Chapter 682 Even a Dog Would Kick Lanqi

Saturday.

Early in the morning.

Count Batitez's palace, located in a stunning prime location on the north bank of the Selina River, is built of handmade beige limestone and paved with blue-brown swallowtail tiles.

The private grounds of the mansion include shady gardens filled with broad-leaved evergreen trees, and a small glass greenhouse where owners and guests can enjoy exotic flowers and plants.

At this moment, in this glass greenhouse, the housekeeper is holding a writing pad, recording the cultivation status of precious plants.

Cautious footsteps sounded behind.

But he still didn't look back and focused on the job at hand.

"Hey, butler, do you want to come with us to watch the platinum level card maker competition at noon?"

Christina patted Lan Qi on the back and asked him.

At eleven o'clock today, the platinum level card maker exam in the Eastern Region will begin.

The longest first round of testing will last until 9pm.

Audiences who purchased live tickets during the period will be able to go to the San Baiyin Vine Arena to watch the live broadcast, while other residents can also watch the broadcast.

"It's really strange, miss, would you invite me?"

Lan Qi turned around and looked at the blond lady of the Earl's family.

"The main thing is that Ino'an thinks it would be better for you to go too."

Christina sighed.

Although Christina already feels that Rocky is not so scary.

But if she could have less to do with this brainwashed housekeeper, she would be happy to have less to do with it.

"Would she say such a thing?"

Lan Qi paused for half a second in confusion.

"Hmm."

Christina raised her index finger and waved it in front of Lan Qi as a matter of course.

"I asked her to go, but she didn't want to go, but when I said, 'What if Rocky goes too,' she was shaken."

She explained with a sly smile,

"Obviously, it's not enough for me alone to give her a sense of security now. You have to be added to it."

Ever since Inoan changed his mind and was knocked down several times by Rocky when he was testing his strength in the courtyard, he had no confidence at all.

Even though her injuries have recovered a lot now, and Christina still gives her all the secret medicines collected at home for her to use every day, Inoan is still a little timid.

In Inoan's impression, Butler Rocky was an extremely powerful person.

"Then I'm really sorry. I've already asked for leave this afternoon. I happen to have some other work, so I can't come with you."

Lan Qi helplessly looked at the ice ghost Kwai imported from the Posen Demon Realm and said while recording.

"ah……"

Christina made a sound of disappointment,

"I thought you had a lot of free time outside of work, but I didn't expect you to have to work several jobs."

She looked at Lan Qi as if she was wondering if Lan Qi had any financial difficulties. He had obviously made so much money and was still working hard.

"well."

Lan Qi can express nothing more than a sigh.

Every family has its cupboard.

If he doesn't work hard to make money, how can he support that person?

"What on earth do you think I am?"

Thalia captured Lanci's thoughts immediately in his mind.

Lan Qi didn't need to mention her a word, and she knew that Lan Qi wanted to die again.

"A card that is extremely risky and costly, and requires a huge amount of mana and food at all times..."

"...?"

"My most precious birth card."

"Shut up, you..."

After Thalia finished conveying her thoughts, she stopped talking as if she fell into a deep sleep.

The exchange of ideas between the two ended.

Lan Qi, who gradually came back to his senses, looked at Christina in the glass greenhouse again.

"Let me help you convince her."

He suggested, putting down the tablet and pen in his hands.

"That's okay."

Christina immediately turned back to the courtyard.

What she was waiting for was Rocky's words.

"Have you been waiting for my words for a long time?"

the butler asked sadly.

"No, no, I actually hope you can stay with me."

Christina whistled and looked at the trees in her garden and read.

The two walked through the garden path together for hundreds of meters, pushed open the heavy oak door of the main building, and soon came to the reception hall where Christina often stayed - the ceiling was three stories high, and the hanging A crystal stalactite lamp nearly two meters in diameter hangs, and the floor is a hand-woven silk carpet.

Going up the black marble staircase inlaid with brass handles, there is a corridor that stretches for tens of meters, with study rooms, small living rooms and other carved rooms on both sides.

A pair of magnificent floor-to-ceiling windows at the end of the third-floor corridor offer an unobstructed view of the Selena River and the boundless cityscape.

And Inoan was tidying up in the guest room.

"who!"

The sudden appearance of a figure at the door made her nervous subconsciously, and she took half a step back as if her back was tense.

gradually.

When she saw clearly that it was Miss Christina and Butler Rocky, she relaxed.

He gave a maid's bow to both of them.

"Inoan, please stop working for a while and come to the living room for a chat."

Lan Qi pressed on the door frame at hand and said.

Then he went to the small living room on the third floor, placed three chairs next to a mahogany short coffee table, and quickly prepared three cups of black tea in more than ten seconds.

When Inoan walked in, he found that he could already sit down and rest.

This made her look a little worshipful of Butler Rocky.

She wanted it too.

This is called professionalism. He does things so quickly. Give him a minute and he might be able to prepare a tea party.

"No, Rocky, what exactly did you do before?"

Christina patted the seat next to her, motioned for Enoch to sit over, and asked the butler opposite who was already enjoying tea leisurely.

"I have experience in various industries, but I am better at education and management."

Lan Qi sipped her tea and replied.

"Then you have really rich experience."

Christina just wants to know a little bit, and doesn’t plan to delve into it further.

Even if this guy said that he had been in the Church of Resurrection, she would believe it.

"Let's get down to business, Inoan. Miss Christina is going to the Saint Silver Vine Arena today to watch the platinum-level card maker exam. Can you accompany the eldest lady and protect her by the way?"

Lan Qi looked at Inoan and asked.

"...Can you let other maids in the house accompany the eldest lady?"

Ino'an looked at his reflection on the crimson water of the teacup without looking up.

"First of all, you are Miss Christina's personal maid. Rather than working in this house, you are more of her personal employee."

Lan Qi said slowly to Inoan,

"Secondly, although the cooking maids, waiting maids, and study maids in the house are all very strong demons, they are actually not as strong as you. You have to be more confident."

"..."

Ino'an stopped talking.

There seemed to be no words to refute or refute the steward.

"Inoan, are you afraid that your enemies will find you and harm Christina?"

Lan Qi asked again.

"..."

Inoan seemed a little reluctant to admit it, but in the end he held the corner of his skirt and nodded.

"Don't worry. There is a safe city defense barrier in the North District of Posen. If you want to close it, you will have to capture the entire Parrieux or overload it. Otherwise, even the eighth-level powerhouses will be suppressed in the Parrieux city area and cause chaos. Suppress. Although Area 6 where the Holy Silver Vine Arena is located is relatively close to the Posen Demon Realm, it is still an area of ​​human society, and enemies who want to harm you cannot do it casually. "

Lan Qi explained to her in detail the working principle of Parieu Barrier.

In the capital of a large eastern country like Parrieux, even the great priests cannot easily enter combat mode in towns. They can only fight in the wild, special venues, and artificial shadow worlds.

"Miss Christina wants you to go with her, not just because you are her personal maid, but more importantly because she likes you very much and regards you as a unique friend and playmate. So only She will be 100% satisfied if she goes with you. If you also want to respond to her kindness, Ino'an, why don't you consider it? "

There were hints in Lan Qi's eyes and words, which made Inoan's expression start to waver. He wanted to avoid it but had nowhere to run, so he could only turn his face and look at the floor.

"Then let me go."

Inoan looked at the blonde lady through the gap of red hair on her forehead and whispered to herself.

Lan Qi leaned back on the chair and looked at Christina, his proud eyes seemed to be asking her, didn't this simply solve the problem?

"..."

Christina secretly gave him a thumbs-up gesture. She was actually quite speechless at the housekeeper's habitual way of speaking. This guy had definitely done some MLM, fraud or the like before.

"But what is the reason that makes you so afraid, Inoan? Are you actually afraid of implicating Miss Christina?"

Lan Qi thought for a moment and asked Ian.

He could probably guess the reason for Inoan's hesitation.

She was worried that her so-called enemies would come after her.

Therefore, if she could stay in the Earl's Mansion, she would be reluctant to leave.

"I have a vague feeling that I might rank my hatred for my enemies...and the number one enemy who almost killed me and lost my memory is very dangerous...it must be difficult to deal with..."

Inoan tried hard to recall, but he couldn't think of any information, only the discomfort that seemed to be engraved in his bones.

"You do have this habit of doing things in a very clear order."

Lanci commented.

He would always encourage Enoch's strengths and good habits.

"According to your guess, or just your impression, who is the stronger enemy between you and me? After all, I feel like you hated me in the Holy Silver Vine Arena before. Maybe I am also on the ranking list."

he asked Enoch.

"No, I do not know."

Inoan shook his head,

"But you are definitely not my enemy."

Inoan said firmly.

"Inoan, in fact, if you hadn't lost to me that day, you might not have been hunted down by the Diamond Gang in the Posen Demon Realm later."

Lan Qi smiled nonchalantly.

He and Christina had already told Inoan the story of when they first met Inoan, and why Viscount Hammond hated Christina and Inoan so much. The agent competition in the Holy Silver Vine Arena.

"No, Christina and you are the top two people who treat me best."

Ino'an shook her head, but she seemed very sure about this matter.

"If you really wanted to harm me or deceive me, you wouldn't let me know the truth so openly. I don't know what it was like before I lost my memory, but I understand it now."

She raised her eyes and looked directly at Christina and Lan Qi.

"Hey, Inoan, is this the favorite ranking?"

Christina hugged Inoan in surprise and asked her.

She felt like she couldn't guess Enoch's mood changes these days, and she was worried that sometimes her over-enthusiasm might put Enoch in trouble. Now it seemed that Enoch was just not good at expressing herself.

"I went to work."

Inoan did not admit it this time, broke away from Christina's hand, bowed in embarrassment and left quickly.

"Inoan, if you regain your memory one day, will you come to me angrily for revenge? In fact, when you parted with the red-haired boy in the hood that day, you didn't look like you would give up at all."

Lan Qi seemed to have found an idea and asked curiously as he looked at Ino'an's back as he walked towards the door.

According to the doctor, after the brain trauma, Inouan's personality is likely to change drastically, but if her memory is restored, Inouan's personality may also change back to what it was before the injury, and life during this period may be more important to her. Like a dream, and recovering her memory was like waking up from a dream to her.

"Can't you sit down and chat calmly like this..."

Inoan turned around hesitantly, observed the housekeeper and said.

She looked a little scared, like if Butler Rocky was really going to hit her, she would probably cry.

"Don't worry, let's go to work."

Lan Qi raised his hand, smiled and shook it at her, and only then did Ino'an leave the small reception room with relief.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and Lan Qi also finished his tea and was ready to continue working.

"By the way, miss, I know you like Ino'an very much, but you should also be prepared to break up with her at any time. After all, you don't know her past. Maybe you are not from the same world."

Lanci placed the tea cup on the tray and advised Christina a little worriedly.

When he asked Inoan just now, he also hoped that Christina could understand this matter in advance.

"Know it."

Christina replied casually,

"No matter how she leaves me, I will let her go."

Although she was a bit stubborn.

But just as she didn't understand Rocky, she really didn't understand Inoan.

The time she is spending with herself now may be just a small fragment of less than 1% of Inoan's life, and she is just a passer-by in her life. Christina has no illusions that she can turn Yinuo into someone else's life. Nuo An locked himself.

She probably thought about this when she signed the employment contract with Inoan.

“It’s great that your ideas and style are so mature.”

Lan Qi walked out of the room with satisfaction and said goodbye.

"Don't underestimate me too much. Am I the kind of person who cries and clings to her?"

Christina made a face in the direction where the housekeeper disappeared at the door, and said with dissatisfaction.

The butler was an old onmyoji, and sometimes she couldn't tell whether what he said was true or ironic.

…

A few hours later.

District 6 of Parrieu, St. Silver Vine Arena.

In this area close to Posen's Demon Realm, warning signs of the Senate's execution force have been hung, and patrols are often guarding the one-kilometer circular border.

Since the platinum-level card maker exam is a large-scale international project, the Poisson Kingdom has invested great security protection. At the same time, during the exam time at the end of August, there will often be powerful dignitaries from Parrieux and even the Duke of the Senate. Hou came to watch, so the further back, the nearby protective power will become more important.

Many executioners on the south bank came to the north bank.

Of course, some people from Parry who work in government agencies have heard about the recent news. The patrol troops at the border of the Posen Demon Realm may not only be for security. The deeper reason may be the mysterious case of the ancient madness curse of the demons that is about to break out some time ago. There are new changes.

In the past few days, there have been no crazy incidents. It seems that the suspected culprit spreading the curse in Posen Kingdom has temporarily hidden due to the thunderous search by the Senate.

But while things were calm in the platinum-level card maker exam, which seemed like the calm before the storm, some people speculated that the culprit of the curse incident was brewing something even more terrifying at the moment.

despite this.

Small gossips and rumors cannot stop the vast majority of life-loving Parry people from looking forward to large-scale events!

The afternoon sun penetrated the huge dome that slowly opened, and shone brightly on the ancient Holy Silver Vine Arena.

Audiences from all over the Posen Kingdom and even countries in the eastern region have already gathered here, looking forward to this annual event of magic engineering.

"Is there any card maker who hopes to be promoted to platinum level this year?"

"I think it's very difficult. Except for Eskar, a super magic craftsman from a small country, and Valastine, Katrina, a top gold-level card maker who is taking the exam for the second time, the rest of the contestants this year are There are so many mysterious newcomers that I don’t know. Do we want to see an aging master like Balkan, or Kallen, the rising star of the Aloran Kingdom this year?”

"But one of the highlights this time is mainly the examiner. I didn't expect that a platinum-level card maker would take over Mi Gaiya's job."

Crowds of people could be seen everywhere in the venue, noisy discussions and laughter filled the air.

The interior of the ultra-ancient Colosseum has been modernly renovated and repainted. It is surrounded by high stands dotted around, and the audience stands are stacked on top of winding mountains like giant white conchs.

In the Tianyu Hall, which is exclusive to the powerful and powerful.

The seats are very spacious, and even the entourage can sit on the sofa nearby.

However, the vast majority of the servants stood at the back very politely and did not sit with their masters.

Only those with a lot of money would buy the high-priced tickets here, and the purchase permission also requires the family to have extremely high points in the Holy Silver Vine Arena, so it has become almost the most luxurious area.

"Please be quiet later and don't disturb other people."

Christina brought her younger brothers and sisters to their seats early and gave instructions to them.

Her cousins, cousins, and younger sister couldn't sit still, and they looked even more excited than she was.

However, her brother Kyle lost interest after hearing that Rocky was not coming today. He returned to the study to continue studying and said that he would consider whether to come for the last round of assessments.

So she was the only one to take care of the children.

"Inoan, help me look after my brothers and sisters."

Christina could only ask for help from Inoan.

"I……"

Ian sat next to Christina, feeling very uncomfortable.

Because when she looked at other people's houses, most of the attendants stood aside.

She doesn't even know how to get along with children.

She has been studying during this period, and she also discovered that there are some things that she already knows, and some things that she does not know at all. However, she is completely lacking in the basic skill of "taking care of and treating children well", which makes her She increasingly suspected that she had been a bad person before.

"It's okay. You are very smart and can learn it in no time."

Christina seemed to have noticed Inoan's hesitation, took her hands and said to her.

"It's all because that guy Rocky was a deserter, otherwise the younger brothers and sisters would be quiet as soon as he asked about their homework."

Christina couldn't help complaining angrily.

Coaxing children was supposed to be Rocky's specialty.

"No, I don't blame Mr. Lodge, it's my lack of ability."

Inoan whispered.

As if she didn't want Christina to blame Butler Lodge, she tentatively looked at the children and boldly touched their heads one by one.

The three little ones all looked at Ino'an in confusion, which made Ino'an a little worried that he had done something wrong.

She was simply imitating the natural behavior of Lodge's housekeeper.

She remembered that at this time, Rocky would say "Children, I'm back."

But obviously the scene at this moment is inappropriate.

"Hey, Ino'an, you are actually willing to play with us!"

However, the three children soon showed smiles and began to talk to Ino'an, the taciturn and mysterious maid, making Ino'an not sure what to say next.

"Wouldn't it be enough to imitate it a little bit?"

Christina smiled easily and breathed a sigh of relief.

The housekeeper has some other uses, as it can motivate Inoan to make up for his work.

The platinum level card maker exam has actually started for some time, and the screen in the Tianyu Hall is also synchronized with the interior of the artificial world.

Now it’s time to prepare for the break halfway through.

Because the first round of seminars for the Platinum Level Card Maker Examination is quite long.

Experts watch the door, laymen watch the excitement, few people can watch the whole process.

So even in the live Holy Silver Vine Arena, there are often spectators coming in and out.

Every time two candidates alternate between each other, the screen in the arena will change to the examiner and staff discussing, preparing to lead the new candidates to the entrance after the countdown is over.

At this time, the audience was almost all talking about their own things.

Just as Christina was leaning on the back of the sofa and looking up at the clear blue sky of Parrieux, she suddenly heard some movement in the distance, as if the dignitaries in the area were saluting someone.

She tilted her head and looked over, and immediately sat up straighter.

The person who came was the real person in charge of the Posen Kingdom Senate—Duke Tiffany.

She was wearing a luxurious silk dress, the hem of the skirt fell on the seat, and the dark red texture reflected the shimmer. There was an ermine velvet cloak on her shoulders, which fluttered gently with her movements.

Tiffany straightened her back, raised her head slightly, and her bright eyes seemed to be happy to wander around the screen. She tapped the armrest with her seal ring, methodically fanned the feather folding fan in her hand, and occasionally raised her head. Smiling and whispering a few words to the black-clad officer behind him.

"I heard that you almost accidentally chopped him down that day?"

She pointed at a certain examiner figure in the corner of the screen with her folding fan, then lightly covered her mouth with the fan and asked.

"……terribly sorry."

The officer in black lowered his head and said solemnly.

"I don't blame you. I gave you the authorization at that time, and I am responsible for anything that goes wrong."

Mr. Tiffany was nonchalant and patted the officer in black on the waist with a fan, as if to tell him to hold his head high and not blame himself.

"Mr. Nigel!"

Christina on the other side noticed the figure of the black-clad officer and accidentally called out his name, so she simply waved to him.

The last time she and housekeeper Rocky went to the Posen Demon Realm, they met the executioner, and it was he who handed Inoan over to them.

Nigel, who was standing behind the Duke, noticed the seats at Count Baptiste's house, glanced at Christina, and nodded slightly in greeting.

"Inoan, it was Mr. Nigel who saved you that day."

Christina reminded Enoch next to her.

In the Posen Demon Realm, if Nigel hadn't arrived to stop the frenzied leader of the Diamond Gang, Inoan might have been beaten to death by the frenzied cursed demons.

Hearing this, Inoan also leaned slightly towards Nigel.

Nigel also responded to Inoan.

He discovered that it was the Baptiste family who took in the human he had rescued.

"Look, Inoan, it's not that dangerous outside. There are still many kind people."

Christina taught Inoan.

"You're right."

Inoan nodded with some relief.

Before she could say anything else.

"!"

She stood up as if she suddenly realized the danger, blocking Christina, and protecting Christina behind her with her hands, so that she wouldn't move.

In front of them, a tall figure appeared at some point, almost blocking the sunlight.

"Miss, may I ask if your housekeeper has brown hair and green eyes?"

The figure in front of the sofa had deep red eyes, flashing with a playful light, ignoring Inoan and only asking Christina.

He was wearing a black satin coat, with long black hair casually scattered, and a pale and delicate face with some wild beauty.

It was none other than the demon lord of Pariel District 7, Astros.

"..."

Christina looked away.

She remembered that it was Steward Rocky who gave the demon lord a black elbow that day, causing him to be defeated by Sergeant Nigel.

Although she stood far away that day and should not have been noticed by the demon lord Astros, Rocky is now very famous in the Holy Silver Vine Arena. If you ask a little about the strong man with brown hair, green eyes, and butler uniform, you can quickly find that he is the butler of their Baptiste family.

"I don't know where he went."

Christina's forehead was sweating, and she answered with a silly expression.

"Really? I was careless last time. Next time I see him..."

Just saying this, veins jumped on Astros' forehead.

He had never had an opponent who used such a despicable method to make him lose without even seeing the opponent clearly.

"I really don't know where he is. He asked for leave today."

Christina repeated again.

"Are you lying? Tell me where he is, don't let me find out that he is hiding in this arena."

"He's really not here!"

At this time, on the other side of the Tianyu Hall.

Nigel noticed the direction of Christina and frowned.

"Lord Tiffany, I want to go away for a while and talk to someone I know."

Nigel thought about it, then lowered his head and asked Duke Tiffany for instructions.

"Go ahead."

Duke Tiffany waved his hand casually, indicating that he could leave.

Although Nigel was her executioner and bodyguard, she had a lot of life-saving props on her, so it would not be easy for someone to threaten her.

Nigel nodded, strode across a series of long aisles, and came to where Christina was at the right end of the Tianyu Hall stand.

"Oh, there is such a strong maid. You should be able to take two... no, three moves from me? You are worthy of being a rich earl."

Astros looked at Inoan, whose hostility was getting deeper and deeper, and finally moved his eyes from Christina to her.

"..."

Inoan was like a wolfhound with its hair standing on end. Her trembling eyes sent out a fierce warning signal, driving Astros away from Christina, otherwise she would take action.

The air suddenly became cold.

Before Christina could find a way to resolve Astros's troublemaking.

"Astros, go back to where you should go."

Nigel stood in the middle and put the scabbard in front of Astros, signaling him not to harass humans.

"Tsk, I know, Nigel, you don't think I'm stupid enough to take action against a noble lady in the human world."

Astros saw Nigel coming, looked at the cold eyes of Tiffany behind the folding fan in the distance, and waved his hand as if admitting defeat.

He put his hands in his coat pockets.

He took out another letter from his coat pocket and handed it to Nigel.

Nigel's eyes were still full of hostility, and he did not take Astros's letter.

"I have delivered Lord Perlman's invitation letter for you, Nigel."

Astros said as if he had completed a task.

"..."

When he heard the name, Nigel also looked away with an uncomfortable look, and then there was a long silence, and he took the black envelope stiffly and slowly.

Perlman, the lord of the demon world, is the manager of District 10 and the strongest person in the Person Kingdom today.

He is also Nigel's teacher who adopted him.

Nigel and his teacher's twin daughters grew up together like siblings.

Now only the elder sister is left.

Nigel dared not to see her, because seeing her would remind him of his sister who was killed by his own hands.

"It doesn't matter whether you go or not."

Astros shrugged indifferently.

Anyway, Nigel is not very popular in the demon tribe, after all, he is an executioner who serves as a dog for humans.

Lord Perlman's birthday dinner for his daughter is next Sunday.

It happens to be the night when the platinum card maker exam ends.

"Although theoretically you can bring your friends, I don't think you have any trustworthy friends on the human side, after all, you are a traitor."

Astros' voice was full of pity, as if he didn't understand why Nigel wasted so many years on the human side.

"Whatever you think."

Nigel just lowered his head and stared at the letter.

"Nigel, I heard that you are currently investigating without telling the Senate, but I secretly tell you that [Parroni's Grudge] may be in the hands of the Senate. Don't forget where you are. My compatriots on the other side, don’t let humans take advantage of you.”

Astros tapped Nigel on the shoulder and whispered in his ear as he walked by.

"..."

Nigel remained silent and did not respond to Demon Lord Astros.

"Well, what should I do if I heard some words?"

Christina shrank her neck a little timidly.

She worried that she was hearing something she shouldn't.

"What can you do if you hear it?"

Astros' cold eyes made Christina shiver all over and she froze in place.

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked straight down the aisle until he disappeared.

"It's okay. Don't worry about what that guy said. He's just talking nonsense."

Nigel's voice softened slightly and he said to Christina.

"Thank you for helping us out, Mr. Nigel."

Christina quickly saluted him.

Inoan also followed Christina and bowed again.

Before they could talk, Christina heard a slight noise in the distance: "The daughter of the Baptiste family actually has contacts with the demon lord Astros and the executioner Nigel. She really planned to let Viscount Hammond destroy her family." Christina's brows couldn't help but tremble.

As we all know, Duke Tiffany's executioner is a ruthless law enforcement demon. As long as there is any illegal behavior, almost no one can escape his iron hand.

Christina admitted that she and Viscount Hammond had a bit of a feud, but why did it become known in the aristocratic circle that she was going to have sex with someone?

"Miss Baptiste, please be careful lately."

Nigel's eyes swept from the three ignorant children of the Baptiste family until they landed on Christina and said to her.

Ino'an's eyes suddenly became frightened, and his eyes began to drift uneasily, as if they were falling into the abyss.

"Don't worry, it's not because of you."

Nigel shook his head, he felt that Inoan had misunderstood.

Although it was dangerous to provoke the Fang Pian Gang in the Posen Demon World, the incident had been resolved. After investigation, it was found that some demons attacked her first.

This woman named Inuo'an was just a passer-by who accidentally got involved in the dispute and had nothing to do with the overall situation.

The person who is really likely to be targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes is Ranch, or his pseudonym Rocky McCarthy.

Because the leader of the Diamond Gang who went crazy that day failed to get any useful information from him in the end, Nigel could also see that it was very likely that the turmoil in District 7 of the Posen Demon Realm that night was actually an attempt by the mastermind to fish out the solution. The bait set by the curser, as long as you follow Nigel, you will definitely find the one who can break the curse.

"You are talking about Butler Rocky. He is indeed dangerous."

Christina agreed,

"But what is the relationship between you two? Has Butler Rocky ever been involved in any illegal activities?"

She studied Nigel's expression curiously. Nigel might know more than she did.

She had been getting along with Butler Rocky for quite some time, but she still felt that this man was full of mystery.

"He is my facilitator, so he may be involved in some cases."

Nigel simply replied.

Then, he said goodbye to Christina and Inoan, and walked back to the seat where Mr. Tiffany was sitting.

Only Christina was left sitting on the sofa with a frown, thinking deeply.

She began to think wildly.

She has also heard about the recent potential turmoil in Huadu Parrieu.

The Senate, represented by Duke Tiffany, is the largest authority in control of the Poisson Kingdom.

The demon lord sitting in the northern part of Parrieu needs to negotiate with the Senate. In essence, it is another force, and there have been differences with the Senate for many years.

Executioner Nigel is an independent investigator. He switched jobs from the Demon Lord to the Senate. He seems to have his own intelligence network and judgment.

The Craijian Empire in the south is putting pressure from the outside, and it is unknown whether they have spies inside the Posen Kingdom who are planning something.

In addition, there is also the mastermind behind the curse of [The Grudge of the Great Wizard Parroni].

And for some reason, the Resurrection Church is also suspected of taking action in the Posen Kingdom.

The first three belong to our own forces that are not very united, while the last three are enemy forces that have always been evil.

No one knows how much information the various forces have under the calm surface of the lake, what their goals are, and what processes are being advanced every hour, every minute, and every second.

Something unseen may be brewing to a breaking point.

It will explode at any time.

Fortunately, Count Baptiste's family is just an old family, mainly engaged in some agricultural products and wine industry from the southern border of Poisson to the north. Once unrest occurs, their business will definitely shrink, but they will not go bankrupt. .

Despite this, Christina could only glimpse the tip of the iceberg of the current situation in Posen Kingdom.

This Master Chief Nigel should be the game-breaker who feels like the most protagonist in the entire event.

From this point of view, Rocky, who is friends with Nigel the Executioner, is a mysterious and strong man surrounded by mysteries. He is most likely a good person and can change the entire situation at a critical moment.

"Miss, will Parrieux become dangerous in the future?"

Yinoan's voice interrupted Christina's thoughts and brought her back to her senses. Turning her head, Christina only saw the purple eyes full of worry under Yinoan's red hair.

"Don't worry, unless the entire Flower City Pariel is on the verge of collapse, no one can attack the Earl's Mansion."

Christina patted Yinoan on the back and assured him confidently.

There is also an ancient barrier handed down from their ancestors in their mansion.

As the two chatted, they found that the holographic magic screen hanging in the center of the Tianyu Hall had begun a discussion on the magic engineering principle project of a new candidate.

"Hey, Senior Sister Karen is on stage."

Christina grabbed Yinoan's wrist with surprise and let her watch the picture of the artificial shadow world.

This time, there are lottery tickets for betting on who can pass the platinum card maker exam.

Christina originally wanted to gamble for fun, but Butler Rocky recommended that she single out the one called Tata.

She asked Butler Rocky why he recommended this newcomer with no resume.

Rocky hesitated for a moment and said that Tata was good-looking, which made Christina speechless.

What's the use of being good-looking? Can good-looking be eaten? Can it make your wishes come true?

I didn't expect Rocky to be such a superficial man.

After thinking about it, Christina still bought Tata worth 300 pounds to try it out. After all, Rocky was a bit evil.

If Tata really passed, Christina would be able to get more than 60 times the bonus, and then she would be able to collect 50,000 pounds to fire Butler Rocky.

At this moment in the shadow world, the circular steps in the middle of the auditorium circled up and finally reached the main seat.

For this assessment, the artificial shadow world simulated the third floor of the Colmton Library in Evert House, Palie Art University.

This spacious seminar room is quiet and solemn, with thick old oak floors inlaid with red carpets, and dark brown wooden bookshelves filled with books on the surrounding walls.

In the middle of the classroom, there is a bronze long table that is more than ten meters long. There are more than a dozen classic Bosen-style armchairs lined up beside the table. The immortal crystal chandelier on the ceiling flickers under the magic lighting, and the fireplace in the back is still burning firewood.

Under the protection of the barrier, only the sound of feather pens rustling on parchment can be heard.

Six assistant clerks of the association sit at the end of the long table, concentrating, or thinking with their chins on their hands, or writing and sketching on paper.

They will not say a word, and they will only respond when the examiner needs their help and instructs them.

"Okay, then the exam will begin. Mr. Deputy Examiner, please discuss the eight questions you have drawn with the candidates."

The examiner on the main seat is a middle-aged man, about fifty years old.

A few strands of white can be seen in his short brown hair, but he still exudes a gentlemanly and heroic demeanor. He is dressed in a burgundy formal suit, and his eyes are staring at the long table behind half-moon lenses.

He is Bruton Izainha, a platinum-level card maker from the Kingdom of Alolan, and also a master of magic engineering.

Today, he is responsible for giving scores for the research content of each candidate, and then discussing with the deputy examiner at the end, and determining the average difficulty and score line of this assessment based on the deputy examiner's score.

"Next is your time."

After the chief examiner Bruton finished speaking, he handed over the examiner authority of the artificial shadow world to the deputy examiner sitting on the side of the long table, who was sitting in the second seat.

"So, Karen, are you ready? According to the topic drawn, I will start with the development and research of the thermal furnace."

In contrast, the young deputy examiner gave people a completely different sense of mystery.

He looked to be only in his early twenties, with a slender and upright figure, wearing a night-blue slim robe.

What was more strange was that he wore a silver metal mask on his face, which completely covered his appearance. The only thing that could be seen was a pair of indifferent blue eyes.

However, even his eye color should be disguised.

Even so, his voice was gentle and charming, as pleasant as the sound of a hot spring.

"No problem."

Karen sat opposite him like a lady and nodded.

"The first question we need to discuss is how to achieve efficient magic energy conversion with the lowest possible loss in the thermal furnace power generation system? Please demonstrate a solution from the technology you have mastered, and here are several basic building blocks for you to use quickly."

The deputy examiner explained the problem clearly and projected a translucent three-dimensional magic guide mechanical device in front of Kalen.

Kalen did not hesitate much, raised her hands, and began to reconstruct it with her own magic power on the projection of the magic guide mechanical device.

"First, the free natural magic particles in the environment are collected through the magic energy induction coil, and these particles are synchronized in a standardized manner to form a highly efficient and highly ordered magic flow. Secondly, through the special curvature convergence array, the magic flow is arched and focused, greatly increasing the energy density."

She murmured.

"The arched focusing array you are using now reminds me of the magic energy concentration realization technology in the energy storage tank, but how to prevent the magic particles from generating too much thermal noise when overloaded?"

The deputy examiner asked kindly while watching her actual operation.

"The vortex ion cooling technology that I am best at and developed by myself is to solve this thermal noise problem."

As she spoke, the inside of the mechanical component was enlarged by another viewing window, replaced by several circulating vortices.

"By applying centrifugal force and introducing a specific magic field, the particles flow to form a spiral vortex, which can effectively separate the high energy density area and the low heat dispersion area. In this way, when entering the next step of magic amplification, there will only be Enhance the magic output of high-energy areas."

Kallen explained to the deputy examiner easily.

She is better at making fire with the wind attribute, so even when it comes to the fire attribute, she can turn it into her area of ​​expertise.

At this point, the deputy examiner basically has no doubts.

Because he doesn’t understand wind very well, but he does understand a little bit about fire.

"It can be seen that you have unique insights into theory and practical application. However, in the magic power amplification process, simple amplification alone cannot achieve no heat loss, and it will violate the law of whether magic power can survive on its own. What do you think? "

At this point, the deputy examiner could only ask this question.

"I noticed this problem, so I designed the coupled wind chime cavity."

Karen raised her fingertips to signal, and a spherical cavity gradually appeared, and she explained to the deputy examiner,

"The cavity is made up of dozens of magic light rods, which can form a wind energy coupling effect on the flowing magic particles, thereby amplifying the magic power. The coupling process itself does not produce any new energy, but only changes the energy of the magic particles. Energy levels and vibrational modes.”

"..."

Examiner Bruton didn't speak much throughout the whole process. He just listened and graded quietly. Sometimes he picked up a feather felt mechanical pen to write details on the drawing board, and sometimes he controlled and rotated the three-dimensional magic components projected in mid-air to observe the trial.

"Mr. Examiner, do you have any ideas?"

When Kallen finished speaking, she looked at the masked deputy examiner and asked with a smile.

"I don't have any problems anymore."

The deputy examiner answered.

"Then I would like to ask, have you found out whether such a high-density magic output will cause the force field to go out of control even if it is perfect? ​​And if there is such a risk, how can I ensure that the magic output is controllable? What about sex and stability?”

Karen asked him sincerely.

"..."

The deputy examiner was silent.

He really doesn't know.

"In my humble opinion, I have a guess. This is the biggest challenge in this case. What we are pursuing is not just a simple quantitative value. Outside the cavity, I assume that a special layer of magic energy grid can be designed. The chemical field uses its unique heterogeneous distribution properties to form a cage-type constraint on the magic output. Only when the amplitude, frequency and other factors of the magic power are accurately balanced can an interface between the constraint field and the anti-constraint field be opened. Controlled 'exit'."

Kallen seemed to notice the deputy examiner's dilemma and explained as if to help him.

Examiner Bruton nodded slightly approvingly, seeming to give her some points.

Outside the Shadow World, in the Holy Silver Vine Arena.

Gradually, the frowned brows of the audience relaxed.

They found that Kallen seemed to have found a way to increase her points.

This deputy examiner actually seems to be a bit unfamiliar with [Principles of Magical Engineering].

Maybe Kallen figured it out during discussions with the previous candidates.

Then as long as the topic is introduced into an area that the deputy examiner is not good at, you can torture the deputy examiner and ask and answer your own questions.

Although the deputy examiner looks like he is in jail, it is absolutely efficient to score points like this!

Until the scene appeared, the deputy examiner was already a little tortured and didn't want to speak.

"Okay, the time limit for the first question has come. The candidate's performance is indeed impeccable, which is enough to demonstrate his profound knowledge in the transmission and transformation of magic power. Let's move on to the next question."

The deputy examiner finally spoke and started the next question.

This cycle goes back and forth.

Kallen calmly completed the [Magic Engineering Principle] exam in this way.

Even if the score is not announced immediately, you can guess that it will be quite high.

In the Tianyu Hall.

"It would be great if I could make friends with Senior Kallen. Regardless of whether she can become a platinum-level card maker this time, she is a leader with great potential among gold-level card makers."

Christina sighed as she watched Kallen look confident as she completed her research.

Although it is impossible to ask a card maker of this level to sign a long-term contract with the family, it is definitely a good thing to make a friend.

Once a war breaks out in the Southern Continent and magic engineers invest heavily in military industry, such high-level magic craftsmen will be even more difficult to find.

"Why is this examiner so good-tempered?"

Inoan asked.

Even she could see that Kallen's words seemed polite, but in fact they were embarrassing to the deputy examiner.

But it’s hard for the examiner to say anything to her, because she always shows weakness. Saying a few words about her makes it seem like the examiner is bullying the candidate.

Ordinary examiners may already be familiar with it.

However, the examiner just looked helpless.

"It can only be said that there are more gentlemen in the Hutton Kingdom. It is said that the great priest Loren is also famous for being gentle and honest."

Christina thought for a while and said,

"In the past two years, everyone really didn't expect that there would be a new platinum-level card maker in the Hutton Kingdom. We originally thought that this time we would specially invite Mr. Borao to help."

She remembered that there were many magic engineering textbooks at their Aloran Royal Academy, all of which were compiled by Bolao.

"Then why not let that Borao come? If you let such a new platinum-level card maker barely cope with the work, he might even be deprived of his platinum-level qualifications."

Inoan asked Christina in confusion.

"Even if a magician of Bo Laao's level is willing to come, the Kingdom of Hutton will not agree. If something happens to him, no one on the Person side can bear the responsibility. However, I heard that the examiner of the platinum-level card maker this time was recommended by Bo Laao himself."

Christina still understands the international situation.

Once Bo Laao leaves the capital of Hutton, he may become the target of the full-scale assassination of the Krei Empire.

But Professor Bo Laao's strength has always been a mystery. According to most people, he is a pure magician with little combat power. However, according to the intelligence intercepted by the Krei Empire's Special Intelligence Bureau many years ago, all the elite agents who went to assassinate Bo Laao disappeared without a trace.

So the spectators in the venue can probably understand why this platinum-level card maker wears a mask and makes it mysterious.

Everything is to protect the safety of the magician.

But correspondingly, it also makes people particularly curious about his true identity.

Christina knew that Tiffany must know his true identity, but Tiffany would never tell her, and she didn't dare to talk to Tiffany and ask such a stupid question.

The process of the [Magic Principles] seminar exam in the artificial shadow world continued at a rapid pace.

The next few hours.

After Kallen, other candidates began to imitate Kallen, as if they had found the password to brush the score and tortured the examiner to get gold coins.

Only a small number of kind-hearted candidates did not torture him.

Even the audience gradually found that this deputy examiner seemed to be a little bit bad, and anyone could ask him a little confused.

After all, the exam has an integrity monitoring system, and the examiner cannot help the candidates cheat.

Kallen was the most aggressive.

The mysterious examiner was sweating profusely.

"No, what the hell is this deputy examiner?"

"Did he let you go?"

"No way, it seems like he is really at the bottom of the gold level."

"Then let him be the chief examiner in the third round, isn't that funny?"

The audience who originally planned to leave after watching the show for the most part, stayed because of the show this year. Some even came back to watch after dinner. The deputy examiner's performance was quite delicious.

Why did he torture him once every time he came?

Although this deputy examiner looked mysterious, he was a good person. He was not difficult to other candidates and was very polite.

The audience couldn't help but ask in their hearts, if you treat the examiner like this, aren't you afraid that he will kill you all in the third round?

If a dog came today, it seemed like he would kick him twice.

The condition for passing the platinum card maker exam is to pass all three rounds, but sometimes if you don't pass, you can get credit points if you only get a very high score on a certain question.

When you meet the high credit points of all six questions, you can apply to the Southern Continent Card Creator Association.

If you can meet certain additional conditions, you may become a platinum card maker in the application system.

So the temptation of GPA is also quite great.

Finally.

It's the turn of a new candidate.

A freelance card maker from the Southern Wantina Territory of the Hutton Kingdom, a young woman with gray hair and golden eyes.

In the seminar room on the third floor of the Colmton Library, which simulates the Evert House of the Palieur University of the Arts, the deputy examiner looks very tired.

However, if nothing unexpected happens today, he will have to go through several more rounds of torture.

"This kind of recommended candidate with no resume is either mediocre or a monster, such as Mi Gaiya back then."

"This gray-haired lady looks like a harsh iceberg type."

The audience in the arena hall couldn't help but sigh with pity.

"First, confirm your personal information according to the process."

The deputy examiner picked up the information sheet presented to him by Shadow World and said to Talia who was already sitting across the table,

"Tata, a candidate recommended by Hutton Kingdom, unmarried, 25 years old."

When he said the last sentence, he seemed to be biting his lips under the mask.

It seemed so funny that it cured his fatigue for the whole afternoon.

"..."

Talia lowered her head slightly.

If it weren't for not being able to hit the examiner, Talia would have pressed Lanqi to the ground and beat him on the spot.

No, is this guy really sick? He has been tortured for an afternoon, and he still has the mood to think about such a damn thing?

Talia felt that she couldn't understand Lanqi a little bit.

Originally, she was still thinking about whether she should care about Lanqi today and comfort him after the exam. Now she just thinks that she is overthinking.

"Ms. Tata, you..."

The deputy examiner continued.

"..."

Her white gold eyes swept over the two examiners. The deputy examiner wanted to say something, but was choked back by Tata's eyes.

"Please start the test."

She prompted.

"Okay."

The deputy examiner sat up straighter.

This made the chief examiner Bruton glance at the deputy examiner.

Are you so afraid of her?

And you are the examiner and she is the examinee. What is your conditioned reflex?

"The first question is about the discussion of the basic theory of mental magic. First, please start the discussion from the core."

The deputy examiner cleared his throat and asked Talia.

"As we all know, the core of mental magic is not only the power of consciousness, but also the unity of mind and soul..."

Talia began to talk.

And the deputy examiner didn't say a word, and it seemed that he had given up.

Now it seems that he will not resist even if he is used to make gold coins.

"The hierarchical model of spiritual magic is a trinity - consciousness, spirit and soul. The builder of the spell must achieve perfect unity among these three in order to make spiritual magic achieve the ultimate coordination."

At this point, she did not continue to discuss, and looked up at the deputy examiner sitting opposite,

"Mr. Examiner, regarding the above content, what aspects do you want to know more about?"

After that, she waited quietly.

"..."

The deputy examiner's eyes were stunned.

He seemed to have never been asked such a question.

Although he was also asked by the examinee, this time, the examinee completely gave him the right to choose.

His puzzled eyes seemed to be asking Talia, you can just use me to brush the score, why ask such a thankless question.

"..."

Lanqi's eyes were asking, and Talia also responded to him with a naughty look with a slight smile-

The more you want to make me angry just now, the less I will treat you as a tool as you wish.

She would rather take less points than defend Ranchi's dignity.

This time, the deputy examiner was silent for longer than any other time.

"It's about willpower. I want to hear your opinion."

"This is neither pure psychology nor the level of life energy..."

Tata said slowly, with a confident look, always looking at Ranchi opposite.

And Ranchi also listened carefully, nodding from time to time.

At this moment, the audience outside the venue looked at each other in bewilderment.

Everyone thought that this candidate named Tata was also going to burst the examiner's gold coins.

But she didn't.

She would rather waste many of her own scoring opportunities and patiently cooperate with the examiner, making the conversation between the examiner and her particularly relaxed.

To a certain extent, the audience couldn't tell whether this was an exam or not.

They just felt that the two of them chatted very naturally, just like discussing magic engineering problems at ordinary times. Even the corners of the deputy examiner's mouth showed a rare smile, as if he was very intoxicated by chatting with her.

"It seems that the two of them have a good understanding of each other."

"In fact, if we look at the scoring efficiency, the two of them should have no understanding at all."

"It's not worth it for her to do this. It's useless to take care of the examiner's mood. She will just lose points for nothing."

"Unless she is simply kind-hearted and doesn't want to embarrass the deputy examiner."

"But you have to admit that she is very strong. Even so, her score should not be low."

The audience couldn't help but sigh at this seemingly plain, but gentle and intense discussion.

After a long time.

Talia finally finished the exam and walked out of the Void Gate passage for candidates.

"Tata meow!"

A little black cat ran over on the ground.

"I thought you would torture him."

The cat boss said.

After all, no one can torture Lanqi better than her. Lanqi has been trained by Tata since he became a card maker.

"..."

Talia picked it up and didn't speak.

"Where's Ranchi? Didn't he even come with you today?"

As she walked towards the rest area, Talia saw Kallen sitting in the audience not far away.

She waved to Talia very cordially, as if she was saying hello to a friend.

"..."

Talia didn't want to pay attention to this woman, just glanced at her and continued to walk forward.

"It seems that you don't want to win, Miss Tata."

Kallen spread her hands.

She was a little surprised to see Tata's strength.

But seeing her test method, Kallen was relieved again.

In this first round alone, she won a lot of points over Tata.

"Let's talk about it after you beat me in the second and third rounds."

Talia turned around and said to Kallen.

"Don't forget... the third round is still the same examiner, ok? He is really a little cute, I can't help but bully him again, fufu."

Kallen seemed to enjoy the feeling of torturing the examiner.

She can even step on the platinum level, which shows that she is the genius who should become a platinum level.

"You are worthy of bullying him?"

Talia's golden eyes flashed a trace of coldness.

Based on Kallen's words, she would definitely choose a men's swimsuit for Kallen in the future.

"Why, this examiner is from your family? Are you still protecting him?"

Kallen narrowed her eyes and asked her with a smile.

"I am looking forward to your expression after you understand everything."

Talia ignored Kallen and just walked forward.

...

Until the venue gradually began to dim, the first round of exams today also ended smoothly.

Only the staff were still coordinating the final work.

In the artificial shadow world seminar classroom.

"Not bad."

The chief examiner Bruton Izainha was adding up the scores.

The scores of the candidates this year were quite high.

But Chief Examiner Bruton felt something was wrong during the previous exam.

After the actual inspection, he found that the strength of the deputy examiner was indeed too low.

At present, the highest score of the candidate is 82, and the lowest score of the candidate is 35.

But why is the deputy examiner only 31?

Bruton had given Ranch as many points as possible, and really wanted to give him a higher score, but he couldn't force him to get a higher score against his conscience.

In the end, there was no choice but to use his authority and raise the passing score to 41.

Even so, this pass line has set a new low, which will inevitably cause the review of the South Continent Card Maker Association headquarters in the western hub area. It is very likely that there will be external examiners in the third round of examinations and observe the entire examination.

Bruton glanced at Lanqi who was still sitting beside him with a complicated expression.

Although he had heard that this platinum-level card maker was completely different from Mi Gaiya back then.

Mi Gaiya was a hexagonal warrior, and this guy was a compass warrior.

It is said that he specialized in artistry.

So in the last exam, according to the data recorded by the association, Lanqi's artistry was slightly better than Countess Rosalinda, so he was the main examiner and Rosalinda was the deputy examiner.

But after the magic engineering principle, he really looked like a fake platinum-level card maker!

His level of magic engineering may be poor even among gold-level card makers.

In general, his strength is very special among platinum-level card makers. If he is still the chief examiner in the third round of exams and everyone kicks him, then it will really be a rhythm.

Bruton remembered that there was a platinum-level card maker at the headquarters who was very jealous of Mi Gaiya. If he was to examine Lanqi, it might be quite bad because Lanqi and Mi Gaiya were both from the Hutton Kingdom and both were talented rising stars.

"..."

Bruton pinched his eyebrows.

In short, everything is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Southern Continent Card Creator Association. There is nothing to say.

Anyway, he has finished his work and he doesn't care about public opinion.

——

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