Audrey sat on the sofa, feeling a little uneasy. This was the first time she had met a strange Extraordinary who did not belong to the official power. As the daughter of Earl Hall, she had known about the existence of Extraordinaries for a long time.
Two points of knowledge are very important in the teaching.
First, don’t try to believe in strange existences and don’t have contact with them; second, don’t get along alone with wild Extraordinary people.
But Audrey broke these two points. Not only did she begin to believe in a strange god, Mr. Fool, but she also found a way to meet a wild Extraordinary person she didn't know alone.
But isn't there a reason for all of this? It was Mr. Fool who took the initiative to contact her. This makes Audrey, who is actually just an ordinary girl underage, except for her special status, have no choice but to accept it, right? What's more?
Mr. "Fool" is not as terrifying and evil as the church says, otherwise Mr. "Emperor", who is suspected of being affiliated with the official government, would have left the Tarot Society long ago!
As for not meeting wild Extraordinaries alone, isn’t that for ordinary people? Audrey is also an Extraordinary now, and is an extremely powerful “audience” channel as Mr. “Emperor” said. Although it is only Sequence 9, according to Audrey
The information Li collected about the upcoming Ms. Forsi Wall and Mr. "Emperor"'s statement were probably only the "apprentice" of Sequence 9.
More importantly, this is the residence of Earl Hall, which is Audrey's biggest support.
I hope Hibbert is right and there are extraordinary beings protecting us in this villa.
In the past few weeks, Hibbert might have been stimulated by Lord Philip, the only son of Duke Negan. He had a big fuss in his room and also revealed a lot of things that Audrey didn't know. All of this was heard by Susie.
arrive.
Putting aside the complaints and anger, what deserves Audrey's most attention is that there are Beyonders protecting them in this villa and the family fiefdom, so she chose to meet the "apprentice" Ms. Wall here.
Audrey retracted her thoughts, let herself enter the "audience" state, and smiled sweetly. She heard Annie's footsteps.
A few seconds later, Anne walked into the living room, followed by a young lady wearing a beige dress with a ruffled stand-up collar, slightly curly brown hair, and light blue eyes. She was looking at Ao Dai with a smile.
Korea.
As the host, Audrey stood up, raised her skirt and said in greeting:
"Ms. Wall, nice to meet you, I'm Audrey Hall."
Forsi nodded and said with the same smile:
"Good evening, ma'am."
Audrey blinked. Although this lady was smiling, her words were deliberately distant and her eyes looked down. Is this the psychological advantage that extraordinary people have over ordinary people?
But why alienation? Don’t want to get in touch with the nobles? No, is it because they are afraid of being discovered by official extraordinary people?
From the moment Forsi stepped into sight, Audrey, as the "audience", began to play the role. It was a good opportunity to observe the Extraordinary.
"I really like the image of Ms. Sissi you created in "Stormy Heights". It is very vivid. Is it based on your own image?"
Annie, who was standing aside, frowned slightly.
Audrey seemed to suddenly notice Anne's expression, and gestured apologetically to Forsi, who was still standing:
"Sorry, I liked Ms. Sissi's reasoning too much. Please sit down, Ms. Wall."
Anne looked at Audrey who had regained her aristocratic demeanor, nodded with satisfaction, paid her respects and left. Even a personal maid was not allowed to participate in any talks, especially on such an obviously private topic.
Audrey and Fors, who had their own purposes, chatted for a few more words. After Audrey confirmed that Anne had gone away, they finally got to the point:
"I seemed to have met you, Forsi, last time at Viscount Graylint's home?"
After a few chats, and under the deliberate guidance of the "audience", the two of them came to the point of calling each other by their first names.
"Yes." Forsi's expression was a little strange, but he simply answered.
"After that salon, my, um, a friend..." Audrey was a little entangled, "she saw that you didn't open the door, but the wall flashed, so she walked directly into the bathroom."
Forsi's somewhat strange expression instantly turned serious. Only then did she realize why she had accepted an invitation that shouldn't have been hers and came here. She subconsciously raised her left hand. There was something there that would allow her to travel through the spirit world.
of stones.
Audrey pretended to be panicked and waved her hand:
"Don't worry, my friend won't tell anyone else about this, and I won't do anything bad to you. I just..." She didn't say the second half of the sentence, but I believed Forsi could think of what she meant.
.
It's just that Forsi's movement of raising his left wrist was a little abrupt. There seemed to be a silver bracelet with two... stones? Or gems? Was that a magical item?
Forsi is no longer so serious. She is not a cultist, just an ordinary extraordinary person. What's more, she reported a "witch" of the Gnostic Society to the Church of the Night last time. Even if Audrey wanted to do something to her
It's not a disadvantage, and you don't need to take the risk yourself to meet her.
Therefore, this noble lady must have done this because she wanted to understand the world of extraordinary people, and even wanted to become an extraordinary person? Maybe this can really help Xio.
"It seems that Ms. Sissi is not as attractive as me?" Forsi relaxed, made a little joke, and began to get involved with Audrey.
"Of course, Ms. Sissi, who only possesses some of your characteristics, Forsi, although she has enough charm, is still a little inferior to you, isn't she?"
With both people having a friendly attitude towards each other, the conversation that followed went smoothly.
…
Audrey looked at Forsi being led out by Anne, and sat on the sofa thoughtfully, recalling the conversation just now. She already had some understanding of what Forsi had talked about about his own path and the Beyonders.
, even more in-depth than Fors.
However, when Forsi learned that her identity as an Beyonder was exposed and that I would not threaten her, she seemed to deliberately get close to me. Does she want to be like the hired Beyonders of the Hall family? Or does she want to take advantage of the family?
The power to complete the promotion?
Audrey just didn't mention asking Forsi to find "Hurricane Lieutenant General" Qilingos. After all, the relationship between the two has not reached that point yet, and Qilingos can change his appearance and body shape.
, this itself is an extremely difficult thing, so naturally you have to do it slowly.
…
Backlund Bridge District, a certain cafe on Rose Street.
Inside the partition, Rawls was wearing a peaked cap and a jacket suitable for ordinary people in the Bridge District. A cup of inferior coffee was placed in front of him, and next to him was a Dixie pie.
And he didn't have any intention of taking action. He was just looking carefully at a copy of the "Backlund Post" in his hand. The headline on the front page was still criticizing Philip's "reform" in the Hillston Police Department. This was not his concern.
The key point is that he is looking at the literary section. Today’s title is:
"After sixty years of painting, the eighty-year-old painter finally gained recognition"
This report details the story of a seventy-year-old painter who, after being ostracized by the art world for a lifetime, finally received praise from many painters and believed that his paintings were qualified to enter the Backlund Art Museum. Therefore, this famous painter
A week-long exhibition of paintings by Cox's old painter opens next week at the Backlund Gallery, 76 King's Road.
At the end of this report, there are two paintings by Cox, one "Port" and one "Opening of Backlund Bridge". Even if they are only in black and white, you can clearly find that these two paintings
The biggest difference is that the former is shrouded in fog, while the sky in the latter is better.
After closing the newspaper, Rawls put it aside and stirred the still warm coffee with a spoon. He became more and more interested in Hibbert, who was obviously fighting with Philip.
Because he has been too busy recently, Rawls began to collect Philip's recent news to see if he could add anything. Naturally, he couldn't let go of the news related to Hibbert. After all, the New Party's mouthpiece "Backlund"
The Post has been criticizing reforms to the Hillstown Police Department for some time.
Rawls doesn't have any good ideas about additional measures, but he has a lot of ideas about Hibbert's measures. The conservative mouthpiece "Backlund Daily" believes that Hibbert is the most dazzling star at the recent Backlund banquet.
, the level of attention has surpassed that of his sister, Backlund's most dazzling gem - Audrey Hall.
Compared with Audrey, Hibbert's performance was simply a disaster, always shouting the same boring slogans. If it weren't for his status, he was definitely the most unpopular guest at Backlund's banquet.
However, compared to this kind of criticism, Hibbert's approach is obvious, but it is definitely useful. Just like what the newspaper reported just now, why is a painter who is not accepted by the art world suddenly accepted? Isn't it because he participated in the Greek art exhibition a few days ago?
Hibbert's cultural salon was accepted only after Hibbert discovered its advantages.
The reason for acceptance is naturally the two contrasting paintings!
As for why the art world was influenced by Hibbert, from ancient times to the present, art has always needed to be collected by nobles before it can truly burst out its value. What's more, most ordinary people are definitely not aware of this behind-the-scenes
of transaction.
But it is indeed a bit too much. "The Opening of Backlund Bridge" happened more than fifty years ago. At that time, the painter was about the same age as Rawls at most. It is difficult for Hibbert to translate it.
.
Although he went too far, Rawls could also see that air pollution and air protection are now closely linked to Hibbert, and the two have become an inseparable whole.
After picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, Rawls frowned. The acidity of the inferior coffee that had been cooled became more obvious, and even with the addition of sugar, it couldn't be suppressed. He put the coffee aside and placed the Disi pie in front of him.
Rawls' movements stagnated and he immediately returned to normal.
On the seat opposite him, Alicia's figure was outlined in a common blue dress, and her dark gray eyes looked at Rawls who was eating pie:
"Did you come here to read the newspaper?"
Rolls finished chewing the food in his mouth and took a sip of the sour coffee. Sure enough, sweet ice tea was more suitable for Dixie pie.
"No, just by the way, after all, this is the only free thing this cafe can provide." The cafes in the Bridge District are not much better than those in the East District and Dock District.
"Are you using me to find out about the 'Secret Puppet Master'?" Alicia's face was expressionless and her tone did not fluctuate.
"Is he here?" Rawls looked a little surprised. To be honest, he was not sure about where this plot would go, so he took the initiative to find Detective Zerrell to sign a "just" contract.
As for Alicia's problem, he chose to acquiesce. As a former "lawyer", he always wanted to test the bottom line. At least judging from Alicia's previous performance, this kind of temptation should not be touched.
Her bottom line.
This is just a normal way for "lawyers" to use "order" to attack their opponents.
Alicia was a little surprised. Rawls's acquiescence was beyond her expectation. She knew very well that Rawls was not as simple as he appeared. Based on his performance, he could not be just a simple "King of the Five Seas".
Intelligence spy.
Even the "King of the Five Seas" wouldn't know much about that knowledge!
But Alicia has never pointed out this point. At first, it was because Rawls was a favored person of the "Uncertain Mist", and he deliberately indulged himself when he was also a favored person. Later, it was a faint fear.
Especially after she read Forsi's book "Information in the Spirit World".
That book didn't help Alicia, but the conversation between the author of that book and Venitan, one of the seven lights in the spiritual world, gave her a creepy feeling.
That conversation touched on two things that made Alicia feel this way. One was that the end was coming, probably within the next few decades. This reminded her of the time when she first became a Beloved.
Inside, "The Fog of Uncertainty" and what she said.
"This is the agreement between Tamara and I. You have to pay a price to gain power, right? However, you may be the one to get rid of this curse. After all, time is running out."
Alexia didn't care about this at the time, and even the elders in the family didn't pay attention to it, but "Yellow Light" Wenitan's doomsday statement verified the saying "time is running out."
The second point is about the curse of Abraham. "Yellow Light" Wenitan made a prophecy, believing that the solution to the curse will be in the future, in the hands of an "apprentice" who has been helped by a hidden existence, and that the day the curse will be lifted will be Abraham
The beginning of the real disaster, this disaster involves great beings at the level of gods.
Hidden existence, a certain "apprentice", a great being at the level of gods, the disappearing "mist of uncertainty", the strange Rawls, Forsi who is suspected of being a descendant of Abraham...
All these things were connected in series, which made Alicia have a terrifying suspicion in her heart!