Chapter 82: Honesty (Asking for Recommendation Votes)
Natasha was not wearing a gorgeous and noble court dress today, but a simple white knight's suit, and her slender legs were completely exposed, she should have just finished practicing swordsmanship.
She originally had a playful smile and planned to exchange a gentleman's topic with Lucien, but after feeling Lucian's solemnity, she immediately restrained her smile and asked very seriously and seriously, "What's the matter?"
This is very different from her usual laid-back casual and joking appearance, like a beast ready to pounce on her prey at any moment.
Lucien didn't answer directly, but looked at Camille and at the other corners of the piano room.
Natasha is not a stupid person, on the contrary, she is very smart, and one look at Lucian's performance understands his intentions.
"If even Aunt Camille couldn't be trusted, I'd have died a long time ago, and the other ......"
As he spoke, Camille stood up, his blue eyes shining brightly, and the whole person also revealed the same deep blue, and the whole person became as if it was a statue condensed from seawater.
Then Camille's body turned into blue water and flowed on the floor of the piano room.
The water grew more and more, and the water level became higher and higher, and soon it flooded from Lucian's ankle to his chest.
Seeing Lucian's puzzled eyes, Natasha nodded solemnly, signaling him to rest assured.
The sea continued to rise, completely submerging the entire piano room, and the blue waves rippled slightly, as if they had come to the bottom of the sea.
But not a drop of the sea flowed out of the piano room, and Lucien was breathing normally, enjoying the air that was no different from the original.
However, surrounded by the seawater formed by Camille, Lucien felt that the "moonlight" blood in his body involuntarily lit up a layer of silver frost on the surface of his skin, while Natasha on the opposite side did not change at all.
Seeing this, Natasha habitually raised her right eyebrow: "How much knight power?"
Then she sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, Lucien, I didn't know that Aunt Camille would deliberately press and examine your body. ”
"This is Madam Camille's duty, and I understand very well, Your Highness the Princess, that you need not apologize. Since Lucien was ready to tell Natasha some things, he was ready to be checked, so on Tuesday, in addition to testing the "Silver and White Horn" cult's grasp of the situation around the princess, he was also waiting for the stimulation of the bloodline, otherwise it was likely that the identity of the magic apprentice who was checked out now would be the identity of the magic apprentice, and if the bloodline could not be stimulated, he would have to use a more tortuous, more indirect, and less effective method.
No matter how much the "kidnappers" emphasize that they can't "call the police" and show off their strength and control ability, there is no doubt that the best choice is to tell Natasha about it, only their strength can deal with the high-level of the cult, otherwise with Lucian's own strength, in front of the high-level cult who is likely to have the level of cardinal, no matter how high the wisdom is, it is doomed to death and failure.
The only problem is to choose the right time so that their actions do not threaten the safety of the hostages and themselves.
Natasha looked at the layer of silver frost light, supported her right elbow with her left hand, touched her smooth and beautiful but slightly stiff chin with her right thumb and index finger, and said suspiciously: "The moonlight bloodline is just weaker than the official knight...... Lucian, can you tell me what's going on now?"
Lucien said what he had thought of for a long time: "As you can see, my knightly strength does not come from myself, but from others. Ever since I received an invitation from you, Your Highness the Princess, to be your musical advisor on the night of the concert, I have been embroiled in a conspiracy against you. ”
The corners of Natasha's mouth hooked slightly: "So they exchange pseudo-knight power for your promise?" A similar method is also available to the Violet family.
"Not really. They kidnapped my benefactor and uncle, Joel's family, and threatened me with them to tell them what I had heard from you and your whereabouts, and they paid me in advance for the Pulse Boost. Lucien spoke nine true and one false sentence cautiously but very calmly.
"I let the intelligence department ......" Natasha's mouth moved, then she raised her head slightly, looking at the sparkling waves around her: "Aunt Camille, the people who come to work by my side should have been investigated." ”
"Yes, Your Highness Princess. We have information from the Inquisition that Mr. Evans, although he has been in contact with witches, has no trace of learning magic. This is the affirmation of the Tribunal, and I believe in their professional competence, and the intelligence services have secretly investigated Mr. Evans's friendship without any problems. Camille had long since stopped checking Lucian's body, and the sound seemed to come from all directions, with the rattling of the tide.
When Lucien heard Camille's words, he realized that he could successfully become Natasha's music advisor was not as simple and easy as it seemed, but this was normal, Natasha was the future Grand Duchess.
Natasha nodded and asked directly, "What about Mr. Joel's family who were kidnapped?"
"According to the intelligence service, Mr. Joel was invited away by a Lord Dick from Lombarda. Their assessment was 'normal'. Camille's voice was tinged with a rare hint of anger.
Lucien interjected, "Not only that, but on Tuesday I deliberately showed nervousness and uneasiness in front of you, Your Highness the Princess, so that you could notice it, and as a result, they found out about it in the evening. I think the people around you, Your Highness Princess, are very problematic. ”
Natasha's expression was serious, but she quickly shook her head and laughed again: "Lucian, it turns out that your nervousness and uneasiness at that time were faked, and you really despised your calmness and control over yourself. ”
Then she walked a few steps in the piano room flooded by the sea with her hands behind her back: "On Tuesday, except for Aunt Camille, there are no more than ten people who know the Tao, but because it is not an important matter, they are likely to casually tell the people around them as a joke, and to investigate carefully, the intelligence department is no longer trustworthy, Aunt Camille, you go directly to the church to find the assistance of the two cardinals, Almorton and Gosset." ”
Cardinal Salde lived a semi-secluded life for a long time, and the Church's affairs in the Duchy of Vaorit were mainly handled by two cardinals.
Then Natasha asked Lucien about the bits and pieces of his contact with the conspirators in the past few days, and Lucian told most of the things including asking Phyllis to buy a moonlight rose and preparing to use it to stimulate the bloodline of Knight John, of course, except for the temptation of the cultists involving the amount of magic power, and the fact that the other party was already known to be the "Silver and White Horn" organization.
"Lucian, I think you should have been following a kidnapper for a long time. Natasha could easily tell this through Lucian's narration, but she didn't know which side she belonged to, "Aunt Camille, you look for an opportunity to arrest the kidnapper and torture him." ”
Lucien hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, don't be in such a hurry, dare to plan a conspiracy against you, I think the strength of the people behind it should be very strong, if you catch the kidnappers who follow me first, it will be easy to alert them." You'll need to investigate slowly, secretly, starting with the intelligence services, starting with the people who have been contacted by the kidnappers around me, finding the black hand behind them, and then solving them all at once, so that you can completely dismantle the conspiracy and be able to figure out all the people who are lurking around you and in the principality. ”
If the princess acts directly and decisively, although the conspiracy can be dismantled, the safety of Joel's family will be in question, and if they can't completely hit the Silver and White Horns, they will suffer heavy losses, and it will be difficult to recover in a short time, and they will have a lot of trouble in the future.
Natasha frowned: "Arresting people directly, using magic to torture, and killing them before the other party reacts, there should be a lot of chance of success, Lucien, you are too unmanly." ”
"Your Royal Highness Princess, I think Mr. Evans has said a lot, even the intelligence department is involved in this matter, we need to be cautious, I believe His Majesty the Grand Duke will agree. Camille's voice came from the depths of the water.
Natasha pouted: "I don't like these things the most, if they dare to assassinate them directly, I think they are manly." Well, everything is up to you, Aunt Camille, and I won't tell anyone about it. ”
"Every once in a while, the kidnappers give me some kind of magical balls, they contain a vision of Uncle Joel's family, if I find a clue from above, how can I tell you?" Lucien was a little frightened to see things go in the direction he wanted, and had misestimated Natasha's personality a little.
Camille's voice sounded: "I will give you a few drops of my blood, they contain the power of the 'water element', unless the other party has a seventh-level powerhouse with you, you can't find its specialness, as long as you find a clue and integrate a drop of blood into the water, you can temporarily talk to me." ”
She didn't say anything about the distance, as she had also judged that the kidnappers were near Aalto.
As she spoke, three tiny blue gems condensed into the sparkling deep blue waters, which looked indistinguishable from ordinary sapphires.
After agreeing on the secret words of the dialogue, seeing that Lucian had hidden the three gems, Natasha became lazy again, and said with a little curiosity: "Lucian, why did you choose to tell me?
"I'm hesitant, but I believe that someone who can do such a thing will never really release Uncle Joel's family, and only by praying for your help, Your Highness the Princess, can they be rescued intact. Lucien replied earnestly, "And the credo of my life is to never compromise with the enemy." ”
Natasha's deep purple eyes lit up slightly: "Never compromise with the enemy?hehe, never give up in the face of difficulties?Lucian, this is really your character, no wonder you can write a symphony of fate." I appreciate your character, and I take back what I just said, you are a real man. ”
"Thank you, Your Highness the Princess, for your compliment. Lucien bowed.
Natasha smiled: "So, manly Lucien, don't you really need me to teach you how to pursue girls? I think your personality is the same as mine, and you should be very attractive to girls." ”
“...... I don't think this is the time for jokes. Lucien could only reply solemnly, "Also, please don't tell the church about my bloodline, Your Highness the Princess, after all, it was obtained through this way." ”
Natasha nodded, "Lucien, I can understand your concern. In this way, since you are not of the Dark Bloodline, when the conspiracy is completely destroyed, I will tell the Church that in order to reward your informants, I have given you a potion to stimulate the power of the bloodline. ”
Then she smiled evilly and spread her hands: "Take it easy, Lucien, only by relaxing can you face the enemy better." ”
The sea receded and recondensed into Camille, the piano room returned to its original state, and Natasha and Lucien sat in front of the piano, discussing the music without any misconduct.
At noon, the letter couldn't wait to ask Lucian about what he had seen and heard in Latasia's palace, as well as his communication with Natasha, which made Lucian breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that as long as Natasha's side paid attention to secrecy, the cultists would not find out about their betrayal for the time being.
At the same time, Lucien asked the cultists to send another "Sight Ball" on Friday night, under the pretext that John would be returning on Saturday morning.
The demands were reasonable, and the cultists did not refuse.
............
The next day was Friday, and after Lucien had finished learning music, he got into the carriage sent by Phyllis directly at the door of Victor's house, and went to Phyllis's manor with Rhine and Lot, who had not come to the afternoon leave.
Naturally, under the special advice of the cultists, the magic letter paper was brought by Lucian.
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