Chapter 549 The Mission of Protecting the Queen and the Princess
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After the recipients of the "Uncertain Mist" left, Hobert pondered for a dozen seconds before saying, "My suggestion is to just observe and not pay attention for the time being."
Firstly, he discovered that these recipients were not like those people on the west bank of Full Moon Lake who had been corrupted by demons or the True Creator. They seemed very normal and full of energy. Their spirit bodies and astral bodies had no problems, except when facing specific issues.
Of course, this was also the biggest problem.
Hobert realized that the "Uncertain Mist" seemed to be influencing their will to some extent, and problems would definitely arise in the long run.
Secondly, and most importantly, the 'Creator' couldn't solve this problem yet, so Hobert felt it was better to maintain the status quo.
But these inner thoughts, of course, could not be revealed to Osment.
Hobert continued, "The influence they receive is not significant, but they can use powers outside of the pathways. From the current perspective, it is still relatively worthwhile."
"However, if they continue to receive higher-level Boons, this matter may get out of control, so they cannot be allowed to continue receiving Boons."
Hobert wasn't completely lying about this point either. If something happened to the recipients now, he could use the 'Creator's' authority to 'distort' or 'tamper' with it, and the problem could basically be temporarily resolved.
That is, for the Boon recipients of the 'Uncertain Mist,' Hobert had such confidence. As for the recipients of other Outer Gods, Hobert felt that even using the 'Creator's' authority might not work.
Osment agreed, "We will no longer support their sacrifices and bestowals, and we will also observe and monitor them carefully."
"It's best to find a suitable reason," Hobert said. "After all, they are all good lads willing to take risks for the family."
"Yes!" Osment simply used the tone of a subordinate.
Hobert then asked for the Honorific Name of the "Uncertain Mist." He got up, instructed Rafter to write to him if there were any problems, said goodbye again, and used "Travel" to leave.
Back in the bedroom of his Earl's mansion in Backlund, Hobert finally took off his mask and breathed a sigh of relief. After checking that the door was still locked, he first sacrificed eight "Worms of Time" to the Evernight Goddess.
After the gate flickering with starlight opened and took away the "Worms of Time," Hobert waited for a while before sacrificing all the remaining "Worms of Time" to the "Creator."
He entered the "Nation of Disorder" and captured the "Worms of Time."
Looking at these worms covered in rings and faintly revealing mystical symbols, Hobert wondered: I wonder if 'The Fool' can respond to the ritual of making talismans now?
Then he thought: It seems that the 'Error' pathway and the 'Black Emperor' pathway are very similar to some extent at the 'High Sequence'! For example, 'Deception' is somewhat similar to the effects of 'Disorder' or 'Tampering'.
Hobert had a bold idea: Could I try praying to myself and use the "Worms of Time" to create advanced talismans?
Thinking of this, he shook his head again. Now, when he prays to himself, he only needs to use the corresponding spiritual materials to obtain talismans at the demigod level of the 'Black Emperor' pathway. There is no need to go around in such a circle to obtain some talismans that are similar to the 'Black Emperor' pathway.
Hobert summoned a piece of "Order Crystal," made it into a small square box, then put all the "Worms of Time" into the box, and finally closed the lid.
When there is a chance, he will pray to 'The Fool' and see if he can make advanced talismans.
After putting away the "Worms of Time," Hobert began to review the battle tonight.
If nothing unexpected happens, soon, or rather now, Amon's other avatars will definitely notice that the avatars on the Rorsted Archipelago are gone. At that time, the avatars will definitely take action.
But with Tony Manor as a buffer, Hobert wasn't too afraid of Amon's avatar's revenge.
After tonight's battle, Hobert felt that Amon's avatar was indeed powerful. For example, Hobert was completely unable to form a complete thought during the battle.
Without the help of the "Order Crystal," tonight's battle would have had a different outcome.
But the 'Creator' is not to be trifled with either. Hobert realized that the biggest difference between the 'Creator' and 'The Fool' is that the 'Creator' can use the loopholes of death and life to create two angel-level thugs.
Even without these thugs, they could temporarily restore Beverly and Raymond to their original states and hunt down Amon's angel-level avatar.
He felt that the key to fighting Amon's avatar was: the main body must never participate!
What if next time Amon's avatar realizes that the "Order Crystal" in his hand is the key and simply rushes over to take the "Order Crystal" away? Then the 'Creator' will disappear from this world.
No, or maybe that 'Creator' sitting on the 'Iron Throne' in the future might start wearing a monocle.
Even if the 'Nation of Disorder' is not the Sefirah that Amon needs, he might steal it to play with for two days. Of course, the premise is that he has a way to avoid being corrupted by the 'Nation of Disorder'.
After having a basic strategy to deal with possible risks in the future, Hobert began to think about the state of the "Uncertain Mist" and the "Blessings of the Outer Deities."
A long time ago, Hobert had thought about a question: How do the Outer Deities in the cosmos maintain their own state?
Theoretically speaking, one must have certain Beyonder characteristics plus part of a Sefirah in order to maintain the position of a Great Old One without falling.
But the Beyonder characteristics of the 22 pathways are basically on Earth, and the Sefirot may have been torn apart. They themselves retained a part, but how was the problem of Beyonder characteristics solved?
After learning about the "Boon System," Hobert suddenly thought that after the "Original Creator" awakened, he caused the Beyonder characteristics and Sefirot of these Outer Deities to tear apart.
But there is no evidence to show that the "Original" attracted all the Beyonder characteristics and Sefirot in the entire universe. Perhaps the Outer Deities still had some Beyonder characteristics and Sefirot left to maintain their own state.
The majority of the Beyonder characteristics and Sefirot in the universe that were attracted by the "Original" then formed the 22 extraordinary pathways and the nine Sefirot!
Such a conjecture is at least valid on the "Uncertain Mist." Hobert clearly knows that it possesses a certain "Nation of Disorder," and the Bestowal System can prove from another aspect that it also possesses certain Beyonder characteristics, and these characteristics seem to be very similar to the abilities of "Lawyer" and "Arbiter."
Thinking of this, Hobert looked again at the Honorific Name of the "Uncertain Mist" he obtained from Osment:
"Bridge of Light and Darkness;
"Interstice Between Black and White;
"Ever-Uncertain Mist;
"The Truth that Oversees All Things."
This made Hobert a little strange, because the Honorific Name of the "Uncertain Mist" that he obtained from the Tamara family was clearly:
"The Mist in the Depths of the Universe;
"The Ruler of Gray and Truth;
"The Symbol of Chaos and Distortion."
[T/N: altered slightly to better fit]
Why are the two Honorific Names different?
After a little thought, Hobert guessed: Could it be that the two Honorific Names have different effects?
The Honorific Name obtained from the Tony family is used to bestow Beyonder powers, while the Honorific Name from the Tamara family can break through the barrier and establish a certain connection with the "Uncertain Mist"?
Hobert followed this line of thought: Or, to describe it from another perspective, the Tamara family obtained the Honorific Name of the "Uncertain Mist" in the Fourth Epoch. At that time, the influence of the Outer Gods on Earth was very limited. Could it be that there was no Bestowal System yet?
When the barrier further weakened at the end of the Fourth Epoch, did the Outer Gods use the method of bestowal to influence the Earth more deeply?
Hobert sighed, clearly the apocalypse is still more than ten years away, but some games seem to have already begun.
Becoming a god! Hobert exclaimed in his heart: In this extraordinary world, only becoming a god can protect oneself.
Finally, he thought of the words those two Amon avatars said to him: My fate must have been affected by Trunsoest. The direct evidence is the family's curse. But who is the other person influencing my fate? Amon's avatar can't even see it clearly!
Hobert seemed to vaguely think of something. His spirituality also told him that his idea was crucial, but for some reason, it was difficult to form a complete thought.
After thinking for a while, Hobert simply stopped thinking. He would first find a way to resolve Trunsoest's influence on himself.
After resealing the related memories, Hobert returned to the real world. He had some insomnia again that night. As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Amon wearing a monocle, as if He could find him at any moment.
This was a subconscious shadow left on Hobert by Amon's clone. It was indeed quite terrifying at the time. For more than half a minute, Hobert felt like he was in a state of confusion.
However, his spirituality was acutely aware of extreme danger. The feeling was like Hobert experiencing sleep paralysis. Although his brain was nearly awake, his body wouldn't obey his commands. The key was that he could also feel like there was a very dangerous person standing beside him, ready to hurt him at any time.
He only slept for a little over half an hour, and most of the time he was having nightmares. However, after waking up, Hobert found that his spirit was surprisingly good.
While eating breakfast, Hobert heard Dophis say that Miss Norma and her mother had already arrived.
After Hobert finished breakfast, he met them and asked them to wait in the reception room.
As usual, Hobert took the MI9 carriage to work. When he arrived at the office and was about to ask his secretary to notify Byron to come over, the secretary, Sharlene, stepped forward and said, "Director, the Director-General has asked you to come over."
Hobert was stunned: Countess Georgina? What does she want me for?
"Understood," Hobert said. "I'll change into my uniform and go immediately."
Georgina's underground office was also on the third basement level, but it was not in the same area as Hobert and the other action department offices.
The MI9 office building had the same structure as a normal building above ground, but each floor of the underground section was several times larger than the above-ground section.
Moreover, it was designed like a maze, with no straight lines and no road signs.
It was said that this was to delay intruders from finding the file room or the prison.
But Hobert felt that this protection was only useful for Beyonders below the demigod level. If he wanted to invade here and was confused by the maze-like structure, he would just smash a straight path through.
In addition to this architectural structure, Hobert also sensed a "warning mechanism" built with Sealed Artifacts in the lobby on the first floor.
Although he didn't know the specific effect, he guessed that the Sealed Artifacts should be able to detect if MI9 members were hypnotized or possessed.
Under Sharron's guidance, Hobert arrived at Georgina's office: "You wait for me outside."
He was mainly afraid of not being able to find his way back.
He pushed the door open. Georgina's office was even larger than Hobert's. When the secretary opened the door, Georgina, who was also wearing a double-breasted uniform, was reading a document. She pointed to the opposite side of her desk: "Sit down for a moment."
MI9 had specially designed uniforms for women, like the skirt style Sharron wore, but Georgina wore a men's uniform.
This reminded Hobert of Princess Ethel of the Feynapotter Kingdom. In terms of androgynous temperament and oppressiveness, Countess Georgina was still far behind without using her Beyonder abilities.
"I called you here today to give you a mission," Georgina said after reading those lines. "Next Monday, go protect the Queen for a day."
Hobert was slightly stunned: "I just came to MI9 and have no experience in protecting important people…"
"Don't try to push it off," the Director-General said with a smile as she looked at Hobert. "You're the only one who has time that day, you have to go."
Hobert smiled: "Alright, I'm just not proficient in the business and I'm afraid of embarrassing MI9."
Then he asked, "Is there a large event that day? Do you need to send more people to protect the Queen?"
"No, one of the demigods guarding the palace has something to do that day and needs to rest for a day," Georgina said as she began to explain the details after Hobert accepted the mission. "And on Monday, the Queen needs to have someone to protect her."
Hobert was slightly stunned: "There's only one demigod protecting the Queen?"
Georgina smiled and asked, "How many did you think there were?"
Then she said, "Read more documents that are helpful to your work!"
Georgina explained, "There are only four demigods protecting important members of the royal family. If necessary, they will be borrowed from the army. MI9 is the royal family's first choice every time they are borrowed."
Hobert thought it was right. After all, demigods weren't cabbages. The Sand Isles facing the Feysac Empire, the vast colonies, strategic locations, and so on, all needed demigods.
Moreover, with the addition of Sealed Artifacts, four demigods could basically defend the palace and take turns to rest. If the enemy's attack couldn't be handled by four demigods, then four more would probably be useless.
The royal family's greatest reliance should be the Grade 0 Sealed Artifact and the mechanism to quickly call angels for support.
Georgina finally said, "Your protection time is from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. I suggest you go to the palace earlier. There will be members of the Royal Guard to tell you some precautions."
Hobert nodded: "Okay."
It's a pity that I won't be able to slack off happily next Monday, and I won't be able to attend the Tarot Gathering.
Under Sharlene's guidance, Hobert returned to his office. Byron was already waiting in the secretary's reception area.
Hobert told Sharron a few words, and then took the carriage back to the Earl's mansion with Byron.
The four-wheeled carriage they were riding in was also designed with a low chassis. Sitting inside, they were not as tall as the people standing outside. This design also ensured the speed of the carriage to the greatest extent.
When Norma and her mother saw Byron's cold face in the reception room of the Earl's mansion, there was a trace of fear in their eyes. The MI9 people might have left some psychological shadows on them when they went to arrest people.
Under Hobert's chairmanship, the following conversation seemed very harmonious. The two parties quickly reached an agreement that Lord Bradley would donate 30,000 pounds to MI9 in exchange for bail.
MI9 was different from other departments. The interrogation work was completed internally, and they could not follow the police's interrogation regulations. That is to say, torture was legal here.
Generally speaking, the subsequent trial by the court was just a formality.
Before handing the prisoners over to the court, lawyers were not allowed to intervene, especially the nobles and wealthy people who were accustomed to playing with the law, who hated this department to the core.
But after entering MI9, most of them immediately cowered, because they were still reluctant to part with their luxurious lives and hoped that such a life could continue.
Under the operation of Hobert and Byron, Lord Bradley and his son were released that afternoon. Before leaving work, MI9 received a check for 30,000 pounds.
After Byron went to the bank to exchange the money, according to internal regulations, 3,000 pounds were given to Hobert, and the rest of the money was deposited into MI9's public account.
Hobert gave 1,000 pounds of the 3,000 pounds to Byron, and took out another 1,000 pounds to distribute to the case handlers, even the secretary Sharron, who only ran two errands, received 30 pounds.
Hobert also promised to treat all his colleagues in the action department to dinner next Tuesday at noon.
Everyone didn't expect this new Deputy Director to be so generous. For a time, the entire action department praised Hobert.
At the ball in the evening, Hobert met the Bradley family again. The forty-year-old Lord thanked Hobert with tears in his eyes.
This was the first time he had been arrested, and he was arrested by MI9.
Byron and the others kept interrogating them with Beyonder abilities, which made their spirits very fragile and prone to fluctuations. It would take them a while to recover and become normal again.
While comforting the father and son, Hobert also felt how powerful MI9 was. Or rather, in the Loen Kingdom, this might be the only department that could restrain most nobles and wealthy people.
Some people sarcastically called them the King's hounds. This scolding was very appropriate. The reason why the royal family had always maintained sufficient influence and control over MI9 was to use this department to maintain the cornerstone of its rule.
However, MI9 couldn't arrest people randomly. If the prisoner had nothing to do with spies and there was no relevant evidence, they would have no way to legally arrest people.
The parliament and the government could intervene in MI9's internal investigations under certain conditions.
So, rather than saying that MI9 was the cornerstone of the royal family's rule, it was better to say that it was the royal family's last deterrent.
On Sunday morning, led by Qonas, Hobert joined the "East Balam Veterans Club," completed the formalities, paid the membership fee, and received a badge with a forest, ocean, and blade tip emblem.
After a brief tour of the club, Hobert even ran into a few acquaintances, or rather, some of Christian's former colleagues, whom he had met a few times at social gatherings like dances.
Qonas joked, "Coming here, do you feel a sense of coming home?"
Hobert smiled and replied, "I do recognize quite a few people here."
At noon, as previously agreed, the two had lunch at the Loen Kingdom Hotel, casually chatting about the current situation.
MI9 had relevant regulations that prohibited discussing work in public places, so everyone dining nearby knew that these two were from MI9, but even in their casual conversation, Hobert and Qonas wouldn't mention even the most trivial matters related to MI9.
On Sunday afternoon, finally able to rest, Hobert said hello to Dophis and used the "Traveler's Door" to arrive at the Green Grass Manor in South Colson.
Fors had nothing to do this afternoon either, so they went to sunbathe on the lawn together.
The afternoon sun was very warm, and the fragrance of the surrounding grass made one feel drowsy. Hobert and Fors chatted and chatted, and he actually fell asleep.
Ever since encountering Amon, his nerves had been tense for the past few days. Now he finally relaxed, holding Fors's hand as he entered dreamland.
Fors looked at the sleeping Hobert, suddenly smiled slightly, and felt a sense of accomplishment: He was just saying that he had been suffering from insomnia these days, but he fell asleep beside me in no time.
Hobert slept very soundly, until it was really too late and Dophis came to call him to attend the dance, Fors had no choice but to wake Hobert up.
On the way to the dance, Hobert asked "The Fool" for leave, as he wouldn't be able to attend tomorrow's Tarot Gathering.
He quickly received a reply from "The Fool": "Understood."
...
Early Monday morning, Hobert traveled by carriage to Soderak Palace.
At this time, on Empress Borough, there were only carriages delivering goods to the mansions of nobles. In the mist, they lit their carriage lamps, like ghost ships on the sea.
Arriving at the side gate of the palace, an officer of the Royal Guard was already waiting there.
"Earl Hobert, it's a pleasure to meet you." The officer smiled and introduced himself, "You can call me Chad. I will be working with you today, responsible for the security work for the entire day."
Hobert shook hands with the other party without any airs: "I'll have to listen to your arrangements for today's specific work."
Among the officers in charge of palace security, who knew who was whose relative or confidant?
Hobert was just temporarily seconded to work for a day, so of course, while being neither arrogant nor humble, he would be as polite as possible.
Chad led Hobert into the palace, to a small office. Chad then began to talk about today's security mission: "While the Queen is in the palace, you only need to rest in the lounge. We will take care of the daily security work."
"But today the Queen will also be going out, and then you will have to sit in the Queen's carriage for close protection."
Georgina had briefly described Hobert's mission before, but she hadn't made the specific tasks clear.
According to regulations, Hobert's specific tasks would only be revealed after he entered the palace.
Hobert nodded, not particularly concerned. Then he realized that even the royal family wouldn't treat a demigod like a servant or guard. As long as the royal family members didn't go out, he would just rest or guard the palace's sealed artifacts.
A "temp worker" like Hobert would certainly not be allowed to guard the sealed artifacts.
Moreover, the royal family's request to MI9 for a temporary transfer was very clear: it was mainly to protect the Queen.
Chad continued: "According to convention, when you hand over with Mr. Claremont later, you will be granted temporary use of a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact and a charm."
"The ability of that Grade 1 Sealed Artifact is: it can detect targets in various hidden states; it can turn a small area into a 'Secret Realm,' effectively hiding traces; it can summon a 'door' in front of itself, placing itself and the target in two separate spaces, able to evade most Beyonder power attacks."
"The negative effect is: it will always inadvertently enter the spirit world, and long-term wear will turn you into a hopeless directionally challenged person."
"As for that charm, it can summon Duke Southville, to be used in times of extreme crisis."
Chad smiled slightly: "You participated in the Battle of Feynapotter City, so I believe I don't need to explain what summoning Duke Southville means."
Hobert nodded: "I understand."
Chad then mentioned several of the Queen's preferences, lest Hobert offend the Queen in some minor matters.
At seven forty, the two men, leading a guard of several dozen people, went to relieve another guard.
Chad first took Hobert to the lounge specially prepared for demigods in the Queen's bedroom, and handed over to an old man who looked more than sixty years old, very kind, and in good spirits.
After receiving the seal artifact in the shape of a button and the dark golden charm, the handover was officially completed. The two demigods shook hands, and the kind Claremont left, leaving only Hobert alone in the lounge.
If you walked from the door of this lounge, it seemed to be far from where the Queen rested and worked, but it was only a wall away from the Queen's bedroom and her office.
As a demigod, such a wall certainly couldn't stop Hobert's spirituality. If the Queen was in any danger, Hobert might discover it sooner than Chad, who was guarding the Queen's side.
There were fine cigars and cigarettes in the cabinet next to him, and the coffee and black tea were special supplies that only the King and Queen could drink.
But there were no entertainment tools at all. The walls were bare, not even an oil painting was hanging.
After staying for more than an hour, Hobert felt bored and sighed in his heart: This job is suitable for old men like Leimund.
Around ten o'clock, the Queen was finally about to go out.
Hobert stretched hard, silently yawned, and quickly came out to keep up with the pace of the guard.
He noticed that at the very front of the team was not only the Queen, but also the noble Princess Alice. It seemed that the two were preparing to go out together.
Hobert didn't care too much. Anyway, in his opinion, guarding one sheep was the same as guarding two.
Arriving at the carriage of the King's standard, the Queen and the Princess got into the car first, and Hobert quickly stepped forward and got into the car third.
The carriage of the King's standard was several circles larger than that of the Earl's standard. When Hobert's current carriage was standing in the carriage, he had to lower his head, while the carriage of the King's standard didn't need to lower his head at all. If you jumped lightly inside, your head wouldn't touch the roof. It was simply like pulling a small living room around the world.
It is said that the Queen likes canaries very much, so there is also a special place for hanging birdcages in the carriage. This time, the Queen brought a birdcage and a canary.
The Queen, who was in her forties and dressed and styled very solemnly, glanced at Hobert, who came up last, and just nodded slightly to him as a greeting.
Alice was slightly stunned: "Why is it you?"
"Today, the captain of the Royal Guard is taking a break." Hobert simply explained, and then greeted the Queen and the Princess before sitting on one side of the carriage, paying attention to everything outside the car window.
Alice didn't say anything more and continued chatting with the Queen.
The carriage slowly accelerated and drove out of the palace, leaving the city from King's Avenue.
Hobert learned from the conversation between the Queen and Alice that they were going to visit Duke Bowen today, who was the Queen's brother and Alice's uncle.
Bowen had fallen ill last year and had been recuperating in a manor in the suburbs with fresh air.
The weather today was not very good. It was already past ten o'clock, but the fog had not completely dissipated, which made ten o'clock at noon look almost like early morning.
Hobert was sighing about Backlund's weather when suddenly, his spirituality sensed the advent of danger.
He immediately made a gesture to the Queen and Alice, signaling them not to speak.
Hobert injected his spirituality into the button on his cuff, the seal artifact provided by the royal family, to find out if there were any hidden enemies nearby.
At this moment, Alice suddenly covered her chest with a look of horror, as if she couldn't catch her breath.
Hobert immediately felt an evil force descending on Alice. He immediately stepped forward to check. Alice was already foaming at the mouth and had somewhat lost her will.
The Queen covered her mouth in surprise: "Oh my god!"
She rose to help, but Hobert stopped her with a hand.
At this moment, Hobert had already made a judgment: Alice was cursed!
"Chaos! Distortion!" Hobert threw the surrounding area into chaos and tried to distort the surrounding evil forces in order to isolate Alice from the caster, or to "distort" the curse onto the canary in the carriage.
But it didn't work. Hobert immediately helped the dying Alice to lie down: "Excuse me."
There are generally two types of mediums for curses. One is that the caster obtains a part of the cursed person's body, such as hair or flesh, so they can curse the target from a great distance.
This is equivalent to a phone call in the field of mysticism. The caster's power needs to maintain contact with the cursed person in a mystical sense for a few seconds in order to curse someone to death.
Some casters with lower sequences also need ritual magic to assist them, performing curses continuously for several days before they can curse someone to death.
The other type of medium is an item on the cursed person that the caster can use, or simply an item made by the caster, to perform the curse.
This is equivalent to a telegram. As long as a brief command is issued in a mystical sense, the curse can be triggered using the item as a medium.
So, since "Chaos" and "Distortion" don't work, this curse must be using the second type of medium.
Hobert maximized his spirituality and stared at Alice's headdress, earrings, etc. with "Connection": Not these things.
He had no choice but to search her body. When he reached the skirt area, Hobert felt a hard object on the side of Alice's right leg. He quickly lifted the princess's skirt.
Fortunately, noble clothes are more complicated. Alice also wore a pair of safety pants, otherwise Hobert would have felt a little embarrassed if there were only panties under the skirt.
I have to say, Princess Alice's legs are very beautiful, neither fat nor thin, and the stockings fit perfectly, making them round and sexy.
Because saving people was the priority, Hobert didn't have time to look closely. In the leather sheath on Alice's right thigh, he found a stiletto.
This is a magical item, but still not what Hobert was looking for.
Hobert looked at the princess's other leg. There was also a delicate garter on her thigh, which was also wearing stockings.
In earlier times, stockings were a more rare luxury than they are now, and garters were a structure used by nobles to hold up stockings.
Later, as stockings became more elastic, the function of garters disappeared, but garters were still retained as accessories.
Among the nobles, garters are relatively private accessories, and only very close people give each other garters.
The reason is simple. In the more conservative Loen, men, women, or ladies' legs are rarely exposed in public.
Even if the garter is sexy, few people can appreciate it.
These thoughts flashed through Hobert's mind. He reached out and tore off the cloth garter, and immediately felt that his hand contained a very evil power.
Hobert immediately threw the garter on the carpet, checked it, and after seeing that he had not been eroded in any way, he went to close Princess Alice's skirt.
At this time, Princess Alice had not yet recovered her sanity, but her breathing had stabilized.
Hobert took out his handkerchief and wiped the white foam from the corner of Alice's mouth: "Distortion!"
He "distorted" the concept of Alice and the canary, so that most of the influence Alice received went to the canary.
The canary kicked its legs and died, while Alice's condition recovered a lot at once.
The Queen glanced at the dead canary, seeming a little reluctant, but her daughter was more important: "How is she?"
All of this just now took only three or four seconds. The Queen didn't even have time to order the coachman to stop.
Hobert didn't take back his handkerchief. After using "Connection" to cut off the mystical connection between himself and the handkerchief, he put the handkerchief on the seat.
It wasn't that he was picky, but to avoid suspicion.
After all, there was Alice's saliva on the handkerchief. If she was cursed again, Hobert would also be somewhat suspected, so it would be better to simply throw the handkerchief away.
Then he sat aside, giving way to the Queen.
Under the Queen's care, Alice took more than ten seconds to recover.
At this time, Hobert said: "I suggest we return to the palace immediately, and let the members of the guard who are good at divination divine the location or approximate information of the assassin."
However, the hope should not be great. Judging from the ferocity of the curse just now, the caster's sequence should not be low, unless Klein or Archibald is found to divine, otherwise nothing may be divined.
The always dignified Queen asked with some lingering fear: "What happened to Alice just now?"
Fortunately, Hobert reacted quickly. If it were an ordinary Beyonder, they would not be able to find the key to solving the problem in such a short time.
And judging from that curse, it would kill Alice in five seconds, six seconds at most.
If Hobert had been a little slower, Alice would have been a corpse by now.
How could the Queen not be afraid?
"The princess was cursed just now," Hobert replied.
"No need to go back." At this time, Alice pointed to the garter on the carpet calmly and asked: "Did the other party use this garter to curse me?"
Hobert nodded: "According to my observation, yes."
The Queen immediately asked: "Who gave you this garter?"
"Edessak!" Alice said coldly.
The deceased prince who was said to be obsessed with the witch.
The Queen seemed to have thought of something. She asked somewhat sternly: "Are you still investigating Edessak's affairs?"
Alice glanced at her mother: "Yes!"
This assassination using the curse was clearly aimed at Alice's investigation. Even if it didn't kill her, the warning was very obvious.
"How many times have I told you, don't continue the investigation!" The Queen said seriously: "I don't want to lose a daughter after losing a son!"
Alice nodded: "Okay, Mother, I won't investigate any further."
The Queen sighed. She knew her daughter too well. Alice agreed so readily, which only meant that she hadn't listened to her advice at all.
Hobert was already shouting in his heart: Hey, hey, hey, don't talk about this kind of thing in front of me, okay? I'm just a temporary worker! I don't want to know these secrets of yours, and those broken things in the royal family!
Fortunately, the mother and daughter did not continue to talk about this matter, but they did not turn the car back to the palace. They seemed to know who the assassin was and were sure that they would not assassinate again.
Hobert guessed that it should be someone from the Witch Cult, and there must be an inside responder in the palace.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the assassin to take advantage of the time when the experienced demigod was resting and Hobert was temporarily transferred to carry out the assassination.
Because theoretically, although Hobert is also a demigod, he is too young after all, and he has not undergone corresponding training. Maybe when he finds out that it is a curse, Alice will be hopeless.
Moreover, the other party's assassination time was quite precise. The curse was carried out only after Alice left the palace. Hobert didn't believe it was a coincidence.
The atmosphere in the carriage became a lot duller. When they were about to reach their destination, Alice took out a delicate leather bag and put away the torn garter.
After the carriage stopped, Hobert got out of the carriage first to be on guard.
The Queen got out of the car second. When she got out of the car, she saw Alice also put Hobert's abandoned handkerchief into the leather bag.
She was slightly stunned, but pretended not to see it.
Hobert, who got out of the carriage first, saw Duke Bowen coming out to greet him. The duke with gray hair looked thin.
Hobert almost immediately made a judgment: It seems that there is an evil force entwining Duke Bowen's spirit body.
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