"It would be best if you could come along." Hitzfeld checked the time. "Then you should go to bed early tonight. After all, you've just come back... I want to take you out to pick out some clothes tomorrow."
She even bought Daryl a new dress, and for Xia...
Well, she admitted, she just wanted to see another side of this woman.
The more Hitzfeld thought about having the opportunity to dress up the cold-blooded director of the Security Bureau himself and use clothes to help her show various auras and styles, the more he couldn't wait.
"There will be a chance……"
She was so immersed in this fantasy that she didn't notice that the woman's eyes were becoming darker.
"It's just that, Aisuen, you slept until now in the afternoon and you can still maintain a normal schedule... Won't you be sleepy tomorrow morning?"
"Hey?"
Hitzfeld was stunned and felt that this seemed to be the case.
"Then." She opened her mouth, stood up quietly and tried to sneak upstairs, "I'll take some hypnotic drugs..."
Didn't succeed.
I had just taken two steps when I was pulled back and pressed into a soft embrace.
"Using drugs is harmful to the body."
There was a chuckle from above my head.
"I'm just saying... we obviously have other ways, more natural ways, healthier ways."
“Why don’t we use it?”
"…If you want to do it, do it now!"
Hitzfeld was speechless.
Do you really think she can't see what she wants to do?
She knew it.
She just couldn't accept losing so miserably every time and being disarmed before even the clarion call for counterattack was sounded.
While the woman was acting dishonestly, Hitzfeld made a request: "Don't go too far this time."
"Um……"
"Last time I fell asleep without taking a shower. I was so dirty... Don't do that again."
"Um……"
"And you didn't shower after you got up, did you? You better--Hmm!?"
She is really talkative.
Xia Yibing simply covered her little mouth, then hugged her legs, picked her up horizontally, and placed her on the large dining table where there was still plenty of space.
She couldn't help it.
The room seemed to be several kilometers away, so why not try it here first?
Anyway, the dining table is indeed a place to eat.
She felt that she was not wrong.
Chapter 13 Intensified Contradictions 1
At daybreak, as the Royal Autumn came onto the platform emitting white smoke, a group of people got off the train carrying their boxes, including James Larrence, who was not quite used to it.
He drove to Heimu alone because he was not used to riding on this kind of civilian train. His brothers always had bad intentions towards him and had arranged assassinations for him in the past. He had long developed the habit of concealing his whereabouts.
He confessed this matter to his companions on the trip - he believed that the other party would be able to guess it even if he didn't confess, and the answer he got was "The only thing you don't have to worry about is any danger on this trip."
This is what Hitzfeld said. She knew too well the fighting power of this group of people.
I... not counting the power of the mysterious master and the blood source, the presence of the dead bone ice needle alone can crush a large group of extraordinary people. Xia has her auxiliary combat power, not to mention that there is also Dai Ruier, a mechanical apostle who has no sense of pain and doesn't care about broken hands and feet.
This is a perfect human shield, isn't it? Even if the two of them didn't react and were approached by the assassin, Daryl only needed to block with her body... any assassination attempt would be impossible to succeed.
It was not until this moment that Hitzfeld realized how strong they had become.
They have been fighting against things that are beyond their cognitive standards, constantly working hard, constantly improving, and constantly craving for stronger means. Because of that sense of powerlessness, they always feel that it is not enough, but in fact, they are really too outstanding and have far surpassed their past selves.
James didn't quite understand her confidence until he saw the Director of Homeland Security approaching, dressed all in black.
He immediately turned around to look... He didn't believe that someone of this level would travel alone. There must be plainclothes detectives from the Security Bureau hiding nearby.
It didn't matter if he didn't find it. James was relieved to know that this was Hitzfeld's confidence, and he no longer had any worries about accompanying her on the train.
They bought tickets for two rooms, but because of the difference in gender, he had a separate room while the other three shared one.
Only when he stepped onto the platform did James completely relax. He knew that no matter how crazy his brothers were, they would not dare to attack him in the capital.
"Excuse me for asking."
Seeing them appear in the crowd, James went to them and took the initiative to reach out to take the box, but was rejected. In order to hide his embarrassment, he began to talk: "Is it true that the Earl has been away from the country for a long time as rumored?"
"I don't think this is something you should care about, Mr. Lawrence." Hitzfeld hadn't said anything yet when Xia Yibing stepped forward and said, "As you said, this is a deal. We tell you the information about Prince Wayne, and you assist us in investigating the case. The deal ends here, and you shouldn't ask anything else."
"I'm just curious!" James quickly raised his hands and pressed them against his chest. "I don't mean anything else... Director, I just... Lawrence has been looking for Prince Wayne for the past few months, and he also found that you haven't revealed your whereabouts. So I think if it's true, then you haven't returned to the capital for at least several months. There are actually some changes here... I think it's necessary to remind you in advance!"
"Changes?" Hitzfeld adjusted his hat and asked curiously, "What kind of changes?"
"I can tell you this. Don't worry about him." Xia Yibing turned her head and whispered, "...Actually, it's just the impact of Elsa's return. The lower classes don't know that the royal family was almost extinct this time. Even if the king is soft-hearted, he can't tolerate this kind of risk again. So when we were busy, um... Alvin was not in good condition at that time. This matter should have been handled by Dog Year Ring - she has been urging Alvin to thoroughly investigate the powerful officials and nobles in the capital, using the power of the review team."
Hitzfeld nodded first, then glanced at her with some resentment.
This matter was no small matter. I had the opportunity to talk to her about it in detail yesterday throughout the day and on the train overnight, but it was obvious that Xia Yibing was obsessed with hypnotic exercises, which made her feel weak and powerless these two days.
Is this compensation? Maybe... Hitzfeld refused to help her have a baby, which was a bit excessive no matter how you look at it. Maybe this was right and reasonable, but her feelings for this woman made her hesitate and feel guilty.
Xia definitely couldn't give birth to a child on her own - she had sworn to do so, so even though she was very unwilling, this important responsibility had to fall on her shoulders.
When she thought of this, Hitzfeld was shocked herself, because she was surprised to find that she was not opposed to it, and even bluntly said that she felt happy and excited from the bottom of her heart.
Originally, they were just lovers, but if they had a blood connection, it would be more solid, right?
Whenever she thought about the opportunity to do something like this for Xia, whenever she thought about the blood of two people being able to be combined into new lives through the secret technique of blood source, just like the fruit of their love...her legs became weak and her body inexplicably hot just thinking about it.
Maybe her refusal was also due to fear.
Being afraid of such an unfamiliar self was definitely a new experience for Hitzfeld.
"It's not just the review team!" James only heard the last part because he kept his distance. He tried to prove his worth: "The cult has also been mobilized. Director Imaar may not know since he just came back. There are also fights within the cult."
"What's going on?" Xia Yibing turned around. Gou Nianlun had never mentioned this to her.
Even the clues in all aspects were not revealed, and their abilities were not strong enough to control the mouths of the security agents, but she did not receive any reports... Was it because it had already happened?
"You left too hastily." Hitzfeld nudged her with his elbow, "...you idiot!"
If she guessed correctly, the files about these matters must have been on Xia Yibing's desk a long time ago. She ran back to bully her when she should have been checking and dealing with these matters. Of course, it was impossible for her to know everything.
What the hell… She cursed in her heart.
Xia Yibing was a weirdo in this regard, Hitzfeld had always thought so. Because she was clearly capable of doing it well—don't forget who had enlightened her in the beginning, but when it came to being with him, this woman would often habitually abandon her IQ.
Should I correct or discipline her? Although it's nice that she's obsessed with me, it's not a healthy development.
A little conflicted... It is said that being in love can turn people into idiots. From this perspective, Xia Yibing has not been affected that much.
She has done a good job so far and has been fairly decent since taking over from Villefort.
But she is not limited to this.
She is an elite agent who was able to carry Changxia all the way... She should have shone even brighter.
Xia Yibing didn't know that her little angel was worried, worried that her attraction to her was no longer normal. She was still paying attention to James' description of the changes in the sect.
"It's a battle of ideas," James said.
"You know, there are two factions within them, the Ascetic Faction and the Experience Faction... The two factions have been fighting each other for decades, no, it should be said that it has been like this for more than a hundred years."
"Yes I know, they always do."
"But this time is different, Director... This time is different. In the past, even an outsider like me knew that this kind of struggle was insignificant. I have never heard of any bishop or priest being exiled or transferred because of the faction he belonged to. But this time..."
"Someone was exiled and transferred this time?"
Xia Yibing's voice rose three degrees, so much so that passers-by turned their heads to look.
It's no wonder she was surprised, but this was not in line with the usual style of the Xieyang Cult.
Why was the Xieyang Cult founded?
A lie.
Saint Fili's lie, the so-called Mechanical Yang Goddess is completely fictitious. The purpose of his founding the cult is nothing more than to use a false but harmless belief to save more people from the evil belief. The meaning of the cult itself is actually "self-salvation".
Knowing this, you can probably understand the customs and teachings passed down by the cult. For example, why they are not concerned about developing believers now, why they don't force people to believe in the goddess, and so on.
Right... So this is the meaning of their existence and the foundation of their doctrine!
Such a cult would actually come to this point because of such... somewhat stupid factional differences in her opinion.
It's really incredible.
Chapter 14 Intensified Conflicts 2
Hitzfeld was also surprised, but she quickly regained her composure and thought that the cult's actions made sense.
With the help of Erwin, Nianlun should have known the intelligence of Elsa Continent a long time ago. She almost knew the whole process of the God War, so she must be alert to this example and be alert to whether something similar will happen to Sarah.
This is not alarmist. All the means Yinsel used to pursue immortality are replicable. Including controlling the king and eroding religion - both are taboos for Year Ring. Considering her position and considering that many of the high-ranking members of the cult have close ties with the Tree People or are simply Tree People, it is reasonable for her to care more about the latter.
Then she must prevent this hidden danger from happening... To put it bluntly, it's just like the previous example on Earth. How do you prove that you are not a heretic? How do you prove that you are not contaminated by evil?
There is no better way than to recite the sacred scriptures loudly and interpret and interpret your understanding of them. Although this method is very old-fashioned and outdated, and usually not very accurate, but look at it from another perspective - as a clergyman, if you don't even have the most basic fanatical belief in the goddess, how dare you say that you are loyal to this job? How dare you say that you will not betray because of the temptation of evil or material things?
Hitzfeld immediately realized that this would be a major turmoil, because in fact many people with ties to the cult had complained to her, and she also knew that even many people in the cult did not believe that the goddess really existed.
Look, a religious organization has been so lax in its management of its own duties and "faith" that the reason why it can still maintain its operation and exist as a religion with faith and supplements is probably entirely due to people's fear of the eternal night.
Just like the first eternal night she experienced, those people would spontaneously bathe and burn incense, and run to church on Saturdays to worship. It was fear that prompted people to do so, otherwise they might not be willing to do so.
It is impossible to say who is right or wrong here... It is not, as James said, a struggle between experientialists and ascetics.
This is a battle of faith, a battle of the future development model and the right to speak. She thought that Nian Lun and some of the church leaders could not stand such loose control over faith, and they had an excuse to eliminate hidden dangers. In addition, in the cases she had handled before... the Nanxinze case and the Bartlett Beach case, the clergy made mistakes, and they wanted to use this as an excuse to implement stricter disciplinary assessments.
At least as a teaching staff, you must have a fanatical belief in the goddess. You need to prove your loyalty with this, and those who can't do it will not be reused.
The ascetics undoubtedly have an advantage in this change, because... the reason is similar to the survivor bias, those who are willing to practice asceticism always have firm beliefs, and many bishops may not be as fanatical as them in terms of faith.
The experience-based group is in an awkward situation. They may have long been accustomed to the loose organization of the past. In addition, they believe that someone is trying to "seize power" and carry out a "subversive movement", so they will have strong resistance to change.
But their resistance was doomed to be in vain. Hitzfeld knew the inside story. This matter was directly related to the stability of the royal family. They would not get any support, and many people, even many former bishops and high-ranking church officials would be dismissed and exiled.
Then it was the turn of those with fanatical beliefs - most of them were ascetics - to take over. James did not understand the true meaning of this, so he thought it was a dispute between the two factions.
There is nothing much to comment on. This is something the cult should consider itself.
If he really had to choose a side, Hitzfeld considered himself and felt that appropriateness was necessary to "make religion more like religion."
She definitely doesn't think so on Earth. As long as an Earthling doesn't get involved in mysterious knowledge and doesn't actively pursue transcendence, he or she will most likely spend an ordinary life. In this case, faith is actually a spiritual sustenance, which can make the fragile become stronger, although its effect is relatively limited.
Fanaticism is not a good thing on Earth, but in Sara, in Namibia, a world full of dangers, fanaticism is not necessarily a bad thing.
But we still have to keep a good sense of control... Unrestrained development enthusiasm may turn into large-scale mindless attacks in the future, which would be "the collapse of rituals and music", and I don't know if the annual rings can be controlled well.
With all sorts of things in his mind, Hitzfeld walked completely relying on inertia.
The same thing happened when they were crossing the road. Xia Yibing had to use one hand to hold her, to prevent her from getting distracted and having an accident.
Daryl on the other side looked over silently, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.
"Are we parting here?" James looked across the street.
There were many Beetle cars parked there, all of which were rented out, lined up there waiting for passengers leaving the station.
"No." Xia Yibing shook her head. "First, take us to the 'Golden Crown of Ross', where the first batch of jewels were stolen."
"That's fine." James nodded and looked at a newsstand next to him. He seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said to her, "Wait for me!"
He trotted towards the newsstand and came back with four newspapers soon, distributing three of them to the three women.
"..." Daryl looked at the newspaper handed to him, then looked at the young man Lawrence who had an expectant expression on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he finally took it.
