Chapter 161: Young Prince, Do You Crave Strength?
"How do you need my cooperation?"
Hibbert asked very actively.
As the eldest son, he was certainly aware of the abnormalities that happened to Earl Hall. He even did a divination for this, but he didn't get the answer he wanted, but it also made him more and more sure that Count Hall was affected by his extraordinary abilities.
"Before that......
Audrey hesitated for a moment, took out a candle mixed with incense, and said softly, "Brother, I need you to cooperate with me in an experiment."
"Yes." Hebrage nodded, in acceptance.
Audrey quickly lit the candle and placed it in front of Hibbert, looking at Audrey through the candlelight.
"Audrey, you are ......"
Hibbert was a little puzzled, and was about to ask a question when he suddenly burst into a daze. He saw his sister's golden eyes through the candle flame, and the hole of the child sticked out as if to hide another vertical child.
Just in the blink of an eye, the dazed Hibbert suddenly returned to normal. There was still a burning candle in front of him, and his sister was looking at him from the other side, and nothing seemed to have changed.
Hibbert raised his hands a little confused, and asked hesitantly:
"What the hell is going on?"
Yu Duan explained simply: "The extraordinary ability of the audience approach, psychological suggestion. The target can be implied through specific actions, words, or mediums, so that they unconsciously follow the hypnotist's arrangement. Of course, this ability can also be used to dispel suggestion."
"I see."
Hibbert couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard the first half, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the back, and half-jokingly, "That looks like I'm normal, at least I'm not hypnotized."
Audrey extinguished the candle, shook her head, and said, "Probably not."
Hibbert was quite happy, but when he heard Audrey's words, he couldn't help but cry and laugh: "What do you mean?"
Audrey explains:
"If the sequence of people hypnotizing you is high enough, I probably won't be able to find out."
Hibbert frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said slowly:
"If that's the case, I'd advise you not to pursue it any further."
"That daddy ......"
"Father, you don't have to worry about it."
Hibbert interrupted her and asked rhetorically, "Our family are all faithful followers of the Goddess, and the annual donation to the Church of the Night is not a small amount, do you think the Church of the Night will sit idly by and watch my father being hypnotized and indifferent?"
Audrey bowed her head silently, a faithful devotee of the goddess? Hearing this, she was inexplicably a little weak-hearted.
Hibbert thought that Audrey still couldn't accept it, so he patiently explained:
"Father and mother go to St. Samuel's church at least once a week for Mass, and each time Archbishop St. Anthony himself presides. What do you think is the reason for this?"
Audrey raised her head suddenly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, obviously having guessed the answer, and blurted out:
"Dad, they've been guarding against being affected by extraordinary abilities?"
Hibbert bowed slightly, leaned back against the back of the chair, and chuckled:
"It's not just us who are on guard, but the churches are also guarding against this. Duke Negan can be personally blessed by the Song of God, although his father is only an earl, but his influence is not much lower than that of Duke Negan, so ......"....
Audrey whispered, "That's why Archbishop St. Anthony sometimes takes the initiative to visit us at home and talk to us......
Those who can hold the position of archbishop of the diocese of Beckland must be the demigods of the Church of the Night. And with a demigod to take care of them, even if they are really hypnotized, Archbishop St. Anthony will be able to find out in the first place!
But if you think about it, it is not surprising that although the Duke of Negan is the great nobleman who owns the most land outside the royal family, he claims that he has more than 12 million pounds of land, pastures and mountain forests, and the annual rent income is more than 1 million pounds, and it is normal to be blessed by a demigod.
In contrast, although the Hall family does not have a long history as that of Duke Negan, it has also been inherited for hundreds of years
Raid on the Earl. At the same time, Count Hall is also one of the most influential members of the House of Lords, and also holds many titles such as the largest shareholder of Bavart Bank, the fourth largest shareholder of Bawarnd Bank, the special adviser of the Royal Bank of Rune, the third largest shareholder of Susit Bank of the Republic of Intis, and the second largest shareholder of the Constance Coal and Steel Consortium. In front of Earl Hall, if it is only about wealth, even Duke Negan has to stand aside!
And for such a faithful believer, it is impossible for the Night Church not to pay attention to it, and it is strange that there is no demigod to protect it. In terms of the protection specifications of the two sides, there is actually little difference. Duke Negan is protected by the Sequence 6 Extraordinaire of the Punisher, and Earl Hall is also protected by the Deacon of the Church of the Night Sequence 6. Duke Negan has extraordinary items that can directly contact the Singer of the Gods, and Earl Hall doesn't?
"Don't worry too much."
Hibbert looked relaxed and said with a smile, "Archbishop St. Anthony is not a singer of God, at least he is not late. And his father is not Duke Negan, he is just hypnotized, and there is no Sequence 5 assassin in ......."
Yu Duan raised his hand to interrupt Hibbert's behavior, and suddenly asked:
"Hibbert, why didn't you do it in the first place?"
Hibbert was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously explained, "That's because, because ......."
Hibbert's expression suddenly froze, and the next moment he sank, gritting his teeth and saying, "I've been affected!"
"I remember! Last night I had planned to inform the night watchmen of the Church of the Night, and asked them to contact Archbishop St. Anthony, and even prepared to have servants send a telegram to St. Samuel's Church and send a letter to St. Samuel's Church. But when I woke up, I suddenly realized that I didn't remember anything!"
Audrey woke up and immediately realized that someone was spying on their family last night! Because Hibbert asked for help from the Night Church, the other party hypnotized Hibbert. And the reason why she was able to stay unaffected was because her performance was good enough, not only did she not do anything, but she left early in the morning, so the other party did not hypnotize her......
No! Wrong! She was also hypnotized! She hadn't thought of asking the Night Church for help all the time, and although it was because of the 'Fool, this is a better option, but it shouldn't have even been a thought of that.
Someone hypnotized Earl Hall into making Alfred's mission a good thing. At the same time, it also hypnotized their family, making them subconsciously ignore the need to ask for help from the Night Church. ….
And if nothing else, this will at least leave the Church of the Night unnoticed for a week, for Count Hall had only gone to St. Samuel's Church for Mass yesterday morning. It was only when Archbishop St. Anthony noticed that they had not attended Mass for a long time that he noticed the anomaly and took the initiative to visit them at home.
It's just that the other party definitely didn't expect that he still had the choice of 'fool, sir!'
Audrey was glad at this time, believing that when she prayed to the 'fool, sir, and entered the kingdom of God' of the fool, the suggestion planted in her heart had been removed. And the reason why she didn't realize this problem until now is because as soon as she returned to reality, Yu Duan came to her side. With a purpose to rely on and trust, she no longer needs to seek the help of the Church of the Night.
However, Hibbert's ability to wake up so easily also shows that the other party's hypnosis did not go too far. If you want to use an adjective, it is that the other person only did 'superficial hypnosis, not 'deep hypnosis,'
As a new psychiatrist, Audrey can also guess the reason why the other party did this:
Superficial hypnosis is even more difficult to detect, and after a week it may not even be noticed by Archbishop St. Anthony, and they themselves are naturally even more imperceptible. But correspondingly, this hypnosis is also easy to crack, even if Audrey is only in Sequence 7.
The opposite is deep hypnosis, which is difficult to crack unless the same sequence is extraordinary, but correspondingly easier to detect anomalies.
And when it was certain that the family would go to St. Samuel's church every week to pray, the other party certainly did not dare to do deep hypnosis. After all, in addition to going to St. Samuel's Church every week for Mass, the family also has the night watchman of the Night Church to protect them 24 hours a day.
Deep hypnosis alters their behavior, which makes it easy for those on night to see the anomaly and report it to Archbishop St. Anthony, unless they are hypnotized with them. However, these night watchmen will report back to the Night Church every day, and if they are hypnotized or do not report back to the Night Church, it is easier to detect the anomaly.
"Can't wait any longer!"
Hibbert got up and said in a deep voice, "Audrey, let's go to St. Samuel's Church now to find Archbishop St. Anthony!"
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Suburb of Queens, Red Rose Manor.
After completing the investigation into the cause of Talim's death, Crane took the opportunity to take his leave.
Sitting in the carriage leaving the manor, Crane relaxed and exhaled slowly, knowing that he was now away from the center of the stage.
Next, it is to say goodbye to Beckland, go to the south, and after a complete curtain call, he changes his face and lurks back, calmly thinking about the next plan.
At this moment, his inspiration moved, his spirit tightened, and he saw the door of the carriage open quickly and close silently! Before he could respond, a figure quickly sketched out, dressed in a heavy black dress and wearing a sapphire ring.
Seeing this scene, the sapphire ring shrank as soon as he was about to attack or jump out of the car, and sat back down, not daring to act rashly. Until he saw the appearance of the figure clearly—
It was a girl, her age was completely different from the style of her dressing, she was eighteen or nineteen years old, with a slightly round face, slender eyes, a gentle temperament, sweet and hidden, and she was an extremely outstanding beauty. ….
But such an outstanding beauty made Crane look stunned, and his face was full of disbelief, because he recognized the other party and blurted out:
"Triss?"
Hearing his stunned words, Triss was not surprised, and said with a sweet smile:
"You know me?
"I knew you knew me!
"A detective with extraordinary abilities must pay special attention to the wanted warrants!"
He, uh, how happy she looked? Crane asked cautiously and suspiciously:
"What do you want to do?"
Triss pursed her lips and smiled:
"It's simple, you report me to the Night Watcher, the Punisher Substitute, and the Machine Heart as soon as possible! Let them come here and get me!"
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Beckland North End, St. Samuel's Church, inside a quiet room.
Archbishop St. Anthony listened quietly to Hibbert's account of his intentions, and then nodded lightly and spoke:
"Where is Earl Hall now?"
Hibbert did not hesitate to say:
"House of Lords, or Beckland Bank."
Although there are many titles, there are not many things that Earl Hall has to deal with personally. As a nobleman and a member of the Cabinet, the Earl of Hall frequented the House of Lords or the Beckland Bank, which held the lifeblood of the country's financial system.
"Let's go now."
Archbishop St. Anthony bowed slightly, then turned his head to look at Yu Wan on the side, and asked, "Your Excellency, can you stay in the church for a while and take care of some things for me?"
Hibbert and Audrey were stunned at the same time, with an incredulous expression:
"The Roller?"
Audrey's mouth was slightly open, and it was hard to hide her surprise.
The rest is the goddess's roller? How could he never have said that...... No, how is this possible! I don't even dare to call myself a goddess believer now, isn't it just that I am being damaged by the remnant? How could he be a goddess scroller?
In the face of St. Anthony's inquiry and the surprised expressions of the two, Yu Duan's face was as usual, but he bowed slightly:
"Okay."
Seeing that Yu Yu agreed, Archbishop St. Anthony smiled and nodded, looked at Hibbert and said, "Lord Hibbert, let's go."
Hibbert reacted and admonished Audrey:
"Audrey, you're staying here too.
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Audrey nodded lightly and watched as Hibbert and Archbishop St. Anthony left.
Audrey looked at Yu Duan hesitantly, and just wanted to ask him why he was a goddess scroller, but Yu Duan suddenly said:
"Audrey, don't you think it's all too coincidental?"
"Huh?"
Audrey was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, a picture suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Chick, hey, that's the original witch's real name!"
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"Gan!"
Crane, who had just sent Triss away and prayed to himself, immediately saw several flaming meteorites fall from the sky at high speed, enveloping the entire forest. At that moment, Crane had the idea of being powerless to resist and desperate to die.
Even if he kept using the flames to jump, he couldn't get out of the woods and out of the dangerous core area before the "meteor shower" hit the ground, and there was no possibility of carrying the meteorite hard with the fragile body of the 'soothsayer, passing through the extraordinary person's.
With a flash, Crane began to think quickly. However, no matter how much he tried and risked his life, he still couldn't get out of danger, and he was left with only two options: either jump into the woods that avoided the front and withstand the impact of meteorites, or jump around like an acrobatic performer above, waiting for the "Mushroom Cloud" to swallow him up. ….
At this moment, Crane seemed to see himself torn apart, his body blackened, and he looked like an ember.
The thought flashed in his mind, and there was a sudden change in front of his eyes, the red became redder, the yellow became more yellow, and the white became whiter, and all kinds of colors were richly superimposed, depicting a strange oil painting.
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"What?!"
In the Red Rose Manor, Edsak, who had just learned that his future princess had once been a man, had wide eyes and tilted his head slightly, as if he couldn't believe what he had heard.
When Triss saw this, she immediately lost her laughter, and leaned forward and backward with laughter, extremely violently, like a madman:
"Haha, you heard me right, I used to be a man! I used to be like you! However, the witch potion forcibly changed my gender!
"Isn't it disgusting? Isn't it already a layer of goosebumps?"
"No, it's not...... Are you a real woman...... There are no problems...... I can confirm that!" He muttered to himself, then raised his voice, "You've been a real woman since I knew you, and I don't want to know what you used to be like! I can act like there is no such thing! What I like is what I love, what I love is who you are now!"
Triss was stunned, and raised her hand to wipe away the tears that came out of her laughter just now:
"You're such a pathetic man. Even liking this kind of thing has been arranged by others, like a puppet with a string.
"Don't you understand? You belong to the object of sacrifice, and I am both a hostage needed for the cooperation between the royal family and the witch sect, and a necessary disguise for deception. I have important items from the Witch Sect with me, and they are under your strict supervision, and they will be destroyed at any time, and the treasures will be lost, and this is the sincerity of our cooperation."
"And once the matter is exposed, and the three major churches or other factions of the military know, then the development of the matter will be very simple, Prince Edsak is greedy for beauty, steals witches, and knows that he is guilty, so he swallows a gun and commits suicide, and then, all the problems will be covered up."
"No!" Edsak blurted out.
Then, with a contorted face, he asked:
"What are they working with the Witch Sect?"
"How could a hostage who could be abandoned at any moment know?" Triss laughed to herself, "That's all the reason I want to run away."
"You ......"
Edsak's mouth opened, feeling that the voice was unusually difficult, and was about to open his mouth when he caught a glimpse of a small blue doll placed on the bookshelf not far away, and suddenly froze, and asked hesitantly, "Where did that doll come from?"
He would spend the night here every day, and although Triss was asked for it, everything was recorded, and he didn't remember Trise
Where did Silk buy this strange doll - dressed in a gray wizard's costume and a pointed hat, and even four arms.
"Dolls? What kind of puppet?"
Triss was also stunned, and subconsciously turned her head to look at the bookshelf on the side, and found the doll sitting on the top of the bookshelf at some point. She sat quietly at the top of the bookshelf, looking at them condescendingly, as if she were watching a farce.
Then they saw the puppet raise its four arms, bringing the fingertips of the top two arms together, and spoke:
"It's a great story, but I don't like the ending."
"Edsak, do you crave power?"
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