Dark waves swept across the starry sky, shrouding Shulburn in a hazy, tranquil glow over the stars.
The lights in the manor in the Shulben estate gradually came on, and the reddish light shone through the windows, softly illuminating every corner of the spacious courtyard.
Inside the study, the warm candlelight flickered gracefully in the upright oil lamp, illuminating the brown wooden desk.
Its warm light also shone on Priscilla's pale skin.
She sat at her desk, occasionally twisting her neck and gently rubbing her shoulders, trying to relieve the fatigue of the day.
As a lord, Priscilla doesn't need to handle household chores as personally as Lia, but she still needs to keep a close eye on many matters.
Especially today, dealing with the robbery she encountered on the road to the mansion this afternoon kept her busy all night.
Now, the desk is covered with a pile of documents about the robbery that happened that afternoon.
The parchment was covered with dense writing, mainly instructing subordinates to strengthen internal security in Shulburn.
If robbers are found to be active in Shulburn again, they must be severely punished and more hidden robbers must be brought to justice.
Priscilla placed her hands lightly on the edge of the desk, picked up her pen, and carefully marked the document before signing her name.
After confirming that everything was in order, she leaned back in her chair, let out a sigh of relief, and called out in a soft but firm voice.
"Someone come here."
The servant waiting outside the door quickly and respectfully responded and entered.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"Pass these documents down to all of them and make sure they are implemented immediately."
Priscilla picked up the stack of documents and handed them to the maid in front of her.
In the flickering firelight, she watched as the servant bowed and then turned to leave.
As the door closed again, the footsteps faded into the distance.
Priscilla then slumped into the chair, almost sliding off, like a listless, overweight person.
Unfortunately, she had gathered far too little information about the robbers.
Miss Gwen acted incredibly quickly, killing all the robbers in the blink of an eye, leaving no survivors.
All Priscilla could do was try her best to prevent such highway robberies from happening again.
In the kingdom, the kidnapping of a lord was almost unprecedented.
She appears to have become the first lord to be robbed by bandits.
I wonder if this gets out and other lords will use it as a negative example...
Priscilla felt a little guilty.
However, she did not believe that the robbery was a simple robbery.
It can be said that the other party had a clear purpose: they came specifically for their family's carriage.
Knowing their departure time, they then laid traps on their return route.
But there were some strange things that Priscilla couldn't understand at all.
Those robbers didn't seem particularly strong.
Even if Miss Gwen isn't around, she can handle it all by herself.
So why were these people targeting the Clavner family's carriage? Just to cause some chaos?
Sitting in her chair, Priscilla sighed deeply, her mind filled with doubt.
"If...if Dad were here, that would be great."
Whenever she thought of Viktor, her cheeks would involuntarily flush slightly.
Fortunately, the candlelight cast a hazy shadow on her face, concealing her shyness.
She coughed lightly twice, trying to calm herself down, afraid that someone might suddenly push the door open and see her like this.
Fortunately, no one came in.
Priscilla continued to ponder, her fingers gently tracing a magical crystal stone beside her desk.
Perhaps we should seek advice from Bishop Michaela.
As she touched it, the crystal-clear stone gradually emitted a faint, shimmering blue light.
The light gradually became more dazzling until it filled the entire interior of the magic stone.
Soon, a gentle and familiar voice came from the magic stone:
"My lord, please tell me your needs."
The Church of Abundance wields immense influence among the residents of Shulbourne through its deeply moving acts of spreading love and abundance.
It can be said that while Priscilla's management contributed to the prosperity of Shulbourne, the efforts of the Church of Abundance were also indispensable.
Priscilla knew that Bishop Michaela would not stand idly by and do nothing about anything that happened in Shulbon.
She then recounted in detail to Michaela in the magic stone the events that had occurred on her way back to the territory that day.
Michaela remained silent for a moment after hearing this, as if she were deep in thought.
After a long while, she spoke again to Priscilla, asking:
"My lord, have you noticed the bloodstains on those bandits?"
Upon hearing this, Priscilla was slightly taken aback.
As a vampire, she is exceptionally sensitive to blood.
But since Gwen subdued the robber with a single blow, she didn't see any blood.
She thought it was because the robbers' blood was all frozen inside their bodies.
But now, Bishop Michaela's reminder inevitably reminded Priscilla of a certain group—
Notorious evil believers.
They claim to be followers of the goddess of justice, yet they are exceptionally fanatical, and their invading activities can be heard from time to time in various places.
Compared to the Mage Council, which also worships the goddess of justice, they are completely different organizations.
Therefore, many people believe that the Council of Mages is the true orthodox church of the Goddess of Justice.
Shulbon was rarely harassed by these believers because of the vampire forces led by Priscilla.
Today, Shulbon harbors many vampire members, who are almost entirely under the strict surveillance of the Church of Abundance.
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