The latest chapter of the Atlas Code of Survival

Lin An sat in front of the huge half-length vanity mirror, and Bedika stood behind her, her dexterous hands moving behind Lin An's head.

"Actually, there's no need to be so troublesome, just pull your hair up."

Lin An looked at the black-haired and black-eyed girl in the mirror, and a trace of trance flashed in her eyes.

"That's not good, it's an insult to my craft and an impolite to the master of the ball." Bedica said with a serious face, her fingers pinching a tuft of black hair, and comparing them intently.

Lin An wanted to say that she had been rude for a long time, and if she was too polite, the other ladies at the dance would be rude to her.

However, Bedicka didn't have any other thoughts this time, and his career in his previous life also made Lin An know how to respect other people's professional standards and the achievements of the Ministry of Labor, so he had to let Bedicka do it.

Angelia earnestly watched and studied on the sidelines, making two sentences from time to time, and handing over a comb and hair ornament.

Lin An's black hair was long and dense, jet black and shiny, and it was like a handful of black silk satin in his hand.

Bedica selected the hair near her temples and divided it into three strands, braided it into a slightly flattened fine braid, and braided it into a bun at the back of her head, the bun was slightly to the left, and was embellished with thin chains of light pearls, the silver-white pearls looming in the black hair, and the tail of the chain and the remaining half of the hair were placed on the side of the left shoulder, and a small amethyst rose was decorated at the end.

"Master, do you want to change the mage robes?" Bedica asked.

Lin An gave her a look of "this still needs to be asked".

Bedica sighed, knowing that Lin An would not condone compromise on this, and gave up the plan to encourage her to change her clothes, so she had to continue to make up her mind in her hair:

"In that case, you won't be wearing a hat, huh...... Well, the hair ornament on the head is a little less. ”

Bedica said with her chin pinched. On the side, a white pearl and a light-colored amethyst rose were pinned diagonally to the bun.

The restrained amethyst and the warm white pearl complement each other on the black hair, low-key and luxurious, just like Lin An himself.

"I can't get enough of Miss's beauty!" Angelia clasped her hands in front of her chest, as if she had completed a masterpiece, contented and proud.

"Mainly, Miss won't be dominated by any jewelry, we just need to be responsible for highlighting the merits!" Bedika Road.

"Miss is a good thing everywhere!" Angelia said.

"I see that your sweet words have been increasing more and more recently!"

Lin An was amused and glanced at the two of them in the mirror. I helped my hair bun and felt that Bedica was fixed very firmly and did not affect my activities.

"An unmarried lady doesn't need to comb her hair in a bun that is too complicated. Especially if you are so youthful and beautiful, your simple and decent outfit can already bring out your temperament. Bedika said.

Lin An looked at the image in the mirror and nodded with a smile.

At the end of the day, no woman will have no love for beauty at all, but many times. Lin An felt that it was unnecessary and easy to get into trouble.

Changed into a mage robe, don't put on the enchanted ornaments that she is used to wearing, Bedica obviously felt that several of them did not fit well, Lin An smiled slightly, and between his thoughts, "Aegis's illusion" put bracelets, necklaces and other accessories. It became the amethyst pearl set with a tiara.

Bedika was stunned, almost thinking that she was dazzled, and rubbed her eyes before saying, "Oh." It's good to have magic! ”

Angelia stuck out her tongue before she remembered that there was such a thing on Lin An's body, and what she wanted to become was completely a matter of thought.

But after a moment, she was reassured that the illusion was a fake after all. Seeing that the young lady was enjoying it just now, she shouldn't hate to dress up seriously occasionally.

Lin An stood up from the dresser. There was a knock on the door outside, and the maid who came in said:

"Mademoiselle, Archduke Rantster has arrived."

"Wait a minute, I'll come down right away."

Lin An didn't have the habit of being late, the mage was a creature with a very sense of time, and a moment after the maid went out, Lin An also went downstairs.

Ranster had just sat down at this time, and when he heard the sound, he turned his head to look upstairs, his blue eyes flashed with surprise, and he quickly stood up, walked to the bottom of the stairs, and stretched out his hand.

Lin An walked down, subconsciously following Lancet's movements, and stretched out his hand.

"Allow me to say, you're so beautiful today!"

Lancet gently held the delicate and soft wattle, lowered his head and kissed it gently, only touching Lin An's fingertips lightly, and then put it down gentlemanly.

Lin An was slightly stunned.

After becoming the Grand Duke, it was usually others who kissed him, and Lanster rarely kissed him, especially between them, and Lanster seemed to deliberately define their relationship as close friends, and never kissed each other.

Lancet also realized that he couldn't help it, and was about to find a round of words, Lin An had already taken the words and laughed:

"This is the advantage of not liking to dress up, and once in a while, acquaintances will be startled!"

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly smugly.

"Then I have to say, I'm honored to be 'frightened' by you!"

Ranster followed this witty remark, and the ambiguity disappeared for a while, and Ranster felt a little lost in his heart, but he felt down-to-earth:

Compared with the unlikely love, he believes that the friendship between him and Ann will last longer.

Lancet originally reserved time to wait, and Lin An came down a little earlier, but the masquerade ball held by the three princes today was originally located in a suburban manor, which was relatively relaxed, and the host did not set a arrival time on the invitation, so it didn't matter if he arrived early.

"The Plantagenet Manor is close to the Royal Garden, and the estate is rich in a kind of gorse that blooms in autumn and winter, and the Three Princes used to hold an autumn festival ball in this manor every year, inviting guests to enjoy the gorse."

As Lenster spoke, the carriage was already on a white gravel path.

The trees next to the royal garden are dense, and the eyes are full of evergreen trees and semi-deciduous trees mixed with light yellow maple red, the color is rich in layers, rich and very artistic conception, and the fresh and beautiful air makes people feel refreshed.

"This forest garden alone already makes people feel that the trip is worth it." Lin An couldn't help but say.

"I'm afraid that the third prince and many nobles in the imperial capital will not agree, the autumn scenery of Plantagenet Manor is a grand scene that many nobles ask for but can't see!"

Lancet smiled, "Although I also think that I have seen too much of the pale and lifeless snow and ice peaks on the ice field, as long as it is a living color, it is a beautiful scenery in my eyes." ”

The carriage moved slowly. The spire of a bell tower gradually appeared in the field of vision, and the Plantagenet Manor was already close in sight.

When the forest path came to an end, Lin An's vision widened, and a wall almost covered with golden yellow appeared in front of her.

The large gorse hung down the wall like a waterfall, and the dazzling and vivid colors broke into people's eyes domineeringly, which was different from the vitality of the depressed autumn colors, and could not help but make people's eyes shine.

Prince Charles and his wife stand in front of a black-carved openwork gate with two golden lion heads.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles saw the carriage with the blue iris logo and the neatly armored guards beside the carriage, and hurriedly walked a few steps on the stone path in front of the door. Greet Lancet and Lin An, who got out of the car.

Charles saw Lin An holding by Lancet, his blue eyes paused slightly, and he quickly swept over something. With a smile on his face as usual, he nodded slightly to Lin An, and greeted the two of them separately.

"That's why you're reluctant to marry? Elizabeth is here today, too. ”

When Charles and Lancet embraced each other, the sound in his ears sounded like a gossamer.

Lancet paused, then lowered his hand as if nothing had happened. Then he nodded gracefully to Princess Catherine.

Lin An, who was on the side, glanced at Charles between salutes.

The four of them spoke and saluted each other, and of course the anomaly next to them couldn't hide from the other two, not to mention that Lin An's ears were keen, and he vaguely heard the words of Prince Charles.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked with a smile at Princess Catherine in front of her, "Her Royal Highness Catherine." Don't know who the guest of honor is at today's ball? ”

"Master Lin, the theme of this time is a masquerade, so there is no distinction between guest and host. Feel free to do so! ”

Prince Charles interjected on the side and said, "By the way, the two of you don't seem to be preparing a mask, right?" The manor is ready for guests who forget to wear masks, so if you don't dislike it, please choose at will. ”

The so-called mask. It's completely different from the mask on Paradise Island that comes with confusion, and it's just an ornament that blocks half of the face. It's just a gimmick for a prom, as long as it's a familiar face, it's basically recognizable face-to-face.

Of course, it's not necessarily true to say that it's just for show.

After all, it is an open-air ball, and in a wide and sheltered manor, if it is not particularly iconic in clothing, it is impossible to recognize a specific person from the crowd at a glance in the passing of guests and people, which adds to the fun of the ball.

Prince Charles clapped his hands, and the housekeeper of the manor took the waiter and sent several sets of masks.

Lin An chose a pair of dark crystal ranger masks that matched their clothes, held the small one in his hand, handed the large one to Leinster, smiled at Charles and his wife, the two sides said goodbye temporarily, and Lin An and Leanster walked into the manor.

Out of politeness, Lancet did not bring the guards in, only his captain of the guard and one of the guards wore masks and followed them not far behind.

In the spacious manor, there are dense blooming gorse trees everywhere, and the crimson, light purple, and golden flower waterfalls are like hanging curtains, which are almost touching the ground in different shades, and there is quite a winding path and a quiet artistic conception.

Lin An and Ranster retreated from the waiters who led the way, walking on the petal-paved path, faintly hearing laughter and music in the distance, and the captain of the guard and his subordinates hid behind the flower waterfall, not disturbing the conversation between the two.

"Prince Charles, it seems that he doesn't know the inside story yet." Lin Andao.

"No, he should know about Odin's injury, even if the two Majesties didn't say it, he should have seen it from the matter of the Guards going on the march." Ranster Road.

"The Guards on the march? Why didn't I hear anything? Lin An was taken aback.

The army's expedition is a major event, from logistics preparation, deciding on the commander to swearing in the division, it is necessary to mobilize multiple resources and the cooperation of many officials, even if Lin An does not leave the house, he will not even be able to hear the rumors.

"The Royal Guards sit in the imperial capital, and in order to ensure that their combat strength is not wasted, they have always had a tradition of training troops in rotation. As the First Army, they had always been given priority in supply, and this attack by the Ponto Montagnard only mobilized a fifth of the army, which was common in the past. ”

Lancet paused and said, "Of course, there is something special about Odin going on the expedition with the army, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is only natural that the emperor sent him to take over and supervise the war on the southern front. ”

"Oh, so outsiders from Odin's sudden departure might guess that the two of us are at the heart of the matter."

Lin An squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, "However, they won't guess the severity of the situation, they will only think that I have a quarrel with Odin." The emperor transferred Odin away and separated the core of the contradiction? ”

In fact, they all knew that with Odin's current situation, where he could command the army was just a trick for the third emperor.

"With the circumstances of the day, it is impossible to completely conceal the slightest rumor, and only half-truths can deceive others-you see Prince Charles, will he also be suspicious?

Maybe even the queen Xià, who had personally seen Odin's injury, thought that Odin's injury had recovered, and the royal treasury had a rare secret medicine. It's not something we can imagine. ”

Lancet smiled, he was also in the position of a ruler, and he could look down on the emperor's intentions. He also learned a lot from this kind of finishing method of concealing the world's major events.

Lin An nodded.

Charles's attitude towards her just now is worth playing.

The attitude on his face was the same as before, and there was a certain jealousy and scrutiny hidden behind his eyes.

But if he knew that Odin's injuries had been life-threatening, the attitude would have been to further tie or distance. It should not be a wait-and-see like other uninformed aristocrats.

Because with Charles's ambitions, he should not be a wait-and-see person, just as Yokjardan handed an olive branch to Lin An at the first time.

It seems that he really didn't know exactly what happened that day, at least not completely.

This at least illustrates. The emperor's control over the palace was very high, and he successfully blocked the news.

Indeed, there is no clue at all. That's impossible, but apart from what is known on the surface, the emperor probably erased other traces, and used the superficial conflict between me and Odin to cover up Odin's injuries. and the more unspeakable things that followed. Lin Andao.

Odin's injury, the queen and the two princesses visited for the first time. Therefore, it is impossible for the emperor to completely hide it from the members of the imperial family, and it is impossible for Charles, as the son of the emperor, not to know about it.

But her own traces in it can be diluted:

For example, the emperor only said that there was a conflict between the two, and Odin's injury seemed to be severe, but it did not hurt the vital point, and he recovered quickly, so with the cooperation of the court masters, even the queen could hide the past lightly.

After all, the palace is the emperor's territory, and it is easy for him to do something, or hide something.

Using a lighter illusion to conceal the truth of Yan zhòng, as long as some insiders are sealed, then the external use of the expedition as a second layer of illusion, false and real, can easily cover the whole thing from being exposed.

"Sure enough, it's an old fox, and it's extraordinary as soon as he makes a move." Lin An sighed.

Lanster removed a petal from her hair, and Lin An leaned back slightly, blinking.

Ranster pinched a petal and smiled softly, "Shhh ”

Behind the curtain of the waterfall, the sound of laughter and music is getting closer and closer.

"Don't worry!" Lin An waved his hand proudly, "Among the people present now, there is no one who can successfully eavesdrop without being discovered by me." ”

Ranster smiled inclusively, his gaze soft:

"I'm relieved that you're like this, Andre and Salin have never dared to show that they care too much about you, especially Andre, he is afraid that when you see him, he will think about it, and he doesn't dare to go to the Earl's Court to see you often, so he has to call me here."

Lin An smiled and paused, and gradually disappeared under Lancet's gaze.

“…… Thank them for me. ”

Lin An lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes like butterfly wings cast a shadow.

Seeing this, Lancet's blue eyes flashed with heartache, and he couldn't help but step forward and gently hugged the petite girl and let her lean on his shoulder.

After a while, I felt that Lin An raised his head, and before she could speak, Lancet had already let go of his hand, and Lin An had already looked as usual.

"Andre and I want to know more about what we can do for you," Ranster paused, "Of course, if you don't want to say it, then at least you don't have to force a smile in front of us." ”

"I give you this feeling?" Lin An was stunned and sighed, "No wonder after the next day, Andre didn't show up much." ”

She was a little stunned, pinched a strand of hair, and wrapped it between her fingers, "Actually...... Although it had an impact, it wasn't that big of a blow, and I wasn't trying to force a smile, I was just adjusting my mood. ”

Focusing on research is a kind of adjustment, leisure enjoyment is a kind of adjustment, and trying to find pleasant things to do in front of friends without thinking too much about troubles is of course also a kind of adjustment.

Lin An didn't completely let go of that incident, but he didn't pretend to be happy either:

As an orphan, if she learns to put aside her burden and look forward, the shadow of her life experience is enough to envelop her for a lifetime.

And Lin An's belief is:

You have to put it down. to pick it up.

She won't let go of her hatred, but Odin is a passerby in her eyes, if she now indulges in the shadow of hatred for him day and night, and is affected by her state of mind, won't she regress instead?

That incident, in front of his friends, was difficult to talk about after all, so Lin An kept avoiding it, but he didn't expect it to give them this impression.

But maybe it's just the right situation, and I said it in passing. Moving on, it's not as difficult as you think.

"If you live well, it will be a blow to the enemy." Lin An raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Come to Japan, you don't have to worry that I learned the news of Odin, and immediately sneaked out to take revenge." and with him. ”

That incident, when she said it, she should have been bitten by a dog, and she was not a yellow flower girl, so she would not have to die or live for it.

At that time, he was bent on dying with Odin, on the one hand, because of the current situation. Impulsiveness, on the other hand, is also the sequelae of that hallucinatory drug. But after she calmed down and the medicinal properties subsided, she never had the idea of dying with Odin.

At the end of the day, it's not worth it!

She has such a long and beautiful life, and Odin is not even qualified to make her a shadow!

Lancet looked at Lin An seriously. Seeing her looking at him seriously, she couldn't help but smile: "You took the initiative to say that you wanted to attend Charles's ball." I thought ......"

He smiled relievedly, "Now I'm relieved, it seems that we overreacted." Originally, we had a surprise in store, and now that we're late, you'll be happy to see him. ”

He clapped his hands, and the captain of his guard poked his head out of the waterfall, glanced inquiringly at Ranster, and slipped back, and a short time later a familiar figure stepped out of the plantagenet tree.

"Ah, John!" Lin An looked surprised, "Your injury is healed?" How can it be so fast! ”

John looked no longer abnormal on the surface, and Lin An cast spells again and again, and found that his original internal organ trauma and fractures had been completely healed.

The recovery of viscera and bones often takes a period of time, and although it is not necessarily fatal, it has a great impact on the warrior.

Although Lin An had some good recovery potions, they were far less than the many rare and secret medicines that the royal family had accumulated for thousands of years, and she had estimated that it would take at least a month for John to fully recover, but now it was a third faster.

"I carry two bottles of Ruisheng Beast Essence Powder with me, and Andre also knows it, he originally thought it was unnecessary to use it, so he didn't ask me for it, and I only found out two days ago that John was still cultivating in the Secret Law Mission."

Lancet's voice came from behind him.

If Lin An insists on doing something at the ball, he may not be able to dissuade Lin An, Andre and Salin will only help and abuse, and only this person may be able to stop Lin An from hurting others and himself.

Of course, it doesn't seem to be needed now.

Johann Mu was dressed in a white guard uniform, with a long sword hanging diagonally from his waist, and he kept the habit of being a soldier in his steps, and every step was as if he had been measured with a ruler.

As soon as he saw Lin An, he knelt down on one knee and said:

"I'm sorry, miss, John's dereliction of duty!"

His expression was stern, and he buried his head deeply, and he seemed very self-blaming for Lin An's accident and he was not around.

Lin An hurriedly called him up, and saw that John's eyes were blue, and he seemed to be more anxious and angry than Lin An, and said helplessly: "This has nothing to do with you, don't take everything on you!" ”

She couldn't say that he was injured at the time, otherwise John would still have a reason to blame him for his lack of strength, otherwise he would not have been injured and left Lin An's side - she had always felt that John's chivalry was quite masochistic, and the occasional thinking logic was really a headache.

This is the sequelae of too many points for appearance, they are used to holding it carefully, as if she and I are a delicate vase, but to be honest, Lin An has always felt that he is a weed.

She had no choice but to change the subject:

"Now that everything has happened, instead of blaming yourself, you should make up for it."

"Miss, please command!" John's spirit was shaken.

"I remember, you have a channel to arrange for a private exit, can you still contact those people now?"

John thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "In the imperial capital, there may be some trouble. "Here he is not familiar.

"It's okay, we don't want others to help us handle it, it's better to get the routes those people take, or keep an eye on the guides who know the way, keep an eye on one or two more, and use them when necessary." Lin Andao.

John knew that with their strength, it was not difficult to leave the country, but the difficulty was to get rid of possible pursuits and grasp the direction of the path, and those smugglers with channels often took unknown paths, which could fully meet the above two requirements.

But the problem is that this kind of secret is those people's hole cards, and these things that Lin An wants are equivalent to those people's lives, this task seems simple, but it is not easy.

"Don't show your purpose, try to reach out to those people first,"

Lin An said, and took out the silver coin given by Amani from the space, "And this, it is said to be a token of Amani's organization, you go to Room 3 of the Golden Bottle Cup Hotel on Bernington Street in the business district to leave a message to see if they have responded - this matter is urgent, you can go now!" ”

John sternly accepted the coin, looked at Ranster, and then took the order to leave.

Lancet was silent when Lin An gave the order, and waited for John's to leave before asking, "Is it necessary?" ”

What is she planning, things are so strict?

"Be prepared."

The emperor's disposition of Odin was somewhat ambiguous.

Lin An couldn't see if the emperor had completely given up on this eldest son, but it was certain that he would not let Odin go, so he needed to plan for the worst.

But this was not negotiable with Lanster, she couldn't involve Lanster.

(To be continued)

ps：

The princesses appear in the next chapter.