"Do you think I'm stupid?"
A cold light flashed in Clayman's eyes, and his tone suddenly became a little colder. He slightly increased the strength of his feet:
"You thought I would believe such a crude lie?!"
"Ahhh no! No sir, I definitely didn't lie to you!"
Cooper felt the force on his chest getting heavier, and immediately panicked, shouting:
"Yesterday, around noon or afternoon, I was taking a walk in Beiyuan, and suddenly I saw a green shadow running towards the grove at a very fast speed!"
"Green shadow?"
Clayman raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
"Yes, it looks like a shadow, sticking to the ground, without thickness, but it is green. It's not a bright, saturated green, but a very vibrant green like leaves."
Cooper nodded and continued:
"I was very curious about what that thing was, so I wandered around the grove from that afternoon to evening, hoping to see if I could encounter the same thing again."
"Then?"
Clement seemed to realize that the other party didn't seem to be lying, so he lifted his foot slightly.
Cooper, who had enough breathing space, took a few deep breaths and continued:
"I waited until midnight last night, but found nothing new. The next day... this morning, I went to the edge of the grove just like yesterday, pretending to take a walk, but actually paying attention to whether there were any unusual changes at the edge of the woods.
"Then, around eight o'clock, I saw that green shadow again! It came out of the grove and disappeared in the direction of South Garden.
"More than half an hour later, it appeared from the south again and went into the woods."
After saying this, he closed his mouth, paused hesitantly for a few seconds, and whispered hesitantly:
“So, I wanted to go into the woods and try to investigate what that green shadow was, but I didn’t expect to meet you… You know what happened next.
"My Lord, that's all I know, and it's all true."
"Green Shadow..."
Clement still held the sword at his waist with one hand, but the spirituality infused into it was no longer as tense.
He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then lifted his foot from Cooper, stood still, and ordered sternly:
"Get up, and come with me to investigate deeper into the woods."
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Chapter 292 "Prank"
I had a computer exam yesterday, so I stopped updating for a day, please forgive me. I will adjust my status in the next few days and try to resume the second update QAQ
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"Did you follow the clues from Donna and Bernice?"
Looking at the two people crouching, one with steady steps and a solemn expression, the other tiptoeing and trembling, they walked one after the other among the lush trees and vegetation, slowly moving towards the depths of the forest...
Qi Ji, who was in an "invisible" state, folded his arms across his chest, swaggered beside them, and muttered a few words silently.
Although she had previously warned Bernice and Donna to be careful about whether there were other people around them or whether they were being followed when entering and leaving the tree house and the woods.
But these two guys, one is a classic eldest daughter who has been spoiled since childhood, whose mother is the head of the family and has extraordinary talents and qualifications, and the other is an ordinary kid who does not have much social experience and has no experience in extraordinary fields.
Even if one is attentive, mistakes are bound to occur, let alone a targeted investigation by professionals.
Qi Ji was of course very aware of the hidden dangers in this regard, but she did not deliberately protect them, nor did she set up any anti-reconnaissance measures on them.
It's not that she is careless and doesn't worry that these two people will be followed and investigated.
The main reason was that she felt it was unnecessary, because as long as no innocent people were subjected to irresistible and major life threats, she would not object to any so-called "accidents", "accidents" or "mutations".
On the contrary, she welcomes the unexpected.
This could bring some fun to her increasingly boring life, so that it wouldn't become as stagnant as her strength continued to soar.
Yes, her power continues to grow over time!
Although Qi Ji hasn't truly "fallen asleep" or "dreamed" for a long time since that night at Stiolenci's house.
But her own hard power did not stagnate because of this.
After carefully sensing herself, she was somewhat surprised to find that... with every passing second, her strength was getting stronger than the previous second!
This kind of strengthening is different from the one that night when you were asleep. It is not a cliff-like surge in strength that increases several times after waking up.
Instead, it rises continuously and steadily.
If the "sleeping" strengthening is like a volcanic eruption, rapid and explosive, then this kind of silent and subtle strengthening is like the uplift of a mountain range under geological changes.
Slow, imperceptible, yet extremely steady, resolute, and irresistible.
Roughly speaking, after ten days of changes, the energy contained in her body, or the total power she can exert, is much greater than after that night at Iris's house...
At least an order of magnitude stronger.
"If I were to let go completely now, I could probably evaporate the Dusk Sea in a few seconds, right?"
As his thoughts wandered, Qi Ji lowered his head and stared at the palm of his hand.
Observing the fair and tender skin, the delicate and smooth lines, and the exquisite and small shape, and feeling the terrible power contained in this beautiful and exquisite body, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
"I wonder what the gap is between me and those great beings who are worshipped as gods? Or in other words, who is stronger? Tsk..."
If it weren't for her basic caution and her reluctance to confront the beings at the god level directly for the time being to avoid failure, she would really like to compete with those high and mighty gods.
You can't say she's too arrogant. After all, she knows exactly how strong she is.
Although he possesses a tremendous power that is almost enough to sink a continent, he has been living in seclusion for a long time, fighting with various insignificant cultists, terrorists, and corrupt officials all day long...
This huge contrast inevitably makes her a little depressed, and it is normal for her to occasionally have the urge to challenge new fields.
"After a while, when I have settled my current affairs, I will try to contact the gods. This way, I can find greater pleasure and find my own position. Everything will be good..."
Qi Ji thought about it and made a decision secretly.
"Who should I look for? Hmm...'First Creator'? This guy seems to be a good choice. First of all, he doesn't seem to be in good condition, so he should be weak, so the probability of him going wrong and crashing is lower.
"Secondly, this is an evil god, and there is a high probability that he does not get along well with the nine righteous gods who rule the world today. If I really confront him, they should be more inclined to join forces to suppress the 'First Creator' first. This is beneficial to me and can reduce risks.
"Third, this guy and I have a bad fate. He has been behind almost every major event in the past half month. Subjectively, I would like to meet him for a while first..."
While Qi Ji was thinking, bodyguard Clement had been leading Cooper through the woods for a long time, getting closer and closer to the deepest big rock "Back Mountain".
If they were allowed to act like this, it would only be a matter of time before the huge and distinctive tree house was discovered.
Who knows, they might find us before the sun sets.
Clement was a close confidant of the royal family and a prominent figure who was quite close to Emperor Octavius VIII...
Qi Ji currently does not want to expose himself directly to the ruler's sight, as that would inevitably restrict his actions to a lot.
This goes against her current principle of being free and doing whatever she wants.
Besides, it's not "interesting" at all to let these two guys discover the "truth" without any ripples...
"So, we still have to do something~!"
Qi Ji laughed silently a few times mischievously, stared sideways at the sky that was cut into pieces by the branches and pondered for a few seconds. His clear and watery dark brown eyes suddenly turned with full of spirit, and a mischievous light lit up in an instant.
"Hmm... Let's try this first. It should be a fun, harmless prank..."
Mumbling softly, she looked at the two people trudging through the trees with a smile on her face, slowly raised one hand, and pinched two fingers in front of her to form a snapping gesture.
After a half-second pause, the slender and well-proportioned fingers brushed away from each other.
Snapped!
——The finger snapping sound that should have occurred did not occur.
Instead, there was an imperceptible tremor.
The originally transparent and invisible air, or the space itself, began to vibrate extremely slightly but at a very high frequency with the snap of the fingers.
Like the silk-thin, transparent wings of a summer cicada, they briefly formed a faint tremor and blur.
The change is so subtle that ordinary people cannot detect it unless they pay close attention.
But Kleiman is no ordinary man.
He is a warrior at the peak state of mindfulness. Even without relying on inspiration, his five senses are far stronger than those of ordinary people, and his consciousness is also extremely sensitive and alert.
This change lasted only a very short time and did not escape his observation.
"!"
Suddenly, the eyes of the royal heir's personal bodyguard became stern and all his movements stopped completely at this moment, as if he had been frozen into a statue.
It seemed that he had just stopped moving, but in fact, all the muscles in his body had been tensed and tough as steel, and all his senses were unprecedentedly focused, taking in every movement from all directions, no matter how big or small.
At the same time, his mind started to work at high speed, analyzing the surrounding situation with far greater efficiency than usual.
The whole person is filled with extreme power, like a hard bow with an arrow fully drawn.
——Just the slightest touch will release terrible power on the spot!
"What, what's wrong?"
Cooper, who was following behind, immediately noticed the huge changes that had taken place in this powerful man who had a close connection with the royal family. The overwhelming pressure from the powerful man made him shudder.
The earl stopped immediately and stared at Clement’s back with panic and fear in his eyes.
"Sir, what happened?"
Chapter 293 Announcement
"Hey, is the light on?"
Donna, who was sitting in the core library, concentrating on organizing her notes and analyzing exercises, suddenly paused, and suddenly raised her head and looked above her head.
Under the hollow ceiling inlaid with glass, there are several large chandeliers with classical shapes. They were originally just decorations hanging under the ceiling, but now they are all lit up.
The cool, refreshing and eye-catching bright white light radiates brightly under the drive of the built-in spirituality, illuminating the vast book collection area.
"It's already afternoon... I accidentally got too engrossed, and I think the cafeteria will be closed..."
Seeing the chandelier light up, Donna smiled helplessly and began to quickly put away the school supplies on the table.
Once it is past 2 ., due to the angle of the sun, it will be difficult for sunlight to penetrate into the library through the holes in the ceiling. To prevent insufficient lighting, the library will usually turn on the large chandeliers at this time.
In other words, as long as the chandelier lights up, it means it is already afternoon.
Before long, Donna had put her papers, pens and books neatly into a cloth bag.
She slung the cloth bag over her waist, picked up the textbooks borrowed from the library with both hands, and put them back in place with brisk steps.
"I hope there's still food in the cafeteria, otherwise I won't have any lunch today..."
Thinking of this, she quickly walked out of the library and headed towards the cafeteria in Beiyuan.
——There are two main student cafeterias in the Imperial University, one in the South Courtyard and one in the North Courtyard. They are basically the same distance from the core library. Usually, she goes to the South Courtyard cafeteria because her dormitory is in South Courtyard.
However, she no longer lives in the student dormitory, but is temporarily staying in Xiaoyao's tree house. Xiaoyao's tree house is located in the grove of Beiyuan, which is convenient for going to Beiyuan Canteen.
Along the green path on campus, Donna hurried towards Beiyuan, holding her bag with one hand.
“Huff, huff, huff… huh?”
Breathing deeply but steadily, she suddenly noticed something and couldn't help but slow down her pace and turn her head to look in a certain direction to the side.
There is a large square between the core library and Beiyuan Canteen, which serves as a public place for students to relax, exercise and carry out team-building activities.
At the edge of the square, near a teaching building, there is an auditorium with its own rain shelter. There are no chairs, and the huge steps look like a giant's staircase.
The direction Donna was looking was towards the auditorium, which was about a hundred meters away from her.
The reason why this stand suddenly caught her attention at this distance was because... for some reason, quite a lot of people gathered nearby.
From a cursory glance, it seems that most of the people there are students, both senior and junior. Boys and girls gather together, making a bustling noise, and it is quite lively.
