It was the first time for Paul and Dimitar to see Professor Laxmi so respectful and humble.
As the professor of the Ziggurat, Laxmi is a superior transcendent who has reached the fourth level... Professor Laxmi's status is at the same level as the Archbishop and the Great Alchemist.
The strongest man at the fifth level directly controls the entire country. And when he was still in his prime, he successfully reached a realm only one level below him... He is undoubtedly a genius and a big shot.
——But the man who seemed so cold, arrogant and distant in front of everyone was so groveling at this moment.
He bowed respectfully, never daring to raise his head to look at the eldest lady. Even his voice, which was always hoarse and long and seemed to have a sinister tone, became clear, soft and clean.
He was so polite that people could not help but sigh, "So you can speak normally."
Paul had no doubt that Miss Aleister had not extended her hand, otherwise Professor Laxmi would have knelt down and kissed her hand without hesitation.
Star Antimony has always regarded herself as the "legitimate heir of the Herasl Empire", so she also inherited the relevant etiquette of the baroness during the empire. Female nobles of one lower level can still reach out and ask men to kiss their hands.
As long as a lady stretches out her hand to them, men of the same rank and below must kneel down and salute. Only male nobles one level above them can bow their heads and kiss their hands; only male nobles two levels above can refuse to salute.
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In other words, Professor Rashmi acquiesces that the other party's class is much higher than his own.
When he led the two of them away, Professor Laxmi bowed deeply to Aleister - bending over ninety degrees. And when he stepped back, he bowed twice in a row.
Bow. Finally, after completely exiting the door, you should respectfully say "May the moonlight be with you."
This frightened both Paul and Dimit.
They followed Professor Laxmi back to the room without saying a word.
It wasn't until they walked back to the other end that Paul finally saw Professor Laxmi's face regained its dead-like expression.
"What did she do to you?"
Suddenly, Professor Laxmi asked coldly.
That hoarse and low voice made Paul finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Ah, it is indeed the familiar Professor Laxmi...
"Maybe I want to do something, but I haven't had time to do it yet..."
Dimit blurted out.
"--Ah."
Professor Laxmi sneered: "You are quite imaginative, you loser. Keep it up. This kind of optimistic spirit may help you not feel ashamed of your mediocrity in this life when you are seventy years old."
"Well……"
Dimit was speechless for a moment, but was slapped back by the professor's skillful use of verbal weapons.
"That eldest lady," Paul asked Professor Laxmi, "who is she? She can make you respect her so much..."
"That is the daughter of Earl Crowley, the royal family's gold medal spy, a student of General Karl, a contractor of Shadow Demon... and the sergeant major of the Army's First Special Operations Force."
Professor Laxmi spit out a long list of exaggerated titles with great skill.
But Paul frowned slightly.
"Is that all?"
He asked rhetorically: "At this level, I don't think you would be so cautious."
Professor Laxmi glanced at him but did not respond.
When he reached the door of the room, he patted Dimitar on the shoulder, opened the door, pushed him in, and closed the door again.
Then, he silently took Paul to his room, and poured himself and Paul a cup of yellow bitter herbal tea each.
He sat down, took a sip of herbal tea that was so bitter that it made people frown, but instead slowly exhaled.
"—Of course it's more than that, Paul."
He suddenly said: "The above are her false identities."
"...False identity?"
Hearing this, Paul was surprised: "Didn't you say...I mean, the identity of the royal spy and the 'secret room'...can also be a false identity?"
"I happen to be closely related to this matter, so I know some of the real situation. Because I helped create her fake identity. Speaking of which... it was still the mission your 'mother' gave me."
Professor Laxmi glanced at Paul and said meaningfully.
The "mother" here is of course not Paul's biological mother...but his master, the royal spy known as "Blood Coral".
"Her true identity is the last head of the Bayard Group. You should have heard of this name...after all, she is the largest investor in Huyue Manor. Your mother may have been the blood slave she enjoyed back then."
Professor Laxmi sarcastically said: "Her real name is Vines Emile Zola Bayard. Although she uses a prosthetic body... the black crystal and silver cross necklace on her chest is proof of that.
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"The black cross is the symbol of the Herasl Empire, and this pendant is called the 'Light of Herasl'. Ten years before the Earth Splitting War began, one copy was distributed every year. It was given to those who were not nobles but had worked for the empire.
"Individuals with outstanding contributions" only have one copy per year, and only ten copies in total can be issued.
"The number 002 was given to Dame Bayard. 'Countess' is also a female lord. This is not a formal title and cannot be hereditary. These ten badges are ten lords... If your history
If you have studied correctly, you should know what this means."
"...This is a sign of the disintegration of the Herasl Empire."
Paul blurted out: "At the end of the Herasl Empire, the proportion of high-ranking extraordinary people who were not of noble origin continued to increase, and they had fierce conflicts with the original aristocratic class... As a result, both nobles and civilians felt strong dissatisfaction. And the last Heracross
'Choose to contact the common people... That monarch launched the 'Light of Herasl' project, trying to convert common people into nobles with only one non-hereditary Lord quota per year..."
At this point, Paul fell silent.
Because the content that follows may be somewhat politically incorrect.
"--continue."
Professor Laxmi took a sip of tea and replied coldly: "Tell me what you think."
"...The result is that there is only one Lord every year, and it is still non-hereditary, which makes the common people dissatisfied. The nobles are also disappointed with the royal family's concessions. At this time...the corruption of the Moon Children intensifies conflicts from within.
In the end, the nobles joined forces to rebel against the royal family... and the common people stood up to attack those nobles. Among them, the alchemist Alfonso Valentin, who was a commoner, became the founding monarch of the Star Antimony Kingdom."
Paul said hesitantly.
"Haha," Professor Laxmi sneered, "What do you think? This Star Antimony version of the history of the empire."
"...I think it's definitely not that simple. The process of the nobles' rebellion is too simple. But at least Valentine I must have been born as a commoner..."
"Hahaha."
Professor Laxmi smiled dryly and murmured in a low voice: "Even you can see that something is wrong, but those guys can't... Hehe. In other words, you have clearly seen that something is wrong, but you still don't give up..."
"……professor?"
Paul was a little confused.
And his voice reminded Professor Laxmi.
The professor, who was as dry as a corpse, fell silent for a moment.
He took a few deep breaths and ended the topic abruptly:
"Anyway, Paul. Be careful with that woman. It's best to stay away from her. If the name 'old woman from the empire' doesn't stop you, then she has another identity...
"——She is the concubine of His Majesty the Pope now. She is a ruthless character who can compete with the Iron-Blooded Queen of Avalon for a man. It is best not to regard her as a weakling."
"……I see."
Paul was immediately in awe.
Now he knew what level of ruthless character he was.
