He stared at the densely packed "letter" in front of him silently for more than half a minute before he raised the golden feather pen for the last time and slowly wrote the signature on the last line:
"Your sincere follower, sincere believer, loyal subordinate...
"My always trustworthy brother, Otto Lu."
Finally, he shook his right hand lightly, causing the strange golden feather pen to disappear.
Then he picked up the stack of letter paper, folded it solemnly, held it between his fingers, and suddenly shook his wrist -
"boom!"
A pure platinum flame suddenly rose up and instantly burned the letter without an envelope, leaving no ashes.
This messenger of God, who has transcended the realm of living beings and reached the level of mythology, the cardinal of the Holy Church of Grace, sat at his desk, looking up slightly at the tightly rotating mechanical structure above him, seemingly lost in thought.
Meanwhile, the central area is located to the west.
Lancy, the only daughter of Edward Iris, the head of the Iris family, was wearing a simple and low-key dress and walked alone towards the Iris Manor.
"What happened today? I always feel something is not right..."
She walked while frowning and muttering softly, with an inexplicably uneasy expression.
Just now she was wandering around the South District and the East District, handling some special personal matters, when she suddenly felt a strange throbbing sensation.
It was an ominous premonition, or perhaps a restless uneasiness, but it made her very uncomfortable.
So, driven by some unspeakable instinct, she put down what she was doing and chose to go home quickly.
She always felt as if something...not so good was going to happen.
After turning a corner, the back door of Iris Manor came into view.
"……this?"
At this moment, her footsteps suddenly paused.
Several servants, including the family's butler, paced back and forth near the door restlessly, looking around from time to time, as if waiting for someone.
Their expressions showed sadness and fear, as if they had suffered some very heavy and unexpected blow not long ago.
"Ah, the young lady is back!"
Soon, the butler saw Lunxi and ran up hurriedly.
"what happened?"
Seeing the butler running towards him, Lunxi subconsciously took a half step back, and the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart suddenly swelled to the extreme.
"Miss..."
The housekeeper took a deep breath, leaned forward, and said to her in a deliberately low but still very sad and excited voice:
"Master, Master seems to be dying..."
Chapter 290 Clayman's Investigation
It was almost afternoon when Qi Ji broke free from Bernice's embrace and left the tree house.
"Well...it's finally out."
While tidying up her hair and clothes that were a little messy, she walked away from the "back mountain" and into the lush woods.
She did not directly activate mobility skills such as "Stand-in Flash" and "Space Grafting", but walked aimlessly in the vast, primitive and dense grove.
His expression and pace seemed leisurely and relaxed.
But the expression on his face was a little bored.
"…I'm a bit bored, what should I do?"
After walking in the cool and humid woods for more than ten minutes, she stopped, crossed her fingers and held her hands behind her head, looking around at the lush vegetation and trees in a scoundrelly manner.
"The 'file' that Vincent handed over to the 'New World' sect was a tracking and investigation of the recent movements of various celebrities in and around Queens...
"They suspect that Principal Roman, the 'big enemy', is hiding in Queens, so they are investigating there?
“Tsk, if that’s the case, then they’re going in the wrong direction… Well, that’s not necessarily the case, maybe they’ve launched similar searches and investigations throughout the city or even the country.
"And the 'file' I found is just one of them..."
Qi Ji stood blankly among the green and vibrant trees, his head slightly raised, looking up at the bright and clear sky with a dazed gaze, his thoughts scattered.
"I don't know where Vincent ran off to... After I subdued the man in black robes, he immediately slipped away... Should we go look for him? Or, go look for Principal Luo Meng and see him... Eh?"
Suddenly, her face froze, and she withdrew her gaze from the sky and looked in a certain direction at the edge of the grove.
"……somebody is coming?"
She narrowed her eyes and sensed carefully, and her delicate white ears twitched slightly.
Then, her delicate eyebrows gradually relaxed, her dark brown eyes sparkled with a smile, and the corners of her mouth curled up with an arc of interest:
"I was just worried about having nothing to do... This is like someone just handed me a pillow when I was sleepy?"
She chuckled a few times, and her figure flashed and suddenly disappeared in a surge of brilliant star sand.
At the edge of the grove a few hundred meters away, a figure happened to walk in from a certain position with very agile and nimble movements.
My feet made almost no sound as they stepped on the ground covered with fallen leaves, branches and weeds.
The man was tall and lean, with a masculine and resolute face. He was wearing a formal suit with a fitted and classical style, and a long sword with luxurious decorations on his waist.
The bodyguard of the third princess of the royal family, Candice Octavius, at the Imperial National University. She is also one of the most loyal confidants of His Majesty the Emperor Octavius VIII, and a warrior who has reached the peak of righteous thoughts.
Clayman!
He walked with cautious and steady steps through the woods filled with a wild atmosphere.
One hand was tightly holding the sword at his waist, and his face had a serious expression of concentration and readiness.
"Is this the place... Heh, this kind of place is really a perfect place to hide."
Clement walked slowly along the naturally winding mountain road into the depths of the woods. As he surveyed his surroundings, he could not help but mutter to himself:
"I don't know what the school is thinking. They actually allowed such a large unopened forest to exist on campus... Aren't they afraid that poisonous snakes and wild animals will breed in it and sneak out to attack teachers and students?"
He was ordered by Princess Candice to investigate the suspicious cloaked girl and, if possible, capture her and bring her before Her Royal Highness for further questioning.
However, the girl's whereabouts were too secretive, and after asking many teachers and students in the school, Clement was unable to find any useful clues.
Fortunately, after some investigation, he successfully found the entry point.
It's the little girl with dark green hair!
She was wearing the school's junior uniform, so she must be a student of Imperial University. After using his authority to look through the junior student files at the school leaders, he quickly collected detailed information about this person.
Donna, 14 years old, from an ordinary family, with no direct connection to the nobility or merchants, is a seventh-year student at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Imperial University. She just enrolled last year and is in the same term as Princess Candice. Her dormitory is...
The key point is that he and Her Royal Highness the Princess have both seen with their own eyes that this man and the cloaked girl have appeared together, and it seems that they have a pretty good relationship.
In short, using this ordinary junior student as a starting point, Clement quickly confirmed, based on eyewitness reports from some teachers and students near the grove of trees on the Beiyuan campus, that this person had entered the woods with a mysterious man in a cloak and of petite stature.
In other words, the hiding place of the sneaky and mysterious cloaked girl may very well exist in this woods!
"I want to see which lunatic dares to offend Her Royal Highness the Princess and even dares to set up a base in a school funded by the Empire without authorization..."
Clement’s handsome and sunny face gradually became gloomy, and his steps became heavier.
The sword at his waist, under the pressure of his palm, faintly lit up several orange-yellow spirals full of spiritual light.
This is his exclusive sword, a spiritual item bestowed upon him by His Majesty the Emperor himself. It was forged in the palace forge and blessed by the saints of the Setting Sun Spiritual Society.
Whether it is its rarity and preciousness, or its potential and power, it can be called top-tier!
The cloaked girl before was able to put herself into a state of unconsciousness without any defense, which means that she is a mage who specializes in mental spells in the field of "mutation".
His realm had at least reached that of a high-level righteous mage, and it was not ruled out that he might possess special spiritual items.
To be on the safe side, Clement took the sword with him, which was his most treasured and cherished treasure that he had kept in his treasure chest for many years.
With it in hand, plus his own strong power at the peak of righteous thoughts, even a "mutation" realm mage at the mage level would find it difficult to subdue him with mental magic in a short period of time.
In short, he was confident enough that if he met the cloaked girl and she was hostile... even if he couldn't defeat her, he would be able to escape safely and report the situation to Her Royal Highness the Princess and the royal family!
“Rustle!——”
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of branches rubbing against each other from a certain direction to his side.
"……who?"
His body suddenly stopped and he looked sharply towards the source of the sound.
He saw a cluster of bushes about ten meters away from him, shaking slightly for some reason. When he turned his head to look over, the bushes suddenly calmed down as if nothing had happened.
But it was obvious that this little trick that was intended to cover up something was impossible to hide from this experienced and well-trained bodyguard.
Without any hesitation, he flashed and instantly appeared in front of the bushes. He held the sword at his waist with one hand and injected his own spiritual power into the sword.
He swung his right leg, making a crackling sound like a whip, and kicked the bush hard, causing it to burst!
And the things hidden behind it were immediately revealed.
Information that can be disclosed now②
The summary and supplement of the previous settings are for reference only. Skipping them will not affect the reading.
1. [Types and Realms of Extraordinary People]
(1) Clergy:
A believer, a man of mercy, a preacher, a saint, a messenger (apostle/angel);
(2) Warriors:
Tempering skills, mindfulness, spiritualism, Hades,? ?;
(3) Master:
Apprentice, True Mage, Mage, Lightsmith, Miracle Master;
(4) Blood clan:
embryo, sprout, come out, draw water from the abyss, reach the sky;
(5) Silent Soul Wizard (“Distorted Earth” exclusive system):
Disciple, Requiem Master, White Pope;
2. [Supreme Authority]
Authority is law, which is absolute orderliness and clear order. It is infinitely dense in the field and dominates everything in the universe, from the largest to the smallest.
(Only information mentioned in the text is presented)
(1) The First Authority: Ordinary World
Authority meaning: natural, harmonious, balanced;
Authority symbol: Not yet announced;
Sphere of authority: The Moon.
(2) The Third Authority: Wandering Mist
Authority means: laziness, depravity, cowardice;
Authority symbol: Not yet announced;
Sphere of authority: Decline.
(3) The Fourth Authority: The Distant Star
Authority meaning: wisdom, guidance, dedication;
Authority symbolizes: waters, commerce, contracts, love, wealth, wisdom;
Sphere of authority: Intellectual.
(4) The Ninth Authority: Panacea
Authority interpretation: Not yet announced;
Authority symbol: Not yet announced;
