Chapter 255 The Final Madness (1w)
The curtain of the city-wide public trial finally fell, and Lin En was completely cleared of the charges.
After all, the Holy Tree's approval is worth a thousand words.
Even the previously arrogant Bishop Connor had to lower his proud head.
In the face of the unquestionable will of the Holy Tree, all doubts seem so pale and ridiculous.
Lin En, surrounded by Eleanor and the others, walked towards the manor. The originally crowded crowd parted to both sides like a tide, spontaneously making a wide path for him.
As for the likes of Marquis Saxton and Olivia, the faces of those who once spitted on him, doubted him, and cursed him were now frozen in shock and awe.
Everyone's eyes followed the figure blessed by the sacred tree until he disappeared from sight.
Even though Lin En had returned to the manor, the people gathered in the Clergy Square were still reluctant to leave.
It was not until Saint Laurent VI's royal carriage left the square that the solemn atmosphere that shrouded everyone's hearts was slightly relieved.
Everyone began to whisper about this thrilling trial.
Soon, the legendary story about the young nobleman Lin En spread rapidly through the streets and alleys like a spring breeze.
"I heard that Mr. Lin En once studied at the Saint Laurent Royal Transcendent Academy. During his time at school, he showed amazing talent and was promoted to a fourth-level Transcendent in just two years."
"What? He reached the fourth level in just two years? Is that true?"
"Of course it's true!"
Surprisingly, Marquis Matthew, who was originally sitting on the high platform, stood up and walked down the steps, standing in the middle of the crowd. He looked very excited after winning the bet.
It wasn't because he had just won tens of thousands of gold coins. After all, this wealth, which was enough to make ordinary people dizzy, was actually only enough to pay for half a year's fodder for the purebred racehorses he raised.
As an avid horse racing fan, Marquis Matthew has twelve purebred champion racehorses in his private stable.
These priceless BMWs enjoy treatment comparable to that of kings and nobles - their daily fodder is collected from the Moonlight Forest in the kingdom of the elves.
"This must be the famous Marquis Matthew Augustine."
Someone recognized Matthew, after all, he was a celebrity in Grosstin.
Although his title was not high, this eccentric marquis had already become the most legendary topic of conversation in the upper class of the royal capital.
The main reason is that this person's behavior is so shocking that his crazy obsession with horse racing seems insignificant.
"My cousin also used to attend Saint Laurent Royal Transcendental Academy, but he was a bit older than Lin En and a senior student. He happened to have a brief encounter with Lin En. According to him, Lin En became a renowned genius within the academy not long after he enrolled. He was especially impressed when he took the initiative to apply for a combat training program six months after enrolling, which caused a sensation within the academy."
"According to the regulations, students must be in their second year to apply for practical training, but Lin En was very persistent. This guy actually knocked on the door of the vice-president's office."
"In the end, the academy could only arrange an extremely rigorous assessment for Lin En. The original intention was to make Lin En give up. After all, Lin En had already demonstrated amazing talent. Everyone believed that he would become the backbone of the empire and have an extremely bright future. If he died prematurely, it would be an immeasurable loss to the empire."
"It's said that this was an unprecedentedly rigorous assessment. After all, a battlefield isn't the academy's testing ground. It was incredibly brutal. Three consecutive days of extreme testing made all the examiners secretly shake their heads. Everyone thought Lin En would be lucky to survive the first day, but no one expected him to make it to the end. When Lin En dragged his bloodied body through the final assessment, even the Vice Dean was shocked."
"Because the final test requires Lin to enter an exiled space and fight a group of real demons, including a third-level demon."
"Just like that, Lynn not only passed all the tests, but also set three academy records. This result left everyone speechless and rewrote the academy's century-old tradition—"
"A junior student is actually leading senior students into a battlefield of blood and fire."
When Matthew said this, the people watching on the side held their breath unconsciously, and a blush of excitement gradually appeared on their faces.
Not surprisingly, Lynn has become the object of their immense admiration.
"After entering the Demonic battlefield, Lin En was awarded the rank of captain at a young age."
"And with the support of Marquis Bart Leon, he had the potential to become the youngest colonel in the history of the empire!"
Matthew continued.
Many people actually don’t know that Lin En has such a glorious past. One of the important reasons is that Xiya has emerged as a rising star in recent years and completely replaced the glory that Lin En once achieved.
"At that time, Lynn had a bright future—he had a beautiful fiancée, caring teachers, and respectful classmates."
"Even my arrogant cousin, although he is older than Lin En, admires Lin En immensely."
"You all should know Xia, right? As the most brilliant general in the empire today, he's regarded by countless people as an unrivaled hero. In my opinion, back then, Lin En's brilliance was no less than Xia's now!"
Matthew said this firmly, but then he changed the subject:
"But an accident completely shattered everything."
"It's like fate played a joke on Lynn,"
"A year and a half ago, the Imperial Holy Sword Legion launched its thirteenth campaign against the demons. Lin En was ordered to lead an elite squad to cooperate with the legion commander in carrying out an extremely dangerous decapitation operation."
"My cousin, Payne Augustine, was a member of the team. I feel it is necessary to mention his name because he completed this crucial decapitation operation at the cost of his life. He is the pride of our Augustine family and a well-deserved hero of the empire!"
The usually frivolous Marquis Matthew was serious for once. It was not because after his cousin died, the Payne lineage would be extinct and he was forced to inherit his cousin's huge family fortune, but because he admired his cousin's contributions to the empire from the bottom of his heart.
Although the Marquis Matthew behaved eccentrically and his unconventional behavior often became the subject of gossip, he never wavered in his stance on major issues of right and wrong.
"I didn't expect that the Augustine family actually had such a warrior..."
There was some commotion among the people, few of whom knew anything about Payne Augustine's deeds, and now they could not help but stand in awe.
After all, everyone knew that the peace they enjoyed at this moment was not taken for granted. In the cruel battlefield of the demon clan, countless warriors like Payne used their flesh and blood to build a wall, blocking the shadow of death outside the border.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Marquis Matthew also felt relieved for his virgin cousin who died at a young age and had never even married or left any children.
Then he continued:
"This decapitation operation ultimately ended in victory. Lin En and his team also paid a heavy price for it. However, compared to the difficulty of the operation, this price can be said to be a miracle."
"I personally believe that even with a battle-hardened commander like Lord Xia leading the team, it would be difficult to replicate the miracle created by Lin En."
As the most powerful figure in the empire today, Xia is undoubtedly the object of admiration for many people. If Marquis Matthew had said this in the past, people would have sneered and mocked him crazily.
But after what happened today, Lynn's image was suddenly elevated to an unimaginable height.
As an admirer of Lynn, it seems normal to feel a little excited when hearing about Lynn's glorious deeds.
When people truly like or admire someone, they can't help but feel excited when they hear about his outstanding deeds.
"But then something else happened, and I'm sure many people have heard about it."
"After Lin En led his team to complete the decapitation operation, he should have led them back to base camp. However, he acted extremely recklessly, arbitrarily judging the opportunity and disobeying military orders to advance deep into enemy territory."
"Despite repeated dissuasion from his teammates, he persisted in his pursuit, even risking the lives of his entire team for personal merit."
"According to military records, Lin En and his team were ambushed by the elite demon army. In the end, only Lin En survived."
"I think more people know what happened next. Lin En, who luckily escaped death on the battlefield, was court-martialed. However, thanks to his father's tireless efforts, he was saved from death by practically draining the Bartlerion family's wealth. However, this also caused him to offend the entire imperial capital."
"I remember it clearly. Back then, Lin En went from being a rising star in the empire to a hated executioner. Because of his personal problems, more than a dozen of the empire's most elite warriors died in vain on the demon battlefield."
"Later, even the Tianli Church intervened, depriving Lin En of his divine gene, turning him into a useless person unable to cultivate."
"Even the Bart Leon family considered Lynn a disgrace to the family and exiled him to a distant border, leaving him to fend for himself."
When he said this, the huge crowd in the Clergy Square had fallen silent, and everyone's expressions changed from excitement and excitement to frustration and confusion.
"I don't believe it!"
After a moment's silence, someone finally couldn't hold back anymore and suddenly stood up and roared, his voice full of incredible anger.
"I don't believe it either!"
Another voice followed, with the same excitement and determination, "Sir Lin En is definitely not the kind of person who would gamble the lives of his brothers for so-called military merit!"
“That’s right!”
The people around nodded in agreement, with a burning light in their eyes.
Because during the Holy Tree Trial just now, they saw clearly that in order to lure out the real limb grafter and save Grosstin, Lynn even risked his life and put himself in the most dangerous situation. His determination to sacrifice himself will be unforgettable to everyone.
not to mention!
Lynn was recognized by the Holy Tree. According to the prophecy, the Holy Spirit Tree would only react in this way to a fearless being with noble character and the will of a saint.
"There is definitely a conspiracy here. Lord Lin must have been framed!"
"This is simply ridiculous. If Lord Lin En is such a despicable person, how could he possibly gain the recognition of the Holy Tree?"
"Ahem, even if I don't know Mr. Lin En's character, don't I know how many dirty deeds are hidden in the imperial aristocracy, and how many shameful scandals the military has accumulated?"
"Lord Lin En is definitely wronged. How could a man who is willing to risk his own life sacrifice the lives of his brothers for military merit? This is simply a fantasy, absurd!"
"I demand that the investigation into this case be reopened to clear Mr. Lin's name!"
"That's right, we must find out those guys hiding behind this!"
…
Even Lin En himself did not expect that this trial would bring the incident of him being framed to the forefront.
Many people flocked to the military headquarters, demanding that the military reopen the investigation, and some even surrounded the headquarters of the Tenli Church in Grostin.
Because some insiders pointed out that the Tianli Church was also involved in Lin En's frame-up.
Everyone felt aggrieved when they thought about how the Tianli Church had deprived Lin En of his divine genes, turning him into a useless person unable to practice.
Otherwise, with Lin En's talent, he would definitely not be a mere second-level expert now. He would at least be a genius on par with Xia, or even better than her.
Now Lynn has a group of loyal believers. After all, he once saved Grostin, which is equivalent to saving all their lives.
While the entire Grosstin was being turned upside down by the name of Lynn, Lynn, the person involved, kept his merits and fame to himself.
After leaving the Priest Square, he and everyone else returned to the manor and stayed indoors for several days.
During this period, no one was able to contact him.
Even including the eldest princess Hillina.
You know, now the military and the Tianli Church are almost destroyed.
Especially for the Tianli Church, some recent events have been quite unfavorable to them and have seriously affected the believers' faith in the church.
Of course, the Church of Abundance and the Church of Silence are also behind this.
Needless to say, the Church of Silence holds a very important position in the Church. What she says is equivalent to the will of the Goddess of the Bright Moon. Therefore, under her instruction, the Church of Silence is fanning the flames behind the scenes, causing the Church of Heavenly Principle to be caught in the vortex.
Although his selfish motive was to help Lin En clear his name, his apparent intention was to take this opportunity to attack the Tianli Church and develop a group of believers in the Silent Church.
As for the Church of Abundance, it is reasonable for it to take advantage of the situation of the Tenli Church at this time.
In the past, the Tianli Church, as the largest church in the Saint Laurent Empire, had suppressed the Fengzao Church a lot, especially in recent years, the Tianli Church had grown rapidly and seriously squeezed the living space of the Fengzao Church. Many of the original believers of the Fengzao Church became members of the Tianli Church.
This time, we have finally got such a golden opportunity, and the Abundant Church must come in to help.
Hillina has sent people over several times to try to contact Lynn.
There are also the military, the Elector Duke Tyreus, and so on...
Now all parties want to contact Lin En, but everyone has different goals.
But no one could contact Lynn.
Morris, Graya and the others also tacitly agreed not to disturb Lynn, and rejected all the visitors, saying that they did not know Lynn's whereabouts.
In fact, they knew very well that since the trial ended, Lin En had been staying in Princess Yvesette's room, quietly staying by her side, and no one could interfere.
At this time, three days had passed since the Holy Tree Trial. The entire Grosstin was in turmoil because of Lynn's affairs. With the help of some people, this turmoil even spread to the entire Saint Laurent Empire.
More and more people are speaking up for Lynn, demanding that his case be reopened.
Also this morning, Saint Laurent VI issued a decree, led by the Crown Princess and the Second Prince, in conjunction with the military and the Tenli Church, to reiterate the case of Lin En two years ago.
Suddenly, countless people cheered and looked forward to the final reaffirmation result.
They firmly believed that Lin En was wronged, and this time they must find out the person behind the scenes, grind his bones to dust, and nail him to the pillar of shame of the empire!
At this time, Lynn himself was unaware of all the events happening in the outside world.
To be honest, he no longer cared about the past. For the past three days, there was no smile on his face. He just moved a chair and sat quietly beside the bed, looking at Yvesette lying on the bed like a sleeping beauty.
He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for three days, not even a drop of water.
If Ivester were conscious, she might find this scene very interesting.
After all, the guy who once avoided a vicious woman like herself has now become the loyal dog she once expected.
He didn't eat, drink or sleep for three days, and just stayed by my bed waiting for me to wake up, with a look of deep affection in his eyes.
It was indeed what Ivester had expected.
Unfortunately, she can't see or feel it at the moment.
"Your Highness."
Lynn leaned over and whispered softly in Yvesthe's ear, his warm breath brushing against her delicate earlobe.
His eyes involuntarily slid down and lingered on the pair of bare jade feet - the slender arch of the foot outlined an elegant curve, and the ten pink toes were as adorable as newly opened flower buds.
Then he raised his hand, his slender fingers hovering just an inch away from her ankle, but he didn't drop it.
"If you don't wake up, I'm going to run away right now."
Still no response.
Seeing this, Lin En sighed and sat up straight again.
"Your beautiful and charming sister is very interested in me now."
"My dear prince, you don't want your puppy to become someone else's property, do you?"
Although Lin En had completely cut off contact with the outside world in the past few days, he could guess that the eldest princess, Hillelina, would definitely contact him like crazy.
Lynn tried everything he could think of to wake Yvesette up, but all failed in the end.
Even more worrying was the fact that the black demonic patterns on Yves's once-fair skin were spreading at a visible rate. Initially, there were only a few shallow lines on her wrists, but within a few days, they had climbed up her arms, wrapped around her neck, and even left several hideous marks on her pale cheeks.
The magic pattern glowed with a faint dark light, as if greedily devouring her remaining vitality.
As time went by, Lin En became more and more silent. At first, he would try to talk to Yvesette to see if he could wake her up.
On the fifth day, Lin En jumped up from his chair. In his bloodshot eyes, besides anxiety, there was also a hint of desperate madness!
He felt that he could not wait any longer.
So he took out the parchment and wanted to contact the witch lady one hundred thousand years later.
Ever since the battle at the Divine Moon Gap, he hadn't had the chance to contact the other party, and he didn't know what the witch lady's current situation was.
However, after trying, there was no news from Miss Witch, and there was no response to the content written on the parchment.
This left Lynn completely silent.
What he originally regarded as his last straw of life could not get a response.
But he still refused to give up and locked himself in Yvesette's room.
It was not until five days later that Lin En finally opened the door to everyone's surprise.
But seeing his current state, the original surprise instantly disappeared and turned into deep worry. Everyone felt as if there was a huge stone weighing a thousand pounds in their hearts.
Although they did not go without food or water for five days like Lin En, their condition was not much better. During these five days, everyone had very little sleep, so everyone's complexion did not look very good and looked quite haggard.
But compared with Lynn, it seems not worth mentioning.
Lin En's originally neat hair looked a little messy, and he looked like he had lost his soul.
As a result, no one dared to ask.
Lynn didn't greet anyone, but walked right past Morris, Graya, and even his sister, and came straight to Ms. Melanie.
"Melani, find me something."
Lin En said in a low voice, probably because his body was in an extremely weak state, so his voice sounded weak.
"Okay, tell me what you need."
Melanie looked at his haggard face and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"The ashes of a giant deep-sea whale, moon-white crystal ore, blood-red stone, essence of the breath of the dark night, scales of the abyss serpent..."
Lin En listed dozens of materials in one breath.
Melanie quickly took out a pen and wrote them down one by one, but as she wrote them down, she felt that these materials seemed familiar.
Then he suddenly remembered that Lin En had asked him for it once before.
Although Lin En didn't say specifically what he wanted these materials to be used for, Melanie quickly guessed that they might be used to wake up Yvesette, so she took out these extremely precious materials one by one without hesitation and finally handed them to Lin En.
After getting what he wanted, Lynn just said thank you and walked towards Yvesette's room without looking back.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on his back, and they all felt uncomfortable, but at the same time, a glimmer of hope ignited in them.
Because they suddenly remembered that Lin En was really able to create miracles.
Maybe a miracle will happen this time too.
After returning to the room, Lynn immediately began the ceremony.
Didn't even wait until dusk.
Because logically speaking, dusk is the time when the Witch of the End is most powerful in the day.
The success rate of holding the ceremony at this time is the highest.
But Lynn couldn't wait any longer.
Having had the experience of the first time, this time the ceremony seemed much more relaxed. Lin En followed the steps in his memory. He first took out a measuring bottle filled with gray-white powder and poured the contents into his hands. The powder flowed slowly through Lin En's fingers onto the ground, drawing a messy pattern on the ground, as if countless sharp and bloody thorns gathered into a ball, wrapping a lifelike heart.
This is the formation framework for the communication ceremony, with twelve blank nodes around it.
Lynn then put the contents of the bottles and jars that Melanie had given him back in a certain order.
These are the sacrifices that Yvesthee prefers in the original novel.
Soon, Lynn had prepared the ceremony almost completely, with only the last two steps remaining.
Lin En slowly stood up, walked to the bed, looked at the sleeping Yvesette, and muttered to himself:
"But if you don't wake up yourself, I can only take it myself."
Then, he leaned over and groped Yvesette's body for a while, and finally took off a white lace bra and put it in the crystal box.
The last time Lynn used the black stockings given by Yvesette, they had been used up.
Now Yvesette wasn't wearing stockings, so this was the only thing he could do.
This is the key to the success of this ceremony.
Lynn knew it well.
There is a subtle connection between the holy relic and its original owner, so in rituals, it often plays a role like GPS.
After all, the river of time is extremely turbulent and full of endless variables. If you are not careful, you will get lost.
Even gods are like this and need an anchor point to locate themselves.
The holy relics are the anchor.
And Lynn felt that the white bra had a deeper connection with Yves Saint than the black stockings before, so the success rate might also increase.
With the relics in place, Lynn took out the last item.
It was a candle as red as blood.
After being lit, faint crying and howling could be heard from the candle part, which sounded very creepy.
Everything is ready.
"From this moment on, I am the most loyal follower of the Witch of the End, Ivester!"
This time, Lin En didn't even need the Liar Eater to give him psychological hints, because he was already the most loyal follower of the Witch of the End, Ivester.
"The shadow of despair that lingers at the end of the River of Death, the supreme being that hunts gods, the Witch of the End that brings destruction and fragmentation to the world..."
"You are the destination, the end, the great will that transcends all things, the embodiment of disaster and chaos..."
"I pray to you, I pray to you sincerely..."
"Please infuse this ritual with your power, and transmit your will into my mind..."
After completing the ritual, Lin En looked towards the center of the magic matrix with anticipation, hoping to be summoned by the witch like last time.
But this time, the crystal box containing the holy relic did not make any unusual movements, and the materials needed for the ritual did not tremble one after another.
This made Lin En frown.
He remembered clearly that during the last ceremony, all kinds of magical minerals and extraordinary materials burst into brilliant light, reflecting each other in the air and weaving a gorgeous sea of light.
It's completely different from the scene before my eyes.
After waiting for a moment, a crooked space crack appeared in front of Lin En's eyes, like a wound that was torn apart violently.
This crack exudes a heart-wrenching sense of nothingness, as if it will swallow up everything around it at any time.
Lin En could feel that the space crack was extremely unstable, but even so, he reached out to touch the space crack without any hesitation. Even if the final result was likely to be death, he still did not hesitate!
After a dizzy spell and time travel, Lin En woke up again and found himself in Miss Witch's Pantheon again.
But compared to the grandeur of the last time, the current Pantheon was in a state of collapse, which made Lin En feel dazed.
My memory was suddenly pulled back to the last time I stepped into the Pantheon. How magnificent the temple was at that time. The statue of the Lord of billions of stars seemed like a human-shaped shadow reflecting the endless starry sky, hidden under a wide robe. It looked mysterious and profound. An incomparable sense of oppression came from all directions, making people unable to help but worship, as if the will of the entire universe was concentrated here!
But what came into view at this moment was another shocking scene.
A green-faced, fang-toothed demon statue was severed in half, its upper body dangling upside down from a crumbling beam. A wing of the ancient dragon statue was broken, one wing falling to the ground and shattering into several pieces. A Titan statue with mysterious vertical pupils was half-buried in the collapsed wall, its once majestic pupils shattered by a huge stone slab, leaving only a dark, empty cavity...
The entire Pantheon was eerily silent, and even the walls seemed to be crumbling, as if they would collapse at any moment.
Lin En stood in the center of the hall, an indescribable chill rising from the soles of his feet - what on earth had happened to make the Pantheon become like this?
Finally, he looked towards the familiar place, and the white-haired and cold woman in his impression seemed to have disappeared here.
At that time, the Witch of the End was trapped here by countless chains of order.
She was wearing a tattered black gauze dress, her long white hair cascading down to her waist like a waterfall, her snow-white feet bare, her temperament cool and noble.
But now she is gone.
Lin En's breathing suddenly stopped, and he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
A pool of blood that seemed to never solidify gathered on the steps, rising and falling slightly as if it had life.
Lin En stumbled forward and accidentally hit his knee on the broken step, but he was completely unaware of the severe pain.
He stretched out his hand tremblingly, and just as his fingertips touched the blood, a memory that did not belong to him suddenly flashed before his eyes.
Countless broken images flooded into my mind like a tide.
A planet was burning with pale flames. It was no longer a celestial body, but had turned into a giant blade hanging in the sky. When it fell from the sky, the entire universe seemed to have been paused, leaving only the white light that was enough to devour everything.
Lin En recognized the weapon at a glance - the Sword of Damocles, a weapon forged from a planet!
Then, Lin En saw the witch standing under the shining blade. Although her body was as thin as a feather that could be blown away at any time, she still kept her back straight.
But when the force that was enough to annihilate dimensions swept over, she was completely swallowed up in the white light before she could even utter a cry.
…
Lin En knew very well that this was not a fantasy, but the scene that was supposed to appear in the finale, and it now appeared before him in an extremely real way.
"I see……"
Lynn muttered to herself, her voice hollow.
He thought of everything he had done to change the world line, those self-righteous struggles, those desperate resistances, and the miracles he had created one after another. But in the end, in front of the world's will, which could change the world's destiny, he found that it was nothing more than an ant trying to shake a tree.
He thought he was a game changer, but it turned out that he was just a puppet in the script of fate, and even his attitude of resistance had been written long ago.
Ironic, quite ironic.
Lin En just stood there blankly, looking at the pool of blood that was still flowing. The light in his pupils gradually died out, leaving only a void that was even more dead than the ruins of the Pantheon.
Soon, Lin En's vision suddenly went dark and he fell into a coma.
When he woke up again, he found himself standing beside Yvesette's bed.
Slowly turning his head, Lin En looked at Yvesette lying on the bed. She was still sleeping, her face as pale as a piece of thin paper.
Seeing this scene, the despair in Lin En's eyes surged like a tide, especially when he recalled everything he had just experienced in the Pantheon. It was a feeling of powerlessness that penetrated deep into his bones, as if no matter what he did, he could not prevent this inevitable tragedy.
He stretched out his hand, wanting to touch her cheek gently as before, but his fingertips stopped in mid-air, trembling slightly, with unspeakable fear and unwillingness.
But in the next second, the despair in his eyes suddenly faded away, replaced by an almost crazy determination.
…
On the other side, in the private estate of the eldest princess, Silina, she was sitting upright in the room, holding in her hand the imperial decree of Saint Laurent VI that had just been delivered by the maid.
"He's such a good father."
There was no emotion in Hilina's voice, and her eyes were still fixed on the spread-out map of the mausoleum. The outline of the Hermes Mausoleum on the map was circled three times in red pen, and the edge was marked with dense question marks.
This was the third decree in five days urging her to go to the Tomb of Hermes.
And this time it was a death order, forcing her to completely conquer the Tomb of Heremus within this month and crack the mysterious rules within it.
"That guy is completely unreachable. It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth."
Hilina seemed quite irritable.
Didn't she know that the Tomb of Heremus was a complete trap?
More than half a month ago, her teams of gravediggers had entered the cave for the eighteenth time, with a total of thirty-six casualties. The remaining seventy people showed varying degrees of physical deformation after returning to the ground, and even developed a phenomenon called "empty shell syndrome".
These people seemed to have their spirit and consciousness stripped from their bodies, leaving only a zombie-like shell.
For this purpose, Hillina also paid a large sum of money as resettlement allowance for these people.
Originally, Ivester was also very interested in the Tomb of Heremus, but now she is completely unconscious, and Hillina can only go there alone.
"The owner of this mausoleum was a seventh-order saint or higher during his lifetime. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to still have such a terrifying impact on reality after such a long time."
Hillina felt a great headache. She had no idea what was going on and was not sure if she could get out of the mausoleum alive.
But at the same time, she was very interested in the Mausoleum of Hermes.
After all, there seemed to be some kind of authority in the mausoleum, but she didn't know whether this authority was complete or not.
After thinking for a long time, she slowly stood up and looked out the window.
The sunset was dyeing the sky into a burning ash. Her fingertips tapped lightly on the window frame, and the rhythm became faster and faster.
To be honest, didn't she also want to complete this task quickly so as to get herself a higher score in the Royal Selection and completely surpass the Second Prince Ferit?
But the problem is that all her talented people, even the gravedigger team, suffered heavy losses in front of the Tomb of Heremus, which made her extremely sad and she dared not invest her manpower in it anymore.
Sometimes when she couldn't sleep at night, she would even think conspiracy-mindedly that this place might be a trap set by Saint Laurent VI to weaken her power. After all, judging by his behavior towards Yvesette, it was definitely possible.
However, the more this happened, the more competitive Hillelina became and she didn't want to lose here.
Therefore, the situation suddenly became a dilemma.
Lin En, the person who had the greatest hope of rescuing her from prison, was currently out of contact. She had sent people there several times but was unable to get in touch with him. This made Hillina feel once again that she had been deceived by that guy.
The only thing that comforted her was that during this period of time, through her interactions with the brave Xia, she became more and more attracted to this subordinate who dared to propose to her.
In addition to their normal work relationship on weekdays, the two often go out for walks or dates privately.
For example, they could take a walk under the shade of trees in the manor, or discuss the matter of the Tomb of Hermes together in the study late at night.
However, Hillina always adhered to the dignity of a princess and controlled the progress of their relationship within a delicate scale, only to the extent of physical contact, and they didn't even hold hands.
This also made Xia quite dissatisfied, but he did not show it.
The only thing that disappointed Hillina was that Xia did not help her at all in fulfilling her father Saint Laurent VI's request for her to completely conquer the Tomb of Heremus and crack the mysterious rules within this month.
"It turns out that there is no man I can rely on."
Lynn's figure flashed through her mind, and a hint of annoyance crossed Hillina's face. Then she sat down at the desk again and carefully read the relevant information about the Tomb of Heremus.
Just as Hillina was lost in thought at the map of the mausoleum, wondering what to do to break the deadlock, the maid's gentle footsteps sounded again, and it was obvious that her steps were much more hurried, as if something very important was going on.
(End of this chapter)
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