Hitzfeld looked at him in silence.
"Solving this problem yourself will not only prove your ability, but may also change His Majesty's mind."
"..."
Teni remained silent for almost a minute in agony.
Then he put the letter down, looked up at the girl, and swallowed.
"Tell me," he said, "what should I do?"
……
Ten minutes later, Xia Yibing sneaked up.
She wanted to sneak attack Hitzfeld and have a good time with her, but when she came up, she saw a group of people blocking the restaurant, and she didn't know what they were watching.
"What are you doing?"
She pushed the crowd aside and found that it was Tenize - His Royal Highness the Prince was sitting on the sofa, drawing a picture with great effort. Was he helping the sailors draw those battle pictures?
“He has a good foundation in art.”
Hitzfeld leaned over to her and whispered.
"That's good enough, isn't it?"
Xia Yibing just stared at her and didn't say anything for a long time.
Chapter 41: The Tribulation of Goli
Xia Yibing's idea was unfortunately dashed. By the time she reacted and wanted to catch up to settle the score with someone, Hitzfeld had already secretly hidden in the room, and told her through the door with a red face that he needed to sleep for a while.
"This is different from what we agreed on!" Sheriff Black Silk was naturally very dissatisfied, but he didn't say much.
She saw how hard Hitzfeld had worked on the journey, but she thought she would not be willing to touch him as long as the reason was justified.
But this left her with nothing to do, so she turned and went to find Madeline's room, intending to ask her about the sailing events of the past and then be intimate with her after the girl had rested.
"Huh..." Hitzfeld finally breathed a sigh of relief after vaguely hearing the footsteps fading away.
"It feels terrible to lie to the person you trust the most..."
This is because she is not going to sleep, but to use this time to do other things.
Turning back, Hitzfeld looked at the double bed.
Its structure was very simple - it was just a double-decker iron bed. The reason why it was so shabby was because there was limited space on the Pierre, but at least it had a thick mattress, so it was quite comfortable to lie on.
Although the bed had two layers, neither she nor Xia Yibing had ever been to the upper layer. Xia usually slept on the lower layer when she was resting, and she slept on it about once every 6-7 days, also lying casually on the lower layer.
That's probably why it wasn't discovered.
Pursing his lips, Hitzfeld walked quickly to the bed, took off his shoes, stepped on the railing, stood on the second-layer mattress, touched the white-painted ceiling, dug his fingernails into a groove, and pulled it to the side with a little force.
With a "swish" sound, like opening a small drawer, a piece of iron plate the size of a dinner plate was slid open to the side, revealing some internal decoration traces and inserted cables.
But the most important thing was the thing stuck in the gap. Hitzfeld stood on tiptoe and reached out to pull it out. He could roughly see that it was a broad-page book with a brown-red cover.
This book is not as thick as most books, but it is very tough. The cover is a standard leather product, and the inner pages are parchment. The thickness of the whole book is only about the thickness of a finger, and it can be easily rolled up and put into some hidden corners.
Hitzfeld breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the notebook. He frowned and stared at its cover for a long time, then opened it with a movement in his throat.
She didn't have to hide this from Xia. On the one hand, this was because Alwin had secretly told her before leaving that she should take it out when she got to the sea near Goli. On the other hand, she was usually in an extremely tired state when she came back to live there, and she had neither the mind nor the energy to take this out.
There was even a time when she had completely forgotten about it. Later, she suspected that Alvin was joking with her and that there was no so-called secret compartment in her room.
"They said I should do my research alone as much as possible. If I'm discovered, I'll have to bear the consequences myself..." She muttered to herself as she turned the pages, her expression gradually becoming disapproving.
I thought it was some secret, but it turns out that Erwin himself knows about Goli's current political situation.
The contents of the book can be roughly classified as notes.
Hitzfeld had read articles about "The Three Musketeers" in her previous life, and what she was doing now gave her a strong sense of déjà vu - she was like the protagonist in the article, who, after receiving orders from the king or queen, had to open something in the middle of the process, take out the other party's notes from it, and then consider executing the task as required by the notes.
[Good afternoon, Aisun—I don't think you'd be looking at this when you need to sleep, so it's probably afternoon? It should be afternoon for you.]
[You can see what I wrote, so it must be Aisha's turn. Did you hide it from Xiasha and read it alone? I warn you again, if you are found out, you will bear the consequences at your own risk.]
[And then there is the part of the secret about Goli's current situation that you are most concerned about.]
[I think you should have learned some basic information in the Shadow Poison Needle case, such as the fact that the lord of Northern Goli at the time was a guy named Mokaili, who was Aman's uncle and usurped power after joining the evildoers.]
[You don't need to worry about this person getting in your way, because he's already dead.]
There is a blank line of text here.
[His death has nothing to do with us.]
Hitzfeld raised his eyebrows and felt goosebumps rising behind him.
This feeling comes immediately, doesn't it?
She continued to turn the pages, and Alvin subsequently described some speculations based on the results of the intelligence department's investigation, but there were only a few of them - first of all, they had no way of verifying whether Mokeli was really dead, because this matter was conveyed by Beigoli himself from beginning to end. The local saying was that after hearing that Aman was about to return, this vicious uncle committed suicide out of fear of crime, but obviously anyone with normal intelligence would not believe this statement.
A ruler, no matter how bad he is at heart, at least he has a temperament that matches his wildness. How could he be so cowardly as to commit suicide before the battle even starts?
"Poisoned to death, killed by evildoers, or simply faked his death because no one checked his body..."
Hitzfeld flipped through the pages for a long time, frowning in thought, wondering what he could gain by faking his own death.
After his death, Aman came back and took the throne directly. According to Elwin's description, she sent an elite force to cooperate with Aman, so as to help him consolidate the entire territory in the shortest possible time and restore the Plantagenet dynasty.
So strictly speaking, the current North Goliath should not be called like this. Its official name should be the United Kingdom of Northern Gole
The reason why the word "union" was added is that there are some lords in the surrounding corners, and Oman has no time to bring them under its control. It only requires them to make nominal submission and promise not to attack them.
[Everything seemed to be going well, and it was.]
[But the situation soon changed, and as I later told you, we could no longer contact our own people.]
[No matter what channel, whether it was peregrine falcons, carrier pigeons, or even blood magic, all methods failed to get through, and no intelligence came from there.]
[We don't know anything except that Aman is still the king and alive and well. I personally speculate that something is controlling him. It may be evil, but it is not ruled out that it is... the organization I told you about.]
[The situation in Goli has never been as suspicious as it is now. That is not the atmosphere of a single-minded regime. There must be something hidden inside, and there must be another force fighting against evil.]
That's it?
Seeing this, Hitzfeld raised his eyebrows again.
It's almost finished... but that's all the content. She doesn't understand why these things have to be written in the notebook and given to her in this way, and she doesn't understand why these things have to be kept secret from Xia.
Until she turned to the last page.
[Oh, I also heard that Ms. Menglang sent you some ointments and perfumes? I know you are now a mysterious master, and you must be more familiar with perfumes and potions than I am, but I don’t think you will focus your research on that kind of function, so I think I need to... tell you from the perspective of a senior, how to use those ointments and perfumes, and where to apply them...]
Hitzfeld was stunned.
She finally understood why he gave her those instructions.
Indeed, this is not knowledge that can be shared with someone...
……
Meanwhile, the Pierre's expedition team had passed through the rainforest and discovered the first village they had seen so far.
It's not comfortable walking in the rain forest. You know, it's still spring for Wayne, but for Goli...Dalent estimated that the daytime temperature was over 38°.
"What the hell!" He had already drained the water from the kettle.
Wearing an extra piece of human skin on the face made the situation even more stuffy. The group originally wanted to take a good rest in the village and ask the villagers for food, but their expectations were completely dashed - there was no one living in this village.
“This place has been abandoned for a short time.”
Li Ang broke into a house and wiped his hand across the wooden table.
There is very little dust, which means that someone does basic cleaning here during the week.
"But why is there no one?"
Bariu frowned and looked around.
This was already the fifth house they had explored. There was really no one to be seen in the entire village, but because it was abandoned, many wild animals gathered there.
There are wild dogs, monkeys, tigers, leopards and things like that.
There are also some very strange insects that can only be seen in the tropics.
Fortunately, they were a little afraid of people, so they hid away when they saw them intruding, so they had the time to investigate here casually.
"Who knows~"
Darent sat down on the bench, took off his hat and fanned himself.
"It's damn hot out here... Hello, Mr. Monkey."
Just then, he looked up and saw a hairy monkey standing on the beam, and he grinned at the thing.
"Sorry to bother you."
"We'll be leaving in a minute."
Chapter 42: The Tribulation of Goli II
Opening his eyes, the man took deep breaths like a drowning man.
Soon, he realized that what he had just seen was just a dream. He slowly sat up from the bed and looked around the luxurious room, staring at the patterns on the murals and carpets in a trance.
The room was indeed magnificently decorated. The murals depicted various myths and legends, the carpets depicted guardian beasts, and a bull skull was hung on the wall, with a shield and two crossed swords below. There was also a shelf in the corner for armor, which faintly emitted a dark gold luster.
Just a glance would tell you that this was not a place for mortals to live in. In fact, this was indeed the case, as the owner here was Aman Angelo, the current ruler of the Northern Plantagenet United Kingdom, a king.
The man, Aman, seemed to have really woken up for the second time. This time he didn't hesitate any more. He quickly got out of bed and walked barefoot on the carpet to the table.
But in the process he subconsciously looked at the carpet and caught a glimpse of the "sacred beast" embroidered on it.
That's a snake.
It is dark red in color all over, surrounding the entire Goliath map. Although it looks ferocious at first glance, it wears a crown on its head, has wings on its back, and its eyes appear holy and kind.
A'man felt a little dizzy. He closed his eyes and then opened them again. The sacred snake jumped out from the carpet and opened its bloody mouth to him.
"Ah!" He screamed and jumped back quickly, then found that what he had just seen was just an illusion.
There is no deformed monster, no deep nightmare, it is just the holy beast - the holy beast "Mon" that protects the Plantagenet dynasty.
But even though it was an illusion, Aman didn't dare to walk barefoot again. He hurried back to the bed and put on his slippers, then quickly went to the table and squatted down, using the key on his chest to open a small precision lock.
As the lock was pulled open, he was able to use the metal cabinet connected to the desk. He opened it and took out a diary, turned to the end of the previous record, and browsed through the previous contents first.
[Friday, sunny. I think Alfonso must be crazy. Why do I have to get married?]
[Saturday, sunny. Alfonso has been urging me to get married, get married, get married. It seems that in his eyes, carrying on the family line is more important than ruling the kingdom. Of course, I understand him because this country has been through so much hardship for too long, and everyone needs an heir to take over my role and stabilize people's hearts in case something happens to me, but how long have I been back? I will die? What a joke!]
[Sunday, eternal night. I don’t have the energy to work today, so I went to bed early.]
[Monday, sunny. Alfonso told me that he had found several brides for me, and he took me to see them. I think the one on the left is very good. She has big, bright eyes, very long legs, and looks pretty. She is also good at sewing, but I don’t know why I always feel that I shouldn’t choose her.]
[Tuesday, sunny. Alfonso brought another group of people for me to look for. I picked a 17-year-old girl with round thighs and plump buttocks. I think I should be able to have several children with her.]
[Wednesday, cloudy. Headaches are getting worse... I'm always hallucinating. Alfonso found me the best doctor he could find, and I took the medicine and hoped everything would be better.]
[Thursday, sunny. During the convalescence period, everyone advised me to stay away from government affairs. I know they are doing it for my own good, but I - I used to be a ranger in another land! I have survived the hardships of eating wind and drinking dew, so what's the harm of a mere hallucination?]
[Friday, sunny. Alfonso came to see me again during my convalescence. He said that now that the people know that I am going to choose a concubine, a lot of girls are rushing to the palace for me to choose. He also asked me if I want to build a new palace. I am not such a luxurious person.]
[Saturday, sunny. I can't believe what I saw? Someone tell me it's not real... I seem to have forgotten something very, very important... What is it? What is it...]
Seeing this, Aman got goosebumps all over his body.
He didn't just get goose bumps, his hair stood up and he felt a sense of alarm. Although he lived in the safest bedroom in the palace, he felt as if he was in the stomach of a giant beast. There was a feeling driving him to escape, the farther away from here the better.
"Is this what they call an illusion?" He raised his hand and pinched his temple. "It seems like there's something wrong with my memory. I keep forgetting some information."
This is probably why we need to keep a diary, Aman thought.
You must know that he never kept a diary before. A wilderness ranger with a lot of secrets, why would he write a diary? Who would write down secrets for others to see!
"Subconsciously I always feel that this thing is important, and it seems to be just that..."
After solving the puzzle, he threw the notebook back into the cabinet. After thinking about it, he locked the cabinet again.
Although the contents of this diary are brief and concise, and he wouldn't be embarrassed even if someone read it, it is a very private matter after all, and he doesn't want to let anyone see it if possible.
