Chapter 243 Believe It or Not, I'm Here to Ask for Blessings (6000 words)
The spell effect ends.
After the unknown corpse said "no", the candlelight in the tomb went out instantly, and the remaining part of the half-melted candle turned into a ball of black ash. The newly grown mouth on the corpse also quickly rotted and shriveled, becoming no different from other parts of the corpse.
The body was not Edward Belvedere, which meant that Edward was most likely still alive.
No, it should be said that the mastermind behind this is Edward Belvitt.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why other people's bodies appeared in his tomb.
The intuition I developed after watching so many episodes of Conan and Kindaichi should be accurate.
Of course, Qidian also made great contributions in this regard.
Harold was indeed capable of subterfuge, but it was clear that, apart from those signs of deliberate misdirection, all direct evidence pointed to Harold's innocence.
Claudia can do it too. This woman has infiltrated Rusen like a sieve. If she is lying, then she is the biggest suspect.
But it doesn't look like it, and there's no need to.
So, the only one left is obviously Edward himself.
It’s a pity that I wasted two questions before, otherwise I could have asked whether the person in the tomb was killed by Edward.
If so, then the chain of evidence is complete and we can find a way to bring him to justice.
But Fang Yu changed his mind and couldn't help but spit.
What chain of evidence? This isn't a court defense.
I'm not one of those lawful and kind idiots, so why do I still want to abide by the law when I come to another world?
If I think it's you, then it must be you.
The question now is where is this sinister Edward hiding?
There are mountains all over Lusen, so the safest thing to do is of course to find a mountain to hide on, and then wait for an opportunity to come out and sacrifice Harold with blood.
But Fang Yu didn't think Edward would do that.
According to Fang Yu's many years of experience studying Detective Conan, The Kindaichi Case Files, Sherlock Holmes, Detective Galileo, Partner, True Detective, Darker Side, Yu Zui... if this is a conspiracy, then the planner must be in the game, not outside it.
Bah, bah, bah, I've really lost my mind. Why am I thinking about these things here?
Close the coffin again first and go out later.
Fang Yu was about to activate the vines to close the coffin lid again when he saw a shiny object soaked in dirty oil under the removed coffin lid.
Huh? What is this?
Fang Yu urged the mage's hand to take the thing out of the coffin.
This is an oval-shaped plate with a silver metal frame and a translucent crystal in the middle.
This shape is so familiar.
It was the Boundless Messenger that he wore around his neck!
How come there was an Unbounded Messenger in Edward's coffin?
Could it be that there are still arcane wizards in this world?
No, the more likely possibility is that this Boundless Messenger is a relic of some unlucky wizard from the Age of the Great Arcane, and was later picked up by people of this era, passed down as a jewelry ornament or amulet, and finally fell into Edward's hands.
If that is the case, there should be quite a few Boundless Messengers left.
The burial objects were chosen by Claudia. Go out and ask her where this Boundless Messenger got it from and how many are left in the main plane.
It was so damn dirty after being soaked in corpse oil that Fang Yu used an arcane trick without thinking to give the Boundless Messenger a deep clean. He then used an identification spell to confirm that it was indeed the Boundless Messenger.
The original owner was a level 6 arcane mage named Gurney.
Unfortunately, the person is already dead. The Boundless Messenger recognizes the mental imprint, but the mental imprint does not match, and there is no way to open the Poka space to see what legacy this level 10 mage has.
Let’s talk about it after we go out. Although we can’t use the Polkadot space, the Boundless Messenger can be taken to the Lorraine Tower for initialization. The previously upgraded level will be cleared, but at least it can be used by others.
Fang Yu took the Boundless Messenger in his pocket. This thing could not be stored in the Poca Space, so he could only carry it with him. He activated the flying technique and flew out of the tomb.
"Whoosh!" A big net came over him head, and Fang Yu was startled. He was about to urge Wilde's doting weapon to fight back, but his eyes swept across the surrounding scene, and he stopped again, allowing the big net to cover him tightly.
"Lord Githdruid! I demand an explanation!" a commanding voice brimming with anger demanded. "Ever since you arrived in Lusen, the Belvet family has always treated you with the utmost respect. As a distinguished guest of the Belvet family, why did you come to dig up my brother's grave so late at night? What is your purpose?"
Harold Belvitt, dressed in gorgeous leather armor, rode on a spotted horse and glared at Fang Yu who had just emerged from the tomb.
Beside him were dozens of fully armed knights as guards, with more than a dozen three-meter-long knight spears flashing with a sharp cold light towards him.
After identification, it was found that these were all third-level knights, only slightly weaker than the captain of the guard, Muller, who was about to be promoted to the fourth level. It seemed that Harold had brought all the elite knights of the Rusen Order.
You really value yourself.
Ulrich Arms, the leader of the Knights of Rusen, is a fifth-level knight and the strongest fighter in the entire Knights of Rusen.
Under his command, there are more than two thousand regular knights and more than ten thousand knight squires. Among these twelve thousand people, there are less than two hundred knights above the third level.
In their opinion, as long as Fang Yu made the slightest movement, these knights would only need to urge their horses slightly to pierce Fang Yu into a sieve.
The person who just spoke was the patriarch of the Bellevue family, the current Earl of Lusen - Harold Willem Bellevue.
A week ago in the other world, Fang Yu formally paid a visit to the lord of Lusen and member of the ruling committee of the United Principality of Albert.
The United Duchy of Albert is an aristocratic oligarchic country. The entire country is formed by the merger of six aristocratic territories, including four earldoms, one marquisate, and one grand duchy. The nominal monarch is the Grand Duke of Albert, with a total population of over 12 million.
Lusen is the largest aristocratic territory besides Albert, with an area of more than 3,500 square kilometers and a population of over one million.
Just as he saw through the identification technique, Harold could indeed be considered an upright noble lord, and he treated him, a transcendent being, with great courtesy.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Claudia giving the territory as her dowry to Fang Yu, he did not really interfere in the matter, allowing Fang Yu to take over that part of the property very smoothly.
But how did Harold suddenly come to the cemetery? It was over 30 kilometers away from Vitland. Even if the cemetery guards discovered him and Claudia, Harold would not be able to get here in less than two hours.
Besides, would a count rush here for such a small matter?
Who gave him the letter?
"Githdruid, why did you dig up Edward's grave? What is your purpose? Do not resist or struggle. This net is a 'net of isolation' designed to capture transcendents. No transcendent can cast divine spells within it."
Unable to cast divine spells? Oh, so it's because the connection between the transcendent and the gods they believe in has been severed? Quite interesting stuff, but it's useless against arcane mages who can cast spells on their own.
What's more, more than half of these knights were charmed by Claudia, otherwise how could she reach level four?
After being bewitched by Claudia, these people have now become hidden slaves of the God of Desire, but they themselves don't know it yet.
And now, I share the authority of desire with the goddess of desire, Vernes. As long as I use my divinity a little, these people will have no choice but to turn against me.
Claudia did not choose to control these people to assassinate Harold, simply because Harold was a great noble and was protected by the magic of the Temple of Light, so one strike could not be effective.
Start a rebellion?
Saint Egmont, the headquarters of the Temple of Light, is only more than 400 kilometers away from Lusen. The Knights Templar can crush the rebellion launched by the succubus in less than two days.
Otherwise, how could Harold, as a believer in the God of War, hold his nose and pretend to believe in the God of Light?
But I don't have this concern at all. Even if I don't use magic, I can mobilize these people to fight back at any time, but this will make it even more difficult to find Edward's whereabouts.
Fang Yu glanced behind him and saw that Claudia had been controlled by Harold. Her hands and feet were tied up and she was placed horizontally on the back of a horse.
"My Lord Earl, if I say that Lady Claudia and I are here to commemorate Lord Edward and hope that his spirit in heaven can bless us, would you believe it?" Fang Yu thought for a moment and spoke.
When Harold heard this, his hair stood on end in anger.
This druid actually said in front of his brother's grave with such audacity that he asked his brother's spirit in heaven to bless his sister-in-law and this druid!
It's absolutely shameless!
How could such a scum appear among the druids who believe in nature!
And is it necessary to dig a grave to give a blessing?
"Netura 4.12 says that men are attracted to women, and women are attracted to men, just as flowers are attracted to the sun and water is attracted to the sea. This attraction is an instinct given by nature and is the way of nature."
"Netura 5.6 says that the seeds of love can only take root, sprout, blossom, and bear fruit when they are sown in the soil of nature. The love between a man and a woman is not only a personal emotion, but also a continuation of the power of nature."
"Your Excellency's understanding of the ways of nature is too one-sided."
Fang Yu had a smile on his face that he had learned from Lin Shanming. His tone was soft and natural, making people feel like they were in the spring breeze and as if they were in the forest.
Oh, yes, this is the forest.
"You'd better think about how to explain to the elders of Aldalin! Capture this shameless druid! Send him to Aldalin!" The veins on Harold's neck popped out.
Aldalin is the sacred site of the Temple of Nature, the ancestral home of all druids, and the final judgment place for punishing those who violate the druidic faith.
Even though Harold was filled with hatred, he still didn't dare to execute a druid privately. None of the six great gods were easy to mess with. When encountering such a supernatural scum, he could only hand him over to the temple of his faith for punishment, otherwise it would be a contempt for the gods.
Several heavily armored knights surrounded him as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Fang Yu smiled faintly and said, "My Lord Earl, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I believe we'll meet again soon."
Harold was startled, but saw Fang Yu's figure suddenly fade away. In just one or two seconds, he had completely disappeared in the fishing net.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This druid can actually use divine magic in the isolation net! ?
How did he disappear again!?
Harold sent his knights to search the area twice, but naturally found nothing.
"Go back to Vitrang!" Harold waved his hand, and dozens of knights mounted their horses and rushed back the way they came.
It was a distance of more than 20 kilometers, and in order to take care of Claudia who was tied to the horse, he rode for almost an hour.
After entering Vitrang Castle, Harold immediately called Oscar and said, "Send someone to Aldarin to inform the Druid Council of the situation of this Druid named Ghis and ask them to intervene."
Then, he glanced at Lady Claudia on horseback and pondered for a moment: "Send the Lady to the Dent Palace. No one is allowed to approach the Lady without my order."
Harold's cousin Oscar's eyes flashed: "Count, George has made a fuss several times before and wants to see the Lady. You see..."
Harold frowned and thought for a while: "Then let George go to Dent Palace as well, but he is also not allowed to go out casually."
"I don't think this kid will be able to stay there tomorrow."
"The passage leading to the top of the tower must be guarded by at least ten knights in shifts, and there must also be sentries at the entrance."
The Dante Palace is a separate tower in the Vittelland Castle. Its highest point is 40 meters high and there is only one passage for going up and down. The windows on the top of the tower can be monitored by the surrounding observation posts without blind spots. There is no way to go in through the windows to rescue people. It has always been a place where the Bellvit family uses to imprison important figures.
There are also magic blocking devices here, but the druid just now was able to cast magic in the isolation net, which made him feel uneasy, so he specially sent more people to guard Dante Palace.
Oscar nodded his head and rolled his eyes.
He has unknowingly become Claudia's slave, and he knows Claudia's abilities very well, so he is not worried about Claudia's safety.
The key is how to complete the task assigned by the director - to kill Harold without anyone suspecting him.
"Wait, there's no need to send anyone to Aldalin yet. Wait a moment." Oscar just turned around to leave when he heard Harold change his mind.
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"Mother, what's wrong with you?" George blinked his beautiful eyes and looked at Claudia in confusion.
As far as he could remember, his mother had never been as distraught as she was today.
Even when his father died, Claudia was more angry and sad.
And now, his mother seemed to have lost her goal in life, just sitting on the bed, motionless.
It must be that damn druid!
There was a hint of anger in George's eyes.
If he hadn't taken his mother to his father's mausoleum, how could things have turned out like this! ?
After returning from Cober, he was under house arrest for a period of time. He was recently released from confinement and was finally free for two days before being locked up again.
"George, please go out first and leave me alone." Claudia stared straight ahead with her hands on her knees.
George tried to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that it had no effect, he lost his patience and left Claudia's room.
Not long after George left, a figure slowly appeared in Claudia's bedroom.
"The spiritual turbulence in the astral realm of the main plane seems to be greater than that of the blue planet."
Fang Yu muttered to himself. These two teleportations in the main plane were more difficult than those on Blue Star. It felt like the spiritual fluctuations in the star realm here were greater than those on Blue Star. If one could not find the signpost quickly, it would be easy to encounter spiritual turbulence and be swept into the depths of the star realm.
"Lord Gis?"
Claudia heard the voice and looked up in surprise: "How did you get in?"
Fang Yu reached out and pinched Claudia's jaw. "For God, these are not problems. Claudia, you disappoint me. You seem to have no awareness of being a succubus at all."
Claudia shuddered. In her mind, this extraordinary being in the guise of a druid was undoubtedly a favored one of the goddess of desire, Vernes, and was even able to break through the barrier of the "Veil of God" and appear in the Palace of Dante.
What kind of ability is this?
Unlike the isolating net, the divine restriction of the Dante Palace works through the principle of darkness under the lamp, preventing the eyes of God from looking here, and thus making it impossible for the extraordinary people in this area to cast spells.
The device that achieves this effect is the "Veil of God".
This device is extremely expensive and rare. Even a noble like Belvitt only installed two sets.
One set is in the Earl's bedroom and the other is in this Dante Palace.
Even a transcendent at the level of a 9th-level cardinal cannot ignore the existence of the Veil of God and cast a spell.
But just now, this Lord Favored by the Saint appeared in the room inexplicably?
What a strong divine favor this is!
"Lord Gis... I just..." Claudia's pretty face turned red after hearing what Fang Yu said.
Indeed, for a succubus who pursues personal pleasure endlessly, Claudia's current performance is quite embarrassing.
"Earl Harold is not your enemy, and George will not be in any danger if he stays here. According to the agreement, Claudia Sirka, as my follower, you must follow me now." Fang Yu grabbed a bowl of Claudia's Truensu coldly and squeezed it.
This is what neutral evil is supposed to be, right?
Claudia's eyes flickered, and she was about to cry: "Sir..."
Fang Yu picked up Claudia and placed her on his lap. He changed the bowl and whispered in her ear, "Of course, I can give you a few more days and help you find the real culprit, but that depends on your performance."
Claudia was stunned, a hint of hope appearing on her face. "Sir, you mean..."
Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled devilishly, imitating her husband's appearance. "Do you understand what I mean?"
Claudia got down from Fang Yu's lap and knelt in front of him, looking at him with tearful eyes: "Sir, I understand."
After saying that, Claudia twisted her body slightly, and a black nightgown appeared on the ground.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the door of Claudia's room was pushed open heavily.
"Mom! What are you doing?!" George looked angrily at his mother, who was kneeling on the ground, half-naked and in a panic. "How could you do this? Are you worthy of Dad? Don't you love him very much?"
"Bang!" The door to Claudia's room slammed shut without a breeze. George finally reacted, his eyes filled with hatred and fear. "How did you get in? What's your relationship with my mother?"
Fang Yu stood up and pointed at George. George rolled sideways in fright, but found that Fang Yu did not cast any spells.
"It's very simple, it's this kind of relationship." Fang Yu hugged Claudia as if no one was around and continued to do what he was doing.
"My lord, no, don't, please." Claudia was both ashamed and afraid. Fang Yu's behavior made Claudia have no doubt that he was the holy one favored by the goddess of desire, Vernes.
"You!" George's eyes were red and his face was ferocious. If looks could kill, Fang Yu would have countless holes on his body.
"Let her go!" George ignored his fear of Fang Yu and pounced on her. Fang Yu did not dodge, but just pressed George next to her with his hand.
George's face was pressed on the coffee table by Fang Yu. Feeling that he was less than twenty centimeters away from Fang Yu, a cold light flashed in George's eyes. His hands seemed to be scratching behind his back, but he inadvertently pulled open a small leather rope on the side of his leg.
"Swish~" A bloody dagger suddenly appeared in George's hand. With a strange whistling sound, it stabbed towards Fang Yu from a very insidious angle.
"puff!"
Success!
George felt his dagger piercing into Fang Yu's body, and Fang Yu's hand pressing on his head slowly loosened. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed, twisted his body, and turned around.
"You die..."
Just as he said two words, George saw Fang Yu standing there with a smile on his face, his body intact.
"How can you be okay?" George couldn't help but take a few steps back. "Don't come over here. I'm the first heir of the Bellwitt family..."
"No, you are not." A corpse about the same size as a leopard appeared in Fang Yu's hand, with a bloody dagger stuck on it. The dagger seemed to be sucking the leopard's flesh and blood at a rapid speed. Not long after, the leopard became abnormally shriveled.
And the dagger also disappeared at the same time.
"The second-ring divine scroll of the God of Fear and Control - Blood Blade."
"When did you become a Transcendent, George Belvitt?"
"No, now should I call you Lord Edward Carton Bellwether?"
Edward?
Claudia looked incredulous. What was Lord Keith talking about? Why was he calling George Edward?
How did George become a superhuman?
The second-level scroll can only be used by at least a second-level transcendent.
Fang Yu smiled coldly, moved his fingers slightly, and a 10mm Glock 19 appeared in his hand. Without hesitation, he shot George two meters away.
"Bang!"
"Ah! Lord Gis! What are you doing!?" Claudia was shocked. Although she didn't know what was in Fang Yu's hand, as a fourth-level transcendent, she had already determined the moment the bullet was fired that it was not something an ordinary person could withstand, and even low-level transcendents would suffer serious injuries.
When the smoke cleared, George was still standing there intact, but a set of black and red armor appeared on his body!
And that ten-millimeter steel-core bullet was embedded in the chest of this suit of armor.
"Clang clang clang~"
The part of the armor that held the bullet twisted, expelling the bullet from the body, and then returned to its original shape, as if it had never been hit by the bullet.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand." George Belvitt's handsome face was filled with a calmness that was disproportionate to his age. "Didn't you make me a Transcendent? It's just that I'm very talented. On the way back, I was promoted to Level One, and three days ago, I was promoted to Level Two."
"As for these two scrolls of divine magic, I bought them with my pocket money from a priest. The priest said they were the magic of the God of War, isn't that right?"
From this chapter, you can see how much of the other world plot is omitted. Most of the plot is explained as background. I will only write about the plot that cannot be avoided.
In fact, I think these two chapters are quite well written, not much worse than the urban quality, and more touching than the previous otherworldly plots.
George is Edward. In fact, this was foreshadowed when this character appeared. It was not a mystery.
In the detailed outline, this paragraph is actually foreshadowed four times. The first time is when the protagonist appears, and he discovers that George has unusual feelings for Claudia.
The second time should be before defeating AlphaGo in the original outline. This time there will be a small plot saying that George always runs out alone and no one knows what to do.
The third time was also related to Claudia. George lied to Claudia, saying that Harold had set up a magic circle under the bedroom, luring Claudia and Fang Yu to investigate. However, because it would be too long to write, and the alien world was too far away to follow, I didn't write it.
The fourth time is in the middle of this chapter.
(End of this chapter)
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