There is an upright piano in the corner of the small living room on the first floor. The owner here, Mrs. Mormont, is sitting in front of the piano, her hands dexterously sliding over the black and white keys, and the sweet notes pour down from the top, smoothly and perfectly. Although this was only an upright piano, her near-perfect playing skills still won applause from the ladies in the living room.
After the performance, Mrs. Mormont returned to her previous position, next to Countess Caitlin of Hall, and on the other side was Senator Macht's wife Liana. A group of ladies were surrounding the sofa, or chatting about music. , or talking about painting. Although they had talked at other parties, or even at the dinner party just now, it would be equally applicable in another place.
But Audrey Hall did not participate. On the one hand, there are generally married women there, and on the other hand, due to the status of "audience", qualified "audience" cannot enter the stage, which will affect their observation. It must have been affected, so she stood in front of the window and looked out at the garden on the first floor.
Since the hosts of the banquet, Mr. and Mrs. Mormont, did not have a daughter or granddaughter of similar age to Audrey, there were very few unmarried young women like her at the banquet. She came to the banquet because she had purchased shares in a bicycle company and was interested in machinery. It's time to get interested.
Where did Hazel go?
Audrey frowned slightly and glanced around the small living room without finding anything. In her memory, Hazel seemed to have played a piano piece after the dinner and then disappeared.
Did he go to see Mr. Daun Dantès? Or was he with Viscount Derrian?
Based on the other party's behavior during the dinner, Audrey made a simple deduction. The former was obviously the person Hazel was more interested in, while the latter had been chatting with her for a long time.
At this time, she saw a figure in the corner of her eye. Hazel Macht, wearing a dark green dress, was walking alone along the path into the depths of the garden. She paused from time to time and looked around, as if she was looking for something.
Why is she in the garden?
Are you going to have a tryst with someone?
After becoming an "audience", Audrey, who has discovered this kind of scene at banquets more than once, no longer wants to leave directly like before, but she also won't casually inquire into such privacy. She is an "audience", She watched whatever the actors performed.
After watching for a while, she realized something was wrong. Hazel was obviously not waiting for a tryst, but seemed to be looking for something. The expression on her face was not shy and nervous, but curious and cautious.
Not long after, Hazel disappeared into the garden full of plants and flowers.
If only Susie were here... Audrey felt a little regretful again.
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After entering the living room on the second floor, Rawls shut his mouth appropriately and stopped talking about Melissa's performance on the steam chariot project, as if he didn't want people in the room to know about the project.
"Vicomte de Drian? Monsieur Dantès?"
Senator Macht, who held a cigarette between his index and middle fingers, exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Rawls who came in with some surprise. He thought he had also gone to the study to participate in the exchange between the two top nobles and Portland. .
As a good friend of Portland and a member of the New Party, he naturally knew that the arrival of Earl Hall and Duke Negan this time was for the steam chariot, so he also wanted to help Portland entertain guests and avoid being rude.
"Just call me Rawls." Rawls took two steps forward and spread his hands, "I hope my arrival will not disturb you."
As the adviser and friend of Duke Negan, the biggest supporter of the Conservative Party, his political stance undoubtedly conflicts with some people in the room, especially Macht, who is a member of the New Party. If he remembers correctly, he joined the Conservative Party
The petition was filed against the son of the leader of the new party for murder. The father of Congressman Macht’s wife appeared in court as the defense lawyer.
"how come?"
Mr. Willis, a senior employee of Backlund City Hall, stepped forward to act as a lubricant. He did not want to see a debate between the New Party and the Conservative Party here. What's more, in addition to supporting the Conservative Party, Rawls is also a member of the House of Lords.
Viscount of the Kingdom.
Congressman Macht also cheerfully expressed his friendly attitude. If he were in another place, he might discuss it with Rawls, but he still has the responsibility to help Portland entertain guests, so naturally he cannot mess around.
Next, the topics in the living room naturally had nothing to do with politics, but philosophy, art, history, and were occasionally mixed with some colorful topics and jokes.
But this poses some problems for Klein. Although he has crammed teachings in philosophy and art, there is still a big gap between him and these real upper-class people. Fortunately, he has his own unique experience in history.
Cognition, and I can also participate to some extent on color topics.
He was also a little lucky that Rawls attracted most people's attention, allowing him to escape from the smoky center and walk to the window to breathe in the slightly fragrant air floating from the garden.
Viscount Derian does not seem to be a smoker, and the guests who support the new party seem to be aware of this and have been smoking non-stop. However, Rawls's expression remains unchanged despite such thick smoke. This is
Already exercised?
Klein raised the corner of his mouth, glanced out the window, and saw Hazel disappearing behind the flowers. But before he could start to speculate, Rawls, who was in the center of the smoke, greeted him and asked him about some adventure experiences.
.
You are trying to drag me down!
Looking at the purple smoke that showed no sign of dissipating, Klein forced a smile and stood there and began to tell about an adventure he had in the Southern Continent. He had just finished speaking a few words when he saw Rawls moving forward.
After walking a few steps, I stood next to him, occupying the other half of the window.
It's not over, isn't it? Klein gritted his teeth and continued to talk. From the corner of his eye, he saw the faint smile on the corner of Rawls's mouth, which made him want to push him over and drown him in the smoke.
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The conversation after the banquet lasted until 12 o'clock in the evening, and ended completely when Portland Mormont and the two top nobles walked out of the study. However, few people noticed that Earl Hall did not take his own car when he left.
carriage, but boarded Philip Negan's carriage.
Five hours have passed since the dinner, but for the two of them, it has just begun to get down to business.
Rawls did not participate in the conversation in the carriage. He had already made preparations for Philip with Prime Minister Agushed and others before that. The rest was up to him. Although he could not compare with Huo Huo in terms of negotiation experience.
Earl Er, but as a Sequence 5 Beyonder, he is not so easily convinced.
As for Klein, who was not far from home, he did not wash up and go to bed early. He was still a little worried about Melissa. In Rawls's narrative, his sister not only got Portland Mormont, the Royal Academy of Sciences
Appreciated by academicians, he even received guidance from Dorothy Lovelace during an academic exchange with Winston University in the Kingdom of Marseille a few months ago.
If Portland is still a possible Beyonder, what about Dorothy? The "Emperor" has said that this is a demigod! This means that the steam chariot project that Melissa is currently involved in is not
It's not that simple, and it is very likely to attract the prying eyes of Fusac and Intis.
Klein had participated in the espionage war caused by the Hermosuin manuscript, and he knew very well that military projects were quite dangerous.
He stood in front of the window, looking at the quiet crimson and dim stars in the sky with a serious expression.
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Rose Flower Street, Harvest Church.
Emlyn White, who had finished his work in the morning, walked out of the church wearing the priest's robe of the Church of the Mother Earth. His red eyes scanned the house numbers one by one, and he stood in front of door No. 59. In his right hand, he held the medicine bottle hidden under the priest's robe.
After caressing it twice, he gently rang the doorbell. The ring on his finger was translucent and seemed to be made of light red amber. It was quite conspicuous, with a blood-red gemstone inlaid on the top.
"Lilith's Ring" is a ring made by the ancestor of the blood race. Although it does not contain divinity, it has strong effects. One of them is that it can make the wearer more attractive and always be in good condition during the full moon.
It can also put the surroundings under a full moon effect, greatly improving the corresponding extraordinary abilities.
After teaming up with Yin En's "living corpse" friend to fight a "resentful spirit" last time, Emlyn also learned more detailed information about the Rose School of Thought from his own tribe, including "indulgence" and "temperance"
Relationship.
Although Yin En's friend is a "temperance" person, it is impossible for him to prepare nothing. This "Lilith's Ring" can quite restrain the "living corpses" and "revengeful spirits" of the "temperance people".
Of course, the negative side effects are not small. If you wear it, you will suffer from "thirsty syndrome". You must drink at least one human blood from a blood collection bottle every hour to relieve it. Otherwise, your own blood will boil and evaporate. It will not take more than a quarter of an hour.
It will cause the death of a baron. Therefore, half of the potion bottles on his waist are human blood.
In addition, his greatest reliance is naturally the half-giant bishop Father Utravsky who is praying in the church not far from here. As long as there is a battle, he thinks that he can still wait for help.
The door was opened silently, and Maric, who was dressed the same as last time, appeared at the door, nodded to him, and gave way.
Emlyn nodded in response, walked in, and saw Sharon with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a palace dress, sitting quietly on a chair, like an exquisite doll.
Even though it was not the first time they met, Emlyn's eyes still flashed with surprise, but then he thought of something and looked away.
"Thank you for your help last time." Sharon's body floated up and she bowed slightly, but her voice was still illusive.
"You are Yin En and Sherlock's friends, and I am also their friend." Emlyn raised his chin slightly and replied rather arrogantly, "What's more, he was the one who tracked me first, and he deserves it.
Lessons."
There is one thing he has not said yet, that is, in order to track him, the "resentful spirit" possessed and killed an ordinary person. Although the vampires use human blood as food, they have integrated into human life and do not regard human beings as their food.
Same as food.
"But we still want to express our gratitude. Is there anything you need our help with?"
Neither of them were good at communicating as vampires, so this more offensive question did not make Emlyn feel uncomfortable, nor did he feel there was anything wrong.
"That 'resentful soul' is from the 'Sexualist Sect'?"
"Yes."
"Are there many of them in Backlund?"
"It wasn't much at first, but now it's more."
Emlyn touched his nose unnaturally when he heard this answer. He naturally knew that this was the influence of their hunting of "Primordial Moon" believers.
"I want to find a few people who are believers in the 'Original Moon'."
"Okay." Sharon nodded without any hesitation.
Although Emlyn was a little surprised, he still took out the portraits and handed them to Sharon. His assistance brought some trouble to the vampires last time. After all, ordinary people were injured in that battle, and the Church of the Night was not like
What he did before was just persuasion. But he did not receive an order to terminate, only an order to carry on as usual and not to leave any clues.
After looking at a few portraits, Sharon thought about it and said:
"If there is any news, I will place a pot of moon flowers on the windowsill on the second floor."
"good."
When the matter was over, Emlyn said goodbye and left directly, returning to the Harvest Church.
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Bayam, Church of the Waves.
"Sea King" Yan Cotman looked at the telegram sent from Pasu Island with a slightly solemn expression, but then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth and said to Bishop K2 in front of him:
"These pirates never know how terrifying the sea is. Since they want to come, whether they are pirate generals or pirate kings, I will let them die in the sea!"
His voice was like thunder, echoing in the hall.
The content of this telegram is that the "captain" discovered three pirate ships under the flag of the "Immortal King" near Sunia Island, and they have already followed the waterway to the Central Sunia Sea.
And this is not the first such telegram. There were similar telegrams as early as a week ago, and they continued one after another. Judging from the number, there have been more than twenty pirate ships with the flag of the "Immortal King".
"Your Excellency, we want to remind the churches on each island to pay attention to prevent the Olawi incident from happening again." The gray-haired Chogori reminded him.
The "King of the Five Seas" attacked Oravi last time. If something unexpected had not happened, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"Well, you go and inform!"
Yan Coatman nodded. He did not believe that the "Immortal King" could be as influential as Nast and could find help from another pirate king, not to mention that there was no Kavituwa to hinder him this time.
Him!
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Three o'clock in the afternoon, above the gray fog.
A series of crimson figures rose up on both sides of the long bronze table at the same time, and immediately solidified into the state of a mold lake.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~" "Justice" Audrey stood up and saluted with a brisk tone.
Rawls and other members also greeted one after another, and received a nod from the person at the top of the long mottled bronze table.