"I'm not sending her to her death." Alvin waved his hand. "I've thought it through very clearly... We are so short of intelligence right now, but according to the intelligence we know, the local superhumans in Sara are being left behind by the enemy in both quantity and quality. This means it's hard for me to gather enough good people to fight with them, and before that, we can't even do the most basic reconnaissance."
"Tell me yourself. Besides your tree people, besides her and her companions, what other forces can I deploy when the Golden Knight cannot move."
After thinking about it for a while, he found that it was true.
"It just so happens that they all think this is a chore... Then wouldn't it be perfect to use chore as punishment?"
"There's no need to think about this anymore as the Nature Orb is gone. If anyone is dissatisfied, let them follow along. If they succeed, I'll be willing to reward them."
Annual Rings frowned.
She found herself persuaded.
“You’ve grown again.”
She sighed from the bottom of her heart.
"Indeed, some things will be considered differently depending on where you stand. Your decision is the best for you, so just follow this plan."
She bowed to the queen and was about to turn around and leave.
"Don't go!"
Alvin quickly jumped off the stool and rushed over to hug her.
"It just so happens that I still have some things to review...Annual Ring is my elder, so he should be able to give me some advice, right?"
So Nian Lun was forced to stay and help the queen review a bunch of memorials.
Before leaving, she couldn't help but say to Alwin from the bottom of her heart: "...You and King Charuni are really alike."
“Annual rings!”
Just as she was about to turn around, Alvin called her back.
"do you know?"
She heard a voice coming from behind.
"I received intelligence from Dongquan Island three days ago."
"Director Imaar told me..."
"Doctor Mechanic, he's her father."
Chapter 104: Kiss in the Sea Breeze
Elwin knew that the Treemen with their root network could not be worse than him in terms of intelligence. But there were some things that could not be known by the intelligence network alone.
There has to be someone, someone has to be willing to tell you.
Watching the years passing by in a hurry, she raised her eyebrows, stopped pretending to comb her hair, sat down at the desk again, and took out the opening letter from the drawer.
For the next period of time, the whole of Wayne Port - and even the whole of Sara - were talking about one thing.
"Alternating current?"
"What is alternating current..."
"'Electricity technology that can change voltage'... That's what the Wien Morning News wrote, but I still don't understand why this thing is so useful that they actually used two full pages to promote it."
"I've read the newspaper! You really should know the extent of this innovation!"
"It means that with this thing, we don't need to build so many power stations everywhere in the future, right? That's really amazing, and it can save a lot of resources."
"The article describes that one day in the future, electric lights will be hung all over the city. It would be great if that day came true... Then we wouldn't be afraid of the dark even in the eternal night."
"Wayne already has a mechanical Yang, right? Other regions should celebrate, this is indeed a good thing, but why are there two inventors?"
At the same time, in the official office of the Order of the Holy Oak, an office building guarded by 18 columns, the staff inside also widened their eyes after receiving the telegram.
"What's going on? There are actually two people who won the gold medal this year?"
"Mr. Paul Drake invented alternating current... He deserves the award." Then he looked at the sketch next to it, which also had an introduction to the character written on it.
Who is this Mr. Rafa Pisis?
The introduction says that Paul Draco was able to invent alternating current completely because of his inspiration. It can be said that alternating current was invented jointly by these two people. Even in terms of the order of priority, Lafayette was invented earlier than the former!
This was very remarkable, as the entire capital was talking about alternating current during this period, whether it was nobles or commoners, whether officials or the beaten. Even the prisoners in the prison heard the news - some jailers cursed them for their good luck, because once this technology could be truly popularized, their wish to read books in the dark prison could really be satisfied.
The staff member did not dare to neglect the telegram at all. He hurried out and took the telegram with him to find the big shots of the Knights Templar.
But what can those big shots say?
On the way, he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be another line of words at the bottom of the telegram, and there was a unique seal stamped on it when the letter was sent.
The old scholars of the Knights Templar said that it was important, but if someone made up their mind to do something, they were not important at all...
At the same time, as the storm of public opinion spread rapidly across the country with the royal capital as its center, Hitzfeld was able to gain a few rare days of peace.
It is true that she was used to the quietness before, so she felt at home when she encountered the hustle and bustle again. But you have to know that people are mean. When this kind of bustle lasted for a long time - that is, after being watched like this for a few days, she began to miss the tranquility she once had.
But rather than missing the quietness, it would be more accurate to say that I miss someone in those quiet days.
On this day, she rarely stopped the work at hand and told the female agent who was responsible for taking care of her... or actually monitoring her, that she wanted to go out for a walk.
Hitzfeld himself did not have any emotional fluctuations, but this sentence scared the female agent. She keenly noticed that the other party's breathing paused slightly after she finished speaking, and when she went out, the well-trained agent's pace also became disordered.
Soon, Ethan arrived.
It can also be said that he and Darent had never left. The entire team they led had been stationed in the manor during this period, and the reason was the same.
This time, not only Darent came, he also brought Walnut with him. When Pinocchio saw the girl, he jumped into her arms and cried so loudly that it could be heard even on the third floor.
"Stop pretending." Hitzfeld pinched her chin and lifted up her slightly stiff face. "They all know you are acting."
"Is it that obvious~?"
Kurumi blinked at her.
She was indeed acting, because she wanted to create some privacy for the two of them in this way, so that she could tell Hitzfeld her long-prepared escape plan - they could start planning their escape!
"Where are you trying to run to?" Hitzfeld saw through her thoughts at a glance.
"No matter where we go, we have to leave here first." Walnut said seriously, "If all else fails, we can go to the ancestral land of the tree people. No one will find us there."
Ethan's face turned black as he listened to this. "Have you ever reported this to your Majesty about the fact that you are destroying your ancestral land?"
How could a tiny puppet represent the entire tree people tribe?
"The ancestral land of the tree people? What kind of place is that?"
Hitzfeld was intrigued. He continued to hug Walnut, gently stroked her back, and talked to her about the mysterious ancestral land of the tree people.
"That's where all the seeds sprout..."
Walnut was soothed by her that he was dazed and told her everything he knew, "I remember there was a big lake there, surrounded by countless vines. The branches and leaves completely blocked the sky. Even during the day it was like night there."
But she was just a puppet after all, and with her status within the Tree People, she only knew these things. So when Hitzfeld asked her where this place was later, she shook her head innocently and pure.
Ethan was even more upset - the suspect didn't even know where he had fled to, so it was obviously difficult to convict him in this situation.
The atmosphere between the two people seemed so harmonious that he and Darent suddenly felt that it was a bit redundant to stand beside them.
"The owner... Kurumi had a very strange dream that night..."
Pinocchio became more and more drowsy, and the sounds he made were almost like singing in a dream.
"It's like going back to my childhood... and experiencing those things again..."
"But this time, the owner of the body is actually accompanying me!"
"Maybe it's because Kurumi really loves the host so much that she even has nightmares about the host~"
"With the body owner here, many things are not scary anymore."
"It seems that because of the presence of the body owner, Kurumi can figure out many things..."
As she was talking, she actually fell asleep at this rhythm.
The two people standing next to her almost popped their eyes out. They watched her carry the puppet to the bed and lay it down. After a long while, they asked her in unison: "How...did you do that?"
"Language and massage can all be used as media for psychological suggestion and hypnosis." Hitzfeld raised his eyebrows. "I read a book about hypnosis a long time ago. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand."
"Hitzfeld..." Ethan sighed, "When you look like this, I feel like the you I know is really back."
"If it's still early when we come back later," Bokuto interrupted, "can you make me some fried pork chops?"
"You can eat whatever you want."
Hitzfeld laughed, too.
She knew why these two people brought Walnut here. It was not just to allow them to meet as master and servant, but they also hoped to use Walnut as a medium to restrain and control her.
This is probably because... without this extra step, the restrictions the team would have to impose on her would have been more embarrassing.
That is, a pair of leather handcuffs and leg shackles, tied with a thin chain in the middle, so that she could not swing her hands or take large steps when walking outside.
These things were brought in by the female agent in a suitcase. Hitzfeld looked into the suitcase and found a piece of black cloth that looked like a cloak, an obvious full-face eye mask, and even a steel-made mouth seal.
Is she being treated as a serious criminal?
It's just a walk, it's like taking a walk before going to the execution ground.
"If you don't leave the manor and just walk around down there, you probably won't need these things."
The female detective spoke to her in a serious tone, while giving the other two men a warning look.
"But you said you wanted to go out on the street and take a look... I personally don't think it's necessary, but I'm sorry, the rules are the rules."
"…They have already broken many rules for you."
Ethan frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but Hitzfeld took the initiative to step forward and picked up the shackles, put one of the soft leather rings around his wrist, and locked the buckle with a "click".
"There's no need." She turned and looked at these people with a very calm and generous attitude.
"I can guess where you're taking me."
"I'm also guessing that if the person I'm going to meet later knows that you guys don't put me in detention, she will definitely scold you severely."
Just like that, about ten minutes later, Hitzfeld went out escorted by a team of Shadow Lions.
She was wearing her signature black long skirt, but it was thicker in winter, and at the hem of the skirt, when the corners of the skirt rippled and fluttered, a white lining could be clearly seen.
The skirt was also quite long, barely covering her shoes. She was under conscious control, so no one could see that she had a pair of leather shackles on her ankles.
The same treatment goes for the wrists, where the flared sleeves obscure the view to a certain extent.
They also put a black coat on her, and if she just stood there with her arms folded like a lady, it really wouldn't be noticeable.
She was just like a noble lady.
The only time she needed help was getting in and out of the car, and that was done by the female agent, who came along as well.
The scenery was receding, Hitzfeld looked at the woods outside the window and chatted with them in a casual manner.
"How are the birds?"
"They were all well taken care of, but the Borean sea eagle was an exception. It obviously had its own ideas and flew away after eating."
"Flew away? Where did it go?"
“It didn’t fly far.”
While saying this, Ethan kept looking up at the sky. “Personally, I think it has been watching us nearby.”
That's right.
Hitzfeld raised the corner of his mouth.
This is indeed what she can do.
"Have you taken care of the hygiene at home during this period?"
"Yes... We are also boarding at your place. I want them to wash all the beds and sheets themselves, and the bathroom, too, needs to be scrubbed with a brush every night."
"Did Lily feed you?"
"It also has... It's very affectionate. To be honest with you, Hitzfeld, this dog is not suitable as a police dog. It's too easy for it to reach a consensus with criminals."
"Why hasn't Ashley come back for so long?"
"She has always wanted to come back, but the area is still under martial law. The Golden Knights and us Shadow Lions usually don't mix together and move around in a large area. She must have been held in the city by Instructor Portman... Don't worry, she's completely fine."
Darent listened in and noticed that Hitzfeld was talking about trivial matters and family matters.
