miserable...
While thinking this, he didn't know that a woodpecker had already fallen from the sky and landed on a tree in the forest outside the college.
Then he used his pointed beak to continuously knock on a certain part of the tree trunk.
"De de, de de, de de..."
The sound has a high frequency.
Although it was not loud, it could miraculously penetrate the tree trunks and reach a dark place deep in the soil.
Then the lava spread and the gold and treasure surged like waves.
Something underground was quietly awakened!
(End of this chapter)