Qi Ji didn't mind. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the ethereal and transparent night view, feeling very comfortable. The "resurrection" of the first mate and the other five men was her work: she used spiritual means to protect the spirits of the crew members, so that their spirits would not naturally dissipate when their bodies were destroyed. In this way, after the battle is over, she can resurrect the "dead" by mobilizing the power of the "Twelfth Authority: Utopia" to repair their bodies. ——She currently has no way to achieve true "resurrection" and can only protect the crew indirectly in this way. The same goes for the bamboo-shaped spiritual object. That was actually the "reward" that Hill sacrificed to himself yesterday, the "abyss" in the Atomic Gray Forest, a city that was suspected to have been built by the Order of Saint Hydra. She made some simple modifications to it so that it could attract wild animals. As for the last glove...it's useless, just an ordinary leather glove used to rationalize her healing ability. After all, even if it is an "Earth" wizard, if he is only at the second level, he will not be able to bring a seriously injured and dying person back from the brink of death in an instant. So I just made up an excuse so that I could explain that "it's because of the help of this thing that I can exert strength beyond my true level."
However, Meili seemed to have no idea about the capabilities of the "Earth" wizard, and did not think that the level of healing ability she demonstrated was far beyond the scope of a regular wizard. The reason why he did so much was that Qi Ji didn't want innocent people to suffer misfortune because of his momentary whim. ——She does like to have fun, but this is based on sufficient preparation and compensation. It would be unacceptable if crew members were killed or injured because of her desire to "have fun". "The first day of my first voyage has passed just like that...it was quite an experience." After letting out a long breath, Qi Ji was about to lie down on the bed to try to fall asleep again, but suddenly something occurred to him: "There's news from Hill..." ===================== 3400 words long chapter... Please like the new week! Chapter 421 The end? The silvery moonlight slowly rose from the eastern horizon, crossing an immeasurable distance and slanting down onto the layers of roofs and exterior walls of various styles, coating this small border town with a layer of dreamy and cool silver dust. The Templar Empire, East Woshu, and Stio. Central district aristocratic district. Lord Stio, Viscount Cobb Double-Headed Axe stood in front of the gorgeous oriel window in the study, gazing at the pure and bright night view above the plains and the flawless silver moon from the height of the towering lord's castle. The slightly plump figure was wearing exquisite casual clothes, and his round face was full of fatigue. "Finally, we got rid of those idiots..." He was in a daze for a long time in the spacious and bright study, until the height of the Silver Moon gradually left the visible range of the window, then he let out a long breath and said to himself helplessly: "The troubles we've encountered in the past few days are more numerous and more troublesome than the sum of the things that the Double-Headed Axe Family has encountered in the past two hundred years of operation in Stio!... Augustus, my ancestor, what on earth are you doing..." Shaking his head and complaining a few words, he put his hands behind his back, walked out of the study in a zigzag step, and returned to the master bedroom on the upper floor accompanied by a servant.
"Squeak-" "Snapped." The wooden door of the bedroom carved with luxurious patterns was gently closed, and under the illumination of the expensive spiritually driven light source, a bedroom space of about 80 to 90 square meters was revealed. Such a large area does not appear empty or cold, because the furniture here is appropriately made larger than ordinary furniture, filling the spacious interior space fully. After changing clothes with the help of the servants, Lord Cobb asked all the servants to leave the bedroom. After isolating himself from the outside world, he sat down in the solid wood armchair in front of the composite desk with fatigue, his body completely leaning on the cushioned back and seat, his arms naturally resting on the armrests. Close your eyelids gently, trying to empty your mind and let your body and mind relax to the fullest. However, after the environment became completely quiet, he found it difficult to empty his mind. All kinds of recent worries and affairs emerged from the depths of his mind one after another, and he could not suppress them at all. In order to target him, the late Augustus chose to withhold some of the antidote for the fever, aggravating the epidemic in the city, and allowed bandits to plunder the outskirts of the city... How could these little tricks be hidden from him, a lord? Besides, if they wanted to seize the antidote for the fever distributed by the Church of Grace, they would have to go through the problem of Rosago Xindanzhihui, the former pastor of the church. And Rosago... how could it be possible that I had no connection with him? In short, Cobb saw all of Augustus's restless thoughts, but he was just too lazy to pay attention to them. But what happened next was completely beyond his expectations! Worshipping evil gods? A blood sacrifice for the whole city? What on earth is going on?! This kind of thing that only appears in mythical heroes and legends actually happened in the city he governed... When the matter was over and the special envoy of the higher church came to support the investigation, Cobb, who learned the truth, broke out in a cold sweat on the spot. For a long time afterwards, he was often awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night. Involving pagan worship and offering sacrifices to evil gods, this is a major event that is worthy of being recorded in the history of the Grace Holy Church! It actually happened in their own territory... If the church pursues accountability, they can directly drag his entire family to the court in Mangcheng, the "First City of Grace". That kind of place, in the two hundred years of history of the Holy Sepulchre... except for one person, no one has been able to enter and come out alive. Even the most powerful duke has no chance of being spared. After spending almost a month in fear, the black carriage of the Church Inquisition finally did not stop at the door of his mansion, which made him feel a little relieved. Perhaps the bigwigs of the Grace Holy Church are currently focusing all their energy on the so-called "sacrifice of the evil god" incident and have no time to bother with a small shrimp like me... However, the branches of the Lion Carpenter family in other places suffered. Because of Augustus's actions, Cobb has already found out all the wealth, capital, and people belonging to the title of "Lionsmith", whether it is the side branch members or the family business... All of them had been completely wiped out by the Grace Holy Church in just over half a month. There may be more than a thousand people implicated. It is said that a certain person whose background is so important that his name cannot be mentioned directly has also visited Stio in person... This small border town has been in turmoil recently, and all kinds of characters that only exist in rumors have appeared. He, the original "local tyrant", was just a bug that could be easily strangled to death in front of these people, and could only barely survive in the cracks. After spending nearly a month in agony and fear, clergy from higher-level churches and cathedrals evacuated one after another. The Archbishop of East Woshu Cathedral, Saint Cosman Xindanzhihui, also left a few days ago. As of this afternoon, except for a priest from the "Elucidator" church who was transferred from the cathedral to replace the deceased Rosago, and several new knights from the "Pitiful" church, all other clergy had left.
After more than twenty days of turbulence, this little-known town has finally returned to its former tranquility. It was not until night fell and everything was quiet that Cobb completely let go of the fear that had been suppressed in his heart and felt a lot more relaxed. Half lying on the comfortable cushioned chair, enjoying the long-lost tranquility, he couldn't help but murmur: "It's all over at last...Thanks to the grace of God, I was able to escape the suffering and return to my old life..." He prayed to the "Goddess of Grace" Perrinne with unprecedented piety. The psychological pressure he was under these days was really too great. He was worried day and night about how to deal with the questioning, inquiries, interrogations and accountability from Grace Holy Church. He was in a state of panic all day long. There is no time to deal with various matters in the city, and now piles of documents and files are piling up in the study. Take a few days off and let everything get back on track, as if nothing happened... "No, it's not over yet." A crisp, clean, yet unusually indifferent and cold voice floated slowly from behind. Cobb jumped up from his chair as if he had received an electric shock. “…Who, who?!” He immediately turned around, his muscles tensed, one hand tightly clamped on the back of the chair, and cold sweat immediately broke out. Because the movement was too violent, his body, which had lacked exercise for many years, became deficient in qi and blood, his temples throbbing with pain, and his vision was blurred for a moment because he stood up too suddenly. But he didn't bother to rest and wait for his condition to recover. Enduring the pain in his head, Cobb looked towards the direction where the sound came from as if he was facing a great enemy. The spacious bedroom was brightly lit, without any dark areas. Therefore, the owner of the voice that came out of nowhere... had no room to hide. However, she didn't seem to have any intention of hiding. At the edge of the room, the uninvited guest was wearing dark brown tights, leather boots, a short leather jacket and a brim hat on his head, with the slightly lowered front brim covering half of his face. She stood with her arms folded across her chest, her back leaning against the wall with patterned wallpaper, her posture nonchalant. Judging from her clothes, she was very inconspicuous, just like any ordinary passerby in the East and North Districts. But when she inexplicably appeared in her room, it was not ordinary at all... Chapter 422 Cross-examination "May I ask, may I ask who you are?" Cobb's knuckles were clenched white as he grasped the back of the chair. His face, which was covered with sweat, turned pale and blue. He looked so ugly, but he still forced himself to remain calm and forced a smile: "I don't remember sending you an invitation, so why don't you come... huh?" At this moment, he suddenly discovered... that strange woman's hair hanging down from both sides of her hat... was a chestnut color that seemed familiar to him. Before his doubts could be further aggravated, the other party slowly raised her head, revealing a pretty and clean face, and a pair of dark green eyes appeared from the shadows. After seeing the other person's appearance, Cobb was stunned for a moment, and then a very strange and surprised expression appeared on his face: "…Lunxi?!"
The current situation made him unable to understand what was going on. Of course, he remembered that Lancy was the eldest daughter of the Iris family, and he also knew that Edward, the former head of the Iris family, had passed away today, and his only daughter Lancy naturally inherited the title of baron. However, these little things were not worth mentioning in front of other things, so he didn't take them to heart. But what was going on now? Why did the new baron appear in his bedroom? ! Cobb's mind was a little stuck, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong, so he moved his feet cautiously, moving towards the bedroom door while talking: “Miss Lunsi… well, it should be Baron Iris now. It’s so late, it’s not good for a person to just run into someone else’s house, right? "Besides, I didn't invite you. If you really want to visit my humble abode, you can let me know in advance so that I can prepare a banquet..." Something is wrong, no matter how I think about it, it's not right! The defense standards of the Double-Headed Axe Mansion Castle are extremely high. There are six righteous warriors alone, and more than twenty skilled warriors under their command, who are reasonably arranged and strictly guard all entrances and exits and key locations. In addition, there are two righteous magicians staying inside the castle, taking turns to maintain the ancestral emergency spiritual rituals. In addition, the church is only a few hundred meters away, and the gazes and perceptions of priests, knights and other clergy will pass through the mansions of major nobles every once in a while, of course including the Double-Headed Axe Castle which serves as the lord's mansion. It can be said that this gray castle, which has been passed down for more than two hundred years and was built at the beginning of the founding of the Templar State, is undoubtedly well-defended. Even for a righteous warrior or righteous mage, it would be difficult to bypass so many layers of defense quietly and sneak into the core of the master's bedroom. He remembered that Lunxi was only a martial artist. Logically, if she tried to sneak in, she would be caught by the guards as soon as she crossed the outer wall... How did she get in here? ! What...does she want to do again? An extremely ominous premonition surged in his heart, making him uncontrollably anxious. He quickened his pace and was about to reach the door. "The 'Invisibility Spell' can block the user's aura and reduce their presence." Perhaps he saw the doubts in Cobb's heart, so Lancy slowly took out a polygonal talisman with a texture like obsidian from his coat pocket and spread it in his palm: “Besides, I’m already mindful.” Cobb was immediately shocked: "This is... this is an A-level spell!" He instantly understood how Lunxi had sneaked into the castle. This "Hidden Talisman" was a treasure, of very high quality among spiritual items, and only a magician or a transcendent at the peak of spiritual warriors could make it. The value of such equipment can no longer be measured in terms of Ferum or El. In other words, this is not something that can be bought with money alone. It depends on whether there is anyone selling it or making it. In other words, there is a price but no demand. But it is not surprising that Lunxi has such a treasure. No matter how the Iris family declines, it is still an old noble family that has been passed down for more than 200 years. The accumulation of time is the greatest wealth of the "nobles", and the so-called money is just an additional thing. With such a long history, it is normal for the treasury to accumulate some special and high-value items. If what Lunxi said is true, and she has now successfully advanced to the state of mindfulness, then with the help of the "Invisibility Spell"... she can indeed avoid the dense guards and defenses inside and outside the Double-Headed Axe Castle. But an A-level spell... no matter how you put it, it is definitely not something that can be found everywhere. Even for a lord like Cobb, a spiritual item of this quality is a treasure that can be placed at the top of the family treasury and can almost be passed down from generation to generation. An item that could be passed down from generation to generation, and she actually used it like this? ! This is a disposable item! A strong sense of shock surged into Cobb's heart, making him even more uneasy.
It was obvious that Lunxi burned a priceless talisman and ran to his room, and his purpose was definitely not just to chat. Lunxi took the used and scrapped talisman back into his arms, raised his head slightly, and looked at Cobb calmly with his green eyes. It was unknown what the expression in his eyes was: "I have a few things I want to ask you." The corner of Cobb's mouth twitched slightly: "You say, you say." "You are well aware of Augustus's actions, right?"